The Eras Episode

Oops, all Game Discovery! In this episode we do a brief overview of the history of TTRPGS (truly-true roleplaying games), each picking a game to highlight from our birth years in each decade from the 1970s to the 2020s. We delve into some 2010s highlights for Arcane Gems, but this is a good framework for us to talk about our personal game histories as well as chart high-level changes in game design since the beginning.

Show Notes:

• Vincent's Bluesky thread about Dogs in the Vineyard
• Bears Ears Intertribal Coalition
• Diana Jones Award Trophy and actual Award website

Games Mentioned:

• 1974 - Dungeons & Dragons
• 1983 - Palladium Fantasy RPG
• 1984 - Chill, Marvel Super Heroes, Paranoia, Middle-earth Role Playing
• 1993 - Amazing Engine: Once and Future King, Chill: The Beast Within
• 1994 - Wraith: the Oblivion
• 2003 - Cartoon Action Hour
• 2004 - Chronicles of Darkness/Vampire: the Requiem, Dogs in the Vineyard
• 2013 - Myriad Song (Eppy’s Arcane Gems)
• 2014 - 5th Edition D&D, The Clay That Woke, Mars Colony: 39 Dark (Nathan’s Arcane Gem)
• 2024 - That Rug, D&D One, Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast

And there's more:

• Unwritten Earths Symposium
• Our Patreon
• Join the Discord
• Nathan's games
• Eppy's games
• Music by Will Jobst