We found 5 episodes of Unwritten Earths Symposium with the tag “arcane gems”.
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The Eras Episode
March 19th, 2025 | Season 0 | 1 hr 20 mins
arcane gems
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.
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The Convention Slot Episode
March 5th, 2025 | Season 0 | 1 hr 7 mins
arcane gems, conventions
No, it's not a 4-hour episode! After talking about our game discovery homework guided by games we'd be excited to play at a convention (or elsewhere), we dive into how our experiences going to conventions and playing games in specific time slots has shaped our game design.
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The Constraints Episode
February 19th, 2025 | Season 0 | 1 hr 14 mins
arcane gems, listener questions
In this episode we discuss the arcane gems found within games we would play with our moms, give some updates on what's happening in the discord, and field a great question about productive constraints in design and play.
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The Purple and Yellow Episode
January 22nd, 2025 | Season 0 | 1 hr 8 mins
arcane gems
In this episode we do our color-guided homework, explore the realm of rpg fiction written by people who haven't played rpgs (?), and talk about Epidiah "The Night Writer" Ravachol's handwriting strategy.
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The Coffee & Game Design Episode
January 8th, 2025 | Season 0 | 1 hr 10 mins
arcane gems, listener questions, war stories
In this episode we lay out the template for Coffee & Game Design, assign some homework, delve into the archives for some Arcane Gems, share a war story and field a listener question about promoting our games.