app03 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:42:41 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unwritten Earths Symposium - Episodes Tagged with “Words” https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/tags/words Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. en-us episodic Discovering and designing genre-defining tabletop RPGs. Unwritten Earths Symposium Welcome to the Unwritten Earths Symposium! In each episode, tabletop RPG designers Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol try to trick each other into designing a game they wouldn't otherwise make. no TTRPG, tabletop, games, rpg, design, game design Unwritten Earths Symposium provost@unwrittenearths.com The Diction Episode https://unwrittenearths.fireside.fm/43 91ec0f43-77ae-4e0a-abe0-abd5cd608f30 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0700 Unwritten Earths Symposium 43 The Diction Episode full 2 Unwritten Earths Symposium In this episode, we carefully consider our words in order discuss the different purposes served by creating abstractions with your game rules, and how word choices can both result from and drive game design. Remember, 90% of game design is naming things! 50:29 no <p>In this episode, we carefully consider our words in order discuss the different purposes served by creating abstractions with your game rules, and how word choices can both result from and drive game design. Remember, 90% of game design is naming things!</p> <p>Games Mentioned:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unwrittenearths/swords-without-master" rel="nofollow noopener">Swords Without Master</a></li> <li><a href="https://ndpdesign.itch.io/mortal-skein" rel="nofollow noopener">Mortal Skein</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com/imp" rel="nofollow noopener">Imp of the Perverse</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg" rel="nofollow noopener">World Wide Wrestling</a></li> </ul> <p>And there's more:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li> <li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow noopener">Our Patreon</a></li> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow noopener">Join the Discord</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathan's games</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Eppy's games</a></li> <li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Music by Will Jobst</a> </li> </ul> game design, ttrpgs, indie games, indie game publishing, playtesting, rpgs, challenges In this episode, we carefully consider our words in order discuss the different purposes served by creating abstractions with your game rules, and how word choices can both result from and drive game design. Remember, 90% of game design is naming things!

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Games Mentioned:

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