It is wonderful to see people who loves games play and teach them with delight.

It is wonderful to see people who loves games play and teach them with delight.

Whitney Beltrán is not only a good host, but brings her excitement for RPGs to let anyone learn.

Not only are the games she's been playing really great (Monsterhearts! which has absolutely fantastic social mechanics), not only do they use novel mechanisms (Fall of Magic!, where the playspace unravels like a scroll), and not only do they cast you into weird positions (play a rabbit in The Warren), but half of them I've never heard of!

I press for a lot of the games I do (Fiasco!) because they have such low prep time, and are so damned accessible. You can facilitate a game like that with very little prep, which does two really virtuous things: it lets busy me run long-term games (hey, I'm selfish), and more importantly, it means people who would not usually GM can do so.

That Strix is brilliant and charming means this is good watching. That she is choosing games by a diverse crowd to publicize could bring more people in with perspectives different from the cultural norm.

In other words: virtuous and enterainment in one!

Originally shared by Whitney “Strix” Beltrán

On my show Weekly Affirmations today @101426386622372860909 and I will be playing @103408183137531371247 and @106995264615192084851's A Scoundrel in the Deep. Super excited to experiment with a game that uses actual fire as a mechanic!

Join us at 3:00 PM PST on Hyper RPG https://www.twitch.tv/hyperrpg
 
And if you want to catch up on my previous episodes, which include Fall of Magic, The Warren, Dread, Our Radios Are Dying, and Monsterhearts, they're all available: http://hyperrabbitpowergo.com/shows/weekly-affirmations/
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