Role-ing The Dice
Tabletop roleplaying games are not new hobbies but have a distinct contemporary affiliation with pop culture. Many shows and podcasts feature popular TTRPG Dungeons and Dragons, among various additional games. These games have the powerful potential to examine identity, identity formation, and many...
| Published in: | The Journal of Consent-Based Performance |
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California State University Fullerton
2024-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/view/3640 |
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| author | Cody Page |
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| description | Tabletop roleplaying games are not new hobbies but have a distinct contemporary affiliation with pop culture. Many shows and podcasts feature popular TTRPG Dungeons and Dragons, among various additional games. These games have the powerful potential to examine identity, identity formation, and many personal issues through roleplaying potential. Collective storytelling and character development are cornerstones of this process. With this potential, it is important to realize the potential for negative experiences and tabletop spaces that could potentially cause more harm than good for players. This article examines the connections between TTRPGs and the intimacy process. Mainly exploring how intimacy tools such as the “button,” boundary practice, and consent-based world-building can significantly impact the game experience. As a result, I discuss how these processes additionally benefit the individual player. Ultimately, I argue that TTRPGs are strengthened through engagement with the intimacy process.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c3a4989fccb4eeabe64fe2ed3afed2d2025-08-19T22:56:05ZengCalifornia State University FullertonThe Journal of Consent-Based Performance2771-82982024-05-013110.46787/jcbp.v3i1.3640Role-ing The DiceCody Page0{'en_US': 'Penn State Harrisburg'}Tabletop roleplaying games are not new hobbies but have a distinct contemporary affiliation with pop culture. Many shows and podcasts feature popular TTRPG Dungeons and Dragons, among various additional games. These games have the powerful potential to examine identity, identity formation, and many personal issues through roleplaying potential. Collective storytelling and character development are cornerstones of this process. With this potential, it is important to realize the potential for negative experiences and tabletop spaces that could potentially cause more harm than good for players. This article examines the connections between TTRPGs and the intimacy process. Mainly exploring how intimacy tools such as the “button,” boundary practice, and consent-based world-building can significantly impact the game experience. As a result, I discuss how these processes additionally benefit the individual player. Ultimately, I argue that TTRPGs are strengthened through engagement with the intimacy process. https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/view/3640consentconsent based practicetabletop role-playing gamesdungeons and dragonsintimacy practiceboundaries |
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| title | Role-ing The Dice |
| title_full | Role-ing The Dice |
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| topic | consent consent based practice tabletop role-playing games dungeons and dragons intimacy practice boundaries |
| url | https://journals.calstate.edu/jcbp/article/view/3640 |
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