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goblincow · 10 months

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Been thinking about this & putting it into practice when writing The Perilous Pear & Plum Pies of Pudwick for a while: thanks to the ever excellent @babblegumsam (who you are probably already following and if not now is your chance to rectify that) for the final straw that made me write this up today. I truly believe if you have any interest in TTRPGs, play, or design you'll get something out of it, it's a further 5.4 mins read from here on out.

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Play is interaction.

Reading is interaction.

Below I will argue the necessity & usefulness of thinking the relationship between reading & play in TTRPGs as (almost) the exact same thing to unlock a wide & deep potential as reader/player/designer.

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Reading & play don't have to be the same thing. But you can't play without reading (in the sense of reading representations, images, ideas, concepts, interactions, etc, not just written text), because then there could be no interaction.

Reading and play can both accurately describe a given act or process. For instance: I read a table or piece of prose in a TTRPG book.

I say this because this is an idea that people struggle with, and while I encourage debate around the concept, we first have to agree on some basic building blocks that I hope I'm able to communicate here. For instance, there exists a potential reality in which tabletop roleplaying games are called tabletop reading games and nothing else about them changes (except for the consequential ability to think of reading in ttrpgs as play, and the potential this tool unlocks), because the prerequisite role for all other roles being played in a role-playing game is that of the reader.

This is true for much more than TTRPGs, but if we simply focus on acknowledging that reading & play in ttrpgs can and often are the same thing, then we are able to make informed design choices on this basis that we otherwise lack the agency to make – and which are nonetheless choices that are being made while we miss the opportunity to observe, read & ultimately interact and/or change and/or play with them.

To not think of the relationship between reading & play in TTRPGs in this way is to limit your agency as a designer, reader, player, and ultimately to cause yourself to be unable to synthesise these roles which are deeply inter-related, perhaps more so than they are disparate.

However you define it, Good Design necessitates the application of the right tool for the job. This requires making, maintaining & improving the tools that you have access to. The reader/player relationship is not only one of these, but an integral one that precedes a great many (if not all) of the other tools that you can & do employ as designer/player/reader.

If you allow this tool to remain blunt and imprecise (and especially if you don't acknowledge that it exists and that you use it in every choice you make), what you are doing is making a choice to blunt all of your other tools, even if you aren't aware of it.

This is poor design, poor play, and poor reading,* and I believe that this is true regardless of how you define each of those terms.

*though of course we could - and I think should - argue over the semantics & limitations of my imprecise use of the word "poor" there and the further ideas it smuggles in unacknowledged, but I trust that you will be able to infer what I'm trying to communicate in my use of it and I further hope that by leaving this imprecise application of a tool here in the way that I have used it, it might serve as a good example of the consequences, limitations & potential dangers of applying tools/terms/ideas that might be best described as "too blunt for the job", which is the very thing I'm attempting to highlight & address here.

It would not seem very sensible to choose to limit yourself in this way unless it allowed you access to new tools, which is a choice that you could only make once you are familiar with the central idea I'm presenting here – in other words, if you break the rules without understanding them you are very unlikely to be taking a step forward and much more likely to just be shuffling in place or even stepping backwards.

I hope that this short interaction has unlocked or reinforced your access to a useful tool that will allow you to sharpen your understanding of the play/reading relationship in TTRPGs and in turn refine & maintain your existing tools and your ability to synthesise new ones.

I look forward to discovering with you what new agencies this allows us to unlock, and I hope you take what you have read here and play with it to design new realities that you & I have yet to imagine.

#reading #play #ttrpg #indie ttrpg #ttrpg design #indie ttrpg design #tabletop roleplaying #games #game design #design theory #theory #design blog #ttrpg blog #ttrpg ideas #ttrpg resources #ttrpg mechanics #ttrpg dev #indie ttrpg dev #rpg design #ttrpgs for everyone #dialectics #communication design #communication theory #design philosophy #ttrpg community #ttrpg family #《 not a fan of that as a tool btw it is incredibly limiting and we could all do without it. why not be more precise & why not start now #any other useful tags you can think to add please do so. i think this deserves to reach far and wide & is very useful if i do say so myself!#Finally: take it and run with it. play/change/sharpen/blunt this tool. it's yours. make it your own (or dont). dont do what i say (or do) 🤡#respect & solidarity and thanks for reading. I hope you have found value in my contribution 🤝

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donaculkin · 6 months

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Layout feito para o MAROONED GALLERY (Feat. Fight Club) (usando em 08/11);

#layout para blogger #layout para blog #layout #design para blog #design blogger #design blog #fight club #clube da luta #donaculkin #capa para fanfic #design #design simples

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thedsgnblog · 6 months

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Exciting News!

New The Design Blog is now live at thedsgnblog.com

After many years, TDB has found a new home outside of the Tumblr space. Our new digital platform brings many useful features and will continue to support and uplift designers and creatives all over the world.

thedsgnblog.tumblr.com will continue to exist as an archive of all the awesome work we've featured since we started the site in 2011.

We hope you'll continue to follow and enjoy our platform; thank you for the awesome time and support on Tumblr for the last 11 years!

Stay in touch:

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#thedsgnblog #design #design blog #graphic design #web design #the design blog

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artaintfartwarriors · 5 months

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Hi!!! I'm Aaliyah, and this is (obviously) my warriors design blog!

I do canon cats here, and for the most part try to make designs animation friendly, but sometimes I get caught up in little details lol.

REQUESTS for canon designs are OPEN! Just send me an ask and I'll get right to it!

All of my designs are free to use *WITH CREDIT.*

DESIGN MASTERLIST HERE

Some other places you can find me are:

Main tumblr: artaintfart (mostly reblogs, but occasionally canon wc or oc art under #my art tag)

Instagram: art.aint.fart (the place you'll find pretty much all of my art!)

Youtube: Aaliyah Gho (MAP parts, pmvs/amvs, a lot of cool stuff!)

I also have commissions open! Feral, furry, humanoid, all that jazz. I'd love to draw your ocs!!

Thanks for stopping by :] enjoy the designs!!!!!

#pinned post #remaking this again bc i finally figured out links LMAO.#commissions open #open commissions #furry commissions #requests open #warriors designs #design blog #not a design

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photolable · 1 month

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Fantasy landscape art.

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everywarriorcatever · 4 months

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a new design blog where i try and design every warrior cat. ever.

the designs will be of varying quality. if new characters come out after im complete with a letter section (or the whole thing, they may be added after. cats will be organized by the first letter of their name, their role, and their clan or lack thereof. medic will be used instead of medicine cat. this will only cover named cats!

examples:

#a cats

#thunderclan

#alderheart

#medic wc

my talking tag is #cham caws!

the lists:

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careersindesignjobs · 7 months

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Design Blog Post - The Latest Lighting Design Trends and Products

Let's delve into the world of lighting design trends and products for 2023. Whether you crave a touch of drama or prefer a more eco-conscious approach, this blog looks at the array of exciting options to suit every taste.

Discover how lighting can go beyond mere functionality and become a key element in enhancing the ambiance, aesthetics, and overall interior design of each room. We look at Statement Lights, Nostalgic Lighting, Zone Lighting, Sustainability and the diverse and exciting designs opportunities that different types of lighting can provide. Read more about it here: www.careersindesign.com/blog/the-latest-lighting-design-trends-and-products.

#design #designer #jobs #interiors #designjobs #lighting #lighting design #blog #design blog #luminaire

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celestralferretdesigns · 10 months

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Rusty

#warrior cats #warriors #erin hunter warriors #rusty warriors #rustywarriorcats #firepaw #firestar #thunderclan #starclan #warrior cat designs #design blog #kittypet #clan cats #digital art

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phree-to-use-warriors-designs · 1 year

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A (re) design for firestar!

#warriors #warrior cats #warrior cats designs #wc fanart #wc designs #design blog #warriors designs #art #into the wild #thunderclan #fireheart #firestar

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sunnyfromthe6 · 1 year

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Astrogirl❤️‍🩹

#graphic design #suki #qyasuka #astro boy #mschf big red boots #photo edit #design blog #fashion #street fashion #design #digitaldesign #photoshop #poster design #graphic art #los angeles #burnt out #album art #album cover

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ninoxwof · 1 year

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New blog!

Hi I'm Ren!! They/them pronouns Commission Info

This is my design blog where I dump my own personal headcanons and designs of the dragon characters from Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire books. The character masterlist can be found here My main art blog is @ninoxmeeki My other socials can be found here

I go in order of book releases and order the characters based on their official appearance or when they're first mentioned but I also take character requests!

Currently I'm not planning to make designs for any unnamed characters.

Place to find my wof bases All my designs are free to use with permission. If you like my work, consider supporting me on ko-fi

#wings of fire #dragons #wings of fire fan #wof #design blog

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mediocrewarriors · 1 year

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firestar!

#warriors #design #warrior cats #firestar #warriors fanart #firestar fanart #design blog

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expertinterior · 8 months

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The dining room interior design plays a vital role in creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for enjoying meals with family and friends. We are providing exclusive dining room interior design in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

#Inteiror Design #Interior #Bangladesh #Design #Business #small business #design blog

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stranger-nosferatu · 9 months

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∆ About My Blog ∆

Hi! Call me Nosferatu.

I decided to open this blog as an archive about the things I care about or something I find intriguing and to share my work (photography, poetry and art)

My DM and Asks are open, you're welcome to make suggestions or just to chat

If you are the owner of an image and would like it removed or to add proper credit, message me

#about my blog #witchblr #tarotblr #archive blog #new profile #poetry blog #art blog #dark blog #goth blog #gothic blog #alternative blog #whimsigothic design #design blog #whimsigothic decor #whimsigothic blog

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fateschangedesigns · 1 year

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Taking design requests! Drop them off and I'll respond to them soon!

#WC au #Warrior Cats au design #Design blog

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photolable · 9 days

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Northern love at night.🫶

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