Roll for (Political) Initiative! Liminality, Agency, and Emergent Politics in Tabletop Role-playing Games

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Brief Overview

In this paper, the author proposes that Tabletop Role-playing Games (TTRPGs) function as ritual spaces in which the game world's speculative politics become real to the players and shape player behavior outside of the game space.

Author

• James D. Fielder, Colorado State University