About the talk
Roleplaying games often serve as vehicles for self-exploration grounded in cultural, personal and historical touchstones. They also create artefacts of play, including character sheets, props, research, notes and other paraphernalia. This session explores historical and alternate-history settings and considers how techniques such as historical photography and found objects can inspire magic systems, worldbuilding and play.
Speakers
Keiran Sparksman
TTRPG Designer and SAE alumnus · SAE
Keiran “Sparky” Sparksman recently completed a Master of Creative Industries focused on TTRPG design and 1920s ghost stories. He has run so many zombie-outbreak scenarios that he is familiar with many of the lesser-used passageways of Sydney's universities.
Freya Steverson
Master’s Student · University of Sydney
Freya Steverson is an archaeology graduate and current master’s student at University of Sydney. A keen tabletop roleplayer, she draws on her academic background to explore the connections between games, history and cultural heritage, and has extensive experience running World of Darkness games.