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For The Moon: A Rite Of Midwinter About (Without) Belief
There is a feature of Church of England choirs that many people do not realise: They are professionals. They are not singing out of...
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leodoulton
- Dec 30, 2023
- 3 min
Unobserved, Uninvited: Unwanted Theatre
A strand in 12 Shows has been audience-performance relationships: what if the audience is unaware that they’re seeing theatre? What if...
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leodoulton
- Dec 24, 2023
- 3 min
Why Your Fantasy TTRPG’s Secondary Belief System (Might) Have To Be Bad
Real world religions and philosophies exist. Fictional religions and philosophies also exist, in a different way. And most religions and...
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leodoulton
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min
Rosettopera
I was reading a Peter Brook speech on opera in which he makes the point that when looking at opera, we often find ourselves dealing with...
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leodoulton
- Dec 22, 2023
- 3 min
Logical Worldbuilding: The Cause Of Your Problems
Or: Leo needed a snappy title, and thought you might start reading. I am a nerd. I like worldbuilding for fantasy genres and TTRPGs. But...
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leodoulton
- Dec 21, 2023
- 8 min
How Do I GM? A blog of advice I was asked for
A friend and one of my regular players in various TTRPG campaigns recently asked me for GMing advice. While I could wax lyrical for some...
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leodoulton
- Dec 21, 2023
- 4 min
In Resentment of Functionality
I would like to write in resentment of functionality, and tying things to reality. My mind’s been twisted by Twitter, so I’m going to...
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leodoulton
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
To A Broody Hen
Get out the nesting box. No, you can’t keep the egg. The egg is mine. And besides, other chickens might need the nesting box. How dare...
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leodoulton
- Dec 21, 2023
- 10 min
Historical Resiliencism: towards a cyberpunk teleology of history
In the beginning, there was a small group of hunter-gatherers, known as ABC. And all were equals, since in a context of...
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leodoulton
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
Fae Capitalism
A brief note for any readers interested in stories about the fae. I’ve noticed that contemporary fantasy has an upward trend in content...
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leodoulton
- Dec 16, 2023
- 3 min
Declaration of Performance
A few days ago, I did one of my 12 Shows experiments. Not least, we’re running low on days with several shows left to do. I had noted the...
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leodoulton
- Dec 15, 2023
- 3 min
Doomed vs. Disposable: Lovecraftian Characters as Protagonists and Collectives
Continuing this week’s theme of cosmic horror, a brief reflection on Lovecraftian characters. The Root A player in a Call of...
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leodoulton
- Dec 14, 2023
- 7 min
By Thy Grace Are Mind Flayers Redeemed: morality and cosmic horror monsters.
Introduction There are others who write better about bioessentialism in Dungeons & Dragons, and how it reflects real-world...
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leodoulton
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Chekovian Cosmicism
Like most people with an interest in creating cosmic horror, I have a complex relationship with the author generally seen as its founder...
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leodoulton
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min
Carter, Sekandar, Genji: variations on a cosmicist theme
Cosmicism is the philosophy associated most strongly with H.P. Lovecraft’s school of cosmic horror. The idea that the universe means...
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leodoulton
- Dec 12, 2023
- 3 min
Fascistic Fantasy: On Avoiding State Violence In D&D
In addition to my theatrical work, and at the beginning of a week of blogs around cosmic horror, I thought I’d delve a little into game...
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leodoulton
- Dec 12, 2023
- 1 min
Do less, but better: a pseudo-directorial philosophy
I am preparing some workshops and training sessions, and thought I’d try to encapsulate some of my ideas about directing. This follows...
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leodoulton
- Dec 9, 2023
- 2 min
Stonehenge as Stage Design
A while ago, I passed Stonehenge in a car. It remains striking. Here are some thoughts on it as a piece of stage design, given that most...
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leodoulton
- Dec 8, 2023
- 5 min
In Extremis: Didacticism in Interactive Theatre
I have noticed many interactive theatre makers do not wish to lecture their audiences. This is an impulse I often share. However, in the...
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leodoulton
- Dec 7, 2023
- 3 min
What Is Interactive Theatre About?
Bizarrely, this blog was written and not published, and in the intervening space of time one of the core conclusions has become a show in...
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