Literary RPG Society - World Weaving and Gamesmastering Techniques

Introduction / Background

• This is a discussion center focused on classical literature and mythology as sources for World Weaving and Gamesmastering Techniques from a story telling perspective. This part of the wiki is closely associated to the Literary Role Playing Game Society of Westchester on Yahoo Groups (see link below). You can (should) add to this section by adding a new page if the topic is large. Add links as you see fit. Add topic ideas as you see fit, and link them to your new page.

• I should like to also add that materials are being saved with reasonable consistancy out on the LRPGSW, the Elthos RPG and associated forums. There is a slowly growing base of information, and a substantial amount of material that you may find thought provoking. So stay tuned out on those channels as well. And as always, you should feel perfectly free to contribute.

Ideas & Topics

• World Weaving
  • Mythopoeia - The art of crafting Worlds
    • Tolkien's Middle Earth
      • Tolkienian Magic
    • C.S. Lewis' Narnia
    • George MacDonald's Land of Shadows
  • Literary Genres from the World Weaver's Perspective
    • Arthurian Romance
      • Eric & Enide, Chrietien de Troyes
      • Parzival, Wolfram von Eschenbach
      • Tristan, Gottfried von Strassburg
      • Mabinogion, unknown
    • Conan's World - R. Howard
    • The Mountains of Madness - Lovecraft
    • More to come...

• Gamesmastering Techniques
  • Choosing a Rule's System
  • Literary Genres from the Gamesmaster's Perspective
    • How to Gamesmaster The World of ...
      • The Knights of the Round Table
      • The Rise of Cthulu
      • The Berzerkers of Odin
      • The Insect Men of the Crimson Desert
      • The Eddorian Galaxy
  • Improvisational Game Theatre
  • Handling Death in RPGs
  • Terrain, Weather and Mood
  • More to come...

• More to come

Links

Recommended Readings for World Weavers

• On the LRPGSW Site there is a nice database table of Recommended Readings broken down by category and author. Note that you will need to become a member of the LRPGSW site to access the database section.