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Archive for the "Darkon" Category

Darkon: Documentary on Fantasy Role Playing Game

Jul 03 2007
Filed In: Darkon, fan cultures, fantasy, fantasy role playing games, geek cultures

At the recent Cornerstone Festival I had the opportunity to facilitate a film discussion in the Flickerings area surrounding a documentary Darkon that is based upon the fantasy role playing (FRP) game of the same name. It wasn’t until I viewed this film that I realized that FRP gaming goes beyond board games and the […]

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