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Dragons in the Stacks: Fantasy Role Playing Games in Libraries

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Cason Snow
Cason Snow

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Dragons in the Stacks Fantasy Role Playing Games in Libraries Cason Snow 3 NOV 2008 ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium
What are RPGs? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Birth of RPGs 1970s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Good Old Days 1980s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Dark Times 1990s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Indie Revolution 2000s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GNS Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GNS Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GNS Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GNS Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why play RPGs in libraries? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why play RPGs in libraries? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How to learn an RPG ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Running a game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Running a game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Running a game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Running a game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Running a game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Suggested Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Suggested Games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Where do you get RPGs? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Online resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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