(Just to confirm that downloading (almost all of) the KP-books is absolutely fine -- all but two or three have been made freely available as PDFs. You can find a list, and links, here: https://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt-books )
Sorry, Erik, somehow missed this among all the comments. But here are some:
- Watch Us Roll: Essays on Actual Play and Performance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games (McFarland 2021), Shelly Jones, Ed.
- Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age: Essays on Transmedia Storytelling, Tabletop RPGs and Fandom (McFarland 2021). Eds. Stephanie Hedge & Jennifer Grouling
- Role-playing Game Studies: Transmedia Foundations (Routledge 2018). Eds. Sebastian Deterding, Jose Zagal
- Watch Me Play by TL Taylor (Princeton 2018)
Oh also, there's William White book about The Forge!
Thanks for the book recommendations - i know some and appreciate learning about new ones. I've read a good deal of the Knutepunkt lit and it is great. And I turn to D'Amato's stuff regularly. Really look forward to perusing the Age of Raven blog and some of the other things you've recommended. I've been researching RPGs for over 5 years and have amassed quite a library of resources, games, and scholarship though the later is thin compared to many other fields. But it's growing.
I officially have too many books I want to read. What a beautiful problem to have. I'll definitely be digging into Unchained Mysteries by Jessie Burneko and the entire Knutepunkt line as soon as possible. Thanks for the shares.
(Just to confirm that downloading (almost all of) the KP-books is absolutely fine -- all but two or three have been made freely available as PDFs. You can find a list, and links, here: https://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt-books )
Thank you for linking me to this! I was looking on the website but found another page that didn't seem to have a download link.
Thomas i would love to see your recommendations for the more academic books.
Sorry, Erik, somehow missed this among all the comments. But here are some:
- Watch Us Roll: Essays on Actual Play and Performance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games (McFarland 2021), Shelly Jones, Ed.
- Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age: Essays on Transmedia Storytelling, Tabletop RPGs and Fandom (McFarland 2021). Eds. Stephanie Hedge & Jennifer Grouling
- Role-playing Game Studies: Transmedia Foundations (Routledge 2018). Eds. Sebastian Deterding, Jose Zagal
- Watch Me Play by TL Taylor (Princeton 2018)
Oh also, there's William White book about The Forge!
Thanks!
Thanks for the book recommendations - i know some and appreciate learning about new ones. I've read a good deal of the Knutepunkt lit and it is great. And I turn to D'Amato's stuff regularly. Really look forward to perusing the Age of Raven blog and some of the other things you've recommended. I've been researching RPGs for over 5 years and have amassed quite a library of resources, games, and scholarship though the later is thin compared to many other fields. But it's growing.
Thank you, Chris! If you have other recommendations, please do let me know!
I officially have too many books I want to read. What a beautiful problem to have. I'll definitely be digging into Unchained Mysteries by Jessie Burneko and the entire Knutepunkt line as soon as possible. Thanks for the shares.