Resources · Community

The people make the domain.

Inclusion, communication, play-to-lose culture, and the doors into Discord, Darkness Emergent, and the wider night—separate from studio news.

Catalog

Culture essays and open doors.

Essays from Immersion Secrets and Storyteller Secrets are published in full. External community doors remain below.

Storyteller Secrets · Live

A Guide to Encouraging Community Building

Jess Heinig

Cliques, favoritism, attention economy—tools that help game groups thrive.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

Breath of Life

April Douglas

Character creation beyond the sheet—so the person arrives before the dots do.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

Bringing Others into the Fold

J. Childs-Biddle

How chronicles open doors without losing identity—or leaving new players outside the circle.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

Care and Community in Competitive Play

Maria Cambone

Negotiation tools for MET chronicles where competition and care have to coexist.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

Ritualizing the LARP Experience

Sarah Lynne Bowman

Workshops and ritual frames that build trust before, during, and after play.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

Strategies for Improving Communication Between Players and Game Staff

Jessica Karels

Social media speed, feedback channels, and keeping staff from being last to know.

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Immersion Secrets · Live

What You Have to Gain by Playing to Lose

Erica Schoonmaker

Why giving ground in character can raise the whole room’s story.

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