Dreamers TTRPG

Tabletop role-playing games foster empathy by letting players inhabit different characters and explore diverse perspectives within a fictional context, promoting an understanding of a variety of circumstances and worldviews. Empathy and storytelling go hand-in-hand, and TTRPGs empower individuals to dynamically create compelling and nuanced stories with the help of friends.

“The Blackland” is a short story I wrote about empathy and games, composed partly after Ancient Egyptian literature and partly after a Platonic dialogue. With the help of generous teachers, I was able to learn the Coptic language, translate the story into Coptic, and print it on papyrus. I translated the story into English Braille and printed it on zinc plates.

I’ve used this initial demiurgical venture as a springboard for several other projects, including Dreamers TTRPG.

For the experience of evil results in a clearer knowledge of the Good in those whose power is too weak to attain knowledge of evil prior to experiencing it.

- Plotinus the Egyptian, Ennead IV.8.7