Hi all, I produce a podcast called
Seeingspectacles on the classical world and pop culture out of the
University of British Columbia, and I'm trying to put together a short
episode on the community of Achaea, what it's like to be part of a
virtual citystate, how city/house leaders manage the responsibility of
administration and how that relates to their lives IRL, how the gods
feel about being worshiped and whether there are unexpected things
players and outsiders might not have known about those relationships,
players who don't fit the regular mold of the RPG player, artisans who
create things in game, and also maybe looking at characters who are
pretty rotten in game and see what their real personas are like--was
thinking of talking to some Mark/infamous/thieves
for this possibly, because I totally remember freaking the fuck out
when someone stole my journal because I didn't have a flame sigil
attached.
I
used to play pretty regularly when I was high school and had a lot of
special experiences in game and I wanted to see if I could find other
people with stories to tell about their experiences. I have a lot of respect for this game because it took such
good care of me when I was younger, so I want to do it justice and make
it something that people playing will love and also expose it to people
who don't play at all. If you have a story to tell, send me a message at eternityonourlips(at)gmail.com, and we'll set up a time for an interview.
Thanks so much!
Chris