Casting Shadows

#RPGaDay is returning for its sixth year, but in a whole new way that embraces the flexibility and creativity that make roleplaying games great.

The Infographic

Each day in August, RPGaDay invites gamers to share a positive example of the fun of RPGs. This year, the prompts have been presented as single word entries that participants can work with in any way that inspires them, both in terms of content and in terms of form. In the past most responses have been Tweets, YouTube videos, and Facebook comments. This does not begin to address all the different ways that gamers experience and express their creativity. The prompts invite participants to respond to them in any creative and positive way that suits and inspires them. Write, Draw, Act, Design, Dance, Compose, or… whatever comes to mind!

Despite a terribly busy schedule doing paid graphic design work on some very important projects, Will Brooks has returned to completely redesign the infographic and make my dreams of a randomized approach combined with a dice drop table come true. It makes me smile just to look at it~

Video Introduction

Translations

We are pleased to see that #RPGaDAY supporters around the world have been translating the prompts. This year in particular translation is a challenge as the words in use are expected to be ambiguous and that ambiguity might not be reflected in all languages equally or at all. As a result, we are especially grateful to those who have undertaken the challenge, and we also ask those who participate to be creative and open-minded when surveying the translations.

Roberto “Sunglar” Micheri has once again given us a version of the prompts in Spanish. Sébastien “Nolinquisitor” Allard has returned for another year to provide an insight into the prompts for French-speaking gamers. Michael Jaegars has also returned with a version offered in German. A translation for speakers of Danish has been provided by Morten Greis.

From Sunglar!

Primer

Único

Involucrar

Compartir

Espacio

Antiguo

Familiar

Oscuro

Crítico

Foco

Examinar

Amistad

Misterio

Guía

Puerta

Sueño

Uno

Abundancia

Aterrador

Noble

Vasto

Perdido

Sorpresa

Triunfo

Calamidad

Idea

Suspenso

Amor

Evolucionar

Conexión

Último

French, from Sébastien Allard!

1. Premier/Première
2. Unique
3. Engager
4. Partage
5. Espace
6. Ancient/Ancienne
7. Familier/Familière
8. Obscur/Obscure
9. Critique
10. Focus
11. Examiner
12. Amitié
13. Mystère
14. Guide
15. Porte
16. Rêve
17. Un
18. Beaucoup
19. Effrayant/Effrayante
20. Noble
21. Vaste
22. Perdu/Perdue
23. Surprise
24. Triomphe
25. Calamité
26. Idée
27. Suspense
28. Amour
29. Évoluer
30. Connection
31. Dernier/Dernière

German, from Michael Jaegars

1. Erster/erste/erstes
2.einzigartig
3. engagieren
4. teilen
5. Raum
6. historisch
7. vertraut
8. obskur
9. kritisch
10. Fokus
11. untersuchen
12. Freundschaft
13. geheimnisvoll
14. anleiten/Anleitung
15. Türe/Tor
16. Traum
17. eins
18. reichlich/Fülle
19. gruselig
20. großzügig
21. gewaltig
22. verloren/verschollen
23. Überraschung
24. Erfolg
25. Katastrophe
26. Idee
27. Spannung
28. Liebe
29. entwickeln
30. Verbindung
31. letzter/letzte/letztes

Danish, from Morten Greis

1. Første
2. Egenartet
3. Engagere
4. Dele
5. Rum
6. Ældgammel
7. Bekendt
8. Obskur
9. Kritisk
10. Fokus
11. Undersøg
12. Venskab
13. Hemmelighedsfuld
14. Vejlede
15. Dør
16. Drøm
17. En
18. Rigeligt
19. Skræmmende
20. Vældig
21. Ædel
22. Fortabt
23. Overraskelse
24. Triumf
25. Katastrofe
26. Idé
27. Spænding
28. Kærlighed
29. Udvikle
30. Forbindelse
31. Sidst

Dave Chapman’s Video Introduction