Editorial: Special Issue on Consent in Analog Role-Playing Games

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Femia, Giuseppe. 2025. “Uninformed Consent in TTRPGs: Communicating Expectations to Avoid Nightmare Game Master Horror Stories.” International Journal of Role-Playing 16: 34-45.

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Reynolds, Sean K. and Shanna Germain. 2019. Consent in Gaming, Monte Cook Games.

Roda Martínez, Antonio. 2025. “Consent Using Analog Role-Playing in the Classroom: Strategies for Safe and Engaging Learning Experiences.” International Journal of Role-Playing 16: 85-99.

Shvarts, Anna, and Arthur Bakker. 2019. “The Early History of the Scaffolding Metaphor: Bernstein, Luria, Vygotsky, and Before.” Mind, Culture, and Activity 26, no. 1: 4–23.

Spencer, Albert R. 2025. “Beyond Consent: Care Ethics in Horror Role-Playing Games.” International Journal of Role-Playing 16: 57-65.

Stavropoulos, John. 2013. “X-Card: Safety Tools for Simulations and Role-Playing Games.” Google Docs.

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Torner, Evan. 2014. “Uncertainty in Tabletop Role-Playing Games.” Analog Game Studies 1, no. 1.

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Tremblay, Julie. 2025. “Assigning Authority to the Dominant Player in Role-Playing Games.” International Journal of Role-Playing 16: 46-56.

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