Fantasy Games

[Jannes]

I recently started diving into fantasy games like pen and papers, magic and stuff like that. And when playing these games I started to notice some things which are spiritually relevant. 

For one, when I am into an imagined mission in pen and papers, I take decisions and consequences in this imagined world more serious then I would have thought. Like when something goes wrong or if we enter a dangerous situation it feels a bit unnerving and there is a thrill to it. You also feel things like guilt when you do immoral things in this imgagined world. Of course to a lesser degree. But this makes it a bit transparent that the "real world" is simply a deeper imagination. 

Also when you live in a world with dragons, goblins, werewolfes and so on these things can feel kind of real. Like they are almost part of this world. 

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I love some artwork in magic btw. 

[Judy2]

apparently, some people take advantage of this phenomenon by using DnD as a therapeutic setting where players can explore new facets of their personalities and make different choices.

i found the concept really interesting, but unfortunately never received the DnD therapist's contact info to ask more questions. 

 

anyway... i wanna be a fairy 

[Jannes]

@Judy2 Damn, I had no idea something like this existed ... 

 

5 hours ago, Judy2 said:

anyway... i wanna be a fairy 

Well, if you imagine to be a fairy good enough whats the difference. 

[Jannes]

I feel like I kind of play myself in pen and papers. 

I play a female character and am quite feminine for a dude. And I play very methodical, careful and always find creative strategies to solve problems. The last one is something I havent really reflected about myself, that that is something I may or may not do. Maybe I should also explore different faceits of my personality... or I am already quite settled...

[integral]

Imagination as a game is gonna be the next big thing.

 

[Judy2]

@Jannes aren't you also part of a theatre group? i'd like to give something like that a go next year and imagine it could be fun.

[Nercohype]

@Jannes I know what you mean. I do a lot of writing and drawing for my stories, and I've also found that I understand different perspectives much better because I get to see all the thoughts and feelings of my characters. It's very interesting and sometimes even difficult, because I can feel their suffering too.