{"id":22200,"date":"2020-10-08T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=22200"},"modified":"2020-10-09T11:31:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T16:31:43","slug":"arcana-academy-channeling-harry-potter-and-the-worst-witch-w-steven-cummings-and-john-mcguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/arcana-academy-channeling-harry-potter-and-the-worst-witch-w-steven-cummings-and-john-mcguire\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcana Academy \u2013 Channeling Harry Potter and The Worst Witch w\/ Steven Cummings and John McGuire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Astro Jones, Steven Cummings Arcana Academy character. Sketch by Steven Cummings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COVID-19 and quarantine changed my tastes in roleplaying games. Before them, I liked moodier RPG settings like World of Darkness<\/i>, high drama D&D, and Powered by the Apocalypse<\/i> games that turned on the emotions that drove the characters. I could really get into a night of over the top, melodramatic roleplaying.<\/p>\n

That was, until people started dying in a new and unexpected way and exiting the safety of your home became a gamble. That flipped a switch in the pleasure centers of my grey matter. By late March, I had zero interest in pursuing darkness at the gaming table or in other media. I needed a new taste, something light and wholesome. My viewing habits went from genre fair targeting adults to Harry Potter<\/a>, The Worst Witch<\/a>,<\/i> and Just Add Magic<\/i><\/a>, largely genre shows targeting young audiences. For the gaming table, a friend suggested that we mirror those habits. Thus, Arcana Academy<\/i><\/a> by Jordan Palmer.<\/p>\n

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THIS SERIES: ARCANA ACADEMY ACTUAL PLAY REPORT<\/b><\/h2>\n

At the Tessera Guild, I wrote a series about playing <\/a>Adventures in Middle-eart<\/i><\/a>h<\/a>. The series let me relive the glory of that campaign. I wanted to revisit that concept but use our Arcana Academy<\/i> campaign and bring some of my friends and fellow players onboard to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n