A God Of Galline Supremacy 0 ▲ Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours 1 hour ago · Writing · hide As a writer and designer I am always trying to do less exposition, less lore-dumping.My new tabletop roleplaying game + adventure, MACE OF THE MONKEY KING (coming soon!) will have no setting guide, no gazetteer.What it will have are twelve two-page spreads about the twelve gods worshiped, where the game is set: their icons; the actions they value; the miracles they are wont to bestow.+If the world is a text, religious practice is its shorthand. Consider our own:The history of Christian conflict is the history of Europe—the fall of Rome, the Reformation, secularism and ethno-nationalism.Understand Confucianism and you will understand Chinese-ness, despite how hard China tried making a New Communist Man.The bustiness of Tamil temple sculpture; the hell money of Taoist folk practice; the suited bureaucracy of Malaysian state Islam—these communicate so much about the societies they come from: their material culture, aesthetic inclinations; the virtues they emphasise.+One of the twelve… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town
