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ArticleInternational Journal of Role-Playing30 Dec 2025

Philosophies of Psychological Safety in Analog Role-Playing Game Discourses

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Philosophies ofPsychological Safety in Analog Role-playing Game Discourses Abstract: This discourse analysis outlines various philosophies of psychological safety in tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), freeform, and live action role-playing games (larp). The corpus of literature related to RPGs includes 79 popular and 26 scholarly sources, including published presentations, interviews, articles, chapters, and books.

Philosophies of Psychological Safety in Analog Role-Playing Game Discourses

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