For this week’s preview of Engine Publishing‘s next book, Unframed: The Art of Improvisation for Game Masters, I’m going to share the table of contents.
It may not be as sexy as a full-page illustration, but I always check out the table of contents when I’m interested in a book — it’s a great way to get a feel for what’s inside. I’ll let Unframed’s TOC speak for itself:
- Introduction
- Improvising Dialogue Sequences, by Robin D. Laws
- Yes, and: A Recipe for Collaborative Gaming, by Emily Care Boss
- Coherence and Contradictions, by D. Vincent Baker
- Getting Off the Railroad and Onto the Island, by John Arcadian
- Gaming Like an Actor, by Filamena Young
- Scaffolding to Support Improv, by Scott Martin
- Just in Time Improvisarion: The Procrastinator’s Tale, by Jennell Jaquays
- Improvisation in Horror Games, by Kenneth Hite
- Agreement, Endowment, and Knowing When to Shut Up, by Jason Morningstar
- Why Improv, by Meguey Baker
- You’re in a Bar, by Eloy Lasanta
- An Ear in the Grass: What David Lynch Can Teach You about GMing, by Alex Mayo
- On the Herding of Cats, by Kurt Schneider
- I Say, Then You Say: Improvisational Roleplaying as Conversation, by Michelle Lyons-McFarland
- Names, Voices, and Stereotypes, by Wolfgang Baur
- Selling the Experience, by Don Mappin
- Building Worlds by the Seat of Your Pants, by Monica Valentinelli
- Hitting Rock Bottom, by Phil Vecchione
- Off the Rails: When the Party Jumps the Track, by Stacy Dellorfano
- The Social Sandbox, by Walt Ciechanowski
- Why Trollworld Has Two Moons . . . and Other Tales, by Ken St. Andre
- The Unspoken Request and the Power of Yes, by Jess Hartley
- It’s Okay to be Weird, by Martin Ralya
- Index
- Additional Contributor Bios
I’ll be back next week with another teaser. Preorders open in June!
Looks very promising. Mabe you will share some excerpts to give us an idea of the sort of advise we’ll get? Any ETA (at least year)?
Excerpts are next!
Preorders open in early June, in about three weeks.
OOh, I’m excited! Will it be available in E-book format?
Of course! Preorders will include PDF, epub, mobi, and text. The standalone digital edition will as well (available later on).