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'''Emily Care Boss''' is an [[Indie roleplaying game]] designer and publisher, and was winner of the Player's Choice Award at [[Fastaval]] 2009.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131208172638/http://www.fastaval.dk/faq/?lang=en Fastavaal website]</ref>
'''Emily Care Boss''' is an [[Indie roleplaying game]] designer, theorist and publisher. She was a foundational member of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indie_role-playing_game#The_Forge|The Forge]], an early leader in the [[Indie role-playing game]] movement and is considered the creator of the American Freeform genre of roleplaying games, which combine indie RPG principles and mechanics with Nordic freeform and American chamber larp techniques<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stark|first1=Lizzie|title=Pocket Guide to American Freeform|date=April 1, 2014|isbn=B00JF4Z3B8|page=12}}</ref>. Her game, ''Under My Skin'' was winner of the Audience Choice Award at [[Fastaval]] 2009.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131208172638/http://www.fastaval.dk/faq/?lang=en Fastaval website]</ref>.


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Boss and fellow Forge theorist [[Vincent Baker]] are co-credited with formulating the Lumpley Principle (a.k.a. Baker-Care or Baker-Boss Principle), which states, "System (including but not limited to 'the rules') is defined as the means by which the group agrees to imagined events during play." Further development of the Lumpley Principle describes player contributions as being assigned credibility by the other players in the game.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=White|first1=Bill|title=Blurring the Boundaries Structured Freeform in the Indie RPG Design Community|journal=Journeys to Another World|issue=Companion to the 2010 LARP Summit at WyrdCon|page=17|url=https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1793415/Wyrd%20One%20Academic%20Book.pdf|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref>
==Career==
Boss is the author of ''Breaking the Ice'' (2005), ''Shooting the Moon'' (2006),<ref name=ropecon>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120301190237/http://www.ropecon.fi/2007/english/goh.php Ropecon Guest of Honour profile]</ref> ''Under My Skin'', and ''MonkeyDome''. She currently resides in Plainfield Massachusetts.


In addition to her design work, Boss is the founding owner of Black & Green Games. She was a contributor to the role playing journals ''Push'', ''Playground Worlds'', the [[Knutepunkt]] publication ''States of Play'', and the companion publications for WyrdCon in 2012 and 2013. She organized the JiffyCon series of indie roleplaying game mini-conventions in [[Massachusetts]] and from 2005-2009 she co-wrote an RPG theory and design blog ''Fair Game'', with fellow designer [[Meguey Baker]].
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Boss graduated from [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] with a bachelors degree in Social Thought and [[Political Economy]] and masters degree in [[Forestry]]. She is currently a forestry consultant in the woodlands of western Massachusetts. Boss co-writes Fair Game, with [[Meguey Baker]] a blog-style design and [[roleplaying]] theory journal. She is the founding owner of Black & Green Games.


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==Personal life==
Boss is contributor to the role playing journal ''Push''.<ref name=ropecon/> She organizes the JiffyCon series of indie roleplaying game mini-conventions in [[Massachusetts]], was a guest of honor in August 2007 at the Finnish role playing convention, [[Ropecon]], and in 2009 at the Danish role playing convention [[Fastaval]]. Her game, centered around alien [[first contact]], ''Sign in Stranger'', was released in August 2009.
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Boss graduated from [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] with a bachelors degree in Social Thought and [[Political Economy]] and masters degree in [[Forestry]]. Boss currently resides in Plainfield Massachusetts and is married to fellow game designer, Epidiah Ravachol. She is currently a forestry consultant in the woodlands of western Massachusetts.


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==Roleplaying Bibliogrphy==
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Boss and [[Vincent Baker]] are credited with formulating the Lumpley Principle (a.k.a. Baker-Care or Baker-Boss Principle), which states, "System (including but not limited to 'the rules') is defined as the means by which the group agrees to imagined events during play."{{cn|date=October 2014}} Further development of the Lumpley Principle describes player contributions as being assigned credibility by the other players in the game.
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*''Breaking the Ice: A Game about Love, for Two'' 2005

*''Heart of the Rose'', 2007
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==Personal life==
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*''Shooting the Moon: All is Fair in Love and War'' 2008
Boss is engaged to fellow game designer, Epidiah Ravachol.{{cn|date=October 2014}}
*''The Colour Game'', Tiny Tales of Romance, 2008
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*''Sign in Stranger'' 2009
*''Under My Skin: Who do You Love?'', Winner of the [[Fastaval]] 2009 Player's Choice award.
*''Dread House'', a boardgame for children an adults, 2010.
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*''MonkeyDome'', 2010
*''Playing With Intent'', a system to bstructure freeform games, 2012
*''Misericord(e)'', 2013
*''Remodel'', an American Freeform game about women's experience in mid-life, 2013
*''Blood on the Snow'' collaborator including a live action system for [[Robin Laws]]'s DramaSystem [[Hillfolk]], 2013
*''Girls Elswehere'' collaborator, a supplement for Josh Jordan's game ''Heroine'', 2013
*''King Wen's Tower'', premièred at [[Fastaval]] 2014


==Honours and Awards==
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==Roleplaying bibliography==
* Guest of Honour at [[Ropecon 2007]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ropecon 2007 Guest of Honour Profile|url=http://www.ropecon.fi/2007/english/goh.php|website=Ropecon Official Site|accessdate=16 October 2014}}</ref>
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*''Sign in Stranger''
* Guest of Honour at [[Fastaval]] 2009
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*''Breaking the Ice: A Game about Love, for Two''
* Winner of [[Fastaval]] 2009 Audience Choice (Under My Skin)
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*''Shooting the Moon: All is Fair in Love and War''
*''Under My Skin: Who do You Love?''
*''Push, New Thinking about Roleplaying''
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*''MonkeyDome''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:33, 16 October 2014

Emily Care Boss
Emily Care Boss in 2008
NationalityAmerican
OccupationGame designer

Emily Care Boss is an Indie roleplaying game designer, theorist and publisher. She was a foundational member of [Forge], an early leader in the Indie role-playing game movement and is considered the creator of the American Freeform genre of roleplaying games, which combine indie RPG principles and mechanics with Nordic freeform and American chamber larp techniques[1]. Her game, Under My Skin was winner of the Audience Choice Award at Fastaval 2009.[2].

Boss and fellow Forge theorist Vincent Baker are co-credited with formulating the Lumpley Principle (a.k.a. Baker-Care or Baker-Boss Principle), which states, "System (including but not limited to 'the rules') is defined as the means by which the group agrees to imagined events during play." Further development of the Lumpley Principle describes player contributions as being assigned credibility by the other players in the game.[3]

In addition to her design work, Boss is the founding owner of Black & Green Games. She was a contributor to the role playing journals Push, Playground Worlds, the Knutepunkt publication States of Play, and the companion publications for WyrdCon in 2012 and 2013. She organized the JiffyCon series of indie roleplaying game mini-conventions in Massachusetts and from 2005-2009 she co-wrote an RPG theory and design blog Fair Game, with fellow designer Meguey Baker.

Personal life

Boss graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelors degree in Social Thought and Political Economy and masters degree in Forestry. Boss currently resides in Plainfield Massachusetts and is married to fellow game designer, Epidiah Ravachol. She is currently a forestry consultant in the woodlands of western Massachusetts.

Roleplaying Bibliogrphy

  • Breaking the Ice: A Game about Love, for Two 2005
  • Heart of the Rose, 2007
  • Shooting the Moon: All is Fair in Love and War 2008
  • The Colour Game, Tiny Tales of Romance, 2008
  • Sign in Stranger 2009
  • Under My Skin: Who do You Love?, Winner of the Fastaval 2009 Player's Choice award.
  • Dread House, a boardgame for children an adults, 2010.
  • MonkeyDome, 2010
  • Playing With Intent, a system to bstructure freeform games, 2012
  • Misericord(e), 2013
  • Remodel, an American Freeform game about women's experience in mid-life, 2013
  • Blood on the Snow collaborator including a live action system for Robin Laws's DramaSystem Hillfolk, 2013
  • Girls Elswehere collaborator, a supplement for Josh Jordan's game Heroine, 2013
  • King Wen's Tower, premièred at Fastaval 2014

Honours and Awards

References

  1. ^ Stark, Lizzie (April 1, 2014). Pocket Guide to American Freeform. p. 12. ISBN B00JF4Z3B8. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
  2. ^ Fastaval website
  3. ^ White, Bill. "Blurring the Boundaries Structured Freeform in the Indie RPG Design Community" (PDF). Journeys to Another World (Companion to the 2010 LARP Summit at WyrdCon): 17. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Ropecon 2007 Guest of Honour Profile". Ropecon Official Site. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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