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Voicing the Shadow—Rule-playing and Roleplaying in Wraith: The Oblivion

Victoria University Law School, scott.beattie{at}vu.edu.au

Rules may seem restrictive, merely negative exercises of coercive power. Nevertheless rules also have a strong constitutive role—in shaping fields of practice, defining roles and enabling agency. This paper explores the theory of different rule-playing `stances' emerging from the theory of role playing games and asks if this might also have juridic or regulatory application. As context, this paper looks to the role playing game `Wraith: The Oblivion', particularly for its unique use of roles to shape identity through the `shadow' persona. Law Culture and the Humanities 2007; 3: 477—492

Law, Culture and the Humanities, Vol. 3, No. 3, 477-492 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1743872107081432


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