Category: Tabletop Gaming
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Your First Step into SEL through TTRPGs
Tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) can serve as powerful tools for social-emotional learning (SEL). I made this bold claim in my last blog post. When the TTRPG is rules-lite and optimized for collaborative storytelling (like Ealdsmyth), the potential for SEL increases exponentially.
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How Storytelling Builds Empathy—and Why I Made a Patreon for It
If you’ve ever watched a group of teens lower their guard—suddenly collaborating, reflecting, and finding unexpected courage—you already understand what I’m trying to build with my new Patreon.
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Your game needs tattoos. Here’s why…
I don’t have a single tattoo on my body, and yet I had an absolute blast writing my latest book, Under the Skin. It’s all about incorporating tattoos into your tabletop roleplaying gameplay. My obsession with imaginary tattoos started when playing Pathfinder 2nd Edition and leveling up my character so that he could “craft magical…
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Embracing the Boogeyman
As an ’80s child reared in the Bible Belt, I had the common fear that tabletop roleplaying games–specifically Dungeons & Dragons–paved a pathway to eternal torment. Fast-forward to the present, and I find myself writing supplements for leaders of such games.
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Got books? My fun resource for DMs/GMs
I just published a book! Along with my fellow creator, the talented Roger Speer, I’ve created a resource for game masters/dungeon masters of tabletop roleplaying games. Our book, Off the Shelf, keeps game masters from staring awkwardly whenever a player inevitably says, “I check the shelf for books.” What once served as a master class…
