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Peter

A simple dungeon master trying to change the world, one dice roll at a time

Safety Tools and the TTRPG consent list

I recently watched a talk about RPG safety tools, and I've been thinking about them nonstop since then. It's essential for players to feel safe and welcome at the TTRPG table, but to get the most out of safety tools, it's important to reflect on how they can be used

Pax Unplugged Review

By @culliope I had the pleasure of once again attending PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, Dec 11th and 12th, 2021. It was wonderful to be back at this con after losing last year to the Covid haze. I hosted and presented on the “Can We Finally Admit Games Belong In the

Creating and Maintaining Community in the Hall of Heroes

By @culliope People are often fascinated to hear we have a 65+ participant middle school DnD Club. In many ways it is both harder and much easier than you might think. The most important thing to keep in mind, as always, is that we are all here to have fun

Troubleshooting Spotlight Problems

For applied RPG games to work you need to be able to give every student time in the spotlight- that is, a scene, encounter, or aspect of the game that they get to engage with directly. This is fundamental to any applied RPG work, as it gives the student time

Geek Therapeutics Certified Therapeutic Game Master program review

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with Anthony Bean, founder and Director of Geek Therapeutics. After talking shop about applied RPGs and our shared vision for the future of the field, he invited me to become certified as a Therapeutic Game Master through Geek Therapeutics. I

Educational RPG's wargaming problem

I've recently had a chance to look at a few educational RPGs, and was thinking to myself, "What is the learning goal here? How would assessment work? What are the students going to carry away? How does the design of this game feed into those learning goals?" And in many

RPGS With Kids- Lesson 2 - It’s All About Your Character

Hello Travelers, Heroes’ Hall is in full swing. I have affectionately been calling it the Heroes’ Hall Hydra - as one person decides it isn’t for them, two take their place! With three weeks under our belts, we have filled nine tables of players, about 66 kids. Eight of