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Here is the VOD for our PAX East panel on using games to talk about difficult topics that I spoke on. Check it out!

The Panel Playing with Knives at Pax EastBeen some time since I've posted, and that by no means indicates I've been inactive. Quite the contrary. For the purposes of this blog, I've hit most of my big applied rpg general education milestones- indicated by the fact that when someone came

By @Culliope [https://rollforkindness.com/welcome-to-culliope-maryanne/] Peter makes a great case [https://rollforkindness.com/recentering-player-engagement/] in the “No Phones” article for why phones should be allowed for neurodivergent players at the TTRPG table. I completely agree! However, I think that his article is the seed for an even bigger conversation

"No phones at the table!" This is one of the most common rules I see as part of applied RPG groups, specifically ones that look at teaching social skills to autistic individuals. The notion that screentime is a problem, whereas face to face communication is good is very common in

By Culliope [https://twitter.com/culliope] We hear a lot about safety tools in RPGS these days. Safety tools are agreements at the table about the content and tone of the story, as well as pre established routines for how to flag a particular bit of content, conversation, storyline, etc.

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

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