Gaining Advantage

How can game excellence make lives better? We welcome Matt Forbeck to talk about excellence in game design. 0:00 Introduction 02:54 Interview: Matt Forbeck 21:46 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Matt Forbeck Links Main: http://www.forbeck.com   Shotguns & Sorcery 5E preorders: https://shotguns-n-sorcery.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders   Diana Jones Awar...

How can the TTRPG industry teach the rest of the world about accessibility? We welcome Katriel Paige to talk about their work in accessibility. 0:00 Introduction 02:46 Interview: Katriel Paige 30:24 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Katreil Paige Links Tabletop Accessibility Page Website Twitter: @kit_flowerstorm     Two to Tengu adventure on DMs Guild...

Let’s learn about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a fun way, like a way that will keep your attention! We welcome Kel and Skald from Awfully Queer Heroes! 0:00 Introduction 04:38 Interview: Awfully Queer Heroes: Adventures in ADHD 37:53 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Awfully Queer Heroes Links Adventures in ADHD Kickstarter @awfullyqheroes Wyrmworks Pu...

Let’s talk about diversity in games and how often that’s not what it could be and how to change that. Collette Quach (they/she) is an award winning writer and game designer based in California. Her focus is writing and designing within speculative fiction. She has a passion for mythology and folklore through nontraditional forms of storytelling. Her work can be found in Uncaged Anthology, Book of...

How can we make our fantasy worlds more accessible, thus encouraging more accessibility in the real world? Dale and Fay Onyx nerd out about disability, accessibility, and TTRPGs. Fay Onyx is a queer, nonbinary, disabled writer, podcaster, game designer, and disability consultant whose work focuses on intersectional disability representation. Ze creates resources to help storytellers and game desig...

How can role-playing games expand your view of the real world? We welcome Paladin, co-director of The Islands of Sina Una , to talk about just that. And in our Playing the Other segment, we welcome Nikki to talk about chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. 0:00 Introduction 01:58 Paladin 23:25 Playing the Other: Nikki 40:15 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Pal...

What was your camp experience like? What if it involved fighting dragons & rolling dice? We welcome Richard Malena-Webber from Academy of Adventures to describe that for us. 0:00 Introduction 02:13 Richard Malena-Webber 34:23 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Academy of Adventures Links Website: https://Academyofadventures.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmalena...

How can the tabletop gaming space be more accessible? We welcome Jesse McNamee to discuss that question — how it has and how it could be more. 0:00 Introduction & Announcements 07:49 Jesse McNamee Interview 29:40 Appreciation Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Jesse McNamee Links Twitter: @jessemcnamee Wyrmworks Publishing Limitless Heroics: https://inclusiverpg.com &nbsp...

What makes a tabletop role-playing game accessible, both to players and characters? We welcome Jacob Wood, owner of Accessible Games, to discuss that question. 0:00 Introduction 02:10 Jacob Wood 24:41 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. Accessible Games Links Accessible Games Official Website: http://www.accessiblegames.biz Accessible Gaming Quarterly: http://www.bit.l...

More often than not, variety makes things better. We welcome Jasper William Cartwright and Jeremy Cobb, 2/3 of the podcast Three Black Halflings to talk about diversity in the gaming space. 0:00 Introduction 2:39 2/3 Black Halflings 55:48 Wrap-up Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website. 3BH Links https://twitter.com/tbhalflings https://www.instagram.com/tbhalflings/ https://www.fac...

It’s October! It’s all about dressing up and pretending! That’s what role-players do best! And now, you can do that for charity! We welcome Oneuppington with Roleplay4Charity. We are looking for guests for Playing the Other. If you’d like to be our guest, let us know at wyrmworkspublishing.com/contact Content Warning: Cancer 0:00 Introduction 2:10 Rhydian "Oneuppington" John with Roleplay4Charity...

Life is tough, and sometimes, it seems like today’s CR is a bit too high. So what do you do? Get more people in the party! We welcome Josh Simons of Jasper’s Game Day to talk about mental health and suicide prevention through TTRPGs. In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Matt Weber with a great discussion about his physical disabilities and his decades of gaming experience. Content Warnin...

How can TTRPGs help people on the autism spectrum? We welcome Daniel Kwan & Naomi Hazlett from Level Up Gaming, where they’re doing great work in that area. In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Nico Meyering with a discussion on breathing difficulties and other disabilities in gaming. Content Warning: Breathing Difficulties 0:00 Introduction 1:50 Daniel Kwan & Naomi Hazlett from...

How can TTRPGs give us perspective on our own world and the people in our lives? We welcome Hugo, Aurora, and BFA award winner, Elsa Sjunneson, an expert in perspective. In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome IdenTTRPG, an endogenic plural system. Content Warning: Endogenic Plurality, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Multiple Personalities Disorder 0:00 Introduction 3:17 Elsa Sjunneson 17:2...

Everyone should be able to play TTRPGs, right? But what if you can’t see the dice you’re rolling? We welcome Tyler Palermo from the DOTS RPG Project to talk about RPGs for the blind & visually impaired. In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Casse Redus to talk about spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury and D&D. Content Warning: Anxiety/Depression 0:14 Introduction4:00 Tyl...

Sometimes, it can be hard to #LoveYourYou, but nothing like the support you can get from your gaming group to help with that! We welcome Honey from Honey & Dice to bring you some sweetness. In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Sebastian Yūe to talk about eating disorders and RPGs. Content Warning: Eating Disorders 0:28 Introduction & Announcements 4:26 Honey and Dice 17:13 Sebast...

Welcome to Moni Barrette, Co-Founder of Creators, Assemble! , a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting indie creators and promoting education through popular culture and gaming. We talk about TTRPGs in education and what they can do for independent content creators! In “Playing the Other,” we welcome Heather Thomas to talk about Executive Dysfunction and Intrusive Thoughts and how those wo...

Role-Playing Games are good for mental health, right? Of course! But what happens when it’s used for therapy? For our inaugural episode, we welcome Adam Davis from Game to Grow ! We also take a look at Reactive Attachment Disorder and how one might include a character with this condition in a TTRPG. Like what you hear? Join the movement , and get lots of freebies! 00:00 Introduction 13:22 Game to...