Interview with Jay Dragon on meaning in games, respecting the concept of the child, and designing with intention
During GenCon, I had the opportunity to chat with Jay Dragon about her experiences designing games that appeal to families,…
Category: For Creators
List of TTRPG creation and application guides!
Whether you’re designing a TTRPG for your kids at home, classroom use, or therapeutic applications, there’s a guide out there to help with that! Check out here for a summary of a few books that can help you with creating a TTRPG so you can create a solid foundation to build your own ideas from.
Register to support libraries during International Games Month 2025
Sponsor registration is currently open for The American Library Association’s Games & Gaming Roundtable International Games Month 2025! If you’re a TTRPG creator, providing copies of your game to libraries can help bolster resources available to the public AND get your name out there to audiences you might not normally reach!
Interview with Deb Fuller on educational TTRPG design best practices
Wondering what goes into making an intentionally educational TTRPG? Get advice from an ED TTRPG designer! Learn from Deb Fuller’s XP from making and using ED games during our interview here for some great tips, best practices, and goals to consider when creating applied TTRPGs.
Interview with René-Pier Deshaies on “rules bright” TTRPGs
I had the opportunity to chat with RP Deshaies about his experience with game design, what “rules bright” mechanics are, and how this way of looking at mechanics makes games special, especially for young players. It was great getting to talk with RP, and I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Does a TTRPG need physical mechanics (dice, cards, etc) to be considered a TTRPG?
When creating games that are accessible to wider audiences, like making them more accessible to young kids, or trying out ideas that we haven’t seen released before, we sometimes push on the definition of what a tabletop RPG actually is. This post looks at how TTRPGs and games are defined in a technical sense, how they can be defined from a public viewpoint, and what’s important about our creative endeavors.
Crowdfundr’s 2024 Tabletop Non-Stop: register today and get ready for some awesome TTRPG projects!
TTRPGkids is an event partner for Crowdfundr’s upcoming Tabletop Non-Stop (TTNS) event! Check here to get registration details, and keep an eye out for a whole bunch of new TTRPG projects coming soon, which I’ll be helping to highlight through TTRPGkids!
TTRPGkids holiday gift guide submissions
Every year, TTRPGkids features creators, charities, and games for the holidays so families and friends can find cool TTRPG gifts…
TTRPGkids is partnering with Crowdfundr for Kids and YA Creator Month!
In July, Crowdfundr is holding a spotlight event for Kids and YA Content Creators, and TTRPGkids is partnering to help highlight kid-friendly TTRPGs during the event!
Review and writing requests for TTRPGkids
Use this form to submit a request to TTRPGkids about a project that you’d like to see on the site…