Review of BFF!, a TTRPG about tweenage friends and life’s adventures
BFF! is a tabletop RPG about changing and growing friendships, fun hijinks with your besties, and the joys of finding adventure in everyday life!
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Featured Project: Delve & Seek, a search and find adventure!
Delve & Seek, by the same Dice Up Games who made Familiar Finders and Color My Quest, is going to Kickstarter in January! They have a new search and find style adventure that looks great for kids of any age.
Interview with Brendan co-owner of Magpie Games
I had the chance to chat with Brendan about his experiences with TTRPGs since he was a kid and about all the wonderful RPGs he’s created and been part of. He shares his XP with us here as we talk about Avatar Legends, Root RPG, Masks: A New Generation, and his personal words of advice and wisdom.
Review of Heroes & Treasure, a TTRPG board game for 4+
Heroes & Treasure is a board game style tabletop RPG designed for playing with young kids! It comes with map tiles, spell trackers, health pips, minis, and premade adventures for you to introduce questing to your kids!
Featured Project: Yeld! 2nd Edition going to Kickstarter Jan 12!
Check out YELD! 2nd Edition, now going to Kickstarter for a youth-friendly TTRPG full of adventure, magic, amazing creatures, and a mission of the utmost importance!
Tips and Tricks: Using Wrapping Paper to Make TTRPG Encounter Maps
This tips and tricks article goes over how to make easy TTRPG encounter maps using grid marked wrapping paper! From having a low cost and transportable 2D map to adding consistent grids on 3D map elements, I’ll share what I use for in-person game sessions here!
Review of Rolling With the Youth
Rolling With the Youth by Jaclyn Lewis is a fantastic guide for anyone facilitating youth-focused TTRPGs. Walking you through the steps of how to run a game while tackling the nuance of working with kids and teens, it is perfect for getting ready for after school programs, library sessions, or games with your kid’s friends.
Review of the Luciana Witherwood adventure in Tavern Tales, plus a highlight on helpful TTRPG tools
Tavern Tales is a D&D 5e compatible adventure setting and book that, I believe, is generally made for older kids or grown-ups, however… it does include a very kid-friendly adventure that shows how TTRPGs aimed at all-ages accessibility can be just as exciting as any other quest, AND, as a whole book, features several tools and aides to help with gameplay that I haven’t seen in many kid-focused TTRPGs but that could add quite a bit to the experience and allow several other adventures in the book to potentially be used with players ages 8+.
Review of Holiday Respite, a TTRPG for reflecting on the adventure’s you’ve already had
I got to try out Holiday Respite as part of the Bear Hugs 2023 charity stream and had a GREAT time playing it with the creator herself! Check out my review here to see how its look-back storytelling helps with reflection and makes for a great holiday game for all ages.
Interview with Eric O’Keefe from What if World – Stories for Kids, an improv podcast!
I had the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Eric from What if World, a storytelling podcast for kids! We chat about how stories can help kids, Eric’s XP with TTRPGs, and… what if you give kids the opportunity to make some stories.