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Tiny Tome, Tiny Review: Numbskulls, an all ages tabletop RPG about skeletons!

Time for some spooky shenanigans! Play as a skeleton masquerading as one of the living to help your necromancer creator complete their tasks, whether that be taking on the rival necromancer or going on a shopping spree!

Interview with Peter, applied RPG user, Roll for Kindness blogger, and Caravan Endures creator!

I had the pleasure to chat with Peter about his background in applied RPGs, especially with autistic youth, and his new game, Caravan Endures! We talk about helping your players grow, gentle fantasy RPGs, and so much more.

Review of Eldritch Pets, a tabletop RPG for raising cute (and otherworldly) pets!

Eldritch Pets is a rules-lite journaling tabletop RPG that’s all about raising a cute and terrible little creature! Roll for random prompts that affect your pet’s corruption level and your character’s ability to handle said corruption as you delve into the world of the weird and oddly cute.

Featured Project: major updates to Jump Rangers, a sci-fi tabletop RPG for kids!

Jump Rangers is a full sci-fi game system (complete with gear, a creature list, lore, characters, and stories) that plays out like an epic space opera! I’ve played it before with my kid, and there’s a ton of new updates to check out here as well!

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Featured project: Draculola, a spooky tabletop RPG for kids!

Check out Draculola for some spooky fun geared at kids! In this tabletop RPG, you play as monsters (or monster-like kids) who take on adventures and maybe also stir up some trouble in the land of Zitterstein. Find out more here, and have a scarily good game!

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TTRPGkids book review for So You Want to Be a Paladin!

The So You Want to Be a… series is a collection of books that pairs with the Questlings tabletop RPG! You can read about how you can channel your favorite character class in real life and see your inner hero from the game shine through!

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Featured Project: Crawl of Cthulhu

I previously had the opportunity to play Babies and Broadswords with the games creators, and I’m VERY happy to see more adventures coming out for this awesome game!
Check out Crawl of Cthulhu for a fun and spooky premade adventure for Babies and Broadswords!

Review of DnD Adventure Club: The Wilds Trilogy, a set of tabletop RPG stories for kids!

A full year after launch DnD Adventure Club is going strong with all new stories, characters, and mechanics! I took a look at The Wilds Trilogy and had a great time with my kid exploring ruins, racing through the woods, and rescuing the lost prince!

Review of Wanderlust: A tabletop RPG about saying goodbye

Wanderlust is a collaborative tabletop RPG about learning to say goodbye as you head off into the next part of your life (whether that be seeking the lost city of dragons or moving to a new school). It is a peaceful and melancholy journal-based game that, while still being fun, let my kid and me explore a new tone to our games, and showed me how much he’s starting to grow up.

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6 tips and tricks to run smooth tabletop RPG encounters for kids!

When running a tabletop RPG encounter for any age group, there can be a lot to juggle – spell lists, initiative order, multiple rolls, etc. In games with kids, the difficulty for managing all this can be ramped up a bit due to increased excitement, mechanics, usability, and attention span. To help with all this, here’s some tips and tricks that I’ve learned to help you and your young players enjoy your game encounters and have a good time!