Review: Paris Gondo – The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying

Paris Gondo – The Life Saving Magic of Inventorying is a wonderful twist on the trope of inventory management in tabletop RPGs.  It builds everything – your stats, your individual and group success, and even your character’s life fulfillment – out of the loot that you choose to carry with you.

Review for Cozy Companion vol 3: All Things Nautical

Cozy Companion is a magazine from Snowbright Studio that includes TTRPG adventures, project features, and activities for all ages (kids and adults can both enjoy) that all revolve around a particular theme for each issue!  This review is for Cozy Companion volume 3: All Things Nautical!  

Review of Time Tails RPG (and Cozy Companion magazine)

Time Tails is a time-travel themed TTRPG that was featured in Snowbright’s game and fiction magazine, Cozy Companion, which dives into world lore, all-ages activities, and educational themes that are great for kids and adults alike!  Check out Time Tails RPG here and get a bit of an extra peek of what’s up with Cozy Companion!

Review: ArithMagine, a numeracy practice TTRPG system

ArithMagine is a TTRPG system, made to pair with Stories RPG, for practicing numeracy skills!  It’s a fun ruleset for playing with math in a dynamic and creative way that connects with the story that you make together.  It’s also easy to fit into a class or school program with its rules-lite set up and flexibility to fit with any adventure.

Review of Let’s Roll: A Guide to Setting up Tabletop Role-Playing Games in your School or Public Library

Let’s Roll is a guide for librarians to introduce youth tabletop RPG groups in their communities and schools!  This book is written by a librarian for librarians and explains everything from how to propose a program to what TTRPGs you should try with your group to how to run your first game.  Check it out for tips, case study examples, and more!

Review: Teacher-Gamer Handbook, a guide for TTRPG educators

Teacher-Gamer Handbook is a guide for educators to learn the ins and outs of effectively running a tabletop RPG class!  This book covers class outlines and activities, detailed explanations of the skills kids learn through TTRPGs, tips for addressing common concern points, and SO much more!  As a teacher-gamer who uses TTRPG elements in the class that I teach, I loved getting to check this out, and I hope you do too!

Review of Lil Gremlins, an SEL journaling game for kids and their grownups

If you’re looking for a cute TTRPG that helps teach SEL alongside a chaotic gremlin, this game is PERFECT.  It helped us (so both my kid and me) talk about some mischievous behaviors and look at we what both could do when trouble happens because of that.