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It can be hard to determine how to introduce RPGs to young heroes. How many rules are too much or too little? Will they be scared by the idea of battling monsters or will they rise up to the challenge? In this episode, Allison chats with Jeremy and Zac of SideQuest Adventures about their new Storyboard TTRPG which takes the guesswork out of introductory RPGs and offers a unique way to take your game on the go - wherever your young adventure might be headed! Links to Great Things: Learn About SideQuest Adventures Oct-Nov 2026 Kickstarter SideQuest Socials: Instagram @sidequstadventures.play For The Kids Table Family Adventures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our incredible Patreon supporters: Monte Ben C Dawn P Kimberly L Sarah M Travis L #dungeonmaster #dmtips #screentime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do TTRPGs and Science have in common? They both ignite the imagination! In this episode, Allison chats with Phil McCordic of Legend Lunchbox and Science Max about how a spirit of scientific curiosity can be nurtured when kids play TTRPGs and why exercising the imagination is so important for both kids and grownups alike. Links to Great Things: Learn About ⁠⁠Legend Lunchbox⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Out to ⁠⁠Phil⁠ Follow @LegendLunchbox on Podcast, YouTube, Instagram, & Facebook For The Kids Table Family Adventures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our incredible Patreon supporters: Ben C Dawn P Kimberly L Sarah M Travis L #dungeonmaster #dmtips #screentime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is all screentime created equal? In this episode, Allison interviews Katie Lear, children’s psychologist and founder of Young Dragon Slayers, about her online TTPRG community for kids. We’ll talk about why online TTRPGs may be a positive choice for some families and how to choose the right one for your particular kid. Links to Great Things: Learn About ⁠Young Dragon Slayers⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Reach Out to ⁠Katie Follow @youngdragonslayers on Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube For The Kids Table Family Adventures: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠⁠⁠  To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our incredible Patreon supporters: Ben C Dawn P Kimberly L Sarah M Travis L #dungeonmaster #dmtips #screentime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What purpose does human creativity and connection have in an AI-dominated world? In this episode, Allison interviews Jen, Maxwell, and Alexander, co-founders of Quest Craft, about how TTRPGs can be the tool that helps kids survive and thrive in today's tech landscape. Links to Great Things: Learn About Quest Craft (Librarians & educators can request free education-based TTRPGs) ⁠⁠Reach Out Via LinkedIn (Kids & adults can inquire about co-designing a cultural TTRPG) For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Thank you to our incredible Patreon supporters: Ben C Dawn P Kimberly L Sarah M Travis L⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it really look like to utilize TTRPGs in a traditional classroom setting? In this episode, Allison interviews Chris Broussard, teacher and founder of Not Your Typical Teacher on his methods for incorporating TTRPGs in his English classroom in Guatemala and how he inspires teachers around the world to implement creative learning strategies through classroom gaming experiences. Links to Great Things: Contact ⁠Chris Broussard⁠ of Not Your Typical Teacher ⁠Sidekicks & Sidequests⁠ Podcast Dimension 20's ⁠Titan Takedown⁠ WWE Campaign Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a recording of the presentation portion of our SXSW Edu Live-Play. If you're a parent or educator interested in Dungeons & Dragons and similar games, this is for you! Following a D&D actual play, educators Ryan, Raenelle, and Allison break down some of the many benefits students can experience through playing Tabletop Roleplaying Games. "What if kids could level up their Social-Emotional Learning skills while playing a tabletop roleplaying game? Our cast of kids & grownups will perform for you a live, improvised, likely chaotic game of Dungeons & Dragons. Afterwards, our adult speakers will break down how the game you just saw fosters outcomes like empathy, communication, and confidence, and why this type of support is so critical now. You'll come away with ideas for how to integrate D&D and other TTRPGs into classroom, library, after school, or home environments." To follow along with our recommended questions to consider, open ⁠https://www.thekidstablednd.com/sxswedu26⁠ in a new tab. This SXSW Edu performance was recorded at Antone's Nightclub in Austin, Texas on March 9th, 2026 and is posted with permission of ⁠ @SXSWEDU ⁠ . 0:00 Part 2: Applying D&D for Learning 1:06 Introducing Presenters 4:04 Social-Emotional Learning in D&D 6:19 D&D is Just as Good as Sports (if not better!) 10:23 Exercising Creativity & Exploring Identity 1 2:49 Cycles of Inquiry 16:37 Developing Empathy & Collaboration 18:55 Classroom Example: Gold Rush 21:15 Live Game Breakdown (cut short) 23:00 Q: As a DM, how much do you prompt kid players? 26:13 Q: What tips do you have for playing with kindergarteners? 31:42 Q: How do you manage a large middle school D&D club? 35:04 Visit for more! #sxswedu #dndactualplay #liveshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Ryan share tips for helping kids navigate difficult topics. Being a parent caught between hearing terrible things in the news while daily life and caretaking duties carry on can feel like emotional whiplash. Believe it or not, playing Dungeons & Dragons together can be one tool in your parenting toolbox that helps to support kids as they process and cope - and we'll share exactly how. Links to Great Things: Kids' Book Recommendations from Allison: ⁠"Fair Shares"⁠ by Pippa Goodhart, ⁠"Brick By Brick"⁠ by Giuliano Ferri, ⁠"All Are Welcome"⁠ by Alexandra Penfold Books to Raise Inclusive Leaders by ⁠@MaiStoryBook⁠: ⁠ book list "Mystery Snacks" by TTRPG Kids: ⁠BackerKit⁠, ⁠TTRPGkids.com "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" by Lone Colossus Games: ⁠https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Becca Bix of Women Play D&D chat about the history of inclusion (and, sadly, exclusion) in Dungeons & Dragons and how the pop culture phenomenon Stranger Things has prompted forward progress! You can find Becca and her fabulous work at ⁠https://www.womenplaydnd.co⁠ or on Instagram and Threads @womenplaydnd "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" can be found at ⁠https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Ken of D12 Adventures chat about writing, refining, and balancing TTRPGs for kids. D12 Adventures is a kid-friendly, old-school solo gamebook series in the choose-you-own-adventure style. You can find the playtest demo and feedback form at ⁠ https://lethiandunadan.itch.io/d12-adventures-the-trials-of-the-mad-mage-playtest-v01 Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That's a wrap on The Kids Table Season 2! This celebration episode is split into two halves. First, Allison & Ryan reflect on Season 2 of the campaign, Allison's surprise cameo, the vision behind the show, and decisions regarding where TKT is headed. Then, the cast of Season 2 is reunited to answer your questions all about their experience being a part of The Kids Table and what they're looking forward to in Season 3! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Kim, two neurodivergent moms, chat about playing TTRPGs with kids and share advice for supporting and celebrating neurodivergent players at the table! Find our more about Furhaven at ⁠fatesend.net⁠ or get your copy of Furhaven Adventures on the ⁠ Kickstarter⁠ page. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Kurt talk about how non-player characters in role playing games often fall flat and give tips for bringing NPCs to life with depth and humor that'll have your players feeling all the feels. Get NPC ideas at www.sidekicksandsidequests.com or from ⁠⁠@sidekqpodcast⁠⁠ on your favorite podcast app! Peep the character art for Hippopotamus the Flumph Wizard: ⁠ Sombrisa Art (@sombrisa) | Cara Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison and Jon talk about his rules-lite fantasy RPG for 1 to 4 players "One Shot in the Dark", the nostalgia of playing Old School Revival-style games, and why it's important to create space for the imagination. "One Shot in the Dark" is a great game for adults, kids, or mixed-age groups and is suitable for both beginner and veteran players! Grab your copy of ⁠"One Shot in the Dark"⁠ (and its expansions) at Drive Thru RPG! Also available ⁠ in Portuguese⁠! You can find Jon's audio drama podcast (designed for adults) ⁠"Tale Of The Manticore" on YouTube⁠ or your favorite podcast app. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Land of Eem is a whimsical roleplaying game of exploration, discovery, and creativity that's best described as "The Muppets meets Lord of the Rings". Receiving 3 Ennie 2025 awards for Best Family Game, Best Monster, AND Best Production Value, it's an absolute slam dunk of a family game. In this episode, Allison chats with Land of Eem creators Ben Costa and James Parks about the inspiration and creation process for their wacky world of adventure! To find out more, visit ⁠ Land of Eem: Beginner's RPG for Kids on Kickstarter⁠ or ⁠Land of Eem Website⁠. To find StoryGuider: Coloring Book Adventures for Kids Ages 2-7, visit ⁠Backerkit⁠ or ⁠TTRPGKids.itch.io⁠! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the DM rolls too well, and panics as they realize they may have just gone overboard, upsetting the story and the players? Allison & Ryan discuss how they handle this situation when DMing for kids. To find StoryGuider: Coloring Book Adventures for Kids Ages 2-7, visit ⁠Backerkit⁠ or ⁠TTRPGKids.itch.io⁠! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Different D&D players are smart in different ways, so why not incorporate puzzles (challenges) to keep all players' brains engaged and give each individual their time to shine? In this episode, Allison and Ryan chat with Trevor of Emberglow Gaming about Multiple Intelligences Theory and how to use puzzles of all kinds to enhance your game. See below for a list of ideas! For high quality TTRPG accessories like GM screens, dice bags, and subscription boxes that'll wow your players, visit ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/KidsTableDND (10% off with link or use code "TheKidsTable"). To find TTRPGs with the themes & learning goals you need, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.ttrpgkids.com and search for your terms of interest. Here's a list of D&D puzzles to help get you started. What other puzzles would you like to add? Kinesthetic (body) -obstacle course/laser maze -relay race -cup bowling -peanut butter river Visual-Spatial (picture) -puzzles -draw/color/sculpt -tetris/tangrams -spot the difference Verbal-Linguistic (words) -riddles (also logic) -codes -scrambled words -tongue twisters Logical-Mathematical (logic) -dot to dot -mazes -magnatiles/legos (also kinesthetic) -memory game Interpersonal (people) -telephone game -stand on the sheet and turn it over -watch where you step (communication game) -doppleganger (social deduction game) Intrapersonal (self) -journaling -affirmations -meditation -regulating tools Naturalistic (nature) -rainbow nature scavenger hunt -cloud/bird/star watching -species/shell identification -animal sounds game Musical (musical) -rhythm clapping -repeat the tune -instrument sound identification -create an instrument Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a DM's worst nightmare: your D&D players have made an unexpected choice, obliterating your plans, and you now have to DM on the fly. Those who DM for kids can find themselves in this position more often than DMs with adults, because kids can be wonderfully and chaotically creative players! How can you encourage your players to follow the narrative crumbs without taking away their agency? How can a DM prepare for the unexpected and grow their comfort with going off-script? Ryan and Allison share some ideas that can help! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planning sessions, we love to hate them. But, in kids' DnD, do they actually have a distinct purpose? In this episode, Ryan & Allison chat about how planning sessions help kids develop important life skills such as executive function, verbal processing, and teamwork - and, what important role adults at the table fill to help. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D&D puts players in control of a collaborative story, but can kids handle the necessary moral choices? On this episode, Allison & Ryan chat about a moral dilemma presented to our kid heroes in Season 2 of our show, why this was an age-appropriate theme, and how you can determine which topics to introduce to the kids at your own table. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D&D is fun, but can it help improve player confidence? We recently shared clip on social media (on 5/2/25) showing a stark contrast between how kid player Khloe handled the pressure of mid-battle decision-making back in Season 1 compared to Season 2. On this episode, Allison, Nicole @gamemastermom, and Daniel @thedrawing bard chat about how they've seen kids grow in confidence while playing D&D, and about the vision behind Nicole & Daniel's new storybook "Tales of Aetheria: An Unexpected Quest". You can back the book now at www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamemastermom/tales-of-aetheria-an-unexpected-quest! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a recent episode of our original kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons show (S2E06 "An Ominous Warning"), the party wakes in the night to a surprise attack! Caught at a disadvantage, our heroes are in dire straights, and the kids start to get scared. Ryan and Allison discuss when and how it's appropriate to include scary elements into your D&D game with kids. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode our original kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons show (S2E06 "An Ominous Warning"), mom Raenelle steps in to negotiate between new teen player Dillon and the rest of the group, thereby both modeling and including our kid players through the art of negotiation. We call the method she employs, "Yes, or", as opposed to the popular improv comedy method "Yes, and", and we think it's crucial to running TTRPG games with kids. Ryan and Allison discuss this method and how it empowers players of all ages at your TTRPG table without letting the game slide totally off the rails. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison & Red Wyrm discuss how to transition kids into the D&D Dungeon Master seat on this episode of Area of Effect. Red Wyrm and his son "The Wyrmling" started playing D&D when The Wyrmling was just 2 years old, and he started DMing at the ripe age of 4! Red Wyrm now publishes DMing tips & plot hooks by The Wyrmling on Instagram and Blue Sky and his blog with DMing advice and random tables for your home game can be found at ⁠ www.Wyrmden.com⁠! A great place to start encouraging your kid to DM is to help create the world & story - ask them for their suggestions for the setting, NPCs, and storyline or have them help draw/build the game map. Red Wyrm also suggests teaming new kid DMs up with an adult DM with the kid running the story and the adult assisting on the more complicated game mechanics. Any kid can boost their confidence, social skills, & speaking skills by jumping into the DM role! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison chats with Shelly Mazzanoble, author and podcast host, as she discusses her new book and shares a humorous take on parenting from a Dungeons & Dragons perspective. Learn "How to Dungeon Master Parenting" and level up your parenting skills in this entertaining episode of Area of Effect! Find Shelly's writing projects at ⁠https://shellymazzanoble.com/ Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison chats with Colin of Family Fantasy RPG about the difficulties parents face in playing D&D with kids. These road bumps led him to create his own wildly popular kids' TTRPGs: Fairies of the Mistglade and Dino Riderz, available on DriveThruRPG.com! Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if our schools could be places that helped kids not only learn how to read, write, and become good citizens, but also how to work together in community? In this week's episode, Allison interviews Lucas Maxwell, librarian and author in London about his experience of bringing D&D and TTRPGs into his school's library--and how kids have been flourishing ever since. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine playing Dungeons & Dragons as an elementary schooler, then a middle schooler, then a high schooler. Imagine how different the experience would be at each stage, and imagine how the game would change along with you. For the girls of Dungeons & Dragons & Daughters, they don't have to imagine it--they've lived it! In this episode, Allison speaks with Sam & Bertie, two of the sixteen-year-olds on Dungeons & Dragons & Daughters, and their father the DM Curt, about what it's been like to play the game since they first started their podcast seven years ago, and how their experience of the game has changed over the years. You can find Dungeons & Dragons & Daughters on YouTube @dungeonsdragonsdaughtersyo955, on PodBean at ⁠https://dungeonsdragonsdaughters.podbean.com/⁠ and wherever else you get your podcasts. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strengthening your mental wellness can be hard, so why not make it fun with D&D? In this episode, our guest Rachel Gilmore of Ready for Anything Counseling chats with Allison about her work as a licensed therapist who incorporates Dungeons & Dragons into her therapy work with college students & other adults. The mental health benefits of D&D--both in and out of the therapy setting - have only recently been studied, and include developing emotional intelligence, social skills, resilience, coping habits, & more. When you bring kids to the table, their mental wellness gets a boost! If you or a loved one is facing a mental health crisis, we urge you to seek professional support. Therapy is widely available online (ex: www.betterhelp.com), in your local area, and, for those in the US, via the 988 national suicide & crisis hotline. Help is available. You are valuable. You are not alone. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first season of The Kids Table is complete! Filmed back in 2022, this amateur actual-play campaign premiered in short episode form in December 2023, publishing kid-friendly episodes every other week until the finale this month--and we've been overwhelmed by the support from the community. In this special episode of Area of Effect, the cast answers fan questions and reflects on the filming process, what it's been like for now-nine year olds Beckett and Khloe to watch their six year old selves play, and what they're excited about for the upcoming season two. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like to watch your kids grow up while they're playing D&D? And how does the game morph along with them? In this episode, Ryan and Allison are joined by Raenelle, veteran educator who plays "Sophia" on The Kids Table alongside her real-life daughter, to talk about the long-term joys and challenges of being a parent at the table. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to collaborative storytelling, it doesn't matter how many people are around the table--it can be a whole friend group, or it can be just you and your kid. In this episode, Allison and Ryan interview The Dad and The Daughter from the actual-play podcast Dadventerous (@dadventurous) about what it's like to play one-on-one and how it enhances the relationship between parent and child. You can find Dadventerous on most podcasting services as well as here: ⁠https://dadventurous.podbean.com Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred Rogers once said, "Play gives children a chance to practice what they're learning." And in tabletop RPGs, we have an incredible resource to help kids learn while they play. In this episode, Steph, founder of TTRPGkids.com, walks Allison and Ryan through the "beautiful chaos" of adding STEM educational elements to TTRPG games and why any parent--even those with no STEM background!--can do it. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids are wiggly, distractable, energetic--and still have the capacity to play a TTRPG with the right scaffolding. In this episode, Allison and Ryan answer your questions about keeping kids engaged at the table, including tips and tricks for redirecting energy and for helping them to think about the others playing with them. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buying a pre-written TTRPG module might be easier than homebrewing everything yourself, but there's a surprising amount of work involved! In this episode, Ryan and Allison pull from their education background to talk about best practices in adapting campaigns--especially to make them accessible for a younger table. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We say that when kids are able to roll dice, they're able to play D&D--because every kid likes to be part of a story. So what are the first steps that you can be taking at home to begin playing TTRPGs with kids? In this episode, Nicole from @gamemastermom talks with Allison and Ryan about how to know when your kids are ready to play, what you can do to scaffold the experience, and ways to make the initial sessions as fun as possible. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we help our kids and teens learn to look across the table--no matter what table they find themselves sitting at--and work together with people who are different from them? In this episode, veteran educator Kimberly returns to talk with Allison and Ryan about how the very structure of D&D nurtures teamwork, giving kids tools that will help them at school, at the workplace, and beyond. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curiosity is what drives us to reach up towards the stars and out towards the people around us. When kids are curious about the world around them, they become more empathetic, more merciful, and more loving. In this episode, Ryan and Allison talk about how the structure of D&D gives DMs opportunities to cultivate curiosity around the table, and how that curiosity can snowball into something incredible for both kids and adults. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When kids encounter problems in the world, they have two choices: run or face those problems head-on. In this episode, veteran educator Kimberly discusses with Allison and Ryan how role-playing games like D&D help kids develop tools they can use in real-life situations to solve problems and, ultimately, build community. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠  To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠  Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our kids will encounter challenges, and as much as we might want to shelter them, we know that developing resilience is what will help them succeed in an uncertain world. In this episode, Ryan and Allison talk about how tabletop RPGs can help kids gain a better understanding of who they are and what they're good at and, in so doing, develop resilience that will last a lifetime. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast about how TTRPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Follow Us: ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Area of Effect is a podcast where we discuss how tabletop roleplaying games benefit the whole family! We want our families to practice kindness, mercy, and justice so they can change the world and each other. Can TTRPGs be a place they can learn to do that? Spoiler alert: they can! Especially when you realize just how big your personal area of effect really is. About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com To Support Our Work: Patreon Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Teenagers have a notoriously difficult time connecting with others, and everything in our modern world--from our disappearing public spaces to the fear of identity formation brought on by social media--seems designed to keep them apart as much as possible. In this episode, Allison describes how tabletop RPGs help bridge the gaps between teens, between adults and teens, and--crucially--between teens and their own identities. Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit the whole family! About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with all ages helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - while building connections around the table. That's why we offer an original, all-ages-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show, advice for playing D&D with beginner players, and our own campaigns to help you bring the adventures to your own table! For Our Family Adventures & More: ⁠www.thekidstablednd.com⁠ To Support Our Work: ⁠Patreon⁠ Follow Us: ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠ Facebook⁠ #dungeonmaster #dmtips #howtoplaydnd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices