Interviews – TTRPGkids

Interview with “The Kiddo” (2024)

Last year, I interviewed my kiddo, who is my main player for trying out games and helping me learn about TTRPGs for younglings! This is an update interview to see how his responses have changed and share a bit more of our journey with you all.

Interview with Kade Wells, Dungeons & Dragons Teacher!

While at SXSW, I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Kade Wells, a D&D teacher who has been using the game in classrooms for 10 years! Find our talk here where Kade shares his XP on the whys, hows, and whens of where to start!

Interview with Shelly Mazzanoble, D&D curriculum creator and senior brand manager at Wizards of the Coast

While at SXSW EDU 2024, I had the amazing opportunity to meet and talk with Shelly Mazzanoble about D&D in the classroom! Check out our chat here to learn about Shelly’s XP at Wizards of the Coast and see what educational resources she’s been part of making!!

Interview with Carrie and Grace from Snowbright Studio

Check out here for XP from Carrie and Grace from Snowbright Studio, makers of Time Tails, Teatime Adventures, ink, Cozy Companion, and so much more!

Interview with Aaron from Inner Realms Journey, a meditative TTRPG experience

After getting to meet Aaron from Inner Realms Journey in person at GenCon last year, I had the opportunity to chat with him about how he’s combining meditation and TTRPGs to help both kids and adults find peace and self empowerment in a way that’s fun and engaging!

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.

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.

Interview with David Lemke from DnD Adventure Club!

I’ve tried out several books from DnD Adventure Club and was very happy to sit down for a chat with co-founder, David Lemke, to talk about what DnD Adventure Club is, his D&D XP, and some awesome stories from his long-term friend game and from playing with his kid!

Interview with Nykki and Matt from Motley Kids

Nykki and Matt have been running Motley Kids, which brings kid-focused activities to conventions like Gen Con and Who’s Yer Con, for several years! After going to their room at Gen Con 2023, we set up this chat to talk about the importance of bringing activities for kids to conventions, their XP introducing their kids to the hobby, and some of their advice to make going to conventions with kids a little bit easier!

Interview With the Kiddo from TTRPGkids!

This is a special interview that I conducted with my kiddo! He’s almost 5 years old at the time of the interview, and he shares here some of his favorite game characters, what he thinks TTRPGkids is, and gives advice for anyone else wanting to play a TTRPG!