D&D 5e for kids: A list of awesome adventures, hacks, and rewrites!
This is a sortable list of D&D 5e compatible adventures, hacks, rewrites, and supplements to help you with brining D&D to kids!
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Where to find: Awesome family-friendly tabletop RPG and D&D podcasts!
This sortable list of family-friendly tabletop RPG and D&D podcasts was made to help you find a podcast that you can listen to with your kids or teens without worrying so much about content! These are a great way to bond over a hobby, have some screen-free fun, or learn about your favorite TTRPG’s!
Tabletop RPGs for kids and teens: A sortable list of amazing games!
This sortable list of tabletop RPGs made for all ages, kids, and teens is to help you find a game that works for you and the kids you are introducing TTRPGs to! I want to help you find a game that you and your kids will both enjoy playing together!
My kid wants to play D&D – now what?
Your kid overhears your D&D game, sees it played in Stranger Things, or comes home all excited that their friend has told them about this awesome new game… and they ask you if they can play D&D too!
Now what? Whether you’re looking for a how to guide, D&D suggestions, D&D alternatives, or just some general advice on what to expect, check out here for a quick guide on where to start from the ENnie awarded TTRPGkids site and the author of “Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid”!
Pirate Themed Tabletop RPGs for Kids!
Check out this list of all-ages indie TTRPGs that include pirates, exploration, and adventure!
Review of Yeld! 2nd Edition
Yeld! 2e was recently released by Yeld Suff, and, in this article, I’m checking out the changes from the first edition to now! There’s LOTS of updates from mechanics explinations/clarifications to massive lore drops to all kinds of new content, so read on below!
Educational TTRPGs and/or XP? Call for proposals is open for SXSW EDU 2025 through July 21 + help from TTRPGkids!
Do you have an educational TTRPG that you think would help educators? Do you have experience using TTRPGs to teach or help students? Consider submitting your proposals to SXSW EDU 2025 to help others with your XP!
Review of Venture Society by 9th Level Games
Venture Society is a TTRPG designed for young players that teaches about empathy and social skills while on a fun non-violent adventure! I had the opportunity to GM the pre-release demo at Origins Game Fair with an awesome little adventurer and his family, and I got to speak with the game’s creators about their goals with the game. Here’s my take, and I hope you enjoy this preview!
A Construct’s Nature by TTRPGkids is now live on Backerkit!
Check out the latest TTRPGkids project, an audio narrated journaling tabletop RPG for all-ages, and back the project now to get discounts, reserve a limited edition set, support a library, and help this new endeavor be a success!
TTRPGkids on Ludology Podcast, Episode 14: TTRPGs and SEL in the classroom
TTRPGkids has a regular spot on Ludology Podcast, and in this part of the series, I’ll be talking about educational TTRPGs! Episdoe 14 gets into how TTRPGs build SEL skills into the classroom, and you can check it out here along with some additional resources for after you listen!
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.
Review of The Bodhana Group’s Branch Riders!
Branch Riders is a TTRPG designed by a therapeutic gaming non-profit, The Bodhana Group, that aims to facilitate teamwork, creative problem solving, and development of other core player skills while providing a fun and easy to interact with adventure spanning any genre so everyone can play the character they want! See what’s up with their latest project, Branch Riders, here!
TTRPGkids recap from Origins 2024
Check out here for what was up with youth and education/therapeutic focused TTRPGs at Origins Game Fair 2024!