Episodes
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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As our adventurers delve deeper into the Pits of Peril, they encounter wildlife--and a battle already in progress! Will they choose the winning side or strike out on their own?
Welcome to The Kids Table Presents, our way of showcasing in our our unique, kid-focused way some of the fantastic content out there written by our partners and friends! Our collaboration with DnD Adventure Club features their adventure "The Pits of Peril," a trilogy of books about an adventurers' amusement park filled with troglodytes, skeletons, and the occasional trap or two.
You can purchase "The Pits of Peril" along with other exciting adventures at DnDAdventureClub.com. Use the code KIDSTABLE10 at checkout for 10% off everything through the end of 2024.
Brought to you by The Kids Table: because when kids are at the table, everyone wins!
To watch more of our original actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
o ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at @monumentsounds on Youtube.
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
#ttrpgfamily #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #therapy #therapeuticdnd
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A new band of adventurers answers a call for help, delving deep into an amusement park called The Pits of Peril in search of a lost goblin. But will they find who they're looking for in time, or will the peril in these pits crush them before they've even begun?
Welcome to The Kids Table Presents, our way of showcasing in our our unique, kid-focused way some of the fantastic content out there written by our partners and friends! Our collaboration with DnD Adventure Club features their adventure "The Pits of Peril," a trilogy of books about an adventurers' amusement park filled with troglodytes, skeletons, and the occasional trap or two.
You can purchase "The Pits of Peril"along with other exciting adventures at https://www.DnDAdventureClub.com. Use the code KIDSTABLE10 at checkout for 10% off everything through the end of 2024.
Brought to you by The Kids Table: because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our original actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at @monumentsounds
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table! To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
#ttrpgfamily #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #therapy #therapeuticdnd
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table! To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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On the season finale of The Kids Table, our heroes battle for their lives and the fate of Crane's Rest against Ballianto, Agent of the God of Power. Will they fall? Or will they discover in time the secret of transformation?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at @monumentsounds
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table! To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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Ballianto's played his trump card: the great green dragon! As the final battle for Crane's Rest continues, can our heroes find a way to neutralize this threat? Or will one of their own turn on them at the last second?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at @monumentsounds
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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 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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table! To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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This is it: the final battle for Crane's Rest! Facing the agent of the God of Power from the very beginning, and with Six-tails' father under his control, will our heroes be able to win the day? Or will they too fall to the forces of uncontrolled Power?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at @monumentsounds
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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Our heroes sneak under the Steeple of Moriwardaz, racing against time to find a way to stop the plans of the God of Power. Will they find what they need to free their town--or are they walking into a giant trap?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music on YouTube at @monumentsounds
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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On the final approach to free the occupied town of Crane's Rest, one hero meets the avatar of the oceans, while another loses a dear friend. Will the team be able slip into town undetected before the agent of the God of Power realizes they've arrived?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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Our heroes make preparations to return to Crane's Rest and face the agent of the God of Power. But a surprise for Six-tails might change everything.
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins!
To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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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, creator of GameMasterMoms.com Nicole 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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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In the aftermath of the disappearance of the Goddess of Knowledge, the team tries to learn as much as they can from the strange room before making a big decision: do they return to Crane's Rest and fight the agent of the God of Power?
Welcome to The Kids Table, because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! To watch more of our actual play campaign: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing ttrpgs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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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 from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!
To watch our actual play campaign featuring kids, teens, and adults: https://bit.ly/TKTSeason1
For tips on playing TTRPGs with kids & community-building, visit: https://instagram.com/thekidstablednd/
To ask your own questions about playing TTRPGs with kids, find us at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550923558742
Or, listen to us on the go wherever you get your podcasts: https://tr.ee/4ymjdRDhTb
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