Brenda McKenzie is a mom to three young boys and has used her love for tabletop role playing games to bring her children closer together and enable them an escape during the pandemic lock downs. Brenda shares her story and tips for moms who are interested in using Dungeons and Dragons in their own homes.
Deanna Adams, contributing author on Bigby's Handbook of Creative Spell Use, discusses gaming with her husband, children, and the family's bearded dragon during their Family Home Evenings. Deanna talks about bring LARPing to her community, a love for Feng Shui RPG, and becoming a contributing writer on DMsGuild.
Mary Matthews of The Viking Experience tells us how Dungeons and Dragons helped bring her family closer together. She gives other moms tips on how to begin Dungeon Mastering. She explains how gaming accessories help engage children, and shares her journey from tabletop role playing games to Live Action RPGs.
Matt Davids, the host of DiceGeeks Podcast and author of The Book of Random Tables series. He shares his journey from tabletop role playing enthusiast to author, finding love at the game table, and introducing his children to TTRPGs using the Amazing Tales RPG.
Jodie Brandt is the host of the QuestWise YouTube Channel. He talks about being the founder of the GamingforaCure.org a gaming convention sponsored by the American Cancer Society to help fight cancer. He is also a writer for Blout Games. He talks about gaming with family and how it strengthens their family bonds.
My guest is an artist, father, and educator whose love for tabletop role playing games has helped create family bonds and engage his students to reach the affective level with their English language skills. We discuss Star Wars RPG, Cortex Prime, Green Ronin's The Expanse RPG, and more.
My guest, Derek White is The Geek Preacher. We talk about gaming with children on the autism spectrum, the satanic panic of the 1980s, and the adaptation and continuation of gaming conventions in a pandemic. Derek White mentions his involvement in documentaries The Fantasy Makers (2017) and The Science Fiction Makers (2020) .
I'm joined by owner/operator of Good Times Games, Rob Gruber. His passion for Dungeons and Dragons has lead him to owning the largest gaming club in in his hometown. He has developed a fantasy live action role playing game for young and old. Listen to his amazing story and be inspired to build a gaming community in your town.
Season 4 premiere features local legend, Scott Presley, the president (Guild Master) of the Lakeland Role Playing Guild. We discuss this amazing gaming community and share their secrets of creating and maintaining a successful tabletop role playing game club that has thrived for 20 years.
