Mental health and tabletop RPGs go together like barbarians and battle axes. I've been playing and running games in multiple systems for almost thirty years. From Dungeons and Dragons to Vampire: The Masquerade and everything in between. I also have a masters degree in counseling and currently am a licensed chemical dependency counselor intern in the state of Texas. Come with me as I try to learn and teach about all the wonderful ways applied RPGs can step your game up.
Tabletop Theory
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Mental health and tabletop RPGs go together like barbarians and battle axes. I've been playing and running games in multiple systems for almost thirty years. From Dungeons and Dragons to Vampire: The Masquerade and everything in between. I also have a masters degree in counseling and currently am a licensed chemical dependency counselor intern in the state of Texas. Come with me as I try to learn and teach about all the wonderful ways applied RPGs can step your game up.
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October 12, 2021
Why D&D helps you make friends
<p>Role playing games are an excellent environment to develop friendships. By examining the traditional sociological and newer primatological research we can understand how friendships develop. We can also understand why RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are so good at helping people make friends.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Become a Tabletop Theory supporter for $5 a month! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tabletoptheory </p> <p>Follow Tabletop Theory on twitter, Instagram and TikTok @TabletopTheory1</p> <p>Research articles below as well:</p> <p>Making friends after 30: New York Times https:</p> <p>//www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/fashion/the-challenge-of-making-friends-as-an-adult.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3& </p> <p>The Three Basics of Friendship: Psychology Today </p> <p>https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-waves/201703/the-three-basics-friendship </p> <p>With a Little Help From Our Friends: Scientific American Mind </p> <p>https://lydiadenworth.com/articles/little-help-friends/ </p> <p>The evolutionary origins of friendship: Robert Seyfarth and Dorothy Cheney </p> <p>https://web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu/~seyfarth/Publications/annurev-psych-%20Friendship.pdf</p>
October 12, 2021
Should you read Consent in Gaming?
<p>Consent in gaming is a really important topic and book for the Role Playing Game community. I wanted to break it down like a book review so that you could decide weather or not it was worth your time.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Become a Tabletop Theory supporter for $5 a month! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tabletoptheory </p> <p>Follow Tabletop Theory on twitter, Instagram or TikTok @TabletopTheory1</p>
September 8, 2021
What are applied RPGs? A Panel at PAX West
<p>Come listen to the amazing panel that I was able to participate in at PAX West this year. The panel was called TTRPGS: Out of Fantasy Worlds & Into the Real World. We talked about how RPGs can be used as a tool to help people deal with their mental health, learn social skills and study history. My fellow panelists were Maryanne Cullinan, Amelia Herbst, Peter Jung and Alexander Pereira. </p> <p>You can follow Tabletop Theory on Twitter and Insta @Tabletoptheory1</p> <p>You can follow Amelia on Twitter @Wanderingshrink</p> <p>You can follow Maryanne on Twitter @Culliope and @Cauldronofcullie</p> <p>You can follow Peter on Twitter @Rollforkindness</p> <p>You can follow Alexander on Twitter @Redbreard</p>
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