The Kids Table DnD | S2E10: The Red King's Request

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode of our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons story, the heroes finally gain access to the Red King! Surely, he'll be helpful and give them access to the Library of Ismiene, right?

0:00 Join Our Quest! www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD 
0:26 When Last We Saw Our Heroes 
1:07 Episode 10: The Red King's Request
18:03 Next Time on The Kids Table

If you've been enjoying our kid-focused D&D content, please consider supporting us on Patreon! With membership tiers starting at just $3, you can enable us to continue creating content like this into the future. You'll also receive awesome perks like free resources and even personalized shoutouts on the show, so join us on our quest!

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E09: Inn Trouble

Wed, 21 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Oh no! Our Dungeons & Dragons kid heroes have fallen into some pretty hot water after defeating unknown assailants at the inn of Café Carpathia. Can they defend themselves against potential arrest and win over Father Winston of the Temple of Creativity? Only time, and some critical rolls, will tell!

0:00 Join Our Quest! www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD 
0:26 When Last We Saw Our Heroes
1:07 Episode 09: Inn Trouble 
21:47 Next Time on The Kids Table

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Area of Effect | S2E03: Boosting Confidence with D&D (feat. @gamemastermom & @thedrawingbard)

Wed, 14 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000

D&D is fun, but can it help improve player confidence? We recently shared clip on social media (on 5/2/25) showing a stark contrast between how kid player Khloe handled the pressure of mid-battle decision-making back in Season 1 compared to Season 2. On this episode, Allison, Nicole @gamemastermom, and Daniel @thedrawing bard chat about how they've seen kids grow in confidence while playing D&D, and about the vision behind Nicole & Daniel's new storybook "Tales of Aetheria: An Unexpected Quest". You can back the book now at www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamemastermom/tales-of-aetheria-an-unexpected-quest!

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E08: A Close Call

Wed, 07 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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Area of Effect | S2E02: Is It Okay for Kids to Be Scared When Playing D&D?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

In a recent episode of our original kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons show (S2E06 "An Ominous Warning"), the party wakes in the night to a surprise attack! Caught at a disadvantage, our heroes are in dire straights, and the kids start to get scared. Ryan and Allison discuss when and how it's appropriate to include scary elements into your D&D game with kids.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E07: The One with All the Nat 20's

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Jump into another exciting, kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure with - oops - almost all nat 20's! With our adventurers split up and half of our heroes under isolated attack, things are looking dire at the inn above Café Carpathia! Will luck be on our side as Sophia and Arugon rush to help? Who are these attackers, anyway, and why are they targeting our beloved heroes?

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Area of Effect | S2E01: The "Yes, Or" Method in D&D

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

In the latest episode our original kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons show (S2E06 "An Ominous Warning"), mom Raenelle steps in to negotiate between new teen player Dillon and the rest of the group, thereby both modeling and including our kid players through the art of negotiation. We call the method she employs, "Yes, or", as opposed to the popular improv comedy method "Yes, and", and we think it's crucial to running TTRPG games with kids. Ryan and Allison discuss this method and how it empowers players of all ages at your TTRPG table without letting the game slide totally off the rails.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E06: An Ominous Warning

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

What surprises await our kid Dungeons & Dragons players in this episode? Serena's mom Sophia sneaks out at night on a solo mission to seek answers about the disappearance of the gods, but something seems off about the new cleric she encounters. Meanwhile, our two youngest heroes' peaceful sleep is interrupted by something or someone unexpected...

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E05: A Tale of Three Cities

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0000

What surprises await our kid Dungeons & Dragons players in this episode? Serena's mom Sophia sneaks out at night on a solo mission to seek answers about the disappearance of the gods, but something seems off about the new cleric she encounters. Meanwhile, our two youngest heroes' peaceful sleep is interrupted by something or someone unexpected...

0:00 When Last We Saw Our Heroes
0:42 Episode 05: A Tale of Three Cities
21:48 Next Time on The Kids Table
22:04 Arc 2 Interlude: As the Party Beds Down for the Night...

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E04: Suspicion & Trust

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In this episode of family-friendly Dungeons & Dragons actual play, our heroes travel to Trivestia with their newest member, Arugon. When Sophia and Serena cast suspicion on Arugon's true motives, the group discusses the issue of trust within this fragile alliance. At Trivestia, tensions rise when the group disagrees on an important decision. Will Arugon's secret be uncovered? Tune in to find out!

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E03: A Questionable Alliance

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

As our Dungeons & Dragons adventure for kids continues, the creepy crawlies just keep creeping! Will our brave heroes be able to put down this many-legged threat once and for all? How will they deal with the mysterious stranger in the woods? Find out on this episode of The Kids Table Season 2.

0:00 Shoutout: Heroes Wanted Kids (Online D&D)
0:32 When Last We Saw Our Heroes
1:12 Ep 03: A Questionable Alliance
16:27 Next Time on The Kids Table
16:45 Arc 1 Interlude: That Night, During Second Watch...

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E02: A Living Nightmare

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

As our Dungeons & Dragons adventure for kids continues, the creepy crawlies just keep creeping! Will our brave heroes be able to put down this many-legged threat once and for all? How will they deal with the mysterious stranger in the woods? Find out on this episode of The Kids Table Season 2.

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The Kids Table DnD Presents: One-Shot Wonders | Havoc & Hijinks

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In this family & friends game of Dungeons & Dragons, our heroes are on a well-deserved & peaceful vacation when they suddenly find themselves on an urgent mission to save six unruly goats! Through havoc & hijinks, can they return these chaotic creatures to the goatherd by sundown? Find out in this family-friendly D&D one-shot.

Bring the fun home to your own family & friends with "Hilltop Herd" and 100 more D&D adventures found in "One-Shot Wonders". Automatically get 10% off Roll & Play Press products with this affiliate link, which also supports The Kids Table content - it's a win-win-win! https://bit.ly/TKTRollPlay

Brought to you by The Kids Table: because when kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we offer this original, kid-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show along with tip videos and our own D&D campaigns for kids to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: thekidstablednd.com
To Support Our Work: patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD
Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their TTRPG audio at www.fantasy-plus.com (30% off: "THEKIDSTABLE")

#dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E01: A Mystery Afoot

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It's the start of a fresh, new season playing Dungeons & Dragons with kids! Catch up on what our heroes have been up to since the Battle of the Three Dragons and discover what mysteries remain unsolved. Will our brave young adventurers be called to action once again? Find out on this first episode of The Kids Table Season 2!

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 6: A Glimmer of Hope in the Depths of Despair

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Our brave adventurers face off against the mastermind behind it all - The Lord of Despair - in this thrilling FINALE episode of The Kids Table Presents DnD Adventure Club! Will our heroes defeat this terrifying threat or will they be lost to the Pits of Peril forever? Watch now to find out.

You can purchase "The Pits of Peril" campaign book along with other exciting adventures at DnDAdventureClub.com. Use the code KIDSTABLE10 at checkout for 10% off everything through the end of 2024.

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.

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, visit: https://www.instagram.com/thekidstablednd/ or 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

#dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #actualplay #familygames #familyfriendly

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Area of Effect | S1E18: Empowering Kids to Get Behind the Dungeon Master Screen (feat. @RedWyrm)

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Allison & Red Wyrm discuss how to transition kids into the D&D Dungeon Master seat on this episode of Area of Effect. Red Wyrm and his son "The Wyrmling" started playing D&D when The Wyrmling was just 2 years old, and he started DMing at the ripe age of 4! Red Wyrm now publishes DMing tips & plot hooks by The Wyrmling on Instagram and Blue Sky and his blog with DMing advice and random tables for your home game can be found at www.Wyrmden.com! A great place to start encouraging your kid to DM is to help create the world & story - ask them for their suggestions for the setting, NPCs, and storyline or have them help draw/build the game map. Red Wyrm also suggests teaming new kid DMs up with an adult DM with the kid running the story and the adult assisting on the more complicated game mechanics. Any kid can boost their confidence, social skills, & speaking skills by jumping into the DM role!

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 5: Skeleton Battle at Skull Castle

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:00:00 +0000

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Area of Effect | S1E17: How to Dungeon Master Parenting (feat. Shelly Mazzanoble)

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Allison chats with Shelly Mazzanoble, author and podcast host, as she discusses her new book and shares a humorous take on parenting from a Dungeons & Dragons perspective. Learn "How to Dungeon Master Parenting" and level up your parenting skills in this entertaining episode of Area of Effect! Find Shelly's writing projects at https://shellymazzanoble.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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 4: A Dangerous Discovery

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Join The Kids Table in this mysterious Dungeons & Dragons adventure! Watch our brave young adventurers investigate King Ofal's underground cavern, search for survivors, and encounter a dangerous artifact.

Welcome to The Kids Table Presents, our unique kid-focused way of showcasing 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/

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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Area of Effect | S1E16: The Secret to Starting Family D&D (feat. @FamilyFantasyRPG)

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Allison chats with Colin of Family Fantasy RPG about the difficulties parents face in playing D&D with kids. These road bumps led him to create his own wildly popular kids' TTRPGs: Fairies of the Mistglade and Dino Riderz, available on DriveThruRPG.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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 3: Skeleton Shenanigans

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:00:00 +0000

Our heroes awake to the smell of delicious curly fries in the Pits of Peril gift shop following an epic battle between troglodyte & skeleton forces. As they venture back into the Pits of Peril to investigate why the skeletons invaded the trogs' home in the first place and who or what sent them, tensions arise in the group.

Welcome to The Kids Table Presents, our unique kid-focused way of showcasing 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/

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

#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #tabletoproleplaying #ttrpgfamily #familyfriendly #familygames #familyshow #actualplay

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Area of Effect | S1E15: Should Students Play D&D At School? (feat. Lucas Maxwell)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 2: Friend or Foe

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000

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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Area of Effect | S1E14: How D&D Changes as You Grow Up (feat. D&D & Daughters)

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table Presents: DnD Adventure Club | Episode 1: Into the Pits of Peril

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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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Area of Effect | S1E13: How D&D Is Leveling Up Therapy (feat. Ready for Anything Counseling)

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #ttrpgfamily #mentalhealth #mentalwellness #therapy #therapeuticdnd

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Area of Effect | S1E12: The Kids Table Season 1 Cast Interview (feat. Season 1 cast)

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E23: The Battle of Three Dragons, Part 3

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:00:00 +0000

On the exciting season finale of The Kids Table, our kid Dungeons & Dragons 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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at  @monumentsounds 

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Area of Effect | S1E11: Growing as Kids and Parents through TTRPGs (feat. Raenelle)

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:02:00 +0000

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

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E22: The Battle of Three Dragons, Part 2

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Follow along for another exciting piece of our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes' story! In this episode, 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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at  @monumentsounds 

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Area of Effect | S1E10: Playing One-on-One TTRPGs with Kids (feat. @Dadventurous)

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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 (@dadventurous) 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

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E21: The Battle of Three Dragons, Part 1

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

Featuring background music from Monument Studios! Check out their music at  @monumentsounds  

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Area of Effect | S1E9: The Educational Side of TTRPGs (feat. @TTRPGKids)

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E20: The Final Piece

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode of our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure, 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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E8: Keeping Kids Engaged at the D&D Table

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E19: The Final Approach

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Follow along with our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragon's adventure! 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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E7: Adapting D&D Campaigns for Kids

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E18: Reunion

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons 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.

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E6: How to Begin Playing D&D with Kids (feat. @gamemastermom)

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:56:00 +0000

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, Nicole from @gamemastermom 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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E17: Sealed Away

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Grab a seat at The Kids Table and follow our kid heroes' Dungeons & Dragons adventure! 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?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E5: D&D Motivates Good Teamwork (feat. Kimberly)

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E16: That Deep Lore

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Reunited once again, our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes finally enter the chamber underneath the spire outside Ceppania. What they find inside will change their understanding of their world forever--especially when they lose one of their own.

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E4: D&D Sparks Kids' Curiosity

Tue, 28 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Curiosity is what drives us to reach up towards the stars and out towards the people around us. When kids are curious about the world around them, they become more empathetic, more merciful, and more loving. In this episode, Ryan and Allison talk about how the structure of D&D gives DMs opportunities to cultivate curiosity around the table, and how that curiosity can snowball into something incredible for both kids and adults.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E15: A Friend Returns

Tue, 21 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Come along and join us for our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure! Six-tails is down, Seren and Rosalie are gravely wounded, and Vee seems nigh unstoppable. Can Sophia and Serena get the collar controlling Vee off of her, or is this where the story ends?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E3: D&D Helps Kids Build Independence (feat. Kimberly)

Tue, 14 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000

When kids encounter problems in the world, they have two choices: run, or face those problems head-on. In this episode, veteran educator Kimberly discusses with Allison and Ryan how role-playing games like D&D help kids develop tools they can use in real-life situations to solve problems and, ultimately, build community.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E14: A Friend Falls

Tue, 07 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes continue to fend off the attacks of their former friend Vee, who is now controlled by the God of Power. Can they free her from the collar that binds her? Or will one of them fall before they get the chance? (Parental warning: the ending to this episode is a little sad. But don't worry: everything will turn out alright!)

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E2: D&D Helps Kids Develop Resilience

Wed, 01 May 2024 00:14:00 +0000

Our kids will encounter challenges, and as much as we might want to shelter them, we know that developing resilience is what will help them succeed in an uncertain world. In this episode, Ryan and Allison talk about how tabletop RPGs can help kids gain a better understanding of who they are and what they're good at and, in so doing, develop resilience that will last a lifetime.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S2E13: A Friend Attacks

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000

In this episode of our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure, Vee, the Goliath Barbarian/Druid, returns--but under the control of the God of Power! Can our heroes free her before it's too late? Or will this reunion of friends be their last meeting?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | S1E1: D&D Helps Kids Connect

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Teenagers have a notoriously difficult time connecting with others, and everything in our modern world--from our disappearing public spaces to the fear of identity formation brought on by social media--seems designed to keep them apart as much as possible. In this episode, Allison describes how tabletop RPGs help bridge the gaps between teens, between adults and teens, and--crucially--between teens and their own identities.

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!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids 

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E12: Magic Shapes

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000

In this episode of our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure, after saving the champion of the Goddess of Knowledge, our heroes follow Seren to a mysterious-yet-familiar tower on the beach. What secrets lie inside? And who is that familiar voice on the staircase behind them?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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Area of Effect | Episode 0: Welcome to Area of Effect!

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0000

It's a brand-new side podcast from the creators of The Kids Table! We want our kids to learn kindness, mercy, and justice so they can change the world and each other. Can TTRPGs be a place they can learn to do that? Spoiler alert: they can! Especially when you realize just how big your personal area of effect really is for the kids in your lives.

Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast from 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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The Kids Table DnD | S1E11: Where the Gods Came From

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes meet Seren, champion of the Goddess of Knowledge, and learn more about the gods and goddesses of the world - and that they may not be what they appear. Are our heroes on a divine quest, or something much more complicated?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E10: Apples and Ice

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0000

With Sophia trapped in mud, can our heroes fend off the agent of the God of Secrets? Or is their mission doomed before it even begins?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E09: Throwing Mud

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this episode of our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons adventure, an agent of the God of Secret has attacked our beloved heroes! Can they fight him off in time to find Seren, or are they about to get dragged through the mud?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E08: The Lady of the Underground

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:01:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes embark on the quest given to them by Ismiene, the Goddess of Knowledge: find a man named Seren, and stop the evil god Fuldmagt. With the help of the Lady of the Underground, will they find Seren before it's too late?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E07: A Goddess's Tale

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:01:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes follow the mysterious turquoise fox to its mistress: the Goddess of Knowledge, Ismiene. Will they accept the quest she gives them: to save their town, their kingdom, their very world from the God of Power, Fuldmagt?

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E06: The Bridge of Light

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:01:00 +0000

Join our kids' Dungeons & Dragons actual play story as our heroes courageously journey deeper into the tunnel, pursuing the mysterious turquoise fox. But when they encounter a chasm, how will they manage to make it across?

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E05: Escaping into Darkness

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 08:01:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes leave behind their friends and families, escaping into an unknown, deep, dark cave. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, though - but is it friend or foe?

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E04: Leaving Home

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:09:00 +0000

Our kid Dungeons & Dragons heroes face a difficult choice: fight a huge, terrible dragon, or run for their lives. Can they really leave their home, their friends, and their families behind?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dndactualplay #family #dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #adventure #fantasy#drama #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E03: Battle on the Hilltop

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:07:00 +0000

Crane's Rest is under attack! As our Dungeons & Dragons kid heroes bravely fight to defend their friends and families, the invading force, led by a man in dark robes, might have a darker trick to play.

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E02: A Surprise at the Festival

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:03:00 +0000

Our Dungeons & Dragons heroes try their luck at the Festival of Moriwardaz, an annual celebration under the shadow of their mysterious spire. There are games to be had, but what's lurking in the shadows over there?

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The Kids Table DnD | S1E01: Meet Our Heroes

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:01:00 +0000

Welcome to The Kids Table! Join our five Dungeons & Dragons players - two kids, a teen, and two parents - for this family-friendly shared storytelling adventure. In this episode, our heroes gather for a festival in the town of Crane's Rest and take the first steps on an epic journey of good and evil!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we offer this original, kid-inclusive Dungeons & Dragons show along with tip videos and our own D&D campaigns for kids to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: thekidstablednd.com
To Support Our Work: patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD
Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

#dungeonsanddragons #thekidstablednd #dndwithkids #actualplay #ttrpg #familyshow #familygames #kids #storytelling #roleplaying

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The Kids Table | S1E0: Welcome to The Kids Table!

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:29:00 +0000

The Kids Table is a family-friendly and kid-focused actual-play Dungeons & Dragons series for the whole family! 

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing Dungeons & Dragons (and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games) with kids helps develop critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence - not to mention the connections you'll build around the table. That's why we produce this original, kid-inclusive show along, share tip videos, and write adventure modules to help you play TTRPGs with the kids at your own table!

For Our Kids' Adventures & More: www.thekidstablednd.com

To Support Our Work: www.patreon.com/TheKidsTableDnD

Follow @TheKidsTableDnD on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook

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