In this Pride Article, Dillin discusses the power of language and how changing your frame of mind can empower yourself.

In this Pride article, Rue Dickey discusses their experience with gender in TTRPGs and how they've learned to view gender as a performance and as a celebration of their queerness

In this article, Charu discusses her work in the industry and designing games, and how that process allows her work as a reflection of self.

In this article, guest author, Dare Hickman, talks about finding using TTRPGs as a way of not only reclaiming your voice, but also of finding yourself.

The best TTRPG games allow you to draw from a plethora of cultures and histories to create a fully realized world. Many players desire fantasy elements that give them a way to escape their real world problems for a few hours, but just as many players want to see themselves reflected in the game world. This need for detailed, respectful renderings of culture is why it’s important to include designers, artists, and players from all walks of life. So, to celebrate Black History Month, let’s highlight Black creators that are changing the landscape and putting out amazing work.

Roll20Con is a great time to get acquainted with the vast universe of tabletop RPGs. StartPlaying is partnered with Roll20 for the event, which runs November 12-14. The connected games, however, go from November 12-15. A lot of Roll20Con’s games are online one shots aimed at welcoming new players and helping lone players find a group to play with. Since so many people will be relative newbies, this makes Roll20Con a great event to sample a new TTRPG system.