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Tabletop Roleplaying Games
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Tabletop Roleplaying Games

101 Tips to Start, Play, and Succeed in Tabletop Roleplaying Games
Created byHowExpert
Last updated 7/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Tabletop Roleplaying Games

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Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 3h 38m total length

  • Welcome0:24

    Explore an expert guide to tabletop role playing games with 101 tips to start playing and succeed.

  • Forward5:54

    Explore how tabletop roleplaying games blend military tactics, storytelling, history and fantasy to create unforgettable, emotionally rich experiences guided by the game master and player-led narratives.

  • Part 1 - Session Zero26:27

    Establish your tabletop campaign through session zero by aligning game type, expectations, and tone, then tailor characters, homebrew rules, and setting to fit the group.

  • Part 2 - Building a Roleplaying Character37:12

    Learn to build an unforgettable tabletop RPG character by defining name, personality, voice, background, flaws, and skills. Explore verisimilitude and how character choices shape interactions, the world, and the party.

  • Part 3 - Types of Characters20:06

    Explore common archetypes in tabletop RPGs, from knight to engineer and sage, learn to blend types for a party that fits the story and table dynamic.

  • Part 4 - What is Imagination, Really?22:29

    Strengthen imagination like a muscle by using targeted questions to craft living, unique tabletop roleplaying game characters and vivid, sensory descriptions, guided by a collaborative group and show-don’t-tell storytelling.

  • Part 5 - Playing the Character41:24

    Learn to play your tabletop RPG character by aligning stats with personality and balancing specialists and generalists. Embrace failure as a storytelling tool and explore world immersion, risk, and legacies.

  • Part 6 - Closer Friendships24:38

    Explore how tabletop RPGs foster closer friendships, build empathy, and sharpen real-world skills like leadership, conflict resolution, and confident decision-making through collaborative storytelling.

  • Part 7 - What Lies Ahead: Reflections and Resources15:26

    Explore the thriving tabletop roleplaying games community, resources, and media—from conventions and content creators to online platforms like Roll20 and YouTube—propelling RPGs into culture.

  • Part 8 - FYI (For Your Inspiration)21:28

    Discover a rich collection of inspired tabletop RPG characters, from scholars and healers to inventors and rogues, designed as adaptable springboards to remix, tailor, and ignite your next game.

  • Afterword3:11

    embrace growth as a tabletop roleplayer by practicing storytelling, inviting others, and fostering inclusive communities; roll dice, create unforgettable characters, and craft shared adventures.

Requirements

  • none

Description

Take a deep dive into the art of making and playing unforgettable characters in your favorite tabletop roleplaying game! For decades, TTRPGs have been bringing friends together to tell stories of adventure and intrigue. Now the genre has become more popular than ever with appearances in movies, TV shows, podcasts, and more!

But what if you want to add even more immersion to your game? The answer is in roleplaying! With dynamic and popular series such as Critical Role available to watch online, it can be (understandably!) intimidating to start adding more roleplaying to your game. But there is no need to fear!

This comprehensive roleplaying guide will teach you how to:

• Plan and kick off your tabletop RPG experience

• Create your own unique character that is fully immersed in your game’s world

• Find and use inspiration for your TTRPG characters

• Use description to grow your imagination and make more compelling stories

• Adapt your character to your game’s world

• Develop skills that are useful in and outside of the game

• Find your next favorite TTRPG series

• Connect with other gamers!

With a proven process for creating engaging characters honed over many awkward and nerdy years, this guide is your one must-have resource to make and play unforgettable TTRPG characters!

About the Expert

Jeffrey Wright is a proud nerd, avid tabletop gamer, and writer. With nearly two decades of experience playing and running a wide variety of tabletop roleplaying games, Jeffrey Wright has made it his mission to get as many people playing TTRPGs as possible. He credits the freeform immersion offered by tabletop gaming for his outgoing personality, love of writing, and obsessive collecting habits. He regularly prepares and runs games for new players at his local game store to introduce them to the magic of roleplaying games. Most days, he can be found resting atop his gigantic dice hoard challenging strangers to riddle contests. On other days, he practices being less sarcastic.

HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Who this course is for:

  • Gamers

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