Gaining Advantage 009: Variety is the Spice of Second Breakfast (with @TBHalflings)

November 5, 2021
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More often than not, variety makes things better. We welcome Jasper William Cartwright and Jeremy Cobb, 2/3 of the podcast Three Black Halflings to talk about diversity in the gaming space.

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 2:39 2/3 Black Halflings
  • 55:48 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

3BH Links

Wyrmworks Publishing



Gaining Advantage 008: Pretending to Do Good (Roleplay 4 Charity)

November 5, 2021
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It’s October! It’s all about dressing up and pretending!That’s what role-players do best! And now, you can do that for charity! We welcome Oneuppington with Roleplay4Charity.

We are looking for guests for Playing the Other. If you’d like to be our guest, let us know at wyrmworkspublishing.com/contact

Content Warning: Cancer

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 2:10 Rhydian “Oneuppington” John with Roleplay4Charity
  • 19:38 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

Roleplay4Charity Links

Wyrmworks Publishing



Gaining Advantage 007: Advantage against Psychic Damage (Jasper’s Game Day)

November 5, 2021
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Life is tough, and sometimes, it seems like today’s CR is a bit too high. So what do you do? Get more people in the party! We welcome Josh Simons of Jasper’s Game Day to talk about mental health and suicide prevention through TTRPGs.

In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Matt Weber with a great discussion about his physical disabilities and his decades of gaming experience.

Content Warning: Suicide, Body shape discussion, Mental Illness, Phobias

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 2:26 Josh Simons & Jasper’s Game Day
  • 32:34 Playing the Other with Matt Weber
  • 1:10:34 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

Jasper’s Game Day

Josh Simons Links

Matt Weber links

Wyrmworks Publishing

Twitter: @wyrmworksdale



Gaining Advantage 006: Dungeons and Dragons and Autism (Level Up Gaming with Daniel Kwan & Naomi Hazlett)

November 5, 2021
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How can TTRPGs help people on the autism spectrum? We welcome Daniel Kwan & Naomi Hazlett from Level Up Gaming, where they’re doing great work in that area.

In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Nico Meyering with a discussion on breathing difficulties and other disabilities in gaming.

Content Warning: Breathing Difficulties

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:50 Daniel Kwan & Naomi Hazlett from Level Up Gaming
  • 44:48 Playing the Other with Nico Meyering
  • 1:05:33 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

Level Up Gaming Links

Daniel Kwan’s Links

Naomi Hazlett’s Links

Nico Meyering links

Wyrmworks Publishing



Gaining Advantage 005: Disabilities in the Future with Elsa Sjunneson

November 5, 2021
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How can TTRPGs give us perspective on our own world and the people in our lives? We welcome Hugo, Aurora, and BFA award winner, Elsa Sjunneson, an expert in perspective.

In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome IdenTTRPG, an endogenic plural system.

Content Warning: Endogenic Plurality, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Multiple Personalities Disorder

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 3:17 Elsa Sjunneson
  • 17:24 Playing the Other with IdenTTRPG
  • 42:07 Wrap-up

Manually captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing. Transcript available at our website.

Elsa Sjunneson links

IdenTTRPG links

Wyrmworks Publishing

Other resources: 

Learn more about Endogenic Plurality: https://pluralpedia.org/w/Endogenic



Gaining Advantage 004: Blind Role in TTRPGs (DOTS RPG Project)

November 5, 2021
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Everyone should be able to play TTRPGs, right? But what if you can’t see the dice you’re rolling? We welcome Tyler Palermo from the DOTS RPG Project to talk about RPGs for the blind & visually impaired.

In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Casse Redus to talk about spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury and D&D.

Content Warning: Anxiety/Depression

0:14 Introduction
4:00 Tyler Polermo & the DOTS RPG Project
34:25 Casse Redus on Spinal Cord Injury & Traumatic Brain Injury
46:29 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

DOTS RPG links

Casse Redus links

Wyrmworks Publishing

Other resources: 



Gaining Advantage 003: Sweet Charity in TTRPGs (Honey & Dice)

November 5, 2021
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Sometimes, it can be hard to #LoveYourYou, but nothing like the support you can get from your gaming group to help with that! We welcome Honey from Honey & Dice to bring you some sweetness.

In our “Playing the Other” segment, we welcome Sebastian Yūe to talk about eating disorders and RPGs.

Content Warning: Eating Disorders

0:28 Introduction & Announcements

4:26 Honey and Dice

17:13 Sebastian Yūe on Eating Disorders

30:00 Wrap-up

Manually captioned. Transcript available at our website.

Honey & Dice links

Sebastian Yūe links

Wyrmworks Publishing



Gaining Advantage 002: Support your local Indie TTRPG (Creators, Assemble!)

November 5, 2021
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Welcome to Moni Barrette, Co-Founder of Creators, Assemble!, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting indie creators and promoting education through popular culture and gaming. We talk about TTRPGs in education and what they can do for independent content creators! In “Playing the Other,” we welcome Heather Thomas to talk about Executive Dysfunction and Intrusive Thoughts and how those would play out in Dungeons & Dragons or other role-playing games.

Content Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation

  • 0:14 Introduction
  • 3:28 Creators, Assemble! Interview
  • 21:27 Heather Thomas on Executive Dysfunction & Intrusive Thoughts
  • 39:41 Wrap-up

Creators, Assemble: https://www.creatorsassemble.org/ 

https://twitter.com/CreatorsAssemb

https://twitter.com/MoniBarre

Heather’s Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/lyndicat



Gaining Advantage 001: Dungeons & Dragons & Therapy (Game to Grow)

November 5, 2021
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Role-Playing Games are good for mental health, right? Of course! But what happens when it’s used for therapy? For our inaugural episode, we welcome Adam Davis from Game to Grow!

We also take a look at Reactive Attachment Disorder and how one might include a character with this condition in a TTRPG.

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  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 13:22 Game to Grow
  • 51:32 Playing the Other: Reactive Attachment Disorder