Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid , is guide for families, friends, facilitators, and other creators to make their own kid-specific TTRPG stemming from all the articles on TTRPGkids!
TTRPGkids is an ENnie awarded web resource that's ALL about using TTRPGs with and for kids, and I want to share that XP with you so you can make your own games and explore this wonderful world of all-ages TTRPGs with your own children, classes, or readers!
Based on my experience playing and reviewing over 100 all-ages TTRPGs from other creators to see what does and doesn't work, writing 50+ of my own kid-friendly TTRPG titles, publishing close to 50 tips and tricks articles to help families and creators with gameplay and design, and interviewing dozens of experts from the all-ages TTRPG community, I am condensing all that knowledge into one zine-style book for your easy use.
This guide book will walk you through the steps needed to create your own setting, mechanics, and overall game that hone in on what is actually going to be interesting, manageable, and needed in a TTRPG for young players.
Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid: A Guide for Families, Friends, and Facilitators will be a 50+ page zine-style book (final page count dependent on stretch goals) broken into focused sections that cover:
1. What is a TTRPG?
2. Why play TTRPGs with kids?
3. Getting on the same page
4. Picking a setting
5. Making player characters
6. Creating NPCs and encounters
7. Choosing mechanics
8. Actual gameplay
9. Introducing applied elements (stretch goal additional chapter)
10. Example game frames (stretch goal additional chapter)
Rewards
You can get a copy for yourself or help bring this project to life so others can use this resource to help kids with TTRPGs!
Pricing for this campaign will reflect the cost of the base version but will include any stretch goals at no additional cost - if stretch goals are achieved, the post-campaign price for the book may be higher than what's listed during initial funding, so reserve your copy in advance!
About Steph from TTRPGkids
Hello! I'm Steph, the creator and writer
for the TTRPGkids blog, and I started TTRPGkids with my kid during
COVID lockdown. This website began as a fun project with my family
and grew into supporting the youth and all-ages focused TTRPG
community. I am now supporting other creators, publishing my own
work, playtesting, speaking at conventions, presenting for
webinars, and generally doing what I can to build up resources and
awareness centered around all-ages TTRPGs. In addition to running
TTRPGkids, I am a parent to an amazing 5 year old kid and have
been a vehicle crash test engineer, worked at NASA, and taught
college engineering!
Stretch goals
This project has an awesome team of stretch goal writers and a wonderful artist, Leo Assis, as part of the stretch goal team! I also plan to add additional chapters and run a 1-hour webinar walkthrough of making a TTRPG provided that goals are met! Here's to adding more to the resource!
Thank you for your support!
And thank you for checking out this project, playing TTRPGs with kids, making TTRPGs for kids, and helping to create more resources for youth-focused TTRPGs! I appreciate your interest in using or supporting this book, and I hope that both this book and the TTRPGkids.com website can help you find the info that you need for your games!
Art for this book, including the cover and borders used in this campaign page, was done by Leo Assis.
Perks
- 4 ordered
Get a Black & White interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid at special pre-release pricing AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
- 87 ordered
- 138 remaining
Get a Crowdfundr and TTRPGkids booth exclusive color interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid at special pre-release pricing AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
*After the Crowdfundr campaign, the color interior version of the book will ONLY be available through TTRPGkids convention booths and will not be available for shipment or through other distributors
- 18 ordered
- 7 remaining
Send a color interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid to a library with TTRPGkids covering delivery costs, get a digital copy of the book for yourself, AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
*Libraries being donated to will be selected by TTRPGkids from a list of interested locations; if you wish to donate to a specific library, please purchase through the regular physical copy tier.
- 6 ordered
- 94 remaining
Get a copy of Bakers, Charge! in case you missed the 2023 campaign! You can order this on it's own OR you order this as an add-on in order to combine some of the shipping costs.
- 5 ordered
Get a copy of all currently released digital TTRPGkids games AND a digital copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid once it is released. This is normally more than $150 if purchased individually!
Rewards will be fulfilled by sending you digital download codes via itch.io within 1 week of your purchase, save for the Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid download, which will be sent by May 31, 2024. The StoryGuider games that are listed as a la carte in the TTRPGkids itch.io page will be included as a group through the StoryGuider Pre-K Curriculum download, which includes all 30 adventures.
- 1 ordered
- 9 remaining
Book a 1-hour one-on-one virtual consultation with Steph from TTRPGkids to talk about concerns you're having in your games, help with game design, discuss creator-focused topics (like crowdfunding and publication), or set up a game for your kid using the steps from the guide!
All meetings must be scheduled by May 31, 2024 at a time that is mutually agreed between both parties via the email used for this account.
- 2 ordered
- 3 remaining
Reserve two 1-hour one-on-one virtual consultation sessions with Steph from TTRPGkids to talk about concerns you're having in your games, help with game design, discuss creator-focused topics (like crowdfunding and publication), or set up a game for your kid using the steps from the guide!
In addition, get a B&W interior copy of the book that has steps for creating your own game using strategies from TTRPGkids included at just the shipping cost.
All meetings must be scheduled by May 31, 2024 at a time that is mutually agreed between both parties via the email used for this account.
- 3 claimed
- 15 remaining
Permanently sponsor a TTRPGkids "Tips & Tricks" article that ties into the contents of the book!
Sponsorship includes the addition of your name or logo on the top banner of the article page along with a thank you shout out and link at the start of the article.
Articles available to sponsor cover topics including safety tools, mechanics adjustments, creating settings, making NPCs, and more all through the lens of kid-focused games.
*Note that TTRPGkids has the right to reject and refund the sponsorship if the name or logo submitted contains inappropriate content or if TTRPGkids has conflict with endorsing the sponsorship, as deemed by TTRPGkids
Help choose the direction for art pieces within the book!
This tier gives you input on choosing the art for one of the main sections of the book:
- Getting on the same page (safety tools)
- Picking a setting
- Making your kids PC
- Creating NPCs and challenges
- Choosing mechanics
- Actual gameplay tips
You'll get to choose one section and then will work through TTRPGkids with artists Leo Assis to help determine the direction for that piece. This could mean choosing the class for an PC illustration, selecting some of the items for a setting theme, or getting input on the design of an NPC.
All feedback and requests must be received from the backer by February 20, 2024 to allow time for the artist to complete the job in time for target fulfillment date. The final design must be approved by TTRPGkids to ensure that it is appropriate to the themes of the guide.
- 2 ordered
- 23 remaining
Get a block of 10 copies of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid to sell at your friendly neighborhood game store or convention booth at a bulk discount!
So you can plan for pricing, after the campaign, the list price for this guide will go up from $12/each to $15/each.
The retail copies of in this tier will have a color exterior cover and a black and white interior.
- 0 ordered
- 25 remaining
Get a block of 10 copies of Bakers, Charge! to sell at your friendly neighborhood game store or convention booth at a bulk discount!
The list price for this game is $12/each.
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- 4 ordered
Get a Black & White interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid at special pre-release pricing AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
- 87 ordered
- 138 remaining
Get a Crowdfundr and TTRPGkids booth exclusive color interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid at special pre-release pricing AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
*After the Crowdfundr campaign, the color interior version of the book will ONLY be available through TTRPGkids convention booths and will not be available for shipment or through other distributors
- 18 ordered
- 7 remaining
Send a color interior physical copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid to a library with TTRPGkids covering delivery costs, get a digital copy of the book for yourself, AND get your name listed in the contributor's page at the end of the book!
*Libraries being donated to will be selected by TTRPGkids from a list of interested locations; if you wish to donate to a specific library, please purchase through the regular physical copy tier.
- 6 ordered
- 94 remaining
Get a copy of Bakers, Charge! in case you missed the 2023 campaign! You can order this on it's own OR you order this as an add-on in order to combine some of the shipping costs.
- 5 ordered
Get a copy of all currently released digital TTRPGkids games AND a digital copy of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid once it is released. This is normally more than $150 if purchased individually!
Rewards will be fulfilled by sending you digital download codes via itch.io within 1 week of your purchase, save for the Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid download, which will be sent by May 31, 2024. The StoryGuider games that are listed as a la carte in the TTRPGkids itch.io page will be included as a group through the StoryGuider Pre-K Curriculum download, which includes all 30 adventures.
- 1 ordered
- 9 remaining
Book a 1-hour one-on-one virtual consultation with Steph from TTRPGkids to talk about concerns you're having in your games, help with game design, discuss creator-focused topics (like crowdfunding and publication), or set up a game for your kid using the steps from the guide!
All meetings must be scheduled by May 31, 2024 at a time that is mutually agreed between both parties via the email used for this account.
- 2 ordered
- 3 remaining
Reserve two 1-hour one-on-one virtual consultation sessions with Steph from TTRPGkids to talk about concerns you're having in your games, help with game design, discuss creator-focused topics (like crowdfunding and publication), or set up a game for your kid using the steps from the guide!
In addition, get a B&W interior copy of the book that has steps for creating your own game using strategies from TTRPGkids included at just the shipping cost.
All meetings must be scheduled by May 31, 2024 at a time that is mutually agreed between both parties via the email used for this account.
- 3 claimed
- 15 remaining
Permanently sponsor a TTRPGkids "Tips & Tricks" article that ties into the contents of the book!
Sponsorship includes the addition of your name or logo on the top banner of the article page along with a thank you shout out and link at the start of the article.
Articles available to sponsor cover topics including safety tools, mechanics adjustments, creating settings, making NPCs, and more all through the lens of kid-focused games.
*Note that TTRPGkids has the right to reject and refund the sponsorship if the name or logo submitted contains inappropriate content or if TTRPGkids has conflict with endorsing the sponsorship, as deemed by TTRPGkids
Help choose the direction for art pieces within the book!
This tier gives you input on choosing the art for one of the main sections of the book:
- Getting on the same page (safety tools)
- Picking a setting
- Making your kids PC
- Creating NPCs and challenges
- Choosing mechanics
- Actual gameplay tips
You'll get to choose one section and then will work through TTRPGkids with artists Leo Assis to help determine the direction for that piece. This could mean choosing the class for an PC illustration, selecting some of the items for a setting theme, or getting input on the design of an NPC.
All feedback and requests must be received from the backer by February 20, 2024 to allow time for the artist to complete the job in time for target fulfillment date. The final design must be approved by TTRPGkids to ensure that it is appropriate to the themes of the guide.
- 2 ordered
- 23 remaining
Get a block of 10 copies of Making a Tabletop RPG for YOUR Particular Kid to sell at your friendly neighborhood game store or convention booth at a bulk discount!
So you can plan for pricing, after the campaign, the list price for this guide will go up from $12/each to $15/each.
The retail copies of in this tier will have a color exterior cover and a black and white interior.
- 0 ordered
- 25 remaining
Get a block of 10 copies of Bakers, Charge! to sell at your friendly neighborhood game store or convention booth at a bulk discount!
The list price for this game is $12/each.
