Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are fun activities where friends can come together to enjoy storytelling and adventure. Today, these gaming spaces are much more welcoming and inclusive for everyone. This page offers resources that explore the history of exclusion, racism, and other problems that have existed in TTRPGs and in some older games. Here are materials to help recognize these issues and ways to address them, ensuring that everyone has a positive experience.
Call Number: Juvenile: PZ7.1.R366645 No 2024
A fictional LGBTQ+ love story about a teenage girl whose adventure in fantasy tabletop roleplaying helps her gain confidence, find genuine friends, and discover a chance at real love.
Call Number: Garden Level: PN6725 .H364 2022
A book that explores toxic masculinity and sexism within the superhero genre.
Call Number: Garden Level: GV14.45 .T724 2023
The book looks at the history of white masculinity in geek culture, at the exclusion of others, even though many of these people were already considered outsiders. It discusses the challenges that have made it hard to create a more inclusive community and suggests ways that this could improve.
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An fiction e-book about a young girl who has just moved to a new town with her two moms. Feeling lost and lonely, she decides to join a Dungeons & Dragons group with a friend. But her friend is dealing with his own problems.
