Hello everyone! I will be holding 2 "Lets Make a 1 Shot and Play It" sessions each month. This is set for tier 2 members ($25 a month tier), but would like to do the first 2 where any tier of members in the group are able to join and participate. In these, we will collaboratively design a 1 shot together and then play through it and then discuss what we did, why we made certain choices when designing the 1 shot, as well as how it played. If you would like to join the next session or the following one, please leave a comment. I can have a maximum of 8 participants for each session, but any number of people can come watch! These will be recorded and uploaded to the community to watch after they are finished every time.

Hello everyone! My name is Zach Weber and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Therapeutic Game Master as well as an international professional game master. I own the mental health practice Dragons Den Counseling, and work with people utilizing their passions and interests and work to incorporate those into a therapeutic approach that works specifically for them. I am passionate about helping others as well as playing games. I am lucky and grateful that I am able to take my passions and use them to help others! I have been a game master for nearly 20 years and have been a professional game master for 8 years. I have worked with organizations such as D&D in a castle, the D20 cruise, as well as Critical Role and Darrington press to tell wonderful stories at the table. I am very excited to be able to share my wealth of knowledge and experience in hope I can help therapists medical professionals parents Educators and other GMs and players who love telling stories and using gaming as a way to connect, grow, and learn. Please introduce yourself and include anything you would like to get from this community, as well as what you would like to bring / share to this community! I look forward to getting to know everyone and to have wonderful discussions!

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by “doing it right,” you’re in the right place. Quiet participation counts here. It’s completely okay to read quietly, skim, come and go, or just see if this feels useful. This community exists to make tabletop games, creativity, and play feel more accessible and less overwhelming, especially for neurodivergent folks, burned-out GMs, curious parents, educators, therapists, and players who want things to feel easier. Over time we’ll explore: - Cheap, forgiving ways to make terrain and minis - Running sessions with less prep - Collaborating with players instead of carrying everything alone - Adjusting rules to fit the people at the table - Building worlds together without pressure

I would like to post a poll to see what you all would like our first live stream to be focused on. Please let me know which of the following you'd like to discuss: o Why Traditional Therapy Doesn’t Work for Everyone (And What We Can Do Instead) o Using Games, Stories, and Characters to Understand Ourselves o Burnout, Masking, and Why We’re All So Tired o Post a topic you would like to discuss and can then be voted for

Quick reframe that removes a lot of stress: Terrain is not about being impressive. It’s about being useful. Some of the most effective terrain I’ve used came from: - Cardboard - Foam packaging - Dollar store bins - Thrift store finds - Broken toys and odd little shapes Terrain doesn’t necessarily need to be pretty. It needs to communicate. If it helps players understand space, sparks imagination, or creates interesting choices, it’s doing its job. Later this week I will be uploading a video showing how you can take low cost items and making them into table ready terrain pieces. This month I’ll share: - Cheap terrain ideas - Forgiving builds (hard to mess up) - Low-mess approaches - “Table-ready” shortcuts