In this episode of our family-friendly Dungeons & Dragons series: After days of sailing toward a looming thunderstorm, our heroes are ambushed by an unknown ship hiding in the mists! How will our adventuring landlubbers adapt to their very first battle at sea?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok

Shoutout to our incredible partners:

• Emberglow Gaming - GM Shield (affiliate, 10% off: TheKidsTable)
• Monument Studios - Music (30% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Ember Rest - Filmed on Location
• 1985 Games - Battle Maps (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• WWizard Games - Condition Rings (10% off: THEKIDSTABLEDND)
• Mordenkatie's Magnificent Minis - PC Minis (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Daily Hero Forge - PC Mini Design

0:00 Episode 2 recap

0:14 The battle continues

2:25 Attacked by a toaster?

5:46 One down, four to go

10:20 Baby's first fireball

15:30 Pew, pew, pew!

18:47 Save the ship!

20:17 Next time on The Kids Table...

#dungeonsanddragons #actualplay #familyfriendly

To follow along with our recommended questions to consider, open https://www.thekidstablednd.com/sxswedu26 in a new tab. This SXSW Edu performance was recorded at Antone's Nightclub in Austin, Texas on March 9th, 2026 and is posted with permission of @SXSWEDU .

The Kids Table LIVE dungeons & dragons actual play is a recording of a SXSW Edu 2026 performance by @thekidstablednd . "What if kids could level up their Social-Emotional Learning skills while playing a tabletop roleplaying game? Our cast of kids & grownups will perform for you a live, improvised, likely chaotic game of Dungeons & Dragons. Afterwards, our adult speakers will break down how the game you just saw fosters outcomes like empathy, communication, and confidence, and why this type of support is so critical now. You'll come away with ideas for how to integrate D&D and other TTRPGs into classroom, library, after school, or home environments."

To follow along with our recommended questions to consider, open https://www.thekidstablednd.com/sxswedu26 in a new tab. This SXSW Edu performance was recorded at Antone's Nightclub in Austin, Texas on March 9th, 2026 and is posted with permission of @SXSWEDU .

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok

Shoutout to our incredible partners:

• Emberglow Gaming - GM Shield (affiliate, 10% off: TheKidsTable)
• Monument Studios - Background Music (30% off: KIDSTABLE)

0:00 What this Show is About

01:38 What is D&D?

02:28 Setting Expectations: Three Big Rules

03:51 Player Introductions & YOU!

06:30 The Adventure Begins

08:51 Why We Roll Dice

32:33 Why We Include Puzzles

43:01 Why We Play Battles

55:16 It's Not Over

55:48 Credits

#sxswedu #dndactualplay #liveshow

In this episode of our family-friendly Dungeons & Dragons series: After days of sailing toward a looming thunderstorm, our heroes are ambushed by an unknown ship hiding in the mists! How will our adventuring landlubbers adapt to their very first battle at sea?

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok

Shoutout to our incredible partners:

• Emberglow Gaming - GM Shield (affiliate, 10% off: TheKidsTable)
• Monument Studios - Music (30% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Ember Rest - Filmed on Location
• 1985 Games - Battle Maps (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• WWizard Games - Condition Rings (10% off: THEKIDSTABLEDND)
• Mordenkatie's Magnificent Minis - PC Minis (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Daily Hero Forge - PC Mini Design

0:00 recap

0:14 the battle begins!

7:14 a mysterious figure

10:54 sophia & the god of the ocean

16:50 tempest cleric wields the storm

18:59 the god of power says hi

#dungeonsanddragons #actualplay #familyfriendly

A new chapter begins in our kid-focused Dungeons & Dragons campaign. After the Battle of the Arches, our heroes have been tasked with finding Ismiene in the hopes of ultimately defeating the evil Fuldmagt. There's only one problem - she's hidden on an unknown island amid a sea of pirates!

Links to Awesome Kids' Adventures:

• "Mystery Snacks" by TTRPG Kids: BackerKit, TTRPGkids.com
• "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" by Lone Colossus Games: https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok

Shoutout to our incredible partners:

• Emberglow Gaming - GM Shield (affiliate, 10% off: TheKidsTable)
• Monument Studios - Music (30% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Ember Rest - Filmed on Location
• 1985 Games - Battle Maps (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• WWizard Games - Condition Rings (10% off: THEKIDSTABLEDND)
• Mordenkatie's Magnificent Minis - PC Minis (10% off: KIDSTABLE)
• Daily Hero Forge - PC Mini Design

0:34 Skip Intro

4:54 The Great Ship Debate

13:57 Arugon is Still Being Arugon

16:54 An Emotional Farewell

27:50 Six Weeks to Save the World

33:11 A Ship in the Mist

34:08 Next Time on The Kids Table...

#dungeonsanddragons #actualplay #familyfriendly

Allison and Ryan share tips for helping kids navigate difficult topics. Being a parent caught between hearing terrible things in the news while daily life and caretaking duties carry on can feel like emotional whiplash. Believe it or not, playing Dungeons & Dragons together can be one tool in your parenting toolbox that helps to support kids as they process and cope - and we'll share exactly how.

Links to Great Things:

• Kids' Book Recommendations from Allison: "Fair Shares" by Pippa Goodhart, "Brick By Brick" by Giuliano Ferri, "All Are Welcome" by Alexandra Penfold
• Books to Raise Inclusive Leaders by @MaiStoryBook: book list
• "Mystery Snacks" by TTRPG Kids: BackerKit, TTRPGkids.com
• "Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" by Lone Colossus Games: https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads

#dungeonsanddragons #parenting #copingstrategies #minnesota

Allison and Becca Bix of Women Play D&D chat about the history of inclusion (and, sadly, exclusion) in Dungeons & Dragons and how the pop culture phenomenon Stranger Things has prompted forward progress!

You can find Becca and her fabulous work at https://www.womenplaydnd.co or on Instagram and Threads @womenplaydnd

"Wyrmlings: An All Ages TTRPG" can be found at https://bit.ly/WyrmlingsTKT

Welcome to Area of Effect, a podcast from the creators of The Kids Table, where we discuss how tabletop RPGs benefit kids and answer your questions about playing TTRPGs with the kids at your table!

About us: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

• Our Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads

#dungeonsanddragons #inclusion #strangerthings

In this conclusion of our Obojima adventure, our Dungeons & Dragons heroes search the witch's workshop for the misdelivered letter. All the while, the pixies Teena and Mina are up to no good; attempting to misdirect our heroes in their search and setting a Venus Fly Rat free from its cage, which promptly attacked the pint-sized adventuring party. How will our heroes get out of this one?

Join The Kids Table cast as we play through "The Curious World Within"; the first adventure from "Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass". Obojima is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting inspired by the works of Studio Ghibli & The Legend of Zelda. Posted with permission of 1985 Games.

"Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass" can be found at https://obojima.com or added to your DnD Beyond collection at https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/DBRVOJLXV.

About The Kids Table: When kids are at the table, everyone wins! Playing TTRPGs levels up kids' critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, & confidence. That's why we create our kid-inclusive D&D show, tips for playing with kids, and campaigns to bring the adventures home!

More From The Kids Table:

• Kids' Adventures: Our Website
• Support Our Work: Patreon
• Follow Us: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook

Background music by Monument Studios (30% off: KIDSTABLE)

Story Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:17 Recap of Parts 1 & 2

1:05 Venus Fly Rat Attack!

12:58 Potion Puzzle

15:31 Retrieving the Letter

17:43 Reuniting with Lomi

20:22 Bonus Scene!

#dndactualplay #studioghibli #obojima #familygames #kidsplayinggames