Roll for Adventure: Tabletop Roleplaying Adventures for Your School or Public Library

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Item Number
978-1-78330-740-1
Published
2025
Publisher
Facet Publishing, UK
Pages
136
Width
6"
Height
9"
Format
Softcover
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Become the ultimate Game Master and deliver tabletop role-playing games with confidence!

For librarians, teachers, school staff, and parents who want to run a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) but who don't know where to begin, this practical guide includes five tabletop role-playing adventures written so a first-time Game Master can jump straight in and start playing. Alongside the adventures the book includes

  • examples of safety tools to allow players to stay safe;
  • a comprehensive TTRPG glossary;
  • practical tips for helping new players at the TTRPG table;
  • practical tips for first-time Game Master and new players;
  • ideas on how to establish role-playing sessions and festivals in your school; and
  • lists of potions, magic items and non-player characters, including their motivations and occupations.

A companion to Maxwell's bestselling Let's Roll, this book is a must-read for librarians and teachers looking to deliver exciting and creative games and quests. Now roll the dice and have fun!

Introduction

  1. Playing Tabletop Roleplaying Games with Youth
  2. Tabletop Roleplaying Safety Tools
  3. How to Run a Tabletop Roleplaying Festival in Your School Library
  4. An Introduction to the Village of Arrowdale
  5. The Great Donkey Race
  6. All Booked Up
  7. Sea What I Mean
  8. Break a Leg
  9. Scone Alone

Resources

Index

Lucas Maxwell

Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lucas Maxwell has been working with teens in public and school libraries for close to fifteen years. He is currently the librarian at Glenthorne High School in London, UK. He writes for Book Riot and has contributed to School Library Journal and American Library Association publications. In 2017, Lucas was named the School Librarian of the Year by the UK's School Library Association.

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