Why More Black Women Should Play Tabletop RPGs

If you don’t read the blog Black Girl Nerds, you should. Today, they’ve got an awesome article up by Lauren Frazier. It’s about why more black women should play tabletop RPGs. It’s a great article detailing some of the issues and benefits about joining a group where you are the minority.

Article here: https://blackgirlnerds.com/black-women-play-tabletop-rpgs/

“Unfortunately, the barrier entering tabletop RPGs can be quite high for Black women, when compared to video game RPGs. When you think of Dungeons and Dragons, most people picture a group of nerds who look something like the cast of The Big Bang Theory or the gang from Stranger Things huddled around a table in Mike’s basement.”


A screenshot of the Black Girl Ners Page, showing 3 black femal nerds around a text logo. Farther down the page are an image of dice and the title of the article "why more black women should play tabletop rpgs"

 


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