by Taylor W. | Mar 25, 2022 | Dungeons & Dragons
“Why did we decide to split up from the others again?” Oleck, the 3 foot tall halfling knight shouted to Shade. “For the same reason we decided to walk through that portal. It’s more exciting this way!” Shade, the exotic purple tiefling bard replied while looting a...
by Taylor W. | Mar 25, 2022 | Board Games, Dungeons & Dragons
When I started as an instructor at New York Society of Play years ago, my family and friends were puzzled. After all, I was walking away from a management position with a large company to run online games for children. I was hungry for a way to contribute to the...
by Taylor W. | Nov 30, 2021 | Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons is an incredible game. I’ve seen it make people happy from age 6 to age 60. When you work as a professional dungeon master for kids ages 6-13 you get to see a lot of real evidence of the positive changes it can have on people. We have seen...
by Taylor W. | Nov 22, 2021 | Dungeons & Dragons
Our company has been running D&D professionally for kids ages 6-13 since 2019. Since the beginning, every DM we have hired has felt the same pressure, namely, making everyone happy all of the time. DMing has enough inherent pressure as it is, but when...
by Taylor W. | Nov 15, 2021 | Dungeons & Dragons
At the New York Society of Play, we have a party of players ages 12-14. They were hunting down an ancient gem dragon in the jungles of Katashaka and made camp for a long rest. On this rest, they decided somewhat impulsively to not have anyone take...