Black Content Creators in the Tabletop Community

TK Johnson (@tkjoinsthefray) has graciously allowed us to share their (non-exhaustive) compilation of Black creators and streamers in the tabletop RPG community. TK began it in celebration of Black History Month 2019 as a Twitter thread, continued this February, and we appreciate their work.

Of course, this isn’t a comprehensive list, but it’s certainly a good start at listening to and learning from the tabletop RPG community.

• Mistress Verse

• Cosplayer, Streamer, Podcaster, DM/Producer for the incredibly entertaining PlotHunters. Check out her website https://clonibailey.com/ or catch her on the recently launched Roll20 stream, Indoor Recess.

• POCGamer

• Writer, blogger, designer and advocate. Read his product reviews and educate yourself on progressive inclusion and social justice in tabletop roleplaying games at his website: https://pocgamer.com/.

• Nadja Otikor/Trist_Chi

• Dungeon Master, roleplayer, and geek extraordinaire. Designer of A Cozy Little Game. Follow her for astonishing blackness TM, and extraordinary storytelling.

• iamBrandonTV

• Twitch partner, gamer, Influencer Relations Manager at Reverb Games and cast member of Rivals of Waterdeep. Watch him at his Twitch channel here and find his Ko-Fi here.

• writejessr

• Writer, gamer, podcaster with BTA Podcasts. She is the Game Master for Bitches & Liches and cast member on D20 Dames and guest for Tales From the Mists. Narrative Designer for Multiverse. Visit her website here: https://www.writejess.com/

• POCTTRPGS

• Blogger, advocate, and amplifier for POC voices in the TTRPG industry. Check out his blog about the necessity of including marginalized voices and TTRPG player interviews: https://pocttrpg.wordpress.com/whats-it-all-about/

• Allie Bustion

• Artist, freelance writer and game designer. Check out her games and supplements here: http://madpierrot.itch.io. Follow her Patreon here.

• Elocrity

• Streamer, dungeon master, and gamer. Check out video game and ttrpg streams on Twitch.

• Aliza Pearl

• Writer, actor, roleplayer Shield of Tomorrow, Callisto 6, and Rat Queens RPG

• Nathan Blades

• Produces podcasts, streams, and TTRPG content for Phantom Arts Entertainment. Check out their work: http://arslingua.co.uk/

• Tanya DePass

• Gamer, designer, advocate director of I Need Diverse Games. See her work here: https://cypheroftyr.com/. Special shout out to Tanya for raising a massive amount of money for The Bail Project this week https://tiltify.com/+cypher-s-nat-20-s/justice-peace-freedom

• PlateauofLeng

• Game master and streamer. http://twitch.tv/plateauofleng

• Krystina Arielle

• Gamer, cosplayer, actress, host. Cast member of The Sirens, Rise of the Veiled Alliance

• Cicero Holmes

• Gamer, VO artist, cast member of Rivals of Waterdeep, and co-host of Discover Debrief.

• Shareef Jackson

• DM of Rivals of Waterdeep and mathematician extraordinaire! STEM diversity advocate, professor, founder of MathLooksGood, and host of GamingLooksGood. Check out his website: http://shareefjackson.com/.

• Misha B

• A professional writer and game designer, she is also responsible for the astounding Content and Consent disclaimer in Evil Hat’s Fate of Cthulhu. See her website for more of her work: https://blackgirlgameworks.com/ and support her here: https://www.patreon.com/blackgirlgameworks

• Hadeel al-Massari

• Educator, fantasy writer, and creator of the craft show “Thanks, I Made It!” as well as a Tales From the Mists cast member.

• Justin Miller

• Tabletop game fanatic, musician, writer and comedian! Check out his Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/noirenigma

• Willy Abeel

• DMs Guild game designer, Dungeon Master, wereraven? Do not send them a Yee Haw (TK forbids it!), but do check out their website: http://bookofhouse.willy-world.com

• Gabe Hicks

• Voice actor, cosplayer, founder of Mythic Grove, and lead designer of Hidden Treasures.

• Tristan Tarwater

• Author, Creator of #LatinxsCreate. Check out their website: https://www.backthatelfup.com/

• Critical Bard

• Professional vocalist & actor, D&D content creator & Twitch streamer. Critical Role jingle artist. Check out his Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/criticalbard and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/criticalbard_

• LaTia Jacquise

• D&D Adventurers League community manager, streamer, dungeon master, and cast member of Rivals of Waterdeep! Check out her Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/theladytiefling

Editor’s Note: We’d be remiss to not encourage you to follow these Roll20 streamers as well:

• TK Johnson

• Author of the list we’ve shared, storyteller, editor, DM Tales from the Mists, Sr Mod http://twitch.tv/dnd, Bully Recess at Indoor Recess.

• Aabria Iyengar

• CMO Dice Envy, writer, actor, model. Streamer Hyper RPG https://twitter.com/hyper_rpg, <https://twitter.com/savingthrowshow>>>, <<<FLOATING LINK: https://twitter.com/happyjacksrpg>>>. Twelve-Sided Stories podcast: <<<FLOATING LINK: https://twitter.com/12SidedStories>

• The A.K.I.

• TTRPG Player/Twitch Affiliate Clear Skies RPG, NewPantheon, A Darkened Wish and Lost Mine of Phandelver at http://twitch.tv/dnd, BlankSlate. GnS/CR Mod.

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