{"id":336,"date":"2015-12-12T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2015\/12\/12\/diversity-the-tabletop-roleplaying-community-by-john-w-sheldon\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:41:46","slug":"diversity-the-tabletop-roleplaying-community-by-john-w-sheldon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2015\/12\/diversity-the-tabletop-roleplaying-community-by-john-w-sheldon\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity &#038; the Tabletop Roleplaying Community by John W. Sheldon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lUdUMM9Uu_k\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>John W. Sheldon is a tabletop game designer and graphic designer in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. His history includes work with the U.S. Army Reserve preparing news shows for the Army in Iraq. He has been playing RPGs for most of his life, and since becoming involved with the indie RPG scene has gained a lot of knowledge about the demographics and interests of the players and creators in the community. This video showcases diversity in the tabletop roleplaying community through personal interviews with creators, players, and academics in the RPG industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John W. Sheldon is a tabletop game designer and graphic designer in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. His history includes work with the U.S. Army Reserve preparing news shows for the Army in Iraq. He has been playing RPGs for most of his life, and since becoming involved with the indie RPG scene has gained a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2015\/12\/diversity-the-tabletop-roleplaying-community-by-john-w-sheldon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Diversity &#038; the Tabletop Roleplaying Community by John W. 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