Social anxiety and TTRPGs

Ways to ease social anxiety

• Describe actions instead of roleplaying in-character
• Think about what you would do in a given situation
• Explain to your group the issue you have beforehand
• Remember that many people are socially anxious/awkward
• Realize that the weird things about you are what your group wants. Everyone’s weirdness gives the game texture.
• Play a character that is like you to make roleplaying easier
  • or
  • play a character much different so that character failures don’t feel like personal failures

Sources

• Newest ‘social’ Questions - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange
• Newest ‘narration’ Questions - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange
• Newest ‘player-communication’ Questions - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange
• Newest ‘gaming-style’ Questions - Role-playing Games Stack Exchange

Ideas

• TTRPG prompt cards for players with social anxiety