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How RPGs promote collaboration in young students - Post 2 of 2

The game itself is not the players against the gamemaster; if the players reach the goal set for them in the adventure, then everyone wins. When presented with a challenge - there are three types of challenges: social interaction, exploration, combat - the players must collaborate, using their character's skills, to find the solution. Each player describes how their character responds to the situation presented by the gamemaster and dice are rolled to determine the outcome. Players are encouraged (but not required) to describe their character's action in the first person, embodying as much as possible of what makes that character unique.

Based on their accomplishments, at the end of the session, the game master determines if the characters level up. If that is the case, the players can invest time between sessions (normally, two weeks apart) choosing the new skills for their characters, as well as developing any new elements of their backstory. Players can also find out more information about the setting they are playing at, and even exchange in-character messages with the other players if that option was agreed upon before the first session.

RPGs are, then, a rich environment to practice collaboration, problem-solving, social interaction, and creative thinking; all of them beneficial skills for young students.

COMING UP SOON
TILCo. will host an online event for parents of young students, at the end of the month, where we will discuss these topics at length. The event is free of charge, but registration is required.