Description

Your friends gather around the table, character sheets at the ready. You dive into the fantasy: a dark dungeon crawling with enemies, the journey promising wealth or ruin, victory or defeat. Your party forges onward: roll Perception. . . . roll Stealth. . . . But not every question can be answered by the dice.

Decisions like when to trust, how to love, and who we are can’t be outsourced to a D20. We don’t get skill modifiers in real life—and we definitely don’t get fireball—but that doesn’t mean we can’t still find ways to access magic in our day-to-day.


From exploring gender identity with an oath-bound paladin to playing out an in-game romance with your best friend, tabletop gaming paves the way for new relationships and shows us the richness of the worlds we inhabit, both fictional and real.


Within these pages, adventure awaits—but first, it’s time to roll for Initiative.

About the Author

Praise For…

“Equal parts heartwarming and hilarious, poignant and passionate. A must-have for fans of TTRPGs and stories of joyful queer discovery.”
—Becca Coffindaffer, Critical Role: Stories Untold

“A celebration of queer joy and visibility in tabletop gaming.”
—Sarah Glenn Marsh, contributing author of Critical Role’s Vox Machina: Stories Untold

“A standout anthology full of humor, heart, and vivid characters (both playable and otherwise). A must-read for any tabletop gamer!”
—Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls

"This is How We Roll brings so much to the table—unforgettable characters from your favorite authors, adventures of the fantastical and heart-fluttering variety, and most importantly the unique queer joy of gaming together. You definitely want to join this adventuring party."
—Christen Randall, national bestselling author of The No-Girlfriend Rule