This video was a series of "Oh my god THATS why" for me. I also now need to invest in a stuffed chicken. Thank you for this Az. incredible work.

@Azrai

3 жыл бұрын

If I can give you a fraction of the peace of mind your friendship gives me I am happy 😤 we will get you a chicken

@oddsockzx7124

3 жыл бұрын

Same for me!

@Operator_spectrum

3 жыл бұрын

Hi momo I love you

@graceyloufb

3 жыл бұрын

Same!! I could never quite articulate why it's been so hard and anxiety-inducing to learn or play these games even though I realllllly want to. Thank you! Can't wait to share it with my friends I've been trying to explain this to for years!!

@oldsoldier4209

3 жыл бұрын

@@Azrai I’m so happy that you found a group that understands these things. But, I’m even happier that you chose to explain this here. This is, by far, the clearest explanation I have ever seen. I started playing D&D at age 8, in 1977. Over the decades, I discovered work-arounds for my ADHD, and learned to spot others who were facing similar problems. I actually carry a bag to irl games that includes spare supplies to share. I have fidget spinners, sketch pads, tokens, cards, graph paper for mapping, and anything else that I think might be useful. In campaigns I GM, I build mock-ups of puzzles. It’s extra effort, but the players ALL love being able to touch and see these challenges. Please, keep spreading awareness of this. Also, your cosplay of your character is perfection. 🤠👍

Oh man, as an ADHD person who has spent my entire life forcing myself into systems that ARE NOT built for me... it is blowing my mind that I could've potentially sought or asked for experiences that ARE built for me, instead of just twisting myself in knots, wrapping myself in performances and coping strategies that are almost solely designed to mimic a neurotypical person. AHHHHHHHHHHH

@lizabee484

3 жыл бұрын

YES EXACTLY. THIS. ALL OF THIS. Thank you for somehow putting my scrambled thoughts into words, Ginny 😅❤️ I was really struggling on how to explain how eye-opening and helpful and “oh so THAT’S WHY” this video was for me.

@abbsmo

3 жыл бұрын

THIIIIIIS

@OctopusOwl

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Yes. This exactly.

@OctopusOwl

3 жыл бұрын

@@lizabee484 I was also having trouble summarizing my brain thoughts! Ginny hit the nail on the head.

@SuperVampia

3 жыл бұрын

i just knew you've got ADHD too!

'I work for adhd, I do not speak for the brand or company' okay but this line KILLED ME???? XD

@Azrai

2 жыл бұрын

😂 trying to say “neurodivergent folks aren’t a monolith” but multiple special interests are Disney related 🥲

"If you've ever told an ADHD person to just make lists, you owe them 10 dollars." Me: **wires 20k from my bank account to my other bank account**

@Azrai

3 жыл бұрын

PFFFF SAME

@gerrardandstuff

3 жыл бұрын

Found that comment quite interesting. I literally rely on lists to even get anything done some days lol, sometimes the number of lists I make starts to become legitimately disturbing, but we all function slightly different.

@Frank-ju8qr

3 жыл бұрын

@@gerrardandstuff same, mindmaps are one of the only things that do it for me, I have to cut everything into little steps because otherwise my brain wants to do everything at the same time and get stuck

@gerrardandstuff

3 жыл бұрын

@@Frank-ju8qr yesss, just find the visual layout of tasks to be a lot easier to process, having said that, it definitely doesn't always work

"Being told to shut up is a little bit devastating" if it's anything like me, you don't even want to speak again for the entire DnD session.

@graceyloufb

3 жыл бұрын

This is me in all group encounters when that happens! I usually focus on not tearing up so I'm not then called too sensitive hahaha

@karolanehuard3248

3 жыл бұрын

Same :')

@Azrai

2 жыл бұрын

YEPPP I’m lucky if I even recover by the next one 🥲

@TheCurley

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is me

@riccardomosena4162

5 ай бұрын

if i try to say something multiple time, and people talk over or interrupt me, i can blend with the background never be seen until i want to

"when you go a little nuts and you teach yourself how to bookbind" was so specific and yet so deeply relatable

@Bitterthorne

3 жыл бұрын

*looks over at my pile of hand bound dnd character journals during that hyperfixation phase*

@robinmcclanahan4895

3 жыл бұрын

@@SB-iq6mh This is useful information (my ADHD ass says while sitting in a pile of half-finished craft projects)

@Liquessen

3 жыл бұрын

@@robinmcclanahan4895 ... the relatability is off the charts here...

@icecream.ocelot

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember the time in high school when I took myself alone by bus at 11pm (I was terrified of buses and people) because I suddenly needed to learn how to bookbind and I needed to buy mod podge

@madhatterally1046

3 жыл бұрын

I literally had a project for art (which most people were doing drawing or painting ) and I taught myself bookbinding to make a heart shaped book. It was for my senior year of art.

My Girlfriend turned me to this video because she's in the process of being diagnosed and 4 out of 6 of my players have ADHD. I'm now going to try keep this in mind. Hopefully I can up the excitement at my table up to 11/10! I'm now off to make Spell tokens for all of the characters.

@anastasiafrye1996

2 жыл бұрын

bless your soul

i have either adhd or asd (waiting on diagnostic), but because D&D is my foremost special interest, I tend to imagine people can just hyperfocus on the game like I do, and I think I've been hurtful to other neurodivergent people before because of it. I really appreciate this video, it gives great perspective and I already have ideas to make the game more accesible to my loved ones :D

One of my neurodiverse players sent me this video with the note: "thank you" attached. I'm blown away by this video. TBH, as a DM, I had no idea this is a struggle my friends and players have-I just read the room and adjust. But little did I know that letting my players follow whims, verbally explain character choices and talk about backstory tangents with each other, relying on stories and skill challenges rather than puzzles and mechanics, and constantly referring to our world map would be so helpful. This video also opened up a whole one-hour conversation with my players about what's working and what's not, as well as discussing if anything in the video would be useful to consider employing. So thank you. This video has made me way more aware and hopefully a better DM!

regardless of whether someone at the table has adhd or not, who the hell forbids snacks? that's like one of the weirdest most puzzling things I can imagine, like do people who do that not see rpgs as a hobby to be fun? wtf Anyway love this vid, gonna make use of this in my future campaigns.

@codyisnumb

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's super weird, although I suppose in podcast is a little different, but yeah if yall aren't recording it, why forbid snacks?!

The tears that surged when you brought up Dyscalculia... The feeling of worthlessness is so devastating. Totally deciding it was okay that I cannot do math and never will is the most freeing thing I've understood this year. Thank you for your in-depth analysis and refusal to let these quirky things end with being cute and entertaining, and demanding attention to how debilitating it can be.

I don't even have ADHD but the part about "I play DND to tell fun stories with people I enjoy" hit DIFFERENT my GOD. I really really hate focusing on the mechanics and technical rules because they make me want to scream and/or cry.

@PhyreI3ird

3 жыл бұрын

You might want to pursue playing the Cypher, Fate, or Dresden Files rpgs. They're rules light (but still really customizeable) and the latter two are SUPER inclined toward storytelling. I'd definitely recommend checking them out.

@KittyCatThang

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhyreI3ird Thank you so much for the recommendation!!

@elyaequestus1409

3 жыл бұрын

Autistic person here: I feel this. I basically need to rewrite the all the feat/feature/abillities/spells/etc. in color code and perhaps then my brain engages enough with the rules that it _might_ stick. The dnd rules feel like one big blob of random rules without ryme or reason and I depend heavily on the DM to help me understand/interpret what the book says.

@DanDanDoe

2 жыл бұрын

I once did a few DnD sessions, and on one hand I really enjoyed it, because I was very happy with my character, but there was such a focus on certain mechanics. I always find magic in such things far too complicated, and there's so many numbers. In this campaign there were pretty strict budgets per rank or social class, e.g. an officer earning more but also having higher expectations. It made things too complicated and it really felt like I had to live a second life, with ensuring I'm eating well, budgetting well etc. in both real life and my spare time.

@damiengermosen5367

2 жыл бұрын

Not to downplay that, but to give a different view, I find it important to focus on the rules and mechanics because it allows everyone to be on the same playing field since we're all working with the same written rules

**holds this video. So Gently in my hands** ;-; thank u I owe you my life

The comedy in this is TOP TIER

@Azrai

3 жыл бұрын

😂 thank you it's all the prolonged exhaustion

“Ban-cakes for you. On the house. “ Az that is a WONDERFUL line and VERY clever. 😂

@caelvincent2092

3 жыл бұрын

Came here just to say that I also think 'Ban-cakes' is clever

As an ADHD Dungeon Master I NEED THIS

@nimporte7722

3 жыл бұрын

You have all my admiration for being able to DM ;_; I just feel like with my ADHD, I could never just handle everything, feels like way too much. and I enjoy being a player sooo.

@itsmikki69

3 жыл бұрын

@@nimporte7722 Thank you! It honestly is a lot, I’m still new to DMing and I often get monster stats wrong and such but my players are very understanding about it so it doesn’t discourage me too much.

@nimporte7722

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsmikki69 I'm sure you're doing amazing ! Keep up !

The title is just my entire personality

As a person with ADD(Like ADHD but not) in a family that consists of mostly neurotypicals, it's really frustrating when my family yells at me for things that I genuinely can't help but doing or not doing. I understand what you mean about the math. When I was little I couldn't do a single math assignment without bursting into tears of frustration. There were times during this video where tears threatened to crawl out because my reaction just "Oh my Irene, someone who actually understands where I'm coming from and why I'm so not prepared for things that get thrown my way." My mom is one of those neurotypicals in my family who's REALLY good with numbers and remembering things, so she's constantly yelling at me when I fail to meet her expectations. Thing is, I have expectations for myself that are even higher, so by the time she even hears about what I've "done wrong" I've already metaphorically thrown myself off the high dive into a pool of sharks. Each time she yells at me for something like that, another shark is let in and the pool just keeps getting bigger and bigger with the more sharks that are added in. I'm the oldest of four, so it's really stressful to me when my little sisters, who are the youngest, act more mature than me and I wonder why I can't be more of a big sister to them. I just realized how long this is when ending it and I apologize profusely.

@CathyLarkinWebSavvyPR

2 жыл бұрын

No apology needed. I see your struggles. It gets better...really it does

god you mentioning intrusive sleep- holy crap. HOLY CRAP that is literally my experience with so much of my life. I know I have ADHD but I cannot believe I was never alerted to this. oh my god.

@WinterWisp7

3 жыл бұрын

@wodar! I just about cried at realizing how much of my life is affected by intrusive sleep. That absolutely blew my mind.

@ewak.1155

3 жыл бұрын

I also just realized it has a name!! I literally cannot sit down to read a book or do something equally understimulating and focus-requiring without my brain going oh oops, time for sleepsies

@blakeguyan2662

2 жыл бұрын

I genuinely had never heard of it before... so many things now make more sense!

@Phoenix-et1vw

2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea it was called intrusive sleep gosh that hit home hard

I literally have multiple traumatic experiences with math over my ADHD life. When I mess up numbers during a dnd session, it's hard not to just burst into tears😅❤

@starbean9

3 жыл бұрын

This makes me really grateful that whenever I freeze up while looking at my dice my DM (who's also my partner) just does the math for me real quick. I'm starting to get better at doing it on my own, but I'll probably always be slower than other people. It's not even that I'm that bad at mental math, it's just an issue of the information being spread out: dice+bonus+"which modifier is it again?" And then I freez up because I feel put on the spot.

@elyaequestus1409

3 жыл бұрын

​@@starbean9 I feel this and I feel the same when jumbling around my spellsheet. I have said _fuck it_ and I just calculate the modifiers on forhand. It is in big red numbers so I cant miss it. I also made sure to write the calculation formula's in the beginning of my notebook so I can easily look it up.

@starbean9

3 жыл бұрын

@@elyaequestus1409 making my own character and spell sheets has helped alot, I hadn't even thought about using colors and writing out formulas(: thanks for the tip

@elyaequestus1409

3 жыл бұрын

@@starbean9 You are welcome! I hope it works out for you :) I do make sure to write the modifiers in bold, red letters so that I can see at a glance what number I need to have. Also by writing things out and color coding while writing makes me remember things. So, I have one ratty notebook + one word file with all the information in actual readable text on it. Keeping my things even some what organized is a challenge and a half.

@Azrai

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!!! Exactly this!

Controversial Opinion: There's a culture of Over Planning in TTRPG spaces and it makes things less fun for everyone. GMs are more and more expected to have intricate, finely detailed plans with stats for every NPC and minutely detailed traps and puzzles. As well as a well honed story with sweeping visual descriptions of every location. It's an incredible amount of work for a GM to prepare so that can make them feel unappreciated when the story isn't engaged with as intended, puzzles aren't solved as intended etc. This can lead to hurt feelings for the GM but also it often leads to a certain amount of railroading, linearity and a resistance to creative solutions or implementing accommodations. That makes things difficult for players with certain Neurodivergences and even just players with certain play styles. It also restricts the amount of direct influence players can have on the story and world building. Which for a lot of people makes it less fun. My advice to GMs is plan less. What you actually NEED to know is the intentions, attitudes and behaviours of your main NPCs. If you know that you can work out how they'll respond to player action and that's the most important part of both telling the story and allowing player agency.

@AdorableTheNerd

3 жыл бұрын

this is FANTASTIC advice, i completely agree!!!

@nicoleofnowhere8842

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. People fill in simple descriptions of locations and people with their own imaginations. You don't have to give them a ton of description. :)

@Azrai

2 жыл бұрын

You are always brilliant and thank you for this from 7 months in the future

Probably never going to see this but you help me realise I had ADHD. So thank you very

@Azrai

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so glad!! I hope you can find ways to navigate that brain better now!

@cheesequeenthelordofcheese5420

3 жыл бұрын

. . . . I have been given the highest honour and I have been noticed

@occamsaturn

3 жыл бұрын

bro the second I found out I had adhd it changed my entiiire life practically overnight everything made sense and I actually had places to learn about myself and why I've always struggled and why I was different from other kids and methods to actually HELP me with the challenges I've faced my entire life-instead of just "try harder, you're lazy"

i got an ADHD diagnosis back in like april, and honestly this video was super helpful! my DM uses a ton of apostrophes in her NPC names, and my group lets me nick name the majority of them so that i can remember who they are which i think is cool

@azaleamcpeanut484

2 жыл бұрын

My best friend who runs one shots has all npc's labels in a discord channel so i can quickly remember who someone is. All npcs are made in heroforge so I know what they look like, which is great.

“here we have... his dead parents 😌✨💙” i’m fuckin dead 🤣

@SpookyRumi

3 жыл бұрын

They look exactly like Tarzan's parents in the disney movie (my favorite disney movie btw)

This entire video is just me going "oh....OH.....Ohhhhhh" and all the struggles of my online classes have been explained

As a person with ADHD and autism, I completely agree with you RE being a chronic interrupter. It can be so painful when other people interrupt me, and I wouldn't want to cause that pain in others. It's like, a lot of ADHD/autism symptoms that neurotypicals get upset about are generally just weird societal rules (let me stim in peace please lol), but interrupting can genuinely hurt. I've found playing online during lockdown incredibly helpful RE keeping interruptions to a minimum. When on mute, I get the best of both worlds - free to expel all my dumb joke nervous energy from my system while not actually interrupting any of the other players. Since it takes an active choice to press the unmute button, it forces me to think "is this OK?" before I do interrupt. Sorry to leave an essay in the comments lol. I have struggled with D&D for years and genuinely this is the first time I'm hearing someone put words as to why. Am currently in two ttrpg games at the moment and this is going to help me communicate so much better with my group - thank you so much for making this video. (sidenote: fully obsessed with your disney prince jacket. paired with the kerchief - iconic.)

19:06 This reminds me of back when I was in school. When we had parent-teacher meetings, the teachers were always baffled because "Nia looks like she's just staring out of the window, or doodling in her books, but when you ask her to answer a question she can give you a perfect answer. She somehow concentrates even though it looks like she's distracted!" Had that same baffled conversation with every teacher I've ever had throughout my school life lol. It's almost as if not everyone is the same as everyone else? As if we're not all robots who stare straight at the teacher, backs straight, absorbing every piece of information with no other stimulus. Crazy!! (I'm not diagnosed with ADHD, though I related to many points in this video. Perhaps I'll bring it up when I bring up a possible autism diagnosis with my doctor because this was painfully relatable haha)

Ok not my adhd ass getting distracted by a hole in my wall while listening to this video and having to rewind it because I wasn’t paying attention afahdyfgshsjaj

@audreygilmore7408

3 жыл бұрын

I've paused to Look up a book about ADHD Read a study Message a fellow haver of ADHD And respond to this comment A 34 min video is already 50 for me but I'm loving it, just hard to actually listen

@Liquessen

3 жыл бұрын

I got distracted admiring his set and clothes. (Is that actual wool or canvas? Handsewn, maybe? Hm, probably not, it would take so much time. Oh my, how much has he put into the decoration, NICE! And the lighting, too. That's so cool! Wait, what is he talking about now? Oh shi- rewind time)

Bro thanks for speaking truth about ADHD, it's helped me re-examine a bunch of my strategies to run games as both someone who has ADHD and as a DM who runs games for player(s) who have ADHD. Also, you'd slay with a Kirk cosplay.

It took me 20 years of roleplaying in situations that were awful for my mental health to realize that I have to be in a very specific sort of group because of my neurodivergency. I'm so glad more and more people are discussing these topics and coming up with workarounds to make TTRPGs more accessible for everyone.

I have ADHD, and I've been playing tabletop RPG for... 22 years now (ouch). And I never ever connected the dots between my struggles and this, because I had fun even if it's pretty hard sometimes, so thanks a lot ! For the last few months I've been playing on a virtual table with friends, and it's incredible : on the four of us, 3 have ADHD and 3 are autistic (yes, some are both) ; the result is quite messy, but LOADS of fun. Convoluted plans, lots of jokes, we either succeed epically or fail dramatically but it's always in a very, very understanding and loving environment. I love my fellow players and our amazing DM.

"If you have adhd and you've just been trying to muscle through without any accommodations.. how are you?" Well you see (:

@ameliablakey9758

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I read "well you see" and not have it follow anything, I imagine a WWI soldier's ghost talking non-stop about his defective gas mask. I know this doesn't really relate but I just had to say it.

I’m autistic and have ADHD so does and is my fiancée/first DM we both dm regularly I’ve brute forced my way into learning RPG games studying and pouring over rulebooks for hours my two big secrets are using simple rule sets and ignoring rules when I forget them and making up semi consistent replacements

@Liquessen

3 жыл бұрын

I tend to ask people to give me a practical run of the system, it makes it soooo much easier.

I was one of the best students in highschool, today I broke down and cried because of how bad my grades dropped in college. I was never able to study, but for highschool my good memory was suffiscient to get straight A's, which isn't the case for college. Your videos made me realize that I probably have ADD, but my parents don't believe in those things and keep telling me I'm just lazy and unmotivated even tho I try my best to muscle trough the computer science and mathematics program. My condition is so bad that I can't even focus for 2 minutes without having something else popping up in my head and making me forget my task, no matter how important the task was. My thoughts are constantly scattered everywhere and I get distracted so easily that, since I was 6, I had to work in the hallway during class because I was so distracted by everyone else that I would spend hours analysing everything around me instead of working.

me thinking I have ADHD and trying to get a test date while working on my first ever DND character: HOLLY SH¨¨¨this video is perfect for me, I'm going to watch it in three parts during the weekend and taking 4 breaks to make tea, pee, pet the cats, check my phone and paint my nails.

When I'm running games one of my key principles is that there's never only one way to solve a problem.

@Azrai

2 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait to play games with you again 😭

@HogandDice

2 жыл бұрын

@@Azrai same. I can't wait for the plague to die

I'm nearly 40 (saying that is painful), and this video was the first time I've ever heard of intrusive sleep, as well as it being tied to ADHD. I've joked for literal decades about having a "screensaver mode" where I would fall asleep in meetings or college lectures, yet be able to wake up again almost immediately. The realization that I am not alone in this is a little staggering, and knowing that it *is* tied to ADHD is incredibly helpful because it makes it that much easier for me to manage in the future. So, uh, thanks! (And honestly, almost everything in this video is applicable to far more than just D&D, so, thanks for that too. :D )

*Me, looking at my hoarder of a swamp witch Druid Astra:* Now I know why you are they way that you are.

so THIS is why math makes me want to cry and leave the universe... So often I realize more and more that stuff that’s hard for me is related to adhd, so thanks for this video. It’s super helpful!

This is so interesting. I'm neurodivergent but I don't have ADHD - I have OCD. And oh my god, I just CANNOT function without lists!! Multiple lists. Lists for everything. My notes app is just FULL of all my lists organized into color-coded folders. If I'm ever freaking out because my brain feels like it's filled with disorganized chaotic white noise, I'll take deep breaths and tell myself to make some lists, and it always helps so much. I'm always recommending to people to make lists because that's what helps *my* brain. But now, I will refrain from telling anyone with ADHD to make lists, since you've taught me that your neurodivergency works different from mine lol. Amazing video! I always love your stuff!!

Omg I have so many thoughts, coming from an "undiagnosed but after learning more about adhd I'm pretty sure I might have it" pov: -The idea that your DM differentiates for your brain type is awesome! IT'S A GAME. If you're not having fun, to the point of frustrated tears especially, it's basically pointless. -One of my DMs has discord channels for each character and npcs where we have art and info about most of the characters we meet! I also have character notebooks with sections for npcs, places, etc which helps with notes because I can't ever find what I'm looking for by going back in my notes. I also color code things *in* my notes so they're easier to transfer when I put them in their categories later. 😂 -I literally cannot sit still and do nothing. I usually knit during games which gets out some of my frenetic energy but helps keep my brain focused on story. -OMG it wasn't until this last year that I realized why I tend to interrupt so much. It's literally because if I don't say it when I think it, IT WILL BE GONE FOREVER. -I'M SORRY FOR THE LONG LIST, THANK YOU FOR THIS CONVERSATION!!

My ADHD doesn't affect me in each of these ways, but oh my GOODness is it helpful to have words for things I didn't before. Part of my trouble with invisible information is that, if you asked me how my ADHD affected my gameplay, I wouldn't be able to tell you unless it was happening right then! Thank you SO much for making this; I have some great stuff to take to my next session 0.

"Intrusive sleep"... I've never heard that term before, although I do recognize it! I used to go unconscious a lot in class and I've long since stopped calling it "sleeping," because that just makes people think it happens because of being bored or tired. Instead I've been calling it "shutting down"-like you in the video, Azrai-or "going on stand-by,". I figured that, for me, it's a mechanism defending against the effects of prolonged understimulation, such as school was at the time. Thank you very much for teaching me that term Azrai! It's so helpful to be actually able to talk about intrusive sleeping as well as learning other people experience it as well!

And here I was beating myself up over somehow just not getting the same experience everyone else seemed to love and being a terrible player… huh. Also, I’m so jealous of your hair! All your costumes and makeup look amazing, wow.

as someone who suspects has adhd and a player who's been feeling really shitty these past weeks for not being able to pay attention/note down stuff as well as i wanted to, i needed this!!! thank you

Im pretty sure I have Adhd(Getting tested soon) and I also play and. so much of this is true for me and it means a lot to hear that it's not because I'm a "bad player" that I struggle. I play with pretty chill folks but there are plenty of times when a miss-step in-game, or lack of focus out of game has made it hard to feel as worthy as a player as others in the group. I even once lost a character because completely forgot about one of my character's abilities. so thank you Azrai for making this wee nerd feel a little less alone is my habbits.

@Amemoss03

3 жыл бұрын

Also when it comes to snacking oooh boy. I have online games around lunch and dinner and need sustenance. sometimes this makes me late, and I feel bad enough, but then others will call me out for holding them up. its rough :,1

Omg i just found you and i cannot express how thankful and grateful I am that you have captions that are not auto generated available holy shit

Arzai: *is pirate* "The pirate codes are more guidelines" Me: *is happy*

You have just described my entire D&D experience for the last six years. Thank you so much for putting it into words I didn't know I needed

This explains so much about me. Shit. You do a good promo for the company you work for!

This video is making me question if I have adhd

i’m struggling on figuring out whether or not i have ADHD since from countless hours of research (cause that was all i could think about for DAYS) i’ve found a lot of the symptoms i have... but also my parents say i don’t have it and keep persisting i don’t , so like, i’m just Suffering here. thankfully my dm is already so helpful since he has maps, written letters, makeshift wanted posters, coins, spell cards, item cards, and a shit ton of dice and figures we use for where characters are. my dm still has to deal with me asking about city names, character names, the ac of stuff, and how to write down my stats, etc, but thankfully he doesn’t mind my pestering. (bless you noah my beloved) having a great dm makes my mess of playing so much easier especially since i’m very story and combat centric, and so is he. (and he has fun when i let him develop most of my character)

Idk if i actually have ADHD or if I experience similar things because of my "gifted kid syndrome" (aka can't study for shit and will insta forget any work that can't be done in a 1-3 hour time frame) and being generally high strung/anxious, but I relate sooo much to the invisible info stuff. I am physically incapable of figuring stuff out "in my head" and have to count stuff on my fingers, even if it's extremely simple things like adding/subtracting something that doesn't involve the number 10. I also constantly forget where I put shit and am incapable of finding it again, and I can't remember anything either O_O. Also I'm p sure I also get much more sleepy if I'm doing work that's boring and it doesn't need to be done 30 minutes ago. Thanks for the vid, this is actually very helpful in me trying to figure out if I have it or not :)

6:11 Oh my god they look soo much like Tarzan's parents I love it!

God finally somebody talks about this Az you are a blessing 🤲

Az’s lovely titles: ✨SNACKS✨ Me, smiling wide through a mouthful of gummy bears: Yeeeeaaaaaah 😎

“I work for ADHD- I do not speak for the brand or the company.” There is an alternate universe where you and Youth Pastor Ryan were born as Himbo Twins. Who fight for Justice and Love.

@Azrai

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omg this alternate universe just gave me 12 cups of coffees worth of energy thank you

one of the best RPG contents I've ever seen!! you're amazing eloquent!

I am very much excite. Something for me to look forward to for the next three days

Az, this topic is something I’ve wanted to hear about for so long. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You magnificent human being.

Az, I just....I can’t express all the feelings in my heart in words, but I’m going to try my best. Thank you a million times over for making this video. Thank you for so perfectly articulating absolutely everything that I have never been able to. Thank you for ALL the time and energy (in all forms. Mental, emotional, physical etc. all the spoons lol) that you put into this incredible video. You put so much light into this world and I just need you to know that and feel all the love and appreciation I have for you and your work through these little Internet waves haha. This video truly made my heart swell and just *so many* sighs of relief that someone gets it, ALL of it, AND they put into words for me to show people and be like “this. Watch it. It explains my brains.” I’m forever in your debt. (And if you don’t think I’m sharing this around, then you’re just plain silly haha. My other socials are privated for now so you can’t see, but just know your work IS being shared!!!) 💙💙💙

The knowledge that "Intrusive Sleep" is a thing is making me feel so relieved! Literally could never understand why I would just... fall asleep sometimes, even when I wasn't necessarily sleepy. Well now I know what it might be! Such an informative and helpful video ☺️

Can say Az, the storytelling is the ONLY reason I play RPGs. I remember I first started with DnD 4th ed and found everything overwhelming and confusing and BLARGH so much happening too much maths! Then I played Vampire the Masquerade for the first time. No combat or rules focus, just straight up storytelling. A real come-to-Jesus moment in my ADHD gaming life.

I feel so VALIDATED. no wonder I keep forgetting my spells!!! Thank you, I hadn't considered making myself props! Also I love the way you do Cal's scars

YES, Gods thank you. I just shared this to the rest of the cast of Roll Two Die on Discord. Playing any table top rpg is so hard with ADHD, but if you've got the right group it's still pretty amazing.

Az: explains invisible information Me, slowly figuring out I have undiagnosed adhd, and EXTREMELY bad with object permanence: 😅

12:05 It's me! I'll absolutely help anyone build any sort of character. For any reason, or no reason, at all! In fact, I recently helped the two newest players to our campaign hit all the notes they wanted for their characters. My favorite was the sweet, tiny-sounding girl who said, "I want a big sword, I want to be able to set it on fire, and I want to be in the middle of the mob, just hacking away at enemies." She's now playing an Aasimar Blood Hunter, and I can't wait to see her wreaking bloody carnage in our first big fight.

Oh my god I literally had intrusive sleep an hour ago trying to do stat homework. I've been having that problem forever! I'm so glad to hear there's talk about it!

This video mentioning intrusive sleep is the reason I’m seeking an ADHD diagnosis. Not only is falling asleep waiting in line, reading textbooks, and during small talk disruptive, it makes me feel horrible. This was so validating and might help me actually enjoy dnd. Thanks!

Thank you so much for providing me with the language to express why things tend to be more difficult for me than for my NT family! I am going to show them this video in the hopes it will also help them understand!

My partner kept asking me to pause it and saying "Wait that's an adhd trait??" We don't even DnD (yet) but this is such a good explanation of how the traits interact with the world around us...

In my own experience, I started my D&D experience by trying to play with myself. I would imagine a situation and I would put myself through the steps that would be required for a character to complete the situation. It's taken me about two years to be comfortable dming 5e and I've asked my players to correct me on rules that I get wrong, even after my total 12 years D&D experience.

Nobody: me watching video loving the explanation *Two minutes later* You: talking about how hard it is to focus Me: legit replaying that for the fifth time because I zoned out and stared at a bird trying to see if I'm actually telepathic

My brother has ADHD and he uses music as an outlet and anker. It has also helped him a great deal with his concentration, stage fright and creativity over the years. I can see how that can translate to larping and other creative outlets as well. Very interesting, thank you!

I … well I was, the sort that just muscled my way through. This explains my obsession with doughnuts and other pastries. This is a video that I hope to lead others to, when appropriate.

It is always good to be inclusive at the table and care for one another. My spouse thinks that I have undiagnosed ADHD just because of how I am, and I'm also the DM of our group. This video was a great help, and actually hit on things that I do and did not realize I was doing and explains some of the behaviour of other players at the table.

I find making my own character sheets really helpful, I can remember and find information so much easier when I chose to put it where I did. plus colours and symbols and pictures!

That accommodation with the puzzle is absolutely beautiful

Omg yes! Once in history class we had to play a game with question cards and I kept getting number related questions like: what year was *insert historical event here*? or: how old was *insert historical figure here* when they died? I can NEVER remember numbers and I wasn’t allowed to get a new question because “that would be cheating”

Oh, wow. That chip. The terror it brought.

2 years late, but maybe somebody will still read it and can use it, so here's my tip: Color Coded Dice Sets. A lot of people who start out in the hobby find the different dice hard to tell apart, especially D8,D10,D12. So there are these inexpensive, not very pretty dice that are black numbers on bright, flat colors. I found somewhere where I could buy them as singles. So I bought all dice in the same color, so all d4s yellow, D6 blue, D8 red etc. So if someone wasn't sure what dice to roll I could just say 'roll the green one' or something. You can even color code certain abilities on your sheet to match.

Can we all agree that you look like a real life disney character? It's insanely good.

As someone who's been a player AND a DM with ADHD, this really speaks to me. I've done some of these for myself without really thinking about it, but your tips can help me be more deliberate about accommodations! (Hot tip for ADHD DM's: Try getting a trusted player to help you keep track of everyone's location during a big battle. I have my friend help me update my whiteboard, and keep track of turn order, and it REALLY makes battles easier for me to run!) Thanks so much for this. You're doing Corellon's work.

This is EXACTLY. My experience with DnD and tabletop in general and it also made me realise that I write my larp games to accommodate my ADHD ass omg.

I don’t know how to say this: but deeply and sincerely thank you. I thought I was a commit-a-phobe or lazy. Thank you.

At the beginning of this video I was a little cynical as someone else with ADHD thinking you were talking about things purely relating to you and your experiences with the hobby, but *damn* did the back half hit me like a truck. My friends, who I love with all my heart, always get frustrated with me when I don't take notes in our games. I have never been able to convince them that taking notes just doesn't work for me like it does them cuz all the people I play with are avid note takers. This, among us other things, made me realize I need to talk with my group a little maybe.

5:15 "if you've ever told an ADHD person to *Just Make Lists*, you owe them 10 dollars." hahahaha, so true XD

That puzzle comment is the truest sentence ever. I have legitimately had panic attacks over puzzles. As a DM, I don't use them ever.

I have often sent this video to friends and DMs when attempting to explain my struggles with playing ttrpgs. Returning to it tonight because I’ve played so many different kinds of games with different kinds of people as both a player and a DM, and recently said “maybe I just don’t like roleplaying”. I think I need to remind myself I need these kinds of accommodations and I can’t interact like everybody else does.

As someone with asd most of this applied. So thank you sir, once again an absolutely stellar video.

don’t mind me, just a newly diagnosed adhd person coming back for my weekly dose of validation and serotonin

omg as someone with adhd i love the actual roleplaying aspects but combat and numbers and character sheets and all that have always been so awful, how did i not put it together until now (also, if azrai is reading this, your voice sounds great!)

This has made me realize I might have ADHD. Thank you this really helped with me playing dnd.

Thank you so much for making this video, as a recent diagnosed ADHD haver this has so much helpful info that I really needed!! It's really opened my eyes and really solidify my reasons as to why I haven't enjoyed playing with one of my groups. Never stop creating amazing content, Az!

I felt the snack portion of the video. I’m always snacking during ttrpg or even at LARP and so many people makes fun of me for it... It’s also how i make friends, by sharing my snacks. I love this video ! I don’t have ADHD but I’m friends with people who do and as someone who wants to be a DM eventually, i want to create a safe and inclusive space for all my future players. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

damn....this is sooo relateble! I just started to create my first DnD character for a session with colleagues and I'm just drowning in all the choices and info. And it really helped me when a colleague had a book with drawings to visualize everything for me.

omg this was so helpful! As someone creating a ttrpg system, it's given me a new perspective on things to add and change to make my game more accessible! Thanks a bunch!

RE ADHD and problem solving in TTRPGS: I have a dumb story. For context: our party were all detectives, trying to solve the mystery behind a sudden emergence of magical powers in a small town. At the very beginning of the campaign, our DM gave us a full list of ongoing case files for us to review and keep track of. In between the first and second session, I somehow managed to figure out that a missing barkeep had actually turned into a giant half-man half-fish (the latter being mentioned in the case files due to having stolen some clothes post-transformation). I told the DM and then promptly forgot all about my discovery. Months pass; we meet the fishman (his name is Yari, he speaks like Gollum and is very nice); I still remember nothing. It's only when I make a dumb joke about the barkeep having pulled a _Flushed Away_ (2006) in the local bathroom, getting flushed down the toilet and turning into the fishman, that my brain goes "wait. but what if." The rest of the group was so confused by the Flushed Away thing that they didn't realise I'd figured it all out until 30 minutes later, at which point they lost their minds. "Flushed Away" became the de-facto solution to all of our cases for the rest of the session.

I've just been diagnosed with ADD (literally yesterday) and never heard of intrusive sleep until watching this, but I've been struggling with exactly those symptoms for years so I'm now looking into it in more detail so thanks for the dnd advice and making me aware of intrusive sleep

As a DM (and I'm recently starting to realise I probably have ADHD) this is super useful and also explains a lot XD. I try to make my sessions as relaxed as possible, with snacks available. It's been very hard to keep this atmosphere with online playing during the pandemic but we get to return to in person gaming soon and I'm very excited and want to incorporate lots of helpful things from this video! Both for me and my generally neurotypical players.