Tabletop Hot Takes

Mental Illness and RPGs

September 7, 2026·1h 8m
Episode Description from the Publisher

So many games want to have the ability to express mental illness in their characters. They "accomplish" that goal in so many different ways. Aria opens the floor to discuss this with Funky and talk about the pros and cons of different options here. They then contemplate the gentle sound of falling rain...CW: mental illness, specific diagnoses, honestly just the whole episode and a lot of different topics (I know that's not helpful, but I don't have something better.)-----------------------------------------Our PatreonFunky's itch.io-----------------------------------------Want to reach out to us? Got a question? Want to share a hot take you can't put anywhere else?Email us at:tabletop.hot.takes@gmail.com

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