About the project:
Critical Core is a tabletop role-playing game designed to help kids on the autism spectrum build social skills and confidence. It’s a great way for parents to engage with their children at home, and for professionals and experienced gamers to use as a group social skills tool.
Critical Core is brought to you by Game to Grow, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and co-developed with autism advocates, parents, therapists, and educators.
- Suitable for cognitive age 9+, including teens and adults.
- 2 to 4 players recommended, plus one adult that acts as the facilitator. (Game Master)
- Players must have basic listening and verbalization skills.
- When running games with young players on the spectrum, parent or certified therapist should be present.
- Experienced gamers will be able to integrate Critical Core into their favorite platform: Ruleset is adapted and streamlined from the D&D’s 5th Edition OpenSRD.
- A great introduction to tabletop role-playing games for everyone.
- Facilitator’s Guide – For parents, therapists, and Game Masters, our best practices on running fun and effective therapeutic gaming groups.
- Player & Game Master Guides – Quick-start rules and playing guides for players and Game Masters.
- Adventure Modules – Tested and tuned to be challenging and fun.
- Dice (4 sets) – One for each player, one for the Game Master. Enough to run a 3 player game out-of-the-box.
- Character Sheets – 4 popular hero archetypes, each with their own unique abilities.
- Game Cards – Not required for play, but helpful aids for both players and Game Masters – Visualization, quick-reference rules, and spell cards.
- Game Tokens – Visualization aids for working with the included map.
- Reusable map – whiteboard marker friendly.
