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# Open the Gates Gaming
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-heart-land/extras/open-the-gates-gaming-nc3zet/
- Published: 2026-04-06T14:45:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-06T15:00:23.000Z
- Description: Dungeons & Dragons, a collaborative storytelling game, is a lifeline for a lot of autistic people.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Life In The Heart Land, #ZZZ_Show_54fb63ef-da75-4b1a-8ced-f3de36413496, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_88b53b04-a470-4bb9-96d6-42abbe8979dd, #extra

Dungeons & Dragons, a collaborative storytelling game, is a lifeline for a lot of autistic people, but the game itself can be incredibly complicated. Open the Gates Gaming is a non-profit that develops open-access tools so that everyone can play D&D together without changing any of the rules. Check out the docuseries Life in the Heart Land for more stories like this.