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Rolling the Dice on Joy and Passion (w/ Dillin Apelyan) Ned interviews Dillin Apelyan, November's guest tipper, about their journey from struggling through their twenties to finding purpose in tabletop gaming and patient advocacy. Dillin talks about rediscovering passion, the importance of community, and how they learned to find humor in even the hardest moments of life. In this episode: • How Dillin went from working multiple jobs and couch surfing to becoming a full-time patient advocate and Actual Play performer • What Actual Play is and why indie RPGs are the best entry point for new players • Tips for finding safe, welcoming gaming tables in your area • The power of humor and storytelling when life gets really hard • Why working at a "shitty place" can actually help your resume Dillin (Mirror Pronouns) is a tabletop games creator. She is an Actual Play performer and spearheads multiple award-winning podcasts including One Shot, The Atomless, and Patchwork Productions. He is the designer of several successful tabletop RPGs including HUNT(er/ed), Guys in Chairs, and Metalepsis. His work has been featured on Dropout, Critical Role, and more. main link: https://superdillin.carrd.co/ Dorkspawn: https://dorkspawn.carrd.co/ One Shot: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/one-shot/ Daily Tips That May Or May Not Help You drops new episodes every weekday. Subscribe for more conversations about creativity, community, and figuring life out one tip at a time. Editing by Megan Bagala. Music is by Marcus Thorne Bagala. Find us everywhere at https://dailytipspodcast.com. #DailyTipsPod #podcast #selfimprovement #advice #LifeHack #ActualPlay #TabletopGaming #FindingJoy https://youtu.be/g3GB-y6_zNo?si=ZU3qSGmQLJVCSLX7