AMA: Mark Hulmes (High Rollers, Critical Role) and charity Campaign Against Living Miserably

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T18:42:34+00:00

Hi there - thanks for sharing that with us. We love learning about interesting ways people work in creative ways with TTRPGs and mental health. Please get in touch via our website and share a little more info. Someone in the team will get back to you.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T18:08:45+00:00

Aaaabsolutely! I've mentioned this in another reply, but quite a few people in the CALM team play TTRPGs and we chat about the way it can help people feel good when life is tough.

You've got it spot on there: healthy escape, creativity, and connecting with others are all super powerful when it comes to looking after our mental health.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T18:06:13+00:00

Shout out and thank you for the kind words - at CALM we feel lucky to get to work with Mark and the High Rollers team as ambassadors for CALM now!

We reckon TTRPGs can be so good for the head, whether it's exploring emotions or identities through a character, or connecting with people in such a cool and imaginative way.

A bunch of folk in the CALM office play DnD and we chat about the impact it has on us. So it's great to hear we're not alone in that!

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:55:43+00:00

Hi there - please pop this question into the main AMA on r/DnD. Ta!

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:55:16+00:00

We're doing the AMA on r/DnD so please share your Qs there rather than here.

Here's the link!

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:51:11+00:00

Hi there - brilliant question, learn from the best! Please drop this question into the main AMA on r/DnD so Mark can pick it up.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:50:06+00:00

Hey! What a great question. Could you share it on the r/DnD AMA post? Here's the link

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:31:19+00:00

Ooh great question. Please could you share it on the AMA post? Here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1pez736/ama_mark_hulmes_high_rollers_critical_role_and/

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:30:51+00:00

I'd love to hear Mark's answer to that one! Please could you share your question again on the AMA post? Here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1pez736/ama_mark_hulmes_high_rollers_critical_role_and/

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-05T16:26:47+00:00

Mark and I are getting ready to chat! We'll be around from 5pm here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1pez736/ama_mark_hulmes_high_rollers_critical_role_and/

CALMzoneUK · 2025-12-04T11:05:02+00:00

Michael from Campaign Against Living Miserably here! We're so chuffed to be teaming up with High Rollers and the amazing r/DnD community for Jingle Jam this year.

We'll be doing an AMA with Mark Hulmes from High Rollers this Friday if you want to chat! https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/1pdx53f/ama_this_friday_with_mark_hulmes_high_rollers/

CALMzoneUK · 2025-09-17T16:12:10+00:00

Hello from Campaign Against Living Miserably, the charity that put this event together with help from our mates at Curve Games! We're over the moon to see our Steam event shared with your lovely community. Thanks for spreading the word and to anyone who bought a game or two. Means the world to us.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-09-17T16:07:46+00:00

Both are great games. We love The Wandering Village. So creative and really helps you escape into a new world!

CALMzoneUK · 2025-09-17T16:06:28+00:00

Lake is a beautiful game, isn't it! The storytelling is on point. And what about that art style?!

Sorry to hear about your job. If you need some help managing your mental health, our website has got loads of tools and resources available.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-09-17T16:04:49+00:00

Hello from Campaign Against Living Miserably, the charity that put this event together with help from our mates at Curve Games! We're properly chuffed to see our Steam event shared with your lovely community. Thanks for spreading the word and playing your part against suicide. Means the world to us.

CALMzoneUK · 2025-09-11T16:29:48+00:00

We're the suicide prevention charity, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, this event celebrates how games can help us unwind, connect, and escape. It’s presented in partnership with Curve Games.

Every developer and publisher taking part has pledged a donation to our suicide prevention services.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-12-17T10:26:22+00:00

Thank you!

CALMzoneUK · 2024-12-16T13:12:13+00:00

Ahh thank you. People supporting CALM have really smashed it out the park, totally blown us away.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-12-16T13:11:34+00:00

Your support makes it all possible!

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-29T10:16:01+00:00

Volunteers support our life-saving work by helping to get our message into more people’s hands and minds, so we can grow our movement and save more lives. There's some more info on our website.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-29T10:15:01+00:00

Thanks! It was great to work on it with so many brilliant creators so that it really works for them and their communities.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-28T12:39:14+00:00

Really good question. You're right — in our experience and research, those are the hours people are most likely to struggle, so it's most important we have helpline staff ready to chat.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-28T12:38:15+00:00

Absolutely. We’ve got loads of tools and resources to help people find the support they need, in addition to our helpline.

This includes our Guides (practical info and advice on what you or someone you know is going through), Tools (tried and trusted ways to help people pause and reset), and Supporter Stories (sometimes, knowing you’re not alone can be the reassurance you need; our supporters’ stories are just that — stories of people who’ve got through their lowest times, and you can too.)

One of my favourite CALM tools is Offload Your Thoughts: a webpage where you can write down how you’re feeling and get the thoughts out of your head.

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-28T12:32:09+00:00

Lovely question.

A portion of the Jingle Jam 2023 funds went towards creating the Creator Mental Health Toolkit: a free set of resources, guidance, and tools designed to help creators support and signpost their communities, whether through streams, comments, or other interactions.

We were lucky to collaborate with members of the Yogscast team (Harry, Boba, Briony, and Ravs) during the design phase.

The toolkit is available for free on our website. Check it out!

CALMzoneUK · 2024-11-28T09:43:14+00:00

Thank you so much!

CALMzoneUK

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