Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs) are an increasingly popular group activity known both for their collaborative nature and creative demands. Despite the growing popularity, TTRPGs have yet to escape their reputation as a medium for social outcasts to construct escapist power fantasies. The intent of my research is to show that these “power-fantasies,” can actually become a valuable way to explore political and personal identity. I constructed a TTRPG called Blank Spaces, designed for exploring identity, and played with 6 different groups for 22 hours. After each session, I interviewed the players and used recordings of these sessions to qualitatively analyze player experiences. Players were often surprised that they had unwittingly performed meaningful self-criticism and world-criticism, all while simply enjoying a game. This has demonstrated that TTRPGs can be incredibly powerful self-exploration, critisim, and development tools.