Detentions and Dragons

Lesson # 18 Agenda New Year's Resolutions: -Drink more water. -Get swole. -Upgrade my DM game. In this lesson, Josh and Matt talk about things they want to do to be better teacher DMs in the 2018 year. Exit Ticket: Item Review - Folding Boat. Is it a boat? Yes. Is it wondrous? Yes. Is it a canoe or a dinghy? Up for debate... We hope your 2018 is filled with many exciting D&D Adventures!

Lesson # 17 Agenda To celebrate the holiday, Matt gives Josh the present he wants most: a chance to talk about fun stories from his D&D games. Listen as Josh and Matt ramble on and embellish their fun stories and inside jokes from their personal campaigns around the fireplace! Music: Brother Christmas by Lemon Yellow Hayes (https://tinyurl.com/LYHsong) Fireplace Sound Effects: hansende (https://tinyurl.com/FireSfx) Happy Holidays!! And thank you for all of your support throughout the year!

I need you to roll a...gingerbread check??! In this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss holiday world building tips and some recommendations regarding how to engage your students or players in the fantasy holiday setting. Important Update: Dice Drive. When you buy a set of dice from http://tabletoploot.com/ from Dec. 14th - Dec 26th 2017, they will donate two sets to a school group. Ultra rad. Smeagle Bobson returns. Weaselmas I guess could be a thing now.

Lesson # 15 Agenda Boot up your flux capacitors, grab a snack, and head into the past with Josh and Matt. In this previously unreleased lesson, Josh and Matt meet to record their pilot episode of Detentions and Dragons. The theme: their top 5 tips for running at D&D game at school. Proto-Item Review: Matt and Josh review a few different items. Some pretty boring. Some pretty awesome! Thanks again for joining us on this trip down memory lane!

Lesson # 14 Agenda ... ... ...I don't want to write this summary. JK! In this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss techniques to encourage participation in your classroom or traditional D&D game. Again, it is hard to believe people wouldn't want to try, but it happens! Exit Ticket: Gold Star Winner - DM and Blogger @grand_dm. This person has been DMing for 3 decades and is filled with boundless knowledge to improve your game! Thanks for subscribing and the awesome iTunes reviews!

Lesson # 13 Agenda Josh and Matt discuss the pros (there are a lot) and cons (just a few) of the new D&D 5E resource book. Exit Ticket: Gold Star Winner - R.N.W for her awesome papercraft manipulatives for D&D. Adds a fun tangible dimension to any D&D game. Thanks for subscribing and the awesome iTunes reviews!

Lesson # 12 Agenda -In this episode, Josh talks with Matt about how he makes D&D in the classroom possible through a modified D&D 5E system he developed called Havoc. -Josh discusses how his students develop important social, cognitive, and creativity skills through classroom collaborative story telling. -Exit Ticket: Gold Star Winner - Will and Brian of The Dungeoncast Podcast get a gold star. The Dungeoncast is like the Magic School Bus of D&D Podcasts, except extreme. Check them out!

Lesson # 11 Agenda -Loot. Is it pretend fantasy treasure? Yes. Do we still want it? You better believe it! -Matt and Josh discuss their philosophies behind loot distribution, including how loot can help provide player/student agency in your campaign. -Smeagle Bobson learns how to use a loot table. -Exit Ticket: Gold Star Winner - Polymorph Crafts. These artisans are providing D&D organizational supplies unlike anything the world has seen. -Recompense is a word.

Lesson # 10 Agenda -Back to Basics! Matt and Josh discuss the basics components and elements of battle in a Dungeons and Dragons 5e campaign. -Exit Ticket: Item Review. Matt and Josh discuss the Robe of Useful Items. It is kind of like the junk drawer in your kitchen. But you wear it. And sometimes it has a dog or a rowboat in it. -Thanks again for listening and subscribing to the Car Talk Guys of Dungeons and Dragons. :-)

Lesson # 9 Agenda -It is Halloween time so let’s get spooky! Matt and Josh discuss tips on how to make your campaign a little spookier. -Spooky creatures, spooky narrative, spooky plot hooks. All the recommendations to make D&D spooky! -Exit Ticket: Item Review. Matt and Josh discuss the Bag of Devouring. It is like the Bag of Holding. Except.... it will try to eat you. Happy Halloween!

Lesson # 8 Agenda -Matt and Josh discuss some of the most useful Dungeons and Dragons vocabulary. Do they slay it? YASSSSSSSSS. (sorry not sorry about the annoying use of slang tbh) -Matt has a new passion and obsession: he wants him and Josh to become the Car Talk guys of Dungeons and Dragons. -Exit Ticket: New Hires. Our hosts welcome @heartless_pe to the international community of teacher DMs. You and your colleagues are going to be great!

Lesson # 7 Agenda -Economics! Matt and Josh discuss each player character and creature’s action economy: the number of action and what actions can be made in combat. -This is the first time (and probably not the last time) Matt discusses why he hates the “Hide” action in 5e. -Exit Ticket: Gold Star. Our hosts award a gold star to Frances S (twitter handle: @highlandl4ss). She is a librarian and has run a D&D club at school for 15 years. She is textbook ballersauce. -Spend those tickets wisely!

Lesson # 6 Agenda -After an intense fifth lesson, Josh and Matt have a fun and light discussion on the different dice and their functions in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. -Matt has dumb but clever(?) names to help students find their dice more easily. -There are a lot of bad jokes and puns. Things fly off the rails a bit. Josh sometimes yells into the microphone. It is all in good fun though. -Exit Ticket: Gold Star. Our hosts award a gold star to Michael Mordor, miniature figurine artist.

Lesson # 5 Agenda Josh and Matt discuss their most important topic to date: how to prepare for your first day of running Dungeons & Dragons at school. They go over eight steps to follow to help increase your likelihood of success on that first day. Hint: These tips can also help new DMs or DMs introducing new players to the game. Exit Ticket: Is the Bag of Holding a good item for your classroom or club campaign? What is the Bag of Molding? Remember: you can do anything with a D20.

Lesson # 4 Agenda: Josh and Matt discuss how begging, borrowing, and stealing (with permission) campaign ideas will help teacher DMs survive in the classroom setting. They talk about excellent sources of free and purchasable campaigns and D&D modules available to DMs. Note: Mines of Madness is no longer available. Our apologies. Exit Ticket: Matt passes back papers and the hosts award a gold star to The Raging Swan Press for their contributions to the gaming community.