ADHd20

The most often-asked questions we've gotten since starting this podcast: "But what is D&D?! And how do you even play?!"

If our D&D-inspired tangents have left you feeling a little perplexed, then this is for you! Our talented pal Seth McKay stepped behind the DM Screen to lead our party of four boisterous adventurers through a fiery, funny, and very very dangerous encounter. This very special episode also features Evan Bivins and Official Lorekeeper Anna Fitzgerald.

If playing with us sounds more fun than simply watching us play, our Patreon includes monthly one-shots!

Join the chitter-chatter and tell us what you really think about the break from the norm on our open-to-all Discord! 

Join us for a LONG overdue chat with our favorite designer, beatmaker and wannabe lycanthrope, Evan Bivins! We attempt an unqualified armchair diagnosis—at Evan's request, of course—and use the words "Venn Diagram" a whole bunch.

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Matt and Alison, fresh out of a session of their favorite new TTRPG, Masks: A New Generation, find all the delicious correlations between having ADHD and being a teenage superhero! And the connection might not be what you think!

Plus! Coming to terms with the masks we've longed donned so neurotypicals can't figure us out, and a little chatter about what's changing for up-and-coming generations. Spoiler alert: The kids are alright. 

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Five minutes before they started recording this episode, Alison tossed the outline out of the window. Instead of the original topic they had chosen, she informed Matt they should have a very open and honest conversation about the goings-on in their most recent D&D session.

In an inadvertent "Part 2" of episode 10 (Free To Be You and Me), AK puts Matt's money where his mouth is…can he make the table more inclusive to everyone? Did these two friends settle the score amicably? Tune in to find out!

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Best practices for making neurodivergent brains feel welcome at your gaming table!

A question, from our Discord Server: How about going in-depth on things that have made y’all feel welcome to show up as your whole self at a gaming table (or conversely what will put your walls up or make it harder to engage)? What are best practices for the neurotypicals around you to make a gaming table rad for their neurospicy friends?

(Thanks to our great friend Alejandro Tey for supplying this one!)

C'mon in as we get really real about what opens us up, and what causes more (mental) gridlock than an interstate heading out of town on a holiday weekend.

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Alison and Matt challenge each other to talk about anything else besides ADHD and TTRPGs.

The ADH-Duo wonder aloud whether they have any other passions beyond neurodiversity or role playing games. Spoiler alert: they aren't that successful at keeping off topic. But this leads them to dive into past passions and why they loved them, and why they love them a little less now. 

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Recently we spent a lot of energy glowing up our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bivinsbrothers. Joining it is NOT a requirement to being our friend, but it does help us find the time to make this stuff that we love making so much! Thank you in advance!

Our Homebrew Hero and Fave Game Designer, YouTube's The Dungeon Coach, joins Matt, Alison, and Fitz! to talk how to be creative and productive in a wild magic world.

We are so lucky to have met Alan at GaryCon this year, playtested his incredible upcoming TTRPG, DC20, and have a brand new friend to be inspired by. Please head straight to https://thedungeoncoach.com to learn more about DC20, his Patreon, excellent fixes for 5e, and watch this charismatic coach at https://youtube.com/thedungeoncoach . If you're  not into games, you'll still love Alan's productivity method to juggle tons of completely different priorities all at the same time.

Thanks again to DC for taking the time to be on our show, and for having us on his…link to that coming soon!

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We are entering our podcast to be considered for The ENNIES this year, and here's our tight 15!

Alison's only hangups involve vegetables, apparently, and Matt embraces the Chaos, in this episode about Leveling Up with ADHD.

Do we gain real-life levels through XP, or Milestones? Porque no los dos? We ponder this week on some of the things that we have learned about ourselves in the past year: about ADHD, about D&D, about eating all kinds of plant-based things. And Matt likens his ADHD to a Warlock's Otherworldly Patron, the Dark One, the Fiend, and suddenly life just makes way more sense!

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In this very feral episode of ADHd20, we spin tales of our experiences at GaryCon 2023, our first official TTRPG convention together!

Alison, Matt, and Official Lorekeeper Fitz [twinkling bell chime] have just returned from a journey to Lake Geneva, WI, where they had a truly magical time at the conference that honors one of the Daddies of D&D, Gary Gygax. Starting the adventure in a castle full of cheese, our brave party delved deep into the dungeons of the Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, home to GaryCon XV and crawling with creatures that were allowed to be full-time Game Masters, Players, and unapologetic Nerds for most of a week.

For the first time in the 'cast's history, this post-mortem was recorded in-person, into one mic, in Matt's Chicago Studio. We present this recap to you—mostly unedited and decidedly feral—but we think that you'll like!

Things Mentioned:
GaryCon: https://garycon.com/
Alan, The Dungeon Coach: https://www.youtube.com/@thedungeoncoach
Luke, the DM Lair: https://www.youtube.com/@theDMLair

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