Detentions and Dragons

School is out for summer!!! With empty desks and empty classrooms, Josh and Matt sit back and recount adventures from their D&D games in club and in the classroom. No rules, No lesson plans, just two teachers telling stories about the fun they had playing D&D with their students over the 2018 - 2019 school year.

Highlights from their adventures include:

-Brad.

-A town of goblins.

-Aerial Boss Battles.

-The Horn Identity.

-Metal Unicorn.

Summer Note: Josh and Matt are taking a little break to recharge after a long school year. Detentions and Dragons will be back on around July 14 with a new episode. Thanks again for all the support from all listeners, teachers, players, DMs, and students. We couldn't have made it through our first two years without you!

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At the end of the school year, it is common for D&D club students to delve into the final dungeon, confront the big bad boss, and (hopefully) live happily every after as heroes of the realm. However, what if the campaign wasn't the end of a story but merely one chapter. D&D campaigns with friends and family can last years. Why can't school campaigns last just as long?

On this lesson, Josh and Matt talk about Open-Ended Campaigns. Mainly, they talk about the potential pros and cons of running a multi-year campaign in the school setting. Spoiler: The final decision about whether to end a campaign or continue it into the next year lies on the shoulders of the teacher DM. However, hopefully their experience running clubs will help any DM make that decision.

Did these two teachers help you decide the fate of your D&D campaign? Then help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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On this lesson, Josh and Matt talk about traps. Heroes need adversaries. They also need obstacles. And a good old fashion arrow trap or rolling sphere is just want your final boss dungeons needs to add an extra degree of creative roleplaying to the end of your campaign! Topics that are covered include: Trap Basics in the DMG, tips for designing fair and narratively interesting traps, and some traps they have used in their own campaigns.

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A +1 fire sword is fun. But why not have a +1 fire sword with a spitfire personality?!

On this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss sentient weapons, what they are, how to use them narratively, and how to roll for random sentient weapons using the stats in the Dungeon Master's Guide . Magic weapons are fun but a living weapon with its own personality and stats can add a new dimensions to your game!

Josh and Matt talk a bit about dumb shirts we will never make.

They also make their own sentient weapon in the podcast: the vengeful rat! This could be their greatest creation yet.

Did these two teachers inspire you to roll for your own sentient item? Then help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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Hi! No spoilers about Avengers: Endgame in this Lesson!

Instead, Josh and Matt discuss how to prepare for the last few weeks of D&D at school. With only a few sessions remaining, planning out the agenda for the end of the campaign is critical. With a little planning, any DM can help their players make the most of their D&D game before the school year ends. Spoiler: There is a lot of planning and house keeping involved!

There are also a lot of puns and dad jokes.

Did these two teachers help motivate you to do your own year-end D&D planning? Then help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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We are back from Spring Break!

On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Josh and Matt talk about the homebrewed Spring Spells for your D&D 5th Edition game. You and your players (at least in the colder climates) survived a harsh winter. Why not celebrate the new season in your campaign with some lighthearted spells. Some of them are a bit wacky, but we are pretty proud of them!

Did these two teachers help revivify your campaign with some fun homebrew? Help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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Today's Ambient Sounds and Music track, Halfling Festival, provided by Tabletop Audio. You can find more of their fantastic music for your D&D game at https://tabletopaudio.com/

On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Josh and Matt talk about the forgotten actions and abilities of D&D 5E. New players will always remember the basic actions like attack, cast a spell, and move. But what about the humble second wind or channel divinity?! This lesson goes over four of the most common forgotten abilities that they have seen in their D&D club campaigns. The DM is both a storyteller and a teacher. So teach your players to utilize all the skills in their character's utility belt!

Did these two teachers help remind you of your own skills as a DM? Help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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On this special lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Matt and Josh interview Christina "Steenz" Stewart. Steenz is a cartoonist, co-creator of the Dwayne McDuffie Award Winning Graphic Novel Archival Quality, and Associate Editor at Lion Forge Comics. The topic of today's interview: Rolled and Told comics. Rolled and Told is one part DM module, one part comic, all parts fun!

I always say that each interview is fantastic but this was honestly one of my favorites. Not only is this episode an intriguing discussion about a supplement that would be helpful to any DM, but there are also fascinating and inspiring tangents that make this a must listen!

Note: We had some technical issues with microphones. There are some popping sounds that I couldn't remove. My apologies!

If you are interested, in Rolled and Told you can find more information here:

https://www.lionforge.com/rolled-and-told/

If you are interested in connecting with Steenz, you can find her on twitter:

https://twitter.com/oheysteenz

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On this special lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Matt interviews Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Critical Core. Critical Core is an RPG that helps kids on the autism spectrum build real-life skills through a fantasy role-playing game. It is also a great entry point for players new to RPGs! We have had Adam and Adam on before to talk about their non-profit Game to Grow and how they use therapeutic RPG sessions to help young people develop social skills and confidence. They were great then. They are still great now.

If you are interested in Critical Core, their kickstarter, and what their kit has to offer, you must listen!

Check out their Critical Core Kickstarter here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=critical%20core

If you want to contact Adam Johns or Adam Davis you can reach them via email at:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Did this interview inspire you to contribute to a noble RPG cause?

Then please rate and subscribe to Detentions and Dragons! Or help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!

Disclaimer: Matt has donated to the Critical Kickstarter program. He has received no monetary compensation from anyone affiliated with Critical Core.

On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Josh and Matt talk about the Dungeon Master screen. The DM screen is a physical, typically cardboard, divider that separates the DM from the player characters. The purpose is simple: keep prying eyes away from the DM's campaign notes, maps, and stats. However, some DMs choose to forgo the screen. Is one play style better than the other? Josh and Matt discuss the pros and cons to both approaches!

Also we have a new official twitter handle! You can find us at:

@detentionspod

https://twitter.com/detentionspod

Did these two teachers help you to find your DM leader style? Help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

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