Detentions and Dragons

Lesson # 27 Agenda

Grab your beach D20, put on your +1 Flip-Flops of Relaxing and join Josh and Matt as they celebrate the American school tradition of SPRING BREAK! In this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss how they integrate "Spring Break" into their classroom and club campaigns. Have your students' take a break from the dungeon delving life style and try one of their techniques to add a little variety to your main campaign.

Beachcomber Chad makes his premiere appearance on the podcast.

Will Josh's character Roland follow through and start a podcast in his own campaign?

Matt's mic had a bit too much gain. Thanks for your patience!

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Lesson # 26 Agenda

In this lesson, Josh and Matt kick off their shoes, sit back, and discuss potions in Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Are potions a relatively simple mechanic? Yes. Drinking a potion takes and action and then the player character is imbued with the effects. Done. However, there are a lot of fun ways to enhance your campaign by providing players an opportunity to use potions!

A Friday night recording session means a lot of random discussions which include but are not limited to: badger salesman, Family Matters the TV show, and Dave Starchild's rival, Darn Starecheld.

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Lesson # 25 Agenda

Two spellcasters enter the ring. Only one will exit.

On this lesson Josh and Matt discuss wizards and sorcerers. Sure they are synonyms in layman's terms, but in D&D 5E their are stark and powerful differences. Is magic powered by brains or bloodline better? Find out!

Matt rants about random things.

Matt also thinks Josh might have told his greatest lie yet. Hint: It is about random in-game effects.

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Lesson # 24 Agenda

Roll a D20 and make a perception check.

OK. With that roll, you see a figure off in the distance. It is menacing, sneaky, and attention seeking. You have a right to be cautious. The being you see is... THE TROUBLE MAKER!

On this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss strategies to work with trouble makers, players who intentionally or unintentionally disrupt the game with unsportsmanlike conduct. Player conduct management is a difficult and often times unavoidable. However, Josh and Matt are confident that some direct and indirect approaches can help any DM maintain a welcoming gaming environment.

Matt discusses innovations in the Valentine's day industry.

Josh talks about why javelin is no longer a sport in high school.

Exit Ticket: Homebrewed Item - Quinn's Quill. A cursed item that can help with game management.

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Lesson # 23 Agenda

Your players' characters have won the battle but few encounters end without a scar or two. In this lesson, Josh and Matt talk about healing in D&D 5E. The concept is basic but foundational to a player unfamiliar with tabletop RPGs.

Delirium sets in as Matt tries to stave off the flu enough to make it through a lesson. Does he succeed? Overall, yes. But his Robert Frost bit was the price we all paid for this lesson.

Smeagle Bobson gets a Mountain Dew can to the head.

Goldstar Winner: Heartless PE teacher on twitter @heartless_pe for his innovative use of 3D printing at his dungeon and dragons club.

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Note: When recording, Matt forgot the AC adapter to his mixer. As a result the whole episode was recorded using a single USB microphone. If this is your first episode, try any of our other lessons for better audio quality. Matt's bad! However, this makeshift solution fits into our lesson's theme: Homebrewed Items.

Agenda for Lesson # 22

In this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss ideas regarding when and why to make customized items for your school or personal campaign.

They also discuss some of their favorite homebrewed items such as the duck ring and the trashcan figurine of wondrous power.

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Lesson # 21 Agenda

On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Matt is joined by a special guest and substitute co-host Rachel Nimlos, a former graduate of Matt's high school and an alumna of his D&D club!

The topic? Well, it is a favorite of student's and a nice quick lesson plan for ill or busy teachers: Movie Day. Matt and Rachel review Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire and discuss its value as inspiration for your campaign or for your students.

Spoiler: Patrick Stewart is a dragon and has one of the greatest movie moments of all time. Otherwise, lots of whiny teens.

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Lesson # 20 Agenda

Are you feeling ill? Stuffy nose? Are you rolling with disadvantage? Well, we here at Detentions and Dragons are here to unconditionally help you get over what ails you: Status Conditions.

-In this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Josh and Matt discuss conditions, status debuffs, that affect how characters and creatures interact in the game.

-D&D Club Shout Out: Bremer Dungeon Crawlers in Queensland, Australia.

-Dedicated to the Paladins of Sick Kick Flips.

Lesson # 19 Agenda

I want to jump across a canyon. Ability check. I want to break through that door. Ability Check. I want convince someone a normal duck is actually a unicorn. ...ability check.

This week, Josh and Matt discuss the basics of ability checks in D&D 5E. They also review their tips to manage ability checks in their game. (i.e. no one wants 2 hours of perception checks)

Gold Star Winner: RPG Crunch Support Community. A new Facebook group dedicated to providing info about using RPGs for therapy and in schools.

Anything is possible in D&D. With a good enough ability check ;-)

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!