Dad's Dungeon Dudes

The heroes return to the Heroes’ Hearth with gifts for Alex—and then step through the final gateway into the Amethyst Hollow. There, they find a town where the light is dim, the people have lost their joy, and something seems to be draining the life from everything around them. As Ebonyclaw, Saldrin, Thornsley and Gabriel explore, they face a series of strange trials that challenge them to choose...

With three of the four Artifacts of Renewal finally in their possession, the party is one step closer to facing Elias Thorne. But before heading into the Amethyst Hollow in search of the final artifact, Viridiana has something much more important in mind: It’s time to go shopping. Welcome to the Grand Concord Market — a sprawling, colourful marketplace spiralling around the great crystal at the he...

The third Artifact of Renewal is finally within reach—but escaping with it may prove even harder than finding it. Deep inside Xanathar’s vault, our heroes have freed the enormous Alpha Beast who once ruled the swampland buried beneath the crime lord’s hoard. With alarms ringing and Xanathar’s guards closing in, the party must retrieve the sapphire artifact, resist the temptation of mountains of st...

In this episode of Dad’s Dungeon Dudes: The Verdant Awakening , the party continues its escape through Xanathar’s lair in search of the mysterious sapphire artifact. With the reluctant help of captured guard Piddick, Thornsley Shatterscale, Ebonyclaw Shadowtooth, Saldrin, and Gabriel Brightwing disguise themselves as Xanathar’s guards and make their way toward the vault. But getting there means cr...

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Welcome back to another hilarious family D&D adventure with Dad the DM and his four creative sons! In this episode, the boys find themselves face-to-face with the terrifying Xanathar the Beholder after escaping a giant terrarium. Desperate times call for desperate, laugh-out-loud measures as the brothers try everything from faking their own deaths to holding a beloved goldfish hostage just to esca...

Trapped inside a giant glass dome with the air rapidly running out, the heroes of The Verdant Awakening must think fast. Having defeated the dome’s clockwork spider guardians, Ebonyclaw, Saldrin, Gabriel, and Thornsley search the wreckage for useful upgrades—discovering sapphire carapace shards and a mysterious Clockwork Core Box—but their victory is short-lived when a high-pitched hiss signals th...

Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes , the family-friendly D&D podcast where massive ideas, custom forge upgrades, and tiny heroes make for giant-sized fun! This week, our newly minted Level 5 heroes take some well-deserved downtime at the Heroes’ Hearth. But safety at the home base doesn’t mean things stay quiet. Before stepping through the erratic next portal, the boys visit Barnaby and Lyra to c...

Vault Plunder, Base Upgrades, and Level 5! Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes , the family-friendly D&D podcast where big imagination, tactical teamwork, and sibling rivalries make for the ultimate adventure! With Silas the Glass Shaper defeated, his freezing spell completely shatters. In a beautiful wave of emerald light, the rigid jade frost vaporizes, revealing green summer pines, wild forest...

Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes , the ultimate family-friendly D&D podcast where imagination, quick thinking, and family teamwork save the day! We pick up right on the edge of last week’s brutal cliffhanger. Silas the Glass Shaper has used a legendary action to trap Ebonyclaw, Thornsley, Gabriel, and Saldrin inside flawless blocks of solid glass. As our heroes stand entirely immobilized, Silas...

🎙️ Episode Description: Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes , the family-friendly D&D podcast where teamwork, big ideas, and lots of laughter save the day! Sorry for the delay in posting this episode - I have been stuck because I had to complete an assignment, but at long last here it is! In this week’s thrilling episode, the team deals with the immediate aftermath of Thornsley’s close call with p...

The Dudes are facing their most emotionally intense challenge yet in the glittering, fragile, and deadly Jade Spires! As the party ascends Silas the Glass Shaper’s grand staircase, a lethal trap springs into action. In a heart-stopping moment of pure heroism, Thornsley Shatterscale makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Saldrin, taking a petrifying blast of jade light straight to the chest! Encased...

🎧 Episode Summary Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes ! Our heroes have successfully crossed the terrifying glass bridge and made their way inside the palace of Sylas the Glass-Shaper... but the danger has only just begun. Dad's Dungeon Dudes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this episode, the party finds t...

🎧 Episode Summary Welcome back to Dad’s Dungeon Dudes ! The Crimson Canyon is behind us, and our heroes are stepping into the sparkling, terrifyingly fragile Emerald World. In this episode, the party arrives at the breathtaking Jade Spires, but the entrance isn’t exactly welcoming. Confronted with a dangerously fragile glass bridge suspended over a bottomless canyon, the Dudes have to get creativ...

Dads’ Dungeon Dudes Episode: The Fight with Captain Rurik (part 2) The epic conclusion to the Battle of the Crimson Canyon is here! Stranded on the deck of Captain Rurik’s moving mining fortress, the Dudes must survive a barrage of attacks while figuring out how to drop the pirate’s impenetrable Greed Shield. It’s a chaotic scramble of clashing swords, tactical thievery, and flying feathers! In th...

🎙️ Episode Description: Battle on the Rolling Fortress! Welcome back to another chaotic adventure with the Dads’ Dungeon Dudes ! As we continue our journey through the Verdant Awakening , our heroes— Ebonyclaw Shadowtooth , Thornsley Shatterscale , Gabriel Brightwing , and Saldrin Knowall —find themselves in a very sticky situation. After their gem-battery-powered scrap cloaks run out of juice, th...

"Only the wealthy may pass. Pay the toll of true value." The journey to save the Verdant Heart officially begins as our heroes— Ebonyclaw, Thornsley, Gabriel, and Saldrin —step through the glowing green portal and leave the Radiant Citadel behind. Guided by the mysterious Tabaxi, Whisper , they arrive in the sweltering heat of the Crimson Canyon , a rusted wasteland built on the back of...

Our heroes have officially stepped through Whisper’s magical green portal into the unknown. In this episode, Ebonyclaw (Ruben), Thornsley (Teddy), Gabriel (Hugo), and Saldrin (Isaiah) arrive at a hidden, overgrown conservatory on the edge of the Radiant Citadel. Here, they meet Veridiana, an ancient Emerald Dragon, who reveals a terrifying truth: her home, the Verdant Heart, is being forcibly turn...

In this thrilling conclusion to our Salted Legacy adventure, the fate of the Dyn Singh Night Market lies entirely in the hands of our young heroes. But before the session is over, the boys will have to answer a massive question: Who are they really? Armed with 3 Renown and the respect of the local vendors, Ebonyclaw (Ruben), Thornley (Teddy), Gabriel (Hugo), and Saldrin "The One Who Slays" (Isaiah...

In this high-stakes and highly seasoned episode, the party continues their quest for "Renown" at the Night Market . To earn the trust of local vendors, the crew must prove their grit in the market’s most famous challenges—even if it means hallucinating skeletons or fighting their own dinner. The Spice of Life (and Hallucination) : Gabriel manages a Natural 20 to survive the Spicy Pepper Challenge,...

In this episode of Dad’s Dungeon Dudes , the party hitches a ride on the Concord Jewel and heads straight for the vibrant chaos of the Dinsing Night Market . Between haggling for gear and hunting for insects, our heroes prove that a little magic and a lot of luck go a long way. Druidic Discounts: Thornsley Shatterscale uses the mending cantrip to fix a broken sword grip, successfully haggling a st...

The adventure officially begins! After receiving their magical necklaces from the Speakers, the Dudes are ready to head to their first destination: the Din Sing Night Market . But in the bustling, colorful streets of the Radiant Citadel, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. The Heist: While navigating the crowded city, the party realizes they’ve been pickpocketed! The crystalline key needed to a...

Welcome to the very first episode of Dad’s Dungeon Dudes ! Before we dive into the deep end of the Multiverse, we’re pulling up a chair at the table to introduce the party. Join Dad (the DM) and his three sons— Reuben (11) , Teddy (9) , and Hugo (7) —as they prepare for an epic new campaign: Meet the Heroes: We introduce our legendary party members: Gabriel Brightwing: An Aasimar Ranger with a gol...