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 spec...

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. We recorded and edited this podcast using an incredible tool called Descript . It allows us to record audio and video, sure, but then edit that audio/video using the text...

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. Sp...

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 th...

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 t...

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.  We have the best Discor...

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 P...

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

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...

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 fu...

AK and Matt have two questions for you, today: is the ADHD tax real? and are we in a cult? The answers are yes, for sure, and…probably not? Unless you really were a part of the Satanic Panic, back in the day, and if so, mad respect, 'cuz that probably took a ton of time and energy.  And speaking of the ADHD tax, we have a Patreon that we want to make sure to remind everyone that they might still b...

"Exclusion doesn't make it better," says our new friend and RPG inclusion hero Dale Critchley of Wyrmworks Publishing. In this episode, we learn what Dale and his cohort of artists are doing to shift the representation landscape in the TTRPG community. Including, and definitely not limited to, having a Unicorn as a freakin' Service Animal . Hell, yes! Please contribute to Wyrmwork Publishing's new...

What the *&@%#! is Dopamining? Hopefully you're doing it right now by downloading this 'cast, and awwww, that's so sweet! Also: does your PC have ADHD? And/or co-morbid RSD? We are braving our crippling Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria by getting real honest today about what we specifically do to spike our Dopamine levels, and take a good hard look at whether we build Player Characters that inh...

One of Matt's dearest and oldest friends and brilliant learning and behavior specialist, Sarah Mobley, joins us on the podcast with the results of a brain assessment test she had us take recently! The results are fascinating, both in the test's findings and Sarah's take on how to improve our lowest ADHD-affected scores! Suggestions include starting a dance troupe, driving without GPS, and, thankfu...

Welcome back to the only podcast that tries to find the intersection between ADHD and RPGs! It's Season Two, Electric Boogaloo, and Matt and Alison are full of Words and Themes! We are so grateful for everyone that listened to this podcast in 2022, and we're psyched to be back to the future of 2023. We now have a hopping Discord server: please join us at https://bit.ly/bivbrosdiscord . We talk abo...

What a delightful surprise this podcast has been for us! Something we just threw together because we thought the name was funny, but in eighteen episodes we have learned so much about ADHD, D&D, and ourselves! And we want to dream up what other kinds of trouble we can get into. We're taking a very short break and will be back in the new year with Season Two, so please stay tuned. Topics includ...

It can be tough to feel like you're always moving forward with what you most want to do, when you have ADHD. There are tons of combat encounters in life that seem to have the difficulty set too high. We don't have any answers, of course, but this week we talk about a couple of everyday "buffs" we are trying that make those encounters a little easier for us. Extra special thanks to Spiritual Healin...

In this episode, AK and Matt may have finally found the perfect intersection of ADHD and D&D: we dream up 5e Spells based on ADHD traits (or "tenets", if you're a "Rhodes Scholar"). And it's so much fun. We imagine how ADHD-themed spells "Executive Dysfunction", "Interrupt", and "Time Blindness" would work, and cannot wait until we get to cast "Object Permanence" in our next game. Coming soon...

We step outside the comfort zone of talking about D&D, and pick up on any ADHD coding found in the late 90s classic Joss Whedon joint, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. High school nerds, hot librarians, chosen cheerleaders and demons in human form…surely there is one in the bunch with some executive dysfunction? --- We recorded and edited this podcast using an incredible tool called Descript . It all...

We're putting a little more "d20" in this week's ADHd20, where we talk about how we would build the perfect adventuring party, both in D&D and in real life. We break down the basic tabletop RPG archetypes: magic person, fighter, thief and healer, and have fun building our perfect class combos. AK tries to argue for why Paladins are actually the most overpowered class in the game, not Druids or...

Friends! We need them, love them, miss them when they leave, but also have a tough time making them.  But is it really harder to make lasting friends if you have ADHD? or easier? And we try to figure out what the classes of the Friends would be. Except for Ross, because he's insufferable. --- We recorded and edited this podcast using an incredible tool called Descript . It allows us to record audi...

We—well, Matt—loves productivity. Thinking about it, talking about it, wasting time trying to get better at it. And while he could definitely do better about following his own advice about not constantly trying new tools and tweaking the ones he has, maybe today’s podcast might be helpful for someone looking for a possibly-ADHD friendly tool or tip? Stuff we mentioned: otter.ai loom Firefly Meetin...

We do a quick run-down of topics we've been meaning to touch on! Dating with ADHD, dealing damage to yourself for no great reason, and is it: "attention deficit/hyperactive _disability_"? We mention Gabby's beautiful dice at https://www.instagram.com/maisedesigns/ and mispronounce the name of the "ADHD _Elite_" account at https://www.instagram.com/adhdelite/ . --------- We recorded and edited this...

If a bear sh*ts in the woods, will we still forget to call our friends? Welcome to our  journey into object permanence and its effects on our relationships. Plus! Marco Polo, The Fiver, and other anti-procrastination magic. --------- We recorded and edited this podcast using an incredible tool called Descript . It allows us to record audio and video, sure, but then edit that audio/video using the...

ADHd20's VERY FIRST GUEST Alejandro Tey is an incredible Game Master, actor, teaching artist, director, storyteller, self-proclaimed participatory theater addict, and lucky for us, our very good friend. You've heard us discuss Tey and the Tabletale Games crew countless times already so we figured: why not plop him in front of a mic and let him dazzle you, too?  --------- We recorded and edited thi...