Nick Cardarelli

Raised on DnD

Leisure EN ↓ 129 episodes

Raised on DnD podcast helps enrich your family's gaming experience by bringing you interviews with parents, educators, game designers, and influencers. Join us as we delve into the many ways tabletop role-playing games inspire creativity, develop communication skills, and create lasting bonds among players.

Author

Nick Cardarelli

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Leisure

Podcast website

raisedondnd.com

Latest episode

Mar 4, 2025

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Episodes

S6E12: B2 The Keep on the Borderlands (Season 6 Finale) 04.08.2022

As a thank you for all your support this season's final episode is an actual play recording of the classic Dungeons and Dragons module B2 The Keep on the Borderlands. I'm join by returning guests, David Okum and Brandon Traynor, and first time on the show Steven Cali, Peter Delios, Stephen Pritchard, and Daniel Wilson as they play DnD5e adventurers.

S6E11: Sojourners Awake - Jonathan Hardin 19.07.2022

I'm joined by Jonathan Hardin of Sojourners Awake where we talk about gaming with family. We discuss how tabletop role playing games can help you slay the monsters in your own life and equip your children with the abilities to overcome challenges as adults.

S6E10: Bard RPG - Scriv the Bard 04.07.2022

Happy Independence Day! Scriv the Bard is a Cultural Psychologist who uses RPGs and Storytelling to help families and young people. She is the creator of The Heroes of Iyastera, a family-friendly adventure setting. You can follow her for more content on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch! Visit Scriv the Bard and visit her current Kickstarter for Bard RPG !

S6E9: Is Violence Necessary in TTRPGs? - Michael Low 18.06.2022

I'm joined by father, educator, and game designer Michael Low for this Father's Day Weekend special episode. One of the issues many people have with tabletop role playing games is the emphasis on violence or conflict resolution by combat. Michael Low has developed a game that is not reliant on combat to create drama in the story. Check out this amazing interview as we talk about being gaming dads...

S6E8: Creating Game Conventions - Alex Kammer 08.06.2022

I'm joined by Alex Kammer, the Director of Gamehole Con, who gives advice on running your own gaming convention, talks about his book ‘Thay: Land of the Red Wizards’ for Forgotten Realms, and shares his journey as a gamer-dad. 

Summer of Gaming 05.06.2022

A quick message about gaming this summer and joining the Raised on DnD podcast community.

S6E7: Creating Gaming Clubs for Teens - Athenry Adventurers RPG Club 19.05.2022

Athenry Adventurers RPG Club in Athenry, Galway, Ireland share their story of creating a tabletop role playing game club for their community. Listen as they share their tips and struggles of creating a place to promote the hobby and how you might be able to create a one, too! 

S6E6: Mother's Day Special - n00bMama 04.05.2022

Happy Mother's Day to all the Gamer-Moms! Kate Pfuhler is the talented cartoonist behind n00bMama! She is our featured Mother's Day Gamer Mom and she talks about LARP (Live Action Role Playing) games and sharing her love of gaming with family. 

S6E5: Redwrymling's Guide to Beholders - Daniel (Redwyrm) 18.04.2022

Daniel is known throughout Twitter and Instagram as Redwyrm. He shares the creative tips he receives from his Dungeon Master, who happens to be Daniel's 5 year old son. Daniel shares his family's journey from homeschooling gamers to publishing their own monster manuals like upcoming "Redwrymling's Guide to Beholders" and "Redwrymling's Guide to Everything". Daniel is an accomplished lyricists who...

S6E4: Babies & Broadswords - Jason Cassidy and Aaryn Easton 04.04.2022

In this episode, Jason Cassidy and Aaryn Easton of Even Footing Games talks with Raised on DnD Podcast about their flagship tabletop role playing game, Babies & Broadswords. Babies & Broadswords has been described as "Rugrats the cartoon meets Dungeons & Dragons" and is an excellent game to play with younger players and players who are young at heart.

S6E3: DnDnFamily - Benjamin & Amanda 19.03.2022

Benjamin & Amanda are the creative couple behind DnDnFamily YouTube channel and Instagram. They fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons and shared that love first with friends and then with their children. Listen as they share their journey from gaming family to social media influencers! Their story inspires families to play Dungeons & Dragons together and to explore the many creative ave...

S6E2: Dork Tower - John Kovalic 04.03.2022

This episode I'm joined by cartoonist legend, John Kovalic, the creator of Dork Tower. John takes us through his life as a gamer, introducing his family to ttrpgs, and the return of Dork Tower in book form with the Tao of Igor coming this May! 

S6E1: Swole Initiative - Jay Foster 18.02.2022

I am joined by the Viking DM, Jay Foster, creator of Swole Initiative Network coming to Twitch. He shares his story of gaming with family!

Season 6 Trailer 11.02.2022

These interviews and more are coming up this season! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast listening apps.  

S5E12: Gathering of the Ages - Spencer Borup 04.02.2022

I'm joined by Spencer Borup, the Game Master of the hit actual play podcast, Gathering of the Ages. Gathering of the Ages plays Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder 1e adventure path, Carrion Crown. Spencer talks with me about gaming with his family and how actual play tabletop role playing games are more complicated than just sitting around the table and pressing record.   

S5E11: Power Outage - Bebarce El-Tayib 18.01.2022

I'm joined by Bebarce El-Tayib the creator of Power Outage RPG. He is a husband, father, educational technologist and game designer.  We discuss kids and violence in RPGs, making RPGs more accessible to individuals with Special Needs, and how RPGs can improve kids behavior away from the game table.

S5E10: TTRPGkids - Stephanie Campbell 04.01.2022

I'm joined by Stephanie Campbell, blogger-mom and game designer. She is behind the incredible resource TTRPGkids.com and StoryGuider game system for younger players.

S5E9: The Griffin & Gargoyle Tavern - Daniel Colwell & Michael Paylor 04.12.2021

In this exclusive interview, Daniel Colwell and Michael Paylor tell how their love for tabletop role playing games has lead to their creation of The Griffin & Gargoyle Tavern. This interactive dining and gaming experience will be only available in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the birth place of Dungeons & Dragons. Daniel and Michael give us a behind the scenes look and foreshadow the adventures...

S5E8: Family Fantasy RPG - Dr. Colin Anderson 18.11.2021

I'm joined by the creator of Family Fantasy RPG, Doctor Colin Anderson. We discuss running tabletop role playing games for young players, how to handle violence, and his incredible 3 tier system designed help families with younger players. 

S5E7: Year 2 Celebration - Live Event 08.11.2021

Our 2 year anniversary was a Facebook Live Event featuring 11 return guests from seasons 1 - 4 and prizes for the audience in attendance. The guests included Rob Gruber of Good Times Games, Martin Lloyd of Amazing Tales, David Thompson of Everlore, Derek White the Geek Preacher, Thor Knai of Heavy Dragon, Jodie Brandt of QuestWise, BJ Hensley of Playground Adventures, Chris Pramas of Green Ronin P...

Your Personal Invitation 02.11.2021

This is your personal invitation to attend our 2 year anniversary celebration! Prizes, surprise guests, and more!

S5E6: The Side Quest - Chris & Jeanette Mack 18.10.2021

Meet the power couple, Chris & Jeanette, behind the family run gaming club, The Side Quest! Their relationship started around the gaming table and they have raised 3 sons to adulthood with a love for creativity and gaming as a family. They share how gaming evolves as your children grow into adults and how gaming keeps them all close. 

S5E5: Quests of Yore - Pat Marino 04.10.2021

Disney Pixar's Onward centers on a game called Quests of Yore, Pat Marino the Game Design Manager at USAoply shares his story of a love for gaming and the amazing behinds the scenes tale of creating the tabletop role playing game, Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition.

Summer at Seasons' Serenity part 1 - Play-testers 19.09.2021

These play-testers give their first impressions of the new 5E compatible adventure module, Summer at Seasons' Serenity part 1. 

S5E4: DnD Adventure Club - David Lemke 18.09.2021

Raised on DnD is joined by DnD Adventure Club founder and president, David Lemke. We talk about growing up on Dungeons & Dragons, how tabletop role playing games help develop skills for adulthood, and how DnD Adventure Club helps young gamers become a Game Master.

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