Teachers in the Dungeon

Our good friend Marc is the local expert on Dragonbane, so we sat down to have him educate us about this "second-oldest RPG" that's enjoying a bit of a resurgence recently. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Join us in a quick overview of the wonders of the Plane of Fire, including the Great Conflagration, animentals, the fabled City of Brass, and, of course, Torchie's. Remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

For the first time in a LONG time, the whole gang was available to continue our adventure in Tengrist. This week's episode includes mysterious "Wood Women," vicious werewolves, valiant elven rangers and an irate hag capable of delivering intestinal curses. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers...

AND his colleagues Mike Cantorino, Brian Dewhurst and Bryan Shein join us to discuss the gamified classroom as well as the upcoming debut of their board game "Challenge to Power," published by Pacific Sky Games (Shein). Teachers, teacher-adjacent individuals and gamers will all find something fascinating in this wide ranging interview. Check out Pacific Sky Games HERE . Find Jared and hi...

The unforgivably absent Tom learns about the latest installment of the Tengrist adventure, and we ponder character death. Oh, and we also discuss the anticipated "D&D Tower" at GenCon. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Join us in a tour of The Cage, The City of Doors, The City of Secrets. . . Sigil. Stable yet everchanging, dreary yet endlessly intriguing, peaceful yet potentially deadly, Sigil is a study in contrasts. Fun place to visit, just don't cross paths with the Lady of Pain if you can help it! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedu...

Join us as we continue our conversation with Adam Lee, one of the key contributors to the D&D 5e multiverse. Where else are you gonna hear musings on the application of Plato's Forms in D&D, or the folly of gatekeeping, or the 'beautiful obsession,' or that one question Tom has had since he was 10 years old, that Adam is able to answer?! You can see what Adam has been up to in...

Adam Lee, the creator of some of the most iconic aspects of D&D 5e and author of the recent book Worlds and Realms , returns to talk to us in such a wide-ranging conversation that we had to split it into two parts! In this first installment Adam shares some reflections on his career and the "healthy obsession" that allowed him to achieve such success. He has developed his own consult...

Academy of Heroes is a new, evolving platform for teachers who want to integrate the excitement of RPGs into their classrooms. We sit down with its creator, Jason Evans, to hear about some of the awesome ideas he has built into the system. This one sounds like the perfect way to motivate students as they master concepts across multiple disciplines. Remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. C...

Tom the Librarian takes us on a quick tour of upcoming book releases in the D&D world, including a Baldur's Gate novel and two essential RPG planning books from our friend Andrew Wheeler, distributed by Ten Speed Press. LINK to his page at the publisher. Remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X an...

Let's keep the "Teacher" in Teachers in the Dungeon and talk about some integration of board games into the school and classroom. Dan shares the details of a project in which students create their own geography-based board games. LINK for the 2-Day Frazier History Museum RPG Conference Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram...

Tom and Dan discover that even a lore-scarce plane of lawful good can be fertile ground for adventure ideas when they discuss the The Peaceable Kingdoms of Arcadia. Also circuses. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

The goblins finally let Tom and Dan reunite for an episode, so they decide to talk about their latest adventure in the homebrew world of Tengrist, including Tom's character Edward and his sad inability to avoid horrific decisions. If you're curious about the scented beads mentioned in the episode, you can find them HERE . Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: tea...

Tom returns!!! and takes us through an overview of the Marvel RPG. Listen in and see if this is a game you'd like to try. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Is it pronounced ArborEa? Or ArBORea? Does anyone know? Dan clearly doesn't; but the rest of his research seems legit. Listen and learn about the outer plane that hosts everything chaotic and good. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom's away and Dan's been let off the chain, explaining why one-shots (particularly at conventions) have not been his favorite. Although to be fair, he moderates a bit by the end. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

The goblins have once again seized Tom, and in his absence Dan offers a short discussion of Magic Items in DnD, particularly when and why to place them in adventures, and how to avoid unbalancing the entire campaign. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook; @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Settle in for another recap of our monthly adventure, a tale rife with assassination, abduction, dirty cults, clumsy tabaxis and a disgruntled shrub. And why oh why would a mine have a spiral staircase and a nicely paved floor? Please comment, like, share and subscribe! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom chats with the publisher of Battlequest comics, Andrew Kafoury in a wide-ranging interview that settles in to provide information on his upcoming partnership with Plaid Hat Games, creating a comic book companion to the wildly popular Summoner Wars game. See all of Battlequest's comics HERE . Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungon on Instagram a...

Dan conducts a whistle-stop tour of the Feywild, a plane like, and yet decidedly unlike, the Material plane where most adventures take place. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Facebook and Instagram, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

We recap our party's latest adventures in Tengrist, including a sunken dungeon complete with all the modern conveniences like gray oozes, shadows, giant rats and hidden doorways. But why is everyone so mean to the sidekick NPC??? Remember to like, share, subscribe, and comment. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X and teachersinthedungeon@gmail...

There's a new RPG-inspired card game about to launch on Kickstarter: Questweaver, developed by Mike Zimmerman of Taberna Comics, Gaming and Collectibles. He shares details of the game (which sounds like an amazing deck-builder) as well as a bit about how he designed it. Get a look at Questweaver HERE , and then back it on February 17. Learn more about Mike's business HERE , and email him H...

Tom shares an overview of the 2nd edition of Starfinder, including comparing it to 5e DnD. Remember to like, comment, share and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

We kick off our new series, Planes of the Multiverse, with a dive into Pandemonium, complete with wind-induced madness, roving displaced gods, and a crazed, eyeless hag. Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe. Connect with us: teachersingthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

We recap our third session in the new world of Tengrist, where Tom's character Edward IV wins a drinking game at the Cor's Apple tavern, then is brought low by the priests of Agalar, The Inescapable One, god of Justice. And then everybody fights some gnolls. Remember to like, comment, share and subscribe (and maybe recommend, too!) And connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and...