Teachers in the Dungeon

Tom and Dan dive into The Sunless Citadel, a classic starter dungeon for low level characters. Also they detour into some literary commentary on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien, as all good DnDers must do, from time to time. Remember to like, share and subscribe, and connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

It was a busy week for Tom and Dan: teaching teachers to play DnD (and other games); putting on a mini-con with game club students at our high school, and jumping into the final showdown with the BBEG in the Telessaria adventure. It's all here for your listening pleasure! Remember to like and subscribe, and connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and...

Fizban says they're 'The best of the best!' We kick off season 4 with a deep dive into the lore surrounding silver dragons, including a look at their personalities and preferences as well as some suggestions for how to use them and role play them in a campaign. Remember to follow and subscribe, and connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachers...

Tom and Dan share their plans for the podcast and ALL things DnD related for the upcoming year. Toms creativity has been unleashed like the Deck of Many Things, so listen in and find out what he's got planned. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com. Oh, we're on YouTube too!

Tom and Dan FINALLY get to play D&D together, and share the horror-tinged plot of this month's session as the party begins exploring the mysterious realm of Cziprinya, replete with deadly plants and animals, and a strange bluish fog that seems almost. . . alive. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

They're not just angels, ya know. Tom and Dan conclude their survey of creature classes with celestials. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Who better to write Worlds and Realms , an immersive travelogue/retrospective of the worlds and planes of the D&D multiverse, than Adam Lee? Adam has been involved with most of the memorable books produced in the 5e era, from Icewind Dale to Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes. In our interview he shares his own experiences with D&D, his views on Mordenkainen, and which plane he’d visit first, among other...

With Dan evidently detained by the goblins, Tom sits down to interview Stacy King, author of the immensly useful new Dungeons & Dragons Pocket Expert, to find out how she decided what to include in the handy little guidebook that has just been published. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom and the gang experience DCC for the first time, led by the inimitably cold-blooded Marc Kugler. They share their experiences with this high-body-count game and how it compares to DnD. As a bonus, we include Tom's recent interview with Andrew Cawood of Cawood Publishing, whose new Kickstarter is live now: Rivenhelm on Kickstarter Connect with us! Teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook,...

Matt Funk is a man on an RPG mission, but he took some time out to talk to us about his website RPGs For Teachers , his publishing endeavor Witch Pleas , and his upcoming Kickstarter game system "Camp Fire." And if that's not enough to pique your interest, we also get downright literary, discussing how classic tropes from our oldest literary classics can be imported into today's RPGs. Connect with...

Tom and Dan let their greedy hearts roam free as they recommend an extensive list of gifts for the RPG player in your life. We've included links to the small business websites that we mention in the show: Rebekah's Fate 3d designs Phylos Worldbuilding d20 Dinner Limitless Adventures Allen Morris Art Inkwell Ideas Creature Caster The Weathered Dragon Cawood Publishing Connect with us: teachersinthe...

Tom flies solo sharing the characters he created using the updated Players' Handbook. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook; @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com.

The teachers played DnD at FlatCon this month (except for poor sick Tom) and Dan spins the tale of exploding glyphs of warding, vicious Nabassu, sorcerer snipers, gorillas and plummeting rangers, all jumbled up in the mythic Tower of Ladies. Connect with us: teachersinghtedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Listen and get an inside look at a small, successful gaming con in central Illinois: FlatCon2024. Dan interviews the organizer, Brad Price, and several creative vendors who give their perspectives on taking part in this con. Links: d20 dinner handmade dice Phylos props and tabletop accessories Cephalopod Studios paints (try to ignore Dan's error at the very end of the podcast, referring to this as...

It's October, so obviously we're gonna talk about undead monsters in DnD. Dive into the lore surrounding the creation of various types of undead, and listen to Tom and Dan share their favorite undead monsters to run as DMs. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom knocked down several innocent people to get his hands on the new Player's Handbook at GenCon this year, and now he's ready to tell Dan all about the book. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Facebook and Instagram, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Dan fills Tom in on everything he missed in the most recent session of play: near-shipwrecks, locations of ill-repute, and a very persistent demon who just won't leave the cleric alone. Check out the Adventure Scents Dan mentioned in the episode HERE . The Nations and Cannons 5e compatible material is available HERE Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteach...

Continuing our creatures series, Tom and Dan dive into the world of constructs, taking a look at smothering rugs, golems of various flavors, clockworks and of course, modrons. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com Keywords dnd, d&d, dungeonsanddragons, dungeons&dragons

This episode distills much of what Teachers in the Dungeon has come to be, down into a single episode. Tom and Dan discuss the research surrounding the usefulness of RPGs in an educational setting, enhanced by their observations of the positive impact of game club upon students who attend. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedung...

Let's Quest is a non-profit with the goal of putting RPG materials into the hands of schoolkids all over the nation, free of charge! Tom and Dan learn about this exciting new venture from creator John Johnson. Collecting donations from publishers, dice vendors, individuals and more, Let's Quest provides schools with the materials necessary to start RPG game clubs, enrichment classes and mo...

Rix, Dirichlet and the rest return as our game table returns to the Telessaria adventure! It's all about ocean travel, nausea Con saves and some rather unpleasant, demonic merrow this session. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Boblin the Goblin makes a brief appearance as Tom and Dan discuss the lore surrounding goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears, as well as the larger, contentious issue of good and evil in DnD 5e. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom and Dan share the wisdom they've gained from several years of Con attendance, including the best ways to navigate a vendor hall, the proper attitude toward celebrity encounters, and bathrooms. Especially bathrooms. Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Hear that road noise? Yep, Tom, Dan and friend of the show Marc are driving home from GenCon 2024 and reflecting on the most memorable experiences, from Trade Day presentations to game demos to encounters with old friends and new. So listen in and share in their adventures. (And seriously, we're sorry about the road noise.) Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dung...

Tom and Dan provide one last overview of RPG Camp 2024, sharing their favorite moments, as well as plans for even more awesomeness in 2025! Connect with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook; @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com