Stay ConnectedWelcome to Detentions and Dragons, a podcast dedicated to introducing Dungeons and Dragons into the classroom experience!
Not a teacher? Don’t worry! Hosts Josh and Matt are confident that new players, new Dungeon Masters, and fans of Dungeons and Dragons will find this enjoyable and informative as well!
Podcast updates biweekly weekly. We are off during the summer!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network!!
A special lesson of Detentions and Dragons for new listeners!
If you are reading this and you are new to the podcast, welcome to the podcast! Jumping into a new podcast can be difficult. However, in this lesson, Josh and Matt provide lesson suggestions for all types of listeners! This includes school teachers, club leaders, beginner DMs, and people just looking to hear some nerdy humor about D&D!
Still have questions? Contact us via email: detentionsanddragons@gmail.com
Thanks for listening! And remember, you can do anything with a D20!
And thanks to of all of our longtime listeners as well! We'll be back with a regular lesson next week.
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
Grab your bugbear spray and your folding boat and paddle your way down to Camp Bugbear! On this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss planning, organizing, and implementing a D&D summer camp for kids.
Does Dave Starchild survive his tenure as summer counselor?!
This is Josh's first time editing and episode! Congrats!!
Did these D&D counselors help you earn some 5E merit badges? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
Another special Detentions and Dragons Lesson!
This time Matt interviews Curt Bolin of the Dungeons & Dragons & Daughters podcast, a D&D 5th Edition live play podcast starring him and his twin daughters Sammy & Birdie. The topic: Top 5 Tips for playing D&D with younger kids! If you are interested in introducing D&D to kids, this is well worth the listen!
You can find more info on Curt and Dungeons & Dragons, & Daughters at the following:
https://twitter.com/daughterdungeon?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/daughterdungeon/
https://dungeonsdragonsdaughters.podbean.com/
Note: Less sound effects because Matt is traveling!
Did this interview inspire you to pursue new avenues in D&D? Help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
Part 2 of our special two-part Q & A lesson!
Josh and Matt are on a roll! After answering two D&D questions, they go back into the mailbag, pick out two more easy questions, and attempt to use their experience to answer your DMing questions. They are having a blast.
Segment: You might be a Dungeon Master....
The Riddler. The answer is revealed! If your correct answer is randomly selected from all of the correct responses, you will win a hand painted mini fig by Josh!
Some shout-outs.
The BomBARDed Podcast - An awesome music focused D&D game.
https://bombarded.podbean.com/
D&D Riddles - We used this site for our riddle
http://www.dndadventure.com/html/riddles.html
Did the Car Talk boys of D&D help you fix your campaign with 250,000 miles on it? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
A special two-part Q & A lesson format!
Josh and Matt channel Tom and Ray Magliozzi of Car Talk to fix your Dungeon Mastering Questions. How successful are they? Questionable. But at least they are having a good time doing it!
The Riddler. Send your answer to The Riddler to: detentionsanddragons@gmail.com
If your correct answer is randomly selected from all of the correct responses, you will win a hand painted mini fig by Josh!
Did the Car Talk boys of D&D help you fix your campaign with 250,000 miles on it? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
A Detentions and Dragons' First! Josh and Matt interview Wolfgang Baur, the "Kobold in Chief," founder, and owner Kobold Press.
On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Wolfgang discusses with Matt and Josh all things D&D. Especially about the campaign setting of Midgard! This is a fantastic conversation with a gaming industry veteran that shouldn't be missed!
Did this interview inspire you to pursue new avenues in D&D? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
Disclosure: Detentions and Dragons received products complimentary from Kobold Press for review purposes.
The Detentions and Dragons boys are back! They aren't in the classroom and their board shorts are a little sandy, but they have made their way back into the studio to introduce a little summer fun to your D&D campaign.
This lesson: Summer Gear. While not required to have an excellent outing, the right vacation equipment can add a lot to your summertime experience. The same holds true to D&D! Why not stow away that gloomy pipes of haunting and bust out that beach gear! Don't have any? Josh and Matt suggest some fun homebrewed items to maximize your enjoyment of the season.
Items include:
-Volleyball of Volleys
-A duck boat???
-Doft Spray
-Instant Oasis
Did these two boys of summer help kick off your summer campaign the right way? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
School is out for summer!!! With empty desks and empty classrooms, Josh and Matt sit back and recount adventures from their D&D games in club and in the classroom. No rules, No lesson plans, just two teachers telling stories about the fun they had playing D&D with their students over the 2017 - 2018 school year.
Highlights from their adventures include:
-3 to 4 player characters pretending to be a tall goblin.
-Scrunt II Son of Scrunt.
-Josh making a questionably powerful player character for himself.
-A hammer that sounds a bit like Guy Fieri
-Melvin.
Summer Note: Josh and Matt are taking a little break to recharge after a long school year. Detentions and Dragons will be back on June 25th with a new episode. Thanks again for all the support from all listeners, teachers, players, DMs, and students. We couldn't have made it through the first 40 episodes without you!!
Did these two teachers help you finish the greatest D&D story ever played? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
IT'S PARTY TIME!!!! 🎉 🎉 🎉
In this lesson, Josh and Matt discuss the Last Day of Club! Whether or not you started your campaign the first week of school or you gathered the courage to play some D&D in class, the end of the school year is here and you and your players deserve a fun conclusion to their D&D experience for the 2017 - 2018 school year. The last session will go by fast so use this episode as your to-do list at your last day of club.
And don't worry, this is NOT the last episode of Detentions and Dragons!
Drowitos are referenced a lot.
Matt sings a nostalgic theme song.
Have these two party planners helped you give the greatest D&D party ever? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
A power-hungry antagonist approaches and presents to you an impassioned speech. It speaks of a diabolic plot or perhaps disillusioned plan. You and your party disagree. You draw your weapons and ready a fighting stance. The lights go dim. The antagonist changes to its true form. A soundtrack with a dramatic score emphasizes the gravity of the situation. Is it the fate of world that will be decided by the outcome of this battle? Or is this simply one last fight for survival? Regardless, this is it you are the climatic finale. This is your chance to be hero. This is the final boss.
On this lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Josh and Matt discuss final bosses for your school campaign. They discuss the importance of the final boss and their philosophy behind designing a final encounter with heroic moments or exciting opportunities for the player characters to be heroes one last time in a narrative that they helped create!
The Final Boss mechanics they discuss are:
1. Destroy the Crystal
2. Artifact of Power
3. Puzzle Room
Don't just design your boss fight to be tough. Design your boss fight to be heroic!
Dungeon Master Mitch from the Dungeon Master's Block also submits a heroic boss mechanic as well:
4. Splatter Minions
Josh and Matt have less tangents than usual but they do talk about wheels for a bit.
Have the Sephiroth and Dr.Wily of D&D helped you defeat those pesky DM doldrums? Help them out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!
Detentions and Dragons is a proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network! Check out our show and other great D&D and gaming podcast at https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ or where ever you download podcasts!
Our TOPPODCAST Picks 
