Dads & Dragons

Lawrence and Jamie have a chat about the new One DnD that has landed this month and what they know so far.

Jamie and Lawrence have a look through the book Monsters of the Multiverse and then discuss what they would like to see in 6th Edition or 5.5!?!

Jamie and Lawrence chat about the importance of Session Zero in TTRPG and why doing one can lead to a much more enjoyable experience for both DMs and Players.

Jamie and Lawrence have a chat about the widely discussed topic of Gatekeeping and Gatekeepers within TTRPG, no, not the ones that you don't want to come into contact with a Key Master or very bad things may happen such a giant marshmallow man rampaging down the streets of New York City.

The guys chat to Gary Colman of Game Therapy UK. Gary Colman is a specialist homelessness GP (winner of London Homelessness Award 2021 and awarded Highly Commended in Best Primary Care Team British Medical Journal Awards 2021 for his projects with homelessness. He also has experience of working alongside NHS drug and alcohol treatment teams. As a former Army doctor he has experience shared with military veterans. He has 40 years experience of running and designing games.

https://www.game-therapy.co.uk/

Jamie and Lawrence review Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. This book takes you on a 4 year adventure as you and your magical friends take exams, play sports and get up to as much shenanigans as possible. 

Jamie and Lawrence chat about all the news that DnD have released over the last few week, including a little dive into the old classic Spelljammer that is coming to 5e. Also another episode of Lawrence's Unpopular Opinions!

Jamie and Lawrence invite Mike, Stuart and Ross from Red Oaks Creative to have a chat about their new Kickstarter, Halcyon Daze : Motorcycle Knights

The Dads also chat about joining a new TTRPG and some Unpopular Opinions 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redoakscreative/halcyon-daze-motorcycle-knights

Jamie and Lawrence get some stuff off their chests! Also Lawrence has finally moved into his new home (Happy Lawrence)

Jamie and Lawrence bring you their final part of the Dads and Dragons Beginners Guide. First they talk about some great Internet based tools to get your game to the next level, then the Dads pick their favourite Pre Made Adventures to jump into.

Jamie and Lawrence follow on from their "Buyers Guide" and the Big 3, to bring you The Bolt On Books. They will look at books that can enhance the DnD experience and compliment the Players Guide.

We are back, a quick podcast to touch base and say happy birthday to Lawrence. We also start our "buyers guide" with the Big 3 - The Players Handbook, Monster Manual and the DMs Guide.

Hope you didn't miss us too much!!

Jamie and Lawrence wish you all a Merry Christmas and have a quick chat about the year. They chat about their favourite moments, favourite books, best interviews and more. They also chat about what's in store for Dads and Dragons in 2022.

Thank you to all that listen, we appreciate every single one of you.

Have a great Christmas and an even better New Year.

Join our heroes Arkira the Strong Orc Warmaiden (Amelia), Finley Blackshore the Goofy Half Elf Fighter (Iestyn), The Wise Old Wizard Teclis Eaststorm (Lawrence) and the Hero of Kringlefest, The Dragonborn Killin Prapil.

Our heroes are called upon again as something old is returning to The Sword Coast to put a stop to Kringlefest.

We chat to Jasper from the Podcast 3 Black Halflings about his journey into TTRPG, his love of Aaron Ramsdale, sneaking into RPG Shops and his face for radio.

Jamie and Lawrence have a chat about the new Feywild Companion from Splinterverse that can run alongside the new DnD Book The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Also they are joined by Ed and Sam from the popular podcast Starter Set for some TTRPG Chat and Banter.

Jamie and Lawrence invite Eberron Expert, Kevin Bryant onto the show to have a chat about all things Warfordged and SteamPunk!!! Also Jamie has a quick flick through the new book The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.

Jamie and Lawrence take a revisit trip to the land of the big swingers, Barbarians. Also they welcome Andi Ewington and Rhianna Pratchett onto the show to chat about their new book Campaigns and Companions.

Lawrence and Jamie catch up with all the recent D&D news, have a quick revisit of the Class, Monk and catch up with Nick Shepley from Verse Online about the next stage of Arclands.

Jamie and Lawrence return after a short break and chat about their games, especially the charity one with Meader and the gang for Extra Life 4 Kids. The guys also chat about some of their recent purchases and then revisit the class, Wizards.

Lawrence sit down and chat about their recent inclusion in the TTRPGKids list of family podcast (really proud if this), they chat about their recent games and briefly revisit the classes, starting with the Fighter!

This our 40th and 1 Year Anniversary. Jamie and Lawrence chat about their highlights, listen to some old interview clips and take some questions from the TTRPG Community.

Lawrence and Jamie would like to thank everyone who has listened so far and supported us through this amazing year. Huge thanks for the guests who gave up their time for us, Nick and Kat from Arclands, Harper and Darby from Chaotic Creations, Mike Hibbert and all the Shipmates from Roll Britannia, Chip, Paul, Alex, Tom and James the DM.

Here is to another year and roll well my friends.

Jamie and Lawrence tell us about their current game with the Nomads, Lawrence talks about his new Fighter class character and Jamie dives into the new book Candlekeep Mysteries.

Jamie and Lawrence return to chat about the book, Eberron: Rising From The Last War

Ohhhh whats in the bag? Jamie and Lawrence have a chat about those small items you can get from the shops that are really useful to have in your adventuring kits!

Jamie and Lawrence are back behind the mics again to chat about a House Rule question they put out on Twitter. The talk about all the different House Rules you can use to improve your TTRPG experience. 

The gang continue to help the talking sheep, they throw magic eggs as apes in a tree and find the Master Nokes hiding place. Will Teclis ever finish his coffee, will Arkira ever speak common again?? Find out in part 2 of A Wild Sheep Chase.

A Wild Sheep Chase

Jamie - DM

Lawrence - Teclis the High Elf Wizard

Amelia - Arkira the Half Orc Barbarian

Iestyn - Finley the Half Elf Fighter

Rhys - Killin the Dragonborn Paladin.

The gang embark on a new adventure just as they were about to enjoy their 2 week holiday...... A talking sheep, an angry Orc and a worried chicken.

A Wild Sheep Chase

Jamie - DM

Lawrence - Teclis the High Elf Wizard

Amelia - Arkira the Half Orc Barbarian

Iestyn - Finley the Half Elf Fighter

Rhys - Killin the Dragonborn Paladin.

The boys chat about where they are with their online game and what's next. Also Jamie chats about why you would Multiclass your PC in D&D. 

Lawrence and Jamie chat about the amazing book "Arclands Spellforgers Companion". Lawrence takes us through the basic origins, where the magic comes from and some of the Classes available. 

Jamie and Lawrence chat about the return to the game for Jamie. Also the Dads discuss how to play TTRPG's with your kids, including a little review on Hero Kids RPG

Jamie and Lawrence discuss the Group Patrons chapter in the new D&D book. Also they welcome Mike Hibbert onto the show to chat about all things TTRPG and his Players Journal he wrote for players. See Twitter for link to his shop.

A little something about us

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Podcast, Jamie and Lawrence chat about their D&D related Christmas gifts and welcome to the show Nick Shepley and Katya Moskvina from Arclands Online to chat about the current book and whats next.

A little short podcast to say goodbye to 2020 and a massive thank you to all our newly found frinds in the D&D world.

The final part of our Kringlefest special. The gang have discovered angry snowmen and some reindeer that are on Kringles naughty list. We left our heroes with a locked chest and a puzzle.

Sit back, put your feet up by the fire and enjoy our final part. KringleFest Slay Ride.

We are back with Part 2, will our heroes save Kinglefest? What awaits our heroes, will they save Kringle and his Gnomes? Will Finley ever learn not to drink the Grog? Will Arkira get her money back? Will Teclis ever take off his new fancy jumper? Will Killin be sober in time? Will Jamrose ever make the Nice list?

Sit back, grab a glass of KringleNogg and lets join our heroes in part two of Kringlefest Slay Ride.

Jamie and Lawrence are joined by fellow "Dad" Seb and their kids, Amelia, Iestyn and Rhys. Join the heros as they try to save Kringlefest from an old dark evil.

Jamie - DM

Lawrence - Teclis, Elf Wizard

Seb - Sir Jamrose Merryweather Primp, Goblin Barbarian

Amelia - Arkira, Half Orc Barbarian

Iestyn - Finley, Half Elf Fighter

Rhys - Killin Prapel, Dragonborn Paladin.

Lawrence and Jamie have a quick flick through Tashas Cauldron of Everything, they talk about how the Races are now Origin based, how you can change your Sub Class through training, Parleying with monsters, setting up a Guide, Magic Tattoos and a whole heap more.

Jamie and Lawrence chat about their online game and how it has changed to include Acquisition Incorporated. Jamie discusses how it felt to nearly lose his character Andrel and the guys talk about their new characters going forward!

Welcome to Season 2, Jamie and Lawrence chat to Nick Shepley from Verse Studios and catch up with all that is Arclands. The guys talk about their Roll20 game and how Andrel nearly died and Jamie tells Lawrence everything he has found out about the upcoming D&D book Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.