Teachers in the Dungeon

Journey with us into the swirling, chaotic, unpredictable world of elementals. Tom and Dan discuss the basic creatures (air, fire, earth, water) then branch out into a presentation of some creatures you might never have known are actually composed of elements, including chwinga, galeb duhr, mephits and genies.

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Tom brings a BUNCH of news to the show today, and then he and Dan jump into a discussion (starting at 19:06) about how to be a good player when you're at the table.

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Dan sits down with friend of the show Marc to discuss their visit to GaryCon XVI in Lake Geneva, WI, including panels featuring artists from Vox Machina, the Dungeon Dudes, and Chris Perkins

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Tom and Dan dive into the intriguingly disgusting world of oozes and slimes, with a rather inexplicable detour into wondering what blood pudding tastes like.

Tom and Dan may be a little late to the party, but they're here, and they're discussing last year's Warriors of Krynn board game as well as the Red Dragon Inn card game. Friends Marc and Brian stop by to share an informal review of both games. Listen in to decide whether you ought to add either (or both) games to your library.

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What are RPG's without the RP??? Tom and Dan share insights they've gained about the fine art of role playing in DnD, after playing and DM'ing for several years. Listen in, and share your thoughts with us: teachersinthedungeon on Instagram and Facebook, @dungeonteachers on X, and teachersinthedungeon@gmail.com

Tom and Dan scour movies and literature to match characters from classics like Field of Dreams and Gone with the Wind to DnD classes. Listen in to find out who Rudy or Atticus Finch would be if they were in your campaign!

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Tom and Dan return to their roots and begin the retelling of their current campaign in Waterdeep. Listen in and catch up with Nikistos and Kaervek and their new friends as they begin to investigate the Undermountain.

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Tom and Dan provide an overview of D&D giant lore found in the Monster Manual, Volo's and Bigby's, sharing some fascnating stories of giants' origins, hierarchies, tastes and tendencies.

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New Year, new series! Tom and Dan kick off their series on what they've learned so far about the game of D&D. Today they discuss principles of DM'ing they've learned through trial and error over the past several years.

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Tom and Dan continue their tradition of sharing their podcast goals for the upcoming year. Listen in for details about this year's season of Teachers in the Dungeon.

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Tom has been dragged away by vicious goblins, so Dan is left to chat with Jaime Leonard of d20Dinner about what's great about DnD, how her character has developed over the years, but especially about the art of dice making.

You can find Jaime's dice and contact her for sales on Instagram or Tiktok at d20dinner, as well as on Threads and Facebook.

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Tom and Dan chat with their friend Adam Watson of Kentucky Educators for Role Playing Games (KyEdRPG) about the perfect gift list for an educator looking to introduce RPG's into a school setting.

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Tom and Dan return to their roots and tell the story of their DnD game sessions in Ravnica, DM'ed by their good friend Chris Metz. The party careens from one near-disaster to the next, with fistfights, goblin banquets, double-crossed druids and a walking house all thrown in the mix.

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Tom and Dan share their favorite tips for being an awful DM. Follow their advice and players will be running and screaming to get away from your table. Or just avoid these tips to maintain a harmonious and friendly atmosphere.

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Tom tells us the story of the Spelljammer campaign he has set up for his Star Wars podcaster friends, and of course he manages to blend some Star Wars tropes into the Spelljammer world in a creative way.

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Tom and Dan review two new publications in the Young Adventurer's Guide Books Series from Penguin Random House: Places and Portals and Characters and Quests. Both are currently available for purchase worldwide

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Tom and Dan sit down with previous guests Jerod and Jason Gross to discuss their obsession with the newly released Baldur's Gate 3. Do traditionalist gamers like Dan have something to fear from this video game adaptation of Dungeons and Dragons? Listen and find out!

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Back to basics! Tom and Dan share their lists of the top five pieces of a gear a new PC should purchase.

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Tom and Dan get philosphical around a metaphorical firepit (but with very real crickets, mourning doves and overhead airplanes) with fellow adventurers Marc Kugler, Chris Metz and Brian DeSutter and discuss the meaning of DnD in their lives. It's touching, really. You should listen.

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Please ignore the continued road noise (and rainfall) and enjoy part II of Tom and Dan's recounting of their favorite moments of Gencon 2023

Tom and Dan jump in the car to head home from GenCon, but they can't stop talking about their experience there! So please excuse the car noise and follow along as they hit the highlights of the first two days of GenCon 2023.

Tom and Dan move on to discuss some of the opportunities at GenCon that they[re most looking forward to.

Tom and Dan talk comfortable shoes, food trucks and public bathrooms in this episode as they dispense advice for new GenCon participants.

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Tom and Dan sit down with co-conspirator Marc Kugler and Dan's lifelong friend Jerod Gross at a very loud bar (sorry) to talk over all the events of our DnD Summer Camp, sharing the most entertaining stories of student role play and combat during the week's game play.

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With the excited screams and exclamations of various DnD tables in the background, Tom and Dan sit down to summarize the events of Day Two. Campers had the chance to workshop their skills, then practice them in hour-long mini-sessions run by campers in the DM track. And then after sharing favorite DnD snacks for lunch (including guacamole, chips, cocktails wienies and ice cream), campers continued their adventures with another 2 1/2 hours of DnD with our top-notch DMs.

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Tom and Dan get a jump on Halloween by sharing their lists of the scariest, most horrifying monsters to throw at a party of adventurers.

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A brief recap of the first day of our 2023 Summer Camp: great kids, awesome guest speakers and 6 DnD sessions occurring simultaneously.

Dan and Tom take different approaches to this list: engaging and entertaining monsters, and monsters that are low on the 'scare factor' that can be dispatched without kids feeling guilty about it. Also we briefly discuss cherries, berries and scratches.

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With Tom away, Dan sits down with Rob Schulz, one of his players and a lifelong friend, to discuss how he progressed from skepticism of the game to enjoyment and even the contemplation of one day DM'ing his own adventure for all the players' wives. Also you'll learn about just how gullible Dan was, and still is.

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