Raised on DnD

Happy Mother's Day to all the Gamer Moms! I'm joined by educator and gamer, Cassandra Cardarelli, as we talk about gaming with teenagers, handling conflicting schedules within the family, and gaming with a serious physical injury. We discuss our recent gaming experiences Mount & Blade: Warband (5E Adaptation), Vampire the Masquerade, Save the Day: Superhero RPG, D&D 5E at The Side Quest, and our Palladium Fantasy campaign.

Jonathan Fountain is the artist and writer behind the hit TTRPG inspired fantasy story, Rogue Magic. He talks about his love for Dungeons & Dragons, how Rogue Magic was created and became so popular, and he shares how the board game Mice & Mystics has brought his family together and is preparing his children for tabletop role playing games.

Travel with Raised on DnD to Eaton, Western Australia where I talk with Brett Slater the Daggy DM from DnDTikTok. Brett shares how playing tabletop role playing games with his family has greatly improved his communication with his children even away from the game table. Brett tells us the origin of his catch-phase "Dungeons and Dragons, baby!" We talk about his plans to run a GURPS adventure based on his home town of Bunbury. Brett shares how playing Dungeons & Dragons with his family has helped him overcome his anxiety and depression. 

We are starting 2023 off with author, educator, and gamer-mom, Jaime Formato! We talk about how her family got her into playing Dungeons and Dragons and how it has inspired her new novel, 'Roll for Initiative'. After the episode, check out https://www.jaimeformato.com/ to access her "geeky resources" and get your copy of Roll for Initiative by Jaime Formato.

Mitch Resler is DM by Choice, an influencer on DnD TikTok. He shares his story of gaming at a young age, rediscovering D&D later in life, and helping organize tabletop role playing games for local middle and high school students.  

I'm joined by Adam Davis and Adam Johns, the founders of the non-profit organization Game to Grow and creators of Critical Core. We discuss how their game, Critical Core, is created for intentional play and helps people on the Autism spectrum improve social interactions through gaming. We dive into their amazing work with Children's Hospitals and how virtual tabletop roleplaying has been instrumental in helping more children around the globe.  

Comedy Rock Geek, Mikey Mason, talks about gaming with his family and we discuss "player agency" especially as it pertains to younger players. Mikey Mason shares insight into his newest music and upcoming creative projects such as his "Gaming with My Kids" podcast, "In the Verse" Podcast, and his book "Confessions of a Geek Bard" coming January 2023. 

Season 7 kicks off with Janine and Peter Jones of the hit Twitch channel, Rolls of Redemption! We discuss their personal journeys to tabletop role playing games and Peter shares his experience being Raised on DnD! 

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Athenry Adventurers RPG Club in Athenry, Galway, Ireland share their story of creating a tabletop role playing game club for their community. Listen as they share their tips and struggles of creating a place to promote the hobby and how you might be able to create a one, too! 

Benjamin & Amanda are the creative couple behind DnDnFamily YouTube channel and Instagram. They fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons and shared that love first with friends and then with their children. Listen as they share their journey from gaming family to social media influencers! Their story inspires families to play Dungeons & Dragons together and to explore the many creative avenues our hobby opens up to players young and old.

I'm joined by Spencer Borup, the Game Master of the hit actual play podcast, Gathering of the Ages. Gathering of the Ages plays Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder 1e adventure path, Carrion Crown. Spencer talks with me about gaming with his family and how actual play tabletop role playing games are more complicated than just sitting around the table and pressing record.   

I'm joined by Bebarce El-Tayib the creator of Power Outage RPG. He is a husband, father, educational technologist and game designer.  We discuss kids and violence in RPGs, making RPGs more accessible to individuals with Special Needs, and how RPGs can improve kids behavior away from the game table.

In this exclusive interview, Daniel Colwell and Michael Paylor tell how their love for tabletop role playing games has lead to their creation of The Griffin & Gargoyle Tavern. This interactive dining and gaming experience will be only available in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the birth place of Dungeons & Dragons. Daniel and Michael give us a behind the scenes look and foreshadow the adventures to come at The Griffin & Gargoyle. https://griffinandgargoyle.com/ 

Our 2 year anniversary was a Facebook Live Event featuring 11 return guests from seasons 1 - 4 and prizes for the audience in attendance. The guests included Rob Gruber of Good Times Games, Martin Lloyd of Amazing Tales, David Thompson of Everlore, Derek White the Geek Preacher, Thor Knai of Heavy Dragon, Jodie Brandt of QuestWise, BJ Hensley of Playground Adventures, Chris Pramas of Green Ronin Publishing, Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing, India Potter of Eartherial, and Bill Silvey TheDungeonDelver. You can watch the raw live event on Raised on DnD youtube channel or on our Facebook page. 

Meet the power couple, Chris & Jeanette, behind the family run gaming club, The Side Quest! Their relationship started around the gaming table and they have raised 3 sons to adulthood with a love for creativity and gaming as a family. They share how gaming evolves as your children grow into adults and how gaming keeps them all close. 

Disney Pixar's Onward centers on a game called Quests of Yore, Pat Marino the Game Design Manager at USAoply shares his story of a love for gaming and the amazing behinds the scenes tale of creating the tabletop role playing game, Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition.

These play-testers give their first impressions of the new 5E compatible adventure module, Summer at Seasons' Serenity part 1. 

Raised on DnD is joined by DnD Adventure Club founder and president, David Lemke. We talk about growing up on Dungeons & Dragons, how tabletop role playing games help develop skills for adulthood, and how DnD Adventure Club helps young gamers become a Game Master.

This is our Back to School special. Marlana Weber of HomeschoolConnections.com shares the benefits of playing tabletop role playing games as a Catholic homeschooling family and how she is helping build online communities of gaming homeschoolers.

Season 5 premiere episode features Emily Wills and Alejandro Tey of Tabletale Games. They combine their mutual love of tabletop role playing games and theater to create an amazing experience for children and their families. Listen as they share their individual journeys that leads to a better online tabletop experience for everyone!

Check out some of the upcoming Season 5 interviews! 

Jindi An shares he inspirational story of falling in love with Dungeons & Dragons, struggling to organize a gaming group in a heavily Science Fiction dominated Chengdu China, later he will move to Port Elizabeth South Africa for school and bring Dungeons & Dragons with him to face new challenges, and all the time gaming with his wife and their two children. Join Raised on DnD Podcast as we bring you this epic Father's Day Special.

Season 4 Giveaway ends June 17th!!! Make sure to enter at raisedondnd.com click the link to rafflecopter.com where you will enter for a chance to win THE GRAND PRIZE a Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks Gift Set (Slipcase, Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, DM Screen)

Michael Chang Gummelt, Game Designer for Raven Software and Zenimax Media, talks about his love for Dungeons & Dragons, introducing tabletop role playing games to his sons, and the importance of using props during tabletop rpgs with teens. 

This episode I'm joined by Matt Davids, the host of DiceGeeks Podcast and author of The Book of Random Tables series. He shares his journey from tabletop role playing enthusiast to author, finding love at the game table, and introducing his children to TTRPGs using the Amazing Tales RPG!   

This episode brings you Jodie Brandt, the host of the QuestWise YouTube Channel, founder of the GamingforaCure.org convention sponsored by the American Cancer Society, writing for Blout Games, and gaming with family!

My guest is an artist, father, and educator whose love for tabletop role playing games has helped create family bonds and engage his students to reach the affective level with their English language skills. We discuss Star Wars RPG, Cortex Prime, Green Ronin's The Expanse RPG, and more!

Season 4 premiere episode features local legend, Scott Presley, the president (Guild Master) of the Lakeland Role Playing Guild. We discuss this amazing gaming community and share their secrets of creating and maintaining a successful tabletop role playing game club that has thrived for 20 years!  

Season 4 starts February 4th 2021! Here are some of the guest you will be hearing from this season! 

In our Season 3 finale episode, I'm joined by Tony Vasinda, the creator of Beards & Beyond, we discuss Game Master advice, motif building, the "heat" tool, session zero,  and, of course, Beards & Beyond RPG! 

This episode I'm joined by Bill Silvey, author, gamer, and founder of GuideKey. We talk about some of the history of D&D, Dwarven Forge, Gary Gygax's final project, and the "special sauce" every Dungeon Master should have. 

In our first Halloween Special, I talk with author Jon Hook about running horror games for kids, answering the Call of Cthulhu, and trading sanity for mythos! Join us as we get ready to make our October game tables a lot more scary!

Dr. Megan Connell from G33ks Like Us talks about her love for playing D&D with her family lead her to integrate role playing games into therapy. Listen as we talk about Clinical Roll, Brain Noodles, Psychology at the Table, Monte Cook's Consent in Gaming, and Jazz!   

Season 3 begins August 4th 2020!

Today we are joined by award winning author, Matt Forbeck who talks with us about his just released Shotguns & Sorcery RPG, along with the return of the Endless Quest series, GenCon memories, and gaming with his children.

Happy 4th of July! I'm joined by John Capps, the creator of Capps Games, who has been playing tabletop role playing games for 47 years! He talks about raising his children on gaming, playing D&D with his grandchildren, and the return of Capps Games with a new RPG! 

In this Father's Day Special, I talk with India Potter, The Dungeon Maestro, about how sharing D&D with her father has changed her life and created a lasting legacy.   

Martin Lloyd, the creator of Amazing Tales, and I talk about how role playing games foster's children's creativity and the latest expansions for Amazing .   

Join us as David Thompson, creator of Everlore, Uriah Bordeneau, star of the Everlore streaming game, and I talk about diversity, inclusivity, and family at the game table. 

Upcoming episodes of Raised on DnD! Everlore on June 4th, Amazing Tales on June 18th, and Legacy on June 21st. Besure to tune in for these inspirational and  exciting conversations. 

Happy Mother's Day! This special Mother's Day episode brings you the inspiring stories of 3 different moms from around the world who have brought their families and communities closer with Dungeons & Dragons. 

In this Mother's Day Xtra, I'm joined by Jade Duguay of Dames & Games and we discuss how RPGs & Board Gaming is great for family and how you're never too old to learn new games.

In this Mother's Day Xtra, Vee Muse shares her story of how gaming with her family lead to her becoming The Crafting Muse and playing D&D in a Castle!

In this Mother's Day Xtra, my wife, Cassandra, and I discuss our experiences raising our children on D&D. 

Join me as writer, publisher, mom, and gamer, BJ Hensley, talks with us about raising her children around the game table, her own game company Playground Adventures, and how RPGs help families! 

This Mid-Month Short brings you Diogo Nogueira creator of Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells, Dark Streets & Darker Secrets, and, the soon to be available, Lost In The Fantasy World! Join us as we discuss Old School RPGs and playing with family!

Hear some of the upcoming guests on Raised on DnD!

This Mid-Month Short brings you Brandon Traynor the creator of the Facebook group "Dungeons and Dragons, Roleplaying Games with Kids and Family" We talk about how social media helps families and enriches their home tabletop role playing games.  

Travis Hanson, the creator of Life of the Party: Realities of a RPG'er, talks about gaming, comics, conventions, and family! https://anchor.fm/raisedondnd/episodes/Episode-IV-Life-of-the-Party---Travis-Hanson-eakmd7/a-a1dfln7

Our guest this month is Travis Hanson,  the creator of Life of the Party: Realities of a RPG'er. Listen as Travis and I talk about gaming, comics, conventions, and family!

This Mid-Month Short brings you DM Josh tells his secret to mimicking sounds and languages for use in your RPGs. 

This episode, I'm joined by Luke Gygax, son of Gary Gygax the creator of Dungeons & Dragons. Luke talks to us about being raised on D&D and how he is raising his own children on tabletop role playing games. Don't miss this very special episode!   

Our guest will be a young lady who has literally been Raised on DnD. Tune in as Lexi Cardarelli tells about her experience growing up around the game table, and gives some advice for gaming parents to help their teens put down the cell phones and pick up some dice with the family.