Mythic Parties

07/01/2024

My no-consequence power fantasy is being able to help everyone...

29/12/2023

May your most impossible fantasies come true in 2024...

Regular 8 hour long rests, I'm looking at you...

01/12/2023

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1620-d-d-adventure-calendar-2023-celebrate-the-holidays

Starting December 1st, you can unwrap a new gift from D&D in this year's advent calendar! There's over 20 treasures to be discovered, so check back ...

25/11/2023

Check out this Kickstarter project for an RPG world by Cawood Publishing/Fantasy RPG company I am making maps for...

22/09/2023

Figuring out my set up for running Dungeons and Dragons with my classroom.

09/09/2023

I have not tried Pathfinders' 2nd Edition yet, but this looks like an accessible way to check it out...

Digital companion

30/08/2023

I almost lost these lovely posters to recycling, but my youngest found these promotional posters rolled up in a cardboard tube!

30/08/2023

So I unboxed the promotional educator's D&D materials that Wizards of the Coast sent me.

Included were the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set, a Terrain Campaign Case, a Creature Campaign Case, a dice set, and some extra character sheets and resources.

The Starter Set has an introductory adventure, basic rules, and premade characters.

The Terrain Crate has gidded dungeon and wilderness tiles, along with stickers that I hope are reusable. If the tiles work with dry erase markers, that would be awesome too.

The Creature Crate has tonnes of round sticker for monster tokens, and various heavy coloured disks to stick them to. These seem a good substitute for miniatures, as they take up less space but are still visually engaging.

I am very grateful for the Dungeons and Dragons educational program and look forward to using these resources with my students.

Has anyone here tried any of these resources in their games before, thinking about running games with students?

https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/educators

24/08/2023

I'll do an unboxing tomorrow but I am incredibly impressed with the free swag Wizards of the Coast sends to teachers to help develop Dungeons and Dragons programs at schools.

I thought it would be all digital content at www.dndbeyond.com but am intrigued to see what physical content is inside these boxes.

If you are an educator and want to apply for the program or see other resources for starting your own club, check out https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/educators

23/08/2023

Can Dungeons and Dragons help neurodivergent players build social skills? Researchers examine the possibility

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-dungeons-dragons-neurodivergent-players-social.html?fbclid=IwAR1b6OVNc1I1Ko_g_ZCSKgjP7GYtE-MNtuQC2dbYyMF5bcigYn2U68F9PEE

When fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons featured on Netflix sensation Stranger Things, online searches for the game shot up considerably.

29/07/2023

https://www.dailytribune.com/2023/06/22/grumpy-dwarves-and-20-sided-dice-therapist-uses-dungeons-dragons-to-model-self-acceptance/?fbclid=IwAR2bb1oKM326C8wHc5AWkYjUIocHxKmzlyMeKTK3JxBHg8x7P82jCsL3jUw

As a licensed clinical social worker, she’s been using the tabletop game to provide group and individual therapy to autistic people, as well as people with depression, anxiety and other mental heal…

08/07/2023

https://www.newswise.com/articles/can-dungeons-and-dragons-help-players-build-social-skills?fbclid=IwAR3Og40yNAJFM4se6tYxxBduGgkh33Jfxr1xRt3z7a76pkElfN_LLLabaHU

Researchers at the University of South Australia are examining the possibility of using tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) such as Dungeons and Dragons to pro

24/06/2023

https://hundred.org/en/innovations/teacher-gamer-revolution-using-role-playing-games-rpgs-in-education?fbclid=IwAR198NjhLfsTDXXtqnb3kacuN3KvviBOArA17Ry4Wq-Dqtf-qOA9SmmYCiY

RPGs facilitating intrinsic motivation & distributed cognition, generates team building and solutionary leadership. 36 literacy, socio-emotional, kinesthetic & creative life-skills help learners with identity & expand trust in teachers. Skill acquisition is guided by the teacher, while s...

21/06/2023

https://freerpgday.com/gamers/?fbclid=IwAR0wxeIKzc0dXeC8bNaX_TQ20XmBxFMAQXu2KLprniYJGTUkzUFRTe-znbc

Free RPG Day works with top RPG publishers to create the can’t miss RPG event of the year at hobby game stores around the world. Participating stores will have piles of exclusive new RPG adventures and other exciting new RPG related items! As the world starts the slow crawl out of COVID and back t...

09/05/2023

Hasbro makes pdf for Stranger Things D&D Starter Set free:

Learn simple rules for Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Starter Set. Follow the Instructions and strategy to play and win Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game. Download instructions PDF.

05/05/2023

https://www.parentmap.com/article/5-reasons-your-child-and-you-should-play-dungeons-dragons

You’ve heard the hype, now it’s time to play!

01/05/2023

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-dungeons-and-dragons-is-good-for-the-workplace

19/04/2023

Day 2 of 4 days running Dungeons & Dragons games at Franklin Elementary. It is amazing to be able to do this work with young people in an educational setting. I am so appreciative of the teachers and administration at Franklin for their recognition of the value of 'playing pretend.'

It was loads of fun. The shiny math rocks were appealing to a lot of the budding dice goblins too.

A highlight was a new player crashing a horse drawn wagon through the woods to take out a goblin, and then later using a Message spell to wig out some goblin guards and then convince them to bring her into their cave as a travelling entertainer to meet their leader, Chief Klarg.

Photo is not from that adventure with Division 2, but was part of a game I ran for the ExSEL (Excellence in Social Emotional Learning) program, as they raided a temple to rescue a bronze dragon egg from a Dragon Cult.

I especially liked the creative team work the ExSEL students did, such as when one of the students had their Sorcerer use Chill Touch to freeze a lock before another student had his Barbarian burst through the door and knock it off the hinges. It was also nice to see their actions tempered by mercy as they tamed guard drakes and liberated reluctant recruits of the cult.

17/04/2023

Deadpool producer Drew Crevello is attached to serve as showrunner of eOne's live-action Dungeons & Dragons series for Paramount+.

15/04/2023

The tabletop roleplaying game has been used in group therapy and classrooms to help kids learn social-emotional skills.

15/04/2023

Take on Creepers, Endermen and Ender Dragons in the free Monstrous Compendium.

15/04/2023

If the new D&D movie has your kids interested in playing tabletop RPGs but you're concerned that D&D might be a little too much to start on, check out Little But Fierce!

Little But Fierce by DC Bradshaw - Writer is a D&D 5e rewrite made especially for kids! From picture-based character sheets to rewritten spells to accessible math and more, LBF is a great intro to D&D and TTRPGs for young ones.

You can find Little But Fierce on DriveThru RPG, and also check out the TTRPGkids review of Little But Fierce to find out more details too!

Find on DriveThru: https://tinyurl.com/3r2m3crs

TTRPGkids review: https://tinyurl.com/4v6w62td

15/04/2023

https://youtu.be/RHlVVl1eHVc

This video was sponsored by Wizards of the CoastGo to http://playdnd.com/ to learn more!See Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in theaters March 31, 202...

15/04/2023

https://www.ttrpgkids.com/2023/04/12/how-to-propose-classroom-tabletop-rpgs-to-your-school/

14/04/2023

https://bookriot.com/running-a-dungeons-and-dragons-convention-in-your-library/

10/04/2023

Lesson plans for educators using D&D in the classroom

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to empower your students to become more confident, tackle challenges head-on, and learn perseverance? The NEW Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries is a standards-based language arts program with activities that take students through critical-thinking exercises ins...

08/04/2023

Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?
https://www.geekwire.com/2023/can-dungeons-dragons-and-other-tabletop-games-help-youth-build-social-skills/?fbclid=IwAR0cf4uTMkLSIYwuuNDEuttvrxlYouYvmA_8iWXLfRAJ7KNPO-yrPpPY0W8

08/04/2023

ACPL's Dungeons & Dragons helps teach teens collaboration, problem-solving
https://www.wboi.org/news/2023-03-28/acpls-dungeons-dragons-helps-teach-teens-collaboration-problem-solving?fbclid=IwAR3ldwKuiz-4-j4sV6JfixTGB2nt_5WSSDdFA2xHfcidWe8p8yzJp-wdVtU

The tabletop roleplaying game has been used in group therapy and classrooms to help kids learn social-emotional skills.

03/04/2023

For decades, Dungeons & Dragons has been the trailblazer of role-playing games, or RPGs.D&D was in the news recently when its publisher and owner moved to tighten its copyright. Backlash from fans and content creators was swift, and the proposal was walked back. So, what happened? And what is the ap...

07/03/2023

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-researchers-dungeons-and-dragons-social-emotional-skills/281-6b27222e-a982-470f-9ca6-7a6a5c9416a3

A Seattle-based research organization, Foundry10, partnered with the nonprofit Game to Grow to show how the fantasy role-playing game can help kids.