Bespoke Legends

Purveyor of curated narratives & games. Pro DM 9 years with @DungeonSchool and @foundry10ed, Father of 6, Author/Illustrator,Queen, Astrologer. BLM, he/she/they

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Feeling like a failure as a pro DM today because I can’t find my collection of robes cultist figurines to paint to my student’s specifications when we were discussing this season’s antagonists…

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Dungeon School
Season 11
Library

The elementary school class started today!

It’s so good to be back.
This season named for the institution (and some say spirit being) known as Library - dedicated to saving every scrap of information from the archons.

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The winner of last years Season X elementary school writing competition just submitted theory Season 11 theme!

Dungeon Olympics!

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I’ve taught hundreds of students to write. I helped some reach college. And #dnd has made that possible.

Making a character *IS* telling a story.

So is playing the game.

But the relative ease with which the mechanics embody storytelling does not extend to other subjects.

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I have not had this same experience with other games that don’t carry the complicated legacy #dnd

Without the social, political, religious, and legal baggage of TSR and @Wizards_DnD it’s easier to overcome hesitation

Admittedly - you lose the diehard’s natural enthusiasm too…

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I’ve run over 60 pro campaigns across thousands of sessions.

I’ve taught elementary, middle, and high school with #dnd5e focused on writing and art, but also several sciences, history, critical thinking, and SEL skills.

I was even on their podcast.
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It’s a legacy game - some mechanics that haven’t changed/improved since 1974.

It’s complex *AND* complicated.

Most people who *WANT* to read the rules can’t remember them all.

While I’ve developed many tools for onboarding disinterested players, some just think it’s silly.

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After a decade of using #dnd5e to teach over a dozen subjects, I can say with certainty that Dungeons & Dragons is a terrible educational tool.

Don’t get me wrong - it’s amazing for inspiring writing and art.

But no more so than any other RPG
And in many ways less so
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I LOVE #dnd

It helped me overcome my dyslexia - it was worth fighting to learn those rules!

It literally saved my life when I was homeless as a teen - gave me the power to imagine something better and a community to anchor me.

It made me the writer and teacher I am today.

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@foundry10Ed That’s awesome!

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Gamification is all well and good - being fun into the classroom - sure.

But I’m ready to move on to Curricularization.

Instead of trying to add fun to the boring worker farm that is standardized education, let’s build a whole model around adding learning goals into play.

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I’ve been working on curriculums for a research group for a couple of years now -

We’re trying to draw out students and bring them into learning.

I’m convinced we have to start with the kids instead of the content.

No more ‘standards’.
Start where kids ARE

#teaching

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I’ve been working on curriculums for a research group for a couple of years now -

We’re trying to draw out students and bring them into learning.

I’m convinced we have to start with the kids instead of the content.

No more ‘standards’.
Start where kids ARE

#teaching

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This year’s classes have focused on teaching science concepts in addition to writing.

Today a student correctly identified this du from as a water molecule before I even started giving hints based on our hydrogen atom adventures!

#ttrpg #writingclass #dnd5e

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Using this in my world building lessons from now on.

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CS Lewis describes his new book to JRR Tolkien

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Best moment in class this year came yesterday.

A kid finally really looked at the dungeon room after weeks of clues and experimentation and said

“Oh! We’re in a hydrogen atom!”

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New Dungeon Who Dis?

Building an optics learning goal based educational dungeon.

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Weekend Workshop
Contranymn

Our heroes finished our final writing lesson and then moved on solving the last riddles of the machines we inherited from the fallen artificer’s simalcura.

The map leads back to the forest shrine where it all began…

#writingclass #dnd #gaming

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Thursday Campaign
This House of Door’s

Our heroes find a portal guarded by friend of Dungeon School Garland, the Goblin Prince - who was banished to this realm by ONE OF THE PLAYERS AT THE TABLE two years ago…

It was a fun reunion.

#writingclass #gaming #ttrpg #tabletop

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Monday Campaign
Triformis

Our heroes push though the despoiled troops to slash out two of the four portals on the Nightmare’s Eye. Meanwhile, the despoiled have almost won in the race to reach the survivors in the lab’s safe room!

#writingclass #dnd #gaming