ISTE Live 2025
(San Antonio)

The OMAMAM Fam!

Of Mice and Men and Monsters  is a wild adventure that follows three characters traversing the landscape of public-domain literature. From Frankenstein to Robinson Crusoe to the Count of Monte Cristo and more! 

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This (very) nsfw race through literature is GM-ed by Katelyn Tinius, a real-life English teacher. Thus, giving her the monicker of master teacher =-). The cast is also brilliant in figuring out how their characters would operate in these adventures that are either new to them (or that they may originate from!).

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If it weren't for this podcast, I wouldn't have had my wheels spinning about how to incorporate my love of TTRPGs into my teaching classes. My favorite part (is all of it) of the podcast is the Book Report episodes that arrive at the end of each arc. It's quite enjoyable to hear discussions of how and why choices were made to alter parts of the narrative landscape of the book, or how the Master Teacher chooses some fun nuggets to focus on, Easter eggs to hide, and to help weave all of these books together. 

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Katelyn has been gracious enough to share a small set of her DM notes to show how she builds and guides the players on their adventure.  While everything I've got is nowhere near the level of detail of hers, they are what I aspire to, as I create some history-specific adventures!