Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast

Michael Heit
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In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend a relatively mundane school named Pyreglow Preparatory Academy. The land has once again become plagued by creatures, abominations, and other nefarious forces in the wake of the great vanishing, which occurred almost a year ago when all the heroes were rushed off on an assignment and never returned. Ever since, a new generation of heroes have been vying to rise to the call and save the land. The only problem is, they need training. Wannabe heroes flock to camps and training centers across the land, but none surpassed the famed Camp Shimmer Lake. Our Camp Pain sessions are a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth Podcasts. Our unfortunate teens are at a crossroads in this campaign world created by the extraordinary DM Liam, and also stars Bridget, Orlep, and Levine, along with the occasional guest-appearances. Players and Dungeons Masters might say that it's an original disaster of a 5e podcast! Each episode title is a pun reference to a real song or band. If you are looking for a serious adventure, this might not be for you. Otherwise, buckle in for laughs and excitement for our adventures. Intro voice recording was done by the one and only Koltrane!

  1. 10/24/2025

    S01E024: "Fruit" Basket Case

    Episode Description Camp Pain #024: Fruit Basket Case (Season 1.5 Continues!) Welcome back to Shimmerlake City—where the sewers smell like profit, the Thieves’ Guild doesn’t hand out memberships easily, and the fruit baskets may or may not be a form of stealth technology. This week, our heroes split the party (because of course they do). Belleth faces her initiation test from the Thieves’ Guild, tasked with intercepting a mysterious package from the elusive Lord Duvane. Meanwhile, Guldor and Seven venture into the sewers ahead of the city’s grand event, hoping to get the lay of the land—and discovering that “nothing but rats” might have been optimistic. Between suspiciously specific spells like Detect Bread, misguided attempts to Summon Beavers, and at least one creative use of a fruit basket, chaos reigns supreme as the team navigates deception, danger, and possibly produce-related doom. In this episode: Belleth takes on a Thieves’ Guild trial that could make—or break—her reputation. Guldor and Seven uncover what’s really lurking in the tunnels beneath the city. TR-33 tries to make sense of the plan (and regrets asking). The party debates whether fruit baskets count as stealth gear. And the phrase “Detect Bread” becomes canon. As the group inches closer to uncovering Lord Duvane’s schemes, Shimmerlake’s underbelly proves that corruption runs deep—and it smells faintly of sour grapes. Join Belleth Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR-33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as our magical misadventure continues—where even a fruit basket can be a weapon if you throw it hard enough. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await. Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are still figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp. Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit. Edited and mixed by Michael Heit. Intro voiced by the one and only Koltrane. Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer. We’re playing D&D 5E on D&D Beyond. 🔗 Links Instagram: @camppainshow Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social Twitter/X: @camppainshow Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers. Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    1h 24m

  2. 09/19/2025

    S01E023: Wanted "Undead" or Alive

    Episode Description Camp Pain #023: Wanted "Undead" or Alive (Season 1.5 Continues!) Welcome to Shimmerlake City, where the streets shimmer, the politics simmer… and about a third of the population is technically dead. This week, our party—Seven, Bellith, Guldor, and TR-33—arrives in the bustling lakeside metropolis, only to find a city split in more ways than one. The wealthy East Side gleams with opulence and pristine towers, while the West Side shows its age—and its skepticism toward the Returned. Who are the Returned? Well… they’re zombies. But polite ones. Reanimated by divine intervention (or so we’re told), fed, clothed, and welcomed back into society to live among the living. And not everyone’s thrilled about it. In this episode: TR-33 has an unforgettable first encounter with a zombie citizen. The group delivers a mysterious letter to a shop called Odds, Ends, & Curiosities. They begin the search for Hector Applewater at Sunfire Hall. And they learn of a bizarre annual event where the sewers are opened and adventurers compete for 500 gold by hunting down a displacer beast. Seems totally safe. As tensions rise between the Lathander sects and the city’s rich and poor, our adventurers gear up, gather information, and try to make sense of a city that might just be on the edge of a holy (or unholy) uprising. Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as our magical misadventure continues in a place where you’re either undead… or alive. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await. Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are still figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp. Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit. Edited and mixed by Michael Heit. Intro voiced by the one and only Koltrane. Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer. We’re playing D&D 5E on D&D Beyond. **🔗 ** Links Instagram: @camppainshow Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social Twitter/X: @camppainshow Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, we’d love if you’d share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers. Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    2h 25m

  3. 09/05/2025

    S01E022: "Hollow" Back Girl

    Episode Description Camp Pain #022: “Hollow” Back Girl (Season 1.5 Continues!) The woods are watching—and they don’t like what they see. Our adventurers place their trust in a mysterious fey named Golana, who leads them into a warped hollow deep in the wilderness. Twisting paths, hidden traps, and echoes of the past haunt their steps. Symbols of Lathander reappear—reminders of the very first mysteries we uncovered. One by one, visions take hold: Bellith dreams of her grandmother, warning her of the Cult of Orcus, revealing whispers of trust and betrayal. Val and her grandfather appear, but what truths do they carry? TR-33 sees the origins of the warforged discussed by two men with the blessing of Silvanus. A god’s fallibility is suggested—and a war’s roots exposed. Guldor encounters a crowned satyr amid the wreckage of a mining group. A pickaxe marked Thornton Mining Company and a sign pointing to Gnarletooth Badlands offer grim clues. Seven watches helplessly as Val is tortured in a dungeon by a gray-skinned creature seeking a wand fragment. Meanwhile, the s’mores incident is catching up to us. Treants are displeased to say the least! The forest is not amused. Will the chroma ooze ever be found? Will peace be restored to the wilds? And are our heroes destined to journey onward to Shimmer Lake City… or to something far darker? Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as the threads of prophecy, power, and panic continue to tangle in the enchanted realm of Valdoria. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await. Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are still figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp. Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit. Edited and mixed by Michael Heit. Intro voiced by the one and only Koltrane. Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer. We’re playing D&D 5E 2024 Rules on D&D Beyond. **🔗 ** Links Instagram: @camppainshow Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social Twitter/X: @camppainshow Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, we’d love if you’d share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers. Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain

    2 hr

  4. 08/22/2025

    S01E021: The Lion "Sneaks" Tonight

    Camp Pain #021: The Lion “Sneaks” Tonight (Season 1.5 Continues!) Our journey for the elusive chroma ooze takes a strange turn. This week, the crew ventures deeper into the wilds beyond the Verdant Wanderers’ cabin—and straight into a misty waterfall clearing, where a mysterious hooded figure lurks. Is he simply watching… or orchestrating something far more sinister? TR-33 might have found a Lion friend. Harold might finally understand Bellith (but let’s not get our hopes up). And the forest? Well, it might not be thrilled with us. And just when you thought things couldn’t get weirder—names like Juiblex and Zuggtmoy start surfacing. Surely that’s fine, right? Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as we keep stumbling through our magical camp misadventure in Valdoria. At this point, we may need more than hit points to survive. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await. Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are still figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp. Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit. Edited and mixed by Michael Heit. Intro voiced by the one and only Koltrane. Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer. We’re playing D&D 5E on D&D Beyond. 🔗 Links Instagram: @camppainshow Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social Twitter/X: @camppainshow Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, we’d love if you’d share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers. Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    1h 58m

  5. 08/08/2025

    S01E020: With or Without “Ooze”

    Camp Pain #020: With or Without “Ooze” (Season 1.5 Begins!) Kicking off our Season 1.5 arc! We hope you will enjoy where things go next! A mysterious grocery list. A chef knocked unconscious. And did someone say… chroma slime? This week, our party finds themselves chasing clues from the kitchen to the library, then deep into the woods to the cabin of the Verdant Wanderers. Another visit with our favorite dragonborn librarian leads to unexpected insights—and even more unexpected slime. As the crew sets out to track down the elusive chroma ooze, they’re met with a surprise they didn’t see coming. Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as we continue our chaotic camp challenge in the magical land of Valdoria. Guldor might still be playing chess while the rest of us are barely managing tic-tac-toe. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await. Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth Podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are just figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp. Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit. Edited and mixed by Michael Heit. Our intro was voiced by the one and only Koltrane. Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer. We’re playing D&D 5E on D&D Beyond. 🔗 Links Instagram: @camppainshow Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social Twitter/X: @camppainshow Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, we’d love if you’d share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers. Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    1h 35m
  6. Special Episode - Talking Pain With Bridget & Liam

    10/04/2024 · BONUS

    Special Episode - Talking Pain With Bridget & Liam

    Talking Pain With Bridget & Liam We are taking off a few weeks for a mid-season break. Camp Pain will be back in a few weeks to begin the second half of the season. We started a behind the scene series called "Talking Pain" to get to know the characters, us, and where the show is going. On this Talking Pain, I sit down with Bridget and Liam in a candid discussion about the show and more! Camp Pain is produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine and me, Michael Heit. I edit and mix our show. Our intro voice recording was done by the one and only Koltrane. Music used in this podcast was sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. My son Ethan is our official Cartographer for maps used in our sessions. We are using Dungeons & Dragons 5E for this season of Camp Pain on DnD Beyond. In this Podcast we are a mix of friends who are here to have some fun and do some D&D our way. Some of us are seasoned players and others are a little new to the game. We hope you will enjoy hopping along as we set off on this adventure together. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/camppainshow/ Blueysky https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social Twitter https://twitter.com/camppainshow Contact Us: E-Mail camppainshow@gmail.com Support The Podcast Patreon is currently being set up for donations. Thank you for the interest in supporting the show. Please see the link below to our Tip Jar. If you don't have the means to do so, we ask that you share with friends and family! Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    46 min

  7. 09/20/2024

    S01E019: Welcome To The "Fungle!"

    Camp Pain #019: Welcome To The "Fungle!" In this episode, we complete the next part of our camp challenge as we set off to finish last week's challenges. As we said in the episode, Guldor is playing Chess as the rest of us are playing Checkers! Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the Nite Wood, and Liam the DM. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend a relatively mundane school named Pyreglow Preparatory Academy. The land has once again become plagued by creatures, abominations, and other nefarious forces in the wake of the great vanishing, which occurred almost a year ago when all the heroes were rushed off on an assignment and never returned. Ever since, a new generation of heroes have been vying to rise to the call and save the land. The only problem is, they need training. Wannabe heroes flock to camps and training centers across the land, but none surpassed the famed Camp Shimmer Lake. Our Camp Pain sessions are a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth Podcasts. Our unfortunate teens are at a crossroads in this campaign world created by the extraordinary DM Liam, and also stars Bridget, Orlep, and Levine, along with the occasional guest-appearances. Players and Dungeons Masters might say that it's an original disaster of a 5e podcast! Each episode title is a pun reference to a real song or band. If you are looking for a serious adventure, this might not be for you. Otherwise, buckle in for laughs and excitement for our adventures. Camp Pain is produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine and me, Michael Heit. I edit and mix our show. Our intro voice recording was done by the one and only Koltrane. Music used in this podcast was sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. My son Ethan is our official Cartographer for maps used in our sessions. We are using Dungeons & Dragons 5E for this season of Camp Pain on DnD Beyond. In this Podcast we are a mix of friends who are here to have some fun and do some D&D our way. Some of us are seasoned players and others are a little new to the game. We hope you will enjoy hopping along as we set off on this adventure together. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/camppainshow/ Blueysky https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social Twitter https://twitter.com/camppainshow Contact Us: E-Mail camppainshow@gmail.com Support The Podcast Patreon is currently being set up for donations. Thank you for the interest in supporting the show. Please see the link below to our Tip Jar. If you don't have the means to do so, we ask that you share with friends and family! Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

    1 hr

  8. 09/06/2024

    S01E018: A Horse With No "Shame"

    Camp Pain #018: A Horse With No "Brain" In this episode, we are set off for a competitive challenge to rescue our gym. This involves a boat race, a run-in with a bear and so much more! Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the Nite Wood, and Liam the DM. In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend a relatively mundane school named Pyreglow Preparatory Academy. The land has once again become plagued by creatures, abominations, and other nefarious forces in the wake of the great vanishing, which occurred almost a year ago when all the heroes were rushed off on an assignment and never returned. Ever since, a new generation of heroes have been vying to rise to the call and save the land. The only problem is, they need training. Wannabe heroes flock to camps and training centers across the land, but none surpassed the famed Camp Shimmer Lake. Our Camp Pain sessions are a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth Podcasts. Our unfortunate teens are at a crossroads in this campaign world created by the extraordinary DM Liam, and also stars Bridget, Orlep, and Levine, along with the occasional guest-appearances. Players and Dungeons Masters might say that it's an original disaster of a 5e podcast! Each episode title is a pun reference to a real song or band. If you are looking for a serious adventure, this might not be for you. Otherwise, buckle in for laughs and excitement for our adventures. Camp Pain is produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine and me, Michael Heit. I edit and mix our show. Our intro voice recording was done by the one and only Koltrane. Music used in this podcast was sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio. My son Ethan is our official Cartographer for maps used in our sessions. We are using Dungeons & Dragons 5E for this season of Camp Pain on DnD Beyond. In this Podcast we are a mix of friends who are here to have some fun and do some D&D our way. Some of us are seasoned players and others are a little new to the game. We hope you will enjoy hopping along as we set off on this adventure together. Links Instagram https://www.instagram.com/camppainshow/ Blueysky https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social Twitter https://twitter.com/camppainshow Contact Us: E-Mail camppainshow@gmail.com Support The Podcast Patreon is currently being set up for donations. Thank you for the interest in supporting the show. Please see the link below to our Tip Jar. If you don't have the means to do so, we ask that you share with friends and family! Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain Read transcript

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In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend a relatively mundane school named Pyreglow Preparatory Academy. The land has once again become plagued by creatures, abominations, and other nefarious forces in the wake of the great vanishing, which occurred almost a year ago when all the heroes were rushed off on an assignment and never returned. Ever since, a new generation of heroes have been vying to rise to the call and save the land. The only problem is, they need training. Wannabe heroes flock to camps and training centers across the land, but none surpassed the famed Camp Shimmer Lake. Our Camp Pain sessions are a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth Podcasts. Our unfortunate teens are at a crossroads in this campaign world created by the extraordinary DM Liam, and also stars Bridget, Orlep, and Levine, along with the occasional guest-appearances. Players and Dungeons Masters might say that it's an original disaster of a 5e podcast! Each episode title is a pun reference to a real song or band. If you are looking for a serious adventure, this might not be for you. Otherwise, buckle in for laughs and excitement for our adventures. Intro voice recording was done by the one and only Koltrane!

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