Camp Pain

About Camp Pain

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!

Publisher

Michael Heit

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2024

Latest episode

24 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2025

   S1E24 - 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 (https://instagram.com/camppainshow) Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social) Twitter/X: @camppainshow (https://twitter.com/camppainshow) Email: camppainshow@gmail.com (mailto:camppainshow@gmail.com) Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain) 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 (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain) Read transcript (https://pnc.st/s/camppain/431bcdcd/s01e024-fruit-basket-case/transcript)

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   S1E23 - 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 (https://instagram.com/camppainshow) Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social) Twitter/X: @camppainshow (https://twitter.com/camppainshow) Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain) 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 (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain) Read transcript (https://pnc.st/s/camppain/8f2ba1a3/s01e023-wanted-undead-or-alive/transcript)

3. 

   5 Sept 2025

   S1E22 - 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 (https://instagram.com/camppainshow) Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/camppain.bsky.social) Twitter/X: @camppainshow (https://twitter.com/camppainshow) Email: camppainshow@gmail.com Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain) 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 (https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain)

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