Ryan and Ben are joined by Jeff Reynolds to talk about running longform campaigns, the Curse of Strahd, and implementing horror elements. Community Pages: Jeff’s Twitter; Legends of Barovia; A Guide to Curse of Strahd; Monster Loot – Curse of S

Episode 109 – Variable Magic Settings and Animated Items

16 days ago 1h 17m

Ryan and Ben discuss different gameplay styles and options between High, Low, and No level Magic Settings. Then a Monster Fixer with an Animated Armor and discuss animating other items. Community Pages: LEGO Dungeons and Dragons Game Night; Dum

Episode 108 – News and Narrative Adventures in D&D

28 days ago 1h 3m

A bunch of news dropped out of Gary Con and Ryan and Ben take a look at it. Then they dig into the idea of Narrative Adventures in D&D using fifth edition. Community Pages: New wizard character art; News about Vecna: Eve of Ruin; Dungeons and D

Episode 107 – March 2024 Mailbag

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 20m

Ryan and Ben take a moment to answer some questions from the mailbag. Then they peek at the open beta of Daggerheart before introducing the updated edition of “Of Dice and Men The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It” by David

Episode 106 – Evil Campaigns and Bandits

Mar 4th, 2024 57m 21s

Ryan and Ben discuss the possibilities available when running an evil campaign and then spend some monster fixing time on bandits. Community Pages: Dev Update Core Rulebooks, Maps, and Third Party Content; Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Everything You Nee

Episode 105 – Major News and Black Dragons

Feb 20th, 2024 56m 2s

Ryan and Ben discuss the plethora of news released in the past 2 weeks and then peek into the lairs of black dragons. Community Pages: Dungeons and Dragons turns 50; PC Gamer’s D&D coverage; Vecna: Eve of Ruin preorder; Everything you need to k

Episode 104 – Latest Playtest Results and Multiclassing

Feb 5th, 2024 57m 35s

Ryan and Ben take a peek at the latest playtest survey results and then discuss the odds and ends of multiclassing. Community Pages: Playtest Survey Results; Screenrant’s 10 D&D Rule changes; D&D Beyond’s Playtest 8 Summary; Wargamer article fo

Episode 103 – Back from Hiatus and Handling Lore Dumps

Jan 18th, 2024 59m 58s

Ryan and Ben discuss the best practices for prepping for your first session after a hiatus and then dig into the best way to drop a big pile of lore! Community Pages: 2023 Unrolled; The Physical Edition of the Deck of Many Things Releases; MCDM

Episode 102 – News, Yeti Monster Fixing, and the 2023 Holiday One Shot

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 15m

Ryan and Ben spend some time taking a look at some Wizards of the Coast news, spend some time monster fixing the abominable yeti, and create our holiday one shot! Community Pages: Hasbro Layoffs; Christian Hoffer’s twitter post; D&D Beyond Dung

Episode 101 – Unearthed Arcana 8 and Warforged

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 19m

Ryan and Ben discuss the highs and lows of Unearthed Arcana 8 and what it means to be a Warforged. Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana 8 summary; Playtest 8 PDF; Playtest 8 video; Heroes’ Feast Adventure Book; Heroes’ Feast: The Joys of Running a

Episode 100 – Giving Feedback and Fixing Golems

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 13m

Ryan and Ben celebrate episode 100 by discussing giving feedback and then looking into fixing a few golems. Community Pages: D&D Beyond maps; Deck of Many Things physical book update; DMsGuild; Hero Forge. Socials: Discord; Twitter; Bluesky; Ry

Episode 99 – Passive Abilities and Plant Based Monster Fixer

Nov 7th, 2023 1h 17m

Ryan and Ben talk about using passive abilities and then run the Awakened Tree and Corpse Flower through the Monster Fixer. Community Pages: Deck of Many Things delay; Chains of Asmodeus; One-Shot Wonders. Socials: Discord; Twitter; Bluesky; Ry

Episode 98 – Planescape and Cursed Items

Oct 24th, 2023 1h

Ryan and Ben take a quick look at the newest Planescape release and discuss the use of cursed items. Episode Links: Playtest 7 survey; Brennan Lee Mulligan and Planescape; The Problem with Cursed Items by Ginny Di; The Talent by MCDM.

Episode 97 – Playtest 7 and 8 along with Changing Classes

Oct 9th, 2023 1h 16m

Ryan and Ben summarize the new UAT 7 and 8 playtests and talk about a player character changing classes. Links: Playtest 7; Playtest 7 summary; Playtest 8; Playtest 8 summary; Introducing maps video; Maps on D&D Beyond; Claim Lightning Keep; Ho

Schedule Update

Sep 19th, 2023 37s

Ryan and Ben are in need of a long rest. The next episode will be up in a week or two. Until then, be good to each other.

Episode 96 – Building a One Shot and Firbolgs

Sep 4th, 2023 1h 12m

Ryan and Ben talk about building a one shot and then discuss the greatness of firbolgs. Community Pages: Tal’dorei Campaign Setting Reborn; Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer; Simple 5E Microsoft Word Template Beginner’s Guide.

Episode 95 – Baldur’s Gate 3 discussion and WOTC news

Aug 17th, 2023 1h 32m

Ryan and Ben gush about Baldur’s Gate 3 and talk about some of the differences between fifth edition rules and rules of the game. Then they take a look at some of the news coming out from Wizards of the Coast. Community Pages: Gamerant’s Bigges

Episode 94 – Epilogues and Genasi

Jul 31st, 2023 1h 19m

Ryan and Ben discuss ending a campaign and take a look at the different kinds of Genasi. Community Page: Tabletop Joab: Campaign Aftercare; Playtest 6 survey; Baldur’s Gate 3.

Episode 93 – Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 and Bigby Presents: Glory of Giants

Jul 19th, 2023 1h 30m

Ryan and Ben take time to dig into the preview of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants and then attempt to tackle the massive new Player’s Handbook Unearthed Arcana. Community Pages: Everything You Need to Know Bigby Presents: Glory of Giants; U

Episode 92 – Setting the Mood and Fixing Oozes

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 6m

Ryan and Ben discuss how to set the mood for home and online games and then take a crack at fixing oozes. Community Pages: Intro video to Playtest 6; Unearth Arcana Playtest 6; Kenku FM; Phandelver and Below preorder; Tome of Beasts 3; Further

Episode 91 – News and Druids

Jun 13th, 2023 1h 8m

Ryan and Ben discuss some recent news and talk about the 2014 Druid and subclasses. Community Pages: D&D Community Update; Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants; Nerdist sneak preview of the 2024 update; What are the 2024 Fifth Edition Core Ruleb

Episode 90 – Paladin and Druid Results and Optional Rules

May 22nd, 2023 1h 41m

Ryan and Ben discuss the Paladin and Druid UA results, look forward to the Players Handbook survey, and then discuss some of the optional rules found in the Player’s Handbook and the DMG. Community Pages: Paladin and Druid UA Survey Results; Pl

Episode 89 – Playtesting Weapon Mastery and 5 more Classes

May 8th, 2023 1h 35m

Ryan and Ben dissect the massive amount of information in the new Player’s Handbook Unearthed Arcana. Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana Player’s Handbook; D&D Community Update Page; Misplaced Monsters Volume 1.

Episode 88 – Discussing the new DMG and Introducing New Player Characters

Apr 24th, 2023 1h 22m

Ryan and Ben take a look at the sneak preview of the new DMG, then talk about bringing in new players and new player characters. Community Pages: Pathfinder 2nd Edition Harvest Compendium; Anne Gregersen’s DMs Guild list.

Episode 87 – Culturally Consulting and Representation with Daniel Kwan

Apr 12th, 2023 1h 47m

Ryan and Ben are joined the Daniel Kwan to talk about cultural consulting, representation, and the D&D Summit. Daniel’s pages and work: D&D Summit Summary; Daniel’s Twitter; The Asians Represent Podcast; Daniel’s supplements; Daniel’s itch.io p