201 - 200 Dungeon Master Inspirations (Part 2)
/Complete the mindmeld with DMs Matt and Rob with the epic conclusion to our 200 DM Inspirations for your campaigns and adventures.
200 - 200 Dungeon Master Inspirations (Part 1)
/200 Dungeon Master inspirations—films, books, shows, historical events, old modules, and sourcebooks—to keep your D&D tank running at full.
199 - Strixhaven (Part 2 - Running the Adventure)
/DMs Matt and Rob do a deep, deep dive into running the adventure in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. Think of this as your Dungeon Master syllabus for creating and running this campaign. And the information you need is ALWAYS IN THE SYLLABUS.
198 - Strixhaven (Part One)
/Matt and Rob discuss Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, the newest Wizards of the Coast adventure! No spoilers for this one, we got distracted talking about dialectics and didn't get to the actual adventure.
197 - Running Con Games
/Get your lanyard on and your schedule ready, because DMs Rob, Matt, and Andy are off to your friendly local gaming convention. Let's learn how to prep and run a con game, how cons can help you experience new RPG systems and new types of play, and how to keep yourself and your players safe at the con table.
196 - Worldbuilding Holidays TEASER
/Pack your bags and stuff your turkeys! Let's discuss building calendars and holidays for your campaigns and one-shots.
Attached below (for patrons) is our set of tables and hooks for various types of holidays to throw into your current game.
195 - The Wheel of Time
/The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, friends! DMs Matt and Rob get out their ter'angreal, tug on their braids, and swear on the Oathrod to speak no word that is not true about the new Amazon The Wheel of Time TV show and the classic fantasy doorstoppers by Robert Jordan.
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Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Robert Berry - Ladies of the Tower; Robert Berry - Theme for the Wheel of Time.
193 - DragonRaid: The Christian D&D
/Hey, the boys are back in town! DMs Rob and Matt are recording in the same room and they have a treat for you! Today, it's time to grab your StarLot and practice your WordRunes as we dive into DragonRaid Adventure Learning System, the RPG written by your cool Youth Pastor. It's a blast from the 1980s past, so come with us to Sunday School to play a Biblical D&D.
192 - What is the Dungeons and Dragons Genre?
/Get out your textbooks everyone because Matt and Rob are talking about what the D&D genre is -- is it fantasy? Is it something else? How does the structure of the game affect the stories you tell? Does any of this matter?
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
James Horner - Pagemaster Theme
James Horner - Storyteller Theme
Earth, Wind, and Fire - Fantasy
191 - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
/Fizban, your favorite fourth wall-breaking, wise-cracking DMPC is here to sing, stat, and chat about dragons in our review of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons.
190 - Paizo Workers Union
/Don't Split the Party! We are honored to be joined by two members of the Paizo Workers Union: Jason Tondro and Andrew White. They tell us about the unionization drive at Paizo and how everyone can help support Paizo writers, editors, artists, designers, engineers, warehouse workers, and freelancers.
To help, you should:
Email the Paizo executives (Jeff Alvarez, Erik Mona, and Lisa Stevens) politely requesting that they voluntarily accept the union.
Post your support for the union on the Paizo forums.
Share your support under the #UnionizePaizo and follow @PaizoWorkers for updates. Visit the union website for logos, art, a FAQ, and daily updates.
Contact your players, game masters, and friends to do the same ASAP!
DO NOT boycott Paizo at this time.
Read the "How do I Help" for more information.
Be ready to keep the pressure up in case this goes to a NLRB election.
Solidarity forever!
189 - Spooky Season DM Q&A
/DMs Matt and Rob answer the silliest spooky season RPG questions. First, we take a look at the new Unearthed Arcana: Travelers of the Multiverse and the new revised monster stat blocks.
188 - Mutants and Masterminds!
/Matt and Rob finally get around to talking about superheroes, which they somehow haven't managed to do yet? They discuss MUTANTS AND MASTERMINDS by Green Ronin games, how to run a superhero game, lycra vs. spandex, and more!
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Three Doors Down - Kryptonite
Nickelback - Hero
David Guetta & Bowie - Just for One Day
Seal - Kiss from a Rose
187 - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
/Celebrate! Good times! Come on! DMs Rob and Matt discuss the future releases from Wizards of the Coast and 50th anniversary edition update to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons before tumbling through the looking glass into the newest hardcover adventure for D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
186 - All That Glitters
/Matt and Rob talk about GOLD -- specifically, what to spend it on, how to reward your players, what to do about the broken economy in 5e, exchange value vs use value, the works.
Kingdoms and Warfare
Discord
Patreon
Songs:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Pink Floyd - Money
Smash Mouth - All Star
Death Cab for Cutie - Gold Rush
Kanye West - Gold Digger
TEASER 185 - Met Gala Magic Items
/DMs Matt and Rob spent a Night at the Museum and all the cool stuff came to life and turned into magic items. Join them as they build 5e stats for five open source historical objects and a discussion what makes a magic item great in Dungeons and Dragons.
Listen to the full episode and get the document with all the item stats, here, on our Patreon.
184 - Aaah! Real Animals (That Are Also Monsters)
/Fantastic Animals and How to Homebrew Them! DMs Rob and Matt take real animals and turn into cuddle, strange, or terrifying monsters for your campaigns. Follow along with the link below:
You can also join our Discord here for DM advice from other listeners or sign up for our Patreon for more homebrew stuff!
183 - Do Undead Dream of Negative Energy Sheep?
/Matt and Rob answer your letters! We talk about undead, problem players, reverse Indiana Jones, The Elder Scrolls, and more!
Check out our Patreon and Discord below and if you can please consider donating to one of the charities we've linked to help protect reproductive rights in Texas and elsewhere.
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Frontera Fund
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
JT Music - Undead Lullaby
Internationale
182 - Battletech
/Listeners, if you can, please help the people of Texas and give to the following organizations:
Strap on your coolant vest, plug in your neurohelmet, and power up your fusion XL engine because its Battletech! DM Matt explains the entire history of Battletech franchise and lore to DM Rob. We've got international IP lawsuits, Neofeudalism, stompy robots, hard sci-fi worldbuilding, corporate mismanagement, 40k exiles, thinly-veiled Mongol Empires, Space AT&T, more giant robots, and Jim Belushi.
P.S. Don't forget to join our Discord!