Ryan and Ben give their first thoughts about the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide and then discuss some DM regrets. Community Pages: Screenrant Balance article; Initiative combat tracker added to the D&D Beyond VTT; Scions of Elemental Evil Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s BlueskyAutor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben dig into the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide videos and then discuss your player characters’ renown and reputation. Community Pages: DMG New Magic Items and Crafting video; Magic Items and Crafting video recap; DMG DM’s Toolbox video; DM Toolbox video recap; Lore Glossary video; Greyhawk video; 2024 DM Screen video; Bell of Lost Souls DM S…

Ryan and Ben dive into the new information on the 2024 DMG and then discuss how to incorporate level 3 subclasses in Clerics, Paladins, Warlocks, and Wizards from the 2024 PHB. Community Pages: 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide video; 2024 DMG recap article; Bastion video; Bastion recap on Enworld; The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 episode 1; Mashable’s…

Ryan and Ben discuss some of the news coming from and about Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and the 2024 PHB then dig into soft and hard campaign resets. Community Pages: Hasbro CEO and AI; 2024 PHB is the fastest selling D&D book; Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn; Transition Guide and Changelog for the 2024 PHB; Polygon’s article on Horizons. Soci…

Ryan and Ben discuss the D&D Beyond changes and update then look into how to run and play with large scale and permanent consequences. Community Pages: D&D Beyond Changelog; D&D Direct Recap; Ginny Di’s Let’s Make a 2024 D&D character; Ginny Di’s I ran a $5k D&D game (and had a panic attack). Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky…

Ryan and Ben discuss the newest update about Bastions in the new 2024 DMG and then discuss some questions from the community. Community Pages: Ginny Di’s “‘Yes, and’ isn’t the great D&D advice you think it is” video; Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons; Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG Kickstarter. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; R…

Ryan and Ben go over the info coming out of GenCon and then look at various aspects of a running a chase scene. Community Pages: PHB 2024 backwards compatibility; Artificers and the 2024 PHB; Chris Perkins interview about the new DMG; Ancient Green Dragon Stat Block; DM Screen Pic; Monetization job posting; Project Sigil sign up; All D&D announceme…

Ryan and Ben continue to look into the new Player’s Handbook class videos delving into monks, sorcerers, clerics, and bards. Community Pages: 2024 Monks; Monk video bullet points; 2024 Sorcerers; Sorcerer video bullet points; 2024 Clerics; Cleric video bullet points; 2024 Bards; Bard video bullet points; The Gamemaster’s Book of Traps, Puzzles, and…

Ryan and Ben continue their journey through the deluge of 2024 PHB information taking a look at Warlocks, Druids, Wizards, Rangers, Spells, and Crafting. Community Pages: 2024 Warlocks; Warlock video bullet points; 2024 Druids; Druid video bullet points; 2024 Wizards; Wizard video bullet points; 2024 Rangers; Ranger video bullet points; 2024 Spells…

Ryan and Ben dig through the new Player Handbook information as well as new information on Fighters, Paladins, Barbarians, and Rogues. Community Pages: 2024 Player’s Handbook video; 2024 Fighter video; Fighter video bullet points; 2024 Paladin video; Paladin video bullet points; 2024 Barbarian video; Barbarian video bullet points; 2024 Rogue video;…

Ryan and Ben take a look at the new Monster Manual cover are, discuss the Roll20 Demiplane news, and then try out a new segment all about combat encounters! Community Pages: Monster Manual cover art; Roll20 purchases Demiplane; Captains and Cannons; Star Wars 5th Edition; Ginny Di’s Youtube Channel; How to make your players stop talking and fight. …

Ryan and Ben discuss some of the newest updates then take a look at each other with insight checks! Community Pages: Flee Mortals! on D&D Beyond; Where Evil Lives on D&D Beyond; Flee Mortals’ Creature Roles; Game Informer: Art of Dungeons and Dragons; Reddit Game Informer TLDR; Animal Adventures: The Faraway Sea. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s B…

Ryan and Ben talk about some of the most recent Wizards of the Coast News and then discuss campaign and adventure length Matt Colville’s video “How Long Should an Adventure Be?” Community Pages: How Long Should an Adventure Be?; D&D Beyond’s VTT map tool updates; Expanding the SRD; Polygon’s Vecna: Eve of Ruin review; Adventure Lookup; Of Dice and …

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 Strahd; She is the Ancient: A Genderbent Curse of Strahd; How Long Should An Adventure Be? Socials: Discord…

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; Dumpstatadventures: Keep it risky or lose the fun. Socials: Discord; Twitter; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s …

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 Dragons Look Back on the Past; Consulting with Matt Mercer and Deborah Ann Woll; All the news from the 50th…

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 Ewalt. And lastly, we peer through our telescopes at the most recent release by NASA? Community Pages: Da…

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 Need to Know; Daggerheart. Socials: Discord; Twitter; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky.…

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 know about Humblewood; Bricktastic Dungeons and Dragons article; Mr. Rhexx’s Black Dragon video; Viva La Di…

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 for fixing CR; Mike Mearls 5e point encounters; Puffin Forest’s Most Abserd Character; Loke Battlemaps Terra…

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 Where Evil Lives; Newsletter of M.T. Black Games. Socials: Discord; Twitter; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben…

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 Dungeons of Drakkenheim; D&D Beyond Lairs of Etharis; Vecna: Eve of Ruin and Quests From the Infinite Staircas…

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 High Level Adventure; Stonefold Kingdoms Magnetic Dungeons and Foldable RPG Terrain Kickstarter. Socials:…

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; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s BlueskyAutor: DnDiscussions

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; Ryan’s BlueSky; Ben’s BlueSky.Autor: DnDiscussions

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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; How to build glitch characters in Planescape; Claim Lost Mine of Phandelver.…

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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 Biggest Rule Changes in Baldur’s Gate 3; Community Update on AI generated images; Playtest Five Survey Results; …

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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; Unearthed Arcana Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 full video; Playtest 6 PDF; Playtest 6 notes; Planescape preo…

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 Ancestries and Cultures.Autor: DnDiscussions

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 Rulebooks; Tome of Mystical Tattoos; Tome of Mystical Tattoos II completed Kickstarter; Celebrate Pride!…

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; Player’s Handbook UA Survey Launch video; UA 5 Player’s Handbook Survey; Optional Rules guide; DM’s Guild Fa…

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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.Autor: DnDiscussions

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 page. Things mentioned on the show: Shou-Chiang: The Shou Alphabet; The Star Wars Chandrilan clothing on An…

Ryan and Ben talk about the latest D&D Direct, look into ways of speeding up combat, and answer a listener’s email. Community Pages: D&D Direct 2023 Announcement Showcase; D&D Virtual Tabletop: A Closer Look; Druid & Paladin Survey Launch; Loke BattleMats; DnDBeyond sale.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben talk about righting your wrongs and mistakes and then spend some time fixing celestials! Community Pages: Professor Gilroy’s Heavenly Handbook; D&D Beyond Community Update; Adventuring Academy XP vs. Milestone Leveling.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben take a look at the newest UA with changes for Druids and Paladins as well as touch on fitting in player backstories into your module and homebrew campaigns. Community Pages: Survey Results and the Future of Playtest; Druid and Paladin UA; Demiplane 5e Nexus announcement; Daughter of Frankenstein Kickstarter.…

Ryan and Ben discuss the outcome of the Wizard’s of the Coast OGL drama. Then they tackle how to handle turn ending effects like stun, paralyze, and charm. Community Pages: OGL and Creative Commons announcement; SRD 5.1-CC; OGL discussion summary from the 3 Black Halflings Podcast; Mastering Dungeons interview with Kyle Brink; Polygon’s OGL controv…

Ryan and Ben are joined by Dr. Emily Friedman to discuss the rise and reason behind TTRPG actual play shows. Emily’s Info: Website; Polygon page; Twitter; Youtube. Community Pages: Lost Atlas; Morvold Press.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben attempt to summarize the recent goings on with Wizards of the Coasts OGL 1.0 and discuss the various aspects of Unwinnable Fights. OGL discussions: #OpenDND open letter; Gizmodo article; MyLawyerFriend article; DnDbeyond OGL update; Gizmodo Subscriptions article; LegalEagle video; Kobold Press announcement; MCDM announcement; Paizo Ope…

Ryan and Ben discuss the results of the previous playtest and take a peek at the newest Unearthed Arcana. It’s also that time of year for our holiday one shot! Community Page: Cleric and Revised Species UA; D&D Adventure Calendar 2022.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben answer an email which sparks a conversation about binary outcomes and then take a shot at an Undead Monster Fixer Community Pages: D&D Beyond sale; Dragonlance releases Dec. 6th; Tome of Beasts 3.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben are joined by Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito from Dragon Talk to talk about the Welcome to Dragon Talk and the growth of D&D. Community Pages: Preorder Welcome to Dragon Talk; Dragon Talk Podcast; Shelly’s Twitter; Shelly’s website; Greg’s Twitter; Greg’s Instagram; Re:Engage podcast; One D&D Expert Classes Survey; The Light Package T…

Ryan and Ben are joined by Ryan Servis to discuss 3rd and 4th tier play! Community Pages: Ryan Servis Twitter; 2C Gaming; Total Party Kill Bestiary Vol. 1; Total Party Kill Bestiary Vol. 2; Grimoire of the Grave Kickstarter; One D&D Expert Classes Survey.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben discuss round two of the One D&D Unearthed Arcana Playtesting material. Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana Expert Classes; Anansi’s Tapestry of Lives; Dungeons and Dragons x LEGO Ideas.Autor: DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben discuss Blue Dragons and fix them up a bit as well running a one shot during player absences. Community Pages: MCDM The Workshop Watches; Monster Loot.Autor: DnDiscussions