Christopher talks about the lack of content in the new Dungeons & Dragons starter set. Also the guys look at their own picks as some of the worst modules of all time. Somehow Orcus is involved.
Dan is absent this week, but Christopher’s wife and owner of the podcast Shelley fills in for him. They review the Crooked Moon D&D setting that had a big Kickstarter last year. If you love folk horror this is the setting for you!
This week the Grumpy Dungeon Masters talk about Mega Dungeons! Huge Dungeons with Huge Adventure! Also Christopher talks Adventures League and Kristian & Dan talk about their Shadowdark game.
The guys look at the new starter set for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 to see if it’s better than the previous editions starter set. Also Jay looks at starter sets from the 90’s and Chris TPK’s his party, without TPKing them.
This week the guys talk about magic items. They go over the crafting of magic items and should it be done by players. Also cursed magic items and how to use them properly. Done right it can be great. Done wrong and your players will hate you. Learn the right way!
Dan talks Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms Cult of the Dragon in part 3 of the dragon deep dive. Jay runs a Dungeon Crawl Classics game using AI to jump start it and will D&D become overwhelmed by outside money?
The guys chat this week about games on Kickstarter or Backerkit they are interested in. At the top of the list is Shadowrun Anarchy 2.0 and Vaults of Vaarn. Also Christopher kills another players character at Adventures League.
Dark Sun may actually be coming for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 and the guys are grumpy about it. Also Mummies are really dangerous for low level characters and Wizards of the Coast released Exodus the TTRPG with no hype.
The guys chat about every Dungeons & Dragons video game ever made and also make fun of Jay for playing his character wrong. He deserves it.
This week it’s games the guys got to run. It involved a Keshanar module that didn’t go as expected and a 12 hour run of Rime of the Frostmaiden. Also Tabletop Simulator Shadowdark.