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Episode 284 – Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 Rules For Thee But Not For Me
Your Grumpy Dungeon Masters talk about a rule for 5.5 that should probably have more clarity, size categories for Dungeons & Dragons monsters, issues with categorizing large collections, and a Shadowdark hex crawl.
Episode 283 – Can AI And Dungeon Master Merge To Make Better Roleplaying Games
A deep talk on AI being used by ADHD people for their home games, a new Ravenloft book for Dungeons & Dragons, and the guys meeting up at a swap meet to trade games.
Episode 282 – Dungeons & Dragons: The History Of High Level Play Part 2
The GDM guys continue their talk from a couple of weeks ago about high level Dungeons & Dragons. This time they focus in on 4th and 5th editions of the game and why they break down at high levels. Enjoy!
Grumpy Guests – Erica Lowe: Ragnaborg
The Grumpy Dungeon Masters sit down this week and talk Vikings with Erica Lowe, the creator of Ragnaborg. It’s a Mork Borg system based game taking place during Ragnarok, where you get to play vikings and battle for your own survival! Listen in and enjoy!
Episode 281 – Dungeons & Dragons: The History Of High Level Play Part 1
The GDM guys talk about all the different editions of Dungeons & Dragons and how they each handle high level play. They also dive into the latest Wizards of the Coast fiasco and their digital downloads. Also a character death in Caverns of Thracia.
Grumpy Guests – Hunter & Heavy: The Secret Of Weepstone
The Grumpy Dungeon Masters get a chance to talk with the creators of the Secret of Weepstone, Hunter & Heavy. It is a PC video game coming out that is based heavily on the old school Dungeons & Dragons systems. The game is atmospheric and everything roleplaying fans could want in a video game!
Episode 280 – Historica Arcanum: The Coven Of Salem
The guys are joined by Christopher’s better half Shelley to talk about the Kickstarter Historica Arcanum: The Coven Of Salem. It’s a Dungeons & Dragons 5E/5.5 setting based on historical events of the Salem Witch Trials. Also we get some more tales of Adventurers League!
Grumpy Guests – Sonja Akright Of The Geneva Lake Museum
The Grumpy Dungeon Masters sit down and talk with Sonja Akright, the Director of the Geneva Lake Museum. Having grown up in Lake Geneva she had an interesting childhood getting to play Dungeons & Dragons with many of the creators of the game. Many stories are told so listen in!
Episode 279 – Rolling True: How Lou Zocchi Shaped Dungeons and Dragons Dice
With the passing of Lou Zocchi, the dice world lost a legend. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters pay their respects. Also Dan plays Hero’s Quest with his kid, Christopher loses at Adventures League again, and a renaissance festival!
Episode 278 – Your Dungeons & Dragons Game Needs More Appendix N
Christopher continues to put his Adventurers League players through the meat grinder. The guys also talk about carousing in their Shadowdark game. Some people lost it all! Also Gygax’s Appendix N and the inspirations within!