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Episode 272 – Ecology Of The Kobold In Dungeons And Dragons
Kobolds have been a part of Dungeons & Dragons forever, but they often time get no love. Well the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are here to change that! Also we have even more Zines for Zine month and we even talk miniature wargaming!
Episode 271 – Dan’s Dragon Deep Dive 4 And Video Game Dungeons
This week the Grumpy Dungeon Masters talk about a dungeon design competition using 8 bit video games. Get 3 random Nintendo games and make a dungeon out of them. Also Dan dives into 2nd edition dragons and nearly loses his mind on how much there is.
Grumpy Guest – Storytellers Forge: Rick Heinz & Erik Frankhouse
This week the guys are joined by the Storytellers Collective guys, Rick Heinz and Erik Frankhouse. They created The Black Ballad, which is a Dungeons & Dragons 5E setting which begins when your character dies. Time to play around in the afterlife!
Episode 270 – Another Matt Mercer Top 10 List or Something Like That
February is Zine month and the guys are going to talk about all the wonderful roleplaying zines they get to pick up this year. Christopher talks about scams running around the RPG community and he also dives into the latest Ed Greenwood Dungeons & Dragons novel.
Episode 269 – It’s Just Another Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana
The guys go through the latest Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana. They also dive into the current lawsuit against the company over Magic the Gathering. Also the Grumpy DM’s list their top 5 RPG’s of all time.
Episode 268 – Black Bears & Scarabs: A Roleplaying Story
Lots of stories this week. Christopher went to Scarab Con and met a bunch of people. Dan & Kristian played Fabula Ultima, a JRPG. Kristian talks about Delve, Jay almost TPK’s his players, and Christopher gets chased by a black bear.
Episode 267 – Dungeons & Dragons 5E and System Conversions
This week the talk is on Dungeons & Dragons books being converted to other systems. Do these books lose something in translation to other systems? Also more Caverns of Thracia talk from Jay and Chris talks about failing to get the miniature he wanted.
Episode 266 – Stranger Things, Action Economy, and You!
A new years is upon us. The guys talk about a bunch of variant rules in Dungeons & Dragons, the beginning of meta-magic, and Dan tells a story about a homebrew D&D game he’s in. It involves a lot of big monster. At the end of the podcast the guys talk Stranger Things, so you can avoid spoilers for the finale.
Episode 265 – Year In Review: Best RPG Products 2025
The guys take a stab at their favorite roleplaying game products of the year. Maybe some Dungeons & Dragons, Shadowdark, or possibly Dungeon Crawl Classics. Listen in to see what you missed out on in 2025.
Episode 264 – Happy Shadowdark Darkest Day!!
It’s a Shadowdark holiday this week and the guys are celebrating the shortest day of the year. Christopher talks about board games needing apps to play and why it’s a bad idea. Also a look at keeping up with the massive amount of D&D lore and Jay’s D&D party actually dying.