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Jim Zub on Young Adventurer's Guides & D&D Mar 14, 2019

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Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito start this episode by laughing uncontrollably at each other's silly jokes before they bring on Jim Zub to talk about all of the awesome D&D things he is doing this year. And there is A LOT! From the Rick & Morty vs. D&D trade omnibus that's now in stores to the Young Adventurer's Guides he is writing to get young readers into the concepts behind playing D&D, plus all the unannounced things... There are four coming out this year, the first two Warriors & Weapons and Monsters & Creatures will be out everywhere July 16! For Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins schools us all on the Rule of Three. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:04: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 29:15: Interview with Kate Welch 1:23:18: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Ghosts of Saltmarsh & Random Character Generator Mar 07, 2019

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They're back! The snows are gone, and Greg and Shelly finally return to the podcast studio! With Ghosts of Saltmarsh finally announced, Kate Welch joins the fun to talk through this seafaring adventure. But first, Kate kicks off the new Random Character Generator segment, creating a random character using D&D Beyond. Who exactly is Theramar? And what kind of patron does a tortle warlock serve? Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 16:54: Random Character Generator (view the results at: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/9537325/vTNq9F) 47:45: Interview with Kate Welch 1:39:42: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Matthew Lillard on Beadle & Grimm's Sinister Silver Edition for Ghosts of Saltmarsh Feb 28, 2019

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The god-like presence of actor Matthew Lillard and his gaming group partner-in-crime Bill Rehor stopped by the studio to talk to Shelly and Greg about Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse newest offering. Coming off of the recent announcement of the new adventure book coming from D&D, Beadle & Grimm's will be releasing a Sinister Silver edition of the adventure. Matt and Jon also joke about the Shaggy memes, what they learned from last year's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Platinum Edition, and the Stream of Many Eyes. Check out more information on Beadle & Grimm's at their website - https://www.beadleandgrimms.com. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins goes into detail on lizardfolk! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:34: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 25:27: Interview with Matthew Lillard & Bill Rehor 1:07:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Kelli Butler, The Opera Geek Feb 21, 2019

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The podcast is coming from inside the house! Once more, our hosts are buried under Seattle snow and recording this episode from their homes. Kelli Butler, aka The Opera Geek, joins them to talk about how to be a real-life bard as well as infusing bardic inspiration into all classes. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins discusses history "across the pond" at TSR's UK offices. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 05:44: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 23:56: Interview with Kelli Butler 1:25:01: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Michael Mallen on Mental Health and Gaming Feb 14, 2019

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Braving the snow and ice from Seattle's strange wintry storms, Greg and Shelly run this podcast remotely! Their guest this week: Michael Mallen, Ph.D. a licensed psychologist who has been writing about Dungeons & Dragons and other gaming topics from a psychological perspective since 2011. Then in Lore You Should Know: Chris Perkins treks through the snow to Shelly's house to discuss sahuagin, the devils of the deep. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:27: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 24:23: Interview with Michael Mallen 1:20:03: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Deven Rue on D&D Cartography & Worldbuilding Feb 07, 2019

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It's birthday day on Dragon Talk! Happy Birthday Shelly! The amazing cartographer Deven Rue joins Greg & Shelly on her own birthday to talk about how she got started making maps (Hint: It has to do with D&D!), how she thinks about creating maps for Dungeon Masters, and her general awesomeness. Lore You Should Know - Mike Mearls jumps in to tell us about his thoughts about the Greyhawk setting! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:20: Lore You Should Know with Mike Mearls 55:43: Interview with Deven Rue 1:46:23: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Dan Telfer and Blaine Capatch on Nerd Poker Jan 31, 2019

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Two extremely funny people are on this episode and we don't mean Greg and Shelly. Comedians Dan Telfer & Blaine Capatch from the Nerd Poker podcast call in from sunny L.A. to talk through how the podcast began all the way back in 2012, what the new campaign is like, and what kind of a DM Dan is. Sage Advice: Jeremy Crawford returns to talk about bonus action timing and all the fun that entails! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:51: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:00:10: Interview with Dan Telfer and Blaine Capatch 1:21:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Fiona Staples on Comic Book Art & D&D Jan 24, 2019

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The return of Shelly Mazzanoble in the introduction is immediately felt when we talk about the Bachelor and D&D before setting up the rest of the segments. As for the interview, it's hard to be aware of the medium of comic books and not realize the effect Fiona Staples has had in the last decade. She has won multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo awards for the series called Saga, a mature galaxy-spanning mashup of science-fiction & fantasy. Greg Tito and guest host Satine Phoenix interview Fiona about her process, and her love of Critical Role and D&D, and we hint at why she was in the office in the first place! Lore You Should Know - Chris Perkins goes into detail on that wonderfully tricky monster: the mimic! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:00: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 34:55: Interview with Fiona Staples 1:21:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

JP McDaniel & Max Gonzalez on RollPlay's Court of Swords e100 Jan 17, 2019

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Dragon Talk returns with guest hosts Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass joining Greg Tito chatting it up before Satine and Greg bring on JP McDaniel (@itmejp) & Max Gonzalez (@gassymexican) to talk about the big milestone episode coming up for their long-running D&D liveplay show on @RollPlay, Court of Swords! 100 episodes is nothing to sneeze at, and we discuss how the show came about, what's it's like morphing a show through such a long history, and how Max's half-orc Berg has emerged as DM Adam Koebel's "favorite" character. Sage Advice returns with Jeremy Crawford detailing the rules behind underwater combat in D&D. Watch live Fridays @ 12pm PT on twitch.tv/dnd. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito, Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass 14:53: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:09:31: Interview with JP McDaniel & Max Gonzalez 2:05:55: Outro with Greg Tito, Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass

James D'Amato on One Shot RPG Dec 21, 2018

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Happy Holidays everyone! Shelly and Greg speak to James D'Amato, founder of one Shot RPG studio and podcast network in Chicago. Greg takes a moment to thank the listeners for sticking around all year long! For Lore You Should Know on what's becoming a tradition, we go back to a segment recorded in 2016 on the holidays and calendars of the Forgotten Realms. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:30: A Word of Thanks, from Greg Tito 13:40: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins & Matt Sernett 30:55: Interview with James D'Amato 1:14:30: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

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