Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

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Keith Baker, Jeremy Crawford & James Wyatt on Ravnica & Eberron Jul 25, 2018

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Big announcement day on Dragon Talk with three fantastic guests! Keith Baker (creator of Eberron and lead designer on Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron), James Wyatt (lead designer on Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica), and Jeremy Crawford (managing editor and lead rules designer for D&D) join hosts Shelly and Greg to talk about these two awesome new products both set in fantastical urban environments. In a triumphant return to Sage Advice, Jeremy Crawford talks about how all these worlds and settings fit into the D&D cosmology. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 15:40: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:02:20: Interview with Keith Baker and James Wyatt 01:48:10: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Kade Wells and Sarah Roman on Teaching with D&D Jul 19, 2018

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Kade Wells returns to the podcast after nearly 3(!) years with fellow educator Sarah Roman to talk about how teachers can start to use Dungeons & Dragons in the classroom. Find out more at teachingwithdnd.com. In LYSK, Chris Perkins discusses Skullport, the city below the city of Waterdeep. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 09:30: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 30:30: Interview with Kade Wells and Sarah Roman 01:23:35: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Trent Oster & Eric Jordan on D&D Video Games Jul 18, 2018

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Trent Oster from Beamdog and Eric Jordan from Codename Entertainment call in to talk about the Stream of Many Eyes, the awesome costumes on display there, and Deekin from Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition joining the ranks of heroes available in Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito are crazy but nothing has really changed on that front. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins goes into detail about how smokepowder works in the Forgotten Realms. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 10:25: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 24:50: Interview with Trent Oster and Eric Jordan 01:15:10: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Dr. Megan Connell on D&D Helping People Jul 14, 2018

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Professional psychologist and gamer Dr. Megan Connell (@MeganPsyD) spoke to Shelly and Greg back in April about what it's like to run D&D for young people and the benefits of roleplaying games for players with social challenges. Your hosts can barely hold it together before introducing Lore You Should Know w/ Chris Perkins on Born Again Monsters in D&D, who just keep coming back despite how much damage you deal. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 12:25: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 30:00: Interview with Dr. Megan Connell 01:19:50: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Matt Baume and Hidden Lore Jul 05, 2018

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Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito talk to Matt Baume, the DM for Queens of Adventure. Matt talks about the similarities between drag culture and D&D, what it was like to perform his first DMing session live in front of 100 people, and what's coming next for the Queens. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins discusses all the hidden lore in the core rulebooks for D&D fifth edition you may not have found yet. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 11:45: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 25:10: Interview with Matt Baume 01:15:25: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Of Maps and Planar Contracts Jul 03, 2018

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Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) go a little crazy talking to Wolfgang Baur and Anna B. Meyer all about the maps she creates for Kobold Press and the D&D setting of Greyhawk. Super fascinating stuff! We love maps! Heads-up: This interview was recording back in April but it's TIMELESS. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins discusses what happens with contracts made by and between planar beings. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 07:12: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 29:35: Interview with Wolfgang Baur and Anna B. Meyer 01:09:40: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Off the Table at the Stream of Many Eyes Jun 21, 2018

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Shelly Mazzanoble (#notreplaced, @shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) talk about what happened at the Stream of Many Eyes, Origins Games Fair, and on Monday when Shelly couldn't make it to work. In this episode's interview, Greg speaks to Elisa Teague (@geekypinup) and Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) about writing the off-the-table sessions of D&D shown at the Stream of Many Eyes. Learn about how we put together the three sessions of heightened D&D in which the players and NPCs were all in costume interacting with the Dungeon Master as portrayed by Ivan Van Norman. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins (@chrisperkinsdnd) goes over what the marut are all about – planar beings from Mechanus who enforce all contracts and agreements. Watch out #WaffleCrew! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 09:49: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins – Marut! 26:59: Interview with Ivan Van Norman and Elisa Teague 01:23:49: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Emmet and Elisa on #NoStoneUnturned ARG Jun 14, 2018

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After a week-long hiatus during the Stream of Many Eyes, our hosts return triumphantly to regale us with remarkable tales from the city of Waterdeep. Well, Greg Tito does; Shelly Mazzanoble didn't get to go. But, no matter. Shelly will soon be at Origins Game Fair, which is happening this June 13-17 in Columbus, OH and she'll have a real WW2 era tank! For the interview, writer and transmedia producer Emmett Furey and physical adventure game designer Elisa Teague are on to reveal all that went into the captivating #NoStoneUnturned ARG (Alternate Reality Game) that they ran in the lead-up to the Stream of Many Eyes event. Then in Lore You Should Know: In the world of Dungeons & Dragons few, perhaps no other, commands as much veneration and at times even terror as the archmage of Greyhawk himself, Mordenkainen. Chris Perkins delves into the long history, both real and imagined, of this character that Gary Gygax himself embodied, when he wanted to adventure in the world of his own creation. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito 19:03: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 39:13: Interview with Emmett Furey and Elisa Teague 1:24:44: Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Krystina Arielle Tigner on Stream of Many Eyes May 31, 2018

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We have reached Stream of Many Eyes eve everyone! In just a scant few hours, the show will commence! With a plethora of amazing Dungeons & Dragons live-play, detailed sets, cosplay, and exciting announcements, all streamed live on Twitch.tv/dnd, this will really be something you won't want to miss! On today's podcast, Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) welcome Sirens of the Realms star Krystina Arielle Tigner. A fairly new player in the D&D universe, Krystina only started playing a few years ago. Yet, in that time she has already had many exciting adventures both in table-top gaming and in real life. She calls in to tell us all about it. Lore You Should Know— The Elemental Planes of the multiverse harbor fantastical beings of immense power and innumerable mortal dangers. The formidable Genies however, travel easily between these worlds and when they venture to the Material Plane they sometimes have children. These offspring are known as the Genasi and they are the topic of discussion today with Matt Sernett(@Sernett) & Chris Perkins(@ChrisPerkinsDnD). Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 10:48 – Lore You Should Know with Matt Sernett(@Sernett) & Chris Perkins(@ChrisPerkinsDnD) 21:26 – Interview with Krystina Arielle Tigner (@KrystinaArielle) 1:05:13 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Mark Hulmes & Matthew Lillard on Stream of Many Eyes May 24, 2018

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Our resident royals of the Dragon Talk domain, Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito), are joined today by veteran actor Matthew Lillard (@matthewLillard) and professional Dungeon Master extraordinaire, Mark Hulmes (@sherlockHulmes). On Sunday (June 3, 10am- 1pm PT) Matthew will be participating in a live-play D&D game along with Taliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, and Ashley Johnson from Critical Role! Mark will DM this exciting adventure streamed live for the Stream of Many Eyes (#SoME)! Tickets to be right there in the audience are still available for purchase or you can tune-in to the livestream at Twitch.tv/dnd on June 1st- 3rd to watch all the action. Lore You Should Know—Eons ago, the incredibly powerful arcanists of Netheril ruled over a vast dominion of astonishing floating cities and seemingly limitless magic. But, a great cataclysm all but obliterated this once magnificent empire. We learn all about this and more on this weeks podcast with Matt Sernett(@Sernett) & Chris Perkins(@ChrisPerkinsDnD). Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 17:58 – Lore You Should Know with Matt Sernett(@Sernett) & Chris Perkins(@ChrisPerkinsDnD) 27:29 – Interview with Matthew Lillard (@matthewLillard) & Mark Hulmes (@sherlockHulmes) 1:13:45 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

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