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Wolfgang Baur and Meagan Maricle Dec 20, 2017

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Shelly's rock star Avalon Hill life has her pretty busy so Greg Tito (@gregtito) mixed things up by having two guests on at once in this episode of Dragon Talk. Wolfgang Baur (@monkeyking), head kobold of Kobold Press, and Meagan Maricle (@GMMoonwolf), editor extraordinaire, stop by Studio d20 to chat about their recent Kickstarter for the Creature Codex and the craft of editing and publishing RPG books. Sage Advice – Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) goes in depth on our side of the playtesting process, the fate of Unearthed Arcana features that didn't make it into Xanathar's Guide, what to expect from Unearthed Arcana in 2018 and more. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:18 Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) - Playtesting 49:02 – Interview with Wolfgang Baur (@monkeyking) and Meagan Maricle (@GMMoonwolf) 1:26:52 – Outro Greg Tito

Trent Oster Dec 19, 2017

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Before calling up President of Beamdog Trent Oster (@TrentOster), Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) talk about Greg's taste in musicals and preparing for the holidays. Trent joins us to talk about all the work and features going into Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, working with the modding community, and how important butts are when driving race cars. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) tell us all about the ins, outs and doughnutty ways of Sigil, the City of Doors, and it's enigmatic “leader” the Lady of Pain. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:18 – Lore You Should Know Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) - Sigil 25:52 – Interview with Trent Oster (@TrentOster) 1:06:05 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Alexandra Erin Dec 14, 2017

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The time traveling adventures of Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) have come to a close as they return to talk to Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) this week. After Shelly establishes that her potato leek soup tastes like vomit and old cheeseburgers, Alexandra talks about her progression from the D&D cartoon to DMing her first game, her tips for understanding the D&D lingo, her new podcast Dungeon Queering, and all her cool D&D conversations and projects! Sage Advice – Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) clears up some confusion on the beguiling nature of illusions. He focuses on tips for using and DMing the use of illusions and encourages us to get creative when dealing with this school of magic. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 12:37 – Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) - Illusions 55:37 – Interview with Alexandra Erin (@jamesjhaeck) and Ruty Rutenberg (@RutyWoot) 1:42:38 – Outro with Greg Tito

Xanathar's Lost Notes to Everything Else Dec 12, 2017

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Shelly is out performing Avalon Hill miracles, so Greg Tito is flying solo this week as he recovers from all the time travel he's done lately. James Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) and Ruty Rutenberg (@RutyWoot) call in to talk about the work they and their colleagues put in for flavorful and awesome Xanathar's Lost Notes to Everything Else – a companion to Xanathar's Guide to Everything designed by the Guild Adepts. After James shares his love for world-ending dragons, we get into his and Ruty's favorite new subclasses from Xanathar's Notes, with the Discord Bard and the Runegaurd Fighter topping the list. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) return to the topic of Wyrms of the North, this time focusing on the good metallic dragons, such as the Felgalus, the flying misfortune, so named for his unfortunate habit of “accidentally” flying into unexpecting bystanders, and Palarandusk, the Unseen Protector, featured in Force Grey by Matt Mercer and named for the fact that's parts of his body phase in and out of! Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with and Greg Tito (@gregtito) and James Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) 02:22 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Good Wyrms of the North 47:34 – Interview with James Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) and Ruty Rutenberg (@RutyWoot) 1:38:32 – Outro with Greg Tito

Ivan Van Norman Dec 07, 2017

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The incredibly talented and ridiculously humble Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) calls in to chat it up with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito). Ivan talks about all the cool stuff he's doing with Geek & Sundry and streaming, how much fun he's having with his kenku cleric, and what it really means when people say you're born into radio. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) talk about all the proliferation of evil trees in Dungeons & Dragons, such as the stump and bunny growth of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, the odd creatures spawned from the Orcwort tree, the pod-people spawned by the Doppelganger plant and more! Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 10:26 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Evil Trees 28:22 – Interview with Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) 01:17:52 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Erika Fermina from Girls Guts Glory Dec 05, 2017

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Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) hop into the time machine and discuss the best and worst Halloween candy before talking to Erika Fermina (@astylepixie) about all the cool stuff going on for Girls Guts Glory. Erika chats about performing live in front of an audience at TwitchCon, the joy of working from a new studio, how awesome Kelly Lynne D'Angelo is as the show's new Dungeon Master and more! Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) give us a few juicy details on Shemeshka the Marauder, the famous yugoloth who has taken up residence in Sigil. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 14:08 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Shemeshka and Yugoloths 32:25 – Interview with Erika Fermina (@astylepixie) from Girls Guts Glory 01:13:40 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Graeme Barber From POCGamer Dec 04, 2017

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After educating us on Hollywood Squares, Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) talk with Graeme Barber (@POCGamer) of POCGamer. Graeme recounts how his first D&D character was promptly thrown in jail after failing a pickpocket roll, suggested a few ways the Forgotten Realms could be changed to support more characters of color, advised us all go to Bali for D&D research and more. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) detail some of the most notorious wyrms (aka chromatic dragons) of the Forgotten Realms, including a dragon with a dead wizard strapped to its back, crafty black dragon twins, and a dragon that raises his own cattle. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 8:00 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Wyrms of the Forgotten Realms 38:50 – Interview with Graeme Barber (@POCGamer) from POCGamer. 01:21:20 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Creating the Tomb of Annihilation Board Game Nov 28, 2017

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Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) open up this week's Dragon Talk podcast with a musical number before calling Kevin Wilson (@KevinWilson42), designer of the Tomb of Annihilation adventure system board game. Kevin shares the story of how his campaign world for Isles of Treachery got him started in game design, adapting the Tomb of Annihilation adventure to a board game, and our favorite bad guy, Bob Acererak. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) takes us on a magical journey through the astral plane where we learn about psychic winds, color pools, and why we should be avoiding astral dreadnoughts. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:23 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) – The Astral Plane 30:38 – Interview with Kevin Wilson on Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game 01:01:55 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Kyle Balda – Animator, Director, Dungeon Master Nov 23, 2017

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Animator, director and D&D player Kyle Balda calls in to Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) to talk about going from his humble D&D beginnings Dungeon Mastering his friend's paladin Scorch, all the way to his work animating and directing animated films like The Lorax and Minions! Greg and Shelly also let us in on how the word “fool” is being used by kids today. Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) discloses all Mystra's secrets as we dive into the history and mysteries of The Weave! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) & Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) 15:17 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) – Mystra and The Weave 34:56 – Interview with Kyle Balda 01:23:31 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation Nov 21, 2017

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Greg Tito (@gregtito) is all alone this week and continues to have problems with time travel. Frederic Tremblay from BKOM calls in to talk about Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation, including converting the board game to a digital game and some basic strategies for tackling monsters and traps. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) takes us all the way back to chainmail as we talk about the origins of Lycanthropes, their evolution through the editions of D&D, and how you might be able to tie them into your own campaigns. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) 12:33 – Sage Advice with Matt Sernett (@Sernett) - Lycanthropes 34:36 – Interview with Frederic Tremblay from BKOM on Tales from Candlekeep (@TalesCandlekeep) 01:12:27 – Outro with Greg

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