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While breaking down the latest D&D 5e playtest packet, we ponder whether classes are indeed system or content?
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Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Spell school quiz
06:53 - Are player classes system or content?
36:05 - Reviewing the D&D playtest packet 5
55:23 - Tales of the Valiant playtest packet
01:01:07 - Pathfinder 2e refresh
We decide what should be in the new 5e DMG, before gauging our hype levels for Daggerheart and Illuminated Worlds from Darrington Press! Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael Shawn: @shawnmerwin Mike: SupergeekMike Editor: ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro04:24 - When to call in the Pinkertons13:54 - 2024 Dungeon Masters Guide sneak peak40:49 - Word's largest D&D game44:30 - Matt Mercer's Dimension 20 campaign49:01 - Critical Role announces their own TTRPG
This week Adam Carnevale ("D&D is for Nerds") gives us his best D&D puzzle ideas, we ponder the roll out of 5.5e on D&D Beyond, and celebrate Marisha Ray's amazing throw down at Creator Clash 2. Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Discover "D&D is for Nerds": https://www.sanspantsradio.com/podcasts/dd-is-for-nerds/ Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael Shawn: @shawnmerwin Adam: @RetroArchetype Editor: @ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - Naming the D&D 5e rules refresh 06:11 - Rollout of the 5e rules refresh 14:47 - Future of D&D live plays post 5.5e 20:58 - Should the GM roll every dice? 29:16 - Marisha Ray at Creator Clash 2 37:57 - TTRPGs that influence our game design 50:10 - Do puzzles suck in TTRPGs?
Teos Abadia reports from the field at the D&D Creator Summit, where tensions got a little heated as the future of 5e was revealed! Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael James: @jamesjhaeck Teos: @Alphastream Editor: ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro
04:56 - D&D Creator Summit recap
06:43 - Mismatched expectations
15:40 - D&D VTT hands on
41:31 - Tales of the Valiant
43:43 - Reviewing the ORC first draft
59:30 - D&D 5e rules revision for 2024
All the news from the D&D Direct is dissected while a Ghostfire spy feeds us information from the Digital D&D Creator Summit! Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael James: @jamesjhaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor: ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:07 - Honor Among Thieves review (No Spoilers!) 06:41 - D&D Direct 07:42 - Minecraft x D&D DLC 13:06 - Hasbro toy showcase 14:09 - MTG movie secret lair 16:00 - Neverwinter: Menzoberranzan 17:49 - Wizkid's mimic and baby owlbear 25:09 - D&D VTT discussion 47:54 - Upcoming WotC book releases
Timely as always, this week's episode predicts the D&D Direct event only hours before it goes live! We ponder what the core books of One D&D might look like, and the give advice to folks starting out as game designers. Email the podcast: podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrneDael: @DailyDael James: @jamesjhaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor: @ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro 02:56 - Pre D&D Direct predictions 14:15 - What will One D&D core books look like? 35:20 - D&D Coffee Club 41:57 - Getting started as a game designer
We scrutinize the second Project: Black Flag playtest packet from Kobold Press, finally get some insight from the One D&D survey results, and ponder how a GM can 'humble' troublesome players. Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @DailyDael James: @jamesjhaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor: ZsDante Topics: 00:00 - Intro 05:25 - Black Flag playtest packet 2 30:14 - One D&D survey results 40:18 - Chaosium announce Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine 42:05 - Till the Last Gasp and competitive roleplaying 46:45 - "Humbling" players and campaign setbacks
Some thoughts on the D&D Content Creator Summit, Wizard of the Coast's apparent strategy for the community moving forward, and how to DM climactic boss encounters! Meanwhile Ben and Dael got to see Honor Among Thieves a little early.
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - Honor Among Thieves first reactions (spoiler free)
09:06 - WotC's community update
26:50 - D&D Content Creator Summit
41:37 - Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel nominated for a Nebula Award
43:06 - Valikan Clans final days on Kickstarter
46:50 - How to DM climactic boss battles in D&D
'Tabletop News' producer Adam Rady joins the Lorecast to discuss the state of news and entertainment in the TTRPG industry! Also, did the characters' stats from Honor Among Thieves spoil the D&D movie?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Adam: @HatlessWizard
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - 1 Must Die: TTRPG's, card games, board games, war games?
06:00 - The new home of Tabletop News
29:00 - Titancraft miniature maker
37:00 - D&D Movie character sheets and fan theorizing
43:30 - Black Flag playtest packet 2 sneak peak
53:00 - Grim Hollow: Valikan Clans raiding
The ardling exits stage right while the Druid and Paladin receive the One D&D playtest treatment! We dash through the Dimension 20 and Baldur's Gate news before diving deep into the Unearthed Arcana.
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Join the Valikan Clans Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_GHVC_2023_1_069
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Physical vs digital dice
09:53 - Matt Mercer will DM Dimension 20
10:11 - Baldur's Gate 3 release date
16:11 - Wizkids' life size mimic
19:49 - Valikan Clans kickstarter continues
20:57 - One D&D playtest review: Druid and Paladin
50:18 - Teaching new TTRPGs to your group
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