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We're breaking down the latest One D&D release including Expert Classes, Feats & Spell lists. Sly Flourish joins us to speculate on the difficult position Wizards of the Coast may be finding themselves in, and is Dungeons & Dragons' future digital?
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Sly Flourish and all the Lazy Dungeon Master's content can be found over on SlyFlourish.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Advantages of playing TTRPGs online?
07:42 - Latest One D&D Unearthed Arcana
10:51 - Have feats become fundamental?
18:46 - Class suggested spells
22:47 - Arcane, Divine, and Primal spell lists
26:55 - Dissecting the expert classes
32:05 - Is Wizards of the Coast in trouble?
39:57 - Will One D&D rely more on apps and technology?
56:35 - Are upcoming 5e books still relevant?
01:02:23 - Effectiveness of public playtesting
01:07:38 - The VTT in the room...
Design your own campaign spanning mega dungeon with these handy tips! Wizards of the Coast introduce an after school program, the crew lament directional dungeon doors, and we ponder whether to subscribe to a TTRPG streaming service.
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Take a gander at https://www.dragont4c.com/ streaming service.
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - A TTRPG streaming service
18:22 - Wizards of the Coast offer after school programs
31:10 - Building Mega Dungeons!!
47:45 - Dungeon doors and when to say 'no' to players
54:13 - Varied currencies in a TTRPG
Recent events on Critical Role has everyone discussing when and how a Total Party Kill (TPK) happens, and how to handle it as a player and a GM.
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Being part of a TPK
05:33 - How to handle TPKs
10:37 - Potential spoilers for Critical Role starts
11:37 - Spoilers over
17:55 - GM intervention to avoid player-character death
29:44 - The rings of power we have at home
36:02 - Physical props in TTRGs
43:12 - What is your favorite part creating games?
58:17 - Is "Common" a boring language?
The Dungeon Dudes return to the Eldritch Lorecast once again as "Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim", their second Kickstarter is finishing soon! We touch on a bit of Monty Python, talk about the Dungeons of Drakkenheim show and its sequel, and workshop some minigames to learn a language in-game!
Follow "Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim" Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_SCGD_2022_7_043
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Dael: @DailyDael
Monty: @montycmartin
Kelly: @KaiInRealLife
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:22 - James hosting
01:54 - Monty Python RPG - What would you put in it?
06:06 - What is Drakkenheim? - Discussion with the Dungeon Dudes
18:23 - Favourite parts of Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim
33:14 - Minigames to learn an in-game language
43:50 - Telling the players the DC of checks or AC of monsters
We're dissecting One D&D further in response to the playtest survey on D&D Beyond, which launches into a massive chat about how the game could better support the exploration and social pillars of play, for 5e and in future!
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - How to start a D&D Campaign
09:08 - We're going to PAX Aus!!
13:13 - Responding to One D&D's playtest survey
26:05 - Feats for exploration and social encounters
37:14 - Bringing back the exploration pillar
We discuss our expectations of Dungeons & Dragons' 2023 release schedule, prompting discussions about heist adventures, the deck of many things, and rediscovering Planescape!
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Check out Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_SCGD_2022_8_046
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - The module that defined 5th Edition
08:58 - Keys From the Golden Vault & heist adventures
24:27 - Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
36:25 - The Phandelver Campaign
39:19 - The Book of Many Things
46:40 - Planescape
57:04 - Using sound effects during game sessions
This week we're taking a deep dive into the One D&D Unearthed Arcana, closely examining the D&D Beyond VTT announcement, and asking what all this news means for the TTRPG industry?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
05:09 - Spelljammer impressions
08:39 - Beings From Beyond the Horizon
11:45 - Start of One D&D discussion
17:31 - Wizards of the Coast's VTT
32:36 - Is One D&D a "new" edition?
47:58 - Community feedback into rules design
01:04:25 - New critical hit rules
01:06:11 - Will there ever be an official D&D Beyond integration?
01:08:17 - New grappling rules
01:10:47 - New categories of spells
We pontificate further about what we'd like to see in D&D 5.5e, "Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim" gets funded in 3 minutes, and our expert panelists break down the art of running one shots!
Check out Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_SCGD_2022_8_046
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:00 - Your "Go To" one-shot adventure
07:41 - Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim is LIVE!
15:49 - Sly Flourish predictions for the next edition of D&D
40:17 - Spells and movement on the grid vs theatre of the mind
47:43 - The art of running one-shot adventures
We're joined by Matt Colville to reflect on the past and present of D&D to predict the future of the world's most popular roleplaying game! The Lorecast graduates to it's own YouTube channel and we congratulate James Haeck alongside his fellow ENNIE award winners.
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James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Matt: @mattcolville
00:00 - "Fixing" rules from D&D 5e
15:42 - The Eldritch Lorecast graduates to its own YouTube channel
17:43 - 'Wizard Presents' predictions
22:26 - The legacy of 4e and discussing the OGL
34:54 - Is 5e starting to bloat?
53:58 - ENNIE award winners! (Congratulations James!!)
James and Shawn return in time to pick apart the D&D movie trailer and give their opinion on Owlbear-gate. Speaking of monsters, we answer a YouTube listener question about running 'monster of the week' style campaigns.
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Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Topics:
00:58 - Older D&D movies
08:01 - Pirates of the Aetherial Expanse episode 2
11:45 - New 5e starter kit: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
19:04 - R Talsorian Games supporting The Witcher TTRPG
20:55 - 'Honor Among Thieves' hype and expectations
41:33 - How to run 'monster of the week' style campaigns
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