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In the OGL aftermath and the full release of D&D 2024, is the game better or worse than it's ever been? Is 5e 2024 actually better than 5e 2014?
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Mike: @SlyFlourish
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - The Aftermath of the OGL
17:51 - Is D&D 2024 better than 2014?
36:15 - Baldur's Gate 4?
40:07 - New 5e Adventure module!
45:03 - How to plan campaign narratives
Todd Kenreck helps us to ponder which community members should WotC choose for the D&D Advisory Panel? Gen Con hits record attendance! Then we settle in to build cozy homes and grimdark worlds for your TTRPG adventures.
An Aetherial Expanse adventure is coming to Kickstarter: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_AEDG_2025_7_933
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Todd: @ToddKenreck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - The future for Todd Kenreck
17:53 - D&D advisory panel
24:22 - Gen Con record attendance
29:15 - Cozy bastions
46:05 - Dark fantasy adventure building
Brennan Lee Mulligan takes over Critical Role, Ghostfire Gaming launches an Organized Play campaign, MCDM releases Draw Steel, and Paizo puts a 5e adventure on D&D Beyond! It's been a long Gen Con...
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Hannah: @AmazingSpidrHan
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:00:00 - Intro
01:59 - Gen Con 2025
10:35 - Draw Steel goes live
13:43 - Brennan to DM Critical Role
19:47 - Paizo now on D&D Beyond!
24:42 - D&D's new direction
33:45 - Faerun sneak peaks
47:09 - Tariffs impacting overseas games
50:32 - Listener appreciation
D&D Beyond teases digital DLC for the Forgotten Realms setting books, while Nott the Brave teases town guards in the new Critical Role animated series. We also celebrate 200 episodes of this here podcast!
A new Aetherial Expans adventure is coming to Kickstarter:https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_AEDG_2025_7_933
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
02:52 - Forgotten Realms book reveals
10:40 - D&D Beyond DLC
18:01 - Stranger Things starter set
24:25 - Aetherial Expanse adventure
27:04 - New Critical Role animated seasons
32:31 - 200th Episode quiz
Critical Role announces their first video game, WotC boasts the BIGGEST D&D starter set ever, Eberron is delayed, and is "D&D in a Castle" offering a new career path?
Unlock the Grim Hollow Player's Guide, today! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostfiregaming/grim-hollow?ref=3hjfbf
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - TTRPG from video games
06:41 - Starfinder video game
10:28 - Critical Role's video game
17:08 - Grim Hollow: The Player’s Guide releases
19:35 - D&D's BIGGEST ever starter set
27:42 - New Stranger Things D&D box set
33:54 - Eberron book delayed
35:54 - Green Ronin vs Diamond
40:05 - Draughts worker strike
41:16 - D&D DM University
Big changes for D&D as Wizards of the Coast step towards a franchise model, while Darrington Press take their next big steps as a TTRPG publisher! Also, what exactly IS a Warlock or a Rogue?
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Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Logan: @Runesmith
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
07:01 - D&D becoming a "franchise"
21:19 - Darrington Press levels up!
27:31 - Gen Con update
32:32 - D&D Classes core fantasy
52:37 - Obsolete design ideas
How impactful SHOULD character death be in a TTRPG like Daggerheart or D&D? We ponder this while Paizo experiences book delays, the ENNIE awards are announced, and we decide what monster manuals to make!
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Shopping at FLGS
07:26 - Diamond bankruptcy
13:43 - Board game cafe strike
19:31 - ENNIE nominations
21:42 - Handling character death
34:42 - GM social leaders
48:36 - Monster themed books
Daggerheart releases two new classes into playtesting, triggering a heated rules debate over moons! Meanwhile, another Unearthed Arcana brings the Necromancer Wizard and Hexblade Warlock back to D&D 2024.
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - What is an Undead?
06:04 - Unearthed Arcana subclasses
23:11 - The missing Todd in the room
24:50 - New Daggerheart playtest
46:09 - Tabletop Workers United
47:23 - Taking GM notes
More industry shuffles as Hasbro lays off more staff, Ivan Van Norman leaves Darrington Press, and we get a sneak peak at a cancelled D&D video game!
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Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Siege weapons in D&D
05:02 - Hasbro layoffs
07:47 - WotC cancelled video game
18:45 - Ivan Van Norman departs Darrington Press
26:10 - Character combat parity
42:55 - Player input on adventures
What will Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford joining Darrington Press mean for D&D 5e? Todd Kenreck is laid off from WotC, D&D's Vice President resigns, and other industry shaking events unfold!
Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Todd Kenreck laid off from WotC
13:29 - Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press
28:50 - Jess Lanzillo leaves WotC
30:59 - Darrington Press' own OGL
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