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Year in Review 2014 (Tome 245) Jan 02, 2015

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Jeff and Tracy sit down with guests Susan J. Morris, Erin M. Evans, and Tom Lommel to discuss their year in RPGs. They discuss their big RPG moments of 2014, including the best RPG products of the year, the things they remember the most, memorable campaign endings, and what made their gaming great this year.
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Round Table 49 - Tiamat Takedown Wrap-Up Dec 29, 2014

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James Introcaso sits down with Mike Shea, Topher Kohan, Joe Lastowski, Christopher Dudley, and Liz Theis to talk about their recent Tiamat Takedown live event which Mike DMed and the rest of the crew built level 20 fifth edition character to take on the Queen of Chromatics. They faired... poorly. Hear them discuss high level combat in the new edition of D&D. This podcast was recorded on December 14, 2014.
Tiamat Takedown Full Video on YouTube Tiamat Takedown Edited Video on YouTube
Links:The Tome Show on Facebook worldbuilderblog.me The Eric Michaels - Composer slyflourish.com rulezeropodcast.com actsofgeek.com Topher's Google+
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Concentration (Bonus Action 002) Dec 25, 2014

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Welcome to the 2nd episode of the Bonus Action podcast. This show is about the rules of the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons and we plan to explore those rules one by one. In this episode James and Sam discuss the Concentration mechanic. You can find an explanation of this rule in the Basic D&D PDF on page 79 or in the 5e D&D Player’s Handbook on page 203.

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James' Blog:

Round Table 48 - Codename: Morningstar Kickstarter II Dec 23, 2014

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James Introcaso sits down with Rachael aka Hobo the Delightful and Chris Matney of Trapdoor Technologies to talk about their recently launched Kickstarter for Codename: Morningstar, formerly DungeonScape. This podcast was recorded on December 14, 2014 and serves as a follow-up to Round Table 47.
Links:The Tome Show on Facebook worldbuilderblog.me Eric Michaels Composer Codename: Morningstar UI Video Codename: Morningstar 90 Second Promo Codename: Morningstar Twitter Codename: Morningstar Facebook support@trapdoortechnologies.com
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Tiamat Takedown: Mike Shea STILL out for blood Dec 19, 2014

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On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, a few Round Tablers got together for the second time to find out just what high level play was like in the new fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons. So Mike Shea crafted a grueling combat experience for James Introcaso, Chris Dudley, Joe Lastwoski, Liz Theis, and Topher Kohan to throw down with the toughest fifth edition monster known to us - Tiamat! If you missed the livestream, check out the videos below! Wrap-up Round Table podcast to follow.
Full Video Edited Video
Links:The Tome Show's Facebook Group worldbuilderblog.me The Eric Michaels - Composer slyflourish.com rulezeropodcast.com actsofgeek.com Topher's Google+
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Keith Baker (Gamer to Gamer) Dec 17, 2014

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James Introcaso sits down with Keith Baker, creator of the Eberron campaign setting, Gloom card game, novelist, and game designer to talk about the games he's playing, his career, and his soon-to-be-launched Kickstarter for an entirely new RPG from his company, Twogether Studios. This podcast was recorded on December 9, 2014.
Links:The Tome Show on Facebook worldbuilderblog.me Twogether Studios Twitter Twogether Studios Facebook Pheonix Dawn Command Twitter
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Round Table 47 - Codename: Morningstar Kickstarter Dec 15, 2014

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Round Table 47 - Codename: Morningstar Kickstarter
James Introcaso sits down with Rudy Basso, Alex Basso, Allison Rossi, and John Fischer to talk about the recently launched Kickstarter for Codename: Morningstar, formerly DungeonScape, formerly Codename: Morningstar. This podcast was recorded on December 7, 2014.
Links:The Tome Show on Facebook worldbuilderblog.me Eric Michaels Composer Codename: Morningstar UI Video www.twitch.tv/padfoot240
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D&D V&G 2: Temple of Elemental Evil Dec 12, 2014

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Harsh criticisms and strong opinions abound in episode 2 of D&D V&G, where co-hosts Rudy and Alex Basso are joined again by Gregory Blair and Vegas Lancaster to discuss The Temple of Elemental Evil, a 2003 Tactical Combat RPG. Who will like it? Who will hate it? Tune in to find out!
Alex's Game Overview
Example of a Battle
Next Month's Game: Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard
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Advantage and Disadvantage (Bonus Action 001) Dec 10, 2014

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Bonus Action podcast. This show is about the rules of the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons and we plan to explore those rules one by one. In this episode Sam and James discuss the Advantage/Disadvantage mechanic. You can find an explanation of this rule in the Basic D&D PDF on page 57 or in the 5e D&D Player’s Handbook on page 173.

Links:

D&D 5e Basic PDF: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

James’ blog: http://www.worldbuilderblog.me

Sam’s blog: http://www.rpgmusings.com

Eric Michaels Music: http://www.theericmichaels.com/

Probabilities and +/- bonus discussions:

Online Dungeon Master: http://onlinedungeonmaster.com/2012/05/24/advantage-and-disadvantage-in-dd-next-the-math/

Andrew Gelman: http://andrewgelman.com/2014/07/12/dnd-5e-advantage-disadvantage-probability/

Zero Hit Points: http://www.zerohitpoints.com/Advantage-in-DnD-5

Critical Hits: http://www.critical-hits.com/blog/2012/06/11/dd-advantage-vs-flat-bonuses/

Probability Comparison Chart: http://worldbuilderblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/screen-shot-2014-02-21-at-8-09-06-pm.png

Old list of advantage and disadvantage situations: http://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/29xk0j/5e_summary_of_situations_causing_advantage_or/