A D&D show to discuss all aspects of tabletop role playing for both DM’s and players.
Ryan and Ben lament the newest Sigil updates then take a turn toward the dark side and discuss what it takes to play the villain.
Community Pages: Emworld Sigil article; PC Gamer Sigil article; Chase Taylor-Carter Sigil post; Alphastream’s How to Create a Monster; The Blind Bard’s TikTok.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben talk about the new starter set, look into the updated artificer, and delve into Sigil.
Community Pages: D&D Starter Set; Gamesradar sneak peek; Enworld sneak peek; Enworld’s deeper look; Welcome to Sigil; Brennan Lee Mulligan answer’s Wired questions.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben explore some ideas to have a heroic backstory as a level one character and then discuss how to handle solo motivations.
Community Pages: An Open Letter to D&D Beyond; I got my grandma to play D&D with me.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben go over the new and updated UAT subclasses, give their first impressions on the 2024 Monster Manual, and discuss ongoing comfortability in your campaign.
Community Pages: Forgotten Realms Subclass video; Forgotten Realms Subclass UAT; Dungeon Master Essentials miniatures and scenery humble bundle.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben talk about the new Undead, Monstrosities, Aberrations, and Fey videos then discuss how to switch your current campaign to the new 2024 rules.
Community Pages: Undead preview video; Undead video summary; Monstrosities preview video; Monstrosities video summary; Aberrations and Oozes preview video; Aberrations and Oozes video summary; Fey preview video; Fey video summary; D&D Beyond monster variations article; Updating your games to 2024 rules; 2024 Changes; 2024 transition guide; 10 biggest 2024 changes.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben return to the DnDiscussions table to dig in and take a look at the new Artificer Unearthed Arcana, the 2024 Monster Manual, and a sneak peek of the new dragons!
Community Page: Artificer video; Artificer Unearthed Arcana; Monster Manual video; Monster Manual summary; Dragon video; Dragon video summary; Griffon’s Saddlebag.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben talk about running holidays in your game and then tackle their yearly tradition of brainstorming a holiday themed oneshot.
Community Pages: DMs Guild As Time Goes By; Monster stat blocks and hit point tracking come to D&D Beyond’s VTT; Voltron TTRPG Kickstarter; D&D Beyond 12 days of D&D; Kobold Press ADVENTure Calendar.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Alyssa Visscher joins Ryan and Ben to discuss consulting on the 2024 DMG.
Alyssa’s pages: Alyssa’s Bluesky; Fate’s Lingering Shadow; Up the Beanstalk; Alyssa’s website.
Community Page: The Illrigger Class added to D&D Beyond.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben give their first thoughts about the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide and then discuss some DM regrets.
Community Pages: Screenrant Balance article; Initiative combat tracker added to the D&D Beyond VTT; Scions of Elemental Evil
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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Ryan and Ben dig into the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide videos and then discuss your player characters’ renown and reputation.
Community Pages: DMG New Magic Items and Crafting video; Magic Items and Crafting video recap; DMG DM’s Toolbox video; DM Toolbox video recap; Lore Glossary video; Greyhawk video; 2024 DM Screen video; Bell of Lost Souls DM Screen preview; Polygon DMG article; Polygon PHB article; Enworld Chris Perkins promotion; Ginny Di’s 2024 DMG video.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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