A D&D show to discuss all aspects of tabletop role playing for both DM’s and players.
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
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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.
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Ryan and Ben dive into the new information on the 2024 DMG and then discuss how to incorporate level 3 subclasses in Clerics, Paladins, Warlocks, and Wizards from the 2024 PHB.
Community Pages: 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide video; 2024 DMG recap article; Bastion video; Bastion recap on Enworld; The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 episode 1; Mashable’s Legend of Vox Machine Season 3 review.
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Ryan and Ben discuss some of the news coming from and about Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and the 2024 PHB then dig into soft and hard campaign resets.
Community Pages: Hasbro CEO and AI; 2024 PHB is the fastest selling D&D book; Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn; Transition Guide and Changelog for the 2024 PHB; Polygon’s article on Horizons.
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Ryan and Ben discuss the D&D Beyond changes and update then look into how to run and play with large scale and permanent consequences.
Community Pages: D&D Beyond Changelog; D&D Direct Recap; Ginny Di’s Let’s Make a 2024 D&D character; Ginny Di’s I ran a $5k D&D game (and had a panic attack).
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Ryan and Ben discuss the newest update about Bastions in the new 2024 DMG and then discuss some questions from the community.
Community Pages: Ginny Di’s “‘Yes, and’ isn’t the great D&D advice you think it is” video; Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons; Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG Kickstarter.
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Ryan and Ben go over the info coming out of GenCon and then look at various aspects of a running a chase scene.
Community Pages: PHB 2024 backwards compatibility; Artificers and the 2024 PHB; Chris Perkins interview about the new DMG; Ancient Green Dragon Stat Block; DM Screen Pic; Monetization job posting; Project Sigil sign up; All D&D announcements from Gen Con 2024; Ginny Di’s Should I switch to D&D 2024?; PHB Reviews; D&D Live from GenCon.
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Ryan and Ben continue to look into the new Player’s Handbook class videos delving into monks, sorcerers, clerics, and bards.
Community Pages: 2024 Monks; Monk video bullet points; 2024 Sorcerers; Sorcerer video bullet points; 2024 Clerics; Cleric video bullet points; 2024 Bards; Bard video bullet points; The Gamemaster’s Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons; Silver Dragon Games; Tabletop Game and Hobby.
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Ryan and Ben continue their journey through the deluge of 2024 PHB information taking a look at Warlocks, Druids, Wizards, Rangers, Spells, and Crafting.
Community Pages: 2024 Warlocks; Warlock video bullet points; 2024 Druids; Druid video bullet points; 2024 Wizards; Wizard video bullet points; 2024 Rangers; Ranger video bullet points; 2024 Spells; Spell video bullet points; Crafting video; Crafting video bullet points; Adaptable NPCs.
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Ryan and Ben dig through the new Player Handbook information as well as new information on Fighters, Paladins, Barbarians, and Rogues.
Community Pages: 2024 Player’s Handbook video; 2024 Fighter video; Fighter video bullet points; 2024 Paladin video; Paladin video bullet points; 2024 Barbarian video; Barbarian video bullet points; 2024 Rogue video; Rogue video bullet points; Surprise rule update; Donjon fantasy calendar.
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