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Rosters & Records | Physical vs. Virtual | Wandering DMs S03 E01
Paul & Dan discuss the pros & cons of keeping your rosters, records, PC sheets, spells, and rules in a physical-vs-virtual format. In the online gaming era: do you still keep your physical books, or have you transitioned everything into a digital format? What about handouts, illustrations, and player maps? Are some thing better in the online format, other things better with physical copies? And what about paying for digital assets? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E…
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 01
The gang is back, at last ready to try and infiltrate the spooky castle that nobody wants to go into. But first Indigo gets into an argument with some locals down at the pub, Mina experiments with smoking some rotten…
Barbarians | Do You Rage? | Wandering DMs S03 E01
Barbarians in D&D: are they the new Fighter? Where pulp or literary traditions do they come from, and when did they first appear in the game? Have they always been the same as, or different from, Berserkers? Does it make…
Fiasco Rock Band| Live Play | Wandering DMs S02 E50
Dan & Paul are joined by guests Max & Andy from Ten Dead Rats to close out our 2nd season with a special live play session: let’s play Fiasco with the Touring Rock Band playset! Some of us are experts…
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 19
The party heads into town and plans a visit to Dr. Rousseaux’s. There they discover more about the goings on in Witgendorf than they ever imagined possible, leading Mina to conclude that it is truly, “the worst town ever”. Join…
Dice Mechanics | Design, Art, and Strategy | Wandering DMs S02 E49
Dan & Paul discuss Dice Mechanics: How do you use them bones in your TTRPG games? Do you prefer the linear model of just a single d6 or d20? Or are multiple dice with bell-shaped results more interesting: summing dice,…
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 18
The party journeys into the forrest outside of Witgendorf in search of their contact Bliktrund. While searching for the bandit camp, however, they find something far more nefarious lurking in the twisted wood. Join us in the latest installment of…
Dice Designs | Tools of the Trade | Wandering DMs S02 E48
Paul & Dan discuss dice in D&D and other TTRPGS: Where did they come from, and what was the historical imperatives that dictated their current use? Would it be preferable to use all classic six-siders? How close was D&D to…
Ability Scores | Methods and Modifiers | Wandering DMs S02 E47
Dan & Paul discuss Ability Scores for D&D player characters across the editions — Options for how they’re generated, what modifiers they produces, what in-game effects they have, and different ways to make an ability check. Considering all the different…
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 17
The gang returns to Kemperbad only to discover their pal Sergei doesn’t have the quantities of product being demanded by Franc. A last minute plan is formulated to make a big score to get them out of their jam. Join…
Grappling | Wrestling with Complexity | Wandering DMs S02 E46
Dan & Paul discuss Grappling rules in D&D and other TTRPGs over the years and editions. Should it be simple or complex? How much detail do you want included? Does it warrant a unique subsystem, or should it connect to…
