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  • GIANTS | D&D Heavyweights | Wandering DMs S04 E22

    Paul & Dan chat about the presence of giants in D&D from the elder times to now. Giants are found in the legendary tales of all cultures around the world, and they’re critical tentpoles in the D&D monster roster. In…

  • Advanced D&D Pool of Radiance | The Gold Standard | Wandering DMs S04 E21

    Paul & Dan reminisce on the Advanced D&D Gold Box computer game, Pool of Radiance. Pool of Radiance was a role-playing video game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI) in 1988. It was the first adaptation of TSR’s…

  • Kieron Gillen | DIE RPG | Wandering DMs S04 E20

    Dan & Paul chat with award-winning comic creator Kieron Gillen on his new DIE RPG. Kieron Gillen is one of our favorite comic authors working today — he’s written series for the X-Men, Avengers, Eternals, Star Wars, Warhammer, Starcraft, and…

  • Wild West RPGs | Sixguns & Sorcery | Wandering DMs S04 E19

    Dan & Paul review our favorite Wild West RPGs. Some gamers argue that any fantasy or sci-fi RPG, including Dungeons & Dragons, is mostly Wild West plot tropes covered over with fantasy dressing. How true is that? How much influence…

  • James Maliszewski | How to Run a 7-Year Campaign | Wandering DMs S04 E18

    Dan & Paul catch up with James Maliszewski of Grognardia on his “House of Worms” campaign! Have you ever managed to run a D&D campaign for 7 years and counting? Well, James Maliszewski has in his long-running Empire of the…

  • Spencer Crittenden | Mastering HarmonQuest | Wandering DMs S04 E17

    Paul & Dan interview Spencer Crittenden, the GM on HarmonQuest and other shows! Spencer Crittenden is one of our favorite famous DMs. He ran the game on Dan Harmon’s HarmonQuest as, of course, The Game Master. He’s also been a…

  • TDR | Season 01 Episode 11 | Inner System Blues Recap

    Christian & crew recap our Inner System Blues cyberpunk game in the 2400 system. Let’s chat about the 2400 game system we used for our Inner System Blues cyberpunk game. What worked well? What could possibly be improved? Check out…

  • Art of D&D | Vol. 3: The 90’s | Wandering DMs S04 E16

    Dan & Isabelle assess the D&D art of the 90’s. Brooklyn-based fine artist Isabelle Garbani joins us again for another installment of “Art of D&D”: this time, in the 1990’s, the era of 2nd Edition AD&D (leading to the last…

  • Karen Twelves | Improv for Gamers | Wandering DMs S04 E15

    Dan & Paul interview Karen Twelves, author of “Improv for Gamers”. The Wandering DMs love improv and think using tools from that field are essential to a great D&D game. In this episode we get to interview Karen Twelves, the…

  • TDR | Season 01 Episode 10 | Inner System Blues Part IV

    Christian & crew conclude our Inner System Blues cyberpunk game in the 2400 system. Amidst the burning wreckage of a carrier ship, a violent storm at sea, gunfire from guards and drones — what else could go wrong? The TDR…

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