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  • Necromancer Games | Whisper & Venom | Wandering DMs S04 E29

    Dan & Paul chat with Zach Glazar of Necromancer Games on their new Kickstarter! Whisper & Venom, the acclaimed adventure setting, is being resurrected and expanded for Fifth Edition and Old-School Essentials. Originally released in 2013 by Necromancer Games’ very…

  • Jousting in Original D&D | Live Tournament | Wandering DMs S04 E28

    Dan is challenged by viewer Stephen Wendell to an old-school D&D Jousting tourney! How was Jousting in Original D&D performed? It referred back to the mini-game in the pre-D&D Chainmail ruleset by Gygax and Perren. Players took the role of…

  • Dinosaurs in D&D | Real Terrible Lizards | Wandering DMs S04 E27

    Paul & Dan discuss the presence of Dinosaurs in D&D! Do you love D&D? Do you love Dinosaurs? Well, if you’re like us, it’s a lock you’ll want to run your PCs up against these terrible lizards, and maybe part…

  • Flanking in D&D | And More Combat Options | Wandering DMs S04 E26

    Dan & Paul discuss Flanking and other combat options in D&D. 5th Edition D&D has several optional combat rules in the DMG: Flanking, Facing, and Diagonal movement. These echo rules laid down in earlier editions of D&D: all the way…

  • The Hasty and the Hateful | Fiasco Actual Play | Wandering DMs S04 E25

    Paul & Dan play a hot game of Fiasco with our best-ever gaming friends. This special episode recorded for Paul’s birthday includes nearly two and a half hours of actual play with Dan, Paul, and friends! The Hasty and the…

  • Full-Blown Fiasco | Dude, Where’s My Dice? | Wandering DMs S04 E24

    Dan & Paul discuss the newest, diceless edition of the Fiasco RPG. Fiasco is a role-playing game by Jason Morningstar, independently published by Bully Pulpit Games. It is marketed as a “GM-less game for 3–5 players, designed to be played…

  • Creeping Doom of the Pumpkin King | Wilderness Design Dash | Wandering DMs S04 E23

    They’ve done a number of Dungeon Design Dashes before, but for the first time ever, Dan & Paul go to create a complete wilderness adventure in an hour live on camera. With no advance prep and no safety net, can…

  • 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…

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