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  • Jon Peterson | Game Wizards | Wandering DMs S04 E46

    Paul & Dan chat with D&D historian extraordinaire Jon Peterson about his latest book, Game Wizards, on the history of TSR, the makers of D&D, and the turbulent waters of changing creators and editions. When Dungeons & Dragons was first…

  • D&D Boxed Text? | Magniloquent Monographs | Wandering DMs S04 E45

    Dan & Paul exchange thoughts on the use of prepared Boxed Text descriptions in D&D adventures. Are they hostile, or benign in your games? DM Shawn Merwin wrote on D&D Beyond: “If you’ve DMed, read, written, or even played D&D…

  • Keith Ammann | How to Defend Your Lair | Wandering DMs S04 E44

    Paul & Dan chat with Keith Ammann (“The Monsters Know What They’re Doing”) on his newest book of dungeon design principles, “How to Defend Your Lair”! In How to Defend Your Lair, gamemaster Keith Ammann pulls back the curtain on…

  • Location, Location | Where You Play Is How You Play | Wandering DMs S04 E43

    Dan & Paul reflect on their long history of playing RPGs in a wide variety of sometimes unusual locations, and how that can affect the play of your D&D games for better & worse! Feng shui has found many uses.…

  • Haunted Houses | Dreadful Dwellings in D&D | Wandering DMs S04 E42

    Paul & Dan look back at their favorite “Haunted House” adventures for D&D games. From Tegel Manor to Saltmarsh to Castle Amber and Ravenloft, we’ll assess what works best and what doesn’t for a truly terrifying D&D game! Legends about…

  • Jim Davis | Web DM vs. One D&D | Wandering DMs S04 E41

    Dan & Paul chat with Jim Davis, the wizard of Web DM, and get his thoughts on the rules drops so far for One D&D, the playtest for the upcoming next-edition of Dungeons & Dragons! Jim Davis, the Web DM,…

  • Matt Finch | And the Tome of Adventure Design | Wandering DMs S04 E40

    Dan & Paul chat with Matt Finch, creator of Swords & Wizardry, about his Revised Tome of Adventure Design! Tome of Adventure Design is a comprehensive, start-to-finish resource for designing fantasy adventures for your favorite tabletop role-playing game. It is…

  • Strongholds in D&D | Unreal Estate for Players | Wandering DMs S04 E39

    Paul & Dan chat about bases for player characters in D&D — strongholds, ships, taverns, houses, and more! European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries, after the fall of the Carolingian Empire resulted in its territory being divided…

  • One D&D Expert Classes | Rogues, Rangers, and Bards | Wandering DMs S04 E38

    Dan & Paul turn a critical eye to the new One D&D (6E) rules draft on the Expert Class group: Rogues, Rangers, and Bards! In August 2022, Wizards announced that the next phase of major changes for Dungeons & Dragons…

  • Griffith Morgan | Exploring Tonisborg | Wandering DMs S04 E37

    Dan & Paul chat with Griffith Morgan about the new upcoming Kickstarter for the Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg! In 1971, Greg Svenson and his friends took part in the very first dungeon adventure game, Blackmoor, created by their friend, Dave…

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