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…
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 16
Fearing the creepy castle that seems to inevitably call them towards it, the gang instead heads off to Altdorf to unload their cargo and try and learn a little more about the mysterious Von Wittgensteins. They also reconnect with their…
City Adventures | Maps, Movement, and Chases | Wandering DMs S02 E45
Paul and Dan discuss running City Adventures in D&D and other RPGs. So many different mechanics have been tried over the years. What do the original texts say about cities — or did they leave them entirely off-screen? What’s the…
