RPG Form Factors | Examining the Shape of the Text | Wandering DMs S06 E01
Paul & Dan kick of season 6 with an examination of the physical shape of RPG books. How does the choice of number of books, size, binding, and layout impact the overall design of the game? How did the three…
5th Year Anniversary | 2023 Year in Review | Wandering DMs S05 E40
Paul & Dan look back at the year in old-school D&D for 2023. And moreover, the first 5 years on Wandering DMs! What were your favorite encounters of the year? And what can we expect in the future? The Wandering…
D&D Mentors | How Future DMs Are Made | Wandering DMs S05 E39
In this episode of Wandering DMs, Dan and Paul discuss the role of mentorship in teaching D&D. How did the role of mentors help the spread of D&D in the early days? How has that changed over the years? And…
Flying in D&D | Battles in the Sky | Wandering DMs S05 E38
Dan & Paul reflect on the history of rules for flying in D&D. How easy and powerful should it be to achieve? Does it make castles and climbing skills useless? Is the standard spell sufficient, or should your PCs seek…
Ruins of Adventure | Pool of Radiance Redux | Wandering DMs S05 E37
Paul and Dan reflect on Dan’s epic saga playing through the AD&D Pool of Radiance Gold Box game live in 2022-2023, and dig into the 1988 print publication of the same adventure, Ruins of Adventure. How similar are they? Does…
Money in D&D | More Treasure, More Problems | Wandering DMs S05 E36
Dan and Paul discuss money in D&D, and how they’ve both independently arrived at the need for a silver standard. From measuring encumbrance in coins to stocking dungeons with treasure, to how to drain the players of their inflated wealth,…
Werewolf Games | The Monstrous Mafia | Wandering DMs S05 E35
Paul & Dan discuss Werewolf and Mafia-style games — party-style games with secret roles assigned, including a hidden evil faction, and a group of mostly-innocent civilians trying to survive and uncover the adversaries. What different variants of this game work…
Fearful Ends | Watch Party | Wandering DMs S05 E34
Dan hosts a watch party for the Fearful Ends actual play, as we roll into Halloween and the last few days of the Fearful Ends Kickstarter. Join us and watch along with Dan for the first time! Fearful Ends is…
Diceless Devices | With Matt Finch | Wandering DMs S05 E33
Dan & Paul are joined by Matt Finch, to talk about ways it can be more efficient in your D&D game setup to get random results with dice. Consider cards, chits, spinners, toppling block towers, or Matt’s new app for…
Adapting Content | With the Alexandrian | Wandering DMs S05 E32
Dan & Paul host Justin Alexander, creator of the Alexandrian and the new book So You Want to be a Game Master, for an in-depth chat on the best ways to adapt content to and from D&D and other RPGs.…
