Content Generators | Intelligent Design | Wandering DMs S03 E26
Dan, Paul, and our viewers hold a round-table to discuss our favorite procedural-content-generators to save time for the burdened DM. Books, tables, and programs that create characters, monsters, encounters, treasures, dungeons, caves, cities, countries, and whole worlds — we’ve got…
Bards | Playing a Different Tune | Wandering DMs S03 E25
Dan & Paul investigate the history of Bards throughout the editions of D&D. Did you know that in 1st Edition Bards were considered the apex predator, the peak of powergamers dreams? What level of strength is appropriate in the game?…
Jim Davis & Jonathan Pruitt | Web DM: Weird Wastelands | Wandering DMs S03 E24
Paul & Dan are excited to be joined by Jim Davis and Jonathan Pruitt, co-hosts and co-creators of Web DM! Where we’ll get the chat all about their new book — Worlds of Web DM: Weird Wastelands, a location-based toolkit…
James Maliszewski | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Wandering DMs S03 E23
Dan & Paul are joined by famed OSR Grognardia blogger James Maliszewski, to talk about mixing Science Fiction in your Fantasy. An expert in both classic D&D and M.A.R. Barker’s Tekumel (Empire of the Petal Throne), we can’t wait to…
Art of D&D | Vol. 2: The 80’s | Wandering DMs S03 E22
Dan is joined once again by Brooklyn-based artist Isabelle Garbani for another chapter in their ongoing exploration of the history of art in Dungeons & Dragons. It’s sure to be another discussion full of surprises: a study in contrasts between…
Matt Finch | Old School Prevails | Wandering DMs S03 E21
Dan & Paul are joined by special guest Matt Finch: Creator of the award-winning Swords & Wizardry retroclone of OD&D, author of the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming, designer of lots of adventures, founding partner and Creative Director for…
Thieves Guilds | Organizing Crime | Wandering DMs S03 E20
Paul & Dan have a thoughtful conversation on Thieves’ Guilds in D&D and other RPGs: Does one prominently feature in your campaign? Does it exclude the non-thief players? Is it a better engine for group adventures, or solo play? And:…
Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone | Sirens: Battle of the Bards | Wandering DMs S03 E19
Paul & Dan are joined by special guests Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone, co-creators of the upcoming product from Apotheosis Studios, Sirens: Battle of the Bards — an epic 300-page campaign for 5E D&D, featuring a revolution in a fantasy…
Fighter Sweep Attacks | Combat Dominance | Wandering DMs S03 E18
Paul & Dan discuss the old rule in Original and 1st Edition D&D where Fighters get as many attacks per turn as their level vs. low-level opponents. What classic fiction inspired this rule? Is it a good idea, and should…
Tim Kask | Editing Original D&D | Wandering DMs S03 E17
Dan & Paul are joined by special guest Tim Kask (really!): Game designer, editor of the Original Dungeons & Dragons Supplements (including works by Gygax and Arneson), inaugural editor of Dragon Magazine, YouTuber, wargamer, and so much more! We’ll bend…
