Prepping Modules | Learning the Script | Wandering DMs S03 E16
What notes do you make when preparing to run a published module? Do you find it’s necessary for every adventure you run, or do you manage to avoid it most of the time? What format of adventure publication works best…
50 Years of Chainmail | More Medieval Miniatures | Wandering DMs S03 E15
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Chainmail game being published; miniature combat for medieval armies by Gary Gygax & Jeff Perren. With a little appendix known as the “Fantasy Supplement” including rules for elves, dwarves, wizards, and dragons that players…
Jennell Jaquays | Judges Guild and Beyond | Wandering DMs S03 E14
Dan & Paul are joined by long-time RPG design star Jennell Jaquays for a special interview. We plan to get some inside information on her creation of the legendary Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia D&D adventures for Judges Guild…
Roads and Highways | Wandering DMs S03 E13
Dan & Paul discuss the state of the Roads and Highways in our D&D campaign worlds. The original editions of D&D didn’t give any specific rules for them, and all adventuring was presumed to be in untracked wilderness. But most…
How is D&D Good For You? | Wandering DMs S03 E12
Inspired by our discussion last week with writer Ethan Gilsdorf, Dan and and Paul continue the thread: Are there benefits to playing D&D for other parts of your life, other than just a fun pastime? We have strong opinions on…
Ethan Gilsdorf | Fantasy Freaks & Gaming Geeks | Wandering DMs S03 E11
Dan & Paul are visited by special guest Ethan Gilsdorf — Journalist, memoirist, essayist, critic, poet, and teacher. Author of the seminal book, “Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks”, documenting a year of traveling and speaking with the people involved with…
Luke Gygax | Ethereal Gary Con XIII | Wandering DMs S03 E10
Luke Gygax joins Dan & Paul to talk about the upcoming Gary Con XIII in a few weeks, the rise and transition to online gaming in the last year, writing and running tournament adventures, gaming with his father, and a…
Jonathan Tweet | The Evolution of Games | Wandering DMs S03 E09
Dan & Paul are joined by special guest Jonathan Tweet! The lead designer on D&D 3E and principal author of the 3E Player’s Handbook. Lead designer of the early 2000’s D&D Chainmail Miniatures wargame. Designer of EVERWAY and co-designer on…
Should You Read the DMG? | Different Ways to Learn D&D | Wandering DMs S03 E08
Can you learn to play and run D&D by reading the Dungeon Masters’ Guide? Should you? Is it a good read, or a bad one? Was it ever different in the past? What other resources are as good, or better?…
Eat, Plague, Love | A Pandemic Valentine | Wandering DMs S03 E07
A Valentine’s Day special: Dan is joined by Brooklyn food artist Isabelle Garbani to talk about food and surviving a plague in the Middle Ages. Gather your loved ones close for this one. Where are those disease tables? Thy Links,…
