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  • 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…

  • Alyssa Faden | Maps the D&D Universe | Wandering DMs S04 E36

    Dan chats with Alyssa Faden, mapmaker extraordinaire, about her projects mapping the worlds of Greyhawk and the rest of the D&D cosmos! Alyssa has been a professional cartographer and GenCon panelist since 2012. Her clientele includes Monte Cook Games, Kobold…

  • Slimes in D&D | Calling the Cleanup Crew | Wandering DMs S04 E35

    Paul & Dan chat about slimes, molds, oozes, and deadly gelatinous horrors in D&D. Gross! Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms with a life cycle that includes a free-living…

  • Fantasy Languages | Watcha Talkin’ About? | Wandering DMs S04 E34

    Dan & Paul chat about the state of languages in D&D and other fantasy RPGs. Tolkien was of the opinion that the invention of an artistic language in order to be convincing and pleasing must include not only the language’s…

  • What’s Up With One D&D | Threat or Menace? | Wandering DMs S04 E33

    Paul & Dan assess the information so far on the next edition of D&D after 5E. In August 2022, Wizards announced that the next phase of major changes for Dungeons & Dragons would occur under the One D&D initiative which…

  • D&D Stat Generation | Methods & Measures | Wandering DMs S04 E32

    Dan & Paul survey the different options across the years for D&D PC ability score generation. Which is best for your D&D game? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Dan & Paul get into the nitty-gritty in this…

  • Jason Morningstar | Playing at Desperation | Wandering DMs S04 E31

    Paul & Dan chat with Jason Morningstar, creator of Fiasco, Desperation, and other great RPGs. Jason Morningstar is an American indie role-playing game designer, publishing mostly through Bully Pulpit Games. Morningstar’s games often lack a Game Master and are often…

  • Death of the DM | Wandering DMs S04 E30

    Paul & Dan chat about the history of attempts to remove the DM from D&D games. The Dungeon Master (DM) assumes the role of the game master or referee and describes for other players what they perceive in this imaginary…

  • Necromancer Games | Whisper & Venom | Wandering DMs S04 E29

    Dan & Paul chat with Zach Glazar of Necromancer Games on their new Kickstarter! Whisper & Venom, the acclaimed adventure setting, is being resurrected and expanded for Fifth Edition and Old-School Essentials. Originally released in 2013 by Necromancer Games’ very…

  • Jousting in Original D&D | Live Tournament | Wandering DMs S04 E28

    Dan is challenged by viewer Stephen Wendell to an old-school D&D Jousting tourney! How was Jousting in Original D&D performed? It referred back to the mini-game in the pre-D&D Chainmail ruleset by Gygax and Perren. Players took the role of…

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