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  • Challenge Ratings | What Are They Good For? | Wandering DMs S04 E07

    Paul & Dan have a spirited discussion on Challenge Ratings — as well as Monster Levels from classic D&D, the Monster Mark system from White Dwarf, Equivalent Hit Dice, and other ways of measuring a monster’s threat. Do they address…

  • Greg Svenson & D.H. Boggs | Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg | Wandering DMs S04 E06

    Dan hosts special guests Greg Svenson (a.k.a “The Great Svenny” from Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor) and D&D archaeologist D.H. Boggs to talk about their presentation of “The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg”. How can there be a D&D dungeon that predates D&D…

  • Diegetic Disasters | When Rules Wreck the Realm | Wandering DMs S04 E05

    Dan & Paul dive back into AD&D 1st and 2nd Edition for examples of adventures that played out edition-shifts in real-time in the campaign world of the time. In Greyhawk we had “Fate of Istus”; in Forgotten Realms we had…

  • Nerdarchy Assembles | Mage Forge! | Wandering DMs S04 E04

    The Wandering DMs host the guys from Nerdarchy — Ted, Dave, and Doug — to tell us about their new product for D&D 5E: Mage Forge! Over 250 new magic items with full descriptions and art, in a handy tarot-card…

  • Changing Editions | What’s Next for D&D? | Wandering DMs S04 E03

    There’s a new edition of D&D on the horizon. Dan & Paul discuss the issues & experiences of prior edition switches to the game. Should changes be widespread, or more restrained? Is back-compatibility possible, or a reasonable goal? Can PCs…

  • Crumbling Dungeon of the Ice Bees | Dungeon Design Dash | Wandering DMs S04 E02

    Dan & Paul are back with another design-dash challenge. Can they stock a whole dungeon in a single hour this time?Can they deal with the discovery of a beast that’s not even in the Monster Manual? Get Matt Finch’s Tome…

  • Return to Dark Tower | Electronic Wizardry | Wandering DMs S04 E01

    Dan & Paul discuss our joy for the classic 80’s digitally-assisted boardgame Dark Tower, and the new app-enabled Return to Dark Tower out this year. Does the sequel live up to our memories? Is the expansion worthwhile? Are there tradeoffs…

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