Close to Encumbrance
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLooking to learn about Dungeons and Dragons? Then you've come to the right place! Join Thomas and his cousin Justin as they discuss all things D&D including tips and tricks for new players/DMs, published content, rule interpretations, and everything in between.
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Episodes
Episode 10 - One D&D
September 23, 2022 04:00 - 59 minutes - 135 MBIn this week's episode of Close to Encumbrance join Thomas and Justin as they discuss the future of Dungeons and Dragons and the announcement of One D&D. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us at [email protected]!
Episode 9 - Rule Variants
September 09, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 180 MBIn this week's episode of Close to Encumbrance join Thomas and Justin as they discuss some of their favorite rule variants and why you should or should not include them in your games. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us at [email protected]!
Episode 8 - The Lost Episode: Daggers & Re-specs
August 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 250 MBThomas and Justin are BACK! Join them for an extended episode as they discuss Daggers/Knife Theory and the long awaited Level 5 re-spec. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us at [email protected]!
Episode 7 - Environments
February 06, 2022 23:52 - 1 hour - 176 MBIn this week's episode of Close To Encumbrance Thomas and Justin discuss the environments, both hot and cold, and one of the most overlooked rules in Dungeons and Dragons, COVER. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for the show? Email us at [email protected]!
Episode 6 - Railroading
January 20, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour - 190 MBIn this week's episode of Close To Encumbrance Thomas and Justin discuss the pros and cons of railroading a game (HOT TAKES included), handwaving travel, and Thomas as some DMing advice for Justin. Have a question you want answered? Hate us and want to let us know? Email us at [email protected]
Episode 5 - Firsts
January 06, 2022 05:32 - 1 hour - 174 MBIn this week's episode of Close To Encumbrance Thomas and Justin discuss the proper way to treat and train your dice, their first D&D experiences featuring a special guest, and talking about spell slots and other resources in character. Check out Zee Bashew's video Everyone's lying about dice HERE
Episode 4 - Thresholds
December 20, 2021 20:26 - 1 hour - 66 MBIn this week's episode of Close To Encumbrance Thomas and Justin discuss running games for a small group, XP thresholds for encounter building, and the highly anticipated chat about some of Fizban's!
Episode 3 - Alignment
December 07, 2021 22:06 - 1 hour - 173 MBIn this week's episode of Close To Encumbrance Thomas and Justin discuss their alignment as DMs and players, the tendency to forget rules, and quite possibly the coolest encounter building tool there is!
Episode 2 - Pathways
December 01, 2021 05:46 - 1 hour - 202 MBAfter some technical difficulties and a "lost" Ep, Episode 2 - Pathways is finally here. Join Thomas and Justin as they discuss the different ways to build character Ability Scores, a homebrew Feat system, and C2E's very first listener question.
Episode 1 - Evolutions
November 04, 2021 02:18 - 1 hour - 179 MBNew stat blocks! Monster alignment!? Playing a Harengon (Rabbit folk) or Fairy in D&D 5e!? Join Thomas and Justin as they discuss these things and more on the inaugural episode of Close to Encumbrance