Difficulty Class
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWelcome to Difficulty Class, a Podcast about all things Dungeons and Dragons and occasionally other fun TTRPGs. Hosted by Treavor Bettis and Allie Deutschmann, each week we bring a topic to talk about, plus give time for listeners to write in with questions or their own advice for playing D&D.
If you’d like to be part of the show you can write in to [email protected]
Intro/Outro by Jay Yi @PoundJayYi
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Episodes
Marriage, the Multiverse, and Everything
November 12, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 161 MBThe Hotel at the Edge of the Multiverse is in danger again! The Manager, Mr. Fox, has summoned the four adventures that helped save it before - plus a few more! His wife, Mrs. Fox, has taken over control of the Hotel and she's looking for something. If Mr. Fox doesn't get control of the Hotel again soon the universe itself might come to an end! Starring: Erin M. Evans (Dungeon Scrawlers) twitter.com/erinmevans Jasper William Cartwright (Three Black Halflings) twitter.com/JW_Cartwright ...
Ep. 99: Penultimate
October 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBFor the Penultimate episode of the show in this format Allie and Treavor just have a nice talk. Hope y'all enjoy. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 98: Beginnings and Endings
October 15, 2021 17:27 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBAs the show in its current form is coming to an end it only made scene to talk about ending a campaign. This week Allie and Treavor talk about how they go about starting a campaign and how many times they have actually gotten to finish one. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 97: Crunch
October 08, 2021 21:51 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBYou may have heard "Crunch" thrown around - even from us. But what is it? This week Treavor Bettis and Allie Deutschmann talk about what they do and don't like about mechanics heavy ttrpgs. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
The Hotel at the Edge of the Multiverse Part 2
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBThis week Treavor runs the second part of his homebrew one-shot for four amazing people. Join him, Erin M. Evans, Jasper William Cartwright, Jeremy Cobb, and Kyle St. James for a story too wild to try to explain in a description section. Enjoy! Starring: Erin M. Evans (Dungeon Scrawlers) twitter.com/erinmevans Jasper William Cartwright (Three Black Halflings) twitter.com/JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb (Three Black Halflings) twitter.com/TBHalflings Kyle St. James (Other Side of Suspicion)...
The Hotel at the Edge of the Multiverse Part 1
September 17, 2021 16:03 - 1 hour - 125 MBThis week Treavor runs the first part of his homebrew one-shot for four amazing people. Join him, Erin M. Evans, Jasper William Cartwright, Jeremy Cobb, and Kyle St. James for a story too wild to try to explain in a description section. Enjoy! Starring: Erin M. Evans (Dungeon Scrawlers) twitter.com/erinmevans Jasper William Cartwright (Three Black Halflings) twitter.com/JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb (Three Black Halflings) twitter.com/TBHalflings Kyle St. James (Other Side of Suspicion) ...
Ep. 96: Ranking Every WotC Adventure Part 2
September 10, 2021 23:18 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBThis week Allie and Treavor wrap up the second part of ranking ALL the pre-written adventure for D&D 5th Edition! Did anything make S Rank? Does anything get moved around? Will Treavor admit he's wrong about something?! Find out! Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 95: Ranking Every WotC Adventure Part 1
September 03, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBRemember when we were like "We're gonna review and rank an adventure every 10 episodes"? Well we're making up for lost episodes and ranking them all in one - uh - TWO episodes! Check out what Allie and Treavor love and don't-so-much love about the pre-written adventures for D&D 5e. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 94: Co-DMing Ideas
August 20, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBThis week Allie and Treavor sit down to talk about what they think Co-DMing will be like - and what strategies they plan to use when trying it out. They also talk about the very near future for the show and what things are going to be changing! Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 93: Home Bases
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBThis week Allie and Treavor talk about home bases for your PCs. They discuss why they like their players having them and how they go about making them for their games. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 92: Leaving Clues
August 06, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBThis week Allie and Treavor talk about how they leave clues or lore bits for their players in their games. From descriptions, to interest in both parties wanting the information to be out, to a couple of tangents - they have no problem filling an hour with this topic.
Storyteller Mars Presents: One Man's Treasure Part 2
July 23, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 227 MBThe champions are back! A merchant from a distant town needs help protecting their warehouse - which has been robbed many times and they don't know how! What will the champions find when they spend a night there? And will they be able to handle what lurks in the dark? Starring: Ryan Blake Hall twitter.com/storytellermars Gaarawarr twitter.com/gaarawarr Allie Deutschmann twitter.com/alliebug321 Robogoblin twitter.com/robogoblin01
Storyteller Mars Presents: One Man's Trash Part 1
July 16, 2021 21:31 - 2 hours - 155 MBThe champions are back! A merchant from a distant town needs help protecting their warehouse - which has been robbed many times and they don't know how! What will the champions find when they spend a night there? And will they be able to handle what lurks in the dark? Starring: Ryan Blake Hall twitter.com/storytellermars Gaarawarr twitter.com/gaarawarr Allie Deutschmann twitter.com/alliebug321 Robogoblin twitter.com/robogoblin01
Ep. 91: MTGxDND
July 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBThis week Allie and Treavor talk about all the spoilers that have come out so far for the Magic the Gathering Dungeons and Dragons set coming out. They discuss how mechanics could effect the game and what decks they already want to build! Hosts: Allie Deutschmann (Roomie Roamers) Twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis (Champions of Lore, Champions of Psychology) Twitter.com/TheTreavor
Ep. 90: Is Identify Good?
June 25, 2021 20:30 - 56 minutes - 46.3 MBThis week Treavor and Allie talk about the Identify spell and if they find it to be a good mechanic or not. This also leads into a discussion about what mechanics need to be hidden from players - or if they even need to be at all. Starring: Treavor Bettis twitter.com/thetreavor Allie Deutschmann twitter.com/alliebug321
Ep. 89: Weird Sub Classes
June 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBWotC released some weird new sub classes in an Unearthed Arcana and this week Treavor and Allie talk about not only those, but how subclasses like this could work in the future. Starring: Treavor Bettis twitter.com/thetreavor Allie Deutschmann twitter.com/alliebug321
Ep. 88: Skill Checks Revisited
June 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis week Treavor and Allie talk about the recently announced books for Dungeons and Dragons as well as revisit Skill Checks. Do both of them have a realization that they then panic about? Find out!
Ep. 87: Into The Mother Lands with B. Dave Walters
June 04, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBThis week Treavor sits down with B. Dave Walters to talk about popular streaming show and successful kickstarter, Into The Mother Lands. B. Dave talks about all the love and care that went into making the setting and how it's an ever growing project with lots more ahead of it. Be sure to check out the kickstarter before it ends on June 19th 2021! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cypheroftyr/into-the-mother-lands-rpg?ref=user_menu Special Guest: B. Dave Walters (Black Dice Society, C...
Ep. 86: MTG & Horror Games with PuffinForest!
May 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBThis week Ben AKA PuffinForest joins Treavor and Allie to talk about the new Magic the Gathering set based on DnD as well as how we go about running Horror Games! Special Guest: Ben (PuffinForest) https://twitter.com/PuffinForest Hosts: Allie Deutschmann https://twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis https://twitter.com/thetreavor
Ep. 85: PCs We Want to Play Again
May 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThis week Treavor and Allie talk about some of their old player characters that they would love to bring to the table again. Hosts: Allie Deutschmann https://twitter.com/alliebug321 Treavor Bettis https://twitter.com/thetreavor
Ep. 84: Monster Dive: Aboleths
May 07, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 43.5 MBThis week Treavor dives into the lore behind Aboleths and discusses with Allie their stat blocks and how they could be used in a campaign.
Ep. 83: Getting Back to the Table & Campaigns We Want to Run
April 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBIn some areas of the world we are just about ready to get back to the table. We talk about how we're feeling about that and how we hope the experience goes. After that there are SO many types of campaigns we want to run - and we will for sure never get to run them all. So, we put them to use a little bit and talk about the ways we would run them.
Ep. 82: The Good and Bad of DMing
April 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBThis week we talk about what makes us love DMing and what makes us not-so-love DMing. There's going to be a game that makes you want to quit. But there will be even more games that make you glad you didn't.
Ep. 81: Monster Dive: Blights
April 16, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52.7 MBThis week we debut another new type of episode - Monster Dives. In these one of our hosts will dig into the lore and mechanics of a monster and present it to the other and together we see what we can come up with for ways to use them in our games. For this first episode Allie dove into where Blights come from and Treavor finds a new favorite creature type.
Ep. 80: WCWTB: Thor: Ragnarok
April 09, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week we are debuting a new segment - What Class Would They Be. And to start it all off we talk about what Classes the characters of Thor: Ragnarok would be. Well, at least what WE think they would be. Let us know what other properties you would want us to do, or just tell us we're flat out wrong to [email protected]!
Ep. 79: Storyteller Mars Presents: A Fistful of Death
April 02, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week Allie and Treavor got to play in an awesome actual play game on Codename Entertainment's Twitch Channel. They along with Gaarawarr and Lee Goldberg were lead through an adventure written and run by Storyteller Mars.
Ep. 78: Our Favorite Enemies & WTT: Dark Souls
March 26, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBAllie is back! And to celebrate that we recorded a fairly laid back episode. This week we talk about what our favorite enemies are to throw at players and why there are just too many good ones to choose from. After that we premier a new ongoing segment called What's the Theme? where we take other properties and try to make them work with DnD - and to kick it off we talk about Dark Souls!
Ep. 77: Tableside Chat with Erin M. Evans
March 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThis week Treavor sits down with his co-host from Champions of Lore - Erin M. Evans! She is the author of the Brimstone Angels series, as well as a player in Dungeon Scrawlers, and Idle Champions Presents. She talks about how she got into DnD, started writing for WotC, and what the differences is between a PC and a novel character.
Ep. 76: Tableside Chat with Anthony Joyce
March 12, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThis week Treavor sits down the fantastic Anthony Joyce - author The Blood Hunter on DMs Guild (you know - the 1 player 1 dm game we played on this show?!) as well as many other fantastic adventures. Anthony talks about getting into dnd, getting his start on DMs Guild, and now leading big projects with fellow DnD authors! Be sure to check out his new podcast Return to Everquest and have a gnoming good time!
Ep. 75: Tableside Chat with The Matchettes
March 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThis week Treavor sits down with Chad, Emily, and Jack Matchette to talk about their new TTRPG and ongoing podcast - Legends: A Superhero Story. They talk about starting up the show and how it's been essentially playtesting the game episode to episode. After that Chad and Jack, who created Legends: A Superhero RPG, talk about how the game works - as well as the wild amount of powers that come in the game!
Ep. 74: Tableside Chat with Lauren Urban
February 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThis week Treavor sits down with Idle Champions' new Community Manager - Lauren Urban! She talks about how she got started with DnD, got working with DnD Beyond, and about her ongoing podcast, Dungeon Drunks. After that we talk about why you - yes YOU - should start DMing if you haven't already!
Ep. 73: Tableside Chat with Jeremy Cobb
February 19, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBThis week Treavor sits down with Jeremy Cobb from the Three Black Halflings Podcast! He is the last - but certainly not least of the TBH crew to be on the show and we have a great time talking about how he got into DnD, got involved with the podcast, as well as how he preps for homebrew games before the campaign even starts!
Ep. 72: Tableside Chat with B. Dave Walters
February 12, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 48.2 MBThis week we have the awesome pleasure of talking the one and only B. Dave Walters. We talk to him about how he got started with RPGs, made his way into streaming, and what he's got cooking with Idle Champions Presents. Be sure to catch the first episode of Idle Champions Presents Monday, February 22nd at 4pm pst!
Ep. 71: Tableside Chat with B. Dave Walters
February 12, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 48.2 MBThis week we have the awesome pleasure of talking the one and only B. Dave Walters. We talk to him about how he got started with RPGs, made his way into streaming, and what he's got cooking with Idle Champions Presents. Be sure to catch the first episode of Idle Champions Presents Monday, February 22nd at 4pm pst!
Ep. 71: All About Magic Items!
February 05, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThis week we answer a listener question from Trevor (AKA Other-Trevor) who asks about when and where to give out magic items. But what if you want to make a custom item? We talk about some of the items we have made and what thoughts went into making them. If you would like your question read on the show you can send them in to [email protected]!
Ep. 70: West Marches with Hector Reyes
January 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBThis week we sit down with Hector Reyes to talk about a different style of running a DnD Campaign. West Marches is all about danger and exploration - and Hector has run plenty of games in the format to know the ups and downs. Is it right for your next game? Find out!
Bonus Episode 12: Gothic Lineages UA
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 47 MBIn this bonus episode we take a look at the recently released Unearthed Arcana which brings Lineages to the game. In this first set there is the Dhampir, the Hex Blood, and the Reborn. We go through each one and talk about what we think of these new rules.
Ep. 69: We Make Characters on DnD Beyond!
January 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBDusty is filling in for Allie - whose computer blew up this week - and we decided to take a look at making characters. And what's the best way to do that? By building them live while recording! We talk about how we normally go about concepting a character, making a name, and building a backstory as we make them.
Ep. 68: Tableside Chat with Charlene Bayer
January 15, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBThis week we sit down with podcaster and voice actor Charlene Bayer to talk about her new Actual Play show - Tabletop Tiddies, which she DMs! We talk about how she got into TTRPGs and how the show came together. After that we discuss Why You Might Want to Homebrew!
Ep. 67: From Dust to Dice & The Best NPC Ever
January 08, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBIn what will probably be our most chaotic episode ever, we sit down with Dusty, Dusty, and Dusty from the From Dust to Dice Podcast premiering 1/11/2021. We talk to them about how the show came to be and what listeners might expect from the upcoming show. After that we make what might be Treavor's new favorite NPC of all time.
Previously On: It's as Easy as Riding a Hippogriff
January 06, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MBWe're back with new shows for a new year! This week we talk about the games we played over the break - from the Sword Coast Guard, to the Harrowed, and wrapping up with the Academics!
Ep. 66: DnD Movie & Looking Into 2021
December 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBFor our last show of 2020 we talk about the D&D movie that's coming and what we hope to see in it - as well as what we're looking forward do in 2021 for Dungeons and Dragons. Hope you all have a great holiday season! We'll see you next year!
Previously On: Twice in a Blue Moon
December 18, 2020 00:14 - 2 hours - 108 MBJoin Laura-Leigh, Watt 221b, Garlok, and Gaarawarr for another awesome adventure from DM Storyteller Mars. This time they find themselves in Waterdeep and have to deal with, as Gaarawarr puts it - some finger-wiggler bullshit.
Ep. 65: Tom has a Question & Holiday Sessions
December 11, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes - 43 MBThis week we answer a listener question and go on a bit of a tangent. After that we talk about holiday themed games we have done and ways we go about planning them. If you have a topic, question, or suggestion for the show send them in to [email protected] and we might read them on a future episode!
Previously On: The Harrow Deck Has Spoken
December 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBThis week we catch up on the Sword Coast Guard's adventures, Treavor had an awesome session zero, and the Harrowed are given an old school quest.
Previously On: Now Leaving Avernus
December 02, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBThis week the Golden Pals make their way out of Avernus with a man down, while one of Allie's friends runs a game for the first time! Music and Sound by Syrinscape. syrinscape.com/?att_Difficulty_Class Because Epic Games Need Epic Sound Complete list of credits here: https://syrinscape.com/attributions/?id=30004&id=30438&id=44983&id=44988
Ep. 64: Tasha's First Impressions Part 2
November 27, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBIn this second part of our first impressions we talk about all the DM goodies found in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything! Patrons, spells, magic items, and tool kits - it's all here! At the end we talk about what we overall think of the book, but leave a review for once we are able to fully implement these new options into our games. If you have a topic, question, or suggestion for the show send them in to [email protected]!
Previously On: The Beast of Blemish
November 26, 2020 19:09 - 3 hours - 147 MBThis week we're not talking about our games - we're playing one! Live streamed on 11/20/20 we play The Beast of Blemish, written and run by Ryan Black Hall. We had an absolute blast playing it and we hope you enjoy listening to it! Starring: Ryan Blake Hall as the DM @RyanBlakeHall Allie Deutschmann as Laura-Leigh Waters @Alliebug321 Gaarawarr as Gaarawarr @Gaarawarr Treavor Bettis as Garlok @TheTreavor Lee Goldberg as Watt 221B @Goldberg337 (Idle Champions code good through 11/2...
Ep. 63: Tasha's First Impressions Part 1
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBIn this first part of a two part episode (That's right we couldn't get through the whole thing!) we talk about the player options in the new Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. We go over the classes, what they got, what's changed - and then go over the awesome new feats that are now available. Write in with your thoughts of the book to [email protected] and we will talk about them when we go over the DM side of the book next week!
Previously On: One Night with Strahd
November 18, 2020 15:00 - 55 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week the Golden Pals somehow go somewhere scarier than Hell, the Sword Coast Guard talks to a weird guy, and Allie runs Ravenloft in one night! Music and Sound by Syrinscape. syrinscape.com/?att_Difficulty_Class Because Epic Games Need Epic Sound Complete list of credits here: https://syrinscape.com/attributions/?id=12155&id=7015&id=7&id=26452&id=33575