Wandering DMs
315 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDan "Delta" Collins and Paul Siegel host weekly discussions on topics relating to old school D&D, tabletop RPGs, DM advice, and D&D history.
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Our Appendix N | Wandering Inspiration | Wandering DMs S04 E12
April 06, 2022 04:12 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBDan & Paul discuss our most influential fantasy readings. Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.
TDR | Season 01 Episode 08 | Inner System Blues Part II
April 05, 2022 14:07 - 1 hour - 164 MBCan the gang break out of the trap at Arasaki Geo Tech industrial park? Christian & company continue our Inner System Blues cyberpunk game series in the 2400 system. Having raised the alarm on the industrial park break-in last time, Victor, BECCA, and Thinkbot need to think fast and find a way out of cages, armed guards, and flying drones. Will a run of natural-1's seal their fate? Plus: existential cyber-dilemmas (to backup or not to backup), and folks who are possibly a bit too into robot...
Ramsey Campbell | The Way of the Worm | Wandering DMs S04 E11
March 26, 2022 16:12 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBDan & Paul talk to legendary fantasy & horror writer Ramsey Campbell! The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as “Britain’s most respected living horror writer”. He's been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild and the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. W...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 07 | Inner System Blues Part I
March 25, 2022 16:12 - 2 hours - 167 MBNew cyberpunk PCs get made live, and a very hot & wet mission is put forth. We start a new cyberpunk series, with Christian running the Inner System Blues system for 2400. Special guest Dan Collins fills in as a player for Paul. We make new characters live: how many androids and how many humans? Their contact Metal Mouth puts forward a proposal to steal cars from a super cargo ship burning at sea, but where is it? They'll need to break into an Arasaki Geo Tech industrial park first to find ...
Desolate Sanctum of the Flying Lich | Dungeon Design Dash | Wandering DMs S04 E10
March 24, 2022 16:12 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDan & Paul a high-level dungeon, live in one hour! Hey, what's that flying rock overhead, and what are those dark winged shapes flying around it? Only the bravest of superheroes and wizards dare explore it. Let's find out what sinister traps the lich has laid for them… Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge rel...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 06 | Kids On Bikes Retrospective
March 23, 2022 16:12 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBThe wrap & retrospective of our Kids on Bikes live play series. What did you think? Check out Kids on Bikes here The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Frog God Games | Splinters of Faith | Wandering DMs S04 E09
March 12, 2022 17:12 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBFrog God Games tell us about their new adventure path & temples sourcebook. We're joined by Jeff Harkness & Gary Schotter to tell us about Frog God Games' upcoming mega-campaign "Splinters of Faith". How easy is it to structure a level 1 to 15 adventure path? Why did they design temples of every type to fill a whole continent? What's it like to bring old-school hard difficulty to a modern audience? See a preview of Splinters of Faith here Visit Frog God Games here Wandering DMs Paul Sieg...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 05 | Kids On Bikes Part 4
March 11, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 116 MBThe big finale of our game of Kids on Bikes run by Colleen. What is this strange new dark video game in the arcade? Perhaps the closing of the arcade is not the scariest thing the kids must face. Check out Kids on Bikes here The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Luke Gygax | GaryCon XIV | Wandering DMs S04 E08
March 10, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBDan & Paul are joined by special Guest Luke Gygax to talk about the upcoming GaryCon XIV, the return to live conventions, and navigating how to keep everyone safe & secure. Plus we'll talk about his own adventures in the World of Okkorim and other projects! Register now for GaryCon XIV live and virtual events Check out Luke's own adventures at DriveThruRPG Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros a...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 04 | Kids On Bikes Part 3
March 09, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 157 MBWe continue our game of Kids on Bikes run by Colleen. What is this strange new dark video game in the arcade? Perhaps the closing of the arcade is not the scariest thing the kids must face. Check out Kids on Bikes here The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Challenge Ratings | What Are They Good For? | Wandering DMs S04 E07
March 08, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBPaul & 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 any useful goal in D&D? How hard or easy is to compute them for a new monster? Can they ever be reliable, or are they just random noise? Get Dan's Monster Database for OD&D and software tools for measuring risk level Read Dan's thesis on simulation for game des...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 03 | Kids On Bikes Part 2
March 07, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 165 MBWe continue our game of Kids on Bikes run by Colleen. Can Stan and Stan save the Arcace / Tackle Shop? Will Walleye Vance win the Crocaqotaqua Fishing Festival again? And will we find out what exactly is at the bottom of the old gorge? Check out Kids on Bikes here The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Greg Svenson & D.H. Boggs | Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg | Wandering DMs S04 E06
March 06, 2022 21:03 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBDan 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 ever being published? Because Greg was in on the ground floor and made his dungeon before the public knew D&D was coming to change the world. Let's dig into that early creation and the story of its rediscovery! Order a copy of the Lost Dungeons of ...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 02 | Kids On Bikes Part 1
February 26, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 161 MBThis week we kick off our game of Kids on Bikes run by Colleen! Radical! Check out Kids on Bikes here The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Diegetic Disasters | When Rules Wreck the Realm | Wandering DMs S04 E05
February 24, 2022 22:06 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBDan & 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 the "Avatar Trilogy". How well did these adventures work? Was it really necessary to play out the rules-change events in-game? Should we do it again the future (like post-5E D&D)? Watch our prior show on Changing Editions in D&D Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Col...
Nerdarchy Assembles | Mage Forge! | Wandering DMs S04 E04
February 01, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBThe 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 size format. We're big fans of card-style accessories to make passing info at the table easy, so want to hear their ideas and future plans. Join the Mage Forge Kickstarter Subscribe to Nerdarchy on YouTube Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussion...
Changing Editions | What’s Next for D&D? | Wandering DMs S04 E03
January 31, 2022 19:58 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBThere'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 be converted between editions? WOTC announces the next D&D Quote by Ray Winninger New back-compatible book Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of ...
TDR | Season 01 Episode 01 | Ten Dead Rats Review
January 31, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 164 MBFor the season opener of TDR we review the Ten Dead Rats campaign that spawned this show! And we'll announce the GM and system for our first game of the season! The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!
Crumbling Dungeon of the Ice Bees | Dungeon Design Dash | Wandering DMs S04 E02
January 19, 2022 17:12 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBDan & 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 of Adventure Design Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we bro...
Return to Dark Tower | Electronic Wizardry | Wandering DMs S04 E01
January 16, 2022 20:55 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBDan & 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 to having an electronic device at the heart of a boardgame? And in case you have the classic boardgame but a no functioning tower, check out these handy apps to fill in the gaps: For Android For iOS Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host...
2021 Year in Review | Wandering DMs Season 3 | Wandering DMs S03 E46
December 31, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 88 MBAs 2021 comes to a close, Dan & Paul reflect on the year that's gone by and the 3rd Season of Wandering DMs. Some our favorites, some of our bombs, and some things we've rethought thanks to our top-shelf brilliant viewers and patrons. Thank you! Watch the Wandering DMs Season 3 Playlist Check some of our favorite clips of the season! Tim Kask on pronouncing Bulette Jennell Jaquays on almost having the first-ever published dungeon Peter Adkison on why he didn't hire Paul & Dan Wandering...
Keith Ammann | MOAR! Monsters Know What They’re Doing | Wandering DMs S03 E45
December 30, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBDan & Paul chat with special guest Keith Ammann, author of the acclaimed book & blog, The Monsters Know What They're doing, about his upcoming sequel MOAR! We'll get into how Keith has advanced the state of the art for 5E monster tactics, special environments to watch out for, and best to use some old-school monsters in your 5E D&D games. Preorder Keith's book MOAR! now Check out Keith's Monsters Know What They're Doing blog And look for Stonesky Delve that Paul's recommended Wandering D...
Player Narrative Control | Does it Belong in D&D? | Wandering DMs S03 E44
December 28, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBPaul & Dan discuss the role of Player Narrative Control, and whether it has any place in D&D or not. Does it increase engagement with players in the game, or does it break the sense of role-playing immersion? Does it create an unacceptable burden on players of the game? Is there a difference for new vs. experienced RPG players? And what about other types of player contributions to the campaign? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TT...
Selecting Magic Items | Powerful Possibilities | Wandering DMs S03 E43
December 27, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 83 MBDan & Paul discuss Selecting Magic Items in your D&D campaign: What's the right level? How much is too much? What can you do later if you give the players an overpowered magic item? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer que...
Cursed Items | Treacherous Talismans | Wandering DMs S03 E42
December 26, 2021 17:31 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBPaul & Dan discuss Cursed Magic Items in a D&D. How often should they appear? How difficult to get rid of them? How has the philosophy changed across the editions? And what benefit do they bring to the game, if any? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube an...
Multi-Party Campaigns | Greater Gaming | Wandering DMs S03 E41
November 25, 2021 17:12 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBDan & Paul discuss multi-party campaigns: How can a DM handle more than one play group marauding about a single world? How to handle interactions or conflict between the groups meeting in different places or days? How many is too many? Surely, strict time records must be kept. Read the original West Marches blog posts by Ben Robbins Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition...
Trading Magic | Markets for Magic | Wandering DMs S03 E40
November 18, 2021 17:12 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBDan & Paul share ideas on how magic can be bought, sold, trading, exchanged, and maybe leased in your D&D games. Is it a good idea at all? Can PCs freely sell their hard-earned magic items? Is your DM more relaxed about potions & scrolls, vs. more durable magic goods? Do magic shops exist in your world? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D litt...
Playtests | Is the Game any Good? | Wandering DMs S03 E39
November 14, 2021 19:21 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBPaul & Dan discussing playtesting your new game or adventure design. Is it worthwhile doing it? What amount is valuable? How do you do it? When do you know your game design is done and ready for the public? Dan's Java testing tools for Original D&D Random Wizard's web-based demo version of those tools Dan's "Point-Buy Systems Considered Harmful/Acid Test is Gameplay" manifesto Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week...
Vampires | The Most Dreaded | Wandering DMs S03 E38
October 24, 2021 16:12 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBPaul & Dan take an old-school spin on Vampires in D&D games. Why were they considered "the most dreaded" of all the original D&D monsters? What pop traditions influence your vampires the most? How many unique subsystem spun off from their inclusion in the game -- clerics, undead turning, classed monsters, and more? With a lively chat and support from the Wandering DMs crack research squad! Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs ...
How to Make D&D Scary! | Dungeons & Dread | Wandering DMs S03 E37
October 22, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBDan & Paul discuss how best to get your D&D sessions in jump-scare mode for a thrilling October! Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time. ...
Dungeon Design Dash 2 | Traps in No Time | Wandering DMs S03 E36
October 19, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBDan & Paul buckle in to complete their one-page live dungeon design with a hard limit in their 2nd hour! This time they're focused on laying a bunch of fiendish traps, tricks, and puzzles to confound the unwary adventurers. What will they come up with? And are the live viewers even more crafty than they are? See Dan's OED Traps Digest that we use to generate ideas in a jiffy Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Co...
Dungeon Design Dash 1 Part 2 | Traps in No Time | Wandering DMs S03 E36
October 19, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBDan & Paul buckle in to complete their one-page live dungeon design with a hard limit in their 2nd hour! This time they're focused on laying a bunch of fiendish traps, tricks, and puzzles to confound the unwary adventurers. What will they come up with? And are the live viewers even more crafty than they are? See Dan's OED Traps Digest that we use to generate ideas in a jiffy Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Co...
Michael Curtis | Stonehell Dungeon | Wandering DMs S03 E35
October 17, 2021 19:02 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBDan & Paul get to speak with Michael Curtis -- creator of the acclaimed OSR Stonehell Dungeon, the Dungeon Alphabet, and contributor to over 60 titles in Dungeon Crawl Classics other Goodman Games products. And more: he's just been announced as the brand-new Director of Product Development for DCC. We'll take the opportunity to reflect with him on how Stonehell has passed the test of time, and what's next for the OSR and DCC! Get Michael's Stonehell Dungeon on Lulu See Michael's new positi...
Dungeon Design Dash | Adventure in an Hour | Wandering DMs S03 E34
September 15, 2021 16:12 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBDan & Paul set themselves a challenging design goal -- can they build an entire dungeon adventure, live on air, in a single hour? Will they collapse under the burden? Maybe with help from our live viewers they can fight through to final victory! Get Matt Finch's Tome of Adventure Design (which we use for idea generation) Read up on the Target 20 system (which we use for super-fast old-school combat resolution) Get the free OED Traps Digest (which we'll use in our next design-dash episode!...
Dungeon Design Dash 1 Part 1 | Adventure in an Hour | Wandering DMs S03 E34
September 15, 2021 16:12 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBDan & Paul set themselves a challenging design goal -- can they build an entire dungeon adventure, live on air, in a single hour? Will they collapse under the burden? Maybe with help from our live viewers they can fight through to final victory! Get Matt Finch's Tome of Adventure Design (which we use for idea generation) Read up on the Target 20 system (which we use for super-fast old-school combat resolution) Get the free OED Traps Digest (which we'll use in our next design-dash episode!...
Timm Woods | The Green Knight RPG | Wandering DMs S03 E33
September 13, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBDan interviews Timm Woods -- pro DM, PhD in English literature, and now designer of The Green Knight RPG in association with the movie by A24 Films! We loved the film -- written & directed by David Lowery and starring Dev Patel, perfect for thoughtful fantasy gamers. So we wanted to hear all about what it was like for Timm to synch up with a movie production cycle, what his design motivations were for an RPG welcoming to people who've never played one before, and what experiences from his pr...
Peter Adkison | Gen Con 2021 | Wandering DMs S03 E32
September 11, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBDan & Paul get to sit with legendary gaming mogul Peter Adkison -- game designer, founder of Wizards of the Coast, rescuer of TSR and Dungeons & Dragons, owner and co-chair of the Gen Con gaming convention, and so much more! We're eager to hear from him about the unique plans around this first-ever Gen Con in September of this year. Plus questions about what it was like to run WOTC, Magic the Gathering, acquire D&D, and design his own RPGs like Primal Order and the 40-year World of Chaldea c...
Mark Greenberg | The New Necropolis | Wandering DMs S03 E31
September 09, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBDan & Paul are joined by Mark Greenberg from Necromancer Games to chat about the new revision to Necropolis. Based on the original work by the grandmaster himself, Gary Gygax, Necropolis is an epic desert adventure series for 5e D&D and Swords & Wizardry. Previously published by Necromancer Games as a d20 system adventure, it's been entirely updated and revised by Mark, co-author of The World of the Lost Lands by Frog God Games. We've been fans of Necropolis for a long time, and people are l...
Shapeshifting | Becoming the Beast | Wandering DMs S03 E30
September 08, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 87 MBPolymorphing magic, druidic shapeshifting, and more -- shapechanging is one of the trickiest things in D&D to get right. How has it changed over the years? Is it overpowered, underpowered, or just right? And what's the best way to handle it in your games? Dan & Paul hash it out with help from our viewers. See RPGBot's 5E Practical Guide to Polymorph Check out the Andy Collins article that removed Polymorph from the entire D&D 3.5 system (via Wayback Machine) Also read Dan's blog on Polymo...
Unarmed Combat | Grappling with Fate | Wandering DMs S03 E29
September 08, 2021 00:39 - 1 hour - 84 MBDan & Paul roll up their sleeves to debate the best use of unarmed combat in your D&D games. Pummeling, grappling, overbearing and more -- how often does this get used in your games? What's your favorite style? What's the best way of handling it from all the editions of D&D? Queensbury Rules and other variants welcome. Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 O...
Peter Bebergal | On Appendix N | Wandering DMs S03 E28
July 31, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 90 MBPaul & Dan are joined by Peter Bebergal, author of the amazing anthology Appendix N: the Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons! We loved this book, and we're looking forward to a deep dive into Peter's knowledge of the texts, why he picked the stories he did for inclusion, and why other ones got left out. Featuring short stories from fantasy writers like Lovecraft, Howard, Vance, Anderson, Carter, Smith, Moorcock, Campbell, and more. Discover some new stuff you didn't know you loved! Get Pet...
Julian Bernick & Bob Brinkman | DCC Dying Earth | Wandering DMs S03 E27
July 17, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBDan & Paul are joined by Goodman Games' Julian Bernick and Bob Brinkman -- to talk about their upcoming magnum opus for the DCC Dying Earth game! D&D wouldn't be a thing without Jack Vance's Dying Earth, and Dungeon Crawl Classics has long crushed it with old-school gaming, so we couldn't be more excited by their new Kickstarter. With joint work by Julian, Bob, Marc Bruner, Michael Curtis, Doug Kovacs, Erol Otus, and more… get your Overworld-Eyes on and check out the magnificence! Join the ...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Special Part 02
July 15, 2021 16:12 - 2 hours - 173 MBThe exciting finale of our end of season 3 special - GoGoGolf GMed by Christian! Will our group of dungeon inspectors find where they put the golf in this dungeon? Or at least figure out where the pool is? And was that a duck? Check out GoGoGolf! here: https://gumroad.com/l/gogogolf Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their ...
Content Generators | Intelligent Design | Wandering DMs S03 E26
July 14, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBDan, Paul, and our viewers hold a round-table to discuss our favorite procedural-content-generators to save time for the burdened DM. Books, tables, and programs that create characters, monsters, encounters, treasures, dungeons, caves, cities, countries, and whole worlds -- we've got it all! Check out some of the products & web tools we highlighted: Paul's OED Character Generator Dan's OED Arena Tool Suite Dyson Logos' Geomorphs Paul's Geomorph Painter Matt Finch's Tome of Adventure De...
Bards | Playing a Different Tune | Wandering DMs S03 E25
July 13, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour - 89 MBDan & Paul investigate the history of Bards throughout the editions of D&D. Did you know that in 1st Edition Bards were considered the apex predator, the peak of powergamers dreams? What level of strength is appropriate in the game? How did that idea inspire Prestige Classes in the 3E/d20 System/Pathfinder? And what bits from real history have yet to be delved into? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing th...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Special Part 01
June 23, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 159 MBAt the end of season 3 we decided to play a quick special game of GoGoGolf GMed by Christian! Check out this silly romp with plenty of golf related puns, talking inanimate objects (and goo!), and our typical nonsensical shenanigans. Check out GoGoGolf! here! Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.
Jim Davis & Jonathan Pruitt | Web DM: Weird Wastelands | Wandering DMs S03 E24
June 21, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBPaul & Dan are excited to be joined by Jim Davis and Jonathan Pruitt, co-hosts and co-creators of Web DM! Where we'll get the chat all about their new book -- Worlds of Web DM: Weird Wastelands, a location-based toolkit that gives the DM a trove of ideas to play games in places adversely affected by magical forces. Their new Kickstarter has smashed its goal and beginning tiers on just the first day. Join us of we delve into more secrets of the wastelands! Back the Weird Wastelands Kickstart...
James Maliszewski | Sci-Fi & Fantasy | Wandering DMs S03 E23
June 18, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBDan & Paul are joined by famed OSR Grognardia blogger James Maliszewski, to talk about mixing Science Fiction in your Fantasy. An expert in both classic D&D and M.A.R. Barker's Tekumel (Empire of the Petal Throne), we can't wait to hear James' best-practice experience, advice, and what he has planned for upcoming campaign releases. Is it even true not long ago fantasy & science weren't considered separate genres? Read James' blog at Grognardia Get the latest issue of The Excellent Travelli...
Art of D&D | Vol. 2: The 80’s | Wandering DMs S03 E22
June 15, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 107 MBDan is joined once again by Brooklyn-based artist Isabelle Garbani for another chapter in their ongoing exploration of the history of art in Dungeons & Dragons. It's sure to be another discussion full of surprises: a study in contrasts between Dan, who's drenched in the works of his lifelong study, and Isabelle, who brings a top-trained artist's eye to the work for the very first time. Featuring the 1980's work of Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell, Keith Parkinson, and more. View Larry Elmore's ...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 16
June 09, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 161 MBIn the season 3 finale the gang finds themselves fighting a large group of skaven and beastmen, with the help of a few of Middenheim's own military leaders, and bar-hopping across town in the company of the ever colorful Doctor Luigi Pavarotti. Will they take advantage of their newfound notoriety and well connected friends to untangle the mysteries plaguing Middenheim, or fall to squabbling and in-fighting? Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer F...