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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Matt Finch | Old School Prevails | Wandering DMs S03 E21
June 07, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDan & Paul are joined by special guest Matt Finch: Creator of the award-winning Swords & Wizardry retroclone of OD&D, author of the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming, designer of lots of adventures, founding partner and Creative Director for Frog God Games. What's Uncle Matt up to right now? We'll ask him about how his perspective towards old-school has evolved in a decade on from the OSR, and a year spent online. Watch Matt's YouTube channel Read the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming S...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 15
June 04, 2021 17:41 - 1 hour - 158 MBFrom enjoying the Festival of Fine Ales to attending a fancy dinner party and an opera, the gang attempts to disentangle the mysterious network of influence around the Graf of Middenheim while enjoying the delights of the Carnival. 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.
Thieves Guilds | Organizing Crime | Wandering DMs S03 E20
May 21, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBPaul & Dan have a thoughtful conversation on Thieves' Guilds in D&D and other RPGs: Does one prominently feature in your campaign? Does it exclude the non-thief players? Is it a better engine for group adventures, or solo play? And: was it ever a thing in the real 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 little brown books to cutting-edge re...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 14
May 19, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 158 MBThe gang meet with a vampire and some elves, and discusses the problem of the taxes. Indigo faces off against Dieter for the title of the Graf's Champion. 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.
Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone | Sirens: Battle of the Bards | Wandering DMs S03 E19
May 18, 2021 19:35 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBPaul & Dan are joined by special guests Satine Phoenix & Jamison Stone, co-creators of the upcoming product from Apotheosis Studios, Sirens: Battle of the Bards -- an epic 300-page campaign for 5E D&D, featuring a revolution in a fantasy city led by artists and bards! What led Satine & Jamison to that bold concept? What new rules expansions is she bringing to Bards in 5E? And how's that Kickstarter going? Join the Sirens: Battle of the Bards Kickstarter! -- https://www.kickstarter.com/proje...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 13
May 18, 2021 19:23 - 2 hours - 166 MBWith Bruno off in search of high end snuff, the rest of the party infiltrates the den of narap dealers, but what they find there is far from what they expected. Will they earn the trust of a high official of Middenheim, and will Yeffe be able to contain her ever increasing thirst for blood? 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...
Fighter Sweep Attacks | Combat Dominance | Wandering DMs S03 E18
May 12, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBPaul & Dan discuss the old rule in Original and 1st Edition D&D where Fighters get as many attacks per turn as their level vs. low-level opponents. What classic fiction inspired this rule? Is it a good idea, and should we bring it back today? And since the books never give it a name, what in tarnation should we all call it?! 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 ...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 12
May 10, 2021 16:12 - 2 hours - 171 MBYeffi makes a date with an elf, Mina falls in love over tea, Bruno acquires a new mortal enemy, and Indigo buys some meat on a stick. Can they figure out how to mingle in polite society, win the position of Champion of the Graf, and track down the local drug ring? 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.
Tim Kask | Editing Original D&D | Wandering DMs S03 E17
May 07, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBDan & Paul are joined by special guest Tim Kask (really!): Game designer, editor of the Original Dungeons & Dragons Supplements (including works by Gygax and Arneson), inaugural editor of Dragon Magazine, YouTuber, wargamer, and so much more! We'll bend his ear for insights into Original D&D, the challenges in polishing it for the market, and his thoughts on gaming today. Don't miss this one! Subscribe to Tim's YouTube channel here -- https://www.youtube.com/user/kaskoid Watch Tim's explana...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 11
May 06, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 164 MBThe gang approaches Middenheim and does their best to avoid the tax-man. Will they make it into town with their coin-purses in tact? 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.
Prepping Modules | Learning the Script | Wandering DMs S03 E16
May 05, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBWhat notes do you make when preparing to run a published module? Do you find it's necessary for every adventure you run, or do you manage to avoid it most of the time? What format of adventure publication works best to reduce advance note-taking? Do you like more text or less? Dan and Paul share and debate our differing opinions, with the help of our viewers. Watch the Wandering DMs play Dyson's Delve (24 hours of live gaming) here! Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host th...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 10
May 04, 2021 13:46 - 2 hours - 170 MBThe gang spends some time talking to ghosts, and ends up with more questions than answers. Should they trust the Grand Theogonist, or Al-Ulric, or any high priest for that matter? 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.
50 Years of Chainmail | More Medieval Miniatures | Wandering DMs S03 E15
May 04, 2021 13:42 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIt's the 50th anniversary of the Chainmail game being published; miniature combat for medieval armies by Gary Gygax & Jeff Perren. With a little appendix known as the "Fantasy Supplement" including rules for elves, dwarves, wizards, and dragons that players went nuts for and spawned a little thing called Dungeon & Dragons. Does it stand the test of time? What bits do we still use to inform our D&D games today, and what parts are better left behind and replaced? Get the original Chainmail mi...
Jennell Jaquays | Judges Guild and Beyond | Wandering DMs S03 E14
April 10, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 87 MBDan & Paul are joined by long-time RPG design star Jennell Jaquays for a special interview. We plan to get some inside information on her creation of the legendary Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia D&D adventures for Judges Guild (two of our favorite scenarios ever). Plus design, artwork, and illustrations over the years for TSR, Chaosium, West End Games, ICE, GDW. And video game work on titles like Donkey Kong, Age of Empires, Quake, and more. As well as a packed-full pipeline of upcoming n...
Roads and Highways | Wandering DMs S03 E13
April 09, 2021 12:26 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBDan & Paul discuss the state of the Roads and Highways in our D&D campaign worlds. The original editions of D&D didn't give any specific rules for them, and all adventuring was presumed to be in untracked wilderness. But most of our PCs travel seem to be on the major thoroughfares between cities. What's the best way to fill in that gap? Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely crafted boxed text, and use code WANDERING at checkout to save 10%! – https://dscryb.com/wandering Wandering DMs Paul Sie...
How is D&D Good For You? | Wandering DMs S03 E12
March 30, 2021 16:09 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBInspired by our discussion last week with writer Ethan Gilsdorf, Dan and and Paul continue the thread: Are there benefits to playing D&D for other parts of your life, other than just a fun pastime? We have strong opinions on this one. But do they agree? Be sure to watch our friend Ethen Gilsdorf's TEDx Talk on the same subject, too. Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely crafted boxed text, and use code WANDERING at checkout to save 10%! – https://dscryb.com/wandering Wandering DMs Paul Siegel...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 09
March 29, 2021 13:07 - 2 hours - 167 MBThe gang finds more ways to have fun with the invisibility spell, Yeffi drinks the stew, and Bruno helps the Grand Theogonist receive a vision from Sigmar. But are the Sigmarites really the saviors of the Empire, or is something else nefarious brewing? 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. Visit dScryb, purveyors ...
Ethan Gilsdorf | Fantasy Freaks & Gaming Geeks | Wandering DMs S03 E11
March 17, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBDan & Paul are visited by special guest Ethan Gilsdorf -- Journalist, memoirist, essayist, critic, poet, and teacher. Author of the seminal book, "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks", documenting a year of traveling and speaking with the people involved with D&D, TTRPGs, LARPs, comic conventions, Renaissance fairs, and more. Featured on NPR, The Discovery Channel, PBS, CBC, BBC, Mortified, and in the documentary Revenge of the Geeks. And much more! We'll ask him: How has D&D and gaming culture...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 08
March 16, 2021 16:12 - 1 hour - 163 MBYeffi finds more clues of larger goings on in the Empire at the Orlock estate, and the gang decides to hit the road to Middenheim. Rising tensions between the Cults of Sigmar and Ulric, however, threaten to impede their journey. 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. Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely crafted boxed ...
Luke Gygax | Ethereal Gary Con XIII | Wandering DMs S03 E10
March 15, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBLuke Gygax joins Dan & Paul to talk about the upcoming Gary Con XIII in a few weeks, the rise and transition to online gaming in the last year, writing and running tournament adventures, gaming with his father, and a whole lot more. Plus a little friendly gloating gloating over the drubbing he gave Dan in The Big Bad Season 1. And more surprises! Get involved with Gary Con XIII -- play.garycon.com Follow Luke's channel on Twitch -- https://www.twitch.tv/garycongaxmoor Visit dScryb, purveyo...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 07
March 15, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 160 MBIndigo mobilizes a group of commandos, Yeffi contemplates the taste of blood, Bruno almost gets a pair of pants, and Mina breaks Bruno's heart and other things. All this and a great golden dwarf to boot in the latest episode of Ten Dead Rats. 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. Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely ...
Jonathan Tweet | The Evolution of Games | Wandering DMs S03 E09
March 04, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBDan & Paul are joined by special guest Jonathan Tweet! The lead designer on D&D 3E and principal author of the 3E Player's Handbook. Lead designer of the early 2000's D&D Chainmail Miniatures wargame. Designer of EVERWAY and co-designer on the revolutionary RPGs Ars Magica and 13th Age. Author of books and games teaching the science of evolution to preschoolers. And he has a new Kickstarter for the Everway RPG Silver Anniversary Edition. We've got so much to ask him about! Follow Jonathan o...
Should You Read the DMG? | Different Ways to Learn D&D | Wandering DMs S03 E08
March 03, 2021 16:46 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBCan you learn to play and run D&D by reading the Dungeon Masters' Guide? Should you? Is it a good read, or a bad one? Was it ever different in the past? What other resources are as good, or better? Dan & Paul have markedly different opinions on this one. Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely crafted boxed text, and use code WANDERING at checkout to save 10%! – https://dscryb.com/wandering Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs ever...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 06
February 25, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 164 MBThe group goes out in search of their bald-headed halfling friend, and finds religion along the way. From fighting off skaven to investigating the dwarven engineering guild, they can't seem to avoid confronting the problem of how exactly to go about disposing of unwanted warpstone. 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 he...
Eat, Plague, Love | A Pandemic Valentine | Wandering DMs S03 E07
February 24, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 121 MBA Valentine's Day special: Dan is joined by Brooklyn food artist Isabelle Garbani to talk about food and surviving a plague in the Middle Ages. Gather your loved ones close for this one. Where are those disease tables? Thy Links, As Thou Wishest: "Introduction to the Decameron" by Rivka Galchen -- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/07/magazine/what-is-the-decameron.html "What We Eat During a Plague" by Michael Snyder -- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/t-magazine/eating-food-dur...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 05
February 23, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 151 MBAs the gang debates whether or not to follow the skaven invaders, something unusual happens in the Chaos Terrarium. Will Bruno be able to keep control of Francis, or is this just Gutbag all over again? 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. Visit dScryb, purveyors of finely crafted boxed text, and use code WANDERIN...
Jon Peterson | The Elusive Shift | Wandering DMs S03 E06
February 22, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBDan & Paul get to chat with Jon Peterson, eminent historian of D&D and other TTRPGs. We've loved his earlier work, Playing at the World, to death -- and now we get to chat up his newest book, The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity! We explore his key observation that RPGs combined threads from two sometimes-combative camps of wargames vs. fantasy storytelling. (A lot like we have on the Wandering DMs channel itself!) What was the first game to model story dynamics in...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 04
February 09, 2021 17:12 - 2 hours - 168 MBFurther exploration of Castle Witgenstein reveal that the party may not be the only uninvited guests in the castle tonight. But can they stop bickering about ethics long enough to deal with this new threat? 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.
Player Expenses | Where Does the Gold Go? | Wandering DMs S03 E05
February 07, 2021 16:47 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBPaul, Dan, and our live viewers discuss player-character expenses in D&D. A fool and his money are soon parted, but exactly how? What mixture of expenses is right for the DM to make the game balanced and rewarding? We discuss purchasing equipment, potions & scrolls, hiring specialists, big-ticket items like ships, general upkeep, major construction and carousing! Plus some other stuff from the first edition of the game you may have never heard about -- but should try! Wandering DMs Paul Sie...
Griffith M. Morgan III | Secrets of Blackmoor | Wandering DMs S03 E04
January 29, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBDan & Paul get to chat with Griffith M. Morgan III, Writer and Directors of the Secrets of Blackmoor film -- documenting Griff's 6-year epic series of investigations and interviews with all the personalities around the Twin Cities gaming scene, Dave Arneson's Blackmoor campaign, and the earliest inception of TTRPGs as we know it. We get to hear Griff's ultimate takeaways from how things were done in the earliest days, thoughts about how D&D changed as a commercial product, looseness and cust...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 03
January 28, 2021 21:53 - 2 hours - 175 MBThe gang continues to explore the interior of Castle Witgenstein, and declares "This Castle Sucks!" Will they finally locate Lady Margritte, and if so, will she deliver the answers they're after? 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.
Critical Hits | Points of Contention | Wandering DMs S03 E03
January 28, 2021 21:37 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBDan & Paul discuss Critical Hits in D&D and other TTRPGs: Where did they come from, how many styles and experiments have we seen over the years, what are our current preferences? (We don't agree on everything!) Did the original creators see that as an essential part of the system or not? What about the wargame tradition? Should there be a distinction between hit-locations versus extra-damage? Are criticals against PCs worse than against NPCs? What kinds of mechanics remain to be explored? W...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 02
January 19, 2021 03:27 - 1 hour - 163 MBWith Bruno fast asleep from eating some suspicious mushrooms, the rest of the gang must find a way to the inner bailey of Castle Witgenstein. Will they find a way of circumventing the guard without anyone losing their head? 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.
Rosters & Records | Physical vs. Virtual | Wandering DMs S03 E01
January 16, 2021 22:24 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBPaul & Dan discuss the pros & cons of keeping your rosters, records, PC sheets, spells, and rules in a physical-vs-virtual format. In the online gaming era: do you still keep your physical books, or have you transitioned everything into a digital format? What about handouts, illustrations, and player maps? Are some thing better in the online format, other things better with physical copies? And what about paying for digital assets? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thou...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 03 Episode 01
January 16, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour - 161 MBThe gang is back, at last ready to try and infiltrate the spooky castle that nobody wants to go into. But first Indigo gets into an argument with some locals down at the pub, Mina experiments with smoking some rotten meat, Yeffi returns to her natural habitat (a backpack), and Bruno considers a new and unusual snack. 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 continuo...
Barbarians | Do You Rage? | Wandering DMs S03 E01
January 16, 2021 03:15 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBBarbarians in D&D: are they the new Fighter? Where pulp or literary traditions do they come from, and when did they first appear in the game? Have they always been the same as, or different from, Berserkers? Does it make sense that they were once restricted to Humans only? 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 ...
Fiasco Rock Band| Live Play | Wandering DMs S02 E50
December 17, 2020 17:12 - 2 hours - 182 MBDan & Paul are joined by guests Max & Andy from Ten Dead Rats to close out our 2nd season with a special live play session: let's play Fiasco with the Touring Rock Band playset! Some of us are experts at Fiasco, and some have never played (guess who). Likewise, some of us have actually been in touring rock bands and others couldn't hold a note (guess who). A double-length episode is needed to fit all of hysterical laughter. Hope you come for the ride, too! See y'all next season. Wandering D...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 19
December 16, 2020 17:12 - 2 hours - 171 MBThe party heads into town and plans a visit to Dr. Rousseaux's. There they discover more about the goings on in Witgendorf than they ever imagined possible, leading Mina to conclude that it is truly, "the worst town ever". 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.
Dice Mechanics | Design, Art, and Strategy | Wandering DMs S02 E49
December 15, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBDan & Paul discuss Dice Mechanics: How do you use them bones in your TTRPG games? Do you prefer the linear model of just a single d6 or d20? Or are multiple dice with bell-shaped results more interesting: summing dice, dice pools, Advantage and Disadvantage? What happens when you have opposing teams making opposed rolls against each other? And why do we use dice in the first place anyway? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs e...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 18
December 08, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 124 MBThe party journeys into the forrest outside of Witgendorf in search of their contact Bliktrund. While searching for the bandit camp, however, they find something far more nefarious lurking in the twisted wood. 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. EDITOR'S NOTE - This episode is a bit shorter than usual due to u...
Dice Designs | Tools of the Trade | Wandering DMs S02 E48
December 05, 2020 14:26 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBPaul & Dan discuss dice in D&D and other TTRPGS: Where did they come from, and what was the historical imperatives that dictated their current use? Would it be preferable to use all classic six-siders? How close was D&D to being a game of just d6's and d20's (and would that be more elegant)? What manufacturers have really made a unique stamp on the hobby? Are custom dice really useful at the table, or only an aesthetic choice? Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtfu...
Ability Scores | Methods and Modifiers | Wandering DMs S02 E47
November 25, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBDan & Paul discuss Ability Scores for D&D player characters across the editions -- Options for how they're generated, what modifiers they produces, what in-game effects they have, and different ways to make an ability check. Considering all the different methods, do you prefer straight-roll, drop-lowest, point-buy, or standard array? Does the best choice differ if you have experienced players vs. newcomers? Bell-shaped or linear check systems? And when should raw ability outweigh experience ...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 17
November 23, 2020 17:12 - 2 hours - 166 MBThe gang returns to Kemperbad only to discover their pal Sergei doesn't have the quantities of product being demanded by Franc. A last minute plan is formulated to make a big score to get them out of their jam. 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.
Grappling | Wrestling with Complexity | Wandering DMs S02 E46
November 20, 2020 17:12 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDan & Paul discuss Grappling rules in D&D and other TTRPGs over the years and editions. Should it be simple or complex? How much detail do you want included? Does it warrant a unique subsystem, or should it connect to the core mechanic for other combat maneuvers, like swordplay? Where's the sweet spot? We dig deep into the texts for 5E, 3E, 1E, and Original D&D, as well as Boot Hill, Top Secret, Savage Worlds, d20 modern, and more. Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thou...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 16
November 18, 2020 17:12 - 2 hours - 170 MBFearing the creepy castle that seems to inevitably call them towards it, the gang instead heads off to Altdorf to unload their cargo and try and learn a little more about the mysterious Von Wittgensteins. They also reconnect with their old pal Franc, share some laughs, and once again themselves in over their heads with notorious criminal elements. 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...
City Adventures | Maps, Movement, and Chases | Wandering DMs S02 E45
November 17, 2020 20:22 - 1 hour - 86 MBPaul and Dan discuss running City Adventures in D&D and other RPGs. So many different mechanics have been tried over the years. What do the original texts say about cities -- or did they leave them entirely off-screen? What's the best way to map out a city: by individual buildings, streets, districts, or leave it theater-of-the mind? How can you run a chase scene in a city: use the street-level map, or keep it more abstract? Lessons from various books, modules, and other games: Warhammer, Ca...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 15
November 09, 2020 17:12 - 2 hours - 166 MBThe gang returns to Kemperbad and plots their next step. There they meet up with an old friend, before setting off to the tower in hopes of finally putting use to Dagmar's balls. 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.
Shannon Applecline | Designers & Dragons | Wandering DMs S02 E44
November 08, 2020 22:15 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBDan & Paul speak with special guest Shannon Applecline -- author of the 4-volume series (and counting!) Designers & Dragons, the most encyclopedic overview to date of RPG companies, products, and history across the decades. Plus he wrote all of the retrospective backgrounds for classic D&D products on the DM's Guild, DriveThruRPG, and D&D Classics websites. We caught up with him on the numerous books he's in the process of writing now: more updates and deep-dive to Designers & Dragons, the T...
The Tomb of Ra-Hotep with Web DM
November 08, 2020 22:09 - 4 hours - 353 MBSpecial surprise for Halloween 2020 -- the Wandering DMs host our friends from Web DM for a horrifying delve into the Lost Tomb of Ra-Hotep. It's the adventure that predated and inspired Gary Gygax's infamous Tomb of Horrors. Is this older tomb even MORE dangerous than that legendary, dreaded place? Tune in and find out. IF YOU DARE! #DnD #WebDM #TombOfHorrors #Halloween Visit Web DM here Get Dan's house rules for OD&D here We've all been slavering for a dive into old-school gaming with...
Ten Dead Rats | Season 02 Episode 14
October 31, 2020 16:12 - 2 hours - 167 MBAnnouncing our new official full time fourth cast member: Andy Grimaldi! Andy joins us as Mina, the hapless apprentice of Etelka Herzen, just as the gang interrupts their strange ritual in a cave deep in the Barren Hills. Are they friends or foes? Who will find Dagmar's Third Ball? And who else will the have to contend with? 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 c...