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What will Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford joining Darrington Press mean for D&D 5e? Todd Kenreck is laid off from WotC, D&D's Vice President resigns, and other industry shaking events unfold!
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Todd Kenreck laid off from WotC
13:29 - Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press
28:50 - Jess Lanzillo leaves WotC
30:59 - Darrington Press' own OGL
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Wizard's of the Coast is hiring new D&D designers, but can they fill Chris Perkins or Jeremy Crawford's shoes? A new D&D video game is announced, and World of Darkness publisher White Wolf rises from the grave!
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Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - Best question for Session 0?
13:40 - WotC hiring game designers
22:23 - White Wolf returns
28:38 - A new D&D video game!
33:53 - UK Games Expo
36:05 - Balancing a TTRPG
45:23 - Monstrous BBEG
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A surprised Unearthed Arcana launches the Psion back into D&D! Wizards of the Coast inks an new video game publishing deal, while Baldur's Gate 3 goes Pathfinder 2e. Should TTRPG players git gud?
Hunt for Monsters of Drakkenheim on D&D Beyond: https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/DB4KDB0Q1
Wizards of the Coast signs deal with Giant Skull: https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/wizards-coast-announces-exclusive-publishing-agreement-giant
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Best TTRPG settings
06:53 - The Psion Unearthed Arcana
22:36 - Monsters of Drakkenheim
24:56 - New WotC video game?
32:17 - BG3's Pathfinder mod
34:05 - Does player skill matter in a TTRPG?
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We celebrate the launch of Daggerheart from Darrington Press, whilst comparing encounter design between Draw Steel, D&D, and Critical Role's new TTRPG.
Click to enter the Grim Hollow Player Pack D&D Beyond giveaway: https://forms.gle/RxFKrvYyJFFKHeTa7
Sign up to GM at Gen Con 2025: https://www.baldmangames.com/gencon-2025-dm-signup/
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
08:50 - Weirdest place to play TTRPGs
10:16 - Daggerheart releases
27:10 - GM at Gen Con 2025
30:16 - Building Draw Steel encounters
48:59 - Improvising fun NPCs
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How do 1-on-1 D&D sessions differ from a typical big party campaign? The fate of Gen Con's most infamous rogues is revealed! How can you create a gripping atmosphere at your gaming table or online?
Click to enter the Lairs of Etharis D&D Beyond giveaway: https://forms.gle/kyNDnZBxGjBJA65r7
Tariff Pause the Bare Minimum: https://www.wargamer.com/board-games/gloomhaven-tariff-pause
Game Publishers Brace for Shipping Price Hike: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/05/13/board-game-publishers-brace-for-shipping-price-hike-delays-as-us-drops-tariffs-on-china-to-30-in-90-day-truce/
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:46 - 1 on 1 D&D
14:52 - Gen Con heist news
23:22 - Diana Jones Emerging Designers
27:24 - TTRPG tariff update
38:00 - Daggerheart actual play
39:47 - Creating game atmosphere
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D&D 2024 unleashes new Horror Subclasses like the Artificer Reanimator in the latest Unearthed Arcana. But how frightening can 5e be? Plus there's a sneak peak at the new Eberron book and why TTRPG publishers might be pulling out of Gen Con?
Click to enter the Lairs of Etharis D&D Beyond giveaway: https://forms.gle/kyNDnZBxGjBJA65r7
Check out Lairs of Etharis on D&D Beyond, here: https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/settings/SRC-00130
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Favorite type of horror
07:54 - Horror subclasses UA
26:43 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
42:56 - TTRPG publisher pulls out of Gen Con
49:03 - What's a bandit lord?
54:46 - Humanoid villains
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Is Sage Advice the same without Jeremy Crawford? WotC publish the latest 2024 rules update on D&D Beyond, Roll20 and Demiplane launch a cross compatibility beta, and a titan of the TTRPG industry comes to an abrupt end.
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:21 - New Spell: Mike's Hard Lemonade
03:54 - Sage Advice for D&D 2024
31:36 - Roll20 & Demiplane beta
38:09 - Polygon layoffs
44:53 - Alarums and Excursions
48:05 - Profanity in D&D books
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Stop your TTRPG players from sleeping through your early campaign lore dumps! We're also dissecting dragons and the SRD 5.2. Will WotC dodge tariff chaos with D&D and MtG?
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Best dragon harvest
05:20 - WotC vs tariffs
11:39 - Tariff lightning round
14:50 - SRD 5.2 deep dive
29:35 - Westmarch style systems
40:55 - How much lore, too much?
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Does releasing the SRD 5.2 for D&D 2024 fulfill the last of the WotC promises? Can 3rd party 5e publishers finally rejoice? We ponder these questions while the Tabletop Games industry collapses around us due to tariffs.
D&D Beyond changelog: https://www.dndbeyond.com/changelog#2024CoreRulesErrata
TTRPG industry survey: https://cardboardedison.com/tariffs
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @DailyDael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
05:54 - SRD 5.2
15:24 - Baldur's Gate 3 final patch
24:07 - Xanathar's puppet
25:50 - Dungeons and Cabins
28:40 - Meredith Placko resigns
30:18 - Tariffs toll on the industry
39:54 - GM Presentation
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Jeremy Crawford leaves D&D and Wizards of the Coast, Daggerheart gets an early release Down Under, and how will Dragon Delves make dragons in 5e fun?
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Diana: @dianaoftherose
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Your First GM
06:00 - Daggerheart Early Release
09:48 - Dragon Delves
22:32 - D&D Beyond MAPS
32:04 - Jeremy Crawford Leaves WotC
41:20 - Tariffs check-in
42:15 - Visualizing a dungeon
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Will Tariffs destroy the TTRPG industry? This week we roleplay economists to explore the global issue from the side of game publishers, hobby shop owners, and fans whose books are about to get a LOT more expensive!
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Teos: @Alphastream
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Arby's dice
05:00 - Chris Perkins retires
17:47 - Free Sigil minis
23:15 - Tariffs vs TTRPG's
43:07 - Creating new monsters
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Less D&D news this week (except for WotC threatening legal action for a Baldur's Gate 3 mod) leads into listener emails about incentivizing selfish players, why GM's shouldn't be scared of math, and whether the GM or player should control the wizard's familiar?
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
06:23 - WotC threaten legal action
08:56 - Paul Sawyer passing
10:17 - Playing selfish players
25:05 - Scared of math? GM Anyway!
32:47 - GM or player run familiars?
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Wizards of the Coast call it quits on Project Sigil, leaving the 3D VTT to mothball on D&D Beyond. Meanwhile the world gets strange as Texas lawmakers try to outlaw roleplaying in schools for entirely imaginary reasons.
Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003
Rascal article about Texas roleplay bill: https://www.rascal.news/texas-furries-act-tabletop-roleplaying-games-in-schools/
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Giving your players news
04:26 - Sigil's sad fate
24:00 - Texas to outlaw roleplaying
32:31 - Avenues for self publishing
44:24 - How to finish a project
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The D&D 3D VTT is off to a bumpy launch. MCDM quietly tinkers with it's own Draw Steel VTT. We ponder whether the Hero Forge dice are balanced while Ben and Dael argue what a Critical Role video game might (not) look like.
Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - Dice collections
08:45 - Hero Forge dice
16:06 - Critical Role video game
28:29 - Sigil’s bumpy release
34:58 - The MCDM VTT
38:21 - Companion Quest
40:13 - Low level Legendary Monsters
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Are tariffs about me to make buying D&D and TTRPG products A LOT more expensive for US gamers? And right when a new 5e 2024 starter set could make learning the game easier than ever! What makes a good Warlock patron?
Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003
BoardGameWire article: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/03/06/fewer-releases-spending-freezes-and-rising-prices-board-game-publishers-face-volatile-financial-future-as-us-hikes-china-tariff-to-20-brings-in-25-canada-mexico-tariffs/
Rascal News article: https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-companies-are-waiting-for-the-ship-to-come-in-on-tariffs/
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
02:27 - New D&D starter set
14:29 - Companion Quest
17:40 - Chris Cocks interviews
27:35 - Tariffs vs tabletop games
34:56 - DriveThruRPG prices rise
39:21 - Warlock patrons
48:12 - Greyhawk introduction
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WAIT! Project Sigil has launched on D&D Beyond? The Artificer is getting a new subclass? D&D 2024 is getting a new Starter Set? All that TTRPG news, and more!
Email your questions to [email protected]
James: @jamesjhaeck
Dael: @dailydael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:13 - THE BEST D&D miniature
04:17 - Winter Fantasy recap
09:39 - Project Sigil launches!
20:16 - New D&D starter set
28:10 - Artificer Unearthed Arcana
33:57 - Ernie Gygax passes
35:01 - Mega dungeon design
45:04 - Monster Manual art
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Big D&D news as WotC announces a Lorwyn Shadowmoor 5e setting book, another 3rd party release hits D&D Beyond, and the Monster Manual 2025 gets a second patch, and we all geek out about video games!
Check out the new D&D Beyond Drakkenheim adventure: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_NILE_2025_2_178
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
James: @jamesjhaeck
Monty: @montycmartin
Kelly: @kaiinreallife
Dungeon Dudes: @DungeonDudes
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - Video game influences
11:08 - A new D&D video game?
15:00 - In Search of Smugglers' Secrets
25:47 - Lorwyn book announced
32:50 - Dragon Delves cover art
36:02 - Kobold Press' cosy RPG
43:28 - D&D Beyond monster errata
49:51 - Escape Room game design
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Pathfinder introduces NPC romance and relationship rules, D&D signs a deal with Netflix for a Forgotten Realms tv series, and evil Drow could be returning to 5e 2024!
Explore Jarren's Outpost here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dndnerds/jarrens-outpost
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Adam: @RetroArchetype
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
02:13 - Favorite D&D species
11:54 - Evil Drow returning!
14:15 - D&D Netflix Series
21:59 - Jarren's Outpost
27:39 - Pathfinder romance rules
39:08 - Kickstarter Pledge Over Time
44:31 - Steve Jackson Games & Possum Creek
49:05 - Fantasy travel between settlements
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The 2025 Monster Manual receives a day 1 patch, we finally address the D&D Orc controversy, Daggerheart gets a release date to revolutionize the TTRPG industry, and Ghostfire is making a boardgame!
Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
Logan: @Runesmith
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - No orcs
07:01 - Monster Manual day 1 patch
11:28 - Monster initiative
18:20 - Companion Quest
24:23 - Magic the Gathering cinematic universe
36:43 - Daggerheart release date
38:07 - Diamond debt reclamation
40:57 - Spells in monster stats
49:56 - How to recap a campaign
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Amidst the Monster Manual news, Wizards of the Coast announce as new Unearthed Arcana, a new Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands, new setting guides, and a free D&D 5e adventure! Can we convince James to like Dinosaurs?
Check out A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splatteredink/a-time-travelers-guide-to-dinosaur-hunting?ref=6p3q3u
Email your questions to [email protected]
Ben: @TheBenByrne
Dael: @dailydael
James: @jamesjhaeck
Shawn: @shawnmerwin
Editor: @ZsDante
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Monster Manual 2025
06:32 - A free 5e adventure
12:19 - D&D movie sequel?
13:57 - Our favorite dinosaurs
22:31 - End of Critical Role Era?
32:36 - All D&D 2025 releases
34:26 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
40:00 - Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands
45:10 - Return to the Forgotten Realms
48:18 - Greyhawk Organized play
52:11 - Unearthed Arcana: Subclasses
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