Podcast Episodes

#206. STOP Trying to Balance Your D&D Game!

Episode 206

Wizards of the Coast chart their future D&D plans as a franchise, we explore whether a TTRPG should be balanced or fun, and there's IMPORTANT late-breaking Critical Role news!

LAST CHANCE to Set Sail …

Published on 11 hours ago

#205. Are ALL D&D Adventures DESIGNED to be Linear?

Episode 205

Do players EVER actually have choices in prewritten adventures? Is the sandbox purely an illusion? How do TTRPG game designers ensure characters have agency choosing their path forward?

An Aetherial …

Published on 1 week ago

#204. Why Would Critical Role Choose D&D over Daggerheart?

Episode 204

Why NOBODY predicted Critical Role would choose D&D over Daggerheart! And what does a West Marches style campaign mean for Campaign 4? We also invoke the dreaded name of Dark Sun!

Get the Grim Hollow …

Published on 2 weeks ago

#203. Is D&D ACTUALLY Better Off After 3 years?

Episode 203

In the OGL aftermath and the full release of D&D 2024, is the game better or worse than it's ever been? Is 5e 2024 actually better than 5e 2014?

An Aetherial Expanse adventure is coming to Kickstarte…

Published on 3 weeks ago

#202. Who Should WotC Choose to Decide D&D's Future?

Episode 202

Todd Kenreck helps us to ponder which community members should WotC choose for the D&D Advisory Panel? Gen Con hits record attendance! Then we settle in to build cozy homes and grimdark worlds for yo…

Published on 4 weeks ago

#201. How Brennan Lee Mulligan Could Reshape Critical Role!

Episode 201

Brennan Lee Mulligan takes over Critical Role, Ghostfire Gaming launches an Organized Play campaign, MCDM releases Draw Steel, and Paizo puts a 5e adventure on D&D Beyond! It's been a long Gen Con...…

Published on 1 month ago

#200. Is WotC Bringing Microtransactions Back to D&D Beyond?

Episode 200

D&D Beyond teases digital DLC for the Forgotten Realms setting books, while Nott the Brave teases town guards in the new Critical Role animated series. We also celebrate 200 episodes of this here pod…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

#199. Is This the Critical Role Video Game We Wanted?

Episode 199

Critical Role announces their first video game, WotC boasts the BIGGEST D&D starter set ever, Eberron is delayed, and is "D&D in a Castle" offering a new career path?

Unlock the Grim Hollow Player's G…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

#198. D&D isn't a Game, Anymore! It's a Brand.

Episode 198

Big changes for D&D as Wizards of the Coast step towards a franchise model, while Darrington Press take their next big steps as a TTRPG publisher! Also, what exactly IS a Warlock or a Rogue?

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

#197. Do Characters EVER Die in Daggerheart?

Episode 197

How impactful SHOULD character death be in a TTRPG like Daggerheart or D&D? We ponder this while Paizo experiences book delays, the ENNIE awards are announced, and we decide what monster manuals to m…

Published on 2 months ago