Podcast Episodes

Poisons in D&D | Toxic Portrayals | Wandering DMs S8 E29

Paul and Dan chat about the history of poison mechanics in D&D. Is the classic save-or-die a realistic model, or does it make for lousy gaming? Shoul…

5 hours ago

D&D Campaign Notes | Keeping Track of Long-Running Campaigns | Wandering DMs S8 E28

Dan and Paul dive into the practical problem of keeping notes and records for long-running D&D campaigns.

Paul is gearing up to run a new campaign in…

1 week ago

Swords & Spells | OD&D Goes to War | Wandering DMs S08 E27

Dan and Paul celebrate the 50th anniversary of Swords & Spells, Gary Gygax's 1976 rules for bringing large-scale battles to Original Dungeons & Drago…

3 weeks ago

Level Titles in D&D | What’s in a Name? | Wandering DMs S08 E26

Dan & Paul chat about level titles in early D&D. Did you know in the earliest editions of D&D (original, 1E, B/X), that every class level had a disti…

1 month ago

Building a One-on-One Adventure Live! | Dungeon Design Dash #9 | Wandering DMs S08 E25

With Dan still away on vacation, Paul is taking on a solo Dungeon Design Dash!

Inspired by a suggestion from our Discord community, today's challenge…

1 month, 1 week ago

Barbarian Prince | Going Solo in a Classic Hexcrawl | Wandering DMs S8E24

With Dan away traveling for the next two weeks, Paul is going solo… so what better time to play one of his favorite solo fantasy games ever? It's Bar…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Invisibility in D&D | Rules, Rulings, & Edge Cases | Wandering DMs S8E23

Dan and Paul discuss one of D&D's most iconic and surprisingly complicated—spells: Invisibility.

On the surface it seems straightforward, but once pl…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tsojcanth Review | Classic D&D Recap | Wandering DMs S08 E22

Paul and Dan look back to our marathon holiday weekend playthrough of the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, the classic D&D tournament adventure that first …

2 months ago

Shadowdark with Kelsey Dionne | Bridging OSR and Modern D&D | Wandering DMs S08 E21

Dan and Paul, the Wandering DMs, are joined by Kelsey Dionne, creator of the award-winning Shadowdark RPG.

Shadowdark has become one of the most talk…

2 months, 1 week ago

D&D Battle Mats | From Wet-Erase to Digital Tables | Wandering DMs S08 E20

Dan and Paul discuss the many ways they've brought tactical combat to life at the tabletop over decades of running Dungeons & Dragons and other RPGs.…

2 months, 3 weeks ago