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Gary Con XVIII | In the Books | Wandering DMs S08 E09
Paul & Dan chat about their amazing experiences at Gary Con XVIII! From playing games with some of their personal heroes, to running a bunch of tourn…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Purple Worms & Sea Monsters | The Kaiju of D&D | Wandering DMs S08 E08
Paul & Dan grapple with the biggest of all monsters in original D&D: Purple Worms and Sea Monsters! Why were these beefy guys picked as the apex pred…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Outdoor Adventures in D&D | Hex Crawls, Point Crawls, and Big Journeys | Wandering DMs S08 E07
Dan and Paul discuss techniques for running tabletop RPG adventures that span large outdoor regions and long journeys. From classic hex crawls and wi…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Dungeon! Boardgame | The Essence of D&D | Wandering DMs S08 E06
Paul and Dan pull out and analyze Dave Megarry's famous Dungeon! boardgame, developed at the same time as D&D, published in 1975. How much were the g…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
How Not To Be a Potato | Showing Up at the Table | Wandering DMs S08 E05
Dan and Paul tackle a deceptively common table problem: the potato player - someone who shows up, sits quietly, and never quite engages. Coined as sh…
7 months, 1 week ago
Rangers in D&D | Wilderness Experts | Wandering DMs S08 E04
Paul and Dan chat about the history of Rangers in D&D. Inspired directly by Tolkien, they're one of D&D's earliest and most appealing sub-classes! Wi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Puzzle Dungeons | Chris “Directsun” on Designing Meaningful Puzzles | Wandering DMs S08 E03
Dan and Paul revisit one of Wandering DMs’ earliest topics - puzzles in tabletop RPGs - this time with special guest Chris M, aka Directsun. Back in …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Star Frontiers in 2026 | Life in the Future | Wandering DMs S08 E02
Dan & Paul chat about the classic 1980's sci-fi RPG, Star Frontiers, from the makers of D&D. We're still running it today for younger players and hav…
8 months ago
The Rule of Cool | When Breaking the Rules Makes the Game Better | Wandering DMs S08 E01
Dan and Paul kick off Season 8 by diving into one of the most debated ideas in tabletop RPGs: The Rule of Cool. When should a GM stick to the written…
8 months, 1 week ago
2025 Year in Review | Wandering DMs Season 7 | Wandering DMs S07 E41
Dan and Paul close out Season 7 of Wandering DMs with their annual Year in Review, looking back at what defined the season.
They revisit standout epi…
9 months ago