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Midnight Tower are Tove and Erik, are a couple of lifelong geeks who love roleplaying games and books. They published the first adventures from Midnight Tower in 2019. The adventures are set in Eastern Farraway, a world created by Tove and in which their own D&D games have taken place for more than 20 years. We talk about creating mysteries to bring to the table, all the things they've learned while creating for Midnight Tower and their latest Kickstarter, the Agatha Christie inspired Murder at the Old Wolf Inn.

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From coming of age with Sabrina Spellman and The Worst Witch to the cottagecore of Tiffany Aching and Pomona Sprout, witches are ingrained in fantasy. So in this episode we call together a coven of witch classes so players can swap pauldrons for cauldrons and battleaxes for brooms. Whilst each is different, the common threads of crafting items or potions, casting curses or jinxes and boosted familiars, give them a witchy identity. We cannot wait to form our coven and head down the witches' road...

Chapters

(0:00) Intro

(2:12) Defining a Witch

(9:15) Witches in Dungeons & Dragons

(13:45) Common elements in Witch design

(20:34) Hexbound supplement from Antonio Demico

(31:56) Which Witch? homebrew options

(1:12:49) Trinket of the Week

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Featured on this episode:

Hexbound: A Witchy Supplement for 5e from Antonio Demico

Pointy Hat Youtube Channel

The Which Witch? Spreadsheet

The Occultist from Kibbles Tasty

Witch from Mage Hand Press

Witch in Deep Magic Volume 2 from Kobold Press

The Witch from Worlds Beyond Number

The Witch from Walrock Homebrew

The Witch Class: The Universal Caster from Nexica_

Withercap from Loot Tavern

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Music:

"Gypsy Shoegazer No Voices" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Dungeon Of The Undead Audio by @MichaelGhelfiStudios

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgWAUz7GIc4

"SCP-x2x (Unseen Presence)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Double, double toil and trouble. Spooky season is upon us and we're starting with hags! We stir the cauldron of existing stat blocks and add ingredients to form a coven of flavourful hags for your games. From new lightning bottling storm hags and pestilence witches with cure alls to refreshed green and night hags with lair actions, spell lists and coven lore, this episode will have you cackling in delight for new horrific hag based hauntings. 

Chapters:

(0:00) - Intro & Halloween Vibes

(8:07) - Iconic Hags

(13:35) - What makes a Hag?

(18:45) - Monster Manual and beyond

(31:31) - New Hags with D&D Unleashed & Kobold Press

(53:08) - Improved Hags with DMSlash

(1:09:34) - Hag Adventure Modules

(1:17:56) - Trinket & Project of the Week

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Featured on this episode:

More Horrific Hags from DnD Unleashed

Elemental Hags from DnD Unleashed

Mirror, Sand, Blood, Red in Tome of Beats Vol.1 from Kobold Press

Brine, Floe, Pesta, Wood in Tome of Beasts Vol.3 from Kobold Press

The Grimoire of Curses from DMSlash

The Haunted Woods from Natasja van Gestel

The Wending Wold from The Griffon's Saddlebag

Tale of the Bog Withch from Penny Dragon Games

A Queero’s Journey from Adventuring with Pride

Flesh Shaper’s Ladle featured in Tale of the Bog Witch from Penny Dragon Games

Project of the Week:Grim Hollow: Transformed

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Music:

"Gypsy Shoegazer No Voices" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Baldur's Gate 3 Ambiences - Hag Hut Hangout

https://youtu.be/qaohqWGY4Nk?si=ucYXUDumSGlcCcn2

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Ewww don't touch that! Phil has free reign this week to talk all things ooze and slime! From a slime-covered animated skeleton species to ooze mage and ooze rancher subclasses we get icky with character options for slime lovin' players. And for GMs an assortment of jellies, toxins and even molten cheese stat blocks. Let's get sticky! 

Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro

(8:05) Ooze in the Monster Manual

(13:26) Playing as an Ooze

(25:02) Having an Ooze adventure with you

(41:22) New Ooze variations and where to find them

(50:13) Humorous Ooze

(53:03) Trinket and Project of the Week

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Featured on this episode:

Amoeboids from Mage Hand Press

Geleton from The Griffons Saddlebag

How to Play as a Slime in D&D from Game Masters Domain

Slime Race from tmp_muffin

Oozemaster & The Ooze Rancher from Valda's Spire of Secrets

The Accursed Archive in The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets from Genuine Fantasy Press

Oozemage in The Oracles of Aughra from Sarsen Games

Circle of Ooze from anon

Blood-Borne Ooze, Gem Jelly & Arcane Amalgam in Flee Mortals from MCDM

Dragon Quest Slimes from deathsythe

Blood Ooze & Living Toxin in Grim Hollow: The Monster Grimoire from Ghostfire Gaming

Cheese Elemental from Noblecrumpet

Gel Glove from The Wondrous Quill

Project of the Week: Battlezoo Bestiary: Elemental Storm from Roll For Combat

Full show notes to everything mentioned on the podcast can be found at abovetable.com

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Music:

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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With D&D more popular than ever, we had a look at what's out there for new players and GMs! From ideal first-time one shots and adventures to player guides and accessible character sheet designs - this episode signposts to everything to get you and your friends into the game.

Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro

(4:30) Deborah Ann Woll teaches D&D

(9:38) First games

(14:56) Starter set guide

(22:44) New Player resources

(43:00) New GM resources

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Lots of content covered in this episode so for full show notes and links to everything discussed head to abovetable.com

Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons

Praline Mocha

What Makes a Good Player Character? from Matt Colville

A beginners guide to D&D from Sherlock Hulmes

Practical Rings from AgentElman

Project of the Week: Killer of Giants from Greedy Gorgon Press

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Music:

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Whether cute cub companions or ferociously territorial monstrosities, owlbears are an iconic D&D creature. This week we discuss different sub-species stat blocks, solutions to the Wild Shape problem and a range of different ways to get one of these a feathered fluff balls of fury as a character's companion.

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Featured on this episode:

Sympathy For The Monster from Curious Archive

Druidic Shape Charms from Griffon's Saddlebag

Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book from MCDM Productions

Baby Bestiary Handbook Volume 1 from Metal Weave Games

Owlbear Tamer in Tavern Tales Vol.1 from Escape Plan Games

Even More Owlbears from FrostBladestorm

Creatures Compendium: Owls from Starsail Games

Monster Manual Expanded (5E) from Dragonix

Parrotbear in Battlezoo Bestiary from Roll For Combat

Build An Owlbear from varansl

The Shining Shrine from Loot Tavern

Owl Helm from The Griffon's Saddlebag

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Music:

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We're back trope-busting again - this time with a fury (or lack thereof?). In this episode Phil quizzes Josh on why he feels rage at the barbarian's rage feature not making sense. We then discuss everything homebrew, from different types of rage and re-working those abilities to a variety of subclasses that veer away from any barbarian tropes and give a fresh take on such a well known ability.

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Featured on this episode:

Alternate Barbarian Rages from Brandes Stoddard

Fury Barbarian from Mr. Wizardly

Alternate Barbarian from LaserLalma

Path of Nightmares from The Griffons Saddlebag

Path of the Infernal from The Griffon's Saddlebag

The Iramancer from The Griffon's Saddlebag

Path of the Tideheart from The Griffon's Saddlebag

Valda's Spire of Secrets from Mage Hand Press

Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt from MonkeyDM

Brutal Barbarian Paths Heirlooms from Flail Snail's Mail

Project of the Week: Monster Trainer's Handbook from Dungeon in a Box

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Music:

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Bookish character options and enticing tomes explored, but what do the final pages of our book-themed trilogy have in store? We hunt out unique libraries and their distinct librarians. We analyze mechanics and advice for researching and learning from texts in game. All in our final quest to integrate books into campaigns, storylines and downtime for any book-loving party, player or character. The End... for now...

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Featured on this episode:

Chapter 1: Bibliophiles

Chapter 2: A Physical Copy

Strixhaven Mysteries #1: The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces from RBSkald

Librarian's Guide to Knowledge from Diego Pisa Artworks

Amaranthine Archivists from Bonus Action

Illuminated Manuscript Card from Dungeon Scribe

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium from Knights of Vasteel

The Kleptogoblicon from Cardboard Anvil

The Ancient Library of Knowledge from DMSlash

The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

Accursed Library from Phylea

Project of the Week: Fantasy+ from Monument Studios

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Music:

Drama Music Sampler | Fantasy+

https://www.youtube.com/@monumentsounds

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Not all spells are written equal. Some are must haves, whilst others you never see cast. In this episode we twist the Weave to shakeup spellcasting for players and GMS alike. From nuanced replacements for under- and over-powered spells to a streamlined system that lets players and NPCs add new aspects to well-known favourites, this episode is sure to spark the imagination of any spellcaster who is bored of Fireball or True Strike and any GM who is fed up of Guidance and Silvery Barbs.

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Featured on this episode:

Spells That Don't Suck from somanyrobots & Omega Ankh

Spell Masteries from Mythmaker

Incantations from Metal Weave Games

Elemental Spells 2.0 from Kibble's

Project of the Week: Gobber's Guide to Hearth and Home from Unlimited Realms

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Music:

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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As Olympic fever gripped the world once more, we dove headfirst into the sports of D&D - 10s across the board! From some barebone rule sets to boardgame visualisations this week's episode explores everything from dodgeball and capture the flag to how to make any type of race exciting. Go Sports!

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Content featured on this episode:

Mage Tower & Silkball from Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

Chain Lightning from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

The Shankha Trials from Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

Swimming Race from Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep

Snail Racing from The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Dinosaur Racing from Tomb of Annihilation

The Fantasy League: A Guide to Running Sports in D&D from Mike Bernier

Annotated Tomb of Annihilation from Micah Faulkner

Tomb of Annihilation Companion from Sean McGovern

Strixhaven Supplemental Vol.2 from Alex Crews

Marauder featured in The Halcyon Coast from Aripockily

The Winter Crown from Aripockily

Siegeball featured in from Valda's Spire of Secrets from Mage Hand Press

Zephyr Boots from Strixhaven Supplemental Vol.3 from Alex Crews

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Music:

Intro clip: Sports Go Sports by Garfunkel and Oates https://youtu.be/2fraSdN-PG8?si=IhnZUigk9r4y-zaC

"The Path of the Goblin King" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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