DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben discuss some of the news coming from and about Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and the 2024 PHB then dig into soft and hard campaign resets.

Community Pages: Hasbro CEO and AI; 2024 PHB is the fastest selling D&D book; Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn; Transition Guide and Changelog for the 2024 PHB; Polygon’s article on Horizons.

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Ryan and Ben discuss the D&D Beyond changes and update then look into how to run and play with large scale and permanent consequences.

Community Pages: D&D Beyond Changelog; D&D Direct Recap; Ginny Di’s Let’s Make a 2024 D&D character; Ginny Di’s I ran a $5k D&D game (and had a panic attack).

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Ryan and Ben discuss the newest update about Bastions in the new 2024 DMG and then discuss some questions from the community.

Community Pages: Ginny Di’s “‘Yes, and’ isn’t the great D&D advice you think it is” video; Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons; Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG Kickstarter.

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Ryan and Ben go over the info coming out of GenCon and then look at various aspects of a running a chase scene.

Community Pages: PHB 2024 backwards compatibility; Artificers and the 2024 PHB; Chris Perkins interview about the new DMG; Ancient Green Dragon Stat Block; DM Screen Pic; Monetization job posting; Project Sigil sign up; All D&D announcements from Gen Con 2024; Ginny Di’s Should I switch to D&D 2024?; PHB Reviews; D&D Live from GenCon.

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Ryan and Ben continue to look into the new Player’s Handbook class videos delving into monks, sorcerers, clerics, and bards.

Community Pages: 2024 Monks; Monk video bullet points; 2024 Sorcerers; Sorcerer video bullet points; 2024 Clerics; Cleric video bullet points; 2024 Bards; Bard video bullet points; The Gamemaster’s Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons; Silver Dragon Games; Tabletop Game and Hobby.

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Ryan and Ben continue their journey through the deluge of 2024 PHB information taking a look at Warlocks, Druids, Wizards, Rangers, Spells, and Crafting.

Community Pages: 2024 Warlocks; Warlock video bullet points; 2024 Druids; Druid video bullet points; 2024 Wizards; Wizard video bullet points; 2024 Rangers; Ranger video bullet points; 2024 Spells; Spell video bullet points; Crafting video; Crafting video bullet points; Adaptable NPCs.

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Ryan and Ben dig through the new Player Handbook information as well as new information on Fighters, Paladins, Barbarians, and Rogues.

Community Pages: 2024 Player’s Handbook video; 2024 Fighter video; Fighter video bullet points; 2024 Paladin video; Paladin video bullet points; 2024 Barbarian video; Barbarian video bullet points; 2024 Rogue video; Rogue video bullet points; Surprise rule update; Donjon fantasy calendar.

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Ryan and Ben take a look at the new Monster Manual cover are, discuss the Roll20 Demiplane news, and then try out a new segment all about combat encounters!

Community Pages: Monster Manual cover art; Roll20 purchases Demiplane; Captains and Cannons; Star Wars 5th Edition; Ginny Di’s Youtube Channel; How to make your players stop talking and fight.

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Ryan and Ben discuss some of the newest updates then take a look at each other with insight checks!

Community Pages: Flee Mortals! on D&D Beyond; Where Evil Lives on D&D Beyond; Flee Mortals’ Creature Roles; Game Informer: Art of Dungeons and Dragons; Reddit Game Informer TLDR; Animal Adventures: The Faraway Sea.

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Ryan and Ben talk about some of the most recent Wizards of the Coast News and then discuss campaign and adventure length Matt Colville’s video “How Long Should an Adventure Be?”

Community Pages: How Long Should an Adventure Be?; D&D Beyond’s VTT map tool updates; Expanding the SRD; Polygon’s Vecna: Eve of Ruin review; Adventure Lookup;

Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It

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