In D&D news, Greg & Shelly discuss all the special treats in store for DND Live 2021, D&D Celebration details, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and so much more! Afterwards, Transplanar RPG DM Connie Chang returns for another edition of How to DM. This week Shelly and Connie discuss character backstories. Our special interview this week is with the amazing game designer as well as DM of our special celebrity table at D&D Live 2021, Kate Welch! Dragon Talk is executively produced by Greg Tito, Shelly Mazzanoble & Wizards of The Coast. Show production by Lisa Carr & Ryan Marth of Siren Sound. Podcast recording, editing, mixing and mastering by Ryan Marth & Siren Sound. Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 How To DM - 10:39 Interview - 53:57 Outro - 1:46:23 Greg Tito Twitter - twitter.com/gregtito Shelly Mazzanoble Twitter - twitter.com/shellymoo Adventures in the Forgotten Realms - https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/forgotten-realms The Wild Beyond The Witchlight - https://gtly.to/S3nc7l9xk Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos - https://gtly.to/Hl2IDym2L D&D Live 2021 - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/dndlive2021_announce D&D Celebration - https://dndcelebration.com Dragon Talk Live 300th Episode Celebration - www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL-uNpW6h0s D&D Monopoly - https://theop.games/products/game/monopoly-dungeons-dragons Dark Alliance - https://darkalliance.wizards.com/en Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft - https://gtly.to/F6WZQivTz D&D Newsletter - dnd.wizards.com/newsletter Dragon + - https://dnd.wizards.com/content/dragon D&D Official Discord - https://discord.com/invite/dnd D&D Virtual Play Weekends - https://dnd.wizards.com/virtual_play_weekends Connie Chang Twitter - twitter.com/byconniechang Transplanar RPG Twitter - twitter.com/TransplanarRPG Kate Welch Instagram - instagram.com/katewelchhhh Dragon Talk Show Page - https://dnd.wizards.com/dragon-talk/podcast-hub Siren Sound - www.sirensound.co