DMs Rob and Matt are joined by a special guest: a random table!

But this isn't just any random table, but a table of your over-used, loved or hated, fantasy tropes. Listen in as Matt and Rob attempt to remix and reuse these tropes into a workable bit of region, adventure, and faction prep.

d12

Fantasy Trope

1

The Dark Lord in his Dark Tower Ruling his Dark Land

2

Metal, Elemental, Color-Based Powers or Magic

3

A Not-Arthur Rules a Not-Camelot

4

PCs are the Chosen Ones (sic)

5

Multiverse Hopscotch

6

Ancient Magical Rome That Is Now Gone

7

Magical Resource Extraction (Crystals, Spice, etc.)

8

Actually, Man is the Greatest Monster of All

9

The Orange-Blue Alignment Axis

10

The Gods are Grifters

11

This land is cursed

12

Of course it's a giant floating island

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Matt and Rob read some BLOGS and talk about OSR design, especially around how to run big, epic monster combats that don't just feel like slugfests.

https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/

https://www.explorersdesign.com/the-1-hp-dragon/

https://www.mindstormpress.com/nested-monster-hit-dice

https://idlecartulary.com/2024/02/29/red-button-monsters/

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"A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of stick! It makes me tired."

Strap on your shield and get ready to seek some myths, Sir Rob and Sir Matt are reviewing Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland! Oak and iron guard us well, or else we're dead, and doomed to hell.

Free Quickstart Rules: https://bit.ly/mbplaytest

Digital rules: https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland

Print and PDF (Americas): https://plusoneexp.com/collections/bastionland-press/products/mythic-bastionland-1

Print and PDF (everyone else): https://bastionlandpress.com/products/damaged-mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf

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Matt and Rob return to finding paths, reviewing Pathfinder #79 - #96: Mummy's Mask, Iron Gods, and Giantslayer. These adventures take us from the deserts of Osirion to the depths of Numeria's mysterious mountains and just about everywhere in between. We'll tell you about the good, the bad, and the ugly of each.

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2026 is here! And DMs Rob and Matt are here to answer your Dungeon Mastering questions.

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Matt and Rob look back on 2025 and talk about the highs, lows, and notable events -- of which there were many! We also look forward to 2026, and what's yet to come. Happy New Year everyone!

The Seventh Day of Wizardsmas is here, and Rob and Matt are reviewing Astarion's Book of Hungers. Will it slate their DM bloodlust or leave them desiring more?

Astarion's Book of Hungers

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On the 6th day of Wizardsmas, Matt and Rob return to Eberron and Khorvaire to talk about the newest book in our favorite magitech pulp universe, Eberron: Forge of the Artificer!

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This one is just for the Dungeon Masters! Rob and Matt review the new gazetteer and/or campaign book for running games in the Forgotten Realms!

Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

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Matt and Rob talk about the first of two big chonky books about playing D&D in the Forgotten Realms! We've got subclasses, spells, feats, factions, you name it, it's here!

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