The guys take a look at the current road map for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 for 2026. So far this includes a new Ravenloft book coming later in the year, a book for spellcasters, and some other un-named project around the end of the year. The guys are speculating that it will be Dark Sun, but only time will tell.

Dan takes a look at the pdf for Shadowdark Cursed Scroll number 5. This one focuses on “The Deep”, which is the Shadowdark version of the Underdark. As if light sources weren’t already an issue, imagine diving even deeper underground. It’s full of weird and dangerous critters and the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are here for it.

Jay decided to take it upon himself to play some Dungeons & Dragons with an AI game master. While the AI GM was able to get a decent little adventure going it didn’t seem to have a full grasp of the rules or understand how to make combat fair. Perhaps at some point it will become viable, but it’s got a ways to go.

Kristian takes a dig into the past and talks about play by email games. These were games of D&D or other RPG’s via email, where you would describe your turn and await a reply. Games like Birthright or other war games worked quite well using this method.

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