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Welcome back to the table! Malcolm, Tori & Arcadia finally play-tested Daggerheart and share impressions and takeaways. Some serious GMing skills were used at the table, Arcadia got pulled in to roleplaying, and Tori showed us all to be a little bit afraid of frogs. While they all had fun playing a new game at the table, there is recognition that while it’s a great game and tons of players will love playing it at their table, it might not be the game for everybody.

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Welcome back to the table! We get to talk about two big names in the ttrpg circles. Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins are two of the biggest names in D&D. These two gents have huge backstories in all things D&D. We have the forever DM and the rules guy. With the amount of time these gents spent gaming, they could call their shots. Both gents spent at least 18 years at WotC, very successfully. These guys are amazing and should at least be looked at by all of the D&D players. Both of them retired from WotC this year and went to Darrington Press. What does mean? This means that Darrington Press just landed two of the biggest fish in the ttrpg space. 

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Welcome back to the table! Back to Daggerheart, Tori went into a deep dive for the rules/mechanics. Daggerheart is it’s own system and it’s mechanics reflect that. It is NOT a D&D clone. This system takes a lot from other games and takes them and twist into it’s own. Malcom brings in the fact that the resources has some similarities with VTM and Shadowrun. The duality dice brings a new resource into the game with hope and fear. Combat gets into unknown territory with the drop of initiative rolls. The spotlight is another one of those branches off from D&D. This is not a math heavy game. Hope and fear are an interesting twist to give the players agency as well as the GM. Malcolm eventually brings up that those hope and fear almost mimics THAC0. All and all, this seems like a good game to play (wait for the playtest) as a choice to play. I doubt that we will give up our D&D but this seems like a good alternative to play as well. 

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Arcadia and Malcom have lost their Byrd for the week but she was actually supposed to be playing on recording day. They discuss Daggerheart and the splash it is making in the ttrpg world. Daggerheart is the new ttrpg brought to by Darrington Press (Critical Role) and many people have some very strong opinions on them. This was a marked step away from D&D but they are wildly successful in their own right, they are not beholden to WotC. They have been in position to launch their own game without having to lean on the D&D framework. Did we mention they landed Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins? This is the first of many conversations on this topic. Was this a gauntlet thrown or was this just a natural result of the success that Critical Role garnered? Is Darrington Press going to avoid the pitfalls of WotC and the OGL crisis? What are your thoughts on Daggerheart and how it will affect the ttrpg space in the days to come?

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Pick an Edition, any edition, we got you covered. Welcome to our first monster comparison! Tori starts us off with her favorite monster, the Beholder! Don't worry, there will be other monster comparisons to com! 

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There are receipts and Arcadia gets to GM. Malcolm leads off with the future of ttrpgs and how folks want to customize games even further. Solo gaming has gained traction and folks are moving away from the mechanics. While this may be the future of some gamers, most of us agree that this is not the same thing as gaming at a table with folks. This seems more like a Choose Your Own Adventure or a rpg video game to most of us. This is a way of the story telling aspect of ttrpgs. Virtual tabletops are rising to prominence as well as AI assistance for players as well. But, click, clack math rocks make brain go brrrrrr. While these tools are cool, it loses the social aspect. Tori brings us back from the break and talks about the mechanics of Dungeons and Dragons. What’s your fave mechanic of the game? The four of us bring ours to table. RAW gets brought up as well. Derailed once again, we do eventually get back to the topic at hand. Jess almost takes out Arcadia about the mechanics that she fudged. Having the three GMs weigh in on this topic was awesome. 

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Malcom is the GM this episode, and Jess is in the studio with us. Tori wins the initiative roll and brings up what everyone’s characters are based on. Movies, books, and TV shows capture people's imagination and bring ideas to the forefront. Lord of the Rings, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and He-Man come up in the conversation. Don’t forget The Hobbit as well. Inspiration is found everywhere, and we wanna hear yours too. Arcadia comes back from the break with our favorite fantasy books and how they affect our gaming. What is your favorite TTRPG-inspired book? We share all of ours, and wish some of the books didn’t have a game attached to them. We want our faves to be playable and not just a book. Homeland, Knights of the Black Rose, Dragons of Autumn’s Twilight, and Jess called on the Dragonlance series. We want to hear all of your favorites, too. 

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Arcadia gets to be our GM this round while Tori is still remote because she likes podcasting in her pajamas. Shadowrun is the name of the game in this episode as Malcolm and Tori cover two classes from Shadowrun's Fifth Edition. Tori wins initiative but defers, so Malcolm gets to talk about his favorite class, the Face. This class is the talker of the bunch. They are the ones who get you the jobs, who know a guy who knows a guy, the ones with the contacts and who can make things happen via manipulation. They're the hustlers, the ones who make their own way in the world, who weren't handed things on a silver platter. This is the charisma-based class of Shadowrun, which can also get hit with the worst negs. Malcolm rocks this role and loves the RP aspect of this class. Tori brings it back after the break with the Rigger class. Riggers are the ones with all the toys. They are tapped into the machines and are the ones who run the drones and the vehicles. If you need to get from point A to point B or you need security or offense, the Riggers are the ones you'll need. This class is the Swiss Army Knife of the classes for Shadowrun. Yet another game we like a lot.

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Malcolm leads us out in our sweet 16 episode. We're down for laughs, sharing news, and celebrating the TTRPG community joining us at the table around the world. We want to know where you're finding Atoria, and would love to talk with you on our socials. Tori brings us big announcements for our Patreon community, Arcadia tries her hand at pronouncing your hometowns, and Malcolm is ready to ship you your FA merch!

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Malcolm is the GM today while Tori calls in and is on the air remotely! The ladies cover a couple of clans in VTM for this episode. Arcadia leads off by talking about the Banu Hakim. This clan isn’t one of the most well-known clans in VTM because it's one of the most isolated and isn't part of the Camarilla. The Banu Hakim clan has its own history, caste system, and organization. The Masquerade isn't as necessary for them as it is for other clans, and they've stepped away from most Kindred society. They're a clan of laws and judges, which brings them a fair bit of infamy and even some prejudice from the Western world. Arcadia chose this clan because the sheer amount of lore drew her in. Tori comes back from break with Clan Malkavian, another of the original 13 clans. This clan can be played as a joke clan to most because it's the clan of madmen who use mental illness both to their advantage and to their detriment. It's also a group of seers and for those who have powers that don't fall under the purview of any of the other clans. Every member of the clan was chosen with a specific purpose in mind; the sire chooses with a purpose but may also abandon their children soon after the embrace. Clan Malkavian also utilizes the Cobweb to their advantage, creating a built-in network to reach their clanmates, even if it does end up being a very random thing. If you couldn't tell, we really like this TTRPG. 

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