Grumpy Dungeon Masters

This week Christopher took over with 3 different topics. He was so excited the other Dungeon Masters let him have some time. Firstly there was a rules discussion from 5E/5.5 that should have been obvious. However when you’re dealing with rules it’s important to be thorough. He also got to wrap up his current “Adventurers League” game. Characters died to no surprise. Lastly he finally got some of the 5.5 Dungeons & Dragons World of Warcraft in his hands. He is both ecstatic and disappointed at the same time.

Dan got a bit of time to talk about another Gary Gygax module of infinite fame, the Tomb of Horrors. There is so much about the history of role-playing games that we are finding out.

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The Grumpy Dungeon Masters hadn’t actually planned on talking about Sword World, but now that the backerkit has crushed 2.7 million dollars they pretty much had no choice. If you have ever wanted to play an RPG based on an anime that was based on Dungeons & Dragons and then converted to English then this is the one for you.

Jay talks a bit about detailing our characters with backgrounds, beliefs, and goals and how to make people actually roleplay them. If your character is a true believer in something they should have to take the good with the bad and rewarding them could be one way to make that happen.

Dan dives deeper into the history of Dungeons & Dragons and looks at the Drow series of modules by Gary Gygax. If 5E has made the Drow less fearsome then perhaps these modules will show you the true power of the Dark Elves!

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The Grumpy Dungeon Masters talk about Ravenloft and the Domain of Dreads Project Lamordia. It’s a download for D&D Beyond that is set in the Domain of Lamordia, but instead of being gothic horror it is a cyberpunk adventure circa 1990’s. This is quite a change from what the Domains have always been and the guys have thoughts on it.

Dan dives a bit more into some Dungeons & Dragons history. This time he’s looking at the giants series of modules from Gary Gygax from 1977. Generally Gary’s modules are considered difficult in the best of times. Now add giants that can kill you with a rock or stepping on you. Lots of dead adventurers to be sure.

Christopher also killed some adventurers this week, but it wasn’t with giants.

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Jay finally wrapped up his Dungeon Crawl Classics Caverns of Thracia campaign. However it ended with a whimper instead of a great bang. Such is the way of things. He also came across a silent RPG, where you don’t talk, but only use your phone to message. Interesting concept that may not be for everybody.

Dan and Christopher dig into more historical facts about Dungeons & Dragons. The strangest may be the fact that the Players Handbook for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons didn’t actually teach you how to roll up stats. That was in the Dungeon Masters Guide. Christopher adds on to the weirdness by going through Dragon Magazine issue #3. Finding out there was actually an “Idiot” class is just a small part of the strangeness of the times in that issue.

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This week Dan and Kristian managed to head to LUGcon in Atlanta and get to play a few different games. Some of these included Pendragon, Shadowdark, and Call of Chthulhu. It’s usually best to remain ignorant in Call of Cthulhu. What you can’t read can’t hurt you.

Christopher ran his regular “Adventurers League” game this week and it was a wild one. It had badger moles using powerful crossbows and a giant poisonous skull. Not surprisingly many characters didn’t make it through the encounter. Just another day in the life of a Dungeons & Dragons game.

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The Grumpy Dungeon Masters have been taking looks at the original Dragon magazines lately. This week is issue #2 and all of the goodies contained within. This includes bits on monks, traps, the Remorhaz, the alchemist class, and making magic items. Also Christopher finds a better way of doing weapon masteries.

The guys also talk a little bit about the Dragon Kings Kickstarter that is on the way. The original team that created Dark Sun are all on board apparently including Troy Dennings, Tim Brown, Brom, Rich Baker, and Bill Slavicsek. This is shaping up to be one heck of an RPG.

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The Grumpy Dungeon Masters finally did it. They finally got around to reviewing the Tomb of Gyzaengaxx. A module created by Gooeycube and Luke Gygax. They have been talking about it for months and finally found the opportunity to take a look at it. Despite some of the flaws in the layout the guys still like much of what it’s presenting. An old school module that Gary would be proud of.

The guys also play a game. Who made which version of Szass Tam. Christopher reads off the stats of the lich. One was created by WotC and one was created by Ed Greenwood. Both similar in nature, but different enough to matter. Can the other fellas tell who made which version of it?

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This time the Grumpy Dungeon Masters get a chance to sit down and talk with Eric Menge. He helped produce a lot of the Adventurers League product over the years, runs Mythmakers, and is currently working on Realmsbound with Ed Greenwood. Realmsbound is a project on the DM’s Guild that is expanding on the lore of the Forgotten Realms. All of those wonderful places that are outside of the Sword Coast are finally getting some much needed love!

They also talk about a couple of other projects as well. Expedition from the Mysterious Peaks, a Sci-Fi 5E setting and Ath Cliath for Fate of the Norn, a very detailed city for Vikings during Ragnarok.

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It’s Labor Day Weekend and Dan and Kristian made their usual trek to DragonCon for a bit of gaming. For those not familiar DragonCon is a cosplay convention in Atlanta every year that also has a gaming section. The guys went to play a game of Pirate Borg and a game of Mutant Crawl Classics and apparently to run into some weirdos.

Jay finally got his long awaited copy of 80’s Adventures. It was a kickstarter that was Dungeons & Dragons 5E, but with a 1980’s flare. It’s full of greedy corporate execs, shopping malls, and every musical and movie reference you can shake a stick at. If you’re a fan of campy 80’s films this setting is for you.

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Your game isn’t Critical Role according to the Grumpy Dungeon Masters. The guys talk about live play RPG’s and how they are different from your home games. While live plays may be entertaining to watch most home games aren’t designed the same way. Not every game has to operate the same way when the real goal is to have fun.

Dan got him a new series of books that detail the entire history of Dungeons & Dragons and boy is it deep. He goes into some details and stories that aren’t common knowledge. If you love learning about the history of this hobby we all love then this is one to listen to.

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Intro Music Provided by:
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Hit N Smash by Rafael Krux
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