Grumpy Dungeon Masters

More new monsters from the upcoming edition of the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual. WotC released a video talking about the undead so we are talking about the undead also. Apparently there is now a Revenant the size of a house. Well, actually, it is a house. A house Revenant.

Also some new monstrosities and some of the changes to them and their classification. Apparently Kenku and now monstrosities. GDM Jay has always thought that about them. Also Owlbears become even more terrifying.

GDM Jay goes into the history of a long forgotten game. Dragon Dice. A game created by TSR that helped bankrupt the company. The guys are giddy with glee when they find out the game is still being made. Even more so when they find out that novels exist on it. Expect more to come about from this discovery.

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Wizards of the Coast released a video talking about the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons 5.5 Monster Manual. Naturally the guys have to give their take on things. While the details are sparse the guys still have opinions about things.

GDM Dan takes a look at the “ecology” of the Dragonborn. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters were all a bit surprised to find out that the Dragonborn are actually much older than originally thought.

GDM Dan also walks the guys through the story of the Oblex. Apparently this monster was created by a kid who got to work for WotC for 1 day. This monster is one of the better monsters the guys have seen in a while.

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This week the guys talk pro-wrestling. To bad GDM Christopher’s wife isn’t here for it.

Also they talk about the new Dungeons and Dragons pinball machine from Stern Pinball titled, Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrants Eye. Gonna be honest. This pinball machine is pretty sweet. Hopefully the guys will get to play it at some point.

Also GDM Jay makes the argument that Beholder’s are just birds. He and GDM Dan both apparently unknown to each other studied up on the ecology of the beholder and found bunches of fun new information.

The guys also take a stab at a website that has links to every 2nd edition monster. This turns into great fun as they randomly hit the lottery.

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The guys are back and it’s the final episode of the year. As always the guys take a look back at their own favorite products they have come across. While not all of the products were released this year, it is things the Grumpy Dungeon Masters got hold of.

The guys spend some time talking about why the Dungeons and Dragons 5.5/5R/2024 edition is not among their products of the year. Start with naming it better.

GDM Jay got access to the Alpha version of Crooked Moon PDF and decided to talk a bit about it. What is a folk horror setting and why some of the archtypes have actually got him interested in maybe running 5E again at some point.

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It’s Christmas Week and the guys have been busy. We’re posting a bit late, but here comes the pod! GDM Jay, Christopher, and Kristian are joined by long time friend of the show and Grumpy Dungeon Master Bruce the Beer Bandit.

GDM Jay brings us the Ecology of the Osquip this week. Who care’s about some giant 6 legged rat? Wizards and Warlocks do apparently since they can be familiars.

Also since it’s Christmas time the guys have to talk about the Badvent calendar. It’s an advent calendar that’s so bad the guys actually want copies of it. Who doesn’t want malformed lead dice and miniatures with extra limbs?

With Bruce being back on the podcast the guys try to take a stab at RPG Jeopardy. What everybody realizes is that they all suck at trivia.

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The Christmas holiday is almost upon us and the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are preparing you for the coming of Mariah Carey, also known as Maria. Shes making a list, checking it thrice, and is definitely naughty and nice.

Amazon Prime has a new show titled Secret Level, which has a Dungeons and Dragons episode among them. The guys watched it and give their take on things. Everybody is hoping this leads to more Dungeons and Dragons shows in the future.

GDM Jay takes a look at one of the most underutilized magic items in Marvelous Pigments. If you’ve ever wanted to the Coyote painting a tunnel on a wall this is your chance.

Also a trailer for Solasta 2 has the guys in a frenzy. Listen in!

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The old men are grumping once again. This week they are kind of all over the place with their critiques. Not enough novels being written, lack of danger in current modules, and somebody ate the last rice cake.

GDM Christopher finally finished up his Waterdeep campaign and reveals a number of the secrets going on behind the scenes. If you ever wanted a look at what goes on in the mind of a crazy Dungeon Master this is your chance.

GDM Dan brings us the ecology of the Flail Snail this week. It’s a mosh pit full of flailing goodness.

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Thanksgiving weeks over and the guys are back to their usual shenanigans. This podcasts a bit all over the place and includes how our Grumpy Dungeon Masters got introduced into the fantasy genre as well as witches in popular culture. The guys also spend an inordinate amount of time talking about Baldur’s Gate 3 since Larian Studios dropped the bombshell of a major patch on the way.

GDM Jay was busy with this podcast detailing out his current adventures playing in Curse of Strahd. Lets say it includes sending a DM for a loop and a bit of Lycanthropy. Also, the ecology of the Rakshasa.

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This week is Thanksgiving week and the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are giving you some great content! Have you ever wanted to kill your players with a turkey? If so the guys have the thing for you. Listen in and check out the stats for Turkamat. What’s better than a giant bird with 5 heads.

GDM Dan returns with even more info on the dread Catoblepas. You thought we were done with that monster? We prove you can beat more out of a dead Catoblepas.

The guys also dive into the history of Earth as a location in Dungeons and Dragons. Yes, Elminster has in fact visited Earth many times. It’s a weird wild ride.

GDM Kristian finally drops the ecology of the Gorbel on us and there are no words to describe it. Certainly one of the weirdest and wildest monsters to ever entertain players.

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Grumpy Dungeon Masters Christopher, Kristian, and Jay take a look at the sections of cosmology, items, and bastions this week.

The GDM guys generally like the section on cosmology, but don’t expect to run a planar campaign on it alone. As for the items section it’s a mix. Some good and some bad. Also GDM Christopher loses it when he finds out that Vecna’s hand and Eye are in the magic item section.

Lastly is bastions. They don’t dive to deep into it, but agree it will most likely go under used. Might work for some campaigns, but not most.

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