Grumpy Dungeon Masters

This weeks title says it all. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters finally get some info on the new upcoming books and they are excited to talk about it. It’s so much information though that they had to invite 2 guests to help with it. Their friend Kristian returns along with GDM Christopher’s wife Shelley. It’s a lot to dive into so it’s a long podcast! Sit back, strap in, and enjoy the ride!

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GDM Christopher is back from his hiatus with some more new toys to talk about. He recently got some old Ral Partha miniatures from the 80’s along with the 2nd edition of Shadowrun from 1992. He and GDM Jay talk a bit about the setting and the things within, especially the section on critters (aka monsters). To his surprise they didn’t all have cybernetic eyes and limbs.

The guys also have a back and forth on kobolds and how they have changed over the years. GDM Jay still insists they are dog creatures while the current version is more lizard-like. GDM Christopher chimes in with some info from Japan and how they are different there.

GDM Jay got to run his Valiant Universe super hero game and fills GDM Christopher in. While he doesn’t dive into the stories as of yet there is more to come.

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GDM Jay had to invite an impromptu guest this week since GDM Christopher’s internet was out, so his buddy Mike fills in for the podcast. GDM Jay is going to be running a narrative super hero game this weekend for his players so the guys discuss the system that he’ll be using. The Valiant Universe RPG is a rather simple RPG system that leaves a lot of GM discretion. We’ll see how this turns out.

GDM Jay also goes over a brutal encounter from a 1st edition module that he has. The RPGA competition module “To Find a King” starts off with a bang and the guys chat about it some. Also they dive into the 5.5 Monster Manual cover arts and their encounter with a Xenomorph in a D&D Game.

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GDM Christopher has an epiphany and realizes he has never created a monster of his own for D&D. The guys go over some of the monsters that GDM Jay has created and many of the modifications they use for altering monsters. In the process GDM Christopher unknowingly created a monster all his own. Now for him to just bring it to the table.

The guys take a look-see at some cover art for the upcoming DMG and another book, which touches heavily on the 80’s nostalgia for D&D. Bringing back Vengar and Warduke might be a clever move by Wotc.

GDM Jay has an issue of trying to find something interesting for him to play in a 5E Ravenloft game. While a changeling spy may not be the most creative it’s at least new to him. So few things he hasn’t done in 5E though leaves him with few choices, or so he believes. Could 5.5 shake things up?

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The Grumpy Dungeon Masters came across a post about 44 rules for Dungeons & Dragons, which turned out to only be 16 rules. Since the original DM who posted these rules was incredibly Grumpy it just made sense for the guys to cover it.

GDM Jay walks GDM Christopher through how he chooses topics to talk about on the podcast and it is as wild as you might believe. Down a rabbit hole which somehow leads to summoning Demons and talking about Octopus people.

GDM Christopher talks about a new book. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from RPGs by our buddy Jeff Ashworth. GDM Christopher walks us through how to live life as a fighter by rolling a d6. Another great book that could be useful for any campaign and life!

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GDM Christopher finally got his grubby hands on the newest D&D 5E adventure, Vecna: Eve of Ruin. The guys take a bit of a look at Vecna’s stats for the adventure and as usual take some pot shots at it. That being said, both GM’s are interested in the module and want to see how it plays out.

GDM Jay got a look at the 5.5 players handbook alternate art cover by Wylie Beckett and immediately loved it. While the cover does have some mixed reviews the guys take a stab at the usual drama surrounding it.

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Apparently there is a new hub-bub revolving around D&D Beyond and changing their homebrew content to a paid subscription. Listen in and this one might actually surprise you for once. The guys actually have a different take this time and side with WotC for a change.

They also take a look at a couple of old books again since GDM Christopher got a sweet sweet stash of oldies. This week it’s a DM’s book from the Dungeons and Dragons immortals set. GDM Jay also takes a look at one of the worst modules of all time. The Terrible Trouble at Tragidore. All that plus a festival of a Tarrasque!

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In this weeks dreadful episode the guys talk about the Isle of Dread. It’s an adventure module from the expert set of basic Dungeons and Dragons, aka the blue box. The island itself is full of jungle adventures with ruins, lizardman tribes, and dinosaurs. Everybody has a favorite dinosaur and whatever it may be it’ll likely try to eat you in the Isle of Dread.

The guys also take some time to chat about Ravenloft and one of the most powerful NPC’s from the setting. The Darklord Azalin. Having caused 2 separate cataclysmic level events just trying to escape GDM Jay believe that he’s an underutilized character from the setting. Guess the world has enough liches already.

GDM Christopher also has a couple of tales from adventures league and WotC adds D&D 5.5 to the OGL…or at least they plan to.

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The guys are just getting started taking a look at some of the old books GDM Christopher managed to pick up recently. This time they dive into the BECMI Expert book (Aka, Basic Dungeons and Dragons Expert Set) (AKA The Blue Box). It’s as if GDM Christopher has won the golden ticket and is getting a tour of Willy Wonka’s factory.

Since the guys are looking at the history of RPG’s they take a look at Zines. These were fan made magazines from the 70’s all the way into the 2000’s. GDM Jay does a little digging to find some of the more rare and esoteric ones from the time. I’m all about some Beholder Fanzine!

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This week Christopher Mc Notopics has arrived with many topics. Ok, mostly one topic. He recently was gifted a bag of old table top RPG books and he and GDM Jay talk a look at some of them. The ones they go through today are a Fallout Prima guide, White Wolf Silver Fangs from the Werewolf RPG, and finally Keep on the Borderlands.

Neither of our DM’s have actually run Keep on the Borderlands before so it’s a fun dive looking at the true menace that is the Owlbear, cursed items, and the BBEG of the keep. A Diabetic Stirge.

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Intro Music Provided by:
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