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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The guys dive further into the new Dungeon Masters Guide this week, covering chapters 4 and 5. The chapters focus mostly on how to run a game, how to build an encounter with a new CR?, and how to build a campaign. Even the experienced game masters can find stuff of use in the chapters though since it has short adventure ideas.

GDM Jay discusses the ecology of the Catoblepas. An incredibly strange magical monster with actual historical lore from Africa. Diving into the history and the different versions of the creature throughout D&D shows that it can be a downright dangerous beast or a simple encounter.

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This week the guys sit down and start to dive into the new Dungeon Masters Guide. Dan and Christopher go back and forth walking through the good and the bad of the first few chapters. Oddly enough they think it’s actually pretty well done and useful for new DM’s and has some uses for experienced DM’s.

GDM Jay gives us the ecology of the Bad of Devouring this week. While it is common knowledge that the bag is an extra-dimensional creature it isn’t common knowledge of what the thing is and how to survive being eaten by it.

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It Halloween week and the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are feeling it. GDM Christopher got to run his yearly game of Lets Try to Kill Strahd to much fanfare. GDM Dan got to join him on this adventure and had a great time running through Ravenloft.

As it’s Halloween week the guys take a deep look at the lore of the Vampires throughout D&D history. While Strahd was the first named vampire in D&D he wasn’t the first vampire in D&D. Listen in to find out who the first vampire in D&D was and how Strahd came to be.

GDM Jay got a chance to run his first Shadowdark game and it went exactly as hoped. PC deaths were on the menu and it was a glorious time!

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This week the guys take a look at the ecology of a Mephit…or the lack there of. Created to serve and be annoying, the Mephit is a classic monster that people have used for decades. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters will help you find ways to use them in your campaign.

The guys also take a look at the interesting and unfortunately sad tale of Dave Trampier. For any who don’t know, he was the artist for original AD&D and has created many iconic pieces of art.

Many moons ago Dungeons and Dragons had some monsters that would have multiple initiatives and stats for their different parts. The guys chat about this and determine if it’s feasible for D&D 5R. Signs point to yes.

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This week the guys are all over the place. They take a stab at the WotC video talking about creating magic items in Dungeons and Dragons 5R. Should players be allowed to make magic items? Perhaps simply spending money and time or maybe through questing? The Grumpy Dungeon Masters have all your answers for this one.

GDM Jay asks the question is running modules or running home brew easier and less time consuming? While you may think it’s a simple question it’s actually quite nuanced.

Also this week they talk Hex Grid campaigns and the different ways to actually run them. You might be surprised at all the different possible methods of running campaigns.

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