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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The guys are taking a look at character retirement this time around. Should a character retire and if so how to go about it? Final death is always an option, but should they survive as an adventurer loads of wealth means they can retire how they want. Maybe buy a nice farm or like all other adventurers….a tavern. If you can’t live the life of adventure you can just tell your stories to those who do.

GDM Jay comes across the best magic item in a while. A self cleaning magical chamber pot with a pocket dimension inside. Listen in to find out all the wild ways in which he can cause havoc with this item. Also some talk about Daggerheart now that the beta playtest has begun.

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Another week of very little RPG news so the guys shoot the breeze on topics of interest to them. They take a brief look at the Lego D&D adventure that was released with the new D&D Lego set. While it’s only a short adventure to introduce Lego fans to D&D it still is of interest to the Grumpy Dungeon Masters.

GDM Jay is all in on Eberron and he takes a look at what changed between the 3.5 Artificer class and the 5E Artificer. No surprise that he’s sorely disappointed in the way they changed the class over the years. Also the guys have a new employee working for them in the discord. Claude The Tiefling can help you with your campaign blues. Just go to the Grumpy Dungeon Masters Discord and ask him anything!

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So much was released at Gary Con last week. That just means the guys didn’t have any real news to chat about this week, so the guys just winged it. Fortunately GDM Jay had been stockpiling ideas for the week. He found out he knows nothing about Eberron, so rather than watch a video or read the Wiki he’s decided to run an Eberron Campaign. Always has to do things the hard way. He’s also found another Kickstarter he’s interested in, this time by Free League Publishing. The Games called Coriolis: The Great Dark and the odds are he never actually buys it.

It’s another week and Wotc had to fire another artist. This time instead of using AI it’s for straight up taking other people’s art and using it for their own. Will people never learn in this digital age? Also the guys talk about Game of Thrones. Don’t ask why.

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Gary Con was this weekend and although our Grumpy Dungeon Masters did not make the trip, there was still a lot of things coming out over the weekend about Dungeons and Dragons 50th Anniversary. While GDM Christopher is most looking forward to Vecna Eve of Ruin GDM Jay was more interested in the Dungeons and Dragons Converse and a Lego D&D adventure. Both were however interested in the Making of Dungeons and Dragons book coming out later this year.

GDM Jay has been taking a look at all the different methods of determining random outcomes in RPG’s. From the various methods of dice, such as d20’s rolling over or under the target number, or even Jenga or drawing cards. He tosses the idea that rolling like Yahtzee or Poker would also be a viable way to work an RPG. As all things we’ll see where this brainstorm leads.

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GDM Christopher and GDM Jay are once again joined by their friend Bruce the Beer Bandit. This week they are chatting about a number of things. Apparently the Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks is making his pitch to start using AI for D&D. Naturally the Grumpy Dungeon Masters have their own takes on this.

GDM Christopher talks about the new tabletop game he got which combines Power Rangers, G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony under the Essence 20 rules system. Who doesn’t want to watch Zords go at it with Megatron? Also another week of Adventures League and another group of dead characters.

With the Beer Bandit joining them it’s time for another round of D&D Draft. This time around the guys draft best D&D settings. Not surprisingly GDM Christopher doesn’t quite grasp the rules. Who do you think drafted the best team this time out?

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