Roll for initiative! This week’s episode has us examining the world of Dungeons and Dragons through the DnD combat simulator Low Magic Age. Join us for dicussions on vancian magic, royalty free music overlaps with previous episodes, and summoner-based arena races! We put the pal back in paladin and wonder why it is that you can’t make an Asamir chatoic evil.

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Transcript

1:45 - game stats

2:46 - one sentence summary

5:37 - D&D video game vs real-life tabletop differences discussion

10:07 - Roguelike classification debate and party-based RPG comparison

13:32 - Tutorial vs actual gameplay and lack of story content

16:22 - Character creation frustrations and level adjustment rules

21:08 - Arena mode explanation: five fights with boss battles

23:28 - Adventure mode: procedural dungeons with limited interactions

26:32 - Early Access status and unfinished game assessment

27:25 - Mining and crafting mechanics criticism as boring grinding

32:09 - Death mechanics and lack of permanent consequences

38:42 - Combat limitations and lack of reward progression

43:59 - Music quality and War Sim soundtrack similarities

48:24 - rankings and final thoughts

Next episode: Hand of Fate 1+2

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Intro music: Teru - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

Outro music: Low Magic Age - Battle Music