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In this episode Nate and Pete get heavy into the spoilers for Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. They discuss the Dungeon of the Dead Three with Pete asking questions of how it felt for Nate as a player and Nate asking Pete to lift the screen and reveal some super top secret DM eyes only information.

In this episode Nate and Pete welcome everyone back after the break. The global pandemic is still raging but they are back at it. After some catch up they dig into discussing playing in the new equilibrium, especially how to manage playing over the internet.

In this bonus clip Pete gives Nate a character sheet but doesn't tell Nate what edition ruleset it's from. Hilarity ensues along with a surprising insight about the saving throw system.

In this episode Nate and Pete revisit Nate's shameless railroading attempt.

In this episode Nate and Pete discuss how to give the players they payoff they want but in a satisfying way.

In this episode Nate and Pete wrap up a discussion of the Casalantar set piece from Nate's campaign. In particular they dive into high DC saves that can steal a players turn.

In this episode Nate and Pete talk about spells that give players information the DM didn't necessarily plan on the player's having. Pete tries to talk about misleading the players old school style and Nate tries to rein him in.

In this episode Nate and Pete review a product gifted to the podcast by a loyal listener. It is a note book for keeping the record of a character throughout a campaign.

In this episode Nate and Pete start out talking about the Cassalanter encounter previously discussed in episode #30 and #36. But by the end it is full blown discussion of how much time to give side quests.

In this episode Nate and Pete tackle the tricky issue of starting combat in a satisfying way. And for now will put the topic of surprise on hold.