Nerdcognito

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April 01, 2025 Homebrew: Another "Lost Art" - Nerdcognito Episode 270
Ryan rounds up Kyle and Bert to discuss yet another lost art in the modern DnD/TTRPG hobby: Homebrewing. Why is it fading? Where has the creativity of the modern Dungeons & Dragons fan gone? Can this bespoke talent be resurrected or is it destined to vanish?

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1h 14min
March 25, 2025 Taking a Breather - Nerdcogntio Episode 269
With Wizards of the Coast all but scrapping their official VTT for Dungeons & Dragons, laying off 90% of their digital staff, and Shadowdark roaring... we need a break! The gang talks about their gaming, enjoy a session recap from the Nerdcognito group, and dive into other news from the hobby this week. Reset button smashed!

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March 18, 2025 Shadowdark Sovereignty! - Nerdcognito Episode 268
Ryan David leads the Nerdcognito crew through The Arcane Library's latest journey with Shadowdark. The gang discuss the success of the current Kickstarter, the impact of SD to the hobby, and even posit some positive (and negative) future outcomes. Kelsey and Shadowdark have changed the landscape of the industry, and everone needs to pay attention to the new terrain!
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1h 23min
March 11, 2025 ADHD-cognito; a.k.a. If Things Can Go Wrong... - Nerdcognito Episode 267
The boys get together to commiserate with Ryan; it seems like everything that could go wrong this week, did.
The gang bounces around idea to idea and talk about random, flitting nerdy things... while RD broods.
Forgive the audio quality as our production board blew up. Forgive the lack of format as our brains blew up.

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March 04, 2025 Reddit Can Go To Hell - Nerdcognito Episode 266
Minutes after the announcement of the late Ernie Gygax's passing... SparkleTrolls went on the attack online. Of course, this was hosted on Reddit. We take them to task here.
Be like Ernie.

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1h 15min
February 25, 2025 Zero D&D Prep... "That's Too Much!" - Nerdcognito Episode 265
Small groups of loud voices with bad takes are shouting into the void about "Zero Prep" and what it means. When is no prep too much prep? How absurd can it get? We laugh as fauxs and joes alike double down on an absurd argument.

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1h 19min
February 18, 2025 Romance Rules?!? Pathfinder/Paizo Codify the Obvious - Nerdcognito Episode 264
Paizo has done it again, reminding us that they are no friend of the mainstream gamer. Catering to the woke warriors and weirdos that do not really play the game, they will be introducing mechanics for romance in their new core book. That's right, your resident rules laywer can now argue the size of their... heart.

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1h 16min
February 11, 2025 The "Lost Art" of Mapping in D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 263
Lost arts at the TTRPG table. Mapping in Dungeons & Dragons was at the top of the list this past weekend on the Speak, so the conversation continues here. Plus, the news of the week and a sidestep into another lost art -- the investigation.

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1h 18min
February 04, 20252025 Monster Manual Madness - Nerdcognito Episode 262
The 2025 Monster Manual is out! The changes are woke! And crippling! And lore erasing (literally!) The gang goes through the most egregious of these changes and discusses the future of these monsters and Dungeons and Dragons in general. Although they expected it to be bad, they did not expect it to be this dramatic of a change. What does this mean for the future of the hobby?

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The News:
"Freelancer" Vibes!
DnD adds MORE UNNECESSARY Subclasses
The full Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons release schedule
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1h 17min
January 28, 2025 The Satanic Panic, Revisited! - Nerdcognito Episode 261
"There was no satanic panic." Ok, pal. The gang deep dives into an apparent X engagement grab and examines what they believe to be the root cause of the campaign against D&D, Heavy Metal, and more in the 1980s. The triple-six discussion is capped off with a trip into the news of the week!
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Kaiju!
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Reddit?
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1h 13min

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