Early Dragon Magazine is well known for the series of NPC, or Non-Player Character Class offered for D&D and AD&D. Why were they only offered as NPC classes, and why do we love new character classes so much?

Join Bad Mike & Tenkar as they talk about recent news events in the world of TableTop Gaming. In This episode they talk about the Perfect RPG Kickstarter Fiasco & Luke Crane losing his VP position at Kickstarter, the fallout from Candlekeep Mysteries, the disputed Gary Gygax will, Judges Guild & more. Talking Crit is recorded live every Wednesday Night at 8 PM Eastern.

Goodman Games acquired Drak Tower from Judges Guild and intends to release a new version for 5e and the DCC RPG. It seems obvious that it was not given away by Judges Guild - will the CSIO Kickstarter Backers ever be made whole?

One of the authors of the Candlekeep Mysteries collection of adventures wants their name removed from future printing because the final version of their adventure was heavily edited and no longer reflected their vision.

Luke Crane, best known for the Burning Wheel RPG, and recently promoted to Vice President and Head of Community at Kickstarter, was forced to resign from his position at Kickstarter, over the Perfect RPG Fiasco.

The Perfect RPG went up in flames when it was revealed that Crane had snuck Adam Koebel in the project without the knowledge of other involved creators. Koebel, co-designer of Dungeon World, fell from grace in 2020 when he "broadcast a TTRPG scenario involving in-fiction sexual assault live on Twitch."

Rach & Erik talk about mental health issues in the pandemic, and how to address them.

Joe & Tenkar talk about what makes a dungeon real, sandboxes, and running a campaign.

I take a brief look at D&D editions in response to Randy from Biggus Geekus leaving a voicemail and touch on Owlbear Rodeo in response to a voicemail from Tim.

Bad Mike & Tenkar sit down with Levi Combs and talk OSR, Kickstarter, DCC RPG, Star Wars, Grindhouse movies, and more.

The AD&D 1e DMG is NOT a rulebook, but a set of guidelines for playing AD&D. BECMI, however, does have a DM's Rulebook.