The DM‘s Book Club

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Do you like a good book? Do you like Dungeons & Dragons? Fancy combining them? Us too!

Come join Fiona & Hamilton for ‘The DM’s Book Club’: a weekly podcast where we read about some Dungeons a... more

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The podcast currently has 279 episodes available.

The DM‘s Book Club episodes:

July 23, 2025 Episode #10: What A Con! UKGE 2025 (and anecdotes from a Renaissance Fair)
Show notes
This week, Hamilton shares his experiences playtesting Cubicle 7's 'Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game' from UKGE 2025 whilst Fiona went to her very first Renaissance Fair and was left...unimpressed.
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 16min
July 16, 2025 Episode #9: Your mind IS the weapon! Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion
Show notes
This week, Fiona and guest co host Alan are live IN person at DMBC HQ exploring 'Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion', a new class for the current revised 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. The playtest includes base class rules plus four subclasses - the body-shifting Metamorph, the reality warping Psi Warper, the offensive-minded Psykinetic, and the Telepath.
From the 'Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion' bio:
'Harness the immence power of thought with the Psion, spellcasters who use innate mental powers to gain extraordinary abilities and unleash the magic of their minds. This playtest document presents a new class, the Psion, along with its four subclasses and new spells to support this class. It also contains several Wild Talent feats to add psionic abilities to all types of D&D characters'.
Supplement discussed: 'Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion' published by Wizards of the Coast, May 2025.
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 40min
July 09, 2025 Bonus: For the Queen!
Show notes
This week, Fiona and guest co host Tay from the Backwater Bastards chat about 'For The Queen', a collaborative storytelling card game of love, betrayal, doubt, and devotion.
'For the Queen' is a card-driven collaborative storytelling game that invites you to tell a dramatic narrative about a Queen’s journey with you, her companions! What will you learn about her (and yourself) along the way? In the end, will you stand for or against her?
Grab your own copy over on the Darrington Press website!
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 6min
July 02, 2025 Episode #8: Yes AND! Improv For Gamers 2nd Edition
Show notes
This week, Fiona and guest cohost Nathan from the RPG Reanimators Podcast discuss 'Improv For Gamers 2nd Edition' by Karen Twelves, published by Evil Hat Productions.
From the 'Improv For Gamers 2nd Edition' blurb:
'Based on hundreds of hours of professional workshops, Improv for Gamers provides fun and easy exercises designed to take your tabletop or live-action gaming group to the next level. Play one or two before your next session to get players warmed up and engaged, or take a deep dive into developing a particular skill! No improv experience required.'
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
56min
June 25, 2025 Episode #7: It's a SCREAM! Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses
Show notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton head back into Unearthed Arcana and check out the recently released 'Horror Subclasses' which explores horror themed subclasses using the rules from the 2024 Player’s Handbook.
This playtest document presents revised subclasses for the Bard (College of Spirits), Cleric (Grave Domain), Rogue (Phantom), Sorcerer (Shadow Sorcery), and Warlock (Hexblade Patron and Undead Patron) as well as new subclasses for the Artificer (Reanimator) and Ranger (Hollow Warden).
Supplement discussed: 'Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses' published by Wizards of the Coast, May 2025
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 45min
June 18, 2025 The GM's Book Club: Mothership!
Show notes
Welcome to The GM's Book Club, from the hosts of The DM's Book club! A new(ish) monthly(ish) show where hosts Fiona and Hamilton take a roleplaying game, read it cover to cover, and rate, review and discuss what they think about it.
In this episode, Fiona and Hamilton discuss 'Mothership®, the award-winning sci-fi horror RPG where you and your crew try to survive in the most inhospitable environment in the universe: outer space!
Grab your copy on the Tuesday Knight Games website!
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 1min
June 11, 2025 Bonus: Cook yourself! The Tasty Lands of Silverplate 5E Pt. 2
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co host Benjamin Gray, from Roleplay Retcon, take a gander at 'Silverplate Campaign Setting': A tasty 5E campaign setting that includes edible and tasty player options, and adventures!
Chapter discussed: 'Chapter 2: The Land of Silverplate'
Book discussed: 'Silverplate Campaign Setting' published by DRS Publishing (August 2023)
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Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
49min
June 04, 2025 Bonus: Cook yourself! The Tasty Lands of Silverplate 5E Pt. 1
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co host Benjamin Gray, from Roleplay Retcon, take a gander at 'Silverplate Campaign Setting': A tasty 5E campaign setting that includes edible and tasty player options, and adventures!
Chapter discussed: 'Chapter 1: Character Options'
Book discussed: 'Silverplate Campaign Setting' published by DRS Publishing (August 2023)
Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild!
#SupportyourFLGS
Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
44min
May 28, 2025 Episode #6: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 4
Show notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton finish their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic nation in east Faerûn, that was long-governed by the Zulkirs of the Red Wizards and ruled by the necromancer lich Szass Tam.
From the 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards' bio:
'Known to the wider Forgotten Realms® as a sinister land of Red Wizards, slavers, and marching undead armies, Thay is the distant—or uncomfortably close—menace that “may become our doom if Szass Tam turns his attention in our direction.”
And Thay is that, but it is also so much more. A truly magical land (thanks to a secret that even the goddess Mystra helps to keep) of rich culture, a rising middle class, ambitious nobles and Red Wizards who fear Szass Tam more than they hate him, but may soon be forced to defy him, and wealth beyond the imaginings of even wealthy and proud realms elsewhere.
This tome is your guide to the Thay of right now, a valuable resource for Dungeon Masters and players alike. It sets forth the people and places of the Land of Red Wizards, what life is like, and seeds, hints, and secrets sufficient to spur adventures for years of enjoyment at your gaming table'
Book discussed: 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards' by Ed Greenwood, Alex Kammer, & Alan Patrick, published Feb 2022.
Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild!
#SupportyourFLGS
Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 56min
May 21, 2025 Episode #5: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 3
Show notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic nation in east Faerûn, that was long-governed by the Zulkirs of the Red Wizards and ruled by the necromancer lich Szass Tam.
From the 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards' bio:
'Known to the wider Forgotten Realms® as a sinister land of Red Wizards, slavers, and marching undead armies, Thay is the distant—or uncomfortably close—menace that “may become our doom if Szass Tam turns his attention in our direction.”
And Thay is that, but it is also so much more. A truly magical land (thanks to a secret that even the goddess Mystra helps to keep) of rich culture, a rising middle class, ambitious nobles and Red Wizards who fear Szass Tam more than they hate him, but may soon be forced to defy him, and wealth beyond the imaginings of even wealthy and proud realms elsewhere.
This tome is your guide to the Thay of right now, a valuable resource for Dungeon Masters and players alike. It sets forth the people and places of the Land of Red Wizards, what life is like, and seeds, hints, and secrets sufficient to spur adventures for years of enjoyment at your gaming table'
Book discussed: 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards' by Ed Greenwood, Alex Kammer, & Alan Patrick, published Feb 2022.
Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild!
#SupportyourFLGS
Credits
The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fiona Howat and Hamilton.
The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (@Bobhatstand).
The theme music is 'The Story Unfolds' by Jingle Punks.
Get in touch!
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @TheDMsBookClub
Linktr.ee: DMBC
#DMsBookClub
...more
1h 2min

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How many episodes does The DM‘s Book Club have?

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