Does releasing the SRD 5.2 for D&D 2024 fulfill the last of the WotC promises? Can 3rd party 5e publishers finally rejoice? We ponder these questions while the Tabletop Games industry collapses around us due to tariffs.

D&D Beyond changelog: https://www.dndbeyond.com/changelog#2024CoreRulesErrata

TTRPG industry survey: https://cardboardedison.com/tariffs

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Ben: @TheBenByrne

Dael: @DailyDael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

05:54 - SRD 5.2

15:24 - Baldur's Gate 3 final patch

24:07 - Xanathar's puppet

25:50 - Dungeons and Cabins

28:40 - Meredith Placko resigns

30:18 - Tariffs toll on the industry

39:54 - GM Presentation

Jeremy Crawford leaves D&D and Wizards of the Coast, Daggerheart gets an early release Down Under, and how will Dragon Delves make dragons in 5e fun?

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Diana:  @dianaoftherose

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:25 - Your First GM

06:00 - Daggerheart Early Release

09:48 - Dragon Delves

22:32 - D&D Beyond MAPS

32:04 - Jeremy Crawford Leaves WotC

41:20 - Tariffs check-in

42:15 - Visualizing a dungeon

Will Tariffs destroy the TTRPG industry? This week we roleplay economists to explore the global issue from the side of game publishers, hobby shop owners, and fans whose books are about to get a LOT more expensive!

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Teos:  ⁨@Alphastream

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:23 - Arby's dice

05:00 - Chris Perkins retires

17:47 - Free Sigil minis

23:15 - Tariffs vs TTRPG's

43:07 - Creating new monsters

Less D&D news this week (except for WotC threatening legal action for a Baldur's Gate 3 mod) leads into listener emails about incentivizing selfish players, why GM's shouldn't be scared of math, and whether the GM or player should control the wizard's familiar?

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

06:23 - WotC threaten legal action

08:56 - Paul Sawyer passing

10:17 - Playing selfish players

25:05 - Scared of math? GM Anyway!

32:47 - GM or player run familiars?

Wizards of the Coast call it quits on Project Sigil, leaving the 3D VTT to mothball on D&D Beyond. Meanwhile the world gets strange as Texas lawmakers try to outlaw roleplaying in schools for entirely imaginary reasons.

Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003

Rascal article about Texas roleplay bill: https://www.rascal.news/texas-furries-act-tabletop-roleplaying-games-in-schools/

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Ben: @TheBenByrne

Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Giving your players news

04:26 - Sigil's sad fate

24:00 - Texas to outlaw roleplaying

32:31 - Avenues for self publishing

44:24 - How to finish a project

The D&D 3D VTT is off to a bumpy launch. MCDM quietly tinkers with it's own Draw Steel VTT. We ponder whether the Hero Forge dice are balanced while Ben and Dael argue what a Critical Role video game might (not) look like.

Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003

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Ben: @TheBenByrne

Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - Dice collections

08:45 - Hero Forge dice

16:06 - Critical Role video game

28:29 - Sigil’s bumpy release

34:58 - The MCDM VTT

38:21 - Companion Quest

40:13 - Low level Legendary Monsters

Are tariffs about me to make buying D&D and TTRPG products A LOT more expensive for US gamers? And right when a new 5e 2024 starter set could make learning the game easier than ever! What makes a good Warlock patron?

Start your Companion Quest here: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGLC_GGCQ_2025_2_003

BoardGameWire article: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/03/06/fewer-releases-spending-freezes-and-rising-prices-board-game-publishers-face-volatile-financial-future-as-us-hikes-china-tariff-to-20-brings-in-25-canada-mexico-tariffs/

Rascal News article: https://www.rascal.news/tabletop-companies-are-waiting-for-the-ship-to-come-in-on-tariffs/

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Ben: @TheBenByrne

Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

02:27 - New D&D starter set

14:29 - Companion Quest

17:40 - Chris Cocks interviews

27:35 - Tariffs vs tabletop games

34:56 - DriveThruRPG prices rise

39:21 - Warlock patrons

48:12 - Greyhawk introduction

WAIT! Project Sigil has launched on D&D Beyond? The Artificer is getting a new subclass? D&D 2024 is getting a new Starter Set? All that TTRPG news, and more!

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Dael: @dailydael

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:13 - THE BEST D&D miniature

04:17 - Winter Fantasy recap

09:39 - Project Sigil launches!

20:16 - New D&D starter set

28:10 - Artificer Unearthed Arcana

33:57 - Ernie Gygax passes

35:01 - Mega dungeon design

45:04 - Monster Manual art

Big D&D news as WotC announces a Lorwyn Shadowmoor 5e setting book, another 3rd party release hits D&D Beyond, and the Monster Manual 2025 gets a second patch, and we all geek out about video games!

Check out the new D&D Beyond Drakkenheim adventure: https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_NILE_2025_2_178

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Monty: @montycmartin

Kelly: @kaiinreallife

Dungeon Dudes:  @DungeonDudes 

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - Video game influences

11:08 - A new D&D video game?

15:00 - In Search of Smugglers' Secrets

25:47 - Lorwyn book announced

32:50 - Dragon Delves cover art

36:02 - Kobold Press' cosy RPG

43:28 - D&D Beyond monster errata

49:51 - Escape Room game design

Pathfinder introduces NPC romance and relationship rules, D&D signs a deal with Netflix for a Forgotten Realms tv series, and evil Drow could be returning to 5e 2024!

Explore Jarren's Outpost here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dndnerds/jarrens-outpost

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Ben: @TheBenByrne

Dael: @dailydael

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Adam:  @RetroArchetype 

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

02:13 - Favorite D&D species

11:54 - Evil Drow returning!

14:15 - D&D Netflix Series

21:59 - Jarren's Outpost

27:39 - Pathfinder romance rules

39:08 - Kickstarter Pledge Over Time

44:31 - Steve Jackson Games & Possum Creek

49:05 - Fantasy travel between settlements