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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Shawn: @shawnmerwin

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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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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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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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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

The 2025 Monster Manual receives a day 1 patch, we finally address the D&D Orc controversy, Daggerheart gets a release date to revolutionize the TTRPG industry, and Ghostfire is making a boardgame!

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

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Dael: @dailydael

Logan:  @Runesmith 

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

00:49 - No orcs

07:01 - Monster Manual day 1 patch

11:28 - Monster initiative

18:20 - Companion Quest

24:23 - Magic the Gathering cinematic universe

36:43 - Daggerheart release date

38:07 - Diamond debt reclamation

40:57 - Spells in monster stats

49:56 - How to recap a campaign

Amidst the Monster Manual news, Wizards of the Coast announce as new Unearthed Arcana, a new Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands, new setting guides, and a free D&D 5e adventure! Can we convince James to like Dinosaurs?

Check out A Time Traveler's Guide to Dinosaur Hunting: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/splatteredink/a-time-travelers-guide-to-dinosaur-hunting?ref=6p3q3u

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Monster Manual 2025

06:32 - A free 5e adventure

12:19 - D&D movie sequel?

13:57 - Our favorite dinosaurs

22:31 - End of Critical Role Era?

32:36 - All D&D 2025 releases

34:26 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

40:00 - Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands

45:10 - Return to the Forgotten Realms

48:18 - Greyhawk Organized play

52:11 - Unearthed Arcana: Subclasses

Dael refuses to talk about AI Dungeon Masters and whether they give better D&D immersion. Then we debate how much descriptive text DM's should give players during a TTRPG?

Leon Barillaro's article: https://barilleon.com/blog/the-liches-method-of-boxed-text-descriptions/

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

00:49 - DM descriptions

05:54 - How much description to players

15:11 - AI Dungeon Masters

19:51 - New D&D boardgame

22:18 - Artefacts & Alignment

32:15 - Why not play as a werewolf?

44:45 - Forgotten D&D antagonists

We review more D&D 2025 Monster Manual news before musing whether a TTRPG is a game or a philosophical exercise? And should a GM force permanent changes on a player character?

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:41 - Male medusa

05:20 - Monster Manual 2025

09:22 - Player character creature types

17:07 - Does alignment ruin campaigns?

27:24 - Bankruptcy in the games industry

33:02 - Reducing D&D group size

43:00 - Character altering consequences

A MASSIVE preview of the D&D 2024 Monster Manual sparks discussions about variant stat blocks, Legendary Actions, monster type changes, and whether a monster's gender is important to your campaign?

Late pledge to Grim Hollow here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostfiregaming/grim-hollow?ref=9y5qai

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:27 - Monsters from myth

08:00 - New Grim Hollow playtest

13:55 - Monster Manual 2024

22:00 - Legendary Actions return!

26:26 - How to index your monsters

33:13 - Monster type changes

36:08 - Challenge Rating fixed?

42:16 - Monster gender changes

48:72 - New monster artwork

D&D Beyond releases an Unearthed Arcana for the Artificer while Pathfinder commences the Impossible Playtest on two new classes. Meanwhile, why is that one relative asking you about Dungeons & Dragons all of a sudden?

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Dael: @dailydael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor:  @ZsDante 

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - Secret Level (spoilers)

06:05 - Artificer UA review

18:44 - Pathfinder's 'Impossible playtest'

22:48 - D&D licensing corner

30:46 - Wyrmwood layoffs

31:42 - D&D in the New York Times

43:26 - Using real myths in D&D