The Jocular Junction

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News

* [ ] How was Free RPG Day?

* [ ] Crit Awards leaves Gen Con for 2024

* [ ] Gen Con revoked their attendance due to “safety concerns” violating Gen Con Policy.

* [ ] More D&D vids on classes for 2024.

* [ ] Ranger Changes, Hunter’s Mark further integrated into the class

* [ ] Counter spell & Dispel Magic get a boost with the Abjuration Wizard

* [ ] Druid Wild shape Updates

* [ ] 2024 PHB has an embargo of August 1st.

* [ ] Kraken Week is a collab with YouTubers to make water themed videos for July 1st-7th.

* [ ] Monte Cook Games is having a really good 5e sale.

* [ ] https://itch.io/physical-games/on-sale/tag-ttrpg

Crowd Funding

* [ ] Caverns of Thracia (Backerkit)

Design / Writing

* [ ] Full changes along with Modules will be on Patreon this weekend.

* [ ] Spells to be tackled next.

Home Games

* [ ] Planegea! Gotta prep some games.

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News

* [ ] Free RPG Day!

* [ ] I’m running Beneath the Well of Brass for DCC.

* [ ] Vecna EoR has more art and changes in DnDBeyond compared to the physical book.

* [ ] Lots of WotC sponsored videos on youtube featuring stuff from the 2024 books.

* [ ] Greyhawk is the new default campaign setting in the DMG 2024.

* [ ] 5e backwards compatible with 2024 d&d.

* [ ] I think it’ll work because 5B works really well with existing 5e classes.

* [ ] The Kraken is Coming?

* [ ] Ginny Di

* [ ] Pointy Hat

* [ ] Corkboards & Curiosities

* [ ] Dungeon Dudes

* [ ] Legal Kimchi

Crowd Funding

* [ ] Caverns of Thracia for 5e and DCC (Backerkit)

Design / Writing

* [ ] Playtesting with friends! Building simplified characters and a quick dungeon.

Home Games

* [ ] Between two Cairns, Brad summed up his Forbidden Lands game. I’m having similar thoughts with the system.

* [ ] Planegea picks back up on the 30th.

* [ ] I want to run Sea of Sands or The Undying Sands with Old-School Essentials.

Cool Stuff

Unique Dice, Metal Dice Roulette Wheel.

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News

* [ ] Dice Breaker is no more. IGN bought parent company and the team is laid off.

* [ ] Modiphius to Publish Ubisoft’s Heroes of Might & Magic TTRPG.

* [ ] Using their 2d20 system. Dune, Fallout, Homeworld, Star Trek Adventures, John Carter of Mars

* [ ] June 18th starts the D&D PHB 2024 previews.

Crowd Funding

* [ ] Neon Skies (Kickstarter)

* [ ] It’s Only Magic (Monte Cook Games)

Design / Writing

* [ ] Sword World!

* [ ] Sword World Intro YouTube Playlist

* [ ] More Info on Reddit/r/SwordWorld

Home Games

* [ ] Planegea 5e - Poison Dart Grung and Locating the first Divine Idols.

* [ ] Trying out some crafting from BattleZoo Bestiary, (Roll for Combat)

* [ ] Cthulhu, not for me?

Cool Stuff

Unique Dice, Metal Dice Roulette Wheel.

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News

* [ ] WotC looking for an “AI Engineer”

* [ ] Baldur’s Gate 3 offering Community Modding Support

* [ ] Roll20 Bought Demiplane

* [ ] D&D 2024 Monster Manual cover released

* [ ] Free RPG Day June 22nd

Crowd Funding

* [ ] DC20 by the Dungeon Coach (Kickstarter)

* [ ] Adventure Double Feature - Merry Mushmen (Kickstarter)

* [ ] MAZES City of Skull - 9th Level Games (Backerkit)

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TTRPG News

* [ ] Ember - Foundry VTT is building a digital roleplaying game for their VTT.

* [ ] WotC 5e - Quests from the Infinite Staircase releases July 16th 2024.

* [ ] D&D live action show stalled

* [ ] Free RPG Day (June 22nd 2024)

* [ ] D&D tie-in with Destiny 2 and Dead by Daylight

Weekly Thoughts and Content

* [ ] SuperGeek Mike had a fun video on how Critical Role stole the 4e Pantheon, and got away with it.

Crowdfunding

* [ ] Kids in Capes (Kickstarter)

Design and Writing

* [ ] Working on a character sheets for Modular_D6

Home Games

* [ ] No games this week due to player conflicts.

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Solo Jorphdan show catching up on TTRPG news!

* OAR #8 DCC/5e Caverns of Thracia, October 2024

* D&D Gold Dragon redesign, all dragons getting redesigned?

* Reddit Post on more dragons

* Tales of the Valiant - https://www.talesofthevaliant.com/

* Crowdfunding

* Backerkit: Wayward Gazette (DCC Weird Frontiers)

* Live now, funded

* Kickstarter: DC20 (Dungeon Coach’s fantasy rpg)

* Launches June 4th

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Catching up on TTRPG news but really just catching up with each other and everyone else!

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Reflecting on 2023 and looking at the new year! News about ttrpgs and more!

Really good Call of Cthulhu Humble Bundle this week!

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Lucien arrives late to the show and we talk about the $100 book plus cards for the Book of Many Things!

Vampire the Masquerade is available cheap on Humble Bundle.

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