MW's last episode of 2023. Music-free. A panoply of thoughts swirling around MW's head. Happy New Year!

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This fascinating interview winds and wends its way through the trials and tribulations of DMing AD&D, particularly when you run the Rules As Written. Queller, an active member of the Grogtalk Empire, opens up his book of experience and flips and turns us through the various encounters he's had over the last year or so, including a partial TPK of his game and how it has risen out of the ashes better than ever!

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Music by the one and only Josh Morris. Check out his new album on the Spot: https://open.spotify.com/album/0b0IN7LoPz9QO9DlUXFC02

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The topics are so hot recently, MW had to activate the emergency podcasting system from his recently infiltrated secret base. Any feedback received recently and not included in this episode, which is all Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, will be included in the future. Angry DM returns.

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MW delves into the first half of the NFL season with Karl Rodriguez, The GMologist Presents. This incisive analysis of the NFL is better than anything you'll find on the big sports networks...in MW's mind.

The GMologist Presents https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

New music by the one and only Josh Morris returns next time. Check out his new album on the Spot: https://open.spotify.com/album/0b0IN7LoPz9QO9DlUXFC02

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In this episode, good ol' MW steps into the world of Bardicollege, a frequent thought-provoker, antagonist, and humorist on the Grogtalk Discord server, particularly in the "How-to-play" channel. Bardi is kinda sorta new to D&D and DM'ing, so provides fascinating feedback to the game we all love. That's it. That's the episode. Well, that and more jazz from Josh Morris.

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In this fine edition of The Worlds of MW Lewis, MW muses about backstories. Ripped right from the headlines! Angry DM returns. Music from the jazzreverb.

references: https://www.dndbeyond.com/backgrounds

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/9of7b9/overdone_backstories_at_the_start_of_a_campaign/

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Episode 222 is dedicated to the all-important debate about player agency and DM railroads. This topic entered the zeitgeist with the release of the Dragonlance modules in the great decade that was the 1980s, and has been a never-ending source of fodder for articles, blogs, and pods ever since. MW just jumping on the bandwagon. Though, seriously, it is important to understand as the topic comes up all the time on the Grogtalk discord. This is the first of a series of inquiries into this very serious subject.

Featured at the beginning of the pod is Joshua Morris singing a duet with his buddy, It Can Happen to You. Then he plays the trumpet. Then he sings some more.

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Episode 221 has something for everyone. New music from Joshua Morris. A new bit called The Angry Dungeon Master. A new reading from The Sword of Kasanta. An unboxing with commentary on the sad news from the Grogtalk Empire. What more could a listener ask for?

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MW talks about his new Mic, before serving up hours and hours of jibber jabber from his road trip. All remaining clips enclosed. FM stations sampled in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Interviews with proprietors of game shops: Rob McCallister of Dungeon's Gate Games & Books; Kimon of Gators Games and Hobbies; and Jason of Pawns and Pints Board Game Cafe.

Links to game stores visited (including last episode): https://www.oldtownhobbiesandgames.com/ https://www.gauntletgames-store.com/ https://gamekastle.com/pages/game-kastle-ankeny https://dungeonsgate.com/ https://gatorsfeedsyourneeds.com/ https://www.pawnsandpints.com/

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Don't forget about the one and only Josh Morris. Check out his new album on the Spot: https://open.spotify.com/album/0b0IN7LoPz9QO9DlUXFC02

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In Episode 219, MW shares the many exciting things that happen when you drive from Denton, Texas to Albuquerque via Oklahoma. There's tons of FM radio to enjoy. Sites. Sounds. Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul real-life sets. And RPG gaming shops. What more could you want? Small, legally borrowed music clips from Youtube at "youcanfinditeasily."

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