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Dan & Paul reflect on their first "house con" in three years.

In normal times, Dan, Paul & their friends have a private "house convention" for a weekend each spring. That was put on hold the last few years due to COVID, but now we're back! After a long weekend of wall-to-wall gaming on the New England seacoast, Paul & Dan reflect on what it's like to be back gaming in person after a long hiatus. Plus special guest Rebecca Kinraide.

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

Dan & Paul discuss our most influential fantasy readings.

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

Can the gang break out of the trap at Arasaki Geo Tech industrial park?

Christian & company continue our Inner System Blues cyberpunk game series in the 2400 system. Having raised the alarm on the industrial park break-in last time, Victor, BECCA, and Thinkbot need to think fast and find a way out of cages, armed guards, and flying drones. Will a run of natural-1's seal their fate? Plus: existential cyber-dilemmas (to backup or not to backup), and folks who are possibly a bit too into robots.

Check out Inner System Blues here

The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!

Dan & Paul talk to legendary fantasy & horror writer Ramsey Campbell!

The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as “Britain’s most respected living horror writer”. He's been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild and the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. We get to speak with him live about his new book, "The Way of the Worm", the finale of The Three Births of Daoloth trilogy.

Review of The Way of the Worm in the Guardian:

"The concluding volume of the Three Births of Daoloth trilogy brings the story of Dominic Sheldrake’s lifelong struggle against a sinister cult into the present day. The cult has become a worldwide religion, the Church of the Eternal Three, and Dom’s own son is a member. The previous book held out the faint possibility that Dom had been driven mad by his own paranoid obsession, but this astonishing, apocalyptic conclusion does not. Although now better known for his subtler evocations of unease, Campbell’s early stories were heavily influenced by HP Lovecraft. Here he returns to his roots, even outdoing Lovecraft in his depictions of full-on cosmic terror."

• Get The Way of the Worm from Flame Tree Publishing
• And follow Ramsey on Twitter

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

New cyberpunk PCs get made live, and a very hot & wet mission is put forth.

We start a new cyberpunk series, with Christian running the Inner System Blues system for 2400. Special guest Dan Collins fills in as a player for Paul. We make new characters live: how many androids and how many humans? Their contact Metal Mouth puts forward a proposal to steal cars from a super cargo ship burning at sea, but where is it? They'll need to break into an Arasaki Geo Tech industrial park first to find out! Also: crocodiles.

Check out Inner System Blues here

The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!

Dan & Paul a high-level dungeon, live in one hour!

Hey, what's that flying rock overhead, and what are those dark winged shapes flying around it? Only the bravest of superheroes and wizards dare explore it. Let's find out what sinister traps the lich has laid for them…

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

The wrap & retrospective of our Kids on Bikes live play series. What did you think?

Check out Kids on Bikes here

The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!

Frog God Games tell us about their new adventure path & temples sourcebook.

We're joined by Jeff Harkness & Gary Schotter to tell us about Frog God Games' upcoming mega-campaign "Splinters of Faith". How easy is it to structure a level 1 to 15 adventure path? Why did they design temples of every type to fill a whole continent? What's it like to bring old-school hard difficulty to a modern audience?

• See a preview of Splinters of Faith here
• Visit Frog God Games here

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

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The big finale of our game of Kids on Bikes run by Colleen. What is this strange new dark video game in the arcade? Perhaps the closing of the arcade is not the scariest thing the kids must face.

Check out Kids on Bikes here

The TDR crew play short series of unique roleplaying games, then analyze what worked and what needs work at the end of each game. The GM changes but the fun remains the same every week on TDR!

Dan & Paul are joined by special Guest Luke Gygax to talk about the upcoming GaryCon XIV, the return to live conventions, and navigating how to keep everyone safe & secure. Plus we'll talk about his own adventures in the World of Okkorim and other projects!

• Register now for GaryCon XIV live and virtual events
• Check out Luke's own adventures at DriveThruRPG

Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

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