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The gang continues to explore the interior of Castle Witgenstein, and declares "This Castle Sucks!" Will they finally locate Lady Margritte, and if so, will she deliver the answers they're after?

Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.

Dan & Paul discuss Critical Hits in D&D and other TTRPGs: Where did they come from, how many styles and experiments have we seen over the years, what are our current preferences? (We don't agree on everything!) Did the original creators see that as an essential part of the system or not? What about the wargame tradition? Should there be a distinction between hit-locations versus extra-damage? Are criticals against PCs worse than against NPCs? What kinds of mechanics remain to be explored?

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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With Bruno fast asleep from eating some suspicious mushrooms, the rest of the gang must find a way to the inner bailey of Castle Witgenstein. Will they find a way of circumventing the guard without anyone losing their head?

Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.

Paul & Dan discuss the pros & cons of keeping your rosters, records, PC sheets, spells, and rules in a physical-vs-virtual format. In the online gaming era: do you still keep your physical books, or have you transitioned everything into a digital format? What about handouts, illustrations, and player maps? Are some thing better in the online format, other things better with physical copies? And what about paying for digital assets?

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 gang is back, at last ready to try and infiltrate the spooky castle that nobody wants to go into. But first Indigo gets into an argument with some locals down at the pub, Mina experiments with smoking some rotten meat, Yeffi returns to her natural habitat (a backpack), and Bruno considers a new and unusual snack.

Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.

Barbarians in D&D: are they the new Fighter? Where pulp or literary traditions do they come from, and when did they first appear in the game? Have they always been the same as, or different from, Berserkers? Does it make sense that they were once restricted to Humans only?

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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Dan & Paul are joined by guests Max & Andy from Ten Dead Rats to close out our 2nd season with a special live play session: let's play Fiasco with the Touring Rock Band playset! Some of us are experts at Fiasco, and some have never played (guess who). Likewise, some of us have actually been in touring rock bands and others couldn't hold a note (guess who). A double-length episode is needed to fit all of hysterical laughter. Hope you come for the ride, too! See y'all next season.

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 party heads into town and plans a visit to Dr. Rousseaux's. There they discover more about the goings on in Witgendorf than they ever imagined possible, leading Mina to conclude that it is truly, "the worst town ever".

Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.

Dan & Paul discuss Dice Mechanics: How do you use them bones in your TTRPG games? Do you prefer the linear model of just a single d6 or d20? Or are multiple dice with bell-shaped results more interesting: summing dice, dice pools, Advantage and Disadvantage? What happens when you have opposing teams making opposed rolls against each other? And why do we use dice in the first place anyway?

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 party journeys into the forrest outside of Witgendorf in search of their contact Bliktrund. While searching for the bandit camp, however, they find something far more nefarious lurking in the twisted wood.

Join us in the latest installment of our Original Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer Fantasy mash-up, and delight in the shenanigans of a group of so-called adventurers continuously find themselves in over their heads.

EDITOR'S NOTE - This episode is a bit shorter than usual due to unforeseen technical issues.