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How often does your D&D game contain other games? Dan & Paul discuss how very common this was in the early days of the hobby, and when it's still a good idea now. Can your game be built on an outside company's game, like Original D&D/Outdoor Survival, and Dread/Jenga? Is it more than a smart marketing ploy among your own products, like with D&D Expert/Swords & Spells, and Marvel Superheroes/Star Frontiers? Is it a good or bad idea to have unique mechanics for events like jousting, archery, gambling, chases, and battles in the sea and air? We debate the pros & cons with our experiences over the years.

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 arrives at the surprisingly comfortable village of Unterbaum, and learns a little of the history of their goal, the mysterious "Devil's Bowl". Will the ancient druidic magic be enough to hold back the growing threat of Chaos? Are these three wanderers truly champions sent by Sigmar to save the village?

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 and Dan get an in-depth interview with long-time game designer Jeff Grubb and get answer to some questions we've been dying to ask for years. What were the AD&D Open tournament events like, such as Jeff designed and ran, in the early 80's -- and how did they effect the design of the AD&D game itself? What's the inside scoop on his design for the original Marvel Super Heroes RPG (FASERIP), and how the "Universal Table" idea manage to take over all the other games by TSR for a decade? What was his experience in writing the Forgotten Realms comic book for several years at DC? All that and more great stories from Jeff's illustrious career.

Check out Jeff Grubb's personal blog 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 gang returns to Kemperbad and meets up with some old friends. Orlock returns to complicate their motives around the fate of Etelka Herzen, before they set off to try and sail up the River Stir.

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 and Paul reflect on the axes of visibility for an RPG in 2020: public vs. private, and also in-person vs. offline. Since we've done every combination of those measures, what are the take-aways we've learned? When you take a game with your friends into a public-streaming space, is it the same game, or something fundamentally different? What extra preparation is required? Are there both advantages and disadvantages? In what ways does being more open, close off certain possibilities in play? Lessons from our production of The Big Bad and Ten Dead Rats shows, now on YouTube.

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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Bruno spends some quality time with a mob of dwarves, while Indigo and Yeffi have a heart to heart with a goblin in a dress. The party puts together some more pieces of the puzzle, and begins to plot their next move against the members of the Red Crown.

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 speak with Epidiah Ravachol, the designer of the Dread RPG (winner of the Ennie for Innovation in gaming award), the game-as-prog-rock-album Wolfspell, and the Worlds Without Master e-zine. In one of our most intense interviews to date, we all talk about the roots of horror games, trauma as a generator of art, what signs to look for to know when we've done enough research and playtesting, and whether the whole wolf Alpha/Beta thing is real or BS.

Get Epidiah Ravachol's gorgeous Wolfspell game 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 gang investigates the mysterious tower previously owned by Etelka Herzen, and meets the new inhabitant Gutbag. Indigo is surprised to find himself outmatched by goblins, Bruno partakes in a wizard's duel, and Yeffi rediscovers her roots amid an angry, torch-bearing mob. There's even time for just a little awkward romance.

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.

Have you ever accidentally blown up your entire D&D campaign? Party ignores all warnings and marches into a TPK? Time-traveling mishaps throws them in far future? Give player a nuke and they use it? Players intentionally derail your well-laid adventure plot? Dan and Paul discuss how to handle and recover from the WORST. Or is it really the BEST?

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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James Maliszewski is back, and so is Grognardia! As the creator of one of the OSR's most esteemed blogs from 2008-2012, he took a well-earned break which wound up lasting 8 years. But now it's 2020, and he's returned just when we need him the most. Now that the dam's been busted, he's been on a blogging blitzkrieg, writing almost 100 articles in just the last few weeks. Dan and Paul catch up with James and all of the gaming, thinking, reading, and zine-ing that he's been doing in the meantime. Join them in exploring James' rich experiences with blogging, Tekumel, Traveller, and D&D.

Grognardia on Blogger (as if you didn't know) Grognardia Games on DriveThruRPG The Excellent Travelling Volume Zine

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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