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Indigo, Bruno, and Yeffi spend an evening at The Happy Man Tavern with the rescued Elvyra, and learn quite a bit more than they expected. From the sinister plots of the Red Crown to much more personal matters of the heart, much is brought to light!

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 once again spar over how much stuff you can do in one round of D&D. Do you like your fighters with fractional attacks, double attacks, attacks by weapon type, or as many attacks as they have levels? Should wizards be limited to one spell or not? How many attacks are reasonable for which monsters, and when? Does your Big Bad always need an army of mooks to fend off the PCs?

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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In our latest installment of Ten Dead Rats we are joined by special guest Nat Silverman, playing the bounty hunter Freder. Joining forces with our gang in their hunt for the missing Elvyra, the group tries to locate the mysterious red barn. Will they rescue her from the clutches of the Red Crown? Will Max remember who the Red Crown are?

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 are joined with special guest Sean K. Reynolds, who has a long and storied career with D&D and fantasy RPGs: design & development for D&D 2E, 3E, Pathfinder, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, now working on Numenera and 5E D&D products for Monte Cook Games. He was the first-ever Online Coordinator for TSR/D&D, back when they didn't even have their own website or email! We get to talk the evolution of gaming communities online, old-school D&D, and shiny new products for 5E from himself and Monte Cook.

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 action economy in D&D: what can you do in one round? How long is a round in D&D anyway -- does it depend on edition or DM choice? How have the terms changed? How have initiative and turn-sequence rules evolved from pre-D&D wargames to 5E D&D? Do like PCs to have independent turns, or simultaneous phased movement? When did action types become formalized with keywords. And critically: CAN YOU GRAB AND DRINK A POTION IN ONE ROUND!?

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.

Wrapping things up in Kemperbad the group returns to river travel once more, but will they travel up the Stir towards the Barren Hills, or up the Reik to Grissenwald? Can the dwarves of Grissenwald offer any aid, or is such a journey just a flimsy excuse for Bruno to seek the attentions of a certain lady halfling?

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. With each new location the group finds more wild antics, and somehow inevitably, yet another bizarre costume change for our favorite halfling doctor.

Dan and Paul are joined by Professor of Philosophy Landon Schurtz to take advantage of his work in the fields of games, design, and aesthetics. What do we count as a game, and why? Does the definition of "roleplaying game" expand over time? Is traditional roleplaying a different beast from narrative storytelling games? And why do we do this crazy hobby in the first place?

In this episode we make numerous references to the following work on philosophical game theory, highly recommended:

C. Thi Nguyen's, "Games: Agency as Art" (sponsored)

Dan & Paul discuss the possibility of TPKs (Total Party Kills) in D&D of any edition. A lively, wide-ranging discussion that touches on the very roots of D&D. Do you permit it, promote it, or prohibit it? How often do you see it in classic play? As a player, does it make a campaign more rewarding or less? More memorable or less so? How best to handle the aftermath of a TPK, and how your campaign world can grow stronger and deeper for it.

The gang steels themselves to face off against Count Orlock, and is shocked to encounter more ghosts from their past. Will they take the opportunity to finally be rid of their vampiric adversary, or join him in his attempt to ward off other powers of Chaos?

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. Featuring the second half of our special guest appearance by Andy Grimaldi playing Quinn Fireforged.

The gang has dinner at the Orlock estate, and makes the acquaintance of their new friend, Quinn Fireforged. Together they try to navigate the unusual social pressures of dinner with a bloodthirsty fiend.