This week the hunters get closer to figuring out what's going on in and around Witchwood. Their investigation leads them out into the forest, following strange lights in the dark. Are these lights helpful? Or a new threat? Thank you again to DungeonNotebook.com for sponsoring Witchwood. Check out the Tome of Delving today and upgrade your 5th Edition character sheet!
On this episode the hunters follow their line of clues around Witchwood and start uncovering things that aren't so dreamy about the mountain town. This Season of Games is sponsored by DungeonNotebook.com and their Tome of Devling. Check out this hard cover character folio and upgrade your game!
UPDATE: Audio has been fixed! In this first episode of our Monster of the Week game the Hunters arrive in Witchwood, CA and start to investigate the death of Nancy Strickland. Was it a bear attack? Or was it something darker? This Witchwood series is sponsored by Dungeonnotebook.com - the maker of the Tome of Delving! Check out this awesome character notebook and fancy up your next Dungeons and Dragons game!
This week we are making characters for our Monster of the Week game titled Witchwood. Allie, Spencer, Tara, and Dusty create four urban fantasy characters that are going to uncover a mystery and maybe a monster terrorizing a small northern California town. If you've never heard of or played Monster of the Week this is a good episode to listen to ahead of our first episode of the mystery next week. Write in with what you think of the characters and what they might face to DifficultyClass@gmail.co...
A new UA means a new Bonus Episode. Find out what we think about the new options and where we want to see Wizards go with this concept in the future.
Before we start up an Actual Play season we're answering all the listener questions in our email. We have some really good discussions about future UAs, spicy combat - and more!
On this episode we sit down with Ryan Blake Hall AKA Storyteller Mars on Twitch to talk about his journey and a lot of Idle Champions. Seriously - a lot of idle champions. After all of that we answer a listener question about campaign settings we'd like to see brought to 5e and we go to some interesting places with that one. If you'd like to send in your own question, topic, or whatever you can email them to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this bonus episode we talk about the recently released unearthed arcana which gave us some awesome new summoning spells plus tattoo magic!
On this episode we review Wildemount! Allie's boyfriend, Spencer joins us to fill us in on all the things we didn't pick up on from the show and Treavor sounds like he's recording through a cardboard box (sorry in advance). We had a really good time recording this episode and would love to hear what you all thought about the book yourself! You can send in your thoughts, questions, or topics to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this weeks episode we talk about gaming online in these strange times we are living in. For the first time we are recording in separate places as we self isolate, but continue to try to play D&D without being in the same place as our friends.
On this episode we talk with Wiz - owner of Wiz's Wondrous Items on Etsy. She is celebrating her First Purchase Anniversary and we talk to her about what it's been like starting, running, and making products for her RPG shop. After that we FINALLY talk about Pathfinder 2e since Wiz herself is our Game Master. Do we like it? Is it better than first edition? And how easy has it been of Wiz to convert Curse of the Crimson Throne to 2e? Find out! Lastly we answer some listener questions about making...
On this weeks episode listener Jonathan Shipp gives us a topic about Creating Character Hooks. After that we talk about Connecting Campaigns and how we go about laying the seeds for that ahead of time. If you would like your question, topic, or advice read on the show you can send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com and we might read it on a future episode!
On this weeks episode we talk about the recently released Unearthed Arcana which updates the Artificer, Druid, and Ranger. After that we talk about some of the things that we aren't quite liking about Unearthed Arcanas as of recently and discuss what we'd like to see instead. If you would like your questions, topics, or stories read on the show please send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com and we might read them on a future show. REMINDER: 2/29/2020 is the last day you can get $5 off your ord...
On this VERY long episode we play through The Blood Hunter by Anthony Joyce - an adventure made for one DM and one Player. We had a freaking blast playing this and hope you have as much fun listening to it. After the adventure we give our thoughts on it, give out some Champion Loot for Idle Champions, and Treavor talks about his recently announced podcast I'm Gonna Podcast. You can send in questions for next weeks episode to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
This episode is sponsored by dungeonnotebook.com - makers of the Tome of Delving. Keep track of character stats, spells, wild shapes, inventory - and a bunch of other stuff as well as the adventure itself in this hardcover notebook. Use discount code DC5 at checkout to get $5 off your purchase between now and 2/29/20. On this weeks episode we talk about the Unearthed Arcana that came out last week and what we think of the new subclasses it introduces for the Bard, Cleric, and Sorcerer. After tha...
On this episode listener Ryan Fitzgerald gives us a topic of how to make your BBEG interesting from a mechanic standpoint. Do we add items, change numbers, just break the game? Find out! After that we talk about playing the game as players get up into the higher levels and what we do to handle that. After that we pull out an extra part of Ryan's topic and talk about a type of story that we just don't enjoy.
This episode is sponsored by https://dungeonnotebook.com/ makers of the Tomb of Delving. Use Discount code DC5 at check out to get $5 off your purchase of this awesome character and adventure record book! On this weeks episode we build a dungeon with the help of polls answered by listeners like you! Find out what won and see how we go about building a dungeon on the fly. Spoilers; it goes a lot better than we thought it would - well, at least we think so! After that we read some listener mail an...
On this episode we review Tyranny of Dragons (really this time) - the first campaign written for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. We start off with a spoiler free discussion, but after the DMs Guild Spotlight it is all spoilers all the time. After that we answer some listener questions about the campaign which were sent in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com just like you can with any questions, topic suggestions, or stories would want us to talk about on the show!
The last week was so crazy we had to push back our Tyranny of Dragons review. Instead we talk about everything from Hero Forge raising over $900,000 in less than 10 hours, to Idle Champions launching a new show, all the way to announcement of Explorer's Guide to Wildemount. Plus we make our own announcement about joining the Idle Champions Partner Program! After all of that we go through the recently released Unearthed Arcana and talk about our thoughts on the new subclasses. If you would like y...
On this episode we have a jam packed episode where we talk about new book leaks, lay offs at Fantasy flight, new Idle Champions characters, Hero Forge 2.0 - and that's only the news! After that we get into two listener topics about The Deck of Many Things and Monster Races as Player Characters! Lastly we answer a question from Brian an interesting way to do Initiative. If you would like your question, topic, or story read on the show send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this episode we talk about maybe not killing a player-character's family because it makes the bad guy more bad and why Treavor loves using DnD Beyond. After that we answer some questions from our awesome listener Henry. If you would like your question answered on the show send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this last episode of 2019 Treavor and Dusty talk about what a crazy year 2019 has been for TTRPGs and content creation. Dusty reminds us that there were A LOT of other RPGs we wanted to play this year that we just, well, didn't. We still answer a listener question at the end about helping players with getting inspired about character creation, but other than that it's just a good old conversational episode. Got your own TTRPG resolution for 2020? Send in your game picks to DiffictulyClass@gma...
On this episode we talk about handling multiple NPCs at a time and how not to look like a crazy person talking to yourself in front of your players. After that we talk about Saying No to Players and why that is more of a balancing act than you may think. After that we answer a few questions from our awesome listeners. If you would like your questions read on the show you can send them to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this episode we talk about if we like assigning roles in parties for both in and out of combat. After that we talk about metagaming and our love hate relationship with it. After that we answer a listener question from our good friend Dusty. If you would like your question, topic, or story read on the show send them into to DifficultyClass@gmail.com.
On this episode we talk about the new Unearthed Arcana which re-introduced Psionics into the playtest material. It's a very different this time around and we give our first impressions about what we think of this new direction. After that we talk about gaming with your family during the holidays and why bringing DnD to Thanksgiving dinner might not be a bad idea. After that we get a little corny with a small bonus topic. If you would like to write into the show with a question, topic suggestion,...
On this episode we get our hands on the new Eberron: Rising from the Last War book and the DnD vs Rick and Morty box set! We give our first impressions about both products and where we think both types of products might go in the future. At the end we answer a question from our good friend Hector about other settings we'd like to see as books in the future. If you would like to write in your own questions, topic, or advice you can send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this episode we talk about Role-Playing and what the book says about it. After that we talk about our DMing Prep Styles - how they started, how they have changed, and what we probably need to do to improve them. At the end we answer a Listener Question from our friend Brian about Cut-Scenes and if it's okay to do them. If you would like your question, topic, or advice read on the show you can send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
On this episode we do our first Listener suggested topic which is Describing Combat! After that we talk for quite a bit about the recently released Unearthed Arcana which was about Class Feature Variants and what we thought about them. At the end we answer a fun listener question from our friend Hector. If you would like your question, topic, or advice read on the show you can send them in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com.
On this episode we give our first impressions of the Collectors Edition of Tyranny of Dragons - released for its 5th anniversary. After that we review our first supplement on the show, Xanathar's Guide to Everything. What do we think of the book, and how does it rank for both players and DMs? Well tell you! (...spoilers, its the only one on the list so far soooo....) Lastly listener Brian tells us and you what we've been missing when talking about Adventure League DnD. If you would like your que...
On this episode we talk with our friend Ben - also known as Puffin Forest on YouTube! We chat about how he got into DnD with 4th edition, what other RPGs he likes as well as what it's been like making his hilarious videos. Then at the end Ben answers a few questions from some of our listeners. If you would like your questions read on the show (though probably not answered by Puffin Forest) you can send those in to DifficultyClass@gmail.com!
