Greg and Shelly open the show with D&D News getting you all the information you could ever want on upcoming releases like Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, The Wild Beyond The Witchlight, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos and much much more. Later in How To DM, we are thrilled to be joined by professional dungeon master, storytelling coach, event coordinator of Satine's Quest and so much more, Satine Phoenix! This week, Shelly and Satine discuss rolling for story. Our special interview this week...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 57 min
It's a bonus, early release of Dragon Talk this week as we prepare you for D&D Live 2021 (July 16 and 17 beginning at 12pm PST)! In opening D&D News, Greg and Shelly get you properly hyped up for everything that is happening THIS WEEKEND. Afterwards, we are joined by D&D graphic designer Trystan Falcone for another edition of Insight Check! Our special interview this week is with WWE superstar Xavier Woods who tells us all about his special game at D&D Live 2021! Dragon Talk is e...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 38 min
DND Live 2021 is THIS WEEK, July 16 and 17 beginning at 12pm PST! Greg and Shelly break down the details and surprises that await you this weekend in D&D News. Later, D&D Community Manager Brandy Camel returns for another edition of Random Character Generator. This week Greg and Brandy roll up Idelisa Clawwillow, a Variant Human Warlock. Be sure to check out Idelisa's stat sheet and let us know if you use them in your games at home! Our special interview this week is with actor Becca Sco...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 48 min
In D&D news, Greg & Shelly discuss all the special treats in store for DND Live 2021, D&D Celebration details, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and so much more! Afterwards, Transplanar RPG DM Connie Chang returns for another edition of How to DM. This week Shelly and Connie discuss character backstories. Our special interview this week is with the amazing game designer as well as DM of our special celebrity table at D&D Live 2021, Kate Welch! Dragon Talk is executively produce...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Greg & Shelly open the show with D&D news talking D&D Live 2021, the new D&D/MTG crossover Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and more! Later, D&D Game Designer Dan Dillon joins us for an Insight Check. Our special interview this week is with James Wyatt, Senior Game Designer at D&D and MTG's Max McCall! Dragon Talk is executively produced by Greg Tito, Shelly Mazzanoble & Wizards of The Coast. Show production by Lisa Carr & Ryan Marth of Siren Sound. Podcast reco...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 34 min
We've got so much ground to cover in this week's opening D&D news segment! Greg & Shelly discuss D&D Live 2021, D&D Celebration, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos and much more! Afterwards we welcome the DM of Transplanar RPG, Connie Chang for another edition of How To DM! In this week's edition we cover how to create villains with complex motivations and backstories. For our special interview this week, we talk wi...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 47 min
It's a celebration! Welcome to the audio version of our Dragon Talk Live 300th episode Twitch stream! Greg & Shelly open the show reflecting on 300 episodes, go over all the latest announcements including The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, D&D Celebration and more! We welcome many special guests including Erika Fermina, Brandy Camel, Bart Carroll, B. Dave Walters, Matthew Mercer, Ryan Marth and Lisa Carr. Be sure to watch over on our YouTube page to see th...
Jun 16, 2021•57 min
Greg & Shelly open the show reflecting on our 300th episode! Be sure to listen to the Dragon Talk live celebration either here in podcast form or watch over on our YouTube page. We also discuss the latest announcements including The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, D&D Celebration and more! Afterwards, we welcome D&D graphic designer Trish Yochum. Our special interview this week is #1 NYT bestselling author of many books, Aaron Reynolds! Dragon Talk is e...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 47 min
We are all so excited for our special 300th episode of Dragon Talk this week! Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble preview our celebration airing live THIS FRIDAY, June 11th at 11am PST on our Twitch channel (linked below). Join us for some incredible special guests, BIG TIME announcements and a few old friends of the show dropping by. In Random Character Generator, D&D Community Manager Brandy Camel returns as we roll up Eida Goldfound, a Lotusden Halfling Artificer. Be sure to check out Eida's ...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 44 min
In opening D&D news, our hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble announce the brand new Monopoly D&D edition! We also discuss Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Dragon Talk's 300th episode live stream event June 11th and much more! Later, we jump into another edition of Insight Check. This week, we are joined by Manager of Community for digital games here at Wizards of The Coast, Joshua Morris! Our special interview this week is with Los Angeles based voice actors and stars of the new fanta...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 38 min
The reviews are in for Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and we're so happy everyone is enjoying it as much as we are! Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble cover the latest release in D&D news as well as announce a special episode of Dragon Talk coming your way June 11th celebrating our 300th episode! Afterwards, D&D Community Manager Brandy Camel returns for another edition of Random Character Generator. This time we explore Ummun Trollbleeder, a Mountain Dwarf Druid. Be sure to check out Umm...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft is out! Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble cover the official release and more in our opening D&D news segment. Later, we are joined by game designer and co-host of Mastering Dungeons podcast, Teos Abadia for a brand new edition of How To DM! This week, Teos talks with Shelly about collaborative campaign worldbuilding. Our special interview this week is with costume designer and creator, author, accessibility advocate and fitness pro Alicia Marie! Dragon Talk is...
May 19, 2021•2 hr 6 min
We are less than one week away from the official release of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft! Your fearless hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble cover this and more in D&D news. Afterwards, we are thrilled to begin a new show series called Insight Check! In this new segment we will interview many of the different brilliant minds within Wizards of the Coast. We kick things off with associate game designer, Makenzie De Armas! Our special interview this week is with two esteemed contributing w...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 27 min
At the top of the show, your hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble cover D&D news. Afterwards, D&D senior game designer Wes Schneider joins us once again for another edition of Lore You Should Know. This week we continue our tour through the Domains of Dread with a special stop in Tepest. For our interview this week we are thrilled to welcome back Dungeon Master of The Broken Pact, Reuben Bresler! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazza...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 44 min
It's a Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft extravaganza this week! Your hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble talk all about the Ravenloft news leading up to the May 18th release. Later, we are joined by the founder of Rolling Rogues, Matthew Ford for another edition of How To DM. This week we focus on teaching first time D&D players and running their first experiences. Our interview guests this week are two of the people behind our newest release, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, D&D game...
Apr 29, 2021•2 hr 18 min
Greg and Shelly kick things off with D&D news, including all the information you need on Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. Afterwards we are joined by senior D&D game designer Wes Schneider for another edition of Lore You Should Know. This week in Wes' series on the Domains of Dread, we talk Har'Akir. Our interview guests this week are prolific comic book writer Gail Simone as well as Fenway Jones, founder of Jasper's Game Day! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News ...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Greg and Shelly open as always with D&D news including all the information you need on Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft. Afterwards we are joined by senior D&D game designer Wes Schneider for another edition of Lore You Should Know. This week in Wes' series on the Domains of Dread, we talk Hazlan. Our interview this week is actor and comedian Rufus Hound! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 Lore You Should Know - 09:07 I...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Greg and Shelly kick things off this week with D&D news. Later in Lore You Should Know, we are once again joined by senior D&D game designer Wes Schneider for another edition of Lore You Should Know. This week in Wes' series on the Domains of Dread, he gives us a deep dive on Dementlieu. Our interview this week is artist, painter, Youtuber, the Crafting Muse herself, Vee Mus'e! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 Lore Yo...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 29 min
In opening D&D news, Greg and Shelly talk through our latest and upcoming releases and Shelly tells Greg about her latest session in Candlekeep Mysteries. Later in Lore You Should Know, we are thrilled to be joined by senior D&D game designer Wes Schneider who starts a series on the Domains of Dread, this week in particular Barovia! Our interview this week is founder of Roll Play Lead, Jamie Flecknoe! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly M...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Greg and Shelly announce Dark Alliance and cover all the amazing new releases and more in D&D news. Afterwards, we are joined by Lauren Urban for another edition of How To DM, this week focusing on game preparation! Our interview this week is with actor, director, musician Jimmy Wong! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 How to DM - 13:50 Interview - 1:02:57 Outro - 1:51:40 Dark Alliance - https://darkalliance.wizards.com Van...
Mar 24, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Candlekeep Mysteries is out and Greg and Shelly cover that and more in D&D news. This week we are very excited to welcome Chris Perkins and Chris Lindsay to talk all about the creation of Candlekeep Mysteries! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 Random Character Generator - 14:09 Interview - 35:59 Outro - 1:42:55 Greg Tito Twitter - twitter.com/gregtito Shelly Mazzanoble Twitter - twitter.com/shellymoo Van Richten's Guide To...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 55 min
At the top of the show, Greg and Shelly take a look at this week's D&D news, including Candlekeep Mysteries and Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft. We are joined by two very special guests this week, Kelly Lynne D'Angelo and Mark Hulmes, who both were contributing writers for Candlekeep Mysteries! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 Random Character Generator - 11:46 Interview - 31:59 Outro - 1:27:49 Greg Tito Twitter - twitte...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 42 min
We open the show with D&D news and Greg and Shelly do a deep dive on Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft. Also in news, we talk D&D Minis, Dragon+ and of course Candlekeep Mysteries. After news, we are thrilled to have writer, producer, game designer, James Introcaso for another edition of How To DM! This week we revisit running a one shot. Our special interview this week is lead singer of the band Against The Current, Chrissy Costanza! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Greg and Shelly get things going with some very exciting D&D news, the release of Van Richten's Guide To Ravenloft! We're also getting very close to the release of Candlekeep Mysteries, coming your way March 16th! Afterwards, we are once again joined by D&D community manager Brandy Camel for another edition of Random Character Generator! This week's randomly generated character is Hjalnyl, a Swiftstride Blood Hunter. Take a look at Hjalnyl's character sheet and let us know if you use the...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 43 min
In D&D news, Greg and Shelly talk Candlekeep Mysteries, which releases everywhere March 16th! We also drop some veiled hints at new announcements to come, along with the forthcoming Dragon Talk book! Our special interview this week is actor Anthony Rapp, best known for his roles in Rent, Dazed and Confused and currently Star Trek Discovery! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 Random Character Generator - 11:35 Interview - 35...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Greg and Shelly open up the show with D&D news, talking Candlekeep Mysteries, Virtual Play Weekends, the D&D official Discord channel and more! Afterwards, Greg is once again joined by D&D community manager Brandy Camel for another edition of Random Character Generator! This week we randomly roll Grerel Ariessus, an Eladrin Barbarian. Be sure to check out the stat sheet provided below to use Grerel in your own games at home! Our special interview this week is published writer and dis...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Opening the show with D&D news, Greg and Shelly get you up to speed with all the latest and greatest, including a sneak peak at when a new announcement may be coming! Later, Shelly is joined by former Dragon Talk guest Eugenio Vargas, also known as DM Jazzy Hands for a brand new edition of How To DM! This week, Eugenio talks through employing the improvisational skill, Yes and into your DMing. Our special interview this week is the owner and operator of Lionhead Gaming, Jordan Parker! Here's...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 48 min
In our opening D&D news segment, Greg and Shelly talk Candlekeep Mysteries, D&D Virtual Play Weekends, the D&D official Discord and more! Afterwards we are excited to bring back another edition of Random Character Generator with D&D Community Manager, Brandy Camel! This week's randomly generated character, rolled up by D&D Beyond is Ianyarus, a Variant Feral Tiefling Ranger. Joining us for our special interview this week is Geek Girl Strong founder, Robyn Warren! Here's your ...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 49 min
In our opening D&D news segment, Greg and Shelly talk Candlekeep Mysteries! Afterwards we are joined by Senior Content Strategist for Wizards of the Coast, Trick Jarrett for another edition of How To DM, this week focusing on worldbuilding! For our special interview this week, we are joined by the entire cast of Transplanar RPG, which streams weekly on Twitch! Here's your guide to when each segment begins: D&D News with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 How To DM - 07:41 Interview -...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 44 min
It's time to celebrate! Greg & Shelly announce our new release, Candlekeep Mysteries! After our opening news segment, we are joined once again by our very own Adam Lee for another Lore You Should Know on group patrons! Our special interview this week is actor Eddie Cooper! Dragon Talk is executively produced by Greg Tito, Shelly Mazzanoble & Wizards of The Coast. Show production by Lisa Carr & Ryan Marth of Siren Sound. Podcast recording, editing, mixing and mastering by Ryan Marth &...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 47 min
