Fiona ( @WAIR_Podcast ) and Hamilton ( @TheDragonDM ) will be at MCM London happening at the Excel Center in London later this month (27th-29th October). And they are doing a bunch of cool panels and shows all about podcasting and TTRPG goodness! Panels/Shows Dragons Duel: A LIVE TTRPG Game Show with Audience Participation! DIY Podcasting: Editing, Sound Design, and How to Get Started A Mörk Borg Demon Slayer Tale LIVE! CAUTION! Character Development ahead: Setting up a TTRPG Character with Back...
Oct 11, 2023•4 min
Contains mild spoilers for 'Oathbreakers Anonymous' Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton are joined by actor, voice-over artist, and DM of the Cast Die Podcast Mark Garkusha to chat about narrating the audiobook of ' Oathbreakers Anonymous '. Written by Scott Warren , ' Oathbreakers Anonymous ' is a story about 4 disgraced former paladins from a support group for fallen paladins trying to regain their divine favor, and with it, their high-level skills and abilities. Check out ' Oathbreakers ...
Oct 04, 2023•48 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Show notes This week, Fiona puts Hamilton in the solo adventurer's seat as they continue their playthrough of GNOMES - 100, DRAGONS - 0 , a solo quest adventure book set in Dragonlance! Written by Jean F. Blashfield and James M. Ward and published by TSR in 1987, GNOMES - 100, DRAGONS - 0 is part of the CATACOMBS gamebook series which, according to the blurb, represents the ultimate challenge in role-playing adventure. Analytical powers would be tested to the utmost as readers must decide how to...
Sep 27, 2023•45 min
Show notes This week, Fiona puts Hamilton in the solo adventurer's seat as they begin their playthrough of GNOMES - 100, DRAGONS - 0 , a solo quest adventure book set in Dragonlance! Written by Jean F. Blashfield and James M. Ward and published by TSR in 1987, GNOMES - 100, DRAGONS - 0 is part of the CATACOMBS gamebook series which, according to the blurb, represents the ultimate challenge in role-playing adventure. Analytical powers would be tested to the utmost as readers must decide how to de...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Show notes This week, Fiona and guest host Rob continue their read-through of ' Path of the Planebreaker ', a sourcebook that 'unlocks the mysteries of the planes' for 5th Edition and Cypher systems. Published by Monte Cook Games, ' Path of the Planebreaker ' introduces an enigmatic interplanar object that unlocks access to the planes for characters of all levels - a cursed moon that hurtles through the multiverse, crashing from one plane to the next, never at rest, forever fleeing a catastrophe...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton give their first impressions of ' Bigby Presents: Glory of Giants ', an sourcebook for 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons. It covers the history, cultures, and races of the giants, with giant-themed options for player-characters and monsters and sites for Dungeon Masters. From the bio: ' Explore the wondrous realms of giants with this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Bigby the Great recounts his journeys into the history, myth, and so...
Sep 06, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Show notes This week, Fiona and guest host Rob begin their read-through of ' Path of the Planebreaker ', a sourcebook that 'unlocks the mysteries of the planes' for 5th Edition and Cypher systems. Published by Monte Cook Games, ' Path of the Planebreaker ' introduces an enigmatic interplanar object that unlocks access to the planes for characters of all levels - a cursed moon that hurtles through the multiverse, crashing from one plane to the next, never at rest, forever fleeing a catastrophe th...
Aug 30, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton discuss their thoughts on ' Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen ', an official Dungeons & Dragon adventure for characters levels 1–11. This adventure introduces the Dragonlance setting to 5th edition D&D with a focus on the legendary War of the Lance. Additionally, the adventure comes with the option to enhance 6 encounters by playing connected scenarios in the Warriors of Krynn board game that alter the course of the adventure. From the bio: ...
Aug 23, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Show notes This week, late to the UA party but slowly catching up - Fiona and Hamilton are exploring ' Unearthed Arcana 2023 - Player's Handbook: Druids & Paladins ' playtest document which came out in March 2023. We acknowledge that more recent playtest material may have revised some of the mechanics presented and discussed here! From the bio ' This playtest document presents the rules on the Druid & Paladin Classes, revised feats, and more spells for playtesting. ' Unearthed Arcana dis...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 13
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! We continue our bonus journey as we explore Sigil; The City of Doors; the centre of the multiverse; or just the confluence of energies that bore a home. Its origins unknown, this city upon the spire is the beating heart of the outer planes; p...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this special episode, we go into the area at the center of all the Planes, The Outlands; Also known as the Plane of Concordant Opposition, is the true neutral centre of the multiversal planes. However, this only means that good, evil, chao...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Show notes This week, Hamilton and Fiona give their first impressions and thoughts regarding the previews of the ' Planescape: Adventures of the Multiverse ' box set (and the Book of Many Things!). Sources: Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics - 'Planescape D&D 5e 2023: What We Know So Far ' Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics - ' The Book of Many Things: What We Know So Far ' Bell of Lost Souls - ' D&D: ‘Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse’ Preview – Putting The (Lady Of) Pain In Campaign Setti...
Jul 26, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Show notes This week, Hamilton and Fiona head to the Upside Down with their review of the Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set ! From the Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set 's bio: " Unleash your imagination and live out the dream of exploring the Upside Down from the Netflix original series, Stranger Things. Mike Wheeler has created an awesome Dungeons & Dragons adventure...and now you get to play it. "The Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set cont...
Jul 19, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings for D&D legacy content: Discussions of Slavery and Cannibalism as described within the setting. Show notes This week, Fiona and returning guest host Rob explore the barren wastelands of Dark Sun , an original 2e D&D campaign setting set in the fictional, post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas. From the Dark Sun Boxed Set (2e) bio: 'Amid the barren wastelands of Athas lie the scattered city-states, each in the grip of its own, tyrannical sorcerer-king. Pr...
Jul 12, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Show notes: This week, Hamilton has worn Fiona down - it's time to talk about his favourite D&D 5th ed published adventure, ' Waterdeep: Dragon Heist '! Dragon Heist is an adventure that takes place in the city of Waterdeep running through levels 1–5. From the ' Waterdeep: Dragon Heist ' bio: ' Welcome to Waterdeep! A fantastic treasure trove is yours for the taking in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Famed explorer Volothamp Geddarm needs you to complete a simple qu...
Jul 05, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 9
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we enter the final plane in the Planes of Conflict , The Gray Wastes . Desolate wastelands of blood-stained earth sprawl upon this land of the purest evil. The original home of the Yugoloths; the denizens who manipulate and c...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we make our penultimate stop in the Planes of Conflict , as we enter Elysium. The calm and beauty of pure goodness. Mountains and plains roll along the pure waters of Oceanus that flow from the endless sea of Thalasia. Calm m...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we delve further into the Planes of Conflict , as we brave the dangers of Gehenna . Flames burst from basalt floors and magma pools at your feet, tumbling down the endless mountains. Never a moment of rest on these sheer rock...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Show notes This week, Fiona chats to actor, voice-over artist, and director Natalie Winter ( @WinterNatters ) about her love of TTRPGs and how she went from being a player at the table to running games behind the DM's screen on stream! Nat has worked on a bunch of nerdy projects, recording for AAA games, sci-fi audio dramas and professional Dungeons and Dragons games, and much much more. Check out her website for more information. Be sure to check out Nat’s RPG shenanigans on the Merely Roleplay...
Jun 07, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton and guest Travis Vengroff , award-winning storyteller and dramatised audio producer, about Curse of Strahd , one of the most popular Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying adventures of all time. Travis is a talented sound designer and Foley artist who is best known for his work on the award-winning podcasts The White Vault , Don't Mind , Dark Dice , and VAST Horizon . Travis is the co-founder, along with his partner K.A. Statz , of Fool & Scholar Product...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Fiona ( @WAIR_Podcast ) and Hamilton ( @TheDragonDM ) will be at MCM London happening at the Excel Center in London this coming weekend. along with friends of the show The Backwater Bastards (@ BwBastards ) and Dark Dice ( @DarkDicePod ). They'll also be at UK Games Expo in the NEC Birmingham the following weekend. It's a busy back-to-back weekend! Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild! #SupportyourFLGS Credits The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Fio...
May 25, 2023•7 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we keep going through the Planes of Conflict , as we take a journey through Bytopia . Hard work leads to peace. Craft & art, skill & will combine to make and create the greatest treasures of the planes. It is engineer...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 17 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we'll continue in the Planes of Conflict , as we step into Carceri. Spirals upon spirals of maze-like spaces, to incarcerate the wash of the planes. The evil and wretched that are not even wanted in the evil halls of the othe...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we move on to the Planes of Conflict , as we take a tour of The Beastlands . Humid jungles, Mountain peaks, arid desert, marshed plains, mist-filled forest, all alive with the sounds of life. Birds flutter through the leaves,...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Show notes: This week, Hamilton and Fiona talk about their first impressions of ' Keys to the Golden Vault ', the latest D&D's anthology comprising of 13 heist-themed adventures! From the ' Keys to the Golden Vault ' bio: 'Risk it all for the thrill of pulling off the perfect heist! D&D’s latest book contains thirteen exhilarating heist-themed adventures, where you and your crew will take on missions from a mysterious organization known as the Golden Vault. Every adventure is suitable fo...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Show notes: This week, Hamilton and Fiona sit down and have a general chat about the outcomes of D&D OGL and what they hope for the future of RPGs in the wake of the Open RPG Creative License (ORC) . Linda Codega's articles : Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition (5th Jan 2023) Wizards of the Coast Cancels OGL Announcement After Online Ire (12th Jan 2023) Wizards of the Coast Breaks Its Silence on Dungeons and Dragons' Open Game License (13th Jan 2023) Cancelle...
Apr 26, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 5
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons! In this episode, we continue moving through the Planes of Law as we enter Baator . The inverse mountain that burrows into the depths of evil. And evil with malice, intent, and desire. Evil so determined towards its own end. One-half of the bl...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Show notes: After recently completing her 5-year campaign with an in-person epic finale - Fiona wanted to chat with Hamilton about some of the important takeaway messages she had from being part of a level 1 through 20 D&D campaign, both as a player and GM. This week, our cohosts go in deep about their own experiences of coming to the end of various different campaigns and the impact it had on them. Use the offer code "DMBC" to get 10% off any purchase from 3rd Space Gaming! Consider using o...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Spoilers for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves (2023) Show notes: This week, Hamilton and Fiona chat about their first impressions and experiences of watching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves - a 2023 fantasy heist action comedy film. From IMBD: ' A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. ' Use the offer code "DMBC" to get 10% off any purcha...
Apr 05, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Show Notes Straight from watching the D&D Direct 2023 Announcement Showcase (which premiered on Tuesday 28th March 2023), Fiona and Hamilton share their initial thoughts and reactions to current and upcoming D&D products. From the D&D Direct Bio: ' This D&D Direct will focus on celebrating the release of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, welcoming new adventurers to the party, and giving a first look at the VTT. We won't be going into depth on upcoming tabletop product...
Mar 29, 2023•54 min
