Grumpy Dungeon Masters

GDM Jay and GDM ChatGPT talk about the 6th edition playtest Druid and Paladin. Also a better magic system and more rules on the way for D&D.

The guys talk about the end of their futures as game writers thanks to ChatGPT. Also GDM Jay discusses his 2nd edition game, talk of speak with dead, and some Drizzt talk.

The Dungeon Lord Jay returns to catch up with the GDM guys. Rants about Frostmaiden, horror tales of new players or bad players, more GDM trivia, and cube ranching. Enjoy!

GDM Christopher has an epiphany and has to decide what TTRPG to mess with going forward. GDM Jay helps talk him through the moment. Also Gloomhaven, 2nd edition encounter tables, and horrifying goblins.

No more talk about the OGL since we finally won and WotC gave up. Good on them for making the right decision. Instead we'll talk about the New and Improved Tarrasque, how to mess up in your game as a DM, and what is a homebrew?

With the draft of OGL 1.2 being released GDM Christopher has much to say, especially about the VTT side of things. GDM Jay takes a stab at making Pathfinder 2e characters, and the guys talk narrative vs strategic systems.

WotC keeps doubling down and just making things worse for themselves. Guess the guys have little choice except to keep covering the news. For those swapping to Pathfinder from D&D 5 GDM Jay has the things you should know. Also, Sleep spell, good or garbage?

Changes to the WotC OGL have caused a ruckus in the gaming community. The guys chime in, talk about Van Richten's guide, Oroboros the RPG, and more tales of GDM Christophers variant Waterdeep game.

New Year is here and new Grumpy times are upon us. Good time with Trivial Pursuit D&D, Dark Souls the RPG, and Dungeon23. Enjoy!

Santa dropped off some presents for the GDM guys. Also some chatter about changes to the D&D Official Gaming License and more talk about Pathfinder 2.0. Enjoy!

Friend of the show and fellow Grumpy Dungeon Master Bruce Burkart joins the guys to chat about Pathfinder and toss some shade at Wotc. Time to roll some D20!

A Baldur's Gate 3 Collectors Edition, A Cleric Unearthed Arcana, and a stunned Black Dragon walk into a bar. That's not a joke. That's the podcast!

Ardlings, Dragonborn, and Goliaths are this weeks discussion. All that plus rat flamethrowers and 2nd edition dungeon crawling the way Gygax intended.

The discussions on Eberron will almost certainly leave you wanting more or possibly screaming at your listening device. This along with poisons and unfamiliar gaming settings leads to a great podcast!

Dragons and Lances are soon upon us, but are the Grumpy Dungeon Masters on board? Also Spelljammer, Ravenloft, and some cool things from Advanced 5E.

It's a deep dive into finding your spot to focus on ideas, more miniatures GDM Christopher wants, and another rabbit hole of insanity as GDM Jay goes looking for the first modern fantasy novel ever.

The Grumpy Dungeon Masters take a look at some magic items that just don't make sense. Also GDM Christophers new campaign begins and nobody died!

The Grumpy Dungeon Masters dive into how much lore is too much lore, transforming beholders, Spiderdragons, and some gaming in Ravenloft.

More DM's who can't play nicely with their players, more rules our DM's need to learn, and truly grim settings for humanity in gaming. All this and more!

GDM Jay is back from hiatus and the guys have some catching up to do. More Waterdeep campaign incoming and warlock patrons and why they matter.

GDM Jay is missing in action this week and is replaced by DM Mike, one of DM Christopher's regular players. Having recently successfully run his first campaign GDM Christopher and him dive into the details!

The latest 6th edition UA dropped and the GDM guys invite Dungeon Lord Jay back on to discuss all the updates. Rangers, Rogues, and Bards plus trivia. Oh My!

More lost PC's and a whole heaping helping of cosmology in Forgotten Realms. Also miniatures are expensive and old D&D video games. It's more good times at the GDM studios!

Another week and more creative ways to let your players characters die by their own hand. Also running the Shadows with Shadowrun, great D&D band names, and thoughts about a new 1980's RPG franchise.

GDM Christopher has returned and boy is he Grumpy. I guess the pillaging didn't go as planned. Fortunately GDM Jay gets to add some levity to the podcast with strange happenings of reverse gravity.