Chef Bolgg and the Pirate Captain's Recipes for Everything

The crew has found some news that actually has them excited! They are bringing back Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition. There is plenty to talk about because the book promises to be over 500 pages with some great little features that will have even the old school fan boy drooling. Then the cew decides to break down one of systems that seems to have gone by the waysside pondering if it will even make...

We saw it, we called, you're trying to hide it, #WotC, but we aren't going to let it go that easily! On today's episode, we tackle the rumor of Hasbro selling #D&D, how classes just aren't up to snuff in #5thedition or the revamped 2024 PHB, and how outside content and suggestions could be a good thing for the brand as a whole. Is Tencent purchasing the D&D name? Would a Su...

The crew are back at it tryinng to figure out what makes them different from other channels. They are not famous, they aren't Publishers, to really call them a crew might be laughable. They are just players across the table from you. Once they figure that out they decide to take a look at some of the lesser played classes in #dungeonsanddragons and how #baldersgate3 helped them to become relev...

It's a very bloody Orcmas for Hasbro and WotC! Layoffs and longtime content creators both are gone from the D&D sphere and the Crew pours one out while also discussing the trials and tribulations of corporate issues that may be hampering our favorite game. Are there any brightsides to the layoffs at Hasbro? Will JoCat ever return to YouTube? How does the margin of profit affect the product...

Do not go gentle into those good survey results. Rage. Rage! In this episode of Recipes for Everything, the Crew talks about the newest survey results for the Barbarian and Monk, as well as a topic found in a forum post. Will the new barbarian cause a shift in Bolgg's character sheet? Will the monk finally be able to fight fair? Does a problem with character playing fall on the player or the DM? A...

He was just a fleeting dream, that fighter wielding the dead baby nunchucks. With the newest celebration of mediocrity from Wizards we learn that the most interesting concept from the Fighter survey is no more! We again dive deep and talk about the results, the Crew becoming ever more exhausted by the newest edition. Will the replacement for the Bruiser be any good? What other changes are in store...

Astarion approves! With six Golden Joysticks, the Crew has to go back to the Baldur's Gate well once again! Plus, with the new survey results and Marvel and Fallout coming to Magic the Gathering, they talk about how Wizards seems to be ignoring what players want. Can the Hulk and Deadpool be tournament-legal Commanders? How much has the survey results actually amounted to? What can game studios le...

What do marketing strategies, data analysis, and fireball have in common? They can make an absolute mess of things! In this episode, the Crew tackles a minefield of topics ranging from the newest addition to the D&D lore, the problems with over-selling the inclusive nature of your product, and finally getting on with the live reaction to the latest playtest survey! Do Wizard's strategies hold any...

There was a big hub-bub about Wizards dropping Penguin Publishing House this week and the guys break down how, for once, this is not a bad move on Wizards. This may even benifit the player depending on how distrobution rolls out. Will the Bastion, player housing, system be an excelent way to spend your downtime or will you forget about it 30 secs in because it offers nothing? What are the upsides...

Has he done it!? Has he become the legendary Super Swashbuckler!? In this episode, the Pirate Captain's fury knows no bounds as the Crew discusses the changes to the Sorcerer in the latest Unearthed Arcana survey. What changes to the Sorcerer are any good? Has Wizards messed with Twin Spell to make it nigh unusable? And will Super Swashbuckler PC be able to defeat the dice tyrant Loc once and for...

The playtests continue and now the Crew take a stab at the 2000's with dated jokes! With the Monk and Warlock it's business as usual, as the Crew discusses the changes coming to the classes and how to perhaps fix some of the issues. But when they get to the Fighter, well...let's just say things get a little out of control! What does the Captain think about the changes to the Warlock? Does the Crew...

No union on this ship, it's time to clock in and get to work, Crew! In our first livestream episode, we get into jobs in D&D 5e and how they relate to the characters players play. Does the background maketh man/elf/tiefling? Is the standard "adventurer" the only job most campaigns have to worry about? Just how did Chef Bolgg become the chef he is today? And is the Pirate Captain actually the basta...

By Bhaal's brainwashing bloodlust, it's back to Baldur's Gate! After two weeks with Larian's popular new rpg based around 5e, the Crew reconvene to discuss the game's many strengths and a few of its weaknesses. Players and DMs alike have much to glean from the game's story, mechanics, and even its pitfalls. How do spell combinations make for more tactical players? How does the game inspire DMs to...

Holy controversy, Bolgg-man! The release of Larian Studios' follow-up to Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 has had glowing praise, but also some interesting detractors. How does the Crew feel about it? Does it pay homage to classics or is it just a critical fail? And what about people that ask for certain roles to be filled in their games? Should two natural 20s with advantage give an extra boon to the player?...

Test...Test Test, is this thing on? How in blazes does he do this. What do you mean we started! The redlight huh.....yarghh guess I should of known.....Tell them about the episode! Fine! But this isn't normally my thing. In this episode of Chef Bolgg and the most Handsome Pirate Captain Ever the crew trys to go 5 minutes without talking about DnD 5E and we all know how that ends. Wizards has r...

The playtest reviews continue, but now the Crew has a bit of a conspiracy to uncover! Does Wizards hate the common player? Are they just getting our feedback for amusement, rather than actual content? Why have they seemingly made the monk worse? Will the Pirate Captain finally tape Loc's mouth shut? All that and more on this episode of Chef Bolgg and the Pirate Captain's Recipes for Everything!

D&D 2024? More like D&D 2020 BORE! (I'm so sorry) With the new revelations coming from our overlords at Wizards, One D&D is now supposedly "D&D 2024," much to the Crew's chagrin. They hash out their feelings on this name change, what it could mean for the future of book and module releases, and how messy naming could create confusion at the table. They also discuss character building remorse and.....

The Player's Handbook playtest reviews continue! The crew talk about the exciting, the underwhelming, and the downright confusing (for Loc and PC. Bolgg is always confused) changes coming to some of our favorite classes! Does Bolgg like the new barbarian, or does he think his recipe book can cook up a better revision? Is the new warlock Pirate Captain approved, or is he going to just drink his dis...

We're back! The crew is here and ready to do the thing once again! This episode, we talk about the D&D movie and how it was and what it could have been, we get into creating encounters and how DMs face a challenge in doing so (special shout out to Gabriel for the question!), and take a look at the Warlock playtest as 6th edition draws ever nearer. Is it as bad as a pact with the devil, or will it...

Guess who's back?  Back again?  INT dump stat.  Less than 10.  That's right, the Crew is back from a short hiatus to discuss why Intelligence is the most common dump stat, but why it maybe shouldn't be.  Is Charisma better?  What about Wisdom, or Strength?  Does roleplay or mechanics play a bigger role in the choice?  Does player ability interfere with chara...

Can the Crew prove they're mint condition, flip the page, and live up to the grade when Shattermare Comics are in the building!?  On today's episode, we sit down with Brian and Kyle of Shattermare Comics to discuss their flagship series, Hardly Heroes, which is entirely based around a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, as well as a touching legacy of a lost friend.  We dive into the creative...

We all want something, the Pirate Captain wants the end of Loc the Bard, but will it happen in the new year? If Loc doesn't check his brake cables, it might. We look at features that we would love to see come to DnD, whether it's 5e or the new 6th Edition. Should there be a taunt system, and what can we do to make using weapons better than magic? How about what we would do less with? Maybe bards o...

Thoughts and prayers be with the Crew on this episode as they delve into the tricky topic of religion in D&D.  From clerics to paladins, from warlocks to druids, classes that draw power from divine(?) sources are covered.  Do druids have the same religious weight as paladins?  Is breaking a paladin's oath have the same level of consequences as a cleric turning from their god? &n...

Cometh at me, bretheren! Thine mother wears my old loincloth! How's that for a taunt? What class is the best for tanking in Dungeons and Dragons?  Is it the meatshield Barbarian, like Bolgg?  The sword and board Fighter?  The magic-fueled Paladin?  The dodge-heavy Monk?  Or will the other classes find a way to unseat these titans of tanking?  All that and more on this episode of Chef Bolgg and the...

Exploration.  Combat.  Roleplaying.  Does your favorite class balance these well?  How about your least favorite?  In today's episode, we tackle all 13 classes and give them the Cesear treatment: thumbs up or thumbs down.  Are Artificers worth the extra book?  Can Fighters work outside of combat?  How are Clerics at roleplaying? (rolepraying...?)  And are the Pirate Captain's opinions on damn Bard...