Grumpy Dungeon Masters

GDM Christopher has been playing Diablo IV non stop and is all hopped up on Mountain Dew and Cheetos. GDM Jay on the other hand has read the entire core rules for Dungeon Crawl Classics and can't wait to tell you all about it.

WotC is making some pricing changes that have to guys up in arms again. Also a child who makes adventures better than her dad and more st00pid magic items.

Our guests this week are Kenzer & Company (David Kenzer, Brian Jelke, and Jolly Blackburn). Creators of Knights of the Dinner Table, Hackmaster, & Kingdoms of Kalamar. Apologies, we had a bit of audio trouble in the later part of the podcast.

Another D&D 5.5 Unearthed Arcana and another sigh from GDM Christopher. The two go hand in hand. Spell creation, weapon masteries, and a different warlock are all on the ticket this week!

Our latest grumpy guest is the great Luke Gygax, the creator of Gary Con and son of Gary Gygax. The GDM guys were happy to chat with him for a while, talk about current projects, and how his dad killed his 10th level ranger.

With a missing co-host, GDM Christopher has a friend fill in for GDM Jay. The guys talk about the recent campaign they were in, Waterdeep: Fiendish Summer.

Our latest grumpy guest is Jeff Ashworth. The creator of the "Game Master Guide of" series which are great tools for any game master. The guys spend a couple of hours going over his DMing style and preferences, another great grumpy moment from out guest, and a new detail for Cr'aig.

A tale of unlawful entry that turned exactly how you'd expect a group of new players to turn it. Also more items the GDM guys want and what's the best Warlock spell?

The D&D Creators Summit didn't go as planned and the guys give their own take on things this episode. Also Ed Greenwood is GDM Christophers 3rd favorite human being and GDM Jay found a toy he wants.

Ed Greenwood's new Youtube channel is killing it and the guys are enjoying every episode. GDM Jay talks about his Oriental Adventures in Rokugan game and the guys talk about Honor Among Thieves since they have finally seen it.

Who wins in a fight between an F-35 Jet and an Ancient Red Dragon? If you don't want to do the research yourself you can just listen to the podcast. Also D&D merchandising is out of hand!

Natural disasters aren't often a part of D&D, but the Grumpy Dungeon Masters will find a way. Also some talk of Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader and GDM Christopher finally finds the 5E lore books he's always wanted.

Honor among Thieves is starting to shape up and the guys are excited to see it. Also a massive collection falls into GDM Jays lap and he has to decide what to do next.

Paizo on the use of AI, Dark Souls the TTRPG, and en episode of Keys from the Golden Vault going in the wrong direction. The guys had a lot to talk about this week.

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!