DnDiscussions

Ryan and Ben discuss the new Horror themed subclasses, take a look at new D&D Beyond Marketplace items, and brainstorm ideas to make fetch quests a bit more interesting. Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses video; UAT Horror Subclasses PDF; Eberron: Forge of the Artificer bundle; A Map for Every Journey; Film Genres; Ginny … Continue reading "Episode 134 – Horr...

Ryan and Ben answer some questions from you about holding characters in dungeons and overly cautious players. Community Pages: Sage Advice & Errata Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben look at some of the most recent news and then discuss making legendary resistance a bit more fun. Community Pages: Dragon Delves intro video; Dungeon Delves pre-order; Map stickers; Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins leave D&D design team; Publish your own 2024 Content; 2024 Core Rules Errata; What people get wrong with … Continue reading "Episode 132 – News and Legenda...

Ryan and Ben lament the newest Sigil updates then take a turn toward the dark side and discuss what it takes to play the villain. Community Pages: Emworld Sigil article; PC Gamer Sigil article; Chase Taylor-Carter Sigil post; Alphastream’s How to Create a Monster; The Blind Bard’s TikTok. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben talk about the new starter set, look into the updated artificer, and delve into Sigil. Community Pages: D&D Starter Set; Gamesradar sneak peek; Enworld sneak peek; Enworld’s deeper look; Welcome to Sigil; Brennan Lee Mulligan answer’s Wired questions. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben explore some ideas to have a heroic backstory as a level one character and then discuss how to handle solo motivations. Community Pages: An Open Letter to D&D Beyond; I got my grandma to play D&D with me. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben go over the new and updated UAT subclasses, give their first impressions on the 2024 Monster Manual, and discuss ongoing comfortability in your campaign. Community Pages: Forgotten Realms Subclass video; Forgotten Realms Subclass UAT; Dungeon Master Essentials miniatures and scenery humble bundle. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben talk about the new Undead, Monstrosities, Aberrations, and Fey videos then discuss how to switch your current campaign to the new 2024 rules. Community Pages: Undead preview video; Undead video summary; Monstrosities preview video; Monstrosities video summary; Aberrations and Oozes preview video; Aberrations and Oozes video summary; Fey preview video; Fey video … Continue readin...

Ryan and Ben return to the DnDiscussions table to dig in and take a look at the new Artificer Unearthed Arcana, the 2024 Monster Manual, and a sneak peek of the new dragons! Community Page: Artificer video; Artificer Unearthed Arcana; Monster Manual video; Monster Manual summary; Dragon video; Dragon video summary; Griffon’s Saddlebag. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s …...

Ryan and Ben talk about running holidays in your game and then tackle their yearly tradition of brainstorming a holiday themed oneshot. Community Pages: DMs Guild As Time Goes By; Monster stat blocks and hit point tracking come to D&D Beyond’s VTT; Voltron TTRPG Kickstarter; D&D Beyond 12 days of D&D; Kobold Press ADVENTure Calendar. … Continue reading "Episode 125- Running...

Alyssa Visscher joins Ryan and Ben to discuss consulting on the 2024 DMG. Alyssa’s pages: Alyssa’s Bluesky; Fate’s Lingering Shadow; Up the Beanstalk; Alyssa’s website. Community Page: The Illrigger Class added to D&D Beyond. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben give their first thoughts about the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide and then discuss some DM regrets. Community Pages: Screenrant Balance article; Initiative combat tracker added to the D&D Beyond VTT; Scions of Elemental Evil Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben dig into the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide videos and then discuss your player characters’ renown and reputation. Community Pages: DMG New Magic Items and Crafting video; Magic Items and Crafting video recap; DMG DM’s Toolbox video; DM Toolbox video recap; Lore Glossary video; Greyhawk video; 2024 DM Screen video; Bell of Lost … Continue reading "Episode 122- 202...

Ryan and Ben dive into the new information on the 2024 DMG and then discuss how to incorporate level 3 subclasses in Clerics, Paladins, Warlocks, and Wizards from the 2024 PHB. Community Pages: 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide video; 2024 DMG recap article; Bastion video; Bastion recap on Enworld; The Legend of Vox Machina Season 3 … Continue reading "Episode 121- DMG Sneak Peek and 2024 Su...

Ryan and Ben discuss some of the news coming from and about Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, and the 2024 PHB then dig into soft and hard campaign resets. Community Pages: Hasbro CEO and AI; 2024 PHB is the fastest selling D&D book; Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn; Transition Guide and Changelog … Continue reading "Episode 120 – More News and Campaign Resets"

Ryan and Ben discuss the D&D Beyond changes and update then look into how to run and play with large scale and permanent consequences. Community Pages: D&D Beyond Changelog; D&D Direct Recap; Ginny Di’s Let’s Make a 2024 D&D character; Ginny Di’s I ran a $5k D&D game (and had a panic attack). Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s … Continue re...

Ryan and Ben discuss the newest update about Bastions in the new 2024 DMG and then discuss some questions from the community. Community Pages: Ginny Di’s “‘Yes, and’ isn’t the great D&D advice you think it is” video; Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons; Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG Kickstarter. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’...

Ryan and Ben go over the info coming out of GenCon and then look at various aspects of a running a chase scene. Community Pages: PHB 2024 backwards compatibility; Artificers and the 2024 PHB; Chris Perkins interview about the new DMG; Ancient Green Dragon Stat Block; DM Screen Pic; Monetization job posting; Project Sigil sign … Continue reading "Episode 117 – News from GenCon and Runni...

Ryan and Ben continue to look into the new Player’s Handbook class videos delving into monks, sorcerers, clerics, and bards. Community Pages: 2024 Monks; Monk video bullet points; 2024 Sorcerers; Sorcerer video bullet points; 2024 Clerics; Cleric video bullet points; 2024 Bards; Bard video bullet points; The Gamemaster’s Book of Traps, Puzzles, and Dungeons; Silver … Continue rea...

Ryan and Ben continue their journey through the deluge of 2024 PHB information taking a look at Warlocks, Druids, Wizards, Rangers, Spells, and Crafting. Community Pages: 2024 Warlocks; Warlock video bullet points; 2024 Druids; Druid video bullet points; 2024 Wizards; Wizard video bullet points; 2024 Rangers; Ranger video bullet points; 2024 Spells; Spell video bullet … Continue reading "Epi...

Ryan and Ben dig through the new Player Handbook information as well as new information on Fighters, Paladins, Barbarians, and Rogues. Community Pages: 2024 Player’s Handbook video; 2024 Fighter video; Fighter video bullet points; 2024 Paladin video; Paladin video bullet points; 2024 Barbarian video; Barbarian video bullet points; 2024 Rogue video; Rogue video bullet points; … Continue...

Ryan and Ben take a look at the new Monster Manual cover are, discuss the Roll20 Demiplane news, and then try out a new segment all about combat encounters! Community Pages: Monster Manual cover art; Roll20 purchases Demiplane; Captains and Cannons; Star Wars 5th Edition; Ginny Di’s Youtube Channel; How to make your players stop … Continue reading "Episode 113 – Monster Manual Ar...

Ryan and Ben discuss some of the newest updates then take a look at each other with insight checks! Community Pages: Flee Mortals! on D&D Beyond; Where Evil Lives on D&D Beyond; Flee Mortals’ Creature Roles; Game Informer: Art of Dungeons and Dragons; Reddit Game Informer TLDR; Animal Adventures: The Faraway Sea. Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

Ryan and Ben talk about some of the most recent Wizards of the Coast News and then discuss campaign and adventure length Matt Colville’s video “How Long Should an Adventure Be?” Community Pages: How Long Should an Adventure Be?; D&D Beyond’s VTT map tool updates; Expanding the SRD; Polygon’s Vecna: Eve of Ruin review; Adventure … Continue reading "Episode 11...

Ryan and Ben are joined by Jeff Reynolds to talk about running longform campaigns, the Curse of Strahd, and implementing horror elements. Community Pages: Jeff’s Twitter; Legends of Barovia; A Guide to Curse of Strahd; Monster Loot – Curse of Strahd; She is the Ancient: A Genderbent Curse of Strahd; How Long Should An Adventure … Continue reading "Episode 110 – Longform Cam...