MegaDumbCast

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A daily micropodcast in which we identify and discuss the dumbest thing on every single page of the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook.

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[DND3 Pg 133] The Destruction of Darcy Dashing [Week 23] 12.01.2026 13:58

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the coup de grace rules in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 132] teamworkmotivationposter.jpg [Week 22] 10.01.2026 9:51

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the list of combat modifiers on page 132 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 131] Gnomes Show Up For Picture Day [Week 22] 09.01.2026 8:49

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the illustration of size categories in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

RIP Steve Dee 09.01.2026 5:26

Steve Dee, friend of the show and accomplished game designer, has passed away. He recently had an impact on MDC, and on me personally, so I decided to take a moment to share it. An rpg.net thread about Steve and his passing: https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/steve-dee-game-designer-and-community-builder-has-passed-away.933374/ Steve's blog: https://dconstructions.wordpress.com/

[DND3 Pg 130] Gymnastics Vs Jell-O [Week 22] 08.01.2026 8:48

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for cartwheeling through opponents (including gelatinous ones) in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 129] Alas, Ideas [Week 22] 07.01.2026 11:42

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the (nonexistent) drawbacks of being stabbed, as described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 128] God Hates A Head Cold [Week 22] 06.01.2026 9:29

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rationalization of Hit Points in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 127] A Game Of Thrilling Partial Action! [Week 21] 05.01.2026 14:16

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the Partial Action rules described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 126] Pop Quiz [Week 21] 03.01.2026 18:21

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about Special Abilities categories as described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Intermission music: Have a Smoke by Crowander is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License . Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/...

[DND3 Pg 125a] A Case Study In Concentration [Week 21] 02.01.2026 12:54

In which I really do try to discuss the dumbest thing about the Concentration rules in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Thanks to Opal Aberdeen ( https://onlyfans.com/opal_aberdeen ) for invaluable contributions/obstacles to recording this episode. And thank you, as always, to Chester Cheetah ( https://www.cheetos.com/ ). Theme music: Seven Sisters by S...

[DND3 Pg 124] Three Guys [Week 21] 01.01.2026 13:21

In which I discuss the dumbest guys implied on page 124 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 123] Let Me Eat Spider-Man [Week 21] 31.12.2025 11:26

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the critical hit rules laid out in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 122] Combat Fundamentals [Week 21] 30.12.2025 14:40

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the Fundamental Actions in Combat table in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Steve Dee's blog post about MDC: https://dconstructions.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/ecce-homo-ecce-ludus/ Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrowe...

[DND3 Pg 121] RIP Dick Dangler [Week 21] 29.12.2025 10:15

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the two-part illustration spread across pages 120 and 121 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 120] Save Vs. Funny Jokes [Week 20] 20.12.2025 11:54

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for saving throws described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 119] Ghost Science [Week 20] 19.12.2025 16:17

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the rules for determining Touch AC, as described in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 118] How's Your Thursday [Week 20] 18.12.2025 12:17

In which I discuss one of the dumbest things about 3e D&D, the five-minute adventuring day, as implied by the conclusion of a combat example in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 117] 'Basics' Is A Funny Word [Week 20] 17.12.2025 18:32

In which I discuss the dumbest rule -- and one unfairly maligned rule-- described on page 117 in Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 116] The Sun God's Dimmest Bulb [Week 20] 16.12.2025 21:56

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about Jozan's performance in the example combat that opens Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 115] Heroically Killing The Witnesses [Week 20] 15.12.2025 20:42

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the framing of the extended combat example that begins Chapter Eight: Combat in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 114] Craft (cocktails) [Week 19] 13.12.2025 12:59

In which I discuss one of the dumbest and best things in Chapter Seven: Equipment -- the rules for masterwork items -- in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 113] And Not A Dwarf [Week 19] 12.12.2025 6:50

In which I discuss the dumbest and saddest thing about the combat mounts offered in Chapter Seven: Equipment in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 112] A Million Prancing Ponies [Week 19] 11.12.2025 22:14

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the description of quasi-medieval inns in Chapter Seven: Equipment in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 111] The Means Of Theft [Week 19] 10.12.2025 21:33

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the price of lock picks in the Adventuring Gear section of Chapter Seven: Equipment in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729

[DND3 Pg 110] A World Of Esoteric Charcuterie [Week 19] 09.12.2025 19:06

In which I discuss the dumbest thing about the table of Containers (including the spell component pouch) in the Adventuring Gear section of Chapter Seven: Equipment in the Player's Handbook for 3e Dungeons & Dragons. Theme music: Seven Sisters by Skill_Borrower used under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC license. https://m.ccmixter.org/files/Skill_Borrower/41729