The DM‘s Book Club

Show notes This week Fiona and guest cohost Naomi sit down to chat about Clerics - a playable class from the original 5e Player's Handbook. Both capable in combat and skilled in the use of divine magic, Clerics are often seen powerful healers whose divinely-granted abilities over life or death, give them to powers to repel or control undead creatures. According to the Player's Handbook (2014): 'Cl...

Show notes This week, Fiona and guest co-host Liz sit down and chat about ' The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying: Guidelines and strategies for running PC-driven narratives in 5E adventures ' by Jonah and Tristan Fishel, writers and longtime RPG players. As part of the ' Game Master's Books ' series published by Media Lab Books, this book suggests that by putting the players and the...

Spoiler Warning for Vecna: Eve of Ruin (and a little bit of Curse of Strahd!) Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton give their verdict on ' Vecna: Eve of Ruin ': a high-stakes Dungeons & Dragons adventure in which the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance! Vecna: Eve of Ruin bio: ' Save existence from annihilation in this epic, multiverse-spanning adventure. The notorious lich Vecna i...

Show notes This week, in the lead up to the release of ' Vecna: Eve of Ruin ', Fiona and Hamilton discuss two tie in pre-quel products: ' The Vecna Dossier ' : A digital supplement released in June 2022, detailing the legacy and statistics of the Undying King himself! ' Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye ' : A low-level adventure as a digital-only preorder-exclusive tie-in prequel released in April 2...

Show notes More of an update this week (due to Fiona's move, various life commitments and US holidays - normal service will resume next week!). Fiona will be heading to GenCon at the beginning of August as part of Rowan Rook and Decard , running some of their games, including Orc Borg and DIE the RPG and selling their wares! She has also been nominated for Best Podcast Host(s) at the CRIT Awards -...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, finish their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Quasielemental Planes of Salt &amp...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Quasielemental Planes of Ash &am...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Quasielemental Planes of Radianc...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Quasielemental Planes of Lightni...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Paraelemental Planes of Ooze &am...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Paraelemental Planes of Ice &amp...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Energy Planes of Positive &...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Elemental Plane of Water: The so...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Elemental Plane of Fire: The hot...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, continue their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Elemental Plane of Earth: A plan...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, begin their journey of the Inner Planes by visiting the Elemental Plane of Air: An infinite...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Our hosts, Fiona and Hamilton, start their tour with a quick introduction as to what to expect when visiting the elemental...

The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Inner Planes! In each episode, we'll explore the Inner Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel cosmology in the roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. Join us, Fiona and Hamilton on this adventure of discovery! Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild! #Supp...

Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton meet up in person for a catch up in Fiona's favourite place and discuss the subject of 'Great Artists Steal: Systems from other games we use or want to use in D&D!' Please note, this was recorded in person in a busy fast food so audio levels may vary throughout! Consider using our affiliate link when using DM's Guild! #SupportyourFLGS Credits The DM's B...

Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton check out the ' Fiend Folio ', a sourcebook for 1st-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1981 by TSR. From the ' Fiend Folio ' bio: ' This tome contains alphabetical listings of monsters designed for use with the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game system. Each creature is describes and most are illustrated for easy identification. Using t...

Show notes This week, Fiona and returning guest host Emily , from RPGeeks , turn their attention to ' Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft ' and read about The Carnival , a wandering domain of wonders whose mirror image ( The Witchlight Carnival ) has a important role in ' The Wild Beyond The Witchlight '. From the bio of ' Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft ': ' Unleash the horrors of Ravenloft in this...

Show notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton finally decide to start an actual book club and begin their own epic quest to read the entirety of The Legend of Drizzt series of fantasy novels by R.A Salvatore . Starting in chronological order, our host set off with ' Homeland ', the first book in The Dark Elf Trilogy , a prequel to The Icewind Dale Trilogy . Published in 1990, ' Homeland ' follows the s...

Show notes Spoilers for The Wild Beyond The Witchlight This week, Fiona and guest host Emily , from RPGeeks , turn their whimsical critiques to ' The Wild Beyond The Witchlight !' From the ' The Wild Beyond The Witchlight ' bio: 'Something wicked this way comes in a Feywild Adventure for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition for players levels 1-8 Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Ca...

Show Notes This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their deep dive into the Monk - a playable class from the original 5e Player's Handbook. Monks are spiritual ascetics and practitioners of a mystical energy known as ki , the magical essence which flows through all living things. According to the Player's Handbook: ' Whatever their discipline, monks are united in their ability to magically harness...

Show notes This week Fiona and ever-returning guest cohost Rob read through ' Trophy Gold ', a roleplaying game about a group of treasure-hunters entering the haunted and forgotten places of the world. The game tells the story of the treasure-hunters’ obsessive drive to seek ever greater riches in a desperate bid to stay alive. ' Trophy Gold ' takes the collaborative, push-your-luck rules and roll...