Unaligned

Three elves, Erar the barbarian, Cirin the knave, and Elas the seer are exploring a lost monolith in the center of a subterranean lake deep in the jungle. With their dwarven friend Fror the strider at their side, they must navigate a dangerous river, investigate an ancient holy site, and survive a deadly trap. The Arcane Library Play games with Meaghan Meaghan's shop on DM's Guild

Hello everyone, this is Meaghan. I know it’s been quite a while since I uploaded new content here, but that’s because I’ve been busy producing content for the Dragonlance Canticle podcast, owned and operated by the Dragonlance Nexus. If you want to listen to what I’ve been up to over there, just click here: The Dragonlance Canticle Podcast . Since I took over that podcast, creating more Dragonlanc...

Hello everyone, this is Meaghan. I know it’s been quite a while since I uploaded new content here, but that’s because I’ve been busy producing content for the Dragonlance Canticle podcast, owned and operated by the Dragonlance Nexus. If you want to listen to what I’ve been up to over there, just click here: The Dragonlance Canticle Podcast . Since I took over that podcast, creating more Dragonlanc...

What every Dragonlance fan has been waiting for has arrived!  Well, sort of.  It's an Unearthed Arcana titled "Heroes of Krynn", which has led Dragonlance die-hards to speculate that we may at long last be getting an official Dragonlance 5th Edition sourcebook.  In this episode, I'll discuss the difficulties in translating the Dragonlance lore into 5th Edition as well as take a clos...

What is Critical Role? Why is everyone talking about it? What is a Vox Machina? I invited Shardae of the Slovenly Trulls podcast, who happens to be a certified* Critical Role expert on to the podcast to discuss the world’s most popular tabletop livestream game – how it all started, what has made it such a huge hit, and what impact it’s had on gaming and media. It’s everything you wanted to know ab...

In case you’re wondering what this strange show is on your playlist, I have chosen to rebrand “D and D Bookclub” as “Unaligned”!  I want to expand beyond Dungeons and Dragons and beyond books (although I’ll still be producing the classic content you know and love.) I just felt the show name was too limiting for this expansive new era.  Listen to discover what's on the horizon. Follow me...

Welcome to Souragne, a domain of pestilential swamps teeming with deadly wildlife, graveyards teeming with flesh-starved zombies, and restaurants teeming with all the boiled crawfish you can eat!  This is the first episode of what I hope will be an ongoing series, dedicated to exploring the various domains of dread within the Ravenloft 5th Edition setting.  In this episode, we explore So...

For my one year anniversary episode, we will be concluding with our Lord Soth series, by reading one novella and one short story: "True Knight" by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman from the Dragonlance series and "Rigor of the Game" by James Lowder from the Ravenloft series.  Plus, a special bonus story.  You'll have to listen to hear what it is! If you're interested in supporting the podc...

Lord Soth, the Knight of the Black Rose, rules the domain of Sithicus in the world of Ravenloft, but his grip on power is beginning to weaken.  Forces from inside and outside his realm are uniting to overthrow him.  The death knight has faced the Heroes of the Lance on Krynn and Count Strahd von Zarovich in Barovia without flinching, but a figure from his own past may be his ultimate und...

This is part two of my conversation with Lyssa and Shardae of the Slovenly Trulls Podcast.  In this episode, we take a deeper look at three classic Dragonlance characters - Kitiara Uth Matar, Revered Daughter Crysania, and Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness.  We'll be discussing the characters in the context in which they were originally created and then examining them through a modern femi...

Shardae and Lyssa of The Slovenly Trulls podcast joined me to analyze the early Dragonlance novels through a modern feminist perspective to determine what holds up, what doesn't, and how reading your favorite novels and stories with a critical eye can teach you to appreciate beloved stories and characters in all new ways.  To support the show, please visit https://www.patreon.com/danddbookclu...

For centuries, the death knight Lord Soth had terrified the people of Krynn.  Now something beyond the material world has taken notice.  Lord Soth is drawn into the dark realm of Ravenloft, to the domain called Barovia, ruled over by the merciless Count Strahd von Zarovich.  With the help of two new allies, Soth must escape the vampire lord and find his way home.  In the Land o...

The death knight Lord Soth, the Knight of the Black Rose, is one of the greatest villains in D&D history - so popular that he started out as a Dragonlance villain and became a Ravenloft antihero!  In this episode, we'll take a look at his origin story to see the roots of his evil and how a once noble Knight of Solamnia became a cursed warrior of evil.  To support the podcast, visit h...

It's a bright day for fans of Ravenloft!  We will soon be getting a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition sourcebook called "Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft" to serve as an official campaign setting!  It's still a few months away, though.  In the meantime, get your Demiplane of Dread fix right here as we travel to Barovia and meet Count Strahd Von Zarovich in the very first Ravenloft no...

Welcome to part two of a two-part series featuring "Dragons of Summer Flame", my favorite Dragonlance novel!  It is summer on Krynn, the hottest summer ever known.  The dark Knights of Takhisis are planning their invasion of Ansalon and the allied human, elven, and dwarven nations are not prepared.  Meanwhile, a hidden race of beings, intent on protecting themselves from the war to...

Welcome to part one of a two-part series featuring "Dragons of Summer Flame", my favorite Dragonlance novel!  It is summer on Krynn, the hottest summer ever known.  The dark Knights of Takhisis are planning their invasion of Ansalon and the allied human, elven, and dwarven nations are not prepared.  Meanwhile, a hidden race of beings, intent on protecting themselves from the war to...

Please join me for the second part of a two part episode where will be reading the stories collected in the anthology "The Second Generation".  Many years have passed since the battle of Palanthas and the adventurers known as the Heroes of the Lance have all settled down to raise families.  But the world still needs heroes.  Now it is time for the children of the Companions to begin...

Please join me for the first part of a two part episode where will be reading the stories collected in the anthology "The Second Generation".  Many years have passed since the battle of Palanthas and the adventurers known as the Heroes of the Lance have all settled down to raise families.  But the world still needs heroes.  Now it is time for the children of the Companions to begin...

A deep dive into the novel "Test of the Twins", by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.  Raistlin Majere and Lady Crysania have entered the Abyss to challenge the Queen of Darkness.  In the mortal realm, the forces of good and evil may have no choice but to work together to save Krynn from total destruction.  Please email me at danddbookclub@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @danddboo...

Tag along as I explore the novel "War of the Twins", the second book of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy.  Raistlin, Caramon, and Crysania travel forward in time to a world without gods and without hope and it is in this despairing world that the War of the Twins will be fought.  But Raistlin is fighting another war as well, a war against fate itself.  To reach me, email me at danddb...

Join me for an analysis of the novel "Time of the Twins" by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, the first book of the Dragonlance Legends trilogy.  The evil goddess Takhisis has been defeated, but a new force is rising on Krynn.  Raistlin Majere, now a powerful black-robed wizard, has a plan to achieve ultimate power, a plan which will threaten the gods themselves.  If you have any que...

There is hope at last for the forces of good, but the Queen of Darkness is not defeated yet.  The all-important Green Gemstone Man is within her reach and her most horrifying weapon is about to make his presence known.  If you have questions or comments email me at danddbookclub@gmail.com or follow danddbookclub on Instagram.

In this second novel of the Dragonlance series, the Companions search the continent of Ansalon for the mysterious Dragonorbs which may be able turn the tide against the forces of evil  But the deadliest battle is still ahead and not all of our heroes will live to see the dawn.  Follow me on Instagram @danddbookclub.  Email me at danddbookclub@gmail.com.

Join me as I'll be discussing the first novel in the Dragonlance series, where we'll meet the mismatched band on adventurers who will one day become known as the Heroes of the Lance, and follow their adventures to discover proof of the ancient true gods and to defeat the Dragon Highland Verminaard.