We Speak Common

Gandalf:   “You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you come back.” Bilbo:   “You can promise that I’ll come back?” Gandalf:   "No. And if you do, you will not be the same.” Join the WSC Discord Sever:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/enVrvFPg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Network Theme: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribu...

This week we're going back to the vault to talk about Mythic creatures and encounters. What are they? How should you use them and how do you make your own? James and I introduce Mythic creatures to you if you've not used them yet, we'll talk about how and why they are so great and then give advice on creating your own. We'll even make a Mythic version of a big D&D creature that...

This week, Ben is back and chatting to James about New Dungeons& Dragons... or 5.5... or D&D 2024... or what ever we're calling it these days. When should you switch over to the new system, and how should you do it? Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @...

As the two week take over continues, James and Dave talk character concepts for the new brain child. A Tyranny of Dragons campaign set in Eberron Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠...

This week while Ben explores the wilds of our world, James and Dave sit down to talk about stealling a story from Faerun and running it in Eberron Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week its all about Daddy ... I mean patrons. Ben and dave talk about their best experiences with patrons as GM's and Palyers. Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Jo...

This week Ben and James talk about True Names. What are they, where do they come from and how do you find one to bind an other worldly creature to your will? Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week Ben and James touch on a tough topic. What do you do when you lose that spark for your hobby? Sometimes burn out hits hard and today we're talking about it. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online a...

This week Wes joins dave to talk about his characters and their ever failing mental states. Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join the WSC Discord Sever: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

This week Ben and James are looking at a new TTRPG system - Daggerheart. Released in playtest by Darrington Press, what is Daggerheart and who is it for? MERCH: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WeSpeakCommon Support the podcast and look cool doing it! Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitte...

This week friend of the show Alex joins Dave to talk aboutrunning a big bad and his new adventure, Tomb of Xa’arek. Plus we've got three digital copies to give away at the end o the ep! Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us onl...

This is no normal episode, beyond the play button you'll find the live recording of the 78th session of our Tomb Of Annihilation campaign. Settle back, and witness the party fight for their lives as Ben runs the biggest fight of the last few years. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on t...

This week Ben and Dave sit down to make some rather big announcements for the podcast, as well as talk though the 'unbeatable' fight that Ben ran two days ago. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Dave and Ben get deep talking about PC's doing their own thing, when you don't expect it. Its a long one. Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join the WSC Discord Sever: ⁠⁠⁠...

This week Ben and James are talking about the Book of Many Things, The Deck of Many Things, and how and when you should use them. They'll talk through what you can find in the book, whats good about it and whats not s great. They'll aso give ideas on how to use the deck in your campaign. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ...

Dave and James are chatting about curses and how to play cursed characters. They'll talk about they horrible cursed PC's and what made playing them so damn great. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠htt...

This week Ben and james are talking about main characters. When you have a party of supporting characters, should you ever make one of the main character? And how does that differe from sharing the lime light? Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail...

Dave and James are chatting about the bestest Boys in the fantasy kingdom, the digger's of the realms, Dwarves! They're talk about dwarven characters they've played and give you advice on how to Role Play one. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakco...

It's the first week of the year, and with more and more people finding their way into TTRPG's Ben and Dave are sitting down to talk about building your First PC. If you're doing it alone, or helping someone build their first. They also recount the exciting last session of the years full of Player on Player combat! Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involve...

Today we spin back the clock and pull a classic episode form the WSC vault - This week we're talking about how to manage game time. From what to think about during prep to how to keep your eyes open for signs that times are dragging or went by way too quickly. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on t...

Ben and Dave are seeing in the new year by looking back and all thats happened in 2023 and looking with hope to the future Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Join the WSC Discord Sever...

Ben and Dave sit down to talk about festive characters that we can recreate in D&D, as monsters and players Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcommon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Join the WSC Discord Sever:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://d...

Ben and James sit down to talk catch up on the last couple of crazy months, including weddings, conventions and a lack of D&D - plus they dive into James' Magnum Opus - a huge game changing twist to the story and how he pulled it off. Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommo...

Today we spin back the clock and pull a classic episode form the WSC vault - this week it's Episode 83. We'll talk about how to have your party interact with factions in a natural way, how to have the factions be seen and their wants known without giving out a load of exposition, and how to make them interesting and a little different!  Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wa...

Regrets, we all have them. This week Dave and Chris are joined by comunity member Liam to talk through their deep seeded D&D regrets... We've all been there boys. Discord:   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommonEmail us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wespeakcom...