Unearthed Mundana: I Can’t Believe it’s not Thieves’ Cant
This article was first broadcast in Episode Ninety Nine on 4th December 2019. Ostron: Hey, there you two are! So I’ve been going over the script for How To Paint Your Miniatures and … Lennon: No time for that this week! Ryu’s going to teach us Thieves’ Cant Ryu: I am?! I, err, mean, I am! Lennon: Yep! You’ve already handed me these sheets of paper… so… here, one each… You said to read from the top, right? Ryu: Right! That is exactly what I said. Lennon: Ok, here we go! There are many languages in D&D, such as Common, Elvish and Dwarven, but very few dialects, much less alternative ways of speaking. In fact, aside from the Githyanki and Githzerai who both speak a dialect of the common Gith language, and the various elementals each speaking their own dialect of Primordial, non-standard ways of speaking rarely crop up. There is one exception,…
Heroes Rise, ninety-ninth entry: That’s not a kinfe…
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the ninety-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday December 1st, and released Wednesday December 4th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: The Tone of your Campaign
This article was first broadcast in Episode Ninety Eight on 27th November 2019. Mikey: Okay what about this one … Lennon: No, that’s still not quite right Mikey: This one? Lennon: Close… but it doesn’t quite capture the essence of “Asmodeus is trying to destroy the world”, you know? Ryu: Mikey? Is that you? What are you two cooking up this time? Lennon: I’m trying to work with Mikey to find the exact sound that describes my campaign, like you said. Ryu: And once again your grasp of the English language amazes me. We’re talking about the *emotional* tone of the game, not sound. Ostron: Although music can help with that a bit. Mikey: Right, I’m done here. Lennon: But…fine, so what did you two want to talk about? Every time you run a campaign, or even a one-shot, discussing with the table what the tone for the game is, is a very important topic. Players may have a number of different expectations…
Heroes Rise, ninety-eighth entry: Getting Schwifty from the Last War
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the ninety-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 23rd, and released Wednesday November 27th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Heroes Rise, ninety-seventh entry: Dice, Dice, Baby! Featuring CritRoleStats
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the ninety-seventh entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 16th, and released Wednesday November 20th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Gnomish Workshop: Adventurers are the 1%
This article was first broadcast in Episode Ninety Seven on 20th November 2019. Lennon: And here I was so holding out hope that my day wasn’t going completely downhill. Killer DM: Awww does someone need a hug? Lennon: I will pay you money if you never ever say that again. ROSTRO: Probability analysis suggests you possess insufficient physical currency to facilitate that transaction. Lennon: Yeah, because I’m pretty sure Ryu stole it! Killer DM: Don’t look at me, she was doing that long before my favorite accessory settled upon her brow. ROSTRO: Your current predicament would quite easily be remedied by engaging in a quest or adventuring excursion. Lennon: Really? Killer DM: Oh yes darling there’s gold practically littering the ground out there. Gold has been the primary currency of fantasy settings almost as long as they’ve been around. In D&D, most of the items that can be purchased are priced based on gold, and the greedy ingrates who control the characters…
Heroes Rise, ninety-sixth entry: Friendly Neighbourhood Spider Manoeuvres
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the ninety-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 9th, and released Wednesday November 13th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: PvP in D&D
This article was first broadcast in Episode Ninety Six on 13th November 2019. Killer DM: Mmmmm that felt almost too good. Lennon: I don’t think I want to know Killer DM: Of course you do, Lennon; we both know you’re constantly living vicariously through me and loving every minute of it. Lennon: I’m really not. Killer DM: Well keep lying to yourself then, but I just managed to get a TPK without any work at all. Ostron: Well, you are a big fan of the random rock fall. Killer DM: Oh no, it’s even better than that; the party killed each other! PvP combat in fifth edition is so easy and it’s great! Lennon: That’s…one perspective At some point, either through studying the rules, being the victim of a dominate person spell, or just noting how area effect spells work, players will invariably notice they’re fully capable of injuring their teammates in the same way they can with all the various…
Wisdom of the Masters: Crafting Confusion
This article was first broadcast in Episode Ninety Five on 6th November 2019. Lennon: So, what do you think would happen if I tried to make some modifications to ROSTRO? Ryu: I think KayDee would probably harvest all your organs and then stuff you into it. You know how she is about that thing. Lennon: As with most subjects where she’s involved, I try not to think about it. Ryu: Why do you want to fiddle around with that monstrosity anyway? Lennon: I was hoping to figure out a better way to get magic items made. The regular process is just…ugh. Ryu: I would have thought Ostron looked into that with all the time he spends in the workshop. Hey Ostron? Ostron: Yeah? Ryu: Making magic items? Ostron: Ugggh Ryu: Wow, okay, I didn’t realize this was that much of a thing. Lennon: Oh let me tell you … While it isn’t a staple of many tabletop RPG systems, players and DMs more familiar…
Heroes Rise, ninety-fifth entry: Questions That Need Answers
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the ninety-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 2nd, and released Wednesday November 6th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.