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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 252nd and final entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, November 18th, 2023, and released Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Alas, after 252 episodes, our campaign is coming to an end, but we’ll always be around to lend you a helping hand. With over 250 episodes and almost as many Adventurer’s Pack picks and Rests both Short and Long, we know that we’ve created a wealth of information that’s not only applicable to D&D 5e, but to TTRPGs as a whole. Over the coming weeks, we will be reshuffling the website to place a focus on the written content, along with a full audio archive, both on the current RSS feeds as well as a public repository so future access to the existing show catalogue is guaranteed. Also, Lennon and Mikey will have copies of everything (seriously, they treat…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 251st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, November 11th, 2023, and released Wednesday, November 15th,  2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us on a Dice Adventure! Next we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers After that we’ll dig up some Unearthed Mundana and ask “What’s In A Name?”; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that  have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known outlet for your work. If you have a particular skill that you believe could enhance our content, then send your contact information and experience to sendingstone@heroesrisepodcast.com. You can also follow us on…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 250th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 28th 2023, and released Wednesday November 1st 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Folks, we just wanted to take a quick moment to remind you that next episode will be a Dissonant Whispers episode, and we’re inviting you all in. We’ll be recording at 8pm Central on Saturday 11th November, and the topic will be… whatever you like! We would love for as many of you who wish to join us to do so, and all you need is a microphone and to join our Discord at discord.heroesrisepodcast.com. If you can’t join us but still want to take part, just let us know on Discord and we’ll take care of it. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron once again shows us how the other half play D&D… Next we check out some D&D News…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 249th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, and released Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon takes us to the Thieves Guild  Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the Monstrous Compendium, the latest Planescape teasers, and we check out the One D&D Playtest 8: Bastions and Cantrips. After that we’ll head into the Gnomish Workshop and find out if it’s a good idea to be one of us; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Links Community Questions Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that  have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known outlet for your work.…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 248th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 and released Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us about the boodoo who do what you don’t dare do, people.  Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk After that we’ll open up our Quest Logs as Lennon, RaeRae and Grimcrag try to remove the tadpoles from their brains in Baldur’s Gate 3; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Community Questions Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that  have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known outlet for your…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 247th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, September 9th, 2023, and released Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the One D&D Player’s Handbook Test 7… And just like its predecessor, it’s a biggie! And because the news is so big we’re going to be skipping the Short Rest and heading straight into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that  have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known outlet for your…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 246th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 26th 2023, and released Wednesday August 30th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack… OK, Lennon just wrote a bunch of 1980s slang in this, and I wasn’t comfortable saying it in the 80s, so there’s no way I’m saying it 40 years later. So ignoring all of that, we’re left with “Dungeons, Laser, Dragon, Terrain, Minis”.  Next we check out some D&D News as we take a sneak peek at the Planescape box set (and a couple of monsters you’ll encounter), as well as getting our first look at Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to learn all about the Rakshasa; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community…

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 245th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, and released Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us what’s on her xmind. Next we check out some D&D News as we check out the latest hardcover release Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Owlbear; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 244th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, and released Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron firmly declares his side in the upcoming robot apocalypse, and tries to convince us to join him… Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at everything that’s been teased so far from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, as well as Beadle & Grimm’s Legendary Edition of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop to find out why Lennon isn’t sick before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Links Community Questions

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise.This is the 243rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, and released Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re forgoing the Adventurer’s Pack and Short Rest segments as, yes, the News really is that large. The Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 weighs in at 77 pages and covers 7 classes, subclasses for each, 16 spells, 7 feats, a new Weapons Mastery table and a rules glossary. I’m sure you can see why this might take us a while to get through. And, as always, after that we’ll head into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say Community Questions