Category Archives: Podcasts

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

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 242nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, and released Wednesday, June 28th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu plays the bassoon. At least I think that’s what the note says, I can’t read her handwriting… Next we discuss some of our favourite and not-so-favourite D&D settings, and what makes them truly great (or terrible), as we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers After that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on what to do with the third wheel; 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 241st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday, June 11th, 2023, and released Wednesday, June 14th, 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. Specifically: Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at all the details we have so far on Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, and what we can learn from all the book covers for Planescape, Phandelin and The Book of Many Things After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to find out why it isn’t mice, 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 240th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 20th, and released Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, we finally let Lennon eat his dice. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest boardgame coming from WizKids, the D&D Streaming Channel, the results of the Paladin and Druid Playtest survey, and some Misplaced Monsters. After that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on how not to say something, before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Community Questions

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 239th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday May 6th, and released Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us down to the forge! Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at what we can expect from the new Player’s Handbook with the latest OneD&D playtest covering weapons and adventuring gear; as well as the barbarian, fighter, sorcerer, warlock and wizard classes. After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to get totally tortley; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Community Questions