Heroes Rise two hundred and thirty first entry: Wyrmspear: Veil of the Draconic Monarch
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 231st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 10th 2022, and released Wednesday December 14th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu and Ostron went to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia last week and spoke to some people called … “Wiz?” kids? I dunno, they’re probably not a big deal. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and look at all things Thessal (and how to make them); before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions
Heroes Rise two hundred and thirtieth entry: If an Owlbear Poops Mimics in the Woods…
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 230th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 26th 2022, and released Wednesday November 30th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu has found something more deadly than an official adventure’s first level encounters… [volume 1 | volume 2] Next we answer all of those D&D questions we never thought we’d get asked as DMs, as we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and get the lowdown on Graz’zt; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty ninth entry: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Tiamat
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 229th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 12th 2022, and released Wednesday November 16th 2022 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. Angel’s Bacchanalia: Holiday Feasts & Celebrations for D&D Itza’s Guide to Dragonbonding: A DnD 5e supplement Quest Decks 2.0: Adventure Cards for your RPG Games Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss the new art released for Takhisis, as well as looking at the prelude to adventure for Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen; and then we’ll open up our Quest Logs as Indigo Specter takes us through the Tomb of Annihilation. After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Gnolls and Yeenoghu, before…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty eighth entry: OK Lunar
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 228th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, October 29th, 2022, and released Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon has somehow lost his atlas. Luckily, he can just search for a new one. Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss the upcoming adventure module release: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen Dragonlance What is Dragonlance Knights of Solamnia [1], [2] High Mages of Sorcery [1], [2] Lunar Sorcerer Preview [1], [2] For a refresher on the history of the setting, check out Heroes Rise ep 206 where we discussed Dragonlance in detail, or read up on Libby’s notes on Dragonlance from the Candlekeep archives Beadle and Grimm’s Shadow of the Dragon Queen Steel Edition After that we take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on why you’re…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty seventh entry: Twinkle McDuder and his Magic Crystal Cinnabon
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 227th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, October 15th, and released Wednesday, October 19th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu has crafted a new spearhead! Then we head into the Archives of Candlekeep and take a Long Rest as we attempt to tackle a subject that’s taken 38 mainline novels to cover: the legendary deeds of Drizzt Do’Urden And finally we’ll be heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Community Questions What’s your experience with Drizzt Do’Urden? Have you read all of the novels? Any of the novels? Has he shown up in a video or RL game? And now that everyone has a baseline impression, what do you think of the prototypical drow ranger? Is he a worthy figure to carry the D&D banner after overcoming adversity and solving problems in…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty sixth entry: Charisdom of the Experts
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 226th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 1st, and released Wednesday October 5th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron’s been keeping a database of critters… Hopefully that’s a list of creatures, and not a list of Critical Role fans… Anyway Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at how the next edition is going back to the future, with the latest Unearthed Arcana for the OneD&D Playtest: Expert Classes. After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about Lord Soth (aka Strahd Light); before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions The new UA is out! What do you think about the new classes? Do you agree the ranger has a role now?…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty fifth entry: Wisdom of the ROSTRO
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 225th entry into our chronicle, recorded at various points over the last 5 years, and released Wednesday 21st September over at heroesrisepodcast.com With one host missing and a lack of sulpherous stand-ins, Lennon and Ostron help Bloodlake out with some DM tips… At least until Ostron falls asleep. Zero Triggers The Tone of Your Campaign New Players and Combat Intelligent Villains Winging It The Future of Heroes Rise As you may have noticed in recent months, Wizards of the Coast has been a little slower to release content. When Heroes Rise started, Wizards’ marketing strategy relied much more on being constantly in the public eye. That is no longer how Wizards operates. Their approach now seems to be more of a blitz, where tons of content will drop all at once, and then they go quiet for weeks or even months…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty fourth entry: Hadozee-do
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 224th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 3rd, and released Wednesday September 7th 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. Sebastian Crowe’s Guide to Drakkenheim Amethyst Revelations Dungeon Delver’s Guide Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss Wizard’s of the Coast’s latest terrible idea: Spelljammer origin lore for the Hadozee. After that we take a Short Rest and open our Adventurer’s Journals for a class in tactical falling; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions What’s your story of when the biggest enemy your character faced was gravity? Was it a nice, gentle conclusion or a hard stop at the end? Are you familiar with Advanced 5e?…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty third entry: One D&D To Rule Them All
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 223rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday August 27th, and released Wednesday August 31st over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu… OK, Ryu has clearly been rifling through my stuff… AGAIN! (Beneos Battlemaps, Beneos Battletokens) Next we check out some D&D News as we dissect and discuss the first entry into the One D&D Playtest: Character Origins After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep as we bring the four elements together and learn all about the Genasi; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions The first official piece of the next evolution, or One D&D, is now live. What are your thoughts? Are criticals and failures ruined forever? How well will the feats fit into new character builds? What do you…
Heroes Rise two hundred and twenty second entry: The Gravity of the Spelljammer
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 222nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday August 21st, and released Wednesday August 24th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron plays with the market. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the recently released Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, and tell you the One thing we learned at Wizards Presents With so much news we’re skipping the Short Rest segment, so after the news we’ll be heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions What are you most excited about from the announcements out of Wizards Presents? New Dragonlance adventure? Heists? Or are you biding your time for Planescape? Spelljammer’s here; Ostron could not stop it. So what do you think? Do you share his and Tony’s gripes about gravity, naming, and playing fast and…