Heroes Rise, two hundred and twelfth entry: Blood War I
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 212th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 21st, and released Wednesday, May 25th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron doesn’t appreciate how good he has it and decides infidelity is a better option. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest release from Wizards of the Coast, Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop so that we can take a dip in the Astral Sea; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions What do you think of the changes to the playable race mechanics? Have the races been rebalanced appropriately? Are they losing their individuality enough that it’s a problem? Do you like the new monster stat…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and eleventh entry: Volo’s Guide to Nothing
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 211th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 14th, and released Wednesday, May 18th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon shows us… Ok, I think that’s actually the name of a Pokemon… Anyway Next we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers on content ownership After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Tieflings; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions As we mentioned in the Dissonant Whispers, we want your thoughts on the subject of content ownership. Is removing digital content valid? Should digital resources always be available regardless? Is physical paper the king of media formats? Have you roleplayed a tiefling in a D&D game? Did you stick to the established…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and tenth entry: Only Thing to Sphere is Sphere Itself
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 210th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 7th, and released Wednesday, May 11th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows she can also bring items for the 1% to the table Next we check out some D&D News as we bring you details of the new starter set, D&D’s after school club, and a couple more things about everyone’s favourite space setting (including the appearance of some creatures from a planet with a darker sun) Next we take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop and learn all about the tinker, tailor, soldier and support class, the Artificer; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions So how do you think Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is going to handle the DM info? Are they going…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and ninth entry: Full of Ship
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise.This is the 209th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 30th, and released Wednesday, May 4th 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 bring you previews of the Spelljammer DM screen, all the details of all the minis WizKids have in store for us, and Wizard’s 2nd attempt at the Kender Next we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and meet our best friend, the flumphs; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Links Arcane Secrets of the Summoners The Undying War Dungeon Morphs 4 Community Questions So we’ve got our first semi-official peek at the spelljammer rules. Do you think the ship…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and eighth entry: Spelljammer confirmed. Ostron… Not so much
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 208th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 23rd, and released Wednesday, April 27th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tries to find a tool to replace Ostron… He’s still not here? Fiiiiine… Next we check out some D&D News as we bring you everything announced from D&D Direct 2022, including but not limited to Spelljammer: Adventures in Space and the D&D Digital Library Next we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep for a tour of Sharn, the City of Towers; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions What announcement from D&D Direct caught you most off-guard? Did you see Dragonlance coming? Did you think the D&D Movie was actually going to happen? Were you expecting a new minis game? So what…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and seventh entry: The More Things Change…
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 207th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 9th, and released Wednesday, April 13th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Ryu’s away this week so Lennon and Ostron take a moment to reflect on some older Adventurer’s Packs. After all, the more things change, the more they stay the same… Or do they? Links AnyDice Arcknight Flat Plastic Miniatures Fantasy Name Generator Community Questions Do you have a favorite Dragonlance character? Do you have a least favorite Dragonlance character? Why is it Tasselhoff? Jeremy Crawford, in a recent sage advice video, says there are now three interpretations of the rules: Rules as Written, Rules as Intended, and then Rules as Fun. He says the latter means that rules should always be used to enhance the fun at the game, and no one should be maliciously correcting or preventing fun based on the written…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and sixth entry: And then the Hickmans got involved…
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 206th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 2nd, and released Wednesday, April 6th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron’s messing with our wallets again, but this time he’s adding something rather than emptying them. Next we take a Long Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to learn the history of Dragonlance Finally we head into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Links Ajit George on Radiant Citadel: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1509234343008296960.html Community Questions Do you have a favorite Dragonlance character? Do you have a least favorite Dragonlance character? Why is it Tasselhoff? Jeremy Crawford, in a recent sage advice video, says there are now three interpretations of the rules: Rules as Written, Rules as Intended, and then Rules as Fun. He says the latter means that rules should always be used to…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and fifth entry: Journey’s Through the Radiant Sigil
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 205th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 26th, and released Wednesday, March 30th 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. Bones 6 Bergin’s Book of Beasts The Herbal Journal of Cicely Longbottom Next we check out some D&D News as we bring you everything we know about the next Wizards’hardcover adventure compilation, Journey Through the Radiant Citadel Next we head into the Archives of Candlekeep to find out what’s behind door 5374; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions Does the creation of the Radiant Citadel officially mean that Planescape is dead, or can we look forward to an adventure where The Radiant Citadel engages in an ongoing trade…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and fourth entry: Ruidium Hats
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 204th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 19th, and released Wednesday, March 23rd over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows us some nice dice… Nie die? Nices dices? Next we check out some D&D News as we give our first impressions of Critical Roll: Call of the Netherdeep;and speculate on a recent teaser image from Wizards of the Coast With all the talk on Critical Role we thought it’d be a good idea to head into the Archives of Candlekeep for a rerun of Excursion to Exandria; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Community Questions So we actually have a setting-focused resource for Critical Role, where it doesn’t tie into the larger D&D multiverse very easily. Do you think this is a testbed for more focused resources down…
Heroes Rise, two hundred and third entry: Lenny the Kender Defender
Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 203rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 12th, and released Wednesday, March 16th over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron would like to have a Word with us Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at: The latest Unearthed Arcana: Heroes of Krynn After that we head into the Archives of Candlekeep for a primer on the races of Dragonlance; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community Questions So what is your take on the New Kender? Are the changes a necessary revision, or is this a pointless change that shouldn’t have been done? Regarding the new backgrounds and the subclass, do you think some of the new mechanics are hints at broader changes coming in the next evolution? Or are they…