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A D&D show to discuss all aspects of tabletop role playing for both DM's and players.
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Ryan and Ben look at the course plotted on the 2026 roadmap, then discuss different ways to incorporate one-on-one RP.
Community Pages: D&D 2026 Calendar Release; Q2 2026 Partnered Content Release Schedule; Dungeons and Dragons State of the Game; Sneak Peek to D&D’s new books; Kickstarter: Big Bads: Most Wanted; Legends of Vox Machina Season 4 Release date teaser.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben go over some highlights from the most recent AMA, the current D&D Beyond roadmap, and encumbrance.
Community Pages: AMA w/ DDB Executive Producer and Maps Product Manager; D&D Beyond Changelog; D&D Beyond Roadmap; D&D 2024 now 5.5 edition; Mutants & Masterminds Kickstarter.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben dive into the possibilities for the HBO Baldur’s Gate TV series then discuss wrapping up a campaign.
Community Pages: Baldur’s Gate TV series info; Forgotten Realms Humble Bundle.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben talk about the 3rd party release roadmap, dig into what they’d like to see this year, and give some monsters a legendary fixer upper.
Community Pages: Q1 Partnered Content Release Schedule; Taylor Navarro’s WotC announcement; Mystic Subclass Survey.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben look back to the end of 2025 through today and recap all of the news and goings on in Wizards of the Coast and D&D Beyond!
Community Page: D&D Beyond 2025 Wrap-Up; Brian Perry’s Reddit AMA; D&D Beyond Library update; Map Reveals; The Road Ahead for D&D Beyond’s VTT; Dungeons and Dragons video game Warlock reveal; Justice Arman’s Game Design Director post; James Haeck hired as Senior Game Designer; Leon Barillaro’s post; Erin Roberts added to the design team; Nothing planned yet for 2026; Designer Insights for Unearthed Arcana: Mystic Subclasses; Unearthed Arcana Mystic Subclasses.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben talk about the newest Forgotten Realms and Eberron books then dive into their yearly holiday oneshot.
Community Pages: Everything you need to know about the new Forgotten Realms books; What’s new with the Artificer; Forge your story with 5 inventive artificer subclasses; Polygon’s Eberron: Forge of the Artificer article; Ed Greenwood’s Realmsbound: The Dalelands; Screenrant’s Hallmark Christmas movie tropes.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben look over the newest Unearthed Arcana Subclass Insights and then answer a listener question looking for tips and tricks!
Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana Designer Insights; Updated Unearthed Arcana Subclasses; How Deborah Ann Woll makes D&D so immersive; Tales from Woodcreek: Episode 1; Critical Role Comic Humble Bundle; Tome of Mystical Tattoos III Kickstarter.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben cover some news, discuss magic circles, and put beasts into the Monster Fixer.
Community Pages: Core Rulebooks have strongest start; Game Designer Job Posting at WotC; D&D Returns to Dragonlance; Closing the chapter on Sigil; Circle Magic; Forgotten Realms 8 new Subclasses; Free Forgotten Realms Adventure; Dungeon Alchemist update; Tales from Woodcreek Session 0.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben look at the Psion designer insights, discuss Starbreeze canceling a D&D video game, and then dig into setting and running deadlines.
Community Pages: Psion Designer Insights; Psion Unearthed Arcana; Starbreeze cancels upcoming D&D game; Start Playing Games; MCDM’s The Talent.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben talk about D&D Beyond’s Maps VTT, the Heroes of the Borderlands release, and revisions to some of the new and updated Unearthed Arcana Arcane subclasses. Then they delve into the world of deities.
Community Pages: D&D Beyond Maps VTT; Heroes of the Borderlands; Designer Insights from the Unearthed Arcana Arcane subclasses; No B.S. Interview with Matt and Travis; Power Word Meal fundraising.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben dig into what’s new with Wizards of the Coast, D&D Beyond, and Critical Role, then discuss initiative.
Community Pages: Emworld’s write up on D&D’s Franchise Model; Games Industry interview with John Hight; D&D Beyond’s Party Inventory; Mega Dungeon Decent Live Play in the Abomination Vaults; Critical Role campaign 4 details and character art; DMs Guild Top Content Humble Bundle; Brennan Lee Mulligan’s Life Changing D&D Advice.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben dig into the new Unearthed Arcana of Apocalyptic Subclasses then discuss differing goals between PCs.
Community Pages: Critical Role Campaign 4 details; Designer Insights from Unearthed Arcana: Apocalyptic Subclasses; Todd Kenreck’s UA breakdown; Apocalyptic Subclass UA PDF; Grim Hollow D&D Beyond Bundle; Todd Kenreck’s preview of Tales of Woodcreek; Silver Dragon Games’ Extra Life page.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben look into some Gen Con leftover news and then discuss running in game romance.
Community Pages: Collaborations and Partnerships interview with Laura Hohman; Todd Kenreck’s Starter Set Deep Dive and Stranger Things Interview; Ginny Di’s How to do D&D romance without making it weird; Sadie Lowry’s Critical Role announcement post; Tales from Woodcreek Teaser Trailer.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben go over the news from Gen Con 2025!
Links: Welcome Back to the Table: D&D’s New Direction; Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle; Everything You Need to Know About the New Forgotten Realms Books; Pathfinder’s Abomination Vaults Adventure Path; Cthulhu by Torchlight; Mutants and Masterminds 4E update; Draw Steel; Polygon Draw Steel article; Draw Steel’s Delian Tomb episode 1 actual play; Daggerheart announcements; Todd Kenreck’s Daggerheart interview; Variety interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan; Legend of Vox Machina renewal and Mighty Nein announcement Variety article; Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 teaser; Might Nein season 1 teaser; Justice Arman’s SDCC Blue Sky post.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben talk about Dungeon Alchemist’s newest update, news about the new Dungeons and Dragons Starter set, and reasons for battling good aligned creatures.
Community Pages: New edition of Mutants and Masterminds; Critical Role Videogame.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben delve into the new Arcana Subclasses then come up with some subclass themes they’d like to see in the future.
Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana: Arcane Subclasses video; Arcane Subclasses PDF; Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics Arcane Subclasses review; Humble RPG Bundle.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben discuss a multitude of news, then take a look at using flashbacks.
Community Pages: Todd Kenreck’s Bluesky post; Cynthia Williams resigns from Wizards of the Coast; Jess Lanzillo resigns from Wizards of the Coast; Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press; Gunslinger class added to D&D Beyond; Dragon Delves preview; International Day of Play module.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben dig into the Unearthed Arcana release of the Psion, then discuss ways to mix Alt Fantasy and High Fantasy by adding new technologies.
Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana The Psion video; Unearthed Arcana The Psion PDF; SRD conversion; Project Sigil miniatures.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben discuss the new Horror themed subclasses, take a look at new D&D Beyond Marketplace items, and brainstorm ideas to make fetch quests a bit more interesting.
Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses video; UAT Horror Subclasses PDF; Eberron: Forge of the Artificer bundle; A Map for Every Journey; Film Genres; Ginny Di’s How to be a Dungeon Master.
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
Ryan and Ben answer some questions from you about holding characters in dungeons and overly cautious players.
Community Pages: Sage Advice & Errata
Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky
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