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Leveling up as Game Masters!! Discussing Table-Top RPG news, systems, and design! Live on YouTube Saturday Mornings 9:00am PST!
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That’s a wrap on season 1! Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024!Catch it here, or on YouTube! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024!Catch it here, or on YouTube! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024!Catch it here, or on YouTube! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars (from left to right) Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024!Catch it here, or on YouTube! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars (from left to right) Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars (from left to right) Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars (from left to right) Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Dice Stage Right was performed for a live audience at a local theater in Idaho! Seven episodes total starting with this our introduction episode. If you’re interested in DM notes and extra photos from the events check out https://www.patreon.com/jorphdanDice Stage Right stars (from left to right) Matthew Melton, Evencio Bahena, Heather Lyon, and Hannah Jane Austin! Not pictured, Dungeon Master Jorphdan and ‘Wizard on the Soundboard’ Alexander Kirk!Our characters are Level 4, and we’re playing D&D 2024! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
I chat with James Parks and Ben Costa about Land of Eem and their new Kickstarter. Check out Land of Eem & Land of Eem: Beginners RPG for Kids + Underlands Expansion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!News* [ ] Critical Role Darington Press to be in Barnes & Noble* [ ] WotC 2024 Monster Manual preview videos: Release Feb 17th* [ ] Less is More, and hits harder* [ ] d4: D&D Deep Dive Monster Video* [ ] Dungeon Dudes Animal Lords Monster Video* [ ] Dungeon Dad on Cyclopes* [ ] Male and female medusas, hags, dryads, etc.* [ ] Gnolls are Fiends, Kobolds are Dragons, Goblins are Fey* [ ] Should the Monster Manual have come out first?* [ ] Goodman Games Dungeon Denizens PDF* [ ] My Unicorg!* [ ] Every Goodman Games AdventureCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Invisible Sun Humble Bundle! https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/RGRVoN (affiliate)Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.8 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Need a setting to go with it* [ ] Reading through Ultraviolet Grasslands 2e (UVG)My Games* [ ] Spelljammer Academy* [ ] DCC as a Player! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!News* [ ] Welcome to the New Year!* [ ] Draw Steel is out (if you’re a patron)* [ ] Anticipated RPGs of 2025* [ ] D&D Pinball and Slot Machines* Link"Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, Dungeons & Dragons has captivated fans across generations and has become a cultural phenomenon. As part of Hasbro's year-long celebration of this milestone, Games Global will harness The World's Greatest Roleplaying Game to create an immersive, high-engagement slot experience, giving operators a chance to tap into the global fanbase," reads the statement from Games Global.* [ ] Dark Alliance Servers shutting down, 02/24/2025Crowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Tarot Coin CollectionDesign / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.8 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Action Points to reroll dice.* [ ] Magical Substance: Ink* [ ] Caves of QUD* [ ] BONE Video EssayMy Games* [ ] Spelljammer Academy* [ ] Creating a Campaign Book This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!News* [ ] What happened in 2024 Tabletop?* [ ] Vecna Eve of Ruined* [ ] 2024 PHB and DMG* [ ] Roll20 acquired Demiplane* [ ] 3rd party content on DnD Beyond* [ ] WotC, more layoffs, sued by investors,* [ ] Planegea* [ ] Dungeon Crawl Classics* [ ] Music is the Sphere of Chaos* [ ] DCC Day at my local store* [ ] Ran lots of Dying Earth* [ ] Played in Forbidden Lands* [ ] Mothership 1e* [ ] Jorphdan Channel Hit 25 million viewsCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ]Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.8 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Writing Modules, fixing spells, working out stuff.My Games* [ ] Mausritter* [ ] Shadowdark maybe?* [ ] Spelljammer Nu 5e game This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!News* [ ] WotC dropping Artificer Playtest* [ ] Feb 18 - Monster Manual 2024* [ ] Summer - Dragon Anthology* [ ] Fall - Starter Set* [ ] Late 2025 - Forgotten Realms Player/Campaign Guide* [ ] 36-Word RPG Jam on itch.io* [ ] Secret Level Amazon ShowCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Terror from the Underdeep (5e) Goodman Games (Backerkit)* [ ] Free League Humble BundleDesign / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.8 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Writing Modules, fixing spells, working out stuff.* [ ] Scavengers Reign* [ ] Lower Decks Season Finale* [ ] Re-read through ShadowdarkMy Games* [ ] Dragonbane as a player in January* [ ] Shadowdark maybe?* [ ] Post Christmas starting a Spelljammer 5e Game! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] Thanksgiving done, into the holiday season!* [ ] Bluesky is kicking, find me there.* [ ] Goodman Games creating their own version of 5e.Crowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Waiting for new 5e License, Christmas there are few Kickstarters.* [ ] Pico: Tiny Bugs* [ ] New affiliate: Shop of Many Things,Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.8 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Monte Cook Games The Weird - Spell Crits and Fumble Tables* [ ] Conversation with current group on a universal system* [ ] I keep coming back to Cypher. Is Cypher my system? Should I dive all in?My Games* [ ] Planegea Over and Done - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/427037/planegea-5e-standard-edition-the-star-shaman-s-song-of-planegea-planegea?affiliate_id=728035* [ ] DCC Dying Earth, final game tomorrow - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/393059/dungeon-crawl-classics-dying-earth-5-penumbra-of-the-polar-ape?affiliate_id=728035* [ ] Dragonbane as a player* [ ] Additional MD6 playtesting* [ ] Next 5e game is Eberron!! Not sure, maybe 2024 rules? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] I’m back! Had to travel for my muggle job, and exhausted.* [ ] D&D Immersive Experience coming to Ontario* [ ] Similar to Universal D&D fan night* [ ] PAX Unplugged 2024 Dec 6-8th* [ ] Dropout releases “Never Stop Blowing Up” for free* [ ] Critical Role’s in-game novel “Tusk Love” to be published by Penguin Random HouseCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] It’s MotherShip Month! (Backerkit)* [ ] DCC Goblin Holiday Bundle (Kickstarter)* [ ] Stay Frosty REMASTERED (Backerkit)Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.7 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Rewriting and working on 0.6.8, building test charactersRunning Games* [ ] Planegea end of the month - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/427037/planegea-5e-standard-edition-the-star-shaman-s-song-of-planegea-planegea?affiliate_id=728035* [ ] DCC Dying Earth - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/393059/dungeon-crawl-classics-dying-earth-5-penumbra-of-the-polar-ape?affiliate_id=728035* [ ] Early Christmas DCC game for locals - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/335600/dungeon-crawl-classics-2020-holiday-module-the-doom-that-came-to-christmastown?affiliate_id=728035 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] Happy Halloween!* [ ] Cairn 2e is available now on itch.* [ ] DMG 2024 in my hands!* [ ] Too much put on D&D Beyond.* [ ] Comic Con in London featured the Baldur’s Gate 3 cast playing D&D 2024* [ ] Ravenloft Novel: Heir of Strahd* Synopsis* [ ] Five strangers armed with steel and magic awaken in a mist-shrouded land, with no memory of how they arrived: Rotrog, a prideful orcish wizard; Chivarion, a sardonic drow barbarian; Alishai, an embittered tiefling paladin; Kah, a skittish kenku cleric; and Fielle, a sunny human artificer.* After they barely survive a nightmarish welcome to the realm of Barovia, a carriage arrives bearing an invitation:Fairest Friends,
I pray you accept my humble Hospitality and dine with me tonight at Castle Ravenloft. It is rare we receive Visitors, and I do so Endeavor to Make your Acquaintance. The Carriage shall bear you to the Castle safely, and I await your Arrival with Pleasure.
Your host,
Strahd von Zarovich* [ ] DriveThru RPG has a “No AI-Content” filter* [ ] Wizkids announces: Edge of the Realms, a mapmaking Forgotten Realms Board GameCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] ElfQuest Classic Deluxe (Kickstarter)* [ ] Downcrawl 2E (Backerkit)* [ ] Salvage Union Starter Set (Backerkit)Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.7 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Changes after playtest* [ ] Focus on gameplay first, character creation second.My Games* [ ] DCC Tomorrow! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] Lucien is back!* [ ] Perkins is now “Creative Director”* [ ] DMG 2024 - on D&D Beyond Oct 29th, Print November 12th* [ ] Pathfinder 2e - War of the Immortals* [ ] Starfinder 2e - Empires DevouredCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Monte Cook Games - The Darkest Woods (Backerkit)* [ ] The Widow’s Web 5e (Kickstarter)* [ ] Lots of TTRPG Humble Bundles going on (affiliate)* [ ] The Broken Empires (Kickstarter)* [ ] D100 system, No Classes skill based, Free form magic, travel and social intrigue rules, Solo play optionDesign / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.7 on Itch! (FREE)My Games* [ ] Planegea today!* [ ] DCC Recap* [ ] Lucien Dungeon of the Mad Mage This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] Ars Magica open License* [ ] Chris Perkin’s stepping down as Project Lead* [ ] DMG 5.5 will be released Nov 12thCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Ars Magica Definitive Edition (backerkit)* [ ] Mycologist’s Primer (kickstarter)* [ ] Discworld gets a TTRPG (kickstarter)* [ ] Vaesen Expansions (Kickstarter)* [ ] Lots of TTRPG Humble Bundles going on (affiliate)Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.7 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Layout update to MD6* [ ] Planegea: NOD, Shadowfell, Feywild, the Far RealmMy Games* [ ] Planegea today!* [ ] DCC tomorrow~ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] Video Unclear* [ ] D&D ‘24 - Showcasing new DMG* [ ] Bastions? Better than Strongholds and Followers? Better than Acquisitions Inc?* [ ] Magic Items, new and old, plus crafting rules* [ ] Witch + Craft* [ ] Battlezoo Bestiary 5e* [ ] Oct 15th the Embargo lifts* [ ] Horizons TTRPG Magazine* [ ] CR: Vox Machina Season 3 is out* [ ] Universal Fan Fest NightsCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Dragon Town by JP Coovert* [ ] Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance (5E+)* [ ] Enter the Labyrinth (5e / TOV)* [ ] Lots of TTRPG Humble Bundles going on (affiliate)Design / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.5 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Tower of Babel - Senlin Ascends (affiliate)My Games* [ ] Epic Planegea game!* [ ] DCC tomorrow~ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com
Catch the show live Saturday Mornings on YouTube!, leave a message or ask a question here https://forms.gle/MmMB73qiXaKFvX9m9News* [ ] D&D 2024 is out!* [ ] Did they sell much less, or much more than 2014?* [ ] WotC says this is the fastest selling PHB of all time.* [ ] Miska the Wolfspider Mini, looks pretty bad* [ ] Welcome to Spook-tober!* [ ] I want to run the Darkest House with Kids on Bikes* [ ] FanX in SLC* [ ] Cosplay Fun* [ ] D&D PanelsCrowd Funding & Deals* [ ] Dragon Town by JP CoovertDesign / Inspiration* [ ] Modular_D6 v0.6.5 on Itch! (FREE)* [ ] Learning Affinity Publisher to make Modular D6 look cool~* [ ] Public Domain / CC art, but I might start drawing soon.* [ ] Sooth Deck (Invisible Sun) podcast - Dice BreakerMy Games* [ ] I played Mork Borg for the first time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jorphdan.substack.com



















what's the deal with a 12 hour blank post?
is this podcast canceled??
i think they give plenty of time to their products honestly. the production cost of their yearly streams are huuuuge no doubt, so i dont think affording that sort of hype to everything they do would be practical. and trust me, once the sales numbers for wildemount roll in and the new titles for 200 drop, all those other games are going to look like peanuts (at least sales and popularity wise, pathfinder 2e is great). and yes, the DMs guild is the tits.