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Thieves’ Cant features news, discussion, and deep dives into the world of RPGs and other tabletop games. Hosts Jeremy and Chris deliver a mix of analysis, opinion, and engaging segments, exploring game mechanics, worldbuilding, and the latest in the industry. Whether you’re a veteran game master or new to the hobby, welcome to the guild.
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TTRPG Show for Feb 11, 2026.
It’s an adventure into the Forge of Creation to craft a cursed magic item with a twist of love.
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00:00 Open
00:35 Intro: Forge of Creation
01:59 Rolling Up the Fork of Fugliness
06:48 Wrap
Links:
Tome of Adventure Design https://www.mythmeregames.com/
TTRPG Show for Feb 10, 2026.
This lore vault episode focuses on the mythology and mystery of the nymph, and how game masters can effectively use them as powerful patrons or threats to the adventuring party.
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00:00 Open
00:41 Intro: Lore Vault
03:00 The Mythology and RPG Utility of the Nymph
16:21 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Feb 9, 2026.
A new platinum edition from Beadle & Grimm’s, a Baldur’s Gate TV show, plus the Adventurers Spellbook for Castles & Crusades and the latest listener feedback.
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00:00 Open
01:26 Beadle & Grimm’s
04:34 Ravenloft for Horrified D&D
05:16 Baldur’s Gate TV Show
07:13 Castles & Crusades Adventurers Spellbook
10:06 Listener Feedback
14:49 Wrap
Links:
Beadle & Grimm’s https://www.enworld.org/threads/beadle-grimms-teases-new-platinum-edition-hinting-at-new-wizards-produced-d-d-campaign.717734/ https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61540/beadle-grimms-skullduggery-the-5e-urban-fantasy-companion-heads-retail
Ravenloft for Horrified: D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/horrified-dungeons-dragons-teases-ravenloft-content-for-upcoming-expansion.717749/
Castles & Crusades https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/troll-lord-games/castles-crusades-adventurers-spellbook-reforged?ref=home-page
TTRPG Show for Feb 6, 2026.
When an infernal artifact disappears, all signs point to two unlikely suspects leaving destruction in their wake. The PCs must untangle a trail of mistakes, misunderstandings, and bad decisions—while a professional killer hunts the same prize.
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00:00 Open
00:33 Intro: Stealing Stories
02:17 The Demon’s Gem
07:48 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Feb 5, 2026.
Have exploration and resource management in tabletop games lost their edge? Here’s why dice rolls have replaced player skill and how bringing back old-school mechanics like light and time can make your dungeons feel dangerous again.
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00:00 Open
00:47 Intro: Back Booth Banter
02:46 Exploration and Resources
15:39 Wrap
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXxYQBIS7s
TTRPG Show for Feb 4, 2026.
Improvising a new creature on the fly doesn’t have to be complicated. Chris and Jeremy discuss the power of reskinning existing stat blocks to create a new flavor in today’s Forge of Creation episode.
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00:00 Open
00:37 Intro: Forge of Creation
01:12 Reskinning the Chimera from Draw Steel
09:10 Wrap
Links:
Draw Steel https://www.mcdmproductions.com/
TTRPG Show for Feb 3, 2026.
In 1957, nine hikers went missing in Russia’s Ural Mountains. While the hikers’ bodies were discovered weeks later, the strange nature of their deaths has stumped researchers for decades. Left to the imagination, this bit of real-world strangeness provides plenty of fuel for tabletop roleplaying.
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00:00 Open
00:45 Intro: Unearthed Obscura
01:42 The Dyatlov Pass Incident
06:56 Using the Dyatlov Pass in RPGs
15:40 Wrap
Links:
https://www.history.com/articles/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-death-mystery
TTRPG Show for Feb 2, 2026.
MCDM announces its latest RPG CROWS, plus a look at new partnered content on D&D Beyond and the latest listener feedback.
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00:00 Open
01:18 CROWS from MCDM
10:28 D&D Beyond Partnered ContentHO
13:58 D20 Soap
16:02 Listener Feedback
21:52 Wrap
Links:
CROWS https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-149392033
D&D Beyond Partnered Content https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2126-q1-2026-partnered-content-release-schedule
D20 Soap https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/profmarko/d20-soap-with-mystery-dice-set-inside?ref=section-homepage-projectcollection-13-tag&category_id=Q2F0ZWdvcnktMzQ=
Winter weather and illness are keeping the guys out of the studio this week. No shows for 1/26-1/30. See you in February!
TTRPG Show for Jan 23, 2026.
Sometimes the party DOES split. We swap stories of hilarious inner-party conflict straight from our own game tables.
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00:00 Open
01:28 Intro: Tales From the Table
02:18 Chris’s Tiefling Rogue Gets Revenge
06:51 Jeremy’s Kobold Berserker Goes On a Rampage
13:33 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Jan 22, 2026.
What makes a good Game Master? Here are five habits GMs can develop to improve the game.
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00:00 Open
00:43 Intro: Five Things Good Game Masters Do
01:34 Know the Rules
04:51 Engage With the Fiction, Not Just the Mechanics
07:51 Share the Spotlight
10:01 Commit To Choices
12:19 Accept Consequences
16:27 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Jan 21, 2026.
After playing the pregenerated Talent from The Delian Tomb for MCDM’s Draw Steel, Chris takes the character into the Forge of Creation for a retool.
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00:00 Open
01:10 Intro: Forge of Creation
03:14 Retooling a Draw Steel Talent
17:34 Wrap
Links:
Draw Steel https://www.mcdmproductions.com/
TTRPG Show for Jan 20, 2026.
In this Lore Vault episode, Chris and Jeremy dive into the mythology of the Vampire and its utility in tabletop roleplaying games.
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00:00 Open
00:42 Intro: The Lore Vault
01:30 Vampire Lore
10:25 Vampires in Tabletop RPGs
20:46 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Jan 19, 2026.
A quick look at D&D’s latest Unearthed Arcana, featuring four new Mystic subclasses. Plus, EN World’s most anticipated RPGs of 2026, Starbeards for Savage Worlds in the crowdfunding spotlight, and listener feedback.
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00:00 Open
02:28 Unearthed Arcana Mystic Subclasses
08:09 EN World’s Most Anticipated
14:39 Starbeards for Savage Worlds
16:39 Listener Feedback
19:15 Wrap
Links:
Unearthed Arcana Mystic Subclasses https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/mystic-subclasses/mrF6k4xf0yYFJL2m/UA2026-MysticSubclasses.pdf
EN World’s Most Anticipated https://www.enworld.org/threads/here-are-2026s-most-anticipated-ttrpgs-as-voted-by-you.717141/
Starbeards for Savage Worlds https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/fainting-goat-games/starbeards-for-savage-worlds?ref=bk-discover-trending
TTRPG Show for Jan 16, 2026.
Casting Misty Step with no line of sight? Granting a free disarm on a grappled enemy? It’s all about GM rulings and rationale in today’s episode.
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00:00 Open
01:20 Intro: Chris Makes the Call
01:49 Starting Combat Mid-Conversation
03:27 Using Misty Step with No Line of Sight
05:22 A Monk Running On Water at Low-Level Play
06:44 Free Disarm On a Grappled Enemy
08:39 Divine Smite On an Unconscious Foe
12:30 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Jan 15, 2026.
What makes a good TTRPG player? Here are five habits players can develop to keep the game fun.
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00:00 Open
00:33 Intro: Good Habits for TTRPG Players
01:48 Know the Rules
04:44 Engage With the Fiction, Not Just the Mechanics
05:58 Share the Spotlight
08:05 Commit To Choices
10:30 Accept Consequences
12:12 Wrap
TTRPG Show for Jan 14, 2026. We use the Tome of Adventure Design to concoct villainous schemes, uncover a defining event from the past, seed rumors, and determine the opening scenario that hooks the party in this trip to the Forge of Creation.
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00:00 Open
00:37 Intro: Forge of Creation
03:05 Creating a Campaign Framework
22:02 Wrap
Links:
The Tome of Adventure Design https://www.mythmeregames.com/products/tome-of-adventure-design-hardcover-book?srsltid=AfmBOor7-Q2B8pmzzG-g5sRS8ry0vBwHa66js-NCucDecgqude4JQYCm
TTRPG Show for Jan 13, 2026. Who were the Green Children of Woolpit, and where did they come from? Today we turn to another real-life oddity from history for inspiration for RPGs in our latest Unearthed Obscura.
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00:00 Open
01:09 Intro: Unearthed Obscura
01:45 The Green Children of Woolpit
13:25 Wrap
Links:
The Green Children of Woolpit https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/
TTRPG Show for Jan 12, 2026. Listener feedback on universal subsystems, Goodman Games’ latest crowdfunding campaign, a Themberchaud d20, and more.
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00:00 Open
00:55 2026 Industry Predictions from Scott Thorne
04:22 Ultra PRO D&D Journals
06:21 Themberchaud D20 from Sirius
07:16 Warhammer World in D.C.
08:24 Pinball Crawl Classics and Old School Adventures #1 from Goodman Games
10:19 Listener Feedback
15:18 Wrap
Links:
2026 Predictions https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/61320/rolling-initiative-predictions-2026-goodbye-tim-kask
Ultra PRO Journals https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61317/dungeons-dragons-campaign-journals
Themberchaud d20 https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61315/sirius-traps-d-ds-thumberchaud-giant-die
Warhammer World https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/61364/games-workshop-announces-plans-second-warhammer-world-flagship-venue
Goodman Games https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/891f2362-d05c-43a2-857f-417bb038207d/landing?ref=home-page
TTRPG Show for Jan 9, 2026. Be held captive by a chatty dragon who only speaks in slam poetry or goblins obsessed with 6-7? Wrap up the week with Chris and Jeremy as they play a round of Would You Rather.
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00:00 Open
00:53 Intro: Would You Rather
01:18 Pause Time 10 Seconds or Rewind Time 10 Seconds
03:00 Held Captive By a Chatty Slam Poetry Dragon or Goblins Obsessed with 6/7
04:35 Face 1 Dragon-Sized Spider or 100 Spider-Sized Dragons
06:01 Marry a Clumsy Goliath or a Hairy-Footed Halfling
08:21 Lightsaber or Magic Wand?
10:11 Play a Jazz-Crooning Bard or a Pretty-Please-Demading Cleric
12:12 Wrap
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