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This week, Wizards of the Coast "admitted" that 2024 D&D is really just 5.5e, after professing for years that it was not. Plus, Daniel from Driving and Dragons sits in (yes, you read that correctly), wades through the news, and talks with us about his upcoming pulp!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Check out Corvid Codex here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecorvidcodex/corvid-codex-volume-1***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Ginny Di released a roundup of romance supplements and provided her "special" brand of commentary on each. We are required to EFAP this and provide some logical and non-mentally challenged commentary of our own. Can we survive her whole video or do we dump to the news?!?***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
On this episode of Nerdcognito, we continue to chronicle some "lost arts" of TTRPG game mastering, specifically taking a look at treasure. We talk about the purpose both in game and mechanically treasure serves, how to best manage it, and even answer the question: "Why did that rat have 3gp?"***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotjapodchaser:DrGHKEDOA46FbqCooodB
This week we sample a little bit of all the trash that was set alight in our nerdosphere. Ed Greenwood and Tracy Hickman to 6e? Aabria's meltdown! CMON money laundering?!? Molly's musings... and more!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Why did we struggle making a 2024 D&D character? Because, according to the pop gaming media, we did it wrong. Today, we look to correct this "error" and follow their lead while creating a character. We were right all along.***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
This week, Bill Silvey The Dungeon Delver sits in and joins us as we discuss classic settings and how settings play a part of your campaign. It's a great talk about not only where your party is, but why those worlds look and act the way they do!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Environments play a huge role in Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop Roleplaying Games... this week we discuss how to make sure it is not just a background, but an interactive, innovative, and sometimes deadly part of your game! Check for traps, baby!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognitoUse code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
On this week's episode the gang dives into the "revalations" made by the Duffer Brothers, creators of Stranger Things. The discussion also turns to the impact of the show and the movement on the hobby... and the potential irreversible damage it has done to Dungeons & Dragons. ***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
This week, there was a deluge of items that could have made our news segment... so we did an entire show on the news. The pop gaming media dissappointed as always and we mocked and commented as necessary! Hypocriscy and hyperbole gets exposed in this fun run through the headlines!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
This week, the gang talks about balance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games. Looking at the total picture from design to implementation when running a game, they discuss how balance is a critical design piece that has been exploited by the SparkleTroll and modern gaming.***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Starting a new campaign for any gaming group can be tough. Different personalities, characters, systems, levels of knowledge, and expectations all play a part. Today we're not talking a "Session Zero," we are discussing some design choices that the GM can make to ensure a great kickoff (not a six session) campaign!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
NO ONE is talking about the fact that Wizards of the Coast is gearing up to implement ID Verification on DnD Beyond. "To play Dungeons & Dragons, we need your government ID and biometric data?!?" This week, the discussion, confusion, and outrage that should be happening everywhere happens here.***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
RD and Siobhan are in a new game! ...running Dungeons and Dragons 2024. ...using DnD Beyond.This week, the show is more of an exercise in frustration as they walk the show's OSR grognard Kyle through "modern" character creation!***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Often when DMs are world-building or even running a game, there is such focus on the direction of the story that some elements of the "rest of the realm" are forgotten. Today, we talk about the importance of holidays, celebrations, and events in your game world. After the news, we also have a listen at Ginny Di's newest singing endeavor.***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Two VERY different approaches to the same concept. Pets, animal companions, and familiars have always been in Dungeons and Dragons and TTRPGs -- but NOW, the modern gamer through culture, perversion, and self-insertion chips away at yet another staple of the hobby.***SUPPORT THE SHOW!Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
It's the holiday season! That means a nightmare is coming... for your TTRPG/DnD group's schedule! How do you keep a game going over the next few months? We talk about staying focused and maintaining your game. After the news, we dive into last week's bumped topic, the Random Number -- is there such a thing as too much random?***Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
Modern Gaming's pinup gal, Ginny Di has her new calendar coming out, and markets it... like an anime gal? The gang talks about marketing and monetizing the hobby before diving into the news, which is always a treat! After a hot few weeks in our corner of the hobby, this week is a good time to kick back and just have a fun chat!***Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
OSE is leaving the B/X ruleset behind, opting to only support and produce their 'Advanced' ruleset, which is a unique hybrid of B/X and AD&D. With Race as Class now in the rear view mirror, does this represent another nail in the coffin of the OSR?***Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
WHAT'S IN THE BOX??? This week, we examine seven (yes, seven!) different Reddit yarns spun by the modern gamer. The state of that vocal fringe of the hobby is frightenting, but their voices are loud, and are often mistaken for the mainstream gamer. Are you ready for this journey?***Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
CELEBRATION TIME! Nerdcognito's 300th episode brings EVERY host back together for a good time! They also discuss Dan Ayoub's DnD/Dragonlance reveal with Joe Manganiello, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman. As always, there is the news, Mikey gets introducted to Reddit, and the gang shares some "how we first met" stories!***Be a Check Mark Hero:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA***Episode Sponsors and AffiliatesWe earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito Grab something from DriveThru!http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211 Get YOUR T-shirt!https://amzn.to/3D5xr0zShop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja
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