April fools I guess?

Events:

Cell of Cthulhu (Pentridge): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison May 27th.

Cell of Cthulhu (Old Melbourne Gaol): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Old Melbourne Gaol April 29th and June 24th.

Dandy Con: Learn to play D&D in fifteen minutes with short encounters inspired by The Maze: Reimagined April 11

Port Play: D&D Epic: Level 14 massive adventure across 20 tables, with players moving between areas. April 18th

Check out Mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro/ What's been happening

13:04 Kickstarter Discussions

22:38 D&D Beyond's Character Quickbuilder

59:39 Upcoming Events

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Events:

Cell of Cthulhu (Pentridge): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison March 25th and May 27th.

Cell of Cthulhu (Old Melbourne Gaol): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Old Melbourne Gaol April 29th and June 24th.

Time Codes

00:00 Intro

05:27 D&D 2024 Is Now D&D 5.5e

18:57 Upcoming D&D Books and Roadmap

39:18 Legend of Vox Machina

41:47 Upcoming Events and Wrap Up

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Events:

Cell of Cthulhu (Pentridge): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison March 25th and May 27th.

Cell of Cthulhu (Old Melbourne Gaol): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Old Melbourne Gaol April 29th and June 24th.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

02:17 D&D Beyond's Roadmap

42:38 Upcoming Events and Announcements

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Events:

Wednesday One Shots: Stand alone adventures at Nord Bar Preston on February 25th. Book HERE

Blood on the Clocktower: 15 player sessions at Elder Gods and Dragons. Join for a night of murder, mystery and intrigue on February 26th at $30 pp. Book HERE

Cell of Cthulhu (Pentridge): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison March 25th and May 27th.

Cell of Cthulhu (Old Melbourne Gaol): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Old Melbourne Gaol April 29th and June 24th.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:07 Baldur's Gate TV Show Announcement

13:15 What Happens To The Canon?

18:56 Episodic Storytelling in D&D

23:19 Casting

39:19 Danny Crashes Out

42:22 Last Thoughts

47:08 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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Check out Role or Die HERE

Events:

Quest in The West: Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray every third Thursday of every month! Book HERE

Splendour & Society: Summer Season: Three sessions of Good Society at StoryVille in Melbourne CBD, starting February 8th! Book a full table of 5 to get $75 off! Book HERE

Wednesday One Shots: Stand alone adventures at Nord Bar Preston on February 25th. Book HERE

Blood on the Clocktower: 15 player sessions at Elder Gods and Dragons. Join for a night of murder, mystery and intrigue on February 26th at $30 pp. Book HERE

Cell of Cthulhu (Pentridge): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison March 25th and May 27th.

Cell of Cthulhu (Old Melbourne Gaol): Games of Call of Cthulhu at Old Melbourne Gaol April 29th and June 24th.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

00:54 Roll or Die

18:05 Casting and Team Dynamics

29:51 The Name Behind the Show

53:17 Wrap Up and Upcoming Events

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Events:

Quest in The West: Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray every third Thursday of every month! Book HERE

Splendour & Society: Summer Season: Three sessions of Good Society at StoryVille in Melbourne CBD, starting February 8th! Book a full table of 5 to get $75 off! Book HERE

Wednesday One Shots: Stand alone adventures at Nord Bar Preston on February 25th

Blood on the Clocktower: 15 player sessions at Elder Gods and Dragons. Join for a night of murder, mystery and intrigue on February 26th at $30 pp.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:50 Fortnite x D&D

08:32 Mystic Subclasses

51:55 Wrap Up and Upcoming Events

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Events:

Quest in The West: Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray every third Thursday of every month! Book HERE

Splendour & Society: Summer Season: Three sessions of Good Society at StoryVille in Melbourne CBD, starting February 8th! Book a full table of 5 to get $75 off! Book HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

06:20 Stranger Things

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Join us as we reminisce over the year past and look forward at what 2026 may bring.

Upcoming Event:

Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 15th January at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Book tickets now for your chance to win a dragon miniature by Solgood Creations! Get your tickets HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:03 There's no topics. We just yap

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Join us for our 59th episode as we talk all about an upcoming TTRPG called Twilight Sword, that is heavily 'INSPIRED' by The Legend of Zelda..... maybe a little too inspired....

Check out Twilight Sword HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

02:25 Twilight Sword

11:21 The System Itself

15:43 The Kin

22:36 The Exploration Mechanic

26:05 The Monsters

32:02 The Kickstarter Sets

34:13 HOW HAVE THEY NOT BEEN SUED!?

47:46 Wrap Up

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Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

05:03 The Artificer

34:11 The Homunculus Servant

37:52 The Alchemist

47:50 The Armorer

58:52 The Artillerist

01:07:34 The Battle Smith

01:12:36 The Cartographer

01:25:54 Final Thoughts

01:30:26 Wrap Up

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Upcoming Event:

Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

04:21 Mighty Nein Discussion

32:20 SPOILER ALERT! Talking future spoilers

51:34 Accidental Game Awards Diversion

56:28 Wrap Up and Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Event:

Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HERE

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Upcoming Event:

Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HERE

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Join Danny and Erin as they uncover this crazy new spell casting option for D&D 2024

TIME CODES

00:00 Intro

04:06 What is Circle Magic?

12:01 The Mechanics

14:51 2 New Spells!

25:40 Oh...This is for DMs

28:49 Trying To Figure Out How This Will Work

41:00 Baldur's Gate

47:58 Wrap Up. What We've Been Up to and Upcoming Events

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TIME CODES

00:00 Intro

03:37 PAX 2025

07:41 What Were We Doing There?

15:01 Indie Video Games

23:02 The Big Tabletop Issue

33:09 What We Purchased

35:10 The Corporate Shift

41:06 Last Bit of PAX Thoughts

42:15 The Endless Dungeon

49:56 The Brilliance of Brennan

55:45 Dropout in AUS?

57:49 Wrap Up

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Join us for two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERE

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:58 Our Experience with Creating Settlements

12:08 Picking The Main 'Thing' Your Settlement is Known For

16:30 How Much is Too Much?

22:31 What is The Settlement Saying About Your World/ Story?

29:51 Basing a Town Off its People / Basing a People Off Their Town?

33:37 One Note Towns And 'Crappy' Settlements

39:16 Letting Ideas Flow Naturally

44:43 DESTROY THE TOWN

45:52 Upcoming Events and PAX

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We talk all about what you can find within this set and our biggest glaring issue with it.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Join us for two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERE

Quest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERE

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:30 What Is A D&D Starter Set?

17:57 What Is In The New Starter Set?

23:19 Cards and Character Boards

33:59 The Biggest Positive Is The Biggest Negative

39:00 Even More Goodies From The Set

42:08 Ranting About The Boards Again

46:02 Final Thoughts

54:04 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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Interested in Scorched Basin? Check out their Kickstarter HERE

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Preview event on the 19th September, followed by two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERE

Quest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERE

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:43 What is Scorched Basin?

08:04 System Agnostic Writing

17:48 Drawing is hard

21:58 Arlo's TTRPG Experience

26:26 Balancing The Mechanics of Other Systems

29:22 Themed Recipes and MORE

30:41 Diverting: What's a Glup Shitto?

33:07 Scorched Basin's Community Focus

38:08 Wrap Up: What we've been up to

45:39 Wrap Up: Upcoming Events

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If you want to check out Nimble for yourself you can do so HERE (Nimblerpg.com)

NOTE: There were a mistake during the announcements:

The Nimble website is Nimblerpg.com (as listed above) NOT Nimble dot com.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Preview event on the 19th September, followed by two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERE

Coteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September.

Quest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

05:24 Intro to Nimble

08:07 Core Rules

12:35 Combat

34:36 Resting Mechanics

40:04 Character Sheet and more

42:21 Ancestries (Races)

45:59 Backgrounds

48:40 Spells

49:09 5E Compatibility

50:48 Monster Stat Blocks & The Monster Builder

57:59 Character Classes

01:03:26 Last Few Things

01:12:10 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu soon! Keep an eye out for upcoming details.

Coteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September. Keep an eye out for tickets soon!

Quest in the West. Our Daggerheart event will be back soon! Stay tuned!

Time Codes

00:00 Intro

04:37 Tech At Your Table

10:21 Aaron's Projector Setup

18:49 Lighting and Stream Setups

26:48 Music Apps

41:38 Other Tech

52:03 Wrap Up

58:59 Upcoming Events

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Thank you to everyone that has listened to, and supported us over the past year.

Join us as we try to navigate running a live episode while still talking about the crazy Critical Role news this week!!

This episode was recorded live on Twitch in the Let's Roll for Dragons studio so the audio will sound different and we may react to things that the live chat was saying.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

D&D September Campaigns @ Fortress. Tickets are still on sale but get in quick so you don't miss out. Check them out HERE

Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu soon! Keep an eye out for upcoming details.

Coteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September. Keep an eye out for tickets soon!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

05:33 Reflection and Answering Questions

27:12 Critical Role Campaign 4

48:06 Trying to Wrap Up

52:13 Upcoming Events

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Got a topic, question or system you want us to cover? Contact us @mastersofalchemypod on Instagram

UPCOMING EVENTS:

THE PODCAST'S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY STREAM! You can tune into our next episode LIVE over on Let's Roll For Dragons on Twitch! Join us on Tuesday 26th August at 6:30pm where we're not only recording the episode live, but then having fun and chatting to the community (that's you) afterwards! Please keep in mind there may be mature language when watching live, however that language will be censored when the recording releases on Thursday 28th.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro?

05:16 The Mechanics of Death

16:50 Aaron's Zombie Death Mechanic

22:59 Consequences of Revivification

28:47 Erin's D100 Table of Suffering

32:39 The Last Moment

34:35 Danny's Ghost Mechanic

40:06 It's Okay To Kill A PC

45:55 Players, You're Allowed to Retreat

47:32 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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Join us as we go through some popular and obscure cartoon pulls and try to figure out how exactly they would work as TTRPGs.

If you've got a question that you'd like us to cover on this podcast please contact us @mastersofalchemypod on Instagram!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Quest in the West: D&D and Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West. Book tickets HERE

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

02:47 Cartoons as TTRPGs

07:09 Adventure Time

13:57 Gravity Falls

15:08 Classic Hero Cartoons

16:44 Wacky Races/ Biker Mice From Mars

19:26 Spliced

20:08 Total Drama Island

23:02 Skylanders and Pokemon

30:49 The Fairly OddParents

32:46 Random Quickfire Cartoons

37:25 Ben 10

39:52 The Best Cartoon To TTRPG Adaptation

40:59 Wrap Up

42:44 What we've been up to

48:43 Upcoming Events

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The three of us talk all about the insane amount of Critical Role and Daggerheart news coming out of GenCon.

Critical Role is seemingly attempting to overhaul the entire TTRPG community with Daggerheart. This is truly an important episode to listen to if you want to be informed about the major changes occurring.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Splendour & Society: Pride, Prejudice & Pixies. 10th August. Come play Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille. Book tickets HERE

Quest in the West: D&D and Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

01:47 Daggerheart: New Campaign Frames

09:54 Daggerheart: New Collaborations

14:26 Daggerheart: New Products

17:33 Daggerheart: Playtest Material & Homebrew Kit

21:07 Critical Role: Age of Umbra 2

22:03 Amazon Prime: Seasons Galore!

24:48 Critical Role: Campaign 4!

37:47 Spider-Man?

40:31 Wrapping Up

43:14 Upcoming Events/ What we've been up to

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Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:11 Critical Role x AdHoc Studios

09:28 Narrative Driven Games

15:18 Our Ideal Critical Role Game

17:59 Is This The Perfect Partnership?

21:57 Gameplay Speculation

25:24 What is the Story?

29:40 The Benefit of TTRPG Video Games

32:16 Critical Role Animated Stuff

33:15 Wrap up, Gaming Talk and Upcoming Events

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This episode, Danny and Aaron talk superheroes and the difficulty of adapting that genre into Dungeons & Dragons.

Rollies results: Danny (16), Aaron (10).

Event Info:

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:11 July, The Month of Superheroes

05:40 Superhero TTRPGs

08:22 Superheroes and D&D

12:11 Superman in D&D

21:06 Thor in D&D

22:53 Adapting Other Heroes to D&D

25:16 A Superhero Film Tangent

29:08 Superhero D&D Advice

32:02 Magneto and The Thing in D&D

33:59 Wrap Up and Upcoming Evens

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If you're interested in SHIFT, download the FREE basic rules HERE

Event Info:

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

05:53 How to Play SHIFT

15:38 Creating Characters

34:29 Playing the Game

01:39:43 Our Thoughts

01:44:32 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Order:

Aaron (3), Danny (2), Erin (1)

Topic 1: Humble Bundle RPG Mega Bundle. Want a crazy amount of TTRPG rule books for a crazy low price AND know that money is going to people in need? Check out this amazing humble bundle right HERE

Topic 2: Playtest for D&D and Daggerheart. We talk about a bunch of new playtest material has been released for both D&D and Daggerheart.

Topic 3: Pets & Sidekicks. An upcoming kickstarter compatible with D&D 2024 all about upgradable pets & sidekicks. Check it out HERE

Event Info:

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Dungeons and Flagons July- Jump into a 4 session D&D mini campaign at Fortress Melbourne! Book Tickets HERE!

Indie Symphony 2- Witness the music of Baldur's Gate 3, UNDERTALE, Hades 2 and more! Visit this link OR use the code EARLYINDUSTRY at checkout for $20 off your ticket.

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Join us as we do answer an audience's burning TTRPG questions live! Erin and I (Danny) are joined by a special guest Stevie Schafer, founder of Melbourne Queer TTRPGs and host of the Aussie Role Call podcast.

You can find Stevie HERE

You can find Melbourne Queer TTRPGs HERE

Event Info:

Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Dungeons and Flagons July- Jump into a 4 session D&D mini campaign at Fortress Melbourne! Book Tickets HERE!

Indie Symphony 2- Witness the music of Baldur's Gate 3, UNDERTALE, Hades 2 and more! Visit this link OR use the code EARLYINDUSTRY at checkout for $20 off your ticket.

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No extra news topics today, just AAALLLLLLL Critical Role. (Also we talk about Mario Kart World for like 5 minutes at the end).

Event Info:

Fangs in Fitzroy - Experience Vampire the Masquerade at Pause Menu on June 20th. Book tickets HERE!

Critical Role at Pentridge- Celebrate Critical Role's upcoming Australian appearance by playing Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and D&D in Exandria on June 23rd & 24th. Book tickets HERE!

Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:27 HUGE CRITICAL ROLE NEWS

15:17 The Future of Critical Role

33:32 The Future of D&D

39:28 Our Predictions

47:45 Final Thoughts

53:59 Wrap Up/ Mario Kart

01:02:13 Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Danny (18), Aaron (18), Erin (12)

Topic 1: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Spider-Verse. I (Danny) managed to get my grubby little hands on this expansion and wanted to share my thoughts.

Topic 2: Demeo x D&D. A new Dungeons and Dragons themed DLC coming to popular dungeon crawling videogame Demeo!

Topic 3: Riddle Register. A collection of 300+ riddles that you can add to your TTRPG game! Back now on Kickstarter HERE

Event Info:

Fangs in Fitzroy - Experience Vampire the Masquerade at Pause Menu on June 20th. Book tickets HERE!

Critical Role at Pentridge- Celebrate Critical Role's upcoming Australian appearance by playing Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and D&D in Exandria on June 23rd & 24th. Book tickets HERE!

Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

04:19 Topic 1: Marvel Multiverse RPG: Spider-Verse

19:04 Topic 2: Demio X D&D

27:19 Topic 3: Riddle Register

34:54 Main Topic: World Building: Genre/Tone

01:04:39 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Order:

Aaron (13), Erin (11), Danny (2)

Topic 1: The Book of Dragons. An upcoming official book all about the lore and anatomy of dragons in the world of Dungeons and Dragons!

Topic 2: New D&D Video Game Announcement. We discuss a new video game set in the world of Dungeons and Dragons.

Topic 3: The Scion. We talk all about a new Unearthed Arcana surrounding a brand new official class for D&D called The Scion!

EVENT INFO:

Fangs in Fitzroy - Experience Vampire the Masquerade at Pause Menu on June 20th. Book tickets HERE!

Critical Role at Pentridge- Celebrate Critical Role's upcoming Australian appearance by playing Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and D&D in Exandria on June 23rd & 24th. Book tickets HERE!

Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

06:18 Topic 1: The Book of Dragons

10:22 Topic 2: D&D Video Game Announced

22:06 Topic 3: The Psion

47:48 Main Topic: Homebrew in D&D

01:21:34 Upcoming Events

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No news topics today, instead its AAAALLLLL Daggerheart.

EVENT INFO:

Society & Splendor: Pride, Prejudice, & Pixies - Play a Feywild themed game of Good Society at StoryVille on June 1st. Book tickets HERE!

Fangs in Fitzroy - Experience Vampire the Masquerade at Pause Menu on June 20th. Book tickets HERE!

Critical Role at Pentridge- Celebrate Critical Role's upcoming Australian appearance by playing Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and D&D in Exandria on June 23rd & 24th. Book tickets HERE!

Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!

Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

02:13 Main Topic: Daggerheart First Impressions

12:24 Art and Layout of Daggerheart

16:49 No Setting?

21:32 Character Options

53:00 Random Rules and Info

55:35 Campaign Frames

01:05:03 Physical Item Quality

01:08:23 Our Thoughts

01:13:40 Upcoming Events

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TOPIC INITIATIVE ORDER:

Aaron (15), Erin (14), Danny (1)

Topic 1: Unearthed Arcana, Horror Subclasses. New playtest material for Dungeons & Dragons have been released, this time all about 'horror' themed subclasses!

Topic 2: You've Got A Friend In Me. A system agnostic TTRPG supplement to assist players with making deep and meaningful character connections at the table. Back now on Kickstarter HERE

Topic 3: Zaman's Guide to the End of Time (And How to Fix It). A D&D supplement that introduces a 'Gunner' class as well as a myriad of rules surrounding TIME TRAVEL! Check it out HERE

EVENT INFO:

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:44 Topic 1: D&D Horror Subclasses

21:35 Topic 2: You've Got A Friend In Me

29:30 Topic 3: Zaman's Guide To The End of Time

34:14 Main Topic: Time (and time again)

01:14:33 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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TOPIC INITIATIVE ORDER:

Aaron (19), Danny (4), Erin (3)

Topic 1: Roll 20 x Demiplane. We discuss the merging of features of these two TTRPG services.

Topic 2: The Dungeon Archive. We shine light on an incredible set of modular dungeon tiles that you can get right now on Patreon HERE

Topic 3: Tattoo Arcanima. A Kickstarter that Erin has personally backed all about adding magical tattoos to your D&D campaign. Back them now HERE

EVENT INFO:

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

04:11 Topic 1: Roll 20 x Demiplane

13:11 Topic 2: The Dungeon Archive

19:33 Topic 3: Tattoo Arcanima

26:38 Main Topic: The Dungeon Crawl

01:03:40 Wrap-Up/ Upcoming Events

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TOPIC INITIATIVE ORDER:

Aaron (6), Danny (5)

Topic 1: Wizards of the Coast SRD Update. An update to the rules surrounding creating your own (for profit) D&D resources and expansions. You can find further info HERE

Topic 2: Hero Forge Body Customizer. Hero Forge has once again rolled out a major update to their service that will completely change the look of your custom characters.

EVENT INFO:

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

05:09 Topic 1: Wizards of the Coast SRD Update

14:21 Topic 2: Hero Forge Body Customizer

21:51 Main Topic: Pitching a Character to the GM

01:13:26 Wrap-Up: Upcoming Events

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Topic 1: Dropout TV. Aaron discusses Dropout TV, a subscription service that includes many shows that nerds alike are bound to enjoy.

Topic 2: Humble Bundle. 2 more bundles to enhance your TTRPG experience are up now on Humble Bundle. Check them out HERE

Topic 3: Bye Bye Baldur's Gate 3. The final update has dropped for BG3, we discuss what it includes and take a chance to say goodbye.

EVENT INFO:

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

04:41 Topic 1: Dropout TV

11:30 Topic 2: Humble Bundle

13:33 Topic 3: Bye Bye Baldur's Gate 3

19:37 World Building: Pantheons

01:00:03 Wrap Up/ Upcoming Events

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WANNA TRY OUT GOOD SOCIETY FOR YOURSELF?

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

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Twitch: Cakelette

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EVENT INFO:

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

02:16 What is: Good Society?

55:43 Wrap Up: What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Aaron (17) Danny (2)

Topic 1: Chris Perkins Retiring. Chris Perkins is retiring from Wizards of The Coast. What does this mean? Who is Chris Perkins? Listen and find out.

Topic 2: The Cunning Folk TTRPG. A D6 dice pool RPG system about being a mischievous and vengeful creature. Back it now on Kickstarter HERE

EVENT INFO:

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

Pentridge Tours: Critical Role TTRPGs (23-24th June 2025): Located in the H-Division of Pentridge Prison, join us for a 3 hour collaborative storytelling experience to celebrate the lead up to the Critical Role cast's show in Melbourne. Experience one of three different Critical Role themed experiences. Book now HERE

1. Dungeons & Dragons set in the word of Exandria (4 tables of 5 people available)
2. Candela Obscura, an occult game created by the minds behind Critical Role (2 tables of 4 people available)
3. Daggerheart, a brand new system of fantasy and magic (2 tables of 4 people available)

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:21 Topic 1: Chris Perkins Retiring

11:22 Topic 2: The Cunning Folk TTRPG

19:29 Main Topic: Campaign Building: Allied NPCs

50:26 Wrap Up: What we've been up to

55:24 Wrap Up: Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Aaron (18), Erin (14), Danny (3)

Topic 1: Goodbye Project Sigil. Another Aaron rant corner as he discusses the recent death of the newly released 3D VTT Project Sigil.

Topic 2: Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass. A Studio Ghibli inspired D&D 5e expansion that is available now on D&D Beyond.

Topic 3: Marvel Multiverse: Spider-Man. A Spider-Man themed expansion for the Marvel Multiverse TTRPG system is (kinda) out now (the release gets a bit confusing).

EVENT INFO:

Fangs In Fitzroy (4th April 2025): Experience Vampire The Masquerade as you enter the world of darkness at the Pause Menu its Fitzroy. Purchase your tickets HERE

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

TIME CODES:

06:20 Topic 1: Goodbye Project Sigil

18:18 Topic 2: Obojima: Tales from the Tall Grass

24:37 Topic 3: Marvel Multiverse: Spider-Man

37:53 Main Topic: Survival, Resource Management & Death

01:13:12 What's Been Happening/ Upcoming Events

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Links down below

Fangs in Fitzroy Preview Night 4/4/25: BUY TICKETS HERE

Conquest Games Convention 18th-20th April: BUY TICKETS HERE

Splendor & Society 27th of April: BUY TICKETS HERE and make sure to use discount code MOATP for $10 off!

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EVENT INFO:

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

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TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:20 Campaign Building: What Makes a Great Villain?

07:06 Types of Villains

13:17 An Example from Danny's Table

16:47 Our Favorite Types of Villains

24:12 The Challenge of Villain Interactions

28:11 An Example from Aaron's Table

35:13 The Good Guy Turned Bad

38:16 An Example of a Villain in the Party

40:41 Making a Memorable Villain

45:36 Preparing for Unexpected Responses to Your Villain

51:59 Final Thoughts and Advice

56:47 Wrap Up: What We've Been Up To/ Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Danny (13), Aaron (11).

Topic 1: One HONK Two Furious: A Goose-Based TTRPG. An upcoming TTRPG by Jack Dixon and sequel to One HONK Before Midnight, this upcoming TTRPG is live right now on Kickstarter! If you're interested in running around as geese and causing havoc then check out the Kickstarter HERE.

Topic 2: Hasbro and Ai Developments. Whenever we put Hasbro and Ai in the same sentence its never good. We discuss recent comments made by Chris Cox from Hasbro as well as the future and concerns around Ai going forward.

EVENT INFO:

Splendor and Society (27th April 2025): Experience Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille, a fairy tale themed bar in Melbourne City. This is a night of cocktail sipping drama, intrigue and romance that you don't want to miss. Buy your tickets HERE and enter code MOATP at the checkout for a $10 discount

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

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TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

04:06 Topic 1: One HONK Two Furious

14:01 Topic 2: Hasbro and AI Developments

35:29 Main Topic: How To Deal With PvP

01:07:38 Upcoming Events and Personal Updates

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Erin (11), Aaron (10), Danny (1)

Topic 1: Invincible: Superhero Roleplaying. An upcoming TTRPG based off the Invincible franchise!

Topic 2: The Mr. Potato Head Beholder. You read that correctly, a usable mini beholder in the customizable style of Mr. Potato Head is coming!

Topic 3: Sigil 3D VTT. The new official 3D virtual tabletop for Dungeons and Dragons is out now on D&D Beyond!

Topic 4: Lorescape. A newly released Kickstarter for a modular hex based terrain system. You can back them right now HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

04:23 Topic 1: Invincible: Superhero Roleplaying

10:57 Topic 2: The Mr. Potato Head Beholder

19:38 Topic 3: Sigil 3D VTT

31:49 Topic 4: Lorescape

44:07 Main Topic: What Terrain Works The Best?

01:18:24 Wrap Up: What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Danny (14), Erin (14), Aaron (5)

Topic 1:  Brambletrek: Tales in the Hundred Acre Woods. A brand new addition to the journaling rpg Brambletrek based on the characters and world and Winnie The Pooh! Launching on backerkit soon. Check out more info HERE

Topic 2: Hero Forge Dice Kickstarter. Hero Forge, the online miniature maker has announced the upcoming launch of a new Kickstarter that adds custom dice to their site. Check out more info HERE

Topic 3: Riverbank RPG. An upcoming cozy RPG about being an animal person and going to tea parties. A backerkit campaign is launching soon and you can find out more info HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

05:54 Topic 1: Brambletrek: Tales in the Hundred Acre Woods

15:10 Topic 2: Hero Forge Dice Kickstarter

25:42 Topic 3: Riverbank RPG

31:41 Main Topic: Campaign Building: Initial Plot Hooks

01:20:47 Wrap Up: What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events

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Topic 1: Two Minute Tabletop. Discover wonderfully illustrated battle maps and tokens by two minute tabletop, a resource that that both Aaron and Danny have used many times in the past. Check it out HERE

Topic 2: The D&D Netflix Series. We discuss the recent news that Netflix is developing a live action series based off Dungeons and Dragons.

Topic 3: Growing Thylacine TTRPG. A pamphlet zine ttrpg about controlling different parts of a cloned thylacine. Available to back right now on Kickstarter HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

10:09 Topic 1: Two Minute Tabletop

18:12 Topic 2: The D&D Netflix Series

22:24 Topic3: Growing Thylacine TTRPG

29:11 Main Topic: Elevating Your Creative Hobby

01:24:00 Wrap up: What's been happening/ Upcoming events

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TOPIC INITIATIVE ROLLS:

Danny (10), Erin (9), Aaron (2)

Topic 1: TTRPG Humble Bundles. Humble Bundle is offering a bundle of D&D pdfs HERE and another bundle of 3D miniature and terrain STLs HERE.

Topic 2: Cats! The Conspurracy TTRPG. A TTRPG project based around being a cat with telepathic abilities! Back it now on Kickstarter HERE

Topic 3: Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach. A new iteration of the Massive Darkness board game and D&D 5e supplement. Back it now on Gamefound HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for event information.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

04:49 Daggerheart Release Date

06:40 Topic 1: TTRPG Humble Bundles

16:34 Topic 2: Cats! The Conspurracy TTRPG

26:30 Topic 3: Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach

34:53 Main Topic: The Lord of The Rings Effect

01:15:56 Wrap Up: Events and Updates

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Topics covered today are:

-Dimension 20 partnering with Webtoon to develop a 'Fantasy High' comic series

-Critical Role Campaign 3 ending

-The Upcoming Artificer Class for D&D

-Upcoming Subclasses for D&D

-Upcoming D&D Books

-D&D VR Software

As always this episode is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:34 Fantasy High Web Toon

07:50 Dimension 20's Webtoon Announcement

08:17 The end of Critical Role Campaign 3

20:01 Unearthed Arcana: The Artificer

27:46 Unearthed Arcana: New Subclasses

38:58 Upcoming D&D Books and Releases

48:01 Wrap up and Updates

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Topic Initiative Rolls:

Aaron, Erin, Danny (1)

Topic 1: Monster Manual Collection 1 (Miniatures). We discuss the newly announced line of Dungeons and Dragons miniatures based off the refreshed designs in the upcoming 2025 Monster Manual.

Topic 2: Guardians of the Abyss. We discuss a Kickstarter for a fantasy PRG themed board game, designed for 4 players. (CANCELLED. Since recording this episode the Kickstarter has been cancelled)

Topic 3: Era: Sharkninja. We discuss a TTRPG about mutants and robots inspired by properties such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Street Sharks. You can find the Kickstarter HERE

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

03:36 Topic 1: Monster Manual Collection 1 (Miniatures)

15:48 Topic 2: Guardians of the Abyss

22:48 Topic 3: Era Sharkninja

27:59 Main Topic: How To Play as the Comedic Relief

01:04:18 Wrap Up: What we've been up to/ What's coming up

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Topic Initiative Rolls: Danny (15), Erin (6) IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE ERIN MADE UP HER OWN ORDER ANYWAY!

Topic 1: Legend in the Mist. An upcoming TTRPG that was voted the most anticipated tabletop roleplaying game of 2025 in EN World's annual survey. Check it out HERE

Topic 2: Batman: Gotham City Chronicles. A Kickstarter for an upcoming TTRPG set in the dark streets of the DC Universe's Gotham City. Check it out HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Intro

06:27 Topic 1: Legend in the Mist

18:30 Topic 2: Batman: Gotham City Chronicles

35:15 Main Topic: Adapting IP for TTRPGs

01:16:14 Wrap-Up and Future Plans

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Topic Initiative Rolls: Danny (20), Erin (14), Aaron (13).

Topic 1: Adaptabletop Prime. A modular gaming table for board games and RPGs to sit in the center of your table as a raised platform or to act as its own independent miniature table. Check out their Kickstarter HERE

Topic 2: Oracle RPG App. A TTRPG content generation app that will be available for IOS, Android, Steam and the Web. Check out their upcoming Kickstarter HERE

Topic 3: D&D Monster Manual 2024 Info. We go over much of the new information shared by Wizards of the Coast in their new YouTube videos about their upcoming book. Check out their videos HERE

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TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction to Masters of Alchemy Podcast

09:35 Topic 1: Adaptabletop Prime

19:22 Topic 2: Oracle RPG App

27:02 Topic 3: D&D Monster Manual 2024 Info

49:55 Main Topic: What Makes A Good Monster?

01:12:26 Wrap Up / Upcoming Events

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It's our live reaction to Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle!!

Play the Secret Level episode alongside this podcast episode to hear us react live to what is happening on your screen! (There is a countdown in our episode to help you sync the timing up).

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

02:53 Live Reaction

18:03 Final Thoughts

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Topic Initiative Rolls: Danny (15), Erin (14), Aaron (2).

Topic 1: Children with Wands. A Rules Lite All Ages Tabletop Role-playing Game about being a young child starting their journey with magic! Check out their Kickstarter HERE

Topic 2: The Lost Chronicles of Oz. A fun and open-licensed tabletop roleplaying game, set in the land of Oz, based on Cairn RPG and Brighter Worlds. Available to back on Kickstarter right HERE

Topic 3: Dungeons & Dragons in 2025. We talk about the upcoming D&D book releases coming in 2025.

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

07:39 Topic 1: Children with Wands

20:49 Topic 2: The Lost Chronicles of Oz

31:03 Topic 3: Dungeons & Dragons in 2025

53:16 Main Topic: Christmas in TTRPGs

01:12:58 End of Year Wrap Up and Goodbye

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Nelio joins us as we discuss gift ideas for players, GMs or anyone you know that loves TTRPGs.

Topic Initiative Rolls: Nelio (12), Danny (12), Erin (7).

Topic 1: Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons. We give our review of Episode 1 of 'Secret Level' the new Amazon Prime Video anthology series about popular games. Episode 1 is all about D&D, titled Dungeons & Dragons: The Queens Cradle.

Topic 2: Update on Pico: Tiny Bugs, Big World. This incredible Kickstarter is almost over! Back now if you want to explore the land of Pico! HERE

Topic 3A: Ascendice 2. Ever wanted a floating d20? Well then this Kickstarter is for you! Check it out HERE

Topic 3B: KOI x D&D. We talk about the upcoming D&D inspired shoes by KOI. Find them HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier gamer master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introducing Nelio!

06:36 Topic 1: Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons

29:07 Topic 2: Update on Pico: Tiny Bugs, Big World

34:06 Topic 3A: Ascendice 2

36:11 Topic 3B: Koi x D&D

45:59 Main Topic: Gift Ideas for Players and GMs

01:12:33 What we've been up to/What's coming up

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Topic Initiative Rolls: Erin (10), Danny (5), Aaron (2)

Topic 1: Erin's Note Taking/ Google Docs. Erin walks us through how she uses Google Docs to organize her campaign info.

Topic 2: Danny's Note Taking/ A Variety of Software. Danny (myself) admits to his failings in note/campaign organisation and goes through the various software he has tried out over the years.

Topic 3: Aaron's Note Taking/ One Note. Aaron talks about One Note as well as his habit of excessive session prep.

EVENT INFO:

Christmas Tabletop: Come roll some dice with us! Enjoy some delicious craft beers available at Westside Ale Works while going on a fantastic Christmas role-playing adventure. This unique Christmas-themed Dungeons & Dragons adventure is available for one night only! Book your tickets HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

Sneeze Ac 2: Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Royal Fanfare (With a synth): Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

07:48 Topic 1: Erin's Note Taking/ Google Docs

28:59 Topic 2: Danny's Note Taking/ A Variety of Software

50:12 Topic 3: Aaron's Note Taking/ One Note

01:13:09 Final Thoughts

01:21:19 What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events

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Topic initiative rolls: Erin (7), Aaron (5), Danny (2)

Topic 1: Lord of The Rings on D&D Beyond. The D&D 5th edition conversion of the One Ring system is now available for purchase on D&D Beyond! Want to finally play a Hobbit instead of a Halfling? (MASSIVE DIFFERENCE I KNOW) Purchase it from D&D Beyond HERE

Topic 2: D&D's Future in Media. We discuss the different ways in which you will (and won't) be consuming alternative D&D media in the coming future.

Topic 3: Pico: Tiny Bugs, Big World. Another TTRPG about being a tiny creature in a massive world! Pico allows you to play as bug people, the dominant species of the planet after the fall of humans. (It's not as dark as it sounds, it's actually super cute). Back Pico on Kickstarter HERE

EVENT INFO:

Christmas Tabletop: Come roll some dice with us! Enjoy some delicious craft beers available at Westside Ale Works while going on a fantastic Christmas role-playing adventure. This unique Christmas-themed Dungeons & Dragons adventure is available for one night only! Book your tickets HERE g

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

06:26 Topic 1: Lord of the Rings on D&D Beyond

15:27 Topic 2: D&D's Future in Media

28:33 Topic 3: Pico: Tiny Bugs, Big World

41:13 Main Topic: How to handle 'evil' Player Characters

01:03:54 What's been happening/ Upcoming Events

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Topic initiative rolls: Aaron (16), Erin (10), Danny (1)

Topic 1: Never Stop Blowing Up! This modified version of the 'Kids on bikes' system as seen on Dimension 20 is all about being cool and walking away from explosions! Never Stop Blowing Up is currently available FOR FREE to download HERE.

Topic 2: The Illrigger Class by MCDM. A D&D class all about being an evil hell Paladin? Sign me up! (Coz we're edgy now). This class is available to purchase on D&D Beyond right HERE

Topic 3: Household - Welcome to the Garden. This expansion to the TTRPG Household explores 'The Outhold' the scary green expanse where danger lurks around every corner (its literally just a normal garden, you play as really tiny people). If you want to play a game that shows you what it's like to be me (I stand a strong 5'8- Danny) then back Household on Backerkit HERE

EVENT INFO:

Honey Heist!: You're a bear. You've got a crew, a hat (optional) and half a plan. This comical one page RPG is being run every Thursday night of November at the Murrumbeena Wine Bar by me! (Danny, one of the hosts on this pod... the one that isn't Aaron or Erin). Spaces are extremely limited so if you're interested in a fun, bear filled 2 hour adventure then make sure you book ASAP right HERE

Christmas Tabletop: Come roll some dice with us! Enjoy the delicious craft beers available at Westside Ale Works while going on a fantastic Christmas role-playing adventure. This unique Christmas-themed Dungeons & Dragons adventure is available for one night only! Book your tickets HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

03:34 Topic 1: Never Stop Blowing Up

14:11 Topic 2: The Illrigger Class by MCDM

26:31 Topic 3: Household - Welcome to the Garden

34:52 Main Topic: How to deal with character death/TPKs

59:42 What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events

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Initiative rolls results/topic order:

Danny (20), Erin (16), Aaron (5).

Topic 1: A Fool's Errand. A science fantasy TTRPG that heavily incorporates tarot cards. Build your party of fools as your adventure in a world dealing with the aftershock of 'The Big Oops'. What is 'The Big Oops'? That's for the party to decide. A Fool's Errand is available to back on Kickstarter right now HERE

Topic 2: D20 Dice Cards. Tired of rolling your D20? Want a different and more versatile way to resolve your D20 checks? No? TOO BAD! D20 Dice Cards are decks of cards that can be used as an alternative to rolling your 20 sided dice, simply shuffle your deck, pull out a card and use the result you've drawn. You can back D20 Dice Cards on Kickstarter right now HERE

Topic 3: Storeys. Storeys is a solo horror TTRPG! Set within an apartment block, move in, unveil the rot and SAVE YOURSELF. This game has a heavy emphasis on creative prompts and perfect for those with a heavy journaling style. Storeys is available to back on Kickstarter right now HERE

Main Topic: The 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. We talk the DMG!! Is it good? Is it better than the 2014 version? Will people actually read this book? What is a Bastion? All these questions and much more are covered as the three of us delve right into this dense yet important book.

EVENT INFO:

Shadows Inside Pentridge: Play 'Call of Cthulhu' inside actual historic prison cells within Pentridge Prison in Coburg. Tickets are running out fast! Grab yours today right HERE

Honey Heist!: You're a bear. You've got a crew, a hat (optional) and half a plan. This comical one page RPG is being run every Thursday night of November at the Murrumbeena Wine Bar by me! (Danny, one of the hosts on this pod... the one that isn't Aaron or Erin). Spaces are extremely limited so if you're interested in a fun, bear filled 2 hour adventure then make sure you book ASAP right HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

TIME CODES:

00:00 Introduction

05:03 Topic 1: A Fool's Errand

13:47 Topic 2: D20 Dice Cards

23:06 Topic 3: Storeys

28:43 The 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide

01:23:47 Wrap Up/Upcoming Events

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Once again join Danny (myself), Aaron and Erin as we all bring a topic each to the table before jumping into our main topic. This week we discuss the different ways we portray magic in D&D and other roleplaying games while also touching topics like revival magic and spell components.

Topic initiative order: Aaron (17), Erin (15) and Danny (14).

Topic 1: Dungeons and Dragons Board Games. Aaron talks about two upcoming D&D themed board games by 'WizKids'. A city building game set in Baldur's Gate called 'Builders of Baldur's Gate' (available to pre-order HERE) and a map building card game set within Faerun called 'Edge of the Realms' (available to pre-order HERE)

Topic 2: Dicey Decisions. Another fun Kickstarter project! Erin brings us Dicey Decisions, an RPG themed board game about having 1v1 battles in the sandpit! Dicey Decisions is available to back on Kickstarter HERE.

Topic 3: The Gorilla of Destiny. Danny forces everyone to listen to him talk about his new hyper fixation, a set of PDFs that he discovered by The Gorilla of Destiny! These PDFs try to explain D&D magic with science! How does magic work? How would you build an arcane circuit? How do you write spells? All these questions and more are discussed by The Gorilla of Destiny in these set of PDFs available to purchase on DriveThuRPG right HERE.

EVENT INFO:

Shadows Inside Pentridge: Play 'Call of Cthulhu' inside actual historic prison cells within Pentridge Prison in Coburg. Tickets are running out fast! Grab yours today right HERE

Honey Heist!: You're a bear. You've got a crew, a hat (optional) and half a plan. This comical one page RPG is being run every Thursday night of November at the Murrumbeena Wine Bar by me! (Danny, one of the hosts on this pod... the one that isn't Aaron or Erin). Spaces are extremely limited so if you're interested in a fun, bear filled 2 hour adventure then make sure you book ASAP right HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction

05:36 Topic 1: Dungeons and Dragons Board Games

19:51 Topic 2: Dicey Decisions

27:10 Topic 3: The Gorilla of Destiny

39:56 Main Discussion: How do you portray magic?

01:04:37 What we've been up to/ Upcoming Events!

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Initiative order this week is: Erin (19), Aaron (17), Danny (8)

Topic 1: Trash to Treasure. Erin brings us 'Trash to Treasure', a magical girl TTRPG about being a trash goblin, saving familiars and stopping pollution! This lighthearted d6 system is created by Jonathon Boyle and is currently available to back on Kickstarter! Click HERE to visit the Kickstarter page.

Topic 2: CRITICAL ROLE IN AUS!? You've read that right, CRITICAL ROLE IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA IN 2025! Aaron shares all the details about this amazing announcement and the three of us freak out about the idea of seeing them play D&D live in Melbourne! Click HERE for further information about the Melbourne show and HERE for the Sydney show.

Topic 3: Castles in the Air. Danny rounds off the topics with 'Castles in the Air' an upcoming TTRPG by Storybrewers Roleplaying about who we are and who we become. This successor to Good Society is inspired by stories like 'Little Women' and 'Anne of Green Gables'. It is currently available for pre-order HERE on the Storybrewers Roleplaying site.

Letter 1: What do you prefer, rolled stats, point buy or standard array? (D&D)

Letter 2: What level do you prefer to start your campaigns at? (D&D)

EVENT INFO:

Shadows Inside Pentridge: Play 'Call of Cthulhu' inside actual historic prison cells within Pentridge Prison in Coburg. Tickets are running out fast! Grab yours today right HERE

Honey Heist!: You're a bear. You've got a crew, a hat (optional) and half a plan. This comical one page RPG is being run every Thursday night of November at the Murrumbeena Wine Bar by me! (Danny, one of the hosts on this pod... the one that isn't Aaron or Erin). Spaces are extremely limited so if you're interested in a fun, bear filled 2 hour adventure then make sure you book ASAP right HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:28 Topic 1: Trash to Treasure

08:32 Topic 2: CRITICAL ROLE IN MELBOURNE!?

19:26 Topic 3: Castles in the Air

30:39 Letter: Rolled Stats, Standard Array or Point Buy? (D&D)

37:57 Letter: Best starting level? (D&D)

42:41 Upcoming Events

Masters of Alchemy, RPG, Trash to Treasure, Critical Role, Castles in the Air, D&D, tabletop games, character creation, community events, Lets Roll for Dragons, TTRPG

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Initiative order this week is: Erin (20), Danny (19) , Aaron (18)

Topic 1: Potion Society. Erin talks about a new card game that is currently on Kickstarter all about brewing potions! Potion Society was actually playable at PAX Aus 2024 and is currently available to back on Kickstarter! Visit this link HERE to give then support on their Kickstarter!

Topic 2: Unite The Party. Danny introduces a new 3D virtual tabletop for your TTRPG games called Unite The Party! This software was also shown off at PAX Aus 2024 and promises to allow you to import your already owned STL files instead of needing to purchase DLC. You can wishlist Unite The Party on Steam HERE

Topic 3: Twisted Cryptids. Aaron rounds off our topics with Twisted Cryptids, a new game about being a mythical creature and making sure you don't fade out into obscurity! Twisted Cryptids is made by Unstable Games, the same people behind Unstable Unicorns and Here to Slay. The game is available to back right now on Kickstarter which you can access right HERE

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info. NOTE: We have experienced some issues with our audio this week, which includes some echoing, sorry about that!

EVENT INFO: We have a spooky event coming up on November 19th! Experience the cosmic horror of Call of Cthulhu as GM's from Masters of Alchemy take you through a dark and twisted journey. These games will be taking place within the historic calls of Pentridge Prison in Coburg! Click HERE to book your tickets now!

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction

04:31 Topic 1: Potion Society

10:31 Topic 2: Unite the Party

23:53 Topic 3: Twisted Cryptids

32:26 PAX 2024!

01:14:52 Upcoming Events

PAX, tabletop games, Potion Society, Unite the Party, Twisted Cryptids, Kickstarter, Dungeons and Dragons, community, podcast, gaming, PAX, tabletop gaming, conventions, Dungeons and Dragons, game mastering, cosplay, community, indie games, live shows, Masters of Alchemy

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Topic 1: Grim Hollow Transformed. Danny (me, it's always me writing these things) starts us off with an all new revamp of the much beloved gothic horror D&D expansion by Ghostfire Gaming: Grim Hollow. Find out what's new in this 2024 D&D rules edition! Check them out on Kickstarter HERE

Topic 2: One Last Fight (again?). Aaron once again brings us the first topic he talked about on this podcast, One Last Fight! A rogue-like card based roleplaying game that is now live on Kickstarter! Check them out on Kickstarter HERE

Topic 3: Candela Obscura: Horrors of the Fairelands. Erin rounds out the topics of this off the rails episode with information on an adventure expansion for Critical Role's TTRPG, Candela Obscura!

Letter: Dice Jail and Dice Rituals. We discuss what to do if all your dice end up in dice jail and share our various 'dice rituals' that take place before or during our games.

This podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's premier game master for hire service. Check out mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event info.

EVENT INFO! We have a spooky event coming up on November 19th! Experience the cosmic horror of Call of Cthulhu as GM's from Masters of Alchemy take you through a dark and twisted journey. These games will be taking place within the historic cells of Pentridge Prison in Coburg! Click HERE to book your ticket now!

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction

07:04 Topic 1: Grim Hollow Transformed

17:42 Topic 2: One Last Fight

29:30 Topic 3: Candela Obscura

38:56 What we've been up to

45:46 Letter: Dice Jail and Dice Rituals

55:27 Upcoming Events

PAX, tabletop gaming, Kickstarter, Grim Hollow, Candela Obscura, RPG, TTRPG, game master, adventure books, horror, Candela Obscura, PAX, tabletop gaming, RPG, dice rituals, Critical Role, gaming updates, creative projects, D&D, community events, Ghostfire Gaming, Critical Role, Masters of Alchemy

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Quick Fire Topics: Danny runs though some quick bits of news and discussions including: Lego D&D figures hands on impressions (shocker I know), Legend of Vox Machina talks and an all new exciting update to Baldur's Gate 3.

Topic 1: Daggerheart Playtest Final Impressions. Danny gives a quick update on his thoughts on the Daggerheart system now that he has finished playing a mini campaign.

Topic 2: Dungeon Master's Guide 2024. Aaron discusses everything recently revealed about the brand new Dungeon Master's Guide! This includes magic items, new 'Bastion' rules, crafting and MORE! (this feels like a sales pitch for the book but we are not sponsored, just excited)

Letter: Campaign Tips/Tricks. Aaron and Danny give their advice on preparing for a One Shot and opposed to a campaign, as well as share their various methods they use for story and worldbuilding.

As always this podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Melbourne's Premier Game Master for Hire Service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.

Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

03:30 Quick Fire Topic: Lego D&D Figures

09:08 Quick Fire Topic: Legend of Vox Machina

13:08 Quick Fire Topic: Baldur's Gate 3 Mods

19:10 Topic 1: Daggerheart or Daggerfart?

25:04 Topic 2: Dungeon Master's Guide 2024

58:50 What we've been up to

01:00:40 Letter: Tips on worldbuilding, oneshots and campaigns

01:13:41 What we've got coming up

Dungeons and Dragons, Critical Role, Baldur's Gate 3, Daggerheart, Dungeon Master's Guide, tabletop gaming, LEGO D&D, game mechanics, campaign settings, role-playing games, Dungeons and Dragons, DMG, Bastions, Magic Items, Crafting, Tracking Sheets, Community Feedback, Roleplaying Games, Masters of Alchemy, Clickity Clackity Cube, Let's Roll for Dragons.

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In this episode Danny, Aaron and Erin discuss a combat-less family friendly TTRPG, perfectly segueing into a super combat heavy collection of adventures designed to kill you players and finally finishing it off with news of a new Pathfinder video game! Time codes are listed below.

Topic 1: 04:35

Master of Fables. Danny introduces Master of Fables, a family friendly TTRPG designed for players aged 5-10 all about befriending creatures rather than killing them. Find the gamefound listing of Master of Fables HERE

Topic 2: 18:52

Faster Purple Worm! Everybody Dies, Vol 1. Erin introduces Faster Purple Worm! Everybody Dies, Vol 1, a not so family friendly collection of D&D One Shots about killing creatures and being killed by them rather than befriending them. Find the Kickstarter campaign of the book HERE

Topic 3: 29:22

Pathfinder: The Dragon's Demand. Aaron is not ranting this week! YAAY! Instead he is bringing us news about an upcoming video game just launched on kickstarter that uses the Pathfinder 2e ruleset. Find the Kickstarter campaign for the game HERE

Letter: 47:42

Expanding your vocabulary. We discuss different ways to change up your descriptions so you're not always using the same words or phrases while running games. (There's also a whole bit on feeling texture with your tongue and licking other tongues.... don't know how we got there).

As always this podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's Premier Game Master for Hire Service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.

All Time Codes:

00:00 Intro

04:35 Topic 1: Master of Fables

18:52 Topic 2: Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies, Vol 1

29:22 Topic 3: Pathfinder: The Dragon's Demand

39:14 What we've been up to

47:42 Letters Segment

56:57 Upcoming Events and Projects

TTRPG, tabletop role-playing games, family-friendly games, Master of Fables, Faster Purple Worm, Pathfinder, video games, RPG systems, game design, character creation, gaming, CRPG, Pathfinder, D&D, TTRPG, role-playing, player agency, DM advice, events, Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne, Australia, PAX, Let's Roll for Dragons, Clickity Clackity Cube

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In this episode Danny, Aaron and Erin's major focus is Dagggerheart, the upcoming TTRPG from the minds behind Critical Roll. They also talk about the potentially scary developments around AI within Hasbro and fawn over some brand new adorable collectibles by WizKids.

Topic 1: AI and Hasbro: Aaron is back at it again with his D&D related rant of the week (typical behavior from him honestly) as he discusses a recent comment made regarding AI from the CEO of Hasbro and its potential future implementations in the future of Dungeons and Dragons.

Topic 2: Daggerheart!: Danny and Erin share their impressions of Daggerheart having both recently played it. They discuss the various gameplay mechanics as well as what they liked (and what they didn't) about the games core game system, the Hope and Fear dice.

Topic 3: Replicas of the Realm: What is Erin trying to convince us to buy this week? It's life sized collatable figures of fantasy critters from WizKids! While they're pretty cute they're nothing compared to the life sized Quasit (look it up).

As always this podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's Premier Game Master for Hire Service. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information

We are still a new podcast and appreciate your patience with any audio issues or mistakes we might make in these early days :)

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction

05:26 Hasbro and AI

19:18 Talking Daggerheart

52:22 All new Replicas of the Realm!

01:03:45 What we've been up to

01:08:10 Letters Segment: Player Attributes

01:13:02 Upcoming Events and Announcements

Daggerheart, tabletop RPG, AI in gaming, D&D, roleplay, game mechanics, podcast, game master, character development, combat system, Daggerheart, character classes, character creation, tabletop RPG, Wizards of the Coast, merchandise, PAX, gaming community, role-playing games, D&D, Masters of Alchemy, B Dave Walters, Lets Roll For Dragons, Clickity Clackity Cube.

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Topic 1: Character Choices. Danny leads the charge with a discussion on the new species and character class options! Well.... Danny tries to lead the charge but it ultimately devolves into roasting the Ranger.

Topic 2: Rapid Fire Rules Changes. Aaron blasts through a bunch of new rules and mechanics that he finds interesting, including the exciting new 'weapon mastery' system!

Topic 3: Feats. Erin rounds it up as she discusses the changes to feats and the inclusion of 'origin feats'.

As always this podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's Premier Game Master for Hire Service! For more info about upcoming MoA events visit mastersofalchemy.au

We are a new podcast, please bare with us as we get our audio setups in order. It will only get better as time goes on :)

Time Codes

00:00 Introduction and Overview

04:14 Topic 1: Character Choices

38:59 Topic 2: Rapid Fire Rules Changes

01:09:07 Topic 3: Feats

01:16:27 Final Thoughts

01:23:00 What's been happening? What's coming up?

Masters of Alchemy, Dungeons and Dragons, 2024 edition, Player's Handbook, races, species, subclasses, wizard, D&D, Player's Handbook, classes, subclasses, monk, paladin, ranger, surprise rules, bonus action spellcasting, Weapon Mastery, Dungeons & Dragons, updates, changes, weapon mastery, invisibility, hiding, spell scrolls, spells, hiring spellcasting services, origin feats, Lucky feat, D&D 2024 edition, luck points, initiative swap, equipment selling, backgrounds, feats, simplification, customization, PAX

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Topic 1: Monster Trainer's Handbook: 5e Campaign Supplement & Setting. Erin brings us another fantastic Kickstarter project in the form of the 'Monster Trainer's Handbook', a D&D 5e supplement all about monster catching, training, evolving and battling! (It's legally distinct Pokémon but don't let Erin catch you saying that)

Topic 2: Lego Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures. Danny cries over his impending loss of money as he discusses the release of the brand new blind bag Lego Minifigure series that is entirely based around Dungeons and Dragons!

Topic 3: The D&D Direct. Aaron fills us in on the recent announcements from last weeks D&D direct livestream including the new third party content coming to DnD Beyond and Project Sigil, a brand new virtual tabletop integrated into the DnD Beyond ecosystem. (Also Optimus Prime? That isn't a joke this is genuine D&D news)

As always this podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy, Melbourne's Premier Game Master for Hire Service! For more info about upcoming MoA events visit mastersofalchemy.au

As we are a new podcast please bare with our current audio setup, as time goes on it will only get better :)

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

05:17 Topic 1: Monster Trainers Handbook

17:52 Topic 2: LEGO Dungeons and Dragons Minifigures

34:50 Topic 3: D&D Direct & Project Sigil

59:49 Letters: Discussing Backstory Length

01:13:07 What Do We Have Coming Up?

Masters of Alchemy, Dungeons and Dragons, Monster Trainers Handbook, LEGO, blind bag minifigures, D&D-themed LEGO set, Lego D&D sets, D&D Beyond, third-party creators, Project Sigil, virtual tabletop, pricing, accessibility, alternative options, D&D, Roll20, player backstories, communication, Conquest games market, PAX

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Topic 1: Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Roleplaying Game, an all new TTRPG system based on a universe of well loved novels that has broken the record for the biggest tabletop roleplaying game campaign on Kickstarter.

Topic 2: World Building: 200 Fantasy Meals and Drinks by Andrew Dale, a PDF that with a system agnostic table to introduce 200 different foods and drinks into any TTRPG. Available to back right now on Kickstarter.

Topic 3: DnD Beyond drama once again as a recent update seemed to suggest that access to certain D&D 5th edition content would be removed.

We again apologise for any possible audio issues as we still work to find our feet in this new venture :)

Time Codes:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

03:17 Exploring the Cosmere TTRPG

12:58 Enhancing World Building with Fantasy Meals and Drinks

23:24 Controversy Surrounding the Recent D&D Beyond Update

50:59 Letters

01:04:47 What we've been up to

01:08:21 Goodbye & What's On?

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In the very first episode of this all new podcast, our 3 hosts (Danny, Aaron & Erin) discuss the upcoming TTRPG/D&D supplement "Nimble 5e" as well as "One Last Fight", a rougelike card-based roleplaying game by Hit Point Press. Erin also introduces us to the wonders of 'The Deck of Many Insults", a deck of 100 cards loaded with fantasy themed insults to use at the table.

We apologise for any possible audio issues

Time Codes:

00:00

Introducing Masters of Alchemy Podcast

18:20

Exploring Nimble 5e: A Fast and Fun TTRPG

32:01

Quick-Form TTRPG: One Last Fight

46:00

Add Humor to Your Tabletop Games with the Deck of Many Insults

54:22

Ensuring New Players Enjoy Themselves

01:04:54

The Importance of Session Zeros and Player Chemistry

01:08:00

Creating a Safe and Encouraging Environment for New Players

01:13:19

Conclusion and Future Plans

Masters of Alchemy, podcast, tabletop role-playing games, D&D, Nimble 5e, RPG, add-on, fast and fun, combat system, exploding criticals, defend action, instant initiative, Nimble 5e, One Last Fight, TTRPG, Dungeons & Dragons, Hit Point Press, Deck of Many Insults, Dungeons and Dragons, role-playing, character types, challenges, Deck of Many Insults, card game, session zero, new players, safety tools, player chemistry, player encouragement, asking questions, finding the right group, upcoming projects

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