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April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Episode 132 – News and Legendary Resistance

Ryan and Ben look at some of the most recent news and then discuss making legendary resistance a bit more fun.

Community Pages: Dragon Delves intro video; Dungeon Delves pre-order; Map stickers; Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins leave D&D design team; Publish your own 2024 Content; 2024 Core Rules Errata; What people get wrong with session zero.

Nevermore’s Space Bunnies VoD; Donate to Extralife; Nevermore’s Twitch; Nevermore’s Bluesky.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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March 31, 2025March 27, 2025

Episode 131 – Project Sigil Update and Playing the Villain

Ryan and Ben lament the newest Sigil updates then take a turn toward the dark side and discuss what it takes to play the villain.

Community Pages: Emworld Sigil article; PC Gamer Sigil article; Chase Taylor-Carter Sigil post; Alphastream’s How to Create a Monster; The Blind Bard’s TikTok.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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March 17, 2025March 13, 2025

Episode 130 – The New Starter Set and Artificer Updates

Ryan and Ben talk about the new starter set, look into the updated artificer, and delve into Sigil.

Community Pages: D&D Starter Set; Gamesradar sneak peek; Enworld sneak peek; Enworld’s deeper look; Welcome to Sigil; Brennan Lee Mulligan answer’s Wired questions.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

Episode 129 – Heroic Backstories and Solo Motivations

Ryan and Ben explore some ideas to have a heroic backstory as a level one character and then discuss how to handle solo motivations.

Community Pages: An Open Letter to D&D Beyond; I got my grandma to play D&D with me.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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February 13, 2025

Episode 128 – Subclass UAT, Monster Manual Impressions, and Comfortability

Ryan and Ben go over the new and updated UAT subclasses, give their first impressions on the 2024 Monster Manual, and discuss ongoing comfortability in your campaign.

Community Pages: Forgotten Realms Subclass video; Forgotten Realms Subclass UAT; Dungeon Master Essentials miniatures and scenery humble bundle.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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January 28, 2025

Episode 127 – Monster Manual Sneak Peeks and Swapping to 2024

Ryan and Ben talk about the new Undead, Monstrosities, Aberrations, and Fey videos then discuss how to switch your current campaign to the new 2024 rules.

Community Pages: Undead preview video; Undead video summary; Monstrosities preview video; Monstrosities video summary; Aberrations and Oozes preview video; Aberrations and Oozes video summary; Fey preview video; Fey video summary; D&D Beyond monster variations article; Updating your games to 2024 rules; 2024 Changes; 2024 transition guide; 10 biggest 2024 changes.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky

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January 13, 2025

Episode 126 – Artificer UA with Monster Manual and Dragon Previews

Ryan and Ben return to the DnDiscussions table to dig in and take a look at the new Artificer Unearthed Arcana, the 2024 Monster Manual, and a sneak peek of the new dragons!

Community Page: Artificer video; Artificer Unearthed Arcana; Monster Manual video; Monster Manual summary; Dragon video; Dragon video summary; Griffon’s Saddlebag.

Socials: Discord; Bluesky; Ryan’s Bluesky; Ben’s Bluesky