Episode 14 – Campaign Settings: Published vs Homebrew

In this episode we have two guest hosts, Tim returning again from episode 5 and Andrew another player from our group that we have mentioned several times on before on the podcast.

With all four of us on the mics we get off the main topic a lot but what’s new. Editing also my seem a little below standard as we tend to talk over each other a little more.

Our topic of discussion is Campaign Settings: Published vs Homebrew. We all give some pros and cons for each and we each state which is our prefered type of setting. Tim and I come at this from mostly a DMs view point, while Jason and Andrew talk mostly from a players view.

This episode runs 57 minutes. Leave a comment below or visit the forums if you want to talk about the episode. Send any emails to podcast@runningdtw.com.

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Episode 13 – Terrain in Your Game Part 2

In Episode 13 we finish up our discussion of terrain features in your DnD game and also speak of weather and other natural disasters.

Here are the links to the couple of side topics we start out talking about.
A Different Point of View
Radio Rivendale

This episode runs 56 minutes. Visit our site: www.runningdtw.com To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

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Episode 12 – Terrain in Your Game

In Episode 12 we talk about mixing up your game by setting your game in different terrain types. This is our first episode that is mainly directed towards the DM.

Banter:
How our holidays went.
Avatar
Battlestar Galactica and Supernatural returning soon.

Topic:
We discuss different terrain features you can add to your encounters to add variety to your basic battleground.

This episode runs 67 minutes. Visit our site: www.runningdtw.com To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

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Episode 11 – Does DnD 4e = Wow?

In Episode 11 we discuss some of the comparisons between Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition and World of Warcraft.

Banter:
Jason talks about his week of things breaking on him.
We talk about our recent holidays.
Supernatural
World of Warcraft
Death Knights
QuestHelper – quest addon
Lightheaded – show comments for quests from wowhead

Topic:
Does DnD 4e = WoW?

This episode runs 53 minutes. Visit our site: www.runningdtw.com To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

-Matt

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Episode 10 – Star Wars Saga Edition RPG

In episode 10 we discuss the Star Wars Saga Edition roleplaying game.

We talk a bit about the system and how it handles a few differnt mechanics, specifically the Force and space combat. We also look at how it bridges the gap between 3.5 and 4th edition rules. Lastly, we breifly talk about the additional books that have been released for the system.

This episode comes in at about an hour. To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

-Matt

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Oh the Holidays

No episode coming out this week. With running around from one family function to the next last week I have not been able get our latest recording edited.

-Matt

Episode 9 – Magic Items

In Episode 9, our topic of discussion is everyones favorite, Magic Items. We talk about magic items and how they function in 4th Edition and also talk about the Adventurer’s Vault.

We start off talking about the shows we have been watching recently.
Eureka
Supernatural
House
Dexter
Sanctuary
Strange Wilderness

On to the topic of Magic Items in 4th Edition.

This episode comes in at about an hour. To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

-Matt

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Episode 8 – Playtest Classes

In Episode 8, our topic of discussion are several of the new classes. Specifically the three newest ones out there: Swordmage, Artificer, and Barbarian.

We start out talking about the 4th season of Battlestar Galactica, where Jason gets on the subject of the anatomy of male Cylons…  We also talk about some recent video game releases including Fable 2 and Saints Row 2.

On topic we start out talking about the Swordmage from the Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide. We briefly cover this new Defender from the Arcane power source.

Next up we talk about the Artificer playtest article from the July issue of Dragon magazine. We talk about our experiences with the Artificer from 3rd edition and our impressions of how the class is looking for 4th edition as a Leader from the Arcane power source.

Last, we look at the Barbarian play test from the October issue of Dragon magazine. This Striker from the new Primal power source has both Jason and myself wanting to roll one up to test out.

This episode comes in at about an hour. To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

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Episode 7 – Warforged and Gnolls

Welcome to Episode 7, where we talk about the two races that WOTC has expanded upon through articles in Dragon Magazine.  We go a little long and decide to put off the Playtest Articles till next week.

Banter Items:
Battlestar Galactica
Least I Could Do Link
M. Night Shyamalan and his movies
Caprica TV series

Main Topics:
We talk about the Warforged and the Gnoll articles released in Dragon magazine. We discuss the expanded info about the races culture. We also go over the revised racial powers, new racial feats, and paragon paths for these races.

When talking about Gnolls, we compare them to Reavers from Firefly

Jason talks a bit about Forgotten Realms. I jump in about some of what I have heard about Forgotten Realms, as well as what I have heard about what is planned for Eberron.

We also breifly mention the Genasi and the Drow (just another elf).

This episode comes in at about an hour. To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

-Matt

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Episode 6 – D&D Insider

This week Jason’s back and we talk about WOTC’s D&D Insider. We go over what they currently have up and going and what they plan on having.

Current:
Dungeon and Dragon Magazines
The Rules Compendium
Bonus Tools: Ability Generator and Encounter Builder

Future:
Character Builder
Character Visualizer
Dungeon Mapper
Virtual Game Table

Here is the picture of the shifter in Speed Racer, Jason was talking about.

This episode runs a little over an hour. To discuss this episode or anything else, head to the forums or email us at podcast@runningdtw.com

-Matt

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