Ryan and Ben cover some news, discuss magic circles, and put beasts into the Monster Fixer.



Community Pages: Core Rulebooks have strongest start; Game Designer Job Posting at WotC; D&D Returns to Dragonlance; Closing the chapter on Sigil; Circle Magic; Forgotten Realms 8 new Subclasses; Free Forgotten Realms Adventure; Dungeon Alchemist update; Tales from Woodcreek Session 0.



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

Ryan and Ben look at the Psion designer insights, discuss Starbreeze canceling a D&D video game, and then dig into setting and running deadlines.



Community Pages: Psion Designer Insights; Psion Unearthed Arcana; Starbreeze cancels upcoming D&D game; Start Playing Games; MCDM’s The Talent.



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

Ryan and Ben talk about D&D Beyond’s Maps VTT, the Heroes of the Borderlands release, and revisions to some of the new and updated Unearthed Arcana Arcane subclasses. Then they delve into the world of deities.



Community Pages: D&D Beyond Maps VTT; Heroes of the Borderlands; Designer Insights from the Unearthed Arcana Arcane subclasses; No B.S. Interview with Matt and Travis; Power Word Meal fundraising.



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

Ryan and Ben dig into what’s new with Wizards of the Coast, D&D Beyond, and Critical Role, then discuss initiative.



Community Pages: Emworld’s write up on D&D’s Franchise Model; Games Industry interview with John Hight; D&D Beyond’s Party Inventory; Mega Dungeon Decent Live Play in the Abomination Vaults; Critical Role campaign 4 details and character art; DMs Guild Top Content Humble Bundle; Brennan Lee Mulligan’s Life Changing D&D Advice.



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

Ryan and Ben dig into the new Unearthed Arcana of Apocalyptic Subclasses then discuss differing goals between PCs.



Community Pages: Critical Role Campaign 4 details; Designer Insights from Unearthed Arcana: Apocalyptic Subclasses; Todd Kenreck’s UA breakdown; Apocalyptic Subclass UA PDF; Grim Hollow D&D Beyond Bundle; Todd Kenreck’s preview of Tales of Woodcreek; Silver Dragon Games’ Extra Life page.



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

Ryan and Ben look into some Gen Con leftover news and then discuss running in game romance.



Community Pages: Collaborations and Partnerships interview with Laura Hohman; Todd Kenreck’s Starter Set Deep Dive and Stranger Things Interview; Ginny Di’s How to do D&D romance without making it weird; Sadie Lowry’s Critical Role announcement post; Tales from Woodcreek Teaser Trailer.



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

Ryan and Ben go over the news from Gen Con 2025!



Links: Welcome Back to the Table: D&D’s New Direction; Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle; Everything You Need to Know About the New Forgotten Realms Books; Pathfinder’s Abomination Vaults Adventure Path; Cthulhu by Torchlight; Mutants and Masterminds 4E update; Draw Steel; Polygon Draw Steel article; Draw Steel’s Delian Tomb episode 1 actual play; Daggerheart announcements; Todd Kenreck’s Daggerheart interview; Variety interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan; Legend of Vox Machina renewal and Mighty Nein announcement Variety article; Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 teaser; Might Nein season 1 teaser; Justice Arman’s SDCC Blue Sky post.



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

Ryan and Ben talk about Dungeon Alchemist’s newest update, news about the new Dungeons and Dragons Starter set, and reasons for battling good aligned creatures.



Community Pages: New edition of Mutants and Masterminds; Critical Role Videogame.



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

Ryan and Ben delve into the new Arcana Subclasses then come up with some subclass themes they’d like to see in the future.



Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana: Arcane Subclasses video; Arcane Subclasses PDF; Dungeons and Dragons Fanatics Arcane Subclasses review; Humble RPG Bundle.



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

Ryan and Ben discuss a multitude of news, then take a look at using flashbacks.



Community Pages: Todd Kenreck’s Bluesky post; Cynthia Williams resigns from Wizards of the Coast; Jess Lanzillo resigns from Wizards of the Coast; Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press; Gunslinger class added to D&D Beyond; Dragon Delves preview; International Day of Play module.



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

Ryan and Ben dig into the Unearthed Arcana release of the Psion, then discuss ways to mix Alt Fantasy and High Fantasy by adding new technologies.



Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana The Psion video; Unearthed Arcana The Psion PDF; SRD conversion; Project Sigil miniatures.



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

Ryan and Ben discuss the new Horror themed subclasses, take a look at new D&D Beyond Marketplace items, and brainstorm ideas to make fetch quests a bit more interesting.



Community Pages: Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses video; UAT Horror Subclasses PDF; Eberron: Forge of the Artificer bundle; A Map for Every Journey; Film Genres; Ginny Di’s How to be a Dungeon Master.



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

Ryan and Ben answer some questions from you about holding characters in dungeons and overly cautious players.



Community Pages: Sage Advice & Errata



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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