Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

On this week's special episode of Dragon Talk, we're taking you with us to Los Angeles as we unveil our brand new adventure, Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus from D&D Live 2019! First, Host Anna Prosser interviews Chris Perkins, Jeremy Crawford, and Kate Welch in the opening ceremonies with the official announcement. Later, Greg & Shelly interview a myriad of special guests on day one of the event, including team members of Wyrmwood, WizKids, Beadle & Grimm's, Penny Arcade, and B. Dave Walters. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble 02:51: D&D Live Opening Ceremony 34:38: Interview with Wyrmwood 47:01: Interview with WizKids 58:00: Interview with Beadle & Grimm's 1:05:26: Interview with Penny Arcade 1:16:40: Interview with B. Dave Walters 1:24:25: Outro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble

Following another singing intro (don't worry folks, it doesn't last long), Greg and Shelly chat with an actual musician, Chris Funk of the Decemberists! Chris calls in to discuss Portland vs. Saltmarsh, upcoming musical recordings, and of course his appearance at D&D Live: The Descent. But first, Chris Perkins talks through the contentious Blood War in this episode's Lore You Should Know. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble 14:51: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 36:18: Interview with Chris Funk 1:28:04: Outro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble

Creator, actor, and storyteller Deborah Ann Woll comes on to discuss putting together Relics & Rarities, what the characters are like and what they'll be playing at D&D Live 2019: The Descent! The full schedule and updates, as well as a video dashboard to watch the entertainment and D&D play can all be found at dnd.wizards.com/dndlive2019. Relics & Rarities kicks everything off at 2pm PT on May 17! In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins talks about how the city from the Baldur's Gate video games is ruled and organized. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble 16:24: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 39:03: Interview with Deborah Ann Woll 1:40:29: Outro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble

Do you like pina coladas? Getting caught in the rain? How about joining Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble for this week's Dragon Talk! Eugenio Vargas (DM Jazzy Hands) joins them as Dungeon Master for the actual play podcast The Last Refuge (as well as a great many other projects). Plus, not six, not seven, but in today's Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins discusses The Dark Eight! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble 11:19: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 29:39: Interview with Eugenio Vargas 1:27:22: Outro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble

Shelly is back in town and we are super psyched to banter the night away on the mic about all of the happening at D&D Live 2019: The Descent (dnd.wizards.com/dndlive2019). Also in town are Wolfgang Baur and Steve Winter from Kobold Press in the studio to talk about their work bringing the adventures from Ghosts of Saltmarsh up to fifth edition, and to throw some 40-year-old fantasy shade. In LYSK, Chris Perkins expounds more on the Lady of Pain and her place in the multiverse.   Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble 19:43: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 40:15: Interview with Wolfgang Baur and Steve Winter 1:34:57: Outro with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble

Reuben Bresler has put together an amazing story set in the world of Ravnica in collaboration with The Tome Show and that story is called The Broken Pact. Reuben and cast-members Ashlen Rose, and Jorden Pridgen join host Greg Tito to talk about what makes the show special, what it's like to play a city-based campaign in Ravnica, and what's exciting about the season two finale. Not to mention how excited they are to be at D&D Live 2019: The Descent on May 17-19 in L.A. Watch their finale and their session at D&D Live on twitch.tv/dnd! Sage Advice - Jeremy Crawford and Greg Tito embrace their inner monsters with Monster Customization. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito 15:34: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:02:34: Interview with Reuben Bresler, Ashlen Rose, and Jorden Pridgen 2:04:08: Outro with Greg Tito

Greg invited multi-time Dragon Talk guest and social media expert Lysa Chen to take on co-hosting duties for this episode. We talk about what to expect at D&D Live 2019: The Descent (http://dnd.wizards.com/dndlive2019). 3-day badges on sale now! Then in the interview, Lysa and Greg chat with TK Johnson, Dungeon Master of Tales from the Mists and moderator on the D&D Twitch channel about their history with the game and how cooperative storytelling can be so fun. In Random Character Generator, Kate Welch and Greg Tito make up the backstory for Mormaer Amakiir - a terrible warlock character that was lots of fun to design. Check out Mormaer on D&D Beyond - https://ddb.ac/characters/10688682/C0CsX5. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito and Lysa Chen 18:22: Random Character Generator with Kate Welch 45:01: Interview with TK Johnson 1:33:08: Outro with Greg Tito and Lysa Chen

No Shelly makes Greg feel sad, but he is excited to speak with Stephen David Wark from Ludia on the new mobile game Warriors of Waterdeep available everywhere soon. Greg also talks about D&D Live 2019: The Descent coming to L.A. on May 17-19. You'll be able to watch it all livestreamed but fans can also buy 3-day badges to sit in the studio audience for the unveiling of the new storyline, watch live D&D entertainment, and get merch you can't get anywhere else. In Random Character Generator - Kate Welch describes Bilhim, the feral tiefling sorcerer created on the fly. Check out Bilhim here: ddb.ac/characters/10230748/Eg1jeu. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito 10:27: Random Character Generator with Kate Welch 35:36: Interview with Tia Zimmer 1:18:35: Outro with Greg Tito

Visiting the Wizards office was a dream for Tia Zimmer (@roleplayers_TV), and hosts Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito are known to MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE. Tia joins us for the introductions before we interview her on why Lolth and the Drow mean so much to her, how she got started playing D&D, and what she's streaming now: Hint @PlayNeverwinter! On Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins talks about the Nine Hells and what it feels like on the River Styx. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 16:20: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 37:43: Interview with Tia Zimmer 1:30:01: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Dragon Talk hosts Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito talk about meta-gaming anxiety before they speak with Arnie Niekamp, creator and host of Hello from the Magic Tavern. The conversation with Arnie flows from game design, to improv comedy and dungeon mastering before getting into how the podcast Arnie hosts from the magical world of Foon was created. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins goes into more detail on the Dead Three: Bane, Bhaal, Myrkul. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 15:32: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 42:24: Interview with Arnie Niekamp 1:39:00: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito start this episode by laughing uncontrollably at each other's silly jokes before they bring on Jim Zub to talk about all of the awesome D&D things he is doing this year. And there is A LOT! From the Rick & Morty vs. D&D trade omnibus that's now in stores to the Young Adventurer's Guides he is writing to get young readers into the concepts behind playing D&D, plus all the unannounced things... There are four coming out this year, the first two Warriors & Weapons and Monsters & Creatures will be out everywhere July 16! For Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins schools us all on the Rule of Three. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:04: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 29:15: Interview with Kate Welch 1:23:18: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

They're back! The snows are gone, and Greg and Shelly finally return to the podcast studio! With Ghosts of Saltmarsh finally announced, Kate Welch joins the fun to talk through this seafaring adventure. But first, Kate kicks off the new Random Character Generator segment, creating a random character using D&D Beyond. Who exactly is Theramar? And what kind of patron does a tortle warlock serve? Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 16:54: Random Character Generator (view the results at: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/9537325/vTNq9F) 47:45: Interview with Kate Welch 1:39:42: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

The god-like presence of actor Matthew Lillard and his gaming group partner-in-crime Bill Rehor stopped by the studio to talk to Shelly and Greg about Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse newest offering. Coming off of the recent announcement of the new adventure book coming from D&D, Beadle & Grimm's will be releasing a Sinister Silver edition of the adventure. Matt and Jon also joke about the Shaggy memes, what they learned from last year's Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Platinum Edition, and the Stream of Many Eyes. Check out more information on Beadle & Grimm's at their website - https://www.beadleandgrimms.com. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins goes into detail on lizardfolk! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:34: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 25:27: Interview with Matthew Lillard & Bill Rehor 1:07:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

The podcast is coming from inside the house! Once more, our hosts are buried under Seattle snow and recording this episode from their homes. Kelli Butler, aka The Opera Geek, joins them to talk about how to be a real-life bard as well as infusing bardic inspiration into all classes. In Lore You Should Know, Chris Perkins discusses history "across the pond" at TSR's UK offices. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 05:44: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 23:56: Interview with Kelli Butler 1:25:01: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Braving the snow and ice from Seattle's strange wintry storms, Greg and Shelly run this podcast remotely! Their guest this week: Michael Mallen, Ph.D. a licensed psychologist who has been writing about Dungeons & Dragons and other gaming topics from a psychological perspective since 2011. Then in Lore You Should Know: Chris Perkins treks through the snow to Shelly's house to discuss sahuagin, the devils of the deep. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:27: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 24:23: Interview with Michael Mallen 1:20:03: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

It's birthday day on Dragon Talk! Happy Birthday Shelly! The amazing cartographer Deven Rue joins Greg & Shelly on her own birthday to talk about how she got started making maps (Hint: It has to do with D&D!), how she thinks about creating maps for Dungeon Masters, and her general awesomeness. Lore You Should Know - Mike Mearls jumps in to tell us about his thoughts about the Greyhawk setting! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:20: Lore You Should Know with Mike Mearls 55:43: Interview with Deven Rue 1:46:23: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Two extremely funny people are on this episode and we don't mean Greg and Shelly. Comedians Dan Telfer & Blaine Capatch from the Nerd Poker podcast call in from sunny L.A. to talk through how the podcast began all the way back in 2012, what the new campaign is like, and what kind of a DM Dan is. Sage Advice: Jeremy Crawford returns to talk about bonus action timing and all the fun that entails! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:51: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:00:10: Interview with Dan Telfer and Blaine Capatch 1:21:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

The return of Shelly Mazzanoble in the introduction is immediately felt when we talk about the Bachelor and D&D before setting up the rest of the segments. As for the interview, it's hard to be aware of the medium of comic books and not realize the effect Fiona Staples has had in the last decade. She has won multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Hugo awards for the series called Saga, a mature galaxy-spanning mashup of science-fiction & fantasy. Greg Tito and guest host Satine Phoenix interview Fiona about her process, and her love of Critical Role and D&D, and we hint at why she was in the office in the first place! Lore You Should Know - Chris Perkins goes into detail on that wonderfully tricky monster: the mimic! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 14:00: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins 34:55: Interview with Fiona Staples 1:21:57: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

Dragon Talk returns with guest hosts Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass joining Greg Tito chatting it up before Satine and Greg bring on JP McDaniel (@itmejp) & Max Gonzalez (@gassymexican) to talk about the big milestone episode coming up for their long-running D&D liveplay show on @RollPlay, Court of Swords! 100 episodes is nothing to sneeze at, and we discuss how the show came about, what's it's like morphing a show through such a long history, and how Max's half-orc Berg has emerged as DM Adam Koebel's "favorite" character. Sage Advice returns with Jeremy Crawford detailing the rules behind underwater combat in D&D. Watch live Fridays @ 12pm PT on twitch.tv/dnd. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito, Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass 14:53: Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford 1:09:31: Interview with JP McDaniel & Max Gonzalez 2:05:55: Outro with Greg Tito, Satine Phoenix & Tanya DePass

Happy Holidays everyone! Shelly and Greg speak to James D'Amato, founder of one Shot RPG studio and podcast network in Chicago. Greg takes a moment to thank the listeners for sticking around all year long! For Lore You Should Know on what's becoming a tradition, we go back to a segment recorded in 2016 on the holidays and calendars of the Forgotten Realms. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00: Intro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble 09:30: A Word of Thanks, from Greg Tito 13:40: Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins & Matt Sernett 30:55: Interview with James D'Amato 1:14:30: Outro with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble