Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

As we begin this week's Dragon Talk, our hosts Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) seem to be lost in time again! Using a cellphone just to make…phone calls? Myspace? Friendster!? Thankfully we return to the present just in time to have a conversation with Adam Bradford (@BadEyeAdam) and Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) of Curse.com, the web application developers who created D&D Beyond, the amazing digital companion web app for Dungeons and Dragons. The first order of business is to establish what everyone's cosplay characters should be. Greg Tito in a Viking helm as Balduran from Baldur's Gate, perhaps? Then Adam Bradford reveals the exciting news that the beta for the D&D Beyond app on Android and iPhone platforms is now available as a free download! Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@sernett) & Chris Perkins (@chrisPerkinsDnD) are on the show today to discuss the villainous Shadar-Kai. These fiendish humanoids were introduced in the 1st Edition of the Fiend Folio in 1981 a

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) kick-off another exciting ride through a portal to the land of Dungeons & Dragons with the always radiant Shelly and an energized, coffee fueled Greg. Today they welcome the superbly talented artist and writer, Molly Ostertag (@mollyostertag). Born in the Hudson Valley area of upstate New York, Molly remembers the magical times she spent in the ancient forests around her home wearing elf ears whilst sharing in unforgettable stories with The Way Finder Experience; a live-action role-playing company for teens, children, and adults. Then she shares with us how she came to love story-telling which later led to writing and illustrating her own graphic novels. Her debut book The Witch Boy has garnered high praise for tackling challenging subjects such as gender identity in a fun and approachable way for children and adults alike. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@sernett) is on today to discuss the Saturday morning cartoon Dungeons & Dragons, whic

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) begin as Greg fails his perception checks to discover this week's guests – Kat Kruger (@katkruger) and Jen Vaughn (@thejenya) from d20dames.com, a Bi-weekly D&D storytelling podcast. The Dames discuss how they each arrived in the realms of fantasy tabletop gaming. Misadventure awaits as Kat discusses a healthy obsession with penning original narratives as chief wordsmith at her company Steampunk Unicorn Studio, and Jen tells of her journey as a freelance cartoonist, game designer, and writer for comics such as Cartozia Tales and the new Goosebumps comic! Be sure to see D20 Dames live episode at this year's Emerald City Comic Con: Saturday, March 3rd, 2018. Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) focuses in on the wonderful world of Tieflings. These infernally spawned creatures have a long strange history in the realm since their introduction in 2nd Edition D&D. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) start off harmonizing a new frog and toad duet intro song before welcoming this week's guests – Alan Patrick (@warfteiner) and Lysa Chen (@mercyfuldm), community managers for the Dungeons & Dragons Adventurers League. After establishing that Lysa is gunning for Wolfgang Bauer's Dragon Talk record, we learn a bit more about Lysa and Alan's introduction to D&D, their work in the AL community, the community driven event “The Red War” and more! Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) talks all about the ins and outs of D&D canon including keeping and ditching canon when designing and developing, using and ignoring canon in your games, the secrets of White Paper Meetings and more! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 9:36– Lore You Should Know with Matt Sernett (@Sernett) – Lore Canon 32:28 – Alan Patrick (@warfteiner) and Lysa Chen (@merc

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) sit down with Kate Irwin and Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) to talk all about the upcoming Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. After discussing the pros and cons of having more Kates in the office, Jeremy and Kate discuss updating the art design for the Tome's creatures, cosmic conflicts, monsters making their fifth edition debut, new player options and more! Lore You Should Know – Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) gives us all the details on Mordenkainen, from his first days as Gary Gygax's character, to the formation of the Circle of Eight, to his most recent appearances in current D&D products and portrayal by Sam Witwer. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 13:10 – Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Mordenkainen 32:13 – Interview with Jeremy Crawford and Kate Irwin 1:21:45 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) kick off this week's podcast with a reveal of our new Avalon Hill game, “What is up with this house?!” and Shelly's super hero persona, The Interupter, before being joined by Hawke Robinson (@rpgresearch) and John Welker (@Saga_Welker) of RPG Research. After Hawke soothes us with his lovely radio voice, he and John share all the awesomeness of RPG Research including their work to show the beneficial qualities of roleplaying games, debunking older RPG stigmas, using RPGs for education and therapy, their traveling RPG trailer and more! Lore You Should Know – Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) guides us through the intricacies of the Blood War, the ancient battle between the never-ending horde of demons and the devils who are selfishly safeguarding the planes. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 16:09 – Lore You Should Know with Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsD

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) are joined by Travis Woodall (@TravisWoodall) and Claire Hoffman (@DragonvuClaire) of the D&D Adventurers League. Claire and Travis talk to us about managing the creative side of D&D AL, guiding the adventures for each season, and a little of what the future holds. Sage Advice – Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) shares guidelines, tips and tricks for making your encounters and adventures more memorable and enjoyable. Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 9:05 – Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford)) – Encounters Building 51:36 – Travis Woodall (@TravisWoodall) and Claire Hoffman (@DragonvuClaire) 1:44:09 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) are joined by Joe Trier (@HWRPodcast) and Eoghan (@HowWeRollEoghan) from the How We Roll podcast. Joe and Eoghan tell us about their journey from meeting on League of Legends to running through Curse of Strahd on their podcast, the other players and guests, and the sounds different dice make when rolling. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) explain the lawful but not always logical modrons including their famed Modron March, their home realm of Mechanus, what happens when a modron goes rogue and more! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 5:06 – Lore You Should Know Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Modrons 30:32 – Interview with Joe Trier (@HWRPodcast) and Eoghan (@HowWeRollEoghan) 1:02:10 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Bill Benham (@BillBenham2) and Greg Marks (@Skerrit7h3green) of the Adventurers League join Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito). After assigning classes to the cast of The Facts of Life and explaining Sausage Races, the crew jumps into the history of Adventurers League and Organized Play for D&D, how to play in and write for Adventurers League, turning our Community Manager Trevor Kidd (@The_Trevor_Kidd) into a troll, and more. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) regale us with the chaotic complexities of Slaadi, including how the origin stone came to reside in their home plane of Limbo, the importance of Slaadi control stones and their many choices when being confronted with cows. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo), Greg Tito (@gregtito) and Bill Benham (@BillBenham2) 6:26 – Lore You Should Kn

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) close out 2017 with a final podcast with Lysa Chen (@mercyfuldm) and Ryan Wheaton (@sirwheaton). We talk about Ryan's (currently free) holiday adventure, Winter Flame, which you can find on Dungeon Masters Guild now, the fun holiday event Lysa is managing for Adventurers League and more! Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) go over the holidays and calendar in the Forgotten Realms. Happy Simril! We're taking a couple weeks off, but Dragon Talk will return in 2018! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 5:27 – Lore You Should Know Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Holidays of the Forgotten Realms 23:23 – Interview with Lysa Chen (@mercyfuldm) and Ryan Wheaton (@sirwheaton) 1:06:22 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

Shelly's rock star Avalon Hill life has her pretty busy so Greg Tito (@gregtito) mixed things up by having two guests on at once in this episode of Dragon Talk. Wolfgang Baur (@monkeyking), head kobold of Kobold Press, and Meagan Maricle (@GMMoonwolf), editor extraordinaire, stop by Studio d20 to chat about their recent Kickstarter for the Creature Codex and the craft of editing and publishing RPG books. Sage Advice – Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) goes in depth on our side of the playtesting process, the fate of Unearthed Arcana features that didn't make it into Xanathar's Guide, what to expect from Unearthed Arcana in 2018 and more. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:18 Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) - Playtesting 49:02 – Interview with Wolfgang Baur (@monkeyking) and Meagan Maricle (@GMMoonwolf) 1:26:52 – Outro Greg Tito

Before calling up President of Beamdog Trent Oster (@TrentOster), Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) talk about Greg's taste in musicals and preparing for the holidays. Trent joins us to talk about all the work and features going into Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, working with the modding community, and how important butts are when driving race cars. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) tell us all about the ins, outs and doughnutty ways of Sigil, the City of Doors, and it's enigmatic “leader” the Lady of Pain. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:18 – Lore You Should Know Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) - Sigil 25:52 – Interview with Trent Oster (@TrentOster) 1:06:05 – Outro with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito

The time traveling adventures of Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) have come to a close as they return to talk to Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) this week. After Shelly establishes that her potato leek soup tastes like vomit and old cheeseburgers, Alexandra talks about her progression from the D&D cartoon to DMing her first game, her tips for understanding the D&D lingo, her new podcast Dungeon Queering, and all her cool D&D conversations and projects! Sage Advice – Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) clears up some confusion on the beguiling nature of illusions. He focuses on tips for using and DMing the use of illusions and encourages us to get creative when dealing with this school of magic. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 12:37 – Sage Advice with Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) - Illusions 55:37 –

Shelly is out performing Avalon Hill miracles, so Greg Tito is flying solo this week as he recovers from all the time travel he's done lately. James Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) and Ruty Rutenberg (@RutyWoot) call in to talk about the work they and their colleagues put in for flavorful and awesome Xanathar's Lost Notes to Everything Else – a companion to Xanathar's Guide to Everything designed by the Guild Adepts. After James shares his love for world-ending dragons, we get into his and Ruty's favorite new subclasses from Xanathar's Notes, with the Discord Bard and the Runegaurd Fighter topping the list. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) return to the topic of Wyrms of the North, this time focusing on the good metallic dragons, such as the Felgalus, the flying misfortune, so named for his unfortunate habit of “accidentally” flying into unexpecting bystanders, and Palarandusk, the Unseen Protector, featured in Force Grey by Matt Mercer and named for the fact that's p

The incredibly talented and ridiculously humble Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) calls in to chat it up with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito). Ivan talks about all the cool stuff he's doing with Geek & Sundry and streaming, how much fun he's having with his kenku cleric, and what it really means when people say you're born into radio. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) talk about all the proliferation of evil trees in Dungeons & Dragons, such as the stump and bunny growth of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, the odd creatures spawned from the Orcwort tree, the pod-people spawned by the Doppelganger plant and more! Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 10:26 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Evil Trees 28:22 – Interview

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) hop into the time machine and discuss the best and worst Halloween candy before talking to Erika Fermina (@astylepixie) about all the cool stuff going on for Girls Guts Glory. Erika chats about performing live in front of an audience at TwitchCon, the joy of working from a new studio, how awesome Kelly Lynne D'Angelo is as the show's new Dungeon Master and more! Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) give us a few juicy details on Shemeshka the Marauder, the famous yugoloth who has taken up residence in Sigil. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 14:08 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Shemeshka and Yugoloths 32:25 – Interview with Erika Fermina (@astylepixie) from Girls Guts Glory 01:13:4

After educating us on Hollywood Squares, Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) talk with Graeme Barber (@POCGamer) of POCGamer. Graeme recounts how his first D&D character was promptly thrown in jail after failing a pickpocket roll, suggested a few ways the Forgotten Realms could be changed to support more characters of color, advised us all go to Bali for D&D research and more. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) detail some of the most notorious wyrms (aka chromatic dragons) of the Forgotten Realms, including a dragon with a dead wizard strapped to its back, crafty black dragon twins, and a dragon that raises his own cattle. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 8:00 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) and Chris Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) – Wyrms of the

Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) open up this week's Dragon Talk podcast with a musical number before calling Kevin Wilson (@KevinWilson42), designer of the Tomb of Annihilation adventure system board game. Kevin shares the story of how his campaign world for Isles of Treachery got him started in game design, adapting the Tomb of Annihilation adventure to a board game, and our favorite bad guy, Bob Acererak. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) takes us on a magical journey through the astral plane where we learn about psychic winds, color pools, and why we should be avoiding astral dreadnoughts. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) 6:23 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) – The Astral Plane 30:38 – Interview with Kevin Wilson on Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game 01:01:55 – Outro

Animator, director and D&D player Kyle Balda calls in to Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) and Greg Tito (@gregtito) to talk about going from his humble D&D beginnings Dungeon Mastering his friend's paladin Scorch, all the way to his work animating and directing animated films like The Lorax and Minions! Greg and Shelly also let us in on how the word “fool” is being used by kids today. Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) discloses all Mystra's secrets as we dive into the history and mysteries of The Weave! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) & Shelly Mazzanoble (@shellymoo) 15:17 – Lore You Should Know - Matt Sernett (@Sernett) – Mystra and The Weave 34:56 – Interview with Kyle Balda 01:23:31 – Outro with Greg & Shelly

Greg Tito (@gregtito) is all alone this week and continues to have problems with time travel. Frederic Tremblay from BKOM calls in to talk about Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation, including converting the board game to a digital game and some basic strategies for tackling monsters and traps. Lore You Should Know – Matt Sernett (@Sernett) takes us all the way back to chainmail as we talk about the origins of Lycanthropes, their evolution through the editions of D&D, and how you might be able to tie them into your own campaigns. Watch Dragon Talk recordings live on twitch.tv/dnd Mondays at 2pm PT! Here's a guide to when each segment on the podcast begins: 00:00 – Intro with Greg Tito (@gregtito) 12:33 – Sage Advice with Matt Sernett (@Sernett) - Lycanthropes 34:36 – Interview with Frederic Tremblay from BKOM on Tales from Candlekeep (@TalesCandlekeep) 01:12:27 – Outro with Greg