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James Introcaso sits down with Rudy Basso, Joe Lastowski, and Topher Kohan to talk about tons of fifth edition D&D news! They discuss the latest D&D Live Q&A, Legends and Lore article, and excerpts of the D&D Starter Set. Also discussed - thenews of D&D's digital tools, Codename: Morningstar, and Chris Tulach's Tweets from Origins Game Fair. This podcast was recorded on June 14, 2014. Can't wait until July! Links to personal stuff:worldbuilderblog.meTopher Kohan Google+Topher's Obsidian PortalJoe's Obsidian PortalWhat the Average Joe Thinksdungeonsmaster.com

We're skipping a couple of episodes to get right to this interview that we recorded with Wolfgang Baur and Steven Winter, both veteran game designers and both the authors of the upcoming Tyranny of Dragons adventures, created by Kobold Press but published by WotC. Next week you'll be hearing an interview we did with Mike Mearls, the guy in charge of D&D at WotC, so be sure to come back.  Enjoy the show, shop below...

In this episode of the Book Club we talk about the second half of The Reaver and have a conversation with the author, Richard Lee Byers. Joining us for this episode is Eric Paquette and David Gibson. Be sure to stay tuned to the feed, this week we'll be releasing an interview with Wolfgang Baur and Steve Winter about the Tyranny of Dragons adventures that they wrote, and next week we'll release a chat we had with Mike Mearls about the new edition of D&D. Enjoy the show, shop below...

James Introcaso sits down with Joe Lastowski and Topher Kohan to talk about the D&D Adventurer's League announcement, Tyranny of Dragons, and the announcement of the forthcoming OGL for the new edition of D&D. This podcast was recorded on June 3, 2014. Links:World Builder BlogTopher's Google+dungeonsmaster.comWhat The Average Joe ThinksMike Mearls Escapist Interviewio9 Interview with Wolfgang Baur

In this episode we are rejoined by the Dungeon Bastard himself, Tom Lommel. Since he's so hilarious we decided to tap into his knowledge to talk up some advice on the use of comedy at the game table. Enjoy! Links: www.dangerpatrol.com www.dungeonbastard.com Support the show, shop below...

In March of 2014 Tracy, Eric, and Jeff were joined by David Gibson as we discussed the first half of The Reaver, the fourth of the Sundering series.  If you want to supper the show please shop below... Noble Knight Noble Knight Pick - Brotherhood of the Griffon #1 The Captive Flame

James Introcaso sits down with Vegas Lancaster, Andrew Kane, Rudy Basso, and Alex Basso. They discuss the latest huge D&D news about the release dates for the Starter Set, Player's Handbook, Monster's Manual, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Tyranny of Dragons products. They also discuss the big announcement from Mike Mearls - Basic D&D is free! This podcast was recorded on May 28, 2014. Links:worldbuilderblog.me+2 Comedy

James Introcaso sits down with Rudy Basso, Alex Basso, Joe Lastowski, and Topher Kohan to talk about the past, present, and future of digital tools in D&D. We mention a lot of great resources in this podcast, so check them out in the links below! This podcast was recorded on May 17, 2014. Links to resources:roll20.netObsidian PortaliPlay4einCombat4eSyrinscapeFantasy GroundsGoogle DriveDisplacer Cube Links to personal stuff:worldbuilderblog.me Topher Kohan Google+ Topher's Obsidian PortalJoe's Obsidian PortalWhat the Average Joe Thinksdungeonsmaster.com

In this episode we discuss The Gods of Mars, the second Mars book which introduces the Plant Men, the Therns and the Firstborn. www.nobleknight.comSpace 1889: Red Sands by Pinnacle Entertainment $27.00  Edgar Rice Burroughsborn 1875, died 1950 A Princess of Mars ran from February to July 1912. The Gods of Mars was published in All-Story from January to May 1913.  In between, Burroughs had published his first Tarzan story (October 1912). Tarzan was “a cultural sensation” but probably not overnight. In 1915 or 1919 Burroughs purchased land for a ranch north of L.A. and called it “Tarzana.” Jay KintRPG Circus - rpgcircus.comblog - expertisedice.comTwitter - @icosahedron ERBZine - The Gods of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Reason vs. Superstition - http://www.hillmanweb.com/reason/1434.html http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.com

James Introcaso sits down with Alex Basso, Greg Blair, and Vegas Lancaster to talk about the Live D&D Next Q&A from April 25, 2014 and the Legends and Lore article about the new Battlesystem for mass combat. This podcast was recorded on May 4, 2014. Links:World Builder BlogN Crowd+2 Comedy

It's that time of year again, so as convention time rolls around we talked to Christy Crabb, who not only attends cons, but has helps run them.  Suppor the show, shop below...

A Super-Sized episode of the News Desk. Covering two months at once means more content. Having big news like the announcement of the date/cost of the new edition release, plus a free basic game, plus a new organized play program all mean more content. But we couldn't skip any of the news...so that's more content. Plus an interview with Ed Greenwood about the last book of the Sundering series.  That's more content than a D&D fan can handle! Hope you enjoy! Like the show, support by shopping below...

In this episode of the Tome Show Book Club we continue exploring the Sundering event of the Forgotten Realms and speak with the author, Erin M. Evans. Joining us in this episode is: Eric Paquette, Geoffrey D. Winn, and Kiel Chenier.  Support the show, shop below... Noble Knight Noble Knight Pick - Aasimar and Tieflings by Green Ronin

In an all DM panel edition of The Round Table James Introcaso sits down with Joe Lastowski, Topher Kohan, and Round Table newbie Brendan Mansell talk about the latest Legends and Lore article from Mike Mearls and its D&D Next Q&A follow-up. We also talk about Pathfinder and D&D's so-called competition, a discussion inspired by a recent Escapist article. This podcast was recorded on May 2, 2014. Links:James' BlogJoe's Reviewsdungeonsmaster.comTopher's Google+ Page

James Introcaso sits down with round table regular Joe Lastowski and round table newbie Topher Kohan to talk about the past, present, and future oforganized play for D&D. In particular they take a hard look at the D&D Encounters program, what it's like to run an organized play game, and what they'd like to see changed in the future. This episode was recorded on April 17, 2014. Support the show, shop below... Links:James' blogJoe's reviewsdungeonsmaster.com

James Introcaso sits down with Doug Davison of Fantasy Grounds to talk about his product and the latest developments. They discuss what makes Fantasy Grounds a different kind of virtual tabletop and how Doug got his start making cool stuff for the RPG world. This podcast was recorded on April 12, 2014. James' Blog Support the show, shop below...

In this special episode, we gathered to help Jeff make a Fate Core game from a kernel of an idea. Besides the usual Mike Shea, we're also joined by Mike Olson, of Evil Hat games who is uniquely qualified to help with this task since he helped write the Fate Core book and recently created the Atomic Robo game (built on the Fate Core skeleton).  Support the show, shop below...

James Introcaso sits down with Liz Theis of Lone Wolf Development to talk aboutRealmworks, the new digital campaign management tool for players and GMs. This passion project was twenty years in the making for the developers and you'll be glad you learned about it. It's also just a great chat about worldbuilding and storytelling in general. This podcast was recorded on April 8, 2014. Support the show, shop below... Links: James' BlogRealmworks Video

In this episode Geoff and guests discuss The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsany.  Guest #1: Craig BaenzigerTwitter - @cabaenziger Guest #2: Eloy CintronTwitter - @umbramancer Next episode: The Gods of Mars & The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsProject Gutenberg - www.gutenberg.org Questions / Feedback - thetomeshow@gmail.com (put Appendix N in the subject line) Support the show, shop below...

Mike, Sam, and Jeff get together once more to talk about their games in April of 2014. Support the show, shop below...