Heroes Rise

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 233rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday January 21st 2023, and released Wednesday January 25th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron and Ryu went to PAX Unplugged and talked to the goodfolk of Goodman Games.Next we check out some D&D News, brought to you by the letters “O”, “G”, “L” and the number 1.1. Yeah, we’ve got some things to wade through.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop and take a look at everyone’s AC; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.OGLStatementhttps://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-oglApologyhttps://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1428-a-working-conversation-about-the-open-game-licenseUpdatehttps://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1432-starting-the-ogl-playtestORChttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7vD&D Beyond Threadhttps://twitter.com/DnDBeyond/status/1615879300414062593D&D

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 232nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday January 7th 2023, and released Wednesday January 11th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.Unfortunately Ostron can’t join us this week. According to his vacation request he has to, quote “attend a wild party”... Wait, that can’t be right… Maybe he meant a “wild-magic party”? That still doesn’t seem right… Anyway, playing the role of “guy who ruins everyone’s fun” tonight is Tony from our sister-show, Guard Frequency.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows us a new (Android) app she’s chatting withNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the OneD&D Cleric and Species Playtest, and since there’s a lawyer on the show we thought it would be a waste to not at least touch on the OGL 1.1 controversy. Well, *I* thought it would be a waste, anyway…After that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on why everybody’s getting a gun (it’s not related to having a lawyer on

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. I’m Mikey, and joining us on our quest this evening is. . . no-oneLennon is currently buried under 17 feet of snowOstron has locked himself in his room and says he “won’t come out until he solves it”Ryu, or KayDee rather stormed out of the guild hall shouting “I’ll show them whose heart is three sizes too small”RaeRae got a unicorn as a gift so theres no telling when or if we’ll ever see her againBranwen is building a new Ikea scratching post for CinderGath accidentally glued his mouth closed while assembling minisBloodlake is out buying some Universal Solvent to unglue GathTomathanes is on hold with tech support because his sending stone bricked when he tried to update the firmwareIndigo Spectre has wildshaped into a goldfish and I’m not sure which one is him, and which is his pet, and at this point I’m too afraid to askAnd Tony emphatically says he “doesn’t do any work between December 20th and January 5th”Oh, the Research Beholders heard Tony, liked his idea, and

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 231st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 10th 2022, and released Wednesday December 14th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu and Ostron went to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia last week and spoke to some people called … “Wiz?” kids? I dunno, they’re probably not a big deal.Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon QueenAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and look at all things Thessal (and how to make them); before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say. Community QuestionsWhat was your favorite official release from WotC this past year? Which one completely missed for you?What do you expect to see from WotC in 2023? Which of the announced releases (such as Keys from the Golden Vault, Bigby Presents “Glory of the Giants”, or Planescape) are you most

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 230th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 26th 2022, and released Wednesday November 30th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu has found something more deadly than an official adventure’s first level encounters… [volume 1 | volume 2]Next we answer all of those D&D questions we never thought we’d get asked as DMs, as we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant WhispersAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and get the lowdown on Graz’zt; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhen was the last time you suffered or inflicted a TPK in a game? Was it fair, or were people crying BS?We got the opinions of the hosts and the patrons, but what’s your take on our Dissonant Whisper questions? How do you see radiant damage manifesting? How do you knock snakes prone? How *does* mimic poop behave?Fin

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 229th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 12th 2022, and released Wednesday November 16th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale.Angel's Bacchanalia: Holiday Feasts & Celebrations for D&D Itza’s Guide to Dragonbonding: A DnD 5e supplement Quest Decks 2.0: Adventure Cards for your RPG Games Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss the new art released for Takhisis, as well as looking at the prelude to adventure for Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen; and then we’ll open up our Quest Logs as Indigo Specter takes us through the Tomb of AnnihilationAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Gnolls and Yeenoghu, before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsAre any of the Kickstarters

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 228th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 29th 2022, and released Wednesday November 2nd 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon has somehow lost his atlas. Luckily, he can just search for a new one.Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss the upcoming adventure module release: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon QueenDragonlance What is Dragonlance Knights of Solamnia [1], [2]High Mages of Sorcery [1], [2]Lunar Sorcerer Preview  [1], [2]Heroes Rise 206 Beadle and Grimm’s Shadow of the Dragon Queen Steel Edition After that we take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on why you’re coming with me, before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo how do you think Wizards is going to make the encounters more deadly to justify the extra feats? Are they going to introduce new complexity and harder tactical challenges? Or are they just

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 227th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 15th, and released Wednesday October 19th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu has crafted a new spearhead!Then we head into the Archives of Candlekeep and take a Long Rest as we attempt to tackle a subject that’s taken 38 mainline novels to cover: the legendary deeds of Drizzt Do’UrdenAnd finally we’ll be heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhat’s your experience with Drizzt Do’Urden? Have you read all of the novels? Any of the novels? Has he shown up in a video or RL game?And now that everyone has a baseline impression, what do you think of the prototypical drow ranger? Is he a worthy figure to carry the D&D banner after overcoming adversity and solving problems in truly heroic fashion? Or is he the ultimate Mary Sue, trudging through melodramatic stories long after the author should have moved on?Heroes Rise ar

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 226th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 1st, and released Wednesday October 5th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron’s been keeping a database of critters… Hopefully that’s a list of creatures, and not a list of Critical Role fans… AnywayNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at how the next edition is going back to the future, with the latest Unearthed Arcana for the OneD&D Playtest: Expert Classes.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about Lord Soth (aka Strahd Light); before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsThe new UA is out! What do you think about the new classes? Do you agree the ranger has a role now? Is the bard being pigeon-holed? Is the rogue…a rogue?What do you think of the feats and rule changes the UA dropped on us. Are they continuing a positive trend in tweakin

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 225th entry into our chronicle, recorded at various points over the last 5 years, and released Wednesday 21st September over at heroesrisepodcast.comWith one host missing and a lack of sulpherous stand-ins, Lennon and Ostron help Bloodlake out with some DM tips... At least until Ostron falls asleep.Zero TriggersThe Tone of Your CampaignNew Players and CombatIntelligent VillainsWinging ItThe Future of Heroes RiseAs you may have noticed in recent months, Wizards of the Coast has been a little slower to release content. When Heroes Rise started, Wizards’ marketing strategy relied much more on being constantly in the public eye. That is no longer how Wizards operates. Their approach now seems to be more of a blitz, where tons of content will drop all at once, and then they go quiet for weeks or even months at a time. What it means for us, as a D&D news podcast, is that it’s getting harder and harder to find content and continue producing a quality show o

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 224th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 3rd, and released Wednesday September 7th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale.Sebastian Crowe's Guide to DrakkenheimAmethyst RevelationsDungeon Delver's GuideNext we check out some D&D News as we discuss Wizard’s of the Coast’s latest terrible idea: Spelljammer origin lore for the Hadozee.After that we take a Short Rest and open our Adventurer’s Journals for a class in tactical falling; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhat’s your story of when the biggest enemy your character faced was gravity? Was it a nice, gentle conclusion or a hard stop at the end?Are you familiar with Advanced 5e? Have you played in the Amethyst setting before? Any stories from those experiences you’d like to share?Heroes

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 223rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday August 27th, and released Wednesday August 31st over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu… OK, Ryu has clearly been rifling through my stuff… AGAIN! (Beneos Battlemaps, Beneos Battletokens)Next we check out some D&D News as we dissect and discuss the first entry into the One D&D Playtest: Character OriginsAfter that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep as we bring the four elements together and learn all about the Genasi; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsThe first official piece of the next evolution, or One D&D, is now live. What are your thoughts? Are criticals and failures ruined forever? How well will the feats fit into new character builds? What do you think the classes will look like given the changes to the spell lists?Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team me

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 222nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday August 21st, and released Wednesday August 24th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron plays with the market. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the recently released Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, and tell you the One thing we learned at Wizards PresentsWith so much news we’re skipping the Short Rest segment, so after the news we’ll be heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhat are you most excited about from the announcements out of Wizards Presents? New Dragonlance adventure? Heists? Or are you biding your time for Planescape?Spelljammer’s here; Ostron could not stop it. So what do you think? Do you share his and Tony’s gripes about gravity, naming, and playing fast and loose with science? Or is this the return to Wildspace that you’ve been waiting for since 2nd edition?Heroes Rise are always on the l

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 221st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 6th, and released Wednesday August 10th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon gets six different kinds of mappy Next we take gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers, reminiscing about our first times playing D&DAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to get the low down on Orcus, the so very undead; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo what was your first fifth edition character? Did they joyfully climb to the heights of accomplishment and vanquish all their foes with friends aplenty. Or were they an abject failure, relegated to obscurity and death and replaced at the earliest opportunity?What’s your latest experience with the undead? Were you dealing with large constructs and weird bodies of large creatures? Or was it just the hordes a

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 220th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 31st, and released Wednesday August 3rd over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale.Druid Wild Shape Reference Deck Maps and Monstrum Compendium A Guide to Guilds Next we take a Long Rest and digging up some Unearthed Mundana as we discuss the Satanic PanicAnd after that we're heading straight into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo Mrs. Pulling was convinced D&D was a gateway to demon worship and Satanism. How about you? What do you think D&D creates for the players? What organization will you create to make people aware of this? Wrong answers only.Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that  have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Please know that all of our  positions are volunteer, but we do offer a well known o

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 219th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 22nd, and released Wednesday July 27th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.Unfortunately Ostron couldn’t be with us this week on account of the fact we’re covering Spelljammer stuff, so you have the honour of Tony's company for this evening. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon shows us a new role he’s playingNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the recently released Spelljammer Academy from D&D Beyond, and take a look at the first trailer for the upcoming D&D movie Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among ThievesAfter that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to discuss the duality of the Demogorgon; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsThe Demogorgon is a classic D&D villain, but have you ever gone up against it? How did that go for you?The new D&D Movie trailer is out, and it ha

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 218th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Tuesday July 19th, and released Wednesday July 20th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon gets fed up with Gnomes and tells us all about a warlock’s workshop…Next we check out some D&D News as we bring you our first look at the latest hardcover adventure-slash-setting-book from Wizards of the Coast, Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel; and we take a peek at the latest Unearthed Arcana: Wonders of the Multiverse And because there's so much to cover we're going to be skipping the Short Rest and heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo there’s a new racial option from the UA. Do you think the glitching is overpowered? Should it be a Modron instead?The cleric is finally getting some love. Do you like the new subclass? What do you think of the level 17 feature?Now that the Radiant Citadel is finally here, what did you make o

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 217th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 9th, and released Wednesday, July 13th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows us her Plaid Hat… wait, is that a mouse in there?Next we check out some D&D News as we're joined by Indigo Specter to discuss all things Adventurer's League, from the very basics of "What even is the Adventurer's League" through to the latest changes -- and we answer your hot Adventurer's League questionsAfter that we take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop to Analyze the Attack; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsIf you were introduced to D&D in your younger years, what was your on ramp? Did you play a linked board game, a modified TTRPG system, or just jump right into the deep end. Did your younger brother say “HEY! Ostron, you’re DMing this, right?”Ever played in the Adv

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 216th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 25th, and released Wednesday, June 29th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron gets mappy Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest free release from D&D Beyond: the first chapter from Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel After that we take a Short Rest and enter the Archives of Candlekeep for part 2 on our deep dive into Giant lore; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Note: We're taking next week off as it's the July 4th weekend. Our next live show will be June 9th.Community QuestionsWhat are your impressions of the introduction of the Radiant Citadel? Did it meet your expectations? Were any of your reservations or fears realized?The introductory chapter mentions 12 lost civilizations. Do you think you know what any of them are? Do you have plans to introduce one? What will that sto

Support the showOur adventure has now ended, and we've hung up our robe and wizard hats to enjoy our retirement on the Sword Coast, running a tavern where a fresh band of adventurers may meet and start quests of their own. We're still around on Discord, and you should come and join the Heroes Rise community at http://discord.heroesrisepodcast.comA special thanks to Vindsvept for making the awesome music you hear throughout the show, be sure to check him out at vindsvept.bandcamp.com; and a special thanks to the designer of our banners and avatars, Lo of Lo’s Lair — you can find him on X @Los_Lair and on Facebook at facebook.com/LosLair