Heroes Rise

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the sixty-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday February 9th 2019, and released Wednesday February 13th, 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, surprise! Lennon has another mapping tool for us. Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover:Two new D&D accessories coming in October this yearA DMs Guild Adept extension to Waterdeep: Dragon HeistAnd everything that we could scrape out of February’s Spoilers & Swag streamAfter that we take a Short Rest and listen to some Wisdom from the Masters about some puzzling issues, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksANAMapTwitterBook of Holding & Bestiary NotebookDragon Heist: Forgotten TalesSpoilers & Swag: FebruaryHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Wisdom from the Masters: Puzzling IssuesWisdom from the Masters: Puzzling IssuesThis Week’s Community QuestionsAre you planning to pick up Dragon Heist: Forgotten Tales? Were the rep

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the sixtieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, February 2nd 2019, and released Wednesday, February 6th 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu makes mundane Minnesotan miscellany mostly mythical.. Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover:our tinfoil hats for some conspiracy theories over some maps recently tweeted outThe latest rules clarifications as we delve into the newly updated Sage Advice CompendiumAfter that we take a Short Rest and tinker in the Gnomish Workshop for some Monster Modification, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say. LinksMythic MakingsMain siteEtsyFacebookTinfoil Hat MapsSage Advice Compendium 2019Player’s Handbook http://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/PH-Errata.pdfMonster Manual http://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/MM-Errata.pdfDungeon Master’s Guide http://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DMG-Errata.pdfHoard of the Dragon Queen http://media.wizard

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, January 26th 2019, and released Wednesday, January 30th 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron mounts up for a token effort. Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover:Something? Maybe… We’re hoping something drops in the next 10 minutes, otherwise this is going to be an interesting recording!After that we take a Short Rest and check out some Unearthed Mundana to discuss imposter syndrome, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksLitkoMain pageRPG SectionCharacter MountsThe Imposter Syndrome PhenomenonA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Longer RestingUnearthed Mundana: Imposter SyndromeThis Week’s Community QuestionsAre there any 5e materials you have strong feelings about either way? What do you think are the hidden or obvious gems, and what could have been betterWhat’s your experience with Imposter Syndrome? We’re all friends here,

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, January 19th 2019, and released Wednesday, January 23rd 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.comAfter last week’s pronunciation debacle, for this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon is going to teach us how to spell. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Some Adventurer’s League staffing changesKate’s new Twitch showXanathar’s Guide to Everything on Roll20And a designer’s take on the Warlord Class for 5th editionAfter that we take a Short Rest and check out some Wisdom from the Masters for some tips on longer resting, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksHardcodex.ruAdventurer’s League Staffing ChangesKate Welch’s Game JuiceRoll20 – Xanathar’s Guide to Everything5e WarlordHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Longer RestingWisdom of the Masters: Longer RestingThis Week’s Community QuestionsAre you planning to knock back some of Ms. Welch’s gamin

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-seventh entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, January 12th 2019, and released Wednesday, January 16th 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.comIn this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu is going to share some absolute trash. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:A little bit of DMs Guild newsA new D&D actual-play showAnd a look-ahead at February’s Unearthed ArcanaAfter that we take a Short Rest and step into the Gnomish Workshop for a pointed discussion of magic, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksTrash Mob MinisDriveThruRPG Trash Mob MinisLost Laboratory of KwalishTales of the MistsArtificer UAHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Gnomish Workshop: A Pointed Discussion of MagicGnomish Workshop: A Pointed Discussion of Magic This Week’s Community QuestionsAre you planning on delving into the lost laboratory? Are you dying to tool around in some power armor in your campaign?Are you looking forward to the new a

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday January 5th 2019, and released Wednesday January 9th 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron’s got a different sort of tablecloth for your games. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Everything we could glean from the latest spoilers and swag streamAnd Wizkid’s new pre-painted… mini? ature?After that we take a Short Rest and check out some Wisdom from the Masters for tips on making your heroes even more heroic, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksGametoppersllc.comSpoilers & SwagWaterborne AdventuresOf Ships and the SeaSidekicksWizkids Black Dragon TrophyHeroes Rise DiscordA Short Rest:  Wisdom of the Masters: SuperheroesWisdom of the Masters: SuperheroesThis Week’s Community QuestionsWhat are your predictions for Wizards’ upcoming releases? Where do you think we’ll be sailing off to?Have you ever given your characters the

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 29th 2018, and released Wednesday January 2nd 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re skipping Adventurer’s Pack to bring you an interview with Jack and James from the Bodhana Group and talk about the therapeutic use of tabletop games. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Just the one item — D&D Beyond’s Acquisition, Roadmap and future plansAfter that we take a Short Rest and check out some Wisdom from the Masters for tips on bringing some sanity to your games, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksD&D Beyond’s Acquisition Roadmap and Encounter BuilderAcquisitionInitial Reddit ThreadD&D Beyond Dev UpdateReddit AMAD&D Beyond RoadmapEncounter Builder SurveyBodhana Group LinksFundraisingSave Against Fear ConventionHeroes Rise DiscordA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Madness and InsanityWisdom of the Masters: Madness and Insanity

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-fourth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 22nd 2018, and released Wednesday December 26th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week, something a little different. After all, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go, we’re going to exchange Christmas gifts. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Just the one item — the latest Unearthed Arcana detailing sidekicksAfter that we take a Short Rest and check out some Wisdom From The Masters as the KillerDM has a few Christmas Gifts of her own, before finally looking into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksDraconomicon I: Chromatic DragonsWizardawn Dungeon Maps5e Character BookSidekicks UA & SurveySidekicksSidekicks SurveyJeremy Crawford TweetHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: The KDM’s Christmas GiftsWisdom of the Masters: The KDM’s Christmas Gifts This Week’s Com

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-third entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 15th 2018, and released Wednesday December 19th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week, Ostron’s taking us to the mat. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:The latest terror to be summoned from UndermountainAnd we take a look at Matt Colville’s Strongholds & Followers rulesAfter that we take a Short Rest and listen to some Wisdom from the Masters on decking your campaigns, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksGamerMatsThe Terror of UndermountainStrongholds & FollowersKickstarterWarfare RulesErrataHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Decking your CampaignWisdom of the Masters: Decking your Campaign This Week’s Community QuestionsDid you back Strongholds and Followers? If not, are you planning to pick up a copy yourself?Did you agree with the judges choice for the Terror of Undermountain co

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-second entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 8th 2018, and released Wednesday December 12th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week, last week’s adventurer’s pack. See, we did record one as normal, but as we had the chance to interview Keith Baker, we decided to keep it back until this week. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:The latest Fireside Chat with Nathan Stewart and Kate WelchIssue 23 of Dragon+Some more WizKids minis to fill your shelves withAnd Ostron tell you all the glorious things that he can remember from PAX UnpluggedAfter that we take a Short Rest and go into the Gnomish Workshop as things get a bit challenging, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksDecember’s Fireside ChatDungeon MayhemDragon+ Issue 23WizKids on Waterdeep DragonheistWizKids on RavnicaHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Gnomish Workshop: Challenge Ratings… We need a bigger analy

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fifty-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 1st 2018, and released Wednesday December 5th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re skipping Adventurer’s Pack as we bring you an in-person interview with Eberron creator Keith Baker from PAX Unplugged! Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Why yerr gonna needs to be gettin’ yer pirate hats out for the latest UA… though this pirates code is more a set of guidelinesThe latest WOTC adventure that sends us into the Barrier PeaksA few new minis and soundpacks available from WOTC partnersAnd we learn all about the Golgari Swarm in the latest video from D&D BeyondAfter that we take a Short Rest and continue our D&D retrospective series with a look at the most controversial of D&D editions, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.Of Ships & The SeaLost Laboratory of KwalishSpell Effect Minis: Wall of Fire & Wall of IceWaterdeep: Dragon H

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the fiftieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 24th 2018, and released Wednesday November 28th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.For our Adventurer’s Packs this week, Ostron introduces us to his favorite viking lumberjacks (and that’s OK). Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Calendars, Sweaters, Dragon Hoards and Rulebooks all competing for your hard earned dollarsAnd our rundown of the Guildmaster’s Guide to RavnicaAfter that we take a Short Rest and continue our D&D retrospective series with a look at the golden child of D&D, Edition 3.5, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.Dogmight GamingThinkGeek MerchD&D CalendarsD&D Holiday SweaterABCs & 123s of D&DDragon’s Hoard Dice BagD&D Core Rules Gift SetCore Rules2018 ErrataGuildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica RundownHeroes Rise DiscordA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: Edition 3.5: The Golden ChildArchives of Candlekeep: Edition 3.5:

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 10th 2018, and released Wednesday November 14th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week, Lennon tells us about his new hobby, and I’m not at all jealous. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Pretty much just one thing: Dungeon of the Mad MageAfter that we take a Short Rest and continue our D&D retrospective series with a look at 3rd Edition and the introduction of the d20 system, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksOpenForgeWebsiteGitHub3D Printed TableTopDungeon of the Mad MagePrinting IssuesDungeon RundownHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: 3rd Edition: The Friendly, Embarrassing ChildArchives of Candlekeep: 3rd Edition: The Friendly, Embarrassing Child This Week’s Community QuestionsAre the publication issues with the pre-ordered physical books just bad luck, or is Wizards shirking on QA

Welcome, brave adventurers... to the forty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 10th 2018, and released Wednesday November 14th 2018  over at heroesrisepodcast.comSupport 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

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 3rd 2018, and released Wednesday November 7th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week Ryu shows us how to roll with advantage when making tokens. Next we check out some D&D news as we uncover:Some more spoilers from Nathan Stewart with the D&D Extra Life streamAnd a preview of DotMM from Roll20After that we take a Short Rest and continue our D&D retrospective series with a look at 2nd Edition, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksRoll AdvantageD&D Extra LifeArticleTwitchHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: 2nd Edition; the temperate, responsibleArchives of Candlekeep: 2nd Edition; the temperate, responsible This Week’s Community QuestionsWhat do you think of the “no teleporting” restriction on Dungeon of the Mad Mage? Is it an artificial and unnecessary way to increase the difficulty of the m

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-seventh entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 27th 2018, and released Wednesday October 31st (aka Halloween) 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comFor our Adventurer’s Packs this week Ostron succeeds his sleight of hand check and steals a magic item set  from Lennon. Next we check out some D&D news as we discover:How the newest terror of Undermountain could be one of your own designWhy the DMs Guild Style Guide is useful for players and DMs other than as a sleeping aidThe latest DotMM spoilers from Nathan StewartAnd what we learnt from the TwitchCon Ravnica PanelAfter that we take a Short Rest and look at creating adversaries for an evil campaign, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksUndermountainThe Terror of UndermountainSummon the Terror of UndermountainDMs Guild Style GuideDotMM Level 15: Obstacle CourseTwitchcon Ravnica PanelHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Population: EvilWi

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, October 20th 2018, and released Wednesday, October 24th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week, for our Adventurer’s Packs Lennon gives us a different perspective on mapping. Next we check out some D&D news as we bring you coverage of:D&D Beyond’s latest updatesAnd our favorite bits from Dragon+ issue 22After that we take a Short Rest from our retrospective series and get into the Spooky Spirit as we discuss Campaigning for Evil , before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksHobbyteD&D Beyond Mobile App updatesDragon+ Issue 22Heroes Rise DiscordA Short Rest:  Wisdom of the Masters: Campaigning for EvilWisdom of the Masters: Campaigning for EvilThis Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your experience with the D&D Beyond mobile app? Do you think it will take over and make other apps obsolete?Are you interested in the Maps and Miscellany packs for DotMM or GMGR? If n

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 13th, and released Wednesday October 17th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week Ryu gives us a new magic item in the form of the Dice of Rolling. Next we check out some D&D news as we bring you coverage of:A new live play D&D showWotC TwitchCon ScheduleAnd a sneak preview of more Mad Mage machinationsAfter that we take a Short Rest and look through the Archives of Candlekeep for the second part of our D&D retrospective series, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.LinksDice of RollingA Fistful of PlatinumWotC at TwitchconDotMM SpoilerDDB Creatures Update Heroes Rise DiscordA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: The Fraternal Twins: AD&D and the Basic SetArchives of Candlekeep: The Fraternal Twins: AD&D and the Basic SetThis Week’s Community QuestionsWhich of the Twitch panels or live games are you going to be checking out during Twitchcon?Whose plight i

Welcome, brave adventurers... to the forty-fourth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 6th 2018, and released Wednesday October 10th 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.Lennon was due to be back in time for this week’s episode, however the local wizards known as “Easyjet” caused a major weather disturbance instead of teleporting him back; so this week we have RaeRae keeping his seat warm.This week we have far too much to go through, so we’re going to skip Adventurer’s packs and check out some D&D news as we bring you coverage of:Halloween Adventures from the DDAL and DDBSome spoilers from Dungeon of the mad mage.And WotC’s Extra Life Fundraising, including an exclusive ampersand t-shirt and a standalone enchiladaAfter that we take a Short Rest and look through the Archives of Candlekeep for the first part of our D&D retrospective series, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.Halloween-Themed AdventuresHalloween Adventures From D&D BeyondHalloween

Welcome, brave adventurers…… to the forty-third entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 29th 2018, and released Wednesday October 3rd 2018 over at heroesrisepodcast.comThis week, Ostron talks about another source for physical tabletop goodies. Next we check out some D&D news as we bring you coverage of:Some D&D tidbits from Nathan Stewart and a collection of lore Lennon will be sorry he missedMore information on the guilds and world of RavnicaAnd the booming controversy that erupted around Roll20 this past weekAfter that we take a Short Rest and review our Adventurer’s journals to learn about multiclassing, before finally looking into the scrying pool to see what you have to say.Showcase TerrainNews From Nathan StewartEberron Q&ARavnica LoreRoll20 ControversyInitial PostNolanT ResponseApostleForTruth UnbanRoll20 Subreddit ChangesHeroes Rise Discord ChannelA Short Rest: Adventurer’s Journal: MulticlassingAdventurer’s Journal: Multiclassing This Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your