Heroes Rise

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

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventy-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 24th, and released Wednesday, July 28th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows us some teeny, tiny paints. Wait, that says mini paints. Never mind.Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover Beadle & Gimm’s The Wild Beyond The Witchlight editions, the latest Critical Role sourcebook from Darrington Press: Tal’dorei Reborn and the latest Magic: The Gathering adventures, A Verdant Tomb and Deepest Night.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to find out why Thay is not your color; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksMiniPaintsOn the iOS App StoreOn Google PlayThe Wild Beyond the WitchlightSilver EditionPlatinum EditionTal’Dorei Campaign Setting RebornTeaser at Beadle & Grimm’sAnnouncementMTG: A Verdant TombMTG: Deepest NightA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: Thay

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventy-fourth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 17th, and released Wednesday, July 21st, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu melts into a puddle of squee and Lennon has to read her lines.Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss everything from D&D Live 2021 including Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos; The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. [web gnome: Brace yourselves for the inevitable burst of Ryu]After that we take a Short Rest and dig up some Unearthed Mundana on why Thay is not your colour; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksD&D Live 2021 Book AnnouncementsStrixhaven: A Curriculum of ChaosThe Wild Beyond The WitchlightThe Witchlight Carnival: Dice and MiscellanyFizban’s Treasury of DragonsThis Week’s Community QuestionsThree books now have a whole bunch more detail to them than they did before, so spill. What’s yo

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventy-third entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 10th, and released Wednesday, July 14th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon shows us where all his favourite taverns are!Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss D&D Cartoons, Further Adventures in the Forgotten Realms and all the details of all the games at D&D Live 2021.After that we take a Short Rest and dig up some Unearthed Mundana to find out how crime is actually organized; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksHere Be TavernsAll the D&D CartoonsAdventures In The Forgotten Realms: The Hidden PageD&D Live 2021 Tables ListA Short Rest: Unearthed Mundana: How Is Crime Organized?Unearthed Mundana: How Is Crime OrganizedThis Week’s Community QuestionsSo do you think D&D Live is still a relevant series of shows and announcements that help people stay in touch with what’s coming up for

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventy-second entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 3rd, and released Wednesday, July 7th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu promises us these adventures are legendary! Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss Volo’s guide to... Thay? The latest MTG-DND crossover adventure, In Scarlet Flames. Some news for Adventurer’s League players wanting to play in the Master’s campaigns, and whatever the heck is going on with TSR. No, not that TSR — the other TSR. No, the other one.After that we take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom from the Master on OP Mitigation; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksLegendary Adventures for D&D 5eMike Myler Epic web siteFor purchase on DriveThru RPGVolo’s Guide to… Thay?Magic: The Gathering meets Dungeons and Dragons -- In Scarlet FlamesAdventurer’s League: Master Story Arc OptionsTactical Studies Rules 3.5?Ernie’s InterviewDa

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventy-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 26th, and released Wednesday, June 30th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron takes us on a date. There’s no D&D News this week, so we’re going to be gathering around the firelight for some Dissonant Whispers as we discuss party composition.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop because we need heals, so where’s the … druid?; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksFantasy CalendarA Short Rest: Gnomish Workshop: Need Heals, where’s the … Druid?Gnomish Workshop: Need Heals, where’s the… Druid?This Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your opinion on the so- called “holy trinity” in parties? Is it necessary in some cases, or can it be totally tossed out on a whim?Have you ever played with a single-class party? What class was everyone playing? How did it work?Heroes Rise are always on the look

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred seventieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 19th, and released Wednesday, June 23rd, 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.Next we check out some D&D News as we discuss the plans for the first D&D Live 2021 Celebrity Game we know of and the latest information on the D&D video game out now, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance.LinksRPG World Map Creation KitHeliana’s Guide to Monster HuntingSidequests VD&D Live 2021 Celebrity GameDark Alliance Video GameA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: Whips of Chains Excite Me (Shadar Kai)Archives of Candlekeep: Whips of Chains Excite Me (Shadar Kai)This Week’s Community QuestionsSo what’s your take on the D&D live game coming up for D&D Live 2021? Who do you think the mystery guest will be?Are you, or will you be, delving deeper into virtual dungeons with Driz’zt an

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 12th, and released Wednesday, June 16th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu is buying her level ups.Next we check out some D&D News as we explore Beadle and Grimm’s announcement about special editions for the upcoming books, changes coming in the next season of Critical Role, and the new Unearthed Arcana that might very obviously tie in to an upcoming book release.LinksLevel UpBeadle & Grimm’s AnnouncementsWitchlight, PlatinumWitchlight, SilverCritical Role, Campaign 3Unearthed Arcana: Mages of StrixhavenA Short Rest: Gnomish Workshop: Critical Imagination: Nat 20s Out of CombatGnomish Workshop: Critical Imagination: Nat 20s Out of CombatThis Week’s Community QuestionsWhat do you think of Critical Role’s mini campaign coming up? Do you like the shakeup of DM and cast members, or are you missing the comforting familiarity of Mercer DMing and the usual cas

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 5th, and released Wednesday, June 9th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron shows us how he keeps finding new toys to play with in the Gnomish workshop.Next we check out some D&D News as we explore the latest Dev Blog from D&D covering how they approached making D&D scary for the Ravenloft book, and the latest “leaked” information on the upcoming D&D resources.LinksThe Loot Shop2021 WotC Publication “Leaks”The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild AdventureCurriculum of Chaos: Strixhaven Adventure bookA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: I would skulk 500 Miles: Dungeon corridorsWisdom of the Masters: I would skulk 500 Miles: Dungeon corridorsThis Week’s Community QuestionsSo what’s your explanation for the carnival on the feywild book? Is it a hint of characters and plot hooks that will form the adventure, or is it just a marketing red herring

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

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 15th, and released Wednesday, May 19th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron shows off his new ink. Next we check out some D&D News as we check out the latest hardcover release from Wizards, Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop to find out what happens when we break an oath; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksInk & ClawVan Richten’s Guide to RavenloftA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Whyfor The Locked Door?Gnomish Workshop: OathbreakingThis Week’s Community QuestionsSo what do you think about the latest book from Wizards of Coast? Do we have Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a well crafted tome of information for running horror based campaigns, or is it Ricky’s Guide to Spooky Town, a conglomeration of everything that might relate to horror but

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 8th, and released Wednesday, May 12th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon shows us he can speak D&D. There’s no D&D News this week, so instead we ...OK, I’m going to just level with you guys for a second. There is, actually, a tonne [ed.: plethora] of D&D News. Essentially, a YouTuber (who’s done this sort of thing before) received a review copy of Van Richten’s Guide, and did a page-by-page reveal, in full-screen, in 4K, and so the entire book has been leaked. We were going to cover some of the official teasers on Dark Gifts and how the Dhampir, Hexblood and Reborn lineages compare to their UA counterparts; but considering you can’t move on the internet for other, much bigger spoilers, it kinda seems a little pointless. Also, we’re going to save our review for next week, when Van Richten’s Guide officially launches. Anyway, where was I? Ah, yes..

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-fourth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 1st, and released Wednesday, May 5th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu throws us in a dungeon of dice. Next we check out some D&D News as we check out the latest teaser video from Wizards of the Coast, and uncover what’s in the latest issue of Dragon+.After that we take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on when to take a break; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksDice DungeonsThe Web SiteThe Kickstarter Project: Condition CoinsVan Richten’s Guide to RavenloftIntroduction VideoOh, The Horror! A Dreaded Stream of TweetsBody HorrorGothic HorrorCosmic HorrorGhost StoriesFolk HorrorDark FantasyDomain of Dread: BluetspurDomain of Dread: LamordiaDomain of Dread: BaroviaDragon+ Issue 37A Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: When to Take a BreakWisdom of the Masters: When to Take a BreakLast Week’s Community

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-third entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 24th, and released Wednesday, April 28th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron gets all doom and glum. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a tour of the D&D Studios, check out the new D&D Beyond mobile app and take a sneaky peek into Beadle & Grimm’s workshop.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to learn all about Modrons; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksGlumdarkD&D Studio Blog 1B&G's Silver Edition of Ricky's Guide to SpookytownD&D Beyond App MergerA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: ModronsArchives of Candlekeep: ModronsLast Week’s Community QuestionsWhat do you think of the development blog from Wizards? Is it a good expansion of transparency, or is it a poor substitute for the shows and spoilers the old crew used to give us.A

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixty-second entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 17th, and released Wednesday, April 21st, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon tells us about the latest cartographer he’s fantasizing about.Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover the latest Unearthed Arcana featuring Draconic Options.After that we take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters about clear and present danger; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksCaeoraUnearthed Arcana: Draconic OptionsAfter that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep for a Daddy Daughter Date; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.A Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Clear and Present DangerWisdom of the Masters: Clear and Present DangerLast Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your impression of the dragonborn lineages and the new kobold? Are they welcome ch

Activating supportive subroutines. Greetings. I am the Realized Oikumenatal Solution to Removing Obfuscation, commonly referred to as ROSTRO. It is likely you are receiving this broadcast on the fourteenth day of the lunar temporal measurement period associated with opening. To the issue at hand: a pervasive issue of discussion and contemplation has begun to vitiate through attentive processes of all staff excepting the entity known as the Killer DM, whose thought processes differ enough from average so as to avoid common mental trends. The common word associated with this thought process is “minis”. Using context clues and the limited psionic access available directly into the mind of Ostron it seems a number of staff have issues with these entities. Lennon is repeatedly attempting to paint them, Ostron lacks storage space to store all of the ones he has accumulated, Ryu’s are resistant to initiating sleep cycles and pester her repeatedly for frozen dairy desserts, Branwen’s often perch on tables and assault

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred sixtieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 3rd, and released Wednesday, April 7th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu shows us her version of Conjure Woodland Creations. Next we check out some D&D News-ish as we uncover:WizKid’s new “mini” (and I use that in the loosest of terms), and then gather around the campfire for some Dissonant Whispers as we discuss all things mini.LinksConjured WoodworksEtsy ShopInstagramTiamat MiniAfter that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep for a Daddy Daughter Date; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.A Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: Daddy Daughter DateArchives of Candlekeep: Daddy Daughter DateLast Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your experience with minis and D&D? Or minis not for D&D. Or minis that don’t really deserve the name because they’re nearly life-size.And, what is your approach to

Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred fifty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 27th, and released Wednesday, March 31st, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, absolutely nothing, so we’re going to gather round the campfire for some Dissonant Whispers on transitioning from a player to a DM.There’s no D&D News this week, what what?So ok then, we’re heading straight over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say. Last Week’s Community QuestionsIf you’ve never been a DM and only played in D&D games, what do you think would make you try running a game?If you’re usually a DM, do you prefer it, or is it just that you’re the “only one who will do it?” If you prefer it to being a player, why is that?If you’ve never been a player or a DM, why are you listening to this podcast? No, we’re curious; if we have broader appeal, we need to know.Heroes Rise are always on the lookout for new team members that have a passion for Dungeons and Dragons.

 Welcome, brave adventurers...... to the one hundred fifty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 20th, and released Wednesday, March 24th, over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Oh Emm Gee, Lennon’s found some generators.Next we check out some D&D News as we uncover:The latest Unearthed Arcana: Folk of the Feywild.After that we take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to check out some Actual Forgotten Realms with a look at Al Qadim; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksOMGMUnearthed Arcana 2021: Folk of the FeywildA Short Rest: Archives of Candlekeep: Actual Forgotten Realms: Al QadimArchives of Candlekeep: Actual Forgotten Realms: Al QadimLast Week’s Community QuestionsFey races from the Unearthed arcana; do you want to join Ryu’s legion of rabbit folk monks? Are you looking to impersonate a tiny creature as a Fairy? Do you want to jump into the debate around Owlfolk arms?Also, what’s your take

Welcome, brave adventurers...this is the 157th entry into our chronicle, recorded at various points throughout the week, and released Wednesday March 17th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu makes her bards BATTLE TO THE DEATH IN MORTAL COMBAT! Next we check out some D&D News as we give you our impressions of Candlekeep Mysteries. After that we take a Short Rest and dig up some Unearthed Mundana and ask “What’s in a stat?”; before finally heading over to the Scrying Pool to see what you have to say.LinksBattle BardsCandlekeep MysteriesA Short Rest: Wisdom of the Masters: Managing NPCsUnearthed Mundana: What's In A Stat?Last Week’s Community QuestionsWhat’s your favorite book to come out of Candlekeep? And what do you think of the quality of the stories contained in the new tome?What do you think of Ostron’s tinfoil hat theory? Are they trying to put in a link to Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft? Or is it just a basic template that Perkins wrote with no ulterior motive.