Heroes Rise

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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 252nd and final entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 18th 2023, and released Wednesday November 22nd  2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.Alas, after 252 episodes, our campaign is coming to an end, but we’ll always be around to lend you a helping hand. With over 250 episodes and almost as many Adventurer’s Pack picks and Rests both Short and Long, we know that we’ve created a wealth of information that’s not only applicable to D&D 5e, but to TTRPGs as a whole. Over the coming weeks, we will be reshuffling the website to place a focus on the written content, along with a full audio archive, both on the current RSS feeds as well as a public repository so future access to the existing show catalogue is guaranteed. Also, Lennon and Mikey will have copies of everything (seriously, they treat external hard drives like Ryu treats browser tabs), so if you’re ever after something in particular you can always drop us a message and we’ll be ha

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 251st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 11th 2023, and released Wednesday November 15th  2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us on a Dice Adventure!Next we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant WhispersAfter that we’ll dig up some Unearthed Mundana and ask “What’s In A Name?”; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsIf you weren’t able to join us for Dissonant Whispers and you have something you want to say or ask, tell us! You still have one more episode to get us to share our wisdom.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.

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 250th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 28th 2023, and released Wednesday November 1st 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.Folks, we just wanted to take a quick moment to remind you that next episode will be a Dissonant Whispers episode, and we’re inviting you all in. We’ll be recording at 8pm Central on Saturday 11th November, and the topic will be… whatever you like! We would love for as many of you who wish to join us to do so, and all you need is a microphone and to join our Discord at discord.heroesrisepodcast.com. If you can’t join us but still want to take part, just let us know on Discord and we’ll take care of it.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron once again shows us how the other half play D&D… Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Planescape: Adventures in the MultiverseAfter that we’ll head into the Gnomish Workshop to continue finding out if it’s a good idea to be

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 249th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 7th 2023, and released Wednesday October 11th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon takes us to the Thieves Guild Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the Monstrous Compendium, the latest Planescape teasers, and we check out the One D&D Playtest 8: Bastions and Cantrips.After that we’ll head into the Gnomish Workshop and find out if it’s a good idea to be one of us; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.LinksPlanescape and the 2024 Rules Planescape Deep Dive Planescape Character Variants Playtest 8 Bastions and Cantrips Monstrous Compendium 4: Eldraine Creatures Community QuestionsSo do you plan to use or steal any of the creatures from the Eldraine resource? What do you intend to use them for?What do you think of the leaked details around the Planescape adventure? Do you like the lore around

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 248th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 23rd 2023, and released Wednesday September 27th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us about the boodoo who do what you don’t dare do, people. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered ObeliskAfter that we’ll open up our Quest Logs as Lennon, RaeRae and Grimcrag try to remove the tadpoles from their brains in Baldur’s Gate 3; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsAre you going to Phandelver and Below? Perhaps you’d prefer Phandelver and Beyond? Whichever you decide, let us know your impression of it. So what sort of wild shenanigans or tips do you have for Baldur’s Gate 3 players?Support the showOur adventure has now ended, and we've hung up our robe and wizard hats to enjoy our retirement on the Sword Coa

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 247th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 9th 2023, and released Wednesday September 13th 2023 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.  Campaign Builder: Castles & CrownsSpiders and SourdoughNPC Descriptions, Maps and D100 Tables For Your TTRPG GamesNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the One D&D Player’s Handbook Test 7… And just like its predecessor, it’s a biggie!And because the news is so big we’re going to be skipping the Short Rest and heading straight into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo do you have thoughts about any of the specific changes to the classes? Is the Barbarian too druid-y? Is the Fighter wandering in the Monk’s turf? Do Warlocks have a purpose? What do you think of OneDnD as a whole at this point? Is it still a new evolution of

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 246th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 26th 2023, and released Wednesday August 30th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack… OK, Lennon just wrote a bunch of 1980s slang in this, and I wasn’t comfortable saying it in the 80s, so there’s no way I’m saying it 40 years later. So ignoring all of that, we’re left with “Dungeons, Laser, Dragon, Terrain, Minis”. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a sneak peek at the Planescape box set (and a couple of monsters you’ll encounter), as well as getting our first look at Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to learn all about the Rakshasa; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo first we had the castle of tentacles in the giant resource, and now there’s more wriggling otherworldly oddness coming in Phandelver. How

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 245th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 12th 2023, and released Wednesday August 16th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us what’s on her xmind.Next we check out some D&D News as we check out the latest hardcover release Bigby Presents: Glory of the GiantsAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Owlbear; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsIt’s new, it’s Giant, and it’s full of giant things. What was your favorite of the oversized offerings in the new book?How has your experience been with owlbears? Have you actually encountered one in a game, or did you just see it in the movie? 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

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 244th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 29th 2023, and released Wednesday August 2nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron firmly declares his side in the upcoming robot apocalypse, and tries to convince us to join him…Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at everything that’s been teased so far from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, as well as Beadle & Grimm’s Legendary Edition of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Gnomish Workshop to find out why Lennon isn’t sick before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.LinksBigby Presents: Glory of the GiantsFirst LookOfficial TrailerMonstersRunning GiantsUnique LocationsBarbarian SubclassFeats and BackgroundsLoot B&G's The Shattered Obelisk Legendary EditionCommunity QuestionsWhat do you think of the upcoming giant lore book? Are y

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise.This is the 243rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 8th 2023, and released Wednesday July 12th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.This week we’re forgoing the Adventurer’s Pack and Short Rest segments as, yes, the News really is that large. The Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 weighs in at 77 pages and covers 7 classes, subclasses for each, 16 spells, 7 feats, a new Weapons Mastery table and a rules glossary. I’m sure you can see why this might take us a while to get through.And, as always, after that we’ll head into the Scrying Pool to see what you have to sayCommunity QuestionsSo 77 pages. Did you read it all? Did you even skim it? Or are you just relying on our breakdown for your information (which you definitely should, mind you)? However you got the info, what stuck out to you? Are you dissecting the revealed subclasses? Reviewing the changes they made because of our feedback? Or are you poring over the Monk to see if it meets your demands?Support

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 242nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday June 24th 2023, and released Wednesday June 28th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu plays the bassoon. At least I think that’s what the note says, I can’t read her handwriting…Next we discuss some of our favourite and not-so-favourite D&D settings, and what makes them truly great (or terrible), as we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant WhispersAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on what to do with the third wheel; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo we heard about settings in the Dissonant Whispers, what’s your strongest opinion? Do you *really* like Dragonlance? Do you absolutely despise Planescape? Tell us your feelings.You’re in charge of Wizard’s content team. Pick an IP, setting, or storyline you think needs to be made into a D&D sett

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 241st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday June 11th 2023, and released Wednesday June 14th 2023 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. Specifically:DeadlockTales of the ValiantThe Mystery of the Cursed StattuetteNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at all the details we have so far on Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, and what we can learn from all the book covers for Planescape, Phandelin and The Book of Many ThingsAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to find out why it isn’t mice; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhich of the very large pieces of information from the Bigby’s book are you most interested in? Do you want to know more about the giant history and culture? Or are you looking for the new monste

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 240th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday May 20th, and released Wednesday May 24th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, we finally let Lennon eat his dice.Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest boardgame coming from WizKids, the D&D Streaming Channel, the results of the Paladin and Druid Playtest survey, and some Misplaced Monsters.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters on how not to say something; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhat do you think of The Trials of Tempus? Does it sound like a good onramp to D&D? Would you maybe use it as a palette cleanser between campaigns, or when you don’t have enough people to run a full session? What would you put on the D&D streaming channel? Remember, WotC listens to all feedback and has promised to act on it, so bring your best ideas

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 239th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday May 6th, and released Wednesday May 10th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us down to the forge!Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at what we can expect from the new Player’s Handbook with the latest OneD&D playtest covering weapons and adventuring gear; as well as the barbarian, fighter, sorcerer, warlock and wizard classes.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to get totally tortley; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo how do you like the new weapon mastery bonuses? Do you like them all? Are there any they missed? Five new classes to sort through! Is the new Barbarian rage-y enough for you? Are you looking forward to juggling weapons with the fighter? Have they done terrible things to your favorite arcane caster? Support the showOu

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 238th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 22nd, and released Wednesday April 26th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron tells us to “choose our own adventure”. Charming.Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at everything that came out of D&D Creator’s Summit 2023, as well as a little information on the updated Dungeon Master’s Guide coming in 2024.After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep, ‘cause oh Bahamut he comin’; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo what info coming out of the creator’s summit caught your interest? Are you invested in the species/lineage/heritage debate? Are you as excited as Ostron about the new CR calculations? How do you feel about guns…in D&D please.Support the showOur adventure has now ended, and we've hung up our robe and wizard hats to enjoy our

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 237th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 1st 2023 (that’s not a joke), and released Wednesday April 5th 2023 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 take a look at everything that came out of D&D Direct 2023After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn how to troll; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.LinksL'Arsene's Ledger of Treasures and Trinkets - A DnD 5e TomeEmber DiceThe Book of ExtinctionD&D Direct ShowcaseStories in 2023 and BeyondVirtual TabletopMinecraft x D&DWizKids PlushiesD&D Honor Among ThievesMonster Manual EnergyCommunity QuestionsWhich of the new adventures or sources are you most looking forward to? Do you want more giants in your life? Do you want to

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 236th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday March 18th 2023, and released Wednesday March 22nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, the last of our PAX interviews as Ostron and Ryu talk to the fine folks of Turbo Dork, Lethal Shadow, and Scented Adventure.Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at the latest Playtest options for the Druid and Paladin, as well as a few other things from around the D&D multiverseAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and hear some Wisdom of the Masters (and also from our swords, apparently); before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsSo we were slow on the uptake covering the UA, but that just means you all had time to gather your thoughts. So share them with us! Is the druid a rotting shell of its former self? Do you miss the Paladin crit-smites? Do you think the Epic Boons are getting more epic?By the time we ta

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 235th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday February 18th 2023, and released Wednesday February 22nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, more from PAX, this time Ostron and I spoke to the good folks at Beadle and Grimm’s Pandemonium WarehouseNext we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at the latest official release, Keys from the Golden VaultAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and open our Adventurer’s Journal for a brief primer on summons; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsWhich Golden Vault heist is tempting you the most? Do you want to steal a necklace? A painting? Would you rather get a bouncing baby outsider? How would you link all the Golden Vault adventures together in a campaign? Is Ryu right? Is Gruk-Gruk unimaginably cute? Or is it actually nightmare sauce? Dice EnvyOne does not simply use dice as a mere game tool. You need dice t

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 234th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday February 4th 2023, and released Wednesday February 8th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com.In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, more from PAX, this time a Virtual TableTop Two-ferNext we check out some D&D News, as we bring you right up to date with the latest OGL shenanigans, and we take a look at everything we know so far about the next hardcover release, Keys from the Golden VaultWhat is it?https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1430-what-is-keys-from-the-golden-vault-13-heistEverything You Need To Knowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhwUWke8w3IPrisoner 13https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1438-claim-your-copy-of-prisoner-13-and-infiltrateAfter that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep to find out if the KDM is a lich; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to say.Community QuestionsDo you have any final thoughts on the OGL debacle? Are you happy th