Episode 292 – A Module For Gary Gygax

Last week we touched on the Dungeons & Dragons World of Warcraft. This week we take a full look at what's in the book. Overall it's not bad. Jay got to run the Curse of Garnet Lake for his 80's adventures game. Did his characters survive? Listen in and see.

This week Christopher takes over with a rules discussion covering 5E and 5.5. He also wraps up his latest "Adventurers League" game where characters died (no surprise there!), and shares his honest thoughts on getting his hands on D&D World of Warcraft. Later in the show, Dan takes a look at another classic Gary Gygax module of infinite fame: the Tomb of Horrors.

This week the guys talk about Sword World. The Backerkit has crushed it so far at close to $3 million and many days to go. If you like Anime Dungeons & Dragons check it out. Dan looks at the Drow module series from Gary Gygax and Christopher talks about the difficulties his players are having.

If you've ever wanted to play a 1990's cyberpunk horror adventure in Dungeons & Dragons we have the thing for you. Project Lamordia. Didn't have that on our bingo card. Also Dan talks Gary Gygax modules where you get killed by rocks thrown by giants.

Christopher digs through the strangeness that is Dragon magazine issue #3. This includes the "Idiot" class. Right up the Grumpy Dungeon Masters alley. Also Dan finds out that the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players handbook didn't teach you how to roll up stats for characters.

The Grumpy Dungeon Masters visited LUGcon this weekend and had a good time playing some games. Surviving a game of Call of Cthulhu is always something to rejoice about. Also Christopher killed more players in his weekly D&D Encounters game. Nobody is surprised.

The Grumpy Dungeon Masters dive through issue #2 of The Dragon. Digging deep into the history of Dungeons & Dragons and looking at the weird and the wonderful. The Alchemist, unexpected traps, and the Remorhaz, who's back is apparently hotter than lava.

The guys finally get around to talking about the Tomb of Gyzaengaxx module created by Gooeycube and Luke Gygax. An old school module that Gary Gygax would be proud of. They also play a game of who made the better Szass Tam!

This week the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are joined by Professor Dungeon Master of Dungeon Craft and Deathbringer fame. They chat about the current Backerkit for the game, the Youtube channel, and how to be a better game master in general.

The guys went to DragonCon to play some Pirate Borg and Mutant Crawl Classics. Also they talk about the 80's Adventures that finally released. Dungeons & Dragons 5E full of 1980's film and music references. What's not to love!