Grumpy Dungeon Masters
By Christopher Waples, Jay Johnson
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Episodes: 250
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Four guys who have run too many games of Dungeons and Dragons. Here we gripe about foolish players, horrible mechanics, and bad dice rolls. As well as, worldbuilding, rules, and how to deal with the party splitting up for the third time this session.
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Episode 283 – Can AI And Dungeon Master Merge To Make Better Roleplaying Games
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Episode 282 – Dungeons & Dragons: The History Of High Level Play Part 2
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guests – Erica Lowe: Ragnaborg
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 281 – Dungeons & Dragons: The History Of High Level Play Part 1
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May 26, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guests – Hunter & Heavy: The Secret Of Weepstone
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 280 – Historica Arcanum: The Coven Of Salem
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May 12, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guests – Sonja Akright Of The Geneva Lake Museum
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 279 – Rolling True: How Lou Zocchi Shaped Dungeons and Dragons Dice
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 278 – Your Dungeons & Dragons Game Needs More Appendix N
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 277 – Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Castle Whiterock
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap Part Deux
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guests – Dungeon Damsel & Xane Daniel
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 274 – Blackrazor, The Tarrasque, And Dungeons & Dragons Is Hard
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 273 – Dungeons & Dragons Road Map For 2026
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guest – Ahmed Suffety
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 272 – Ecology Of The Kobold In Dungeons And Dragons
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 271 – Dan’s Dragon Deep Dive 4 And Video Game Dungeons
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Grumpy Guest – Storytellers Forge: Rick Heinz & Erik Frankhouse
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 270 – Another Matt Mercer Top 10 List or Something Like That
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Episode 269 – It’s Just Another Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 268 – Black Bears & Scarabs: A Roleplaying Story
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 267 – Dungeons & Dragons 5E and System Conversions
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 266 – Stranger Things, Action Economy, and You!
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 265 – Year In Review: Best RPG Products 2025
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 264 – Happy Shadowdark Darkest Day!!
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 263 – Nimble: The New Dungeons & Dragons!
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 262 – Is Eberron Forge of the Artificer Any Good?
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 261 – Shadowdark: Cursed Scroll 6
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 260 – Dungeons & Dragons: The Pale Night And The Lady Of Pain
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 259 – Astarion’s Lost Book of Maybe We Will See It Someday
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 258 – Adventures in Faerun And Ooze’s Love Lightning
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 257 – Strahd Must Die: Street Justice
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 256 – Dungeons & Dragons Stories, Lug Con, & Cat Snores
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 255 – Mail Call For Dungeons & Dragons
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 254 – The Worst Dungeons & Dragons Modules Of All Time
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 253 – Crooked Moon May Be The Best Version Of Dungeons & Dragons 5E
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Episode 252 – The Best Mega Dungeons Of All Time
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 251 – A Look At The Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 Starter Set
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 250 – How To Use Cursed Magic Items In Dungeons & Dragons
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 249 – Dragons Deep Dive Part 3
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 248 – No Dungeons Or Dragons Here Today
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 247 – Dark Sun Is Back On The Menu Boys!
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 246 – Every Dungeons & Dragons Video Game Ever
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 245 – Rime Of The Frostmaiden Finished
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 244 – Forgotten Realms Announced
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 243 – Dragons Deep Dive Part 2
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 242 – Daggerheart The D&D Slayer
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 241 – Dungeons & Dragons or D&D BX
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 240 – Dragonbane The Roleplaying Game
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 239 – Dungeons & Dragons Is Just A Combat Simulator
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Grumpy Guest – Heidi & Erik Gygax Garland
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 238 – Free RPG Day Is Upon Us
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode 237 – You Got Your Psionics In My Dungeons & Dragons
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 236 – The Caverns of Thracia By Goodman Games
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 235 – Index Card RPG
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 234 – Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana Horror Part 2
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 233 – Horror Unearthed Arcana 2025
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 232 – Christopher’s Dungeons and Dragons Haul Number 2: Electric Boogaloo
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 231 – Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 Errata Released
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 230 – The Crocaroach Invades Dungeons & Dragons
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 229 – Jeremy Crawford Leaves Hasbro
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 228 – Christopher Meets Ed Greenwood
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 227 – Gary Con Vs Hasbro
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Grumpy Guest – Orthane Productions Dave Hadden
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 226 – Eve Of Vecna Wins Again
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 225 – Caverns Of Thracia By Goodman Games
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 224 – Dungeons & Dragons Sigil Releases To No Fanfare
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 223 – Gary Con Pre-Prequal And Solasta 2
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 222 – Zines, Clockworkless Horror, And A Room Of Undead
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 220 – Unearthed Arcana 2025 Part 2 And The Superb Owlbear
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 220 – Unearthed Arcana 2025 Part 1
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 219 – A Peek At The 80’s Adventures Sub-Class And Magic Items
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 218 – Exploring the Dark World of Monstrosities and Undead
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 217 – New Monsters: Same As The Old Monsters
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 216 – Beholders Are Birds
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 215 – End Of The Year Review
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 214 – Return Of The Bandit
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 213 – Maria Carey Christmas
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 212 – Flail Around And Find Out
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Episode 211 – Baldurs Gate 3 New Patch!
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 210 – The Turkeypocalypse Cometh
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 209 – Dungeon Masters Guide 2024 Round Three
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 208 – Dungeon Masters Guide 2024 Round Two
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 207 – Dungeon Masters Guide 2024
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 206 – Who Wants To Live Forever? Strahd Does. That’s Who.
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 205 – A Day In The Life Of A Mephit
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 204 – You Got Your Hex Grid In My Magic Items
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 203 – Joe Manganiello Stole My Bastion
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 202 – A Bullywug Croaked At Me
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 201 – Episode 201??
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 200 – Episode 200!!
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 199 – Shadowdark!
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 198 – D&D 2024 Broken Already!
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Episode 197 – D&D 2024 Recap & Why Christopher Keeps Drowning Characters
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 196 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Sorceror, Bard, & Warlock
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 195 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Cleric, Druids, & Species
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Grumpy Guest – Myzzrym of Tactical Adventures
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Grumpy Guest – Jarrett Butler 80’s Adventures
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 194 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Ranger and Monk
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 193 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Rogue, Wizard, and Spells
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 192 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Fighter, Paladin, and Barbarian
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Grumpy Guest – Sly Flourish
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 191 – Dungeons & Dragons 2024 The Hype!
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 190 – Kobolds: Dogs Or Lizards?
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Episode 189 – A Valiant Effort
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 188 – D&D 5.5 The Return of Vengar & Warduke
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Episode 187 – 16 Rules For Dungeons & Dragons
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 186 – Vecna And The Eve Of Ruin
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode 185 – Beyond D&D Homebrew
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 184 – The Dreaded Isle of Dread
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 183 – An Expert Opinion
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 182 – Return To Keep On The Borderlands
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 181 – Gongfarmers Anonymous
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Episode 180 – A New Employee Has Entered The Arena
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 179 – Christopher McNotopics
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 178 – Gary Con Dungeons and Dragons 50th Anniversary
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Episode 177 – Matt Mercers Name In Every Single Episode
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 176 – Gravity Always Wins
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 175 – Dungeon Crawl Killings
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Episode 174 – Death By Disintegration
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 173 – The Unchecked Power Of Chicken Hypnotism
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 172 – The Champ Returns
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 171 – Hide And Seek Champion 2024 GDM Christopher
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode 170 – Worst Games Of All Time? Yes Please!
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode 169 – Gee Wiz Kids & Grizzled Grannies!
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 168 – Beware of Toilet Mimics
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Episode 167 – Dungeon 23 and Me and Dracula
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Episode 166 – Magic Schooled
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode 165 – Grumpy Year in Review
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Episode 164 – Christmas Time With MCDM
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 163 – Grumpy Moon
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 162 – D&D 50th Anniversary Leaks
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 161 – Which Came First? The Lizardfolk or the Aarakocra?
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 160 – Matt Mercer Neck Tattoo And The People Who Love Them
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 159 – A Feast of Heroes
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 158 – Book of Many Grumpies
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 157 – Planescape: Redux
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 156 – Dungeon Lord Jay And The Multiverse Of Grumpy
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 155 – Time To Stop Dragon Your Feet
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest – David Schirduan
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 154 – Be Careful Taking Gifts From Strange Game Masters
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 153 – Two Ettins Enter, 1 Ettin Leaves
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 152 – I Want Candy!
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 151 – So God And Godzilla Walk Into A Bar
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 150 – Thaladred’s Tacos And Dice
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 149 – Lady Luck Has Dirty Dice
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 148 – What’s Good For the Goose Is Good For The Gandalf
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 147 – 10 Minutes to Closing
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 146 – AI’s Back on the Menu Boys!
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Episode 145 – Roll on the Table
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 144 – Sigil, Outlands, and All the In-between
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 143 – The Grumpy Council Convenes: Dragonix’s Deadly Denizens
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Episode 142 – Grumpy Dungeon Master’s Tournament: Second Year
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 141 – Return of the Panda: The Revengening
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 140 – Revenge of the RPG Day
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest – James Haeck
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 139 – To Be Lethal Or Not To Be Lethal?
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Episode 138 – Dungeon Crawl Or Diablo Crawl?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 137 – Look What I Made Daddy!
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May 30, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest – Kenzer Co
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 136 – Warlock Snorlock!
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May 16, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest – Luke Gygax
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 135 – Jay Is Dead And Buried Under The Tree Out Back
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May 02, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest – Jeff Ashworth
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 134 – I’ve Got 2 Weeks Until Retirement
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode 133 – Something Something Creators Summit
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 132 – Uncle Ed Said
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 131 – Jump the Bulette
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Episode 130 – One Part Hurricane, Two Parts Firestorm, and Mix!
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 129 – Presto And The Gangs Adventures In The Maze
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 128 – How Much Is Your Soul Worth?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 127 – Furniture Parkour and other advanced tactics for your next D&D game
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 126 – Chat GPT is Taking Our Jorbs!
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Grumpy Guest Returns – Dungeon Lord Jay
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 125 – Roll On Shock Table
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 124 – Back To Business As Usual
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 123 – Christopher Drops The Mic
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 122 – WotC Does It Again
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 121 – OGL My!
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Episode 120 – Riddle Me This
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Episode 119 – I Aint Got Time To Bleed
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Episode 118 – Is Pathfinder Not Good Enough For You?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode 117 – Try The Priest
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 116 – Do or Do Not. There is no Triceratops.
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 115 – DM’s Find A Way
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Episode 114 – There Be Dragons and Lances
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 113 – Finding Your Focus
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 112 – The Deck Of Stupid Magic Items
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 111 – What’s Got Wing’s and Rolls?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 110 – Get Healed With The Fishes
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 109 – Timmy the Tiefling: Patron of the Arts
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 108 – DM Mike Rolls Into Battle!
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 107 – Rangers Are Awesome!
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 106 – Kill Count Confirmed
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 105 – The Further Adventures of Python Pliskin
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 104 – A Giant Returns!
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 103 – Where’s Chris?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Grumpy Guest – James Weeks
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Episode 102 – 5.5 VS 6 Round 1 Fight!
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Episode 101 – Grovel For Glory
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Grumpy Guest – Dungeon Lord Jay
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Episode 100 – Card Sharks
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Episode 99 – D&D Movie The Movie
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Episode 98 – Spelljammin Til The Break of Dawn
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Episode 97 – Cr’aig Made an Appearance
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Episode 96 – Over the Orcus Bridge We Go
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 95 – Free RPG Day Shenanigans
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Episode 94 – Monkeying Around
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Episode 93 – Forging For War
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Episode 92 – The Giant Sized Unearthed Arcana Episode
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Episode 91 – The Legend of Brapp Zanigan
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 90 – Resurrection’s Stupid
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 89 – Cover Me Cr’aig!
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May 17, 2022 |
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Episode 88 – Tangling With the Tarrasque
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 87 – Tagging With Dragons!
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 86 – Spulljummer Confurmed
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 85 – GDM Christopher Strikes Again Part III
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Episode 84 – Elephants Can Fly!
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Episode 83 – Dice For All And All For Dice!
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Episode 82 – Divinity Original Beer Panda
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 81 – Technical Writing?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Episode 80 – Heard You Like Dragonlance
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 79 – GDM Christopher Strikes Again
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Episode 78 – Et Tu, Panda?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Episode 77 – Stupid Ooze Mini
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Episode 76 – Negatives Good Buddy
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Episode 75 – Jubilicious
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Episode 74 – Watering Whoville
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 73 – Grumpy Cookies and Korreds
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Episode 72 – A Little Bit of Chaos in Your Character is Good
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 71 – How to Become a Dungeon Master
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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The end of the year Grumpy Dungeon Masters Special, the Grumpy Dungeon Masters present: Grumpy Player Special, Grumpy Players React 2: Electric Boogaloo Year
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Episode 70 – Grumpy Year in Review
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Episode 69 – Santa’s Been Naughty This Year
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Episode 68 – Ghost of Christmas Grumpy
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Episode 67 – Somebody Play us Attune
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 66 – Duel of the Magic Items
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 65 – In Strange Lands of Lounge Chairs and Kangaroo Pouches
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Episode 64 – Of Unicorns and Frostmaidens (ft Jeffrey Ludwig)
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Episode 63 – Punisher the Puffinator
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 62 – A Story of Vampires and Ghosts
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Grumpy Guest – Kat Kruger
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Episode 61 – Jay Doesn’t Read Good
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Episode 60 – Don’t Spider Open Inside
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Episode 59 – Witchlight: The Reckoning
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Episode 58 – Sticks and Stones but Rules Changes Will Never Hurt Me
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Grumpy Guest – Bruce 2: The Brucening
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Episode 57 – Dungeons and Manga
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 56 – The Chris Episode Spectacular
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Sep 07, 2021 |