Tag: DnD5e

Michael went to GenCon 2014

  I joined my fellow gamers for our annual pilgrimage to the holy land of Indianapolis, Indiana to pay homage to our forefathers and foremothers of Gaming.  Below follows the travelogue of my adventures this year.   The Rpg Academy Pre-GenCon Extravaganza In what I hope will become an annual event, I had put out …

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Campaigns: City of the Damned: Ep 3 – Frog Guts

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:10:58 — 56.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The Rpg Academy. I am Michael and this is the the Campaigns:  City of the Damned: Episode 3 – Frog Guts. This whole adventure, which i’m calling The …

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Campaigns: City of the Damned: Ep 2 – The Celestial Flare

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:45 — 62.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The Rpg Academy. I am Michael and this is the second in a special series of the Campaigns. This whole adventure, which i’m calling The Cursed City …

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Michael Reviews D&D Basic

D&D Basic – A Review, by Michael After numerous delays I was able to finally finish my read-through of the       Version 0.1 of Basic D&D PDF. I wanted to read it in detail and really soak in the details and compare to earlier versions I experienced through the Play Test process as …

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Campaigns: City of the Damned: Ep 1 – A Bard’s Tale

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:56 — 59.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS    Hello and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The Rpg Academy. I am Michael and this is the first in a special series of the Campaigns. This whole adventure, which i’m calling The …

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Caleb Reviews the D&D Basic PDF

Ok kids, time for my take on DnD Basic…AKA Fifth Edition Lite…AKA the Cliff Notes version of DnD…AKA the first taste is free…AKA The One Where Michael and I Disagree.   Basic has only been out for a few days and already the interwebs are already aflame with opinions and arguments about this new thing …

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Overview of the D&D 5e Starter Set

D&D 5e Starter Box   On July 3rd, 2014 Wizard’s of the Coast (WotC) launched the newest edition of Dungeons and Dragons. The previous moniker of #Next was dropped and it is now simply D&D and if needed D&D5e.   This was a two-pronged launch. The D&D Starter Box aimed at new DM’s or new …

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Campaigns: A New World – Ep 20: The End

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:22 — 37.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello, and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The RPG Academy. This is where you get to hear how our games actually run at the table. I am Michael, and this is The Campaigns, A New …

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Faculty Meeting # 48 – Not in Spanish

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:14:21 — 59.6MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and Welcome to Faculty Meetings: The general advice and discussion podcast from The RPG Academy where we discuss topics from our table or yours I am Michael and this is Faculty Meeting # 48 – Not in Spanish. …

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Campaigns: A New World – Ep 19: Dibs

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:01 — 50.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello, and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The RPG Academy. This is where you get to hear how our games actually run at the table. I am Michael, and this is The Campaigns, A New …

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