Episodes

50 minutes ago
50 minutes ago
Livestreaming as always Fridays at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about the species in the upcoming Eberron book, the new D&D starter set's price, a new edition of Mutants & Masterminds, 7th Sea being taken on my Studio Agate, Critical Role's new tour, and more!
- Wizards of the Coast Reveals Revised Eberron Species Details
- Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set Price Point Revealed
- Train To Be A Pro Dm At 'D&D' 'Dungeon Master University'
- Paizo Inc. Names Industry Veteran Christian Moore as First Chief Growth Officer
- Paizo Partners with Titan Forge and MyMiniFactory to Offer Premium STLs and Print-On-Demand Miniatures
- Critical Role Announces 2026 Live Tour Dates, Three Shows in Europe
- New Edition of Mutants & Masterminds Coming Soon
- Studio Agate Takes Over 7th Sea From Chaosium
- University of Chicago announces Hemlock
- Numerous Objections To Diamond's ''Hostage Inventory'' Plan
- Group Battling Diamond Has Nine Comic Publishers
- We've Talked Dogs, Cats, Tigers, Zombies and Beetles... But We Know What You REALLY Want Is A Dragon Wyrmling

7 days ago
7 days ago
Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about the contents of the upcoming Eberron book, congratulating this year's ENnies nominees, and chatting about Pets & Sidekicks with special guest Paul Hughes!
Pets & Sidekicks chat starts at 1 hours 7 minutes into the podcast.
- Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Page Count, Contents Revealed
- Dungeons & Dragons Shifts to Franchise Model, Dan Ayoub Named as Head
- D&D Beyond's Users Online Over Last Year
- Introducing Paizo Plus
- Congrats To 2025's ENnie Nominees!
- Dragonbane Miniatures Coming to Kickstarter
- New One Ring and Lord of the Rings Starter Sets Launching at Gen Con
- Exploration Guide Announced for Star Trek Adventures 2E
- Jess Lanzillo Joins White Wolf as Creative Director
- Green Ronin Crowdfunding Legal Defense Fund In Fight Against Diamond Distrubutors
- Today's The Day You Meet Your New Best Friend--Pets & Sidekicks Launches On Kickstarter!
- Ride A Giant Beetle Into Battle In Pets & Sidekicks!
- Even Familiars Like Cats Can Level Up In Pets & Sidekicks

Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Livestreaming as always Fridays at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about how Diamond Distributors has screwed over a bunch of publishers, the new solo play guidelines in D&D's Dragon Delves anthology, and more!
- Roll20 D&D 2024 Roadmap: Feature Reveals!
- D&D's New Solo Player Guideline Explained
- Pathfinder Lost Omens Shining Kingdoms
- Warhammer: The Old World RPG Offers A New Take On The Empire
- Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory
- ENNIE Awards announce Award Nominees on 4th July
- Mausritter Month on Backerkit
- New D&D Magic Items From Pets & Sidekicks: Saddles, Scrolls, & Pipes
- Adobe Price Rises in June
- Curse of Strahd Reloaded

Friday Jun 27, 2025
353 | Arcane Subclasses, Tomb Raider RPG Cancelled, Origins Game Fair
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about the arcane subclasses in Unearthed Arcana, how Evil Hat's Tomb Raider RPG got cancelled due to creative differences, Origins Game Fair attendance figures and awards, Daggerheart, Rebel Scum, and more!
- New D&D Unearthed Arcana Reveals Seven Arcane Subclasses
- Dragon Delves Dedicated to Chris Perkins
- D&D Version of Boardgame Horrified Coming In August
- WizKids to Release Adult Blue Dragon Figure Based on Dragon Delves
- Tomb Raider RPG Cancelled For Creative Differences
- Daggerheart Releases Another Round of Playtesting, Including Two New Classes
- Origins Game Fair Confirms 19K Attendees in 2025
- Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast Is The Origin Award Winning RPG Product
- Shadows Over Sol
- Rebel Scum

Friday Jun 20, 2025
Friday Jun 20, 2025
Livestreamed as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about people leaving WotC, people joining Darrington Press, people leaving Darrington Press, and more, including a new Dark Horse D&D comic, leaked concept art from a D&D video game, and Ed Greenwood playing Baldur's Gate 3.
- Jess Lanzillo Departs Wizards of the Coast
- 3% Of Hasbro's Workforce Laid Off
- François Froideval Passes Away
- Dark Horse Reveals First Dungeons & Dragons Comic
- Cancelled D&D Video Game Project Concept Art Leaks Online
- Baldur's Gate Creator Plays BG3 | Making A Character
- Baldur's Gate Creator Plays BG3 | Pt 2
- Paizo’s Free RPG Day Offerings Include Space Pirates And Dragons From Levels 1-10
- Critical Role — Vox Machina: Stories Untold
- Guide to Delving Dungeons
- Ivan Van Norman Leaves Darrington Press
- Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press
- EN5ider Magazine Issue #3 Is All About Fighters
- Interview With Paul Hughes About PETS & SIDEKICKS

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Livestreamed as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we talked about new D&D video games (again), a Kids on Bikes spinoff, Starfinder's new Player Core, musketeers vs. Cthulhu, and more!
- Wizards wants to make RPGs as serious as BG3
- Solasta II is switching to the 2024 Ruleset
- Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition Is Launching On Consoles For The First Time
- Converting to System Reference Document 5.2.1
- Valda’s Gunslinger Class Comes To D&D Beyond—But Not Without Controversy
- Starfinder Player Core Explained
- Call Of Cthulhu: ‘The Sutra Of Pale Leaves: Twin Suns Rising’ Available Now – The King In Yellow Lives
- All Eyes On New Mr. Potatohead Beholder From WizKids – Including Origins Exclusive
- 'Kids On Bikes' Become Superheroes In 'Kids In Capes'
- Claudia Christian's "All The Cardinal's Men" RPG
- You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You!

Friday Jun 06, 2025
350 | D&D Video Games, Goodman Games (again!), Return of White Wolf
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about new D&D video games, Goodman Games and the City State (again!), and the return of White Wolf!
- UK Games Expo Attracts 42,000 Attendees Making It World's 3rd Largest Tabletop Convention
- New D&D Video Game Announced
- Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked Is A Multiplayer Co-Op Tactical Video Game
- Wizards of the Coast Hiring New Lead Designer and Head of Game Ecosystem for D&D
- Goodman Games: Our Efforts Have Been Mischaracterized
- Jason Carl on White Wolf's Return, Mage: The Ascension Plans
- Morale Rules In and Out of Combat

Monday Jun 02, 2025
349 | UK Games Expo Live Show With Guest Host Andy Peregrine
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Join Russ and Jessica as they broadcast live from the UK Games Expo in front of an epic audience! This episode features special guest host Andy Peregrine discussing the challenges of freelancing in the RPG industry.
- D&D Debuts Playtest for Psion Class
- Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy (Updated!)
- D&D and Star Wars Designer Rodney Thompson Turns His Hand To Cyberpunk in Neon City Outlaws
- Return of the Ripper : an urban horror adventure for DCC RPG
- Underisles

Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we talk about the newly announced Book of Dragons, the debacle surrounding WizKids' Baldur's Gate 3 miniatures, Daggerheart's release, and Judges Guild publicly wading into the Goodman Games controversy.
- D&D's The Book of Dragons Announced
- WizKids Issues Refund for Baldur’s Gate 3 Character Boxed Set
- Catalyst Game Labs Announces Tariff Price Increases
- Glooomhaven Project Update: U.S. Freight Booked & U.S. Tariff Surcharges
- Trump threatens tariffs on EU goods and Apple iPhones
- Daggerheart Releases Two New Classes for Playtest
- Dragonbane Announces Two New Books
- Judges Guild Makes Statement About Goodman Controversy
- Bundle of Holding–Awfully Cheerful Engine

Friday May 16, 2025
347 | Eberron Alt Cover, Goodman/Judges Guild Updates, Pathfinder Does War!
Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
Livestreaming as always today at 2pm UK time (9am ET)! This week we'll be talking about the alternate cover for Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, updates on where the money goes in the Goodman Games/Judges Guild controversy, and Pathfinder's upcoming Battlecry! book!
- Eberron: Forge of the Artificer Alternate Cover Revealed
- 'D&D Icons Of The Realms: Potato Head Beholder' Gets A Release Date
- New 'D&D Xanathar's Treasure' Packs Head to Retail
- Pathfinder RPG: Battlecry!
- Goodman Games Offers Assurances About Judges Guild Royalties
- Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th
- Dimension 20’s ‘Cloudward, Ho!’ Trailer Is A Love Letter To Atlantis And ‘Treasure Planet’
- RPG Evolution: Dice Alternatives
- Legendary Strongboxes for D&D
- OSRIC 3
- Into the Woods: New Species, Eerie Monsters, and Haunting Villains
- Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for Level Up A5e and D&D
- Man forced to pay Wizards of the Coast $27K & write apology after Gen Con MTG heist