This is the best DungeonTube video I have seen in years, but it should have been titled, "TTRPGs 2035: Four Possible Futures." Baron spoke to dozens of TTRPG insiders, and essentially wrote a white paper on where the industry could be going. Essential viewing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oZF...

Is D&D in Trouble?

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The Wild 90s in TTRPGs! This conversation was a great one! First up today is Wolfgang Baur, a creator and businessperson whose fingerprints are all over the hobby. youtu.be/dYThl7bUzZ0

The Wild 90s in TTRPGs! A conversation with Wolfgang Baur & Satyros Phil Brucato Ep- 86

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Shamelessly, 30 minutes into this interview with Cam Banks & Fred Hicks, I share leaked D&D sales data. youtu.be/BJsGXTwujA4

Let's talk about Uncle Gary: A conversation with Gygax's biographer, Michael Witwer. youtu.be/--xDib5iDY4

Let’s talk about Uncle Gary: A conversation with Gygax’s biographer, Michael Witwer Ep. 72

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This week, brilliant Bastionland creator Chris McDowall & Comedy Central veteran Jeremy Bent talk improvisation & art on D&D Outloud! youtu.be/pyxt_y9oV5I

The Ring Knight Honors the Weeping Seer-with Jeremy Bent & Chris McDowall Ep. 71

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Does 4E D&D have the best combat? The question leads us to a conversation with two of the game's three lead designers. youtu.be/CZhJBoki3qk

"D&D is Not in the Innovation Biz" A Conversation with Two 4th Ed Designers- Ep 70

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My podcast has evolved into a conversation between TTRPG luminaries, and it's awesome. But it needs a new name. Current possibilities: Dungeons & Discussions Tabletop Team-Up The Riggscast/The Ben Riggs Show/Something else with my name in it. OR: Something else. Thoughts?

Wanna know what the hell is going on at WotC? Let’s ask people who used to work there. youtu.be/lRRBZi6VtVY

"All of the $ should be coming to Wizards-" an interview with the former WotC Book Team Ep. 69

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Jesus Christ! I have 71 pages written and revised on the development of D&D 3.0 that have never seen the light of day? What the hell am I doing here?

This one’s a banger: D&D designer Steve Winter meets Ben Milton of Questing Beast! Ben Milton is a game designer, YouTube sage, and sorceror-king of the OSR! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRyV...

D&D Designer Meets the Questing Beast! Ep. 61

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The American Constitution died in the past six months, so we are going to need a new one. You may say that’s an exaggeration. I would ask then that you look at our constitutional system of checks and balances, ‘cause right now the checks don’t balance.

I can't believe I got these two on the show together! First, Kevin Crawford is a TTRPG design legend. My favorites from his work are Stars Without Number, youtu.be/HLe3saMZYk4?...

Legendary RPG Designer Breaks Media Silence- Ep. 59

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Who saved Dungeons & Dragons? How many people could say that they saved Dungeons & Dragons? Off the top of my head, I would say that the list of people who could say they saved D&D at some point over the course of its 51-year history is less than 20. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OpW...

Did this guy save Dungeons & Dragons? Ep 58

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The voice of male Commander Shephard, Mark Meer, conversates with Ravenloft co-creator Bruce Nesmith and Ravenloft author James Lowder. Click here! youtu.be/sEGxpb4iMbA

Are hexcrawls the adventure's final form? We discuss that very question with two of the premier purveyors of the hexcrawl format in the 21st century: Jacob Hurst & WF Smith, aka Prismatic Wasteland.

I have interviewed bestselling authors, Ivy League professors, and comic creators whose work has gone on to generate billions at the box office. But as a class, TTRPG professionals seem to be the smartest people I regularly talk to.

Kevin Kulp & Jeff Grubb have, between them, created entire cosmologies and entire timelines. Kulp is the award-winning creator of Timewatch and the investigative fantasy game, Swords of the Serpentine.

hannon Appelcline is a TTRPG historian par excellence. His Designers & Dragons set a high bar for the field and I cannot recommend it too highly. HIs recent Traveller history, This is Free Trader Beowulf, is similarly excellent.

Ask a round of nerds what the first RPG was, and you'll likely get D&D as your answer. Some might shout out Blackmoor. A few may say Braunstein. But what if the answer was... something else? A long talk with the Thucydides of RPG history, Jon Peterson! Link below:

You will not regret spending an hour listening to this conversation between 5th edition designer Mike Mearls and Shadowdark designer Kelsey Dionne. youtu.be/ZRPJ_61QnWs

Mike Mearls + Kelsey Dionne = An Hour of Happy Ep. 50

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Ben Wikler 2028!

Pirate Borg designer Luke Stratton is a true polymath. Not only did he make the setting and the rules for his brutal, fast, and fun pirate RPG, but he also did the art! Additionally, he is a famous lighting designer who traveled the world lighting grunge gods, the Smashing Pumpkins! Link below!

Ed Greenwood may be the most successful Canadian fantasist of all time. His work has been translated into novels, comic books, games, movies, and (hopefully) a Netflix TV series. Come and learn the secrets of world-building from the creator of the Forgotten Realms! Link below! youtu.be/jKywei6KqKE

How to Design a World with Ed Greenwood- Ep 41

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Let’s imagine the next American Constitution! I would still start with the classics, although somewhat updated: “We, the People of the United States of America, hold these truths to be self-evident, that everyone is created equal, that we are endowed with certain unalienable rights...

The American Republic of 1787 is dead/dying. "...it is vital that they see the important truth that there is no going back to the old status quo. President Trump and Elon Musk really have altered the structure of things.

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We remain in the year of 1979 in our tour of each and every D&D/TSR release from the shelves of The Gamehole. Up today is another rare, the module, Lost Tomoachan. It was released at Origins with only 300 numbered copies in 1979. Here are my 4 copies.

Today, we continue our discussion about "Wish" in with 5E co-lead designer, Mike Mearls! And once that discussion is complete, I ask Mike a question that has fueled endless internet speculation since 2019: Why did Mike leave D&D? youtu.be/4VUnNkOoasA

Why Mike Mearls Left D&D Ep- 39

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UA lore feels like a prank

I ran I6: Ravenloft using SHADOWDARK three times in the autumn of 2024. The system and the adventure made beautiful music together. It was fast, dangerous, chaotic, brooding, mysterious and fun as hell.