Episodes
Episodes



Thursday Dec 31, 2009
The Tome Ep 123: Matt James Advice
Thursday Dec 31, 2009
Thursday Dec 31, 2009
I am joined in this episode by Matt James to talk about what he's doing in the D&D world, as well as building a Shadar-Kai Swordmage and giving advice on how to start a new campaign.
Sponsors:
Pick of the Episode - Plane Below
Character Build (PDFs):
Jeff's Build at Level 1
Jeff's Build at Level 11
Matt's Build at Level 15
Links:
Loremaster
Matt James on Twitter
James' Brothers on Facebook



Friday Dec 25, 2009
The Tome Ep 122: Draconomicon Metallic Dragons
Friday Dec 25, 2009
Friday Dec 25, 2009
Dave Chalker and Quinn Murphy join me to talk about Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons. We tend to like the book although think that one chapter (Dragon Lairs) was lacking in creativity.
Sponsors:
Pick of the Episode
1st Edition Draconomicon
Draconomicon (4e) Chromatic Dragons
Draconomicon (4e) Metallic Dragons
Links:
Critical Hits
Quinn Murphy
"Tide of Iron" by Drakkensteed
Drakkensteed on Twitter



Tuesday Dec 22, 2009
The Tome Ep 121: Revenge of the Giants
Tuesday Dec 22, 2009
Tuesday Dec 22, 2009
To look at the super-adventure Revenge of the Giants I called on Quinn Murphy and Ken Newquist. The short of it, great concepts, great fights, great skill challenges, struggles with pacing and story. Listen up for more.
Sponsor:
Picks of the Episode -
Against the Giants (older versions)
Revenge of the Giants (4e)
Links:
Nuketown
Nuketown Radio Active
At-Will Blog



Saturday Nov 28, 2009
The Tome Ep 220: Building Encounter and Party
Saturday Nov 28, 2009
Saturday Nov 28, 2009
This advice episode is turned on it's head. Phil "Chatty DM" Menard joins me from the great state...er, country of Canada this time around. But instead of building a PC and giving some DM advice we build an encounter for my personal campaign and give some advice on building a cohesive party.
Sponsor:
Links:
Chatty DM
Jeff's HoNoToGroABeMo Posts
Sponsor Jeff in HoNoToGroABeMo to help support breast cancer research



Thursday Nov 19, 2009
The Tome Ep 119: Primal Power
Thursday Nov 19, 2009
Thursday Nov 19, 2009
Primal Power attempts to explain what the primal power source is and provide characters who use it with more options. For this review Jeff is joined by Will Wong, Quinn Murphy, and Marcelo Dior. And they examine if the book successfully accomplishes that goal (here's a quick preview...it does). It was a really fun discussion that no one quite wanted to end, so I hope you enjoy it.
Links:
Jeff on How Not to Grow a Beard Month
HoNoToGroABeMo Day 12 picture (taken during recording)
Sponsor Jeff in HoNoToGroABeMo to help fight breast cancer
At-Will Blog
Voices of the Third Earth (Portuguese)
RPPR (Role-playing Public Radio) New World Campaign



Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
The Tome Ep 118: Abolethic Sovereignty
Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
Tuesday Oct 20, 2009
Regular contributor Will Wong reviews and leads an interview about the Abolethic Sovereignty with author Bruce Cordell. All in all, books sound very interesting to me and it's a great way to see how 4e D&D and Forgotten Realms is impacting your novel lines. Enjoy!
Sponsors:
RPGNow.com
RPGNow Pick of the Episode - Disposable Heroes Fantasy Set 6



Wednesday Sep 30, 2009
The Tome Ep 117: DMG 2 Review
Wednesday Sep 30, 2009
Wednesday Sep 30, 2009
To review the DMG2 I called upon the professionals of Quinn Murphy (At-Will) and Dave Chalker (Critical Hits). All in all this book has some faults, but we generally thought it was fantastic. One of us even claimed that it was the best version of any DMG ever released...that's high praise. Listen in for more.
Sponsors:
RPGNow.com
RPGNow.com Pick of the Episode - Missing in Action
Links:
At-Will
Critical Hits



Sunday Sep 20, 2009
The Tome Ep 116: DMG2 Interview Extravaganza
Sunday Sep 20, 2009
Sunday Sep 20, 2009
In this episode I talked to Mike Mearls and James Wyatt of Wizards of the Coast about the Dungeon Masters Guide 2. I also went down to my local game store, All Fun and Games, in Apex, NC to talk to the people there about the DMG2 World Wide D&D Game Day event.
Sponsors:
RPGNow.com
RPGNow.com Pick of the Episode - Streets and Sewers of Himmelveil
Looking for more info about the DMG 2? Check out...
Previews from...
Fist Full of Comics and Games
Icosohedraphelia 1 and 2
Dungeon Mastering
GeekDad
and At-Will
Also check out full reviews from...
Critical Hits
Fist Full of Comics and Games
and Icosohedraphelia Ch1, 2, 3, and 4
Please consider giving to the Melanoma Research Foundation in memory of Bobbie from All Fun and Games.