Wolfgang Baur joins me in this episode where we build a monster called a Spark based on a Pathfinder RPG monster built by Adam Daigle for a monster contest at Kobold Quarterly. We then talk about how to make your character work in a group even though you like to always be the exception to the rule, the loner, the odd-ball.
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Picks of the Episode - Planes of Chaos and Kobold Quarterly
The Original Spark
Jeff's Version of the Spark

Wolfgang's Version of the Spark (provided with permission from Kobold Quarterly)

Links:
Kobold Quarterly
Wolfgang Baur on Twitter

This episode is a collection of mini-reviews of a slew of 3rd party products (products usable for D&D but not by Wizards of the Coast). Chris Heard from Icosohedraphelia gives us reviews of the Chessex Dice Boot, Sonic Legends Soundscapes, and Paizo GameMastery Flip-Pad Mats, Jeremiah McCoy from the Basics of the Game gives us a look at Tieflings from Goodman Games, Marcelo Dior from Voices of the Third Earth (a Portuegese language show) talks about iPlay4e, and Donny (from my gaming group) brings you a look at In Search of Adventure from Goodman Games. Oh, and I also did some reviewing. Goodman Games products I reviewed includes Scions of Punjar and The Forgotten Portal and I also looked at Q-Workshop Steampunk dice, Fat Dragon Games' Ultimate GM Screen II, DM Tracker, and Precis Intermedia's Disposable Heroes - Fantasy 6 paper miniatures.
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Chessex Dice Boot
Q-Workshop Dice
Tieflings
In Search of Adventure
GameMastery Flip-Mats
Forgotten Portal
Scions of Punjar
Links:
Jeff's Review of Swords of Eveningstar at Fist Full of Comics and Games
At-Will blog, which will have a regular feature from Jeff called Characters with Character
Icosohedraphelia (D&D actual play podcast and more)
Voices of the Third Earth (Portuguese language gaming podcast)
Basics of the Game (reviews of game systems)
Sonic Legends
Goodman Games
Chessex
Q-Workshop
iPlay4e
DM's Tracker

Mike Shea of Sly Flourish joins me for a discussion where we build an encounter at a portal to the Fey Wild based around Foulspawn and then we talk about finding the balance of using collaborative storytelling in your game as a DM and a player.
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Pick of the episode - Paizo's Flip-Mats
Amazon Through the Tome Show's Store
Links:
Sly Flourish
Sly Flourish DM Tips on Twitter
4e Blogs

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.
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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

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.
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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

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.
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Picks of the Episode -
Against the Giants (older versions)
Revenge of the Giants (4e)

Links:
Nuketown
Nuketown Radio Active
At-Will Blog

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.
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Links:
Chatty DM
Jeff's HoNoToGroABeMo Posts
Sponsor Jeff in HoNoToGroABeMo to help support breast cancer research

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