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Do you like a good book? Do you like Dungeons & Dragons? Fancy combining them? Us too! Come join Fiona & Hamilton for ‘The DM’s Book Club’: a weekly podcast where we read about some Dungeons and Dragons and discuss how we might include it in our role-playing campaigns!
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April 16, 2025
<p>Show notes</p><p>This week, Fiona and Hamilton go through one of the most recent Unearthed Arcana playtest document, '<a href="https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/forgotten-realms-subclasses/OXcW3UjTCurUcQy7/UA2025-RealmsSubclasses.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forgetten Realms Subclasses</a>', featuring eight new Dungeons & Dragons subclasses that will appear in the upcoming Forgotten Realms Player's Guide.</p><p>From the '<a href="https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/forgotten-realms-subclasses/OXcW3UjTCurUcQy7/UA2025-RealmsSubclasses.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forgetten Realms Subclasses</a>' bio:</p><p>'In this new Unearthed Arcana document, we explore material designed for upcoming books, using rules from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. This playtest presents revised subclasses for the Cleric (Knowledge Domain), Fighter (Purple Dragon Knight), and Wizard (Bladesinger), along with new subclasses for the Bard (College of the Moon), Paladin (Oath of the Noble Genies), Ranger (Winter Walker), Rogue (Scion of the Three), and Sorcerer (Spellfire Sorcery).'</p><p><strong>Supplement discussed</strong>: '<a href="https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/forgotten-realms-subclasses/OXcW3UjTCurUcQy7/UA2025-RealmsSubclasses.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forgetten Realms Subclasses</a>', published by Wizards of the Coast, Jan 2025.</p><p><strong>Additional ZineQuest reccommendations</strong></p><ul><li>'<a href="https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forbidden Pslam</a>'</li><li>'<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/515351/horse-war?affiliate_id=786496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Horse War</a>' by OptimisticNIL</li><li>'<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gravegoods/strang-beorn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Strange Beorn</a>' by Grave Goods</li><li>'<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alwayscheckers/heavy-weighs-the-crown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heavy Weighs the Crown</a>' by Jason Price</li><li>'<a href="https://mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artefact</a>' by Jack Harrison</li><li>'<a href="https://danulocke.itch.io/helms-of-the-multiverse1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helms of the Multiverse</a>' by Daniel Locke</li><li>'<a href="https://ethanyen.itch.io/prequel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prequel</a>' by Ethan Yen and James Quigley</li><li>'<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lunarshadow-designs/the-words-we-leave-behind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Words We Left Behind</a>' by Craig Duffy</li><li>'<a href="https://verytom89.itch.io/horse-majeure-a-comedy-rpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Horse Majeure</a>' by verytom89</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Consider using our </strong><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=786496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>affiliate link</strong></a><strong> when using DM's Guild!</strong></p><p><strong>#SupportyourFLGS</strong></p><p><strong>Credits </strong></p><p>The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by <a href="https://linktr.ee/WAIR_Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiona Howat</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/theatremacabre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>.</p><p>The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (<a href="https://twitter.com/BobHatstand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Bobhatstand</a>).</p><p>The theme music is '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hzdIe1d4E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Story Unfolds</a>' by Jingle Punks.</p><p>Get in touch!</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Twitter<strong>: </strong><a...
April 9, 2025
<p>Show notes</p><p>To start of our latest season, co hosts Fiona and Hamilton check out '<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hold_Back_the_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hold Back the Dead</a>': a promotional adventure for 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons released on February 5, 2025, as a free digital-only product on D&D Beyond (as of this episode's release - it is no longer available to download)</p><p>From '<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hold_Back_the_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hold Back The Dead</a>' bio:</p><p>'Ironspine Keep is all that stands before a monstrous horde sent by the villainous lich Szass Tam. The heroes must defend a section of the fortress walls from encroaching monsters and internal spies, or the region will fall to Szass Tam’s tide of death.</p><p>“<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hold_Back_the_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hold Back the Dead</a>” is part of a yearlong celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and its 50th anniversary. The adventure is designed for four to six level 4 characters'</p><p>Adventure discussed: '<a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hold_Back_the_Dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hold Back the Dead</a>', published by Wizards of the Coast, Feb 2025.</p><p><strong>Consider using our </strong><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=786496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>affiliate link</strong></a><strong> when using DM's Guild!</strong></p><p><strong>#SupportyourFLGS</strong></p><p><strong>Credits </strong></p><p>The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by <a href="https://linktr.ee/WAIR_Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiona Howat</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/theatremacabre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>.</p><p>The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (<a href="https://twitter.com/BobHatstand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Bobhatstand</a>).</p><p>The theme music is '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hzdIe1d4E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Story Unfolds</a>' by Jingle Punks.</p><p>Get in touch!</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Twitter<strong>: </strong><a href="http://www.twitter.com/thedmsbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheDMsBookClub</a></p><p>Linktr.ee<strong>: </strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/dmbc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DMBC</a></p><p><strong>#DMsBookClub</strong></p>
April 2, 2025
<p>Show notes</p><p>This week, Fiona and guest co-host <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/shaghik.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaghik</a> delve into the dungeon-crawling, story-forward TTRPG <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart: The City Beneath</a>!</p><p>From the award-winning designers which brought you <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/resistance/spire/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spire</a>, <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart</a> is a roleplaying game about delving into a nightmare undercity that will give you everything you’ve ever dreamed of – or kill you in the process. It focuses on what characters have to lose in pursuit of their dreams in the chaotic darkness beneath the world.</p><p>Sharing a setting with <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product-category/game-systems/resistance/spire/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spire</a>, <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart</a> expands the unreal world beneath it. It uses an expanded and updated version of the Resistance system, the mechanics that power Spire, to help you tell stories of desperation, hubris and adventure in the City Beneath.</p><p>Grab your own copy over on the <a href="https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/heart-the-city-beneath-rpg/?v=0b3b97fa6688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rowan, Rook and Decard website</a>.</p><p>Check out <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/shaghik.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaghik</a>'s new actual play podcast, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6U6Li0cqYZpzBhV5GLWOVi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roll By Myself</a>, wherever you listen to podcasts! </p><p><strong>Consider using our </strong><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=786496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>affiliate link</strong></a><strong> when using DM's Guild!</strong></p><p><strong>#SupportyourFLGS</strong></p><p><strong>Credits </strong></p><p>The DM's Book Club is hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by <a href="https://linktr.ee/WAIR_Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fiona Howat</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/hamiltondm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>.</p><p>The DM’s Book Club Logo was designed by Sam Robins (<a href="https://twitter.com/BobHatstand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Bobhatstand</a>).</p><p>The theme music is '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hzdIe1d4E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Story Unfolds</a>' by Jingle Punks.</p><p>Get in touch!</p><p>Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Twitter<strong>: </strong><a href="http://www.twitter.com/thedmsbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheDMsBookClub</a></p><p>Linktr.ee<strong>: </strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/dmbc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DMBC</a></p><p><strong>#DMsBookClub</strong></p>
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