Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast

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Chadarius — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:21:17 -0700

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

We are a Dungeons and Dragons gaming group that has been meeting twice a month since 2002. We now stream our game nights live on the Internet using uStream. Check out our site at http://lordsoftyr.com for more information.

Lords in attendance: Brian, TJ, Rob, and Chad

Topic 1: Wizards Releases H1:Keep On the Shadowfell for Free!

Wizards Release H1:Keep On the Shadowfell for Free!

Topic 2: D&DI Game Table Product is Dead! Long Live the Game Table!

D&DI Game Table Product is Dead! Long Live the Game Table!

Topic 3: Classic D&D Game Worlds in 4E?

Classic D&D Game Worlds in 4E?

Topic 4: 10 Hungry Gamers - Soda Stream - No Mercury in My Soda Please!

10 Hungry Gamers - Soda Stream - No Mercury in My Soda Please!

Topic 5: Roundtable

Topic 6: Game Review - Todd's 3.5 Temple Game

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Chadarius — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:31:42 -0700

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Chad, TJ, Rob, Stephanie, and Todd

Topic 1: Wizards Stops Selling PDF's Post Haste

My Two Cents on the Wizards PDF Debacle

Thoughts on the Greg Leeds interview and piracy

ArsTechnia on Wizards and PDF Files

Topic 2: Dave Arnson Passes Away

Sad News. Dave Arnson Co-creator of D&D has Passed

Topic 3: Rituals

Rob's thoughts on Rituals at his blog A Hero Twice a Month

Topic 4: 10 Hungry Gamers - Magma Beast Dip

How to Feed 10 Hungry Gamers - Magma Beast Dip

Topic 5: D&D Evangelism

D&D Evangelism

Topic 6: Roundtable

Topic 7: Game Review - Chad's Scales of War Campaign

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Chadarius — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:21:51 -0700

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Chad, Brian, TJ, Rob, and Todd

Topic 1: Three Wrongs make a right?

Three wrongs make a right?

Topic 2: How to Feed 10 hungry gamers

How to feed 10 hungry gamers - Sloppy Barbarian Joe's

Topic 3: Hybrid Characters!

Dragon Editorial: Dragon #374 - Forget the Article! What are Hybrid Characters!

Topic 4: Roundtable

Topic 5: Game Review -Todd's Temple Game

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Chadarius — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:02:45 -0700

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Chad, Brian, Tony, Rob, and Todd

Topic 1: Flying in 4th Edition

D&D 4th Edition Hates Flying... Kind of. The Sky Hunter Druid Paragon Class

earning to Fly... in 4th Edition

Topic 2: Players Handbook 2

Players Handbook 2 Reviews Are Rolling In

Topic 3: Safe Keeping Your Character Sheet

When Character Creation Services Go Down: Preparing for the Worst

Topic 4: Roundtable

Topic 5: Game Review -Todd's Temple Game

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Chadarius — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:50:09 -0800

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Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Brian, Rob, Stephanie, Todd, Chad

Topic 1: Female Gamers Survey and a New Book

Submitted by Stephanie

Repeat from last time

"StupidRanger and Geek’s Dream Girl are joining forces to write the ultimate guidebook to female roleplaying gamers around the world." Check out the article at http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2009/01/12/female-roleplaying-gamers-needed-for-new-book/

Topic 2: Warden and Invoker Levels 1-3

Submitted by Rob

Warden http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090105
Invokerhttp://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20081215
Sorcerer http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090126
Shaman http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090202

Topic 3: Valentine's Day - Romance in D&D

Submitted by Chad and Rob

Its Valentine's Day weekend. So the question is... can D&D be romantic? Has anyone role-played romance in a campaign? If not, should D&D be romantic at all?

Topic 4: D&D Insider News

Submitted by Rob

Compendium Update http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insidernews/20090213

Topic 5: Roundtable

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Chadarius — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:32:44 -0800

Lords in attendance: Rob, Stephanie, Chad, Mike

Topic 1: Christmas

Submitted by Rob and Chad

Its almost Christmas! What are your favorite Christmas specials/movies? What Christmas specials/movies do you revile? How about your favorite Dr Who Christmas special (The Christmas Invasion, Runaway Bride, Voyage of the Damned, or other)?

Topic 2: Manual of the Planes

Submitted by Chad

The great wheel is gone! ... Or is it? The new 4e book Manual of the Planes is released. This will obviously have a huge effect on our Elemental game. Has anyone seen the book yet? What do you think of the supposed simpler scheme?

Topic 3: Players Handbook Classes Revealed!

Submitted by Chad
The Powercard sets listed on Amazon reveal the following classes.
Avenger, Barbarian, Bard, Druid, Invoker, Shaman, Sorcerer, and Warden.

Topic 4: Roundtable

Topic 5: Game Review

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Chadarius — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:12:31 -0800

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Rob, Brian, Stephanie, Chad

Topic 1: Wizard Layoffs

Submitted by Chad

Lots of news and discussion at http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/246174-layoffs.html

So what are the reasons behind this latest round of layoffs? Is it a perfect storm of badness? D&DI delay/failure + bad economy = layoffs? Or is this just business as usual for Wizards (layoffs of big names right after 3e happened as well)?

Topic 2: Druid Preview

Submitted by Chad

Druids level 1-3 previewed on D&DI. As this is D&DI only content, please See attachment pdf for details. The Druid is created anew as a controller through the use of human form for long distance hits and shape changing for close up combat. How does this much awaited class hold up with the information we have from the preview?

Topic 3: Bard Preview

Submitted by Rob

The Bard preview was released a while ago and we kind of skipped over it. So while we are looking at the Druid, Rob thought we should also look back at the Bard before too much time goes by. Does the bard seem like a fun class to play? Did they capture the flavor from 3e? Is it an improvement?

See attached PDF files for detailed Bard information.

Topic 4: D&DI Updates

Submitted by Chad
From D&D Insider #16
"I’m willing to upgrade my previous release date of "early next year" to "very early next year." As I explained in DI #14, that release date will be the first time folks get to see all 30 levels of content and it will almost certainly come in conjunction with a price increase. However, existing subscribers will get the Character Builder added "for free" to the remaining length of their subscription. In other words: lock in $4.95/month now and enjoy a year full of upgrades and enhancements all at that same price. It’s actually a pretty ridiculous value… I know I’m inherently biased on the subject, but especially in economic conditions where everyone is looking to get good value for their entertainment dollar I think "
So it looks like everyone who signs up before the full release will get the "add on" for free for a while at least.

Topic 5: Roundtable

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Chadarius — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:51:23 -0800

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Rob, Stephanie, Todd, TJ and Chad.

Topic 1: Character Builder Beta Is Released

Submitted by Chad
The first "real" D&D tool is released in beta. The Character builder covers characters level 1-3 and is supported only in Windows.
Some coverage here http://questinggm.blogspot.com/2008/11/word-of-wizards-digital-insider-15.html and here http://lordsoftyr.com/node/647.

Topic 2: What to Buy Your Gamer: Holiday Tips

Submitted by Rob
The shopping season is almost upon us! What do you get a gamer for Christmas?

Topic 3: Dungeon Master Gaming Tips

Submitted by Rob
Our second (at least in spirit) Dungeon Master tips segment. DM Tips: When is it ok to incorporate bits of books, movies, and video games into your game. And when is it too far?

Topic 4: Non-Spoiler Review of "The Pirate King"

Submitted by Rob

Topic 5: Roundtable

Topic 6: Game Review

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Chadarius — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:39:26 -0800

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Rob, Brian, Stephanie, Todd, Chad.

Topic 1: Character Builder

Submitted by Chad
If wizards ever gets back up you can see new screenshots here http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20081029.

Topic 2: D&D 4.0 vs 3.5 from a New Player's View

Submitted by Stephanie
Now that Stephanie has played in a 4.0 and a 3.5 game, what is her view of the two systems now?

Topic 3: How does someone begin Dungeon Mastering?

Submitted by Stephanie
For the new gamers. How does one start DMing?

Topic 4: Roundtable

Topic 5: Game Review

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Chadarius — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:45:01 -0800

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

Lords in attendance: Brian, TJ, Steph, Rob, Todd, Tony, Mike, and Chad
Topic 1: Spooky Roleplaying
Submitted by Rob

Which of the Lord's have played (or ran) the classic module I6:Ravenloft (1st Ed)? If not, have you played any of its successors? These could include I10:Ravenloft II:The House on Gryphon Hill (1st Ed), RM4: House of Strahd (2nd Ed), or Expedition to Castle Ravenloft (3rd Ed)? Any thoughts on these modules?

Although Lords of Tyr is primarily a D&D podcast, are there any other RPG horror games you have played and enjoyed. Obviously Call of Cthulu and White Wolf's games would be the big ones, but there were others as well.
Topic 2: D&DI For Pay is now Live
Submitted by Chad
I clicked on http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20081013 (The campaign items article) this week and was greeted by the dreaded request to sign up for a paid D&DI account. Did anyone else sign up yet?

Topic 3: When Things go Weird. In party combat and out of game reactions
Submitted by Mike and Chad

Our last gaming session ended in an in-party fight and some weird stuff. Was it just role-play or was there something deeper. Let's get it straight by airing our dirty laundry to the world! Also, let's discuss how our 3.5 fans in the group can get some play time as well.

Topic 4: Roundtable
Topic 5: Game Review