Grumpy Dungeon Masters
Grumpy Dungeon Masters
Christopher Waples, Jay Johnson
Two guys who have run one too many games of Dungeons and Dragons. Here we gripe about foolish players, horrible mechanics, and bad dice rolls. As well as, worldbuilding, rules, and how to deal with the party splitting up for the third time this session.
Episode 168 – Beware of Toilet Mimics
Monsters that are a bit on the vulgar side? Yep, that's something the guys will cover. At least somewhat. Also is roleplaying just playing pretend or is it much more? Listen in to the Grumpy Dungeon Masters and find out!
Jan 16, 2024
1 hr 14 min
Episode 167 – Dungeon 23 and Me and Dracula
The guys cover how well they did with their Dungeon 23 challenge from last year. Poorly. That's how they did. GDM Jay created his own RPG finally. We'll see how this turns out. Also he found a game of the year for 2024 in a Fistful of Draculas.
Jan 9, 2024
1 hr 8 min
Episode 166 – Magic Schooled
New Year is here and the Grumpy Dungeon Masters are joined by their friends Bill and Dungeon Lord Jay! The guys play a fun game called Magic Schooled and shoot the breeze. Also check out Dungeon Lord Jay's new Podcasts Quest: A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast and Plane Hoppers Guild on Youtube and Spotify.
Jan 2, 2024
1 hr 24 min
Episode 165 – Grumpy Year in Review
Christmas week is here and the house is full of Grinches. The guys are joined by a friend of theirs and first time on the podcast, Bill. They talk about the good and the bad stuff in the RPG world for this year and get set for next years goodies! Enjoy!
Dec 26, 2023
1 hr 23 min
Episode 164 – Christmas Time With MCDM
The MCDM RPG is in Backerkit and the guys interest has been peaked. They talk about what they know with the system and the goods and bads of it. Obviously much will still change along the way. Also Hasbro layoffs at Christmas time and the Humblewood Bundle GDM Christopher got his hands on.
Dec 19, 2023
1 hr 24 min
Episode 163 – Grumpy Moon
The guys take a look at some of the Crooked Moon stuff that was released for playtest along with GDM Christophers wife Shelley. While they don't go into to much details since it is just playtest materials they still seemed quite happy with what they have seen.
Dec 12, 2023
1 hr 28 min
Episode 162 – D&D 50th Anniversary Leaks
With Pax having taken place this week there are plenty of topics for the Grumpy Dungeon Masters. Naturally they have a silly good time talking about D&D 5.5, Vecna and his eye, and also some more VTT news.
Dec 5, 2023
1 hr 10 min
Episode 161 – Which Came First? The Lizardfolk or the Aarakocra?
We had a recording error around 4:45. Sorry about the issues. Cr'aig's fault. GDM Jay tells a tale of his Pathfinder 2E finale and finds a new stupid spell. GDM Christopher talks about knowing a guy and both the GDM guys talk about the upcoming holiday one shots.
Nov 28, 2023
1 hr 7 min
Episode 160 – Matt Mercer Neck Tattoo And The People Who Love Them
The guys spend some time chatting about D&D's future with the massive changes just around the corner. Also is the Jack Vance magic system dead and GDM Christopher changes his mind.
Nov 21, 2023
1 hr 17 min
Episode 159 – A Feast of Heroes
There is a Dungeons and Dragons TV channel. That's right, but nobody can find it locked away in the depths of Amazon Prime. The guys will help you find it and tell you what is playing. Also hot takes on needing more DM's and Dark Sun 2nd edition.
Nov 14, 2023
1 hr 3 min
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