The DM‘s Book Club
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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 286
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Bonus: Avatar of the Blood God Pt. 1: Character Creation and Set Up
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This week, Hamilton runs Fiona through 'Avatar of the Blood God': the solo adventure from his Mork Borg Mega Zine: Omen of the Blood God.
'Ascend to your rightful place in the pantheon of yo…
Episode #13: It's in the words! Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
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This week Fiona and guest co host Tay from The Backwater Bastards explore the ins and outs of Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies.
From the 'Dialect' game bio:
'Dialect is a game …
Episode #12: Get in the comments! Daggerheart!
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Matt discuss 'Daggerheart', a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game of brave heroics and vibrant worlds. Powered by an innovative card and Duality Dice desig…
Episode #11: And that's the tea! Feast of Legends!
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Alan sit down for another live and in person episode from DMBC HQ to discuss 'Feast of Legends' is a tabletop roleplaying game and tie in promotion from W…
The GM's Book Club: The One Ring (2e)!
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Welcome to The GM's Book Club, from the hosts of The DM's Book club! A new(ish) monthly(ish) show where hosts Fiona and Hamilton take a roleplaying game, read it cover to cover, and rate, r…
Bonus: Warhammer The Old World RPG Full Review Deep Dive (Theatre Macabre)
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In this bonus episode, Hamilton and Fiona look through the review copy of Cubicle 7's 'Warhammer Old World RPG Players Handbook' over on Theatre Macabre: Home of Dark & Twisted Tales!
Bonus: A Cozy Murder Mystery! Brindlewood Bay!
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This week, Fiona and returning guest co host Ty from Side Character Quest chat through their cozy love of 'Brindlewood Bay' by Jason Cordova, a tabletop roleplaying game that combines Murde…
Episode #10: What A Con! UKGE 2025 (and anecdotes from a Renaissance Fair)
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This week, Hamilton shares his experiences playtesting Cubicle 7's 'Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game' from UKGE 2025 whilst Fiona went to her very first Renaissance Fair and was le…
Episode #9: Your mind IS the weapon! Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Alan are live IN person at DMBC HQ exploring 'Unearthed Arcana 2025: The Psion', a new class for the current revised 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Th…
Bonus: For the Queen!
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Tay from the Backwater Bastards chat about 'For The Queen', a collaborative storytelling card game of love, betrayal, doubt, and devotion.
'For the Queen' …
Episode #8: Yes AND! Improv For Gamers 2nd Edition
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This week, Fiona and guest cohost Nathan from the RPG Reanimators Podcast discuss 'Improv For Gamers 2nd Edition' by Karen Twelves, published by Evil Hat Productions.
From the 'Improv For Ga…
Episode #7: It's a SCREAM! Unearthed Arcana 2025: Horror Subclasses
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton head back into Unearthed Arcana and check out the recently released 'Horror Subclasses' which explores horror themed subclasses using the rules from the 2024 P…
The GM's Book Club: Mothership!
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Welcome to The GM's Book Club, from the hosts of The DM's Book club! A new(ish) monthly(ish) show where hosts Fiona and Hamilton take a roleplaying game, read it cover to cover, and rate, r…
Bonus: Cook yourself! The Tasty Lands of Silverplate 5E Pt. 2
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Benjamin Gray, from Roleplay Retcon, take a gander at 'Silverplate Campaign Setting': A tasty 5E campaign setting that includes edible and tasty player op…
Bonus: Cook yourself! The Tasty Lands of Silverplate 5E Pt. 1
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This week, Fiona and guest co host Benjamin Gray, from Roleplay Retcon, take a gander at 'Silverplate Campaign Setting': A tasty 5E campaign setting that includes edible and tasty player op…
Episode #6: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 4
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton finish their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic nation …
Episode #5: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 3
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic natio…
Episode #4: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 2
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic natio…
Episode #3: A sinister land! Thay Land Of The Red Wizards Pt. 1
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton start their deep dive into 'Thay Land Of The Red Wizards', a regional sourcebook about the land of Thay, a mysterious and terribly powerful magocratic nation i…
Bonus: Fleshing out your OC with Better Backstories!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton look at one of Hamilton's favourite prompt tools for creating character backstories: 'Better Backstories'.
Better Backstories is a card-based brainstorming syst…