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: Professor Gilroy’s Heavenly Handbook! Interview with Never Not DM
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona chats to freelance writer and D&D 5e content-creator Ben Ragan (@NeverNotDM) about his latest Kickstarter project, 'Professor Gilroy's Heavenly Handbook'!
Ben specialises i…
Episode #22: ’A Monster to Fight Monsters’ - Blood Hunters!
Show Notes
In our final episode of S3, Fiona and Hamilton delve into the Blood Hunter, an unofficial playable character class created by Critical Role's Matthew Mercer.
Willing to suffer whatever it ta…
Episode #21: Who Goes There?! Urban Encounters!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton pick their top 3 monsters to create urban encounters in order to add depth and flavour to any city or township setting!
Monsters discussed:
- Shadows and Shadow As…
Episode #20 Heroes of Krynn UA
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton explore playtest material from the latest Unearthed Arcana 'Heroes of Krynn'. This playtest document presents a variety of character options from the Dragonlan…
Bonus: ’Our Resolve Is Never Shaken’ - Dwarves and Duergar!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host John (@AutomaticDodd) take a closer look at the ancient history and lore behind Dwarves & Duergar, as written about in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes!
Bold an…
Bonus: Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep - First Impressions!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Matt (editor-in-chief of Dragon+ Magazine) give their spoiler-free first impressions of Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep - the latest book collaborat…
Episode #19: The Deck of Many Things!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton check out one of the most (in)famous magic items which can derail any D&D campaign: The Deck of Many Things!
Also known as the deck of hazards, The Deck of Many…
Episode #18: Behold...This!
Show Notes
This week, beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder as Fiona and Hamilton look at the classic D&D monster - the Beholder! These large, orb-shaped aberrations have ten eyestalks and one ce…
Bonus: The City By The Spire! Monte Cook’s Ptolus!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest host Rob from the Realm of Fire podcast take a deep breath and dive into one of the most ambitious single-author RPG campaign setting ever, Monte Cook's 'Ptolus: …
Episode #17 Let’s Create...A World!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton attempt to create their own world setting, inspired by prompts from '30 Days of Worldbuilding: An Author’s Step-by-Step Guide to Building Fictional Worlds' (2n…
Episode #16: How to start running D&D!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton tackle the most clickbait-y of all topics in RPGs - how to start out running a game of Dungeons & Dragons! Recommending various free and paid-for resources ava…
Episode #15: You Rogue!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton take a 'sneaky' peek into Rogues, a class where players rely on skill, stealth, and their foes’ vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation.
Rogues …
Episode #14: Welcome to Strixhaven!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton go back to school and give their first impressions of the latest Magic: The Gathering campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons - 'Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Ch…
Episode #12: Let‘s create...a dragon!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton have a go at creating their own dragon with help from the latest sourcebook, 'Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'.
From the book's blurb:
'What is the difference betwe…
Episode #11: Spelljammer Special!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton dive into Spelljammer, the famous AD&D fantasy outer space campaign setting, using the introductory boxset 'Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space' as a startin…
Episode #10: Villains!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton share their thoughts on how to create a good villain, using the 'Designing NPC' section of the Dungeon Master's Guide!
This episode's audio was taken from the V…
Episode #9: Fizban‘s Treasury of Dragons!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton give their first impressions on the brand new D&D sourcebook: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons!
From the book's blurb:
'What is the difference between a red dragon a…
Episode #8: Let‘s create...a Domain of Delight!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton have a go at creating their own Domain of Delight using the 'Domains of Delight (5e)' supplement published by Wizards of the Coast on the DM's Guild.
From the s…
Episode #7: UA Travelers of the Multiverse
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton travel the depths and breadth of the planes with brand new playtest material 'Unearthed Arcana 2021 - Travelers of the Multiverse'.
From the bio:
'Journey to th…