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
Episode #7: Contractually obligated to QUEST! Using Group Patrons in D&D campaigns!
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona have a look at group patrons - an individual or an organisation that unites an adventuring party as a team in service to a greater purpose. In particular, this epi…
Bonus: Dungrunglung...some? Grungs!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Matt have a chat about the very short rules supplement 'One Grung Above' by Chris Lindsay. From the jungles of Chult, these tribal frog-like humanoids are…
Bonus: It's a corker! Dungeons & Dragons Annual 2021!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Matt dive into the official Dungeons & Dragons Annual 2021 - a seemingly 'brand new' venture where all the major D&D developments over the last 12 months …
Episode #6: Biff, Baff, Boff! Creating custom spells and magic items!
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona have a go at the process for creating your own homebrew custom spells and magic items as described in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Turns out, it's much easier than …
Episode #5: It's a thinker! Using puzzles in campaigns!
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona are back (once more) with Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to look at why DMs should consider using puzzles as part of their sessions. In particular, we look at 3 di…
Bonus: Why do we use Monster Manuals?
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host John have a general chat about D&D monster manuals and reasons why we might not want to use them for our RPG encounters. We also briefly look at the 'Crea…
Bonus: Who MADE you? Gothic Lineages (UA)!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host John check out the latest Unearthed Arcana supplement - Gothic Lineages! This document features three new race options to playtest for playable Dungeons &…
Episode #4: Magical...phenomena (do dooo do do doo!)
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona delve back into Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to look at magical phenomena; events, or hazards which has been imbued with unpredictably strong magics ranging from…
Episode #3: M-M-M-M-Multi-classing!
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona chat about Multi-classing, an optional set of customization rules which lets players combine classes together to really fine-tune their characters in a campaign.
Ch…
Bonus: Time to branch out with Dryads!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Mira look at Dryads, the beautiful treebound fey spirits who act as forest and nature guardians in fantasy settings.
Chapter discussed: 'Dryad' (p121)
Book:…
Bonus: Cookin' up a storm with a Heroes' Feast (The Official D&D Cookbook)!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Mira do a deep delve into all things food-related with the new official D&D cookbook - 'Heroes' Feast'!
From the authors behind 'Art and Arcana', this cook…
Episode #2: You have my sword - creating sidekicks for your campaigns!
Show Notes
This week, Ryan and Fiona discuss creating sidekicks - minor characters who join and help your player characters on their quests. In particular, we look at the reasons why we might include …
Episode #1: New season, new book, new origins!
Show Notes
This week to start off the brand new season, Ryan and Fiona check out all things origin-related in the latest book from Wizards of the Coast: 'Tasha' Cauldron of Everything' (as well as a q…
Bonus: Holder-on-Hill: Brawlroom Blitz Pt.2
Show Notes
This week, in the second in a two-parter special, Fiona takes Ryan, Sam, and David on a special holiday-inspired one-shot to tied us over during our season break, using the homebrew setting…
Bonus: Holder-on-Hill: Brawlroom Blitz Pt.1
Show Notes
This week, in the first in a two-parter special, Fiona takes Ryan, Sam, and David on a special holiday-inspired one-shot to tied us over during our season break, using the homebrew setting …
Episode #24: Dreaming of the Divine! The Pantheon of Theros Pt. 2
Show Notes
This week, in the first in a two-parter special, Fiona takes Ryan on a tour of the pantheon of gods who guide religious life on Theros, a Greek-inspired campaign setting for the 5th edition…
Episode #23: Dreaming of the Divine! The Pantheon of Theros Pt.1
Show Notes
This week, in the first in a two-parter special, Fiona takes Ryan on a tour of the pantheon of gods who guide religious life on Theros, a Greek-inspired campaign setting for the 5th edition…
Episode #22: Scratch that! Creating your first session as a DM Pt.2 - Starting Campaign Setting
Show Notes
This week, in the second in a two-parter special, Ryan takes Fiona through the process of creating her very first session as a DM from scratch. In this episode, we're particularly looking a…
Episode #21: Scratch that! Creating your first session as a DM Pt.1 - Starting Settlements
Show Notes
This week, in the first in a two-parter special, Ryan takes Fiona through the process of creating her very first session as a DM from scratch. In this episode, we're particularly looking at…
Bonus: Heroes come in all shapes and sizes - Firbolg, Kenku and Triton!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Sam discuss three different and distinctive player race options which are presented in Volvo's Guide to Monsters:
- Firbolg - Forest guardians who prefer pe…