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
The GM's Book Club: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP)4th Edition!
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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…
Episode #2: Unearthed Arcana: Forgotten Realms Subclasses!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton go through one of the most recent Unearthed Arcana playtest document, 'Forgetten Realms Subclasses', featuring eight new Dungeons & Dragons subclasses that wil…
Episode #1: D&D's answer to tower defense gameplay? Hold Back The Dead!
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To start of our latest season, co hosts Fiona and Hamilton check out 'Hold Back the Dead': a promotional adventure for 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons released on February 5, 2025, as a free…
Bonus: A red wet heaven slumbers fitful! Heart: The City Beneath!
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This week, Fiona and guest co-host Shaghik delve into the dungeon-crawling, story-forward TTRPG Heart: The City Beneath!
From the award-winning designers which brought you Spire, Heart is a …
The GM's Book Club: Eat the Reich!
Content Warning: Fascism, War, Nazis, Blood, Ultraviolent and Vampires.
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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 an…
Episode #26: Once Upon A Time...Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4: Eldraine Creatures
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Note: Yes Hamilton's mic gain was indeed set too high and could not be fixed in post. Apologies for the audio quality in advance.
This week, Fiona and Hamilton check out a land full of fairy…
Episode #25: Let's Tinker With It! Artificer Unearthed Arcana 2024!
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Note: This episode was recorded prior to the updated Unearthed Arcana 2025: Eberron Update release.
This week, Fiona and Hamilton head back to Unearthed Arcana to look at one of the latest …
Episode #24: Scions of Elemental Evil!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton read through 'Scions of Elemental Evil', one of the free adventures made available as part of a yearlong celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and its 50th anniver…
Episode #23: Welcome to the Far North! Ten-Towns!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton wrap up warm and head out to explore Ten-Towns, a loose confederation of frontier villages found in Icewind Dale in the western Frozenfar, as described in 'Ice…
Episode #22: The Legend of Drizzt Book Club - Sojurn!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their actual book club of The Legend of Drizzt series of fantasy novels by R.A Salvatore. Starting in chronological order, our hosts continue with 'S…
Bonus: FLASHBACK! Blades in the Dark!
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This week, Fiona is joined by guest cohost Michelle Kelly to talk about her love of 'Blades in the Dark': a tabletop role-playing game about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortun…
Bonus: Eye sight isn't always 20/20: Perception Checks and how we could improve them!
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This week, Fiona is joined by guest cohost Benjamin Gray from Roleplay Recon to talk about how the Perception Check, the go to information gathering move in D&D and other TTRPGs, isn't all …
Episode #21: A belated 2024 retrospective of D&D (and a forward look at 2025!)
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton take a moment to reflect on the 2024 WotC releases tied to the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons, as well as look ahead to what is in store for upcoming…
Episode #20: It's like finding a button in a half built dungeon! Infernal Machine Rebuild (5e)!
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This week, following on from their read through of 'Lost Laboratory of Kwalish', Fiona and Hamilton check out 'Infernal Machine Rebuild', a D&D 5e supplement which was published as part of …
Bonus: Do you have what it takes? Grits & Glory
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This week, Fiona and guest cohost Michael, creator of 'The Thief' podcast, check out 'Grits & Glory', a free rules compendium for realistic, low fantasy, historical, survival, hardboiled 5E…
Episode #19: Making Artisan Tools Useful in D&D! (Homebrew vs Official)
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This week, Fiona and guest co-host Shaghik explore how artisan tools have changed in the 2024 Player's Handbook and compare such changes to some of the homebrew creations over developed by…
Episode #18: The Legend of Drizzt Book Club - Exile!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton continue their actual book club of The Legend of Drizzt series of fantasy novels by R.A Salvatore. Starting in chronological order, our hosts set off with 'Ex…
Bonus: Theatre Macabre Presents: The 3 Nightmares of the Cthulhu Stole Christmas! Liveshow (Dragonmeet 2023)
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As a festive treat, please enjoy for your listening pleasure: Theatre Macabre Presents: The 3 Nightmares of the Cthulu Stole Christmas! A PodcastZone Live Show ran by Hamilton for Dragonmee…
Episode 17: #AntagonistEnergy! Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (5e)!
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This week, Fiona and Hamilton head back to the Barrier Peaks to check out the sights in 'Lost Laboratory of Kwalish', a D&D 5e supplement which was published as part of Extra Life Fundraise…
Bonus: Q&A with Brian Nisbet & Charity Auctions (Live from Dragonmeet 2024)
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Whilst Fiona and Hamilton recover from Dragonmeet shenanigans (and are currently away from their mics), we are sharing WAIR's most recent bonus episode on the feed (which Fiona recorded liv…