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 DM's Travel Book Club: 1. The infinite depths of the Abyss!
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes!
In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great Wheel c…
Bonus: MCM Comic Con's A Behind the Screens Look: Game Master's Roundtable panel
Show Notes
To round off this year (or welcome in the new year - depending on your view), check out the audio from MCM Comic Con's A Behind the Screens Look: Game Master's Roundtable panel, featuring o…
Episode #22: Traps Mean Something! Designing traps with Matthew Whitby!
Show notes:
This week, Fiona and guest host Matthew Whitby (@WhitbyWrites), game designer and host of 'Dungeon Master's Guild House' show, chat about what to consider when designing and running traps …
Episode #21: Who made you an expert?! Unearthed Arcana - Expert Classes!
Show notes:
This week, Fiona and Hamilton finally get a chance to catch their breath (after an exciting few weeks) and discuss one of the latest Unearthed Arcana, published as part of the 'One D&D' pl…
Episode #20: Everything you need to start playing! Lost Mine of Phandelver!
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona and guest host Sarah, CEO of Girls Run These Worlds and DM of 'Phandalin By Night', discuss one of the best and most popular introductions to Dungeons and Dragons 5th edit…
Episode #19: Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel - Interview with Ajit George!
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona interviews Ajit George, the director of operations of Shanti Bhavan Children's Project, an international nonprofit organization based in Bangalore, India, that provides fr…
Trailer: The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes!
The hosts of The DM's Book Club proudly bring you a new limited series, The DM's Travel Bookclub: A Guide to The Planes!
In each episode, we'll explore the Planes of Existence as outlined in the Great…
Bonus: Announcement time! Dragonmeet, The DM's Travel Book Club & Social Media update!
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona has a few announcements to get through so here's a rough and ready bonus episode:
Dragonmeet - 3rd December - London
- Both What Am I Rolling? & The DM's BookClub are part of …
Bonus: Iron Kingdoms: Requiem - The Nightmare Empire with Chris Handley
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and guest co-host Chris Handley, talk about the upcoming expansion for Iron Kingdoms: Requiem 5e campaign setting, Iron Kingdoms: The Nightmare Empire by Privateer Press.
Ch…
Episode #18: First Blush! One-on-One D&D with Ty from Side Character Quest!
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona and guest cohost Ty from Side Character Quest discuss how to run D&D sessions for a single player, using the supplement 'First Blush' - an introductory adventure by Jonath…
Episode #17: Welcome to Dragon Talk! Interview with Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble!
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona and Hamilton are joined by Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble, the hosts of Dragon Talk - The official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! Each week in Dragon Talk, Greg and Shelly tal…
Episode #16: Spooky Scary Skeletons! Knight of the Living Dead Pt. 3
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Themes of death, peril, violence, memory loss, self-harm, suicide and (naturally) undead creatures.
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona continues her (abridged) play through…
Episode #15: Spooky Scary Skeletons! Knight of the Living Dead Pt. 2
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Themes of death, peril, violence, memory loss, self-harm, suicide and (naturally) undead creatures.
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona continues her (abridged) play through…
Episode #14: Spooky Scary Skeletons! Knight of the Living Dead Pt. 1
Content Warnings/Trigger Warnings: Themes of death, peril, violence, memory loss, self-harm, suicide and (naturally) undead creatures.
Show Notes:
This week, Fiona starts her (abridged) play through Kn…
Bonus: Planegea - The Prehistoric Fantasy Setting for 5E! Interview with David Somerville
Show Notes
This week, Fiona interviews game designer David Somerville about his latest RPG project, 'The Star-Shaman’s Song of Planegea: The Prehistoric Fantasy Setting for 5e' published by Atlas Game…
Episode #13: Let's Create...A Dungeon!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton get their creative dungeon master hats on and start mapping out their very own dungeon using the Dungeon Master's Guide!
Chapter discussed: 'Dungeons' and 'Mapp…
Episode #12: Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub! Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton head-on into one of the most bizarre yet entertaining collaborations for D&D to date: Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty boxset!
From the Wizards of the Coa…
Episode #11: Warriors of the wilderness - Rangers Pt. 2
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton head back to the wilderness and discuss the other 6 subclasses for the Ranger - a playable class from the original 5e Player's Handbook. An interesting mix of …
Episode #10: Warriors of the wilderness - Rangers Pt. 1
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton take a deep dive into the Ranger - a playable class from the original 5e Player's Handbook. An interesting mix of Druid-style spellcasting, Fighter-style comba…
Episode #9: Meanwhile...on another plane...Wonders of the Multiverse UA!
Show Notes
This week, Fiona and Hamilton (from the distant past) explore D&D character options from across the multiverse in the latest Unearthed Arcana - 'Wonders of the Multiverse'!
This playtest doc…