Paying your DM can change the dynamic at your D&D table, but do paid dungeon masters ruin the TTRPG hobby for everyone? Meanwhile, WotC makes a pact for the next D&D video game: Warlock!

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:05 - Divinity trailer

04:24 - Warlock D&D game

19:43 - Jason Carl departs White Wolf

24:30 - New head of D&D!

26:59 - Holiday stream schedule

28:55 - Finding regular players

40:54 - Paid GMing

The Cosmere RPG set the record for TTRPG crowdfunding and then vanished? So where did it go? Meanwhile D&D Beyond plans for the future and why is Jubensha the best roleplaying game you've never heard of?

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro

02:50 - Is Cosmere over already?

14:46 - Jubensha (scripted murder)

28:43 - An Italian 5e adventure

31:40 - Future for D&D Beyond

39:38 - Enchanting Emporiums

43:09 - Evil Hat Production pitches

45:05 - Make 5e combat challenging

D&D sales figures expose the REAL popularity of 5e 2024, we're give our gift giving guide for the TTRPG fan in your life, and discuss how to bring adventure campaigns to that satisfying conclusion!

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:13 - TTRPG gift guide

05:09 - D&D sales lies!

19:02 - Restarting a Campaign after hiatus

30:28 - Satisfying campaign endings

Has Daggerheart conquered Pathfinder as the #2 most popular TTRPG? Is D&D 5e next on the chopping block? Or is the success of Darrington Press all smoke & mirrors?

FINAL WEEK of Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart - https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DKDH_2025_10_210

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Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:45 - 2nd most popular TTRPG?

09:03 - Is Daggerheart new #2?

18:09 - Daggerheart: Hope & Fear

22:21 - Daggerheart adventure module

25:21 - Ed Greenwood rewrites Forgotten Realms

28:44 - TTRPG player skill types

42:24 - Skill challenges (that actually work!)

The Mighty Nein animated show gets pulled from YouTube ahead of it's Amazon release! The D&D Netflix series could be in trouble, and is there a difference between game crunch and 'control', and which camp do 5e, Daggerheart or Draw Steel fall into?

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Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Too many stat blocks?

08:17 - Mighty Nein animated series

12:11 - D&D Netflix

22:01 - Forgotten Realms books delay

23:10 - D&D Nexus rebrand

29:30 - Kickstarter strike ends

31:08 - Ghostfire Gaming merch

33:30 - rules crunch & control

49:18 - System agnostic adventures

Hero Forge divides fans with a licensing agreement, the Fantasy Grounds VTT goes Free-to-Play, and should D&D bring Prestige Classes back to 5e 2024?

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Delve into the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart - https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DKDH_2025_10_210

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Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

00:23 - Evil player-characters

08:40 - Dark Sun?

11:03 - Moonbeam wanes

19:43 - Hero Forge controversy!

37:48 - Fantasy Grounds goes FTP

42:36 - Prestige classes in 5e 2024

Daggerheart launches its first adventure module Kickstarter set in the eldritch city of Drakkenheim! The Blood Hunter also finds its way into Daggerheart while D&D revives Xanathar's subclasses through Unearthed Arcana.

Delve into the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart - https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DKDH_2025_10_210

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Dael: @DailyDael

James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Min/Maxing combos

06:32 - Daggerheart's first adventure

16:43 - Blood Hunter in Daggerheart

21:38 - Unearth Arcana: Subclasses

38:17 - D&D's new T&C's

45:32 - Tariff relief?

46:42 - Making Con adventures fun

Sigil has failed its final death save! Is D&D Beyond Maps a good enough replacement? Dragonlance gets resurrected, 5e 2024 could be the most successful edition yet, and what level should you start your campaign?

Delve into the Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart - https://ghostfiregaming.com/GGYT_DKDH_2025_10_210

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James: @jamesjhaeck

Shawn: @shawnmerwin

Editor: @ZsDante

Topics:

00:00 - Intro

02:20 - Games of paranoia

05:27 - Critical Role goes mainstreamer

09:03 - Daylight savings

09:47 - Sigil laid to rest

15:09 - Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart

17:32 - Dragonlance returns?

26:34 - 5e 2024 is D&D's fastest seller

30:56 - Best D&D starting level?

48:39 - Narrative leveling