Episodes

  • Episode 279 – Rolling True: How Lou Zocchi Shaped Dungeons and Dragons Dice

    Episode 279 – Rolling True: How Lou Zocchi Shaped Dungeons and Dragons Dice
    Apr 28 2026
    With the passing of Lou Zocchi, the dice world lost a legend. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters pay their respects. Also Dan plays Hero's Quest with his kid, Christopher loses at Adventures League again, and a renaissance festival!
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 278 – Your Dungeons & Dragons Game Needs More Appendix N

    Episode 278 – Your Dungeons & Dragons Game Needs More Appendix N
    Apr 21 2026
    Christopher continues to put his Adventurers League players through the meat grinder. The guys also talk about carousing in their Shadowdark game. Some people lost it all! Also Gygax's Appendix N and the inspirations within!
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 277 – Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Castle Whiterock

    Episode 277 – Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Castle Whiterock
    Apr 14 2026
    The guys talk about mega-dungeons this week. Both Castle Whiterock by Goodman Games and Castle Zagyg by Troll Lord Games opened up on backerkit recently. Also more info about Ravenloft: The Horrors Within and Dan got to play Greyhawk Wars.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap Part Deux

    Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap Part Deux
    Apr 7 2026
    This week the Grumpy Dungeon Masters finish up their tales from the Journey to Gary Con. It involves stories from Kingdoms of Keshenar, Indiana Jones, Ragnaborg, and Christopher running Adventures League.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Grumpy Guests – Dungeon Damsel & Xane Daniel

    Grumpy Guests – Dungeon Damsel & Xane Daniel
    Mar 31 2026
    The Grumpy Dungeon Masters sit down and talk with Dungeon Damsel & Xane Daniel, the creators of the Druskara setting for Shadowdark. It's a living setting with incredible art. Check out the Backerkit at https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dungeon-damsel-creations/druskara-a-twisted-fantasy-world-setting-for-shadowdark-rpg?gad_campaignid=23658262033
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap

    Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap
    Mar 24 2026
    The guys return from Gary Con and talk about their adventures at the convention. This included several games of Pirate Borg, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, X-Crawl Classics, and some Call of Cthulhu.
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Episode 274 – Blackrazor, The Tarrasque, And Dungeons & Dragons Is Hard

    Episode 274 – Blackrazor, The Tarrasque, And Dungeons & Dragons Is Hard
    Mar 17 2026
    Is Dungeons & Dragons starting dungeons the best way to introduce players to Role Playing Games or are their better games for it? The Grumpy Dungeon Masters look into it. Also Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures with a lich and a D&D game of Hunt the Tarrasque.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 273 – Dungeons & Dragons Road Map For 2026

    Episode 273 – Dungeons & Dragons Road Map For 2026
    Mar 10 2026
    This week Wizards of the Coast released their road map for the current year. The guys take a look at what's ahead for Dungeons & Dragons. They fellas also take a look at Shadowdark Cursed Scroll #5, D&D with an AI Game Master, and play by email RPG's from the past.
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    1 hr and 19 mins