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Reading D&D Aloud

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by Ben Riggs

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It's like Bible study for D&D fanatics! Slaying the Dragon author and historian Ben Riggs & TRPG scholar Dr. Scott M. Bruner read and analyze the most sacred texts of Dungeons & Dragons (from original edition rules to modern adventures)! They are often joined by special guests, including current and former Wizards employees, contemporary academics, and modern designers, to meditate on the inspirations, ambitions, past & future of the medium of tabletop roleplaying. Listen to a historian, an academic, and some special guests read D&D texts aloud and comment on them!

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May 25, 2026

Daggerheart vs. Eem! A conversation with Rowan Hall, Spenser Starke, Ben Costa, & James Parks Ep. 100

Episode 100! And is this our best episode ever? A thing Wizards of the Coast has said is that 2024 D&D was the fastest selling version of that game ever produced. I predict that Wizards sold 50,000 copies in the first couple weeks and then made that boast. I would also predict that the other two people we have on the podcast beat that record, because we have Rowan Hall & Spenser Starke here. Starke and Hall are two of the cooks sweating over the stove and serving us Daggerheart from Darrington Press. Daggerheart sold out its initial print run in two weeks, even though it was supposed to last a year. All of which is prelude to say, Hall and Starke are bestselling game designers whose work has broken out of the nerd ghetto to run riot in the culture at large. ENWorld praised Daggerheart as a high fantasy mash up of D&D 4th Edition, the Genesys System, Blades in the Dark, and the Cypher System, producing high fantasy combat in a collaborative storytelling environment. Also on the show, we have Ben Costa and James Parks! They are the ENnie-award winning creators of Land of Eem, a warm, funny, and charming fantasy RPG. Before that, they created the world of Eem in their graphic novel Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo, and I am delighted to have them on the show. Welcome Ben & James! Check out LAND OF EEM <a href= "https://landofeem.com/">here!</a> And of course, DAGGERHEART can be found almost everywhere, but here's a <a href="https://www.daggerheart.com/">link</a> anyway.

May 18, 2026

Scouts vs. Cthulhu! A conversation with Seth Skorkowsky and Paul Fricker- Ep 99

First up, we have the gamer's friend, Seth Skorkowsky! Seth is a novelist, YouTuber, multiple ENnie winner, and nerd about town. His YouTube channel is a smorgasbord of RPG goodness, with a tentacle in practically every foetid pool of our beloved hobby. As a historian, I thought his piece on the three waves of moral panics around RPGs was particularly excellent and if you're listening to me, you should check that video out. Welcome Seth! Next up, we have not a game designer, no no but a foul necromancer. The early 21st century was a dark time for fans of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, my favorite RPG. Releases for the game were rare as hen's teeth. Then, ownership shifted, the start rolled right, and Call of Cthulhu 7th edition was unleashed upon the world. Paul, you and Mike Mason managed a feat akin to that of the D&D 5th edition team in bringing back a beloved game and making it relevant to a new era. Since then, it has been something of a Golden Age for CoC gaming, with your latest release being CAMPFIRE TALES: SCOUTS AGAINST CTHULHU! Welcome Paul! Pick up SCOUTS AGAINST CTHULHU <a href= "https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-campfire-tales-hardcover/?srsltid=AfmBOorxnVD4vLq014_HB-ftBYlIuD260YJZJFkweThkg0oKTkaKvznD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a> Find Seth Skorkowsky's excellent fiction <a href= "https://skorkowsky.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here,</a> and you thrilling YouTube channel <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQs8-UJ7IHsrzhQ-OQOYBmg" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a> Support this channel on Patreon <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/u121641556" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">here!</a>

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May 11, 2026

A Luciferean Library of Hellish Hardbacks, Satanic Scrolls, & Possessed Pamphlets! A conversation with Nicholas Montegriffo & Allen Hall Ep. 98

Today we are diving deep on the demonic, and imagine what if, instead of running away from demons and devils in Dungeons & Dragons, creators and companies ran towards it? Recently, we had Gavin Norman of Old School Essentials fame to talk about the Demonic Grimoire which is funding on Backerkit as you hear this. But May is Old School Essentials month on Backerkit, and Gavin Norman and the other Necrotic Gnomes celebrating an Exalted Funeral have gathered an entire cult of creators to summon an entire Luciferean library. Hellish hardbacks! Possessed pamphlets! Satanic scrolls! Cthonic codices! Malevolent manuals of memes from Mephistopheles! The wicked works of Woland, the only demon brave enough to visit Stalin's Moscow! Today we have two of the eldritch elders, monstrous masters whose manuscripts will be birthed unto this wicked world whether we would have them or no. First up is Nicholas Montegriffo. His contribution to this macabre and malign month is HELLBLASTER: AGAINST THE CYBERFIENDS! The adventure's pitch reads thusly: "Under a burning sky rent asunder by eldritch storms, a jagged wreck from an unknown world vomits corruption. Abominations of fiendish flesh and mirrored chrome spit hot plasma death from iron orifices. Amid howls for blood and cries of pain, priceless artifacts of alien technology sound a call to adventure. Inspired by classic modules and early-90s dark industrial aesthetics, HELLBLASTER: Against the Cyberfiends is a location-based adventure for high-level characters, set in a crashed spaceship captured by the forces of hell." Also joining us is Luciferean luminary and accursed augur, Allen Hall. Allen's works include UHF CONTACT, a series of adventures for LIMINAL HORROR, & THE MOUNTAIN OF POWER, an awesome pamphlet adventure for Old School Essentials. His contribution to OSE Month is titled "Out of the Iron Labyrinth" and it's described thuslhy: "OUT OF THE IRON LABYRINTH is a hell escape adventure built for play with Old School Essentials. Whether they were kidnapped by a cult, traded to a demon by an evil wizard, or accidentally banished by an errant spell, your character must navigate the Court of Yllthrax, one corner of the infinite Iron Labyrinth, in order to find a way back to the Material Plane. Designed for play by one player character, Out of the Iron Labyrinth can be played with a GM or as a solo adventure using the included solo tools. Perfect as a self-contained module or as a side adventure when the party in your campaign gets split up (or when only one player can make it to game night)." Back HELLBLASTER here! <a href= "https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bloodstar-productions/hellblaster-against-the-cyberfiends"> https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bloodstar-productions/hellblaster-against-the-cyberfiends</a> Back OUT OF THE IRON LABYRINTH here! <a href= "https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m-allen-hall/out-of-the-iron-labyrinth"> https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m-allen-hall/out-of-the-iron-labyrinth</a>

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What is Reading D&D Aloud?: It's like Bible study for D&D fanatics!

Slaying the Dragon author and historian Ben Riggs & TRPG scholar Dr. Scott M. Bruner read and analyze the most sacred texts of Dungeons & Dragons (from original edition rules to modern adventures)! They are often joined by special guests, including current and former Wizards employees, contemporary academics, and modern designers, to meditate on the inspirations, ambitions, past & future of the medium of tabletop roleplaying. Listen to a historian, an academic, and some special guests read D&D texts aloud and comment on them!
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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