The Goblins and Growlers Podcast
Two professional Game Masters, published adventure writers, and TTRPG business owners discuss a wide variety of TTRPG interests. Get into some of the weirder parts of D&D history (and other games too!); learn about new systems and explore things like board games, Kickstarters, and other cool projects!
latest episodes
- What the heck happened at PAX Unplugged? Our Trip Report | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast December 16, 2024OMG WTF PAX Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord We spent three days in Philly at Pax Unplugged. We suffered behind SEPTA buses that blocked intersections, had some pizza stolen, and were verbally accosted by someone claiming to be the Son of God. But the […]
- Tabletop AI backlash INTENSIFIES! | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast December 2, 2024Bonus episodes and early access on Patreon at the $5 tier Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord There were a couple of stories that got us, again, thinking about the implications of AI in creative work. First, itch.io is implementing a relatively toothless anti-AI filter and second, crowdfunding platforms are finally having […]
- 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide: A Complete and Total Review | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast November 18, 2024OMG WTF DMG Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord Good gravy we spent so much time recording this episode and the Deep Dives -- 3.5 hours of content from one recording session. But there was a lot to talk about. In this main-feed release of […]
- Writing a very specific kind of D&D game | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast November 4, 2024Writing a very specific kind of game. Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord Writing is hard. Josh and Brandon discuss the very specific kind of writing you have to do for a public/pick-up D&D game. It's a lot different than writing for a home game, […]
- The new DMG seems... useful? October 21, 2024Handy gaming tools: A useful DMG? Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord We collected a bunch of news about the upcoming 2024 Dungeon Masters' Guide release. Word on the street is that this version of the DMG is going to be a much more useful […]
- Responsible uses of AI in D&D October 7, 2024GAME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE: AI in D&D Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord With Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks basically tripling down on his commitment to the use of some form of AI in Dungeons & Dragons, we talked through what that […]
- Is the 2024 Player's Handbook useful or cash grab? | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast September 23, 20242024 PLAYER'S HANDBOOK IS HERE! Early access and bonus content on Patreon Subscribe to our monthly gaming newsletter Join the Discord Wizards of the Coast released the new 2024 Player's Handbook last week. It's the first of the 2024 update releases of the Core Rules, with the Dungeon Master's Guide coming in November and the […]
- D&D Direct Debrief | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast September 9, 2024We debrief on D&D Direct and talk about the new 2024 Players Handbook, the upcoming "total rewrite" of the Dungeon Masters Guide, and potential balance issues to look out for until the new Monstrous Manual comes out. Also, we try to decide Wizards of the Coast employees were actively trolling Josh on the pronunciation of […]
- An RPG for Kids - Chatting with Nomnivore Games | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast August 26, 2024A great treat today. After probably about 6 weeks of comparing schedules and various people fighting COVID, we were finally able to get together and chat with Kate, Kerby, and Britt from Nomnivore Games. We've run into the Noms a handful of times at various cons and it was great to get a chance to […]
- GenCon Trip Report: We Had Access to VIPs | The Goblins and Growlers Podcast August 12, 2024In our efforts to become more pro, we sent Josh to GenCon as a correspondent because we were able to get invites to a bunch of industry networking events. It's a tale of long-haul driving, spaceship administration, and insomnia. Despite being a multi-year veteran of DragonCon, this was Josh's first trip to the Hoosier state […]