The Knowledge Check

Download Here This week Philip responds to Eric’s episode last week by revealing his points of inspiration when it comes to D&D.  Join us for another episode of The Knowledge Check.

Download Here This week on the Knowledge Check, Eric sits down to give you some insight into where he goes in pop culture for inspiration as a DM and as a player.  For example…Pro Wrestling in the first one he mentions, so that gives you as idea for how outside the bounds of Tolkien and Lewis we are headed.  Join us for another episode of The Knowledge Check.

Download Here This week on The Knowledge Check we have an exciting review of the latest book for 5th Edition D&D:  Tomb of Annihilation.  Eric breaks down the book and points out the ups and downs of the latest offering from Wizards of the Coast, and touches on how he would fix some of the more glaring issues.

Download Here Eric and Philip take a look at Philip’s current campaign, that is beginning to come to an end, and craft an epic ending to it worthy of his party.  They take a look back at the advice they’ve given in the past two episodes and use it to make something the party will remember.

Download Here Coming off of the last episode’s multi-year, highly successful campaign Eric and Philip discuss the sequel campaign: The Mark of Vengeance.  They discuss their lofty expectations for their follow-up story, and how it all fell apart before their eyes.  Come join in as Eric and Philip highlight what they did wrong and how to avoid making the same mistakes they did.

Download Here This week Eric and Philip revisit their masterpiece campaign: Unfinished Wars, and try to breakdown what went right, what could have gone better, and how you can use what they learned to craft a multi-year campaign for you group (hopefully).

Download Here This week Eric and Philip discuss what it’s like to step out from behind the DM screen and play at the table.  We discuss some of the pitfalls that we’ve seen at a table, and also how you can energize and help a game even when you aren’t behind the screen.

Download Here How does magic work?  What makes a wizard different from a sorcerer?  Eric and Philip try to answer these questions and more as they dive into the arcane classes and try to differentiate how the magic works.

Download Here This week Eric and Philip dive into gods, religion, and all things divine as they discuss classic archetypes in fantasy pantheons, interesting ways for players to interact with the divine, and some campaign ideas centered around the gods.  They also react to all of the info dropped during the Stream of Annihilation and take a look at the latest Unearthed Arcana.  Come join us for another exciting episode of The Knowledge Check.

Download Here This week Eric and Philip dive into everyone’s favorite stickler of what’s right and wrong… The Paladin.  But 5e has changed a lot of things about the Paladin class, and if you wrote if off a long time ago as a boring boy scout class… It may be time to take a second look.  All that and more on this week’s The Knowledge Check!

Download Here This week Eric and Philip dive into a concept that Eric has been using for quite some time now as a way to cut his prep time for sessions way down, and make it easier to adapt to player action during gameplay.  Come join us to find out more!

Download Here This week Philip and Eric look back on their history as players and try to impart some hard-earned lessons.  They cover how to treat other players, interacting with the world, and most importantly how to have fun!  Also Eric uses a lot of movie analogies, including possibly the last film franchise you would ever expect to hear used in a D&D discussion.  Come join us for a fun filled discussion about playing D&D!

Download Here This week Eric and Philip break down the ten things they wish they knew we they first sat down behind the DM’s screen.  We go through all of the pitfalls that lead us to learn these lessons:  share stories of sessions gone wrong, campaigns that have fizzled out after a handful of sessions, and moments of triumph where a breakthrough occurred.  We also take a look at some listener questions and comments, and breakdown the latest Unearthed Arcana articles that have been coming out!  Join us for another episode of The Knowledge Check!

Download Here This week on The Knowledge Check Eric and Philip break down the Warlock class, figuring out where this class shines, what to discuss with your DM, and how to get the most mileage out of your Patron’s story.  We also look at D&D Beyond, the Mystic class, and do another build off to see how truly different the Warlock can be.  Come check it out on The Knowledge Check Podcast!

Download Here This week we have a special episode to go along with our normally scheduled episode tomorrow.  Eric has been busy all weekend diving into Tales from the Yawning Portal and now he wants to share his thoughts with all of you: what he liked, what he thought could have been better, and most importantly what this book can bring to your campaign to make it that much better.  So enjoy some extra goodness from the Knowledge Check as we look at the latest book from Dungeons & Dragons!