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Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 252nd and final entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 18th 2023, and released Wednesday November 22nd  2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Alas, after 252 episodes, our campaign is coming to an end, but we’ll always be around to lend you a helping hand. With over 250 episodes and almost as many Adventurer’s Pack picks and Rests both Short and Long, we know that we’ve created a wealth of information that’s not only...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 251st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday November 11th 2023, and released Wednesday November 15th  2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us on a Dice Adventure! Next we gather around the campfire and engage in some Dissonant Whispers After that we’ll dig up some Unearthed Mundana and ask “What’s In A Name?”; before finally heading into the Scrying Pool to see what you [all] have to...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 250th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 28th 2023, and released Wednesday November 1st 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Folks, we just wanted to take a quick moment to remind you that next episode will be a Dissonant Whispers episode, and we’re inviting you all in. We’ll be recording at 8pm Central on Saturday 11th November, and the topic will be… whatever you like! We would love for as many of you who wish to...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 249th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 7th 2023, and released Wednesday October 11th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Lennon takes us to the Thieves Guild  Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the Monstrous Compendium, the latest Planescape teasers, and we check out the One D&D Playtest 8: Bastions and Cantrips. After that we’ll head into the Gnomish...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 248th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 23rd 2023, and released Wednesday September 27th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us about the boodoo who do what you don’t dare do, people.  Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk After that we’ll open up our Quest Logs as Lennon, RaeRae...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 247th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday September 9th 2023, and released Wednesday September 13th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale.   Campaign Builder: Castles & CrownsSpiders and SourdoughNPC Descriptions, Maps and D100 Tables For Your TTRPG GamesNext we check out some D&D News as we take...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 246th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 26th 2023, and released Wednesday August 30th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack… OK, Lennon just wrote a bunch of 1980s slang in this, and I wasn’t comfortable saying it in the 80s, so there’s no way I’m saying it 40 years later. So ignoring all of that, we’re left with “Dungeons, Laser, Dragon, Terrain, Minis”.  Next we check out some D&D...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 245th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday August 12th 2023, and released Wednesday August 16th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu tells us what’s on her xmind. Next we check out some D&D News as we check out the latest hardcover release Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head into the Archives of Candlekeep and learn all about the Owlbear;...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 244th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 29th 2023, and released Wednesday August 2nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron firmly declares his side in the upcoming robot apocalypse, and tries to convince us to join him… Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at everything that’s been teased so far from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, as well as Beadle &...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise.This is the 243rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday July 8th 2023, and released Wednesday July 12th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re forgoing the Adventurer’s Pack and Short Rest segments as, yes, the News really is that large. The Player’s Handbook Playtest 6 weighs in at 77 pages and covers 7 classes, subclasses for each, 16 spells, 7 feats, a new Weapons Mastery table and a rules glossary. I’m sure you can see why...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 242nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday June 24th 2023, and released Wednesday June 28th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu plays the bassoon. At least I think that’s what the note says, I can’t read her handwriting… Next we discuss some of our favourite and not-so-favourite D&D settings, and what makes them truly great (or terrible), as we gather around the campfire and engage in...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 241st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Sunday June 11th 2023, and released Wednesday June 14th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale. Specifically: DeadlockTales of the ValiantThe Mystery of the Cursed StattuetteNext we check out some D&D News as we take a look at all the details we have so far on Bigby...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 240th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday May 20th, and released Wednesday May 24th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, we finally let Lennon eat his dice. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest boardgame coming from WizKids, the D&D Streaming Channel, the results of the Paladin and Druid Playtest survey, and some Misplaced Monsters. After that we’ll take a...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 239th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday May 6th, and released Wednesday May 10th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu takes us down to the forge! Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at what we can expect from the new Player’s Handbook with the latest OneD&D playtest covering weapons and adventuring gear; as well as the barbarian, fighter, sorcerer, warlock and...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 238th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 22nd, and released Wednesday April 26th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron tells us to “choose our own adventure”. Charming. Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at everything that came out of D&D Creator’s Summit 2023, as well as a little information on the updated Dungeon Master’s Guide coming in 2024. After that...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 237th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 1st 2023 (that’s not a joke), and released Wednesday April 5th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. This week we’re going to wander into the Market of Minauros to see what mysterious and magical items have filtered up for sale.   Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at everything that came out of D&D Direct 2023 After that we’ll take a Short Rest and head...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 236th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday March 18th 2023, and released Wednesday March 22nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, the last of our PAX interviews as Ostron and Ryu talk to the fine folks of Turbo Dork, Lethal Shadow, and Scented Adventure. Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at the latest Playtest options for the Druid and Paladin, as well as a few other things...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 235th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday February 18th 2023, and released Wednesday February 22nd 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, more from PAX, this time Ostron and I spoke to the good folks at Beadle and Grimm’s Pandemonium Warehouse Next we check out some D&D News, as we take a look at the latest official release, Keys from the Golden Vault After that we’ll take a Short Rest and...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 234th entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday February 4th 2023, and released Wednesday February 8th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, more from PAX, this time a Virtual TableTop Two-fer Next we check out some D&D News, as we bring you right up to date with the latest OGL shenanigans, and we take a look at everything we know so far about the next hardcover release, Keys from the Golden...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 233rd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday January 21st 2023, and released Wednesday January 25th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ostron and Ryu went to PAX Unplugged and talked to the goodfolk of Goodman Games. Next we check out some D&D News, brought to you by the letters “O”, “G”, “L” and the number 1.1. Yeah, we’ve got some things to wade through. After that we’ll take a Short Rest...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 232nd entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday January 7th 2023, and released Wednesday January 11th 2023 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. Unfortunately Ostron can’t join us this week. According to his vacation request he has to, quote “attend a wild party”... Wait, that can’t be right… Maybe he meant a “wild-magic party”? That still doesn’t seem right… Anyway, playing the role of “guy who ruins everyone’s fun” tonight is Tony from...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. I’m Mikey, and joining us on our quest this evening is. . . no-one Lennon is currently buried under 17 feet of snow Ostron has locked himself in his room and says he “won’t come out until he solves it” Ryu, or KayDee rather stormed out of the guild hall shouting “I’ll show them whose heart is three sizes too small” RaeRae got a unicorn as a gift so theres no telling when or if we’ll ever see her again Branwen is building a new Ikea scratching...

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Heroes Rise. This is the 231st entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday December 10th 2022, and released Wednesday December 14th 2022 over at heroesrisepodcast.com. In this week’s Adventurer’s Pack, Ryu and Ostron went to PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia last week and spoke to some people called … “Wiz?” kids? I dunno, they’re probably not a big deal. Next we check out some D&D News as we take a look at the latest hardcover release, Dragonlance: Shadow...