Grumpy Dungeon Masters

Grumpy Dungeon Masters

Christopher Waples, Jay Johnson

Episodes 250
Avg. Duration 1h 12m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Jun 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Four guys who have run too many games of Dungeons and Dragons. Here we gripe about foolish players, horrible mechanics, and bad dice rolls. As well as, worldbuilding, rules, and how to deal with the party splitting up for the third time this session.

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Grumpy Guests – Dungeon Damsel & Xane Daniel

Mar 31, 2026 1h 29m

The guys were fortunate to sit down and chat with the Dungeon Damsel, aka Bunni and Xane Daniel, the creators of the Druskara setting for Shadowdark. Their Backerkit is currently active and is…

Episode 275 – Gary Con 2026 Recap

Mar 24, 2026 1h 39m

Three of the guys returned from Gary Con and they recap all of their goings on. Dan managed to play games with many famous luminaries within the tabletop RPG sphere. Chris got to run a whole bunch of…

Episode 274 – Blackrazor, The Tarrasque, And Dungeons & Dragons Is Hard

Mar 17, 2026 1h 6m

Christopher starts us off with another tale of Adventures League where he killed another character. In the process the guys discuss whether or not D&D is too simple as an introductory RPG or is…

Episode 273 – Dungeons & Dragons Road Map For 2026

Mar 10, 2026 1h 19m

The guys take a look at the current road map for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 for 2026. So far this includes a new Ravenloft book coming later in the year, a book for spellcasters, and some other…

Grumpy Guest – Ahmed Suffety

Mar 03, 2026 1h 10m

This week the guys were lucky to sit down and chat with Ahmed Suffety. He runs https://www.suffety.com/, which designs one of a kind role playing wooden pieces, such as dice trays, quills, and dice.…

Episode 272 – Ecology Of The Kobold In Dungeons And Dragons

Feb 24, 2026 1h 14m

Dan is on a roll and has another incredible ecology for you guys. This time it’s the kobold. You know, the little dog like creatures that stab you in the ankles. Or maybe they are actually more…

Episode 271 – Dan’s Dragon Deep Dive 4 And Video Game Dungeons

Feb 17, 2026 1h 37m

This week the guys are back to their regular schedule. Kristian takes the guys through a dungeon design competition that was going on based on 8 bit video games. The idea was to take 3 randomly…

Grumpy Guest – Storytellers Forge: Rick Heinz & Erik Frankhouse

Feb 10, 2026 1h 16m

This week the guys had a couple of guests join them. Rick Heinz and Erik Frankhouse from Storytellers Forge. They are the people responsible for The Black Ballad. That is a Dungeons & Dragons 5E…

Episode 270 – Another Matt Mercer Top 10 List or Something Like That

Feb 03, 2026 1h 8m

This week is the beginning of Zine month. That’s Zine, as in magazine. A Zine for RPG’s is a booklet often times filled with an adventure or useful tools for a game master. Every February is Zine…

Episode 269 – It’s Just Another Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana

Jan 27, 2026 1h 22m

Christopher actually got to try something new as a DM. He ran a D&D game for a person he didn’t know as their birthday party. I guess technically this makes him a professional Dungeon Master? He…

Episode 268 – Black Bears & Scarabs: A Roleplaying Story

Jan 20, 2026 1h 7m

Christopher got a chance to go and hang out at Scarab Con in Columbia South Carolina this weekend. He comes back to regale the guys with tales of drunken escapades….or gaming or something. He did…

Episode 267 – Dungeons & Dragons 5E and System Conversions

Jan 13, 2026 1h

This week the guys take a look at books that were originally designed for Dungeons & Dragons 5E and then re-made for another game system. While it generally works it’s not difficult to tell that…

Episode 266 – Stranger Things, Action Economy, and You!

Jan 06, 2026 1h 26m

First episode of the new year!! The guys are unprepared for another circle around the sun. Jay decided to talk about some variant rules that nobody knows about or uses from 5E D&D. Things such as…

Episode 265 – Year In Review: Best RPG Products 2025

Dec 30, 2025 1h 14m

It’s the final episode of the year and you know what that means. The Grumpy Dungeon Masters take a look at their favorite products of the year. Could it be something Dungeons & Dragons? Maybe…

Episode 264 – Happy Shadowdark Darkest Day!!

Dec 23, 2025 1h 21m

The guys celebrate the Shadowdark holiday of Darkest Day! On the shortest day of the year there is a chance you will encounter the Ten Eyed Oracle and be granted treats. By treats we mean some…

Episode 263 – Nimble: The New Dungeons & Dragons!

Dec 16, 2025 1h 20m

There is a new Dungeons & Dragons in town and it’s name is Nimble! It is an apt description as the game is still pretty much D&D 5E, but it runs nimbly. Less rolls, less number crunching, and…

Episode 262 – Is Eberron Forge of the Artificer Any Good?

Dec 09, 2025 1h 6m

It’s a fairly straight forward question. Is Eberron Forge of the Artificer Any Good? It has a “new” class for Dungeons & Dragons 5.5 edition. Has a brand new sub-class for players to enjoy.…

Episode 261 – Shadowdark: Cursed Scroll 6

Dec 02, 2025 1h 20m

This week the podcast is all about the updates to Shadowdark. Specifically the Necromancer class and the Cursed Scroll 6. For those not familiar with the Cursed Scrolls, they are short booklets…

Episode 260 – Dungeons & Dragons: The Pale Night And The Lady Of Pain

Nov 25, 2025 1h 16m

This week Dan is on vacation, so the rest of the crew talk about things he would be interested in. Have to make sure he misses out on the fun. Have you ever heard of an Obyrith? Yeah, most of us…

Episode 259 – Astarion’s Lost Book of Maybe We Will See It Someday

Nov 18, 2025 1h 18m

Chris walks the guys through his most recent game at Adventurers League. The story involves a small army of skeletons, a few character deaths, and a way to make the worst character of all time. If…

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