Sam Dillon

Bonus Action 008 – Lighting and Vision

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April 23, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam and I discuss the rules for lighting and vision in D&D. You can find an explanation of these rules in the Player’s Basic Rules D&D PDF on pages 65 or in the Player’s Handbook on pages 183.

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Round Table 65 – SB 101, Conversion Guides, and Phoenix: Dawn Command

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April 20, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, The Round Table, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

I sit down with Jeff Greiner, Sam Dillon, Tracy Hurley, and Liz Theis to discuss Gen Con‘s reaction to the Indiana religious freedom law and the delay of fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons conversion guides. After that I interview Eberron campaign setting and Gloom card game creator Keith Baker to discuss the Kickstarter for his new card based RPG Phoenix: Dawn Command. This podcast was recorded on April 7 and 8, 2015.

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Bonus Action 007 – Spellcasting Basics

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April 3, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam and I discuss the rules for spellcasting in D&D. You can find an explanation of these rules in the Player’s Basic Rules D&D PDF on pages 78-81 or in the Player’s Handbook on pages 201-205.

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Bonus Action 006 – Stealth and Hiding

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March 11, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam and I discuss the rules for stealth with a special focus on using the skill to hide in D&D. You can find an explanation of this rule in the Player’s Basic Rules D&D PDF on page 60 or in the Player’s Handbook on page 177.

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Round Table 56 – Wizards Layoffs and Eberron in 5e

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February 16, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, The Round Table, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

I sit down with Vegas Lancaster, Dave Gibson, Sam Dillon, and Jeff Greiner to talk about some recent layoffs on the D&D team at Wizards of the Coast and the Unearthed Arcana 5e Eberron update. This podcast was recorded on February 5, 2015.

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Bonus Action 004 – Initiative

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February 11, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam Dillon and I discuss the Initiative mechanic in D&D. You can find an explanation of this rule in the Player’s Basic Rules D&D PDF on page 69 or in the Player’s Handbook on page 189.

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Round Table 53 – New Digital Columns and Dungeon and Dragon Magazines

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January 26, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, The Round Table, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

I sit down with Vegas Lancaster, Sam Dillon, Tracy Hurley, and Round Table newbie Wade Kemper. We talk about the last Legends and Lore column heralding the arrival of three new D&D digital columns in 2015. Then we discuss the recent availability of Dungeon and Dragon magazines on dndclassics.com. This episode was recorded on January 15, 2015.

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Bonus Action 003 – Healing and Hit Dice

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January 21, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam and I discuss the Healing and Hit Dice mechanics in D&D. You can find an explanation of these rules in the Player’s Basic D&D PDF on pages 74 and 75 or in the Player’s Handbook on pages 196 and 197 (in the combat chapter). Check out Sam’s blog – rpgmusings.com!

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Round Table 50 – Setting Speculation

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January 5, 2015

A new episode of my podcast, The Round Table, is up on The Tome Show’s site.

I sit down with Jeff Greiner, Sam Dillon, Greg Blair, and Dave Gibson to speculate what the next setting might be in the official D&D fifth edition rules. We discuss Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Dragonlance, Greyhawk, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Planescape, Mystara, and more. This podcast was recorded on December 16, 2014.

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Bonus Action 002 – Concentration

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December 25, 2014

A new episode of my podcast, Bonus Action, is up on The Tome Show’s website.

In this episode Sam Dillon and I discuss the Concentration mechanic. You can find an explanation of this rule in the Basic D&D PDF on page 79 or in the 5e D&D Player’s Handbook on page 203.

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