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Join amateur dungeon masters Carlos, Braeden, and Jordan in weekly conversations about role playing, game design, and community building.  Tune in to hear: New! Echoes from the Outlands -- Where we provide our take on TTRPG news, tools, and trends for this hobby.  Divining the DMG -- After years of playing the game, we're finally committing to reading at least one rulebook. Hear our thoughts in this semi-educational seminar for aspiring DMs. New! Talk of the Town -- The only place to find the sweetest gossip The Society is offering. Find out what your community is saying, join the conversation! Do you give Triple Advantage?  

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    • Aug 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep. 70 - Exploring New Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 50:59 Transcription Available


    This week, we look at the new Avatar Legends TTRPG, discuss ways to invest money according to the DMG, and hear your submissions for toughest combat encounter.

    Ep. 69 - Return to Form

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 53:00 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we finally get around to discussing the first of our music inspired adventures. Next, we use some downtime to talk about what happens between adventures. Finally, we look to what the future may have in store for us as we ask ourselves what kind of classes are missing from D&D.

    Bonus Action - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 26:09 Transcription Available


    With Jordan away for the week, Carlos and Braeden take a look at the latest announced sourcebook for D&D: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons.

    Ep. 68 - Strixhaven Scholars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 66:57 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we wrap up a discussion around Strixhaven, look for traps in the DMG, and discuss our shortcomings as DMs.

    Ep. 67 - Enrolling in Strixhaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 60:35 Transcription Available


    This week, we look at the first two Strixhaven subclass options from the most recent Unearthed Arcana, discuss how to implement traps, and share your picks for the best Magic: The Gathering setting to make the jump to D&D.

    Ep. 66 - An Astonishing Amount Of Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 70:14 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we dive into a storm of news with the Feywild, Strixhaven, and Exandria Unlimited. Next we complete our journey through the travel section of the Dungeon Master's Guide. Finally, we reminisce with the society about some of our favourite Critical Role moments.

    Ep. 65 - The Challenge Continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 48:54 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we check in on our new one-shot writing challenge, argue about underwater encounters, and check out the most shocking moments in our campaigns.

    Ep. 64 - The Great Music Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 57:31 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we stumble our way into a new one-shot writing challenge, discuss urban dangers mentioned in the DMG, and look at your most intense moments in a campaign.

    Ep. 63 - Back To Normal?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 58:42 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we finally see light at the end of the tunnel as we anticipate in home games in the future. Next our divination tells us to fill out maps with settlements and buildings. Finally, we discuss some of the worst in character mistakes we have made to date.

    Ep. 62 - BBEG

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 59:56 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we discuss the big bads at the end of our campaigns, look at the dangers of the wilderness in the DMG, and discuss your coolest in-character moments.

    Ep. 61 - The Digital DM's Toolkit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 48:41 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we look at the best ways to convey emotion when DMing through a computer screen, discuss weather patterns as defined by the DMG, and look at other DMs where you take your inspiration from.

    Ep. 60 - Auroboros Rises

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 51:13 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we give an update on the highly anticipated new setting for 5e, Auroboros, then we travel into the wilderness of the Dungeon Masters Guide, and we finish off with a discussion on classes we wish we could play.

    Ep. 59 - Enter the Dragon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 59:04 Transcription Available


    Today on Triple Advantage, we look at the new draconic options for your characters available in the latest Unearthed Arcana, explore travel options in the DMG, and see what the craziest thing your DM has done is.

    Bonus Action - Mimic Queen Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 35:45 Transcription Available


    Jordan and Braeden sit down with friend of the show Elijah to discuss his feedback on our recent module, Into The Jaws Of The Mimic Queen.

    Ep. 58 - Build-A-World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 77:21 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we look at the difference between soft and hard worldbuilding in a campaign, complain about the inclusion of portcullises in the Dungeon Master's Guide, and discuss your hot D&D takes.

    Ep. 57 - Campaign Check-In

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 62:22 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage we give an update on our home campaigns, prove the importance of walls and doors, and finally discuss the balance between planning and improvising a session.

    Ep. 56 - The One Where We Don't Agree On Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 85:27 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we discuss Auroboros, the new 5e setting from World of Warcraft designer Chris Metzen, look at creating dungeon ecology, and resort to yelling at each other about custom rulesets.

    Bonus Action - McRoMusic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 34:57 Transcription Available


    Carlos and Braeden sit down with Sean McRoberts, the creator and composer behind McRoMusic, a TTRPG-focused music project, to discuss his influences, creative process and upcoming projects.

    Ep. 55 - New Friends!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 57:51 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we shout out some awesome new projects we've found through the #SelfPromoSaturday trend on Twitter, look at what denizens can be found in your dungeon, and see what you have to say about customizing your spellcasting.

    Ep. 54 - A Few Fey Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 61:39 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we view the new zoo of UA races, delve into creating new dungeons, and show off some of our favourite homebrew monsters.

    Ep. 53 - Meet Your New Step-Strahd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 62:05 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we head back to Ravenloft while talking about the new sourcebook from Wizards, dicuss what makes a good villain, and see how you handle romance in your games.

    Ep. 52 - Enter The Matrix

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 67:23 Transcription Available


    On this week's Triple Advantage, we discuss how to add the Hex from WandaVision into your D&D campaign, look at the different subtypes of NPCs that you can create using the DMG, and discuss the worst things that we've ever done to player characters in our games.

    Ep. 51 - TOP TIPS FOR NEW DM'S #CLICKBAIT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 75:20 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantagec we discuss a subreddit on tools for your games, continue following the Dungeon Master's Guide through unique NPC's, and recount some of the strangest things found in the D&D world.

    Ep. 50 - Getting Gothic Up In Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 75:26 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we get spooky talking about the new gothic lineageoptions, Jordan gives us a seminar on how to build an NPC by the book (literally),and we discuss whether you prefer playing against smart or dumb creatures.

    Ep. 49 - Tough Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 74:02 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we take a look at the missing elements from Tasha's character creation, finish up encounter creation in the DMG, and speak on the importance of music in your campaigns.

    Ep. 48 - It's Not Stealing, It's Borrowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 81:17 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we discuss ideas that we've “borrowed”from board games and video games for our campaigns, Jordan walks us throughbalancing combat encounters, and we look at your favorite settings to runadventures in.

    Ep. 47 - Candlekeep Theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 62:16 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, the gang looks at Candlekeep Mysteries, the newest announced release from Wizards of the Coast, discuss how to create meaningful encounters, and look at their favorite third-party supplements used in-game.

    Ep. 46 - Let's Go Shopping!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 54:21 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we go shopping for our favourite parts of D&D, find more ways to complicate a campaign, and share our dreams for the future to come.

    Ep. 45 - The Mind's Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 57:59 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we get SUPER meta talking about how we picture ourin-game worlds, Jordan creeps carefully into writing Intrigue campaigns, and wegather around the fire to discuss your favorite holiday-themed adventures.

    Ep. 44 - How To Kill A Campaign 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 56:39 Transcription Available


    On today's episode of Triple Advantage, we check in and see how each of our campaigns are doing. On Divining the DMG, we discuss how to run a mystery campaign. Finally, we discuss the campaigns that the members of the Society have wanted to run, but haven't been able to.

    Bonus Action - The Wasting Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 25:30 Transcription Available


    Join Jordan and guest host Matt as they interview Braeden about The Wasting Disease, our most ambitious module release yet! Featuring three full chapters, two complete subclasses and more, The Wasting Disease is available now from the Royal City Society on DM's Guild.

    Ep. 43 - Embrace The Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 58:16 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, lightning strikes us a third time, we encounter the bulk of event-based adventures in our divinations, and we share dreams of characters to come in our Talk of the Town.

    Ep. 42 - My Character Is Better Than Yours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 59:11 Transcription Available


    On today's episode of Triple Advantage, Carlos leads another lightning round ofcharacter creation to celebrate Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, Jordan walks usthrough how to create event-based adventures, and we hear your thoughts on thebest characters you didn't create in this week's Talk of the Town.

    Bonus Action - Path of Destruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 9:36 Transcription Available


    Jordan did a thing! Join Braeden and guest host Matt as they ask Jordan about the Path of Destruction barbarian, the newest subclass release from the Royal City Society available now on DM's Guild.

    Bonus Action - Tasha's Lightning Round

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 20:36 Transcription Available


    In today's (impromptu) bonus action, Carlos leads Braeden and Jordan on a character creation lightning round based on the new subclasses found in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

    Ep. 41 - Am I Evil?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 62:41 Transcription Available


    On today's episode, we continue to speculate about the upcoming release, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, discuss location-based adventures in Divining the DMG, and see what kind of evil characters or actions the players in our community have seen - or done!

    Ep. 40 - Stop The (Darrington) Presses!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 53:07 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, there is a new press release - the Darrington Press, that is. We then press on to our thoughts on adventure structures, and finally we wrap things up in a duel between martial and spellcasting classes.

    Ep. 39 - A New Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 68:50 Transcription Available


    Thisweek on Triple Advantage, Carlos walks us through Matt Mercer's newest subclasses,Jordan starts part 2 of the Dungeon Master's Guide, and we look at turninghorror movies into adventures for your table in this week's Talk of the Town.

    Ep. 38 - Spooky Season Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 54:01 Transcription Available


    On today's Triple Advantage, we go over the spooky titles on sale at DM's Guild, finish Part 1 of the DMG, and Braeden brings extra information on other game systems that our local community likes to play. *Please note, we are aware that there are some audio issues with Jordan's mic at around 38 minutes.

    Ep. 37 - Beyond the Known World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 59:30 Transcription Available


    On this weeks episode of Triple Advantage, the echoes take us way outside the realm of 5e, law and order is reestablished as we wrap up the Outer Planes, and we discuss your favourite gods and patrons in this week;s Talk of the Town.

    Bonus Action - DM Profile: David

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 60:41 Transcription Available


    On this Triple Advantage bonus action, we sit down with David, the author of the new 5e module Into the Jaws of the Mimic Queen. We discuss the background of this module, his experience writing with the Royal City Society, his thoughts on theater of mind combat, and how he structures his campaigns.

    Ep. 36 - Breaking Down the Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 73:18 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, Carlos walks us through some data analysis on 5e character trends, Jordan gives us a Hell of a good time exploring the Outer Planes, and we hear what your favorite downtime activities are on this week's Talk of the Town.

    Ep. 35 - Evil Abounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 57:10 Transcription Available


    On this episode of Triple Advantage, we discuss the frosty topics on DM's Guild, Jordan takes us down to some of the more spoopy planes, and we discuss what makes a good villain in this week's Talk of the Town. Note: this episode has been re-edited due to audio errors in the first 10 minutes.

    Ep. 34 - Ice-Cold Takes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 55:26 Transcription Available


    On this week's episode of Triple Advantage, we scrape the frost off of the new sourcebook, carouse the chaos of the Outer Planes, and shake things up in a discussion on dice.

    Ep. 33 - Trends and Licensing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 61:28 Transcription Available


    On today's Triple Advantage, Carlos walks us through DM's Guild trends and licensing information, Jordan begins our guided tour of the Outer Planes, and we listen to your opinions on whether homebrew or prewritten content is the way to go.

    Ep. 32 - What Does Reddit Think?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 61:11 Transcription Available


    On today's episode of Triple Advantage, Carlos curates some curious Reddit threads, Jordan yeets us to the Outer Planes, and join the conversation on Talk of the Town as we share our favourite magical items!

    Ep. 31 - Tasha's Creative Title

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 48:25 Transcription Available


    On today's episode of Triple Advantage, join your hosts Carlos, Braeden and Jordan as we brew some discussions on Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, get shipwrecked in the Plane of Water, and go wild about our favourite Wild Shapes. As always, be sure to tune in to the discussion on our social media pages.

    Ep. 30 - Flavours of Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 57:41 Transcription Available


    This week on Triple Advantage, we discuss the hottest new homebrew item, the Combat Wheelchair, in Echoes from the Outlands. Then we turn up the heat as we delve into the Plane of Fire in our continued divination of the DMG. Finally, hear what The Society's favourite classes are in the newest Talk of the Town.

    Ep. 29 - Enter the Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 58:02 Transcription Available


    Kicking off the new chapter in our amateur production D&D community. We're proud to present the first episode of Triple Advantage, Third Edition! We welcome a more polished show format spliced with even more hometown memes. On this episode we discuss the new unearthed arcana subclasses for bards and warlocks. Then, we learn about the plane of earth when we Divine the DMG. Make sure to join the Talk of the Town to get an inside scoop on the community's favourite monsters.

    Ep. 28 - End Of An Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 45:09 Transcription Available


    In our last episode of season 2, we discuss pacing in one-shots and long-form campaigns, look at the Plane of Air, and discuss whether when to break character as a DM.

    Bonus Action - Alignment Chart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 35:40 Transcription Available


    On this bonus action we give our two cents on the DnD alignment chart. Although we don't agree on everything we think that it's a good discussion to have given the changes Wizards may be implementing in future editions of the game. Is alignment worth having at all? Find out our take in this bonus action!

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