9 JUN 2023 · [#113] Our final special LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason, Josey, and Jim welcome another local NJ gamer, Mike Cortese, who brings us an epic horror story that stops at all the Bad Game Stations of the Cross. - You can visit https://www.thekeephobby.com/ whenever you’re in Central NJ. - Jason met Mike (and Jim!) on the https://www.facebook.com/groups/547346142037951. - The campaign Mike talked about used a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal - https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Calendar_of_Harptos used 10-day weeks, I guess. - Jim and Jason hate shopping sessions, but https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/9edwxy/tips_for_a_shopping_sessionepisodes/ (for some reason). Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

2 JUN 2023 · [#112] Another special LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason, Josey, and Jim welcome NJ-local DM Mike Perrone. - You can visit https://www.thekeephobby.com/ whenever you’re in Central NJ. - Jason met Mike (and Jim!) on the https://www.facebook.com/groups/547346142037951. - Jason’s condolences notwithstanding, a whole lot of people play https://roll20.net/. - “I don’t know if you’ve ever watched https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1?” - Jim invoked https://www.chinamieville.net/ as inspiration for one of his campaigns. Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

26 MAY 2023 · [#111] Another LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason and Jim welcome Tony Ingracia - or DMTony on the DND404 podcast - live and in person, as Josey joins us remotely. - You can visit https://www.thekeephobby.com/ whenever you’re in Central NJ. - https://404pod.com/ is about 3 brand new players exploring D&D for the first time. - Jason’s relentless https://naddpod.com/ continues. - Crawfish head, lobster claws, boobs out. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Blibdoolpoolp. - The classic AD&D adventure Jim referenced is https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17042/D2-Shrine-of-the-KuoToa-1e. Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

19 MAY 2023 · [#110] In the second part of Jim and Jason’s LIVE conversation with Tony Bogan of The Keep Hobby Shop in Brick, NJ, we’re joined by Josey! - You can visit https://www.thekeephobby.com/ whenever you’re in Central NJ. - Tony’s day job is https://www.bogansbasin.com/ on the Jersey shore. - Tony invoked the classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deities_%26_Demigods AD&D Hardcover. - Do you still have your favorite classic AD&D character’s sheet? https://tinyurl.com/w7sh6rcv - Tony designed https://tinyurl.com/3cu4a88x before he signed the lease. - You only wish your PC had a https://tinyurl.com/38khdsbv - Tony https://tinyurl.com/mre3438j, too! Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

12 MAY 2023 · [#109] In our first C&D LIVE episode, Jim and Jason meet in person at Jason's FLGS The Keep in Brick, NJ to chat with owner Tony Bogan. - You can visit https://www.thekeephobby.com/ whenever you’re in Central NJ. - Tony’s day job is https://www.bogansbasin.com/ on the Jersey shore. - Tony got his start with the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974) of basic D&D. - Role-playing and TCGs are https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/military-support-video-game-nerds/. - If you were born after Y2K, https://www.auvik.com/franklyit/blog/history-of-the-modem/ to you. - Jason bragged about having a https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/poppriceguide/catalog_items/gelatinous-cube-eccc. - Jason, was, in fact, the https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/most-popular/top-baby-names-1982 for boys in 1984 when he was born, and in the Top Ten for most of the 80s. Everything we love can be found at https://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production.

5 MAY 2023 · [#108] In this DMAdvice episode, Jason and Jim offer advice on how to get your players to trust your NPCs a little less, how to recapture the spark of role-play in a long-running campaign, and what to do about that guy who wants to be Venom in your first campaign. - Read the original posts on https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/115f2nw/my_players_believe_everything_my_npcs_say_what_do/, https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/10vy11s/what_does_a_dm_have_to_do_for_a_bit_of_character/, and https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/10yzm5v/is_it_bad_to_kill_a_player_character_on_purpose/. - Jim invoked the https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/QuestGiver. - Jason was lamenting he needed to learn to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUyY8QbMuOo - Jason reminded us he’s a superfan of https://naddpod.com/. - If you want to play https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Venom_(Symbiote)_(Earth-616), do it in a https://www.marvel.com/rpg, not D&D. - Turns out Unicorn poachers are not the same as https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Unicorn%20Hunter. - Join the conversation at thehttps://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/ https://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/category/dm-academy/ http://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/youtube Hosted by Jason Portizo and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo

28 APR 2023 · [#107] In this special episode, Jason, Josey, and Jim discuss the deeply disturbing implications of D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast hiring the Pinkerton Agency, notorious extra-judicial corporate mercenaries, to enforce street dates for Magic cards. - https://gizmodo.com/magic-the-gathering-leaks-wizards-wotc-pinkertons-1850374546 should fill you in on the basics of the original story. - ‘The Pinkertons’ started as private bounty hunters on behalf of banks and railroads. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pinkertons-maim-frank-and-jesse-james-mother - They soon graduated from killing the family members of outlaws to https://www.grunge.com/316708/the-untold-truth-of-the-pinkerton-national-detective-agency/ - That includes https://www.denverpost.com/2014/04/11/100-years-ago-ludlow-miners-and-their-families-were-massacred/. - They are credibly believed to have destroyed evidence when https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Follette_Committee. - Nerds may know who they are becausehttps://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar-pinkerton-lawsuit-1203108019/. - They’re https://www.teenvogue.com/story/who-were-the-pinkertons at the behest of companies like Amazon and Starbucks. - As a 19th-century newspaper columnist put it so eloquently: “No man of refined sensibilities would enter the ranks as a hired Hessian of plutocracy, expecting to shoot down his brothers at the command of capital.” Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, Jim Crocker (from a suggestion by Greg Genovas)Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production.

21 APR 2023 · [#106] Another Horror Story episode with Jason and Josey. This week, the tale of a petulant DM for whom it was her way or the highway. - Read the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/comments/11jh0y7/dmpc_shoots_down_every_idea_pcs_have_for_invading/. - Josey mentioned Jim’s aversion to home-brewed http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/9/. - No one likes https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-fallible-mind/202303/why-do-so-many-hate-daylight-saving-time. - Seriously, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLRLpg7ZcUs. - Jason pointed out that https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sucks%20to%20suck. - For more stories of terrible games, check out the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/. New episodes every Friday now with video! https://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/episodes/ http://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/youtube Hosted by Jason Portizo and Josey Diaz Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

14 APR 2023 · [#105] In this Horror Story episode Jason and Josey bring us a tale of Sci-Fi miscommunication. CW: Violence against children is discussed in this episode. - Read the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/comments/126k218/party_gets_mad_at_me_because_they_decide_to_kill/. - Jason mentioned that Joey would soon be returning to https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1308035/. - The game in question was the https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs which has gone through as many versions as D&D since its original release. - Jason is right, https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/War_Is_Hell_Vol_1. - For more stories of terrible games, check out the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/. New episodes every Friday now with video! https://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/episodes/ http://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/youtube Hosted by Jason Portizo and Josey Diaz Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

7 APR 2023 · [#104] This month, we’re doing a series of DM Tips in list form. This week, Jason steps up with a handful of web apps to help you manage your games. - https://www.dndbeyond.com/ is the gold standard for managing characters online, it’s official, and there’s a very robust FREE tier for players in your campaign. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beyond-20/gnblbpbepfbfmoobegdogkglpbhcjofh?hl=en that Jason recommends to add additional bells and whistles. - https://improvedinitiative.app/ is an app for browser and mobile to track exactly what you think. - For character models you can turn into portraits and even custom miniatures, there’s https://www.heroforge.com/ and https://titancraft.com/ - For a no-frills but free Virtual Tabletop, https://www.owlbear.rodeo/ is basically in continuous development, getting better with each update. - https://fastcharacter.com/ can whip up a playable 5e character in just a few seconds for a late-arriving player or setting up one-shots. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19meruMR_VuwHAChH3QsCCJ0G5qT-Yfv6/view?usp=share_link Jason and Jim whipped up and here's the https://a.co/d/60G7IVZ Jason mentioned - https://www.dungeonalchemist.com/ produces really good usable maps, including motion-enhanced versions. - If you play over Zoom, https://fathom.video/ can really enhance your notes Everything we love can be found athttps://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/ Hosted by Jason Portizo and Jim Crocker. Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo. Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production.