Legend Lore

The boyz at Legend Lore are ready to unleash the Catapult of Chaos! DM Rockfist has prepared a random encounter list of twenty D&D and RPG-related questions. The rest of the crew has no idea what the topics are, and DM Popeitine has a d20 ready to roll! Join the crew for a fun and random romp through some great topics!

Legend Lore turns the Big 3-0! The Boyz discuss Prepared spells, the pros, the cons, and the ho-hums. As you know by now, the opinions of the SWNP crew vary, but the conversation is always insightful. Along the way, spellcasters and spell blasters are the focus, but the ever-wandering minds of Legend Lore always have more in store for the listeners—perhaps even a blooper or two!

The boyz at Legend Lore took some time to celebrate Independence Day! Not to leave you hanging, Boblin the Goblin slaved away in the studio to assemble this collection of Bloopers, Skits, and other weirdness from previous episodes! Enjoy! Next week, the boyz return with a brand-new episode!

In this latest episode, GM Cody gets his wish! Much discussion is had about the SNWP crew’s experience with Pathfinder. The boyz welcome in Player Nate as they talk about Pathfinder 2e in general, the Fall of Plague Stone, and much more! You know there will be some twists and turns during the conversation, and stay tuned until the end for more bloopers!

The SNWP crew expands upon ideas from episode 22, sharing their thoughts on the BBEG (Big Bad Evil Guy). Along the way, they also examine an extreme case of Dungeon Mastering gone wrong. If you’re a new game master, a journeyman, or a salty old vet like DM Mike and DM Rockfist, you’ll want to check out this episode. If you’re a player at any level, come along for the adventure, and you’ll learn what kind of game masters and Dungeon Masters to avoid!

The boyz are back with Season 2! In this episode, our DMs climb back into the saddle and set forth on a new adventure. They talk about what's ahead for SNWP and Legend Lore this year, and they cover some recent events that happened during the hiatus. Join us for conversation about the D&D Open Game License fiasco and the new Dungeons and Dragons movie! And if you listen past the closing song, you might hear a couple of bloopers!

In the final episode of season one, the boyz at Legend Lore welcome three extraordinary guests! Ask Your DM Anything brings in players we've played with, with six great questions you may have wanted to ask your DM. As always, the boyz have strong opinions about these questions and have some laughs along the way. Thank you to our Patreon supporters and players for making this fun season possible! Stay tuned for a special one-shot series where you get to see the DMs of Legend Lore put everything we've talked about into practice!

The holidays and Covid protocols kept the boyz apart for a while, but now they’re back with a brand-new episode of Legend Lore! In the next to last episode of season one, the DMs from Strange New Worlds Productions dig into what it means to get inside your character’s head and walk a mile in their shoes. Join them as they offer some advice on everything from character accents to separating yourself from the character you’re playing!

Join the DMs at Strange New Worlds Productions as they discuss magic items—from their favorites and items included in the 5e DM’s Guide to homebrew and items found only on the SNW website! The boyz give advice on balancing magic items versus player action economy and how to pepper in magic items for the sake of role-playing and storytelling. They always got a lot on their minds, and they ain’t afraid to share!

In episode 22, the boyz at Legend Lore discuss the psychology of villains and how to create nuanced bad guys that your players will love to hate!

The boys from Legend Lore do something a little different in this episode! They share some of their favorite WTF moments and horror stories about D&D. Episode 21 gives you a peek at what it's like to hang around the table and yak with our Dungeon Masters in the raw. WARNING: Explicit Content! Do not play this at work or around the kids!

In this episode, the Legend Lore experts advise new and old DMs on setting themselves up for success! If you are just getting started as a Dungeon Master or if you have been running games for years, the boyz give pro-tips based upon their experiences, good and bad.

The crew from Legend Lore return from hiatus to continue season one with another Reddit Q&A! The boyz offer advice regarding communication before playing a game, railroading your players, gag magic items, Total Party Kill scenarios, and more! In this episode, Legend Lore answers multiple DM and player questions from Reddit.

Dungeon Master Mike catches you up with Strange New Worlds Productions and the Legend Lore Podcast!

The Dungeon Masters of Legend Lore talk about the pros and cons of building your own fantasy setting!

Dungeons & Dragons (and other TTRPGs) can be rife with excellent story conflict! Sometimes, this conflict happens between player characters. The boyz at Legend Lore discuss character and party conflict, ways a DM can navigate potentially difficult terrain, and ways to embrace the conflict as character and story growth!

Legend Lore welcomes the creator or SW5e, the Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition conversion of the iconic movie franchise! The boys learn a little history about this amazing game and talk some Star Wars!

The boyz break down alignment in D&D. From history through the many editions, to references of characters played—and Geek culture characters from Star Wars to Marvel Comics (with a little bit of real-world history)—the SNW crew offer insights and advice on how alignment can be used to deepen your characters and propel story! A lively conversation as always, with a special appearance by everyone's favorite half-orc barbarian, Chud, and the wily Boblin the Goblin!

We've mentioned some of our 5e Sci-Fi campaigns before... In this episode, the boys talk about the differences between the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy. They also talk about Star Wars 5e, DM Osborne's Singularity setting, and drop some knowledge about running Sci-Fi campaigns.

In Lucky Number 13, the crew at Legend Lore discuss consequences of player and party actions, and character death. Strangely, these two topics intertwine and intersect like pieces of a Dungeon Master's puzzle. Plus, the boyz let DM Rockfist take a vacation... or do they?