Episode 14: Unwanted Advice 3
We\u2019re starting a side-project, \u201cNow This is Podcasting!\u201d to complain about Luke Skywalker\u2019s new Jedi powers (this is totally not a joke). \xa0\xa0Rob and Matt review the recent RPG kickstarter news (4:40).\xa0 Big daddy Matt Colville\u2019s new book \u201cStrongholds and Followers\u201d has more than 1 million dollars pledged.\xa0\xa0Check it out! \xa0There are only 5 days left! \xa0Then, we make ourselves sad by remembering the \u201cepic bacon fail\u201d of Pathfinder\u2019s sad, sad MMO kickstarter.\xa0 \xa0Matt and Rob have a quick chat about \u201cInto the Wild,\u201d the new Unearthed Arcana from WotC. (15:00)
On to the main event: Unwanted Advice! \xa0We save your game from yourself in D&D's only podcast advice column.\xa0
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\u201cI\u2019ve got dyscalculia (difficulty doing arithmetic) is it reasonable to ask for an accommodation at the table?\u201d (21:25)
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\u201cI suspect my Dungeon Master of cheating. \xa0Can I ask my DM to make all their rolls in the open?\u201d (25:30)
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\u201cI love running in-person games, but I hate running online. \xa0How can I make running online less exhausting and more fun?\u201d (40:20)
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And finally, our first \u201cwanted\u201d question from David! \xa0\u201cI played a lot of D&D back in the late 80s. I'm getting back into D&D to teach my nephews, who are 6 and 8. \xa0Any tips on helping kids to learn and grow (as gamers and as people) via D&D?\u201d (49:20)