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Exodus of Magic
by Dungeon Master Eddie
Dungeon Master Eddie takes you through his history of gaming, and into a world of Dungeons and Dragons as experienced over 35 years. His guests will come to discuss life around the game, war stories from crazy adventures, building campaigns, memorable players and characters, thoughts around building character archetypes, and more.
Episodes
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 16 - Speed Build a Wizard
In this session, we listen to Dungeon Master Eddie speed build an Orcish Wizard. Listen to the thought process of his logic, as his counterintuitive choices demonstrate that there's more than one way to eat a reeses. There are lots of choices, and this episode takes a look at an unexpected build.
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 15 - Fighter Speed Build
Dungeon Master Eddie sits with his buddy Dragon as Dragon tries to speed build a 3.5 Gnomish Fighter in 20 minutes. Listen to the discussion of what goes through the mind in character creation.
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 14 - The 500 GP Diet Coke
The 500gp diet coke is a tale of an extreme moment in a campaign with some good aligned rookies. Something happened that caused the campaign to take a horror moment and that moment would have a strong impact on the campaign. Dungeon Master Eddie talks about how communication with and between...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 13 - So You Want To Be a Wizard
Dungeon Master Eddie and Player Jeff continue with the So You Want To Be series with a look at playing a wizard. This episode looks at wizard characters primarily through the lens of the school of magic, focusing on the spells that can give you differing styles of play. Sit back and enjoy a...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 12 - So You Want To Be A Fighter
Fighters. One of the most well known classes in Dungeons and Dragons. As editions have gone on, fighters have been given more archetypes and options, but they remain the tank that does damage. They can take the hits. But they can be so much more than the stereotypical sword and board. Dungeon...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 11 - Throwaway Sessions
What happens when part of the party can't make it to the session, but everyone else still wants to play? What happens when you complete a major plot point and everyone needs to come down from the euphoria? These are called throwaway sessions. In this episode Dungeon Master Eddie talks about...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 10 - DM Stories
Dungeon Master Eddie gets to sit down with his old friend Dungeon Master Tom to talk about approaches to being a dungeon master. They discuss styles, experience of being a first time DM, lessons learned, strengths and weaknesses, keeping balance at the table, and the value of a good NPC. Plus…
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 9 - Lawful stupid
Imagine the Paladin who always charges in. Evil must be directly confronted. Always in the moment. And it usually ends badly. How many 20th level Paladins do we see? Perhaps if they were more thoughtful they would accomplish more. In this episode we look at alignment and how it doesn't need to…
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 8 - Rule of Cool
Rule of Cool. Sometimes players will come up with an idea, or have a lucky roll, or accomplish some feat that can dramatically affect the campaign. Playing these right, can lead to lasting memories. Here Dungeon Master Eddie talks to his friend Jeff about how the rule of cool applies, what makes...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode7 - Chronomancy and Time Magic
Chronomancy. Time Magic. Engaging with the weave underneath the fabric of a campaign's reality. Dungeon Master Eddie and guest Dragon talk about the DnD second edition Chronomancer's Handbook, and the mechanics of time magic. Points of focus are the rules of time travel, having a party who can…
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 6 - Drew
Drew. To understand Dungeon Master Eddie's journey, you have to hear about Drew (deceased). Drew was one of those players who had rulebooks memorized, his own ways of doing things, and took delight in turning campaigns on their heads. In our group he introduced us to terms like OMC (old man...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 5 - New Player
Dungeon Master Eddie talks to his friend Caleb, who came to the table for the grand campaign after Dale (Episode 4 - Gaming Versus Life) left for family reasons. Caleb talks about being a new player to an established group, learning the mores and standard operating procedures of this group's...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 4 - Gaming Versus Life
In this episode Dungeon Master Eddie talks with one of his old players who had to step away from regular gaming when his daughters became old enough to need chauffeur dad to take them to their extra curricular activities. Dale recounts how life changed, and how bringing his daughters into the...
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 3 - The Party
The Party. This doesn't refer to an adventuring party. This was a situation that developed during a placeholder session where half of the players couldn't make the session and the other half wanted to play. Dungeon Master Eddie talks to one of his players from that campaign, Jeff, who was there…
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 2 - Systems
In Episode two Dungeon Master Eddie talks to his friend Dan about roleplaying game systems, looking at the evolution across editions of Dungeons and Dragons, how 4th edition manifested conditions to make 3.5 players go to Pathfinder and flourish, and the paths DM Eddie and Dan took to find…
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Exodus of Magic - Episode 1 - Welcome
This episode of Exodus of Magic introduces you to Dungeon Master Eddie and looks at a high level history of DM Eddie and Dungeons and Dragons, going back 35 years. DM Eddie will address who he is, life through multiple editions, and overview of what the editions meant to him. he will talk about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dungeon Master Eddie takes you through his history of gaming, and into a world of Dungeons and Dragons as experienced over 35 years. His guests will come to discuss life around the game, war stories from crazy adventures, building campaigns, memorable players and characters, thoughts around building character archetypes, and more.
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