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All Episodes

Nerdcognito — 135 episodes

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1

"Morally Grey" vs. "Capital E" EVIL - Nerdcognito Episode 327

2

WotC's Critical Role KNOCKOFF Bombs! - Nerdcognito Episode 326

3

Wizards of the Coast's SUPER SECRET Survey - Nerdcognito Episode 325

4

The DUNGEON Gets a Turn - Nerdcognito Episode 324

5

Learn to LOVE Low Levels - Nerdcognito Episode 323

6

Pretty Pink Dollhouse - It Came From Reddit - Episode 322 Bonus Episode

7

Read The F***ing Manual! Modern Gaming Says "Don't Learn The Rules!" - Nerdcognito Episode 322

8

Archetypes of the Dungeon Master - Nerdcognito Episode 321

9

Lethality Fallacy: Is Classic Gaming REALLY More Lethal? - Nerdcognito Episode 320

10

Driving the Point: WotC's 5.5e Concession - Nerdcognito Episode 319

11

Romance ❤️ According to Ginny Di - Nerdcognito Episode 318

12

Rewards and Treasure Management - Nerdcognito Episode 317

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Dumpster Fire: A little bit of everything - Nerdcognito Episode 316

14

How NOT to Make a Character - Nerdcognito Episode 315

15

Spectacular Settings (w/ Dungeon Delver!) - Nerdcognito Episode 314

16

Environmental Action! - Nerdcognito - Episode 313

17

Stranger Damage to the Gaming Hobby - Nerdcognito - Episode 312

18

Gaming Media News Blitz - Nerdcognito Episode 311

19

Balancing Act: Balance in TTRPG Design and Play - Nerdcognito Episode 310

20

Starting a Successful TTRPG Campaign - Nerdcognito Episode 309

21

WotC NEEDS Your DIGITAL ID - Nerdcognito Episode 308

22

DnD Beyond: We Suffered & You Will Too! - Nerdcognito Episode 307

23

World-Building: Events & Holidays - Nerdcognito Episode 306

24

Pets & Familiars: Classic vs. Modern Roleplaying - Nerdcognito Episode 305

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Holiday Havoc (aka: Your D&D Group's Schedule!) - Nerdcognito Episode 304

26

12 More Months of Ginny Di - Nerdcognito Episode 303

27

Old School Essentials Abandons the OSR?!? - Nerdcognito Episode 302

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Seven Levels of DnD/TTRPG Reddit - Nerdcognito Episode 301

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Episode 300 Celebration! Plus: WotC Playing Nice with Classic Gamers? - Nerdcognito Episode 300

30

Horror at Your Table - Nerdcognito Episode 299

31

Worth the Wait? - Nerdcognito Episode 298

32

Edition Wars: The Cut Line - Nerdcognito Episode 297

33

"Controversial" Monsters - Nerdcognito Episode 296

34

Defending Filthy Storygamers - Nerdcognito Episode 295

35

Pacifist Characters: Do No Harm? - Nerdcognito Episode 294

36

Five TTRPG Campaign Styles - Nerdcognito Episode 293

37

Becoming a Great Gamer? - Nerdcognito Episode 292

38

West Marching On! - Nerdcognito Episode 291

39

Defining and Defending the OSR - Nerdcognito Episode 290

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Brennan Lee Mulligan Thinks Math is Too Hard - Nerdcognito Episode 289

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Railroading?!? - Nerdcognito Episode 288

42

Ginny's D&D Romance Guide - Nerdcognito Episode 287

43

Playing with Yourself, aka "Solo Gaming" - Nerdcognito Episode 286

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Mothership Mania and D&D "Franchising" - Nerdcognito Episode 285

45

Does Your Game Flow? - Nerdcognito Episode 284

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SPECIAL: Wonderfilled or Wonder-fooled with Stephen Dinehart? - Nerdcognito Episode 283

47

Castles: "Walls of Stone; Tales of Glory!" - Nerdcognito Podcast Episode 282

48

Have Some Class! - Nerdcognito Podcast Episode 281

49

Large Scale Combat in D&D/TTRPGs - Nerdcognito Episode 280

50

Why Does it ALWAYS Come Down to SEX? - Nerdcognito Episode 279

51

D&D Campaign Longevity: Why WE Have It and SparkeTrolls Don't - Nerdcognito Episode 278

52

Just Between Friends (Daniel D. Fox, One Year Later) - Nerdcognito Episode 277

53

Modern State of the Woke Overlord - Nerdcognito Episode 276

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Rule Zero Rumble - Nerdcognito Episode 275

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Foxy Reflections - Nerdcognito Episode 274

56

What's YOURS is Wizards' - Nerdcognito Episode 273

57

WotC Spring Cleaning... and the future of D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 272

58

Tariffs, Tension, and TTRPGs - Nerdcognito Episode 271

59

Homebrew: Another "Lost Art" - Nerdcognito Episode 270

60

Taking a Breather - Nerdcogntio Episode 269

61

Shadowdark Sovereignty! - Nerdcognito Episode 268

62

ADHD-cognito; a.k.a. If Things Can Go Wrong... - Nerdcognito Episode 267

63

Reddit Can Go To Hell - Nerdcognito Episode 266

64

Zero D&D Prep... "That's Too Much!" - Nerdcognito Episode 265

65

Romance Rules?!? Pathfinder/Paizo Codify the Obvious - Nerdcognito Episode 264

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The "Lost Art" of Mapping in D&D - Nerdcognito Episode 263

67

2025 Monster Manual Madness - Nerdcognito Episode 262

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The Satanic Panic, Revisited! - Nerdcognito Episode 261

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Horsing Around with Horse Girl; Former BrOSR Phenom Joel Peterson - Nerdcognito Episode 260

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DnD 2025 Monster Manual... They did WHAT? - Nerdcognito Episode 259

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"Anticolonialism" Screeching; Nerdy Vacay Destinations - Nerdcognito Episode 258

72

Best D&D Party Ever; Don't Remake THIS! - Nerdcognito Episode 257

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Christmastime in the Nation!; Siobhan Invades the News - Nerdcognito Episode 256

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Nerdcognito - Episode 255: Fan Fiction v. Canon; Holiday Themed Games

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Nerdcognito - Episode 254: Drizzt is "Too Problematic"; D&D Movie Replacements

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Nerdcognito - Episode 253: Pros and Cons if Elon Musk Buys Hasbro; Leave Them Kids Alone!

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SPECIAL Nerdcognito - Episode 252: BDubs of the BrOSR

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Nerdcognito - Episode 251: Paladins MUST BE Lawful Good!; "DnD Math Is Too Hard!"

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Nerdcognito - Episode 250: Building a "Perfect" TTRPG; Aberrations!

80

Nerdcognito - Episode 249: 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide GUTTED! Erased Options & Choices for 5e Tables!

81

Nerdcognito - Episode 248: D&D in Decline - The 2024 DMG Destroys DM Agency & Codifies Safety Tools!

82

NanoNerdcognito: Exiting Bad Apples from Your Game (overtime w/ Randy!)

83

Nerdcognito - Episode 247: Pre-New System Player Prep; Randy Nichols Co-Hosts!

84

Nerdcognito - Episode 246: Where's The Line? How Much Shock Is Too Much?

85

Nerdcognito - Episode 245: No-Prep v. Full Prep Dungeon Mastering

86

Nerdcognito - Episode 244: WotC "Fudging" Sales Numbers?; Welcome to Jack!

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Nerdcognito - Episode 243: Comedy TTRPGs; WotC Allows Mid-Combat "Time Outs!"

88

Nerdcognito - Epiode 242: TTRPG Character Creation Chatter!

89

Nerdcognito - Episode 241: Not a Hero's Feast for the Eyes!

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Nerdcognito - Episode 240: WotC to "Revise" Keep on the Borderlands; Building Intrigue as a DM

91

Nerdcognito - Episode 239: WotC Forces OneDND on EVERYONE Using D&D Beyond

92

Nerdcognito Presents - Fudging: Barkeep's Banter with the Elven Maid Inn - #001

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Nerdcognito - Episode 238: Designers NEED To Insert... Identity Politics & Social Justice Themes?!?

94

Nerdcognito - Episode 237: Play THIS! ...not OneDND! (with special guest host Grim Jim Desborough)

95

Nerdcognito - Episode 236: Dave Arneson RIPPED OFF at GenCon; ShadowDark Sweep!

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Nerdcognito - Episode 235: Hasbro's 2Q Earnings and WotC's Impact; New Ranger, Old Mindsets

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Nerdcognito - Episode 234: Neo-Appendix N! Non-print Inspiration for the Gang!

98

Nerdcognito - Episode 233: Your Character is DEAD!; Player Input into World Building

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Nerdcognito - Episode 232: D&D Crafting Change Catastrophe!; Sci-Fi/Horror Gem Mothership

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Nerdcognito - Episode 231: DM as Referee?!? What is the Correct Title and Role?; Western Renaissance

101

Nerdcognito - Episode 230: WotC's Hideous, Woke, and Racist Art Drop

102

Nerdcognito - Episode 229: D&D, Influenced by It's Own Supplements!

103

Nerdcognito - Episode 228: Gaming Group Meeting Failures; Unfathomable Board Game Revisited

104

Nerdcognito - Episode 227: 40+ "Rules" for the TTRPG Table... (He's not wrong!)

105

NanoNerdcognito: "Accidental Overpowering"

106

Nerdcognito - Episode 226: Too Many Classes! (aka Less is More)

107

Nerdcognito - Episode 225: From the Tabletop to the Screen! (and back!)

108

Nerdcognito - Episode 224: WotC's AI Art Dust Storm... plus The Dungeon Delver!

109

Nerdcognito - Episode 223: Grim Jim and the TTRPG Hobby's Toxic Cancel Culture

110

Nerdcognito - Episode 222: Cynthia Williams out at WotC, Modules!, Dystopian Dawn Time Warped

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Nerdcognito - Episode 221: Can Tourists and SparkleTrolls be "Saved??"

112

Nerdcognito - Episode 220: Player Requests, Suggestions, and DEMANDS?!?

113

SPECIAL Nerdcognito - Episode 219: Discomfiting Dialogue with Daniel D. Fox (friend of the show?!?)

114

Nerdcognito - Episode 218: "You Can't Play With THEM!"

115

Nerdcognito - Episode 217: TPKs and Near Total Party Kills in D&D/TTRPGs

116

Nerdcognito - Episode 216: Real Relationships at the Fake D&D Table; Arkham Files TTRPG!

117

Nerdcognito - Episode 215: RD admits "I was wrong!", Horror at the Table, Blister Critters

118

Nerdcognito - Episode 214: Mythology, Folklore, and History in D&D, Creativity and Improv

119

Nerdcognito - Episode 213: Backstories?!? Encounter Balance?!? Pfft!!

120

Nerdcognito - Episode 212: Consequences and Death in Your TTRPG; Our Own "Session Zero"

121

Nerdcognito - Episode 211: Nostalgia at your TTRPG table; Let's not make money!

122

Nerdcognito - Episode 210: Grim Jim Desborough Co-Hosts and Digs Into #DungeonDrama

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Nerdcognito - Episode 209: Player Skill v. Character Ability; Tragedy at Taigon's Falls Review

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Nerdcognito - Episode 208: Power Gamers and Meta Gamers be Damned!; World Building

125

Nerdcognito - Episode 207: NPC Do’s and Don’ts; Names and TNK Preview

126

Nerdcognito - Episode 206: Greenhaven is gold; DM Tips

127

Nerdcognito - Episode 205: 2023’s Past, Present, and Future in our Hobby!

128

Nerdcognito - Episode 204: The Hasbro Layoffs; Jumping Back Into Fantasy TTRPG!

129

Nerdcognito - Episode 203: Appendix N Addons; Gamer Cancelled by TTRPG Creator?

130

Nerdcognito - Episode 202: TTRPG Week of Woke; OD&D Reprint... Sort Of!

131

Nerdcognito - Episode 201: Censorship in Play aka ”You Can’t Do THAT!”; Gaming Gift Ideas

132

Nerdcognito - Episode 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes and Revisiting the Best from the Past!

133

Nerdcognito - Episode 199: Tropes in TTRPGs; Confirmation Bias and All of Us

134

Nerdcognito - Episode 198: The TTRPG/D&D Controversy Carousel; Racism in a New Group Finder App?

135

Nerdcognito - Episode 197: Booting Horrible Players; Disturbing Monsters; Bad Horror Sequels