The Goblins and Growlers Podcast

The Goblins and Growlers Podcast

Hey, we do awesome tabletop stuff. Since 2018, Goblins and Growlers has been: - Running public TTRPG events in local breweries and restaurants in Richmond - Writing and publishing all our own original (award-winning) content - Producing ”Quid Pro Roll,” a 90k+ download narrative tabletop podcast - Producing ”The Goblins and Growlers Podcast,” an interview and discussion show about fun gaming products and topics - Presenting panels, performing on stage, and running organized tabletop events at gaming and pop culture conventions up and down the East Coast

Episodes

June 30, 2025 53 mins

DrivethruRPG removed 9th Level Games' "Rebel Scum" game because it's loud about proud about not being a game that supports bigotry, fascism, anti-vax, and generally things that are good to dislike. It turned into kind of a weasel-wordy exchange over standards of the publishing platform and was, generally, frustrating to read about and talk about. Beware of ranting in this video.

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It started with a story about Mage Hand Press' Gunslinger class being available basically ala carte on D&D Beyond.

That turned into supercharged debate about whether guns fit or belong in the classic fantasy setting typically associated with D&D. Inver did her best to moderate. The debate starts somewhere around the 30-minute mark.

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This one might be a little inside baseball. Brandon, Art, and Josh vended at Animazement over Memorial Day weekend and it was our first time at that con. Apparently, it's the largest anime convention in North Carolina. We're also pretty sure it was our first time just working a con as vendors -- no special guest privileges or anything. It was fun, and it gave us a little more insight on hobby economics in the current climate. 

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Josh tapped out this week, so it's up to Brandon and Inver after what feels like forever since the last recording. Inver's fresh (and tired) from PAX East in Boston and Brandon just finished putting together some prototypes for a new game accessory idea we're trying out.

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Amazingly, Wizards of the Coast is putting the new 2024* rules into Creative Commons! We talk about the implications and issues there, along with a bizarre tangent about "Three's Company."

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Really not a political episode. Really. 

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This week, I had the chance to FINALLY connect with Lucas Zellers of Mage Hand Press about "Book of Extinction...

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You know how some podcasts don't dedicate the whole episode to one topic and instead have a genuine discussion...

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Quick heads up: Our guest Alex owns Alpha Comics & Games and is married to our co-host. #NotSponsored

Guess what, listeners? I’ve seized control of the podcast again, which can only mean one thing. It is time for a proper rant. This week, I’m joined by dear, dear friends of the show (and professional GMs) Luke (@WunderBardic / @BraveB33) and Alex (@AlphaComicGames / @LexieSunshine) as we sink our teeth into Veilguard. We talk s...

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85 new monsters you say? Thanks to early access on D&D Beyond, we were able to dig into the 2024* Monstrou...

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What even is happening?! I'm gone for a little bit and I come back to this nonsense! I rejoin Inver and Ji(o)s...

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Inver has finally achieved complete dominance over the podcast, and she’s using this power to talk about the m...

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Happy New Year, GGPeeps!

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What exactly happened in Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs in 2024? We started...

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OMG WTF PAX

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We spent three days in Philly at Pax Unplugged. We suffered behind SEPTA buses that blocked intersections, had some pizza stolen, and were verbally accosted by someone claiming to be the Son of God.

But the rest was fun and games.

We got to hang out with our friends at Nomnivore Games, reconnect with Mage Hand Press and...

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There were a couple of stories that got us, again, thinking about the implications of AI in creative work. First, itch.io is implementing a relatively toothless anti-AI filter and second, crowdfunding platforms are finally having to reckon with the increasingly negative attitudes toward AI creations and weigh that a...

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OMG WTF DMG

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Good gravy we spent so much time recording this episode and the Deep Dives -- 3.5 hours of content from one recording session. But there was a lot to talk about. In this main-feed release of The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, Brandon, Inver, and Josh debate what works, what doesn't, and what's lacking from the new 2024 r...

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Writing a very specific kind of game.

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Writing is hard. Josh and Brandon discuss the very specific kind of writing you have to do for a public/pick-up D&D game. It's a lot different than writing for a home game, but should it be? Obviously, folks should do what works best for them and their players, but there's definitely value ...

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October 21, 2024 64 mins

Handy gaming tools: A useful DMG?

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We collected a bunch of news about the upcoming 2024 Dungeon Masters' Guide release. Word on the street is that this version of the DMG is going to be a much more useful tool than previous iterations from editions past. We talk about the return of Greyhawk, adventure-writing coaching, and bastions/...

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October 7, 2024 74 mins

GAME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE: AI in D&D

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With Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks basically tripling down on his commitment to the use of some form of AI in Dungeons & Dragons, we talked through what that might look like. Is there even a path for the responsible use of AI in TTRPG gaming, or is it an already slippery slope that they'...

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2024 PLAYER'S HANDBOOK IS HERE!

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Wizards of the Coast released the new 2024 Player's Handbook last week. It's the first of the 2024 update releases of the Core Rules, with the Dungeon Master's Guide coming in November and the 2024 Monstrous Manual coming in... 2025. Is the update a unique and beneficial experience compared to the 20...

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