Exodus of Magic

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 cleric), I have dice older than you, and repeatedly championed the idea that it was inconceivable anyone would think that this mess was his fault. Drew was the lead instigator in The Party (Episode 3). With even more DnD experience than Dungeon Master Eddie, you'll still be surprised at how he never had backup plans. In Episode 6 we'll talk to his son Dragon, to hear stories and learn what it was like to learn tabletop RPGS (TTRPG) playing with this walking contradiction.

 

And Drew once nearly drove my car into a doctor's office. Vintage Drew.

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 dynamic while also contending with learning a new RPG system. 

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 larger world of non-electronic gaming created bonding for his family, and how he looks forward to getting back to the DnD table.

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 for a throwaway session where the two players were dealing with a throwaway minor antagonist and created a scenario that changed the campaign that ran from levels 1 to 20 in a way that changed the paradigm, flummoxed the rest of the party forced to deal with the consequences, and created a story that granted DM Eddie the title of Dungeon Master Emeritus.

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 systems to enjoy their tabletop gaming.

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 why this podcast, and what to expect from the next batch of episodes that will include guests from his last 15 years of playing and running games.