Reading D&D Aloud

There’s nothing better than grabbing a cup of coffee and meditating on D&D and the nature of tabletops in general. As someone who is here for the digressions I love RPGs as a jumping off point to talk about history, business, human nature, and sometimes bbq. It really does have the feel of a D&D session in that we get together for the game, but there’s so much more to talk about. They do read from the text sometimes and I can’t wait for them to get through the guides so that I can start playing!

I had to listen just to find out if this show was like the onion or Babylon Bee. These people manage to find racism behind every door and use weasel words like “problematic” to paint a much loved fantasy game into some silly, white supremacy simulation. The game is none of those things. You can’t draw comparisons between fantasy races and real world ethnicities without being racist yourself. You intellectual midgets are drawing comparisons between goblins and African Americans with a straight face. How is this not racist? Just because Hasbro or WoTC is doing it doesn’t make it any less morally reprehensible. My group of black, white and Mexican Americans have been playing the game since the early 80’s and we don’t know we were supposed to be offended by it. Thanks again to these two white gentlemen for pointing out racism we know existed. If you hadn’t been offended on our behalf, what would we have done? Sometimes an Orc is just an Orc.

Ben and Scott use the 1st Ed. Dungeon Master guide as a touchstone for some really thought-provoking discussions about Dungeons and Dragons (and TTRPG’s more broadly); where they’ve been, where they’re going, how that got to be the way they are, the ethos behind them, etc. Almost 100% of my podcast library is history podcasts: Dan Brown, The Rest is History, Fall of Civilizations, etc. Reading D&D Aloud really scratches that itch, discussing everything from the Knights Templar to European Polytheism, to the importance of Time itself. If you enjoy the hobby, this show could easily become your constant companion. I find myself chomping at the bit for new episodes. How about 2 per week, guys?