Eric and Philip return to discuss how to bring your favorite D&D characters into other settings while still retaining what makes them special. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jessica Smith, Charles Compton, Danielle Bramhall-Smith, Nastasia Raulerson, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Andy Dossett, Rebekah Gowman, deviouspoptart, Eðvarð Arnór Sigurðsson, Michael Clark, Eric Witman, and Shelby Johnson.

One trap that fighters, rogues, barbarians, and many other martial characters fall into is the “I hit” description. Philip and Eric spend this episode of the Knowledge Check explaining how they keep martial and magical attacks interesting through their descriptions, and also tips for DMs on encouraging the behavior at your table. Then they answer YOUR questions varying from how to keep the party on track campaign-wise and keeping combat from bogging down too much. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jessica Smith, Charles Compton, Richard Cree, Nastasia Raulerson, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Andy Dossett, Rebekah Miller, deviouspoptart, Eðvarð Arnór Sigurðsson, Michael Clark, Eric Witman, and Dustin Troupe.

This week Eric and Philip continue where they left off in the Patron-exclusive review of Exploring Eberron with Chapter 5, “Planes of Existence”. However, they realized they could use some help wading through the dense knowledge of this book so they enlist the help of the creator of Eberron himself, Keith Baker! This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jessica Smith, Charles Compton, Richard Cree, Nastasia Raulerson, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Andy Dossett, Rebekah Miller, deviouspoptart, Eðvarð Arnór Sigurðsson, Michael Clark, Eric Witman, and Dustin Troupe.

This time on The Knowledge Check Philip and Eric discuss the latest offering from Wizards of the Coast: Mythic Odysseys of Theros! Come listen in and find out if the guys think the book is worth the pick up. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jessica Smith, Charles Compton, Richard Cree, Nastasia Raulerson, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Andy Dossett, Rebekah Miller, deviouspoptart, Eðvarð Arnór Sigurðsson, Michael Clark, Eric Witman, and Dustin Troupe.

This time around Philip and Eric sit down to talk about all things failure. Whether it is failed checks, failed sessions, or failure of characters, Eric and Philip break it all down to see how we can deal with failure at the table. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jessica Smith, Charles Compton, Richard Cree, Nastasia Raulerson, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Rebekah Miller, deviouspoptart, Eðvarð Arnór Sigurðsson, Michael Clark, Eric Witman, and Dustin Troupe.

Eric and Philip get the band back together to take a look at the latest Eberron offering from WotC, Eberron: Rising from the Last War. Join them as they discuss the highlights and what they wish were included in the book. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Darrin Katzska, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Charles Compton, Douglas Popp, The Kamm Family, David Scrams, Elizabeth Clark, Rebekah Miller, and Michael Clark.

Eric and Philip host another live stream as they take questions and discuss how to pick a game back up after a long hiatus in the campaign. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, The Kamm Family, and David Scrams.

Eric and Philip discuss some character focused topics that sprung up out of Philip’s home game. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, The Kamm Family, and David Scrams.

Eric and Philip decided to answer your questions on a livestream of The Knowledge Check! This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, The Kamm Family, and David Scrams.

This week Eric sits down with Fantasy Flight Games’ Sam Stewart to discuss running a narrative at your table while balancing player’s backstories at the same time. Come join us for a fun discussion, and addressing questions from our awesome Patrons! This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, The Kamm Family, and David Scrams.

Eric and Philip sit down to take a look at the first official Eberron resource for D&D 5e, and break down their highlights as well as what they hope to see in the future. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, and The Kamm Family.

This week Eric and Philip are joined by you! The listeners joined us on Twitch to ask us questions ranging from party conflict to PC’s that are too powerful! It was a great time and if you missed the stream, enjoy listening back to what crazy things went wrong!

This week on The Knowledge Check Philip and Eric dive into the latest book from Wizards of the Coast: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes! They highlight their favorite parts of the book and highlight some things they wish were a bit better. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, and The Kamm Family

This week on The Knowledge Check Philip goes solo as he takes a look at villainous scheming, and different motivations your villains can have to keep your campaign moving forward. He also tackles your listener questions, and gives you an inside look at his home campaign and what he does to makes the villain interesting. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, and The Kamm Family.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TKCEpisode30_mixdown.mp3 Download Here Eric and Philip welcome special guest Keith Baker onto the show in a very special episode of The Knowledge Check. Keith joins the host to break down world building, using real life examples from Eberron and Phoenix: Dawn Command. Keith also tackles quite a few listener questions and address how Eberron runs in D&D 5e. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, and The Kamm Family.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tkcepisode29_mixdown.mp3 Download Here This week Eric and Philip discuss their best practices for utilizing lore in a game, while keeping things interesting for even the most knowledgeable players at your table.  They also take some time to highlight their favorite bits of lore from D&D’s history, and how they would tinker with it in a campaign. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, Nikko Batson, Matt Lewis, and The Kamm Family.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tkcepisode28_mixdown.mp3 Download Here This week Eric and Philip discuss GamerNation Con 5, and dive into the lessons learned on how to run a fun and engaging one shot at a convention.  We go over what you can do at the table to make the experience as fun as possible for both yourself and everyone else at the table. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Jon Cary, Charles Compton, and Nikko Batson.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tkcepisode27_mixdown.mp3 Download Here This week Eric and Philip return to their series on D&D classes by diving into the Cleric class.  But given how long an episode would take to break down every option for a casting class, Eric and Philip tweak their normal formula to focus on narrative elements and character concepts.  They also take some time to debunk some common misconceptions about the Cleric class, and answer some listener questions. This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Charles Compton, and Nikko Batson.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tkcepisode26_mixdown.mp3 Download Here This week Eric and Philip tackle a listener requested topic:  Co-DMing.  We have mentioned it a lot in the past, and now we are going to break it down for you all:  the pros and cons, the missteps to watch out for, and what it means to truly partner with someone to run a campaign; and all of these insights were brought to you by the help of our wonderful Show Sponsors, whose questions we answered throughout the show! This episode is brought to you by the generous donations of our amazing Show Sponsors: Laura Pickrahn, Jessica Smith, Irene Viorritto, Ryan Royce, Darrin Katzska, Darrell DeLaney, Ccomp5950, and Nikko Batson.

https://thegeekpantheon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tgppatreon_mixdown.mp3 Download Here Hello everyone!  Exciting news from The Geek Pantheon crew…we now have a Patreon.  Have a listen as Philip and Eric breakdown all of the ins and outs of why we are launching a Patreon, and what exciting things you can get! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/TheGeekPantheon