Here’s a rundown of the episode: 01:02 - Heard Any Good Rumours Lately? News from the Planes. 04:23 - Off To The Races. This episode features the Dragonborn as its playable race to discuss. 11:02 - You So Classy! This episode, we’re focussing on the Barbarian. 17:36 - Background Check. Talking about the Urchin background and ways it can inform your roleplay of your character. 19:28 - Monster Menagerie. Starting with the Aaron A. Aaronson of D&D Monsters - The Aarakocra. 25:40 - Lore Academy. The Spellplague and its effects. 29:41 - The Infamous. Legendary characters from Dungeons and Dragons. This episode, we learn about Tymora. Total runtime - 33:17. Sources & further reading: DragonbornPHB: 32-34; SCAG: 112-114; XGTE: 74, (Racial feats,) 175-176 (Dragonborn names.) BarbarianPHB: 141 XGTE: 8 SCAG: 121 Linkshttps://i.chzbgr.com/full/9088162304/h0F7EBDF4/poster-barbarian-know-nothing-passion-rage-can-sunder-mountains-may-speak-passion-diydespaircom (poster-barbarian-know-nothing-passion-rage-can-sunder-mountains-may-speak-passion-diydespaircom)- Barbarian Quote https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c4/2c/40/c42c40f371f67ce113250a26f87d58fb.jpg - Barbarian quote 2 https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Aarakocra (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Aarakocra)- Aarakocra https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Syranita (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Syranita)- Syranita, Patron God of Aarakocra. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Akadi (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Akadi)- Akadi, Queen of air. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Aerdrie_Faenya (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Aerdrie_Faenya) - Aerdrie Faenya, Elven goddess of the Seldarine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7Xcd4OyBI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7Xcd4OyBI)- AJ Pickett on Aarakocra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa9OyLmkSq8&t=134s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa9OyLmkSq8&t=134s)- WebDM on Aarakocra (& Kenku) https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Spellplague (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Spellplague)- The Spellplague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDyqSsJPIs4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDyqSsJPIs4)- Jorphdan on the Spellplague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYD-vyZv3U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYD-vyZv3U) - Poohead189 (what a username!) on the Spellplague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSOYUaZcBo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSOYUaZcBo )- Jorphdan on Tymora (First half of video is on Torm.) Episode TranscriptCold openWelcome to I Cast Pod, a D&D podcast about creating characters, taking chances, rolling dice and having fun. I’m Mike, your DM and guide to all things dungeonesque and dragon-y. I’m excited about this episode as this marks the transition to how I think the show will be going forward. I wanted to do episode 1 & 2 as beginner episodes and the focus going forward will still be learning and have the beginner in mind - but I wanted to create all new sections to discuss things like playable races and classes, as well as famous NPC’s and characters from D&D, and loads of other good info. So let’s get started. Heard Any Good Rumours Lately?On the 2nd June, Wizards of the Coast are releasing Mythic Odysseys of Theros, a new campaign sourcebook based in the Magic: The Gathering world of Theros, which adapts Greek Mythology for its setting. Players will choose a supernatural gift and then go on an epic quest across the realms of mortals, gods and the five realms of the underworld, pitting players against mighty heroes, imprisoned titans and prophecies, to leave their mark as a legend. The supernatural gifts work similar to character races mechanically and give your character a variety of traits. There will be new races available, drawn from myths such as Satyrs, Minotaurs or Leonin. There will be new subclasses available including ones for Bard and Paladin. New monsters will include... Support this podcast