The Sylvan Horn: Recent Episodes
The Sylvan Horn
Welcome to the Sylvan Horn! A Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition podcast where co-hosts, Nilo & Justin, explore all things D&D including lore, game mechanics, latest news & creative concepts.
Each session will catch ya up on all the latest D&D related news, followed by some unique perspectives & techniques to get the most out of your own campaigns. Last but not least, you'll also get treated with some fun improv roleplaying from some of our own characters!
Join us as we have a casual, educational, & usually strange conversation around the worlds most popular tabletop role playing game.
Justin & Nilo discuss D&D news, do some world building by creation a civilization to connect to the Radiant Citadel, and review @notneverdm’s “Professor Gilroy’s Guide to Fey.” Don’t forget to stay for the end for a bittersweet scene from our ongoing campaign with a character death and encounter with Bhaal.
In our first live, unedited session, join Justin & Nilo as they take a first look at “The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.”
In this session, Nilo and Justin discuss a new campaign setting from one of the creators of Dragonlance, some of the cool things coming along with The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and a bit about some of our favorite forgotten classes from earlier additions. We then look into homebrew rules, and see them in practice with a scene from our campaign co-starting the God of Murder, Bhaal.
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In this session, Nilo and Justin discuss a future D&D set from Magic: The Gathering, the D&D movie, and the newest announcement of Critical Role comics. We also look into how to receive and implement feedback from players, including using surveys during your campaign. Our second deep-dive topic is how to deal with death in your campaign. Finally we find out what Lindir and Pursuit have been up to recently.
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In this session, Nilo and Justin discuss Exandria Unlimited, and the upcoming DnD Nerds and then jump into a discussion on min-maxing vs. story driven characters. We than look at some tips on how a DM and players can worldbuild together. Finally we take a look into the happenings in Baldur's Gate with a short clip from our weekly campaign.
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In this session, Nilo and Justin discuss news DnDBeyond, and Kickstarter, including Avatar Legends: The RPG. They then take a deep dive into how to bring new players into D&D. Finally we get a small glimpse into their weekly campaign as we see how the party reacts when Elturel is taken from the material plane.
Want to check out the Avatar Legends: The RPG Kickstarter? Head here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magpiegames/avatar-legends-the-roleplaying-game?ref=1ajf7r&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpf2IBhDkARIsAGVo0D0CqV9sAnkpx43KEUFYoWui3nDNT8Xz4n5tfrrjFCIcRK-tgsj1Tn8aAtulEALw_wcB
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In this session, Nilo and Justin discuss the new Magic: The Gathering set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, how Wizards of the Coast views D&D lore, and where to find great home-brew and third-party materials for your campaign. We also review two great books from the DMs Guild, Elminster's Candlekeep Companion and Through the Veil: Treasures of the Feywild, before taking a deep dive on what to do when life gets in the way and a player misses a session. Finally we find out what happened on Lindir's honeymoon. Books Reviewed
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/311436/Elminsters-Candlekeep-Companion https://www.dmsguild.com/product/359918/Through-the-Veil-Treasures-of-the-Feywild
Sites Recommended
https://www.dndbeyond.com https://5emagic.shop
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In this session we talk about the new Critical Role book, Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn; Baldur’s Gate 3, Session 0, and how to play in character. We also join Lindir and Pursuit as the talk about some potential complications for Lindir’s marriage.
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In this session we introduce you to our hosts Nilo & Justin. They discuss the next three books coming out from Wizards of the Coast; The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, and Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. We also eavesdrop on a conversation of our tavern’s owners Lindir & Pursuit.
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