The crew has found some news that actually has them excited! They are bringing back Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition. There is plenty to talk about because the book promises to be over 500 pages with some great little features that will have even the old school fan boy drooling.
Then the cew decide…
Chef Bolgg and the Pirate Captain's Recipes for Everything
by Chef Bolgg and Pirate Captain
You can find 101 different podcast that play Dungeons and Dragons but how many people are trying to solve the problems you come across while playing? Recipes for Everything is your source for all questions Dungeons and Dragons. Three veteran players with experience enough to get them all the way to level 20 gather questions from players of all skill levels in order to solve, or in most cases make the problem worse. Chef Bolgg the Pirate Captain and Loc the Bard all try to bring some entertainment while trying not to burn the town down in the process.
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We saw it, we called, you're trying to hide it, #WotC, but we aren't going to let it go that easily! On today's episode, we tackle the rumor of Hasbro selling #D&D, how classes just aren't up to snuff in #5thedition or the revamped 2024 PHB, and how outside content and suggestions could be a good th…
The crew are back at it tryinng to figure out what makes them different from other channels. They are not famous, they aren't Publishers, to really call them a crew might be laughable. They are just players across the table from you. Once they figure that out they decide to take a look at some of th…
It's a very bloody Orcmas for Hasbro and WotC! Layoffs and longtime content creators both are gone from the D&D sphere and the Crew pours one out while also discussing the trials and tribulations of corporate issues that may be hampering our favorite game. Are there any brightsides to the layoffs at…
Do not go gentle into those good survey results. Rage. Rage! In this episode of Recipes for Everything, the Crew talks about the newest survey results for the Barbarian and Monk, as well as a topic found in a forum post. Will the new barbarian cause a shift in Bolgg's character sheet? Will the mo…
He was just a fleeting dream, that fighter wielding the dead baby nunchucks. With the newest celebration of mediocrity from Wizards we learn that the most interesting concept from the Fighter survey is no more! We again dive deep and talk about the results, the Crew becoming ever more exhausted by t…
Astarion approves! With six Golden Joysticks, the Crew has to go back to the Baldur's Gate well once again! Plus, with the new survey results and Marvel and Fallout coming to Magic the Gathering, they talk about how Wizards seems to be ignoring what players want. Can the Hulk and Deadpool be tourna…
What do marketing strategies, data analysis, and fireball have in common? They can make an absolute mess of things! In this episode, the Crew tackles a minefield of topics ranging from the newest addition to the D&D lore, the problems with over-selling the inclusive nature of your product, and final…
There was a big hub-bub about Wizards dropping Penguin Publishing House this week and the guys break down how, for once, this is not a bad move on Wizards. This may even benifit the player depending on how distrobution rolls out. Will the Bastion, player housing, system be an excelent way to spend y…
Has he done it!? Has he become the legendary Super Swashbuckler!? In this episode, the Pirate Captain's fury knows no bounds as the Crew discusses the changes to the Sorcerer in the latest Unearthed Arcana survey. What changes to the Sorcerer are any good? Has Wizards messed with Twin Spell to make …
The playtests continue and now the Crew take a stab at the 2000's with dated jokes! With the Monk and Warlock it's business as usual, as the Crew discusses the changes coming to the classes and how to perhaps fix some of the issues. But when they get to the Fighter, well...let's just say things get …
No union on this ship, it's time to clock in and get to work, Crew! In our first livestream episode, we get into jobs in D&D 5e and how they relate to the characters players play. Does the background maketh man/elf/tiefling? Is the standard "adventurer" the only job most campaigns have to worry abou…
By Bhaal's brainwashing bloodlust, it's back to Baldur's Gate! After two weeks with Larian's popular new rpg based around 5e, the Crew reconvene to discuss the game's many strengths and a few of its weaknesses. Players and DMs alike have much to glean from the game's story, mechanics, and even its p…
Holy controversy, Bolgg-man! The release of Larian Studios' follow-up to Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 has had glowing praise, but also some interesting detractors. How does the Crew feel about it? Does it pay homage to classics or is it just a critical fail? And what about people that ask for certain roles…
Test...Test Test, is this thing on? How in blazes does he do this. What do you mean we started! The redlight huh.....yarghh guess I should of known.....Tell them about the episode! Fine! But this isn't normally my thing.
In this episode of Chef Bolgg and the most Handsome Pirate Captain Ever the cre…
The playtest reviews continue, but now the Crew has a bit of a conspiracy to uncover! Does Wizards hate the common player? Are they just getting our feedback for amusement, rather than actual content? Why have they seemingly made the monk worse? Will the Pirate Captain finally tape Loc's mouth shu…
D&D 2024? More like D&D 2020 BORE! (I'm so sorry) With the new revelations coming from our overlords at Wizards, One D&D is now supposedly "D&D 2024," much to the Crew's chagrin. They hash out their feelings on this name change, what it could mean for the future of book and module releases, and how …
The Player's Handbook playtest reviews continue! The crew talk about the exciting, the underwhelming, and the downright confusing (for Loc and PC. Bolgg is always confused) changes coming to some of our favorite classes! Does Bolgg like the new barbarian, or does he think his recipe book can cook u…
We're back! The crew is here and ready to do the thing once again! This episode, we talk about the D&D movie and how it was and what it could have been, we get into creating encounters and how DMs face a challenge in doing so (special shout out to Gabriel for the question!), and take a look at the W…
Guess who's back? Back again? INT dump stat. Less than 10. That's right, the Crew is back from a short hiatus to discuss why Intelligence is the most common dump stat, but why it maybe shouldn't be. Is Charisma better? What about Wisdom, or Strength? Does roleplay or mechanics play a bigger r…