Dragons...Part Two! (Comparing Designs)

A Year Gone By!

A Year Gone By! Tallon and Josh discuss all they have learned in a year creating -- ups, downs, and all-arounds! They also lay-out the plans for the first "off season," and the (possible) new formatting for the show when they come back in a couple of months! Be on the look-out for the all new Fourth Pillar of Play!    Find Us Online! - Website: www.fourthpillarofplay.com [https://www.fourthpillarofplay.com] - Twitter: @4pillarplay [https://twitter.com/4pillarplay] - Instagram: @fourthpillarofplay [https://www.instagram.com/fourthpillarofplay/] Credits Host: Josh Montgomery Host: Tallon Larham (@tallon_larham [https://twitter.com/tallon_larham]) * Music: Damiano Baldoni [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/] (Creative Commons [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) * Cover Art: Rowan Montgomery (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ro.e.mont/]) About Us The Fourth Pillar of Play Podcast is focused on learning game design by designing games! We look at advice and resources from TTRPG game design professionals as we try and teach ourselves to create monsters, classes, adventures, and more for our Dungeons and Dragons game. The Fourth Pillar of Play is part of the Night Shift Radio network and produced by Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at NightShiftRadio.com [https://nightshiftradio.com/] This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=NSMG]

Dragons...Part Two! (Comparing Designs)

Dragons...Part Two! (Comparing Designs) Tallon and Josh "take wing" comparing even more designs of legendary green(ish) dragons! Episode Links * Monster of the Week - Evil Hat Productions [https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjIltCv3rCCAxXqUEcBHVJzBp4YABAEGgJxdQ&gclid=Cj0KCQiAuqKqBhDxARIsAFZELmJQZBsoqPSLPzAci-H-5oZ9S_J438_emujJPWHTEmdZK0MQXEKo6iQaAt_mEALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVeD2fBS7J-X3j1zxmztNnCuwiaaM2GDEeHPiikpvbsN3D3VL_f989VecVI8xxv6h5lSNMc-0T1fxPZNxXxu8C6r4YIoJ94VoLrew-PqbgcnUmkM5RXk&sig=AOD64_0qrd1UTYiBfp6h3oIRVmJUlWb-Vg&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwilmcav3rCCAxXSpIkEHUh5BBsQ0Qx6BAgMEAE] * Kickstarter: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness] * DriveThruRPG - The Game Master's Book of Legendary Dragons [https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/401142/The-Game-Masters-Book-of-Legendary-Dragons] * Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book [https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/flee-mortals-the-mcdm-monster-book]    Find Us Online! - Website: www.fourthpillarofplay.com [https://www.fourthpillarofplay.com] - Twitter: @4pillarplay [https://twitter.com/4pillarplay] - Instagram: @fourthpillarofplay [https://www.instagram.com/fourthpillarofplay/] Credits Host: Josh Montgomery Host: Tallon Larham (@tallon_larham [https://twitter.com/tallon_larham]) * Music: Damiano Baldoni [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/] (Creative Commons [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) * Cover Art: Rowan Montgomery (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ro.e.mont/]) About Us The Fourth Pillar of Play Podcast is focused on learning game design by designing games! We look at advice and resources from TTRPG game design professionals as we try and teach ourselves to create monsters, classes, adventures, and more for our Dungeons and Dragons game. The Fourth Pillar of Play is part of the Night Shift Radio network and produced by Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at NightShiftRadio.com [https://nightshiftradio.com/] This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=NSMG]

Dragons...Part One! (Comparing Designs)

Dragons...Part One! (Comparing Designs) Josh and Tallon duck for cover while examining the iconic foe (and namesake) of Dungeons and Dragons -- the Dragon! Episode Links * WotC -- Ancient Green Dragon [https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/16781-ancient-green-dragon] * Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book [https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/flee-mortals-the-mcdm-monster-book] * Home | Level Up SRD [https://a5e.tools]    Find Us Online! - Website: www.fourthpillarofplay.com [https://www.fourthpillarofplay.com] - Twitter: @4pillarplay [https://twitter.com/4pillarplay] - Instagram: @fourthpillarofplay [https://www.instagram.com/fourthpillarofplay/] Credits Host: Josh Montgomery Host: Tallon Larham (@tallon_larham [https://twitter.com/tallon_larham]) * Music: Damiano Baldoni [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/] (Creative Commons [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) * Cover Art: Rowan Montgomery (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ro.e.mont/]) About Us The Fourth Pillar of Play Podcast is focused on learning game design by designing games! We look at advice and resources from TTRPG game design professionals as we try and teach ourselves to create monsters, classes, adventures, and more for our Dungeons and Dragons game. The Fourth Pillar of Play is part of the Night Shift Radio network and produced by Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at NightShiftRadio.com [https://nightshiftradio.com/] This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=NSMG]

Rock vs. Boulder (Comparing Frost Giants)

Rock vs. Boulder (Comparing Frost Giants) Josh and Tallon review multiple designs for the frosty foes of fantasy; is there more to a Frost Giant than an axe and a....rock?! Episode Links * WoTC -- Frost Giant [https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/16867-frost-giant] * Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants Physical + Digital Bundle | D&D [https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/product/820928/bigby-presents-glory-of-the-giants-digital-plus-physical-bundle] * Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book [https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/flee-mortals-the-mcdm-monster-book] * Home | Level Up SRD [https://a5e.tools]    Find Us Online! - Website: www.fourthpillarofplay.com [https://www.fourthpillarofplay.com] - Twitter: @4pillarplay [https://twitter.com/4pillarplay] - Instagram: @fourthpillarofplay [https://www.instagram.com/fourthpillarofplay/] Credits Host: Josh Montgomery Host: Tallon Larham (@tallon_larham [https://twitter.com/tallon_larham]) * Music: Damiano Baldoni [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/] (Creative Commons [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) * Cover Art: Rowan Montgomery (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ro.e.mont/]) Footstep sounds by RobHorror240 [https://freesound.org/people/RobHorror240/]. About Us The Fourth Pillar of Play Podcast is focused on learning game design by designing games! We look at advice and resources from TTRPG game design professionals as we try and teach ourselves to create monsters, classes, adventures, and more for our Dungeons and Dragons game. The Fourth Pillar of Play is part of the Night Shift Radio network and produced by Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at NightShiftRadio.com [https://nightshiftradio.com/] This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=NSMG]

A Dragon, a lion, and a goat walk into tavern... (Comparing Chimeras)

A Dragon, a lion, and a goat walk into tavern... (Comparing Chimeras) In part three of design comparisons, Tallon and Josh look at the various versions of the monstrous Chimera! Episode Links * Chimera -- Dndbeyond [https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/16823-chimera] * Flee, Mortals! The MCDM Monster Book [https://shop.mcdmproductions.com/collections/flee-mortals-the-mcdm-monster-book] * Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E) [https://www.levelup5e.com/] - A backwards-compatible (or standalone) "level up" of 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Level Up 5e claims to add, "depth, but not complexity" to your DnD game!    Find Us Online! - Website: www.fourthpillarofplay.com [https://www.fourthpillarofplay.com] - Twitter: @4pillarplay [https://twitter.com/4pillarplay] - Instagram: @fourthpillarofplay [https://www.instagram.com/fourthpillarofplay/] Credits Host: Josh Montgomery Host: Tallon Larham (@tallon_larham [https://twitter.com/tallon_larham]) * Music: Damiano Baldoni [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Damiano_Baldoni/] (Creative Commons [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) * Cover Art: Rowan Montgomery (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ro.e.mont/]) About Us The Fourth Pillar of Play Podcast is focused on learning game design by designing games! We look at advice and resources from TTRPG game design professionals as we try and teach ourselves to create monsters, classes, adventures, and more for our Dungeons and Dragons game. The Fourth Pillar of Play is part of the Night Shift Radio network and produced by Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at NightShiftRadio.com [https://nightshiftradio.com/] This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. [https://www.captivate.fm/signup?ref=NSMG]