Dual’s & (Mana) Dorks - a D&D and MTG podcast

The Great WotC Review of 2023

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The Dungeon Bros start out going over an interview with a recently ex-employee of Wizards of the Coast and hear what they have to say about the recent layoffs and the state of WotC today.

They then dive deep into the year that was for Dungeons & Dragons, and Magic the Gathering! They discuss all the book releases, One D&D Playtest, MtG sets, commander decks, and all the glorious (as well as super depressing) news from the year of our lord 2023!

Hasbro is FAILING D&D and Magic!

In a massive yet oddly unsurprising move, Hasbro has laid off 1,100 employees two weeks before christmas. Even more perplexing, among the layoff's include may at Wizards of the Coast, the subsidiary that is actually profitable, including some employees who are the leads of the teams that produce Hasbro's most profitable products. The Bros are not happy. But we do like the newly announced MCDM RPG crowdfunding campaign that met its goal in only 2 hours! Also, Amazon signs a deal with Games Workshop to create Warhammer 40k shows and movies being produced and starring the illustrious Henry Cavill!!!

The Druid is ready for One D&D!

The Dungeon Bros breakdown all the changes in the latest One D&D playtest 8 Unearthed Arcana! Barbarian, Druid, and Monk changes abound, New spells, better healing and so much more! We also go over the newest D&D book announceents, an upcoming Dungeons and Dragons video game for 2026, D&D Beyond partnering with 3rd party developers, and the newest Magic the Gathering Banlist! Plus questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and/or ideas from our fans!

Plagiarized art in Lost Caverns of Ixalan!!!

It's Thanksgiving week!! The Dungeon Bros discuss the proper way to consume the Thanksgiving meal, the plagiarized art and theft from an artist in Lost Caverns of Ixalan, more AI Art controversy, the D&D TV channel, and we take some questions from the audience!

Deck of Many Things Delayed!

Is Wizards of the Coast on the mend?! It seems they are actually caring about their products a little bit and are willing to delay them if the quality isn't up to snuff! The physical release of the Deck of Many things and Book of Many things have been indefinitely delayed until the production samples are of a high enough quality. (If only they would treat their premium Magic the Gathering foil printings in the same way) Plus we go over some Lost Caverns of Ixalan previews!

MTG x Marvel Crossover?!?! What about Lorcana???

MASSIVE crossover announcement from Wizards of the Coast! Magic the Gathering and Marvel will be releasing multiple products and SETS starting in 2025, a proposition we thought not possible given Disney's newest TCG Lorcana having released earlier this year! What are the implications of this newest MTG Universes Beyond project? The elemination of Set and Draft boosters in favor of the new "Play Booster". D&D's next product is actually EXPANDING the Deck of Many things. And as is always the case, we have some MTG set spoilers. This time for Universes Beyond Fallout!

One D&D’s Bastion system is a game changer!

One D&D has dropped a brand new playtest! This time for the Dungeon Masters Guide. We dive into the new Bastion system for making fortresses and bases, and compare it to the popular MCDM Fortresses and Followers 3rd party supplement. We also have gone through a wave of Rebranding!!! and will it a new wave of psychosis has found us....

Phandelver and Below is actually great!

We celebrate an amazing milestone for the podcast... 50 Episodes! Don't worry, we are still the same dummies we've always been.

This week we discuss the highly reviewed Phandelver and Below, the Shattered Obelisk, with some light spoilers (we make it clear when we start talking spoilers). Magic Con Vegas 2023 previews for the fall Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle Earth holiday edition release, the Lost Caverns of Ixalan with Jurassic park cards, and the exciting Ravnica Remastered, with all of the valuable reprints we will be getting!!!

Then we wrap up with Minecrafts D&D DLC, the 3rd party 5e setting Obojima (a studio Ghibli inspired setting), and answer questions, comments, concerns, thoughts, and ideas, from the audience!

One D&D might be good now?

The newest One D&D playtest 7 is a rehash of the Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcere, Warlock, and Wizard from the 5th playtest, but updated with feedback and lots of stuff reverted back to thee 2014 players handbook state. We honestly think it's looking REALLY good now!

Wilds of Eldraine is upon us!

We are one week from the release of the newest Magic the Gathering set, the Wilds of Eldraine! Love some fairytale creatures, love enchantments, but most of all we LOVE an MTG set that is AFFORDABLE!!! We also preview Phandelver & Below, the Shattered Obelisk, Fall Secret Lair Super Drops, and D&D Whiskey from Matthew Lilliard?!?