Session Zero: A Dungeons & Dragons Conversation

- Season 1

(2020)

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes dungeon masters - veteran and new - to discuss everything that goes into running a D&D campaign.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes dungeon masters - veteran and new - to discuss everything that goes into running a D&D campaign.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players to discuss their processes for choosing and playing characters of standard playable races in D&D.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players to discuss their processes for choosing and playing characters of standard playable races in D&D.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes "weirdos" to the panel to discuss non-standard playable races, such as fire and water genasi, warforged, tabaxi, tortle, aasimar, and goblin.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players with the classes of monk, barbarian, druid, fighter, rogue, necromancer, warlock, and bard to discuss the pros and cons of each and share memorable stories from their games.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players with the classes of cleric, sorcerer, ranger, paladin, and wizard to discuss the pros and cons of each and share memorable stories from their games.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players with over ten years experience - some several decades - to discuss how they came to Dungeons and Dragons, how the perception of the game has changed over the years, what keeps them coming back to the table, and some of their favorite things in D&D.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players with over ten years experience - some several decades - to discuss how they came to Dungeons and Dragons, how the perception of the game has changed over the years, what keeps them coming back to the table, and some of their favorite things in D&D.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes "newbie" players who started playing D&D during the corona-virus pandemic of 2020. These new players share their apprehension to start playing, their experiences thus far in their games, favorite memories, and tips for other new players and anyone who want to pick up dice.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes D&D players and dungeon master to discuss some of the finer and trickier aspects of Dungeons and Dragons, including creating strong, compelling backstories, how and when to multi-class a character, and tips for homebrewing items, playable characters, and even entire worlds for your campaign.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes players and dungeon masters Jon van Luling, Patrick Marran, Matthew Woods, Alexander Stine, Dylan Coughtrey and Chris D'Amato to discuss combat and magic mechanics for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition and how they use each differently for their characters in their various games.

Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes a panel of women (finally) to discuss everything they love and everything that frustrates them still about Dungeons and Dragons (the latter is mostly math). On the panel are Lucy Horton, Annette Wierstra, Mary McNulty, Lindsey Haddad, Rachel Riendeau, Jenn Petti, and Ellen Coughtrey. +1 for Mustard.

In the season finale, Lincoln L. Hayes welcomes an LGBTQ+ panel to discuss their experiences playing Dungeons and Dragons, playing characters of different genders and sexualities, playing with pronouns, and utilizing a supportive group as safe space for players. Panelists include Jessica Ayers, Aliza Kapel, Jon van Luling, Matthew Woods, and Philip Krogmeier.