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Daffrid and Dysartes return from the void to start looking at the changes to classes in the upcoming D&D 5e Revised (or 5.5, according to Dysartes). There’s a lot to talk about, as our hosts have… thoughts, to the point this topic will be split across two episodes.

On top of this discussion topic, we also catch up on what hobbying we’ve been doing over the last fortnight, we look at the news from Games Workshop, and we take a look at the news from the wider gaming world as well.

Originally recorded on July 15th 2024

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.

Daffrid and Dysartes emerge from the shade once more to discuss which games they’re wanting to try out at UK Games Expo 2026 – and there is quite the list.

On top of this discussion topic, we also catch up on what hobbying we’ve been doing over the last fortnight, we look at the news from Games Workshop, and we take a look at the news from the wider gaming world as well.

Originally recorded on May 18th 2026

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.

Daffrid and Dysartes are back, and continue with their look back at UK Games Expo 2024. Survive: Escape from Atlantis, Shadowrun, and Battletech all got a test run, alongside a discussion about Joyride, a new racing game from Rebellion.

On top of this discussion topic, we also catch up on what hobbying we’ve been doing over the last fortnight, we look at the news from Games Workshop, and we take a look at the news from the wider gaming world as well.

Note – We were still working on the audio at this point, so apologies for any issues.

Originally recorded on July 1st 2024

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.

Daffrid and Dysartes return to see how various AI models coped with digesting Daffrid’s roleplaying scenario from the last episode, and how they did with regurgitating that content into new forms, as well as suggesting additions to what came before. Maybe we’ll find out whether Dysartes is too cynical – or not cynical enough – when it comes to the Abominable Intelligence.

On top of this artificial discussion topic, we also catch up on what hobbying we’ve been doing over the last fortnight, we look at the news from Games Workshop, and we take a look at the news from the wider gaming world as well.

Originally recorded on May 4th 2026

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.

Hello, and welcome to The Encounter Deck. Join Daffrid and Dysartes for their first venture into the podcasting world, taking a look at the news from Games Workshop, stories from the wider gaming world, and covering the first half of their discussion of their experiences at UK Games Expo 2024.

Please note – as this was the first episode we recorded, there may be some audio issues as we needed to learn the process.

Originally recorded on June 17th 2024

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.

Daffrid and Dysartes return to tackle the deck’s last challenge – follow a series of prompts from the Deck of Wonders to create a tabletop roleplaying scenario. It looks like one of our hosts has been a wee bit enthusiastic with this particular task…

On top of this novel discussion topic, we also catch up on what hobbying we’ve been doing over the last fortnight, we look at the news from Games Workshop, and we take a look at the news from the wider gaming world as well.

Originally recorded on April 20th 2026

Episode available on Spotify, Amazon Music and on Apple Podcasts.