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Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard.

Let’s start with my favorite Vin Diagram. Roleplayers and Cat Owners. It’s a perfect circle. And to prove it we are going to start with the King of Crits, 2025 Dice Advent Calendar.

https://dnddice.com/products/dice-advent-calendar-2025?variant=46949401395426&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_source=chatgpt.com

The dice are cute as hell and if you or someone you know is into advent calendar’s then this is perfect.

Mike, what do you think about the King of Crits 2025 Dice Advent Calendar.

[Kick to Mike]

Christina, you love dice are you in on this one?

[Kick to Christina]

The King of Crits isn’t the only dice advent calendar on the market this year.

https://diceenvy.com/products/advent-calendar?currency=USD&variant=47074082324723&stkn=1f01dd7311e3&utm_source=chatgpt.com

Dice Envy has gotten into the game with their 2025 dice advent calendar. The twist on this one is you get to decide if you want the Nice version with Santa and all the traditional happiness that comes with that or the Naughty version based on Krampas with the darker side of Christmas dice. They also have an option to let the Christmas goblin decide which one you get when you order, which I think is pretty cool.

Christina, the more dice the merry I assume, but which one of this do you like better? And I’m not Christmas shopping, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

[Kick to Christina]

Mike, I’m going to assume you like the cat dice, but which one is it for you?

[Kick to Mike]

Next up we have the Glass Staff Player Journal.

https://forgedgaming.com/products/glassstaff-player-journal?variant=47958671098087&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_source=chatgpt.com

I love these player journals. They are faux leather bound with gold foil and premium paper. They look great and inside they have almost 200 pages to keep track of your character. From pages with all of the little boxes for character stuff to open pages to write about your adventures. The only problem for me is that they all seem to be made for D&D5e and since I don’t play that…oh well.

Finally, how about a little fantasy glass ware. Nobody can have enough glass ware and if you settling down with your friends after storming the duke’s castle and sharing some of your favorite adult beverage then you need something cool to put it in.

https://www.fantasyglassworks.com/

Fantasy Glass Works can pretty much custom make whatever you want from beer mugs to coffee cups and most things in between. And they are family owned out of Rockford Illinois so that’s a bonus. I think I would get a Tankard Beer Mug with the Sigil from our Conan Campaign.

Mike, how about this as a Christmas gift?

[Kick to Mike]

Christina, any favorites?

[Kick to Christina]

And there you have it, all the news, you’ve already heard.

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The internet is filled with hobby advice. From podcasts, to YouTube channels, you can probably find what you’re are looking for very quickly. Or not. That’s part of the problem. With so much out there it’s hard to figure out what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s really bad.

Our friend Jen and Oddfish Games hooked me up with John Glavin. John is the creator of Two-Gun Pixie a Youtube channel that focuses on board games and roleplaying game reviews and he’s been at it for a while. And by awhile, I mean over 8 years. John is also jumping into the professional GM world with his new Adventurers Union: Local 218.

I had a chance to chat with John about roleplaying, Two-Gun Pixie, and his personal style.

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Let’s start off with one of my favorite things…D&D Licensing.

https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-ds-beer-collaboration-continues-with-special-edition-beer-dice-tower-combo.715575/

We have talked about D&D’s collaboration with Mythical Meats a jerky company, I can remember one of Nabisco’s breakfast cereals having a D&D tie in. And, I think one of my friends had a D&D wood burning set. You know the thing that got hot and you could burn designs into wood. Yea D&D did that. And let’s not forget they licensed D&D to a predatory online gambling site.

This time we are talking beer. I like beer. New Holland Brewing has announced it’s bringing back it’s popular D20 Brew and this time it’s going to come with a dice tower and special edition dice.

Doc, what do you think about D20 Brew

[Kick to Christina]

Mike, New Holland is also bringing back their Mead Cask Bourbon. Is that more up your ally?

[Kick to Mike]

If you were in charge of D&D Licensing and you were looking for something weird to license, what would it be?

[Kick to Mike]

[Kick to Christina]

Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons and Dragons passed away in 2008. His widow Gail Gygax has been working to create a memorial for Gary in his hometown of Lake Geneva Wisconsin.

https://www.enworld.org/threads/theyre-building-a-memorial-game-table-sculpture-in-honor-of-gary-gygax.715511/

The memorial will be set in Library Park, and it will be a stone table with benches, and a statue of Gary Gygax himself seated at the table. The table will feature a bronze map of Gygax's first ever D&D dungeon level, scaled for use with miniatures.

What a cool thing that you could sit down and play with Gary, long after he has passed.

Doc, what are your thoughts on this one?

[Kick to Christina]

How about you Mike

[Kick to Mike]

This one made me think of all the new spaces going up that are roleplaying friendly. Coffee shops offer not only coffee, but roleplaying games for sale and tables where patrons can sit and play their favorite game. There are several here in Indiana and if you do a search, you will be blown away by how many exist across the US. Coffee shops aren’t the only venue. Bars are getting into the scene with some even offering game masters, table rentals, and weekly events with prizes. I mean this is really cool. I always said I wanted to open a vinyl record store, but now maybe I could open a vinyl record store and gaming space. I could call it Critical Spin!

Mike, what would your public games space look like?

[Kick to Mike]

What about you Doc?

[Kick to Christina]

And there you have it. All the news, you’ve already heard.