D&D's new actual play show makes long rests terrifying — but this underrated podcast did it first

D&D's new official show makes long rest a bit harder, but the amazing Dark Dice podcast did it first On April 16, Dungeons & Dragons announced the debut of a new, official actual play show called Dungeon Masters. Featuring celebrities Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde, Christian Navarro, and Mayanna Berrin, and led by Dungeon Master Jasmine Bhullar, the show premiered its first two episodes on April 22, dropping the cast into the perilous mists of a Domain of Dread called Sithicus to showcase the contents of the upcoming Ravenloft: The Horrors Within book. [Ed. note: Spoilers ahead for Dungeon Masters episode 2] After a chaotic prelude, Bhullar has the team spirited away to Sithicus, where they quickly learn how inhospitable the Domains can be. To convey the nerve-wracking effect that these dark realms have on their inhabitants, the DM introduces the party to a house rule that affects what is perhaps D&D’s most important resource: a long rest. As the characters settle down for their first night of sleep, Bhullar asks the players to roll a constitution saving throw. Newbon and Berrin’s characters, Professor Crem de la Crem and Wesley, fail and are hit with one level of exhaustion as a conse

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