Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the official Dungeons and Dragons podcast.

This is Bart Carroll making the

introductions along with Shelly Masanobel, Trevor Kidd, and from the Wizards

Play Network, Jordan Comer. In today's episode we'll speak with R&D's Mike Merle's taking a look at the current state of the game.

We'll also speak with Paul Barrington, who manages the conspiracy comics stores in the Ontario area. Paul will talk to us about his partnership with a local school

which runs D&D games for its students. Mike Merle.

My introduction for Mike Merle's.

So we're just gonna roll right into it.

My introduction for Mike Merle says intro.

Mike Merle's.

The man who needs no introduction.

I don't know who these people out here

if they know who Mike is.

I don't know if we talk to him enough actually

Mike why don't you tell everybody out in podcast land what you do here at Wizards

okay so for those who are new to D&D or haven't heard my my voice. I am the senior manager for the Dungeons and Dragons

R&D team. So we oversee the creation of storylines and of D&D products that Wizards produces.

We also work with our licensing partners

when they're doing a D&D game

to guide them on implementing the forgotten realms

or whatever D&D setting they're using

and keeping it true to the source material.

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