Mastering Dungeons

Mastering Dungeons
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!

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    What Made Tyranny of Dragons Great? (MD 278)

    Episode 278 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: What Made Tyranny of Dragons Great? Teos and Shawn look back at the first 5E hardback adventure, Tyranny of Dragons, discussing our favorite aspects of Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat! News: Baldur’s Gate 3 HBO TV Show, Polygon on Vecna, Teos Completes Lifetime, and more!  Contents 00:00 Herald's Guild Awards 03:38 BMG and Greyhawk Reveals 04:58 Too Much In-Character Talking? 10:09 WotC Interactions Change Over Time? 15:14 HBO BG3 D&D TV Show 20:03 Beadle & Grimm Spoiler? 22:13 Polygon on Obelisks and Vecna 29:21 Horrified Adds Ravenloft 31:24 Best of Tyranny of Dragons 32:17 Interesting Product History 35:45 Adventure vs campaign 37:37 An Awesome Premise and Approach 40:59 Additional Encounters 42:58 Campaign Villains 45:41 Campaign-Focused Character Options 48:29 Greenest in Flames 52:08 Caravan Chapter 54:42 Memorable Locations and Council of Waterdeep 59:57 Dragon Masks 01:01:21 The Cult Strikes Back 01:02:43 Epic Conclusion 01:06:50 Shout-Outs 01:10:28 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 11 min

  2. 4 FÉVR.

    Working in the RPG Industry! (MD 277)

    Episode 277 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Working in the RPG Industry! Shawn shares a panel he had with Jackson DiCarlo at the Running GAGG Gaming Conventions. They discuss working in the RPG industry, sharing the insights of Shawn’s long career and Jackson’s two-year experience as a designer! News: Cosmere’s Apple TV Deal, 5th New WotC Hire, D&D + Fortnite + Hytale, and more!  Contents 00:00 Winter Fantasy Bound 02:42 Happy 37th Birthday to 2E 05:08 Two Organized Play Campaigns? 23:55 Taylor Ann Navarro Joins WotC 25:53 D&D, Fortnite, and Hytale? 28:51 Variety Covers GMs 29:27 D&D as Organized Social Fun 31:41 Asmodee Partners for Wellbeing 32:31 Cosmere's Apple TV Deal 34:24 D20play Spotlighted! 36:12 TTRPG SRD Card Creator 37:07 Working in the TTRPG Industry 38:11 Shawn and Jackson's Backrounds 40:28 Getting Started in the Industry 49:59 Seizing Opportunity 56:14 How to Get Started 58:19 Design and Conventions 01:05:46 Technical Vs Creative 01:15:39 The Skill of Writing 01:18:19 Questions and Answers 01:22:54 Shout-Outs 01:27:15 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 28 min

  3. 28 JANV.

    Rethink Your Session Zero! (MD 276)

    Episode 276 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Rethink Your Session Zero! Shawn and Teos rethink all that a session zero is trying to do and how to approach each of the many goals to start your campaign! News: D&D Beyond’s Partner Schedule, D&D Proves AI’s Shortcomings, AI RPG Scams, Shawn is a Warlock, and more! Contents 00:00 Shawn is a Warlock! 05:59 How Should Death Saves Work? 27:10 Jean Rabe Passes 29:59 DDB Partnered Content Schedule 34:50 Hasbro's New Board Members 36:31 Demiplane Adds Campaigns 38:23 4th Player Theory of RPG Design 43:19 D&D Proves AI Shortcomings 46:10 RPG Maps Bundle AI Scam 48:45 How to Please Your Layout Designer 49:42 Rethinking the Session 0 52:03 FEYPOP's Video on What is a Session 0 55:57 Effective Safety Tools 01:01:54 Challenge Level and Behavioral Expectations 01:04:23 Theme, Tone, and Characters 01:10:01 Allowed Sources 01:12:32 Collaborative Campaign Planning 01:14:38 Character Creation 01:16:21 First Adventure? 01:19:12 As a Social Event 01:20:22 Shout-Outs 01:24:12 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 25 min

  4. 21 JANV.

    Legends of Greyhawk and RealmsBound with Savannah Houston-McIntyre (MD 275)

    Episode 275 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Legends of Greyhawk and RealmsBound with Savannah Houston-McIntyre Savannah Houston-McIntyre is acclaimed for leading excellent projects. She walks us through the Legends of Greyhawk organized play campaign, RealmsBound with Ed Greenwood, and more! News: Games Workshop Bans AI, Proof of Stranger Things Growth, Mystic UA, and more! Contents 00:00 Oh Captain my Captain 03:24 Arcadia's 1-on-1 Rules? 10:50 Mental Load? 17:50 3-D Combat Options? 25:29 New Mystic Subclasses UA 30:13 Erin Roberts is a Wizard 32:13 Bob Worldbuilder on Stranger Things Growth 37:35 KC Chiefs Teach D&D 39:12 GW Bans AI for Staff 41:11 Get Dune Free from Modiphius 42:55 The Savage Arctic 43:58 Planet Money's Board Game 45:13 Savannah Houston-McIntyre 53:11 Getting Started with Design 57:12 Leading Design Projects 01:00:28 Legends of Greyhawk 01:04:53 Greyhawk's Regions 01:10:18 Virtual Weekends and Writing for LoG 01:13:23 RealmsBound with Ed Greenwood 01:25:12 Find Savannah! 01:26:41 Shout-Outs 01:30:53 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 32 min

  5. 14 JANV.

    Start a New Campaign for the New Year (MD 274)

    Episode 274 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Start a New Campaign for the New Year It’s a new year, the perfect time to think on how to launch an awesome campaign, even if you have never DMed before! News: Stranger Things Effect? Matt Mercer Simpsons Crossover, D&D Romantasy Novel, Ed Greenwood’s RealmsBound, and more! Contents 00:00 Full of Fear 02:05 What is a Gameplay Loop? 11:10 Teaching Game Design? 14:38 Stranger Things Effect 19:27 Stranger Things' ET Ending 22:09 Leon Barillaro Hired at WotC 24:14 New D&D Romantasy Novel 26:06 Ed Greenwood's RealmsBound 31:22 Matt Mercer Simpsons Crossover 33:58 D&D and Moral Imagination 38:20 D&D Loungefly Backpacks 39:08 The Bridgewell Chronicles 40:21 Merryshire Detective Club 41:19 A New Campaign for the New Year 41:59 New Gamemaster Month 43:22 Where Can We Learn to DM? 51:52 Why Should You DM? 01:02:04 Not Knowing the Rules 01:11:13 Planning Your Campaign 01:22:59 Establishing a Theme 01:25:00 Shout-Outs 01:28:53 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 30 min

  6. 7 JANV.

    The Future of RPGs in 2026? (MD 273)

    Episode 273 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: The Future of RPGs in 2026? Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby! News: Daggerheart’s Executive Success, James Haek and Introcaso Changes, City 26, and more! Contents 00:00 Intro 00:59 Mastering DnD the RPG? 07:55 How to Get Noticed? 17:08 Tim Kask Passes 19:38 Daggerheart's Executive Success 25:17 James Haek Joins WotC 25:55 Who Replaces James on Lorecast??? 27:25 James Introcaso Focuses on Crows 29:11 D&D and Court Rooms 30:06 Seniors and Dragons 30:56 City '26 Challenge 32:38 Jeff Stevens on 2025 2026 33:30 Crack the Sun Success 35:32 Looking Back at D&D in 2025 40:02 WotC's Positive Moves 42:13 Crawford and Perkins Join Critical Role 45:14 Economic Uncertainty 49:12 AI Slop 50:03 Cosmere, Daggerheart, Draw Steel 55:28 What Might 2026 Offer for D&D? 01:06:30 Will the Hobby Grow? 01:09:21 More Big RPGs? 01:11:05 If We Had 1 Wish! 01:15:10 Shout-Outs 01:19:34 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 21 min

  7. 31/12/2025

    The Future of the DMs Guild? (MD 272)

    Episode 272 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: The Future of the DMs Guild? Teos and Shawn look at the decline of the 10-year-old DMsGuild and lessons for all platforms, such as D&D Beyond! News: KC Chiefs Play D&D, Mythic Crowdfunding Disaster, Foundry Hiring for New RPG, and more! Contents 00:00 Our Trees Were Fortunate 03:04 National Comedy Center 05:10 Crowdfunding Replaced DMsGuild? 10:18 Can We Stop Platform Decline? 19:14 New D&D Workbooks from PRH 25:49 Best-Selling RPGs on Fantasy Grounds 28:15 KC Chiefs Play D&D 30:06 WA Sec of State on Gaming 32:24 Foundry Hiring for New RPG 35:14 Mythic Games Crowdfunding Disaster 38:20 Books Leaving Grocery Stores 42:48 Moonshae Isles Omnibus 45:03 Crack the Sun Final Days 46:03 DMsGuild Turns 10 47:22 Keith Baker Era 50:10 Print on Demand and Quality Jumps 52:43 Race to the Bottom 54:56 Guild as Stepping Stone 58:29 What Killed the Guild? 01:10:13 WotC as Competitor 01:15:49 Looking to the Future 01:34:48 Shout-Outs Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 36 min

  8. 24/12/2025

    The DMs Guild’s Complex History! (MD 271)

    Episode 271 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: The DMs Guild’s Complex History! Teos and Shawn enjoy a video by Trekiros and think on the incredible history of the 10-year-old DMsGuild! News: James Ohlen’s Exodus, Cosmere’s Roadmap, New Legends of Greyhawk Region, and more! Contents 00:00 Happy Holidays! 02:25 Non-Combat Enctr Objectives? 17:44 Dungeons Best for 1-on-1 Play? 25:32 Diamond Distributors Bankrupt Again 28:31 New Legends of Greyhawk Region 30:27 Gen Con Participation Grants 31:30 Cosmere Announces Roadmap 36:31 James Ohlen and Exodus Change 44:00 DMsGuild Turns 10 44:41 Trekiros Video 46:12 Our History with the Guild 47:28 History of Licensing Pre-Guild 49:26 The OGL and 3E 51:30 Shawn's DMsGuild First Day 52:57 AL's Huge Early Sales 55:58 Early Days and Royalties 01:07:13 Launching Creators 01:11:00 Struggle for Quality 01:15:41 Adepts Program 01:26:28 Creator Expectations 01:34:18 Shout-Outs 01:38:33 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

    1 h 39 min
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!

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    Mastering Dungeons
  • Années d’activité
    2016 - 2026
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    555
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