Mastering Dungeons

Mastering Dungeons

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!

  1. 8 ώ. πριν

    Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster with Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish!

    Episode 299 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster with Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish! Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish joins Shawn to discuss his latest book providing GM advice! News: D&D Fan Expo Canceled, 2026 ENnie Nominees, July D&D Drops, and more! Contents 00:00 Mike Shea AKA Sly Flourish! 05:32 Reuse Our Old Ideas? 10:34 Who Would You Hire? 16:43 Which Idea? 23:30 D&D Fan Expo London Canceled 27:03 July D&D Beyond Drops 39:34 Demiplane and Roll20 Hiring 43:10 2026 ENnie Nominees 47:14 Another Stab at Making Enemies 48:02 A Nightmare Adventure 50:38 Welcome Mike Shea 1:02:03 Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster on Kickstarter 1:02:42 What Does Lazy Mean? 1:06:43 Discrepancy at the Table 1:09:25 Why This Book Now? 1:10:36 8 Steps for Gameplay 1:14:05 Steps in Non-D&D RPGs 1:23:05 Importance of Randomness 1:29:48 Find the Kickstarter 1:30:09 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 ώ. 32 λ.
  2. 1 Ιουλ

    Why The Wild Beyond The Witchlight is So Good!

    Episode 298 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Best of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight! It’s easy to be positive when Shawn and Teos review one of the finest 5E adventures! Hear why this adventure excels! News: Wizards has a Union, Latest D&D Jobs, Have We Moved Past the OGL, and more! Contents 00:00 Draw Steel Monsters 01:54 Shawn's Wizardly Trip 04:18 Guest Appearances 05:36 Small Publisher Store Programs? 15:18 OGL Impact Over? 21:17 WotC New Union 23:32 New and Updated D&D Jobs 30:06 Season 2 Actual Play Announced 33:02 Preorder Vampire's D&D Book 38:19 Origins Award Winners 39:26 Forgotten Odysseys 40:54 The Wild Beyond the Witchlight 43:20 Product History 51:11 Premise and Approach 01:00:53 New Species, Backgrounds, Hooks 01:08:32 Witchlight Carnival 01:13:48 Carnival Trackers and Events 01:25:16 Chapters 2-4 01:31:02 Palace of Heart's Desire 01:33:44 Appendices and Tools 01:36:28 Shout-Outs 01:39:57 What Are We Gonna Do Now? 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 ώ. 41 λ.
  3. 24 Ιουν

    Mystic Arts and Creator Publishing

    Episode 297 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Mystic Arts and Creator Publishing! Daði Einars joins Teos to discuss RPG design, gameplay, and his work with Mystic Arts to create for Patreon, YouTube, and your table! News: Vampire the Masquerade for D&D, New D&D Card Decks, WotC Staff Explain UAs, and more! Contents 00:00 Welcome Daði Einars! 01:59 Corruption in Kryptgarden 08:00 Shield Lands Writing Team Correction 08:57 Big Battle Advice? 13:06 West Marches Draw Steel? 15:38 DDB Partner Q3 Schedule 17:02 Vampire Comes to D&D 23:42 Updated Villainous Options 27:19 Diana Jones Finalists 28:34 2024 Spell, Monster, Magic Decks 32:04 Free RPG Day June 27 33:05 China Gets Weird 36:39 The Last Round Table 37:28 RPG Trader 38:49 Mystic Arts and Creator Publishing 40:06 Who is Daði Einars? 44:37 Iceland's Baldur's Gate 47:36 Patreon and YouTube 57:15 Dungeon Jam 01:00:25 Crown of the Fungal Queen 01:10:12 What Does the Future Hold? 01:12:33 RPGs and System Hacking 01:16:10 Unused Plot Leads 01:19:54 Evaluating Game Systems vs D&D 01:26:56 Find Daði 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 ώ. 28 λ.
  4. 17 Ιουν

    Best of Rime of the Frostmaiden!

    Episode 296 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Best of Rime of the Frostmaiden! We review this mega sourcebook and adventure in a single episode! See which parts of the cold will warm your heart. News: Paizo’s Difficult Future, Renegade Drops Essence20 for 5E, City of Greyhawk on DDB, 3/4 of D&D Players in Last Decade, and more! Contents 00:00 Knicks and Cups 01:17 Actual Shield Lands Authors 03:35 The Angel's in the Details 07:49 Running Megadungeons? 14:40 Paizo's Difficult Future 19:06 Drops Sharing Changed 20:32 Free City of Greyhawk on DDB 21:07 Renegade Drops Essence20 for 5E 23:34 Wizards on Japanese Localization 25:27 Dungeons & Dragons Questers 28:30 Biggest Crowdfunders Take 2 31:47 Rime of the Frostmaiden 34:01 Product History 41:17 Adventure Premise 47:39 Backgrounds and Setup 52:57 The Ten Towns 57:01 Wilderness and Places of Interest 01:00:57 Sunblight and Chardalyn Dragon 01:10:38 Auril's Abode 01:12:15 Caves of Hunger and Netherese City 01:13:24 Epilogue Decisions 01:18:20 Trinkets, Secrets, and Monsters 01:20:46 Shout-Outs 01:25:16 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 ώ. 26 λ.
  5. 10 Ιουν

    D&D Encounters Unboxing!

    Episode 295 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: D&D Encounters Unboxing! We unbox the D&D Encounters Ravenloft season contents and share the design of the Shadows of Sithicus adventure! News: WotC Changes Drops Policy, Neon Odyssey Breaks Records, Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 Remakes, Ravenloft Finishes AP, and more! Contents 00:00 Our Favorite Show 02:04 Same Kobold Lair? 04:52 What Inspires Us for Designing? 11:06 Ravenloft's Final AP and Play Pack 13:29 New Monthly Drops 18:04 Shawn on New Drops Monsters 19:49 Changes to the Drops Program 23:08 Neon Odyssey Breaks Records 25:17 Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 Remakes 28:34 AL and LoG Organized Play Update 29:59 New Greyhawk Supplements 30:52 Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster 31:55 Encounters Unboxed! 33:07 Quick Overview of D&D Encounters 37:36 Different from AL and LoG 42:15 Stores and Kits 45:30 What's In the Box? 48:33 Poster Maps! 50:38 DM and Player Rewards! 55:38 Dice Packs 58:13 What's in the Adventure? 01:03:11 Interactive Celebration Event 01:07:19 After the Celebration 01:10:44 Making Stores Happy 01:12:00 Encounters Dates 01:16:57 Shout-Outs 01:20:41 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 ώ. 22 λ.
  6. 3 Ιουν

    Best of Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus!

    Episode 294 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Best of Baldur’s Gate: Descent Into Avernus! This adventure changed drastically to become a prequel to the highly successful Baldur’s Gate 3. We take a look at the best the adventure offers! News: Ravenloft Horrors Within Early Access, Kickstarter Backs Down, 2nd Legends of Greyhawk Pack, Latest Drops and DMAP, and more! Contents 00:00 Teos Plays Crows and Chickens 05:17 Starting a Serious Campaign? 14:59 Ravenloft Horrors Within Early Access 18:55 Free International Day of Play Adventure 20:20 Licensing Expo and D&D 25:09 D&D Advisory Group 29:10 New Legends of Greyhawk Pack 30:24 D&D Website Update 31:11 Latest DMAP and Drops 37:58 EMEA Region Release Dates 39:27 Save with Steve Conley 40:03 Kickstarter Backtracks on Mature Content 42:02 BG: Descent Into Avernus 44:43 Product History 53:21 Prequel to Baldur's Gate 3 55:37 Premise and Approach 58:46 Overview and Background 01:03:58 Cult Investigations in Baldur's Gate 01:08:40 The Evil Behind the Cults 01:12:44 Candlekeep 01:16:40 Elturel Has Fallen 01:22:46 Exploring Avernus 01:25:57 The Sword of Zariel 01:31:55 Appendices and Final Thoughts 01:35:36 Shout-Outs 01:39:53 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 ώ. 41 λ.
  7. 27 Μαΐ

    Best of Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage!

    Episode 293 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Best of Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage! Undermountain comes to 5E! We delve into Halaster’s secrets and the best of the 23 wild dungeon levels! News: Hasbro’s Strong Q1, Crows RPG Playtest, Daggerheart Birthday News, D&D Video Game Canceled, and more! Contents 00:00 Crows RPG Playtest 03:00 Attacks of Opportunity Good? 13:51 Ravenloft and Encounters Coming 17:41 June 11 International Game of Play 18:59 Gen Con D&D Event News 23:04 Hasbro's Strong Q1 26:20 Cybersecurity Incident Costs 29:43 How Big is D&D? 31:16 Hasbro Cancels D&D Video Game 32:10 Daggerheart Birthday News 33:57 Dungeon of the Mad Mage 35:47 Product History and AL Admins 42:09 Roll 20 Update and Sale 42:51 Premise and Approach 47:42 Undermountain's Story 53:20 Adventure Hooks and Secrets 56:51 Best of Mad Mage: Level 1 01:03:12 Best of Arcane Chambers 01:04:54 Best of Skullport and Trobriand's 01:06:24 Flumphs and The Matrix 01:08:38 Vanrakdoom and Spelljammers 01:11:20 Terminus and Fazrian 01:12:50 Mad Halaster's Lair 01:18:58 Shout-Outs 01:23:20 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 ώ. 24 λ.
  8. 20 Μαΐ

    Best of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist! (MD 292)

    Episode 292 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Best of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist! Urban adventures come to 5E. Decide which faction we belong to as we find the best travel spots in all of Waterdeep! News: Daggerheart’s Birthday, Mordenkainen vs Bahamut, Crowdfunding Whale Trends, and more! Contents 00:00 Draw Steel on Our Patreon! 03:30 Our Proudest Design Work? 10:28 Key Role for Antagonists? 20:20 Chris Cocks Promises D&D Crossovers 24:06 Daggerheart's Birthday 25:17 Night Market at Gen Con 26:40 Mordenkainen vs Bahamut 27:15 Dullahan DMAP Play Pack 28:42 EN World Visits Mongoose Publishing 31:26 Scipio on Crowdfunding Whales 36:27 Dwarven Forge Caverns Reforged 37:25 Keith Ammann on Shadomain.Com 38:27 Waterdeep Dragon Heist 40:39 Product History 47:01 Credits 50:40 Premise and Approach 52:01 Story Premise 55:14 When it Takes Place? 57:00 More Factions 58:03 Introduction 01:05:59 Volo in Need 01:12:13 Trollskull Alley and Your Home 01:15:09 Fireball and Multiple Paths 01:21:05 Dragon Season 01:27:26 Seasons and Villains 01:34:27 Shout-Outs 01:38:21 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 ώ. 39 λ.

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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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