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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!

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01:39:59

Mastering Dungeons - Treasure in the DMG!

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2023/08/09

Episode 151 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 6 – Treasure! Shawn and Teos ponder treasure. How much to give out, and how often? What is the role of treasure and its implications? From attunement to sentient items, we dig into the 2014 5E DMG and what we might want to see in 2024. News: A giant problem for D&D, Free League rocks ENnies, Cthulhu Saved, and more! Contents 00:00 Gen Con Glow 04:19 Subclass Variance? 10:45 Higher Level Complexity? 17:06 Valiant

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01:42:40

Mastering Dungeons - Downtime!

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2023/08/02

Episode 150 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 6 – Downtime! Shawn and Teos are huge fans of Downtime, introduced in the 2014 5E DMG. However, the material in Chapter 6 has been changed greatly by Xanathar’s and Acquisitions Incorporated. What would Shawn and Teos want from the 2024 DMG? News: Translated SRD, Sales Figures for D&D, D&D Movie Sequel, Top Crowdfunders, and more! Contents 00:00 Head Check 02:33 DMG Strategy? 09:55 DM Focus? 17:57 Tech

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01:17:19

Mastering Dungeons - Between Adventures!

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2023/07/26

Episode 149 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Urban and Unusual Environments! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG by following Chapter 5. The rest of the chapter covers Urban and Unusual Environments, plus Traps. What would Shawn and Teos add to the 2024 DMG? News: WotC closes eOne in the UK, Paizo closes office, D&D Gen Con events sort of, and more! Contents 00:00 Swiftness 02:10 Wrong Hook? 07:55 Replay Characters? 12:40 Low High Level Play? 16:41

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01:27:35

Mastering Dungeons - Urban, Water, Sky, Traps!

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2023/07/19

Episode 148 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Urban and Unusual Environments! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG by following Chapter 5. The rest of the chapter covers Urban and Unusual Environments, plus Traps. What would Shawn and Teos add to the 2024 DMG? News: Critical Role heads to London, Free HeroQuest, D&D at SDCC, and more! Contents 00:00 Italian PHB 02:57 Effective Clues? 10:42 Not Enough Coverage? 17:32 Session Highlight? 19:55 Campaign

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01:44:29

Mastering Dungeons - James Introcaso on Custom RPGs...

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2023/07/12

Episode 147 of Mastering Dungeons This week's main topic: James Introcaso of MCDM joins Shawn to discuss the difference between writing a custom RPG vs creating for 5E! News: Owlbear Love, ENnies, Gen Con Online, and more! Contents 00:00 James Introcaso! 01:57 Creating for WotC 06:22 Success Failure Spectrum? 13:29 Character Arcs? 22:26 True Owlbears? 24:41 New Systems? 29:41 Ennies 35:16 Gen Con 37:40 Bear Love in BG3 42:18 Dragonlance Shadow 44:06 Aetherial last call! 44:34 Flee Mortals

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01:25:17

Mastering Dungeons - Mike Shea on Organized Play vs...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/07/05

Episode 146 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Mike Shea joins Shawn to compare the benefits of Organized Play vs Home Games! News: D&D Playtest 6, Baldur’s Gate Date, Final ORC License, and more! Contents 00:00 Swimming 01:07 5E Splinter? 10:24 Adventure Design? 27:45 Playtest Packet 6 30:26 Final Orcs 39:06 Beadle & Grimm’s 44:16 Baldur’s Gate Date 45:39 Savage Worlds 46:39 Aetherial Expanse 47:30 Forge of Foes! 48:30 Home vs Org Play 49:18 Mike’s Experience 51:01 Comparing the

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01:17:07

Mastering Dungeons - Wilderness and Settlements!

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2023/06/28

Episode 145 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Wilderness and Settlements! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG by following Chapter 5. Do they get lost in creating and traversing a wilderness? Do they find the worst settlement table ever? News: America is Neutral Good, Blood in Baldur’s Gate, Origins Awards, Diana Jones Finalists, and more! Contents 00:00 Origins 05:13 Slowing the Game? 22:00 Blood in Baldur’s Gate 25:27 Origins Awards 26:35 Diana Jones

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01:16:24

Mastering Dungeons - Adventure Environments!

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/06/21

Episode 144 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Adventure Environments! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG by following Chapter 5 and rolling up a random dungeon. Is the result satisfying or does it fall apart? News: Reddit Woes, Renegade Oversteps, Freelancer Pay Survey, Gamehole Events, and more! Contents 00:00 Whole Enchilada 02:11 Memorable Campaign? 08:42 Swingy d20? 15:43 Dice Design? 20:40 Shine as a Player? 24:35 Favorite RPGs? 25:54 Raiding

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01:08:52

Mastering Dungeons - Designing Tales of the Valiant...

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2023/06/15

Episode 143 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Celeste Conowitch on Designing Tales of the Valiant! What does it take to design a new variant of D&D? Hear the valiant tales of Celeste Conowitch, Senior Game Designer at Kobold Press! News: Upper Deck Sues Ravensburger, 2024 Update, Final Rivals Stream, Creator Spotlight, and more! Contents 00:00 Shawn Issues 00:55 DM Fiat? 04:59 2024 Concern? 11:10 Go-To Adventure? 14:15 Community Update and Video 18:54 AL Stream 20:34 Upper Deck

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01:30:39

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG: Creating NPCs!

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2023/06/07

Episode 142 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating Nonplayer Characters! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. From ideals and bonds tables, to hirelings, to villain motives, does this tell a would-be-author how to craft a great NPC? News: Candela Obscura, Valiant Kickstarter, Sharkadia, D&D Pride Gear, and more! Contents 00:00 Across the Masterverse 03:42 Other Genres? 10:00 Martial vs Spell? 19:02 DriveThru to Roll20 23:50 D&D Pride Gear 24:19

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01:33:31

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG: Creating Adventures,...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/05/31

Episode 141 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating Adventures, part 2! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. From event-based adventures to the encounter building rules, does this tell a would-be-author how to craft a great adventure? News: D&D Marketing Summit, 2023 Product Reveals, Price Increases, Planescape Hopes, and more! Contents 00:00 Geeky Guardians 01:42 Limit or Oversight? 11:23 Homebrew vs Published? 17:42 D&D Marketing Summit 23:50

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01:18:55

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG Chapter 3: Creating...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/05/24

Episode 140 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating Adventures! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. We look at Creating Adventures. Does this tell a would-be-author how to craft a great adventure? News: UA Survey, D&D Producer Job, Russ Nicholson Remembered, Flummox, Dungeon Secrets, and more! Contents 00:00 Speaking of Geeks 02:19 Automating Complexity? 07:33 Weapon Persona? 14:26 Weapon Templates? 26:04 UA Survey and Videos 37:47 D&D Producer

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01:19:48

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG Chapter 2: The Multiverse!

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2023/05/17

Episode 139 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 2 – The Multiverse! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. We look at Creating a Multiverse and whether it even belongs in Chapter 2. If it does, what should it look like in the 2024 DMG? News: Unearthed Barbarians, New Hasbro eOne Streaming Channel, Critical Role Launches New Stream and RPG, and more! Contents 00:00 Hydration 00:57 Rejoin at Level 1? 06:22 Golf Bag? 17:03 2024 Barbarian 29:56 Community

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01:18:47

Mastering Dungeons - Reading the 2014 DMG Chapter 1!

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/05/10

Episode 138 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Looking Back at the 2014 DMG – Chapter 1! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. How well does it help DMs and what would we change for 2024? News: Weapon Mastery analysis, Keith Baker closes KB Presents, Diana Jones awards, Crowdfunding Spotlight, and more! Contents 00:00 Kids Am I Right? 01:52 Valiant Resistance? 06:07 Polymorph Woes? 13:20 Weapon Mastery 46:01 D&D Movie in Digital 46:34 Diana Jones Emerging Designers 47:20 Keith

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01:30:42

Mastering Dungeons - Roll 20 on VTT Updates!

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2023/05/03

Episode 137 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Roll20 on VTT Updates Morgan Buck and Andrew Searles visit Shawn and Teos to discuss the history of Roll20, upcoming improvements, the company’s role in the industry, international growth, and much more! News: New UA, Class as Content, Acquisitions Inc in Libraries, Strong Hasbro Q1, and more! Contents 00:00 Smile Like You Mean It 01:09 Advanced Rules? 10:39 New UA 18:01 Class as Content 27:16 Library Acquisitions 28:28 Hasbro Q1 30:45

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01:14:18

Mastering Dungeons - Looking Back on the 2014 DMG –...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/04/26

Episode 136 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Looking Back at the 2014 DMG - Intro! Shawn and Teos revisit the 2014 5E DMG. How well does it help DMs and what would we change for 2024? News: Critical Role RPGs, World Record D&D, Into the Motherland Green Ronin, Gloomhaven RPG, Ghostfire on Beyond, and more! Contents 00:00 High School Redux 03:24 Half-Mechanics? 10:57 Home vs Published? 20:47 CR RPGs 24:59 Ronin Motherland 26:42 Gloomhaven RPG 29:05 World Record 34:45 Ghostfire

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01:12:16

Mastering Dungeons - Dungeon World and Powered by...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/04/19

Episode 135 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Dungeon World and Powered by the Apocalypse! Shawn and Teos move to examine Dungeon World and the Powered by the Apocalypse games. We compare the design to D&D and share what we love most about these innovative story-focused RPGs. News: Big Bad Con Online, Diana Jones, Ampersand Boxers, Design Dash, and more! Contents 00:00 Boys Are Back 00:59 Reinforcing Tone? 08:27 New Class? 14:29 WotC CC? 17:26 Mystery Guidance? 27:23 Design

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01:17:02

Mastering Dungeons - GUMSHOE RPGs with Kevin Kulp!

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/04/12

Episode 134 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Kevin Kulp and the many GUMSHOE RPGs! Designer Kevin Kulp joins us as we discuss how TimeWatch, Night’s Black Agents, Swords of the Serpentine, and many other amazing games all build on the excellent GUMSHOE system. We compare the design to D&D and share what we love most about these innovative RPGs. News: D&D Summit, PH in the Top 100, Stranger Things animated show, Tales of the Valiant, and more! Contents 00:00 D&D Summit! 04:19 VTT

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01:31:51

Mastering Dungeons - Theme and Genre in RPGs with Ben...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/04/05

Episode 133 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Themes and Genres in RPGs! What is meant by an RPG’s theme? What impact does it have, and why are some games better for a particular theme than others? Shawn Merwin and Ben Byrne discuss themes and genres and present examples in RPGs. News: D&D Direct, Movie Success, VTT Preview, Hobby Grows, and more! Contents 00:00 Ben Byrne! 02:11 Playtest Strategy? 05:58 WotC Taking CC? 10:20 Casters the Same? 14:04 Rogue Speed? 17:51 D&D

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01:09:55

Mastering Dungeons - Rich Lescouflair and Esper Genesis

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/03/29

Episode 132 of Mastering Dungeons! Support the Forge of Foes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-lazy-dms-forge-of-foes-for-5e?ref=e2zf6e This week's main topic: Rich Lescouflair and the Esper Genesis RPG! Rich Lescouflair joins Shawn to discuss the latest D&D news and Esper Genesis - his amazing sci-fi version of 5E D&D. News: D&D Community Update, Choose-a-path Before the Storm, Donjon & Dragons, and more! Contents 00:00 Rich Lescouflair 01:04 Fate Examples? 02:48

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