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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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01:11:12

Mastering Dungeons - The 13th Age RPG

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2023/03/22

Episode 131 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: The 13th Age RPG! We take a look at 13th Age, an RPG inspired by the 3rd and 4th editions of D&D. Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet encourage greater storytelling and even a bit of chaos. Learn about these innovations and bring them into your game. News: D&D Surveys and Playtests, Old Spice commercials, Action Figures,

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01:34:42

Mastering Dungeons - Fate Campaigns with Mike Olson

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2023/03/15

Episode 130 of Mastering Dungeons! We both have Kickstarters: Grim Hollow - Vallikan Clans: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/977277590/grim-hollow-valikan-clans Forge of Foes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-lazy-dms-forge-of-foes-for-5e?ref=e2zf6e This week's main topic: Fate campaigns with Mike Olson! Mike has worked on many Fate projects, so he helps us look into Fate’s collaborative character and campaign creation rules, as well as comparisons to D&D and why Fate

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01:08:33

Mastering Dungeons - Fate

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2023/03/08

Episode 129 of Mastering Dungeons! We both have Kickstarters: Grim Hollow - Vallikan Clans: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/977277590/grim-hollow-valikan-clans Forge of Foes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-lazy-dms-forge-of-foes-for-5e?ref=e2zf6e This week's main topic: The Fate RPG! We take a look at Fate's RPG and how different it is from D&D. News: D&D movie directors speak, Acq Inc launching Series 2, A national research institute RPG, Books on Class, Kobold

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01:21:44

Mastering Dungeons - To Be or Not to Be a Villain

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2023/03/01

Episode 128 of Mastering Dungeons! Teos celebrates the launch of the Forge of Foes Kickstarter, which you can back and preview here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-lazy-dms-forge-of-foes-for-5e?ref=e2zf6e This week's main topic: To Be or Not to Be a Villain, with James Introcaso and Rudy Baso! We take a look at other RPGs and compare them to D&D, this time an adventure based on Hamlet with unique mechanics and created for both the Zweihander RPG and D&D 5E. News: One

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01:09:51

Mastering Dungeons - Shadow of the Demon Lord

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2023/02/22

Episode 127 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: Shadow of the Demon Lord! We take a look at other RPGs and compare them to D&D, starting with Shadow of the Demon Lord. An incredibly well-designed game, Rob Schwalb delivers a death-metal RPG with excellent innovations. News: Speak with Dead D&D Trailer, Hasbro Q4 and Monetization, Mangianello TV show, Latin America WotC firings, SRD in CSV, and more! Contents 00:00 All the things 00:56 Character Differentiation? 04:05 Super Bowl

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01:25:02

Mastering Dungeons - Greg Marks and the AL

Mastering Dungeons ·

2023/02/15

Episode 126 of Mastering Dungeons! Main Topic: We interview Greg Marks, one of the administrators for the D&D organized play program, Adventurers League. We discuss his amazing introduction to gaming, organized play, conventions, and much more. News: Kyle Brink OGL Interviews, D&D Super Bowl Ad, Free Keys to the Vault Preview, Baldman Games Awards, Andrews McMeel shuts down RPGs, and more! Contents 00:00 Winter Fantasy! 02:42 DM Second-Guessing? 07:31 Open Class Progression? 12:46 Producer

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01:09:18

Mastering Dungeons - Kyle Brink on the OGL and D&D...

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2023/02/08

Episode 125 of Mastering Dungeons! Main Topic: Teos speaks with Kyle Brink, the Executive Producer for D&D. We discuss the OGL, how the D&D Studio works, what WotC has learned, and much more! No news this week due to the interview length. Interview Topics 00:00 How Kyle Started in D&D 04:21 Kyle and the D&D Studio 19:18 OGL 23:59 Royalties 26:58 Content Standards 31:12 Share-Alike 33:18 OGL Process 46:56 SRD Updates 48:59 VTTs and Media 53:29 One D&D 59:36 Final Thoughts 1:06:57

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01:14:07

Mastering Dungeons - Listener Questions and News!

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2023/02/01

Episode 124 of Mastering Dungeons! The show now will release on Wednesdays! Same content, shorter timeframe, thanks to our Patreon support! This week we are heading to Winter Fantasy, so our "Main" segment comes first with a meaty section of Listener Questions and then our news is in the usual News segment. Main: Listener Questions! News: OGL Resolution, D&D Movie Trailer, Critical Role Empire, 13th and Fantasy Age, Pesto Playtesting, and more! News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00

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01:14:32

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Appendices!

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2023/01/26

Episode 123 of Mastering Dungeons! Main Topic: We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What do the Appendices tell us about 5E’s design, and how does it differ from previous editions? News: Listener Perspectives, OGL 1.2 Review, What Makes D&D, Bent Goblin, and we ask you what Mastering Dungeons should cover next! News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Mere Mortals 01:22 Perspective? 05:34 Bent Goblin 07:23 What Makes DnD? 16:05 Cover Non-DnD? 17:26 OGL 1.2 Response 19:24

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01:05:56

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Spells!

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2023/01/19

Episode 122 of Mastering Dungeons! Main Topic: We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. How have spells changed across the editions, and what would we change about 5E’s design? News: Listener OGL Listener Questions, OGL Updates, D&D TV Show, Zelda and D&D, and the Best Sellers on Roll20! News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Electric Triangle 01:04 Weak Heals? 08:04 OGL Discourse? 18:46 DnD Guilt? 22:37 Freeform Spells? 27:33 OGL Update 39:09 DnD TV Show 41:21 Zelda & D&D 42:33

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01:21:42

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Spellcasting

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2023/01/12

Episode 121 of Mastering Dungeons! Main Topic: We look back at the Spellcasting chapter of the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? News: The OGL Leaks, WotC Cancels Video Games, LEGO, Winter Fantasy, and an MMO Flumph! News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Newly Minted 01:19 Unconscious Design? 17:26 OGL Leaks 21:04 WotC Cancels Video Games 25:16 LEGO Winner 26:20 Winter Fantasy 27:29 Neverwinter

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01:29:48

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Combat Pt2

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2023/01/05

Episode 120 of Mastering Dungeons! We look back at the Combat chapter of the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we discuss Dungeon23, the OGL for One D&D, AL updates, Core20 RPG, Winter Fantasy, and how you can vote to rate Mastering Dungeons the best podcast in 2022! News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Fireworks 01:11 5E GM Improvements? 11:45 Dungeon23? 18:06 OGL Elephant 29:23

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01:10:37

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Combat

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2022/12/22

Episode 119 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 9 Combat! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we remember Kim Mohan and review news about the DMs Guild and Roll20 integration in February, a comic of the D&D cartoon, Arcadia in Print, and the Swinginess of the D20! Listeners ask us about Spell Balance. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00

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01:22:25

Mastering Dungeons - Clerics One D&D Playtest Conclusion

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/12/15

Episode 118 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: We finish our look at the Cleric playtest. We take a look at epic feats and changes to the rule glossary! In our News segment we look at WotC hiring a Creative Lead, Hasbro fireside chat, Baldur's Gate 3, and more. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Werewolf Soccer 01:31 Designers Play? 11:33 Spell Schools? 16:28 WotC Creative Lead 22:50 Hasbro Fireside Chat 42:54 Baldur’s Gate 3 Date 45:00 Manual of Gainful Exercise 46:51

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01:24:40

Mastering Dungeons - Clerics and Species - One D&D...

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2022/12/08

Episode 117 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: A shiny new playtest packet features a revised cleric class, three species, and a rule glossary! In our News segment we look at free Dragonlance monsters, new D&D Movie Trailer, Race retired as a term, the end of Acq Inc, and more. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Snow Time 01:24 Community Split? 12:15 AL Storylines? 22:07 Spell Schools? 22:47 Free DL Monsters 24:26 Movie Update 26:30 Race Retired 28:27 First Survey Recap 37:29

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01:29:30

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Adventuring

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/12/01

Episode 116 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 8 Adventuring! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at WotC's OGL Response, LEGO and Trivial Pursuit, Mongoose Innovation, and more! Listeners ask us about Compatibility and Settings, the Challenge of Designing for Compatibility, and Adventure-Specific Backgrounds. News Segment and Listener

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01:31

What Is Mastering Dungeons?

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/11/29

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. Each show typically has three segments: - Listener Questions - Industry News - Main Segment (review, interview, or focused topic) Each episode is one podcast on your podcast listening app. On YouTube, we provide each episode as two videos, so you can enjoy the

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01:23:08

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Using Ability Scores

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/11/24

Episode 115 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 7 Using Ability Scores! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at Dragon+ removal, Hasbro selling eOne, 6E OGL rumors, landing a job with Paizo/WotC, and more! Listeners ask us about crafting rules, useful backgrounds, and playtesting. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Happy

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01:15:53

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Feats and...

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/11/17

Episode 114 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 6 Customization Options! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at WotC's new Inclusion Review, Neverwinter's Drow, Kobold Press Hiring, Hasbro Overproducing, and more! Listeners ask us about Art and Subversion, Concise Adventures, and 6E's Audience. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00

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01:16:19

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Equipment

Mastering Dungeons ·

2022/11/10

Episode 113 of Mastering Dungeons! This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Equipment! We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. What have we learned, what would we change, and what might the next edition of D&D hold? In our News segment we look at the D&D Movie rescheduling, the first FR map, NFL player on the DMs Guild, and more! Listeners ask us about non-D&D RPGs and fulfilling campaigns. News Segment and Listener Questions 00:00 Thank you 02:00 Other RPGs? 09:00 Alex Kammer on

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