

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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Aug 4, 2022 • 1h 6min
Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 2
Continuing the conversation about the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons by talking about where it’s been and where it might be going! Breaking News Links New UA Release – […]

Jul 28, 2022 • 52min
Mastering Dungeons – Dave Christ as Baldman Games!
Dave Christ joins Shawn to talk Organized Play; both in-person and virtual! The origin of Baldman Games, the challengers of adjusting to a changing paradigm, and what is to come; […]

Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
Mastering Dungeons – The Secret History of The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons Author Ben Riggs
Released on July 19th from MacMillan Publishing, The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, is about the real story of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game and Ben Riggs […]

Jul 14, 2022 • 1h 6min
Mastering Dungeons – A Decade of Fifth
With a decade of having the rules of the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons in front of us, Shawn and Teos reflect on the past ten years of the […]

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 14min
Mastering Dungeons – James Intracaso!
I mean… what mare need be said! Also: Shawn and Teos are also on, but still: James Intracaso!!! He’s great! You know this already! He talks about Arcadia which you […]

Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 4min
Mastering Dungeons – Teos Returns!
Teos has returned from his European adventure! What sort of crazy antics did he get up to? Almost none! Which is why he and Shawn talk about technology, marketing, sales, […]

Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 22min
Mastering Dungeons – Designing and Running Fun D&D Combats with Scott Gray
While Teos is off on another adventure, Scott Fitzgerald Gray joins Shawn to talk about ways to make combats interesting and thrilling for everyone at your D&D table. With Shawn […]

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 14min
Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Part 2
This week we return to the Great Wheel as the Modrons continue their way around the Outlands! What more does this massive adventure have in store and how, of course, […]

Jun 2, 2022 • 1h 15min
Mastering Dungeons – UA: Giant Options
So, the Modrons have begun their march, but something is wrong and… Waitaminnit! There’s no Modrons in this episode! Here there be Giants! Shawn and Teos break down the big […]

May 26, 2022 • 1h 13min
Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Pt. 1
Once, the Planes of the Multiverse opened up to all the Prime realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Through the many gateways in the City of Doors, Sigil, adventurers walked the […]