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!
Episodes
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Aug 13, 2021 • 1h 8min
Mastering Dungeons – Running Intro Adventures
Shawn and Teos go back basics as they tackle the topic of getting started and where to do it: the beginning? before that? Once again, the Masters of Dungeons offer […]
Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 44min
Mastering Dungeons – James Haeck on Updating Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei Setting
Shawn and Teos welcome James Haeck to discuss Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting (link) – what’s new, what’s updated, and what’s Matt Mercer like to work with? Spoiler: He’s cool! […]
Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 42min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 7
Who knows what evils lurk in the mists, shadows, and echoing halls of Ravenloft? Shawn and Teos know! Let’s take a look at the Monsters that Make the Domain of […]
Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 13min
Mastering Dungeons – Adventurers League and Dune with Bee Zelda!
With the Mad Wizard once more on a quest, Teos summons the new AL Community Director and his fellow streamer; from the Broadswords!; the amazing Bee Zelda to talk about […]
Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 11min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 6
What is the nature of the Mists of Ravenloft? Where do the Domains come from? Why is magic different in the Realm of Mists? Shawn and Teos take on questions […]
Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 4min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 5
There are more to the Domains of Dread than can be held in a singular tome. So what does it take to build a Dread Domain from scratch? Shawn and […]
Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 21min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 4
What sort of hero would dare brave the mists of Ravenloft? What kind of adventurer would be willing to fight for hope against the unending waves of terror held by […]
Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 32min
Mastering Dungeons – Apocalypse Forever with Special Guest – Jim Davis!
WebDM co-host Jim Davis stops by as Shawn gets some much needed rest… or he’s battling his way out of a hive of neogi or the like. There was oddly-colored […]
Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 23min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 3
We go through the adventure in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, the House of Lament! Spoilers abound as the Dungeoneers break down the experience of running this complex adventure. The […]
Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 10min
Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 2
Having defined horror in D&D games, we now look at the tools a DM might use to bring those themes to their campaign. From specific tools to Ravenloft such as […]
