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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Apr 4, 2019 • 53min
DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 2) Scope and Length
Shawn and Chris chat about the scope and length considerations when designing adventures. Part 2 of our encounter and adventure design series. Enjoy. Links Video of the history of Dragonlance […]
Apr 1, 2019 • 54min
DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 1) Overview
Shawn and Chris chat about an overview of designing adventures which is a continuation of the encounter design series. Enjoy. Links Tactical Maps: Adventure Atlas Mirt’s Undermountain Survival Guide CCC-BMG-MOON2-1 […]
Mar 28, 2019 • 57min
DwDnD – Creating with a Team
Shawn and James Introcaso get together to talk about teamwork and the trials, tribulations, triumphs, and tricks of creating with a group of people. Links Tabletop Babble Morgrave Miscellany Wayfinder’s […]
Mar 14, 2019 • 1h 4min
DwDnD#184 – The Artificer & The Critical Role Kickstarter
Shawn and Chris start building constructs, mixing potions, and summoning…turrets…huh? We also talk the Critical Role Kickstarter. Links Dan Dillon is new WotC D&D Game Designer Dwarven Forge – Dungeon […]
Mar 7, 2019 • 1h 1min
DwDnD#183 – Designing Encounters (Part 3) Pillars of Play continued
Shawn and Chris continue to get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover exploration and how to mix those pillars. Enjoy Links Ghosts of Saltmarsh New […]
Feb 28, 2019 • 49min
DwDnD#182 – Designing Encounters (Part 2) The Three…I mean first two Pillars
Shawn and Chris get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover combat and social. Enjoy Links A Warlord Class for 5e from Schwalb Entertainment/Max Press Tactical […]
Feb 25, 2019 • 51min
DwDnD#181 – Designing Encounters Part 1
Shawn and Chris talk about some of their foundational ideas and concepts when designing encounters. Enjoy Links Stranger Things’ Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Plays Mike Wheeler’s Adventure Love’s Labour’s […]
Feb 14, 2019 • 47min
DwDnD#180 – Interview with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy
Shawn gets down with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy. Enjoy the interview. Links Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
Feb 7, 2019 • 59min
DwDnD#179 – Planar Adventures
Chris and Shawn get down with the planes of existence. It’s gates, and shadowfey fellwild realms, and fire & ice, and all the wackiness of the Elemental Chaos, Limbo, and […]
Jan 30, 2019 • 54min
DwDnD#178 – DnD Beyond
Chris and Shawn get down with the premier spot on the internet for all things D&D. They wax poetical about D&D Beyond. They both love the sight and then give […]
