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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Oct 2, 2018 • 54min
DwDnD#162 – Monster Design
The Mad Wizard is in the house talking about his Menagerie and we’re also gonna get down on some monster design. Links The Mad Wizard Patreon Preparing for Nuke-Con 2018 […]
Sep 25, 2018 • 56min
DwDnD#161 – The Moonshae Islands
We’re talking about Mythic Ireland and Vikings and Fey OH MY!!! Get down with some D&D.
Sep 18, 2018 • 46min
DwDnD#160 – Where are all the DMs
It’s time to talk about DMs and how you can get started. We hit all the basic places for information and give some intro tips of our own. Enjoy and […]
Sep 11, 2018 • 57min
DwDnD#159 – Dragon Marks
We’re heading back to Eberron to talk Dragon Marks. We’ll get into the nitty gritty of what they are, how they fit into Eberron, and their design. So get down […]
Aug 28, 2018 • 42min
DwDnD#158 – Challenge Levels
Challenge levels!?! We’re talking about challenge levels?!? Do they even matter and what is this edition of D&D trying to do with them. All that and more as we get […]
Aug 21, 2018 • 54min
DwDnD#157 – D&D Organized Play
It’s OP. IT’S OP. No, not over powered. It’s organized play. So get O, get O, and get P because the mad wizard Merwin and Chris do on this episode […]
Aug 14, 2018 • 52min
DwDnD#156 – The State of the Adventurers League with Lysa & Alan
We’re going to the admins on this one. It’s Lysa Chen and Alan Patrick to talk about all the new changes coming to the Adventurer’s League starting at the end […]
Jul 31, 2018 • 42min
DwDnD#155 – Two New Settings: Eberron and Ravnica
New settings. Alert. We have new settings. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down with Eberron and Ravnica, the two newest upcoming releases for D&D 5e. Get magically down […]
Jul 24, 2018 • 54min
DwDnD#154 – One-Shots. Design vs. Publication
Punch up a game for one night only. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on One Shots this week. How to structure them, write them up, and the […]
Jul 17, 2018 • 57min
DwDnD#153 – Design: Complexity vs. Simplicity
Is it elegant and does it matter. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on the level of depth in D&D, where it is, where it isn’t, and why […]
