

Dungeon Master of None
Robert Guthrie & Matt Drwenski
A general interest podcast for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs
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Dec 5, 2024 • 56min
335 - Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts
John Harper is back in Doskvol with an expansion set of rules, lore, and systems for Blades in the Dark. DMs Matt and Rob discuss the great set of ideas for anyone who runs a Forged in the Dark game, or is just interested in good TTRPG design. Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts https://johnharper.itch.io/deep-cuts https://bladesinthedark.com/ Previous BitD episodes: https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/213-blades-in-the-dark https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/214-blades-in-the-dark-part-2-the-darkening https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice, Niko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby.

Nov 30, 2024 • 44min
BONUS - GAMER ZONE: Pillars of Eternity
Rob talks about Pillars of Eternity, one of the best CRPGs of the last twenty years, what's cool about it, what you can learn from it, and how to incorporate it into your games. https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Nov 28, 2024 • 1h 9min
UNLOCKED - Worldbuilding Holidays
Pack your bags and stuff your turkeys! Let's discuss building calendars and holidays for your campaigns and one-shots.

Nov 22, 2024 • 1h 16min
334 - The 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
DMs Rob and Matt are back to discuss the good, the bad, and baffling of the new 2024 5th edition (revised!) Dungeon Master's Guide. https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Weezer - In the Garage.

Nov 16, 2024 • 1h 4min
333 - Rolling Alone
Matt and Rob talk about some exciting news in the TTRPG world, talk through some sticky bits in their games, and reflect on the state of the world and the hobby (but in a chill way, we promise) https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice REM - It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

Nov 12, 2024 • 59min
332 - The TTRPG Mixtape (Music to Plan and Play By)
The making of great TTRPG mixtape, like breaking up, is hard to do. You got to kick it off with a killer, to grab attention. Then, you got to take it up a notch, but you don't want to blow your wad. So, then you've got to cool it off a notch. Like anything with role-playing games, there are a lot of rules. Anyway, we've started to make a tape, on the podcast, for ourselves and for our players. Full of stuff to inspire us while planning. Full of stuff that will make our players happy. How can you use music to up your dungeon mastering? Tune in and see how that's done! https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: The DMofNone Mixtape https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NdwQeu4V2nKEQwfm9uw2U?si=mQhYWccjRp-Pd_1G489HQQ

Nov 4, 2024 • 60min
331 - Sci-Fi Monster Mash
Hey, we were working in the lab late one night...well, you know the rest! DMs Matt and Rob are here to discuss some of the best science fiction creatures, NPCs, allies, and antagonists to drop into your TTRPG, no matter what the genre. We've got aliens, things, shrikes, slake moths, bioraptors, and more! https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Alex Clippinger - They Want to Be Us: A 5E Adventure https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/327899/they-want-to-be-us-a-5e-adventure Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash.

Oct 29, 2024 • 6min
TEASER - Art of the Player's Handbooks
Ready your vans and your airbrushes, because we are back to video and trip down memory lane to put into context the art of the new 2024 D&D Player's Handbook: cool art, bad art, trends, nitpicks, and more! Listen to the full video episode at https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; David Bowie - Andy Warhol.

Oct 19, 2024 • 1h 4min
330 - Gradient Descent
Matt and Rob discuss Gradient Descent, a module for Mothership and the greatest sci-fi megadungeon made out of an abandoned android manufacturing facility in deep space (and also maybe the best sci-fi megadungeon period). https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Soen - Monarch

Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
329 - New Mechanics in 2024 Dungeons and Dragons
Hey bud, listen up. Your D&D edition is going through some changes. Changes can be scary! But changes can also be good for us. The Ranger? No, not for the Ranger, but good for other better classes. Look, changes are how we grow. You can use Sleight of Hand to pick a lock now? Maybe! We don't actually know. In conclusion, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, 2nd Edition (Revised 2024) is a land of contrasts. There is a lot here that's cool (like the new cantrips) but there's also a lot here that's confusing as hell. Regardless, DMs Rob and Matt are here to guide you through some of the new mechanics, numbers, and changes in the new Player's Handbook. Shout out to the T.E. "RPGBOT" Kamstra for cataloguing the changes from the 2014 to the 2024 Player's Handbook: https://rpgbot.net/dnd-2024-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/ https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Moving Pictures - Never.