Matt and Rob talk about the newest WotC Adventure, Vecna: Eve of Ruin, a celebration of D&D and an adventure through the multiverse! You guys love multiverses, right?

DM Matt walks you through his prep for a Friendly Local Gaming Convention and his tips for running a successful Con slot. Links: Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  RPG Geek Global Game Conventions List https://rpggeek.com/wiki/page/Game_Conventions Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan.

A tome! A tome of forbidden dungeon master knowledge has been unearthed by your intrepid hosts. DMs Matt and Rob discuss the first principles and Apocalypse World-style GM moves for Old School Rules games from the Principia Apocrypha!  Principia Apocrypha: Elementary Axioms & Aphorisms On Running & Playing Tabletop RPGs In The Old School Style - Ben Milton, Steven Lumpkin, David Perry, Evlyn Moreau https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Keith Mansfield - Funky Fanfare.

Matt and Rob talk about what they learned from running Brindlewood Bay, what worked, what didn't, what to watch out for, and what you can learn and take away for your own games. Hear the full episode (and more!) on our Patreon.

Podcast explores various house rules to enhance tabletop RPG experience, including meta-currencies, streamlined combat mechanics, unique character creation in thirteenth age, simplified combat maneuvers, range bands in combat, special dice mechanics, and listener engagement with shared house rules.

Matt and Rob travel back in time to the era of mullets and shoulderpads to talk about a strangely relevant article from 1984 in DRAGON MAGAZINE #82. What happens when your players have grown TOO POWERFUL? Check out our Patreon! Join the Discord!

Brew your tea, pack your knitting needles, and put on your most comfortable jogging suit because DMs Matt and Rob are off to solve the coziest murder this side of Cape Cod! Brindlewood Bay is a mystery RPG that combines the Golden Girls with Call of Cthulhu using an innovative set of mechanics to sidestep the frustration of running a whodunit. Then, head across the pond to gothic London for The Between, an anti-cozy game using the same "Carved From Brindlewood" mechanics.  Check out the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join DMofNone on Discord! Links: Brindlewood Bay: A Dark and Cozy Mystery Game by Jason Cordova https://www.brindlewoodbay.com/brindlewood-bay.html The Between: A Game of Monster Hunters in Victorian London https://www.brindlewoodbay.com/the-between.html  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; John Addison - Murder, She Wrote Theme.  

Here is a preview TWO of our subscriber episodes reviewing what could be the best published megadungeon and the best published hexcrawl. To listen to the full episodes subscribe below and check out these adventures for yourself.  Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls by Michael Curtis The Dark of Hot Springs Island by Jacob Hurst, Evan Peterson, Donnie Garcia, and Gabriel Hernandez 

DMs Matt and Rob wade into The Discourse discussing if “system matters” and “rules elide.”  Check out the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join DMofNone on Discord! Links: Fireside Chat for Chapter 2 of World Beyond Number - Dimension 20   Detours and Lies (1, probably) - “What Is A D&D Anyway? - Combat Orientation and Stoves” - The Daily Blade  Rules Elide - Jared.blot (Archived) The Baker-Care Principle - Emily Care Boss The Fruitful Void - Lumpley Games  Stance Theory - Socratic Design  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Bruce Springsteen - Pony Boy. 

Rob sits down with designer Andy Pressman to talk about, well, design, but also about games! The conversation ranges from Andy's active projects to onboarding players to mechanics to game jams and hacks and more. Andy's Itch Patchwork World Errant