Matt and Rob cover the REST of the Daggerheart playtest, including the GM section, adversaries, maps, worldbuilding, and the included starting adventure -- there's a lot going on here! Download the playtest materials here for free: https://darringtonpress.com/daggerheart/  Check out the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join DMofNone on Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Luca Turilli - Demonheart Slowdive - Dagger

Delve into the fantasy TTRPG Daggerheart playtest with DM Matt and DM Rob analyzing the mechanics, duality dice, action tracker system, ancestries, alternative class systems, death moves, and game design elements. Critiques include balancing innovation with tradition, incorporating D&D mechanics, and simplifying system design for improved gameplay.

Matt and Rob are joined by Daniel Kwan of Asians Represent to talk about his TTRPG of lethal melodrama, Wandering Blades! We talk wuxia, TTRPG design, playtesting, mechanics, inspirations, and more! Daniel's Patreon Daniel's Itch.io

Learn how to master a new RPG system with tips on adapting, exploring settings, grasping mechanics, and balancing game elements. Discover the importance of specialized subsystems and cheat sheets for character creation. Join the community for more RPG adventures!

Matt and Rob sit down with Lin Codega and Rowan Zeoli of rascal.news, the new independent TTRPG news site that is rising, phoenix-like, from the ashes of, well, several other sites. We talk plans, the state of TTRPGs, the death of journalism, and more! In Search of a Hot Pink Bitch Named Breakfast Harlem Hellfighters Never Die

DMs Rob and Matt are joined by Keri Blakinger, investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times, to talk about her piece for New York Times Magazine, "The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row," which can be read for free at the Marshall Project, "When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row." Links: Keri Blakinger - The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/08/31/dungeons-and-dragons-texas-death-row-tdcj  Keri Blakinger - Corrections in Ink: A Memoirhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250272850/correctionsinink Smriti Mundhra - I Am Ready, Warden at Big Sky Film Festival https://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2024-view/i_am_ready_warden/  Books to Prisoners Programs https://prisonbookprogram.org/prisonbooknetwork/ Inside Books Project (Texas) https://insidebooksproject.org/  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Lead Belly - The Gallis Pole.

Special West Marches Correspondent Andy joins Matt and Rob to explain a wonderous campaign where all are welcome: The Open Table! Learn what an open table-style game is, why you might want to ditch your old dedicated story-driven campaigns, and how to prepare and GM an open table game. Plus, learn the Five "S"s of Open Tables: Setting, System, Scheduling, Starting, Stopping! Links: Andy - Tales of the Iron league https://ironleague.org/  Tales of the Iron League Discord https://discord.gg/xY8K7qS9 Ben Robbins - West Marches https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/  Kelsey Dionne - Shadowdark: The Cursed Scroll https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/cursed-scroll-zine-vol-1-diablerie-print  Trial of the Slime Lord https://jordanrudd.itch.io/trial-of-the-slime-lord  Inkwell Ideas - Hexographer  https://store.inkwellideas.com/products/hexographer-hexographer-2-pro-version  OwlCon in Houston, Texas https://owlcon.com/ Check out the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join DMofNone on Discord!    

Matt and Rob talk about how to make role-playing adventures, player guides, and games look nice. Join us for a journey through design and layout tools from simple to complex.  Listen to the full episode on the DMofNone Patreon!  Links: Homebrewery  GM Binder  GIMP  Cartographers' Guild  Explorers Design  Adobe InDesign  InDesign Template for 5e  DriveThruRPG - Stock Art  Open Access at The Met 

Learn tips and tricks for successfully running a one-shot role-playing game session, including the importance of preparation and keeping the game time manageable. Discover the benefits of wearing a watch and avoiding reliance on phones during the session. Get advice on keeping the energy up and finishing the game in the allotted time, as well as recommendations for specific adventures.

Rob abuses his power to force the podcast audience to listen to him ramble about his unfinished campaign setting, Thunder on the Steppe! We talk through the idea behind the campaign, issues with getting it presentable, next steps and takeaways. Check out the DMofNone Patreon!  Link to the Thunder on the Steppe Preview doc.  Join us on Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice The Hu - Wolf Totem