Dungeon Master of None

Happy Solstice! Rob and Matt are here to answer your Dungeon Master questions about starting sessions, Vecna/Kas shipping, old systems, failed MMOs, the benefits of classical education, X-COM, and more!  Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Links: Vecna and the Tears of Unmaking - Sly Flourish Vecna Remix - DMofNone Whatever Happened to Pathfinder Online, Anyway?- Kai Tave AGON RPG - John Harper Odyssey of the Dragonlords Pathfinder - IMDb The Lost Universe - NASA's Tabletop Role-Playing Game Adventure Swords without Master - Epidiah Ravachol Twilight 2000 - Free League

Matt and Rob talk about Rogue Trader, the now-defunct Warhammer 40k TTRPG. It's got orks, it's got big gothic cathedral ships, it's got chonky weapons, it's got profits, folks, it's got it all! Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

DMs Rob and Matt clock into the Dice Workshop for a long shift working on custom dice mechanics and discuss dice probabilities and mechanics put in practice! Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone 

Matt and Rob talk about dice! Mechanics, systems, resolution, modifiers, taxonomies, the whole shebang! It's not boring, we promise. Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Links: https://anydice.com/  https://snake-eyes.io/examples.html https://anydice.com/articles/the-pool/ https://thoughtfuldane.com/2023/05/05/game-design-with-anydice/ Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice NMIXX - DICE Odetari - Dice and Roll

Follow your rod to the second half of WotC's final 5e Adventure, Vecna: Eve of Destruction. Rob and Matt discuss missed opportunities, share some secrets, and offer some tips to fix this adventure.  Subscribe to the DMofNone Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Turtles - Eve of Destruction.

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.