Dungeon Master of None

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

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