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Episode 187 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Core Rules!
Hope, Fear, Stress, and so much more! We take a look at Daggerheart’s design and how it encourages narrative and tactical gameplay.
News: WotC President Departs, Colville on Adventure Length, DriveThru Sales Data, and more!
Contents00:00 Deck of Campaign Derailments02:45 Reworking Design?07:51 Best Adventure Format?15:52 Fix D&D Like MTG?19:02 Cynthia Williams Departs26:20 D&D Maps Tips27:39 Colville on Adventure Length34:54 DriveThru Sales Data38:13 Daggerheart and Demiplane40:05 Daggerheart Playtest43:07 Our Playtests49:20 Core System - Hope and Fear52:00 d12s v d2058:00 Hope as a Fuel59:44 Defenses and Health01:03:06 Stress01:05:10 Resting and Choices01:07:48 Narrative vs Tactical01:12:23 Character Sheet01:16:48 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 186 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: How to Keep Your New Campaign Healthy and Strong!
If the average campaign lasts only 3-5 sessions, how do we avoid that fate and maintain a healthy long-term campaign?
News: Hasbro CEO Interview Reimagined, Vecna is Coming, Fallout TV Sells RPG, and more!
Contents00:00 Kids are Alright01:39 The Black Ballad03:42 Is 5E Indirectly Modular?12:45 Fallout TV Sells Books15:49 Hasbro CEO Interview Reimagined25:13 Vecna is Coming27:28 Lich PCs29:44 Nest of the Eldritch Eye33:18 Organized Play from Gamehole37:00 D&D Blackmilk Clothing40:05 Monsters of Drakkenheim41:55 Keep Campaign Healthy and Strong43:58 1. The Right Players47:51 2. Right Campaign for the Players49:49 3. Right-Sized Session Zero56:49 4. Regular Flexible Schedule01:00:14 5. End Date01:03:04 6. Strong Campaign Start01:03:33 7. Engage Between Sessions01:08:19 8. Room for Changes01:08:48 9. Frequent Check-Ins01:10:30 10. Climactic End01:16:37 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 185 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Designing Player-Facing Options for New Campaigns!
How do you create or leverage player-facing rules that will intrigue them and ground them in your new world and your new campaign? How do you give them meaningful, informed choices early in the campaign?
News: Prep vs Improv? Dimension 20 in the Garden, Schwalb on 5E, and more!
Contents00:00 Path of Totality01:16 Prep vs Improv?08:57 Con for Crits?20:22 D20 at the Garden22:10 Schwalb on Taberna26:54 Encounter Tables32:47 Infestation at Devil's Glade34:13 Fantasy AGE Quickstart34:51 Oops all Hit Dice37:40 Player-Facing Campaign Options38:54 New Rules or Limitations41:53 Communicate Changes49:52 New Player-Facing Rules54:52 Custom Backgrounds59:24 Class Challenges01:02:58 Subclasses01:04:43 Feats01:05:52 Subsystem01:07:06 Involve Quickly01:08:42 Dragonlance Example01:11:32 Reinforce through Scenes01:14:17 Subsystems Early01:15:56 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 184 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic:
Design an RPG Starting Encounter!
Continuing the discussion of designing a first adventure in our world, how do we design the first adventure? We look at creating an encounter that utilizes our setting, hooks, and plays off of the PCs!
News: Core Book Prices, Free Tsojcanth and LEGO Adventures, D&D Sales Drop!
Contents00:00 Two Fools01:28 Adventure Curriculum?12:34 MCDM Daggerheart Initiative?19:37 Flaws Mechanic?30:27 D&D Beyond Kickstarter Reward35:45 Core Book Prices36:52 Most of Hobby is Down40:52 Free Tsojcanth44:24 Free LEGO Adventure48:48 Design an RPG Starting Encounter50:00 Use What You Set Down51:53 Encounter Goals53:10 Don't Overwhelm54:46 Setting Considerations58:32 Theme and Tone01:01:55 Antagonists01:04:34 Allies and NPCs01:06:13 Duration and Pacing01:09:32 Session 0 Promises01:12:48 Play off PCs01:15:38 Satisfying Conclusion01:19:24 Cliffhangers?01:21:39 Final Checklist01:25:04 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 183 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic:
Designing an RPG Starting Adventure!
Continuing the discussion of worldbuilding and village design, how do we start an adventure? We provide an approach to get the most out of your campaign and adventure starts!
News: GaryCon Review, Remembering Jim Ward, Daggerheart Review!
Contents00:00 March Madness01:42 GaryCon Review05:52 Criticize Shadowdark?14:45 Remembering Jim Ward18:58 Stores Get D&D Early21:07 Free Tsojcanth22:38 MtG D&D Store Event25:42 Infinite Staircase Reveals28:28 Lego D&D Details31:29 Tome of Beasts on Beyond36:59 Surviving Strangehollow37:46 Daggerheart Review40:19 RPG Starting Adventure41:52 Session 044:00 Character Connections47:48 Fiasco Approach52:10 Ashes of Athas Approach54:03 Start with a Bang?57:28 Find the Excitement59:10 Intro Hook01:01:46 Theory of Globs01:07:32 Adventure Hooks01:12:12 PC Impetus01:15:33 Don't Give it All Away01:19:39 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 182 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Designing an RPG Starting Village!
Continuing the discussion of worldbuilding, a great place to start is a village. What must a starting village contain and what isn’t needed? How do we make it relevant and interesting? We dig into the design and examples that have and haven’t worked for us.
News: Critical Role launches Daggerheart, Hasbro CEO vs D&D on AI, Starforged Terrain!
Contents00:00 Podcasting for Relatives01:39 Exhaustion vs HPs?10:39 30-Minute D&D?21:46 D&D Asks Do You Like Me29:45 Hasbro CEO Says AI D&D Says No39:02 CR Launches Daggerheart41:59 Dwarven Forge Starforged43:46 Surviving Strangehollow44:20 Zweihander Reforged44:44 Designing an RPG Starting Village45:50 Two Issues to Avoid46:37 Classic D&D Villages50:08 Bottom-Up Technique59:15 Safe Space or Hub01:01:44 Launch Adventures01:05:28 Key Elements01:08:16 Tie to PC Goals01:10:53 NPCs01:15:05 Theme01:16:58 History01:21:33 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 181 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shadowdark GM Tips, Monsters, and Treasure!
The finale of our Shadowdark series! We take a look the excellent advice, plus how the game provides monsters and treasure.
News: Reviewing The Fallbacks, Adv League to Beyond, NASA RPG and Challenge, and more!
Contents00:00 Teos Has Seen Things02:45 Emerald City Comic-Con06:32 Adventure as User Guide?15:16 Exhaustion Currency?22:43 Modes of Play?28:34 AL Moves to Beyond31:33 Greasy Snitches36:41 The Fallbacks review41:08 NASA RPG42:13 Steamforged and Kobold43:33 SRD in Braille45:00 Surviving Strangehollow45:45 Shadowdark Finale46:07 The Role of GM and Players50:43 For Experienced GMs54:29 Players not PCs56:06 Core Ethos01:00:09 Check DCs01:05:15 Darkness and Modes of Play01:08:30 Random Encounters01:14:56 The Gauntlet01:19:04 Awarding XP01:22:35 Lots of Tables!01:23:25 Monsters01:25:06 Treasure01:27:25 Final Thoughts01:32:06 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 180 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Building and Changing Rules to Fit Your RPG World!
Dan Dillon and Jason Ward join Shawn to discuss how to pick the best rules, or change them, when designing an RPG world.
News: Dan Dillon and Jason Ward, Daggerheart Playtesting, Discworld RPG, and more!
Contents00:00 Dan and Jason!02:11 Defining Success?07:13 Worldbuilding Process?12:35 Discworld RPG18:54 Daggerheart31:07 Beyond Dev Update36:55 Surviving Strangehollow39:08 Rules to Fit an RPG World39:34 Existing Ruleset40:48 The Real Thing46:22 Build New Rules52:44 Using 5E57:08 Dark Sun01:00:48 Settings 5E Does Well01:03:25 Tearable RPG01:18:06 Find Jason and DanThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 179 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Worldbuilding Tips and Tricks!
How do we create worlds that reflect the RPGs used to play them? How do we serve our readers, GMs, and players? Let’s talk worldbuilding!
News: Surviving Strangehollow,| No D&D in Portuguese, D&D Off-Broadway, and more!
Contents00:00 Dark Weekend01:01 Running Factions?12:51 Mechanic Struggles?21:51 Surviving Strangehollow22:42 No D&D in Portuguese26:01 Off-Broadway D&D28:22 Star Trek 2E Announced30:30 Emerging Designer Submissions31:09 Weird Wizard Available32:22 BX Inspired 5E33:07 EN World Covers Evil Genius35:36 Worldbuilding35:48 Shawn's Worldbuilding39:48 Build with Words41:54 Show vs Tell44:58 When to Get Detailed47:10 Reality Matters49:45 RPG-Based Fiction55:55 Top-Down vs Bottom-Up01:04:59 Microscope RPG01:07:58 Surviving Strangehollow01:15:32 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 178 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shadowdark RPG’s Combat, Travel, and Downtime!
Teos shares the exploits in a recent Shadowdark game, adding context as Shawn and Teos review Shadowdark’s rules for combat, travel, and downtime.
News: Hasbro’s D&D Finances and Strategy, 2024 Release Info, Humblewood on Beyond, and more!
Contents00:00 More Dragons01:26 Counterproductive Playtesting?07:39 Designer Responsability?15:17 D&D Release Schedule15:44 2024 Conventions17:31 Vecna Eve of Ruin20:48 Making of OD&D25:26 Infinite Staircase26:34 Core Books28:45 Converse Lego and Pop-Tarts31:21 Roll20 Character Sheet32:21 Humblewood on Beyond34:30 Hasbro Q436:55 DnD Finances40:58 Hasbro's D&D Strategy43:10 Universes Beyond45:27 Shadowdark Gameplay45:56 Playing with Meaghan J50:59 Hiding in Shadowdark55:50 Surprise and Initiative59:13 Actions01:02:58 Rulings Not Rules01:06:35 Damage01:09:55 Morale01:15:48 Death01:20:01 Overland Travel01:24:53 Downtime01:29:33 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 177 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Gameplay (MD 177)
From initiative and darkness to checks and luck tokens, Shawn and Teos examine the rules that distinguish the game.
News: D&D Thanks You, Manganiello Speaks, Pelgrane Blog Rocks, and more!
Contents00:00:00 Winter Fantasy for One00:01:35 Shadowdark Balance?00:10:50 Shadowdark Readthrough Review?00:17:40 D&D 50th Thank You00:19:33 Joe Manganiello Speaks00:26:28 Pelgrane Press Blog00:27:33 Sorcerer's Fate00:29:15 Shadowdark00:29:58 Crawlers00:35:58 Rolling Dice00:39:39 Luck Tokens00:43:24 Abilities and Checks00:49:30 Time and Initiative01:04:43 Resting and Surprise01:06:05 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 176 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: News with Graham!
With Shawn fighting off a cold, Graham joins us to take a look at the news. Back to Shadowdark next week!
News: Foundry Gets 2024 5E, Kickstarter Growth, Adventures that Teach, and more!
Contents00:00:00 Graham Ward!00:02:55 Player-DM Trust00:10:20 D&D Stewardship00:23:00 2024 Glimpses00:25:22 Bigger Books?00:27:16 Playtest Survey Results00:30:49 D&D Novels and Journals00:34:25 D&D Foundry Partnership00:35:54 Kickstarter Up Down?00:39:11 Associate D&D Event Manager00:40:46 The Park Job00:41:25 18 RPG Luminary Interviews00:41:58 Release from OGL Vault00:43:28 Adventures That Teach00:45:27 5E Attack Variability00:48:54 Graham on Shadowdark00:53:15 Find Graham00:56:07 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 175 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic
With Shadowdark’s simplicity, how do ancestries, classes, and class features distinguish themselves? Shawn and Teos examine the classes, alignment, and magic systems to see how this game manages to be so good.
News: D&D Turned 40, D&D in VR, a Real Fortress Dungeon, and more!
Contents00:00:00 Rub Your Face00:01:19 Compelling Hooks?00:11:43 RPGs for New GMs00:19:02 D&D Turns 5000:21:56 D&D VR Game00:26:35 Beyond Stats00:29:33 Real Dungeon00:31:01 50th Minis00:32:48 Mathemagician Rituals00:34:38 Zweihander Reforged00:35:22 Hacking Across Editions00:39:03 Shadowdark Characters00:40:48 Ancestries00:46:14 Classes - Fighter00:48:35 Talents00:50:12 Stat Boosts00:51:46 Wizard and Priest00:53:30 Thief01:00:29 Backgrounds01:02:08 Alignment and Deities01:05:16 Titles01:07:24 Gear and Slots01:10:36 Cohesive Game Elements01:13:27 XP01:17:41 Magic01:32:05 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 174 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Reviewing the Basics
Shawn and Teos delve into Shadowdark. While their torchlight holds, they examine the first chapters of this tome. Learn the basics of Shadowdark’s design and what sets it apart from other similar RPGs.
News: New D&D from Random House, How to Have Fun, Fighting AI, and more!
Contents00:00:00 Powerless00:02:16 Stale RPGs?00:09:09 BladeThulu?00:18:54 An RPG's Heart00:25:32 New Random DnD00:29:02 Fighting AI00:32:54 Post-WotC Endeavors00:35:57 L5R00:38:47 Ingredients for Fun00:42:14 Shadowdark00:44:04 What is Shadowdark00:54:32 Overview01:02:54 Book Intro01:06:50 Shadowdark's Assumptions01:10:01 Character Design01:14:38 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 173 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Blade Runner Starter Set – Electric Dreams Adventure Review
Mike Shea joins Shawn while Teos hunkers down without power. In the main segment, Shawn and Teos take a look at the adventure included in the Blade Runner starter set by Free League. We review the amazing value and how it provides for open play and interesting choices.
News: Remembering Jennell Jaquays, D&D Meta Plots, Evil Hat Shares Finances, and more!
Contents00:00 Mike Shea!07:22 Fun Downstroke?17:14 Party Boost?22:10 5E Metaplot?31:07 Remembering Jennell Jaquays34:40 Evil Hat Q444:46 Andy Stuns46:06 Roll20 Versions47:58 Surviving Strangehollow50:02 Electric Dreams Adventure52:06 Intro and Plot57:11 Options and Events1:01:06 The Story1:10:53 Final Confrontation1:13:56 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 172 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Blade Runner Starter Set – Rules Review
Shawn and Teos take a look at the packed contents of the Blade Runner starter set by Free League. We review the amazing value and provide an overview of the rules.
News: MCDM Raises $4.6M, Golden Ages, Winter Fantasy Signups, and more!
Contents00:00 Renewed01:10 Half on Miss?10:24 Stun Condition?21:49 Creative Actions?33:45 RPG Sales Mixed34:55 Winter Fantasy Signups37:19 2023 Review 39:10 Golden Ages50:11 The Forged Dragons50:53 Weapons of Legend 51:58 Lore2453:21 Lamordia The God Engine54:19 MCDM RPG $4.6M54:57 Blade Runner Starter Set56:11 Setting Overview58:51 Starter Set Contents 1:01:55 Rules Overview 1:04:25 Specialties1:04:49 Health and Resolve1:06:08 Downtime1:08:24 Humanity Points1:15:13 Game Loop1:21:25 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 171 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: 2023 Review and 2024 RPG Outlook
Shawn and Teos look back at the rollercoaster year of 2023 and what excites us about the coming year.
News: Drakkenheim on DDB, LotR Stars Play BG3, Valiant Adventures, and more!
Contents00:00 Renown01:12 Setting Customizations?14:21 Affordable Expectations?29:22 LotR Stars Play BG330:33 CORE20 RPG32:34 Drakkenheim on DDB34:07 Valiant Adventures 35:02 Hundred Dungeons35:53 Folkvangr36:46 Year End, Year Ahead 37:41 What Excited Us?43:04 What We Covered44:49 Shawn’s Year46:04 2023 Rollercoaster 52:35 Fans and Platforms59:59 Design Together 1:01:22 What We Miss from 1E 1:05:07 Our RPG Acronyms1:12:06 Great Year for MD1:14:48 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 170 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: The Conclusion!
The final two chapters of Turn of Fortune’s Wheel! We look back on how DMs can make the most of the adventure.
News: Understanding WotC Layoffs, Netflix Talks BG3, Greatest RPG Adventures, and more!
Contents00:00 Rollercoaster 202302:19 Resource Management?10:33 Lazy Barbarian?17:58 WotC Layoffs37:15 BG3 on Netflix38:32 Spelljammer Academy Returns!39:53 Greatest RPG Adventures 43:50 13 Planescape DM Tips46:27 Enchanting Emporiums47:03 Kaz the Minotaur47:41 Fortune’s Wheel Context51:56 Setup for the End59:11 Platinum Rooms1:06:50 Dungeonland1:08:46 Supertemporal Arena1:12:25 Fiend’s Ante1:14:07 Facing Shemeska1:16:22 Incarnations Unite!1:20:07 Gzemnid’s Spiral1:30:52 Conclusion 1:36:42 Final Thoughts1:44:30 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 169 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: Outlands and Spire!
We expect big payoffs as the adventure reveals it's biggest secrets. Is the payoff worth it? Find out how the answer isn’t yes, as we review Chapters 12 and 13 Turn of Fortune’s Wheel.
News: MCDM Breaks Records, Roll20 Overhaul, GaryCon Epic, and more!
Contents00:00 Malled and Mauled01:30 Impossible DC?14:36 Frustrated Player?20:34 MCDM Breaks Records26:03 Roll20 Overhaul31:10 D&D VTT Praised34:05 Midwest GameFest35:20 2-Hr Adventure Template37:39 $10 Creator Relief Coupon39:24 GaryCon Epic Stream42:35 Fortune’s Wheel Recap44:34 Outlands Explorations47:18 Planar Glitch Table58:50 What are Encounters?1:01:32 Angels in the Outlands1:07:38 Mausoleum of Chronepsis1:11:23 Semuanya’s Bog1:15:42 Mimir Payoff?1:19:34 Dendradis and Ascetelis1:22:47 Finding RO4M in the Spire1:31:10 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Episode 168 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: Gate Towns!
Seven gate towns must be visited! How well does the 4-page format work, and what would we change? Find out as we look at Chapters 5-11 of Turn of Fortune’s Wheel.
News: Ghostfire and Dungeon Dudes on DDB, D&D 50th Anniversary Products, D&D Stamps, and more!
Contents00:00 Holiday and PAX Miracles05:05 Progression Complexity?14:56 Publishing Process?24:02 Converting Adventures?31:23 DDB Ghostfire Dudes41:09 D&D 2024 Panel 43:17 Caverns of Tsojcanth45:43 Vecna Eve of Ruin 46:58 Infinite Staircase 49:44 Making of OD&D 51:56 Core Rules Preview55:53 D&D Stamps57:22 Planescape’s 5E Adventure 59:22 Gate Town Goals1:04:06 Automata1:15:16 Design and Advice1:21:15 Excelsior1:25:16 Faunel1:32:44 Closing Thoughts1:39:22 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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