Dungeon Master of None

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!

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Matt and Rob talk about dice! Mechanics, systems, resolution, modifiers, taxonomies, the whole shebang! It's not boring, we promise.

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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.

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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:

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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

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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.

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Almost everyone has house rules for their games, but are there house rules that are good for (nearly) every game? DMs Matt and Rob share over a dozen house rules from their games and their favorite systems that can (probably) be lifted and inserted into whatever TTRPG system your table plays.

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Links to rules:

FATE CORE, "Declaring a Story Detail"

Year Zero Engine SRD, Chapter 4, "Rounds & Initiative"

Giffglyph, Darker Dungeons, "Chapter 20: Active Defense"

Traverse Fantasy, "Damage Roll as Attack Bonus"

13th Age SRD, Character Rules, "Choose Your One Unique Thing"

Cypher System SRD, Creating Your Character, "Character Descriptor, Type, and Focus"

Daggerheart Playtest 1.4, Open Playtest Manuscript, "Maps, Range, and Movement"

Odd Skull Blog, "Combat Maneuvers, The Easy Way"

Blades in the Dark SRD, "Progress Clocks"

Troll Smyth, "Shields Shall Be Splintered!"

Lich Van Winkle, "The Genealogy of Advantage and Disadvantage in RPG Mechanics"

5e SRD, Rules, "Advantage and Disadvantage"

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Odetta - Hit or Miss.

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?

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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.

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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.