Mastering Dungeons

Episode 216 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Embracing Dark Fantasy!

Ben Bryne joins Shawn to discuss what makes dark fantasy such a compelling genre and how to create for dark games. Teos meanwhile hopes to recover from his technical horror as his desktop bites the dust.

News: AL Update, Kobolds Make Mistakes, and more!

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Episode 215 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic:

What Publishers Want in a D&D Designer!

Shawn and Teos review two D&D job postings and break down the skills and job functions a publisher looks for in a D&D Designer and Product Architect.

News: DMG Preorder Debacles, Weapon Masteries 101, PAGE Convention, and more!

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Episode 214 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Memories of Gamehole Con!

Shawn and Teos look back on all of the events they attended and lessons from attending conventions. Hear why Gamehole is so special.

News: Claim Elemental Evil, Maps Adds Encounters, Audio-Only Drizzt, and more!

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Episode 213 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Want to Be a Professional Game Designer?

Shawn and Teos tackle a question they hear often. Do you truly want to be a game designer, and if so, the steps to take to make meaningful progress.

News: Hasbro Q3 and Layoffs, D&D 1-Shots, CR and Dimension 20 Arena Shows, and more!

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Episode 212 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Live from Gamehole: Create a Campaign With Us!

Amazing fans at Gamehole Con help us create a campaign, live!

News: Perkins’ New Job, DMG Review, What it Feels Like to Be Nr 2, and more!

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Episode 211 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Horizons Magazine with Hannah Rose!

Hannah Rose shares how she and Clara Daly are creating Horizons Magazine and what we can expect from this issue and future quarterly issues.

News: London Gets DMGs, D&D Movie Netflix Success, DMG Toolbox Previews, and more!

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Episode 210 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Wardens of the Eastern Marches!

Alex Kammer tells us all about Wardens of the Eastern Marches, the new organized play program from Gamehole Publishing.

News: 2024 DMG Previews, Commander Rules Committee, Bastion is for Players, and more!

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Episode 209 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: 5E Stat Block Changes and Building the Perfect Campaign Guide!

We look at how 2024 5E changes stat block format, while also modifying monsters themselves. We then turn to creating the perfect campaign setting guide.

News: 2024 5E Sales, Uni Finds Beyond, Grim Hollow Transformed, and more!

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Episode 208 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: 2024 5E’s Gods and Multiverse! Final Greyhawk!

2024 5E PH banishes all the gods and reduces the multiverse to one page and one image! We look at how this changes 5E for new players. Our final look at Greyhawk reimagines the setting format and looks at how gods and powerful organizations create interesting play.

News: MtG Netflix Revivified, the D&D Bologna Scale, Knowing Vecna, and more!

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Episode 207 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: 2024 5E Resting Rules and Greyhawk’s Regions!

Discover the subtle changes 2024 5E makes to short and long rests and how they compare to previous editions. We assess the potential campaigns behind the design of Greyhawk’s Rovers of the Barens, Scarlet Brotherhood, Sea Barons, Sea Princes, and Shield Lands!

News: 2024 5E and the AL, New Ravenloft Novel, When to Explain a Crime, and more!

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