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- DwDnD#178 – DnD Beyond
Chris and Shawn get down with the premier spot on the internet for all things D&D. They wax poetical about D&D Beyond. They both love the sight and then give some insights on how it’s changing the way we play DnD and might be looking at RPGs
Links
- DnD Beyond
- PAX South and AI Book Announcement
- Winter Fantasy coming February 6-10, 2019 in Fort Wayne Indiana
- Lots of discussion on pirating and creating RPG content on Twitter and Facebook
- James Introcaso: https://worldbuilderblog.me/2019/01/24/we-need-to-change-the-way-we-think-of-rpg-products/
- http://alphastream.org/index.php/2016/02/15/what-is-an-adventure-worth/
- WotC Attendance at Shows in 2019
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
54 min - DwDnD#177 – A Talk with Teos
Chris is taking the week off and Shawn is conversing with Teos Abadia about a variety of things related to DnD.
Links
- DM David on Monster Ecology: Three Reasons the Ecology of Monsters Can Make Creatures Worse
- NASCRAG preparing for 40th year at GenCon
- Winter Fantasy coming February 6-10, 2019 in Fort Wayne Indiana
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
49 min - DwDnD#176 – Dragon Heist 8
It’s our final look at Waterdeep Dragon Heist. Enjoy as we delve into some of the lairs of the villains and how they affect the campaign.
Links
- The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
44 min - DwDnD#175 – Listener Q and A
We’re talking Listener Q and A this week as we take a number of questions from the audience and dive into them. Enjoy and let us know what you’d like us to talk about on future episodes of Down with D&D.
Links
- What Might Be Next for D&D in 2019?
- Mike Mearls on Art
- The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
1 hr 2 min - DwDnD#174 – Sidekicks
It’s all about having a little help from your friends in this weeks episode of Down with D&D. Shawn and Chris take some time with the UA article on Sidekicks and talk about the pro’s and cons of the idea and where we might do things a bit differently.
Links
- New UA Article on Sidekicks
- Using Abstract Maps
- How to Tell a Story in Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Original Adventures Reincarnated: The Isle of Dread
- The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
57 min - DwDnD#173 – Player Contributions
This week we’re getting into a discussion about player contributions based on an article by DM David. It’s an excellent article with some wonderful ideas and our discussion gets into some more tips, ideas, and ways to move your game in a direction where players can have a little more or a lot more input and hopefully still feel like they’re playing the game from their characters perspective.
Links
- New UA Article on Sidekicks
- Players Contributing to the Setting
- The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
52 min - DwDnD#172 – Urban Adventures
We’re taking a break from Dragon Heist to talk about Urban Adventures. We give the 101 overview of how we see Urban adventures working and use Eberron, Waterdeep, and Avalon as our examples. Enjoy and let us know what we missed, where you want us to explore further, and how you handle your Urban Adventures.
Links
- How to Run Combat Theater of the Mind
- The Kundarak Job
- The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
59 min - DwDnD#171 – Dragon Heist Seven. Chapter 4. Part 3
It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 3. It’s the end of chapter 4 and where the end of the adventure is. The vault where all the coins are. Shawn and I love this book and this adventure. It’s really good stuff. Enjoy our conversation and this final of three parts of dragon heist chapter 4.
Links
- How to Mess with Metagamers and Improve Your Game from DM David
- Candle of the Hearth
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
1 hr 2 min - DwDnD#170 – Dragon Heist six. Chapter 4. Part 2
It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 2. We’ve come to a very interesting chapter in the book. The villain decides a lot of what happens here and there are four different adventures using 10 interchangeable encounters and 18 different keys to find a dragon vault. The structure is awesome and we’ll do our best to explain it in this second of three episodes.
Links
- Basic Rules Update
- FIVE TIPS FOR GMING CONVENTION GAMES
- Terror at Soward Manor
- Death at Peril Island
- Redemption at Talos Sound
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
46 min - DwDnD#169 – Dragon Heist Five. Chapter 4. Part 1
It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 1. We’ve come to a very interesting chapter in the book. The villain decides a lot of what happens here and there are four different adventures using 10 interchangeable encounters and 18 different keys to find a dragon vault. The structure is awesome and we’ll do our best to explain it in the next three episodes.
Links
- GETTING STARTED ON THE DMS GUILD – PART 1: YOUR FIRST PRODUCT
- Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques
- Krenko’s Way
- Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon
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About Mastering Dungeons
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadia and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the…
products, and illuminating the design. Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!