Episode 269 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Brindlewood Bay’s Cozy Horror
Cozy on up with our review of Brindlewood Bay. Being an elderly widow, cutting to commercial, detailing our cozy home, and drawing on classic TV? Sign us up!
News: Eberron Forge of the Artificer, MCDM’s Summoner and Blackbottom, Cosmere Actual Play, and more!
Contents
00:00 Clue Advent and Alien Evolved
03:32 Player Goals First?
12:34 Crawford Perkins Critique and Praise?
16:45 Eberron Forge of the Artificer is Out
21:15 MCDM Releases Summoner
21:42 Fall of Blackbottom Adventure
23:40 Initiative D&D in NYC
26:10 Cosmere Actual Play
27:23 Jubensha Grows Internationally
30:47 Nominate Most Anticipated RPG of '26
31:43 Brindlewood Bay
32:16 Game and its Vibes
35:30 Elderly Widows as PCs
37:57 Game Play Basics
39:44 Why the GM Can Push Hard
42:33 Gear as Your Cozy Home
45:08 PbtA Moves
56:35 Maven Moves
58:45 Being a Keeper or GM
01:00:24 Clues and Void Clues
01:02:42 One-Shots vs Campaign
01:08:09 Shout-Outs
01:12:15 What Are We Gonna Do?
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Can We Fix 1-Player Dragon Delves? (MD 268)
Episode 268 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Can We Fix 1-Player Dragon Delves?
While a full fix would take more work, we do quickly test a fix and find it is a ton more fun as we conclude our 1 DM and 1 Player adventure!
News: Daggerheart’s Big Expansion, Acq Inc Switches, D&D’s Digital Releases, Leaked Financials, and more!
Contents
00:00 Shawn is Horrified
02:46 D&D Version of Andor or Office?
11:18 Must Fun Single-Class Party?
15:18 Lorwyn First Light Released Digitally
20:32 Daggerheart New Expansion
24:26 Daggerheart PAX News
27:46 Acq Inc Switches to Daggerheart
30:48 Leaked 5E Sales Data
37:28 Free Fantasy Grounds
38:51 If RPGs Adjusted for Inflation
40:13 Temple of the Lightbringers
40:37 Stabracadabra
41:32 Crack the Sun for Draw Steel
42:12 Drakkenheart
43:00 Kickstarter Union Prevails
43:35 Baker's Doesn't Conclusion
44:07 Our Test So Far
46:59 1 on 1 Play as a Concept
55:25 Shawn's Proposed Changes!
01:04:21 Underground Jail
01:10:34 Yummy Mummy
01:14:29 Our New Solo Combat
01:25:48 When Mummy is Daddy
01:31:00 Facing Nibblecheeks
01:35:39 The Heroes We Made Along the Way
01:41:25 Final Thoughts
01:48:15 Shout Outs
01:52:04 What Are We Gonna Do?
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Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves? (MD 267)
Episode 267 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves?
Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves and they find out whether the adventure’s rules for one player work. Spoiler: no, listener, they do not work!
News: Mighty Nein on Amazon, D&D Challenging for Netflix, Draw Steel Codex, 5E on Demiplane, and more!
Contents
00:00 FR Goodness
01:03 DnD Bologna Contestants - Die Egg Cup
02:32 DnD Press-On Nails
03:54 People Mag and DnD Wedding Cakes
06:17 What Should WotC Design?
18:01 Demiplane 5E Support
23:14 Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime
25:27 D&D on Netflix is Challenging
30:45 Draw Steel Codex
32:51 Codex Draw Steel Marketplace
33:32 Crack the Sun!
35:54 Amazon Warhammer 40k Shows
38:03 Baldur's Gate Adventure Jam Released
39:38 D&D Municipal Ethics Adventure
40:56 Beast RPG
43:55 Alpha Star Magazine
44:33 Darrington Press Seeks Creators
45:38 Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart
46:20 DM and Player Gaming
50:06 Story So Far
52:00 Forest and Candy Trail
56:10 Investigating the Outside
01:07:05 Exploring the Interior
01:10:01 Taffy and Bugbears
01:14:22 Discussing 1 Player Combat
01:17:57 Secret Passage
01:22:10 Critical Hit!
01:33:57 Reflecting on 1-on-1 Combat
01:35:27 Saving Asger
01:39:23 Additional Thoughts
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Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves! (MD 266)
Episode 266 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their ridiculous antics and what they think about the design!
News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!
Contents
00:00 Playing All the Games
04:08 Reasons Why PCs Have New Features?
12:18 Lost Art of Dungeon Design?
22:47 Favorite Community Program?
27:54 Moonbeam Shutting Down
30:01 Organize Play Adds FR Options
32:58 DnD EU and AP Release Dates
34:26 WotC Restores Educator Resources
35:51 Daggerheart Playtests Blood Hunter
37:37 HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma
41:21 Solo Play with Dragon Delves
42:55 Using Maps VTT
45:58 Solo Play Rules in Dragon Delves
50:27 Adventure Starts with Fire
57:01 Saving the Halfling
01:01:41 Investigating the Fire
01:09:58 Golden Lizards
01:14:21 Mischief at the Bakery
01:28:41 Behind the DM Curtain
01:30:08 Shout Outs
01:33:38 What Are We Gonna Do?
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Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins! (MD 265)
Episode 265 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins!
Renowned RPG historian Shannon Appelcline joins Teos and Shawn to discuss his new 4-book series capturing the amazing stories behind every D&D product from OD&D, AD&D, and Basic!
News: New Daggerheart folio, Tales of Woodcreek starts with a bang, Free FR preview, and more!
Contents
00:00 Thankful for community
03:44 Draw Steel allows roleplay?
06:38 Get players to make stuff up?
19:32 Netflix and Hasbro KPop Demon Hunting
20:48 Hasbro Q3 report
22:54 WotC Q3 results
24:07 Videogame costs
26:49 Hasbro's 45-50 shows and movies
29:34 WotC explains D&D well, actually
35:34 How big is D&D?
42:13 Are we getting a Dragonlance show?
45:15 Sigil will be no more
52:06 Daggerheart on class design
54:41 PAX Unplugged BIPOC demo days
55:37 Drakkenheart
57:07 Draw Steel recoveries and respites
57:52 Ending combat
01:03:02 Balancing adventuring days
01:06:23 Recoveries
01:08:12 Resting and victories
01:11:23 Respites and downtime
01:21:52 Project roll
01:23:34 Project events
01:28:13 Rewards and downtime
01:32:52 Shout-outs
01:37:19 What are we gonna do?
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RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía 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!