Dungeon Master of None

Matt and Rob play TRIVIAL PURSUIT: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ULTIMATE EDITION to find out who knows more obscure and pointless D&D lore (it's Matt). https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone https://discord.gg/ZAjPWQCp7u  

🚩Happy May Day!🚩 DM Rob takes Matt through a deep dive into the sordid history of one of the most evil corporations in American history: the Pinkerton Detective Agency . 👁️ We never cast  sleep . 👁️ You can listen to Rob's other rants about and research into  Radical History right here! Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Once again, it's time for our yearly "Must Listen" clip show! Sit down and listen to our three - part series on the history of reactionary thought about RPGs , then tune in to our interview with Justine Alexander and Legal Kimchi on the leaked Open Game License , plus our discussion of parentages with game designer V.J. Harris , and finally our two - part " Actual Prep" designing the perfect start...

DMs Matt and Rob discuss running heists at your table. Also, f*$k the Pinkertons and anyone who hires them!  The Roleplayer's Guide to Heists on DriveThruRPG and Itch You can  join DMofNone on Discord and support the show on Patreon!

With the  most money ever raised for a TTRPG , Magpie Games has written an official, licensed adaptation of one of our favorite settings, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra . DMs Rob and Matt discuss the game. Is it a slapdash adaptation to make money off of a beloved franchise, or a ground-breaking, amazing new RPG system, or maybe something balanced in-between those extre...

Matt and Rob discuss one of the OG narrative RPGs -- Fate!

Is there honor among thieves? Maybe! Sort of. Let's find out as DMs Rob and Matt review the fourth and newest Dungeons and Dragons movie, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.  You can  join DMofNone on Discord and support the show on Patreon!

Rob found a magazine at the supermarket filled with bizarre AI art and questionable Dungeon Master advice: The Unofficial Ultimate Guide to Dungeons and Dragons.  Listen to the whole episode on our Patreon here .

DMs Matt and Rob break down the stats for our titular Thieves from  Honor among Thieves .  You can join DMofNone on Discord and support the show on Patreon!

We review the Dungeons and Dragons  movie! No, not the new 2023 D&D movie with Michelle Rodriguez, or the even the  2000 film with Jeremy Irons , but 2005's straight-to-DvD Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God . With the help of some special guests, we listen to the thrilling return of our favorite wacky henchman, Damodar, and meet our new adventuring party of Lord Beric, Mage Wife, Obad-...

DMs Matt and Rob discuss the newest OneDnD playtest: the Druid and the Paladin . Plus, we answer your letters: adding diversity, player-run factions, and rules clarifications!  Get the full episode on our Patreon! 

Rob reviews Coyote and Crow, a very exciting new RPG by native creators. Cool adventures, sweet outfits, awesome alternate future tech -- this book has it all folks. Find it here: https://coyoteandcrow.net/ Note: Rob mangled a couple of native words and will re-upload with better pronunciation when he learns how to talk properly

DM Matt walks you through prepping for a new campaign using lots of plagiarism and how to prep making new characters and creating handouts to speed through the process with new players. You can support the show on Patreon to gain access to our "Best Starting Adventure" plus the handouts and maps Matt prepared for this new campaign.  Links:  Inkarnate R-N-W Arcadia  Magazine Join DMofNone on Discor...

Matt and Rob talk about MÖRK BORG , the greatest metal-inspired, Swedish, grimdark, rules-light TTRPG you've ever seen. Check it out here! The Unseen Vaults of the Optic Experiment Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Putrescence Regnant - The Floating Basilica Judas Priest - Nostradamus Gloryhammer - Rise of the Chaos Wizards Fintroll - Trollhammaren Electric Wizard - Barbarian Putrescence Regnant - Th...

DMs Matt and Rob review the megadungeon adventure path for Pathfinder 2e: Abomination Vaults . For the next week, the campaign is available along with the core of the PF2e system and a ton of other goodies on Humble Bundle .  Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Matt and Rob quantum leap back to the 80s and dive into Dragon Magazine #80 to ponder our orbs, rock out to some tunes, and read about The Five C's of DMing.   Join our Patreon for the full episode!

Award-winning Special Journalism & NFT Correspondent Linda Codega of i09 returns to the show to talk about how they broke the OGL story, how Wizards/Hasbro has breached the "trust thermocline," and what the TTRPG future may look like now that WotC has taken an "L" and released of the SRD into the Creative Commons .  Cool games that Linda recommends : Orbital Blues Apollo 47 Interstitial: Our Heart...

So, you're thinking about running Pathfinder  for the first time? Well, you read a lot about the new classes, cool monsters, and massive adventure catalog, but you don't know much about being a PF Game Master. This episode has you covered! DMs Rob and Matt discuss exactly what a GM switching from old Dungeon and Dragons to PF2e should expect, what to look out for, and what can help make the transi...

Matt and Rob get together to discuss further developments in the OGL and other things that suck. Also, WotC released a survey, and you should fill it out and tell them what you think! This is the last OGL conversation for a bit, we promise. The survey link is at the bottom of this post: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1432-starting-the-ogl-playtest

After the bombshell report by friend-of-the-show Linda Codega on Wizards of the Coast's disastrous new version of the Open Gaming License, we discuss the controversy with two guests: Justin Alexander and LegalKimchi . We dive into what the Open Gaming License (OGL) is, its history and context, the legal issues raised by the new document, why no company in their right mind will sign the new license...

Rob takes Matt on a journey through history to talk about when America was great and Satan was real -- the 1980s! We talk about Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons, the Satanic Panic, Andy Rooney, and more! This one's kind of a doozie, hope you enjoy it! D&D 60 Minutes Clip The Pulling Report Role-Playing Games and the Christian Right: Community Formation in Response to a Moral Panic Dungeons and...

We answer your DM problems: taking hats off our hats, explaining underdark ecology, damage immunity frustrations, putting the One Ring into Shadowrun, reactions to the "Reaction" series, and more! Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Matt and Rob talk about the good, bad, and ugly of prestige classes, and even whip up a couple of examples you could try to integrate into your 5e games.  Join our Patreon for the full episode and three example prestige classes for 5e!

Special Krynn Correspondent Meaghan , returns, as we attempt to fixup the newest D&D 5e adventure,  Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen . Get a copy of Tasslehoff's Pouches of Everything Revised at the DMsGuild! Listen to the Dragonlance Nexus podcast for more Ansalon goodness. Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Matt and Rob interview VJ Harris , GM, game designer, writer and most recently author of An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby . We talk about D&D races, DMing, some recent WotC news, and more! You can find VJ on Twitter , the DM's Guild , TikTok , their website , and on their podcast .