Dungeon Master of None

Rob is flying solo today, talking about one of his longest running campaigns, and hopefully imparting some useful advice about what NOT to do and how to avoid making the same mistakes.

I do not roll with my hand. They who roll with their hand have forgotten the face of their father. I roll with my heart.  It's time to talk about cannons, blunderbusses, shattershots, fowling pieces, tanegashimas, arquebuses, fire lances, flintlocks, wheellocks, matchlocks, snaplocks, pepper boxes, and muskets. DMs Matt and Rob discuss how to include gunslingers and firearms in your campaigns. But...

Nat ( @ashesforfoxes ) of Metamashina joins Matt and Rob to talk about Frank Herbert's 1965 novel DUNE -- which you may have heard, is being made into a major motion picture -- as well as the myriad prequels, sequels, and spinoffs that the book has produced.

It's a mailbag episode! Time to help Dungeon Masters with their notes and organization, running fantasy cops, GMing for neurodivergent players, worldbuilding better planar cosmologies, and more!

TEASER for our July patron episode: 🐉🐉🐉 Have you talked with your players about Dragonology? We are here to help! It's a dive deep into one of our favorite supplements from 3e, Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons . Time to think deep about dragon ecology, colors, and metals. Let's put some engaging dragons into your world. 🐉🐉🐉 https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  

Grab your wands and quills because MAGIC SCHOOL is in session. Inspired by the upcoming release of STRIXHAVEN for D&D, DMs Rob and Matt discuss the stories and pitfalls of using a magical school, college, or university as your campaign. 

Matt and Rob discuss recent book announcements, read a classic Dragon Magazine article, and dig into the biology and behavior of your favorite RPG monsters! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Skillet - Monster Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber - Monster

It's the Great Railroading Debate! Get your ticket punched and head into our dining car for a discussion of railroading and player agency. Choo choo, Dungeon Masters.  You can access our June patreon reward (and all our patreon rewards) by subscribing now. It's a spooky mythos murder mystery one-shot with coal mines, Yog-Sothoth, snake-handlers, and Egyptology in Appalachia! 

It's time to talk about the train wreck that is the corpse of TSR a.k.a. the "New TSR Games" a.k.a. "Weekend at Ernie's." Matt introduces Rob to the cast of grifters and bigots behind this company before getting to some dungeon master advice on handling difficult spells and introducing new players to the Forgotten Realms. 

Preview of our June 2021 Patreon exclusive episode! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone for the full episode for a discussion of DMing for Jack Black, Railroading, playing other systems, and speculation about future D&D releases. 

Our favorite historian, Paul Sturtevant of the Public Medievalist , is back to talk with us about the barbarian and paladin . But first...flails are cancelled! Then, stick around for a great conversation on history, colonialism, Basques, and Smite Evil.  You can read Paul's article on the barbarian here and his short Twitter presentation on the paladin here .  

Rob sits down to talk with Caleb Stokes about his many many many projects, especially his upcoming Kickstarter, Fae's Anatomy !   More links: http://redmarketsrpg.com/ http://slangdesign.com/rppr/ https://arcdream.com/home/ https://www.patreon.com/dgdc https://www.patreon.com/themixedsix  

Our favorite D&D writer from St. Louis (who is NOT a member of the Veiled Prophet ball) is back to share his experience publishing his stuff, writing for larger projects, and running horror games. Alex also takes us into his own personal Domain of Dread: a forever posting war in reactionary D&D Facebook groups.  Links to some of Alex's projects: Ezmerelda's Encyclopedia of Evil Eldritch Sands Kick...

Matt and Rob dive into the actual Domains of Dread -- there's evil carnivals, dangerous games, sewer steampunk, land of the influencers, and more!   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Phantom of the Opera - Masquerade Avatar - Hail the Apocalypse Flesh to Flesh (Night of the Living Dead 2 Theme)

Hey, it's new book time and it's a good one. Lots of great Dungeon Master advice in this one, folks.  Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft

Matt and Rob answer your mail! Death! Reading campaign settings! How to pronounce "McElroy"! It's all here folks.   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Dethklok - Go Forth and Die Fief - II The Postman Theme

TEASER for our first premium episode: Making Villains . You can join the International DM Union by subscribing to our Patreon page to get the full episode plus write-ups and stats for each villain. https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   "Matt and Rob sit down and roll up four villains for you to use today in your games: the relentless lich bounty hunter Dead Eyes , the schemer and social cl...

Matt and Rob are back "In the Garage" for Dungeon Master tips, advice, and strategy from the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide . There's some real hidden gems, solid advice, and useful tables for planning at you table here! Thanks 4e!  Check out our new Patreon for Bonus Episodes and Cool Stuff! 4e Dungeon Master's Guide Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Jenn Champion - In the Garage

Matt and Rob discuss THE ADVENTURE ZONE, specifically the now-finished arc, Graduation, which has generated some discourse. There's a lot to learn from other DMs, even and especially Travis McElroy. Also Rob gets really worked up. Everyone Loves the McElroys, So Why Is Everyone Mad at the McElroys? Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Alice Coop...

WARNING: This is a very niche episode reviewing the design and making of third-party classes for 5e D&D. DM Matt dives into the excellent Illrigger by MCDM Productions and our own Warlord . Links below! The Illrigger Class DMofNone Patreon The Warlord Class on DMsGuild

It's a clip show! Listen back to our episodes on running games for kids, MST3K-style riffs for the awful Dungeons and Dragons film, our interview with game designer Olivia Hill, our trip back in time to do some D&D demography, advice from game designer Daniel Kwan, and world-building with Eberron's creator Keith Baker. 

Patreon is live! Join the International DM Union for a bonus episode and a cool homebrew thing each month! Plus, you get all of our backlog of neat stuff. This month: the Warlord class for 5e ! Give us money! Seriously, this will help keep us working on fun stuff, pay for hosting, buy dope art, and give future guests honorariums. Here's the link: Dungeon Master of None Patreon 

Ahead of the publication of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft , Matt and Rob talk about the SPOOKIEST official Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting -- the Domains of Dread! Spooky, scary, and more than a little bit racist! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme Song Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings Tracy Jordan - Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Mo...

You have built the perfect world. Now, with DM Matt and Rob as your guides, let's turn it into something to adventure in.  Links: The Warlord Class by Matt & Rob New Draconic Unearthed Arcana Cute Armadillo Girdled Lizard   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Godfathers - The City. 

DMs Matt and Rob have compiled their 25 favorite tools, resources, and websites to help you build, plan, and run your campaigns! Links below!  DMofNone Patreon coming soon! Let us know what you would like to see!  Mapping: Dyson's Dodecahedron https://dysonlogos.blog/   The Cartographers' Guild https://www.cartographersguild.com/   HexTML http://hextml.playest.net/   Hexographer https://worldograp...