Dungeon Master of None

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 .

There's even more OneDnD playtest rules. On deck are the rules for everyone's favorite effective yet bland class: the Cleric. Special Freelance Correspondent Alex Clippinger joins us to tell us why we were wrong about the Jump Action rules. Like the Great Bambino calling his shot home run shot, Alex lays down a prediction for the Counterspell mechanics. Last, listen to a thrilling Oxford-style deb...

Part three of our series tracing the roots of reactionary thought in Dungeons and Dragons: the anti-diversity backlash, the never-ending outrage machine, an overwhelming fear of change, common contemporary reactionary arguments, and our final conclusions.  Thank you for listening and a special thank you to all our Patreon supporters!  The podcast Three Black Halflings does and excellent deep dive...

Part two of our series tracing the roots of reactionary thought in Dungeons and Dragons: the emergence of the right-wing D&D outrage machine from below and from above.  Stay tuned for part 3 tomorrow!  You can listen to the first episode of the series here. You can write the hosts with questions, comments, or critiques here.  Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon! Music by Karl...

Part one of our series tracing the roots of reactionary thought in Dungeons and Dragons: defining our terms, the long consequences of the Satanic Panic, the anti-diversity campaign in speculative fiction, and GamerGate's influence on RPGs.  Stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow!  You can listen to our episode on the Satanic Panic and D&D here. You can write the hosts with questions, comments, or critique...

It's another premium episode of Actual Prep. This time, put your head phones on for a hi-fi episode in which we build an open-ended, all-bard adventure: The Bards Are Back In Town! Listen to the full episode and get all our rockin' bonus content over at Parteon! 

Matt and Rob continue their review/deep read of the Pathfinder Gamemastery guide! This week they get to the really crunchy stuff.

DMs Rob and Matt are back "in the garage" with a discussion of the Dungeon Master advice in Pathfinder 2e's  Gamemastery Guide. Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Matt and Rob get spooky and engage in highly unethical behavior by randomly mashing up classic D&D monsters! Listen to us deal with complicated physiological questions like how many limbs and other appendages mashed-up creatures should have, and more! You can download our full stats for 5e of each monster on our Patreon page. 

We discuss season 1 of The Rings of Power. Find out what we think of all your favorite characters: Frito, Spam, Gimlet, Legolam and the rest of the wacky gang. Wait, did the good guys lose because they forgot to unwrap the MacGuffin? Listen to the full episode on our Patreon here!  

Enter the long dark teatime of the soul with DMs Matt and Rob as they prepare to outlive--or unlive --the hell out of everybody through the profane miracle of becoming a lich. Listen for why liches are some of the best villains for your heroes and four or six alternative uses for our favorite immortal skeleton wizards. Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

There's more OneDnD playtest rules. This time it's personal. This time it's the expert classes: the bard, ranger, and rogue. DMs Matt and Rob jump into the rules with thoughts to help you process the newest round of updates to Dungeons and Dragons.  Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!

Matt and Rob answer your mail! They talk about magic items, fantasy authorities, wizard people, and more! Donjon's Magic Item Generator Sane Magic Item Prices 100 NPCs You Might Meet in a Tavern Music: Trophy Hunter - Within Temptation The Doors - Celebration of the Lizard Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of Brad Neely - Wizard People, Dear Reader The Postman Theme

One of the many jobs that gets dumped on Dungeon Masters is the role of character builder and advisor. DMs Rob and Matt will help you get in the right mindset to help your players create interesting characters and walk you through building eight example characters for 5e Dungeons and Dragons.  Join DMofNone on Discord. And support the show on Patreon!