Mastering Dungeons
Mastering Dungeons
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!
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Oct 7, 2026
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Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Pt. 1 26.05.2022 1:13:25
Once, the Planes of the Multiverse opened up to all the Prime realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Through the many gateways in the City of Doors, Sigil, adventurers walked the […]
Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 2 19.05.2022 1:12:54
Wildspace gets wilder! Shawn and Teos tackle the classic Spelljammer adventure Wildspace and talk about the good, the bad, and oh so much weird. Breaking News Links Get Acquisitions Inc […]
Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 1 12.05.2022 56:22
Space, the Final Frontier… Again. Once more unto the breach, Shawn and Teos break down the classic Spelljammer Adventure, Wildspace, the first adventure published for the original Spelljammer boxed set! […]
Mastering Dungeons – DnD Direct 05.05.2022 1:18:47
Big news has come out of Wizards of the Coast, this past weekend, so what does it all mean? Shawn and Teos work through it and break it down as […]
Mastering Dungeons – Ajit George! 28.04.2022 1:11:03
While Shawn is, once again, kidnapped by some ne’er-do-well Astral monsters, Teos sits down with none other than Ajit George, writer on Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft and project lead […]
Mastering Dungeons – Big News with Mike Shea 21.04.2022 1:03:30
Sly Flourish himself stops by to talk the big news about Wizards and D&D Beyond and whatever D&D Direct is! Get the breakdown from the best! Big News Links The […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures: 4e Edition! 14.04.2022 1:17:06
Shawn and Teos chat about updating Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition adventures, comparing them to the classic adventures they’ve already looked at. This fascinating look into D&D’s most controversial edition […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 8 07.04.2022 1:10:47
Concluding the series on updating adventures from prior editions of D&D, Shawn and Teos go over some of the things they’ve learned over the last eight episodes and develop some […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 7 31.03.2022 1:16:40
One of the greatest D&D adventures of all time; and the first to be published under the D&D “Expert” rules; the Isle of Dread! Sure it’s been updated and supplemented, […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 6 24.03.2022 1:22:01
Continuing this series, Shawn and Teos tackle the classic 1984 adventure Dragons of Despair; the first of an epic series of Dragonlance adventures! Links Dragonlance? Unearthed Arcana – Heroes of […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 5 17.03.2022 1:26:37
Shawn and Teos tackle the classic adventure N1. Enjoy! (Oh, sorry. Back in the day, we all knew the adventures in the same way you might attack your sibling playing […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 4 10.03.2022 1:06:48
The Dungeoneering Duo finishes their breakdown of the classic adventure Pharaoh! They take a look at what is classic and fun and what might need some updating to modern gaming […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 3 03.03.2022 1:05:17
Question: Does Teos have a favorite adventure? Answer: Yes! Question: Is it an old adventure from a prior edition of D&D? Answer: Again, yes! Specifically, from 1st Edition AD&D! Question: […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 2 24.02.2022 1:19:46
Shawn and Teos continue their discussion on converting adventures from the Original Dungeons & Dragons, 1st and 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and 3rd and 4th Edition Dungeons and […]
Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 1 17.02.2022 1:08:44
There are tons (kind of literally) of adventure content supported by the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons; especially given the breadth and depth of the DMs Guild and other […]
Mastering Dungeons – Back to Fizban’s 10.02.2022 1:05:50
After a brief hiatus, the dragons are back and the Dynastic Dungeoneers are ready to finish them off! Shawn and Teos break down the last of the bestiary, finishing their […]
Mastering Dungeons – Keith Ammann Knows What He’s Doing 03.02.2022 1:05:01
Blogger and author Keith Ammann (The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Live to Tell the Tale, and MOAR! The Monsters Know What They’re Doing) joins Shawn and Teos to discuss […]
Mastering Dungeons – New AL Admin Toni Winslow-Brill! 27.01.2022 53:32
Teos welcomes game designer and the brand new Adventurers League Admin, Toni Winslow-Brill on to talk about the amazing arc of her career and what to expect from her role […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 9 20.01.2022 1:17:28
New year, new dragons! Enter the bestiary of Fizban’s as Teos and Shawn take a look at the creatures related to dragons, as well as a slew of new kinds […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 8 13.01.2022 1:05:41
Draconomicon. There’s really nothing more that needs be be said about this chapter than that. Draconomicon. There, I said it again… Draconomicon! Links Richard Whitters, Art Director at WotC, Leaves […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 7 06.01.2022 1:02:35
So, where do dragons live and what do they sleep on? No, the Masters of Dungeons aren’t launching bespoke ad campaigns for Zillow and Helix Sleep, respectively. Instead, we’re talking […]
Mastering Dungeons – Happy New Year! 30.12.2021 54:31
As 2021 comes to a close, we present a very special Mastering Dungeons with a letter to Shawn and Teos from a future game designer and a break down of […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 6 23.12.2021 1:03:28
Some dragons might try to go it alone, but for the ones that don’t, Shawn and Teos talk different kinds of dragon relationships and new options for running dragon minions. […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 5 16.12.2021 1:09:40
Sure, you know what your dragon thinks of the PCs and you have every single piece of that dragon’s massive treasure hoard accounted for and your PCs are ready with […]
Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 4 11.12.2021 1:15:42
Tis the season of giving and, in that very spirit, the Masters of Dungeons discuss the various gifts the Dragons of the worlds of D&D can offer player characters according […]
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