Mastering Dungeons

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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!

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DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 3) Adventure Types 26.04.2019 1:06:36

Shawn and Chris talk about frameworks and how they can help you design adventures. This is the first of two parts where we talk about Frameworks during our adventure designing […]

DwDnD – Interview with Ruty Rutenberg 11.04.2019 58:45

Shawn sits and chats with Ruty Rutenberg chat about a variety of topics including Morgrave Miscellany, Maze Arcana, and a variety of other media enterprises and publications.

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 2) Scope and Length 04.04.2019 52:31

Shawn and Chris chat about the scope and length considerations when designing adventures. Part 2 of our encounter and adventure design series. Enjoy. Links Video of the history of Dragonlance […]

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 1) Overview 01.04.2019 53:45

Shawn and Chris chat about an overview of designing adventures which is a continuation of the encounter design series. Enjoy. Links Tactical Maps: Adventure Atlas Mirt’s Undermountain Survival Guide CCC-BMG-MOON2-1 […]

DwDnD – Creating with a Team 28.03.2019 57:25

Shawn and James Introcaso get together to talk about teamwork and the trials, tribulations, triumphs, and tricks of creating with a group of people. Links Tabletop Babble Morgrave Miscellany Wayfinder’s […]

DwDnD#184 – The Artificer & The Critical Role Kickstarter 14.03.2019 1:03:33

Shawn and Chris start building constructs, mixing potions, and summoning…turrets…huh? We also talk the Critical Role Kickstarter. Links Dan Dillon is new WotC D&D Game Designer Dwarven Forge – Dungeon […]

DwDnD#183 – Designing Encounters (Part 3) Pillars of Play continued 07.03.2019 1:01:18

Shawn and Chris continue to get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover exploration and how to mix those pillars. Enjoy Links Ghosts of Saltmarsh New […]

DwDnD#182 – Designing Encounters (Part 2) The Three…I mean first two Pillars 28.02.2019 49:18

Shawn and Chris get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover combat and social. Enjoy Links A Warlord Class for 5e from Schwalb Entertainment/Max Press Tactical […]

DwDnD#181 – Designing Encounters Part 1 25.02.2019 51:28

Shawn and Chris talk about some of their foundational ideas and concepts when designing encounters. Enjoy Links Stranger Things’ Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Plays Mike Wheeler’s Adventure Love’s Labour’s […]

DwDnD#180 – Interview with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy 14.02.2019 47:10

Shawn gets down with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy. Enjoy the interview. Links Mad Wizard’s Menagerie Patreon

DwDnD#179 – Planar Adventures 07.02.2019 59:13

Chris and Shawn get down with the planes of existence. It’s gates, and shadowfey fellwild realms, and fire & ice, and all the wackiness of the Elemental Chaos, Limbo, and […]

DwDnD#178 – DnD Beyond 30.01.2019 53:57

Chris and Shawn get down with the premier spot on the internet for all things D&D. They wax poetical about D&D Beyond. They both love the sight and then give […]

DwDnD#177 – A Talk with Teos 23.01.2019 49:00

Chris is taking the week off and Shawn is conversing with Teos Abadia about a variety of things related to DnD. Links DM David on Monster Ecology: Three Reasons the […]

DwDnD#176 – Dragon Heist 8 16.01.2019 43:59

It’s our final look at Waterdeep Dragon Heist. Enjoy as we delve into some of the lairs of the villains and how they affect the campaign. Links The Streets of […]

The Streets of Avalon. Fifteen – Fionn 15.01.2019 17:12