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#167 – Dragon Heist Three 14.11.2018 42:20

It’s time for moar Dragon Heist. What happens when you have your own tavern in Waterdeep. We talk a little about that and a bunch of adventure seeds you can […]

DwDnD#166 – Dragon Heist Two 31.10.2018 49:11

It’s time for moar Dragon Heist. Time to talk about adventuring at level one and how you might manage to not kill your PCs right away. Get down. Links Mad […]

DwDnD#165 – Rob Schwalb 24.10.2018 44:31

The darkest man in gaming lands on Down with DnD to cast a shadow over us with his Lordly presence. It’s Rob Schwalb coming to talk Shadow of the Demon […]

DwDnD#164 – Dragon Heist One 16.10.2018 58:57

We’re going back to get down with mythic Ireland in D&D. It’s the Moonshae Islands part duet. Get down and get boggy. Links New Issue of Dragon+ Issue 22 Wolfgang […]

DwDnD#163 – Moonshae Part 2 15.10.2018 48:30

We’re going back to get down with mythic Ireland in D&D. It’s the Moonshae Islands part duet. Get down and get boggy. Links Great D&D Beyond Article: Creating Hero-Villain Bonds […]

DwDnD#162 – Monster Design 02.10.2018 54:28

The Mad Wizard is in the house talking about his Menagerie and we’re also gonna get down on some monster design. Links The Mad Wizard Patreon Preparing for Nuke-Con 2018 […]

DwDnD#161 – The Moonshae Islands 25.09.2018 55:33

We’re talking about Mythic Ireland and Vikings and Fey OH MY!!! Get down with some D&D.

DwDnD#160 – Where are all the DMs 18.09.2018 45:34

It’s time to talk about DMs and how you can get started. We hit all the basic places for information and give some intro tips of our own. Enjoy and […]

DwDnD#159 – Dragon Marks 11.09.2018 56:32

We’re heading back to Eberron to talk Dragon Marks. We’ll get into the nitty gritty of what they are, how they fit into Eberron, and their design. So get down […]

DwDnD#158 – Challenge Levels 28.08.2018 41:37

Challenge levels!?! We’re talking about challenge levels?!? Do they even matter and what is this edition of D&D trying to do with them. All that and more as we get […]

DwDnD#157 – D&D Organized Play 21.08.2018 54:10

It’s OP. IT’S OP. No, not over powered. It’s organized play. So get O, get O, and get P because the mad wizard Merwin and Chris do on this episode […]

DwDnD#156 – The State of the Adventurers League with Lysa & Alan 14.08.2018 51:39

We’re going to the admins on this one. It’s Lysa Chen and Alan Patrick to talk about all the new changes coming to the Adventurer’s League starting at the end […]

DwDnD#155 – Two New Settings: Eberron and Ravnica 31.07.2018 41:43

New settings. Alert. We have new settings. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down with Eberron and Ravnica, the two newest upcoming releases for D&D 5e. Get magically down […]

DwDnD#154 – One-Shots. Design vs. Publication 24.07.2018 53:37

Punch up a game for one night only. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on One Shots this week. How to structure them, write them up, and the […]

DwDnD#153 – Design: Complexity vs. Simplicity 17.07.2018 57:19

Is it elegant and does it matter. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on the level of depth in D&D, where it is, where it isn’t, and why […]

DwDnD#152 – Alex Kammer, GameholeCon, and The Borderlands 10.07.2018 50:26

It’s time to get down with the Gamehole, the Borderlands, and the convention the Gamehole is named for. It’s Alex Kammer and he’s here to dish about everything him up […]

DwDnD#151 – Social Interactions 03.07.2018 51:01

Let’s get down with talking. Actually we talk a lot about challenges that aren’t about fighting and ways to approach them. Enjoy and we’ll talk to you next week. Links […]

DwD&D#150 – Origins 2018 Wrap Up 26.06.2018 45:02

Let’s get down with Origins 2018. We had a good time. You probably heard the audio from our panel. This week, since Chris did zero D&D at Origins Cindy is […]

DwDnD at Origins 2018 – The Buisness of D&D panel 19.06.2018 47:55

Lets get down with the buisness of Dungeons and Dragons. Shawn and Chris talk about making money and how it works from the outside as freelancers and small publishing company […]

DwDnD#149 – Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes 06.06.2018 39:43

Lets get down with the city of splendor. It’s Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes. There’s gonna be a Dragon Heist followed by delving into the most famous of […]

DwDnD#148 – Monstrous Races (Part 1) 22.05.2018 52:42

Let’s get down. It’s time to get monstrous up in here. Shawn and Chris fang up for a discussion on the Unearthed Arcana article on Centaurs and Minatours. Enjoy and […]

DwDnD#147 – Getting People to Roleplay 15.05.2018 52:01

Let’s get down with RP. It’s talking about bringing the storytelling out in play because we need to emote sometime. Just emote ok? We can emote together. Just tell me […]

DwDnD#146 – Breaking Down Adventures 08.05.2018 48:55

Let’s get down with taking things apart. It’s all about breaking down adventures on this episode of Down with D&D. Get Down.

DwDnD#145 – Spreading Out in the Realms 01.05.2018 41:05

Let’s get down with expanding into the Realms. It’s all about AL news and what it means for the Adventurer’s League going forward. Get down and get out there. Links […]

DwDnD#144 – Teaching New Players 24.04.2018 54:37

Get down with some new blood. That’s right. It’s about bringing in warm bodies and showing them the ropes. Chris and Shawn talk about teaching new players the game.