Mastering Dungeons

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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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 6 01.09.2022

Feats, don’t fail us now… unless they did. Introduced in 3rd Edition and a mainstay for games that have diverged from that system, what is the role of Feats in […]

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 5 – The Undiscovered One D&D 25.08.2022

What is One D&D and how will the concept of Races change as we look at Backgrounds. Shawn and Teos have tackled the present, tussled with the past, and now […]

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 4 18.08.2022

As the exploration of 10 years of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons continues, Shawn and Teos explore character creation: how has it changed, what’s better, and what’s not as good? […]

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 3 11.08.2022

10 years after the release of the Basic Set of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, one of the biggest conversations fans are having revolves around character Race/Ancestry. This is part […]

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 2 04.08.2022

Continuing the conversation about the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons by talking about where it’s been and where it might be going! Breaking News Links New UA Release – […]

Mastering Dungeons – Dave Christ as Baldman Games! 28.07.2022

Dave Christ joins Shawn to talk Organized Play; both in-person and virtual! The origin of Baldman Games, the challengers of adjusting to a changing paradigm, and what is to come; […]

Mastering Dungeons – The Secret History of The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons Author Ben Riggs 21.07.2022

Released on July 19th from MacMillan Publishing, The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, is about the real story of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game and Ben Riggs […]

Mastering Dungeons – A Decade of Fifth 14.07.2022

With a decade of having the rules of the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons in front of us, Shawn and Teos reflect on the past ten years of the […]

Mastering Dungeons – James Intracaso! 07.07.2022

I mean… what mare need be said! Also: Shawn and Teos are also on, but still: James Intracaso!!! He’s great! You know this already! He talks about Arcadia which you […]

Mastering Dungeons – Teos Returns! 30.06.2022

Teos has returned from his European adventure! What sort of crazy antics did he get up to? Almost none! Which is why he and Shawn talk about technology, marketing, sales, […]

Mastering Dungeons – Designing and Running Fun D&D Combats with Scott Gray 16.06.2022

While Teos is off on another adventure, Scott Fitzgerald Gray joins Shawn to talk about ways to make combats interesting and thrilling for everyone at your D&D table. With Shawn […]

Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Part 2 09.06.2022

This week we return to the Great Wheel as the Modrons continue their way around the Outlands! What more does this massive adventure have in store and how, of course, […]

Mastering Dungeons – UA: Giant Options 02.06.2022

So, the Modrons have begun their march, but something is wrong and… Waitaminnit! There’s no Modrons in this episode! Here there be Giants! Shawn and Teos break down the big […]

Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Pt. 1 26.05.2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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