Mastering Dungeons

Episode 311 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Dragons of Stormwreck Isle and the 3rd Starter Set!

5E’s 3rd Starter Set brings fewer components, a lower price point, and all the dragons! See why we harpy about why this is ghoul enough for you.

News: Free Warcraft D&D Adventure, D&D Professions and Factions in WoW, Lamordia Modern Ravenloft, and more!

Contents
00:00 Swim Any Day in November
03:28 Designer Peer Group?
12:05 Impact of Creator's Voice?
20:24 Free World of Warcraft Adventure
21:09 First Look at Wow Professions
25:03 WoW Factions and Renown
26:08 Ravenloft Project Lamordia
27:40 October D&D Drops Review
31:55 Disability Pride Dice
33:03 Renegade Loses Wolf Gains Hasbro
34:30 Critical Role Grunge Video Game
35:00 WizKids Hiring Marketing
35:43 Draw Steel Hooked on Crafting
36:49 Blacksmith's Guild and Iridoss Campaign
38:18 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
39:14 Product History
43:33 '80s Tie-In
46:30 Other 2022 Products
48:12 Premise and Approach
50:29 Personal Goals
55:04 First Encounter Consequences
01:04:12 Zombie Resurgence
01:06:33 Quest Overviews
01:09:44 Exploration Encounters
01:13:13 Seagrow Caves
01:15:47 Cursed Shipwreck
01:20:01 Clifftop Observatory
01:28:10 Conclusion
01:32:42 Shout-Outs
01:36:50 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 310 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Dragon of Icespire Peak and the Essentials Kit!

5E’s second Starter Set brings huge innovation, from Sidekicks to Quest Boards and Initiative Cards! Our review is more fun than a mimic in a gnome home.

News: Wizards Fires and Hires, Warcraft Monsters First Look, Dragonlance Book White Board, and more!

Contents
00:00 Sirrangia and Encounters
02:40 Our Art Preference?
10:30 Warcraft First Look: Monsters!
14:08 LaTia Jacquise Departs Wizards
17:23 Wizards Hires Celeste Conowitch
19:20 Dragonlance Book Brainstorm
22:24 100 D&D Novels Return
25:40 Daggerheart and D&D at Lucca
27:59 One Ring's Huge Backerkit
29:52 Dragon of Icespire Peak
31:39 Starter Set History
36:59 What's In The Box?
43:42 Digital Codes on DDB
46:15 Other 2019 Products
48:20 Premise and Approach
58:20 Introducing Sidekicks
01:00:58 Quest Board and First Quests
01:13:09 Follow-Up Quests
01:21:27 Other Locations
01:25:39 Ending the Adventure
01:32:51 Shout-Outs
01:38:16 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 309 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Creating Mistborn and the Cosmere RPG with Lyla and Lydia!

Lyla Fujiwara (Cosmere RPG Director) and Lydia Suen (Cosmere Lead Designer) of Brotherwise Games join us to share what it took to create the Mistborn Setting for the Cosmere RPG! Learn about Plotweaver, time-swap adventures, freelancing, and much more!

News: Warcraft 5E First Look, Draw Steel Encounters, Free Stuff, Jedi in 5E Star Wars, and more!

Contents
00:00 Best Podcast Ever
03:01 Jedi in 5E Star Wars?
12:02 Warcraft 5E First Look!
16:05 DMAP Goes to Azeroth
17:08 Seeker's Guide to Dread Demigods
18:33 Draw Steel Encounters
22:50 Building Cities Like Theme Parks
25:16 Treska on RPG Freelancing
27:41 Tomb of the Heretics for Shadowdark
28:29 Eidolon: The Night Market
29:26 Free Draw Steel Intro
30:30 Creating Mistborn and Cosmere
31:21 Lyla Fujiwara and Lydia Suen
38:38 What is the Cosmere and Plotweaver?
44:18 Record-Setting Crowdfunding Impact
49:29 Types of Stories Cosmere Tells
52:14 Plot Die and Character Goals
59:21 Mistborn's Design
01:01:32 Heroic and Invested Paths
01:07:38 Kandra and Other Novel Options
01:09:21 Managing All the Lore
01:15:18 Adventure Design in Mistborn
01:21:39 Time Swapping Two Eras
01:30:05 What's Next for Mistborn and Cosmere?
01:31:05 How to Design for Cosmere?
01:38:54 Shout-Outs
01:42:41 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 308 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the first D&D Starter Set!

The adventure (and rules) that kicked off 5E! We look at why every starter set has to measure itself against this one.

News: Dan Ayoub on Leading D&D, 5 New Underdark Species, D&D Encounters Unboxing, and more!

Contents
00:00 Start Your Sets
01:17 Published Campaign Help?
06:03 Are VTTs Changing Design?
14:06 3 New Underdark Subclasses
24:58 5 New Underdark Species
27:19 Arcana Unleashed Delays
28:35 D&D Encounters Kit Contents!
32:44 Dan Ayoub on Leading D&D
36:36 Castle Ravenloft DM Screen
39:06 PAX Unplugged Houston
41:47 Steve Jackson Steps Down as CEO
43:04 Lost Mine of Phandelver
44:35 History of Starter Sets
47:51 What It Offers
52:35 What Else in 2014?
55:50 Premise and Approach
01:00:01 A Strong Start?
01:10:18 Goblin Caves
01:13:40 Exploring Phandalin
01:21:20 Area Quests and Cragmaw Castle
01:25:31 Wave Echo Cave
01:32:33 Shout-Outs
01:36:36 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 307 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Arcana Unleased with Amanda Hamon!

Amanda joins us to discuss the Arcana Unleashed products she led – the process, the design, and the exciting contents of both books!

News: Ravenloft Netflix TV Show, New D&D Beyond Drops, PAX West Report, and more!

Contents
00:00 Return from PAX West
04:21 RPGs Providing Right Information?
12:41 Single-PC Encounters?
21:00 Ravenloft Netflix TV Series
24:33 Drops for Season of Magic
25:34 Storied Encounters and Fantastic Locations
29:43 Castle Ravenloft Board Game Returns
31:42 5.5 Munchkin TTRP
32:53 Hellbinder's Guide to Harvesting & Crafting
33:44 Was a $1607 Kickstarter Worth It?
35:51 Amanda Hamon Unleashed!
36:40 Amanda's Origin Story
39:13 Journalism to Game Design
44:11 Working at Wizards
46:12 D&D's Recent Growth
48:02 Arcana Unleashed Duality
52:53 Alustriel Silverhand
55:26 AU Contents and Old vs New
58:19 Schools of Magic and DM Tools
59:59 Magical Patrons Unify Subsystems
01:02:42 Evolving Magic Items
01:05:21 Deadfall Adventure Concept
01:06:13 High-Level Spy Thriller
01:09:06 Thayan Gazetteer
01:11:34 Depicting Thayan Life
01:13:18 Adventure Options
01:15:35 Organized Play Tie-Ins
01:15:58 Spoiler for Cool Encounter
01:18:31 High-Level Challenges
01:20:50 See Amanda at Conventions
01:23:47 Shout-Outs
01:28:21 What Are We Gonna Do?

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