Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves? (MD 267)
Episode 267 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves?
Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves and they find out whether the adventure’s rules for one player work. Spoiler: no, listener, they do not work!
News: Mighty Nein on Amazon, D&D Challenging for Netflix, Draw Steel Codex, 5E on Demiplane, and more!
Contents
00:00 FR Goodness
01:03 DnD Bologna Contestants - Die Egg Cup
02:32 DnD Press-On Nails
03:54 People Mag and DnD Wedding Cakes
06:17 What Should WotC Design?
18:01 Demiplane 5E Support
23:14 Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime
25:27 D&D on Netflix is Challenging
30:45 Draw Steel Codex
32:51 Codex Draw Steel Marketplace
33:32 Crack the Sun!
35:54 Amazon Warhammer 40k Shows
38:03 Baldur's Gate Adventure Jam Released
39:38 D&D Municipal Ethics Adventure
40:56 Beast RPG
43:55 Alpha Star Magazine
44:33 Darrington Press Seeks Creators
45:38 Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart
46:20 DM and Player Gaming
50:06 Story So Far
52:00 Forest and Candy Trail
56:10 Investigating the Outside
01:07:05 Exploring the Interior
01:10:01 Taffy and Bugbears
01:14:22 Discussing 1 Player Combat
01:17:57 Secret Passage
01:22:10 Critical Hit!
01:33:57 Reflecting on 1-on-1 Combat
01:35:27 Saving Asger
01:39:23 Additional Thoughts
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Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves! (MD 266)
Episode 266 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!
Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their ridiculous antics and what they think about the design!
News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!
Contents
00:00 Playing All the Games
04:08 Reasons Why PCs Have New Features?
12:18 Lost Art of Dungeon Design?
22:47 Favorite Community Program?
27:54 Moonbeam Shutting Down
30:01 Organize Play Adds FR Options
32:58 DnD EU and AP Release Dates
34:26 WotC Restores Educator Resources
35:51 Daggerheart Playtests Blood Hunter
37:37 HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma
41:21 Solo Play with Dragon Delves
42:55 Using Maps VTT
45:58 Solo Play Rules in Dragon Delves
50:27 Adventure Starts with Fire
57:01 Saving the Halfling
01:01:41 Investigating the Fire
01:09:58 Golden Lizards
01:14:21 Mischief at the Bakery
01:28:41 Behind the DM Curtain
01:30:08 Shout Outs
01:33:38 What Are We Gonna Do?
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Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins! (MD 265)
Episode 265 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins!
Renowned RPG historian Shannon Appelcline joins Teos and Shawn to discuss his new 4-book series capturing the amazing stories behind every D&D product from OD&D, AD&D, and Basic!
News: New Daggerheart folio, Tales of Woodcreek starts with a bang, Free FR preview, and more!
Contents
00:00 Thankful for community
03:44 Draw Steel allows roleplay?
06:38 Get players to make stuff up?
19:32 Netflix and Hasbro KPop Demon Hunting
20:48 Hasbro Q3 report
22:54 WotC Q3 results
24:07 Videogame costs
26:49 Hasbro's 45-50 shows and movies
29:34 WotC explains D&D well, actually
35:34 How big is D&D?
42:13 Are we getting a Dragonlance show?
45:15 Sigil will be no more
52:06 Daggerheart on class design
54:41 PAX Unplugged BIPOC demo days
55:37 Drakkenheart
57:07 Draw Steel recoveries and respites
57:52 Ending combat
01:03:02 Balancing adventuring days
01:06:23 Recoveries
01:08:12 Resting and victories
01:11:23 Respites and downtime
01:21:52 Project roll
01:23:34 Project events
01:28:13 Rewards and downtime
01:32:52 Shout-outs
01:37:19 What are we gonna do?
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Draw Steel – Resting and Downtime! (MD 264)
Episode 264 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Draw Steel – Resting and Downtime! (MD 264)
The Draw Steel RPG has a unique and deliberate approach to what it takes to rest and what you can do during your rest. Respites become a key element, bridging combat recovery with larger campaign and personal goals.
News: Hasbro KPop Demon Roleplay, Hasbro Q3 Results, Dragonlance TV Show? Sigil has 1 year, and more!
Contents
00:00 Thankful for community
03:44 Draw Steel allows roleplay?
06:38 Get players to make stuff up?
19:32 Netflix and Hasbro KPop Demon Hunting
20:48 Hasbro Q3 report
22:54 WotC Q3 results
24:07 Videogame costs
26:49 Hasbro's 45-50 shows and movies
29:34 WotC explains D&D well, actually
35:34 How big is D&D?
42:13 Are we getting a Dragonlance show?
45:15 Sigil will be no more
52:06 Daggerheart on class design
54:41 PAX Unplugged BIPOC demo days
55:37 Drakkenheart
57:07 Draw Steel recoveries and respites
57:52 Ending combat
01:03:02 Balancing adventuring days
01:06:23 Recoveries
01:08:12 Resting and victories
01:11:23 Respites and downtime
01:21:52 Project roll
01:23:34 Project events
01:28:13 Rewards and downtime
01:32:52 Shout-outs
01:37:19 What are we gonna do?
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Live from Gamehole Con - Complexity in RPGs! (MD 263)
Episode 263 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Live from Gamehole Con - Complexity in RPGs!
We discuss complexity with our live audience!
News: Asmodee Controls Lord of the Rings, Circle Magic, Biggest Industry Surprise, New Kobold Hires, and more!
Contents
00:00 Live with pants
01:13 Gamehole games so far
03:53 Modularity of RPG for GM?
06:16 Odds of Dark Sun 5E?
09:06 What do I do this week?
10:05 Biggest surprise in the industry?
12:28 Survivability of games with financial changes?
16:22 Financial shift to premium products?
17:08 Asmodee controls Lord of the Rings
19:00 Circle Magic and New Spells
26:31 New Kobold Press hires
27:23 Your Creator Corner
29:05 Complexity in RPGs
29:46 Character complexity
40:29 RPG rule complexity
50:21 Thank you!
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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!