Sean Merwin

And, uh, yeah.

And, uh, yeah.

You, you've, you've, you've earned your peace. And last but not least, listener Sasha Morlock has shared that author Brandon Sanderson has started his professional writing lecture for sci-fi and fantasy novels at BYU. These were recorded back in 2020, but there will be new ones for 2025. What do you know about these lecture status?

You, you've, you've, you've earned your peace. And last but not least, listener Sasha Morlock has shared that author Brandon Sanderson has started his professional writing lecture for sci-fi and fantasy novels at BYU. These were recorded back in 2020, but there will be new ones for 2025. What do you know about these lecture status?

There you go. That was a lot of news and a lot of commentary. So on our main topic this week on Mastering Dungeons, we are going to dive into the latest D&D Unearthed Arcana. What, pray tell, could be in this Unearthed Arcana? Well, with the Forgotten Realms books coming out later in 2025, in November, we are starting to see content that will likely or at least may be considered for that book.

There you go. That was a lot of news and a lot of commentary. So on our main topic this week on Mastering Dungeons, we are going to dive into the latest D&D Unearthed Arcana. What, pray tell, could be in this Unearthed Arcana? Well, with the Forgotten Realms books coming out later in 2025, in November, we are starting to see content that will likely or at least may be considered for that book.

This first Unearthed Arcana here is eight new subclasses that are supposed to appear in the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. These are particularly tied to regions of the realms, like Oath of the Noble Genies, belongs in the Kalimshan region. The College of the Moon, perfectly set in the Moonshade Isles. Or organizations that may spawn a certain type of subclass.

This first Unearthed Arcana here is eight new subclasses that are supposed to appear in the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. These are particularly tied to regions of the realms, like Oath of the Noble Genies, belongs in the Kalimshan region. The College of the Moon, perfectly set in the Moonshade Isles. Or organizations that may spawn a certain type of subclass.

There's a Spellfire Sorcery subclass that goes all the way back to Ed Greenwood's novel Spellfire, which I read way, way along. I was probably a teenager when I read that.

There's a Spellfire Sorcery subclass that goes all the way back to Ed Greenwood's novel Spellfire, which I read way, way along. I was probably a teenager when I read that.

So, you know, we are going to go through these with not a fine tooth comb, but we'll at least discuss most of the major components. And we're not going to get through all eight.

So, you know, we are going to go through these with not a fine tooth comb, but we'll at least discuss most of the major components. And we're not going to get through all eight.

That sounds good. But one of the interesting things was the playtest notes at the start of this document that I wanted to sort of dig into. Because I don't know if this is always in the playtest documents, but it's the first time that I actually stopped and took a close look at it. And it's telling in a lot of ways.

That sounds good. But one of the interesting things was the playtest notes at the start of this document that I wanted to sort of dig into. Because I don't know if this is always in the playtest documents, but it's the first time that I actually stopped and took a close look at it. And it's telling in a lot of ways.

It's telling because as someone who has both given feedback during playtests and also received playtest feedback, there are many ways to receive feedback that are helpful. And there are about 20 times the ways to receive feedback that isn't helpful. And so I like what they're saying here, but it's also important enough, I think, to call it out. So it says, this is playtest material.

It's telling because as someone who has both given feedback during playtests and also received playtest feedback, there are many ways to receive feedback that are helpful. And there are about 20 times the ways to receive feedback that isn't helpful. And so I like what they're saying here, but it's also important enough, I think, to call it out. So it says, this is playtest material.

It's there for playtesting and feedback. They're experimental and in draft form. They aren't officially part of the game, and your feedback will help determine whether we adopt it as official. I think my first question is, if this stuff is just hammered by playtesters, so we hate it, we don't like it, I wonder if they'll leave it out.

It's there for playtesting and feedback. They're experimental and in draft form. They aren't officially part of the game, and your feedback will help determine whether we adopt it as official. I think my first question is, if this stuff is just hammered by playtesters, so we hate it, we don't like it, I wonder if they'll leave it out.

Or if they will redesign it in such a way that, yes, we are going to have a knowledge domain cleric. It may not look anything like this, but by gosh, we will have one.

Or if they will redesign it in such a way that, yes, we are going to have a knowledge domain cleric. It may not look anything like this, but by gosh, we will have one.