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Mastering Dungeons

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Want to Be a Professional Game Designer? (MD 213)

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Episode 213 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Want to Be a Professional Game Designer? Shawn an...

Live from Gamehole: Create a Campaign With Us! (MD 212)

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

Episode 212 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Live from Gamehole: Create a Campaign With Us! Am...

Horizons Magazine with Hannah Rose! (MD 211)

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

Episode 211 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Horizons Magazine with Hannah Rose! Hannah Rose s...

Wardens of the Eastern Marches! (MD 210)

Wed, 09 Oct 2024

Episode 210 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Wardens of the Eastern Marches! Alex Kammer tells...

5E Stat Block Changes and Building the Perfect Campaign Guide! (MD 209)

Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Episode 209 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 5E Stat Block Changes and Building the Perfect Ca...

2024 5E’s Gods and Multiverse! Final Greyhawk! (MD 208)

Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Episode 208 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 2024 5E’s Gods and Multiverse! Final Greyhawk! ...

2024 5E’s Resting Rules and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 207)

Wed, 18 Sep 2024

Episode 207 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 2024 5E Resting Rules and Greyhawk’s Regions! D...

2024 5E Conditions and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 206)

Wed, 11 Sep 2024

Episode 206 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 2024 5E Conditions and Greyhawk’s Regions! We e...

PC Creation in 2024 5E and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 205)

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

Episode 205 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: PC Creation in 2024 5E and Greyhawk’s Regions! ...

5E Weapon Mastery and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 204)

Wed, 28 Aug 2024

Episode 204 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Weapon Mastery in 2024 5E and Greyhawk’s Region...

Search in 2024 5E and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 203)

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

Episode 203 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Search in 2024 5E and Greyhawk’s Regions! D&amp...

2014 vs 2024 Exhaustion and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 202)

Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Episode 202 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 2014 vs 2024 Exhaustion and Greyhawk’s Regions!...

Setting Design and Greyhawk’s Regions! (MD 201)

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Episode 201 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Setting Design and Greyhawk’s Regions! Does a ...

Greyhawk’s Regions: Ahlissa and BK! (MD 200)

Wed, 31 Jul 2024

Episode 200 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Greyhawk’s Regions! The 2024 DMG will include t...

Greyhawk’s Peoples and Story! (MD 199)

Wed, 24 Jul 2024

Episode 199 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Greyhawk’s Peoples and Story! The 2024 DMG will...

The Living Greyhawk Campaign! (MD 198)

Wed, 17 Jul 2024

Episode 198 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: The Living Greyhawk Campaign! The 2024 DMG will i...

Greyhawk’s Origins! (MD 197)

Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Episode 197 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: The Origins of Greyhawk! The 2024 DMG will includ...

Setting Expectations for your TTRPG Projects! (MD 196)

Wed, 03 Jul 2024

Episode 196 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Setting Expectations for your TTRPG Projects! Wre...

Daggerheart’s Adversaries and Environments! (MD 195)

Wed, 19 Jun 2024

Episode 195 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart’s Adversaries and Environments! Our...

Daggerheart: Building a Campaign! (MD 194)

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

Episode 194 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Running a Daggerheart Campaign! Daggerheart tells...

Daggerheart: Running a Session! (MD 193)

Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Episode 193 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Running a Daggerheart Session! Daggerheart provid...

Daggerheart: GM Moves and Mechanics! (MD 192)

Wed, 29 May 2024

Episode 192 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart GM Moves and Mechanics! Daggerheart l...

13th Age 2E Design with Rob Heinsoo! (MD 191)

Wed, 22 May 2024

Episode 191 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 13th Age 2E Design with Rob Heinsoo! The much adm...

Daggerheart’s Amazing GM Advice (MD 190)

Wed, 15 May 2024

Episode 190 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart Review – GM Advice! We found the he...

Daggerheart Domains and Actions (MD 189)

Wed, 08 May 2024

Episode 189 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Domains and Actions! Cards...

Daggerheart’s Character Creation (MD 188)

Wed, 01 May 2024

Episode 188 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Character Creation! A nine...

Daggerheart Review: Core Rules (MD 187)

Wed, 24 Apr 2024

Episode 187 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Core Rules! Hope, Fear, S...

Keep a New Campaign Healthy and Strong (MD 186)

Wed, 17 Apr 2024

Episode 186 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: How to Keep Your New Campaign Healthy and Strong!...

Design Player-Facing Campaign Options (MD 185)

Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Episode 185 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Designing Player-Facing Options for New Campaign...

Design an RPG Starting Encounter (MD 184)

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

Episode 184 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Design an RPG Starting Encounter! Continuing the ...

Design an RPG Starting Adventure (MD 183)

Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Episode 183 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Designing an RPG Starting Adventure! Continuing t...

Design an RPG Starting Village! (MD 182)

Wed, 20 Mar 2024

Episode 182 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Designing an RPG Starting Village! Continuing the...

Shadowdark Finale – GM Tips, Monsters, and Treasure (MD 181)

Wed, 13 Mar 2024

Episode 181 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Shadowdark GM Tips, Monsters, and Treasure! The ...

Building and Changing Rules to Fit Your RPG World (MD 180)

Wed, 06 Mar 2024

Episode 180 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Building and Changing Rules to Fit Your RPG World...

Worldbuilding Tips and Tricks (MD 179)

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Episode 179 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Worldbuilding Tips and Tricks! How do we create ...

Shadowdark RPG – Combat, Travel, and Downtime (MD 178)

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

Episode 178 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Shadowdark RPG’s Combat, Travel, and Downtime! ...

Shadowdark RPG – Gameplay (MD 177)

Wed, 14 Feb 2024

Episode 177 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Gameplay (MD 177) From initia...

News with Graham Ward! (MD 176)

Wed, 07 Feb 2024

Episode 176 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: News with Graham! With Shawn fighting off a cold,...

Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic (MD 175)

Wed, 31 Jan 2024

Episode 175 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic With Shad...

Shadowdark RPG - Reviewing the Basics (MD 174)

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

Episode 174 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Reviewing the Basics Shawn and...

Blade Runner Starter Set – Electric Dreams Adventure Review (MD 173)

Wed, 17 Jan 2024

Episode 173 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Blade Runner Starter Set – Electric Dreams Adve...

Blade Runner Starter Set – Rules Review (MD 172)

Wed, 10 Jan 2024

Episode 172 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Blade Runner Starter Set – Rules Review Shawn a...

2023 Review and 2024 RPG Outlook (MD 171)

Wed, 27 Dec 2023

Episode 171 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: 2023 Review and 2024 RPG Outlook Shawn and Teos l...

Planescape’s 5E Adventure – Conclusion! (MD 170)

Wed, 20 Dec 2023

Episode 170 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: The Conclusion! The fi...

Planescape’s 5E Adventure – Outlands and Spire! (MD 169)

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

Episode 169 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: Outlands and Spire! We ...

Planescape’s 5E Adventure – Gate Towns! (MD 168)

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

Episode 168 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Planescape’s Adventure: Gate Towns! Seven gate ...

Planescape’s 5E Adventure – Casino and Outlands (MD 167)

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

Episode 167 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Turn of Fortune’s Wheel: Casino and Outlands! C...

Planescape’s 5E Adventure – Turn of Fortune’s Wheel (Mastering Dungeons 166)

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

Episode 166 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Turn of Fortune’s Wheel! A tale of two chapters...

Planescape’s Monsters – Morte’s Planar Parade (Mastering Dungeons 165)

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Episode 165 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Monsters in Morte’s Planar Parade! We take a lo...

Planescape 5E – The Outlands of Sigil! (Mastering Dungeons 164)

Wed, 08 Nov 2023

Episode 164 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: The Outlands! Outside of Sigil are the Outlands, ...

Planescape 5E – Sigil’s Factions and Wards! (Mastering Dungeons 163)

Wed, 01 Nov 2023

Episode 163 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Planescape: Sigil’s Factions and Wa...

Live at Gamehole 2023! Pronouncing Sigil, Setting Products, D&D Digital Releases

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Episode 162 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Live at Gamehole 2023 – Setting Pr...

Planescape 5E – City of Sigil! (Mastering Dungeons 161)

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

Episode 161 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Planescape: City of Sigil! The City o...

Mastering Dungeons 160: Planescape 5E – Character Options!

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Episode 160 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Planescape: Adventures in the Multive...

Mastering Dungeons 159: Modiphius 2D20 RPGs – Dune, Star Trek, and more!

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

Episode 159 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Modiphius 2D20 RPGs! We take a look a...

Mastering Dungeons 158: DM’s Workshop – Creating Monsters, Spells, Magic Items. Appendices!

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Episode 158 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: DMG Conclusion: Creating Monsters, Sp...

Mastering Dungeons 157: DM’s Workshop – Firearms, Plot Points, Initiative and Action Variants!

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

Episode 157 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: DMG Chapter 9 part 2: Firearms, Plot ...

Mastering Dungeons 156: DM’s Workshop - Optional Rules!

Wed, 13 Sep 2023

Episode 156 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: DMG Chapter 9: Dungeon Master’s Wor...

Mastering Dungeons 155: Running the Game – Initiative, Chases, Siege Weapons, XP!

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Episode 155 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: DMG Running the Game part 3! How well...

Mastering Dungeons 154: Running the Game – Adjudicating Rolls, Social, Exploration!

Wed, 30 Aug 2023

Episode 154 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 8 – Running th...

Mastering Dungeons - Shadow of the Weird Wizard with Rob Schwalb!

Wed, 23 Aug 2023

Episode 153 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Shadow of the Weird Wizard with Rob S...

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG Chapter 8 – Running the Game!

Wed, 16 Aug 2023

Episode 152 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 8 – Running th...

Mastering Dungeons - Treasure in the DMG!

Wed, 09 Aug 2023

Episode 151 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 6 – Treasure! ...

Mastering Dungeons - Downtime!

Wed, 02 Aug 2023

Episode 150 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 6 – Downtime! ...

Mastering Dungeons - Between Adventures!

Wed, 26 Jul 2023

Episode 149 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Urban and ...

Mastering Dungeons - Urban, Water, Sky, Traps!

Wed, 19 Jul 2023

Episode 148 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Urban and ...

Mastering Dungeons - James Introcaso on Custom RPGs vs 5E Content!

Wed, 12 Jul 2023

Episode 147 of Mastering Dungeons This week's main topic: James Introcaso of MCDM joins Shawn to d...

Mastering Dungeons - Mike Shea on Organized Play vs Home Games!

Wed, 05 Jul 2023

Episode 146 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Mike Shea joins Shawn to compare the ...

Mastering Dungeons - Wilderness and Settlements!

Wed, 28 Jun 2023

Episode 145 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Wilderness...

Mastering Dungeons - Adventure Environments!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023

Episode 144 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 5 – Adventure ...

Mastering Dungeons - Designing Tales of the Valiant with Celeste Conowitch!

Wed, 14 Jun 2023

Episode 143 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Celeste Conowitch on Designing Tales ...

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG: Creating NPCs!

Wed, 07 Jun 2023

Episode 142 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating N...

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG: Creating Adventures, Part 2!

Wed, 31 May 2023

Episode 141 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating A...

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG Chapter 3: Creating Adventures!

Wed, 24 May 2023

Episode 140 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 3 – Creating A...

Mastering Dungeons - 2014 DMG Chapter 2: The Multiverse!

Wed, 17 May 2023

Episode 139 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: The 2014 DMG Chapter 2 – The Multi...

Mastering Dungeons - Reading the 2014 DMG Chapter 1!

Wed, 10 May 2023

Episode 138 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Looking Back at the 2014 DMG – Chap...

Mastering Dungeons - Roll 20 on VTT Updates!

Wed, 03 May 2023

Episode 137 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Roll20 on VTT Updates Morgan Buck and...

Mastering Dungeons - Looking Back on the 2014 DMG – Intro!

Wed, 26 Apr 2023

Episode 136 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Looking Back at the 2014 DMG - Intro!...

Mastering Dungeons - Dungeon World and Powered by Apocalypse!

Wed, 19 Apr 2023

Episode 135 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Dungeon World and Powered by the Apoc...

Mastering Dungeons - GUMSHOE RPGs with Kevin Kulp!

Wed, 12 Apr 2023

Episode 134 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Kevin Kulp and the many GUMSHOE RPGs!...

Mastering Dungeons - Theme and Genre in RPGs with Ben Byrne!

Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Episode 133 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Themes and Genres in RPGs! What is me...

Mastering Dungeons - Rich Lescouflair and Esper Genesis

Wed, 29 Mar 2023

Episode 132 of Mastering Dungeons!  Support the Forge of Foes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projec...

Mastering Dungeons - The 13th Age RPG

Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Episode 131 of Mastering Dungeons!  Support the Forge of Foes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projec...

Mastering Dungeons - Fate Campaigns with Mike Olson

Wed, 15 Mar 2023

Episode 130 of Mastering Dungeons!  We both have Kickstarters: Grim Hollow - Vallikan Clans: htt...

Mastering Dungeons - Fate

Wed, 08 Mar 2023

Episode 129 of Mastering Dungeons!  We both have Kickstarters: Grim Hollow - Vallikan Clans: htt...

Mastering Dungeons - To Be or Not to Be a Villain

Wed, 01 Mar 2023

Episode 128 of Mastering Dungeons!  Teos celebrates the launch of the Forge of Foes Kickstarter, ...

Mastering Dungeons - Shadow of the Demon Lord

Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Episode 127 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: Shadow of the Demon Lord! We take a l...

Mastering Dungeons - Greg Marks and the AL

Wed, 15 Feb 2023

Episode 126 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main Topic: We interview Greg Marks, one of the administrators...

Mastering Dungeons - Kyle Brink on the OGL and D&D Studio

Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Episode 125 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main Topic: Teos speaks with Kyle Brink, the Executive Produce...

Mastering Dungeons - Listener Questions and News!

Wed, 01 Feb 2023

Episode 124 of Mastering Dungeons!  The show now will release on Wednesdays! Same content, shorter...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Appendices!

Thu, 26 Jan 2023

Episode 123 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main Topic: We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. Wha...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Spells!

Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Episode 122 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main Topic: We look back at the 2014 5E Player's Handbook. How...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Spellcasting

Thu, 12 Jan 2023

Episode 121 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main Topic: We look back at the Spellcasting chapter of the 20...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Combat Pt2

Thu, 05 Jan 2023

Episode 120 of Mastering Dungeons!  We look back at the Combat chapter of the 2014 5E Player's Han...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Combat

Thu, 22 Dec 2022

Episode 119 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 9 Combat! We loo...

Mastering Dungeons - Clerics One D&D Playtest Conclusion

Thu, 15 Dec 2022

Episode 118 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: We finish our look at the Cleric playte...

Mastering Dungeons - Clerics and Species - One D&D Playtest

Thu, 08 Dec 2022

Episode 117 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: A shiny new playtest packet features a ...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Adventuring

Thu, 01 Dec 2022

Episode 116 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 8 Adventuring! W...

What Is Mastering Dungeons?

Tue, 29 Nov 2022

RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D ...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Using Ability Scores

Thu, 24 Nov 2022

Episode 115 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 7 Using Ability ...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Feats and Multiclassing

Thu, 17 Nov 2022

Episode 114 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Chapter 6 Customization ...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Equipment

Thu, 10 Nov 2022

Episode 113 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Equipment! We look back ...

Mastering Dungeons - 5E Revisited - Inspiration and Backgrounds

Thu, 03 Nov 2022

Episode 112 of Mastering Dungeons!  This week's main topic: 5E Revisited - Inspiration and Backgrou...

Mastering Dungeons – GameHoleCon

Thu, 27 Oct 2022

Shawn and Teos’ live Mastering Dungeons seminar from GameHoleCon! News! Questions! Clapping! Smell...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 12

Thu, 20 Oct 2022

Moving through the Unearthed Arcana that is OneD&D, Shawn and Teos talk about the future of Feats, w...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 11

Thu, 13 Oct 2022

Taking a look at the Expert Classes from the upcoming One D&D, Shawn and Teos break down the new opt...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 10

Thu, 06 Oct 2022

With more and more information around OneD&D coming out by the week, Shawn and Teos take a look at t...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 9

Thu, 29 Sep 2022

With a very special guest to open the show, Teos and Shawn follow up with breaking down the Backgrou...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 8

Thu, 22 Sep 2022

Once again breaking down the classes of D&D 5e, Shawn and Teos talk Class Satisfaction and balance a...

Mastering Dungeons – Conventions and the Growing Latine Presence with Guests Mike Balles and Claudia Sánchez

Thu, 15 Sep 2022

As Dungeons & Dragons continues to take over the world, Teos speaks with two amazing contributors to...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 7

Thu, 08 Sep 2022

Never has nor should it ever be said that the Masters of Dungeons, Shawn and Teos, are without class...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 6

Thu, 01 Sep 2022

Feats, don’t fail us now… unless they did. Introduced in 3rd Edition and a mainstay for games th...

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

Thu, 25 Aug 2022

What is One D&D and how will the concept of Races change as we look at Backgrounds. Shawn and Teos h...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 4

Thu, 18 Aug 2022

As the exploration of 10 years of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons continues, Shawn and Teos explore...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 3

Thu, 11 Aug 2022

10 years after the release of the Basic Set of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, one of the biggest ...

Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 2

Thu, 04 Aug 2022

Continuing the conversation about the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons by talking about where it’...

Mastering Dungeons – Dave Christ as Baldman Games!

Thu, 28 Jul 2022

Dave Christ joins Shawn to talk Organized Play; both in-person and virtual! The origin of Baldman Ga...

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

Thu, 21 Jul 2022

Released on July 19th from MacMillan Publishing, The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, is about ...

Mastering Dungeons – A Decade of Fifth

Wed, 13 Jul 2022

With a decade of having the rules of the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons in front of us, Shawn a...

Mastering Dungeons – James Intracaso!

Thu, 07 Jul 2022

I mean… what mare need be said! Also: Shawn and Teos are also on, but still: James Intracaso!!! He...

Mastering Dungeons – Teos Returns!

Thu, 30 Jun 2022

Teos has returned from his European adventure! What sort of crazy antics did he get up to? Almost no...

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

Thu, 16 Jun 2022

While Teos is off on another adventure, Scott Fitzgerald Gray joins Shawn to talk about ways to make...

Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Part 2

Thu, 09 Jun 2022

This week we return to the Great Wheel as the Modrons continue their way around the Outlands! What m...

Mastering Dungeons – UA: Giant Options

Thu, 02 Jun 2022

So, the Modrons have begun their march, but something is wrong and… Waitaminnit! There’s no Modr...

Mastering Dungeons – Of Dice and Modrons Pt. 1

Thu, 26 May 2022

Once, the Planes of the Multiverse opened up to all the Prime realms of Dungeons & Dragons. Through ...

Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 2

Thu, 19 May 2022

Wildspace gets wilder! Shawn and Teos tackle the classic Spelljammer adventure Wildspace and talk ab...

Mastering Dungeons – Spelljammer Adventure Review, Part 1

Thu, 12 May 2022

Space, the Final Frontier… Again. Once more unto the breach, Shawn and Teos break down the classic...

Mastering Dungeons – DnD Direct

Thu, 05 May 2022

Big news has come out of Wizards of the Coast, this past weekend, so what does it all mean? Shawn an...

Mastering Dungeons – Ajit George!

Thu, 28 Apr 2022

While Shawn is, once again, kidnapped by some ne’er-do-well Astral monsters, Teos sits down with n...

Mastering Dungeons – Big News with Mike Shea

Thu, 21 Apr 2022

Sly Flourish himself stops by to talk the big news about Wizards and D&D Beyond and whatever D&D Dir...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures: 4e Edition!

Thu, 14 Apr 2022

Shawn and Teos chat about updating Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition adventures, comparing them to t...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 8

Thu, 07 Apr 2022

Concluding the series on updating adventures from prior editions of D&D, Shawn and Teos go over some...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 7

Thu, 31 Mar 2022

One of the greatest D&D adventures of all time; and the first to be published under the D&D “Exper...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 6

Thu, 24 Mar 2022

Continuing this series, Shawn and Teos tackle the classic 1984 adventure Dragons of Despair; the fir...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 5

Thu, 17 Mar 2022

Shawn and Teos tackle the classic adventure N1. Enjoy! (Oh, sorry. Back in the day, we all knew the ...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 4

Thu, 10 Mar 2022

The Dungeoneering Duo finishes their breakdown of the classic adventure Pharaoh! They take a look at...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 3

Thu, 03 Mar 2022

Question: Does Teos have a favorite adventure? Answer: Yes! Question: Is it an old adventure from a ...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 2

Thu, 24 Feb 2022

Shawn and Teos continue their discussion on converting adventures from the Original Dungeons & Drago...

Mastering Dungeons – Updating Old Adventures Part 1

Thu, 17 Feb 2022

There are tons (kind of literally) of adventure content supported by the Fifth Edition of Dungeons &...

Mastering Dungeons – Back to Fizban’s

Thu, 10 Feb 2022

After a brief hiatus, the dragons are back and the Dynastic Dungeoneers are ready to finish them off...

Mastering Dungeons – Keith Ammann Knows What He’s Doing

Thu, 03 Feb 2022

Blogger and author Keith Ammann (The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, Live to Tell the Tale, and ...

Mastering Dungeons – New AL Admin Toni Winslow-Brill!

Thu, 27 Jan 2022

Teos welcomes game designer and the brand new Adventurers League Admin, Toni Winslow-Brill on to tal...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 9

Thu, 20 Jan 2022

New year, new dragons! Enter the bestiary of Fizban’s as Teos and Shawn take a look at the creatur...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 8

Thu, 13 Jan 2022

Draconomicon. There’s really nothing more that needs be be said about this chapter than that. Drac...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 7

Thu, 06 Jan 2022

So, where do dragons live and what do they sleep on? No, the Masters of Dungeons aren’t launching ...

Mastering Dungeons – Happy New Year!

Thu, 30 Dec 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, we present a very special Mastering Dungeons with a letter to Shawn and Te...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 6

Wed, 22 Dec 2021

Some dragons might try to go it alone, but for the ones that don’t, Shawn and Teos talk different ...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 5

Thu, 16 Dec 2021

Sure, you know what your dragon thinks of the PCs and you have every single piece of that dragon’s...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 4

Fri, 10 Dec 2021

Tis the season of giving and, in that very spirit, the Masters of Dungeons discuss the various gifts...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 3

Thu, 02 Dec 2021

Want draconic character options? Shawn and Teos give us a crash course on the options presented in F...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 2

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

What would a book about dragons be without subclasses? The Masters of Dungeons break down the Fizban...

Mastering Dungeons – Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Part 1

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

The Masters of Dungeons, together once more, have decided to take on the other half of the title of ...

Mastering Dungeons – Mario Ortegón!

Fri, 12 Nov 2021

There’s been a lot going on! So much that Shawn was eaten and we failed to notice in time to help ...

Mastering Dungeons – Dark Fantasy and Horror Panel Gamehole Con

Thu, 04 Nov 2021

Shawn and Teos host a panel with Greg Marks, Content Manager for Adventurers League, talking about i...

Mastering Dungeons – LIVE at Gamehole Con!

Thu, 28 Oct 2021

With all the news coming out of everywhere, the Masters of Dungeons decided to discuss it in front o...

Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 5: The End?

Thu, 21 Oct 2021

After a couple weeks apart, Shawn and Teos. the Mad Wizard and AlphaStream, are back together to str...

Mastering Dungeons – Mike Shea on All the News (and The Lazy DM’s Companion)

Thu, 14 Oct 2021

With Teos adventuring through Europe, Shawn sits down with Mike Shea to talk about the massive amoun...

Mastering Dungeons – Stacey Allan and Will Doyle from The Wild Beyond the Witchlight!

Thu, 07 Oct 2021

The fantastic creative team responsible for creating the terrifying Witchlight Carnival (and bringin...

Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 4

Thu, 30 Sep 2021

Having broken down the opening tales of various world-saving, monster-stopping, nearby-community-pro...

Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 3

Thu, 23 Sep 2021

Shawn is back and he and Teos continue to break down the opening sequences of the hard cover D&D Fif...

Mastering Dungeons – Scott Fitzgerald Gray

Thu, 16 Sep 2021

With Shawn off wrestling another monster project, the amazing Scott Fitzgerald Gray steps in to join...

Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 2

Thu, 09 Sep 2021

Shawn and Teos continue their deep dive into what’s good—and what could maybe use some other fix...

Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 1

Thu, 02 Sep 2021

How does a new Dungeon Master make sure they’re coming out of the gate running? The Masters of Dun...

Mastering Dungeons – Running Intro Adventures Part 3

Thu, 26 Aug 2021

Now that they’ve talked about what you need to do before you even consider running a game, Shawn a...

Mastering Dungeons – Running Intro Adventures Part 2

Thu, 19 Aug 2021

So after listening to the first part, you’ve studiously taken everything into account and prepared...

Mastering Dungeons – Running Intro Adventures

Fri, 13 Aug 2021

Shawn and Teos go back basics as they tackle the topic of getting started and where to do it: the be...

Mastering Dungeons – James Haeck on Updating Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei Setting

Thu, 05 Aug 2021

Shawn and Teos welcome James Haeck to discuss Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting (link) ...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 7

Thu, 29 Jul 2021

Who knows what evils lurk in the mists, shadows, and echoing halls of Ravenloft? Shawn and Teos know...

Mastering Dungeons – Adventurers League and Dune with Bee Zelda!

Thu, 22 Jul 2021

With the Mad Wizard once more on a quest, Teos summons the new AL Community Director and his fellow ...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 6

Wed, 14 Jul 2021

What is the nature of the Mists of Ravenloft? Where do the Domains come from? Why is magic different...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 5

Thu, 08 Jul 2021

There are more to the Domains of Dread than can be held in a singular tome. So what does it take to ...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 4

Thu, 01 Jul 2021

What sort of hero would dare brave the mists of Ravenloft? What kind of adventurer would be willing ...

Mastering Dungeons – Apocalypse Forever with Special Guest – Jim Davis!

Wed, 23 Jun 2021

WebDM co-host Jim Davis stops by as Shawn gets some much needed rest… or he’s battling his way o...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 3

Thu, 17 Jun 2021

We go through the adventure in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, the House of Lament! Spoilers abo...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 2

Fri, 11 Jun 2021

Having defined horror in D&D games, we now look at the tools a DM might use to bring those themes to...

Mastering Dungeons – Van Richten’s 1

Thu, 03 Jun 2021

What does horror mean in Dungeons and Dragons? The Masters of the Dungeons, Shawn and Teos, discuss ...

Mastering Dungeons – Candlekeep or Bust!

Thu, 27 May 2021

We take a quick tour of Candlekeep and the selection of anthology adventures written by some of the ...

Mastering Dungeons – Putting Tasha’s to Bed

Thu, 20 May 2021

With the 10th episode talking Tasha’s, what left for Shawn and Teos to discuss? Feats and Spells a...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 9

Thu, 13 May 2021

The Masters finish up their coverage of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything… or do they! They break d...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 8

Thu, 06 May 2021

So what does Tasha’s offer for those who are looking for something different with their Wizard? Sp...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 7

Thu, 29 Apr 2021

After a massive pile of news, Shawn and Teos dive back into Tasha’s epic tome, sifting through the...

Mastering Dungeons – The Economy of D&D

Wed, 21 Apr 2021

Shawn and Teos are joined by economist, journalist, and podcaster Tim Harford to talk about the futu...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 6

Wed, 14 Apr 2021

Get ready to make a deal as Shawn and Teos walk us through the Warlock options in Tasha’s. Includi...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 5

Wed, 07 Apr 2021

Shawn and Teos work more of their magic on the player side of Tasha’s with a breakdown of the Sorc...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Bonanza 4

Thu, 01 Apr 2021

Shhh! The Masters of the Dungeons are breaking down the options for Rogues from Tasha’s including ...

Mastering Dungeons – Celeste Conowitch and Making Rules

Thu, 25 Mar 2021

The amazing Celeste Conowitch comes by to chat with Shawn and Teos about making rules as she breaks ...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Player and DM Bonanza 3

Wed, 17 Mar 2021

Shawn and Teos talk the folk of the Feywild from the latest Unearthed Arcana, discuss the latest fro...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Player and DM Bonanza 2

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Shawn and Teos home in on the Ranger options from Tasha’s, breaking down the variety of options fo...

Mastering Dungeons – Tasha’s Player and DM Bonanza!

Thu, 04 Mar 2021

What was the purpose of the ghostly visions from last week? Found out here as Shawn and Teos head ba...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale Final Thoughts with GM Tim and Marcello De Velazquez

Fri, 26 Feb 2021

Shawn and Teos come in from the cold and are joined by another pair of Masters of Dungeons, GM Tim a...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 23

Sat, 20 Feb 2021

Coming in a little late and in from the cold, we wrap up the last few chapters of the Icewind Dale. ...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 22

Thu, 11 Feb 2021

After the news, the Men of Mastery KICK this one off by GRAPPLING with the options for the Monk, fro...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 21

Thu, 04 Feb 2021

I’m writing this before I even look at the notes in an attempt to predict what will be in this epi...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 20

Thu, 28 Jan 2021

The news in the D&D world continue to come fast and furious and the Dungeoneers sort it out before t...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 19

Thu, 21 Jan 2021

With a pile of news heading up this episode, Shawn and Teos break down the many events of the week b...

Mastering Dungeons – Icewind Dale, Pt. 18

Thu, 14 Jan 2021

The Masters of Dungeons continue to crash their way through the Dale; pushing through Chapter 5, whe...

DwDD (Mastering Dungeons) – Icewind Dale, Pt. 17

Thu, 07 Jan 2021

Welcome to the second episode of our rebranded show! Teos and Shawn boldly bear on through Cleric Do...

DwDD (Mastering Dungeons) – Icewind Dale, Pt. 16

Thu, 31 Dec 2020

Shawn and Teos continue their path through… wait a minute! This is a different podcast! *Ahem* WEL...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 15

Wed, 23 Dec 2020

This week, Shawn and Teos continue reviewing bard options from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and ...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 14

Wed, 16 Dec 2020

This week, the Dungeon Master Duo keeps Tasha’s discussion to a minimum, breaking down the options...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 13(?)

Thu, 10 Dec 2020

Shawn and Teos brace for the glacial chill of the rime-covered skies of the… wait, no… they kind...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 12

Wed, 02 Dec 2020

With their snowshoes tied on tight and cold steel in their hands, Shawn and Teos continue to trudge ...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 11

Thu, 26 Nov 2020

The Dungeoneering Duo continues their trek into the inhospitable frigidity of the Dale. This time ar...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 10: Chapter Two

Thu, 19 Nov 2020

The adventures begin… somewhat! Shawn and Teos discuss the finer points of the sandbox that is pre...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 9: The Wrap of Chapter One!

Wed, 11 Nov 2020

Shawn and Teos close the book on Chapter 1 of Icewind Dale, addressing how to run your players throu...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 8

Wed, 04 Nov 2020

Shawn and Teos continue their long trek into the cold wilderness of the Icewind Dale, scraping the s...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 7

Wed, 28 Oct 2020

Shawn and Teos continue their look at the Ten Towns and the quests they have to offer. This Episode’...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 6

Wed, 21 Oct 2020

Shawn and Teos start taking a look at the Ten Towns and the quests they have to offer. The Three Mus...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 5

Fri, 16 Oct 2020

We’ve learned what we can of the harsh environment and been introduced to the basics of the Ten To...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 4

Thu, 08 Oct 2020

What are the Ten Towns and how do characters in the Icewind Dale interact with them? Shawn and Teos ...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 3

Tue, 06 Oct 2020

The exploration of the frozen lands continues with a discussion on the many ways the environment can...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 2

Thu, 24 Sep 2020

The Gents continue their long trek across the frozen wastes of the Icewind Dale, this time, addressi...

DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 1

Fri, 18 Sep 2020

Shawn and a safe-and-sound Teos kick off a series on the cold, unforgiving landscape of Icewind Dale...

DwDD – Using the Mythic Odysseys of Theros in Your Campaign, Part 3

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

The final journey into the mythical realms of Theros as Shawn and Teos talk about how your players c...

DwDD – Using the Mythic Odysseys of Theros in Your Campaign, Part 2

Thu, 03 Sep 2020

The breakdown of the Theros content continues as Shawn and Teos talk about the kinds of stories that...

DwDD – Using the Mythic Odysseys of Theros in Your Campaign

Thu, 27 Aug 2020

Shawn and Teos break down using the Magic: The Gathering world of Theros in everyone’s campaigns! ...

DwDD – Exploring Exploration, Pt. 3

Thu, 20 Aug 2020

Successfully navigating their way to the last of the series focusing on exploration in Dungeons & Dr...

DwDD – Exploring Exploration, Pt. 2

Thu, 13 Aug 2020

Walking the twisting, winding path of all the facets of exploration, once more, Shawn and Teos pull ...

DwDD – Exploring Exploration, Pt. 1

Thu, 06 Aug 2020

One of the pillars of Dungeons & Dragons that doesn’t always get the spotlight, what does explorat...

DwDD – New Players

Thu, 30 Jul 2020

So how do you teach Dungeons & Dragons to a new player? Well, Teos and Shawn break down the challeng...

DwDD – Traps with NEW Co-Host… TEOS ABADIA!!!

Thu, 23 Jul 2020

Welcome to Teos, the new on-going co-host to Down with D&D! Shawn and Teos break down traps! What ar...

DwDD – Looking at Feats with Greg Marks

Thu, 16 Jul 2020

Feats, don’t fail them now! Shawn brings in Adventurers League Content Manager, Game Designer, and...

DwDD – D&D Live with Teos Abadia

Thu, 25 Jun 2020

Shawn is joined, once again, by Teos Abadia to discuss the recent D&D Live event and the future of l...

DwDD – World and Character Building with Lysa Penrose

Thu, 18 Jun 2020

Lysa joins Shawn, once more, to discuss the process of building a world to run games in and how to m...

DwD&D – Fantastic Lairs with James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray

Fri, 05 Jun 2020

Shawn is joined by James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray to talk ...

DwDD – The Underdark, but with Ghouls, with Meagan and Wolfgang

Mon, 01 Jun 2020

[Editor’s Note: Thanks for being patient with this episode. There will be two eps of Down with D&D...

DwDD – Dungeon Mastery for 5e with Greg Marks

Thu, 21 May 2020

Content manager for the Adventurer’s League and super-DM, Greg Marks joins Shawn to dig into what ...

DwDD – Rich Lescouflair on 5e for Other Games

Thu, 14 May 2020

Shawn is joined by the creator of Esper Genesis, Rich Lescouflair, and they have a chat about using ...

DwDD – LaTia Bryant on D&D Community

Thu, 07 May 2020

LaTia Bryant joins Shawn to talk about the amazing D&D Community and how it’s expanding and evolvi...

DwDD – Writing Adventures with Ashley Warren

Thu, 30 Apr 2020

Joining the Mad Wizard is the ENie-Award Winning Ashley Warren to talk about what it takes to really...

DwDD – Chris Lindsey of Wizards of the Coast on Community During the Pandemic

Thu, 23 Apr 2020

Chris joins Shawn to talk about the effects of the Pandemic on gaming currently, and how it may affe...

DwDD – Jesse “Doc Palindrome” Edmond on Comedy

Thu, 16 Apr 2020

It’s finally happened! Doc Palindrome, himself, joins Shawn in chatting about comedy in gaming! Do...

DwDD – James Haeck on New Players

Thu, 09 Apr 2020

D&D Beyond head writer James Haeck joins the Mad Wizard chatting about the experience of adding new ...

DwDD – Jeff C. Stevens on Growing the Audience

Thu, 02 Apr 2020

The prolific Jeff Stevens joins Shawn to talk about possibly the most important topic in the gaming ...

DwDD – Gaming Online with Celeste Conowitch

Thu, 26 Mar 2020

Podcaster, game designer, and Venture Maiden, Celeste Conowitch, chats with Shawn about something we...

DwDD – Storytelling with Will Doyle

Thu, 12 Mar 2020

Note from Doc – Hi folks! I had a little issue with the audio with this one and, thus, Shawn sound...

DwDD – Editing Adventures with Scott Fitzgerald Gray

Thu, 05 Mar 2020

Shawn sits down with the highly-prolific Scott Fitzgerald Gray to talk about the experience of editi...

DwDD – Sly Flourish a.k.a. Mike Shea!

Thu, 27 Feb 2020

Sly Flourish, himself, chats with the Mad Wizard about all things Dungeons & Dragons! Plus: Great de...

DwDD – James Introcaso on the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount

Thu, 20 Feb 2020

James Introcaso stops by to talk about working with Matt Mercer on the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemo...

DwDD – Interview Special with Alan Patrick, Dave Christ, and Bill Benham

Wed, 12 Feb 2020

The Mad Wizard hit Winter Fantasy and came back with some great interviews from some top names in Du...

DwDD – Organized Play with Teos “Alphastream” Abadia

Tue, 04 Feb 2020

Shawn and Teos talk about the history and current state of D&D Organized Play. Links Teos Abadia on ...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 12

Mon, 20 Jan 2020

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they travel to the W...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 11

Mon, 13 Jan 2020

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they finish the Path...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 10

Mon, 06 Jan 2020

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they chat about the ...

Christmas and New Years DwDnD

Mon, 30 Dec 2019

Shawn and Chris talk about gaming resolutions and low level D&D. Check out the Sneak Attack patreon ...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 9

Thu, 26 Dec 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they chat about the ...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 8

Mon, 16 Dec 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they chat about Fort...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 7

Wed, 11 Dec 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus as they start trekking across A...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 6

Mon, 02 Dec 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus as they finish up making their ...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 5

Tue, 26 Nov 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus as they delve into the depths o...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 4

Mon, 18 Nov 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus, covering more of A Tale of Two...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 3

Mon, 11 Nov 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus, covering more of A Tale of Two...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 2

Tue, 29 Oct 2019

Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus, covering a lot of A Tale of Tw...

DwDD – Unearthed Arcana: Twilight, Name, Fire

Mon, 21 Oct 2019

Shawn and Chris dissect the UA on the Cleric, Druid, and Wizard. Links Unearthed Arcana: Twilight, N...

DwDD – Descent into Avernus Walk through and Review. Part 1

Mon, 14 Oct 2019

Shawn and Chris start their discussion about Descent into Avernus and cover a few news items. Links ...

DwDD – AI Part 5

Mon, 07 Oct 2019

Shawn and Chris finish their discussion about Acquisitions incorporated and also talk about the Bard...

DwDD – Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer and Warlock

Mon, 30 Sep 2019

Shawn and Chris get into the Unearthed Arcana about the Aberrant mind Sorcerer and the Lurker in the...

DwDD – Acquisitions Inc Part 4

Mon, 23 Sep 2019

Shawn and Chris keep going on AI, they’re talking about growing the rest of the Players Options in...

DwDD – Acquisitions Inc Part 3

Fri, 13 Sep 2019

Shawn and Chris keep going on AI, they’re talking about growing the franchise today. Links Eberron...

DwDnD – From Green Flame to Lasers. Creating in another’s world panel from PAX West

Fri, 06 Sep 2019

Take a listen to a panel from PAX West about creating in another’s world from PAX West that Shawn ...

DwDD – Acquisitions Inc Part 2

Fri, 30 Aug 2019

Shawn and Chris keep going on AI, breaking down the company positions and franchise tasks! Also, sup...

DwDnD – Acquisitions Inc Part 1 & Unearthed Arcana

Fri, 23 Aug 2019

Money, Money, Money, Moooooooney…MOOOONEY!!! We’re gonna take some time to talk about the Acquis...

DwDnD – Designing Adventure (Part 10) Challenges, Resolutions, Consequences cont’

Mon, 19 Aug 2019

Do you want a challenge? I’ll give you a challenge and then for dealing with the challenge we will...

DwDnD – Designing Adventure (Part 9) Challenges, Resolutions, Consequences

Thu, 01 Aug 2019

Do you want a challenge? I’ll give you a challenge and then for dealing with the challenge we will...

DwDnD – Designing Adventure (Part 8) Rewards

Thu, 18 Jul 2019

It’s time to talk about all the things you get for doing stuff in your D&D game. No, not the TPK d...

DwDnD – Interview with Elyssa Grant

Fri, 12 Jul 2019

Shawn interviews the incomparable Elyssa Grant, producer with Penny Arcade and project manager for A...

DwDnD – Mike Shea and Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot

Mon, 01 Jul 2019

Sly Flourish is getting down with us to talk about the Grendleroot and his newest book, kickstarter,...

DwD&D – Origins Filler Episode

Thu, 20 Jun 2019

Doc attempts to distract the listeners from the fact that everyone is too tired from Origins to get ...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 7) Adventure Flow

Fri, 14 Jun 2019

Flow: the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream. We’re talking about the c...

DwDnD – Baldur’s Gate. Descent into Avernus

Mon, 10 Jun 2019

Descend into a hell of infernal machines from a city that chews up and spits out adventurers. We del...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 6) Box Text

Thu, 30 May 2019

We’re talking about Box Text. That’s right. Box Text. Think we can’t do a whole episode about ...

DwDnD – Interview with Alex Kammer

Thu, 23 May 2019

The Mad Wizard chats with Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, on his new Kickstarter for D&D, the...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 5) Hooks and Openings

Mon, 20 May 2019

Shawn and Chris’ conversation about adventure design moves into hooks and openings but before they...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 4) Adventure Types Cont’

Thu, 09 May 2019

Shawn and Chris talk continue to talk about frameworks and how they can help you design adventures. ...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 3) Adventure Types

Fri, 26 Apr 2019

Shawn and Chris talk about frameworks and how they can help you design adventures. This is the first...

DwDnD – Interview with Ruty Rutenberg

Thu, 11 Apr 2019

Shawn sits and chats with Ruty Rutenberg chat about a variety of topics including Morgrave Miscellan...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 2) Scope and Length

Thu, 04 Apr 2019

Shawn and Chris chat about the scope and length considerations when designing adventures. Part 2 of ...

DwDnD – Designing Adventures (Part 1) Overview

Mon, 01 Apr 2019

Shawn and Chris chat about an overview of designing adventures which is a continuation of the encoun...

DwDnD – Creating with a Team

Thu, 28 Mar 2019

Shawn and James Introcaso get together to talk about teamwork and the trials, tribulations, triumphs...

DwDnD#184 – The Artificer & The Critical Role Kickstarter

Thu, 14 Mar 2019

Shawn and Chris start building constructs, mixing potions, and summoning…turrets…huh? We also ta...

DwDnD#183 – Designing Encounters (Part 3) Pillars of Play continued

Thu, 07 Mar 2019

Shawn and Chris continue to get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover exploration a...

DwDnD#182 – Designing Encounters (Part 2) The Three…I mean first two Pillars

Thu, 28 Feb 2019

Shawn and Chris get into the nitty gritty of the pillars of play and cover combat and social. Enjoy ...

DwDnD#181 – Designing Encounters Part 1

Mon, 25 Feb 2019

Shawn and Chris talk about some of their foundational ideas and concepts when designing encounters. ...

DwDnD#180 – Interview with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy

Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Shawn gets down with Mike Shea at Winter Fantasy. Enjoy the interview. Links Mad Wizard’s Menageri...

DwDnD#179 – Planar Adventures

Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Chris and Shawn get down with the planes of existence. It’s gates, and shadowfey fellwild realms, ...

DwDnD#178 – DnD Beyond

Wed, 30 Jan 2019

Chris and Shawn get down with the premier spot on the internet for all things D&D. They wax poetical...

DwDnD#177 – A Talk with Teos

Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Chris is taking the week off and Shawn is conversing with Teos Abadia about a variety of things rela...

DwDnD#176 – Dragon Heist 8

Wed, 16 Jan 2019

It’s our final look at Waterdeep Dragon Heist. Enjoy as we delve into some of the lairs of the vil...

The Streets of Avalon. Fifteen – Fionn

Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#175 – Listener Q and A

Mon, 14 Jan 2019

We’re talking Listener Q and A this week as we take a number of questions from the audience and di...

The Streets of Avalon. Fourteen – Urgon

Mon, 14 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Thirteen – Sewers

Fri, 11 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Twelve – Muddy Joe

Wed, 09 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Eleven- Eye

Mon, 07 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Ten – Fallout

Fri, 04 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#174 – Sidekicks

Wed, 02 Jan 2019

It’s all about having a little help from your friends in this weeks episode of Down with D&D. Shaw...

The Streets of Avalon. Nine – Pearl

Wed, 02 Jan 2019

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Eight – Enemy

Mon, 31 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Seven – Fire

Fri, 28 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#173 – Player Contributions

Thu, 27 Dec 2018

This week we’re getting into a discussion about player contributions based on an article by DM Dav...

The Streets of Avalon. Six – Master Corwin

Tue, 25 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Five – Allison

Fri, 21 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#172 – Urban Adventures

Wed, 19 Dec 2018

We’re taking a break from Dragon Heist to talk about Urban Adventures. We give the 101 overview of...

The Streets of Avalon. Four – Cutter

Tue, 18 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

The Streets of Avalon. Three – The Box

Fri, 14 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#171 – Dragon Heist Seven. Chapter 4. Part 3

Wed, 12 Dec 2018

It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 3. It’s the end of chapter 4 and where the end of the...

The Streets of Avalon. Two – Lamplighter

Fri, 07 Dec 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#170 – Dragon Heist six. Chapter 4. Part 2

Wed, 05 Dec 2018

It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 2. We’ve come to a very interesting chapter in the bo...

The Streets of Avalon. One – Shapeshifters

Fri, 30 Nov 2018

Welcome to the Streets of Avalon by the Wednesday Evening Podcast All-Stars. This special re-release...

DwDnD#169 – Dragon Heist Five. Chapter 4. Part 1

Wed, 28 Nov 2018

It’s time for Dragon Heist Chapter 4, Part 1. We’ve come to a very interesting chapter in the bo...

DwDnD#168 – Dragon Heist Four. Chapter 3

Wed, 21 Nov 2018

It’s time for moar Dragon Heist. What happens when you have your own tavern in Waterdeep. We talk ...

DwDnD#167 – Dragon Heist Three

Wed, 14 Nov 2018

It’s time for moar Dragon Heist. What happens when you have your own tavern in Waterdeep. We talk ...

DwDnD#166 – Dragon Heist Two

Wed, 31 Oct 2018

It’s time for moar Dragon Heist. Time to talk about adventuring at level one and how you might man...

DwDnD#165 – Rob Schwalb

Wed, 24 Oct 2018

The darkest man in gaming lands on Down with DnD to cast a shadow over us with his Lordly presence. ...

DwDnD#164 – Dragon Heist One

Tue, 16 Oct 2018

We’re going back to get down with mythic Ireland in D&D. It’s the Moonshae Islands part duet. Ge...

DwDnD#163 – Moonshae Part 2

Mon, 15 Oct 2018

We’re going back to get down with mythic Ireland in D&D. It’s the Moonshae Islands part duet. Ge...

DwDnD#162 – Monster Design

Tue, 02 Oct 2018

The Mad Wizard is in the house talking about his Menagerie and we’re also gonna get down on some m...

DwDnD#161 – The Moonshae Islands

Tue, 25 Sep 2018

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

Tue, 18 Sep 2018

It’s time to talk about DMs and how you can get started. We hit all the basic places for informati...

DwDnD#159 – Dragon Marks

Tue, 11 Sep 2018

We’re heading back to Eberron to talk Dragon Marks. We’ll get into the nitty gritty of what they...

DwDnD#158 – Challenge Levels

Tue, 28 Aug 2018

Challenge levels!?! We’re talking about challenge levels?!? Do they even matter and what is this e...

DwDnD#157 – D&D Organized Play

Tue, 21 Aug 2018

It’s OP. IT’S OP. No, not over powered. It’s organized play. So get O, get O, and get P becaus...

DwDnD#156 – The State of the Adventurers League with Lysa & Alan

Tue, 14 Aug 2018

We’re going to the admins on this one. It’s Lysa Chen and Alan Patrick to talk about all the new...

DwDnD#155 – Two New Settings: Eberron and Ravnica

Tue, 31 Jul 2018

New settings. Alert. We have new settings. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down with Eberron and...

DwDnD#154 – One-Shots. Design vs. Publication

Tue, 24 Jul 2018

Punch up a game for one night only. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on One Shots this week....

DwDnD#153 – Design: Complexity vs. Simplicity

Tue, 17 Jul 2018

Is it elegant and does it matter. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on the level of depth in ...

DwDnD#152 – Alex Kammer, GameholeCon, and The Borderlands

Tue, 10 Jul 2018

It’s time to get down with the Gamehole, the Borderlands, and the convention the Gamehole is named...

DwDnD#151 – Social Interactions

Tue, 03 Jul 2018

Let’s get down with talking. Actually we talk a lot about challenges that aren’t about fighting ...

DwD&D#150 – Origins 2018 Wrap Up

Tue, 26 Jun 2018

Let’s get down with Origins 2018. We had a good time. You probably heard the audio from our panel....

DwDnD at Origins 2018 – The Buisness of D&D panel

Tue, 19 Jun 2018

Lets get down with the buisness of Dungeons and Dragons. Shawn and Chris talk about making money and...

DwDnD#149 – Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes

Wed, 06 Jun 2018

Lets get down with the city of splendor. It’s Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes. There’s gon...

DwDnD#148 – Monstrous Races (Part 1)

Tue, 22 May 2018

Let’s get down. It’s time to get monstrous up in here. Shawn and Chris fang up for a discussion ...

DwDnD#147 – Getting People to Roleplay

Tue, 15 May 2018

Let’s get down with RP. It’s talking about bringing the storytelling out in play because we need...

DwDnD#146 – Breaking Down Adventures

Tue, 08 May 2018

Let’s get down with taking things apart. It’s all about breaking down adventures on this episode...

DwDnD#145 – Spreading Out in the Realms

Tue, 01 May 2018

Let’s get down with expanding into the Realms. It’s all about AL news and what it means for the ...

DwDnD#144 – Teaching New Players

Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Get down with some new blood. That’s right. It’s about bringing in warm bodies and showing them ...

DwDnD#143 – NPCs

Tue, 17 Apr 2018

Let’s get down with extras, supporting, flat, and round characters. It’s all about NPCs this wee...

DwDnD#142 – Dragon Heresy with Doug Cole

Tue, 10 Apr 2018

Let’s get down with more alternate rules for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. We’re talking abo...

DwDnD#141 – Shared Worlds

Tue, 03 Apr 2018

Let’s get down with compromise, playing in the same sandbox, and gaming in the same universe. Shaw...

DwDnD#140 – Low Level Adventures

Tue, 27 Mar 2018

Let’s get down with Tier 1 and Tier 2 today. It’s all about rocking out local and regional adven...

DwDnD#139 – High Level Adventures

Tue, 20 Mar 2018

Let’s get down with Tier 3 and Tier 4. It’s high level adventures this week on Down with DnD. Li...

DwD&D#138 – James Introcaso & The Demonplague

Tue, 13 Mar 2018

Let’s get down with the sickness. Well, if that sickness is a demonplague then you should be all a...

DwD&D#137 – James Haeck on Creating D&D Content for Public Consumption

Tue, 06 Mar 2018

Let’s get down with Haeck and making stuff for the people. It’s a conversation about one man’s...

DwD&D#136 – Prepping and Running Convention Games

Tue, 27 Feb 2018

Let’s get down with the Con. Not Constitution but Conventions. Preparing and running to be the mos...

DwD&D#135 – Initiative & Modes of Play

Tue, 13 Feb 2018

DwD&D#134 – Logo’s on the DMs Guild

Tue, 06 Feb 2018

Let’s get down with Logo’s and the DM’s Guild. People be up in arms and we’re gonna talk abo...

DwD&D#133 – New Players

Tue, 30 Jan 2018

DwD&D#132 – Strategy Game or Story Engine

Tue, 23 Jan 2018

DwD&D#131 – All About Setting

Tue, 16 Jan 2018

DwD&D#130 – 2018

Wed, 10 Jan 2018

DwD&D#129 – Lysa Chen

Wed, 03 Jan 2018

DwD&D#128 – Adventures in Middle Earth

Tue, 26 Dec 2017

DwD&D#127 – Xanathar’s Review part 2

Tue, 19 Dec 2017

DwD&D#126 – Rudy & Satine

Tue, 12 Dec 2017

DwD&D#125 – Xanathar’s Review part 1

Tue, 05 Dec 2017

Down w/ D&D 118 — Is D&D Doing What It Set Out To Do?

Tue, 26 Sep 2017

Let’s get down with starting up. This time it’s Jason Hobbs from Hobbs & Friends of the OSR tal...