Mastering Dungeons
Episodes
DwDnD#155 – Two New Settings: Eberron and Ravnica
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
New settings. Alert. We have new settings. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down with Eberron and Ravnica, the two newest upcoming releases for D&D...
DwDnD#154 – One-Shots. Design vs. Publication
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Punch up a game for one night only. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on One Shots this week. How to structure them, write them up, and the […...
DwDnD#153 – Design: Complexity vs. Simplicity
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is it elegant and does it matter. Chris and the Mad Wizard Merwin get down on the level of depth in D&D, where it is, where it isn’t, and why […]
DwDnD#152 – Alex Kammer, GameholeCon, and The Borderlands
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to get down with the Gamehole, the Borderlands, and the convention the Gamehole is named for. It’s Alex Kammer and he’s here to dish a...
DwDnD#151 – Social Interactions
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with talking. Actually we talk a lot about challenges that aren’t about fighting and ways to approach them. Enjoy and we’ll talk ...
DwD&D#150 – Origins 2018 Wrap Up
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with Origins 2018. We had a good time. You probably heard the audio from our panel. This week, since Chris did zero D&D at Origins Ci...
DwDnD at Origins 2018 – The Buisness of D&D panel
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lets get down with the buisness of Dungeons and Dragons. Shawn and Chris talk about making money and how it works from the outside as freelancers and ...
DwDnD#149 – Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lets get down with the city of splendor. It’s Waterdeep and the Stream of Many Eyes. There’s gonna be a Dragon Heist followed by delving into the ...
DwDnD#148 – Monstrous Races (Part 1)
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down. It’s time to get monstrous up in here. Shawn and Chris fang up for a discussion on the Unearthed Arcana article on Centaurs and Mi...
DwDnD#147 – Getting People to Roleplay
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with RP. It’s talking about bringing the storytelling out in play because we need to emote sometime. Just emote ok? We can emote to...
DwDnD#146 – Breaking Down Adventures
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with taking things apart. It’s all about breaking down adventures on this episode of Down with D&D. Get Down.
DwDnD#145 – Spreading Out in the Realms
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with expanding into the Realms. It’s all about AL news and what it means for the Adventurer’s League going forward. Get down and ...
DwDnD#144 – Teaching New Players
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Get down with some new blood. That’s right. It’s about bringing in warm bodies and showing them the ropes. Chris and Shawn talk about teaching new...
DwDnD#143 – NPCs
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with extras, supporting, flat, and round characters. It’s all about NPCs this week as we break down what you need to do to make the...
DwDnD#142 – Dragon Heresy with Doug Cole
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with more alternate rules for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. We’re talking about combat rules enhancements for your DnD game and...
DwDnD#141 – Shared Worlds
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with compromise, playing in the same sandbox, and gaming in the same universe. Shawn and Chris are talking about sharing worlds from ...
DwDnD#140 – Low Level Adventures
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with Tier 1 and Tier 2 today. It’s all about rocking out local and regional adventures this week. Links Watch Mordenkainen’s Mayh...
DwDnD#139 – High Level Adventures
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with Tier 3 and Tier 4. It’s high level adventures this week on Down with DnD. Link Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes preview: Duergar ...
DwD&D#138 – James Introcaso & The Demonplague
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with the sickness. Well, if that sickness is a demonplague then you should be all about it, right? I know James Introcaso is and he j...
DwD&D#137 – James Haeck on Creating D&D Content for Public Consumption
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with Haeck and making stuff for the people. It’s a conversation about one man’s journey into this crazy world of being a writer i...
DwD&D#136 – Prepping and Running Convention Games
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with the Con. Not Constitution but Conventions. Preparing and running to be the most proficient DM in the room be it AL or Homebrew. ...
DwD&D#135 – Initiative & Modes of Play
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#134 – Logo’s on the DMs Guild
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with Logo’s and the DM’s Guild. People be up in arms and we’re gonna talk about the logo controversy today. Get down and get Lo...
DwD&D#133 – New Players
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#132 – Strategy Game or Story Engine
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#131 – All About Setting
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#130 – 2018
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#129 – Lysa Chen
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#128 – Adventures in Middle Earth
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#127 – Xanathar’s Review part 2
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#126 – Rudy & Satine
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
DwD&D#125 – Xanathar’s Review part 1
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Down w/ D&D 118 — Is D&D Doing What It Set Out To Do?
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get down with starting up. This time it’s Jason Hobbs from Hobbs & Friends of the OSR talking with us about if D&D is accomplishing what ...