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Mastering Dungeons

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  • Summary

  • 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!
    2024
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Episodes
  • Daggerheart Domains and Actions (MD 189)
    May 8 2024

    Episode 189 of Mastering Dungeons!

    Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Domains and Actions!

    Cards in an RPG? Find out how Daggerheart keeps characters and gameplay interesting with Domains and the Action Tracker!

    News: Hasbro $1M Investment, D&D Beyond Changes Marketplace, Monster Symmetry, and more!

    Contents 00:00 Alien Sun 03:03 HP Increase Design? 08:17 Stay on 2014? 15:06 BG3 impacts? 19:13 Favorite Snack? 19:59 Arena Sizes? 21:03 D&D Beyond Changes Marketplace 24:38 Hasbro's 1M Investment 30:57 Tabletop Association 33:35 WotC AI FAQ 38:40 WondLa TV Series 39:52 DM David Monster Symmetry 43:17 Oracle Monster Generator 44:25 Daggerheart Percentages 45:45 Playtest Contents 49:48 Cards in RPGs 52:49 Domain Cards 54:40 Loadout and Vault 01:00:32 Card Examples 01:03:24 Keyword Learning Curve 01:06:23 Basic Attacks 01:08:13 Heritage Cards 01:12:07 Action Tracker and Init 01:20:17 Shout-Outs Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.

    Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

    MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Daggerheart’s Character Creation (MD 188)
    May 1 2024

    Episode 188 of Mastering Dungeons!

    Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Character Creation!

    A nine-step process provides a robust mix of crunch and narrative options. See what this blend tells us about this and other RPGs.

    News: Hasbro’s Q1 Results, WotC Completing the PH, Roll20 Discord Integration, and more!

    Contents 00:00 Far Out 02:26 Vecna Prequel Review 04:12 Monster Hunter 06:05 Backgrounds Approach? 11:23 Age and Time? 19:53 BG3 for Other Stories? 26:23 D&D Fireside Chat 35:13 Hasbro Q1 43:04 Roll20 Discord Integration 44:32 Star Trek 2E Quickstart 45:57 D&D Beyond Seeks Writers 48:57 Hypersleep Terminated 50:39 Daggerheart Classes! 54:09 9-Step Character Creation 55:07 Step 1. Choose Class 01:00:26 Character Sheet 01:02:51 Step 2. Heritage 01:05:23 Step 3. Traits 01:10:15 Step 4. Evasion, HPs, Stress and Hope 01:13:34 Step 5. Equipment 01:15:17 Step 6. Background Questions 01:18:26 Step 7. Experiences 01:30:40 Step 8. Domain Cards 01:36:35 Step 9. Create Connections 01:43:39 Shout-Outs Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.

    Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

    MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Daggerheart Review: Core Rules (MD 187)
    Apr 24 2024

    Episode 187 of Mastering Dungeons!

    Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Core Rules!

    Hope, Fear, Stress, and so much more! We take a look at Daggerheart’s design and how it encourages narrative and tactical gameplay.

    News: WotC President Departs, Colville on Adventure Length, DriveThru Sales Data, and more!

    Contents 00:00 Deck of Campaign Derailments 02:45 Reworking Design? 07:51 Best Adventure Format? 15:52 Fix D&D Like MTG? 19:02 Cynthia Williams Departs 26:20 D&D Maps Tips 27:39 Colville on Adventure Length 34:54 DriveThru Sales Data 38:13 Daggerheart and Demiplane 40:05 Daggerheart Playtest 43:07 Our Playtests 49:20 Core System - Hope and Fear 52:00 d12s v d20 58:00 Hope as a Fuel 59:44 Defenses and Health 01:03:06 Stress 01:05:10 Resting and Choices 01:07:48 Narrative vs Tactical 01:12:23 Character Sheet 01:16:48 Shout-Outs Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.

    Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

    MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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    1 hr and 21 mins

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