Mastering Dungeons

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Episode 216 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Embracing Dark Fantasy! Ben Bryne joins Shawn to ...

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Episode 215 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: What Publishers Want in a D&D Designer! Shawn...

Wed, 06 Nov 2024

Episode 214 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Memories of Gamehole Con! Shawn and Teos look bac...

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

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

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

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

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

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

Wed, 09 Oct 2024

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

Wed, 02 Oct 2024

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

Wed, 25 Sep 2024

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

Wed, 18 Sep 2024

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

Wed, 11 Sep 2024

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

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

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

Wed, 28 Aug 2024

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

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

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

Wed, 14 Aug 2024

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

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

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

Wed, 31 Jul 2024

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

Wed, 24 Jul 2024

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

Wed, 17 Jul 2024

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

Wed, 10 Jul 2024

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

Wed, 03 Jul 2024

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

Wed, 19 Jun 2024

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

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

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

Wed, 05 Jun 2024

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

Wed, 29 May 2024

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

Wed, 22 May 2024

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

Wed, 15 May 2024

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

Wed, 08 May 2024

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

Wed, 01 May 2024

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

Wed, 24 Apr 2024

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

Wed, 17 Apr 2024

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

Wed, 10 Apr 2024

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

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

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

Wed, 27 Mar 2024

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

Wed, 20 Mar 2024

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

Wed, 13 Mar 2024

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

Wed, 06 Mar 2024

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

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

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

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

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

Wed, 14 Feb 2024

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

Wed, 07 Feb 2024

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

Wed, 31 Jan 2024

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

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

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

Wed, 17 Jan 2024

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

Wed, 10 Jan 2024

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

Wed, 27 Dec 2023

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

Wed, 20 Dec 2023

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

Tue, 12 Dec 2023

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

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

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

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

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

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

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

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

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

Wed, 08 Nov 2023

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

Wed, 01 Nov 2023

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

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

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

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

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

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

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

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

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

Wed, 27 Sep 2023

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

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

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

Wed, 13 Sep 2023

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

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

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

Wed, 30 Aug 2023

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

Wed, 23 Aug 2023

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

Wed, 16 Aug 2023

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

Wed, 09 Aug 2023

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

Wed, 02 Aug 2023

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

Wed, 26 Jul 2023

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

Wed, 19 Jul 2023

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

Wed, 12 Jul 2023

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

Wed, 05 Jul 2023

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

Wed, 28 Jun 2023

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

Wed, 21 Jun 2023

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

Wed, 14 Jun 2023

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

Wed, 07 Jun 2023

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

Wed, 31 May 2023

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

Wed, 24 May 2023

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

Wed, 17 May 2023

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

Wed, 10 May 2023

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

Wed, 03 May 2023

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

Wed, 26 Apr 2023

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

Wed, 19 Apr 2023

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

Wed, 12 Apr 2023

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

Wed, 05 Apr 2023

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

Wed, 29 Mar 2023

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

Wed, 22 Mar 2023

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

Wed, 15 Mar 2023

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

Wed, 08 Mar 2023

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

Wed, 01 Mar 2023

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

Wed, 22 Feb 2023

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

Wed, 15 Feb 2023

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

Wed, 08 Feb 2023

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

Wed, 01 Feb 2023

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

Thu, 26 Jan 2023

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

Thu, 19 Jan 2023

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

Thu, 12 Jan 2023

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

Thu, 05 Jan 2023

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

Thu, 22 Dec 2022

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

Thu, 15 Dec 2022

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

Thu, 08 Dec 2022

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

Thu, 01 Dec 2022

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

Tue, 29 Nov 2022

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

Thu, 24 Nov 2022

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

Thu, 17 Nov 2022

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

Thu, 10 Nov 2022

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

Thu, 03 Nov 2022

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

Thu, 27 Oct 2022

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

Thu, 20 Oct 2022

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

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...

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...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022

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

Thu, 22 Sep 2022

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

Thu, 15 Sep 2022

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

Thu, 08 Sep 2022

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

Thu, 01 Sep 2022

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

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...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022

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

Thu, 11 Aug 2022

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

Thu, 04 Aug 2022

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

Thu, 28 Jul 2022

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

Thu, 21 Jul 2022

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

Wed, 13 Jul 2022

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

Thu, 07 Jul 2022

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

Thu, 30 Jun 2022

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

Thu, 16 Jun 2022

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

Thu, 09 Jun 2022

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

Thu, 02 Jun 2022

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

Thu, 26 May 2022

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

Thu, 19 May 2022

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

Thu, 12 May 2022

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

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...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022

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

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...

Thu, 14 Apr 2022

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

Thu, 07 Apr 2022

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

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...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022

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

Thu, 17 Mar 2022

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

Thu, 10 Mar 2022

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

Thu, 03 Mar 2022

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

Thu, 24 Feb 2022

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

Thu, 17 Feb 2022

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

Thu, 10 Feb 2022

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

Thu, 03 Feb 2022

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

Thu, 27 Jan 2022

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

Thu, 20 Jan 2022

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

Thu, 13 Jan 2022

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

Thu, 06 Jan 2022

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

Thu, 30 Dec 2021

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

Wed, 22 Dec 2021

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

Thu, 16 Dec 2021

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

Fri, 10 Dec 2021

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

Thu, 02 Dec 2021

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

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

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

Thu, 18 Nov 2021

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

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 ...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021

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

Thu, 28 Oct 2021

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

Thu, 21 Oct 2021

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

Thu, 14 Oct 2021

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

Thu, 07 Oct 2021

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

Thu, 30 Sep 2021

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

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...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021

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

Thu, 09 Sep 2021

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

Thu, 02 Sep 2021

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

Thu, 26 Aug 2021

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

Thu, 19 Aug 2021

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

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...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021

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

Thu, 29 Jul 2021

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

Thu, 22 Jul 2021

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

Wed, 14 Jul 2021

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

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 ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021

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

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...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021

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

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...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021

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

Thu, 27 May 2021

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

Thu, 20 May 2021

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

Thu, 13 May 2021

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

Thu, 06 May 2021

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

Thu, 29 Apr 2021

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

Wed, 21 Apr 2021

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

Wed, 14 Apr 2021

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

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...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021

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

Thu, 25 Mar 2021

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

Wed, 17 Mar 2021

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

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

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

Thu, 04 Mar 2021

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

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...

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. ...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021

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

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...

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...

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...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021

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

Thu, 07 Jan 2021

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

Thu, 31 Dec 2020

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

Wed, 23 Dec 2020

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

Wed, 16 Dec 2020

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

Thu, 10 Dec 2020

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

Wed, 02 Dec 2020

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

Thu, 26 Nov 2020

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

Thu, 19 Nov 2020

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

Wed, 11 Nov 2020

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

Wed, 04 Nov 2020

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

Wed, 28 Oct 2020

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

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...

Fri, 16 Oct 2020

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

Thu, 08 Oct 2020

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

Tue, 06 Oct 2020

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

Thu, 24 Sep 2020

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

Fri, 18 Sep 2020

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

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

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

Thu, 03 Sep 2020

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

Thu, 27 Aug 2020

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

Thu, 20 Aug 2020

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

Thu, 13 Aug 2020

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

Thu, 06 Aug 2020

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

Thu, 30 Jul 2020

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

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...

Thu, 16 Jul 2020

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

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...

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...

Fri, 05 Jun 2020

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

Mon, 01 Jun 2020

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

Thu, 21 May 2020

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

Thu, 14 May 2020

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

Thu, 07 May 2020

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

Thu, 30 Apr 2020

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

Thu, 23 Apr 2020

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

Thu, 16 Apr 2020

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

Thu, 09 Apr 2020

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

Thu, 02 Apr 2020

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

Thu, 26 Mar 2020

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

Thu, 12 Mar 2020

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

Thu, 05 Mar 2020

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

Thu, 27 Feb 2020

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

Thu, 20 Feb 2020

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

Wed, 12 Feb 2020

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

Tue, 04 Feb 2020

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

Mon, 20 Jan 2020

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

Mon, 13 Jan 2020

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

Mon, 06 Jan 2020

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

Mon, 30 Dec 2019

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

Thu, 26 Dec 2019

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

Mon, 16 Dec 2019

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

Wed, 11 Dec 2019

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

Mon, 02 Dec 2019

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

Tue, 26 Nov 2019

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

Mon, 18 Nov 2019

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

Mon, 11 Nov 2019

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

Tue, 29 Oct 2019

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

Mon, 21 Oct 2019

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

Mon, 14 Oct 2019

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

Mon, 07 Oct 2019

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

Mon, 30 Sep 2019

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

Mon, 23 Sep 2019

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

Fri, 13 Sep 2019

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

Fri, 06 Sep 2019

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

Fri, 30 Aug 2019

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

Fri, 23 Aug 2019

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

Mon, 19 Aug 2019

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

Thu, 01 Aug 2019

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

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...

Fri, 12 Jul 2019

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

Mon, 01 Jul 2019

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

Thu, 20 Jun 2019

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

Fri, 14 Jun 2019

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

Mon, 10 Jun 2019

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

Thu, 30 May 2019

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

Thu, 23 May 2019

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

Mon, 20 May 2019

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

Thu, 09 May 2019

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

Fri, 26 Apr 2019

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

Thu, 11 Apr 2019

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

Thu, 04 Apr 2019

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

Mon, 01 Apr 2019

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

Thu, 28 Mar 2019

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

Thu, 14 Mar 2019

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

Thu, 07 Mar 2019

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

Thu, 28 Feb 2019

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

Mon, 25 Feb 2019

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

Thu, 14 Feb 2019

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

Thu, 07 Feb 2019

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

Wed, 30 Jan 2019

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

Wed, 23 Jan 2019

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

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...

Tue, 15 Jan 2019

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

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...

Mon, 14 Jan 2019

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

Fri, 11 Jan 2019

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

Wed, 09 Jan 2019

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

Mon, 07 Jan 2019

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

Fri, 04 Jan 2019

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

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...

Wed, 02 Jan 2019

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

Mon, 31 Dec 2018

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

Fri, 28 Dec 2018

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

Thu, 27 Dec 2018

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

Tue, 25 Dec 2018

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

Fri, 21 Dec 2018

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

Wed, 19 Dec 2018

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

Tue, 18 Dec 2018

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

Fri, 14 Dec 2018

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

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...

Fri, 07 Dec 2018

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

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...

Fri, 30 Nov 2018

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

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...

Wed, 21 Nov 2018

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

Wed, 14 Nov 2018

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

Wed, 31 Oct 2018

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

Wed, 24 Oct 2018

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

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...

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...

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...

Tue, 25 Sep 2018

We’re talking about Mythic Ireland and Vikings and Fey OH MY!!! Get down with some D&D.      

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...

Tue, 11 Sep 2018

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

Tue, 28 Aug 2018

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

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...

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...

Tue, 31 Jul 2018

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

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....

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 ...

Tue, 10 Jul 2018

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

Tue, 03 Jul 2018

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

Tue, 26 Jun 2018

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

Tue, 19 Jun 2018

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

Wed, 06 Jun 2018

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

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 ...

Tue, 15 May 2018

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

Tue, 08 May 2018

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

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 ...

Mon, 23 Apr 2018

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

Tue, 17 Apr 2018

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

Tue, 10 Apr 2018

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

Tue, 03 Apr 2018

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

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...

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...

Tue, 13 Mar 2018

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

Tue, 06 Mar 2018

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

Tue, 27 Feb 2018

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

Tue, 13 Feb 2018

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...

Tue, 30 Jan 2018

Tue, 23 Jan 2018

Tue, 16 Jan 2018

Wed, 10 Jan 2018

Wed, 03 Jan 2018

Tue, 26 Dec 2017

Tue, 19 Dec 2017

Tue, 12 Dec 2017

Tue, 05 Dec 2017

Tue, 26 Sep 2017

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