Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 5: The End?
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:52:00 -0700
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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 03:28:00 -0700
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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 02:20:00 -0700
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The fantastic creative team responsible for creating the terrifying Witchlight Carnival (and bringin...
Mastering Dungeons – Starting Strong Part 4
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:18:00 -0700
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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 00:31:00 -0700
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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 01:56:00 -0700
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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 01:00:00 -0700
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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 01:03:00 -0700
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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 00:20:00 -0700
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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 01:09:00 -0700
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So after listening to the first part, you’ve studiously taken everything into account and prepared...
Mastering Dungeons – Running Intro Adventures
Fri, 13 Aug
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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 00:39:00 -0700
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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 01:27:00 -0700
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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 00:35:00 -0700
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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
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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 06:51:00 -0700
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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 04:59:00 -0700
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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
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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 01:27:00 -0700
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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
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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 01:45:00 -0700
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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 07:04:00 -0700
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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 05:46:00 -0700
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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 06:31:00 -0700
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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 00:00:00 -0700
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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 03:26:00 -0700
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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
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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
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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
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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 07:33:00 -0700
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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 08:32:00 -0700
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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
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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
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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 04:34:00 -0800
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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
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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
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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 20:53:00 -0800
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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 00:00:00 -0800
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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 01:00:00 -0800
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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 10:51:00 -0800
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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 00:00:00 -0800
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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 00:00:00 -0800
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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 06:40:00 -0800
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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
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This week, Shawn and Teos continue reviewing bard options from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and ...
DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt. 14
Wed, 16 Dec
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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 00:37:00 -0800
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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
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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 03:09:00 -0800
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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 23:00:00 -0800
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 10:00:00 -0700
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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 18:22:00 -0700
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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 10:53:00 -0700
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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
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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 03:50:00 -0700
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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 03:50:00 -0700
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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 09:25:00 -0700
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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 04:00:00 -0700
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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 20:25:00 -0700
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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 07:25:00 -0700
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One of the pillars of Dungeons & Dragons that doesn’t always get the spotlight, what does explorat...
DwDD – New Players
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:22:00 -0700
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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 10:21:00 -0700
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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 04:50:00 -0700
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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 03:59:00 -0700
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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 06:53:00 -0700
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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
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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
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[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 14:13:00 -0700
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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 21:32:00 -0700
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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 07:57:00 -0700
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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 06:54:00 -0700
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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 05:29:00 -0700
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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 02:38:00 -0700
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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 19:08:00 -0700
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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 08:48:00 -0700
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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 14:23:00 -0700
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Podcaster, game designer, and Venture Maiden, Celeste Conowitch, chats with Shawn about something we...
DwDD – Storytelling with Will Doyle
Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0700
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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 21:19:00 -0800
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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 07:00:00 -0800
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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 21:19:00 -0800
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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
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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 14:26:00 -0800
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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
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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
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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
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Shawn and Chris continue their discussion about Descent into Avernus. This time they chat about the ...
Christmas and New Years DwDnD
Mon, 30 Dec
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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 04:00:00 -0800
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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
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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
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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
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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 08:39:00 -0800
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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
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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
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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 03:25:00 -0700
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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
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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
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Shawn and Chris start their discussion about Descent into Avernus and cover a few news items. Links ...