Mastering Dungeons

Can We Fix 1-Player Dragon Delves? (MD 268)

Episode 268 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Can We Fix 1-Player Dragon Delves?

While a full fix would take more work, we do quickly test a fix and find it is a ton more fun as we conclude our 1 DM and 1 Player adventure!

News: Daggerheart’s Big Expansion, Acq Inc Switches, D&D’s Digital Releases, Leaked Financials, and more!

Contents
00:00 Shawn is Horrified
02:46 D&D Version of Andor or Office?
11:18 Must Fun Single-Class Party?
15:18 Lorwyn First Light Released Digitally
20:32 Daggerheart New Expansion
24:26 Daggerheart PAX News
27:46 Acq Inc Switches to Daggerheart
30:48 Leaked 5E Sales Data
37:28 Free Fantasy Grounds
38:51 If RPGs Adjusted for Inflation
40:13 Temple of the Lightbringers
40:37 Stabracadabra
41:32 Crack the Sun for Draw Steel
42:12 Drakkenheart
43:00 Kickstarter Union Prevails
43:35 Baker's Doesn't Conclusion
44:07 Our Test So Far
46:59 1 on 1 Play as a Concept
55:25 Shawn's Proposed Changes!
01:04:21 Underground Jail
01:10:34 Yummy Mummy
01:14:29 Our New Solo Combat
01:25:48 When Mummy is Daddy
01:31:00 Facing Nibblecheeks
01:35:39 The Heroes We Made Along the Way
01:41:25 Final Thoughts
01:48:15 Shout Outs
01:52:04 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves? (MD 267)

Episode 267 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves?

Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves and they find out whether the adventure’s rules for one player work. Spoiler: no, listener, they do not work!

News: Mighty Nein on Amazon, D&D Challenging for Netflix, Draw Steel Codex, 5E on Demiplane, and more!

Contents
00:00 FR Goodness
01:03 DnD Bologna Contestants - Die Egg Cup
02:32 DnD Press-On Nails
03:54 People Mag and DnD Wedding Cakes
06:17 What Should WotC Design?
18:01 Demiplane 5E Support
23:14 Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime
25:27 D&D on Netflix is Challenging
30:45 Draw Steel Codex
32:51 Codex Draw Steel Marketplace
33:32 Crack the Sun!
35:54 Amazon Warhammer 40k Shows
38:03 Baldur's Gate Adventure Jam Released
39:38 D&D Municipal Ethics Adventure
40:56 Beast RPG
43:55 Alpha Star Magazine
44:33 Darrington Press Seeks Creators
45:38 Dungeons of Drakkenheim for Daggerheart
46:20 DM and Player Gaming
50:06 Story So Far
52:00 Forest and Candy Trail
56:10 Investigating the Outside
01:07:05 Exploring the Interior
01:10:01 Taffy and Bugbears
01:14:22 Discussing 1 Player Combat
01:17:57 Secret Passage
01:22:10 Critical Hit!
01:33:57 Reflecting on 1-on-1 Combat
01:35:27 Saving Asger
01:39:23 Additional Thoughts

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Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves! (MD 266)

Episode 266 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!

Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their ridiculous antics and what they think about the design!

News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!

Contents
00:00 Playing All the Games
04:08 Reasons Why PCs Have New Features?
12:18 Lost Art of Dungeon Design?
22:47 Favorite Community Program?
27:54 Moonbeam Shutting Down
30:01 Organize Play Adds FR Options
32:58 DnD EU and AP Release Dates
34:26 WotC Restores Educator Resources
35:51 Daggerheart Playtests Blood Hunter
37:37 HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma
41:21 Solo Play with Dragon Delves
42:55 Using Maps VTT
45:58 Solo Play Rules in Dragon Delves
50:27 Adventure Starts with Fire
57:01 Saving the Halfling
01:01:41 Investigating the Fire
01:09:58 Golden Lizards
01:14:21 Mischief at the Bakery
01:28:41 Behind the DM Curtain
01:30:08 Shout Outs
01:33:38 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins! (MD 265)

Episode 265 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins!

Renowned RPG historian Shannon Appelcline joins Teos and Shawn to discuss his new 4-book series capturing the amazing stories behind every D&D product from OD&D, AD&D, and Basic!

News: New Daggerheart folio, Tales of Woodcreek starts with a bang, Free FR preview, and more!

Contents
00:00 Thankful for community
03:44 Draw Steel allows roleplay?
06:38 Get players to make stuff up?
19:32 Netflix and Hasbro KPop Demon Hunting
20:48 Hasbro Q3 report
22:54 WotC Q3 results
24:07 Videogame costs
26:49 Hasbro's 45-50 shows and movies
29:34 WotC explains D&D well, actually
35:34 How big is D&D?
42:13 Are we getting a Dragonlance show?
45:15 Sigil will be no more
52:06 Daggerheart on class design
54:41 PAX Unplugged BIPOC demo days
55:37 Drakkenheart
57:07 Draw Steel recoveries and respites
57:52 Ending combat
01:03:02 Balancing adventuring days
01:06:23 Recoveries
01:08:12 Resting and victories
01:11:23 Respites and downtime
01:21:52 Project roll
01:23:34 Project events
01:28:13 Rewards and downtime
01:32:52 Shout-outs
01:37:19 What are we gonna do?

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Draw Steel – Resting and Downtime! (MD 264)

Episode 264 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Draw Steel – Resting and Downtime! (MD 264)

The Draw Steel RPG has a unique and deliberate approach to what it takes to rest and what you can do during your rest. Respites become a key element, bridging combat recovery with larger campaign and personal goals.

News: Hasbro KPop Demon Roleplay, Hasbro Q3 Results, Dragonlance TV Show? Sigil has 1 year, and more!

Contents
00:00 Thankful for community
03:44 Draw Steel allows roleplay?
06:38 Get players to make stuff up?
19:32 Netflix and Hasbro KPop Demon Hunting
20:48 Hasbro Q3 report
22:54 WotC Q3 results
24:07 Videogame costs
26:49 Hasbro's 45-50 shows and movies
29:34 WotC explains D&D well, actually
35:34 How big is D&D?
42:13 Are we getting a Dragonlance show?
45:15 Sigil will be no more
52:06 Daggerheart on class design
54:41 PAX Unplugged BIPOC demo days
55:37 Drakkenheart
57:07 Draw Steel recoveries and respites
57:52 Ending combat
01:03:02 Balancing adventuring days
01:06:23 Recoveries
01:08:12 Resting and victories
01:11:23 Respites and downtime
01:21:52 Project roll
01:23:34 Project events
01:28:13 Rewards and downtime
01:32:52 Shout-outs
01:37:19 What are we gonna do?

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Live from Gamehole Con - Complexity in RPGs! (MD 263)

Episode 263 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Live from Gamehole Con -  Complexity in RPGs!

We discuss complexity with our live audience!

News: Asmodee Controls Lord of the Rings, Circle Magic, Biggest Industry Surprise, New Kobold Hires, and more!

Contents
00:00 Live with pants
01:13 Gamehole games so far
03:53 Modularity of RPG for GM?
06:16 Odds of Dark Sun 5E?
09:06 What do I do this week?
10:05 Biggest surprise in the industry?
12:28 Survivability of games with financial changes?
16:22 Financial shift to premium products?
17:08 Asmodee controls Lord of the Rings
19:00 Circle Magic and New Spells
26:31 New Kobold Press hires
27:23 Your Creator Corner
29:05 Complexity in RPGs
29:46 Character complexity
40:29 RPG rule complexity
50:21 Thank you!

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Draw Steel Combat Encounters! (MD 262)

Episode 262 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Draw Steel Combat Encounters!

Teos and Shawn examine how the Draw Steel RPG handles player turns, including forced movement, damage, and dying!

News: D&D Hellfire at Target, Free Daggerheart Roll20 Quickstart, Drakkenheim for Daggeheart, Our Approach to Learn New RPGs, and more!

Contents
00:00 Gamehole Peak Prep
02:11 Remembering Rob Weiland
04:29 Our Daggerheart and Draw Steel Games
09:12 Our Process to Learn an RPG?
16:30 Hellfire Club Released
20:03 Daggerheart Quickstart on Roll20 and Demiplane
22:07 Hellfire in Target
23:09 Hasbro's SORRY Mobile Game
24:05 Licensing D&D and MtG
25:21 Drakkenheim for Daggerheart
29:43 How Much Magazine Stuff
31:05 Designers & Dragons Origins Preview
34:29 Keith Ammann on Writing About Dragons
35:22 Allies & Enemies for Shadowdark
36:18 Jerry Garcia's Cosmic Journey
36:56 Fred Armisen's 100 Sound Effects
38:46 Draw Steel Combat Encounters
39:42 Three Action Types
45:47 Tactical Details
48:09 Forced Movement
53:10 Critical Hits
59:49 Damage and Stamina
01:04:54 Daggerheart Damage Comparison
01:10:17 Shout-Outs
01:15:39 See you at Gamehole Con!

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Draw Steel Combat Basics! (MD 261)

Episode 261 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Draw Steel Combat Basics!

Teos and Shawn examine how Draw Steel creates tactical, cinematic, and heroic play with its combat system!

News: New D&D Video Game Studio, Demogorgon Crunch, Kickstarter’s Union, and more!

Contents
00:00 Miles of Games
03:08 Designing for Someone's IP?
15:05 D&D New Video Game Studio
19:38 D&D Hiring a Game Designer
22:27 Revised Psion UA
25:23 Designing to Guarantee Effects
30:31 Kim Mohan in Hall of Fame
32:33 Acq Inc Pirate Borg!
34:20 Demogorgon Crunch
35:30 Kickstarter's Union Wants Protections
36:29 How Much Setting Stuff Is There?
41:55 Designers & Dragons Origins
43:51 Draw Steel Combat Basics
44:36 Beastheart Playtest News
45:25 Power Rolls in Draw Steel
46:44 Tiered Outcomes
49:03 Power Rolls and Gameplay
54:32 Potency
56:29 Gating Outcomes
59:02 Draw Steel and Daggerheart Similarities
01:02:00 Example Actions
01:04:12 Edges and Banes
01:08:52 Hero Tokens
01:11:39 The Map
01:20:11 Initiative, sort of
01:32:29 Shout Outs
01:36:16 What Are We Gonna Do?

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