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!
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Episode 193 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Running a Daggerheart Session!
Daggerheart provides advice on how to create a session based on the heroes. But is it actionable advice? Is Shawn raging while Teos remains positive? Find out the shocking truth!
News: WotC Hiring AI, Paramount Cancels D&D, Foundry Launches RPG, and more!
Contents
00:00 Somewhat Tainted by Madness
01:49 Hope and Fear in 5E?
13:06 Campaign vs One-Shot Kickstarter?
18:23 Post-Project Framework?
26:05 DMG 2024 Cover Previews
30:34 D&D TV Show Not Paramount
32:38 WotC Hiring AI
39:15 Barrier Peaks Revised
41:57 D&D Destiny
43:10 PAX West Badges
44:53 Foundry Launches Ember RPG
46:38 Your Charisma Score
49:36 Jennell Jaquays Honored
50:10 Blade Runner Rebellion
52:35 Running Daggerheart Sessions
53:31 Aspirational vs Actionable Advice
01:01:54 Running a Session
01:02:46 Thinking in Beats
01:10:00 Preparing Combat Encounters
01:15:30 Crafting Scenes
01:19:29 Shawn Loves Using Conflict
01:25:16 Countdown vs Skill Challenges
01:29:08 Using Downtime
01:30:59 Character Death
01:32:48 TPKs and New PCs
01:33:47 Leveling Up
01:38:53 Shout-Outs
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