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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Episode 283 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: D&D Encounters Program with Chris Tulach!
Chris Tulach, organized play manager for D&D, shares how the revised D&D Encounters program will work for stores and home play, including the upcoming celebration event! Chris also discusses the latest with Adventurers League and Legends of Greyhawk.
News: No Tariff Lawsuits, NeoPets Withdraws License, Chris Cocks Interview, Codenames Critical Role, and more!
Contents
00:00 Intro
01:40 Monster Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities?
11:35 Fair Stat Block Manipulation?
17:44 Tariffs Don't Require Lawsuits
21:49 D&D HeroClix
23:26 Hasbro's CEO on AI
29:15 NeoPets Withdraws License
33:15 20 Years of Kobold Press
35:05 D&D Reverse Dungeon Comic
36:02 Codenames Critical Role
38:22 Beyond the Silt Sea Annatan Coast
40:02 D&D Encounters with Chris Tulach
40:29 Chris' Path Through Organized Play
47:53 Longest Org Play Tenure
49:27 Goal of Organized Play
51:41 Measuring Benefits
54:52 Why D&D Encounters Rocked
01:04:37 D&D Encounters in 2026
01:06:32 Celebration Kick-Off Event
01:07:45 Seasons and D&D Encounters Timing
01:12:45 Encounters Through D&D Beyond
01:16:27 Working With Stores
01:17:48 Seasonal Cadence
01:20:02 WPN Store Incentives
01:23:37 Adventurers League
01:26:18 Legends of Greyhawk
01:32:55 Organized Play Options
01:37:06 AL and LoG Seasonality
01:39:22 Follow Chris Tulach!
01:42:31 Shout-Outs
01:46:32 What Are We Gonna Do?
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