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 May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Episode 242 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs!
James Introcaso joins Teos to discuss the challenges any new RPG has in attracting an audience, explaining what makes it fun, creating starter sets, and much more! We draw heavily on Draw Steel, the MCDM RPG coming out later this summer!
News: Daggerheart Media Blitz, Diana Jones Emerging Designers, Storytelling Through Violence, and more!
Contents
00:00 It's James Introcaso!
02:07 Nautical for AL vs Home?
08:10 Underwater Armor House Rules?
17:06 Diana Jones Emerging Designers
19:50 Daggerheart Media Blitz
25:13 Brotherwise Hiring RPG Director
26:44 Storytelling Through Violence
34:47 Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs
35:14 Summer of Draw Steel
36:37 A Challenge for All RPGs
38:37 Barriers to Entry
42:05 Getting Group Buy-In
45:20 Finding an Audience
50:41 Communicating What the Game Is
55:40 Role of Stores and Distributors
01:00:21 A Great Starter Set
01:02:56 Supporting Conventions
01:06:01 Great Pregens
01:13:00 MCDM's Next Products
01:16:26 What Are We Gonna Do Now?
Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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