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 Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Episode 271 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: The DMs Guild’s Complex History!
Teos and Shawn enjoy a video by Trekiros and think on the incredible history of the 10-year-old DMsGuild!
News: James Ohlen’s Exodus, Cosmere’s Roadmap, New Legends of Greyhawk Region, and more!
Contents
00:00 Happy Holidays!
02:25 Non-Combat Enctr Objectives?
17:44 Dungeons Best for 1-on-1 Play?
25:32 Diamond Distributors Bankrupt Again
28:31 New Legends of Greyhawk Region
30:27 Gen Con Participation Grants
31:30 Cosmere Announces Roadmap
36:31 James Ohlen and Exodus Change
44:00 DMsGuild Turns 10
44:41 Trekiros Video
46:12 Our History with the Guild
47:28 History of Licensing Pre-Guild
49:26 The OGL and 3E
51:30 Shawn's DMsGuild First Day
52:57 AL's Huge Early Sales
55:58 Early Days and Royalties
01:07:13 Launching Creators
01:11:00 Struggle for Quality
01:15:41 Adepts Program
01:26:28 Creator Expectations
01:34:18 Shout-Outs
01:38:33 What Are We Gonna Do?
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