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 Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Episode 256 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Mike Balles and Spanish Language RPGs!
Mike Balles and Teos examine the state of Spanish-language play and support across companies, conventions, and creator spaces. Mike shares the programs he is involved in and how you can support those efforts!
News: Treantmonk on UAs! Acq Inc Switches to Daggerheart, Stranger Things at Target, and more!
Contents
00:00 Chris Honkala aka Treantmonk!
01:16 Premiere Organizers
02:05 Pick One RPG?
03:47 Daggerheart Too Simple?
07:23 Acq Inc Rewrites Reality to Daggerheart
09:51 Stranger Things Target Exclusive
13:20 Chris' Origin Story
16:11 Chris on WotC UAs
31:09 Should WotC Respond to Fans?
38:55 5E Subclass Design
42:52 Analyzing the Apocalyptic UA
56:42 Survey is Live
58:26 Find Chris!
59:00 What Are We Gonna Do?
59:38 Mike Balles!
01:00:59 PAX Unplugged
01:02:21 Mike's Origin Story
01:08:48 Streaming and Wizards of the Coast
01:13:29 Improving Gen Con and PAX
01:21:57 San Diego Comic Con
01:24:33 Connecting Creators
01:27:18 Gamehole Con PoC Program
01:35:38 Localizations and Translations
01:50:37 Translated 5E Character Sheets
01:54:51 Exploring Regional Opportunities
01:59:33 Spanish Language Creators and Games
02:10:57 Support Latine Lounge
02:17:09 Find Mike and Claudia
02:19:29 What Are We Gonna Do?
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