
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!
Episodes

Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 5 – The Undiscovered One D&D
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
What is One D&D and how will the concept of Races change as we look at Backgrounds. Shawn and Teos have tackled the present, tussled with the past, and now […]

Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 4
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
As the exploration of 10 years of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons continues, Shawn and Teos explore character creation: how has it changed, what’s better, and what’s not as good? […]

Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 3
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
10 years after the release of the Basic Set of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, one of the biggest conversations fans are having revolves around character Race/Ancestry. This is part […]

Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – Fifth Edition Revisited, Pt. 2
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Continuing the conversation about the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons by talking about where it’s been and where it might be going! Breaking News Links New UA Release – […]

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – Dave Christ as Baldman Games!
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Dave Christ joins Shawn to talk Organized Play; both in-person and virtual! The origin of Baldman Games, the challengers of adjusting to a changing paradigm, and what is to come; […]

Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Released on July 19th from MacMillan Publishing, The Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, is about the real story of the world’s most popular tabletop role-playing game and Ben Riggs […]

Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – A Decade of Fifth
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
With a decade of having the rules of the Fifth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons in front of us, Shawn and Teos reflect on the past ten years of the […]

Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Mastering Dungeons – James Intracaso!
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
I mean… what mare need be said! Also: Shawn and Teos are also on, but still: James Intracaso!!! He’s great! You know this already! He talks about Arcadia which you […]

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