Mastering Dungeons

Daggerheart: GM Moves and Mechanics! (MD 192)

Episode 192 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Daggerheart GM Moves and Mechanics!

Daggerheart lets a GM act at any time, yet encourages moves that push the narrative and create fun for players. Let’s take a look!

News: Andy Collins Returns to WotC, Chaosium Hires, Gamehole News, and more!

Contents
00:00 Back in Black
01:47 Know Other RPGs to Design?
07:26 Prepared vs Extemporaneous?
17:34 Chaosium Adds Staff
20:39 Andy Collins Returns to WotC
24:48 GameHole Badge Reg
26:37 PoC Mentoring Dinner at GHC
28:10 RPGs Spur Climate Empathy
31:21 Diana Jones Emerging Designers
32:27 Blade Runner Replicant Rebellion
33:33 Daggerheart GM Mechanics
35:26 Core Roll Mechanics
36:59 GM Mechanics
41:39 Calling for Action Roles
43:13 Guaranteed Success
46:21 Experiences and Rolls
50:01 Making GM Moves
54:59 Example Moves
56:29 Adventure Considerations
01:00:43 Choosing Moves
01:07:22 Hard and Soft Moves
01:09:08 Fear
01:18:42 Countdowns
01:21:47 Shout-Outs

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13th Age 2E Design with Rob Heinsoo! (MD 191)

Episode 191 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: 13^th Age 2E Design with Rob Heinsoo!

The much admired 13^th Age RPG has a second edition on kickstarter! Designer Rob Heinsoo discusses the game’s innovations and takes a look back at leading 4E design, the OGL as seen by WotC, and much more!

News: Greyhawk in the DMG, Homebrew vs Prewritten, D&D Worlds & Realms, and more!

Contents

00:00 New MD Search Engine! 
01:59 Digital vs Paper Future?
06:23 Scene Transitions?
10:49 Greyhawk in the DMG
16:15 D&D Worlds & Realms
18:08 Talisman 5E
19:04 Prewritten vs Homebrew
21:30 Iskander Adventures - MT Black
22:42 Brazil Flood Charity Bundle 
23:36 Jeff Stevens Saints and Sinners 
24:56 Rob Heinsoo and 13th Age 2E 
25:25 Rob's One Unique Thing
29:58 Three Dragon Ante
33:22 Shadowfist Design
37:09 Success on Design Team
41:30 Listening Power
42:52 Leading 4E D&D Design
45:56 4E's Goals
49:46 4E Digital Tool Impact
54:22 Why Rescind an OGL?
57:05 13th Age Innovations
58:25 The Icons
01:01:08 One Unique Thing design
01:04:08 Engaging Monster Design
01:09:07 2E Beyond Kickstarter?
01:14:04 Shout-Outs

13th Age 2E Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pelgranepress/13th-age-second-edition-storytelling-action-fantasy-game 

Rio Grande Flood Charity Bundle: https://doar.acnur.org/page/ACNURBR/doe/enchentes-no-sul-do-brasil 

New Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/ 

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Daggerheart’s Amazing GM Advice (MD 190)

Episode 190 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Daggerheart Review – GM Advice!

We found the heart of Critical Role, and it’s in the GM advice section. Shawn and Teos dig into this advice, fantastic for any game but tailor-made for Daggerheart’s play.

News: Critical Role Launches Beacon, MCDM on D&D Beyond, 2024 PH Art Reveal, and more!

Contents
00:00 Mother's Day
02:04 RPG vs Video Game ROI?
07:19 Vancian vs Roll to Cast?
15:11 D&D SRD 5.2 in February!
18:56 2024 PH Art Sneak Peak
22:31 D&D Dead by Daylight
23:45 Critical Role Launches Beacon
25:42 D&D GenCon Events
31:40 MCDM Books on D&D Beyond
33:32 Is D&D Changing Course?
40:08 Secret Vecna Wallpaper
40:39 Vecna Prequel Will Be Sold
41:47 Black Flag Reference Document
43:29 Deck of Player Safety on Demiplane
44:59 13th Age 2E on Kickstarter
46:47 Rethinking Alignment
48:14 Distal d20
49:10 Kickstarter 2023 Review
50:29 Daggerheart GM Advice
51:00 1.4 Playtest Update
52:33 THIS is Critical Role!
57:26 GM Principles
01:03:09 Ask Questions
01:09:03 Imperfect Improvisation
01:12:06 GM Best Practices
01:13:40 Treat PCs as Competent
01:16:04 Create Meta Conversation
01:17:01 Ground the World in Motive
01:23:42 Pitfalls to Avoid
01:32:19 Shout-Outs

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Daggerheart Domains and Actions (MD 189)

Episode 189 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Domains and Actions!

Cards in an RPG? Find out how Daggerheart keeps characters and gameplay interesting with Domains and the Action Tracker!

News: Hasbro $1M Investment, D&D Beyond Changes Marketplace, Monster Symmetry, and more!

Contents
00:00 Alien Sun
03:03 HP Increase Design?
08:17 Stay on 2014?
15:06 BG3 impacts?
19:13 Favorite Snack?
19:59 Arena Sizes?
21:03 D&D Beyond Changes Marketplace
24:38 Hasbro's 1M Investment
30:57 Tabletop Association
33:35 WotC AI FAQ
38:40 WondLa TV Series
39:52 DM David Monster Symmetry
43:17 Oracle Monster Generator
44:25 Daggerheart Percentages
45:45 Playtest Contents
49:48 Cards in RPGs
52:49 Domain Cards
54:40 Loadout and Vault
01:00:32 Card Examples
01:03:24 Keyword Learning Curve
01:06:23 Basic Attacks
01:08:13 Heritage Cards
01:12:07 Action Tracker and Init
01:20:17 Shout-Outs

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Daggerheart’s Character Creation (MD 188)

Episode 188 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Character Creation!

A nine-step process provides a robust mix of crunch and narrative options. See what this blend tells us about this and other RPGs.

News: Hasbro’s Q1 Results, WotC Completing the PH, Roll20 Discord Integration, and more!

Contents
00:00 Far Out
02:26 Vecna Prequel Review
04:12 Monster Hunter
06:05 Backgrounds Approach?
11:23 Age and Time?
19:53 BG3 for Other Stories?
26:23 D&D Fireside Chat
35:13 Hasbro Q1
43:04 Roll20 Discord Integration
44:32 Star Trek 2E Quickstart
45:57 D&D Beyond Seeks Writers
48:57 Hypersleep Terminated
50:39 Daggerheart Classes!
54:09 9-Step Character Creation
55:07 Step 1. Choose Class
01:00:26 Character Sheet
01:02:51 Step 2. Heritage
01:05:23 Step 3. Traits
01:10:15 Step 4. Evasion, HPs, Stress and Hope
01:13:34 Step 5. Equipment
01:15:17 Step 6. Background Questions
01:18:26 Step 7. Experiences
01:30:40 Step 8. Domain Cards
01:36:35 Step 9. Create Connections
01:43:39 Shout-Outs

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Daggerheart Review: Core Rules (MD 187)

Episode 187 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Daggerheart Review – Core Rules!

Hope, Fear, Stress, and so much more! We take a look at Daggerheart’s design and how it encourages narrative and tactical gameplay.

News: WotC President Departs, Colville on Adventure Length, DriveThru Sales Data, and more!

Contents
00:00 Deck of Campaign Derailments
02:45 Reworking Design?
07:51 Best Adventure Format?
15:52 Fix D&D Like MTG?
19:02 Cynthia Williams Departs
26:20 D&D Maps Tips
27:39 Colville on Adventure Length
34:54 DriveThru Sales Data
38:13 Daggerheart and Demiplane
40:05 Daggerheart Playtest
43:07 Our Playtests
49:20 Core System - Hope and Fear
52:00 d12s v d20
58:00 Hope as a Fuel
59:44 Defenses and Health
01:03:06 Stress
01:05:10 Resting and Choices
01:07:48 Narrative vs Tactical
01:12:23 Character Sheet
01:16:48 Shout-Outs

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Keep a New Campaign Healthy and Strong (MD 186)

Episode 186 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: How to Keep Your New Campaign Healthy and Strong!

If the average campaign lasts only 3-5 sessions, how do we avoid that fate and maintain a healthy long-term campaign?

News: Hasbro CEO Interview Reimagined, Vecna is Coming, Fallout TV Sells RPG, and more!

Contents
00:00 Kids are Alright
01:39 The Black Ballad
03:42 Is 5E Indirectly Modular?
12:45 Fallout TV Sells Books
15:49 Hasbro CEO Interview Reimagined
25:13 Vecna is Coming
27:28 Lich PCs
29:44 Nest of the Eldritch Eye
33:18 Organized Play from Gamehole
37:00 D&D Blackmilk Clothing
40:05 Monsters of Drakkenheim
41:55 Keep Campaign Healthy and Strong
43:58 1. The Right Players
47:51 2. Right Campaign for the Players
49:49 3. Right-Sized Session Zero
56:49 4. Regular Flexible Schedule
01:00:14 5. End Date
01:03:04 6. Strong Campaign Start
01:03:33 7. Engage Between Sessions
01:08:19 8. Room for Changes
01:08:48 9. Frequent Check-Ins
01:10:30 10. Climactic End
01:16:37 Shout-Outs

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Design Player-Facing Campaign Options (MD 185)

Episode 185 of Mastering Dungeons! 

Main topic: Designing Player-Facing Options for New Campaigns!

How do you create or leverage player-facing rules that will intrigue them and ground them in your new world and your new campaign? How do you give them meaningful, informed choices early in the campaign?

News: Prep vs Improv? Dimension 20 in the Garden, Schwalb on 5E, and more!

Contents
00:00 Path of Totality
01:16 Prep vs Improv?
08:57 Con for Crits?
20:22 D20 at the Garden
22:10 Schwalb on Taberna
26:54 Encounter Tables
32:47 Infestation at Devil's Glade
34:13 Fantasy AGE Quickstart
34:51 Oops all Hit Dice
37:40 Player-Facing Campaign Options
38:54 New Rules or Limitations
41:53 Communicate Changes
49:52 New Player-Facing Rules
54:52 Custom Backgrounds
59:24 Class Challenges
01:02:58 Subclasses
01:04:43 Feats
01:05:52 Subsystem
01:07:06 Involve Quickly
01:08:42 Dragonlance Example
01:11:32 Reinforce through Scenes
01:14:17 Subsystems Early
01:15:56 Shout-Outs

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