Mastering Dungeons

• Let’s Build Encounters! (MD 233)

  Episode 233 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Let’s Build Encounters! We build encounters based on goblin and pirate monster groups as found in the revised Monster Manual. See our process for creating fun and engaging encounters! News: Electric State on Netflix, SVP Leaves WotC, Origins Award Finalists, and more! Contents 00:00:00 Duke Ranks Higher Than Our Show 00:01:17 D&D at ECCC 00:05:52 D&D vs PBtA Story Loop 00:14:55 Removing D&D Subclasses? 00:17:40 Favorite Settings or Genres? 00:22:00 Digital and Licensing SVP Departs WotC 00:24:38 Electric State on Netflix 00:26:14 LoG Battle of Emridy Meadows 00:29:25 Origins Award Finalists 00:31:03 Running D&D for Kids 00:32:33 Florida Judge Cites D&D Not Making Him Satanic 00:33:57 Shadowdark Western Reaches 00:37:52 Jeff Stevens Villains & Lairs 00:38:30 LATAM RPG Jam 00:39:32 Let's Build Encounters 00:40:30 What's Our Process? 00:42:47 When Do We Care About Math? 00:46:07 Adventure Rhythm 00:48:15 What Makes an Encounter Fun? 00:55:19 What Is Our Story? 00:58:13 Let's Build a Goblin Encounter! 01:12:13 Let's Build a Pirate Encounter! 01:21:28 Rewards 01:23:52 Shout-Outs 01:27:07 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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• Making Your D&D or RPG World Dangerous (MD 232)

  Episode 232 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Making Your D&D or RPG World Dangerous! Shawn Merwin is joined by Ben Byrne to create the true number one show in all the realms… where that show covers the news and then discusses how to make D&D feel dangerous to players! News: Starter Set News, Chris Cocks on More Than AI, DriveThru Print Prices, and more! Contents 00:00 Who is Ben Byrne and What Did He Do with Teos? 02:28 So Little Onboarding for Players? 06:57 Best Ways to Make New Players Comfortable? 12:00 Specific Resources for New Players? 14:07 Practical ways to introduce newbies? 16:08 New Starter Set Updates 24:42 DriveThru Print Prices Increase 28:12 Chris Cocks on More than AI 32:45 Making D&D and RPG World Dangerous Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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• Monster Groups and Encounters! (MD 231)

  Episode 231 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Monster Groups and Encounters! The 2025 Monster Manual provides a variety of monster groupings, such as several goblins or bandits. How well do those monster groupings work to establish a theme, provide a DM with options, and provide for useful encounters? News: Sigil VTT is Live, Starter Set Preview, MtG Movie and TV Show, D&D Game Canceled, and more! Contents 00:00 ECCC Cometh 01:49 Video Game-Like Rules? 11:26 Intrigue for Convention Play? 17:42 Sigil VTT is Live! 22:37 Starter Set Previewed 26:52 MtG Movie and TV Shows 28:29 Revised Artificer UA 37:44 Smuggler's Secrets on Beyond 41:03 WotC Cancels Video Game 42:42 Ernie Gygax Passes 43:08 Mr Potato Head Beholder 45:47 Monster Groups and Encounters 45:58 The Conundrum of CR and Encounters 51:50 Monster Grouping Goals 52:51 2024 Monster Errata 01:00:52 Goblin Groupings 01:02:19 Monster Synergies? 01:03:11 Goblin Encounter Examples 01:10:53 Naming Monsters 01:12:09 Pirate CRs 01:15:27 Pirate Encounter Examples 01:19:52 CRs and Story 01:31:37 Shout-Outs 01:35:18 What Are We Gonna Do Now? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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• Listener Corner Catch Up! (MD 230)

  Episode 230 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: Listener Corner Catch Up! So many awesome listener questions, we devoted the show to them! News: Hasbro 2024 Q4 Results, New D&D Video Game, New Magic D&D Crossover, and more! Contents 00:00:00 Santa Clara is Celestial 00:02:43 Hasbro 2024 Q4 Results 00:08:47 How Big is D&D after 2024? 00:14:26 Hasbro Playing to Win Strategy 00:17:35 D&D at Gen Con News 00:21:07 New AAA D&D Video Game 00:24:25 Tom Dunn 2024 MM Analysis 00:32:48 Lorwyn-Shadowmoor D&D MtG Crossover 00:35:07 Hexploration Decks & Explorer's Kit 00:36:03 Outer Seas Black Coral Citadel 00:37:52 Listener Corner Catch-Up 00:38:17 Creating RPG Surveys? 00:48:05 Change 1 Thing in the '24 MM? 00:58:36 Use the DMG Tracking Sheets? 01:04:43 Satisfying Game Prep? 01:07:08 3rd Party Compatibility? 01:10:58 Always Play New Edition? 01:15:59 RPGs with Changing Ability Scores? 01:23:03 Stagger 2 Organized Play Stories? 01:30:16 Shout-Outs 01:34:32 What Are We Gonna Do? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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• New Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, and Wizard Subclasses! (MD 229)

  Episode 229 of Mastering Dungeons!  Main topic: New Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer, and Wizard Subclasses! We examine the Winter Ranger, Rogue Scion, Spellfire Sorcerer, and Bladesinger Wizard – new subclasses coming in November to the Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide. News: Netflix D&D TV Show, Kickstarter Recovers, Evil Hat Shares Finances, and more! Contents 00:00 I'll Do Anything for Podcasts 01:16 Advice on Plot and Story? 13:25 Games without Levels and HP Gain? 20:01 Playtesters are Wrong About Fix? 27:21 Netflix D&D TV Show! 30:09 Baldman Games Awards 33:46 Evil Hat Shares Finances 36:54 Kickstarter Reports 2024 Growth 40:01 Dark Sun Lost Cities of the Trembling Plains 41:21 Keith Ammann's Making Enemies 42:29 D&D Version of Horrified 44:08 Unearthed Arcana 45:17 Shawn's Subclass Crisis 52:20 WotC's Role vs 3rd Parties 55:23 Winter Ranger Concept 59:14 Winter Ranger Features 01:08:04 Subclass Challenges 01:09:46 Rogue Scion of the Three Concept 01:12:06 Rogue Scion Features 01:23:08 Spellfire Sorcerer 01:27:58 Bladesinger Wizard Subclass 01:33:29 Shout-Outs 01:37:44 What Should We Do Know? Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Show Search Engine: https://mdsearch.alphastream.org/  Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). MP3 file metadata populated with Online MP3 Podcast Chapter Editor, built by Dominik Peters. https://mp3chapters.github.io/ and customized for Mastering Dungeons by Vladimir Prenner from Croatia.

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