Dungeon Master of None

Rob and Matt are back to save your game. Plus, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, as we build a magic item using a Kushan relic. Here's the link!

Image from the Seshat Databank. 

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Matt and Rob talk about Feast of Legends, the Wendy's themed RPG.

Recording this episode made our souls feel the way eating a Wendy's burger makes our bodies feel.

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Ji…

Lord help us, DMs Matt and Rob are back on their BS. Your hosts review the worldbuilding in the new fantasy series, Carnival Row.

Letters:

MP writes, "How do both of you organize your notes?"

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The dark and gritty Dungeon Master of None reboot, "DMoN 2000," is upon us. We talk subclasses:

Bard and Paladin

Sorcerer and Warlock

Monk and Barbarian

Letters:

"Help me design a way to kill god!"

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It's part two of DM Matt's Actual Prep series. You can listen to part one, in which Matt designs an adventure "live," here.

DM Matt reflects on how to use your few moments before a game session to p…

Fate has forced us into another desperate solo episode, so please enjoy Rob talking about GNS theory, and if you're mad about anything he said that's wrong, please e-mail Matt.

You can read the origi…

Matt and Rob talk about how to fit a proper class analysis into your worldbuilding, though this time it's mostly about designing character classes for your RPG and not a materialist interpretation of…

Your favorite DMs discuss a topic they are ABSOLUTELY qualified to give advice on: running "solo" or "duet" campaigns. Listen for some useful tips on how to make a campaign for one person and to list…

As part of our quest to steal advice from every RPG ever published, DMs Rob and Matt discuss Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. Dungeon World has a great description of how RPGs work and …

Remember Pathfinder? It's back, in pog form!

DMs Matt and Rob review the brand new 2nd edition rules of the Pathfinder Role-Playing Game. 

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Roxy M…

Technology. What is it? Dungeon Masters Rob and Matt discuss how to think about and deploy technology in your own campaign worlds. Then, it's the firearms debate to end all firearms debates. 

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DMs Matt and Rob discuss the basics of what a Dungeon Master is and what a Dungeon Master does. Today, we review the DM advice presented in the 5e D&D Essentials Kit. But first, a game of "Weal or Wo…

Welcome to our first Dungeon Master Book Club! DMs Matt and Rob discuss Marlon James' Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Listen in for some great inspirational storytelling and ideas for monsters, NPCs, and fa…

Special guest Andy is back to talk about the first Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting: Greyhawk!

We delve into the history of Greyhawk's design, discuss what makes Oerth unique, and share our favo…

DM Matt goes solo! He walks you through his process of writing an adventure in under an hour. Inspired by the image below and Tremors, Matt creates a village and monster for you to steal! 

DMs Rob and Matt take a look at the Wizards of the Coast and Penny Arcade crossover hardcover for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. TL;DL Jerry Holkins is the Andy Borowitz of fantasy comedy writing.…

It's a Mailbag of Holding! Send us your letters at [email protected] and voicemails at (774) 203-4629!

Here we go! 

Letters:

Bryan writes: Earthsea is great! The Sword of Truth does not depict BDSM …

Are there gnomes on the sun? DMs Matt and Rob discuss strategies for incorporating the standard Dungeons and Dragons species into your campaign worlds.

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Brad Neely - C…

Matt and Rob sit down and discuss the new nautical WotC adventure book, Ghosts of Saltmarsh! There's a lot of cool stuff here, so we only spend like a third of the episode griping about things we tho…

DMs Matt and Rob whip up some new monsters for you to steal for your campaign. 

• The Rokrubai, fey with a detachable heads
• Arcanomorphs, an Aliens inspired soul-stealing aberration
• The Fisherman's Wh…