Dungeon Master of None
A general interest podcast for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 436
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 16: DMs of the Round Table
Matt and Rob talk about the most recent D&D roundtable (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFbCxuvknWM), featuring Mike Mearls, Matt Mercer, Matt Collville, and Adam Koebel. We discuss character death, …
Episode 15: Pathfinder 2e Announced!
Breaking news: Paizo has announced a 2nd edition of Pathfinder! Matt and Rob have a special headline news edition of Dungeon Master of None, full of hot takes, hopes, dreams, and predictions.
Episode 14: Unwanted Advice 3
We’re starting a side-project, “Now This is Podcasting!” to complain about Luke Skywalker’s new Jedi powers (this is totally not a joke). Rob and Matt review the recent RPG kickstarter news (4:40).…
Episode 13: A Quick and Dirty Guide to the Campaign Bible
If you want to sell your adventure, campaign, or home-brew world to your potential players, you need a “Campaign Bible.” When TV writers and directors create a new series, they often have a “show bi…
Episode 12: Worldbuilding Jam Session
The Dynamic DM Duo chat about the new Matt Colville Kickstarter, “Strongholds and Followers” (2:23). Then, on the main meat of the convo, how to start thinking about worldbuilding for an RPG (5:25)…
Episode 11: Edition Wars and Ending Gatekeeping
Matt and Rob discuss the edition wars (bad) and gatekeeping (also bad). Learn why nerds were mad on the internet for nearly five straight years and how to avoid being a weird jerk to people when they…
Episode 10: Unwanted Advice II
There are new sub-classes out for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons from the fine folks of Wizards of the Coast. Matt and Rob review the [00:59] Brute Fighter (good...maybe, too good), the [06:25] In…
Episode 9: Session One
It's our most important episode for new DMs yet! How do you structure your the first session of a D&D campaign? Like writing the first page of a book, preparing the start of a campaign is intimidat…
Episode 8: Merc'd by Mercer: Learning from Critical Role
We all love Critical Role! But can you become a better Dungeon Master or a better player by watching the show? Absolutely!
Learn why Matt Mercer is such an amazing Dungeon Master! (Hint: it’s NOT …
Episode 7: Unwanted Advice I
You’ve got D&D problems? We’ve got D&D answers. Dungeon Masters Rob and Matt are here to answer common tabletop questions and solve those sticky RPG situations that you have gotten yourself into.
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Episode 6: Xanathar Review II: Son of Xanathar
Matt and Rob get excited about Will Smith’s orc cop movie and its influences, then talk about the second half of “Xanathar’s Guide to Everything”, which includes traps, monster tables, and all other …
Episode 5: Xanathar’s Guide to a Very Specific Set of Things
In part one of our review of Xanathar's Guide to Everything, we talk about balance, power creep, design space, and, true to our roots, give crushing letter grades to all of the classes. Listen to Rob…
Episode Four: I'm Not Here to Make Friends
Matt and Rob both bring nothing into the Drift (TM) to discuss the nerd news of the day before they help you master the fine art of character creation.
Breaking: Bad Boy Billionaire Bezos Buys Bilb…
Episode Three: Session Zero (and some other things)
Matt and Rob talk Xanathar’s, downtime activities, and perhaps the MOST important session your RPG group will ever have -- session zero. Learn how to head off some of the most common game problems b…
Episode Two: “A Moderately Popular Twitch DM”
Kind of a news round-up, grab bag kind of episode, covering everything from racism to tech at the table and everything in between. Matt and Rob also hash out a magic item for you to steal, if that’s …
Episode One: So You Want to Play a RPG
Thinking about starting to play an RPG? Not sure if it’s for you? Intimidated by all the rules and dice and other nonsense? Let Matt and Rob put you at ease with a nice, casual discussion about why R…