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Matt and Rob discuss Gradient Descent, a module for Mothership and the greatest sci-fi megadungeon made out of an abandoned android manufacturing facility in deep space (and also maybe the best sci-fi megadungeon period).
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Soen - Monarch
Hey bud, listen up. Your D&D edition is going through some changes. Changes can be scary! But changes can also be good for us. The Ranger? No, not for the Ranger, but good for other better classes. Look, changes are how we grow. You can use Sleight of Hand to pick a lock now? Maybe! We don't actually know. In conclusion, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, 2nd Edition (Revised 2024) is a land of contrasts. There is a lot here that's cool (like the new cantrips) but there's also a lot here that's confusing as hell. Regardless, DMs Rob and Matt are here to guide you through some of the new mechanics, numbers, and changes in the new Player's Handbook.
Shout out to the T.E. "RPGBOT" Kamstra for cataloguing the changes from the 2014 to the 2024 Player's Handbook: https://rpgbot.net/dnd-2024-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Moving Pictures - Never.
Matt and Rob review DUNGEON MASTERS, a very slickly produced audio drama podcast starring Wil Wheaton and Jon Hamm, which is even more confusing than it sounds. Spoiler: it's not very good!
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Matt and Rob talk with Chase Carter of Rascal News about how Hasbro is trying to integrate AI into Dungeons and Dragons and what, if anything, we need to be worried about.
Corporate AI Will Save Creatives for Last
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This review "is a nonliving, distinct thing." After ten years of Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons, several years of playtesting and teasing, and many months of hype, the 2024 Revised Player's Handbook is here. Is it a perfect triumph? A tour de force? Slightly better than the 2014 one? Actually 5.5e? A missed opportunity? A sign of the stagnation and rot at the heart of firms in the core of the capitalist world-economy? A D&D treasure? Tune in to DMs Matt and Rob to find out!
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; David Bowie - Changes.
Draw Steel? Yes, we will! DMs Matt and Rob review the first backer playtest for MCDM's tactical heroic cinematic fantasy role-playing game, Draw Steel!
Draw Steel Backerkit & Pre-Order
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Carpenter Brut - Turbo Killer.
Matt & Rob review three more Pathfinder Adventure Paths, Jade Regent, Skull & Shackles, and Shattered Star! Ninjas, pirates, and, um, sin, we guess.
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Shogun Theme
Alestorm - You Are a Pirate
Flogging Molly - Seven Deadly Sins
We are come forth out of that First Mystery, which is the last mystery, that is the four-and-twentieth mystery!
DMs Rob and Matt have returned with the hidden and secret rules in Dungeons and Dragons 5e! The weight of all past editions has burdened (or blessed) the current ruleset with occluded structures and strange leftovers that are often not fully explained in the text but are still there in the rules if a wise Dungeon Master looks for them. Join us for a discussion of the history, uses, abuses, and tricks of these secret rules that may help be better a better DM.
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Links:
Damage Types by Resistances, Vulnerabilities, and Immunity by CR
Pivot Table of Spells by Class
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Bangles - He's Got a Secret.
Matt and Rob review How To Write Adventure Modules That Don't Suck, a collection of essays on adventure design by Goodman Games -- a fascinating collection of advice and tips from over a dozen experienced TTRPG writers.
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Matt and Rob lay down the law with a list of DM commandments -- thou shalt not's and all that. Break them at your own peril!
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
It's the final countdown of Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons adventures and campaigns. Classics like Curse of Strahd and Tomb of Annihilation stack up against the rest? Tune in to find out and to see the final rankings!
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Listen to Part 1 here: https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/320-the-complete-5e-adventure-tier-list-part-1-of-3
Listen to Part 2 here: https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/321-the-complete-5e-adventure-tier-list-part-2-of-3
Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Final Countdown - Europe.
Previous reviews and advice for running 5e modules:
Curse of Strahd https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-32-tfw-no-goth-gf-curse-of-stahd-review
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/ep-45-water-heist-deep-dragon
Ghosts of Saltmarsh https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/ep-75-ghosts-of-saltmarsh-review
Balder's Gate: Descent into Avernus https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-92-2fast-2avernus
Lost Mine of Phandelver https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-120-lost-mine-of-phandelver
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/138-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-part-1
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/139-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-part-2
Candlekeep Mysteries (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/157-candlekeep-mysteries-part-one
Candlekeep Mysteries (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/159-candlekeep-mysteries-part-two
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/187-the-wild-beyond-the-witchlight
Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/199-strixhaven-part-2-running-the-adventure
Call of the Netherdeep https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/216-call-of-the-netherdeep-review
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/229-journeys-through-the-radiant-citadel-part-1
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/230-journeys-through-the-radiant-citadel-part-2
Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/233-light-of-xaryxis
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/247-dragonlance-shadow-of-the-dragon-queen
Planescape: A Turn of Fortune's Wheel https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/285-a-turn-of-fortunes-wheel
Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/310-vecna-eve-of-ruin-part-one
Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/311-vecna-eve-of-ruin-part-2
Quests from the Infinite Staircase (Patreon Only Episode) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/teaser-quests-from-the-infinite-staircase
Final Rankings:
The March of Campaigns continues! Every single official 5e Dungeons and Dragons adventure, module, and anthology will be reviewed and ranked. Dungeon Masters will weep. Players will laugh. The end of Fifth Edition is nigh.
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Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice.
Previous reviews and advice for running 5e modules:
Curse of Strahd https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-32-tfw-no-goth-gf-curse-of-stahd-review
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/ep-45-water-heist-deep-dragon
Ghosts of Saltmarsh https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/ep-75-ghosts-of-saltmarsh-review
Balder's Gate: Descent into Avernus https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-92-2fast-2avernus
Lost Mine of Phandelver https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/episode-120-lost-mine-of-phandelver
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/138-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-part-1
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/139-rime-of-the-frostmaiden-part-2
Candlekeep Mysteries (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/157-candlekeep-mysteries-part-one
Candlekeep Mysteries (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/159-candlekeep-mysteries-part-two
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/187-the-wild-beyond-the-witchlight
Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/199-strixhaven-part-2-running-the-adventure
Call of the Netherdeep https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/216-call-of-the-netherdeep-review
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/229-journeys-through-the-radiant-citadel-part-1
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/230-journeys-through-the-radiant-citadel-part-2
Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/233-light-of-xaryxis
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/247-dragonlance-shadow-of-the-dragon-queen
Planescape: A Turn of Fortune's Wheel https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/285-a-turn-of-fortunes-wheel
Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Pt 1) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/310-vecna-eve-of-ruin-part-one
Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Pt 2) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/311-vecna-eve-of-ruin-part-2
Quests from the Infinite Staircase (Patreon Only Episode) https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/teaser-quests-from-the-infinite-staircase
It's time to put the 2014 version of 2014 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons to bed. And what better way to say goodbye than judging and ranking every official D&D adventure, anthology, and campaign from the last ten years. Join us for the complete official and final 5e adventure tier list!
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Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice;
Matt and Rob review the FINAL D&D 5e adventure, which is another anthology: Quests from the Infinite Staircase! Check out the whole episode at patreon.com/DungonMasterOfNone !
Game over, man! Game over! Rob and Matt review Mothership 1e, a TTRPG about the galaxy's worst jobs. There's sci-fi, horror, and some of the best game design and DM advice you'll read this century.
Mothership
https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/collections/mothership-core-rules
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Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; David Bowie - Blackstar.
Matt and Rob return to the archives to review three adventures each from back issues of Dungeon and Dragon magazines!
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Anna's Archive
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Generique, Miles Davis (from Ascenceur Pour L'Echafaud)
Van Morrison - The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence
The Clash - London Calling
DMs Rob and Matt attempt to roll a persuasion check on you the listener! Let us convince you that there are other and better ways to set the scene, the stakes, and the execution of social role-playing encounters. In three parts, we discuss why social encounters can be difficult or different, the interesting mechanics and prep to use from a myriad of TTRPG systems, and our favorite tips and tricks for running character-to-character interaction.
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Run DMC - You Talk Too Much.
Matt and Rob discuss the Tian Xia world guide from Paizo, a triumphant return to the continent on Golarion and a much-needed update to some outdated regions, peoples, and ideas.
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Xian - Ancient Fantasy Journey
Chinggis khaanii Magtaal - Batzorig Vaanchig
North Korean National Anthem
《如懿传》片尾曲 Closing Theme Song - Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace - 《梅香如故》 毛不易+周深
Have you ever played something that isn't a TTRPG? Well, it turns out there games out there that are not D&D or even a role-playing game that also generate story through play. In the first episode about things that are not RPGs, DMs Rob and Matt will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the wide world of narrative miniature wargaming.
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Links:
One Page Rules - Age of Fantasy: Quest
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Dear Hunter - The Tank.
Happy Solstice! Rob and Matt are here to answer your Dungeon Master questions about starting sessions, Vecna/Kas shipping, old systems, failed MMOs, the benefits of classical education, X-COM, and more!
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Links:
Vecna and the Tears of Unmaking - Sly Flourish
Whatever Happened to Pathfinder Online, Anyway?- Kai Tave
The Lost Universe - NASA's Tabletop Role-Playing Game Adventure
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