Dungeon Master of None

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TEASER - Actual Prep: Running Con Games May 24, 2024

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DM Matt walks you through his prep for a Friendly Local Gaming Convention and his tips for running a successful Con slot.

Links:

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RPG Geek Global Game Conventions List https://rpggeek.com/wiki/page/Game_Conventions

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Dschinghis Khan - Dschinghis Khan.

309 - OSR Principia Apocrypha May 19, 2024

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A tome! A tome of forbidden dungeon master knowledge has been unearthed by your intrepid hosts. DMs Matt and Rob discuss the first principles and Apocalypse World-style GM moves for Old School Rules games from the Principia Apocrypha!

Principia Apocrypha: Elementary Axioms & Aphorisms On Running & Playing Tabletop RPGs In The Old School Style - Ben Milton, Steven Lumpkin, David Perry, Evlyn Moreau

https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html

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Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Keith Mansfield - Funky Fanfare.

TEASER - Lessons from Brindlewood Bay May 18, 2024

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Matt and Rob talk about what they learned from running Brindlewood Bay, what worked, what didn't, what to watch out for, and what you can learn and take away for your own games.

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308 - House Rules for All May 08, 2024

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Almost everyone has house rules for their games, but are there house rules that are good for (nearly) every game? DMs Matt and Rob share over a dozen house rules from their games and their favorite systems that can (probably) be lifted and inserted into whatever TTRPG system your table plays.

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Links to rules:

FATE CORE, "Declaring a Story Detail"

Year Zero Engine SRD, Chapter 4, "Rounds & Initiative"

Giffglyph, Darker Dungeons, "Chapter 20: Active Defense"

Traverse Fantasy, "Damage Roll as Attack Bonus"

13th Age SRD, Character Rules, "Choose Your One Unique Thing"

Cypher System SRD, Creating Your Character, "Character Descriptor, Type, and Focus"

Daggerheart Playtest 1.4, Open Playtest Manuscript, "Maps, Range, and Movement"

Odd Skull Blog, "Combat Maneuvers, The Easy Way"

Blades in the Dark SRD, "Progress Clocks"

Troll Smyth, "Shields Shall Be Splintered!"

Lich Van Winkle, "The Genealogy of Advantage and Disadvantage in RPG Mechanics"

5e SRD, Rules, "Advantage and Disadvantage"

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Odetta - Hit or Miss.

307 - The Monty "Haul" Problem May 04, 2024

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Matt and Rob travel back in time to the era of mullets and shoulderpads to talk about a strangely relevant article from 1984 in DRAGON MAGAZINE #82. What happens when your players have grown TOO POWERFUL?

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306 - Brindlewood Bay Apr 25, 2024

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Brew your tea, pack your knitting needles, and put on your most comfortable jogging suit because DMs Matt and Rob are off to solve the coziest murder this side of Cape Cod!

Brindlewood Bay is a mystery RPG that combines the Golden Girls with Call of Cthulhu using an innovative set of mechanics to sidestep the frustration of running a whodunit. Then, head across the pond to gothic London for The Between, an anti-cozy game using the same "Carved From Brindlewood" mechanics.

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Links:

Brindlewood Bay: A Dark and Cozy Mystery Game by Jason Cordova https://www.brindlewoodbay.com/brindlewood-bay.html

The Between: A Game of Monster Hunters in Victorian London https://www.brindlewoodbay.com/the-between.html

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; John Addison - Murder, She Wrote Theme.

PREVIEW - The Best Megadungeon and Hexcrawl Apr 20, 2024

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Here is a preview TWO of our subscriber episodes reviewing what could be the best published megadungeon and the best published hexcrawl. To listen to the full episodes subscribe below and check out these adventures for yourself.

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Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls by Michael Curtis

The Dark of Hot Springs Island by Jacob Hurst, Evan Peterson, Donnie Garcia, and Gabriel Hernandez

305 - Disk Horse Apr 17, 2024

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DMs Matt and Rob wade into The Discourse discussing if "system matters" and "rules elide."

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Links:

Fireside Chat for Chapter 2 of World Beyond Number - Dimension 20

Detours and Lies (1, probably) - "What Is A D&D Anyway? - Combat Orientation and Stoves" - The Daily Blade

Rules Elide - Jared.blot (Archived)

The Baker-Care Principle - Emily Care Boss

The Fruitful Void - Lumpley Games

Stance Theory - Socratic Design

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Bruce Springsteen - Pony Boy.

BONUS - Game Design With Andy Pressman Apr 11, 2024

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Rob sits down with designer Andy Pressman to talk about, well, design, but also about games! The conversation ranges from Andy's active projects to onboarding players to mechanics to game jams and hacks and more.

Andy's Itch

Patchwork World

Errant

304 - Daggerheart Playtest Part Two Mar 30, 2024

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Matt and Rob cover the REST of the Daggerheart playtest, including the GM section, adversaries, maps, worldbuilding, and the included starting adventure -- there's a lot going on here!

Download the playtest materials here for free:

https://darringtonpress.com/daggerheart/

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Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice Luca Turilli - Demonheart Slowdive - Dagger