Dungeon Master of None

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179 - Guns N' Fantasy Aug 19, 2021

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I do not roll with my hand. They who roll with their hand have forgotten the face of their father. I roll with my heart.

It's time to talk about cannons, blunderbusses, shattershots, fowling pieces, tanegashimas, arquebuses, fire lances, flintlocks, wheellocks, matchlocks, snaplocks, pepper boxes, and muskets. DMs Matt and Rob discuss how to include gunslingers and firearms in your campaigns. But first, a kickstarter updates on two popular and cool RPG campaigns:

The Devil Made Us Do It

Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game

178 - Arrakis After Dark (Talking Dune w/ Nat of Metamashina) Aug 13, 2021

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Nat (@ashesforfoxes) of Metamashina joins Matt and Rob to talk about Frank Herbert's 1965 novel DUNE -- which you may have heard, is being made into a major motion picture -- as well as the myriad prequels, sequels, and spinoffs that the book has produced.

177 - Dungeon Master Advice from Us to You Aug 04, 2021

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It's a mailbag episode! Time to help Dungeon Masters with their notes and organization, running fantasy cops, GMing for neurodivergent players, worldbuilding better planar cosmologies, and more!

176 - TEASER Worldbuilding 401 - Dragonology Aug 03, 2021

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TEASER for our July patron episode: 🐉🐉🐉 Have you talked with your players about Dragonology? We are here to help! It's a dive deep into one of our favorite supplements from 3e, Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. Time to think deep about dragon ecology, colors, and metals. Let's put some engaging dragons into your world. 🐉🐉🐉

https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone

175 - Back to Magic School Jul 28, 2021

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Grab your wands and quills because MAGIC SCHOOL is in session. Inspired by the upcoming release of STRIXHAVEN for D&D, DMs Rob and Matt discuss the stories and pitfalls of using a magical school, college, or university as your campaign.

174 - Worldbuilding 201: Monster Ecology Jul 23, 2021

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Matt and Rob discuss recent book announcements, read a classic Dragon Magazine article, and dig into the biology and behavior of your favorite RPG monsters!

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice Skillet - Monster Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber - Monster

173 - Railroading Jul 16, 2021

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It's the Great Railroading Debate! Get your ticket punched and head into our dining car for a discussion of railroading and player agency. Choo choo, Dungeon Masters.

You can access our June patreon reward (and all our patreon rewards) by subscribing now. It's a spooky mythos murder mystery one-shot with coal mines, Yog-Sothoth, snake-handlers, and Egyptology in Appalachia!

172 - 12 Tactical Studies Rules for Life Jul 05, 2021

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It's time to talk about the train wreck that is the corpse of TSR a.k.a. the "New TSR Games" a.k.a. "Weekend at Ernie's." Matt introduces Rob to the cast of grifters and bigots behind this company before getting to some dungeon master advice on handling difficult spells and introducing new players to the Forgotten Realms.

171 - TEASER Scuttlebutts and Discourses Jun 24, 2021

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Preview of our June 2021 Patreon exclusive episode! Join us at https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone for the full episode for a discussion of DMing for Jack Black, Railroading, playing other systems, and speculation about future D&D releases.

170 - Class Warfare: Talking Barbarians & Paladins with Paul Sturtevant Jun 21, 2021

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Our favorite historian, Paul Sturtevant of the Public Medievalist, is back to talk with us about the barbarian and paladin. But first...flails are cancelled! Then, stick around for a great conversation on history, colonialism, Basques, and Smite Evil.

You can read Paul's article on the barbarian here and his short Twitter presentation on the paladin here.

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