A sharp, funny autopsy of Neopets' crowded RPG mechanics and the licensing logic around them.
Dungeon Master of None treats the Neopets TTRPG as a strange little ruin: part abandoned-playground fantasy, part case study in inherited design baggage.
Sharp RPG talk for working GMs.
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Dungeon Master of None blends RPG design analysis, hobby detours, book-club detours, and working-GM advice with loose banter. Rob and Matt keep the tone casual while still getting specific about mechanics, prep, genre, player comfort, and what actually plays well at the table.
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About Dungeon Master of None
Dungeon Master of None is a tabletop RPG criticism and GM-craft show built around live, argumentative curiosity. Rob and Matt talk like experienced players who have read the book, run the game, noticed the weird rule, and still want to know what can be made from it. The show’s center of gravity is practical design sense. It asks what a mechanic does, where it breaks, and how it might help at an actual table. That can mean looking at video games as a source of RPG ideas. It can mean tracing how tabletop and digital design borrow from each other in both directions. It can mean spending an episode on Cloud Empress, treating its ecological science fantasy and mothership-derived panic engine as more than a novelty. The show also works as a running survey of current and oddball RPG material. Havoc, Eat the Reich, the Havoc toolkit, Neopets, Kids on Bikes, action points, and advantage mechanics all become material for judgment rather than name-dropping. The hosts are especially sharp when a game has one good idea buried under too much baggage. They can be blunt. They are rarely vague. The comedy comes from momentum, interruptions, mock-grand language, and the shared pleasure of pushing a bit too far before returning to the useful point. Dungeon Master Book Club episodes widen that lens into fantasy reading, including The Bright Sword and its chivalric concerns. Advice episodes bring the focus back to GM behavior, from soft skills to prep tables to genre-trope mashups. The Knife Theory conversation with Cristina Van Epps shows the show at its most table-sensitive, connecting character hooks, player comfort, and narrative pressure without turning the subject into sterile procedure. Dungeon Master of None is best for listeners who already care about RPGs enough to enjoy talk about engines, hacks, prep, and dice architecture. It rewards people who want their hobby criticism funny, specific, and willing to say when a rulebook makes life harder than it needs to be.
Made for: For tabletop RPG players, GMs, and designers who enjoy detailed talk about mechanics, prep, genre, and table culture. It especially suits listeners who like critique with jokes still attached.
What sets it apart: The show keeps moving from premise to riff to usable takeaway, so abstract RPG design rarely stays abstract for long. Its strongest lane is turning messy rulebook details into clear judgments about what works at the table.
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A general interest podcast for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs
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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Rob and Matt turn tabletop mechanics and campaign preparation into sharp, funny conversations that remain useful at the gaming table.
Dungeon Master of None treats game rules as things to test, question, and occasionally tease apart at the table. Rob and Matt move between close reviews of published systems and practical campaign craft, with a conversational rhythm that leaves room for jokes without losing the…
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A useful look at making character backstory dramatically available while keeping player consent at the center.
Dungeon Master of None approaches knife theory as a way to treat character backstory as usable dramatic pressure, not as a trap waiting for the player.
Matt and Rob turn random fantasy-trope rolls into a playable quest by arguing productively with the table.
Dungeon Master of None makes tabletop prep feel like a constraint game, with Matt and Rob rolling fantasy tropes from a table and trying to turn the results into something playable.
Dungeon Master of None gives the 2024 Player's Handbook a funny, practical read on weapon mastery, revisions, and notable omissions.
Dungeon Master of None starts with release-day chaos: a weekend dragon fight, the newly released 2024 Player's Handbook, and a sly joke about swapping out every character sheet.
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Episodes
- 1
373 - A Gathering of Gamers with Matt Shoemaker
·59m - 2
397 - Cloud Empress
·58m - 3
TEASER - Cry Havoc!
·5m - 4
360 - Gary's Lament
·59m - 5
359 - Pathfinder: Reign of Winter and Wrath of the Righteous
·1h 18m - 6
358 - Daggerheart GM Advice and Worldbuilding
·1h 15m - 7
357 - What's in a Name?
·59m - 8
396 - DM Book Club - The Bright Sword
·53m - 9
395 - The Soft Skills of GMing
·1h 4m - 10
The Neopets TTRPG Saga
·1h 18m - 11
TEASER - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
·6m - 12
393 - Ride or Die with John Harper
·1h 7m - 13
392 - Knife Theory With Cristina Van Epps
·55m - 14
391 - It's Sort of Like a Wand...
·56m - 15
390 - PF96-108: Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance
·1h 35m - 16
TEASER - The 1 HP Dragon
·5m - 17
388 - Mythic Bastionland
·1h 7m - 18
387 - Pathfinder #79 - #96
·1h 27m - 19
386 - Dueling DM Fops
·56m - 20
TEASER - 2025 Year in Review
·5m - 21
385 - Astarion's Book of Hungers
·18m - 22
384 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
·46m - 23
383 - Adventures in Faerûn
·56m - 24
382 - Heroes of Faerun
·31m - 25
381 - Dragon Delves
·49m - 26
380 - The Psion
·33m - 27
379 - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set
·1h 3m - 28
379 - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set
·1h 3m - 29
TEASER - Trinity After Action Report
·6m - 30
UNLOCKED - Dice Workshop
·1h 4m - 31
377 - The Wretched of Middle-Earth
·1h 7m - 32
376 - The Auteurs
·1h 8m - 33
375 - Night's Black Agents
·1h 9m - 34
TEASER - MORE Lessons from Baldur's Gate 3!
·4m - 35
374 - Spooky Adventure Recommendations
·52m - 36
TEASER - Agnostic TTRPG Prep
·5m - 37
372 - The Joy of Mapping
·1h 9m - 38
371 - GM Advice from Daggerheart
·1h 13m - 39
370 - How to Convince Your Players to Try a New TTRPG System
·1h 9m - 40
369 - Draw Steel: Monsters! (and Director Rules)
·1h 15m - 41
368 - Draw Steel: Heroes!
·1h 30m - 42
367 - Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City
·1h 2m - 43
TEASER - Planecrash: Mad Investor Chaos and the Woman of Asmodeus
·6m - 44
366 - Ivory Tower with Mason Allen
·1h 1m - 45
365 - We Went to GenCon!
·1h 6m - 46
TEASER - Tabletop Newsroom
·6m - 47
364 - GM Advice: Good Descriptions
·1h 5m - 48
363 - Actual Prep: Sandbox (Part 2)
·1h 9m - 49
362 - Actual Prep: Sandbox
·1h 14m - 50
UNLOCKED - Greyhawk Tuah
·50m - 51
361 - Letters from Orc City
·1h 7m - 52
TEASER - Someone in Camp Wishes to Speak With You
·5m - 53
356 - Daggerheart
·1h 11m - 54
TEASER - Lessons from Baldur's Gate 3, Act 1
·5m - 55
355 - 5e Heartbreakers (Episode II: Attack of the Clones)
·1h 21m - 56
354 - 5e Heartbreakers
·1h 24m - 57
353 - Random Genre Worldbuilding
·1h 11m - 58
TEASER - DM Clinic with Jess Parks
·7m - 59
352 - DM Book Club: the Teixcalaan Series
·1h 15m - 60
[ANNOUNCEMENT] Regarding Spotify
·2m - 61
351 - iHunt: Dollars and Draculas
·1h 6m - 62
350 - Unbalanced Encounters!
·1h 7m - 63
349 - Springtime for Dungeon Masters
·1h 11m - 64
BONUS - John Wick: Play Dirty (Part 2)
·3m - 65
348 - Solo TTRPGs: 1000y Vampire, Ironsworn, Captain's Log, Anamnesis
·1h 4m - 66
347 - Monster Manual 2025
·59m - 67
346 - Project Sigil
·1h 15m - 68
345 - DMofNone x I Seduce the Dragon!
·1h 14m - 69
344 - Triangle Agency
·1h 3m - 70
343 - Crimson Skies!
·1h 14m - 71
TEASER - Play Dirty (Part 1)
·5m - 72
342 - Chases
·1h 4m - 73
341 - Zephyr
·1h 7m - 74
340 - Frontiers of Eberron
·1h 9m - 75
339 - Metacurrencies
·1h 5m - 76
338 - DMG 2024 (Part 2)
·1h 22m - 77
337 - The 2025 Dungeon Master Gift Guide
·59m - 78
TEASER - Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle
·6m - 79
336 - Letters from the Infinite Tavern
·1h 8m - 80
TEASER - Greyhawk Tuah
·5m - 81
335 - Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts
·56m - 82
BONUS - GAMER ZONE: Pillars of Eternity
·44m - 83
UNLOCKED - Worldbuilding Holidays
·1h 9m - 84
334 - The 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
·1h 16m - 85
333 - Rolling Alone
·1h 4m - 86
332 - The TTRPG Mixtape (Music to Plan and Play By)
·59m - 87
331 - Sci-Fi Monster Mash
·1h - 88
TEASER - Art of the Player's Handbooks
·6m - 89
330 - Gradient Descent
·1h 4m - 90
329 - New Mechanics in 2024 Dungeons and Dragons
·1h 5m - 91
TEASER - Dungeon Masters (an audio drama)
·6m - 92
328 - AI in TTRPGs with Chase Carter
·1h 1m - 93
326 - Draw Steel Playtest
·1h 9m - 94
325 - Pathfinder #49 - #66
·1h 13m - 95
324 - The Secret DM Rules of D&D 5e
·59m - 96
TEASER - How To Write Adventure Modules That Don't Suck
·6m - 97
323 - The DM Commandments
·1h 4m - 98
378 - How to be a Fan of Your Players
The hosts discuss the concept of being a fan of your players and their characters in a role-playing game, with a humorous sponsor segment about betting on fantasy scenarios.
·1h 8m - 99
389 - Actual Prep with Random Tropes
Matt and Rob of Dungeon Master of None use a table of fantasy tropes to randomly generate and develop a campaign setting.
·50m·4 clips - 100
327 - Player's Handbook (2024) Review
Dungeon Master Matt and Dungeon Master Rob review the 2024 Player's Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons.
·1h 15m·5 clips - 101
422 - Choosing a Story Game System
Sep 30, 2026·1h 11m - 102
421 - Giving Your Players Hard Choices (Preview)
Sep 24, 2026·14m - 103
[FEED DROP] The Oracle: Sing, O Muse
Sep 22, 2026·23m - 104
420 - Zephyr & Nibiru with Federico Sohns
Sep 16, 2026·1h 14m - 105
419 - Sharn, City of Towers (Preview)
Sep 10, 2026·14m - 106
418 - Crows: Fortune or Death with James Introcaso
Sep 3, 2026·1h 5m - 107
417 - News Roundup (8/25/26)
Aug 26, 2026·14m - 108
416 - Actual Prep: Mothership - "The Conqueror Ear Worm"
Aug 20, 2026·1h 8m - 109
415 - Hot Takes from GenCon! (Preview)
Aug 13, 2026·13m - 110
414 - GenCon Live Show!
Aug 7, 2026·46m - 111
413 - Abnimals (Preview)
Jul 29, 2026·12m - 112
412 - Nentir Vale
Jul 25, 2026·1h 3m - 113
411 - Mothership: Hull Breach (Preview)
Jul 18, 2026·9m - 114
410 - The 5e Supplement Tier List
Jul 10, 2026·1h 19m - 115
409 - Rewarding Your Players (Preview)
Jun 30, 2026·12m - 116
408 - Dungeons and Data 3e
Jun 25, 2026·1h 4m - 117
407 - Mothership Campaign Clinic (Preview)
Jun 21, 2026·8m - 118
406 - Generic RPG System Rundown
Jun 11, 2026·1h 19m - 119
405 - Actual Prep: A Linear Adventure
Jun 5, 2026·9m - 120
404 - DM Book Club - Dungeon Crawler Carl
May 27, 2026·1h 20m - 121
403 - The OSR Onion (Preview)
May 20, 2026·10m - 122
402 - Things that will Make you Love Being a DM
May 17, 2026·59m - 123
401 - Even MORE Things We Love About Being GMs (Preview)
May 6, 2026·10m - 124
400 - The Big Four Oh Oh (Why We Love Being DMs)
May 3, 2026·1h - 125
399 - Blades '68 with Tim Denee
Apr 22, 2026·58m - 126
TEASER - The Cosmere TTRPG
Apr 21, 2026·6m - 127
398 - If You Liked That, Try This (Video Game Edition)
Rob and Matt discuss how video games and tabletop role-playing games inspire each other, focusing on how listeners can bring video game elements to their own TTRPG tables.
Apr 17, 2026·1h 3m - 128
397 - Cloud Empress
Hidden gemDungeon Master Rob and Matt discuss Cloud Empress, a Mothership panic engine-based role-playing game of ecological science fantasy.
Apr 11, 2026·58m·2 clips - 129
TEASER - Cry Havoc!
A teaser episode introducing the Havoc engine and the game Eat the Reich, discussing its modular system and what can be stolen from it.
Apr 1, 2026·5m - 130
396 - DM Book Club - The Bright Sword
Rob and Matt discuss Lev Grossman's novel 'The Bright Sword' in a Dungeon Master Book Club episode, sharing their thoughts on its Arthurian themes and recommending it to listeners.
Mar 28, 2026·53m·2 clips - 131
395 - The Soft Skills of GMing
A humorous discussion about applying corporate soft skills to game mastering in tabletop RPGs.
Mar 19, 2026·1h 4m·2 clips - 132
The Neopets TTRPG Saga
Rob and Matt of Dungeon Master of None dissect the Neopets TTRPG, a Kickstarter that raised $427,000 from 7,500 backers in summer 2024 and produced a playtest that released in early 2026 — roughly 18 months late.
Mar 12, 2026·1h 18m·5 clips - 133
TEASER - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Mar 10, 2026·6m - 134
393 - Ride or Die with John Harper
Mar 5, 2026·1h 7m - 135
392 - Knife Theory With Cristina Van Epps
Hidden gemDungeon Master of None 392 features Christina Van Epps explaining “knife theory,” her Reddit post about building tabletop role-playing backstories with usable conflict points.
Feb 28, 2026·55m·5 clips - 136
391 - It's Sort of Like a Wand...
Dungeon Master of None episode 391 reads Gary Coppa's 1990 Dragon Magazine #161 article, which says a model AD&D game is missing 'the sense of the unknown.' Coppa sorts his fixes into four categories, Monsters, Magic, Money and Miscellaneous, and Matt and Rob agree with the monster and magic advice, such as a goblin with 18/76 strength.
Feb 22, 2026·56m·2 clips - 137
390 - PF96-108: Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance
Feb 12, 2026·1h 35m - 138
389 - Actual Prep with Random Tropes
Matt and Rob discuss using random trope tables to creatively prep for tabletop RPG sessions.
Feb 5, 2026·50m - 139
TEASER - The 1 HP Dragon
Jan 27, 2026·5m - 140
388 - Mythic Bastionland
Jan 24, 2026·1h 7m - 141
387 - Pathfinder #79 - #96
Jan 17, 2026·1h 27m - 142
386 - Dueling DM Fops
Jan 8, 2026·56m - 143
TEASER - 2025 Year in Review
Jan 2, 2026·5m - 144
384 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer
Dec 29, 2025·46m - 145
385 - Astarion's Book of Hungers
Dec 29, 2025·18m - 146
383 - Adventures in Faerûn
Dec 24, 2025·56m - 147
382 - Heroes of Faerun
Dec 23, 2025·31m - 148
381 - Dragon Delves
Dec 23, 2025·49m - 149
380 - The Psion
Dec 21, 2025·33m - 150
379 - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set
Dec 20, 2025·1h 3m - 151
379 - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set
Dec 20, 2025·1h 3m - 152
378 - How to be a Fan of Your Players
Dec 8, 2025·1h 8m - 153
TEASER - Trinity After Action Report
Nov 30, 2025·6m - 154
UNLOCKED - Dice Workshop
Nov 27, 2025·1h 4m - 155
377 - The Wretched of Middle-Earth
Nov 21, 2025·1h 7m - 156
376 - The Auteurs
Nov 13, 2025·1h 8m - 157
375 - Night's Black Agents
Nov 6, 2025·1h 9m - 158
TEASER - MORE Lessons from Baldur's Gate 3!
Nov 3, 2025·4m - 159
374 - Spooky Adventure Recommendations
Oct 30, 2025·52m - 160
373 - A Gathering of Gamers with Matt Shoemaker
Matt Shoemaker discusses his book 'Gathering of Gamers' about the history and community of Gen Con, the largest tabletop gaming convention.
Oct 25, 2025·59m - 161
TEASER - Agnostic TTRPG Prep
Oct 18, 2025·5m - 162
372 - The Joy of Mapping
Oct 16, 2025·1h 9m - 163
371 - GM Advice from Daggerheart
Oct 10, 2025·1h 13m - 164
370 - How to Convince Your Players to Try a New TTRPG System
Rob and Matt discuss strategies for convincing players to try a new tabletop role-playing game system.
Oct 3, 2025·1h 9m - 165
369 - Draw Steel: Monsters! (and Director Rules)
Sep 18, 2025·1h 15m - 166
368 - Draw Steel: Heroes!
Sep 15, 2025·1h 30m - 167
367 - Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City
Sep 4, 2025·1h 2m - 168
TEASER - Planecrash: Mad Investor Chaos and the Woman of Asmodeus
Sep 3, 2025·6m - 169
366 - Ivory Tower with Mason Allen
Mason Allen discusses his role-playing game Ivory Tower, where players control powerful archmages ruling a flying city in a post-apocalyptic world.
Aug 27, 2025·1h 1m - 170
365 - We Went to GenCon!
Aug 20, 2025·1h 6m - 171
TEASER - Tabletop Newsroom
Aug 15, 2025·6m - 172
364 - GM Advice: Good Descriptions
Aug 4, 2025·1h 5m - 173
363 - Actual Prep: Sandbox (Part 2)
Jul 29, 2025·1h 9m - 174
362 - Actual Prep: Sandbox
Jul 22, 2025·1h 14m - 175
UNLOCKED - Greyhawk Tuah
Jul 18, 2025·50m - 176
361 - Letters from Orc City
Jul 10, 2025·1h 7m - 177
322 - The Complete 5e Adventure Tier List (Part 3 of 3)
Aug 16, 2024·1h 1m - 178
321 - The Complete 5e Adventure Tier List (Part 2 of 3)
Aug 9, 2024·1h - 179
320 - The Complete 5e Adventure Tier List (Part 1 of 3)
Aug 2, 2024·1h 4m - 180
TEASER - Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Jul 30, 2024·7m - 181
319 - Mothership
Jul 29, 2024·1h - 182
318 - Adventuring in Dungeon & Dragon
Jul 21, 2024·59m - 183
317 - Rethinking Social Encounters
Jul 13, 2024·1h 4m - 184
316 - Tian Xia
Jul 4, 2024·1h 7m - 185
315 - Narrative Miniature Games
Jul 1, 2024·1h 6m - 186
314 - Hot DM Summer
Jun 21, 2024·59m - 187
313 - Rogue Trader
Jun 17, 2024·1h 5m - 188
TEASER - Dice Workshop
Jun 13, 2024·8m - 189
312 - Dice Hard with a Vengeance
Jun 6, 2024·1h 2m - 190
311 - Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Part 2)
May 29, 2024·1h 26m - 191
310 - Vecna: Eve of Ruin (Part One)
May 25, 2024·1h 4m - 192
TEASER - Actual Prep: Running Con Games
May 24, 2024·7m - 193
309 - OSR Principia Apocrypha
May 19, 2024·1h 6m - 194
TEASER - Lessons from Brindlewood Bay
May 18, 2024·5m - 195
308 - House Rules for All
May 8, 2024·1h 9m - 196
307 - The Monty "Haul" Problem
May 4, 2024·51m - 197
306 - Brindlewood Bay
Apr 25, 2024·1h - 198
PREVIEW - The Best Megadungeon and Hexcrawl
Apr 20, 2024·12m - 199
305 - Disk Horse
Apr 17, 2024·1h 11m - 200
BONUS - Game Design With Andy Pressman
Apr 11, 2024·1h 14m - 201
304 - Daggerheart Playtest Part Two
Mar 30, 2024·1h 9m - 202
303 - Daggerheart Playtest (Part 1)
Mar 22, 2024·1h 25m - 203
302 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan
Mar 15, 2024·1h 9m - 204
301 - How to Learn a New RPG System
Mar 8, 2024·1h 1m - 205
300 - Rascal Dot News
Feb 29, 2024·1h 1m - 206
299 - D&D on Death Row with Keri Blakinger
Feb 16, 2024·43m - 207
298 - The Open Table
Feb 9, 2024·1h 7m - 208
TEASER: InDesigning RPGs
Feb 3, 2024·7m - 209
297 - How to Run a One Shot
Feb 2, 2024·56m - 210
BONUS - Actual Prep: Thunder on the Steppe
Jan 25, 2024·32m - 211
296 - So You Want to be a Game Master?
Jan 19, 2024·1h 10m - 212
TEASER - Farewell to 2023
Jan 17, 2024·8m - 213
295 - Frequently Asked Questions about Dungeons
Jan 11, 2024·55m - 214
294 - Pathfinder #31 - 48
Jan 4, 2024·1h 18m - 215
293 - Star Trek Adventures: The Roleplaying Game
Dec 28, 2023·1h 15m - 216
292 - Game Master Like a Teacher
Dec 21, 2023·1h 21m - 217
291 - Candela Obscura
Dec 14, 2023·1h 18m - 218
BONUS - Tome of Battle (TEASER)
Dec 8, 2023·1m - 219
290 - Tabletop Game Designers Association with Elizabeth Hargrave and Sen-Foong Lim
Dec 7, 2023·53m - 220
289 - Tarot of Many Things
Nov 30, 2023·1h 22m - 221
288 - Vaesen
Nov 23, 2023·1h 2m - 222
287 - Types of Players
Nov 17, 2023·1h 18m - 223
TEASER - The Talent
Nov 16, 2023·9m - 224
286 - Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
Nov 9, 2023·1h 8m - 225
285 - A Turn of Fortune's Wheel
Nov 2, 2023·1h 17m - 226
284 - Coriolis
Oct 26, 2023·1h 4m - 227
283 - Rob Talks Baldur's Gate 3
Oct 19, 2023·41m - 228
282 - Monster Mashup Redux
Oct 12, 2023·57m - 229
281 - October Mailbag
Oct 5, 2023·59m - 230
280 - Invisible Sun
Sep 28, 2023·1h 12m - 231
279 - So You Want to Be a Game Master w/ Justin Alexander
Sep 22, 2023·1h 18m - 232
TEASER - The Ultimate Grift: Jamison Stone and Satine Phoenix
Sep 16, 2023·6m - 233
278 - Monstrous, Monsters, and Mapping with Kyle Latino
Sep 14, 2023·1h 4m - 234
277 - Your (TTRPG) Kickstarter Sucks
Sep 8, 2023·1h 6m - 235
276 - Flee, Mortals!
Aug 31, 2023·1h 5m - 236
275 - Power Gaming
Aug 26, 2023·1h 4m - 237
274 - Tabletop News
Aug 19, 2023·1h 4m - 238
273 - Vampire: the Masquerade
Aug 12, 2023·1h 16m - 239
TEASER - Castles and Cauldrons
Aug 3, 2023·3m - 240
BONUS - Dark Souls TTRPG (no, the other one)
Jul 24, 2023·37m - 241
272 - Dungeons and Data 2e
Jul 19, 2023·1h 8m - 242
271 - Underused Monsters
Jul 12, 2023·1h 12m - 243
270 - OneDnD: Don't Call It a New Edition
Jul 1, 2023·1h 25m - 244
269 - Metagaming
Jun 21, 2023·1h 4m - 245
BONUS: Kingmaker 2.0 (TEASER)
Jun 16, 2023·5m - 246
268 - The Vicarious Participator
Jun 14, 2023·1h 2m - 247
267 - Pathfinder Adventure Paths (#19 - #30)
Jun 9, 2023·55m - 248
266 - Pathfinder Adventure Paths (#1 - #18)
May 31, 2023·1h 3m - 249
265 - Shadowdark
May 26, 2023·1h 3m - 250
264 - The Pirate's Mailbag
May 19, 2023·1h 1m - 251
BONUS: D&D Trivial Pursuit (TEASER)
May 8, 2023·1m - 252
263 - The Pinkertons
May 2, 2023·1h 8m - 253
BONUS - Best of Year Five
Apr 30, 2023·15m - 254
262 - Running Heists
Apr 28, 2023·1h 3m - 255
261 - Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game
Apr 19, 2023·1h 3m - 256
260 - The Fate RPG
Apr 16, 2023·1h 12m - 257
259 - Honor Among Thieves
Apr 10, 2023·1h 17m - 258
TEASER - The Unofficial Ultimate Guide to Dungeons and Dragons
Apr 5, 2023·5m - 259
258 - Thieves' Gallery
Mar 27, 2023·51m - 260
257 - Dungeons and Dragons the Movie: Wrath of the Dragon God
Mar 16, 2023·1h 44m - 261
TEASER 256 - Divine Letters
Mar 12, 2023·10m - 262
BONUS - Coyote and Crow
Mar 10, 2023·39m - 263
255 - Actual Prep: New Campaign & Advanced Plagiarism
Mar 4, 2023·1h 5m - 264
254 - MÖRK BORG
Feb 24, 2023·57m - 265
253 - Abomination Vaults
Feb 16, 2023·1h 25m - 266
TEASER: The Five C's of DMing
Feb 9, 2023·1m - 267
252 - Linda Codega, Dragon Slayer
Feb 1, 2023·1h 2m - 268
251 - Pathfinder 2E01: Intermediate GMing
Jan 25, 2023·1h 5m - 269
250 - The Most Dangerous Game License
Jan 21, 2023·1h 8m - 270
249 - O. G. HELL
Jan 13, 2023·1h 29m - 271
UNLOCKED - B.A.D.D. Vibes
Jan 6, 2023·1h 19m - 272
248 - December Mailbag
Dec 28, 2022·1h 6m - 273
TEASER - Prestige Classes
Dec 28, 2022·8m - 274
247 - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Dec 21, 2022·1h 24m - 275
246 - D&D Parentages and more with VJ Harris
Dec 15, 2022·1h 9m - 276
245 - OneDnD: Cleric and Revised Species
Dec 9, 2022·1h 12m - 277
244 - Reaction Part 3: Frightful Presence
Nov 23, 2022·1h 53m - 278
243 - Reaction Part 2: "A Hideous Little Polyp"
Nov 22, 2022·1h 1m - 279
242 - Reaction Part 1: Satan, Puppies, and Gamers
Nov 21, 2022·1h 8m - 280
TEASER - The Bards Are Back In Town - Track 1
Nov 18, 2022·16m - 281
241 - Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide Part Two
Nov 10, 2022·1h 2m - 282
240 - Gamemastery Guide
Nov 2, 2022·1h 3m - 283
239 - The Monster Mashup
Oct 29, 2022·50m - 284
TEASER - Bored of the Rings
Oct 18, 2022·15m - 285
238 - Liches Get Stiches
Oct 15, 2022·1h 1m - 286
237 - OneDnd: Expert Classes
Oct 6, 2022·1h 19m - 287
236 - September Mailbag 2022
Sep 29, 2022·1h 10m - 288
235 - Helping Players Create Characters
Sep 23, 2022·1h 19m - 289
234 - A Starfinder is Born
Sep 14, 2022·1h 17m - 290
233 - Light of Xaryxis
Sep 7, 2022·1h 18m - 291
232 - Spelljammer 5e
Aug 30, 2022·1h 12m - 292
231 - A Hater's Guide to the Second Age
Aug 26, 2022·1h 12m - 293
BONUS - One D&D
Aug 22, 2022·34m - 294
230 - Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Part 2)
Aug 19, 2022·1h 41m - 295
229 - Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel (Part 1)
Aug 18, 2022·1h 29m - 296
228 - Dragonlance with Meaghan J.
Aug 8, 2022·1h 8m - 297
227 - Tales from the Loop
Jul 27, 2022·1h 13m - 298
226 - Actual Prep: The Best First D&D Adventure (Part 2)
Jul 20, 2022·1h 25m - 299
TEASER - Midsummer Mailbag
Jul 18, 2022·11m - 300
225 - The Lost Omens World Guide
Jul 13, 2022·1h 11m - 301
224 - Designing Magic Items and Adventures with Sally Tamarkin
Jul 5, 2022·1h 8m - 302
TEASER - B.A.D.D. Vibes
Jun 30, 2022·16m - 303
223 - Actual Prep: The Best First D&D Adventure (Part 1)
Jun 21, 2022·1h 14m - 304
222 - How to Run Published Adventures
Jun 15, 2022·1h 6m - 305
221 - The Best First D&D Adventure
Jun 3, 2022·1h 1m - 306
220 - Monsters of the Multiverse
May 20, 2022·1h 7m - 307
219 - You Wouldn't Steal a Map
May 13, 2022·1h 1m - 308
218 - MNN Newsroom
May 6, 2022·1h 10m - 309
TEASER 214 - Building Ship Encounter Rules for 5e
May 5, 2022·12m - 310
BONUS - Best of Year Four
Apr 30, 2022·15m - 311
217 - D&D NFTs with Linda Codega
Apr 21, 2022·1h 18m - 312
BONUS Flee, Mortals! With James Introcaso
Apr 20, 2022·53m - 313
216 - Call of the Netherdeep Review
Apr 12, 2022·1h 43m - 314
TEASER - 215 Unpopular Opinions
Apr 2, 2022·11m - 315
214 - Blades in the Dark Part 2: The Darkening
Apr 1, 2022·1h 10m - 316
213 - Blades in the Dark
Mar 22, 2022·1h 15m - 317
212 - Owlbear Pellets of Advice
Mar 10, 2022·1h - 318
UNLOCKED: Worldbuilding with Daddy Greenwood
Mar 4, 2022·1h 2m - 319
TEASER 211 - Ending Campaigns
Mar 2, 2022·13m - 320
210 - Monsters and More with Cinderblock Sally!
Feb 23, 2022·1h 12m - 321
209 - Talking 40k, Zines, and Kickstarter with Ben Wenham
Feb 17, 2022·1h 11m - 322
208 - Designing Deities
Feb 9, 2022·1h 6m - 323
TEASER 207 - NPCs to Steal
Feb 1, 2022·11m - 324
206 - Rob Talks to DM Steve!
Jan 27, 2022·1h 5m - 325
205 - Orion D. Black
Jan 20, 2022·1h 2m - 326
204 - Dungeon Master Resolutions
Jan 12, 2022·1h 10m - 327
203 - Fallout!
Jan 5, 2022·1h 5m - 328
TEASER 202 - Patreon Q&A
Jan 1, 2022·6m - 329
200 - 200 Dungeon Master Inspirations (Part 1)
Dec 31, 2021·1h 45m - 330
201 - 200 Dungeon Master Inspirations (Part 2)
Dec 31, 2021·1h 19m - 331
199 - Strixhaven (Part 2 - Running the Adventure)
Dec 21, 2021·1h 21m - 332
198 - Strixhaven (Part One)
Dec 16, 2021·1h 4m - 333
197 - Running Con Games
Dec 8, 2021·1h 1m - 334
UNLOCKED - Making Villans
Dec 3, 2021·1h 16m - 335
196 - Worldbuilding Holidays TEASER
Dec 1, 2021·9m - 336
195 - The Wheel of Time
Nov 24, 2021·1h 17m - 337
194 - November Mailbag of Holding
Nov 18, 2021·1h 2m - 338
193 - DragonRaid: The Christian D&D
Nov 11, 2021·1h 8m - 339
192 - What is the Dungeons and Dragons Genre?
Nov 5, 2021·1h 8m - 340
191 - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
Nov 2, 2021·1h 7m - 341
190 - Paizo Workers Union
Oct 17, 2021·58m - 342
189 - Spooky Season DM Q&A
Oct 13, 2021·1h 3m - 343
188 - Mutants and Masterminds!
Oct 6, 2021·1h 13m - 344
187 - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Sep 28, 2021·1h 15m - 345
186 - All That Glitters
Sep 24, 2021·1h 8m - 346
TEASER 185 - Met Gala Magic Items
Sep 22, 2021·8m - 347
184 - Aaah! Real Animals (That Are Also Monsters)
Sep 17, 2021·1h 5m - 348
183 - Do Undead Dream of Negative Energy Sheep?
Sep 9, 2021·1h 12m - 349
182 - Battletech
Sep 5, 2021·1h 35m - 350
TEASER 181 - Worldbuilding with Daddy Greenwood
Sep 4, 2021·7m - 351
180 - Dust to Dust, A Campaign Post Mortem
Aug 28, 2021·31m - 352
179 - Guns N' Fantasy
Aug 19, 2021·1h 4m - 353
178 - Arrakis After Dark (Talking Dune w/ Nat of Metamashina)
Aug 13, 2021·1h 25m - 354
177 - Dungeon Master Advice from Us to You
Aug 4, 2021·1h 3m - 355
176 - TEASER Worldbuilding 401 - Dragonology
Aug 3, 2021·4m - 356
175 - Back to Magic School
Jul 28, 2021·1h 16m - 357
174 - Worldbuilding 201: Monster Ecology
Jul 23, 2021·1h 4m - 358
173 - Railroading
Jul 16, 2021·1h 14m - 359
172 - 12 Tactical Studies Rules for Life
Jul 5, 2021·57m - 360
171 - TEASER Scuttlebutts and Discourses
Jun 24, 2021·8m - 361
170 - Class Warfare: Talking Barbarians & Paladins with Paul Sturtevant
Jun 21, 2021·1h 11m - 362
BONUS - An Interview with Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games
Jun 14, 2021·39m - 363
169 - Talking Horror, Publishing, and Ravenloft with Alex Clippinger
Jun 10, 2021·1h 8m - 364
168 - Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: Part II
Jun 2, 2021·1h 18m - 365
167 - Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: Part I
May 29, 2021·1h 13m - 366
166 - May the Mailbag be With You
May 20, 2021·1h 5m - 367
TEASER 165 - Making Villains
May 14, 2021·8m - 368
164 - Lessons from the 4e Dungeon Master's Guide
May 13, 2021·1h 15m - 369
163 - O Brother My Brother Where Art Thou: Learning from TAZ
May 6, 2021·1h 38m - 370
BONUS - The Illrigger and the Warlord
May 5, 2021·1h 30m - 371
BONUS - Best of Year Three
May 2, 2021·15m - 372
BONUS - Patreon Announcement
May 1, 2021·7m - 373
162 - Domains of Dread
Apr 28, 2021·1h 12m - 374
161 - Worldbuilding: Adventure Hubs
Apr 23, 2021·1h 1m - 375
160 - 25 Resources for Dungeon Masters
Apr 15, 2021·1h 5m - 376
159 - Candlekeep Mysteries, Part Two
Apr 9, 2021·1h 5m - 377
158 - An Interview with Daniel Kwan
Mar 31, 2021·1h 13m - 378
157 - Candlekeep Mysteries, Part One
Mar 25, 2021·1h 16m - 379
156 - Greyhawk Federation of Murderhobos Local #42069
Mar 18, 2021·52m - 380
155 - At the Monongahelas of Madness (Actual Prep)
Mar 11, 2021·1h 17m - 381
154 - Call of Cthulhu
Mar 4, 2021·1h 15m - 382
BONUS - Thousand Year Old Vampire
Feb 27, 2021·23m - 383
153 - Cold As Dice
Feb 19, 2021·1h 2m - 384
152 - DICE HARD (Part 2): Dice Harder
Feb 4, 2021·1h - 385
BONUS - Cyberpunk!
Jan 28, 2021·23m - 386
151 - DICE HARD (Part One)
Jan 20, 2021·56m - 387
BONUS - Arcadia
Jan 15, 2021·29m - 388
150 - House Rules
Jan 12, 2021·1h 3m - 389
149 - Genesys Roleplaying System
Jan 5, 2021·1h 18m - 390
148 - Dungeon Master Book Club - The Fifth Season
Dec 30, 2020·1h 4m - 391
147 - Festive Mailbag of Holding!
Dec 17, 2020·1h 9m - 392
146 - Cyberpunk RED
Dec 9, 2020·1h 26m - 393
BONUS - Eyes Unclouded
Dec 3, 2020·1h 18m - 394
145 - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (Part 3)
Nov 30, 2020·1h 23m - 395
144 - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (Part 2)
Nov 23, 2020·1h 9m - 396
143 - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (Part 1)
Nov 21, 2020·1h 16m - 397
REPLAY: Everyone Can DM
Nov 12, 2020·1h 16m - 398
142 - Hexcrawl
Nov 6, 2020·1h 20m - 399
141 - Dungeons and Demography
Oct 30, 2020·1h 19m - 400
BONUS: Dragonlance v. Wizards
Oct 21, 2020·1h 42m - 401
140 - Full Frontal Tom Bombadil
Oct 15, 2020·1h 2m - 402
BONUS - Rob's review of Shadowrun Sixth World
Oct 8, 2020·37m - 403
139 - Rime of the Frostmaiden (Part 2)
Oct 3, 2020·1h 15m - 404
138 - Rime of the Frostmaiden (Part 1)
Sep 24, 2020·1h 5m - 405
137 - Spelljammer
Sep 19, 2020·1h 4m - 406
136 - Lore You Shouldn't Know
Sep 11, 2020·1h 6m - 407
Episode 135: An Interview with Mikayla Ebel
Sep 5, 2020·1h 1m - 408
134 - Would You Like to Know More?
Aug 26, 2020·1h 8m - 409
Episode 133: Encounter Design
Aug 20, 2020·1h 25m - 410
132 - The Village of Hommlet
Aug 12, 2020·1h 39m - 411
BONUS - Review of Lancer and Mechwarrior: Destiny
Aug 9, 2020·1h 5m - 412
131 - Too Many Hobgoblins and Other DM Problems
Aug 5, 2020·1h 3m - 413
130 - Exploring Eberron with Keith Baker
Jul 30, 2020·54m - 414
129 - iHunt with Olivia Hill
Jul 22, 2020·49m - 415
BONUS - Feat Picks
Jul 19, 2020·35m - 416
128 - The One-Page RPG Expo (and DM Advice)
Jul 15, 2020·1h 30m - 417
127 - How Did We Get Here?
Jul 8, 2020·1h 2m - 418
126 Avatar: The Last Dungeon Master
Jun 30, 2020·1h 4m - 419
125 Diversity and One-Page RPGs
Jun 26, 2020·55m - 420
Episode 124: Mailbag of Holding Mark II
Jun 17, 2020·57m - 421
BONUS Actual Homebrew MEGA-EPISODE
Jun 13, 2020·1h 45m - 422
123 Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Jun 9, 2020·1h 20m - 423
122 Dungeon Master Book Club - Throne of the Crescent Moon
Jun 3, 2020·1h 19m - 424
Episode 121: A Christian Response to Dungeons & Dragons
May 28, 2020·1h 5m - 425
Episode 120: Lost Mine of Phandelver
May 21, 2020·1h 20m - 426
Episode 119: Handy Haversack (of Mail)
May 13, 2020·1h - 427
Episode 118: Dungeons and Dragons: The Movie
May 6, 2020·2h 12m - 428
Episode 117: Running D&D for Kids
Apr 28, 2020·1h 24m - 429
Worldbuilding Settlements
Apr 22, 2020·1h 8m - 430
Episode 115: Roll for Initiative
Apr 15, 2020·1h 15m - 431
Episode 114: Greater Newsbag
Apr 8, 2020·53m - 432
Ep. 113: So You Want to Play an ONLINE RPG
Apr 2, 2020·1h 14m - 433
BONUS: Quarantined DM Advice
Mar 27, 2020·1h 10m - 434
Ep. 112: Explorer's Guide to Wildemount
Mar 24, 2020·1h 9m - 435
Episode 111: Gather: The Magicking
Mar 19, 2020·1h 4m - 436
Ep. 110: Clone Theory 101
Mar 11, 2020·58m - 437
Episode 109: Unearthed Newsbag
Mar 5, 2020·56m - 438
Episode 108: Class Conscious — The Warlord, Part 2
Feb 26, 2020·1h 3m - 439
Episode 107: Class Conscious — The Warlord, Part 1
Feb 20, 2020·1h 14m - 440
Episode 106: Dark Sun
Feb 13, 2020·1h 13m - 441
Episode 105: Let's Get High (Level)
Feb 7, 2020·1h 9m - 442
Bonus Episode: Skullport Dragon Swindle
Jan 24, 2020·15m - 443
Episode 104: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting
Jan 23, 2020·1h 13m - 444
Episode 103: Witch, Witcher, Witchest
Jan 16, 2020·1h 15m - 445
Ep. 102: Campaign Doctor
Jan 9, 2020·1h 13m - 446
Episode 101: Greater Mailbag of Holding
Jan 3, 2020·1h 19m - 447
Episode 100: 100 Dungeon Master Tips
Dec 27, 2019·1h 32m - 448
Episode 99: Witcher? I Hardly Know Her!
Dec 19, 2019·1h 4m - 449
Ep 98: Worldbuilding through Microscope
Dec 11, 2019·1h 5m - 450
Episode 97: The Coward's Way
Dec 5, 2019·1h 20m - 451
Ep 96: Eberron Rising
Nov 27, 2019·1h 4m - 452
Episode 95: Building Big Bads
Nov 21, 2019·1h 5m - 453
Ep 94: Consent in Gaming
Nov 14, 2019·40m - 454
Ep 93: Worldbuilding History
Nov 4, 2019·1h 10m - 455
Episode 92: 2Fast, 2Avernus
Oct 24, 2019·1h 24m - 456
Ep 91: Unwanted Advice - The Reawakening
Oct 16, 2019·48m - 457
Of Brands and Burgers
Oct 12, 2019·49m - 458
Ep 89: Worldbuilding Horny Victorian Fantasy
Oct 5, 2019·47m - 459
Ep 88: Subclass September
Sep 26, 2019·51m - 460
BONUS: Actual Prep 2 - Finishing Touches
Sep 16, 2019·39m - 461
BONUS EPISODE: BS about GNS
Sep 5, 2019·23m - 462
Episode 87: Class Analysis
Aug 29, 2019·1h 10m - 463
Episode 86: Dungeon Master of One
Aug 21, 2019·57m - 464
Ep 85: DM Tips from Dungeon World
Aug 13, 2019·1h 10m - 465
Ep 84: 2 Path 2 Finder
Aug 9, 2019·1h 26m - 466
Ep 83: Worldbuilding - Technology
Jul 31, 2019·1h 4m - 467
Ep 82: Anyone Can DM
Jul 22, 2019·1h 15m - 468
Ep 81: Dungeon Master Book Club - Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Jul 18, 2019·55m - 469
Ep 80: Greyhawk!
Jul 11, 2019·59m - 470
Ep 79: Actual Prep - Writing an Adventure
Jul 3, 2019·1h 4m - 471
Ep 78: Penny Arcade Dreadful
Jun 26, 2019·54m - 472
Ep 77: How to Be Elves Real Good
Jun 20, 2019·48m - 473
Ep 76: Worldbuilding Species
Jun 13, 2019·1h 17m - 474
Ep 75: Ghosts of Saltmarsh Review
Jun 7, 2019·1h 11m - 475
Ep 74: Monster Mash 2
May 30, 2019·1h 17m - 476
Ep 73: Game Master of Thrones
May 24, 2019·1h 3m - 477
Ep 72: Dragon Talk
May 15, 2019·1h 7m - 478
Ep 71: The Art of War and Role-Playing Games
May 8, 2019·1h 13m - 479
BONUS: Best of Year One!
Apr 30, 2019·15m - 480
Ep 70: DM Tips 203
Apr 24, 2019·1h 4m - 481
Ep 69: Worldbuilding Plot Hooks
Apr 17, 2019·1h 4m - 482
Ep 68: The DMs Guild Grind with Alex Clippinger
Apr 9, 2019·1h 5m - 483
BONUS: We Made a Thing
Mar 29, 2019·42m - 484
Ep 67: Vancian Podcasting
Mar 27, 2019·55m - 485
Ep 66: Earthsea is the G.O.A.T.
Mar 20, 2019·1h 8m - 486
Ep 65: Medieval Times w/ Special Guest Paul Sturtevant
Mar 13, 2019·1h 9m - 487
Ep 64: Artificer? I hardly know 'er!
Mar 6, 2019·1h 5m - 488
Ep 63: Homebrewing Classes
Feb 27, 2019·1h 4m - 489
Ep 62: Dungeons Deep and Caverns Bold!
Feb 20, 2019·1h 13m - 490
Ep 61: Worldbuilding 203 - Factions and Politics
Feb 14, 2019·1h 25m - 491
Ep 60: DM Tips 202
Feb 6, 2019·1h 25m - 492
Ep 59: Genre Talk and Goths who like Brown
Jan 30, 2019·1h 6m - 493
Ep 58: Do we need a 6th edition?
Jan 23, 2019·1h 5m - 494
BONUS: Listener Worldbuilding
Jan 20, 2019·58m - 495
Ep 57: Worldbuilding 102 - Gods & Magic
Jan 16, 2019·1h 8m - 496
Ep 56: Dice Farce
Jan 9, 2019·56m - 497
Ep 55: The Old School with Special Guest Andy
Jan 2, 2019·1h 13m - 498
Ep 54: Strongholds and Footnotes
Dec 26, 2018·1h 33m - 499
Ep 53: Hobbit Phrenology
Dec 19, 2018·1h 7m - 500
Ep 52: You are a Pirate!
Dec 13, 2018·1h