Shawn and Teos continue their long trek into the cold wilderness of the Icewind Dale, scraping the secrets of the Ten Towns from the unforgiving ice. This Episode’s Links Critical Role Publishing Announcement Unearthed Arcana MORE
Category: Mastering Dungeons
RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadia and Shawn Merwin look at the game and the hobby of D&D from a variety of viewpoints: reporting the news, understanding the business, reviewing the products, and illuminating the design.
Whether you’re a fan, a player, a DM, or a designer, Shawn and Teos cover topics of interest to you!
DwDD – Icewind Dale, Pt 7
Shawn and Teos continue their look at the Ten Towns and the quests they have to offer. This Episode’s Links Table Top Babble More information about D&D Virtual Play Weekends from Baldman Games and Wizards MORE
DwDD – Exploring Exploration, Pt. 2
Walking the twisting, winding path of all the facets of exploration, once more, Shawn and Teos pull out their verbal machetes* and cut through the brush of why exploration is important to Dungeons & Dragons MORE
DwDD – Exploring Exploration, Pt. 1
One of the pillars of Dungeons & Dragons that doesn’t always get the spotlight, what does exploration mean in D&D? Teos and Shawn really get into the meat of this often-ignored element of the hobby MORE
DwDD – New Players
So how do you teach Dungeons & Dragons to a new player? Well, Teos and Shawn break down the challenges and pitfalls of teaching a new player while offering tips, tricks, and advice. Bring new MORE
DwDD – Traps with NEW Co-Host… TEOS ABADIA!!!
Welcome to Teos, the new on-going co-host to Down with D&D! Shawn and Teos break down traps! What are they used for, how can they be used by a DM, and are they right for MORE
DwDD – Looking at Feats with Greg Marks
Feats, don’t fail them now! Shawn brings in Adventurers League Content Manager, Game Designer, and Writer, Greg Marks to break down some of the concepts found with Feats in Dungeons & Dragons; both in the MORE
DwDD – D&D Live with Teos Abadia
Shawn is joined, once again, by Teos Abadia to discuss the recent D&D Live event and the future of live gaming! Teos has a website you can check out! Teos is also on Twitter! http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DwDD6242020.mp3Podcast: MORE
DwDD – World and Character Building with Lysa Penrose
Lysa joins Shawn, once more, to discuss the process of building a world to run games in and how to make the people in them come to life while DMing Dungeons & Dragons! Lysa’s (very MORE
DwD&D – Fantastic Lairs with James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray
Shawn is joined by James Introcaso, Mike “Sly Flourish” Shea, and Scott Fitzgerald Gray to talk about the trio’s new project Fantastic Lairs: Boss Battles & Final Encounters for 5e D&D, on Kickstarter through July MORE