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Mastering Dungeons
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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.
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Start a New Campaign for the New Year!

It’s a new year, the perfect time to think on how to launch an awesome campaign, even if you have never DMed before!

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Teos holds up the Stranger Things Welcome to Hellfire Club boxed set while Shawn discusses launching a new campaign.
January 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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News: Stranger Things Effect? Matt Mercer Simpsons Crossover, D&D Romantasy Novel, Ed Greenwood’s RealmsBound, and more!

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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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News: Daggerheart’s Executive Success, James Haeck and Introcaso Changes, City 26, D&D and Court Rooms, and more!

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Teos holds up a copy of the first edition of Shadowrun while Shawn looks on.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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The Future of RPGs in 2026?

Teos and Shawn look at 2025’s huge impacts on RPGs and what 2026 might hold for our hobby!

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Shawn wears a hat reading Happy New Year, while Teos wears a golden hat and appears to be holding a party horn.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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The Future of the DMs Guild?

Teos and Shawn look at the decline of the 10-year-old DMsGuild and lessons for all platforms, including D&D Beyond!

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Teos and Shawn discuss the history of the DMsGuild. The Guild logo is superimposed betwee them and Teos has a sly look.
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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News: KC Chiefs Play D&D, Mythic Crowdfunding Disaster, Foundry Hiring for New RPG, Books Leave Grocery Stores, and more!

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Teos and Shawn have big smiles as they discuss the news. An image of the upcoming Dungeon Master's Workbook is superimposed between them.
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The DMs Guild’s Complex History!

Teos and Shawn enjoy a video by Trekiros and think on the incredible history of the 10-year-old DMsGuild!

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December 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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News: James Ohlen’s Exodus, Cosmere’s Roadmap, New Legends of Greyhawk Region, Diamond is Bankrupt Again, and more!

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Teos is wearing a Santa hat and he and Shawn seem to be admiring a superimposed cover of the Exodus RPG.
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Dying and Campaign Building with Prequel and Ethan Yen!

Ethan Yen joins us to discuss Prequel, the amazing game where you know you will fall to the big bad… but get to create a campaign before you die!

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Ethan Yen speaks with Shawn and Teos. An image of the cover of his new game, Prequel, is shown below them.
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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News: D&D Beyond’s New Goals, Crack the Sun’s Huge Start, Big Staff Changes at WotC and WoD, Ikea Does Dungeons, and more!

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Teos and Shawn's faces show surprise. Between them is an image of the main character from the upcoming Warlock video game. A female warlock has just summoned her blade and wears an outfit with many raven feathers.
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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The Beautiful Mess of 5E

Mike Mearls, Mike Shea, Shawn, and Teos discuss the many forms of 5E. We look at how D&D 5E was designed in a open way and how this impacts our hobby. Recorded at Gamehole Con!

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December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Brindlewood Bay’s Cozy Horror!

Cozy on up with our review of Brindlewood Bay. Being an elderly widow, cutting to commercial, detailing our cozy home, and drawing on classic TV? Sign us up!

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December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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News: Eberron Forge of the Artificer, MCDM’s Summoner and Blackbottom, Cosmere Actual Play, and more!

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Shawn and Teos are all smiles as they discuss MCDM's summoner class. An image of a summoner calling forth undead is superimposed between them.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Can We Fix 1-Player Dragon Delves?

While a full fix would take more work, we quickly test a fix and find it is a ton more fun as we conclude our 1 DM and 1 Player adventure!

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Shawn and Teos are all smiles as they play through a Dragon Delves adventure. The alt cover art is superimposed between them.
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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News: Daggerheart’s Big Expansion, Acq Inc Switches, D&D’s Digital Releases, Leaked Financials, and more!

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Shawn and Teos' faces have been replaced with art from the Acquisitions Incorporated crew's new Daggerheart character art.
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Does 1 Player Really Work with Dragon Delves?

Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves and test whether the adventure’s rules for one player work. Spoiler: no, listener, they do not!

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Teos has a sly smile and Shawn makes an appraising expression. An image of Teos' character, the half-orc death cleric Grom, is superimposed between them. Art by Jersey Rob.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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News: Mighty Nein on Amazon, D&D Challenging for Netflix, Draw Steel's Codex, 5E on Demiplane, What Should WotC Design, and more!

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Shawn and Teos discuss the new Mighty Nein show on Amazon. An image of the main characters is superimposed between them.
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Solo Actual Play with Dragon Delves!

Can solo play work? Shawn runs Teos through Dragon Delves. See their antics and what they think about the design!

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Shawn is running Teos through a solo D&D game. Superimposed between them is a green ogre type creature holding two gingerbread cookes. Art is from the Dragon Delves adventure they are playing.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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News: Daggerheart’s New Bloodhunter, Moonbeam Shuts Down, WotC Restores Educator Resources, HeroForge and Daggerheart Dilemma, and more!

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Teos and Shawn seem impressed and happy. An image of Daggerheart's new Blood Hunter class is superimposed between them.
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Shannon Appelcline and Designers & Dragons Origins!

Renowned RPG historian Shannon Appelcline discusses his new 4-book series capturing the amazing stories behind every OD&D, AD&D, and Basic product!

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Shannon Appelcline speaks with Teos and Shawn. below them can be seen the covers of all four of the new Designers & Dragons Origins books.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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News: New Daggerheart folio, Tales of Woodcreek starts with a bang, Free FR preview, WotC is hiring, and more!

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An image of DM Deborah Ann Woll is superimposed between a smiling Shawn and Teos. She has a hand raised upward dramatically, lit from below.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Draw Steel – Resting and Downtime!

Draw Steel has a unique and deliberate approach to resting. Respites become a key element, bridging combat recovery with larger campaign and personal goals.

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Teos holds up the Draw Steel book and Shawn reacts with interest, while an image of a young wizard practicing alchemy is superimposed between them.
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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News: Hasbro KPop Demon roleplay? Hasbro Q3 results! Dragonlance TV show? Sigil to be turned off, and more!

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Teos shows Shawn his Gamehole con badge with a Flumph Phanatic banner, while an image of one of the KPop Demon Hunters is superimposed between them.
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Live from Gamehole Con - Complexity in RPGs!

We discuss complexity with our live audience!

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The left side is a picture of Jeff Mueller's Shadowdark session, with minis on a hand-drawn battlemap. On the right is Jeremy Crawford, speaking over a Daggerheart DM screen and colorful paper terrain.
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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News, Live from Gamehole:

Asmodee controls Lord of the Rings, Circle Magic, Biggest industry surprise, New Kobold Hires, plus audience questions!

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Teos and Shawn speaking at Gamehole Con during the Mastering Dungeons panel. Picture taken by Lou Anders of Lazy Wolf Studios https://www.lazywolfstudios.com/
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM