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Dungeon Master of None

Robert Guthrie & Matt Drwenskiwww.dmofnone.com
A general interest podcast for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs
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UNLOCKED - Making Villans

From behind the vault, it's one of our premium episodes: Making Villains ! DMs Matt and Rob build four foes for use in your next campaign. Links: You can also get the statblocks for all four villains along with all our premium episodes, adventures, and homebrews by joining our Patreon. We would also love to see you over at the DM Union Hall on Discord. Drop by for discussions and friendly game advice!...

Dec 03, 20211 hr 16 min

196 - Worldbuilding Holidays TEASER

Pack your bags and stuff your turkeys! Let's discuss building calendars and holidays for your campaigns and one-shots. Attached below (for patrons) is our set of tables and hooks for various types of holidays to throw into your current game. Join our Patreon for four one-shot adventures, two custom class documents, monsters, NPCs, magic items, and a whole work day of bonus episodes.

Dec 01, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 196

195 - The Wheel of Time

The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills, friends! DMs Matt and Rob get out their ter'angreal, tug on their braids, and swear on the Oathrod to speak no word that is not true about the new Amazon The Wheel of Time TV show and the classic fantasy doorstoppers by Robert Jordan. Join our Discord here! Sign up for our Patreon bonus episodes and content here! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Robert Berry - Ladies of the Tower; Robert Berry - Theme for the Wheel of Time....

Nov 24, 20211 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 195

194 - November Mailbag of Holding

Matt and Rob answer more letters, and one very unusual voicemail. Random encounters, spicing up humanoid encounters, setting boundaries at the table, and more! Discord Patreon Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Dream Theater - Invisible Monster RUSTAGE - Yu-gi-oh Rap ("Time to Duel")

Nov 18, 20211 hr 2 min

193 - DragonRaid: The Christian D&D

Hey, the boys are back in town! DMs Rob and Matt are recording in the same room and they have a treat for you! Today, it's time to grab your StarLot and practice your WordRunes as we dive into DragonRaid Adventure Learning System, the RPG written by your cool Youth Pastor. It's a blast from the 1980s past, so come with us to Sunday School to play a Biblical D&D. DragonRaid Image Gallery

Nov 11, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 193

192 - What is the Dungeons and Dragons Genre?

Get out your textbooks everyone because Matt and Rob are talking about what the D&D genre is -- is it fantasy? Is it something else? How does the structure of the game affect the stories you tell? Does any of this matter? Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice James Horner - Pagemaster Theme James Horner - Storyteller Theme Earth, Wind, and Fire - Fantasy

Nov 05, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 192

191 - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Fizban, your favorite fourth wall-breaking, wise-cracking DMPC is here to sing, stat, and chat about dragons in our review of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. DMofNone Patreon

Nov 02, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 191

190 - Paizo Workers Union

Don't Split the Party! We are honored to be joined by two members of the Paizo Workers Union : Jason Tondro and Andrew White. They tell us about the unionization drive at Paizo and how everyone can help support Paizo writers, editors, artists, designers, engineers, warehouse workers, and freelancers. To help, you should: Email the Paizo executives ( Jeff Alvarez , Erik Mona , and Lisa Stevens ) politely requesting that they voluntarily accept the union. Post your support for the union on the Pai...

Oct 17, 202158 minSeason 1Ep. 190

189 - Spooky Season DM Q&A

DMs Matt and Rob answer the silliest spooky season RPG questions. First, we take a look at the new Unearthed Arcana: Travelers of the Multiverse and the new revised monster stat blocks . Join us on Discord ; and subscribe to our Patreon !...

Oct 13, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 189

188 - Mutants and Masterminds!

Matt and Rob finally get around to talking about superheroes, which they somehow haven't managed to do yet? They discuss MUTANTS AND MASTERMINDS by Green Ronin games, how to run a superhero game, lycra vs. spandex, and more! Discord Patreon Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Three Doors Down - Kryptonite Nickelback - Hero David Guetta & Bowie - Just for One Day Seal - Kiss from a Rose...

Oct 06, 20211 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 188

187 - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Celebrate! Good times! Come on! DMs Rob and Matt discuss the future releases from Wizards of the Coast and 50th anniversary edition update to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons before tumbling through the looking glass into the newest hardcover adventure for D&D: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight . The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Discord - The Dungeon Master Union Hall DMofNone Patreon...

Sep 28, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 187

186 - All That Glitters

Matt and Rob talk about GOLD -- specifically, what to spend it on, how to reward your players, what to do about the broken economy in 5e, exchange value vs use value, the works. Sane Magic Item Prices Kingdoms and Warfare Discord Patreon Songs: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Pink Floyd - Money Smash Mouth - All Star Death Cab for Cutie - Gold Rush Kanye West - Gold Digger...

Sep 24, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 186

TEASER 185 - Met Gala Magic Items

DMs Matt and Rob spent a Night at the Museum and all the cool stuff came to life and turned into magic items. Join them as they build 5e stats for five open source historical objects and a discussion what makes a magic item great in Dungeons and Dragons. Object Gallery Listen to the full episode and get the document with all the item stats, here, on our Patreon .

Sep 22, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 185

184 - Aaah! Real Animals (That Are Also Monsters)

Fantastic Animals and How to Homebrew Them! DMs Rob and Matt take real animals and turn into cuddle, strange, or terrifying monsters for your campaigns. Follow along with the link below: Real Animals - Fake Monsters You can also join our Discord here for DM advice from other listeners or sign up for our P atreon for more homebrew stuff !...

Sep 17, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 184

183 - Do Undead Dream of Negative Energy Sheep?

Matt and Rob answer your letters! We talk about undead, problem players, reverse Indiana Jones, The Elder Scrolls, and more! Check out our Patreon and Discord below and if you can please consider donating to one of the charities we've linked to help protect reproductive rights in Texas and elsewhere. patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone Discord Frontera Fund Fund Texas Choice Texas Equal Access Fund West Fund Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Cee Lo Green - Fuck You JT Music - Undead Lullaby Internation...

Sep 09, 20211 hr 12 min

182 - Battletech

Listeners, if you can, please help the people of Texas and give to the following organizations: Frontera Fund Fund Texas Choice Texas Equal Access Fund West Fund Strap on your coolant vest, plug in your neurohelmet, and power up your fusion XL engine because its Battletech! DM Matt explains the entire history of Battletech franchise and lore to DM Rob. We've got international IP lawsuits, Neo feudalism, stompy robots, hard sci-fi worldbuilding, corporate mismanagement, 40k exiles, thinly-veiled ...

Sep 05, 20211 hr 35 minSeason 1Ep. 182

TEASER 181 - Worldbuilding with Daddy Greenwood

Hop into the WABAC machine as DM "Mr. Peabody" Rob takes DM "Sherman" Matt on a journey to Dragon Magazine #63, "Plan before you play: Think it over, then map it out" by Ed Greenwood. Lots of good advice in this one, folks! https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone

Sep 04, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 181

180 - Dust to Dust, A Campaign Post Mortem

Rob is flying solo today, talking about one of his longest running campaigns, and hopefully imparting some useful advice about what NOT to do and how to avoid making the same mistakes.

Aug 28, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 180

179 - Guns N' Fantasy

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 L...

Aug 19, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 179

178 - Arrakis After Dark (Talking Dune w/ Nat of Metamashina)

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.

Aug 13, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 178

177 - Dungeon Master Advice from Us to You

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!

Aug 04, 20211 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 177

176 - TEASER Worldbuilding 401 - Dragonology

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

Aug 03, 20214 minSeason 1Ep. 176

175 - Back to Magic School

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.

Jul 28, 20211 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 175

174 - Worldbuilding 201: Monster Ecology

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

Jul 23, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 174

173 - Railroading

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!

Jul 16, 20211 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 173

172 - 12 Tactical Studies Rules for Life

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.

Jul 05, 202157 minSeason 1Ep. 172

171 - TEASER Scuttlebutts and Discourses

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.

Jun 24, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 171

170 - Class Warfare: Talking Barbarians & Paladins with Paul Sturtevant

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 ....

Jun 21, 20211 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 170

BONUS - An Interview with Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games

Rob sits down to talk with Caleb Stokes about his many many many projects, especially his upcoming Kickstarter, Fae's Anatomy ! More links: http://redmarketsrpg.com/ http://slangdesign.com/rppr/ https://arcdream.com/home/ https://www.patreon.com/dgdc https://www.patreon.com/themixedsix...

Jun 14, 202139 min

169 - Talking Horror, Publishing, and Ravenloft with Alex Clippinger

Our favorite D&D writer from St. Louis (who is NOT a member of the Veiled Prophet ball) is back to share his experience publishing his stuff, writing for larger projects, and running horror games. Alex also takes us into his own personal Domain of Dread: a forever posting war in reactionary D&D Facebook groups. Links to some of Alex's projects: Ezmerelda's Encyclopedia of Evil Eldritch Sands Kickstart & Eldritch Sands Preview They Want to Be Us: A 5E Adventure...

Jun 10, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 169
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