RPG veterans and game designers Teos Abadía 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!
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Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Episode 240 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: Creating a Nautical Campaign!
Shawn and Teos dive into creating a cool nautical campaign, from themes to arcs and beyond!
News: We Review Sage Advice, Polygon Sold, Diamond and Alliance Bombshells, and more!
Contents
00:00 Still the Captain
01:08 Multiple Modes of Play?
13:02 2024 Creator Pitfalls?
19:59 Diamond and Alliance Bombshells
26:23 Sage Advice is Live
29:06 Interesting Sage Advice
39:00 SRD 5.2.1 Released
41:09 Polygon Sold Off
44:56 DM David on 5E Speed of Play
49:45 EN5ider Relaunched
50:56 Distal RPG
51:54 Creating a Nautical Campaign
54:17 Session Zero
01:00:20 Swimming and Underwater Rules
01:04:07 Starting at Level 1
01:09:25 Using Themes and Plot Arcs
01:13:59 Top Down vs Bottom Up
01:15:58 Leveling
01:18:27 Evolving Themes?
01:21:25 Sources of Inspiration
01:23:51 Shout Outs
01:27:28 What Are We Gonna Do?
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