Dungeon Master of None

Matt and Rob review the new WotC adventure anthology, Candlekeep Mysteries! It's spooky! Also we don't get very far. But there's some cool stuff here! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

DMs Matt and Rob answer your Dungeon Master questions. But first! The most ridiculous DM cease & desist letter plus a brief discussion of a new Feywild-themed Unearthed Arcana. Also, let your players start a union. The questions: What is thac0? How do you calculate damage in Mutants & Masterminds? How do I describe diverse NPCs? How should I best transition from the virtual tabletop to in-person games? How can increase the tension in my campaign? What are your favorite adventures written by BIPOC & LGBTQ+ authors? Unearthed Arcana - Fold of the Feywild Writing With Color Adventure Recommendations: Uncaged Anthologies, Eat the Rich, Eyes Unclouded (Anthologies) The Harrowing by Crystal Frasier M5 Talons of Night by Jennell Jaquays Mythic D6: Bastion by Jerry D. Grayson, Matthew Bottiglieri, Kieran Turley Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Woody Guthrie (r. by Old Crow Medicine Show) - Union Maid.

Matt and Rob sit down and go through the process of designing a Call of Cthulhu investigation, based on Matt's con-based one-shot, At the Monongahela's of Madness! The final adventure is here on our Patreon! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Big Rock Candy Mountain Take Me Home, Country Roads Sinnerman

This episode is flat circle. It's time to discuss your problematic faves: H.P. Lovecraft and the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game. DMs Rob and Matt get into the racism and legacy of all-time weirdo H.P. Lovecraft, the good (great Dungeon Master advice) and the bad (the sanity system) of the world's second most popular RPG. Links: "Lovecraftian Horror — and the Racism at its Core — Explained" by Aja Romano Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed. Keeper Rulebook Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Eben Brooks - Hey There Cthulhu.

Matt solo reviews the brilliant solo role-playing game, Thousand Year Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings. Thousand Year Old Vampire

Power's back! DMs Matt and Rob answer your mailbag questions about house rules, Genesys, creating trans-friendly worlds, new plane-touched races, and counterspells. Links: Trans Inclusivity from Monster Darlings: Creating a Safe Table and Running Trans/NB Characters Stuff We Like: The Dread Dome and the Wagadu Chronicles Unearthed Arcana: Gothic Lineages and Dragon Subclasses Non-European History Recommendations: Revolutions Podcast - Haitian Revolution The Comanche Empire Empires in World History Gender in History: Global Perspectives Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Under the Black Flag White Lotus Rebels and South China Pirates Pacific Worlds

They say lightning never strikes twice... They were wrong. DMs Matt and Rob are back for part 2 of their John McClain-inspired adventure: Dice Hard! Come down to the Wizards of the Coast and have a few laughs as the actual prep continues. You can access the adventure here on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dice-hard-54603904

Rob rambles about why he's disappointed in recent cyberpunk media and why the genre is interesting or useful as a storyteller or gamemaster. CD Projekt Red Catered to Its Edgiest Fans Confessions of an Ex-Cyberpunk The Role-Playing Game That Predicted the Future

Another episode of actual prep! Matt and Rob work on the outline for a one-shot loosely inspired by DIE HARD. Ten stories of sheer adventure! You can access the adventure here on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dice-hard-54603904 Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Beethoven - Ode to Joy Guyz Nite - Die Hard

DM Matt takes a look Arcadia, MCDM Productions' new magazine for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. What is Arcadia? It ain't in Greece, Louisiana, or the plane of Peaceable Kingdoms in the Great Wheel cosmology. Knowing Matt Colville it's probably a Duran Duran reference. Confusing name aside, this magazine rules. Check out the review! Links: Arcadia #1 Strongholds and Followers DMofNone Eyes Unclouded Review DMofNone Strongholds and Followers Review Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; The Meters - Cissy Strut; Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive; Jay-Z & UGK - Big Pimpin'; Beastie Boys - Slow Ride; Step Rideau and The Zydeco Outlaws - Yippi Yai Yo Yippi Yai Yay.