Mastering Dungeons

Episode 290 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Tomb of Annihilation!

Welcome to the jungle as we explore the hottest parts of Tomb of Annihilation!

News: D&D on Ted TV Show, D&D Beyond Class Packs, Small Kickstarter Math, UBI and Creative Hobbies, and more!

Contents
00:00 Weekend of Annihilation
02:11 Publish Updated Adventures?
06:58 What Do You Mean by a Good Story?
18:12 D&D on Ted TV Show
22:51 Diamond Bankruptcy Update
25:21 DDB Class Packs
27:41 Mist Horrors DMAP Play Pack
29:47 D&D Rules According to Past Players
31:55 AI Popularity Drop in Music
34:13 UBI and Creative Hobbies
37:18 Draw Steel Magazine
38:32 Math of Small Kickstarters
41:15 Tomb of Annihilation
44:28 Product History
49:55 Premise and Approach
54:37 Intro and Adventure Structure
57:18 Port Nyanzaru
01:03:56 AL, Adept, and Other Add-Ons
01:05:19 The Land of Chult
01:13:25 Dwellers of the Forbidden City
01:17:36 Fane of the Night Serpent
01:20:19 Tomb of the Nine Gods
01:23:36 Cradle of the Death God
01:27:04 New Rules and Monsters and Handouts
01:28:39 Shout-Outs
01:33:03 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 289 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Against the Giants G1-2-3!

We revisit the classic Against the Giants Dungeons & Dragons adventure, including the very first adventure ever published for D&D! Join us as we walk the halls, glacier, and steading to find the best of this influential series.

News: WotC Team Unionizing, Free Zombie Clot Encounter and Draw Steel Treasures, WotC’s AI Patent, D&D Encounters Explained, New UA, and more! 

Contents
00:00 PC Roles in Daggerheart
07:58 ToV Giants for Patreon!
08:47 Converting Old Adventures to 5E?
16:10 Dungeon Masters AP is Live
20:10 Free Zombie Clot Encounter
22:37 Gremishka's 2nd Play Pack
23:37 New DMAP Soundtrack
25:00 D&D Encounters Explained
39:54 WotC's AI Patent
45:54 MtG Arena Team Unionizing
46:37 UA Villainous Options 2
48:45 Free Draw Steel Magic Items
52:07 New Official Terrain
54:04 Against the Giants
56:00 Additional Disclaimer
57:20 A Brief History
01:01:03 Premise and Approach
01:11:52 Introduction
01:16:56 Wheels Within Wheels Structure
01:19:01 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
01:24:16 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
01:29:20 Hall of the Fire Giant King
01:40:00 Amazing Elder Elemental God Area
01:47:16 Shout-Outs
01:51:18 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 288 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: How Good is D&D’s New Website?

We take a look at D&D’s new site and discuss how well it works for new players, community, Baldur’s Gate fans, new Ravenloft and actual play reveals, and much more!

News: New Ravenloft Details, Dungeon Masters AP, Daggerheart Hope and Fear, Legends of Greyhawk, and more! 

Contents
00:00 Little Giant Patreon Creations
04:13 Is 5E Oatmeal?
10:07 Montages?
21:28 Ravenloft Horrors Within Details
23:10 D&D's New Actual Play Dungeon Masters
25:42 Actual Play Play-Along Packs
27:37 Legends of Greyhawk on DDB
30:32 Daggerheart Hope & Fear Date
32:08 Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG
34:01 Dice are 12000 Years Old
35:58 Human-Made Alternatives Guide
36:44 Indie Groundbreaker Awards
37:28 Legends of Eleanora Charity Livestream
38:28 D&D's Website
40:50 Looking Back Through Newbie Eyes
45:43 Initial Welcome Screen
49:30 Discover the Feeling of Play
53:14 Your Inner Hero
01:00:34 CPU Intensive
01:02:17 Dungeon Masters New AP
01:08:04 Community?
01:13:21 Inspiring TTRPGs
01:14:38 Digital Games
01:17:14 Cinematic
01:22:19 Ravenloft Landing Page
01:24:58 Preorders and DDB Focus
01:31:44 Shout-Outs
01:36:47 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 287 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Storm King’s Thunder!

Bring the thunder with this giant-filled D&D 5E adventure! Shawn and Teos review what truly makes this adventure shine.

News: Big Patreon News, New D&D Job Speculation, Hasbro’s AI Principles, Ravenloft Comics, and more! 

Contents
00:00 Back and Inspired
02:18 Big Patreon News!
05:12 Skip the Boring Bits?
17:19 New Ravenloft Comics
19:31 What a New D&D Job Tells Us
31:47 Evil Hat on Inflation
35:11 Hasbro's AI Principles
40:11 Darrington Press' Great Survey
44:37 Best of Storm King's Thunder
46:22 Storm King's History
52:03 Premise of Ordning and Shakespeare
56:31 Approach and Intro
01:08:31 Starting at 1st vs 5th Level
01:10:22 Chapter 1 Nightstone
01:17:38 Chapter 2 Choice of 3 Towns
01:20:01 Chapter 3 and Quests in the North
01:27:16 Chapter 4 Giant Temple
01:32:17 Chapter 5 Giant Lair
01:38:23 Chapter 10 Maelstrom and Storm Giants
01:41:23 Chapter 11 is James Bond
01:44:01 Chapter 11 Showdown with a Dragon
01:49:39 Shout-Outs and Patreon News
01:54:39 What Are We Gonna Do?

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Episode 286 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Curse of Strahd!

One of 5E's highest-rated adventures! Jeff Mueller joins Shawn to discuss why it is so good and how Jeff is running it yet again - this time for Daggerheart!

News: MegaDungeon Month, BG3 TV Show Delays, UA Villainous Options, and more! 

Contents
00:00 Introduction
34:29 Curse of Strahd

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