TEASER 165 - Making Villains

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TEASER for our first premium episode: Making Villains. You can join the International DM Union by subscribing to our Patreon page to get the full episode plus write-ups and stats for each villain.

https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone 

"Matt and Rob sit down and roll up four villains for you to use today in your games: the relentless lich bounty hunter Dead Eyes, the schemer and social climber Don Marcelo Scarsi, the awakened displacer beast Iluros, and the warforged mastermind Quicksilver. Files with the villain descriptions and stats are included with the full episode. Enjoy!"

164 - Lessons from the 4e Dungeon Master's Guide

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Matt and Rob are back "In the Garage" for Dungeon Master tips, advice, and strategy from the 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide. There's some real hidden gems, solid advice, and useful tables for planning at you table here! Thanks 4e! 

Check out our new Patreon for Bonus Episodes and Cool Stuff!

4e Dungeon Master's Guide

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Jenn Champion - In the Garage

163 - O Brother My Brother Where Art Thou: Learning from TAZ

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Matt and Rob discuss THE ADVENTURE ZONE, specifically the now-finished arc, Graduation, which has generated some discourse. There's a lot to learn from other DMs, even and especially Travis McElroy. Also Rob gets really worked up.

Everyone Loves the McElroys, So Why Is Everyone Mad at the McElroys?

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Alice Cooper - School's Out
O Brother Where Art Thou - Man of Constant Sorrow
Vitamin C - Graduation

BONUS - Patreon Announcement

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Patreon is live! Join the International DM Union for a bonus episode and a cool homebrew thing each month! Plus, you get all of our backlog of neat stuff. This month: the Warlord class for 5e! Give us money! Seriously, this will help keep us working on fun stuff, pay for hosting, buy dope art, and give future guests honorariums. Here's the link:

Dungeon Master of None Patreon

162 - Domains of Dread

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Ahead of the publication of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Matt and Rob talk about the SPOOKIEST official Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting -- the Domains of Dread! Spooky, scary, and more than a little bit racist!

Music:

Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme Song
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Tracy Jordan - Werewolf Bar Mitzvah
Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash


160 - 25 Resources for Dungeon Masters

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DMs Matt and Rob have compiled their 25 favorite tools, resources, and websites to help you build, plan, and run your campaigns! Links below! 

DMofNone Patreon coming soon! Let us know what you would like to see! 

Mapping:
Dyson’s Dodecahedron
https://dysonlogos.blog/ 

The Cartographers’ Guild
https://www.cartographersguild.com/ 

HexTML
http://hextml.playest.net/ 

Hexographer
https://worldographer.com/ 

Medieval Fantasy City Generator
https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator 

Alex’s Dungeon Map (of the Root Mine)
https://i.redd.it/ka1xnwdjq8o61.jpg 

Blogs:
Master the Dungeon
https://www.masterthedungeon.com/ 

The Alexandrian
https://thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101 

Sly Flourish
https://slyflourish.com/index.html 

ThinkDM
https://thinkdm.org/ 

Keith Baker
http://keith-baker.com/ 

Public Domain Stuff:
The Public Domain Review
https://publicdomainreview.org/ 

Creative Commons
https://creativecommons.org/ 

Campaign Management:
Chronica
https://www.chronica.ventures/ 

World Anvil
https://www.worldanvil.com/ 

Obsidian Portal
https://www.obsidianportal.com/ 

Tools:
Rolz
https://rolz.org/ 

Token Stamp
http://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/ 

RP Tools
https://www.rptools.net/ 

Encounter Builders:
DnD Beyond
https://www.dndbeyond.com/encounter-builder 

Donjon
https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/calc/enc_size.html 

Kobold Fight Club
https://kobold.club/fight/#/encounter-builder 

Name Generators:
Behind the Name
https://www.behindthename.com/ 

FaNG App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crystalpeak.fantasynamegenerator&hl=en_US&gl=US 

Paid Stuff:
A Simple Character Sheet
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/212909/Jos-custom-character-sheet 

MCDM Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/mcdm 

158 - An Interview with Daniel Kwan

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Your hosts are joined by special guest and Candlekeep Mystery author, Daniel Kwan. Join us for a discussion about leaving the academy, thoughtful world-building, deconstructing Kara-Tur, learning from other games, and Daniel's adventure "The Book of Inner Alchemy." 

Links:

Daniel's Patreon 

Daniel's itch.io

Ross Rifles

Asians Represent! Podcast

The Wrap Up on Twitch

Candlekeep Mysteries

Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; I Hate My Job - Cam'ron. 

156 - Greyhawk Federation of Murderhobos Local #42069

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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. 

154 - Call of Cthulhu

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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.

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.

153 - Cold As Dice

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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 

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.

152 - DICE HARD (Part 2): Dice Harder

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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. 

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.