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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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!
Episode 272 of Mastering Dungeons!
Main topic: The Future of the DMs Guild?
Teos and Shawn look at the decline of the 10-year-old DMsGuild and lessons for all platforms, such as D&D Beyond!
News: KC Chiefs Play D&D, Mythic Crowdfunding Disaster, Foundry Hiring for New RPG, and more!
Contents00:00 Our Trees Were Fortunate03:04 National Comedy Center05:10 Crowdfunding Replaced DMsGuild?10:18 Can We Stop Platform Decline?19:14 New D&D Workbooks from PRH25:49 Best-Selling RPGs on Fantasy Grounds28:15 KC Chiefs Play D&D30:06 WA Sec of State on Gaming32:24 Foundry Hiring for New RPG35:14 Mythic Games Crowdfunding Disaster38:20 Books Leaving Grocery Stores42:48 Moonshae Isles Omnibus45:03 Crack the Sun Final Days46:03 DMsGuild Turns 1047:22 Keith Baker Era50:10 Print on Demand and Quality Jumps52:43 Race to the Bottom54:56 Guild as Stepping Stone58:29 What Killed the Guild?01:10:13 WotC as Competitor01:15:49 Looking to the Future01:34:48 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.
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Mastering Dungeons
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!
