About this episode
Episode 147 of Mastering Dungeons This week's main topic: James Introcaso of MCDM joins Shawn to discuss the difference between writing a custom RPG vs creating for 5E! News: Owlbear Love, ENnies, Gen Con Online, and more! Contents 00:00 James Introcaso! 01:57 Creating for WotC 06:22 Success Failure Spectrum? 13:29 Character Arcs? 22:26 True Owlbears? 24:41 New Systems? 29:41 Ennies 35:16 Gen Con 37:40 Bear Love in BG3 42:18 Dragonlance Shadow 44:06 Aetherial last call! 44:34 Flee Mortals Comes 48:48 5E Content vs Custom RPGs 51:47 Business Considerations 56:13 Does 5E Fit Bear Romance? 58:04 Audience 1:01:59 Setting and Genre 1:06:28 Conflict Resolution 1:12:11 Character Creation 1:17:07 Story Flow 1:23:41 Game Loop 1:34:10 Pillars 1:38:48 Jim’s Question 1:41:15 Shout-Outs 1:42:49 Find James Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon.