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Dungeon Master of None

Robert Guthrie & Matt Drwenski·Hosted by Robert Guthrie and Matt Drwenski·482 episodes

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A general interest podcast for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and RPGs

Why listen

Dungeon Master of None is for tabletop RPG fans who want more than product chatter. Rob Guthrie and Matt Drwenski bring a working-DM perspective to D&D, indie RPGs, adventure design, GM craft, industry news, and occasional interviews with designers, with enough humor and opinion to make rules talk feel conversational. It is especially good for game masters who like hearing how other DMs think through prep, systems, player dynamics, and what is actually worth bringing to the table.

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Episodes

1 hr 20 min
May 27, 2026Episode 404
DM Book Club - Dungeon Crawler Carl

Get ready to grind, because this installment of the Dungeon Master Book Club is entering Dungeon World: Earth (no, not that Dungeon World) to discuss the first several installments of DCC (no, not that DCC), the new hit LitRPG (no, not that LitRPG) series by author Matt Dinniman. Join Crawler #7137 Matt and Crawler #5039 Rob and listen, listen, listen! Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable Backerkit by Renegade Game Studios Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

9 min
May 20, 2026Episode 403
The OSR Onion (Preview)

Matt and Rob discuss a very good blog post about old-school renaissance games: The OSR Onion. We ask important questions like: What is the philosophy of OSR? What kind of games does this philosophy enable? What does 'old' mean? Does anyone read blogs anymore? Further reading: Principia Apocrypha A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming (And many more linked in the blog, check it out!)

59 min
May 17, 2026Episode 403
Things that will Make you Love Being a DM

Feeling down in the DM dumps? DMs Rob and Matt conclude the big 400 with a discussion of campaigns, worlds, cities, places, and even histories that delight us as Game Masters.  Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

10 min
May 6, 2026Episode 401
Even MORE Things We Love About Being GMs (Preview)

Matt and Rob continue to celebrate the big 400 by talking about some more of the many activities and delights of being a game master! Mysteries and mapping and secrets and more! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

59 min
May 3, 2026Episode 400
The Big Four Oh Oh (Why We Love Being DMs)

Hey, it's our 400th numbered episode! Check it out. Big announcements about the podcast, plus the 400 (or so) reasons/feelings/vibes why we love being Dungeon Masters. The Oracle: https://open.spotify.com/show/6imtB64oHORHtrxVVoyZOm  Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

57 min
Apr 22, 2026Episode 399
Blades '68 with Tim Denee

Matt and Rob sit down to talk with Tim Denee, designer of Deathmatch Island and the upcoming Blades '68! We all get groovy and talk about the electroplasmic cold war, bell bottom jeans, and cool spy heists with weird gadgets! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

6 min
Apr 21, 2026
TEASER - The Cosmere TTRPG

Brando Sanderson's multiverse of madness begins now! We review the Most Successful Crowdfunded Tabletop Roleplaying Game of All Time: Cosmere! Join our Patreon for the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone

1 hr 2 min
Apr 17, 2026Episode 398
If You Liked That, Try This (Video Game Edition)

Are your players gamers? Do they enjoy digital entertainments like Dark Souls, Red Dead Redemption, or Grand Theft Auto? Are they constantly badgering you about bringing such delights into your TTRPG sessions? Well never fear, we've got the episode for you! Planet Fist Cowboys With Big Hearts Over War Adrenaline Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

58 min
Apr 11, 2026Episode 397
Cloud Empress

Slips. Cicadas. Science-Fantasy. Welcome to the world of Cloud Empress, an ecological far-future fantasy TTRPG. DMs Rob and Matt love Mothership's PANIC Engine, and this game applies it a weird world of far-future environmental change, magic, and hyper-intelligent wizard giant bugs. Oh, and the rules are free!  https://cloudempress.com/  Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

5 min
Apr 1, 2026
TEASER - Cry Havoc!

Matt and Rob talk about the Havoc System from Rowan Rook and Deckard, best known for Eat the Reich but also the framework for last month's Havoc Game Jam, which Rob (and a couple friends of the show) participated in! Come hear about this super simple, modular, high-energy system and how you could design your own Havoc game or just use it to come up with ideas! Agents of FREAK by RiftKidGames Free Like the Moon by Andy Pressman Only Trust Your Fists by Rob Guthrie Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

53 min
Mar 28, 2026Episode 396
DM Book Club - The Bright Sword

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft The Bright Sword from the bosom of author Lev Grossman, signifying by divine providence that DMs Matt and Rob, were to discuss knights, faeries, quests, questing beasts, and mythic fantasy. THAT is why this is your podcast episode. Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

1 hr 3 min
Mar 19, 2026Episode 395
The Soft Skills of GMing

The soft boys teach you how to win friends and influence people. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 17 min
Mar 12, 2026Episode 394
The Neopets TTRPG Saga

The Neopets Role-Playing Game is the ideal kickstarter. It's got it all: licensed IP, lazy 5e mechanics, nostalgia mining, kitchen sink promises, missed deadlines, alleged missed wages, a combat system for a cozy setting, potential OGL violations, and drama! DMs Rob and Matt try their best to chart the history of Neopets, Geekify's missteps, the system, the playtest adventures, and the fallout. Plus, stay tuned for late-breaking Neopets News!  Neopians, hack or play these TTRPGs instead: Golden Sky Stories by Ryo Kamiya Monster Care Squad by Sandy Pug Games Ryuutama by Atsuhiro Okada Neopets TTRPG Links: Neopets TTRPG Kickstarter "The Neopets RPG doesn't need mechanics, just your money" by Lin Codega Update on the Neopets Tabletop Roleplaying Game (Update 1) Update on the Neopets Tabletop Roleplaying Game (Update 2) Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

5 min
Mar 10, 2026
TEASER - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Matt and Rob return to the world of GAMERTHRONES to talk about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which dares to ask "What if a Game of Thrones show was good?" Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 6 min
Mar 5, 2026Episode 393
Ride or Die with John Harper

We don't have games, we got family.  Have you ever wanted to play a Fast & Furious-inspired TTRPG? John Harper (of Blades in the Dark, Lady Blackbird, and Agon fame) has got you covered. Welcome to Ride or Die, a fast-paced, double-clutching game where you are invulnerable as long as you are in your car. Look at this dope draft character sheet! If are ready to jump into your souped-up Honda Civic to stop a global arms smuggling ring that also has mega computer virus with nothing but the power of expensive cars and found family, then stayed tuned to Evil Hat Games for Ride or Die's release in the near future.  If you can't wait that long then head over to the crowd-funding campaign for Blades '68. It's Blades in the Dark in the swinging 60s. Groovy, baby!  Or, check out John Harper-recommend survival horror TTRPG, Liminal Horror, by Josh Domanski and Goblin Archives.  Salud mi familia!  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

54 min
Feb 28, 2026Episode 392
Knife Theory With Cristina Van Epps

Matt and Rob sit down with Cristina of I Seduce the Dragon to talk about Knife Theory -- a way to think about character creation and a tool for DMs to use to create drama. Have fun! Stab your friends! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

55 min
Feb 22, 2026Episode 391
It's Sort of Like a Wand...

It's back to the archives of Dragon magazine for DMs Rob and Matt. When is giving characters too much information too much of a good thing? Tune in to find out! Dragon Magazine #161: https://archive.org/details/DragonMagazine260_201801/DragonMagazine161/page/20/mode/2up  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 35 min
Feb 12, 2026Episode 390
PF96-108: Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance

Matt and Rob go to hell! Hell-lite, anyway, specifically the nation of Cheliax, in Paizo's twin APs, Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance. One of them is good and one of them is not so good, and you probably don't need to even listen to the episode to guess which is which (but you should listen to it anyway). Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

49 min
Feb 5, 2026Episode 389
Actual Prep with Random Tropes

DMs Rob and Matt are joined by a special guest: a random table! But this isn't just any random table, but a table of your over-used, loved or hated, fantasy tropes. Listen in as Matt and Rob attempt to remix and reuse these tropes into a workable bit of region, adventure, and faction prep.  d12 Fantasy Trope 1 The Dark Lord in his Dark Tower Ruling his Dark Land 2 Metal, Elemental, Color-Based Powers or Magic  3 A Not-Arthur Rules a Not-Camelot 4 PCs are the Chosen Ones (sic) 5 Multiverse Hopscotch  6 Ancient Magical Rome That Is Now Gone 7 Magical Resource Extraction (Crystals, Spice, etc.) 8 Actually, Man is the Greatest Monster of All 9 The Orange-Blue Alignment Axis  10 The Gods are Grifters  11 This land is cursed  12 Of course it's a giant floating island  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon

5 min
Jan 27, 2026
TEASER - The 1 HP Dragon

Matt and Rob read some BLOGS and talk about OSR design, especially around how to run big, epic monster combats that don't just feel like slugfests.  https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/   https://www.explorersdesign.com/the-1-hp-dragon/   https://www.mindstormpress.com/nested-monster-hit-dice   https://idlecartulary.com/2024/02/29/red-button-monsters/   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.soci

1 hr 6 min
Jan 24, 2026Episode 388
Mythic Bastionland

"A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of stick! It makes me tired." Strap on your shield and get ready to seek some myths, Sir Rob and Sir Matt are reviewing Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland! Oak and iron guard us well, or else we're dead, and doomed to hell. Free Quickstart Rules: https://bit.ly/mbplaytest   Digital rules: https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland  Print and PDF (Americas): https://plusoneexp.com/collections/bastionland-press/products/mythic-bastionland-1  Print and PDF (everyone else):  https://bastionlandpress.com/products/damaged-mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 26 min
Jan 17, 2026Episode 387
Pathfinder #79 - #96

Matt and Rob return to finding paths, reviewing Pathfinder #79 - #96: Mummy's Mask, Iron Gods, and Giantslayer. These adventures take us from the deserts of Osirion to the depths of Numeria's mysterious mountains and just about everywhere in between. We'll tell you about the good, the bad, and the ugly of each. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

55 min
Jan 8, 2026Episode 386
Dueling DM Fops

2026 is here! And DMs Rob and Matt are here to answer your Dungeon Mastering questions. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

4 min
Jan 2, 2026
TEASER - 2025 Year in Review

Matt and Rob look back on 2025 and talk about the highs, lows, and notable events -- of which there were many! We also look forward to 2026, and what's yet to come. Happy New Year everyone!

18 min
Dec 29, 2025Episode 385
Astarion's Book of Hungers

The Seventh Day of Wizardsmas is here, and Rob and Matt are reviewing Astarion's Book of Hungers. Will it slate their DM bloodlust or leave them desiring more?  Astarion's Book of Hungers Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

46 min
Dec 29, 2025Episode 384
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

On the 6th day of Wizardsmas, Matt and Rob return to Eberron and Khorvaire to talk about the newest book in our favorite magitech pulp universe, Eberron: Forge of the Artificer! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

56 min
Dec 24, 2025Episode 383
Adventures in Faerûn

This one is just for the Dungeon Masters! Rob and Matt review the new gazetteer and/or campaign book for running games in the Forgotten Realms! Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

31 min
Dec 23, 2025Episode 382
Heroes of Faerun

Matt and Rob talk about the first of two big chonky books about playing D&D in the Forgotten Realms! We've got subclasses, spells, feats, factions, you name it, it's here! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

49 min
Dec 23, 2025Episode 381
Dragon Delves

Hey! You got your dragon in my dungeon! You got your dungeon around my dragon! What? DMs Rob and Matt find out if the two great tastes, taste great together as they review WotC's new-ish adventure anthology, Dragon Delves. Dragon Delves Adventure Anthology Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

33 min
Dec 21, 2025Episode 380
The Psion

Matt and Rob furrow their brows, wipe blood from their noses, discuss the new playtest of the Psion, and reveal what their powers of precognition has already made known to them! Psion Playtest Matt's Psimple Psion The Mystic Episode 20: Fixing the Mystic and Artificer Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 3 min
Dec 20, 2025Episode 379
Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set

It's 1979, TSR is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. It's 1984, TSR is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. It's 2011, WotC is playtesting Keep on the Borderlands. It's 2018, Goodman Games is publishing Keep on the Borderlands.   It's 2025, WotC is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. DMs Rob and Matt are here for the first day of Wizardsmas, to review the new starter set for Dungeons and Dragons 2025, Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set. Is it the best starter set for new players? Tune in to the review to find out! Plus, if you are running this starter set listen for some tips on how to prepare this adventure! Links: Heroes of the Borderlands Internet Archive, Keep on the Borderlands: https://archive.org/details/tsr09034b2ddadventure013keepontheborderlands DnDNext Playtest, Caves of Chaos Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 3 min
Dec 20, 2025Episode 379
Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set

It's 1979, TSR is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. It's 1984, TSR is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. It's 2011, WotC is playtesting Keep on the Borderlands. It's 2018, Goodman Games is publishing Keep on the Borderlands.  It's 2025, WotC is publishing Keep on the Borderlands. DMs Rob and Matt are here for the first day of Wizardsmas, to review the new starter set for Dungeons and Dragons 2025, Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set. Is it the best starter set for new players? Tune in to the review to find out! Plus, if you are running this starter set listen for some tips on how to prepare this adventure! Links: Heroes of the Borderlands Internet Archive, Keep on the Borderlands: https://archive.org/details/tsr09034b2ddadventure013keepontheborderlands DnDNext Playtest, Caves of Chaos Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 7 min
Dec 8, 2025Episode 378
How to be a Fan of Your Players

Matt and Rob talk about how to be a fan of your players! Rooting for them and their characters makes for a better table experience (and it's more fun that way). Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

5 min
Nov 30, 2025
TEASER - Trinity After Action Report

Matt and Rob talk about the most recent playtest of Rob's game-in-progress: Trinity! Listen in to hear about game design, playtesting, and how this can help you work through sticky problems with both your table and your prep! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 4 min
Nov 27, 2025
UNLOCKED - Dice Workshop

We're unlocking one of our bonus Patreon episodes in anticipation of an upcoming project... DMs Rob and Matt clock into the Dice Workshop for a long shift working on custom dice mechanics and discuss dice probabilities and mechanics put in practice! Matt's Dice Mechanics Taxonomy Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 7 min
Nov 21, 2025Episode 377
The Wretched of Middle-Earth

DMs Rob and Matt hop back on the disk horse and ride into forest of world-building to find the roots of fantasy racism in Dungeons and Dragons. Guided by Adam Serwer and the late Charles W. Mills, they embark on this quest seeking the answer to the question: "Why is Elon Musk so mad about one paragraph in a D&D archival collection published last year?"  Adam Serwer - Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist: The fantastical roots of "scientific racism" Charles W. Mills - The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 7 min
Nov 13, 2025Episode 376
The Auteurs

Rob and Matt advance an exciting new theory about who amongst the current crop of TTRPG creators could be considered "auteurs". It's not as pretentious as it sounds, we promise. Chris McDowall Grant Howitt Meguey and Vincent Baker Monte Cook Jon Harper Tim Hutchings Episode 35: Numenera Episode 280: Invisible Sun BONUS: Thousand Year Old Vampire Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 9 min
Nov 6, 2025Episode 375
Night's Black Agents

Here is a final "spooky" episode for everyone! DMs Rob and Matt review Kenneth Hite's Night's Black Agents. It's "Spies vs. Vampires" in a "mystery inside a thriller." While it may not be the perfect system, (or the perfect system for Matt and Rob), it is an endlessly fascinating bit of TTRPG design. It may have some of the most interesting and useful campaign building tools of any rule book. While it's maybe not for slacker DMs, if you like to prep your campaign using flow charts and story maps or if the phrase "dramatic villain response algorithm" fills you with glee, then NBA (Night's Black Agents) is for you! Plus, Rob and Matt finally get to chat about GUMSHOE.  Night's Black Agentshttps://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/  GUMSHOE Systemhttps://pelgranepress.com/2018/02/14/gumshoe/ Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

3 min
Nov 3, 2025
TEASER - MORE Lessons from Baldur's Gate 3!

Two years late, but Matt has finally finished Baldur's Gate 3, which means we can talk about what you can take away from it as a game master! Here's a few tips and some advice about what to do, what not to do, what worked, and what didn't. Don't get mad at us. Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

51 min
Oct 30, 2025Episode 374
Spooky Adventure Recommendations

Happy Halloween! Do you need a last minute one-shot (or two or three-shot) adventure to get your players into the holiday spirit? DMs Rob and Matt have 7 or so adventures to fright and delight your role-players!  Death House https://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/Curse%20of%20Strahd%20Introductory%20Adventure.pdf  Mothership - Haunting of Ypsilon IV  https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/products/the-haunting-of-ypsilon-14 Mothership - The Plea https://goatinthewoodgames.itch.io/the-plea-a-trifold-module  Pathfinder 1e - Carrion Hill  https://paizo.com/products/btpy8baj?Pathfinder-Module-Carrion-Hill/1000  Vaesen - Summer in December  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/331182/summer-in-december  Delta Green - Observer Effect https://shop.arcdream.com/products/delta-green-observer-effect-paperback  Rippers - The Last Lion  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/162471/rippers-resurrected-the-last-lion  Rippers - https://peginc.com/savage-settings/rippers/ Teeth - https://teethrpg.itch.io/ Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

58 min
Oct 25, 2025Episode 373
A Gathering of Gamers with Matt Shoemaker

Matt and Rob talk with historian, game designer, and GenCon expert Matt Shoemaker about his new book, Gathering of Gamers! Free PDF: https://works.hcommons.org/records/kfcpx-xqb42 https://best50yearsingaming.com Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

5 min
Oct 18, 2025
TEASER - Agnostic TTRPG Prep

Matt and Rob review and test out the Agnostic: TTRPG Prep Method , a zine from Map Crow and Cloud Curio <span style= "color: #000000; font-family: 'ABC Oracle Plus Variable', -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 337; letter-spacing: -0.18px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; tex

1 hr 8 min
Oct 16, 2025Episode 372
The Joy of Mapping

Maps. We love them. Love reading them , love planning adventures. Love seeing how things relate topographically. Maps are knowledge. Maps are a form of power. Maps are also fun! Let's talk about how to create them for your TTRPG games.  Links: Catalan Atlas, Cresques Abraham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Atlas  Medieval Fantasy City Generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator Incarnate https://inkarnate.com/  Wonderdraft https://www.wonderdraft.net/  Worldographer https://worldographer.com/  Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ Free Maps! https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/fptxv5/psa_there_are_hundreds_of_incredible_free_maps/ Cartographers' Guildhttps://www.cartographersguild.com/   Pointcrawl Abstract Maps, Murkdice https://murkdice.substack.com/p/you-liked-that-map-huh  Paleomaps, http://scotese.com/earth.htm  Mapbox, Freemium GIS https://www.mapbox.com/   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social   Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 12 min
Oct 10, 2025Episode 371
GM Advice from Daggerheart

Matt and Rob finally have enough experience under their belts to talk about GMing Daggerheart! Tips, pitfalls, and observations that can help you whether or not you've made the switch! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 8 min
Oct 3, 2025Episode 370
How to Convince Your Players to Try a New TTRPG System

You are ready to play something else. Your players have doubts. How do you convince them to switch to a new system?   Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 14 min
Sep 18, 2025Episode 369
Draw Steel: Monsters! (and Director Rules)

Matt and Rob are back for the second book of the new MCDM RPG Draw Steel, now the the time of Monsters.  https://www.mcdmproductions.com/  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 29 min
Sep 15, 2025Episode 368
Draw Steel: Heroes!

Matt and Rob review the new MCDM RPG Draw Steel, now fully finished and released into the wild! Learn more about heroic, tactical, cinematic, fantasy combat and you! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

1 hr 1 min
Sep 4, 2025Episode 367
Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City

DMs Rob and Matt review what might be the best pointcrawl ever designed, Luka Rejec's Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City 2e. Forests of meat, underwater VOMEs, psychic cats, and not-quite-liches await your caravan as you transverse the prismatic heavy metal wastes on a definitely Dying Earth. It rules. It rocks. Check it out.  Ultraviolet Grasslands 2e: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/wizard-thief-fighter Just the PDF: https://wizardthieffighter.itch.io/uvg-2e The sequel, Our Golden Age: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel "Plagiarism in Unconquered (2022)," Traverse Fantasy, Marcia B. https://traversefantasy.blogspot.com/2023/12/plagiarism-in-unconquered-2022.html Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!

6 min
Sep 3, 2025
TEASER - Planecrash: Mad Investor Chaos and the Woman of Asmodeus

What if Pathfinder was...rational? What if the ruling House Thrune of Cheliax embraced effective altruism as an economic and social policy? What if you taught the god Nethys game theory? What if hot women wanted to listen to lectures about intelligence-promoting alleles and arbitrage? Tune in for the answers to all these questions and more (and by more we mean this game's harems, torture, rape, and eugenics...so CW!) as DMs Rob and Matt discuss the worst and most influential Pathfinder game/fanfic you will probably never read.

1 hr 1 min
Aug 27, 2025Episode 366
Ivory Tower with Mason Allen

We talked to Mason Allen about his new game, Ivory Tower! Be a terrible immortal archmage in a fallen world and resolve your disagreements with committee meetings! https://riftkidgames.itch.io/ivory-tower http://sky.app/profile/riftkidgsmes.bsky.social YouTube.com/@riftkidgames Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord!