Dungeon Master of None

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

390 - PF96-108: Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance 02/12/2026

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/40081065

389 - Actual Prep with Random Tropes 02/05/2026

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/40002660

TEASER - The 1 HP Dragon 01/27/2026

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. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39896140

388 - Mythic Bastionland 01/24/2026

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: Digital rules: Print and PDF (Americas): Print and PDF (everyone else): Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39860075

387 - Pathfinder #79 - #96 01/17/2026

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39765595

386 - Dueling DM Fops 01/08/2026

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39654200

TEASER - 2025 Year in Review 01/02/2026

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! /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39587925

385 - Astarion’s Book of Hungers 12/29/2025

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? Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39558100

384 - Eberron: Forge of the Artificer 12/29/2025

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39550830

383 - Adventures in Faerûn 12/24/2025

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! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39530755

382 - Heroes of Faerun 12/23/2025

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39516800

381 - Dragon Delves 12/23/2025

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. Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39513555

380 - The Psion 12/21/2025

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! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39485530

379 - Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set 12/20/2025

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: Internet Archive, Keep on the Borderlands: Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39482080

378 - How to be a Fan of Your Players 12/08/2025

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39328340

TEASER - Trinity After Action Report 11/30/2025

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39210940

UNLOCKED - Dice Workshop 11/27/2025

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! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39187765

377 - The Wretched of Middle-Earth 11/21/2025

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?" Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39119870

376 - The Auteurs 11/13/2025

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. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/39025355

375 - Night's Black Agents 11/06/2025

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 Agents GUMSHOE System Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38934570

TEASER - MORE Lessons from Baldur's Gate 3! 11/03/2025

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: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38901240

374 - Spooky Adventure Recommendations 10/30/2025

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 Mothership - Haunting of Ypsilon IV Mothership - The Plea Pathfinder 1e - Carrion Hill Vaesen - Summer in December Delta Green - Observer Effect Rippers - The Last Lion Rippers - Teeth - Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38839870

373 - A Gathering of Gamers with Matt Shoemaker 10/25/2025

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, ! Free PDF: Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38780135

TEASER - Agnostic TTRPG Prep 10/18/2025

TEASER - Agnostic TTRPG Prep Matt and Rob review and test out the , a zine from Map Crow and that uses the books and materials that you already have lying around to help you generate a one-shot adventure! Come listen to us spin up a super weird adventure about holy books and ghosts! Full episode at patreon.com/dungeonmasterofnone /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38631155

372 - The Joy of Mapping 10/16/2025

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 Medieval Fantasy City Generator Incarnate Wonderdraft Worldographer Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator Free Maps! Cartographers’ Guild Pointcrawl Abstract Maps, Murkdice Paleomaps, Mapbox, Freemium GIS Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38602170

371 - GM Advice from Daggerheart 10/10/2025

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 : /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38545115

370 - How to Convince Your Players to Try a New TTRPG System 10/03/2025

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 : /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38451690

369 - Draw Steel: Monsters! (and Director Rules) 09/18/2025

369 - Draw Steel: Monsters! (and Director Rules) Matt and Rob are back for the second book of the , now the the time of . Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow : /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38263000

368 - Draw Steel: Heroes! 09/15/2025

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 : /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38227260

367 - Ultraviolet Grasslands and the Black City 09/04/2025

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 : /episode/index/show/dmofnone/id/38082465

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