Episode 255 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Draw Steel Negotiations and Montages!

Shawn and Teos discuss how the new Draw Steel RPG’s systems for montages and negotiations felt during their recent game, reviewing the lofty goals and interesting design.

News: Is Dark Sun Coming? Critical Role Chooses D&D West Marches, Shadowdark Org Play, Why Crawford and Perkins Joined CR, and more!

Contents

00:00 Teos at PAX West

02:28 Dan Ayoub Confidence in 2024?

12:03 Insight Check as Lie Detector?

22:36 Unearthed Arcana - Dark Sun?

25:59 CR Chooses 5E West Marches

33:00 Crawford and Perkins' Motives

39:41 Shadowdark Org Play

41:01 Draw Steel Summoner Playtest

42:01 Free Draw Steel Minis

42:22 Pirate Borg Localizations

44:10 Exodus RPG Encyclopedia

45:17 ARPIA Award Finalists

46:21 Grim Hollow Transformed on D&D Beyond

48:30 Negotiations and Montages

51:19 Montage Rules

54:05 Negotiation Rules

56:43 Larger Gameplay Concepts

01:07:23 Our Play Experience

01:18:39 Montage Outcomes

01:26:17 Negotiations in Our Game

01:34:59 Considering Alternate Systems

01:40:57 Shout-Outs

01:44:54 What Are We Gonna Do?



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