Episode 253 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: How to DM Parenting with Shelly Mazzanoble!

D&D’s Shelly Mazzanoble joins us to discuss her new book: How to Dungeon Master Parenting! This hilarious and insightful book offers a lot for DMs and parents. We discuss how the two compare and Shelly’s storied past where she has worked to promote women in D&D and D&D’s philanthropic efforts.

News: Japan’s D&D Initiative, Diablo RPG, Tropes that Ruin RPGs, and more!

Contents

00:00 We're 159!

03:18 Is D&D Scrutiny New?

07:55 RPGS Cannibalizing Each Other?

14:48 If We Knew 1 Spell?

18:28 Criminally Overlooked Game Design?

26:14 D&D in Japan

28:04 New Fallbacks Novel

29:27 5 Tropes Ruin D&D

33:36 Stranger Things Minis

35:11 Metaphor vs Mechanics

39:00 Diablo RPG

40:21 Shelly Mazzanoble

41:15 Shelly's Amazing D&D Contributions

43:45 Shelly's and Global Philanthropy

48:59 Women and New Players in D&D

57:37 How to DM Parenting

01:10:07 Child Stat Blocks

01:13:10 DM and Parenting Styles

01:21:06 Find Shelly and Her Book

01:24:24 Shout-outs

01:28:45 What Are We Gonna Do?



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