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Jan 31, 2024 1 hr 35 min

Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic (MD 175)

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Episode 175 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic With Shadowdark’s simplicity, how do ancestries, classes, and class features distinguish themselves? Shawn and Teos examine the classes, alignment, and magic systems to see how this game manages to be so good. News: D&D Turned 40, D&D in VR, a Real Fortress Dungeon, and more! Contents 00:00:00 Rub Your Face 00:01:19 Compelling Hooks? 00:11:43 RPGs for New GMs 00:19:02 D&D Turns 50 00:21:56 D&D VR Game 00:26:35 Beyond Stats 00:29:33 Real Dungeon 00:31:01 50th Minis 00:32:48 Mathemagician Rituals 00:34:38 Zweihander Reforged 00:35:22 Hacking Across Editions 00:39:03 Shadowdark Characters 00:40:48 Ancestries 00:46:14 Classes - Fighter 00:48:35 Talents 00:50:12 Stat Boosts 00:51:46 Wizard and Priest 00:53:30 Thief 01:00:29 Backgrounds 01:02:08 Alignment and Deities 01:05:16 Titles 01:07:24 Gear and Slots 01:10:36 Cohesive Game Elements 01:13:27 XP 01:17:41 Magic 01:32:05 Shout-Outs Thank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Episode 175 of Mastering Dungeons! Main topic: Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic With Shadowdark’s simplicity, how do ancestries, classes, and class features distinguish themselves? Shawn and Teos examine the classes, alignment, and magic systems to see how this game manages to be so good. News: D&D Turned 40, D&D in VR, a Real Fortress Dungeon, and more! Contents00:00:00 Rub Your Face00:01:19 Compelling Hooks?00:11:43 RPGs for New GMs00:19:02 D&D Turns 5000:21:56 D&D VR Game00:26:35 Beyond Stats00:29:33 Real Dungeon00:31:01 50th Minis00:32:48 Mathemagician Rituals00:34:38 Zweihander Reforged00:35:22 Hacking Across Editions00:39:03 Shadowdark Characters00:40:48 Ancestries00:46:14 Classes - Fighter00:48:35 Talents00:50:12 Stat Boosts00:51:46 Wizard and Priest00:53:30 Thief01:00:29 Backgrounds01:02:08 Alignment and Deities01:05:16 Titles01:07:24 Gear and Slots01:10:36 Cohesive Game Elements01:13:27 XP01:17:41 Magic01:32:05 Shout-OutsThank you for listening! Get the full show notes with links on Patreon. Our intro and outro music is Metropolis Fanfare, provided royalty-free by Tabletop Audio (https://tabletopaudio.com) under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Shadowdark RPG – Characters and Magic (MD 175)

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  1. 0:00 Rub Your Face
  2. 1:19 Compelling Hooks?
  3. 11:43 RPGs for New GMs
  4. 19:02 D&D Turns 50
  5. 21:56 D&D VR Game
  6. 26:35 Beyond Stats
  7. 29:33 Real Dungeon
  8. 31:01 50th Minis
  9. 32:48 Mathemagician Rituals
  10. 34:38 Zweihander Reforged
  11. 35:22 Hacking Across Editions
  12. 39:03 Shadowdark Characters
  13. 40:48 Ancestries
  14. 46:14 Classes - Fighter
  15. 48:35 Talents
  16. 50:12 Stat Boosts
  17. 51:46 Wizard and Priest
  18. 53:30 Thief
  19. 1:00:29 Backgrounds
  20. 1:02:08 Alignment and Deities
  21. 1:05:16 Titles
  22. 1:07:24 Gear and Slots
  23. 1:10:36 Cohesive Game Elements
  24. 1:13:27 XP
  25. 1:17:41 Magic
  26. 1:32:05 Shout-Outs

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