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Dragon Mind - Mindful TTRPGs — 125 episodes

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1

Player Agency in Equipment | Swiftguard Design Breakdown 3

2

Lens 3 - What do your players value? | Mastering Game Mastering

3

À La Carte Caracter Creation | Swiftguard Design Breakdown 2

4

Lens 2 - Defining Fun and Surprise | Mastering Game Mastering

5

Swiftguard's Action Economy | Swiftguard Design Breakdown 1

6

Lens 1 - The Essential Experience | Mastering Game Mastering

7

SRD 5.2 - Practical Possibilities Episode 18

8

Distal TTRPG Review - Heroism through Hardship

9

Eberron Updates - D&D UA 2025 Review

10

D&D 2025 Monster Manual - Practical Possibilities Episode 17

11

Magic in Nightbringer, an All-Wizard TTRPG (feat. Hartly Llosa)

12

D&D 2024 Monk - Practical Possibilities Episode 16

13

Forgotten Realms Subclasses - D&D 2025 UA

14

D&D 2024 Warlock - Practical Possibilities Episode 15

15

D&D 2024 Ranger - Practical Possibilities Episode 14

16

D&D 2024 Paladin - Practical Possibilities Episode 13

17

Surprise Artificer UA | D&D 2024

18

D&D 2024 Bard - Practical Possibilities Episode 12

19

D&D 2024 Sorcerer - Practical Possibilities Episode 11

20

D&D 2024 Barbarian - Practical Possibilities Episode 10

21

D&D 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide - Practical Possibilities Episode 9

22

D&D 2024 Druid - Practical Possibilities Episode 8

23

"It's Not Just Me" - Interview with Ryan LaPlante, CEO of Dumb-Dumbs & Dice

24

Thoughts on the 2024 PHB (feat. Ian from Incendium RPGs)

25

D&D 2024 Wizard - Practical Possibilities Episode 7

26

D&D 2024 Cleric - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 6

27

D&D 2024 Rogue - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 5

28

D&D 2024 Fighter - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 4

29

D&D 2024 Backgrounds and Origin Feats - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 3

30

D&D 2024 Layout and Species - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 2

31

D&D 2024 General Rules - Practical Possibilities 2024 Episode 1

32

D&D 2024 and Swiftguard Preview Thoughts

33

The LORE | In the Clouds 11

34

Balancing Elements of the Experience | Behind the Screens 4

35

Tales of Optimization | In the Clouds 10

36

Borrowing Brilliance 18 | Story Endings

37

Distal: A New Class-Heavy TTRPG (feat. Michael "Wrel" Henderson)

38

Reflecting on the 2024 Player's Handbook Playtest

39

Borrowing Brilliance 17 | "No D&D is better than Bad D&D"

40

Considering Real-World Time | Behind the Screens 3

41

Borrowing Brilliance 16 | Playtesting

42

PHB 2024 UA 8 Impressions

43

Bastions and Cantrips Playtest Impressions

44

A Utilitarian Approach | Behind the Screens 2

45

Dichotomies of Game Balance | In the Clouds 9

46

Borrowing Brilliance 15 | Turning Pro

47

Design Intent vs Execution | In the Clouds 8

48

PHB 2024 UA 7 Impressions

49

Improvising | In the Clouds 7

50

Write Quests, Not Stories | Behind the Screens 1

51

Distorted Design | In the Clouds 6

52

The Elemental Tetrad | In the Clouds 5

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Borrowing Brilliance 14 | Revisiting the Seven Baby Steps

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A Tragic Backstory | In the Clouds

55

Priorities when Getting Started | In the Clouds 4

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Borrowing Brilliance 13 | Loops and Spirals

57

Agreements Build Trust | In the Clouds 3

58

One D&D Packet 6 Impressions

59

Rewarding Gameplay | In the Clouds 2

60

Why are TTRPGs Special? | In the Clouds 1

61

Borrowing Brilliance 12 | Five Level Leadership

62

Solocast Pilot | Banning Options

63

Borrowing Brilliance 11 | Exploring Pathfinder Second Edition

64

Games Beyond D&D (feat Kerina McCarthy)

65

The Architect and the Gardener | World Building 6

66

Prioritize Your Players | World Building 5

67

World Building is a TRAP | World Building 4

68

Asking Deeper Questions | World Building 3

69

Found World Design | World Building 2

70

Suspending Disbelief | World Building 1

71

Druid & Paladin | One D&D Panel

72

Lens 28 - To Optimize or Not to Optimize

73

Project Black Flag Playtest Packet 1 | Playtest Panel Discussion

74

Borrowing Brilliance 10 | The War of Art

75

Lens 27 - Storytelling Structure

76

Lens 26 - Player Agency

77

Borrowing Brilliance 9 | Bird by Bird

78

Advantage - Arc 3 Trailer

79

Character Discovery (feat. Joe Love from Advantage)

80

Shop Talk (feat. Joe Love from Advantage)

81

Death of the Artist | OGL 1.0a Discussion

82

Professional Game Mastering (feat. Jaxn from Truesight)

83

A Year in Review | Incendium D&D YouTube Livestream

84

Lens 25 - Combat Prep

85

Borrowing Brilliance 8 | Metagaming Your Life

86

Lens 24 - Prep

87

Cleric and Revised Species UA - One D&D Panel

88

Five Ways to Win (feat. Ken Caputo from Momentum Learning Systems)

89

Borrowing Brilliance 7 | You're Always Metagaming

90

Lens 23 - Splitting the Party

91

Borrowing Brilliance 6 | Start with Why

92

Thoughts on Expert Classes in Play

93

Lens 22 - Dungeon Crawling

94

Borrowing Brilliance 5 | Fire Child Water Child Follow Up

95

Expert Classes UA - One D&D Panel

96

Lens 21 - Homebrew Rules for Homebrewed Worlds

97

Lens 20 - Cultivating Precision

98

Lens 19 - Peripheral Structure

99

One D&D - Our Thoughts on the Future

100

Borrowing Brilliance 4 | Fire Child Water Child

101

Borrowing Brilliance 3 | The Keys to the Kingdom

102

Lens 18 - Starting Over

103

Borrowing Brilliance 2 | The Storytelling Function of Religion

104

Borrowing Brilliance 1 | The 7 Baby Steps to Masterful Game Mastering

105

Lens 17 - Becoming a Student of Yourself

106

Lens 16 - Mechanics and Mythology

107

Lens 15 - Your Story's Scale

108

Lens 14 - Gaming Languages

109

Thoughts on Monsters of the Multiverse

110

Lens 13 - Meaningful Quest Design

111

Lens 12 - Drawing Silk

112

Lens 11 - Compelling Villains and Solo D&D

113

Our Ultimate Goal (feat. Raymond O'Connor) - Running Off The Rails

114

Lens 10 - D&D 5e Variant Rules Review (Part 2)

115

Lens 9 - D&D 5e Variant Rules Review (Part 1)

116

Thoughts on Vox Machina

117

Switch Episode - DPN + CLAG

118

Lens 8 - Magic Systems

119

Lens 7 - Your Relationship with Uncertainty

120

Lens 6 - Style and Substance

121

Lens 5 - Anyone Can GM

122

Lens 4 - The Theater of the Classroom

123

Lens 3 - Rorschach at the Table

124

Lens 2 - Empty Your Cup

125

Lens 1 - Creative Writing and Immersive Roleplay