425 - Microscope 2e with Ben Robbins

Rob and Matt talk about Arcana Unleashed and all the nifty magic options that come with it. Fun for players and DMs both! Theoretically, anyway. NOTE: Sorry about all the noise, Rob's microphone desk mount broke midway through the episode, which is funny but made this very challenging to edit. Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Matt and Rob discuss the new WotC adventure, Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall! Does it live up to the "epic fantasy espionage" hype? Listen to find out! NOTE: Ignore what Rob says about us reviewing Arcana Unleashed last week, we adjusted the order and it will be out this week (11/11/26) Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice    

Matt and Rob discuss the six cultures of play! We promise it's more interesting than it sounds! Probably! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice  

DMs Rob and Matt are joined by the greatest world-building game designer, Ben Robbins! Ben is here to tell us about Microscope 2e, open-tables, West Marches, world building, running story games, and more! How do we put players in charge of more aspects of the table? Ben is here with the answers!  Microscope 2e Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lamemage/microscope  Episode 98 - Worldbuilding Through Microscope: https://dmofnone.libsyn.com/ep-98-worldbuilding-through-microscope  Microscope 1e: https://lamemage.itch.io/microscope  West Marches: https://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/  Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

DMs Rob and Matt are ready to get groovy under the electroplasmic sun of Blades '68. This time they're joined on their heist by DM Sean Foer, our favorite Forged in the Dark Game Masters. Turn on the show for our discussion of new playbooks, mechanics, and crews in Blades '68. Tune in for some mid-century Game Mastering tips. And drop out as we discuss Sean's awesome new booklet on RPG cultures. Archipelago of Play by Sean Foer Check out more of Sean's stuff here: https://www.seanfoer.com/ Blades '68 by Tim Denee: https://evilhat.com/product/blades-68/ The Blades '68 Trouble Engine: Blades '68 Trouble Engine Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Matt and Rob come to you in the form of grainy footage on a VHS and scratchy audio on a battered cassette to talk to you about Public Access, a very cool analog horror game built on the Carved from Brindlewood system! We talk about nostalgia, horror, analog media, memory, and more! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

It's time to move on over to a Story Game system. Or is it a "modern" game? Or a "fiction-first" game? Who knows! Special Guest Mason Allen, is here to help DMs Rob and Matt navigate the wide and wonderful (apocalypse) worlds of Story Games, and how to pick the right system for your next campaign!  Plus, check out Mason's own Story Game (it's Succession with Archmages at the End of the World) now funding on Game Found: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/riftkid-games/ivory-tower  You can get the original edition (which reviewed back in episode 366) here: https://riftkid-games.itch.io/ivory-tower Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Matt and Rob talk about how to give your players hard choices. Let's make 'em sweat folks! Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice

Listen to THE ORACLE, a little side project from DM Rob. Down on his luck retro gaming YouTuber Jeff discovers a strange video game that leads him down a path of mystery and unsettling revelations. Spotify Apple YouTube

Howdy Ophoi-heads, game designer Federico Sohns joins DMs Rob and Matt to chat about social science as game and world-building inspiration and the two brilliant TTRPGs they have designed: Zephyr and Nibiru! Zephyr: An Anarchist Game of Fleeting Identities Nibiru Revisited: A Science Fiction Game of Lost Memories Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky:  https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone  Join the DMofNone Discord! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice