Episode 252 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: New Era of RPG Revolution?Huge Gen Con announcements and kickstarters have us asking… is this a new era of RPG Evolution? We look at why it is so hard to compete with D&D and why maybe companies should not want to compete at all!

News: Daggerheart Makes Big Moves, Draw Steel Released, FR DLC, and more!

Contents00:00 Climb Gen Con Harder01:36 Shawn on Tabletop Journeys02:25 Gen Con Review06:20 WotC Out of Adventure Ideas?12:16 Forgotten Realms DLC13:50 Netheril's Fate15:27 Astarion's Book of Hungers18:07 Draw Steel Released in PDF!21:44 Daggerheart is Serious24:50 How Many Demiplane PCs?33:42 Cosmere Minis34:29 ENNie Awards36:36 Cypher Revised Announced37:52 DeMinimis and Tarrifs39:39 Era of RPG Revolution40:55 2025 May Be Different42:39 The History of D&D Challengers44:38 D&D's Market and Brand Advantage48:44 Licensing49:51 Actually a Great Game55:23 Economies of Scale58:49 What Does Competition Look Like?01:02:51 Ocean vs Pond01:10:41 Competition Isn't the Only Endgame01:18:22 Dan Ayoub and How WotC Evolves01:23:19 A Rolling SRD01:24:30 DDB Maps for All Subscribers01:26:24 D&D Advisory Group01:27:19 The Future We Envision01:32:43 Shout-Outs01:37:23 What Are We Gonna Do?

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