Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 284 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

News Segment and Listener Questions
00:00 Sweetest 16
01:22 5E Monsters Either Boring or Deadly?
08:56 Struggling with Prep?
15:18 New D&D Survey
16:40 D&D News from GaryCon
26:51 MCDM Codex Pricing
28:28 Indonesia's Tabletop Scene
30:58 RPG Community in Iraq
33:16 Origins Game Finalists
35:01 D&D Provides Critical Awakening
36:46 Trading Card Manipulation
39:05 Green Games Guide
39:36 Pirate Borg Winds of Hell
40:07 Black Ballad for Shadowdark

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