Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Episode 242 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!
Main topic: Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs!
James Introcaso joins Teos to discuss the challenges any new RPG has in attracting an audience, explaining what makes it fun, creating starter sets, and much more! We draw heavily on Draw Steel, the MCDM RPG coming out later this summer!
Contents
00:00 Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs
00:38 Summer of Draw Steel
02:01 A Challenge for All RPGs
04:00 Barriers to Entry
07:29 Getting Group Buy-In
10:44 Finding an Audience
16:04 Communicating What the Game Is
21:04 Role of Stores and Distributors
25:45 A Great Starter Set
28:19 Supporting Conventions
31:24 Great Pregens
38:24 MCDM's Next Products
41:49 What Are We Gonna Do Now?
Find our show notes and support our podcast and YouTube efforts:
patreon.com/MasteringDnD
Listen to us on your favorite podcast device:
MasteringDungeons.podbean.com
Chat with us online:
https://dice.camp/@MasteringDnD
https://bsky.app/profile/masteringdnd.bsky.social
twitter.com/MasteringDnD
Find Shawn:
twitter.com/shawnmerwin
ghostfiregaming.com
Find Teos:
alphastream.org
youtube.com/@AlphastreamRPG
https://dice.camp/@Alphastream
Mastering Dungeons is a weekly podcast, providing News and a Main segment. We separate these on YouTube for your viewing and listening pleasure.
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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Welcome to Episode 242 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!
Main topic: Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs!
James Introcaso joins Teos to discuss the challenges any new RPG has in attracting an audience, explaining what makes it fun, creating starter sets, and much more! We draw heavily on Draw Steel, the MCDM RPG coming out later this summer!
Contents
00:00 Draw Steel and Introducing New RPGs
00:38 Summer of Draw Steel
02:01 A Challenge for All RPGs
04:00 Barriers to Entry
07:29 Getting Group Buy-In
10:44 Finding an Audience
16:04 Communicating What the Game Is
21:04 Role of Stores and Distributors
25:45 A Great Starter Set
28:19 Supporting Conventions
31:24 Great Pregens
38:24 MCDM's Next Products
41:49 What Are We Gonna Do Now?
Find our show notes and support our podcast and YouTube efforts:
patreon.com/MasteringDnD
Listen to us on your favorite podcast device:
MasteringDungeons.podbean.com
Chat with us online:
https://dice.camp/@MasteringDnD
https://bsky.app/profile/masteringdnd.bsky.social
twitter.com/MasteringDnD
Find Shawn:
twitter.com/shawnmerwin
ghostfiregaming.com
Find Teos:
alphastream.org
youtube.com/@AlphastreamRPG
https://dice.camp/@Alphastream
Mastering Dungeons is a weekly podcast, providing News and a Main segment. We separate these on YouTube for your viewing and listening pleasure.
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 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
