Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 235 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

Main topic: Forever DMs and Dynamics of an RPG Group!
Teos and Shawn discuss Matt Colville’s take on Forever DMs, and look at how the dynamics of an RPG group can shape awesome play.

Contents
00:00 Dynamics of an RPG Group
01:50 The Forever DM
02:33 Gaming Dynamics in the 80s
05:51 Our Recent Dynamics
09:32 Selflessness and Empathy
16:05 Convention Play
18:40 How to Be a Great Player
22:22 Create PCs that Play Well with Others
25:12 How to Get Players to DM
31:17 Great to Have DMs as Players?
41:09 Shout-Outs
44:59 What Are We Gonna Do Now?

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