Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 218 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

Main topic: Lessons Learned from Our Early Projects!
Shawn and Teos share what they learned from the days when they started as designers, back in the 2000s and the 3E era.

Contents
00:00 Lessons Learned from Early Projects
01:21 Build a Community?
06:37 Starting in 2000 and the LG Era
09:44 Organized Play Lessons
13:46 Learning is Investment
16:51 Changing Social Media
19:49 Clear and Concise Language
20:50 Understanding Industry Pay
22:16 Great Success is Rare
24:19 There is No Perfection
30:47 The Product that Isn't
33:21 Edition Change Challenges
35:20 Shout-Outs

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