Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Episode 213 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!
Main topic: Want to Be a Professional Game Designer?
Shawn and Teos tackle a question they hear often. Do you truly want to be a game designer, and if so, the steps to take to make meaningful progress.
Contents
00:00 Be a Professional Game Designer?
01:17 Do You Actually Want It?
05:36 Mix Games with Occupation
09:09 What Skills to Hone?
17:08 Team Skills
19:18 Making Patient Progress
24:06 Know the Current Media
25:01 Possible Paths
27:12 Help People Solve Problems
29:31 Know Your Worth and do Work
31:22 Become a Great GM
33:02 The Role of Conventions
39:31 Having "It"
41:44 Shout-Outs
Find our show notes and support our podcast and YouTube efforts:
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Listen to us on your favorite podcast device:
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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 213 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!
Main topic: Want to Be a Professional Game Designer?
Shawn and Teos tackle a question they hear often. Do you truly want to be a game designer, and if so, the steps to take to make meaningful progress.
Contents
00:00 Be a Professional Game Designer?
01:17 Do You Actually Want It?
05:36 Mix Games with Occupation
09:09 What Skills to Hone?
17:08 Team Skills
19:18 Making Patient Progress
24:06 Know the Current Media
25:01 Possible Paths
27:12 Help People Solve Problems
29:31 Know Your Worth and do Work
31:22 Become a Great GM
33:02 The Role of Conventions
39:31 Having "It"
41:44 Shout-Outs
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/).
