Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 215 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

Main topic: What Publishers Want in a D&D Designer!
Shawn and Teos review two D&D job postings and break down the skills and job functions a publisher looks for in a D&D Designer and Product Architect.

Contents
00:00 What Publishers Want in a D&D Designer
01:57 Growing Into a Position
03:43 D&D Designer - What You Do
17:39 Representing the Company
20:26 What You Bring
24:17 D&D Product Architect
32:53 Shout-Outs

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