Into the Megadungeon

Oct 31 2023 158

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This podcast is about the tools and techniques GMs use to create and run megadungeons, entire tabletop roleplaying game campaigns where the adventuring takes place in a single giant dungeon with 100’s of rooms spread out over many levels. Why run a megadungeon campaign? How can you build a single adventure location so that it sustains excitement over more than 100 sessions? To answer these questions and many more, Ben talks to the people who know best: GMs with years of experience running amazing megadungeon campaigns.

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Literally Possessed by a Demon

Oct 31 2023 47 mins

In this special Halloween episode, Ben takes us Into the Megadungeon to interview Miranda Elkins about her Nightwick Abbey campaign--a dungeon literally possessed by a demon. They talk about the secrets of successful restocking, the importance of theme, and how to use geomorphs to craft your dungeon map. They also talk about how to run a horror themed dungeon by externalizing psych

A Malignant Presence

Oct 17 2023 42 mins

In this episode Ben takes us into the megadungeon to interview Luke Gearing about his weekly lunchtime megadungeon campaign, as well as his published megadungeon Gradient Descent. They talk about why the dungeon is more fun if every creature is an NPC and how random stocking produces interesting results. They also talk about how science horror gaming differs other genres at the tab

Lessons Learned

Oct 10 2023 41 mins

In this episode, Ben takes us into the megadungeon to interview Nick L.S. Whelan about two megadungeon campaigns, "Dungeon Moon" and "Five Years Left". They discuss why GMing is so hard and what lessons we can learn from our failures. They talk about why some kinds of prep only increases your anxiety at the table, how the GM's experience can be dissatisfying

The Human Element

Sep 19 2023 35 mins

In this episode Ben takes us into the megadungeon to interview Josh McCrowell about his home campaign and his forthcoming megadungeon ruleset, HIs Majesty the Worm. They talk about how we can capture the human element of dungeoncrawling, and Josh gives some vital tips about how to prep megadungeons without getting overwhelmed. To find Josh's published work, including the draft

The Question of Space

Sep 05 2023 38 mins

In this episode, Ben takes us into the megadungeon to interview Gus about his H.M.S. Apollyon campaign. They discuss how a satisfying megadungeon is an experiential space that evokes a sense of place. They explain how to harness history to move beyond bog standard fantasy tropes, and how you can actually make treasure cool. To find out more about H.M.S. Apollyon, visit Dungeon of

Little Persistent Worlds

Aug 22 2023 32 mins

In this episode, Ben interviews his own GM, Nick Kuntz, about their megadungeon campaign, The Twilight Age. They discuss the challenges and special rewards of megadungeons campaigns with large player rosters, and how megadungeons can function as "little persistent worlds", where the stories that emerge are less about a band of protagonists and more about an abiding place.

Mysteries

Aug 07 2023 30 mins

In this episode, Ben steps Into the Megadungeon to interview James Maliszewski about his Dwimmermount megadungeon campaign. James explains how megadungeons can captivate the interest of players by encapsulating the mysteries of an entire setting. James also discuss his current project, The Secrets of sha'Arthan. For deeper reader's notes to this episode that explains all t

Into the Megadungeon Trailer

Jul 17 2023 1 mins

In this tabletop roleplaying game podcast, Ben takes us Into the Megadungeon to interview veteran GMs about the tools and techniques they use to create and run megadungeons, entire campaigns where the adventuring takes place in a single giant dungeon with 100’s of rooms spread out over many levels.If you are curious about this unique playstyle, or want to run a megadungeon but do