Mysteries

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. 

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You can find James Maliszewski's blog Grognardia here, You can find all the posts about Dwimmermount collected here.

Philotomy's OD&D musings, a wonderful resource on Original Dungeons & Dragons (0D&D) is available here. Curious about OD&D? Here's a free version ("retro-clone") of the original rules presented in a modern format under the name Fantasy Medieval Campaigns.

Learn more about Sean McCoy's #Dungeon23 challenge here. You can find a roundup of amazing #Dungeon23 materials from the early weeks of 2023 here.

You can find a full transcript of this episode here.

The music for this episode is Sticks and Stones by Samuel Peters Davies.