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16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></svg></div><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>In this episode, I interview Nick L.S. Whelan about two megadungeon campaigns, "Dungeon Moon" and "Five Years Left". We talk about why GMing is so hard and what lessons we can learn from our failures. We talk about why some kinds of prep increase rather than decrease your anxiety at the table, how the GM's experience can be dissatisfying even when the players are having a good time, and how play is subtly shaped by what we take seriously at the table and what we're happy to let slide. Without further ado, here is Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on your platforms of choice:</p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Spotify </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iHP75ica2Royi9LgELlXg?si=UlvIyFYcSGmYiPXoStAviA" rel>here</a><span>.</span></p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Apple Podcasts </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-megadungeon/id1698032870?i=1000630802071" rel>here</a><span>.</span></p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Pocket Casts </span><a href="https://pca.st/episode/ba99ce38-8560-4927-afcf-a3136af5e01f" rel>here</a><span>. </span></p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Podcast Addict </span><a href="https://anchor.fm/s/d9a089c4/podcast/play/76933365/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-9-10%2F350488510-44100-2-d3219a654b474.m4a" rel>here</a><span>.</span></p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Overcast </span><a href="https://overcast.fm/+BCl46Lkqs8" rel>here</a><span>. </span></p><p><span>Listen to Episode 5 “Lessons Learned” on Google Podcasts </span><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOWEwODljNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/Y2E0ZjVmZjctMWFlMy00M2E3LThhNzAtMjAxM2M2ZDE2NjYw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiYgYjUoOuBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA" rel>here</a><span>. </span></p><p></p><h2 class="header-anchor-post">Reader’s Notes<div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-alignItems-center pc-position-absolute pc-reset header-anchor-parent"><div class="pencraft pc-display-contents pc-reset pubTheme-yiXxQA"><div id="§readers-notes" class="pencraft pc-reset header-anchor offset-top"></div><button tabindex="0" type="button" data-href="https://ultansdoor.substack.com/i/137776920/readers-notes" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft iconButton2-DvFP7w iconButtonBase-dJGHgN buttonBase-GK1x3M buttonNew-KfJF0Q size_sm-G3LciD priority_secondary-S63h9o"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" 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16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></svg></div><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><span>You can find Nick's long running and once prolific blog, Papers & Pencils </span><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/" rel>here</a><span>. You can find more about Dungeon Moon </span><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/dungeon-moon/" rel>here</a><span>, and you can read play reports for Five Years Left </span><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/five-years-left/" rel>here</a><span>. (I always think looking at these campaign materials is useful for GMs who actually want to organize and run megadungeon campaigns of their very own.)</span></p><p><span>You can learn about the latest iteration of Nick’s fascinating concept of Flux space </span><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/flux-space/" rel>here</a><span>, and Nick's fantastic posts about structuring encounter tables </span><a href="https://www.paperspencils.com/structuring-encounter-tables-amended-restated/" rel>here</a><span>. Both of these reference older posts where Nick floated the original ideas. All are highly worth a read. </span></p><p><span>You can follow Nick's next dungeon adventure project, </span><em>Sanctimonious Slime vs. Expired Epicures</em><span>, about looting a Medusa’s house inhabited by monster factions with opposing philosophies on Kickstarter </span><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avaislam/sanctimonious-slimes-vs-expired-epicures?ref=21zo6q" rel>here</a><span>. </span></p><p><span>Nick is now generally designing for the </span><em>Errant</em><span> rpg under the publishing outfit Kill Jester. You can learn more about </span><em>Errant</em><span> and sign up for Kill Jester’s newsletter </span><a href="https://www.killjester.com/" rel>here</a><span>.</span></p><h2 class="header-anchor-post">Spine Chilling October!<div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-alignItems-center pc-position-absolute pc-reset header-anchor-parent"><div class="pencraft pc-display-contents pc-reset pubTheme-yiXxQA"><div id="§spine-chilling-october" class="pencraft pc-reset header-anchor offset-top"></div><button tabindex="0" type="button" data-href="https://ultansdoor.substack.com/i/137776920/spine-chilling-october" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft iconButton2-DvFP7w iconButtonBase-dJGHgN buttonBase-GK1x3M buttonNew-KfJF0Q size_sm-G3LciD priority_secondary-S63h9o"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-link"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 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Whelan about two megadungeon campaigns, \\\"Dungeon Moon\\\" and \\\"Five Years Left\\\". We talk about why GMing is so hard and what lessons we can learn from our failures. We talk about why some kinds of prep increase rather than decrease your anxiety at the table, how the GM's experience can be dissatisfying even when the players are having a good time, and how play is subtly shaped by what we take seriously at the table and what we're happy to let slide. Without further ado, here is Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on your platforms of choice:</p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Spotify <a href=\\\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iHP75ica2Royi9LgELlXg?si=UlvIyFYcSGmYiPXoStAviA\\\">here</a>.</p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Apple Podcasts <a href=\\\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-megadungeon/id1698032870?i=1000630802071\\\">here</a>.</p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Pocket Casts <a href=\\\"https://pca.st/episode/ba99ce38-8560-4927-afcf-a3136af5e01f\\\">here</a>. </p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Podcast Addict <a href=\\\"https://anchor.fm/s/d9a089c4/podcast/play/76933365/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-9-10%2F350488510-44100-2-d3219a654b474.m4a\\\">here</a>.</p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Overcast <a href=\\\"https://overcast.fm/+BCl46Lkqs8\\\">here</a>. </p><p>Listen to Episode 5 \u201CLessons Learned\u201D on Google Podcasts <a href=\\\"https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOWEwODljNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/Y2E0ZjVmZjctMWFlMy00M2E3LThhNzAtMjAxM2M2ZDE2NjYw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiYgYjUoOuBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA\\\">here</a>. </p><p></p><h2>Reader\u2019s Notes</h2><div class=\\\"captioned-image-container\\\"><figure><a class=\\\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" href=\\\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F73469180-3c13-4061-8a47-a9c218383312_1483x2314.jpeg\\\" data-component-name=\\\"Image2ToDOM\\\"><div class=\\\"image2-inset\\\"><picture><source type=\\\"image/webp\\\" 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y2=\\\"14\\\"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>You can find Nick's long running and once prolific blog, Papers & Pencils <a href=\\\"https://www.paperspencils.com/\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>. You can find more about Dungeon Moon <a href=\\\"https://www.paperspencils.com/dungeon-moon/\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>, and you can read play reports for Five Years Left <a href=\\\"https://www.paperspencils.com/five-years-left/\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>. (I always think looking at these campaign materials is useful for GMs who actually want to organize and run megadungeon campaigns of their very own.)</p><p>You can learn about the latest iteration of Nick\u2019s fascinating concept of Flux space <a href=\\\"https://www.paperspencils.com/flux-space/\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>, and Nick's fantastic posts about structuring encounter tables <a href=\\\"https://www.paperspencils.com/structuring-encounter-tables-amended-restated/\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>. Both of these reference older posts where Nick floated the original ideas. All are highly worth a read. </p><p>You can follow Nick's next dungeon adventure project, <em>Sanctimonious Slime vs. Expired Epicures</em>, about looting a Medusa\u2019s house inhabited by monster factions with opposing philosophies on Kickstarter <a href=\\\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avaislam/sanctimonious-slimes-vs-expired-epicures?ref=21zo6q\\\">\u2060here\u2060</a>. </p><p>Nick is now generally designing for the <em>Errant</em> rpg under the publishing outfit Kill Jester. You can learn more about <em>Errant</em> and sign up for Kill Jester\u2019s newsletter <a href=\\\"https://www.killjester.com/\\\">here</a>.</p><h2>Spine Chilling October!</h2><div class=\\\"captioned-image-container\\\"><figure><a class=\\\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" href=\\\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg\\\" data-component-name=\\\"Image2ToDOM\\\"><div class=\\\"image2-inset\\\"><picture><source type=\\\"image/webp\\\" srcset=\\\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 1456w\\\" sizes=\\\"100vw\\\"><img src=\\\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg\\\" width=\\\"422\\\" height=\\\"497.9368131868132\\\" data-attrs=\\\"{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":1718,"width":1456,"resizeWidth":422,"bytes":3596153,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/jpeg","href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false}\\\" class=\\\"sizing-normal\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" srcset=\\\"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F560edbb0-c2bc-4a4d-b7e6-65b63aae1856_1919x2264.jpeg 1456w\\\" sizes=\\\"100vw\\\" loading=\\\"lazy\\\"></picture><div class=\\\"image-link-expand\\\"><div class=\\\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset\\\"><div class=\\\"pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image\\\"><svg xmlns=\\\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\\\" width=\\\"20\\\" height=\\\"20\\\" viewBox=\\\"0 0 24 24\\\" fill=\\\"none\\\" stroke=\\\"currentColor\\\" stroke-width=\\\"2\\\" stroke-linecap=\\\"round\\\" stroke-linejoin=\\\"round\\\" class=\\\"lucide lucide-refresh-cw\\\"><path d=\\\"M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8\\\"></path><path d=\\\"M21 3v5h-5\\\"></path><path d=\\\"M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16\\\"></path><path d=\\\"M8 16H3v5\\\"></path></svg></div><div class=\\\"pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image\\\"><svg xmlns=\\\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\\\" width=\\\"20\\\" height=\\\"20\\\" viewBox=\\\"0 0 24 24\\\" fill=\\\"none\\\" stroke=\\\"currentColor\\\" stroke-width=\\\"2\\\" stroke-linecap=\\\"round\\\" stroke-linejoin=\\\"round\\\" class=\\\"lucide lucide-maximize2\\\"><polyline points=\\\"15 3 21 3 21 9\\\"></polyline><polyline points=\\\"9 21 3 21 3 15\\\"></polyline><line x1=\\\"21\\\" x2=\\\"14\\\" y1=\\\"3\\\" y2=\\\"10\\\"></line><line x1=\\\"3\\\" x2=\\\"10\\\" y1=\\\"21\\\" y2=\\\"14\\\"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Stay tuned to Into the Megadungeon for a spine chilling October! 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