{"id":1002177,"date":"2026-01-09T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=465448"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:20:24","slug":"matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Mercer, Deborah Ann Woll, other professional DMs helped write the new Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A large man with a miniature giant space hamster on his shoulder is lead through a crowded ballroom by a spirit dressed in red maple leaves.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Katerina Ladon\/Wizards of the Coast\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The revised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/dnd-dungeons-dragons\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23827632\/dnd-dungeons-dragons-keepsake-games-dungeon-masters-guide-dmg\"><em>Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide<\/em> (2024)<\/a> will begin trickling out to fans around the world soon thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/dnd-dungeons-dragons\/444017\/dnd-beyond-homebrew-changes-canceled-fan-outcry\">Wizards of the Coast<\/a>\u2019s aggressively tiered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24177102\/dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-core-rulebook-revised-2024-preorder\">digital pre-release schedule<\/a>. However, the community that enjoys the world\u2019s most popular tabletop role-playing game is in a very different place than it was just a decade ago, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2014\/12\/8\/7353743\/d-and-d-dungeon-masters-guide-5th-edition\">the original 5th edition <em>DMG <\/em>(2014)<\/a> made its way into the world. The biggest change by far is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2015\/8\/20\/9172559\/dungeons-dragons-dnd-4th-edition-one-year-later-twitch-youtube\">the rise in actual play<\/a>, with troupes like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/critical-role\/463196\/legend-vox-machina-exandria-unlimited-calamity-crossover\">Critical Role<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/comedy\/445805\/adventure-zone-new-season-abnimals-premiere-interview\">The Adventure Zone<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23883220\/dimension-20-dropout-tv-show-anniversary-season-dnd\">Dimension 20<\/a> bringing their passion for D&amp;D to a much wider audience online. Turns out that actual play performers also had a hand in how the new <em>DMG<\/em> was written as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In a special press briefing held last week, co-lead designer James Wyatt explained that the new <em>DMG<\/em> will begin with a longer preamble featuring lots of good guidance on how to prepare for your first game. It\u2019s the same sort of step-by-step, open-ended instruction that won fans over in the new <em>Player\u2019s Handbook<\/em> (2024).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe repeat that approach at the beginning of the <em>Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide<\/em> while pulling the camera a little bit more into the Dungeon Master\u2019s head,\u201d said Wyatt. \u201cWe cover just the very basics of: What is the DM\u2019s job? What do you need to do to get started? How do you find players to play with? What do you do to prepare a session? And then the nitty-gritty of how running a session goes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pages 10 and 11 from the Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide show examples of play, including narration of player and DM actions cross-referenced to the appropriate rules.\" title=\"Pages 10 and 11 from the Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide show examples of play, including narration of player and DM actions cross-referenced to the appropriate rules.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Wizards of the Coast\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe also really want to encourage DMs to learn from others, but not feel they have to imitate others,\u201d Wyatt continued. \u201cBecause every Dungeon Master is unique. Everyone has their own style. [&#8230;] Your job is to facilitate the enjoyment of everybody at the table, and that\u2019s going to look different for different groups and different individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Following that section, and for the first time in a DMG, is a segment about learning while watching \u2014 arguably one of the most common ways that newbies get introduced to D&amp;D today. But developers didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe also worked with four outside consultants,\u201d said co-lead designer Chris Perkins. \u201cOne of their goals as they were reviewing material was to help ensure not only was the advice that we were giving to DMs sensical, but that we were delivering ways to make the DM\u2019s job easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Consultants included star DM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23689735\/critical-role-matt-mercer-dimension-20-ravening-war-trailer-premiere-date\">Matt Mercer<\/a>, co-creator of the <em>Critical Role<\/em> streaming series and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23551992\/legend-vox-machina-critical-role-season-2-review-release-date\">Vox Machina animated series<\/a>; actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deborahannwoll\">Deborah Ann Woll<\/a>, an experienced DM who recently made headlines playing D&amp;D on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/culture\/439961\/deborah-ann-woll-dungeons-dragons-jon-bernthal-explainer\">Jon Bernthal\u2019s podcast<\/a>; bestselling designer and game master <a href=\"https:\/\/alyssavisscher.com\/about-me\/\">Alyssa Visscher<\/a>; and musician and educator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zacclay.com\/\">Zac Clay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201c[They each have] their own styles and their own ways of doing things,\u201d Perkins said, \u201c[and] all contributed to reviewing the DM advice chapters to make sure that the advice we were giving was actually making the DM\u2019s job easier, not harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pages 20 and 21 show the beginning of the chapter titled \u201cRunning the Game.\u201d\" title=\"Pages 20 and 21 show the beginning of the chapter titled \u201cRunning the Game.\u201d\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Wizards of the Coast\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Of course, it was Perkins himself who helped to popularize the medium of actual play in the first place. His work with Penny Arcade co-founders Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik gave birth to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23599899\/dnd-dungeons-dragons-acquisitions-incorporated-new-series-2-kickstarter-announcement\">Acquisitions Inc.<\/a> podcasts that launched alongside 4th edition D&amp;D in the mid-2000s, which is widely credited with inspiring many of the most popular modern-day troupes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Fitting, then, that this new <em>Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide<\/em> (2024) will also be Perkins\u2019 last effort as a lead designer at Wizards of the Coast. The man who helped bring D&amp;D as a form of entertainment to millions of people around the world is putting all of his wisdom and experience into one final guidebook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cAlthough I made substantial contributions to the <em>Monster Manual<\/em> (2025) and the next D&amp;D starter set, the <em>Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide<\/em> (2024) is the last official D&amp;D book in which I\u2019m credited as a product lead,\u201d Perkins revealed to Polygon in an email. \u201cKnowing that, I tried to stuff as much of my DM brain into [&#8230;] that book as would fit. Whether that\u2019s a gift to the community or not, I\u2019ll let the users decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The <em>Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide <\/em>(2024) will be available widely beginning Nov. 12.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/dnd-dungeons-dragons\/465448\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-consultants-dmg-dungeon-masters-guide\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The revised Dungeons &amp; Dragons Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide (2024) will begin trickling out to fans around the world soon thanks to Wizards of the Coast\u2019s aggressively tiered digital pre-release schedule. However, the community that enjoys the world\u2019s most popular tabletop role-playing game is in a very different place than it was just a decade ago, when the original 5th edition DMG (2014) made its way into the world. The biggest change by far is the rise in actual play, with troupes like Critical Role, The Adventure Zone, and Dimension 20 bringing their passion for D&amp;D to a much wider audience online. Turns out that actual play performers also had a hand in how the new DMG was written as well. In a special press briefing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1002178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1002177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matt Mercer, Deborah Ann Woll, other professional DMs helped write the new Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The revised Dungeons &amp; Dragons Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide (2024) will begin trickling out to fans around the world soon thanks to Wizards of the Coast\u2019s\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/matt-mercer-deborah-ann-woll-other-professional-dms-helped-write-the-new-dungeon-masters-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matt Mercer, Deborah Ann Woll, other professional DMs helped write the new Dungeon Master\u2019s Guide | Arcader News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The revised Dungeons &amp; 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