Tag, Slaughtertusk is it! Wild magic effects can grease the drama much to a DM’s potential delight. The Maze Engine amazes, astounds and terrifies! Bye Bye, toaster (and maybe someone else, too). A surprise transformation! A shocking return! Using manacles in combat. Walking the line between improvising and expecting D&D to be a realistic physics and reality simulator (which it isn’t). What might a weeping angel be like in D&D?

This is an ongoing series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion of the Rage of Demons story line.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

What’s the angle on these angels and why are they stonewalling us, anyway? That demon’s pretty ugly, but he sure is polite. Big clockwork shinies and the players that love them. Rate of falling rules. Figurines of Wondrous Power aren’t familiars. When can a summoned creature first take an action? “Overly enthusiastic, underly wise” players wanting to chase a demon lord and how to save them with Robert Frost.

This is an ongoing series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion of the Rage of Demons story line.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.