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This episode: The party stops mucking around and enters the dungeon. Riddles in the dark. It’s gonna be a hot time in the old trap tonight. Healer’s kits and herbalism kits. Shady villagers? Are half-elves immune to a ghoul’s paralysis? Does the WPM dungeon “reset”? Shane’s cat Buster says hello again.
This is a series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the classic D&D adventure White Plume Mountain from 1979, converted to 5th Edition in Tales from the Yawning Portal.
Each video follows the most recent session with his group.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/8/2017: Arcanis RPG with PCI’s Henry Lopez!
Highlights: Henry Lopez of Paradigm Concepts talks their Arcanis the World of Shattered Empires RPG and it’s update to 5th Edition.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!
Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.
Henry Lopez is the lead writer and line developer for Paradigm Concepts and is the creator of Arcanis: The World of Shattered Empires, Witch Hunter: The Invisible World, and Rotted Capes.
Arcanis was originally a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons game, created by Henry Lopez and supported by Paradigm Concepts. It is also the name of the fictional world where the setting takes place. The setting was launched in 2001 and is known for its odd twists on the fantasy genre, as well as its wide member approval and community-based design and construction. Unlike many other fantasy roleplaying games, which focus primarily on tactical combat, the Arcanis campaigns focus on moral ambiguity and politics.
The Arcanis 5E Core Book is a 400+ page book, fully compatible with the latest edition of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG. It will be published with high production values and lavishly illustrated by some of the industry’s most talented artists.
Arcanis first debuted in 2001 as a d20 compatible world setting and campaign. Now it’s time to introduce this award-winning setting to a new generation of players, as well as former fans, with a brand new edition.
This episode: The group prepares to brave White Plume Mountain after a rowdy evening’s detour to the Inn of the Yawning Portal. Shane alters the backstory and motivation of the adventure a bit. Rolling up new higher level characters, party balance, complaints about free magic items, elevator pitches to save sanity and 10′ poles. No metagaming!
This is a series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the classic D&D adventure White Plume Mountain from 1979, converted to 5th Edition in Tales from the Yawning Portal.
Each video follows the most recent session with his group.
This Episode: We begin exploring Cliff’s Edge, challenge a martial artist to a duel to the death, and encounter a lonely stichus, a weepy levy and a nervous baker.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/1/2017: D&D’s Mike Mearls & Tales from the Yawning Portal!
Highlights: D&D‘s Mike Mearls talks the success of Fifth Edition and the new Tales from the Yawning Portal book!
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!
Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.
When the shadows grow long in Waterdeep and the fireplace in the taproom of the Yawning Portal dims to a deep crimson glow, adventurers from across the Forgotten Realms, and even from other worlds, spin tales and spread rumors of dark dungeons and lost treasures. Some of the yarns overheard by Durnan, the barkeep of the Yawning Portal, are inspired by places and events in far-flung lands from across the D&D multiverse, and these tales have been collected into a single volume.
Within this tome are seven of the most compelling dungeons from the 40+ year history of Dungeons & Dragons. Some are classics that have hosted an untold number of adventurers, while others are some of the most popular adventures ever printed.
This Episode: Back on the surface after surviving the vengeful Ilvara’s final move! It’s the end of Out of the Abyss Part 1, unfortunately a bit of a chaotic session due to player behavior, the DM dropping the ball a couple of times, and real life constraints like the darn store’s about to close. Plus: Rocktopus art! Do gelatinous cubes need air?! Two of Shane’s cats say hi!
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.
This episode: We keep tracking down the stone for Bryn all over and around Luskan, get attacked by mercenaries in a warehouse even though we politely paid their required bribe, and then get our rears handed to us by a succubus and her knight flunky.
This a let’s play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends.
Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home like never before.
This Episode: We help an ancient robot have children and solve the mystery of the Underbelly’s serial killer. It’s all in a day’s work in the Ninth World.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 3/25/2017: Animator Jeffrey Nodelman!
Highlights: Award-winning animator and producer Jeffrey Nodelman of Doug, Beavis & Butthead, The Venture Bros. and Gotham Girls fame.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!
Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.
As an award winning illustrator and animator, Jeffrey Nodelman has spent over 20 years in the arts and entertainment industry. With a star on the Walt Disney Television Animation “Walk of Fame” his career includes television and film work at: Walt Disney, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Miramax, D.C. Comics and Tokyopop. Not one to typically show his personal work outside of family and friends, his last gallery exhibit was a screening of his short film, “The Tree Elves” as a Presidential pick for Earth Day at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Currently, Mr. Nodelman is the Vice President of Marketing and Media for ATA International and lives in Little Rock, AR with his family and rescue dogs.
This Episode: We hang out with the Order of Truth, run into Qorro again (he’s not having a good day), solve a puzzle and get some quest help and leads while learning more than we actually want or need to know about the reproductive habits of various species. Next up: back to the Underbelly.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
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