The epic confrontation with the drow houses of Menzoberranzan in King Bruenor's royal court at Gauntlgrym! An adventurer's spontaneous and deadly choice. Antimagic field and concentration spells. Can you willingly fail a saving throw? Lesser Restoration, Greater Restoration, and drunknenness. Expectations on player attendance to keep their seat in the game. Note: This session covers ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/24/2018:
Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition & Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear on Mobile with Beamdog's Phil Daigle!
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It's back to Gauntlgrym to deal with the fallout of one character's actions that has led the Underdark to the brink of war! What will King Bruenor's ultimate decisions be regarding our intrepid party, and will the truth or a lie come forth at a critical moment? Antimagic fields and familiars. An alternate critical damage ...
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RPG Designer Mike Myler & Mists of Akuma's Imperial Matchmaker!
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The battle with Karazikar the beholder concludes under increased difficulty. If you make yourself the main threat, a beholder WILL oblige. Does a PC die??? An unexpected windfall for Vizeran. Wait, wait, wait... MORE NPCs in this campaign for a DM to deal with??? Care and feeding of addled modrons. A sneaky sending stone message. ...
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Beholder fight in Karazikar's Maw (the Vast Oblivium)! Before that: eyes in the dark and messages to King Bruenor. This part of the book really needs some maps and diagrams, WotC! But hey, feel free to ask a question about them bridges and this zany DM will make up an answer on the spot, baby. ...
The Worm Nursery concludes. It's almost as if hanging around a place where purple worms protect their eggs might be dangerous. Saliva and guano in copious amounts. Sideswiped by a natural freight train. The mechanics of reading Vizeran's mad book on magic. The actual rules for harvesting poison from a creature (and what it sells ...
UPDATE: Wargaming and RPG historian Jon Peterson of Playing at the World provided an additional version of TSR's guidelines from 1982 after this post was initially published, so we now have documents from both 1982 and 1994. Thanks, Jon!
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The Worm Nursery continues. Be quiet or you'll make momma mad. Purple worm milking for fun and profit. Are you sure you want to check a book out from this library? Chasm crossing 101. This place really needs a Terminex inspection. Do all combat spells require you to see your target? The finer points of ...