Shane attempts to be brief but fails miserably. The party wraps up Gravenhollow and journeys to Araj, the tower of vengeance, with their new best buddy Vizeran the vengeful drow archmage and his pal Kleve the death slaad. A plan to defeat the demon lords is revealed, but is Vizeran truly their ally? The craziest ...
Respite from the madness during a visit to Gravenhollow. The party learns vital information about how the demon lord incursion began and finds a path forward. Stonespeaker crystals. Outposts and sending stones. Handling outrageous player behavior in game. Is OotA a sandbox or linear adventure? Can a pre-written adventure even truly be sandbox? Shane babbles ...
The journey to Gravenhollow! Advanced expedition management. Random encounters, vanishing NPCs, and megalomaniacal illithids. Shane's amazing way cool new Underdark feature. Outpost building for fun and profit. Challenging "nova burst" parties. When should the expedition NPCs get involved in a PC encounter, if ever? This is an ongoing series of Shane's ...
Mantol-Derith concludes as the party receives crucial help for reaching Gravenhollow and also confronts the duergar enclave. More fallout from a player's rash action. A hungry xorn and Yantha's dramatic fate. Puzzling fences and mending gems. Can enlarging duergar be too pushy? This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/14/2017:
D&D Character Rarity & OSR Gaming with Save or Die!
Highlights: DM Carl & DM Chrispy of the Save or Die podcast join to talk D&D character rarity and OSR RPG gaming.
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More Mantol-Derith as the party discovers Fraz-Urb'luu is truly a gem of a demon lord. Grave Insults to Drow for Dummies. Not so fast with that loot, buckos. Beholder snacking habits. Dual wielding in 5E. Gelatinous cubes as projectiles. Thoughts on player freedom vs the adventure's tone. This is an ongoing ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/7/2017:
Frank Mentzer & Empyrea!
Highlights: Frank Mentzer (of "Red Box" fame) shares D&D history and discusses Empyrea, his multi-system fantasy RPG setting.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer ...
Mantol-Derith continues with plenty of svirfneblin, drow and zhentarim, oh my! An insane assassin, a rather ugly beholder, and a lovestruck gargoyle. That gem's not worth the price. Players taking unexpected courses of action. More thoughts on splitting the party. Shane loves Waffle House. This is an ongoing series of Shane's ...
Shane's D&D Rules Crawl, where we brave the dread labyrinth of D&D rules discussions and clarifications for fortune, fame and glory! This episode: Does a natural 20 or natural 1 apply to an ability check? What qualifies as an attack in D&D? Does counterspell work against wands? Can you counterspell counterspell? Recommended resource: Zoltar Sage Advice http://sageadvice.eu
Rhylfang's Lair starts with lots of spiders (shocker, that) plus plenty of drow and dreadful ritual victims. Hommet gets new threads. Shane gets annoyed that you can't put drow to sleep. This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set in the lush and vibrant world of ...