Embiggened duergar vs. emblurried svirfneblin in Mantol-Derith. Surprise, surprise the madness is here. A familiar name from Blingdenstone comes up. Daggers's epilogue. What does the party makeup look like now compared to when Out of the Abyss began? Let's split up, gang! This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 9/16/2017:
D&D with Gorebad of How Reroll (plus DM tips)!
Highlights: D&D with veteran DM Gorebad of How Reroll (plus DM tips); Tomb of Annihilation is out; geek news.
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Wrapping up the Ettenmoors as we rescue villagers from sticky, icky spider webs, go ingredient shopping for Andra, then confront her sudden but inevitable betrayal in a pretty tough fight. Next up: Rhylfang's Lair! This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set in the lush and ...
Leaving Gauntlgrym for Mantol-Derith with a metric stank ton of redshirts, er, NPCs. The finer points of leadership and expedition management. Passing helpful DM advice via an NPC. The Zhentarim assure the group that Mantol-Derith is an orderly place (yeah, right!). Shane kvetches a bit about the organization of info in OotA. Helpful resource for expedition ...
“Tomb of Annihilation is a story about death and the lengths individuals will go to avoid it.” -Chris Perkins, from the Foreword
“Rest assured, your [playtest] characters didn’t die for nothing.” -Also from the Foreword
If the above ...
Gauntlgrym continues as the adventurers negotiate with various factions to secure support for an expedition back into the Underdark. Role play vs roll play sessions. Social Interaction rules. Giant lizards. The thematic difference between parts 1 & 2 of Out of the Abyss. Crafting healing potions. Ronald Reagan on the flip side of a Motown ...
Great galloping googly mooglies, Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes is back like a guilty pleasure you'll never admit to anyone and that's actually much more guilt than pleasure. 4 out of 5 doctors agree you should never tell anyone you actually like these things, ever. And if you do to leave them out of it. Seeing ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 8/26/2017:
Marvel Messes Up (Again) & The RPG X-Card!
Highlights: Marvel Legacy is already off on the wrong foot as Marvel does retailers wrong; The RPG X-Card grinds Shane's gears; Defenders TV discussion. Friends of the show William Brackeen ...
Finally, it's Part 2 of Out of the Abyss! An unexpected summons and a friendship renewed. The reclaimed dwarven kingdom of Gauntlgrym (how do you pronounce that, anyway?) and an audience with King Bruenor. It's a hot time at the old feast tonight. The finer details of the curse of lycanthropy. Retail therapy. Magic item ...
This episode: THE EPIC CONCLUSION! An unexpected final encounter challenges the party and proves deadly at "High Noon". How to make an archmage lose their crap. Players quibbling over loot. Shane reveals his lore for the dungeon. The guild comes with a cost. Lycanthropy is a curse, not a disease. Alignment is cosmic and fundamental ...