“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 ...
This episode: We fight a bunch of spiders in the Evermoors, find Rhylfang's Lair but can't get in, and stumble across a broken down "hamlet" in the middle of nowhere. Lady Andra seems a mite suspicious. This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set in the ...
This episode: The party might just end up as hard boiled heroes after a giant crab, a force field, and a boiling lake are finished with them. Does Keraptis return from the mists of legend? The "Indoctrination Center". The lowdown on the legendary trident Wave. Indiana Jones scenes. Efreetis and the Wall of Fire spell ...
This episode: The spinning cylinder and its related dynamics, unexpected flaming arrows, spellcasting werewolves, booby-trapped spell books and illusionary rooms. It's just another day in White Plume Mountain. Plus: Lightning bolts used to bounce back! What about rolling initiative every round? This is a series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips ...
What is the exciting new D&D Greyhawk Initiative system from D&D lead Mike Mearls? Shane fills you in on the details and also offers his thoughts after playtesting! Special shout out to DM Wes Taylor.