This episode: We get more info on our dreaded enemies the Gilded Eye (including the location of their super secret HQ), get ambushed, finish a bugged quest and get our ashes handed to us by the Ashen Priest. This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set ...
This episode: Leomund's Tiny Hut spell discussion. Whatever happened to Rasharoo? Travels and random encounters in the Underdark (it's been a while). Behold... the ROCKtopus! Entemoch's Boon is REALLY HARD to find. Like, silly hard. No, really, it's hard. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for ...
Great googly mooglies, it's Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes time again! Yes, that wonderful periodic series of posts that is sure to tickle your RPG gamer funny bone and hopefully make you groan once or twice as well. I take no responsibility for any psychological damage that may result from this post, and if ...
This episode: The Blingdenstone Council is fraught with tension. JimJar returns and makes a big gamble. Toy earth elementals just don't last these days. Can you choose to fail a saving throw? The final fate of Ogremoch's Bane. Up next: Entemoch's Boon. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts ...
This episode: Saying yes to players, the Rule of Cool, game balance and the willing suspension of disbelief. Nonlethal damage in 5E. Is that a pommel on your sword or are you just happy to see me? Blingdenstone has much bigger problems than the wererats. Chipgrin's offer. This is an ongoing ...
This episode: Ghostbusting in Blingdenstone at the behest of another ghost. Can you do nonlethal damage to a lycanthrope? The art of messing with NPCs heads. The psychology of icebergs. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which ...
This episode: We tangle with priests of Demogorgon and recover the infernal relics while the Mysterious Stranger decides to remain mysterious. Oh yeah we find a room in the Luskan sewers we missed previously. This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set in the lush and ...
This episode: Rolling with the punches as a DM. Blingendstone's ghost problem and the great Burrow Warden conspiracy. Is a grid map essential to playing D&D? There's always more to learn about your fellow players. Shane's cat bites his toe. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips ...
This episode: We continue clearing the cave of its undead problem for the dwarves. Are we about to encounter a lich?! Shane gets confused on D&D 2E vs 3E cleric spontaneous casting. From developer Beamdog's marketing copy: A major new expansion to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition adds areas, action, and adventure ...
This episode: Should you allow a player to "redo" a level choice? Ogremoch's Bane can be a puzzle for both players and DMs. Possible politics within Blingdenstone. Teachable moments with new players. Can the Arcana skill only be used trained? Rapier haggling. When is a bow not a bow? This ...