Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 8/27/2016:
D&D / RPG Historian Jon Peterson!
Highlights: Geek news; D&D and RPG scholar / historian Jon Peterson, author of Playing at the World.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer ...
This episode: The epic conclusion of the Oozing Temple. Did the characters survive? Did Glabagool survive? Vrocks have been known to shock. How does Shane handle a player's request to use a custom feat? This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out ...
Review of the PolyHero Dice warrior set, a warrior themed polyhedral dice set complete with shield, helmet, mace, gauntlets, sword and dagger. Do they roll as good as they look? NOTES: The d20 should actually be rolled end over end (not spun) because there are only 10 numbers on each side. ...
This episode: The Oozing Temple continues, and speaking of continues the air continues to thin and the water continues to rise. Do gelatinous cubes make good corks? A broken statue becomes a red herring. Don't eat your meat, because you definitely don't want this pudding. This is an ongoing series of ...
This episode: After their narrow escape from Demogorgon, the party heads for Neverlight Grove but is diverted into The Oozing Temple by a cave in. A sentient gelatinous cube may be interesting, but the rising water and thinning air has them ready to leave as soon as possible. Shane shares his new rule on players ...
This episode: Sloobludop ends as Demogorgon rises! (hint: this makes Shane a happy DM due to the carnage involved) Shane discusses another interesting player (not character) situation. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 7/30/2016:
Gary Gygax & The Empire of the Imagination!
Highlights: Geek news; Author Michael Witwer & his Gary Gygax biography Empire of the Imagination. Special Guest: Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at ...
Marketer and game designer Jay Holden (@_jayholden, http://jayholden.com/) was kind enough to provide me a copy of his Vampire Lord Abner (Challenge 11 Boss) encounter, which is available in the DMs Guild, for review purposes.
I say encounter because that's what ...
This episode: Shane answers another DM question. The players finally encounter the Kuo-toa of Sloobludop, but it's not the sanctuary that Shushar had promised. 5e SRD: http://www.5esrd.com/ This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion ...