We wrap up The Tower of Vengeance and head to the Wormwrithings. A troglodyte party! It's entirely possible to have too much rope on a dungeon crawl. Helps from Vizeran. The Wand of Limited, Vengeancy Underdark Teleportation. More on Blackrazor vs. a demon lord. This is one DM that is done with adding more NPCs ...
A few notes for today's Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show and podcast.
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/2/2017:
Geek News Deluge!
Highlights: It's a GEEK NEWS DELUGE! Shane and friend of the show Richard McBain talk Marvel Comics' new EIC scandal, Justice League movie box office, Marvel's Infinity War trailer, Star Trek ...
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 ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 11/25/2017:
Justice League Movie & The State Of The DCEU!
Highlights: Justice League movie discussion with comedian and TV / Film critic Michael Brown. ALSO: What is the current state of the DCEU and does ...
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 ...
Shane rants and carries on a bit and calls out by name the Snoke problem in Star Wars, the elephant in the room no one else dares speak of for fear of public exile. What is this terrible knowledge that could destroy the entire mythology of the most beloved space opera franchise in human history??? ...
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 ...
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 ...