When is a monster not a monster? We’re talking about those classic threats known as oozes, cubes, and puddings. These creatures appear as puddles, cubes, and rolling masses of ick … and they’re sure to challenge your players. Want more Shadowdark? Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Oozes and Puddings00:08 Grey Ooze05:50 Zomblob11:32 Gelatinous Cube16:35 Cran Gelatinous […]
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Scratch off Fog of War solves the real-world problem of how to reveal portions of the battle map as the players explore the dungeon. David walks through creating the map, demonstrates the scratch-off technique, and talks about how it worked in his game. Chapters 0:00 Introduction & scratch-off Fog of War concept1:30 Materials & printing/lamination
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Ken returns to the Dungeon of Dread by Rose Estes, the first of TSR’s Endless Quest books for Dungeons & Dragons. The book places you in the role of a young warrior who befriends a halfling thief. The halfling just escaped the lair of a magic-user, so naturally he’s up for going back there with
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On this episode, we talk about the top mistakes we made running ShadowDark (aka “how Ken accidentally enabled hard mode for his campaign”). Our mistakes include “overly complicate torch management”, “create deadlier rat diseases”, “don’t use Luck points”, and more! Looking for more ShadowDark content? Check out these Lair episodes: Chapters Listen to the Episode
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On this episode, we delve far from the light to geek out about Shadowdark. The old-school-inspired RPG strips Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition to its essentials, and then adds in some modern sensibilities. We talk about our favorite mechanics, how it’s impacted our other games (looking at you D&D 5th Edition!), and our players’ penchant
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