Dice Friends - Escape from Semolo Plateau Ep9

[@rmd251]

This has become one of my favorite series y'all have done. Dale is a fantastic DM.

[@fakename3168]

i don't know if dale knows but in the first round players shouldn't be downed before their first turn

[@myrixica4222]

@@fakename3168 Which 5th ed rulebook/supplemental says that?

[@ericpaisley8501]

I've DMed off and on for years. Watching Dale, I'm taking notes because I think he combines a really solid grasp of the rules along with a fun game management style. If you've never DMed before, I can tell you it is difficult to pull off. Great job Dale. Also, MVP of this episode is SNAK.

[@vantharion]

Do we have food? Like a snack or something Graham: Yeah.

[@TigerGuy786]

I aspire to be a GM that's half as good as Dale is. I love how he makes chaotic and crazy magic items, he knows how to end things right at the good point. It's a lot of fun. I have much to learn.

[@Ariaoff.Limits]

This is fantastic!! I love Dale's creativity. I love the mix of RP with LRR improv! Can't wait to see how Dice Friends evolves! :)

[@KoverKingz]

Joey Utley LRRP

[@MrRtkwe]

What Beej needed at 21:00 was Guidance, hopefully he has it because it's an amazing spell. As a cantrip in practice you can ALWAYS have +1d4 to all any ability checks unless there's a reason for concentrating on some other spell.

[@natetwehues2428]

That session ending had a really good stealth check.

[@kieranelliott5607]

I gotta say, this Bebo (or whoever put him up to this) is a bit brighter than many fantasy villains - taking out the leadership of the Semolo Plateau but also undermining their entire economic justification? That's more thorough than most.

[@Glutnix]

40 POINTS OF ACID DAMAGE! 15:35 describes the potions effects

[@AndrewKay]

Last episode we also had "A bazillion points of acid damage".

[@hogpogagentofbolas9169]

This series has been amazing. Will we be finding out about the things that were described but not explored at the end of next week's session? Examples include the pod (though I'm pretty sure I know how that ends), what was behind the door with the golden liquid, and what the hell a skungler is.

[@toddnaevestad3322]

Will Dale release the campaign notes for this when it's over? This sounds like a fun thing to run/play.

[@ayamamotohaha5235]

Todd Naevestad I want to play a giggle mancer

[@DannyboyO1]

Mad props for "tail polish remover".

[@Zara-Bari]

*listens closely for the sound of featherweight's cries of anguish*

[@LadyLunarSatine]

At least he only has to update the design one final time (for now).

[@_Max_Fan]

I said live that I wanted to be a gigglemancer before I knew that was going to be a thing. And now that I know what it is, I double want to be one.

[@ssmodk]

I now want to write an adventure for something that's based completely around the negotiation of trade regulations and tariffs.

[@wilddogspam]

Hello, George.

[@Coloneljesus]

Here we are, almost a year later and look at what the current dice friends is about :)

[@chrisselk6163]

Watch the intro on half speed. It's AMAZING.

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

Loving this series, still waiting to see what a skundler is though.

[@Zara-Bari]

Does anyone of us not want to know what a skungler is?

[@ghostbirdofprey]

I'm confused how you can know something creates a skungler if you don't know what a skungler is. I'd have thought in that situation, you'd just know you can make some sort of. . .thing.

[@daleEfriesen]

They have a scroll that can target a dead body and turn it into an undead skungler. It says so right on the scroll.

[@marowakcity3727]

"How did you get red ink?....Oh yeah, you're 'not a necromancer."

[@sirshaggeh6205]

Paul: did you prep going to not quite semolo plateau, but somewhere nearby? Dale: YESSSS... Is it just me, or is Dale supremely ominous in this moment?

[@Zara-Bari]

Is Dale ever not supremely ominous?

[@markharland2459]

Heads up to Beej, if you cast a spell with your bonus action, the only level of spell you can cast with your action on that turn is a cantrip. Referring to the turn you cast Spiritual Weapon and Cure Wounds.

[@michaelscharding6489]

Still struggling to finish series and quite enjoyable by my favorite comedians and favorite game. Cannot wait to start next series.

[@TheLittleMako]

This is the second enemy that's opened a fight with indiscriminate double fistfulls of damage dice and instant-KOs. I think Dale has a type. (No seriously, I think some of these monsters might be a bit overtuned - although, then again, that resulted in the incredibly tense giggle demon fight, so what do I know?)

[@diserasta1]

Death has little to no cost in DnD. In Chult, with Raise Dead not working, it's a bit hairier, but you still have Reincarnate, Resurrect and Wish. Admittedly even Reincarnate is some 500gp in material cost, but that's not super much even then. Alongside that, this is a short term campaign, so outright murdering a character isn't that bad. With a necromancer living nearby, it would be pretty easy to make them into an undead.

[@TheLittleMako]

I eventually came to a similar conclusion after discussing this with a friend. If I were playing a DnD game where every second encounter opened up with one or two instant-KOs, I'd be kind of pissed. But this isn't a normal game, it's a short campaign being run as a show to entertain viewers. Dale already said he's willing to hand-wave certain mechanics to make things more exciting for us, and I can accept the OP-ness of certain monsters as being part of that philosophy.

[@DarthHao]

Which Trade Federation Beej? The one with the battle droids?

[@RothAnim]

Trying to figure out where that laugh at 58:20 is coming from.

[@richardpaley]

Another amazing episode.

[@bazorkin]

I've been a big fan of you guys since Unskippable. This game took a couple sessions to hook me but hook me it has. I can't wait for season 2.

[@mewr11]

If anyone is interested in the exact size of the 200-point diamond, WolframAlpha clocks it in at just under 1/6 the size of a regular M&M, which makes the whole 'eyes seeking magic seekers' a bit creepier, since the eyes are either comically oversized or uncannily small.

[@Rolatii]

Y'know, I don't think necromancy is for Beej. Clearly, he is becoming a Sith.

[@alexanderjosefsson4729]

We need the book " magic trinkets of dale" or a pdf...

[@ghostbirdofprey]

I feel like one of the Avengeneers should be named Tighten

[@alexashton6501]

Was genuinely expecting Dale to turn around and say when the arachnoid ran up to the top of the tree and the group stayed in combat that when it came back to the arachnoids turn it was just going to vomit 40 points of acid damage on the entire group and the jungle floor...

[@robertvk1814]

Kathleen is usually pretty funny but her antics were epic this session.

[@xLadyDangerx]

He protec He attac But most important of all, he is Snak

[@Kuroukaze]

Flex? I want to see Snak give him the People's Eyebrow.

[@jeffschulz1972]

Bontan is the new Armdo

[@Jandau85]

Overall, Dale's DMing has been fantastic. However, I can't help but feel that starting two combat encounters in a row with what is basically unavoidable and often fatal damage is a shitty and cheap thing to do. Especially considering how well the whole ruins/cave encounter was designed a while back.

[@idlemessiah]

Well the Giggle Demon was, well... a demon. And the spider didn't really get a lot of options. A frightened wild animal isn't exactly going to sit on it's most powerful attack, especially if that attack is a poison splash. The party isn't in any massive danger of death tbh. Sure raise dead isn't working but Bontan can become undead if he dies. Having an undead healer in the party is a real boon.

[@LadyLunarSatine]

Especially since Mora could just use inflict light wounds to keep Bontan going.

[@markharland2459]

Inflict Wounds doesn't heal undead in 5e

[@josephsawczyn1145]

Stealing books from your step dad....nelves, right?

[@Kifford]

Finale of season 1?! ...will there be more soon?

[@josephsawczyn1145]

Love Snaks new(er) art

[@davidresnick]

Beebo is also a very well executed running gag fictional child's toy in the dc cw tv show universe: [this is from the recent season finale of DC Legends of tomorrow, so spoilers!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYuUZ2RrmMxjkNU ]

[@eruditecaptain3117]

With the whole Gigglemancer thing, just... come on guys, Featherweight JUST drew you new stuff

[@RobertJW]

Bayley Farrell poor Featherweight.

[@SacredQueso]

Did Morra just turn into Tibalt?

[@RemixExtender]

16:45 *_F o r t y p o i n t s o f a c i d d a m a g e ._*

[@salamadestron]

If they fix the problem stopping raise dead from working properly and Bontan dies, could his undead self cast raise dead on himself to return himself to life?

[@RussetMan]

If we take things even further, there may be a way to get multiple Bontans. Granted, they might not be whole, but you can't have everything right? Just put the ones that are drooling while staring straight ahead into the corner over there.

[@Chris11246]

The circle of Lolth

[@vinceinman9666]

Steve: fantastic beasts and where to find them.

[@masonstohler5208]

Bontan And morra start the rakdos Chult chapter.

[@heyy13]

200 points is just 2ct. XD

[@lavendercatsstout7023]

😅😅😅😅

[@fakename3168]

i don't know if dale knows but in the first round players shouldn't be downed before their first turn

[@Sam-oi5lr]

Second. Huzzah