Shadows of Drakkenheim Episode 18: Batten Down the Hatches

[@DungeonDudes]

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[@esgeir9499]

Sweet tooth escaping will absolutely never come back to bite them

[@TheSeventhChild]

The craziest thing about the long rest that might have slipped by the players since the sessions are weeks apart: This was day 1 in the City. It took 3 sessions. They rode in that same day and spent the entire night in the sewers with a one hour break to take a bath. That's some Amethyst Academy Overtime.

[@a-aron391]

I’m loving seeing Kelly’s mustache develop and become more and more Wilhelm Wolfsbain

[@TheAgavi]

Homie's gotta shave that neck tho

[@IFledFromKansas]

It's a glorious stache!

[@aaronnunavabizniz199]

Jill failing on the Rudy cosplay.

[@petrevandermerwe60]

The best, realistic D&D campaign available! I can actually see myself running a game like it. That said, I'll aim to one day be as good as Monty. Thank you greatly!

[@thisisarobberyb4398]

I love how Rudi actually got those life blood energy draining axes XD I also absolutely love River. She’s smart, elegant, competent, sophisticated, and she also shows she can have a good heart. Easily one of if not my favorite NPC. And I gotta love the Lovecraftian themes that appear in this campaign goddamn

[@euchiron]

1:58:30 "You're saying all this out loud, Wilhelm." "Oh I'm doing it again." Things like this make me love your campaign even more, it's just plain fun.

[@WaLLy_]

The Hunter’s Code of Wilhelm Wolfsbane Rule 1: Always have a plan of attack. Rule 2: Always know your way out. Rule 3: Never underestimate your foe. Rule 4: Know your strengths and your enemies weaknesses * Rule 6: There’s always a trail to follow. * Rule 7: Follow a rumor, never give it value until you can prove it’s fact. + Rule 8: A man is only as good as his word. Rule 9: When in doubt, improvise. Rule 10: Confirm your kills. Rule 11: There are alternatives to fighting. + Rule 13: Luck is what you make of itm Rule 14: Do what is right. Rule 19: Follow your nose. Rule 22: When you are entrusted with a secret, you keep it. Rule 24: If you think it’s a trap, it probably is. Rule 25: Listen, observe, and you’ll learn. Rule 27: There is always more than one way in or out. Rule 28: Manners maketh the man. Rule 31: Don't judge a book by it's cover, but also don't pass final judgement until you've given it a good read. Rule 33: Sometimes the best way to get past a trap is to spring it. Rule 35: You always have a choice. Rule 36: Give credit where credit is due. Rule 37: Take the blame when it is yours to take. Rule 38: Be confident and humble at the same time. + Rule 39: Always finish what you started. Rule 41: It's best to not take chances. Rule 44: Information is best gathered where locals gather. + Rule 45: Never rush the important things. Rule 46: Always look for an alternate entrance. Rule 47: Teamwork is the key to achieving the unachievable. Rule 49: Cleanliness is next to godliness Rule 50. Your skills are power, and power should be used to aid the less powerful. Rule 55: Write it down. + Rule 60: Stick close to those you trust. Rule 63: Gold is no value to the dead. Rule 65: The dead have no need for trinkets. Rule 67: When panic spreads, the calm are the victors. Rule 75: Lead by example, not explanation. Rule 77: Never use your skills against the innocent. Rule 78: Always use your skills to protect the innocent. Rule 79: If your actions are not for the good of the people, then they are not good actions. Rule 83: Never underestimate ducks. Rule 92: Always listen to your gut. Rule 95: Never trust a drink you didn’t pour yourself. Rule 99: Whenever given a difficult choice, the option that helps the most people is the correct choice. Rule 100: When you are low on options, do whatever it takes. Rule 101: The first thing you look for when there’s a fire is where the fire started. Rule 383: When you don’t have a door, make a door. (Wrath) + New rules * Mention of previous rules E18: 5 new rule, 2 mention of previous rules E17: 2 new rule, 1 mention of previous rules E16: 2 new rule E15: 2 new rule E14: 1 new rule, 2 mention of previous rules E13: 1 new rule, 2 mention of previous rules E12: 3 new rules, 1 mention of previous rules, 1 rule from Wrath E11: 2 new rules E10: 1 new rule, 1 mention of a previous rule E9: 3 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E8: 1 new rule E7: 1 new rule, 2 mentions of previous rules E6: 1 new rule, 4 mentions of previous rules E5: 2 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E4: 6 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E3: 2 new rules, 1 mention of a previous rule E2: 4 new rules, 3 mentions of previous rules E1: 9 new rules Shoutout to Kent McDonell for making the list since ep1 - ep12.

[@ethancheney4371]

Almost half way there! (44/100)

[@illoney5663]

Absolute champ, right here. Thank you kindly dear.

[@milk_WRLD-1207]

Just an FYI, Wilhelm mentioned a new rule @46:52 "Rule 39: Always finish what you started."

[@WaLLy_]

@@milk_WRLD-1207 Thanks Bro. I updated it. I guess I missed that one.

[@euansmith3699]

@@ethancheney4371 I'm waiting for us to get to Rule 100: disregard all of the previous rules. ;)

[@nightflame69]

I love how Kelly is acting like he had no idea what wrath and Rudy did with the rat god. The back and forth between the players is hilarious.

[@psoren423]

Wilhelm telling River that he saw the Rat god, hilarious!!!! Wrath telling Rudy to keep the ruse going, priceless!!!

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

Every time the gang levels up I feel like I went out on a shopping spree. The rewards are real!! The Smartstone 12... Maybe next model relays pictures. I DIED!!

[@beowulfshaeffer8444]

As soon as you started talking about the wreck of the Empress Geraldine, I started hearing "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot :)

[@ziggiezaggie]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6e2hWmei7edaKM With lyrics 😂

[@UndeadFleshgod]

35:55 Hahaha Jill's reaction on Skribbles' swim speed is amazing

[@dominicspagnol8765]

I've been going through a bit of a rough patch in life, and it does my heart good to laugh so frequently during your guy's videos. From the healthiest part of my heart, thank you guys for being the amazing content creators you are!

[@RandomNerd.]

Monty’s like the survival game mode of dms, fun to play I bet and for sure fun to watch but man it’s brutal.

[@jaredchaffins2309]

Beginning of the campaign: Color Out of Space. This section of the campaign: Shadow Over Insmouth vibes, especially with the fish folk. I don’t know what will happen but I’m predicting Call of C’thulu vibes soonish.

[@kparish05]

BTW , the patron membership is cheap and there is a lot of similar attitude type players and GMs. Also great place to potentially meet good people to game with! Very active channels. 🥰

[@theorycrafters7281]

If I wasn't already behind on so many bills already id have to join

[@ashleyhoughton8592]

Yeah I pay $1 a month and it's worth it a hundred times over.

[@kentmcdonell1778]

The Hunter’s Code of Wilhelm Wolfsbane Rule 1: Always have a plan of attack. Rule 2: Always know your way out. Rule 3: Never underestimate your foe. Rule 4: Know your strengths and your enemies weaknesses. * Rule 6: There’s always a trail to follow. 43:43 * Rule 7: Follow a rumor, never give it value until you can prove it’s fact.1:59:29, 2:10:18 + Rule 8: A man is only as good as his word. 1:50:32 Rule 9: When in doubt, improvise. Rule 10: Confirm your kills. Rule 11: There are alternatives to fighting. + Rule 13: Luck is what you make of it. 2:23:59 Rule 14: Do what is right. Rule 19: Follow your nose. Rule 22: When you are entrusted with a secret, you keep it. Rule 24: If you think it’s a trap, it probably is. Rule 25: Listen, observe, and you’ll learn. Rule 27: There is always more than one way in or out. Rule 28: Manners maketh the man. Rule 31: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Rule 33: Sometimes the best way to get past a trap is to spring it. Rule 35: You always have a choice. Rule 36: Give credit where credit is due. Rule 37: Take the blame when it is yours to take. Rule 38: Be confident and humble at the same time. + Rule 39: Always finish what you start. 46:51 Rule 41: It’s best not to take chances. Rule 44: Information is best gathered where locals gather. + Rule 45: Never rush the important things. 11:26 Rule 46: Always look for an alternate entrance. Rule 47: Teamwork is the key to achieving the unachievable. Rule 49: Cleanliness is next to godliness. Rule 50. Your skills are power, and power should be used to aid the less powerful. Rule 55: Write it down. + Rule 60: Stick close to those you trust. 1:53:33 Rule 63: Gold has no value to the dead. Rule 65: The dead have no need for trinkets. Rule 67: When panic spreads, the calm are the victors. Rule 75: Lead by example, not explanation. Rule 77: Never use your skills against the innocent. Rule 78: Always use your skills to protect the innocent. Rule 79: If your actions are not for the good of the people, then they are not good actions. Rule: 83: Never underestimate ducks. Rule 92: Always listen to your gut. Rule 95: Never trust a drink you didn’t pour yourself. Rule 99: When given a difficult choice, the option that helps the most people is the correct choice. Rule 100: When you are low on options, do whatever it takes. Rule 101: The first thing you look for when there’s a fire is where the fire started. Rule 383: When you don’t have a door, make a door. + New Rule * Repeated Rule E18: 5 new rules, 3 mentions of previous rules E17: 2 new rule, 2 mentions of previous rules E16: 2 new rules E15: 2 new rules E14: 1 new rule, 4 mentions of previous rules E13: 1 new rule, 2 mentions of previous rules E12: 3 new rules, 1 mention of a previous rules E11: 2 new rules E10: 1 new rule, 1 mention of a previous rule E9: 3 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E8: 1 new rule E7: 1 new rule, 2 mentions of previous rules E6: 1 new rule, 4 mentions of previous rules E5: 2 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E4: 6 new rules, 2 mentions of previous rules E3: 2 new rules, 1 mention of a previous rule E2: 4 new rules, 3 mentions of previous rules E1: 9 new rules

[@JokerDoom]

Underrated. Thank you so much for keeping track of this.

[@texastaterbug5395]

Joe: I'll use the silver. I get a 27 to hit. Monty: timestamp 23:04

[@rnathwani4673]

The amount of love I have for these 4 are unreal. I've had 2 of my players recently start to world build and DM themselves-instantly got them to check the D dudes out and they are now hooked on the channel too and even recommending the channel to their players. Keep it up guys, you're all the best ❤

[@rcschmidt668]

Wilhelm’s harpoon launcher was reminiscent of a nice toy the Dungeons trio had!

[@tomcartosmaps]

Hey that's my boat asset! Cool. Looks like one of Neutral Party's maps too.

[@joeschmoe6356]

I love Jill's background, and how she speaks in accent regardless of if she's in or out of character

[@armandoarcadia4802]

Always nice to have Shadows of Drakenheim episode to watch over the weekend

[@illoney5663]

Love the way Monty handled those magic items. Absolutely great rewards.

[@laschicvalisca2481]

I've been rewatching this series, and I realized something: where was the city guard for the docks? Any major port city worth anything would have guards posted in/near the docks. Unless Scribbles killed them all, that's incompetence in part of the city watch. ... why do I bring this up? The party sunk a ship. Would the guards actually believe them about Ratlings and zombies? River might've been paying to get them out of jail if the guards showed up.

[@euansmith3699]

"Venture in to the Haze; it will kill you within days." The Whittaker Family gathering around the Smart Stone is such a lovely, Normal Rockwell image. Is it on the T(haumaturgy) Mobile network? "There is a colour to it..." "Oh... Good. Sounds like berries to me." Wilhelm is such a great character; but then, so are Rudy and Wrath :D

[@craiglyons8946]

I still can't believe they chose to chase Scribbles without a rest. So excited to see what happens in this one!

[@jakewarman7277]

Finally caught up so happy to find out what happened with that cliff hanger

[@craiglyons8946]

Random speculation time! The academy has it backwards the haze isn't causing delirium to grow, it's a waste by-product of delirium growth. The haze is, essentially, toxic delirium farts .

[@mduckernz]

I was thinking like radioactive decay, but without loss of material

[@ashleyhoughton8592]

I reckon it's more like what the Tyranids do in Warhammer, left unchecked it'll basically terraform the world into more of the same preparing it for whatever incoming extra planar elder evil is en route.

[@craiglyons8946]

@@ashleyhoughton8592 I've never played Warhammer, but I think I'm sold on that

[@TheyCallMeCarg]

@@mduckernz this makes the a lot of sense, given Monty's heavy use of the Fallout universe for inspiration.

[@TheyCallMeCarg]

If DoD had reflections of Fallout 4 in it, Shadows seems to have gone full Far Harbour. I can't wait for the Nuka-World DLC. lol

[@anthonyhinton-west9944]

Wrath should consider hold action eldritch blast to toast Scribbles!

[@jameskaib6407]

I totally thought River was gonna give Wilhelm those goggles that let you see in the dark (forget what they are called)

[@logancuster8035]

Goggles of Night. Kelly has been practically begging Monty for them 😂

[@mal2ksc]

@@logancuster8035 I think it would be hilarious if he got a magic eyepatch which has darkvision but nothing else, so he has to cover one eye in light and the other one in the dark. :)

[@englewood1701]

@@mal2ksc lol, my DM did that exactly to me once

[@mikecarson7769]

Another great episode, full of creativity in the setting, story lines, and teamwork! Are you hinting that a future campaign might showcase the next model of smartstone?

[@lilliessunshine4993]

Wilhelm's humor really makes the stream for me. Bravo!

[@jordanwolfe607]

I'm totally on board with the idea that the Duchess is really An aboleth

[@snazzyfeathers]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Monty is excellent at taking the world of Drakkenheim and the renown monsters of 5e and flavoring them to fit into his world excellently. EDIT: By the way I'm not caught up yet so please no spoilers

[@angadsidhu3088]

oh damn, the haze makes a reappearance! haha, cannot wait for our new incarnation of the 3 Ghosts.

[@laschicvalisca2481]

Did Joe secretly contact Talisen Jaffie to have his dice blessed by whatever eldritch entity that he worships to get all those crits? If so, that's not cheating; that's the power of divinity. Bruce agrees, yes, yes, yes?

[@jefferyoneill1]

What are you talking about? Talisen doesn't worship an Eldritch entity. He IS an Eldritch entity.

[@mal2ksc]

Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.

[@neerGdyahS]

A longtooth shifter who dual wields and has war magic, that's a lot of ways to make a bonus action attack. I wonder if that's why he gave her the variable axe/s knowing that she won't benefit much from off-hand attacking rather than greataxe-greataxe-bite or cantrip-greataxe.

[@paulmccaffrey2985]

Wow. I love Monty's description of the hexagonal stone (just like Giant's Causeway) and the description of the piers looking like decaying hands. Nice!

[@j.f.5162]

"Don't talk to my kids" lol Why does that make me laugh?

[@dominicspagnol8765]

also, sidenote that's been bothering me, LUCKY CAN BE USED TO MAKE ENEMIES MISS YOU! STOP EATING WILHELM YOU'RE LUCKY!!!

[@ferrous412]

I have finally caught up! Binged Dungeons of Drakkenheim, and then Shadows of Drakkenheim. Now i have to wait like a normal person. And i can say that i absolutely love the "Southern" accents! LOL!

[@maxonplayzgamez7954]

I didn't see the Dungeons of Drakkenhiem, now the fastest I could catch up is if I spend 6 days and 12 hours straight watching... That's going to take a while.

[@UndeadFleshgod]

Wow, finally I made it! I'm up to date! I'll be able to watch you guys live haha

[@elementzero3379]

Most players forget so much across sessions. They have confirmed so many details-- the Duchess' origin in Drakkenheim; the total subjugation of Aschaffen (sp?); the fact that she has cultivated an entire reef of delerium; the ratlings' goal of seizing this delerium, etc... They gathered this info and more via their clever interrogations of Cookie and other NPCs. They remember none of it. River presents the info anew via her theories, but they still don't remember. She had to pointedly prompt them to recall the slime they'd recovered from the fish folk. 🤦🏻‍♂️😄 As the guy who remembers nearly everything, nearly all the time, it's always humorous to watch. This is another reason I like playing Wizards. Everyone is typically very accepting of the Wizard being the guy who recalls everything and has already sorted the pieces into a clear picture.

[@DazraelArianos]

Always sucks when you destroy your opponents means of transport and they start moving faster. 😓

[@englewood1701]

Lol

[@jseigle_]

What I don’t get, Wrath sank the boat then Scribbles swam 45 feet. It wasn’t her turn though to do so. Monty let her move twice

[@petrus9067]

This and i'm frustrated the other 3 didnt notice lol

[@robertcook3158]

Obviously very behind but gotta get this out there. Hope you Dungeon Dudes see this. Tee Shirt idea: Front: RULE # (what ever number) Back: "the rule that goes with that number" COLLECT ALL 100! I would buy several of these. You're welcome.

[@EriolDiethel]

Wonderful as always guys! I'm so sorry for the Dusk wardens you almost got Scribbles next time she will be your! Try to stay sane, good luck :P

[@golbez1583]

Has anyone notice that the magic sources btw the fishfolk is more faith-based (maybe because they see themselves in being on a holy mission to get rid of "the curse") while the ratlings magic is more *slight spoilers from season 1* demonic in nature? I wonder if that's a coincidence.

[@FPbadger]

When Wilhelm heard the scream in his dream I realised the connection between his name and the Wilhelm Scream

[@Tebow-1337]

Hell yeah! I’ve just recently gotten caught up a few weeks back and I’ve been looking forward to this all week. Thank you!

[@ziggiezaggie]

A poster of of Wilhelm's rules would be great to hang up in a DND cave

[@maxonplayzgamez7954]

That one person who left a comment betting that the duchess was an Aboleth: They called me a madman.

[@mal2ksc]

That sounds more like a job for a party of four and 9th level, once you factor in lair actions and minions. Not sure that would be a fair fight with three at 7th level. I used an aboleth as BBEG for a campaign arc, and the only reason they managed to win that battle while only losing one party member (she was revived five in-game minutes later, but it had a profound effect on the larger campaign because she was pregnant when she died -- and she ended up giving birth to a reincarnation of Vecna) was because of a random encounter way back at the beginning of the crawl -- I rolled "young silver dragon", and decided the most obvious reason was that she was out to prove herself, so was looking for a quest and wanted to join the party rather than fight them. I honestly didn't expect her to survive to the end, when I looked at the statbox, but that silver dragon ended up being the one that did ALL the puzzle elements of the final encounter, while everyone else kept the aboleth at bay. After the last puzzle element, the water drained out of the chamber and the aboleth had to choose between running away and flopping up on the deck to fight on dry deck. Since they don't really die, just get banished for a month or so, it chose to fight it out. Aboleth, two mind flayers, and four intellect devourers, in a chamber kept in perpetual magical darkness. There was a ring of decking around the outside of the chamber, and rope and plank bridges connecting that to a central tower. Inside the tower were two valves that had to be opened, and then (only _after_ the valves, or they'd be hosed) smash the tower's control structure to make sure it can't close the valves again. And all that with the mind flayers running interference. The intellect devourers fell to the ranger's arrows in a flash, but they were mostly there for that specific purpose -- to soak up ranger arrows instead of the mind flayers.

[@maxonplayzgamez7954]

@@mal2ksc they beat a mind flayer at level six. They also have lots of magic items now.

[@texastaterbug5395]

Mal-2, one of the things I like best about Monty's game mastering is that the best answer for players is not always to fight and defeat the most powerful creatures in combat; but rather to find another way to eliminate the potential threat.

[@OrichalcumHammer]

50:31 Level Up to 7 mentioned 1:29:11 Level up Details along with New Gear details.

[@michalhavranek1878]

Captivating story! Can't wait to hear how this unfolds.

[@golbez1583]

Hears Monty describing the shifting weapons given to Wilhelm and Rudi. Me: "Did... Did Monty just give Bloodborne-like shifting weapons to the party?!" Also, here's me hoping that the smartphone 13 has the capacity to cast minor illusion to send pictures in communications.

[@ladysilkwing]

*Smartstone

[@sirmatt4270]

What lvl was scribbles since she was casting 5th lvl spells?

[@Sephiroth02103]

So Wrath never used his hypnotic pattern from the ring.

[@esgeir9499]

It seems that he thought that he did

[@BlackShadow1991]

That was yet another great episode, Dudes :D The life there is brutal, but it is fun, at least the way Monty DMs it.

[@CrazyKungfuGirl]

Imagine if wrath took a couple levels in bard😂

[@thatguychris-l3p]

First I love this. But they need to make better notes, the fish told them about them being at ashhaffen, they know the rats are trying to get the rat prince back and have the rat prince doll i think, plus a few other things....Notes people :)

[@quintyss1290]

Just argh. All those shots at the boat should have been aimed at Scribbles and the zombies while they were still on her boat. That rat would have been fish food a few times over.

[@petrus9067]

I dont understand why they didnt just kill the zombies man. Was so obvious. But either way scribbles could probably leap and swim

[@isaackarr6576]

Down time and treasure. Instead of direct treasure finding crafting treasure "(Yarn made from magical creature fur and plant fibers carries magic.)"

[@SamSam-ke9zy]

Infernal War Machines! You guys should do a video on combos we can do with the infernal war machines in Descent to Avernus. It might be too challenging for y'all since the machines are immune to all conditions except grapple, restrained, prone, and invisibility. Invisibility spells only target creatures (already tried to think of that one), but there may be something out there with class/spell combos I can't think of yet.

[@englewood1701]

Oh my, Drakkenhiem-efied infernal war machines made by the Amethyst Academy powered by raw delirium instead of souls and demon ichor

[@utopia2112]

I think I would have imposed disadvantage on Scribbles for those ranged shots. Seems like treading in water with little more than one's head sticking out would be akin to being prone. I respect the DMs call in the game and would likely have made the same call. It's something I specifically appreciate about watching streamed games because I never would have thought of this myself as a DM but being removed a bit from the action helps me see ways to improve my game. Thanks DDs!

[@Klaital1]

I don't think so because water doesn't really hinder eldritch blast in any way, it can just as easily hit the parts of them under water.

[@justinfarrugia4620]

Scribbles has a swim speed though, so it makes sense that she was more able at water surface fighting

[@utopia2112]

@@Klaital1 I don't see how this would be much different than an archer shooting at a prone target on land.

[@utopia2112]

​ @Justin Farrugia A swim speed deals with movement though and not fighting. An archer on land has a walking speed, yet suffers a disadvantage when attacking prone targets.

[@justinfarrugia4620]

Actually having a swim speed means that all *weapon* attacks are done without disadvantage. There is no mention in underwater spellcasting, but I would rule a creature with a swim speed is equally adept at casting , although may have problems if there is a verbal component and their head is submerged

[@gnashmelllow]

Does neither Wrath or Rudi have Firebolt? LIGHT THEIR BOAT ON FIRE! DO IT NOW!!

[@maxonplayzgamez7954]

Have you seen any of the entire campaign? Rudy does have firebolt and they nuke the boat.

[@psoren423]

Rivers “Magic-Splaining”, is so condescending!😂😂😂

[@garynicolson5192]

Riverers is a npc i realy hate(shes Polgara from belgariad), hi im River im always correct and higher level than you despite never doing anything to earn a single xp point. npcs like that make we want it irrationally murder them, just to see how far the gm will go to protect them.

[@psoren423]

@@garynicolson5192 that seems a stretch, there’s always an NPC or GM character in the background that’s pulling strings and manipulating the game.

[@garynicolson5192]

@@psoren423 She's not in the background, shes in your face constantly, and superior for no reason. her power level is given by her rings, and she always has more than Sebastion despite never doing anything that could justify it. Unless "i sat in the academy and trained for 1 week now im your level +1" is a legit way to level. That a real thing you want in a game? xp is for doing something or else every character, hell every elf and dwarf would be 20th level and that's just the commoners from "training". Note she doesn't start of as Gandalf or whatever 20th level wizard you have in a setting that is powerful.....she is just supremely competent and right and all knowing...like a GMPC or a mary sue. Pretty, exotic, well-liked, right all the time....her flaw is" i have a mysterious and super-interesting backstory that's better than yours" She also acts as a decent Face for the academy, possibly the most sinister, power-hungry and not-nice faction apart from possibly the queensmen, Marty has hinted that we haven't seen what the academy is really like. At least the other factions are what they say on the tin.

[@psoren423]

@@garynicolson5192 she is a committed Academy mage. Sebastian is blow with the wind vagrant with a troubled past, way more cliche and of course less skilled. How players can imagine a dragon and can’t see the reality that someone who works relentlessly with higher level characters is going to be more skilled than others is baffling. Hey, you do you though.

[@garynicolson5192]

@@psoren423 Because that's not how the progression of skill works in DnD. And the time frame of her going up 2 levels is like a week. Now gaining skill in magic cos you kill stuff for XP is also stupid but it's a core game feature. Why is the Amythest academy not full of max or near max level casters if the logic of how they progress is so obviously reasonable to you. I could train for the rest of my life in quantum physics....ill still not be einstein and it will take years if not decades. The amount of time in the real world to get a degree so your not considered completely useless at a subject is about 3 years......Martial Arts type has that same kind of investment. And 1 week to get 2 levels is not relentless, if it were shed be archmage in about 3 months. Sebastian is doing, River is learning. Trust me someone that puts there skills to the test is better than someone who sits in lectures all day. Also Sebastian is a Sorcerer.....they know literally nothing about magic theory nor do they ever need to. Its the point of the class...its written in the PHB somewhere

[@lancey_1680]

Anyone else notice the railings keep becoming more and more like the skraven from warhammer?

[@stevied.6725]

I feel like I might be remembering wrong , but didn’t the fish folk say that Ashschaffen had been COMPLETELY taken over by the fish folk?

[@WolffangLightwood]

Wrath was 115 feet away from her, he shouldn't have had disadvantage

[@TheSingleTrucker]

Scribbles and Scritches, here I am still sucking air from Noodles.

[@Adamthegeek70]

The rat warlock cast 5 spells (including haste on the ogre-rat) , then the 4 in the boat battle. :( maybe I am wrong but that would at least be a level 17 warlock, a bit steep for the level of the player characters. They didn't have a chance. But it was still fun to watch.

[@devin5201]

Did Monty just give the party Bloodborne trick weapons?!

[@sephfcuoctasphere1978]

I love the rest of you guys too!!!

[@cryionic]

Say, what kinda software are you guys using for this? Which allows you to see each other much better than on roll20, while still having access to the map? Is it just zoom or something similar?

[@DungeonDudes]

We very simply use Zoom for the call, roll 20 for the map, and OBS to put it all together for the stream.

[@cryionic]

​@@DungeonDudes Figured it must be something like that. Thanks for letting me know! :)

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

Going deeper and deeper into the Innsmouth situation. YES! get it? DEEPer! hee hee

[@BigKab1]

Wilhelm has the worst memory ever 🤣! He accidentally lies when trying to recall information constantly.

[@kelb76]

The New Sending Stone 12.

[@devin5201]

I for one am partial to Sending Stone 10 S.

[@petrus9067]

At 35:55 why did scribbles skip wilhem's turn? And gets another after him???

[@djrafaelhulme]

These zombis are acting like damn skeletons, look out!

[@primordial-chaos00]

so the rat god and duchesses could possibly be working together in secret, maybe there a third humanoid race that the dusk wardens will come across like the gnolls. imaging Rudi becomes a vampire how more scary she would become.

[@Klaital1]

The rat god is Orcus, we already found that out in the dungeons of drakkenheim campaign. The duchess is most likely an aboleth. I find it very unlikely they would be working together.

[@DBebeful]

I have already wanted to mention in the previous episode, too, that the valid target of Eldrich Blast must be a creature ... after sinking the ship, I begin to believe that this is an intentional restriction. You might want to read page 85 of Xanathar (Invalid spell targets), and apply that rule... or not. :) Keep up the entertainment!

[@illoney5663]

That d20 Monty was showing at the start looked massive.

[@LlorDrei]

Something very significant happens when the captain says, "Don't talk to my kids." It is well known the Amethyst Academy has full authority to remove the sons or daughters of people if they know magic. If the group interacts with the kids, would they find out they are both magic users who avoided being taken? It is shown how stingy the Academy can be, money and resource-wise. Is it possible the only reason this family is forced on this high risk mission, and possibly others for the Academy, is because the Academy bookkeepers know the truth, and keep the secret so that they can have a resource to utilize that costs them absolutely no money, based purely on blackmail, a threat that they can report them to their superiors at any time? They obviously haven't gotten the money they should have for proper upkeep of their vessel.

[@manuelmatos9100]

Finally! Great way to start the weekend! :D

[@ShadowsOfEssence]

Given all the time he gave players advantage for having the high ground, you'd think the ratling would get advantage to shoot down off a boat into the water

[@alexanderbglass]

Uh, hard “G” on Dinghy unless it’s something dirty... which wouldn’t surprise me.

[@craiglyons8946]

The 'h' in chasm is silent too, but we love these guys so we don't bring it up 🤫

[@alexanderbglass]

@@craiglyons8946 That's my whole schtick in this comment section; they don't seem to mind.

[@MrHeadphones64]

Maybe its just the beard, but one of Rudi's kids looks like Monty

[@heinenbard]

If he had remembered that repelling blast was there. This isn't close lol

[@michaelrnahas4425]

Love the low key dig on the apple iPhone 😂

[@magnuschristiansen7941]

where do you make the maps on the overall map

[@kylesmit215]

Wait... was scribbles faster than the boat? XD Enjoyed the episode. Keep it up

[@manuelmatos9100]

Yes, but I think she didn't swim until the end because she wanted to keep her scrolls and all her belongings...

[@Klaital1]

I am so happy Scribbles got away, was rooting for her the whole fight, she is so cute. :)

[@bruceford6133]

As the Empress reminds me of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[@michaelbalcom5233]

I'm currently back on ep 4 but I hopped ahead to ask if Crowe and Wrath have any rivalry or please give them one

[@logicseeker3770]

No, they haven't met yet, but Kelly did say that the Dusk Wardens will meet Drakkenforce eventually.

[@michaelbalcom5233]

@@logicseeker3770 cool thanks well it will be interesting since they're both so close to River

[@logicseeker3770]

@@michaelbalcom5233 My bad, Kelly didn't say that the Dusk Wardens would meet Drakkenforce. He just said that we'll eventually see Drakkenforce again. It's possible that he meant we'll see Drakkenforce in one of their "Untold tales of Drakkenheim" one-shots, instead of actually having the Dusk Wardens meet them. But anything is possible.

[@michaelbalcom5233]

@@logicseeker3770 no problem I just got caught up as they went on break so it's all good was hoping for a heated rivalry between the two so we'll see... Eventually

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

Yeahhhhhhhh 14th commentary and my IQ number hooooooooooooooo ;=) 1:45:00 so many healing potions ....i gess there will be shenanigans next episode ;=)

[@jonmajid4886]

Nice, so excited to watch!

[@theparagoncompany]

In sewer ants? Is their agent named Two Flower?

[@danwiley7637]

Is that smart stone called a... I stone?