Dungeons of Drakkenheim Episode 3: Dog Days

MONSTERS OF DRAKKENHEIM is 300+ pages of eldritch horror inspired monsters for 5e by the Dungeon Dudes! Coming to Kickstarter March 26th, 2024: www.kickstarte... Pluto, Sebastian, and Veo embark on the perilous journey through Drakkenheim towards the safe haven of Emberwood Village.
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THE CAST
Kelly McLaughlin as Sebastian Crowe, half-elf shadow sorcerer
Jill Danaitis as Veo Sjena, tabaxi gloomstalker ranger
and Joe O’Gorman as Pluto Jackson, human battlemaster fighter
with Dungeon Master Monty Martin
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+++CREDITS+++
Stream Operator Kyle Drier
Produced by Clayton Masales
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[@DungeonDudes]

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[@mahdiaman3993]

niiiiiiiiice👌

[@jean-christophearsenault2104]

Congrats to Pluto, who's very successfully playing someone with low charisma. Every hesitation you make when you talk, like you're awkward, fits your stats, but makes it fun and charming in its own way. Very good roleplaying !

[@illoney5663]

Especially considering his own charisma is so high.

[@tyree9055]

No wonder his nobleman character has to go on "sappy" adventures with his charisma! 😅

[@roguewolf7053]

I agree! It also makes the moments when he makes a very intelligent suggestion is shocking & helps to draw me further into the game.

[@purplespeckledappleeater8738]

Monty does a great job representing how scary fighting gnolls should be.

[@bfdidc6604]

There’s good reason why nobody likes gnolls.

[@liamhogan4369]

Minsc agrees. Boo and I despite smelly Gnolls.

[@apachemagna6343]

Gnolls? Like gnolls from World of Warcraft.

[@nicholasschoonbeck6866]

all 3 of them are hilarious but Jill really lives the character.

[@fallenangeldraco3778]

jil looks like she intakes a metric shit ton of red bull and poptarts before every episode

[@spadekersey4102]

She's purr-fect. I am by NO MEANS someone who enjoys cats, and she makes a tabaxi look good. The Oxventure, the eurogamer equivalent and even DiceBreaker have nothing on this. Thank you Dungeon Dudes for existing. ❤️

[@mitchellculp5623]

I recently got caught up on Shadows of Drakkenheim and seeing Jill play a completely different character completely throws me off lol she will always, in my heart, be Veo Senja.

[@spadekersey4102]

@@mitchellculp5623 I still have yet to finish Dungeons, I better savor it while it lasts.

[@ryanr5139]

Yeah it’s just another one of the nerd girls who is “oh so quirky “ she’s literally always like that I’d imagine, reveling in her mind at how unique and cool she imagines herself to be in the RP that is her daily life

[@blahtherr]

just noticed Jill's/Veo's ears adjust as she moves her head. that's awsome haha and congrats to Joe/Pluto on joining the head adornments.

[@crodd92]

I am really enjoying this campagin. A good dm with good players😀

[@Esperologist]

20:25 - So, we have lion, scarecrow and tin man...

[@chacepassmore6474]

bruh...I didn't think of that. Also, I'd like this, but that wouldn't be fun

[@masensmith4226]

Monty's laugh at 44:47 is so delightfully unhinged. I'm mad at myself for missing out on this campaign for so long

[@Ronalddegroote]

Veo's ears move!! level up to level 4!! Never change a winning team.

[@RaphaelLamour]

really? when? xD

[@rbkskillz]

After reading these comments I had my eyes glued on the ears.... I haven't seen any movement. I am convinced now I've been successfully trolled lol.

[@masensmith4226]

@@rbkskillz they definitely rotate

[@sillymonger]

Yeah I've been finding myself looking foward to this episode a lot, excited to see what happens in Drakkenheim. Really like this setting, makes me want to use it in a campaign. Also love these players, one of the first D&D streams that the players seem to know to play D&D well... haven't facepalmed once watching combat like I usually do with other campaigns. Also should turn on subs on twitch ( like take my money already damnit)

[@RaphaelLamour]

This is such awesome entertainment! You have such a charismatic group and the battlemaps are incredible, I wish I could have a dwarven forge collection, looks amazing.

[@manufacturedfracture]

No dogs here! Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae. There are four members of the Hyaenidae family: the striped hyena, the “giggly” spotted hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf (it's a hyena, not a wolf).

[@danielessex2162]

Feliform is a suborder which includes cats. While not exactly the same species that are closer in relation to cats. They split between hyenas and cats is similar to the split between humans and apes.... Even though we are more closer related to chimps and bonobos.

[@Wojowns]

How D&D should be. I'm a new player and spend every day watching your videos. Thanks so much for the countless hours of entertainment and inspiration!

[@chaosheaven23]

I love the idea of running a game that takes place in this massive urban-scape. Gets my gears turning for my own homebrew stuff.

[@justaguy8104]

This series brings a lot of joy into my day. Kelly's "hot dog" joke around the 50 minute mark actually caused a laugh that made my own dog stare at me like "you're losing it man."

[@stephanbrueck8678]

Awesome group, marvelous DM (I love the way Marty describes enemies and the surrounding)... I'm so impressed... You are great, I am totally up for the "Jackson's Pussycat crows"...

[@WilliamSlayer]

Love the Dwarven Forge sets, love the Map of Drakkenheim, love playing Mordheim as I listen to this broadcast! Thanks for the entertainment guys and gals!

[@thewackyworldofroscoandfri4797]

Matthew Dunigan you are right. Great visual.

[@magicman3354]

"He's quoting scripture". I love that line. Especially with me being Christian and hearing that all the time

[@kittyplayz1480]

Right? I feel like the Falling Fire vs Sacred Flame is like Christianity vs Judaism in the early days, which makes it that much funnier that we're calling the falling fire a cult

[@G33KC0R3]

"What if I am a hero?" *dramatic music picks up* LOL Perfect timing.

[@krulen12]

First time I noticed that you guys have this campaign going. That's awesome :D I'll totally start watching your campaign :D

[@DungeonDudes]

Thanks! We had some technical issues in the first two episodes, but the third time was the charm :)

[@krulen12]

@@DungeonDudes I can understand. I'm happy to see to see that the campaign is up though. Especially since the campaign seem to have an interesting story :)

[@laschicvalisca2481]

She knows someone that she has nicknamed "Styx" and they'll help them cross the river, huh? If it were me, I'd say, "No thanks. Let's take the long way around. I'm still alive, and I've no reason to cross the River Styx just yet."

[@russellkeene394]

I am really enjoying this campaign Monty, Kelly, Jill and Joe. I have only ever played D&D campaigns with one DM. That DM watches Critical Role on a weekly basis, as do I. I look forward to your sessions every week now. I have watched everything you have made and learned a great deal. Thanks.

[@florecita9739]

You guys are so much fun. Props to the DM for creating such cool stories. Gj.

[@Antispor]

“Not all dogs go to heaven.” Kills a gnoll

[@lornbongo]

Can't believe Pluto missed the chance to make a dog butt sniffing gag when he cut the gnolls snout off!! Great episode keep it up.

[@BluntSteak]

Such great DM'ing, very engaging even just to watch. Plus the chemistry between players felt so natural and effortless. Overall, very entertaining and I'll definitely be back to see the next session. And of course, the one after that and the one after that and the one.....

[@emmasilver2332]

I am officially hooked. Great job!

[@bjjcomg]

I love how Pluto (the prince) was like "I know someone famous!" When he saw Crow's name on the blacksmith sign 😂😂😂 what a goofy but somehow expected thing for him to say 😂😅

[@artzpops]

I'm hypnotized by Jill's rotating ears..

[@josephzanes7334]

Bro that Knoll laugh is perfect! 😆You must have practice that lol

[@diceysolutions]

Im so pleased Pluto got another dog pun in there. "Did you here my line?"... I heard it Pluto... I heard it.

[@PaiOeShi]

Campaign is getting spicy! Excited for more. Hope ya'll are having fun.

[@aaronmudd5064]

I love how Kelly starts off with the noblest intentions of saving the kids...only to end up scarring them for life

[@LockSteady]

This is fantastic. You guys are awesome :)

[@Pixaley]

I'm completely snowed into my apartment, and I'm HOWLING (get it? doggos?) at the gigglefest (cause Heroforge refers to the Gnolls as "GiggleDogs" - I'm gonna get blocked, doggonit!) and the Sticks/Styx/Grandpa Giuseppe moments. I really wanted Pluto and Sebastian to TRIPLE DOG DARE each other for something! I love seeing where a lot of the deep story inside jokes are beginning. PORKCHOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MikChaos]

Been a follower of your tips and review videos for a while, but since backing the KS and beginning to read the pdf I thought I'd better start watching and am do very glad I did. Monty's gnoll laugh was perfect.

[@illoney5663]

1:10 If you keep hounding it you'll probably find some more dog jokes. I'll show myself out.

[@cannastartover1720]

Illoney Do you mean to flee so quickly?

[@django3422]

I think you made a real dog's dinner out of that one.

[@edsiefker1301]

That battle was ruff, but they licked it. Take a bow. Wow!

[@elbruces]

You curs!

[@kittyplayz1480]

Good.

[@pauldimitrievich9726]

Bloody hell!! Monty GMs gnolls so well. Truly scary stuff.

[@manufacturedfracture]

Man that battle was ruff

[@Majykman]

Pluto: "Is he the same?" Sebastian (in my Head): *Backhands*

[@davidarriola6412]

moving Tabaxi ears sooo cute

[@seankrug4995]

I love how the three of them cannot agree to the group’s name and constantly refer to themselves by a self picked name. The group of three names! LOL

[@jamesmullen3068]

"In caspia we play games to determine the outcome of robbing people"

[@Robert-bm2jr]

That miniature setup is outstanding.

[@DDrockHead]

Love your games guys, I'll recomend you to my D&D friends.

[@DungeonDudes]

Thank you so much!

[@Majykman]

*Gnoll draws an Arrow on Veo* *Me in my Head*: You're a Hot Dog, but, you'd better not try to hurt her..."

[@tomasgho]

that town battlemap is awesome

[@juiggori]

these moving ears are hillarious

[@SicFromTheKush]

"Remarkably, Sebastian didnt say his name to them"

[@josephrichardson69]

At 1:49:55 the "Three Crows" encounter Rorch and his bandits. Kelly backs up, spends two sorcery points to cast scorching ray at "gorgugorga" or Rorch, fires scorching ray a second time, fires scorching ray a third time, then firebolts the red bandanna guy. I'm new and working through the mechanics. How can he have movement and cast four spells? Probably obvious to everyone, but i'm missing it somehow. (Don't get me wrong, I definitely want this for my shadow sorcerer, but i just want to understand the "How" of it all.)

[@s.hodapp9622]

You may have found out the answer by now, but just in case: Scorching Ray is one spell that fires three rays, and you have to make a separate attack for each one. As for the Sorcery points, he used them to cast Scorching Ray as a bonus action instead of an action, which allowed him to cast a cantrip (Fire Bolt) as an action. So he really only cast two spells.

[@josephrichardson69]

I did!!!!! But thank you for the response. I was scratching my head and went back to look at scorching ray.... I think it was a good thing not getting an answer back initially because it forced me to flip pages and learn more about game mechanics, bonus actions etc. “Reading is Fundamental”. Again, thank you for taking the time to educate.

[@aaronhutchinson8911]

This has been a case of "Man bites Dog."

[@rafaelcotero675]

I loved how Kelly thought nothing of danger when he heard the screams of children and he and Pluto almost got gutted trying to save the children and the old people, but first Veo was like we should mind our own business this happens all the time LoL

[@rafaelcotero675]

That was just some fine roleplaying!

[@nevinhurst1871]

i'm definitely late here, but i love the shirt kelly and i love the dming as well monty

[@nevinhurst1871]

one more comment: monty's shirt makes him look like he is just a head lol

[@Katosepe]

OMG JILL'S EARS MOVE!!! Those are the greatest things I have ever seen.

[@kchow6575]

Really enjoying the story and the character interactions. :) Oh, and the props are amazing! My only (tiny) complaint is the boominess of Monty's mic.

[@rex1buster]

me an hour and a half in *what is that battery pack looking thing on the side of jills head realizes the ears move, surprised Pikachu face*

[@Metalhammer1993]

man that was a MEAN ending. seriously. but stupid question: how much do you plan in advance, like was that meeting we´re stopping at the planning from the beginning?

[@DungeonDudes]

It was equal parts improvisation, preparation, and dumb luck :)

[@jensl5956]

33:03 hey it's a dog eat dog world watcha gonna do?

[@Maninawig]

Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? 31:50 Bad boy! Bad boy!

[@iceking6987]

Amazing show! Just getting into this and am binging it! The GM has an amazing setting and does a great job bringing in good descriptions and spooky themes. I like the characters too but one minor tweek I'd like to see is having the players take the situations a bit more seriously. The near constant cracking jokes and puns takes away from the story and atmosphere the GM is trying to set. I don't want it to be completely humorless but these characters are in dark situations that are often life threatening and I'd like to see that atmosphere come more out in their role playing.

[@DungeonDudes]

Sometimes, humour is the only way to stay sane in an insane world. Glad you are enjoying the show!

[@travonnewman1895]

Third video down. Looking good

[@Kaff_Kesk]

DM: It smells like pork Me who has a fascination with other cultures some very primitive: Uh Oh!

[@Dragonkindred]

Good improvements to your camera views etc. Music is a little loud sometimes. Loving the story and character interplay. Thanks.

[@markhunt7746]

I love your work and content, you all have earned my support. Just joined your patreon and discord channels...

[@mattitalks6261]

Im listening to this. At work I that Sebastian was going to say" Attention fireball" lol

[@andrewrunyon8780]

I'm like mesmerized by Veo's ears moving lol

[@eyesofmuffin]

I started eating right before guiseppe's flesh sloughed off his frame via handshake

[@mikeydo9567]

"I've never stabbed anybody before!" -Sabastian Crowe

[@TheDNonn]

Monty needs some headwear!

[@fhuber7507]

he needs 700 hats, one for each NPC he might play. Better idea: coat of arms and "mounts" of monster heads on the wall behind him.

[@AeonVoom]

I really like this weird combination of D&D, Discworld (Octarin) and Mortheim. Oh and Hyenas are actually more feline than canine (obligatory smartass comment)

[@CallenExile]

"It is my job to semi-get them through the city." Not what you want to hear from your guide.

[@robbidgood9906]

"Look at the violence inherent in the system!"

[@BardedWyrm]

Is it just me, or is Joe's character consistently referred to as the notorious Captain Planet villain, Polluto?

[@kittyplayz1480]

I legitimately cannot tell if this is a joke or serious, because it's the internet and you never know, but Pluto is the Roman god of the Dead and Riches, which is what the planet is named after

[@BardedWyrm]

​@@kittyplayz1480 I am aware of the existence (religious/mythological/astronomical/etc) of Pluto. I was referring instead to a perceived recurring _additional syllable_ which would transform that name into something else, eg a hypothetical antagonist to 1990s fictional environmentalist superhero, Captain Planet

[@kittyplayz1480]

@@BardedWyrm hence the part where I wasn't sure whether this was meant to be a joke.

[@chrism7426]

When they killed that one knull at the beginning of this video: " whose laughing now?!"

[@calicothecappuccinogurl9874]

YES I have been waaaaaiting :D

[@sixstringsamurai1981]

*rolls natural 20 perception check* I think Veo's fish are going bad.

[@bigwig8657]

Back here in 2022

[@macarthurpaul]

What app are you using on your tablets? Great videos andd gaming btw. Would be so much fun to play a game with you folks

[@DungeonDudes]

Thank you so much. We use D&D beyond. We have an account and all the books in digital form and the website actually works very well on a tablet.

[@toptechelectricalengineeri9496]

as a prince the Caspian should have chose the other comforts he's too much of a prude to be a prince

[@SelwynClydeAlojipan]

Why doesn't the map show the Mill, the Reed Mansion, Emberwood Village, and the names of the main roads?

[@DungeonDudes]

Emberwood Village is about 5 miles south, so it doesn’t fit on this map! As of episode 4 we have updated the map to better show the locations within the city itself :)

[@legendarydigitize2523]

I really like the series it got me inspired to create my own campaign It is also a bit taken from post apocalyptic settings like black rock shooter the game And god eater games More of a post apocalypse after gaia's revenge Basically our real world in an alternate reality where nature finally got pissed off of the infection called humans So it decided to strick back suddenly and hard Where some other wordly phenomenon is happening on the cellular level It all happens so fast it cannot be studied in time Without information as human's most powerful weapons powered up in time They were soon almost completely wiped out It has been years since it happened and the new generation now showed more respect to their own planet learning from their ancestor's mistakes

[@christopherregan2924]

What a missed opportunity for a good,” badges! We don’t need no stinking badges!” Comment

[@WitchesDrew92]

What are you guys using for your character sheets? i see you reference your tablets but I haven't found an electronic version that i really like and is easy to use. Which one do you use for games like these? Also does that one have the ability to send your sheets? My game is long range as its with my friends in another state and it would be great if they could send me their sheets as they level and such. Love the channel you guys have been a huge help in making my game awesome :)

[@DungeonDudes]

We used D&D Beyond!

[@savvi1983]

Loving the series so far :) Any chance we can see the group's character sheets (Not on stream but a link etc)?

[@Adiemus011]

Any possibility I could get a run down of the songs on your play list? The lonely sounding violin and cello is awesome.

[@dcyphermanplays8233]

Fyi I'm listening to this episode again during the kick starter time. This episode has a TON of Ads in it

[@WarpSonDW]

Superb.

[@MrBacaza]

I love the ears Jill but I'm too lazy to look through all the videos and comments to see if she realized she accidentally put the ears on backwards or if it was on purpose for some reason I haven't thought of just yet.

[@AreTwoDToo7053]

I really like watching your videos

[@zivivo4]

I just wish that when Pluto cut down the dog Veo would have said "I'm more of a cat person anyway"

[@dafinien4634]

wich tool were you useing t make the city maps

[@ColinJohnson-hb3jf]

RELEASE THE HOUNDS

[@ericsaxon5736]

I'm enjoying this but I find that the background music is louder than the DM's narration. Specifically around this time stamp 2:24:00 to the point that it is becoming hard to hear the DM and is very distracting.

[@DungeonDudes]

We figure out the audio much better after the first few episodes :)

[@Robert-bm2jr]

I need that helmet!

[@arnauoliverassegui4803]

nice videos, cool campaign. Who thinks this Hienas monsters may be Delirium contaminated tabaxi? or mutated cats?

[@tyree9055]

Gnolls are a standard monster in D&D. Their portrayal of them in this episode is a superior rendition of them in my opinion. They're basically Hyena-men (if you will) and in Eberron they tend to live in the deserts.

[@frederickthesquirrel]

Norm!

[@animistchannel2983]

Still loving everything about the show! Ok, here's some pointless "Reality vs RPG" gold piece maths: 20 pound bag of gold x 13 troy ounces of gold per pound x 20 coins per ounce (smallest gold coin ever minted in USA, smaller than a dime, and that's still $60 each in modern cash) = 5200 gold pieces, and $312,000 in total. For any GM who wants a huge laugh, check out what things supposedly cost in your environment using those real values. (If your gold pieces are more like penny-sized, figure at $250 per gold coin for 1/5th ounce.)

[@GhostlyNomad130]

Thanks. This was a cool fact!

[@thoughtgaming492]

@animist channel interesting, however, these prices do not apply to a world in which gold is more (or less) abundant than it is in our world which seems to be the majority of D&D settings.

[@animistchannel2983]

@@thoughtgaming492 Yes, and we could go back and forth. If gold was so common as it seems in some game settings, it wouldn't particularly be considered treasure, any more than Fort Knox is stocked with bars of copper. The "specie" treasure coins, then, would be titanium or something else sturdy or useful. In ancient central america where gold was more locally common, they used cocoa beans. Yes, their money did grow on trees :) We could also argue which kind of recent neutron star mergers/hypernovas in nearby space rained down so many heavy metals onto that planet's crust, long after the element migration period in its formation, and is there then some residual freaky cosmic high-band energy that makes magic work, or does it just give everyone tumors? Drakkenheim seems to be finding out firsthand. We could spend all day coming up with excuses, but the simple truth is that most games aren't rigorous in the first place, then they evolve randomly or even away from sensible principles because of storyline inflation. I was there. I watched it happen. D&D has never been rigorous about its combat system, physics, or economic principles, because that isn't its purpose or goal, and the discrepancies are worth a joke now and then. I brought up the gold thing because when I started running my own world, the wacky irrational values and maneuver/combat mechanics made my NatGeo & martial brain feel all twisty, so I translate everything I can into sensible measures. A healing potion that takes a couple days to make and costs more than a house just didn't work for me, not just for the monetary inflation, but because it's comparatively irrational even within the setting. So it says I need 30g worth of reagents to cast a spell... is that retail, wholesale, tax-included, or can I make them myself? The game doesn't know. It's just a vaguely medieval cobbled-together set of charts for people who would rather skip to the big drama finale, and not think about the piddly scientific details. For my own part, I can't help it.

[@michaelsorensen7567]

@@animistchannel2983 I believe the PHB describes labor's wages around a silver for half a day. A gold piece being a week's wages for skilled ish labor probably resets the calculation, and I'm curious how the calculation shifts when you calculate off gold standard dollars. I know USD have effectively gone 10x over about 80 years, since gas used to be 25c and it's now $2.50 per gallon.

[@animistchannel2983]

I think each GM just has to make their own peace with it. Even on earth, the value of these things has fluctuated wildly depending on circumstances and location. In the ancient mediterranean, gold was worth about 10-15 times silver traditionally. In modern times with a lot of big silver strikes -- and marriage customs in India sucking up so much gold -- it's now at least 80x. In some gold-rush mining camps, one egg could cost a dollar's worth of gold (equivalent to $40 today) because no one wanted to stop prospecting to get their own food. Prior to the 19th century, most North American natives didn't think gold was worth even digging up (and in the south it was just used for artwork and ceremony). The Sioux called it "the yellow dirt that makes the white-man crazy." Likewise, alchemy/chemical tech can do crazy things to gem & crystal prices. Today, you could spend a couple week's income to buy enough man-made jewels to rival the collection of a medieval king. In some regions, for a day's pay you can wholesale huge beds of geode-core amethysts to be the envy of ancient queens. You can get quartz, the "blank slate battery" of crystal magic, by the truckload. With all this luxury variability, the better indicator of economy is common goods like beer, cheese, preserved meats, bulk cloth, and tool metals like bronze and iron. They tell you more about the real economy and affluence of an area. Beer is cheap on the farm, more pricy in the city, in a predictable way, almost a set scale. You could rate the stability of your cities by the infrastructure they have to import such basics. In the end, I made a bronze piece a dollar or two, a silver 10-20, a gold piece a couple hundred, and tried to forget that people make coins of widely varying sizes on top of that. Even for me, there was a limit to how far down the rabbit hole it was worth going to figure out a week's groceries or a minor magic item. Some players are more into that kind of thing, some less, and that ends up being the deciding factor. I guess my advice would be to think in terms of the money you actually know and the kind and length of labor it would take to actually make things in your world; then translate that into equivalent game coin value, and set prices accordingly. If a +1 magic high steel sword would take a certain time to make, then let it be that time at that craftsman's rate to buy it. On earth today, the very best production swords cost from 2-12 ounces of gold to buy. In game terms, that's bloody nothing! How do you make up that difference in other "magic"? That's your call :)

[@apachemagna6343]

I swear sometimes I see the ears on Jill’s hat move. Am I going crazy or are they actually moving?

[@Kaff_Kesk]

Every time he says "cairn" I hear "Karen" and for half a second I'm a manager sitting in his office with his head in his hands.

[@justinwilliams-y9c]

I'm pooping while watching this

[@chacepassmore6474]

Of course the ninja turtles are in Drakkenheim XD