Shadows of Drakkenheim Episode 6 Tunnels and Treachery

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[@DungeonDudes]

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[@minine6508]

Willhelm: “Rule #76. Never use your powers against the innocent-“ Raph: “those are your rules. Not mine.” *chills*

[@c0niferal]

Was just coming to comment this, & Jill's face at that is amazing

[@Middleman_93]

Important to remember that, in context, the persons in question are only potentially innocent while they were definitely a threat. But yes, chills anyway. Loving these characters!

[@domusavires19]

Man if they attack and try to kill me first it’s fair game. No sleep lost. Will never apologize for self defense.

[@TheSeventhChild]

"That is YOUR rule. Not mine." I love these characters.

[@timdanks2186]

"Actor is such an underpowered feat" Wrath blowing the problem apart with impersonation : "Hold my Delerium".

[@DungeonDudes]

It’s his amazing use of the mask of many faces warlock invocation and actor feat combined that really makes his character shine. Master of disguise.

[@timdanks2186]

@@DungeonDudes It is great. My favorite moment was when Wilhelm suggested taking the prisoner along as cover, then started to back away from the idea. But everyone else, including Monty's eyes go wide as they realize how brilliant the idea was.

[@justinc5967]

Great Old One + Actor was the most fun I've ever had playing D&D. That feat is just perfect for that subclass.

[@euansmith3699]

Jill is so good at coming up with extemporaneous fluff, like that bit about "I've carried bails of hay bigger than these two..." rather than just saying, "I've got a high Strength score." Not to say that the others are any slouches on the RP front. Kelly's "Rules" are great too.

[@Jalbert1989]

Damn, Joe, that performance as a brainwashed constable was worth an award. You sold it so damn well.

[@IIToneAII]

Damn... the sleep spell getting Linus "through his master's thesis ...and his third divorce" really got me rolling. You guys improvise so well. 😆

[@esmokems]

32:50. "Weve framed you for multiple murders." Had me dying from laughter.

[@catch.22]

Yeah his delivery was HILARIOUS

[@thewarpandrealms9889]

BIG props to Kelly sticking up for Wilhem's beliefs!!

[@verdan2655]

Forgive me Jill - Rudi's voice reminds me of Sandy Squirrel.

[@DeltaKnight]

Dang it, now I'm not going to be able to not hear that from now on lol.

[@iwandesu]

Willhelm: We are investigators, we've come to solve this mistery Proceeds to kill everyone on the town

[@kparish05]

Good job with sticking to the RP (in particular,Whilhelm with the confronting other PCs with their blood thirst, and others responses) ... inconvenient or not. 👍

[@lasse6196]

I love Monty's old man voice. It's awesome.

[@DBebeful]

What a well oiled team! When Wrath helped Rudi with Hex spell to keep Rudi's enemy in grappled condition! This whole infiltration theme is so beautifully role-played! You guys make wonders with D&D - everything is fantastic, thanks for top level entertaining!

[@steeldragon3912]

I like seeing Wilhelms' inner turmoil with his beliefs and the groups dynamics

[@legomaniac213]

So the first arc was a mix of "The Color Out of Space" and a bit of "The Dunwich Horror" while this arc is a swamp version of "The Shadow over Innsmouth." Awesome!

[@andrewoutcalt7625]

This was my favorite Drakkenheim episode EVER. They're all great but I loved the infiltration of the Sacred Fire's temple, the progress of our heroes, and the mysterious tension that is STILL permeating everything about Shaftburg.

[@kurtwilliams6897]

The worst part of catching up is waiting for the new episodes. Loved this episode.

[@dankflyingv6345]

Jill’s hair is slowly getting closer to Wrath’s Mohawk 😂

[@roonbare2769]

So love it when the team is laughing and silly mode. Such great smiles.

[@captainthorrek262]

Need more Linus! UPDATE: For a shirt idea, have a chibi Wilhelm and Wrath skipping happily, while a brooding Rudi repeats "Never Again..." as she trudges a few paces behind.

[@betci90]

ive been waiting for them to also regularly thank Marty as well, he really deserves it!

[@Kaeyeima]

Me too! Haha! He does most of the work too 😂 Well done Month! Thank you for everything! Just dropped $300 on your kickstarter instead of my electrical bill 💸 😮😂🎉❤

[@cattrucker8257]

Tunnels and Treachery, a new spinoff RPG to be released in the coming years. A player-versus-player game of skullduggery in confined corridor locations. Git on that, Monty!

[@Pixaley]

I am not even 20 minutes into this chapter. But I want to commend EVERYONE for having such courage to play your characters with the level of attention that helps us audience members, truly believe these conversations. The fact that Monty sat silently and let Kelly and Joe have that debate about the rules Wilhelm guards sacred was a moment that sadly not all DMs allow. You’re letting the role play actually flourish. Thank you for showing your characters (and by direct result, Jill, Kelly, and Joe) the respect to have this time. Not only does this bring a level of clarity to the story’s depth, but shows that they are not 2d characters. TL;DR version: Monty, you’re a fab DM, and Dusk Wardens, you rock better than an avalanche.

[@samehere2206]

“You and my second wife.” Wow Linus must have had a rough past.

[@JAH711]

Very much enjoying the characters so far, the way they meld and conflict even amongst each other ^_^

[@dee_w784]

'we framed you for multiple murders'... hilarious

[@akhistotle]

Everyone getting crit is amazing haha! What a session!

[@tripphines432]

1:56:30 Kelly breaking the 4th wall with a "Coalesce" nod. Made my day. 😉

[@ELAtarkov]

I’m totally adding this into my rotation of your videos! New DM trying to not ruin the game for my players. Love watching and getting ideas from you guys! Also thanks for all the dnd vids!

[@vladimirserpov6773]

33:00 "You and my second wife" XD That was sudden

[@mv-xl1yo]

From wanted criminals to town heroes in one night...just another day in Drakkenheim. You made awesome seem normal again for about the 160th time.

[@dnavi2011]

I'm a very new DM so watching you guys gives me all kinds of idea. And I have binged all your DM Tips videos.

[@fiveyen]

I really appreciated Kelly's conflicting reaction to all the killing and the moral justification he struggles with - it really added a lot of depth and realism to the story.

[@joshuaroach6453]

You guys are totally awesome, i would love to play in a campaign with you all. Love your work guys And thankyou for the endless laughs and inspiration

[@gigantisaurusrex6647]

"That's terrible......oh well ...(shrug)." :D

[@xMEGALUCASx]

*flatly* "I am also okay with it." That had me dying

[@DarksideOfLuck]

Your campaigns are so good. I love that you guys are professional while you play and have fun. It's a hard to watch when people are constantly distracted and talking about things other than the game. You guys are the best

[@israelcowl6764]

Loving Kelly's new character. Funny Pluto was my favorite of the three players (DM is my favorite overall) in the last season. Guess I like the ones that don't have any magic.

[@lightning2034]

Magic=psychopathic murder hobo

[@franciscobrugal8787]

The roleplay on this one was above and beyond. Amazing... just amazing.

[@chewygad7899]

I’m listening to the whole campaign while cleaning and organizing my garage. I am well entertained!

[@mizzrum7591]

I'm loving the Drakkenheim campaign and how you taking old modules putting new twist on them. Looking forward to running game in this world with the Dungeon of Drakkenheim pdf. Awesome work and can't wait for more books in the future. :)

[@ryanreeves4712]

Man oh man do I love me some cult of the reptile god. Mote does a great job giving it it's own life and spin here. Enjoyable watch

[@anonymousvampirepirate5016]

Everyone's hair was on point tonight. Was this on purpose?

[@zeroslastwind6571]

To look cute ;)

[@skrlthrth3360]

I love these get uploaded with plenty of time to watch before my weekly game

[@thejkwolf_9508]

35:30 Makeshift graveyard, I burst out laughing

[@boerhcauldur1873]

Im still catching up but i freaking love listening to u guys!

[@BlackShadow1991]

The conspiracy and dread thickens, that was a good episode :D

[@TheBeelzboss]

I think the best shirt designs would be the character models. One for each one and one of all three. Doing this for the shadows campaign and the original dungeons campaign would be awesome!

[@DungeonDudes]

We have a shirt with character art of the three heroes from season one!

[@PandaKnightsFightingDragons]

1:52:11 for all you Crossbow Expert Swashbucklers out there, I just checked the ability and Rakish Audacity doesn't specify melee attack. If Kelly had known this very minor and easily missable rule he could have walked forward and used Crossbow Expert's BA attack in melee to get Sneak Attack

[@lepatriote5767]

HMMMMMMMMMMM yes. Very interesting *nods approovingly*

[@greendragon343]

What sucks is that its not airing ON MY BIRTHDAY. But i really like what you guys have done so far. It gives me many ideas and thank you Monty for being a good teacher. These help me a lot to be able to be a good dm

[@lzac5825]

such a good episode.

[@igayparisjr]

Omg Monty! The sleep spell using it on the wife! 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤ such an amazing acting! Awww Linus

[@parabostonian2267]

Was anyone else really amused by the rule "Lead by example, not explanation?" (When of course, Wilhelm explains everything, all the time?) Heh. For some reason Wilhelm's lack of self awareness there makes him seem 10x more real to me. =p

[@ericgonzales419]

Also has the worst rolls of the crew so far

[@MarkLewis...]

Though there are many other great moments in your campaign videos... this video shows exactly why I ONLY watch DungeonDudes and RealmSmith "Into the Mist" as my DnD source entertainment videos. Everyone in the DnD community should learn from you all and you all are the best way (IMO) how to play all aspects DnD!!! (And all with the same awesome haircut!!!! LOL) DungeonDudes (& Dudette)... Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!

[@Maninawig]

Hmm yeah, they do all have the same haircut!

[@steve0xcore]

These episodes are amazing. I love this story. I listen to it everyday! Ty!

[@jizburg]

This whole situation is so inspired by attack of the bodysnatchers, and the shadow over insmouth.

[@LlorDrei]

Everybody was kung-fu biting!

[@darktrent182]

By the way, the more I learn about Linus, the more amazing he becomes. XD

[@calebnelson423]

They got SOOOOOO lucky that Monty forgot about the hour time limit on disguise self. I love this, inspired me so much for my next campaign!!

[@esgeir9499]

I think the idea is that he keeps casting it every 59 minutes or so lol

[@EliBrowhart]

The only videos I like before the ad is even done

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

Me: Alright! time for some fun fantasy rolepaying, with this rag-tag band of quirky characters who love puns, jokes and mayhem SoD: Jim-Jones-style horrifying brainwashed cult, people-eating animals, family hurting family. Human trafficking. Child trafficking. Holy shit, Monty

[@Klaital1]

I really hope it's an Aboleth behind all this, because Aboleths are the coolest monsters in all d&d. :)

[@jordanwolfe607]

And very lovecraft

[@TommyTheCat83]

"Sounds like berries to me" tshirt?

[@joeschmoe6356]

I love when characters have internal conflict much more than when they have external conflicts. Because of this, the characters in the shadows feel much more complete, much more real, than those of the dungeons Edit: to me specifically

[@Jack2zyx]

Wilhelm forgot he was human 25 seconds in lol

[@cattrucker8257]

Relatable!

[@DungeonDudes]

I still want to say “Sebastian Crowe” every time.

[@christopherrocco56]

I still waiting for episode 10 so I can binge watch them

[@hairlessape4863]

I can't be the only one but Kelly's character is totally reminds me of Mortimer Bixby with a cross of C3PO hahahaha

[@Thetruepianoman]

The intro is cracking and the voiceover is on point but I've just noticed she sounds a bit like Artemis from always sunny and now I can't unhear it

[@PerpetualBass]

Houdini is on the tablet! I love it

[@anthonyhuber9367]

Wilhelm reminds me of a character in one of my previous campaigns. This character always had a problem with killing huge threats to the party, even when the rest of the party was committed to fighting the threat. It got so bad that we eventually had to ask the player if they could tone it down because none of us were having fun anymore with the constant in game arguing over if we should kill or not. Eventually we had to kick out the player and his character turned into a boss fight that we had to take of.

[@DGenHero]

Ugh... I was neutral until that last part. It sounds petty.

[@phlipclip5097]

This episode started heavy.

[@minimoose7890]

"Of the Golden Grain Inn" whoops, hehe

[@AliAlderete]

Here we go again causing a bigger problem to solve the original one xD

[@LukeMartinVideo]

This campaign in really promissing ! Ok i'm late to the party but i had to catch up with the first campaign first ;)

[@AaronWiseman-cs5mn]

C'mon Monty. Just make him keep rolling until he fails lol silly

[@douglaspope-gz1eq]

Do I love the Duskwardens more than Drakenforce? I honestly have no idea they both are great

[@Klaital1]

Damn how high is Wrath's deception? I don't think he has got below 20 a single time on those checks.

[@jordanwolfe607]

Probably +7 (4 cha & 3 prof) and the Actor feat should be giving him advantage

[@TheHammer24-7]

Wilhelm: I understand what you're saying and it's a good idea but first let us discuss it for 60-90 more minutes! :"D

[@MackDaddyHart]

as someone playing Solasta currently, all i can think is, "GOSH DARN SORAKS! THEY'RE EVEN INFILTRATING MY KZbin"

[@fr0stw0lf97]

Wilhelm is me in a nutshell 😂

[@illoney5663]

"Our heroes", that's "heroes" with big glowing air quotes, by the way.

[@ashleyien1222]

{pauses Dungeons of Drakkenheim Episode 4... was trying to catch up on the first campaign}... :) I can watch the parts I missed during the stream.

[@stevenmichael216]

How many Trolls is a swamp of trolls?

[@n0etic_f0x]

Okay, so I am watching this first time through, good campaign. The players enter a new town that while quite a bit larger than the home from whence they came is far less organised and extremely cold and quite hostile, the players then kill many people from the town, this could be in error but all now slain parties showed both hostility and possibly being the reason for the town being so mysterious and quite possibly evil. The DM did let his town get killed to en extent, while doubt this was the plan I doubt it was adverse to the point of being derailed as all parties have been made clearly and openly hostile and rather unlikeable. In this, I think all have done their job. The players killed people and feel some regret to the people they killed but they did feel it warranted and yeah I say it was. I am at the start of this episode this poison appears to be at the root of this town and this town appears to be a problem and even if I am not correct in that the town has unaddressed problems.

[@bsweitzer3]

Did Jill have to adjust her characters scores for age? Or are shifters different?

[@tipiletsplay1036]

how, would wilhelm react to a "sentient" golem that has to attack him if the command is spoken :) self defense, ok. but would he kill the golem? would he flee to spare him? would it be ok, because the golem is not alive? the golem is not in controll of his actions, and if it has a living soul in it or is just that well made that he acts like a real person... maybe there could come up some heavy conflicts in wilhelm :D

[@GaryBoyles342]

Would you say Houdini is a 'Snowy White' Owl?

[@MrZonehawk]

Jill is the Dirty Harry of Drakkenheim!

[@TheLearthur]

2:04:13, famous last words...

[@Ramperdos]

2:22:48 Supermagic o_O Wrath is working for the Acamedy without Arcana proficiency. Well, fake it till you make it... right? How do you write the names of the elves?

[@dragonborne3277]

and we have another coalesce for those participating in the drinking game

[@bryanverberg4342]

Great job.

[@JunkYardJerry]

Watching by candle light....

[@davidhall1311]

Their really getting shafted…

[@ArmandoSanchez-tl1rc]

Hey guys, Quick random question. One of my players wants to learn the Feat "Skilled" for a second time so that he can become proficient in another 3 skills or tools. I as the DM want to let him get away with doing it because he wants his character to be a kind of "know-it-all" but im wondering if this is A) against 5e rules but more importantly B) is this just going to make his character extremely OP if I keep letting him use this feat

[@paulbailey1956]

"You can take each feat only once, unless the feat’s description says otherwise" pg 165 PHB. So no, RAW, you can't stack the skilled feat.

[@dblczx6819]

1:39:44: ...so... let me get this straight... You have a mage of the Amethyst Academy... Who is *not* trained in Arcana...? What? What is Joe's character trained in, then, if not Arcana? Don't change, Joe. Don't change... Also... how do lizard-men know how to use *Heat Metal?* That's crazy... And Monty, why do you feel the need to traumatize all the children that witness these three fight? Though, with how well you rolled... I suppose you traumatized your players, too...

[@mitchellculp5623]

So this is specifically for Monty, with all these dark things occuring outside of Drakkenheim...perhaps maybe some of them are....false? Darkness has...many heads...and maybe it's a prime time to introduce your players to some of them...ahem hopefully you got the hint. If not....forget this comment ever existed! Thanks!

[@jordanwolfe607]

I cannot wait to pull one of those out on my party

[@mitchellculp5623]

I know, I'm working on a campaign for mine right now and I'm absolutely DYING to do this to them.

[@savagecabbage8013]

Kyle needs to play next week, lol

[@evae1216]

Is this entire campaign taking place after Dungeons of Drakkenheim, or is this all occurring at the same time as that series' tail end?

[@martinmills284]

River Said veo/Lord Commander was a good marks' woman as Lord Commander there fore this happened after veo became Lord Commander 😸😈

[@austinjeral1201]

It's taking place after. They reference a few consequences to late campaign one events, so I imagine it's a few weeks after. If anyone has a better timeline I'd be interested in knowing too.

[@DungeonDudes]

River shows up to form the dusk wardens a couple weeks after the end of season one. So in theory, the beginning of campaign 2 was happening just as campaign one ended.

[@BobHerzog1962]

Never remember rule 67 was a good one (2:16:50).