Shadows of Drakkenheim Episode 47: Heart of Annihilation

[@thisisarobberyb4398]

Never would I expect a 4th Wall encounter to be so epic in a dnd game as when Sebastian peers into the reaches of possibility. Hands down one of the most evocative and enthralling bits of narration I’ve heard

[@yodaleiaheehoo9960]

"The witch possessing my body can now cast misty step..." Man I love D&D! 🎲

[@MrBrodiero]

I’ve watched every episode of both campaigns and have never commented but just had to say WOW…mind blown. Great payoff and I love how every time we get some answers it just brings up more questions about delirium. Love the contamination mechanic and mutations as well, poor Pluto had a day! Please some artistic fan out there, draw Pluto in feebleminded, possessed, fish/spider, stomach maw form and share it with us! 🤣 Thank you all for what you’re doing, it’s been so much fun watching you play over the last couple years and it’s helped me laugh and smile during some rough times. This is truly D&D at it’s finest. Can’t wait for next week’s episode!!!

[@NegatveSpace]

I was also thinking of some fan art of Pluto with a perfect geode in a wheel barrel running away from the other faction leaders chasing him in cartoonish fashion.

[@Houster1000]

Yeah what happened to pluto, is being hit by that enemy who makes your character have all the possible disease/poison icons at once.

[@dakotakelty-floughton3997]

Veo with Pluto on a leash is 100% one of those moms with a toddler on a backpack leash

[@jonnygrady9886]

Right. Well that blew my mind. Just when you start to think you’re figuring it out, Monty does *that* to us… again…

[@christopherpearson7261]

I am pretty sure I have said this on several videos already, but I wanted to say my appreciation for you all as players (DM and players). The fact that you all have managed to make one of (if not the most) action pact and suspenseful series I have seen in a while, all while skipping the need to delve into each character's sex life or constantly using crude humor is awesome. I am a father myself and my son is getting into the game now. I love that I can show your videos to him as examples of how to play without wondering what MIGHT come out your mouths.

[@BeardedDragonite]

You guys always have great story telling, encounters and world building. Your roleplay is always great but every now and then you have absolute peak roleplay and I love it.

[@rorybeckstrom9602]

Oh monty monty monty you master story teller. Our worlds doom is the beginning of the end of this one

[@chrisvossler8795]

I'm honestly a little surprised that all 3 of them survived that!

[@purience1502]

No one ever dies...that is Monty's only flaw...gritty is no where to be found...in his defense tho, playing with friends hinders a GM's talent.

[@chrisvossler8795]

@@purience1502 There were a couple of the "Untold Tales" where they only survived by a quirk of the dice. And these are only the campaigns they record.

[@dyykaacovers]

@@purience1502 I'd disagree with it being a flaw. Monty knows when a "TPK" could happen. Him knowing when to prevent that by introducing a different problem that let's the game continue shows exactly why you want a "Monty" Running the game for you. It's one thing to kill the whole group due to their own mistakes, but being able to recognize that and STOP it from happening with natural in game events and letting that failure carry on along WITH the game is the sign of a truly great DM. Don't think letting the group TPK is a sign of a good game master.

[@purience1502]

@@dyykaacovers Funny how you went to TPK...no one said anything about that, just your excuse to get your point across...don't enable "wimpy" DM'ing noob...I've been DM'ing since the 70's (never had 1 TPK)...last thing I'll say...life isn't fair, tragedy makes life more precious, without death, life has no meaning.

[@misticsword7561]

@@purience1502 ​ Well, the "No one ever dies...that is Monty's only flaw" is hard to read in any other way. Life isn't dair, that's one of the reasons many play D&D, to escape. And skillfully avoiding deaths while keeping the stakes high is harder and more worthwhile than allowing them to die.

[@WaLLy_]

And thus the plot unfolds. Giving us insight into what is waiting for us. Stunning plot and amazing writing. Going to check out the book when I get the physical copy. Watching for 3 years we finally got answers. Now we wait for next weeks episode.

[@NegatveSpace]

I imagine when Sebastian is contacting his mom, eventually he asks her, "You really are my mom, right?" And she says, "Yes." Then as the second question he asks, "If you were a demon pretending to be my mom or being told what to say by a demon, would you tell me?" To this she answers, "No."

[@militarygradeducttape5072]

Quite an episode, huh ? SPOILERS I wanted to specifically praise Monty on the writing of Lucretia, she's easily my favorite NPC and has been since the "purple heart turned gold" phrase came up (it's in one of the later episodes of "Dungeons" when the trio finally decides to read the book and later have a conversation with her). In hands of a lesser writer it would be all too easy to just paint her as a crazy doomsday cult leader, but the fact that she has quite a deep understanding of the situation adds so much weight and complexity to the story. Just compare the very first talk that the heroes have with her (and how dismissive they are) and the one in this episode, you'll see what I'm talking about.

[@paraalso]

Lucretia is one of my favorites too, and I'd count the Queen of Thieves as another one. I never understood why the Drakkenforce treated her like evil incarnate. Maybe because of that one time she beat them and had them at her mercy.

[@jakubguziur7522]

@@paraalso Queen of Thieves seemed pretty evil. But hey, thieves are not the nicest bunch by general, so it is to be expected.

[@a-aron391]

That moment, that vision, damn. That’s awesome. Bravo Dudes, Bravo!

[@theorycrafters7281]

I really love how Joe plays his insanity very well

[@Restributordevill]

Already watched on twitch, stopping by to drop a like and leave a comment. Sending lots of love your way

[@damiandangerous8853]

That was savage - well done for joe keeping his humour :)

[@mcphadenmike]

Does anyone else think this may be the best episode yet???

[@Houster1000]

It really might. This or the one with the long conversation with the queen of thieves... Also the sad fight between pluto and the ilirian commander. Lots of good ones.

[@qazserNOS]

I feel like the dynamic range of the audio is a bit too large and I have to adjust volume often. If I adjust for comfortable listening of Monty's storytelling, the players get too loud when excited. I'm not sure if this should be fixed in the audio setup or in post-processing but some compression would make for a better viewing (or rather listening) experience. Love you guys!

[@acaldera25]

I am a huge fan of how the story is developing this table has phenomenal play.

[@JmonVids]

The beginning of this episode gave me strong rat's nest vibes with Pluto getting up close and personal with the worm.

[@TheParallelSound]

This was a great episode!! Dont comment often but wanted to say that i enjoyed the combat a lot and the force potion drinking cause he couldnt figure out how to do it himself XD pluss the respect to say bless you too the DM while your narrating what your doing. Keep it up everyone i love the friendship and story over the years, goes to everyone in the party!

[@gregshimmin5334]

New dungeon dudes hoodie on, Alpha downloaded, Let the fun begin!

[@AjenjoAnejo]

Feebleminded pluto is still such a force. He gave me some serious 1st phase slave knight Gael vibes. Edit: And then he became sekiro's ape, he even wanted to throw feeces. 🤣🤣

[@nightflame69]

Kelly: I love that I am fighting creatures that I designed! 😂

[@loud_ratel2726]

Thanks to the only D&D live play! 😉

[@Ryanubet35]

I'm pretty sure Joe had Pluto written off there for about a minute. Was listening to this while at work and almost stopped what I was doing just to see his face.

[@euansmith3699]

It seems so simple and obvious, but Jill remembering her potion of flying was great to see. Having players who remember their equipment must be great. Ignatius: he is the sharpest knife in the draw. Joe is so good at rolling with the vicissitudes of Pluto's life; "It's the Hand! I told you! For years! The Hand!" and Pluto's version of the Exorcism Ritual; Bell, Book, and Hammer. 😂😂😂 I like how Monty's factions work to give Drakken Force a constantly shifting of barricade of difficult choice to navigate.

[@austinjeral1201]

Spoiler for book without any spacing: It's really good!

[@marky6837]

It reminds me a little of Aku's evil essence from the Samurai Jack show crossed with the Expanse series' Proto Molecule...

[@devin5201]

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it, Fighters are the premier magic weapon users.

[@deucebeast20]

SpiderFish. SpiderFish. Does whatever a Spidetfish does. Can he swing...on a web? No he can't. He's a fish.

[@jameskaib6407]

DUDE. Wow. What a wild ride!

[@darev2335]

.... I'm going crazy right now. I need more episodes!!

[@michaelcook2290]

Another great little moment that spontaneously arose. Pluto being feebleminded making him immune to the AoE mind spell that Sebastian cast (can't recall its name).

[@bautistapappolla2726]

synaptic static!

[@michaelcook2290]

@@bautistapappolla2726 That's the one :) That moment was the epitome of turning a weakness into a strength.

[@Billybo10K]

I'm finally caught up! And what a time to do so - Your ability to weave a narrative is unparalleled, and I cannot wait for when I have the chance to pre-order the campaign myself, because the world of Drakkenheim is so fascinating, and I know the work will be quality!

[@ggman367]

Oscar's severed animated hands are following them. ploting it's revenge!

[@play.through]

Isn't this the plot of Chrono Trigger? Meteror crashes into the planet, festers for a while, grows in power, blows up the planet and the shrapnel start traveling the cosmos to reach new planets and repeat the process.

[@mcphadenmike]

Heeeyyyy it’s my best friends who don’t know I exist!! 👍👍👍😀

[@DungeonDudes]

We see you!

[@mcphadenmike]

@@DungeonDudes Yay!!

[@norokodven4768]

One of us one of us

[@elementzero3379]

​@@DungeonDudes I love this reply! You guys are the best. 👍🏻

[@briancox3526]

I feel like the answers to their dellerium questions are in the ruins their other characters found. Looking forward to when the information crossovers happen.

[@VuvuzelaTM]

1:42:45 SOILER Breath underwater, Multiple limbs Mouth in the belly It's... OCTOPLUTO!

[@VuvuzelaTM]

It's just make sense that his greater enemy should be hands!

[@elementzero3379]

It's cool to see the crew finally learn the origin and unguided randomness of the meteor -- Bad luck of cosmic proportions.

[@theorycrafters7281]

Pluto ape is great

[@Houster1000]

Wow, the plot here is amazing. I will truly remember this story as one of the best fantasy stories, you know, the ones you remember forever. I wonder... isn't this vision the sebastian received is some sort of ruse of a higher being? Anyway, the entire conversation with lacrisha(spelling?) is a masterpiece of a scene, well done... well done. I'm so happy there are 3 more available episodes!!! Less waiting for me!

[@BlackShadow1991]

"Our eyes have been opened..." *A Thousand Eyes song by the Miracle of Sound starts playing in the background* :P Also, the loooooore droooooooooops, that talk with Lucretia o_O Awesome session, Dudes!

[@roccowaas5454]

Hi guys! Following the initial playtest release of Dungeons of Drakkenheim, some friends and myself founded r/dungeonsofdrakkenheim on Reddit. Our goal is to build a community for DMs running the campaign to share tips, tricks, resources and homebrew they use in their game. Come and join us if you like!

[@SetzerGabbiani]

Ignatius should of took over Pluto and that would of been the greatest. Like he draws the sword and everyone hears a muffled, "IGNATIUS!" Would of made for some funny RP for sure.

[@Houster1000]

I would like to see Ignatius yell "pluto!" for once

[@Carell117]

"Pluto has called a big one. Again, it is legend"

[@1Lanavis1]

Most of my characters would totally serve Lucretia. In the world of DND where an afterlife is guaranteed, sacrificing yourself to literally save the multiverse (especially when said ultimate sacrifice will probably occur after I die) would be a cause most of my characters would band with

[@benclark8229]

Just did a first look at the book the art is amazing cant wait to run it and try to get some one to run it so I can play in it, and finally found out if I was right about the queen of thief's riddle. Awesome job guys

[@robertcook3158]

I am way behind this ...on like episode 18 but I 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.

[@timjerrom7173]

You see from Sebastian's pack a towel "Pluto" I'm hungry :') LMAO I've missed these guy's. Also caught up to only a few months behind so imma almost there.

[@chuckallerston9997]

Veo the fainting tabaxi

[@thomasford4716]

This campaign is so much fun!

[@seymourfields3613]

My Druid always speaks to animals in Druidic. Just so his party sees him babbling a language they never hear while he chats with a bird that's just chirping back at him. 100% flavor.

[@euchiron]

Edit: Spoilers ahead! Pluto Jackson: Battle Master, Troll Killer, Worm Slayer, Delerium Swimmer 😜

[@Awzn123]

By the end of season 1 the plot thickened. Now the plot thickens to gelatinous cube levels

[@MrBiloxifireman]

3rd. Thanks again for all your videos. Great entertainment and I appreciate you guys keeping real life politics and bad language out of it. 50:23. The Vision! 2:37:38. 5 Questions

[@petrus9067]

i had a thought kinda inspired by final fantasy xiv. So basically there's a side content boss there that is the fused mutation of 3 very skilled heroes/soldiers (sidecharacters). And it's pretty much the equivalent of eldritch contamination in ffxiv called tempering which when exposed too much to the energy or tempered by a Primal (like beings of pure energy and faith) so its like a delirium mutation. The important part is this Boss, called Trinity Avowed (three friends that made a promise) switches weapons in the fight, representing the three soldiers: a bow, a sword and shield, and a mage staff. I was like... wait that is the drakkenforce weapons!! So i just kinda got into this pretty dark timeline or alternate story where sebastian veo and pluto succumb to the delirium and maybe they would form together into a multiskilled monster... 😔 which is an incredibly scary thought considering their power. Not really the same storywise i would think, but design wise it really made me think how similar it is! (Also bonus, there's another boss of the same vibe Trinity Seeker, which would be for wilhelm, wrath and rudi, but that one the weapons don't match) anyways great story!

[@mattfitzgerald7836]

James Doohan was Canadian. Joe should really know what tends to happen to people who wear red shirts :)

[@emperorcleon2647]

T shirt idea... pluto stab stab stab... you got this.

[@KnicKnac]

I'll wait till I get my hands on the book to read and go over the campaign. Cannot wait for all cool stuff

[@bruceford6133]

Some times you drink the worm. Some times the worm drinks you!

[@alexmoskowitz811]

Pluto’s no good very bad day

[@Aleksandrus12]

I didn't want to DM Dungeons of Drakenheim for my group because I thought it was to dark (but I backed your Kichstarter to use some content from your book - I think Delerium rules are awesome for any "corruption" scenario) but after this video I want to DM this! :D

[@renickgreen]

I am thankful that the dungeon dudes don't celebrate the US Thanksgiving! More drakenheim please!

[@joshuachapman247]

Not gonna lie, I was stressed just watching this. Great episode appreciated. Slowly catching up.

[@hghchaito3972]

What an awesome writing

[@NegatveSpace]

I'm hoping you don't mind some feedback about some confusing descriptions in some of the areas on the alpha version but I've been reading a ton of it and it's great and I can't wait for the full version. :D Also I hope you don't mind I didn't know that some parts of the world spell "center" as "centre." I typed it into my word app and it came up as spelled wrong but thought about it later and did a web search on it and it was too late. :(

[@Axiom_Link]

SPOILER! ……. Confucius Jackson: “Am I a man dreaming I am a giant ape, or am I giant ape dreaming I am a man? Ehh nevermind let’s get out here!” *Gallops away on 3 limbs carrying his friends on his back with delerium heart in hand*

[@WolfmanXD]

Spoiler for the episode, sort of. Monty needs to put the group against a clutch of creeping claws. Or like 20 of them. Pluto - it's the hands! I told you, I knew it all along! The hands are responsible for everything!

[@martiansoon9092]

There is one logical mindset that is missing. First save yourself, then save others. (Anyone followed what aeroplane safety instructions say?) If you are incapasitated, you cannot help others. But if you have remaining functionality, then you may help others. This is pretty clear in all of these battles, when you hit the floor and others that are still moving may save you. That is basic D&D. Having no solutions is no answer, but having even one is a solution that may be given to others. (If you find a cure for disease, it can multiplied and the be spread across the world.)

[@AliAlderete]

So... this camping was Horror Space from the beginning? :OOOOOOO

[@MageLeaderInc]

Shouldn't they be rolling for mixing potions? The armor makes you immune to poison and necrotic damage. The neutralizing field was only resistance to poison and necrotic damage. And because Pluto was still in the field shouldn't he be protected from contamination no matter what?

[@TeslaandDragons]

This was a great episode but was also the first time I had audio issues, Monty was quieter than everyone else. It made it difficult to set a volume that didn't get my wife mad at me.

[@samgarner92]

Hey dudes, I wanted to start from the beginning but I can't seem to find a playlist on here for all the episodes. Am I missing it?

[@DungeonDudes]

Here is season one kzbin.info/aero/PLQMqiULo_05O1l_x7wym1Th1DTdqiaO0P Here is season 2 kzbin.info/aero/PLQMqiULo_05N8uRu5GmjeKonhMRJwU9sY And here are the untold tales. Side stories that expand on the world of Drakkenheim (best watched after season one or when caught up with both seasons) kzbin.info/aero/PLQMqiULo_05MlUWFLIdCwtaZg1qfW_AV6

[@samgarner92]

@@DungeonDudes you absolute star! Watching through ep 1 of dungeons of drakkenheim now and it's fantastic. I wonder, was Mordheim an inspiration for the setting?

[@OnetastyJoe]

Did anyone else come to think about command and conquer from the vision Sebastian had?

[@djohns9295]

“What’s the lighting situation like?” 😂🤣😂

[@sanjuancb]

Wow this campaign is hard on players!

[@joshuatran1556]

Something tells me Monty saw Dune in the last few weeks

[@chacepassmore6474]

I really want to know what started the meteor though. Was it created by a powerful being? Is it a powerful creature in itself? What created it or has it always been there somehow? Ya know? This was an amazing episode

[@silverr1111]

If what the elven guy in the tower (I forgot his name) said is true, then i think it is deleryim is the origin of magic and too much magic is brought to existence.

[@rantdmc]

this is amazing!

[@jamesnordhoff3536]

I love all of you

[@gregoryrussellakainfinitet6682]

Idk if that purple worm mini can still be called a mini, might be a maxi?

[@alexanderfeoktistov6826]

After finding out the secret of the meteor, I am convinced that Fallen Fire is the "right" faction. Taking that leap of faith, "purging" delirium through the light of the Fallen Fire. It seems to be the only option.

[@Ryquard1]

i am convinced of that since i saw the purified crystal

[@primordial-chaos00]

I wonder does pluto cares more about killing or the honor of the fight like he killed a monster but has honor in battling humans. pluto could ask for the academia to be enchanted his armor with an anti-magic field to help counter mages if need be.

[@kopaka1]

I was screaming for them to use Heal for like 5 minutes. Because they all forgot they had it.

[@oriongrindle4617]

So... I bought the pdf on ghostfire games and I haven't yet recieved an email with the download link :/ Could someone plz explain whats up?

[@nightflame69]

I’m not sure if that was done for dramatic affect.. but Kelly waited Way to long before he used that scroll!

[@Sp4rt4nSl4ya]

Bit of a spoiler I feel like sebastian really should've asked mumsy if it was even possible to stop the spread rather than asking if she expected him to be the one to do it, at this point we still don't know if it's possible now because I don't believe Lucretia knows as much as she claims

[@NegatveSpace]

SPOILERS So Lucritia is a lot like many real life cults. She thinks that her and her follower's souls are going to join with a comet and fly out into space. I'm still trying to figure out if I run this campaign if there's any way that I could try to rope my players into what she believes and wants to do. I was thinking of changing her motivation but now I don't know. I wonder if sanctified (?) delirium still grows and how to get the delirium heart sanctified. Maybe they need a super big giant to shove it into its chest?

[@RicardoMoralesMassin]

GEEZ GUYS! Could you make it a little bleaker? What an amazing episode

[@chewygad7899]

Sometimes I think Monty is flying by the seat of his pants. These floaty vague ass NPC moments…like can you say what you mean…it’s all condescending metaphorical nonsense…that said I love the show

[@thomasmorrison17]

I love this campaign. Spoiler… I was thinking that the source of delirium was the missing focal lenses from the global satellite system. I also am curious if DD will reveal where the elves went?

[@strykerreeseii4399]

Spoilers I do not see anywhere in the alpha pdf about how to or when to apply madness. Could you please help me with this?

[@DungeonDudes]

Drakkenheim Madness are unique forms of Indefinite Madness. If you wish to use them, refer to the Madness rules in the Core Rules for guidelines when they might apply.

[@stephensharland5612]

I love the mutations

[@ziggiezaggie]

Can we have a miniature made of Pluto as a monster 👹🤣

[@chrisframe2227]

Spoilers Based on Sebastian’s vision…looking like the Paladins might have been correct all along.

[@theorycrafters7281]

I'm actually probably gonna run a quick game with the play test and alpha

[@TheAurgelmir]

Poor Pluto!

[@CrownlessStudios]

Spoilers: So....Earth has been canonically destroyed in the Drakkenverse? Neat!