Episode 1 | Cold Open | Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

[@arden1224]

Timestamps! (with a side of spoilers, read at your own risk) 8:36 *Episode Start* 8:58 (Thematic) Echo warning until 9:41 9:51 Beadle & Grimm's! 11:55 An excellent mug 13:17 Travis Savoie 13:51 Patrons (15:41) 16:40 *Cold Open* (Game Start) 17:30 10/10 timing 18:57 Kezira (20:36) 19:23 Immolation 21:42 Alynstra 23:04 Lazarus 27:33 The bear 27:55 News bulletin 30:03 Drinking options 32:44 Ol’ Bitey 33:57 Hlin Trollbane 41:20 Good talk. 45:43 The town lottery 50:15 Investigating the alleyway 56:42 Who needs a dog when you’ve got a bear? 1:00:25 Riffing on crampons 1:00:56 Lazarus freaks out a shopkeeper 1:02:52 Dannika Graysteel 1:07:03 Alynstra attempts bear-riding 1:08:15 _let it gooo_ 1:12:55 Alynstra’s home 1:13:30 Not the _drink supply_ 1:16:27 A (hopefully) wise old man 1:19:24 Dougan’s hole…oh boy… 1:23:58 The party gets exceedingly lost 1:25:42 A Yeti approaches 1:29:47 Initiative is rolled 1:36:22 Alynstra scares the Yeti away 1:42:55 Safety 1:44:54 Break Start 2:11:26 *Break End* 2:12:15 A rumor in Targos 2:15:00 Torrga Icevein 2:21:54 So many taverns, so little time 2:25:00 Extremely sketchy! 2:27:06 Identical twins with identical jobs 2:30:42 The most feared creatures in all the land 2:34:02 The innkeeper’s tale 2:42:05 Sephek Kaltro 2:46:17 Initiative is rolled 2:51:37 Cone of shadows 2:57:51 Not the bear! 3:09:29 Immolation’s healing technique 3:10:06 Kezira bites Sephek 3:17:45 Immolation (temporarily) ends Sephek 3:20:58 Alynstra (and bear Lazarus) destroy Sephek 3:22:43 Sephek’s just too mad to die 3:23:51 Alynstra and Lazarus figure it out 3:26:07 Lazarus [the bear] ends Sephek 3:28:17 Crampon medicine 3:29:20 Lazarus’s knowledge of a past life 3:35:39 *Episode End* What a great first session! That fight is really difficult for level 1 PCs and you guys nailed it. Really excited to watch this game continue. (Also, the break and intro music is excellent, 10/10, amazing job Travis Savoie) Let me know if I missed anything!

[@poohc8269]

big legend !

[@quendi5557]

Artemis says hi!

[@Potatoman_-fx3gs]

you missed every second

[@here1359]

Danke internet person

[@redditersinn4737]

How dare you stand where flando stands I mean no disrespect

[@Various_forms_of_Doormamu]

“We killed him.” “We” puts on dark glasses “Immolated him.” CSI Waterdeep plays

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

CSIcewind Dale.

[@Wanderingsage7]

Dougan's hold: you could set it on fire and only improve it

[@samanthakerryza4966]

A classic first fight where half the party is down because they're at level 1 😂

[@hadeszero4526]

I think they are level 3 craig has his animal companion he is rude to.

[@jlaw131985]

@@hadeszero4526 Jacob said they don’t do massive damage until level 3, and also Colton followed up by saying something about massive damage at level 1 being super bad…combined with their hit points, I’m almost certain they are level 1. I’m certain they aren’t more than level 2 though.

[@artemisknowstoomuch1027]

Start: 8:36 Break end: 2:11:26 I’ll usually have to miss this one in the future, so this is probably the only timestamp comment I’ll be leaving for this campaign. Sorry, folks.

[@glennjamessephton7593]

Tah

[@dripgod7565]

YOU KNOW TOO MUCH!

[@dndoodles2291]

Absolute G

[@dndoodles2291]

No wait… absolute UNIT LIFE SAVER EVEN

[@peytonkennedy9987]

Coming back for a rewatch a year later and man, this is a amazing campaign. Not just the module, but the people and characters. I can't wait to experience the laughters and tears again as the campaign goes on😂

[@BobWorldBuilder]

Very cool to see your group’s experience with this module! Can’t wait to see how their story progresses :)

[@natedillow1725]

I've been using your videos but watching arcane arcade for months and months maybe even a year at this point! It's cool to see crossover!

[@SillySyrup]

@@natedillow1725 Me too, I never expected Bob to watch Arcane Arcade streams.

[@jackllewellynkramer]

Fr

[@XmonoXchromeX]

My DM gave Sephek like 150 hitpoints since we were level 3 at the time, ranger went down twice and we only won because the warlock had chill touch.

[@horsejoke118]

Bro excuse me xD

[@fishpickles7316]

i read chill touch as chili touch lmao

[@ADT1995]

Sephek doesn't really need a buff even fighting a level 3 party

[@C0untersignal]

This is incredibly down-to-earth I love it.

[@nightwolf1805]

I’m currently running icewind dale rime of the frostmaiden! It’s so cool to see another party and DM’s take on the story. I’ve only run like 4 sessions of it but we are loving it so far.

[@jenkseboy]

Im also running it and i agree 100% with you, this is awesome i have 2 partys who are at different stages of daleing and they couldn't be more different.

[@ADT1995]

@@jenkseboy I think it's so cool running the same module for different groups... it really never is the same adventure twice

[@Rubyrubits]

I'm running this campaign for friends, they're finally lvl 4. I've been waiting to see how your version of this tale will go! I'm so EXCITED

[@TwoEagles121]

After hearing Colton's description of his eldritch blast I realized he is playing Diana from league of legends. Respect.

[@KingFirehammer]

Oh my goodness. I didn’t even realize.

[@bigboyart1]

The music during the break has turned into the theme for the party in a Wildemount game I'm playing in. So to me it has become the Arcane Anarchy's theme.

[@pgmr6304]

I love the artist. Of the break music my favoirite song from him is where dead gods lie for toa

[@atomictree5000]

@@pgmr6304 that's soo good, prolly my favorite one tbh.

[@zedbee2736]

"Papa, today I met a boy with no eyes" is a horrifying sentance to hear from your child. Stealing that for my own campaign ehehehe

[@Dannydarko27]

Dude the Beadle and Grimms stuff is amazing, definitely gonna save up for some of their stuff

[@woptigaming8951]

When they talk about how cold 10° is, but you're German and think about Celsius :/

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

-23.3°C = -10°F

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

We use Celsius in Australia too :[

[@woptigaming8951]

@@FieryFlamingFajitas everyone uses Celsius except for murica :D

[@FieryFlamingFajitas]

@@woptigaming8951 🤣

[@wethepeople1886]

I use Kelvin, you pleabians 🤨😬 bwahahahahaha

[@hadeszero4526]

vegan with human bone dice either doesn't not compute or is super hardcore commitment. I can't decide.

[@WyvernLostThePlot]

Alls fair when it comes to dice.

[@adamxei9073]

Dear God new characters in this module is going to be Hell.

[@MultiSuperMarion]

This is going to be an interesting party, I'm excited

[@JasonVickeryEsq]

While the Platinum Rime of the Frostmaiden B&G set is sold out, the Silver is still available!!!!

[@TobiasTHolmes]

What an intro! I think that's the first time I've stayed through the whole "We're starting soon" section.

[@alexwhitten2133]

yeah the average temp in bryn shander is let's say 10 degrees? In the book the average is actually -40 with a windchill of -60 lol. That fucking place is cold

[@SillySyrup]

At 53:37 someone said in chat, "If only they have a drunken monk goblin named Fizwick." I can't reply to a live chat message, but if somehow whoever it is out there is reading this message, just know that I respect you and that I also watched Rime or Reason.

[@wuzhere7518]

Colton’s character didn’t almost die in the first game for once (at least from what I saw)

[@jlaw131985]

And no Logan to die >.>

[@khalidgagnon8753]

Love your stuff.... Wish you would add images of the creatures you are battling.....

[@keithulhu]

One thing's for sure, if I ever play Rime of the Frostmaiden, I'm going to play a Light Domain Cleric, an Evocation Wizard, or a Sorcerer with lots of fire spells.

[@mroffice8166]

Sooo, a regular sorcerer. *Cries in empowered burning hands*

[@ADT1995]

Do I know of any monsters in the underdark that would cause rock slides Yes, they're fearless... They're cunning.... And they are known as kobolds I'm dying laughing. Jacob that delivery was perfect

[@SniperPug-ix9xc]

Everyone when the bear dropped to 0: I have a question for god…WHYYY!!!

[@LoniganTheDragon]

This is exciting! I'm level 6 in ROTFM so I love seeing how another group would approach this adventure.

[@richardterrell140]

personal headcannon everyone in ten towns sounds like they're from Minnesota, oh yeah buddies

[@lulubelle0318]

As a Minnesotan, I approve of this.

[@SillySyrup]

I laughed every single time Colton did that "wOaH" thing whenever they talked about Beadle & Grimm's.

[@alexshellhammer4185]

So what are the classes? I am having a tough time figuring them all out. Help would be greatly appreciated!!

[@michaelfinnerty7240]

Organized from most certain to least certain. Alynstra = Hexblade warlock Immolation = Paladin Lazarus = Ranger??? Kezira = Not the slightest clue

[@alexshellhammer4185]

@@michaelfinnerty7240 Thanks!

[@artemisknowstoomuch1027]

@@michaelfinnerty7240 Kezira is most likely a blood hunter. Spencer once mentioned that she’d played Kezira before. In September of last year, a post was going around on Twitter, where you would list characters of any class you’d played. If you check her blood hunter… twitter.com/spencerworst_/status/1308025519481397248?s=21

[@quendi5557]

@@michaelfinnerty7240 Lazarus is a mystery.

[@wuzhere7518]

Based on the presence of the Bear and the fact he used a bow I’d say Ranger of some kind but the bear could just be counted as some kind of companion and he could just be a fighter or something

[@GreycatRademenes]

17:30 It's Auril! She's here to discuss additional sponsorship if you make her the good guy!

[@richardterrell140]

craig: I want to taste dnd... well there's the hero's feast book soooo cooking episodes when?

[@Lost_Pikachu]

My DM has the book and throws bomb ass dinner parties every other month

[@wethepeople1886]

I was like please say a candle that smells like Dugans hole 🤣 lmao

[@hankutah6716]

I haven’t played 5e and I have some experience DMing Pathfinder and Starfinder and this series got me super interested in playing 5e. Excited to say that I’m DMing Rime of the Frostmaiden starting next month. :)

[@easiestcc6451]

Well how did it go?

[@Clue3609]

How did it go

[@atakanpayman]

I wonder how the secrets will reveal.

[@deriznohappehquite]

Growing up in New England, the difference between 10 degrees and -10 degrees is that at -10 the snot will freeze in your nose if you go outside for more than 2 minutes.

[@rngesus8057]

i hate it when ppl say "without further ado", so im glad there was more ado

[@hadeszero4526]

does Spenser have a plus 1 sword? dueling is only a plus to damage.

[@ChristianFoushee]

I really loved this stream! Everyone did a great job with the story I can’t wait for more!

[@darkmage2436]

i also have a stroke trying to think up names on the spot

[@Noah-nk3zz]

I've been watching 10 minutes and am already shivering

[@mannagrynet]

Me and my friends finished this module a few weeks ago. Not my favourite (because I HATE SNOW, among other issues), but I look forward to see how Jacob runs it.

[@ryangentry2003]

I don’t know how long I was looking at the end screen while doing something else, but the Windows disconnect noise as the video ended was just perfect.

[@theman6422]

Huh…so Icewind Dale is…ICEolated you say? And the sun has given the earth the COLD SHOULDER? Do the frostmaidens wish to rip the earth ICEunder?

[@johnmobley9369]

I like the dnd febreeze idea. It has a different misty depth compared to the blunt or settled smell of candles. It’s like floating in the air compared to a smell that seeps into like the wood or environment or wtv

[@fuzzydragon]

Rpg Music Maker's RotFm music is main theme for this campaign to me too lol.

[@Raelic1337]

Did Jacob change the temperature of icewind dale for a reason? Page 11 shows that due to Auril's curse, average temperature is -49f.. and the wind chill drops it by 80 degrees... so like -120f

[@noblecrew]

I know this is way late, but he probably just didn’t see it. Also, like he said, he hasn’t dealt much with cold temperatures so he probably doesn’t realize how warm that is relative to how cold things can get in places like that

[@21506ash]

this is the first time ive ever watched anyone play dnd this cool

[@mikecrompton8518]

That was braw! I’m running this campaign, in my game Sephek was captured and holed up in BrynShander. I think he needs to break oot his cell and seek revenge! Great stuff Dude

[@KoiPondDreams]

When they’re talking about anything under 30 degrees being too cold.. I live in Upper Michigan and it usually dips to -30° at the coldest. We’re literally on the border of Canada!

[@KoiPondDreams]

Not throwing shade, just wishfully hoping to one day flee the real version of Icewind Dale lol

[@greywolf7577]

I'm from Virginia and the coldest I can remember it ever getting here is 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

[@wesdean9128]

Might help us viewer if you put the character's name and class up ... at least until we become familiar with them.

[@wesdean9128]

That's pretty much how our Sephek battle went, except we met him out on the tundra. He downed our fighter in one shot, and nearly downed our warlock before the rest of us took him down.

[@yetidoodles]

@@wesdean9128 It went very differently for me any my group, without knowing his weakness the druid in our party used bonfire on him, which he failed his save against. And then we just killed him, our rogue did go down. But otherwise it was way easier for our group xD i used a grapple to keep in in the bonfire's space and because am playing a tanky barbarian i was luckily able to stay alive while holding him there. I don't think he healed once in the entire fight xD

[@Plain_Delta]

Think I started watching this 8 months ago, but it’s only now that I finally officially got into D&D, and have gotten some weird itch for Icewind Dale :)

[@jlaw131985]

At about 1:02:56 a song comes on that Jacob stops really quickly. I've been looking for what that song is for a week now...I can't seem to find it... I felt like it reminded me of Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, but I've been through so much Neverwinter Nights music that I'm pretty sure it isn't from that.

[@atnasingetnamn2887]

I realize I'm 8 months late to this, but I pride myself on listening to every fuckin' OST out there and I'm pretty sure this is from Divinity: Original Sin. Search for "A single drop of magic" and tell me I ain't right! :D

[@jlaw131985]

@@atnasingetnamn2887 wow, thanks. I can see why it would have the feel of a Neverwinter Nights song lol…I may have to use that in my campaign. Still going 8 months later, we’ll see.

[@atnasingetnamn2887]

@@jlaw131985 My pleasure! It's a funny coincidence because I'm going to DM for my first time ever soon, and I've been picking out NWN2:MotB tracks since it has some really good ones- that's why your comment caught my eye :)

[@jlaw131985]

@@atnasingetnamn2887 I love Mask of the Betrayer so much.

[@atnasingetnamn2887]

@@jlaw131985 Likewise! It's hard to go back to for me, because all the extra levels and feats are hard to jump straight back into, and I never liked NWN2s UI/Controls much... But it's by far and wide the best NWN expansion, and there's some really standout writing in it. I think the encounter, and the music, in the Astral Plane is my favorite :) I'm trying to fit that music in haha!

[@afineegg1040]

I'm gonna be running Rime of the Frostmaiden in a few months so I'm gonna watch through this and see how yall fared and what notes to take! Looking forward to it!

[@BORNTOSIEGE]

Amazing first fight!

[@GoodPotatoes]

Living in Minnesota I've actually slept out in negative 20 F conditions, inside a tent too. It sucks. You wake up every hour or so shivering, and have to adjust, or get up and move around so you can get your blood moving. Worst I've ever been out in is negative 40 (with a windchill) and at that point you can get frost bite in under 5 minutes on exposed skin. Also, Jacob, when describing the cold, it starts with your fingers going numb, they become lethargic, hard to move. Then your arms and legs don't want to move, like they've fallen asleep and you get pins and needles. Then your thoughts come slower. That's the scary part. Your thoughts start coming slower and you think to yourself, wow, am I dying? The scary part about it is that since your can't feel anything, that thought isn't a shocking or frightening thing. You just kind of go, huh, this is what dying feels like. I've never been that far into hypothermia, but I've heard some stories from family and friends. Anyways, good luck on being a new father soon!

[@noone3216]

Then there's paradoxical undressing or whatever it's called, where you think you're hot and start taking off clothes. Followed later on by hallucinations.

[@greywolf7577]

If someone put on more and more clothing, could they survive colder and colder temperatures or is there a limit to how much clothing helps keep you warm? I know there is a limit to how many pieces of clothing you can wear before you become a ball of clothes, but up until that point, does wearing more clothing help you survive colder and colder temperatures? Or is there a limit where putting on more clothing won't help anymore?

[@erinmistress]

This is my first ever watching a full game! I’m excited

[@malcolmjgmusic6399]

Enjoying the stream 🙏 53.00 timestamp for personal.

[@Dcrusade]

Just now watching this, it's REALLY good so far, gotta say the disconnecting and reconnecting sounds made me think my computer was going wild LMAO

[@Mrollllf]

Proper progress and an epic battle in the first ep, great job.

[@EarthDragonPuke]

Frist time watching a dnd campaign of you'res, you are a excellent dm.

[@easiestcc6451]

Whos gonna tell em?

[@TimesRemorse]

Tell him what

[@kevingumfory]

is two gnomes in a trenchcoat dungeon dudes ? ! i think two gnomes in a trenchcoat IS dungeon dudes !!

[@tj1993rx7]

Face to face games are great! Fun stuff

[@ddrew1973]

Damn man, I thought I was a subscriber. I missed this live!!! Urrrg...

[@digishade7583]

You know a Campaign like Icewind dale would be a good time to play a ranger because surely most terrain would be considered Arctic

[@JohnBrown-wk4io]

Does arcane arcade have a twitch schedule & if so where can I find it cause I have over looked it?

[@nightwolf1805]

What days will these be streamed??

[@artemisknowstoomuch1027]

Every other Saturday.

[@khalidgagnon8753]

So.... When will episode 2 be?

[@xJUGGLAx]

The Warlock lost Hexblade's Curse when he went KO. The decapitation crit is a lie!

[@nev399]

why dose kezira look like logon

[@ohgreatanothergamingchanne3436]

Enjoyed the first episode can't wait for the next, also that beadle grim box set is fire 🔥

[@lordvader9072]

My god what is the music called at the start of the video? It woke me up from my nap due to how awesome it is.

[@owentandy5742]

i'm suprised that there are welsh words on the map like bryn = hill. Maer = Big

[@finickiest4940]

Bro what happened to Tim I can’t be the only one wondering

[@hbot2758]

Sweet, I got Icewind Dale for christmas and am running it soon

[@zompocalpha1]

Honestly the echo made the ad even better.

[@fynnsternis6432]

I can't tell if Lazarus's pronoun tag means any/all or none, or something completely different ^^"

[@jlaw131985]

Seems very “what’s gender?”

[@WyvernLostThePlot]

@@jlaw131985 gender? I hardly know her!

[@greywolf7577]

I'd interpret it as unknown gender. It's a fantasy realm, so it is easier to imagine characters that don't have gender due to strange mutations.

[@Ckbtony1983]

I joined our party on session 2 after the original party lost a member to unforseen circumstances and another left due to heart conditions... We just defeated the frost maiden @ level 11 last week... and are working on rebuilding ten towns this week after 2 years of playing going to have to find another group to play with cause our DM is going back to college 😭😔😭 I'm so proud of her

[@xblth-iv8se]

Sorry for your loss

[@ryleyfrost2887]

what race and class is everyone playing?

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

Colton is a Drow Hexblade, Spencer is a Dampir something, Mia is a Goliath something, Craig is a something something . . . Artificer maybe? I don't know.

[@collinhunsicker7465]

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 whats with coltons racial ability? Cone of shadows? Doesn't have anything on drow for that...

[@robertmacneish4470]

@@collinhunsicker7465 Jacob allows homebrew

[@iansutphin1424]

Lazarus I’m pretty sure if a Reborn, as for class…notta clue

[@nightwolf1805]

2:26:02 (for personal use)

[@teebrokn8502]

never played an TTRPG, but ive played a good bit of cRPGS. watching these vidoes is fun

[@mrmango6301]

so sad i missed it Live, super excited for the campaign though!

[@TheDarkanthony09]

Is there a podcast version ok your games?

[@johnathangieger8032]

This was played by a very nice DM. That fight can TPK easy at level 1.

[@Riggsy_17]

Really excited for this playthrough, but can you guys please either speak up or turn up the volume for your mics.

[@vedametheny4163]

awesome podcast

[@garthmccarthy4911]

thanks for this, , I have been wanting to stream my game but my group is like, Nah.

[@Claudioslive]

16:30 a hidden creature enters the hallway roll initiative

[@Wolfenheim89]

Just for clarification, they started at level 3 in this? Due to the beast master having a bear in session 1.

[@collinhunsicker7465]

Is Colton a zekyl?

[@kimnaslund3780]

What is the first songname? The Intromusic?

[@123q3rqwe]

Here we Goooooo! = )

[@samedwards3186]

Missed this live, but I’m super excited to simp for the goliath lady

[@jamesfullard]

Going to give this playlist a try.

[@amayabellerose8963]

"the bear's nozzle"

[@skippermysun5991]

I love that Lazarus has the Riddler pronouns

[@douglasstevenson495]

Where can I find these headers they’re wearing?

[@hadeszero4526]

you look like a capable bunch. Dude with mangled face, hunched person missing arms and legs, noble lady?, and goliath ✔. lol

[@sirspooks4968]

Hey Jacob What did you guys use for the party’s characters appearance?

[@KingFirehammer]

If you mean the art, Cerisila#0751 on discord is our artist for this game. She does fantastic work