Four Against Darkness - Conclusion (Solo Gamebook Playthrough)

The end of the journey is here. Will our trio's delve end in death or glory?
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[@unaigom]

On how to epically explain a game rule system while narrating some memorable characters' experience. I thank you for this game review which made me buy/discover this game!

[@donc7664]

Found this series by accident, binged watched. That was seriously fun, thank you! Because of your videos I picked up the game and can't wait to try. Love the EPIC final battle you had!

[@GrayBoardGamer]

That's awesome, let me know how your game goes.

[@glen7567]

BTW I got this game due to your videos. And I’ve also ordered about four more expansions.

[@klinktastic]

Hey Glen, how have the expansions been? Worth the $6 on Amazon?

[@sirianstar6827]

iirc you forgot to use the Clue you gained before, for +2 to attack Dragons.

[@DanteRavenkin]

Ohh man! I discovered this series a couple days ago, and have been watching with rapt attention. I'm so sad they didn't manage to kill the final boss. These vids sold me on the game though, so I picked up a digital pdf and have fallen in love with the system! Thanks for making this series

[@JB-ym4up]

Hobgoblin berserkers vs ninja rogue.

[@ElCanaldeJoe13]

Thanks for this videos! I didn't know about this game and I bought it after seeing the entire serie (this first adventure. I will see the other one that you have) Greetings from Spain!

[@mikehill9806]

Thoroughly enjoyed. Well told sir.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@themeanlesbeann]

RIP to this party. They had some tough luck on rolls. Great review dude 👏

[@gmrizzo3741]

Really enjoyed this mini series. My copy ships tomorrow and I can’t wait to dive into my first dungeon crawl and this series really gave me some great insight into the mechanics. Looking forward to more of your content!

[@PACEUK22]

“Anything but a 1 rogue…” 😂

[@MatsVideoStuff]

I saw this game last year and was on the fence about buying the pdf/digital version. I have limited experience with these types of pen/paper rpg's so I wasn't sure if it would be something which I would enjoy. But after watching your play through I can honestly say that this game looks like a lot of fun, and now I will definitely be buying a copy of the physical book version some time soon so I can play it for myself. This series was quite enjoyable to watch. Nice work.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Thank you. It is nice to have games that require minimal setup/prep, and you can dive right in. Also, I love games that incorporate random elements for replayability, and there are a ton of affordable expansions.

[@richtersbaseballreplays4916]

Great series. I watched them all today and have purchased the game and can’t wait to play!!

[@teryarel]

Thank you for this series! It prompted me to buy the game. I have just discovered my third room in my first adventure. I think I keep missing rules but that's okay - it's my first game of this kind. I'm really happy and very attached to my party of four. :) Seeing how your heroes ended I'm afraid to lose them...

[@GrayBoardGamer]

The highest compliments I get are when someone purchases a game from a smaller/independent creator after watching my videos. Thank you! Don't worry about mistakes, I make plenty :-)

[@craigambler3282]

Great run-through. It all looked so easy at the beginning but suddenly went bad which is really what RPGs are all about! I have bought this and a couple of expansions due to these videos and certainly agree with your heartfelt plea for small companies. Excellent and colourful gaming Thanks Craig

[@bonsaibeanz]

Thanks for videos I just started 4 against darkness and with your game tutorials I won on my first try😀

[@GrayBoardGamer]

That's awesome!

[@jay_cadiramen]

Well done! A thoroughly enjoyable series of videos!

[@mr.whales3600]

This was great! Got my copy. Cant wait to play.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Thank you for watching and the kind words.

[@brianjohnson1985]

Wow thank you, that was fun.

[@jasonmabry8526]

Thank you for a fantastic series. This was awesome, and I can't wait for another series of it!

[@johnrogan9729]

I loved this play through . Thank you so much. I subbed and bought this game. Been looking for something like this for eons.

[@duckilama832]

I enjoyed this series a lot, thanks

[@arikwolf3777]

Okay, now I have a new game I must buy and I've already order the doublesix dice.

[@WayneLunsford]

Really enjoyed this series!! Thank you! Hope you do another one sometime on this great little game.

[@rokrjohnson]

Your narration on this series is great! Great imagination

[@Worlds2Explore]

Thanks so much for doing this. I really enjoyed watching this series and just bought the gamebook. Creating a dungeon on graph paper brings back so much nostalgia for me. I can't wait to lead my own party into the depths for glory and riches!

[@michaeldarby7668]

Really good , I’ve just purchased the core book and a few extra books, looking forward to playing, this series of videos helped me understand the game a lot more thanks

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Glad you like them!

[@OGNoNameNobody]

Can't *WAIT* for the re-do!

[@Priyo866]

This was absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for this series. As a player who can only play solo, I always wanted to learn what this game was like in actual playthrough. I am really excited for the next one, whenever you get the time to play and upload it. :)

[@hollycoleman8582]

Great Job! I really enjoyed your playthrough. Thanks for putting this up for us.

[@blacknad]

Great set of videos. Really enjoyed watching them. Thank you.

[@MadLadDesigns]

Thanks for this playthrough, helped me a lot. I have the pdf version and didn't realise there was a paperback version until your videos, which I will now be getting. :)

[@McDeathUK]

Superb play through, thanks

[@christophermaldonado1898]

Great series! Ty 😃

[@mykielzingara5327]

Lesson learned bring a cleric also give that extra dagger to the dwarf

[@Cybearman]

Great Vids, nice play. Thank you very much for your effort.

[@Jackthetattedone]

So close. Another group brought down in flames!

[@tyreeharris2305]

Considering the fact that everyone died,the barbarian got it easy.

[@edvineyard1143]

Great series, I am getting ready to try this game.

[@JamesAnderson-dp1dt]

That was an amazing playthrough! You know, since you missed a couple things in the final boss fight, if you were to make a short vid re-fighting that battle, I’d watch it.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Thank you for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it.

[@austinvickymoore3656]

Really good stuff I plan on getting into this alot!!! I have several of the books in my Amzon!

[@MonolithMike]

Epic. 😎

[@MrWhybull]

Way late to the party but that was a great play through. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@SirMillz]

Good job

[@Rombizio]

What you need is a small app to keep track of everything.

[@JeffSlocum]

Didn't your wizard learn a secret about dragons which should've helped the whole party with their rolls?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Yes! I completely forgot. I should have added +2 to attack rolls against the dragon. That's what I get for working full time, volunteering on the weekends, and running 3 different games at the same time; my brain is mush.

[@JeffSlocum]

Gray Board Gamer no need to be so hard on yourself. I really enjoyed the series! I was just making sure that I understood the rules. Thanks for the clarification! I think you should do a rematch on the dragon. I was really hoping to see your team emerge bloodied but victorious.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I plan on doing another playthrough series with better production and more focus :-)

[@chrispearson8110]

Looking forward to the second playthrough. Had you remembered the plus two, and the below half strength you would have beaten the Dragon with the paladins last attack.

[@brigbrizz]

Gray Board Gamer I guess we’ll have to subscribe so we get notified when the next one comes up! :)

[@sargondp69]

So, now you need to have a quest to rescue the stoned barbarian from the vengeful medusa; the dwarf then appears, clinging to life. You can still use this map or just the important rooms (medusa, white witch, dragons, etc). I like this game a lot really. But for a game with next to no tactical rules, it has too much combat. In DUNGEON! the combat is really simple and quick and better fit for a game like this (I expanded the rules for that game quite a bit and was thinking of adding a tactical combat system as well). But I do in fact like tactical, intricate, and long combats, but these rules are just hack and slash and die in combat. The dungeon building and exploration is pretty good but can be better. Cards for aesthetics, characters and monsters at least (ie DUNGEON! or Dungeon Quest). End rant. Save the dwarf!

[@matthewpahnke2613]

I just picked this game up halfway through watching this series. I'll be taking my characters on that quest!

[@sargondp69]

​@@matthewpahnke2613 I will too. Just using the important rooms drawn in at the start--intell from a scout (or you can play a solo game as the scout) about the failed quest. I will at least add a movement roll to make the grids worth something. Combine this roll with the wandering monster roll (when needed). Or you can roll a D6(3.5) for each (preferable two dice at the same time to save time). Really I would roll D10(5.5, or 5 if 0=0) for movement. If you combine these dice, you can have wandering monster attacks on rolls of 1 and 0, or 9 and 0 (20%), cf to 1 on D6 (16.66%). Just 0 (10%) if you want less encounters and you can vary this each dungeon. Perhaps roll when you enter to see the rate: D4 1-4 (10-40%). I like this last idea that I just came up with typing--Geneous! Since 40% is very high, you can make this 0% and say the dungeon is somewhat barren. This is a good option for a new party.

[@olivierprevot8082]

So sad! :'-( thank you so much. I bought it. :) I agree with helping small publishers. However it deserves a rules reorganization no? By that I mean the rules are there but not always easy to find. :)

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I think the rules would benefit from a little bit of reorganizing and an alphabetical index.

[@olivierprevot8082]

Gray Board Gamer We agree then! :) Maybe the PDF is more up to date? I will ask. :)

[@olivierprevot8082]

The PDF is the same as the book. :)

[@evilporter]

Thanks. Really enjoyed the series and just got the book. Do you get a choice of what to do with wondering monsters? I thought they immediately attacked. Also, the wondering minions and vermin still carry their treasure, right? Just the bosses/weird ones that leave it under a pillow... For the next series, can you play with a ranged weapon? Still not 100% about their interactions.

[@dafrca]

Doesn't the rogue get to try and disable the traps?

[@RedwoodRhiadra]

Only if he's first in the marching order.

[@ericbrooks1562]

Have played d100 dungeon? If so,which do you prefer?

[@wesleyjones4695]

I don't think you need it, Daniel, but on BGG someone posted some easily forgotten rules: www.boardgamegeek.com/article/28891842#28891842 Also, someone posted a nice excel spreadsheet of a rules reference guide www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/163579/rules-reference-guide

[@mikelane4005]

Where did you get the awesome D6's?

[@zakwasny]

Do you roll for lvl. up after 10 groups of minions or 10 minions? Rulebook is not clear about this and I've played it differently.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

The rules state you can attempt to level up after "surviv[ing] 10 encounters with minions." This would be 10 "groups" of minions since it doesn't state surviving 10 minions, I feel adding the word "encounters" to the sentence means you survive 10 "groups" and not individuals, but I could be wrong.

[@brianjohnson1985]

Doesn't the book say a 6 explodes on any character action? That would be lightning bolt too?

[@ryankubryn763]

Can you do a playthrough of 4 against the abyss?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

When I get a group of characters to 5th level, I will do a playthrough of 4ATA :-)

[@Bren71319]

@@GrayBoardGamer, have you gotten a group to 5th Level yet?? 🤣

[@marceloaam]

Shouldn't another character pick the lantern that the rogue dropped when he died?

[@lockedlake]

I thought the +2 against boss monster from the clues would have worked ? ( part 3 at [1:55 ])

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I must have missed that.

[@the5thmusketeer215]

Q. What is the difference between fans of “Four Against Darkness” & your Adventuring Party? 🤔 A. 1) Fans of “Four Against Darkness” BOUGHT the game 💰 - & PLAYED IT….. 🎲 2) Your Adventuring Party PLAYED the game 🎲 - & then BOUGHT IT….. 🪦🪦🪦🪦 All joking aside, that was an AWESOME Adventure - genuinely nail biting - & immensely enjoyable to watch. THANK YOU for explaining the game so well & bringing it to life. Having read EVERY SINGLE COMMENT across every episode of this play-through, it’s clear that MANY PEOPLE went on to purchase the game, thanks to your clear & methodical presentation of it… VERY WELL DONE! 👏😊

[@blamp666]

Great video! One question, is there any exit out of this, how do you win this game?

[@brianrayburn440]

After defeating the final boss, you must backtrack to the entrance, rolling for Wandering Monsters in each room/corridor section.

[@blamp666]

@@brianrayburn440 thanks man. Will try this.

[@brigbrizz]

Could you have used the fools gold for any of those battles? Would they have got you the third lady in white quest goal?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

If monsters asked me for a bribe, I could have used it.

[@SiliconSicilian]

Didn’t you earn a bonus versus dragons earlier in the play through?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I probably did, I'm good at forgetting things that help me :-)

[@glen7567]

I think the final boss also rolls for morale and may flee when reduced to less than half also no?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

The Final Boss always fights to the death and does not check morale.

[@kolath]

Seeing his friends both hurt badly the rogue channels their stoned friend and goes Berserk! Kicking and punching his way toward the hobgoblins, but none of those blows land they never were meant to! hittting the hobgoblins The Rogue bites at ones neck ripping his throat out before turning and round house kicking the head of the other hobgoblin clean off...it sailed a hundred feet and went into a rat hole. (And so the game of golf was created)

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Awesome narrative! When I do a future playthrough of FAD I should have you write the story of the adventure :-)

[@ryankubryn763]

Rogue, don't you mean Monk?

[@ThiagoOliveira-fy4eu]

Que triste todo mundo morreu kkk

[@osten_petersson]

but but the clue?

[@jameskeegan3108]

Sad :(