Four Against Darkness - Part 2 (Solo Gamebook Playthrough)

Our group of adventurers has their first tentative steps into the dungeon behind them, but the group has a long way to go to complete their task.
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[@Mercury2wo]

It is unbelievable how engaging the video is - a simple paper pencil adventure but I still can’t stop watching. Loving the adventure. Well made video. +1 sub here!

[@bad-sad]

I'm glad I watched this 4 years after you posted this video.... Now I see that there is a part 3 :P. So many emotions :)

[@TheEricBooth]

I like the little hashes for marking different sections. Makes a ton of sense.

[@CryptoJitsu]

I can play the game by myself and make a dungeon in the process for my group! What a deal!!!

[@GrayBoardGamer]

It is a great resource that can double as a dungeon generator too :-)

[@jay_cadiramen]

Another great video. You have such a good grasp of the rules - watching you made me realise how many things I'd forgotten or overlooked while I was playing.

[@fullchicken4469]

I like how you subconsciously start building some kind of narrative around your rolls. For example, almost at the end of the video, your barbarian gets hit by one of the skeletons and then fails his attempt at attacking immediately after that. You connected these two instances and created a natural explanation for why this has happened: the barbarian suffered a blow and therefore this affected his ability to fight, that is why he missed on his attack. It is kind of fascinating to see how this kind of simple dice game evoke creativity in the player.

[@alanb2401]

Great video, I was using this as a guide for my first play through and the very first room a rolled a small dragon. Decided to fight just learn the game and beat him without taking any damage (lucky rolls)

[@timbookout9012]

Sleep does not affect a dragon anyway, fate was keeping us honest. Just started learning this game, and your video's make everything gel. Thanks!

[@Sageofthedustypage]

I bought this because of your videos. Great presentation.

[@ThePandionknight]

Rooms can be rotated and/or flipped to fit your map. If the room is not useful, switch the 2d6 numbers you rolled and try the alternative room.

[@oramirez77513]

Picked this up based on your play throughs.. loving it, thanks!

[@jonanjello]

That was fun. I was sure the small dragon would have taken out a party member. Glad to see I was wrong. I'm looking forward to the next installment!

[@bwhitney2439]

I don't think you can you cast sleep on the dragon?? 15:02 - Page 49 of the rule book. Sleep states "it does not affect undead, dragons, and certain other monsters.

[@austinvickymoore3656]

The spell didnt work anyway so no big deal at this point but good for future references 👍

[@kingbooty6969]

Oh no I caught up @_@ I'm excited for the next play through!

[@kosterix123]

I have the booklet, a distributor called lulu something sent it for a reasonable price. However much as I tried, I just can't get into this anymore where as a kid I would have loved it.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Sorry to hear that, hope you find a game that connects with you 😊

[@gordonshumway8030]

29:13 rolling a 1on attack is always a critical miss

[@yvesvermeren4409]

First things first..great explanation on this series of video"s. Question: i've rolled a troll on the minions table but what means d3 in front of it? Thanks in advance

[@marcosroberto9333]

Very good

[@eojy6643]

At 29:17 the Dwarf attacked the Skeletons rolling a Natural 1, yet you added his modifiers and killed a skeleton. I thought a Nat 1 was always a miss?

[@kevinhohn6127]

Natural 1 is always a failure.

[@catcameo1670]

Thanks for this playthrough. This will be my first time to play a game like this, and I'm trying to learn the terminology. The rules say that you can't use a shield when fleeing from combat. Is that different from withdrawing before the combat starts? Never mind, I started playing when I got to page 30. I just found my own answer

[@sealslayer]

I know it was mentioned about the size of the paper to start with but can you continue adding extra paper if you wanted to increase the size of the dungeon?

[@lhagek]

Q1. Minions do not have hp? Would not be reasonable to assume a level 3 minion has 3 hp? Q2. Arent skeletal rats undead? Why would they fail a morale check? Q3. A 1 on an attack isnt an automatic miss?.

[@olivierprevot8082]

Another great video! Dear Gray Board Gamer, if you diminish a room because there is not enough space, is stays a room. ;) Page 41. :) 10:35 not very important but I think you have the right to put the room like you want (mirror like for example), it could be important if in your example there was a door to the "south" you could then put it to the "north". Am I correct ? However since there are no exit it does not matter.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I forgot about the rule on page 41, thank you for reminding me. I will bring that up in my next filming session.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I don't know if the rules intended "mirroring" a room. "Rotating Rooms" on page 41 reads: "feel free to rotate it in any direction and/or stretch a corridor up to 1 or 2 squares, so it is easier to connect it with the previous room or corridor." That being said I feel that if you are consistent throughout your dungeon creation, it is ok to "mirror." Also, I think it would be ok to shrink a corridor by 1 or 2 squares even though it's not stated in the rules. What are your thoughts on this?

[@olivierprevot8082]

I think both ideas would make for a "better" dungeon, in the sense that you could have more rooms. However it has to be tested so that the game does not become much longer. Maybe as a last resort if the dungeon is too quickly blocked ? Like there must be at least 6 or 7 rooms ? I have not yet played. I bought the game because of your videos! ^^

[@WayneLunsford]

I like consistency, as well. So, I usually will stretch and/or shrink up to 2 squares, if needed. I will rotate, but never mirror. That said, as long as you are consistent and it increases your fun, I say go for it!

[@randallorndorff]

All those fountains remind me of NetHack.

[@Enroth186]

@29:10 isn’t a 1 always a critical miss, no matter how many +x you get? Or is that Rule only used for defense?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Yes, a 1 is always a miss when attacking and defending. In my copy of the book it is only mentioned for attacks on the rules summary page at the back of the book, and I didn't read this section until someone pointed out my error.

[@anzelak]

Thanks for this. What dice are you using?

[@GrayBoardGamer]

DoubleSIx Dice, you can get some here doublesix-dice.myshopify.com/

[@derekwarr8567]

@@GrayBoardGamer I just ordered some, those are awesome

[@rokrjohnson]

At 5:09 why couldn’t you just connect the doorway to the corridor? Can you only connect corridors to corridor portions?

[@nekocam]

My understanding was that the process is to roll d6 on the boss monster table and then roll d6 to determine whether that is the final boss. It looked like you rolled d6 for the boss monster table and used that same result to determine whether it was the final boss. Is my understanding mistaken or was this an error on your part? Thanks very much for these videos!

[@GrayBoardGamer]

You are correct! I realize now that the roll I did for the boss was missed in my edit. I rolled a six twice, once on the chart and once for the final boss roll but, somehow the clip didn't render in the final cut. I will mention it in the next boss encounter and ensure it makes it into the edit. Sorry for the omission.

[@nekocam]

That makes sense. Thanks for the confirmation and clarification :)

[@rokrjohnson]

This got me confused too whilst I watched it. So to clarify if you rolled 11 you would roll a d6 to see what boss it actually is then further roll of a 6+ (or 5 and a weird or boss encounter etc) automatically dictates that it’s the final boss. Correct?

[@MadLadDesigns]

When you draw the room / corridor @5:36, Should there be a door to the north?

[@olivierprevot8082]

MadLadDesigns the door is one space to the East sadly.

[@MadLadDesigns]

Ahh, right got you. :)

[@dominikk.5008]

When you fought the dragon, it only attacked once. Shouldn´t it attack you twice as stated in the boss table? So roll if it breathes fire or bites two characters and then roll again to see if the second attack is a fire breath or a biting attack on two charcters? Thanks in advance :)

[@uscstaylor]

where did you get the dice from please

[@the5thmusketeer215]

Hi Old_Paladin. (Glad to see that you’re still Dungeon Delving & in the fight, despite getting old… 😉) Just a few posts up the page, “Anzelak” asked the same question & was provided with a weblink to the store… If you live in the U.K. there’s a link FROM that store to the U.K. distributor (who seems to have much cheaper prices for the dice!). Hope that helps, if you didn’t find the answer already. ~ LOUIS C.

[@lw6482]

Just want to confirm, when the dwarf attacks a lvl 3 skeleton he automatically defeats one prior to the roll anyway doesn't he. He's got +2 on the attack because the crushing weapon, so he'll always get a minimum of 3?

[@dafrca]

Question: Do Skeletal Rats not count as Undead so no moral check?

[@angelmanfredy]

Yeah I just asked the same question. I don’t think undead can be scared.

[@maskroomhangout]

Shouldn't the dwarf get a 20% bonus for the gem?

[@tubeisace]

At 5:10, could you have joined a door to the corridor. I haven't noticed any rule saying otherwise.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Yes! I missed an opportunity here to do just that. Thanks for pointing that out. Sometimes I miss simple things like that when filming because my attention is divided between several tasks :-)

[@ajfiredog4763]

@@GrayBoardGamerCouldn't you have searched this room/corridor for a secret door?

[@thomascoull2019]

If you fail a defence roll, does that character take damage equal to the monster's level or just one wound per failed defence? I can't find anything clarfiying that in the rulebook, someone please help? You seem to be doing too well and never taking damage in these videos haha

[@GrayBoardGamer]

One wound per failure unless stated otherwise in the monster description.

[@thomascoull2019]

thanks for the reply! makes sense :)

[@AlmightyCow1]

You fought the dragon in a corridor. I think only two of your characters should've been attacking it.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I will be sure to not make that error in future playthroughs. Thank you for pointing it out.

[@TheEricBooth]

The other two can attack if using range or spells.

[@djkrztoff]

@ 29:21 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavZi4yrf7eUqbc) a natural 1 should be a miss - From page 84 of the rulebook (Attack Procedure: " ... 1 is always a miss, 6 is always a hit")

[@GrayBoardGamer]

I see that now :-( unfortunately I never looked at the tables at the back (on page 83 and beyond) because I thought they were just a compilation of the tables from the previous pages. In my copy of the book, it never states this rule (except on defense) anywhere but on page 84. I will mention it when I film again. Thank you for pointing it out.

[@kurtthecat3995]

Whenever you change your marching order just to counter wandering monsters, it feels like you're gaming the system. I usually keep the same order throughout the dungeon.

[@MajorRager504]

I know this is 2 years old. But yeah I felt like that was totally cheesing the game as well.

[@kosterix123]

22:00 when you level up health should be reset.

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Health doesn't reset when you level up. When you level up, you add one life to your current total and max. The example from page 71 of the rulebook reads: "So a character who had 5 life points, and was wounded down to 3, who levels up, now has 4 life, and if healed, can heal up to 6 points (his original 5, plus one from the new level)."

[@angelmanfredy]

Undead can flee?

[@yinzergismondi9165]

Couldn’t the wizard cast sleep? And that instantly kills bosses

[@GrayBoardGamer]

Yes, a successful sleep spell does kill a boss.