Another possible hook for the ship: In addition to the "Red Heart Mushroom", Tarak also needs a feather from the Harpy, in order to create the ointment for the player who got "a wound from a maid unfair" :)
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Ooooh that's good!
@FabbyTravy Жыл бұрын
My party almost got a TPK here. The wizard foolishly separated himself from the party cause he detected magic in the lower decks and got ambushed and killed by the ghouls. At the same exact time I rolled a 1 on the threat die on my party was ambushed by the harpies and then flanked by the undead. It was a bad time for them, i loved it though :)
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
There are some classes that can split from the party, but level 2 wizard ain't one of them
@ericpadilla3349 ай бұрын
THANK YOU!! What a way to show new DMs how to up their game!
@JurgenBlitz7 күн бұрын
I'm running this campaign with a few friends 6 family members and many elements pf the official booklet felt off. Your tips to improve the campaign are awesome- the Ghoul being Aleitha feels logical, and maybe that was the author's idea but it wasn't communicated correctly.
@memop94 Жыл бұрын
Just binge watched the DOSI playlist and became a patron for the resources, thank you! Looking forward for the observatory walkthrough
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm editing that video tonight :)
@mikemckinney7031 Жыл бұрын
Great video, advise and enjoyed the guest appearance with Deal Kingsmill & the elusive E.
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
I'm just glad she found it!
@Tony-xq7ls7 ай бұрын
Matthew, thanks for these walkthroughs! I'm a 1st time DM, running Stormwreck Isle with a group of brand new D&D players. I love your ideas for adjusting the encounters and your vids give me confidence running my first campaign. I struggle with reading through the campaigns and remembering all the goodies, so it's super helpful to have a concise audio/visual aid in my preparations! We'll be venturing to the Compass Rose, Tonight! Cheers!
@heyitsMattyP7 ай бұрын
Glad to help, Tony! I'm sure you're smashing it :)
@yuto6690 Жыл бұрын
Thx I'm running this campaign and wasn't quiet sure how to run it and all your helps were so great for the first session I'm looking forward for the next dnd night with my friends ^^`
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Hope it goes well and they stomp that harpy :)
@GMWorkshop Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
danke
@echelon5266 Жыл бұрын
I have been super excited about running this dungeon with my group of four and we went through it last night. I am a new DM and this is the first Campaign I am running. I set up the threat dice, I made the ghoul linked to the storyline, I even added a second harpy. But I felt it just didn’t flow as intended. My group rolled the 1 on the threat dice while they were below deck, so I had two harpy’s arrive on the main deck. But then I felt like it didn’t make sense to bring the harpies below deck given they’re flying creatures. So there was this awkward “oooh it’s a 1!!” moment, followed by no increased stakes. Also, I was especially excited for the luring song+grapple+fall damage combo, but the luring song just barely succeeded against two players who by the time their turn had ended had succeeded another saving through. And the harpies’ grapples never succeeded. So it never happened. I’m confident that the lacklustre moments I felt were there were due to my beginner DM skills. How could I have run it differently?
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Oh mate! I'm sorry it didn't work out. I don't think you did anything wrong. In that situation, I would be relying on the charm effect getting someone above deck. But failing that, I might say the two harpies somehow manage to dislodge the ship and it starts to sink for realsies, which might force the characters above deck. I reckon the overall problem is with the harpy statblock though - it's not a versatile kit. I'd like to see some kind of ranged weapon, or a spellcaster varient.
@echelon5266 Жыл бұрын
@@heyitsMattyP thanks very much for your thoughts! Love your content.
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
@@echelon5266 Thank you!
@Weird_Quests Жыл бұрын
Loved working on this one with you :D And the tips are ACE!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
danke!
@JS-sy7ym4 ай бұрын
I like this series, but binging it in one go I noticed that during the opening shipwreck fight there is a chance for the mast to break and fall. So if you use that, the mast may not be here later. (Based on the ship plan it looks like a cog which has a single mast.)
@heyitsMattyP3 ай бұрын
Good point! I reckon that would be rewarding for the players to remember that detail and highlight it somehow in the shipwreck dungeon.
@darkhoophoff-dog1468 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I decided to look up Stormwreck Isle your videos are fantastic!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
I'm glad too! Thanks :)
@sticknotfire Жыл бұрын
We are Subscrib!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
danke
@potatomanbo8 ай бұрын
Appreciate ya pickin this back up. I'm currently running it now, deep in chapter 3, now heading up the Oracle. This is immensely helpful👏. One of my players has deep connections to the Kraken Society so I'm curious to see what you got to say about them. Any chance you can do a video discussing Bigsy Glory of the Giants and how one might try to incorporate some of it
@heyitsMattyP8 ай бұрын
Bigsy's is a maybe! I intend to reference it a few times in the other videos, but I'm not sure about a dedicated video
@joruairc Жыл бұрын
This series is great - would love to see this for a module like Dragonlance! Subbed!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Cheers! I'll take a look :)
@cdr11792 ай бұрын
I'm running this adventure as a precursor to Out of the Abyss and since Alietha is a worshiper of Orcus it is totally within the realm of plausibility that he turned her into a ghoul.
@heyitsMattyPАй бұрын
Oh cool, I like that connection. In my imagination though, Alietha isn't a worshiper of Orcus: her prayer was intercepted by Orcus
@jermperture9094 Жыл бұрын
Such a cool video and high quality. Subbed and sharing it!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ZipperonDisney Жыл бұрын
collab of the year 👍
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Thank you to Dael :)
@sun_patrol8610 Жыл бұрын
Ayyyyyy! A good walk through
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
tytyty
@andrewlaverghetta715 Жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed your stuff! I’m going to be running this stuff over the next month. I like the unique bits you give, but I’m torn because I like having the book being the thing with the answers, and sometimes if I get “derailed” or just loose where I am and who is who, I like being able to go to the book for a grounding, but if it’s TOO different, then I worry it can throw me off. I’ll probably join Patreon again to check out the stuff! Thanks!
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! The book's handy, but I find I don't usually have any time to look at the book during a session. Instead, I usually have a page of notes or diagrams that keep me grounded.
@loreermejo11 ай бұрын
I wonder if a Banshee wouldn't be more fitting for Alietha's role (maybe homebrewing a bit the stats to scale the encounter CR)
@heyitsMattyP11 ай бұрын
Maybe! But the scream of a banshee is so deadly. It's the ability that drops people to zero HP, right?
@loreermejo11 ай бұрын
@@heyitsMattyP it is! But I had the banshee scream when the characters were still approaching the wreck from afar, and secretly granted a free success. The idea was that they would feel a chilling scream, and later when they found the harpy's nest they would believe it was the harpies. I also played this adventure at a higher level later, and switched the ghoul with an undead ankyloasaur chained in the holds (mentioned as cargo when it was still alive, in the captain's logbook). I kept it hidden for a while and had lots of fun when it surprised the party.
@heyitsMattyP11 ай бұрын
@loreermejo Nice! How was the balance when it was scaled up? From the official balance, it felt like combat skewed towards being very easy, and Armour Class was the most useful stats for players.
@loreermejo11 ай бұрын
@@heyitsMattyP so, what I did in the scaled up game was a game for 2 level 7 players. For this I had to switch some monsters, but this allowed for more environmental storytelling (I had an adult Sparkrender arrive at a climatic moment to retrieve a golden scale from the dragon tomb, which I hid in the ground under the wreckage. The dragon ignored the party, and simply crashed through the vessel with my players still trapped inside, turning the event in an escape sequence). I must say the combat parts in this session are quite easy: there is not much happening to deplete party resources, and no danger that couldn't be avoided with high AC. What I'm thinking could make things spicier in the next play through could be including a more variegated monster pool. The undead ankyloasaur is a must for the woah factor, but I'm also pondering meenlocks because they allow for a lot of roleplay if their purpose is to slowly spook characters as they explore the rooms and hallucinate, and they could be fitting since they're spawned from fear and I'm guessing the poor captain and every harpy victim ever since must have been quite afraid to be in this place.
@mikecerutti4721 Жыл бұрын
Yay Dael!!! Love the video, the threat die is a great tool. I’ve used one in other scenarios before and I’m looking forward to running this module when you’re done going through it.
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
I want to use Threat Dice and Countdown Dice as often as possible
@Lodane Жыл бұрын
Love your work. Prefer your solo efforts, but it's all in the game, right? Same as this engagement.
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
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@migglesDX5 ай бұрын
For the sake of having a more frequent threat die roll, would you reckon that having the entire shipwreck map be treated as a continuous combat encounter would work (even if there are no active opponents at a time)?
@heyitsMattyP3 ай бұрын
I reckon running this in prolonged combat initiative would slow down the session too much. I'd prefer to do it more freeform.
@LandofJaker23 күн бұрын
So my party does not have the resources to fight underwater, any suggestions on how to give them some support creatively?
@heyitsMattyP21 күн бұрын
They'll be fine! Most of this dungeon isn't underwater anyhoo.
@TheCivildecay4 ай бұрын
I'm playing this campaign with my kids. and my daughter (who plays a wizard) came up with the idea to use minor conjuration to summon earplugs.... how do I deal with this? because using earplugs kinda trivializes the whole encounter :D
@heyitsMattyP3 ай бұрын
Ding ding ding! That's the solution to the encounter. Sometimes your players just win :)
@user-hg4lq9mc8c Жыл бұрын
Why would they need to wait until the end to ready the ballista for the harpy? IF I was a player, and was told the bit about the threat die and ballista, I'd just say we get on the ballista and wait for it to arrive. Deal with the rest of the ship after its dead.
@heyitsMattyP Жыл бұрын
Cause them's the rules of the challenge! If they want to spend an extended amount of time doing the ballista, I'd treat it as rolling a 1 on the threat dice
@batpantsjr.65792 ай бұрын
Do you know of anyone who makes maps for this dungeon the way you’re describing?
@heyitsMattyP2 ай бұрын
I don't understand the question, sorry! What do you mean? Though to be fair: I don't know anyone who makes maps of any kind!
@batpantsjr.65792 ай бұрын
@@heyitsMattyP I’m sorry! Any maps of the ship combining the rooms so there aren’t empty ones. :)
@heyitsMattyP2 ай бұрын
Oh, right! No I don't. But at the table, I'd just point out to the players that those two rooms are combined if I were using the official maps. Though when I ran it, I tend to just draw maps myself on a whiteboard.
@batpantsjr.65792 ай бұрын
@@heyitsMattyP I love it! I’m running this tomorrow and I will do the whiteboard thing. lol
@heyitsMattyP2 ай бұрын
Good luck! I'm sure you'll smash it :)
@Dragonfrooot10 ай бұрын
DAEL DAEL DAEL DAEL
@heyitsMattyP10 ай бұрын
She spent a whole afternoon making that cameo for me and didn't ask for anything in return. ABSOLUTE legend :)