The Halls of Arden Vul Ep 65 - Old School Essentials Megadungeon | An Assassination... Attempt

The baboons are alert but unaware of the party's presence, and their tyrannical master is within sight. The plan is working so far. Now's the time for the AV Club to strike swiftly and with extreme prejudice. Will the dice play along?
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[@mattavaricios4679]

Those rolls, man....THOSE ROLLS. NEVER roll dice in Arden Vul.

[@notoriousquinnb]

Jon has managed to instill a fear in me of entirely fictional giant four arm baboons. Any time they are “on screen” there is a sense of dread. Bravo!

[@laurenanumanum]

Hello! Welcome to our club. We meet on Tuesdays.

[@rrcabr]

We're about to get a sequel to episode 16: "Simian Prison Blues 2: Darius' odyssey" Also, if I'm not mistaken, Arden Vul has claimed 5 David's so far... (Vargr, Anwir, Rin, Rin 2.0 and Misophaes). They're gone but not forgotten!

[@chappyhall6682]

Fantastic as alway! Also I just want to say in regard to the slowing of pace with the wand numbers and what David and Jon were saying: it doesn’t bother me. I like seeing people actually playing like normal folks do, this kind of stuff happens at my table all the time. It appeals to me a lot more than folks putting on airs or papering over what playing the game is actually like.

[@kaifuller3535]

Yeah, I agree. The fact that 3d6 isn't primarily focused on being performative D&D is part of what sets it apart. The audience that prefers this style over the other is decidedly more niche, but this stuff is what I assume the existing audience is here for.

[@Dirus-Nex]

Hands down a great episode. Sad for David, I want him to have a mage that has the power to release those high level spells

[@YourTinyHans]

I thought Darius was still disguised as Isocrates? It made it a lot funnier to picture that way for sure 😂

[@michaelmorrison8679]

yeah i forgot about that. the missed comedy hurts me deeply

[@davidnacin7777]

Have to retcon the episode and do it over!

[@DieAlteBirne]

Those damn dice. All because of that damn dice…

[@magdaleneabiuso65]

For Mike, from OSE Advanced Players Tome: WHO CAN BE ASSASSINATED: Humans / demihumans of any level. Humanoid monsters of up to 4+1 HD. Non-living creatures cannot be assassinated.

[@lukac.2977]

I was on the edge of my seat when Mike was trying to kill the big four armed baboon, I screamed when the move silently check failed! Can't wait for the Detox tho hahahah love the show guys.

[@chungbertflabbergast5995]

Even with the dangerous position they were in at the end of last session, even following along with my copy of Arden Vul, even knowing how bad things went the first time!-even with all of that, I didn't expect things to take such a sour turn this session. Woof. I guess we should just be glad things didn't end up worse!

[@adamthedm]

It's almost never good when you gotta roll dice in Arden Vul.

[@DiceTomb]

Just the way I like to spend my Tuesday evening. You guys are doing a great job, really appreciate the endless hours of entertainment.

[@BaltoBruiser]

Another great episode! "Spider Mort, Spider Mort" and "wet rainforest" now enter the zeitgeist. This is my first real time episode as I finally got caught up over the weekend and was well worth the wait. I am looking forward to the Detox as I am confused by the strategy that the club ended up taking especially given Mike's comments around the 19 minute mark. I thought Jon's DM'ing was fair and that the dice broke their hearts. For the first time, I have to wait a whole week before my next episode. Thanks fellas!

[@magdaleneabiuso65]

I like to wait for a particularly great moment to press 'like'. Matt's use of Commune got it right away! So good.

[@pateyler]

Rough game today guys. I'm looking forward to seeing the AV Club's response.

[@posadistpossum]

Woo! Full party! I'm ready for the oncoming baboon-induced tpk

[@cytosolic5303]

Normally it's only David who is suicidally reckless. :( At this point, Mike should play the MU and David the Assassin.

[@Metal_Horror]

I would love to see that. David is always kind of a grimy assassin no matter the class, though. I can totally see Mike waving the wands around, mowing down hallways of Setites, etc. Matt and Ted both make great diplomat/ambassadors.

[@magdaleneabiuso65]

** SPOILERS ** Mike's failed assassination attempt was so unlucky. Although, with the amount of enemies there, I'm not sure it would have changed much. So brutal.

[@LailaJohanna]

Puh, what a rollercoaster. You guys! That one was rough; I think I groaned on public transport when Mike's dice got cursed. Great session!

[@michaelmorrison8679]

you can't throw digital dice in the fireplace. huge regret.

[@Metal_Horror]

Another day off, another 3D6DTL. Couldn't ask for a better way to start the morning. 🤓

[@eejbm]

Amazing

[@laurenanumanum]

Woooo boy. That was an episode of highs and lows. Matt came in clutch with commune and his distractions. Spy-der Mort is a bold and clever arachnid with maybe too many eyes! Mike and David deciding to "ride the lightning" together was wild. It could have been chaos in the best of ways. It's impressive that such an intense episode could still produce a wealth of great lines and laughs. "I like to paint vivid pictures" being a stellar example. Given how boned y'all were after Gerrilad seemingly cursed your virtual dice I am heartened (???) at the new knowledge you have acquired and that some will live to tell the tale!

[@iawoodsman]

A big "L" for the AV Club 😅

[@sedgelewis8529]

Mike, you got robbed on that assassination attempt. I feel for you, fellow Waghalter. Murder is a tough game.

[@captaingambit8690]

Has anyone else worked out how they could take out all the baboons and the four-armed monkeys in one go. I think I have, but don’t want to spoil it for players or viewers. I’m surprised none of the players have thought of it. I am keeping zipped. I love this show.

[@warduke42]

You mean, besides my Goblin coup and declaring total war on the baboons with my Goblin army?

[@laurenanumanum]

​@@warduke42, the Goblins may need to get super extra fecund before this attempt!

[@warduke42]

@@laurenanumanum I know they have what it takes in their hearts, the little tykes.

[@lukejackson3901]

Yes!!

[@cavalier973]

I won’t be able to watch this until later. You know what I can do right now, though? I can hit the “like” button. You can, too!

[@Metal_Horror]

It's criminally underlikebuttoned. Please take a moment to click the button; it'll help to put the videos in more people's feeds.

[@kennethmoore7770]

@@Metal_Horror That's all well and good, but I'm living in fear that my players will find this channel and won't be able to resist stumbling across spoiler after spoiler

[@jaybakata5566]

Spider-Mort, epic! Thanks for that visual Jon. Did you have to? David, what do you mean, "I just got really (real) greedy." Pretty sure you have been playing that way the entire time. Jon, "And how much damage? OMG you guys are failing me. You guys pick the perfect moments to kill the pace." I however, did not see anyone eating salsa.

[@ionamilne3455]

I'm probably a bit mercenary, but I'm really crying over the loss of the cloak. Hopefully it can be retrieved. I suppose an attempt at freeing Darius can be done at the same time 😂 Also, more bad news for Tresco soon i fear 😢

[@harmanburns]

DAMN.

[@michaelmorrison8679]

indeed.

[@zippeejerred6866]

How does Avaricious talk to a mouse that he's cast silence on? Madness!

[@jaybakata5566]

I love all of 3d6 Down The Line videos! For some unknown reason, the videos don't show up for me until after 24 hours? I am guessing because it is 3:30 pm now and it says it was posted 1 day ago. One day ago I looked at 8pm and it said 1 hidden video. So I could not comment or watch it until after work today. Any ideas>?

[@michaelmorrison8679]

if you click on the "bell" icon and put it to "all" then it should push the videos to the top of your feed.

[@jaybakata5566]

@@michaelmorrison8679 I go to your KZbin channel and try to see the video. Just makes no sense to me. As an aside, my feed is empty. As I go directly to the channel site to watch what I want. I am sorry but when other channels release content, I have no problem being able to view it. Just weird that I can't view yours unless 1 day has passed.

[@michaelmorrison8679]

@@jaybakata5566 that is weird

[@Muzgrob]

Might be time to just leave Gerrilad be. He seems to have the AV Clubs number when it comes to dice rolls.