The Halls of Arden Vul Ep 84 - Old School Essentials Megadungeon | Pre-emptive Party Crashing

The AV Club wraps up their business in Gosterwick, flush with cash and intel courtesy of the Green Lady. But back in the Halls, a catastrophe has befallen their allies!
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[@guerintueno2066]

Props to John for keeping the factions dynamic and never letting the AVC get too comfortable.

[@chris70723]

Props to Wulfheard Cheek for being that man of action 😅

[@kylegraywolf]

"...he doesn't voice that, but you can see it in his eyes." Trefko the Wise. Glad to see the guys delving again.

[@Dirus-Nex]

Job well done Jon and whatever you are planning! Guys, check the ventilation system! lol If all the beast men are gone, then you guys might be able to claim a really nice little place for the AV club!

[@HighlyRegarded420]

Im just relieved the Lady Alexia got her father's watch back

[@michaelmorrison8679]

that uncomfortable hunk of ... parchment?

[@HighlyRegarded420]

​@@michaelmorrison8679think Tarantino lol

[@guerintueno2066]

The one that says “we’ve been trying to contact you about extended warranty on your dungeon crawl party members”.

[@Muzgrob]

Thats an ominous description. Cant wait to see how everything goes!

[@chungbertflabbergast5995]

I thought the same thing o_o

[@misterbplays]

Those philanthropy rules are pretty cool

[@derekf_ny5669]

Something terrible lurks near that could quickly lay such waste.. Good setup for a possible epic showdown. Great job.

[@mattavaricios4679]

Maybe they all...tripped?

[@Robosobojobo146471]

I’m gonna guess some crazy hijinks, possible drinking some goblins and beastmen under the table at the Goblo-Beastmen party 😂 EDIT: oh…😢

[@ImreRides]

LOL 😂that edit

[@Metal_Horror]

Man I wish I had the day off! But I can't wait to watch this later on. The campaign just gets better and better.

[@VisableVetetable]

You either die Av or you live long enough to see yourself become Lothar

[@notoriousquinnb]

See what?

[@michaelmorrison8679]

@@notoriousquinnb daaaaaamn

[@rrcabr]

Well, that was a hell of a party, wasn't it?

[@ionamilne3455]

Hot damn, genuinely on tenderhooks during the last section

[@BaltoBruiser]

I couldn't wait until the commute home to finish and listened while I ate lunch...SPOILERS BELOW The info dump from Alexia was excellent (even if it is overshadowed by what the Club found upon their return to the Halls) and should lead to some interesting play if the Club can ever resolve their "mummy" issues. Thanks for sharing fellas! Jon as a DM running AV I am always impressed by the way you inject additional details and make the Halls your own!

[@ivanbird372]

Hey Jon, I was wondering roughly how much time do you spend prepping for each session? It always feels like theres so much depth in what the other factions/npcs do off-screen!

[@3D6DTL]

Not counting technical stuff needed for the channel, I do about 2-3 hours of game prep per week. This is facilitated a great deal by the players, who present me with their consolidated session goals each week. This allows me to focus my prep.

[@frazieraaron]

Will Yall ever return to dolmenwood? Was such a great game

[@chungbertflabbergast5995]

I have the problem that I never want their Arden Vul run to end, but I'd also love to see them do other campaigns 😄 if only time weren't such a limited resource...

[@jbloodwo]

A Christmas oneshot on dolmanwood might e fun

[@3D6DTL]

My stock answer: never say never!

[@warduke42]

@@jbloodwo Awesome idea - "Saint Niklaus" would be a natural fit for Dolmenwood...

[@michaelmorrison8679]

@@warduke42 more like the Krampus

[@DiceTomb]

1:19:42 had me laughing so hard 🤣

[@DiceTomb]

Arrrrg… that should be 1:10:42

[@michaelmorrison8679]

@@DiceTomb haha. we were wondering what we did on the first time code. Ted thought you were amused at the word "girdle". Which TBF is a funny word.

[@warduke42]

@@DiceTomb Nooow I get it! LOL

[@mattavaricios4679]

The dice know what's up.

[@DiceTomb]

@@michaelmorrison8679 LoL, I don’t know why I mistyped that time code. But yeah girdle is funny as well

[@rubenrosario-rodriguez6490]

If you ever need a replacement player… 😉