The Silver Dragon Inn || D&D with Dael Kingsmill

[@santiagocampillo-lundbeck1338]

Feuerzangen-Bowle would be the combination of the dragons fire and the sweetness of the sugar. So why not call it Dragon's Kiss?

[@MonarchsFactory]

Love that!

[@derek-rogers]

Your SP-- er, SMERP system is in my top 3 most consistently useful DM tools. I love how fractal-like it is, where each country, town, district (and now, even tavern!) can have its own SMERP. Also, as someone a little more left-brained, I really appreciate how concrete and actionable it is. Thanks for another great example!

[@MonarchsFactory]

I'm so glad! I agree, whenever I get stuck on something, remembering SP- SMERP usually gives me a way to break through it

[@tonysladky8925]

Your bouncer upgrade is totally making me picture the fancy restaurants (which I assume are or were a real thing even though I only know them from movies) that make you borrow their suit coat if you come in underdressed. "Sir, I'm going to need you to doff your plate mail. You can borrow the establishment's cloak if you lack suitable attire underneath."

[@Lurklen]

Happened to a friend of mine at a restaurant at the hot springs near where I live. He had taken his wife there for their anniversary, but it was very hot and he was dressed down a bit. They were polite about it, and the jacket was nice!

[@MonarchsFactory]

YES!

[@rafaelbrandao4059]

"Stands for Social, Politi- no!" If the whiplash was scripted, A+.

[@themattresspolice4040]

I'm going with "PERMS" because they not only add texture to your hair, but also to your campaign locations. ;)

[@Carnagepwnz]

Whistling takes practice, for years I thought, "I can't whistle" One day I decided I'd try to learn. I picked a tune (aimo aimo from Macross Frontier) and tried. Nothing more than your attempt. It took months of practice and now I can whistle. YOU CAN TOO!

[@djinn-n-tonic8871]

"How does an assassin end up running an inn for diplomats?" - They play in my old DMs game! We also ended up with a ship and a minor mercantile trading business.

[@Dyundu]

An assassin runs an inn when she was an aspiring chef in her youth, got recruited as a poisoner by a crime syndicate, got out of the business, and is making up for lost time. This is literally the backstory for my favorite NPC I’ve made, created originally as a follower for a PC in a past game (PC was a mafia princess).

[@quillogist2875]

What do you spend your gold on? Ships, real estate, businesses, etc. These things ground characters and give them a reason to care about your campaign world.

[@UncleBlerd]

I WANT this as a show or movie!!

[@kingofcoinjock]

Pretty sure the notation 'assassin' is just to give you stats for the character from the Monster Manual.

[@CooperAATE]

That SMERP struggle is the best part tbh lol

[@disneyforthewin]

What is smerp????

[@CooperAATE]

@@disneyforthewin Who the hell is moop?! 🤣

[@michaeljpastor]

An assassin acting as a neutral zone host in a world of intrigue is like a former/convicted hacker working for a cybersecurity firm today.

[@circleofowls]

...which happens a LOT more often than you'd think.

[@michaeljpastor]

@@circleofowls I always thought the guy who owned the dive bar down the street was a little shifty

[@circleofowls]

@@michaeljpastor Just don't connect to his WiFi...

[@Dyanosis]

@@circleofowls But can he connect to your WiFi, if you catch his drift?

[@gabebaum6527]

Dael truly struggling to not use the [REDACTED] version of SMERP

[@KBTibbs]

It's sticky.

[@samburchard9921]

That might have left a stain on the robe of a mage who lived by the sea. Good thing that didn't leak out.

[@matthijsclaessen8152]

Are there SMERP whales in this world?

[@leem2155]

i cannot WAIT to clock out to watch this. you are truly a stream to your folk.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I Kingsmill on company time.

[@barcodedm]

Wow a sneakypeek and bonus accent lessons! The value in this channel is unparalleled. Big agree on food in fantasy. One of my lazy tricks is to just take an existing basic food or drink type and add the name of the city/region/nation, or even a religion or other element of the world, to the title. For example, if your players ask about drinks available in a tavern in a region called Elbeir, tell them there's Elbeirian Wine available. And if they press you for a description, just say a type of wine you know from the real world and add one extra flavor/note to it like a specific fruit.

[@post1084]

Dael waxing lyrically is even better with glasses

[@KoljaWolfi]

0:35 wait, wait, wait... greyhawk is the example setting? after it got neglected for quite a while? (with the little saltmarsh intermezzo) interesting

[@awboqm]

0:08 you know it’s a good episode if it starts with Dael telling us she’s already forgotten to record it once

[@MonarchsFactory]

Hey! I *did* record, it was just *bad* because I couldn't *read*, lol

[@RvnKnight]

So WotC is going back to the origins it seems. For those who never played outside of 5th Ed may not realize that one of D&D's original locations was Greyhawk--specifically Castle Greyhawk and the dungeons under it. I want to say the Silver Dragon is also one of the 1st or 2nd AD&D one of the original locations too, but not certain.

[@jeremymorse713]

I think it was Palace of the Silver Princess in D&D Basic (Mentzer)

[@circleofowls]

I used to have a huge map of Greyhawk on my wall in HS, good times...

[@wickedpissa25]

"Is there a lizard in the house?" Australia!

[@rafaelbrandao4059]

Been a while since your last video, but at least you filmed it twice to make up for it.

[@angelalewis3645]

😂

[@MonarchsFactory]

As is the way of the ancient Kingsmill filming rite 🙏

[@thebigbo]

Film twice... Measure... fourfold?...

[@Dyanosis]

@@thebigbo Film twice, upload once. Now it's akin to the "measure twice, cut once".

[@ChrisSham]

This very neatly demonstrates that what you need for a great game is not another bloody book, but just to take Dael's great advice for letting your own imagination take off.

[@DemTacs]

A helpful translataor here: Feuerzangenbowle means fire tongs punch. But I like your idea to use signatur dishes. Here is mine. Ferrisian foamer. A mead that gets heated with a nail from the stove. Then you stir with rosemary and thyme spriggs and let it stir for a few minutes. Infusing the mead with the herbial flavor. Like a herbial tea but with mead, instead of whata. ;P Invented by a dwarf called Ferris Maar Bielson. A blacksmith. Yes you can steal it. Just give me credit. ;) Wish you a wonderful day.

[@Dyanosis]

Is it stealing if you give credit? I don't think you understand how "stealing an idea" works.

[@e.-h.n.]

Not a bad try on Feuerzangenbowle. There are a surprising number of sounds in there that most dialects of english simply don't use.

[@MonarchsFactory]

🙏

[@theIcelander29]

Loved the SMERP editing

[@wolfchanel2879]

The Aussie attempting German is funny every time

[@mndrew1]

I've never been in a party that would willingly go into a high-brow place like that. Always much preferred the ultra-dives like the fictional ones we all love. Pratchett's "The Mended Drum" and "The Vulgar Unicorn" from the Thieves World anthologies. :)

[@Dyanosis]

Most of my party doesn't like giving up their weapons either. Not sure if it's a lack of respect for authority in the group for some reason or if it's just that they feel "we're adventurers and shouldn't be made to be far away from our tools of the trade". Mind you, the rogue (who has the biggest issue) has 2 daggers that can be summoned from tattoos on her arms... she's never unarmed. Weird.

[@SanJacintoArtGuild]

Loved the video. Loved the "Social, Political..." confusion. I used that system several years back to populate several cities along a coast that were ruled by a guild of traders/merchants. The watch was an expansion of the marine guards that patrolled the docks and warehouses. It helped to develop distinct areas across the map

[@tjn74]

So, you do all this wonderful prep for an inn as a set piece. And it'll never be used because the martials are going to say "disarm me while letting the casters go? F.That. We're going some place else."

[@nymalous3428]

I tend to create my own worlds from whole cloth, but I do use a very similar process to fill them out. Grandma (she's actually a great-grandma, with 25 great-grandchildren now) had lunch with mom (herself a grandma with 19 grandchildren) yesterday. I'll email her, as per usual, even though she's less interested in official WoTC publications these days, because she'll probably like watching the creative brainstorming.

[@undeadamerican1107]

I love your mind running down the background of an npc couple in more detail than most WOTC adventures give to their entire settings :)

[@matthewsnow-zj1cu]

Loved this breakdown and the setting suggestions. I can totally see Olaf as jovial front of house manager who is also good with figures and dealing with suppliers, while Savan keeps everything in order and maintains a calm, gruff but fair, hold on all the staffing and daily organization. I also think a great hook from any angle would be to have a controversial figure, religious, military, whatever, who makes the Silver Dragon Inn their regular lunch spot. The proprietors don’t always mind the free publicity, however some locals wrangle at this person’s rude behavior and their reputation and the negative extra attention this brings to their respite. Maybe this figure inadvertently upsets a foreign dignitary or openly berates a beloved member of the wait staff. Then something happens and the players, who are present, are then tasked with protecting this figure as they try to leave, sneaking their adversaries in, or investigating their murder. Either way this sounds like a fun intersection spot which could breed all kinds of stories. Like Quark’s on DS9. Thank you so much for sharing these explorations and the sneak peek at the new DMG.

[@themattresspolice4040]

100% useful Dael! I was in the process of rewriting the intro to a one-shot for Free RPG day this Saturday because I don't like the hook. I just looked at the pre-gen character sheet backgrounds and will now provide a couple strings related specifically to them that will only take one player to be inclined to pull on. Now rather than being bystanders to the incident, they'll be stuck in the middle of it -- and we're off and running a better game!

[@ShardsOfNarsil23]

So happy to have a new Dael video! ...even if it's for WOTC. I enjoyed your spin on things.

[@Enn-]

"I've already done this, but didn't record" (or some version of that theme). Dael, keeping it real, every time.

[@RedCoolade]

this is tremendous help! Love this format and content! Thanks Dale!

[@Typort816]

I taught my daughter how to whistle. The way that worked best for her was pursing her lips like you did there, but instead of just trying to "blow out", alternate blowing out and sucking in. It's a good way to get a feel for how the air is supposed to pass through. Hope that helps. :)

[@BlairBeveridge]

Awesome Dael! Love this, enjoyed this and looking forward to this guide

[@RevocerGM]

8:03 - thought you meant the lizard for a sec

[@GeneBrodeJr]

You are too funny 😂 I need to watch more of your videos! Thank you for the tips, as always they are very helpful.

[@teacup_ninja]

Love that you took the concept and made it your own Dael (also totally invested in Olaf and Savann? Savahn? Yes!)

[@lgob7]

These are great ideas!-I can't wait for release, feels like the 2024 DMG is shaping up to be pretty cool.

[@johncross5339]

This was fun and useful, thanks Dael i'll steal it for sure

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

Absolutely gorgeous advice as always,thank you Dael!

[@BLynn]

Dragon's Blood sounds like a favorite drink of Vampires. In my campaign world the most powerful drink has been called "Dragon's Piss" since 2E. It isn't a set campaign world, but every time the question comes up of what's the strongest drink, the answer is always, "Dragon's Piss", a single tankard will knock a Dwarf on their butt. If you make the CON save it will give you temp HPs, not many but some. If you fail you pass-out.

[@TheNanoNinja]

There is an old radio comedy show, Froth of Khan. Star Trek Esk, seeking the strongest drink in the galaxy. At the end, the Klingons have passed out and Scotty is complaining "have you got anything stronger than this light passed."

[@alicepbg2042]

...what is the color?

[@RecklessFables]

Uses for the 2024 DMG: Coaster, Doorstop, improvised cudgel... wait, this isn't that kind of video?

[@03dashk64]

Only if you got it for free!

[@Chop0240]

I love all MonarchsFactory videos!

[@4ndr38r1x1]

Tasting History had a video recently where he talked abou Wild west Saloons and he mentioned how they functioned as free buffets whith the purchase of a drink (And the food was dry and salty to encorage repear business!) and it left me wanting to implement something like that in my taverns.

[@Harlizarrd]

NGL I thought the original title was weird considering how much the video focused on the "SMERP" method, I think the new title + the explanation at the beginning about the partnership makes a lot more sense. Great video regardless!

[@DrWickermoon]

So the literal translation for Feuerzangenbowle would be fire-tongs-bowl, but if you generously add some letters to it, you could make it a fire-tongue's bowl. :) Dragon's Blood always remind's me of a strong mead-based shot that we have here in Germany.

[@MemphiStig]

MER -- dammit! -- I mean, SMERP ftw! You've always got great ideas, and you're a joy to watch. All the way to the end. (I can't whistle either. Or play flute.)

[@Apollo9898LP]

Great video!

[@Coldshrike]

We played a game (within our game) for a bit where I would describe the simple image on the door and the players would throw out names that could match it.)

[@MondkindVonFlauschen]

Feuerzangenbole could be Fire Tong Bowl as direct translation, but Dragons Blood sounds awesome

[@HarryH256]

The pub sign using imagery is 100% true and a lot of British pubs still do this.

[@markdavies3700]

Yes, your story about tavern signs is true👍🏽

[@danddjacko]

I've been living in the City of Greyhawk since 1980

[@colinflanigan9153]

Great to see Greyhawk again

[@AdmiralThumbs]

I appreciate your attempt at whistling. Mine would have gone just as poorly.

[@andrewtierney1218]

Was there a lizard in the house??

[@angelalewis3645]

We need to know!

[@lokuzt]

asking the important questions!

[@MonarchsFactory]

At my place? There's ALWAYS a lizard in the house

[@ShaneKennedy-gt8nl]

Its nice to see you, love your videos

[@briankelly1240]

Love the book prop. You can print the text and past it inot your prop book if you like!

[@jedfromyourlocallibrary]

SMERP sounds like a great way plants the seeds to populate a world 😁

[@mbg4681]

6:28 "No, that is MY resident of Hamburg!"

[@christianstraubhaar339]

Dael makes the big leagues!

[@Luboffin]

I love a snickety bippity boop! Thanks for this video, has definitely got me hyped 🥳

[@pretsal4955]

30 more minutes of Olaf and Sivern content

[@jamesanderson8338]

I personally like the guards outside. I like to see security outside before I step inside.

[@deh3602570]

It kind of kills the... SMERP acronym, but I think its valid to add in a 6th theme. Criminal. Makes everything line up really well with the 6 ability scores.

[@michaelkramer7550]

I learned to whistle when someone told me to plant the tip of my tongue between my front bottom teeth. That helped lot.

[@mamamonstrosity1594]

I also make NPCs that have complex slow burn romances, knowing they'll never be truly known at my table. Only my Notes App knows the epic highs and lows of their convoluted and deeply tragic love (they are Lvl. 1 goblins named Grabb and Dash)

[@MonarchsFactory]

I would die for Grabb and Dash

[@MulberryDays]

aww i can't whistle either! Sondheim LIED to us.

[@Zr0din]

LOL, "SMERP" as an acronym was brought up in 8th grade History to format essays. That was a long time ago. 1984 or so?

[@MonarchsFactory]

Yes!! That's where I learnt it! High school history class! You're the first person I've met online who also had that experience

[@dane3038]

Silver Dragons breath lightening. Well, usually.

[@EunoiaRPG]

Are you meaning to say that the pretty looking shelf stuffer has a practical use this time? UNHEARD OF

[@drskelebone]

Getting strong Sportsmaster/Tigress vibes from Olaf and Siobhan.

[@SpiritWolf1966]

I enjoy all of MonarchsFactory videos 🎉😊

[@matthewrodgers1885]

"Is there a lizard in the house?".... well.... we're waiting!

[@KBTibbs]

The lizard is a plot hook that a DM will have to expand upon in their own game. Maybe it will be eaten the next Livestream?

[@michaelsommers2356]

To make the place more high-brow, just dress the bouncers in top hats, white tie, and tails.

[@MonarchsFactory]

Now THAT'S a tavern I'd want to enter

[@michaelsommers2356]

@@MonarchsFactory I imagine the bouncers tap dancing while throwing you out. Sort of like Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore singing and dancing to "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" in _Kiss Me, Kate._

[@donwebster9292]

Nailed it.

[@scotthalfhill7501]

Dael for the win!!

[@aenorist2431]

Doorstop? Paperweight? Send to someone clueless and obtain currency!

[@ssemo]

Love it

[@Glitch_Online]

Rubix Cube!!!.. we need a Reverse Time-Lapse

[@HyperEwok1]

presumably the translation for feurzangenbowle is Flamin' Moe

[@SpellhawksPressLive2014]

Double down on the Pen & Teller vibe for NPC's! 😂

[@CoffeeStained]

“Interesting, are you by any chance related to Alphonse Acarte DuPont Shp pé pleu?” (BTW DND Beyond, bring back ál a carte!)

[@jjkthebest]

I'd probably go for a more spicy drink than feuerzangenbowle (you pronunciation physically hurt me xD). The fire might make it look dragony, but it doesn't really taste like something I'd associate with dragons. (It is delicious though.) Maybe go with blutwurz. It's also commonly set on fire and it tastes more like something I'd associate with dragons. Also, the name already sounds very fantasy.

[@Dyanosis]

Your lack of "your" instead of "you" for "your pronunciation" hurt me.

[@Batterydennis]

Very cool video idea I liked how you easily demonstrated tweaking something out of the DMG to make it your own. I am excited for the new books. Also, What’s with the fad of holding the tiny mic? Kids these days with their tide pods, yeets, and holding tiny lapel mics in there fingers 🤷‍♂️.

[@MonarchsFactory]

The lapel mic just wasn't clipping to my collar properly and I didn't have time to set up my standing mic

[@Dyanosis]

@@MonarchsFactory Didn't have time? You didn't upload for 2 months. Surely you had plenty of time to figure it out. How does it always seem like you're in a rush?

[@NotReallyChefGregggo]

WOTC: Here’s the best our multi-million dollar dollar team came up with for an Inn Dael: That’s cute; here’s 10 minutes or me making it better.

[@sambro6657]

The lack of sperm acronym seems ironic and fun also very excited for the new books

[@robynhiggs4379]

Love

[@badgerburns521]

Hey Dael I notice some Shakespeare n your shelf. Have you tried The Prestige by Christopher Priest? A superior book for discerning readers

[@Dyanosis]

"Superior" meant as a subjective opinion, right? Because to you, it might be superior... but to someone else, it may be better to just not read at all. Be careful of how you phrase things, for your opinion is yours alone.

[@andrewjohnson1628]

Loved your video, but still don't know how this helps you use the book? Did I miss something? Seems like you extrapolated, (very well) on an excerpt from an adventure location rather than the books tools they're supposed to give.

[@Tzimisce]

What I get from this video is I don't need the DMG, I just need to watch Monarch's Factory.

[@jarrettperdue3328]

SMERP is one of the problems with WotC D&D. Dale is charming and funny (which is what they paid for), but she felt she had to adjust to protect the money. Multiply that process across many creative folks and you get oatmeal vs the amazing curry it could have been.

[@marianpetera8436]

How does an assassin end up running an inn for diplomats? It's super convenient! Ever heard of Sweeney Todd?

[@KBTibbs]

I _love_ the Silver Dragon having a member of the thieves guild being there not to cause trouble, but intentionally there to cause *not trouble*. The Silver Dragon is too valuable a resource to spend on a cut purse or a palmed broach. The guild representative is there to connect, to learn, to broker, to evaluate. Nothing illegal will happen there. Period.

[@TheWiseRabbit]

What teleprompter do you use?

[@MonarchsFactory]

The actual hardware is called "Glide Gear" - it's worked well, if a little heavy and unwieldy. The software I use is "elegant teleprompter", which is the best I've been able to find on the app store, but I still find tricky to set to my actual reading pace

[@Dohlenblick]

How can I even attempt to steal her hamburger, after such a dazzeling, Nay! native display of language proficiency? I am shaken.

[@MonarchsFactory]

Danke schoen 💁‍♀️

[@gabrielgeremiah]

So... 10:30 Dael uses her S.P.E.R.M to populate the place... Checks out.

[@chris-the-human]

asking PCs to remove their armor at the door is wild there are absolutely players who would just not go in if you told them they had to check in their armor

[@Dyanosis]

Which is a bit odd considering that that's the custom/ask of that place. You'd think the players were distrusting or disrespectful.

[@chris-the-human]

@@Dyanosis when some players Armor class will be 15 while others will be 9 without armor I can't blame them for being suspicious that the dm asked them to be made more stabable

[@riuphane]

My grandmother finally checked her email and had a lot of questions for me.... First one was if my wife knows about you...

[@Dyanosis]

That's when you let dear ol' Granny know that this woman is your wife (seeing as it doesn't seem like you and your grandma converse much, she'd probably not think much of it).

[@riuphane]

@@Dyanosis we yeah every week, usually with my wife too.