Sstabhmontown Adventures Adam

Deep in the dungeon, the party faces down the Iron Golem—after close calls too many to count—in their quest for the Tiara that The Enchantress keeps locked away. Then, we talk about funny monster interactions, and how to make poison feel fair despite the fact that it's awful—and unexpected rolls against a pretty key part of old-school style games. How can we make the rules work for us?


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This week we get a whole gang together: Ferrius Yew, Lil' Sebastian, Benedict, Margaret, and Toc the Dwarf, to tell us about an incredible fight deep within the dungeon with a horrible monster of eyes. One of the most famous monsters of 80s-style AD&D, The Beholder.


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This week I had the opportunity to run a game for a whole group of new players in one of their homes. I thought I would share some of what I do to make games with new groups happen.


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This week Ferrius Yew and 'Lil Sebastian narrate the adventure, including an encounter with the terrifying Banshee, and talk about the Monstrous and gender. Then, 'Lil Sebastian outlines a cockamamie plan to take on the Iron Golem this week.


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This week began with a rumour: that an NPC party following ours into the dungeon had been savagely attacked. We met their attackers within the dungeon—this week Benedictish Frankwich and Ser Cleve tell their stories. Then, we talk about Bendict's Curse, and about how to measure the quality of dungeons.


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This week Archibald Arborlax, bird watcher extraordinare, rejoined the party after many months away. In the dungeon, Archibald declared the monster living in a heap of trash to be an “Otyugh”, shortly before being swallowed by the thing. We talk about death, difficulty, and access to the drop-in game, as well as writing rules, especially those ones about dying—and waking the dead.


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