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3d6 Down The Line

3d6 Down the Line is a group of friends who enjoy playing and showcasing a variety of independent tabletop roleplaying games.
Our mission is to inspire both new and veteran players through our “community-first” approach to published content.

Latest Episodes:

Delve Detox Ep 52 - Hardships Unnumbered! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Dec 22, 2023

Show notes

SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch or listen to the full episode first!

Join the boyz as we wind down for a few minutes immediately after the session ended!

In relation to the events of the session, we chat about second-guessing choices, known vs. unknown dangers, and leveraging meta-knowledge!

Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://necroticgnome.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I use a fairly extensive list of house rules, culled from numerous luminary OSR sources. Find them, my Armor and Weapons List, and my Carousing Rules ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠

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Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 52 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | The Long Stair Dec 19, 2023

Show notes

C-Team meets some unlikely allies on their way to the Forum of Set, but they must contend with some of the most despicable foes that comb the cruelest location in the Halls: the dreaded Long Stair. Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://necroticgnome.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ server!

Grab some 3d6 DTL ⁠⁠merchandise⁠⁠! Isometric maps by Jason Lutes. Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos. Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Delve Detox Ep 51 - Codswallop Conundrum! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Dec 15, 2023

Show notes

SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch or listen to the full episode first!

Join the boyz as we wind down for a few minutes immediately after the session ended!

In relation to the events of the session, we chat about the vault dilemma, the richness of emergent story, defining success in TTRPGs, and character level vs. player intelligence!

Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://necroticgnome.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I use a fairly extensive list of house rules, culled from numerous luminary OSR sources. Find them, my Armor and Weapons List, and my Carousing Rules ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠!

Support our ⁠Patreon⁠!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

⁠Drivethru RPG⁠

⁠Itch⁠

Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://3d6dtl.creator-spring.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 51 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Fear and Loathing in Arden Vul Dec 12, 2023

Show notes

With the AV Club split into three different parties, A-Team contends with their greatest fears while beset on all sides, and B-Team must deal with a betrayal of the highest order back at the Inn of the Broken Head. Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://necroticgnome.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠ server!

Grab some 3d6 DTL ⁠merchandise⁠! Isometric maps by Jason Lutes. Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos. Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Tack-on FX - Rin's Dilemma | Old School Essentials Megadungeon Dec 10, 2023

Show notes

The wait is over! Rin the elf finally makes his decision, now that most of the AV Club has teleported to unknown locations.

This special one-on-one session with Jon and David immediately follows the events of Episode 50 of the Halls of Arden Vul, and determines whether the campaign moves forward as a two-way or three-way(!) party split.

Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://necroticgnome.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I use a fairly extensive list of house rules, culled from numerous luminary OSR sources. Find them, my Armor and Weapons List, and my Carousing Rules ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠!

Support our ⁠Patreon⁠!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

⁠Drivethru RPG⁠

⁠Itch⁠

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Dolmenwood Detox - The Redcap's Cauldron Part 3 | Post-Session Discussion! Dec 08, 2023

Show notes

SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch or listen to the full session first!

Join the boyz as we wind down for a few minutes immediately after the session ended!

In relation to the events of the session, we chat about whimsy vs. horror, campaign tone parameters, and the design intentions of the adventure!

Find out more about the Dolmenwood TTRPG on Necrotic Gnome's ⁠⁠site⁠⁠!

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official ⁠website⁠! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

Support our ⁠Patreon⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits!

Grab some 3d6 DTL ⁠merchandise⁠!

Join our friendly and lively ⁠Discord server⁠!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

⁠Drivethru RPG⁠

⁠Itch⁠

Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.

Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Redcap's Cauldron Part 3 - Dolmenwood TTRPG Exclusive Sneak Preview Dec 05, 2023

Show notes

The mysteries of the Redcap's Cauldron are revealed in the conclusion to our exclusive jaunt through the Dolmenwood TTRPG starter adventure!

The key lies in turning dreams into reality, and vice versa. But how to work such magicks?

Find out more about the Dolmenwood TTRPG on Necrotic Gnome's ⁠⁠site⁠⁠!

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits!

Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ server!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games! ⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠

Grab some 3d6 DTL ⁠⁠⁠merchandise⁠⁠⁠!

Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.

Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Redcap's Cauldron Part 2 - Dolmenwood TTRPG Exclusive Sneak Preview Nov 29, 2023

Show notes

The exploration of the Redcap's Cauldron continues in Part 2 of 3d6 DTL's exclusive run-through of the upcoming Dolmenwood TTRPG starter adventure!

The dream logic of this extradimensional space starts to reveal itself to the party, but their antics threaten to anger the mighty Ser Wellow, caretaker of this realm.

Find out more about the Dolmenwood TTRPG on Necrotic Gnome's ⁠site⁠!

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits!

Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠ server!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games! ⁠Drivethru RPG⁠ | ⁠Itch⁠

Grab some 3d6 DTL ⁠⁠merchandise⁠⁠!

Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.

Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Dolmenwood Detox - The Redcap's Cauldron Part 1 | Post-Session Discussion! Nov 24, 2023

Show notes

SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch or listen to the full session first!

Join the boyz as we wind down for a few minutes immediately after the session ended!

In relation to the events of the session, we chat about cognitive dissonance, slow talkers, the benefits of random character generation, and engaging with common fairy lore!

Find out more about the Dolmenwood TTRPG on Necrotic Gnome's ⁠site⁠!

Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!

Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!

Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!

Join our friendly and lively Discord server!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

Drivethru RPG

Itch

Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.

Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Redcap's Cauldron - Character Generation | Dolmenwood TTRPG Exclusive Sneak Preview Nov 22, 2023

Show notes

3d6 Down the Line returns to the fairy-haunted paths of Dolmenwood for a brief jaunt! We have gained exclusive access to the starter adventure The Redcap's Cauldron, which will be included in the upcoming Dolmenwood tabletop role-playing game, to be published in 2024!

This is a quick session of character generation using the all new ruleset. At the end of this session, the boyz take their finished player-characters and roll right into the adventure! Watch or listen to the first part here, if you haven't already!

Find out more about the Dolmenwood TTRPG on Necrotic Gnome's ⁠site⁠!

Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!

Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!

Join our friendly and lively Discord server!

Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games!

Drivethru RPG

Itch

Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.

Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.

Intro music by Muzaproduction.