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In-Session Player Mapping - Tips & Techniques | Tack-on FX | Old School Essentials Megadungeon Oct 19, 2023

Show notes

Join Jon and resident 3d6 DTL cartographer Ted as they discuss the (mostly) lost art of player mapping!

As strong proponents of this mapping style, they have a bevy of tips and techniques that you can use for your own game -- whether in-person or online!

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 by Gavin Norman a.k.a. Necrotic Gnome. OSE is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out here.

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!

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The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 46 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | A Series of Close Calls Oct 17, 2023

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The vengeful spirit of the Pentarch has taken issue with Gorend's light fingers. The party must navigate a fighting retreat against a foe that could spell their doom! Is a TPK imminent?

Arden and Vul are but two of the storied heroes of the Archontean Empire. The AV Club discovers that one of the Twenty Worthies has many secrets to divulge. "The key is the Builder..." 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!

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

Delve Detox Ep 45 - One Tough Spirit! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Oct 13, 2023

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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 one very tough and vengeful spirit, consequences of exploring in reverse, and Archontean incursions into Arden Vul!

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.

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The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 45 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | The Twenty Worthies Oct 10, 2023

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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!

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

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

Delve Detox Ep 44 - The Cult of Arden! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Oct 06, 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 discrete stories in the dungeon, the lure of solving mysteries, rulings on interrupted rest, target-rich environments, varying time apertures, the diegetic experience of history, and the cult of Arden! If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the Delve Detox on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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.

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

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 44 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | A Mystery of Internecine Strife Oct 03, 2023

Show notes

The AV Club stumbles into a tragic mystery from the ancient Archontean past. In these forgotten halls, did brother fight against brother, and for what reason? 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!

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

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

Delve Detox Ep 43 - Maximizing Temporary Power! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Sep 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 missing the 5 room bonus, sharing the burden of remembering abilities, the best use of temporary power, mapping Arden Vul verticality, Rope Trick blues, and illusionists in OSE! If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the Delve Detox on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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.

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

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 43 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | The Chambers of Ancient Ice Sep 19, 2023

Show notes

Delve 3 begins with a series of forgotten chambers encased in unnatural snow and ice.

Is this truly the tomb of the mythical Marius Tricotor?

Oaths are spoken and prayers proffered in these dreadful frostbitten halls. 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!

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

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

Delve Detox Ep 42 - Banana Level 9! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Sep 15, 2023

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

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Video⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 reframing campaign goals, megadungeon wild cards, Locate Object, retainer loyalty, and information as power! If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the Delve Detox on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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.

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

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 42 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Into the Fire Sep 12, 2023

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The best laid plans of shorties and men oft go awry. Witness the campaign take a HARD right turn in this astounding session of Arden Vul, in which the party delves deep into some of the dungeon's darkest secrets. 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!

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

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

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