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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 41 - Expansionist Goblins! | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Sep 07, 2023

Show notes

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 well-designed encounters, puzzles as part of historical intent, expansionist goblins, in-game time dilation, and faction alliances! 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.

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.

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

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 41 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Jost and the Little Guys Sep 05, 2023

Show notes

Watch a stone-cold classic of dungeon-crawling as Mort, Gorend, and Jost perform small unit recon in the perilous corridors and chambers of the Thothian Precincts.

Tight, fast, and procedural -- as Moldvay intended! 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 40 - Bridging Map Connections! | OSR Post-Session Discussion Sep 01, 2023

Show notes

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 bridging map connections, benefits of surprise, when to roll morale, and resting in the dungeon! 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 40 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | A Session of Ice and Fire Aug 29, 2023

Show notes

The AV Club makes their move against baboon defenses in the Well of Light. Is it all-out war, or does the party have some tricks up their sleeves? Let's find out! 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.

Dolmenwood Deep Dive Part 3 - Campaign Book | Perilous Fairytale Forest Hexcrawl RPG! Aug 27, 2023

Show notes

Join Jon for a comprehensive exploration of the upcoming Dolmenwood roleplaying game, due in 2024, by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral! Dolmenwood is a complete roleplaying game in the old-school style, set in a dark and perilous fairytale woods. Currently being kickstarted, the game consists of three books -- the Player's Book, the Monster Book, and the Campaign Book. In Part 3, Jon dives into the Campaign Book, sifting through the multitude of secrets hidden in Dolmenwood, the machinations of seven powerful factions, sixteen unique settlements, 200 richly detailed hexes, and much, much more! Throughout, Jon relates the material directly to his own play experience, having refereed two campaigns under the boughs of the enchanted forest! If you want to witness listen to the setting in action, listen to all 22 sessions of 3d6 DTL's ⁠⁠Dolmenwood campaign⁠⁠!

Dolmenwood Deep Dive Part 1 - Player's Book: https://youtu.be/hL_YAarvB5U

Dolmenwood Deep Dive Part 2 - Monster Book: https://youtu.be/TYAOz1ShB6w

Pledge now! ⁠⁠Dolmenwood TTRPG on Kickstarter⁠⁠
Dolmenwood Preview on ⁠⁠Necrotic Gnome⁠⁠'s site
⁠⁠Questing Beast⁠⁠'s Dolmenwood Overview
⁠Bastionland⁠'s Monster Book Readthrough
⁠⁠Twenty Sides to Every Story⁠⁠'s Dolmenwood Actual Play
⁠⁠Eleven Foot Pole⁠⁠'s Dolmenwood Actual Play
Necrotic Gnome ⁠⁠Discord Server⁠⁠, with Dedicated Dolmenwood Channels
⁠⁠Dolmenwood Facebook Group⁠⁠

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Delve Detox Ep 39 - World-Clock Pressure | OSR Post-Session Discussion Aug 25, 2023

Show notes

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 thief retainers taken from us too soon, dastardly treasure traps, delving too deep, bipedal murder cows, Anwir's arcane power, always playing with a stacked deck, and the art of narrating tactical positioning! In relation to the events of the session, we chat about Gerrilad's motives, possible connections to Lady Alexia, world-clock pressure, and reassessing overall party goals! 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 39 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Shadow Play Aug 22, 2023

Show notes

Intent on linking up the Druid's Retreat to his base in the Well of Light, the AV Club must contend with some dastardly traps and unwanted visitors.

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.

Dolmenwood Deep Dive Part 2 - Monster Book | Perilous Fairytale Forest Hexcrawl RPG! Aug 20, 2023

Show notes

Join Jon for a comprehensive exploration of the upcoming Dolmenwood roleplaying game, due in 2024, by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral! Dolmenwood is a complete roleplaying game in the old-school style, set in a dark and perilous fairytale woods. Currently being kickstarted, the game consists of three books -- the Player's Book, the Monster Book, and the Campaign Book. In Part 2, Jon dives into the Monster Book, which details 87 weird and wondrous creatures, plus many more animals and folk native to the perilous wood. He highlights numerous beasties, discusses in depth what makes Dolmenwood creature statistic blocks so special, and details an example of random generation encounter flow! If you want to witness listen to the setting in action, listen to all 22 sessions of 3d6 DTL's ⁠Dolmenwood campaign⁠!

Pledge now! ⁠Dolmenwood TTRPG on Kickstarter⁠
Dolmenwood Preview on ⁠Necrotic Gnome⁠'s site
⁠Questing Beast⁠'s Dolmenwood Overview
Bastionland's Monster Book Readthrough
⁠Twenty Sides to Every Story⁠'s Dolmenwood Actual Play
⁠Eleven Foot Pole⁠'s Dolmenwood Actual Play
Necrotic Gnome ⁠Discord Server⁠, with Dedicated Dolmenwood Channels
⁠Dolmenwood Facebook Group⁠

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Dolmenwood Deep Dive Part 1 - Player's Book | Perilous Fairytale Forest Hexcrawl RPG! Aug 16, 2023

Show notes

Join Jon for a comprehensive exploration of the upcoming Dolmenwood roleplaying game, due in 2024, by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral! Dolmenwood is a complete roleplaying game in the old-school style, set in a dark and perilous fairytale woods. Currently being kickstarted, the game consists of three books -- the Player's Book, the Monster Book, and the Campaign Book. In Part 1, Jon dives into the Player's Book, which presents the information required for character creation, including all the wondrous kindreds and classes from which players can choose, and all of the core rules for the game. If you want to witness listen to the setting in action, listen to all 22 sessions of 3d6 DTL's Dolmenwood campaign!

Pledge now! Dolmenwood TTRPG on Kickstarter
Dolmenwood Preview on Necrotic Gnome's site
Questing Beast's Dolmenwood Overview
Twenty Sides to Every Story's Dolmenwood Actual Play
Eleven Foot Pole's Dolmenwood Actual Play
Necrotic Gnome Discord Server, with Dedicated Dolmenwood Channels
Dolmenwood Facebook Group

Intro music by Muzaproduction.

Delve Detox Ep 38 - Play with a Stacked Deck! | OSR Post-Session Discussion Aug 11, 2023

Show notes

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 thief retainers taken from us too soon, dastardly treasure traps, delving too deep, bipedal murder cows, Anwir's arcane power, always playing with a stacked deck, and the art of narrating tactical positioning! In relation to the events of the session, we chat about the massive scope of Arden Vul, how Jon navigates the adventure on the fly, the evolution of Jon's refereeing style over the years, and Richard Barton's design intentions with this seminal megadungeon! 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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