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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 33 - GM Fiat & Trust | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Jun 23, 2023

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

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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 GM fiat and the need for mutual trust, diegetic telegraphing of danger, when to call for a roll, arbitration at the table, and combat as a puzzle to be solved!
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.

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The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 33 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Operation Snatch & Grab Jun 20, 2023

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All focus is on Anwir's stolen spellbook. The mission: yank the tome out of the Library of Thoth without incurring the wrath of a mad druid and powerful wizard. Godspeed, delvers.

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, 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 32 - Analysis Paralysis | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Jun 16, 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 maintaining player focus on goals, analysis paralysis, bookkeeping as a worthwhile aspect of old-school play, and the world adapting to PC choices! 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 32 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Make Mine Mischief Jun 13, 2023

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The seeds of Avaracios' mischievous streak bear refulgent fruit. Goblins above ground, whispers of Wicktrimmer, glasses raised to Larel One-Eye, and the return of the Winedark Cohort!

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, 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 31 - Tactics through D&D Editions | OSR Post-Session Discussion! Jun 09, 2023

Show notes

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

⁠⁠Video⁠⁠

⁠⁠Audio Only⁠⁠

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 tactical choices in modern vs. classic D&D, strategies for getting the upper hand in combat, and the old-school focus on exploration over combat as the primary activity!
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 31 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Shrieking and Claws and Blood and Teeth Jun 06, 2023

Show notes

The AV Club has a plan. A good plan. A solid plan. A plan with very few holes. How well does it hold up against ravening mutant baboons? That's a rhetorical question. Watch and listen to 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 30 - Out-of-the-Box Thinking | OSR Post-Session Discussion! May 26, 2023

Show notes

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

⁠Video⁠

⁠Audio Only⁠

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 out-of-the-box thinking to overcome hard obstacles, the satisfaction of finally being competent in combat, the use of retainers in improving action economy, feats of exploration as dangling carrots, and the nature of infravision in older editions of D&D! 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.

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

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 30 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | A Study in Dwarf Nudity May 23, 2023

Show notes

It's what you've all been craving: Gorend Blackhood in all his hirsute glory! The campaign delivers the dwarven goods as the party's resident dwarf finds interesting ways to circumvent obstacles in his path.

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 29 - Fear of Death | OSR Post-Session Discussion! May 19, 2023

Show notes

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

Video

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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 fear of death as character level increases, the pure simplicity of leveling up in OSE, and how easy it is to measure your character's survivability! 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.

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

The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 29 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Plungertown or Bust May 16, 2023

Show notes

After some mischief at the Broken Head, the AV Club has its sights set on finding the man most likely to have the party's stolen spellbooks. Down, down to Plungertown!

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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