Campaign Diary 001: Red Sky At Morning
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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For those worried about Lars, relax. :D SPOILERS!
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I have tons of respect for you man, but I honestly think this could have gone a lot different, maybe a more epic battle against the dragonborn "whatshisname" the betrayer, while the city was being raided by demons and the hawklords and everything, thus forcing the players to run while the commander sacrifice himself for the team in a more meaningful, cinematic "Run you fools" way.
I don't know man, the whole "humongous demon you can't even touch" is kinda boring, both to watch and to play. But it's just my humble opinion, I enjoyed the stream, the frame is cool and I love the concept of the Chain and the senior officers having special cool abilities and stuff. Also loved the part with Boots and the captain of the ship and I'm actually eager to see the next session.
Kudos Matt.
@@Hrorwulf It's about that set up. I highly doubt that's the last time we've seen him. It seems really similar to the beginning of Megaman X, fighting something you can't even visibly hurt and then spend the rest of the game becoming powerful enough to take it down, only now instead of it just being a name on a boss npc the party has a personal reason for taking him down.
I know some people might have missed the point with Lars but it's nice to know that people are trying to sympathize with your players and have already become attached. Was an amazing first game!
I enjoyed it much more than any Crit Role episode. It was great to watch, Matt.
What you didn't address is why the die rolls for stats didn't add up to the total correctly. I'm baffled. Erroneous adding up? Some hidden bonus? I thought you would explain this!
"5 arrows is a waste of 4 arrows... because you'll only get one shot" is such a badass line.
I think of all the Running the Game lessons, the one I most obviously deployed in Session One is "Put the Bad Guy in front of the players early, when they're too low-level do anything about it." Same trick I use with Kalarel the Vile.
Seemed to work...really really well! Folks want to talk about player agency. The players were the ones who chose this campaign, with this opening. And I explained what that meant, and they were down. That is player agency.
Well said
In Matt we trust 😉
Matt i am so happy to have backed the book not just because strongholds are cool but im super excited to see you dm your game.
The same thing that applies to D&D Rules applies to individual tables: specific beats general.
Excellent video! Glad to see more great content coming from MCDM!
"I don't take orders from dead men" - Judge
Such an amazing line. 35:11 is where Matt mentions it in this video, for people finding this top comment.
Best part of the stream
Such an awesome moment
this line is so cool, principally because it's shows perfectly the personality of the character. Cool, noble and extremely reckless
that was the best thing i've ever experienced in d&d
*when the recap of a D&D session is 1/3rd the length of the session*
Gonna gobble it up! Hopefully we get a recap of a recap that's 25 mins long.
A third of it even, but hey, more Matt talking in my ear is always gucci
"just a short video for you folks...."
anubis_IS_awful i mean, we don’t miss out on anything and it’s still only 1/3 instead of 3/3
Not to mention that if you boil down the campaign to parts where things were actually happening, it was only like a half hour. Most of it was them just hanging out.
Make the apple salesman a recurring character and provide unlikely stories about how he survives against all odds please.
My cabbages!
Great idea!
i second this
I third it!
If they ask him his name call him Steve
If you ever bring back the Commander or when you do, be sure to give him a Javelin of lightning.
Yup
But, if the commander has been corrupted maybe a Javelin of Black or Purple lighting (ADDing necrotic damage) would be appropriate.
"Well that means we're all going to die..."
"Well not ALL of you"
Perfect setup for a total party kill Matthew.
I have always called Ajax, the Invincible Overlord "Ajax, the Unstoppable Powder Cleanser", and will continue to do so until the end of time
well let's hope he won't end time then
I sense a theme between that and Lady Cereal
Ajax the Clean, Ajax of the Dead Pool, Ajax the Scrubber. Ajax of the Foaming Bubbles.
Ajax, cutter of Grease
Ajax, the cutter FROM Greece.
A warning to Saint Ajax:
The last high-level powerhouse to declare Godhood prematurely ended up splattered across unforgiving rocks after falling to her doom. Pray thee, Ajax, that your hubris isn't met with a similar fate.
I got that reference. :P
Remember Ajax
Goldfish do not fly.
@@virgiljericho664 yet...
Triple digit numbering system? Ambitious-I love it!!
Hah! It was 01 and Jerry said "Come on, have some optimism."
"Go big or go home!" :)
It also differentiates from the previous campaign diaries that were two digit.
Here's hoping it's hexadecimal!
@@martintoombs2439 what happens after video FFF?
"This is an Age of Men!" is still my favorite piece of dialogue out of all the games I've watched, run and played in. I can't help it, but I love St. Ajax, called invincible
Yeah, look at him! Doesn't that guy deserve to be king?!
@@KapitanSipri Did we just all join the cult of AJax....
Matt you are awesome but you have experience and history being in the limelight. Your players, do not.
And they put themselves out there for the world to see. I applaud them all and salute with much respect for participating in this.
Folks of the Chain, you do you! Ignore the keyboard warriors behind the screen!
Great job folks!
Lol, you are trying to talk like Matt in the comments. "Your players, do not". You don't actually need a comma there, it's just Matt would pause there for emphasis. Sorry, I am not trying to be mean, I think it's funny. I do it to after watching a long video of this verbose dude.
@@no_nameyouknow LOL! I type how I talk. :)
Also, there are two spaces after a period! I care not what these new wave "what the heck is a typewriter" types say!!
TWO!!!
There shall always be 2.
I feel like I'm watching Matt Colville's ascendance, and it's beautiful.
People are freaking out over nothing. Seems like Matt and friends had a lot of fun, and that's what matters!
Yeah I think sometimes people forget the point of a game is to have fun.
Fun is what it's all about.
Yeah from my pov it was a great session. They all are super keen to play again and thats what matters
Agreed, the thing that made Critical Role shine was that it is their home game which happens to be in front of cameras - I believe that is largely still true. The Chain is the game that Matt and friends would be playing with or without cameras, and that's going to make it feel real. Real is important for a lot of reasons.
I think people overhyped the game and it couldn't live up to their expectations. It was a solid game, though I hate to see a player die right away.
Just thinking that 'rallying', instantly makes me think of gaining temporary hit points. Or he could yell 'charge!!!' And everyone gets some movement? I don't know.
Tristan Cotton mayve they could also lose some status effects like charmed or frightened cause it inspires everyone and refocuses them
Yea - i immediately thought of something that works a little like bardic inspiration for a small numerical bonus or something
I like the idea of allowing other players to use their bonus action to move toward the standard bearer. It wouldn't give the player an ability themselves, but it would allow them to lead a charge or a retreat very effectively.
Or if the standard bearer is melee engaged, allies get 5' additional mvmt toward the banners, and adjacent allies get +1 ac or +1 to hit
I offered my mechanical interpretation for a Rallying charge. I hope Matt see's it.
Matt brings out a super fancy cathedral prop, comments on how expensive it is, and then within 20 minutes has a god show up and destroy it with artillery fire. There's also the mini that Lars said he spent a lot of money on, but he said he'd reuse a character with that appearance in the future.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that the name of the ship was the _Rosso Cielo_ (Italian for “Red Sky”) and not some made-up one word fantasy name, so fact that the episode title was a reference both to the city being in fire and the ship was completely lost on me for a solid day
his italian sounds very weird, so I'm not surprised
I kept hearing Rossos Yellow. "Red Yellow? that's silly."
favorite part of this video was 51:06 where Matt starts a sentence decides it will not work and then starts it over again. this is obviously part that he thought would be edited out.... i like this part so much not because it may be considered humorous that the editor messed up and failed to edit this part out but i like it because it show this may be what Matt probably always does when he fails to convey what he wants to convey to us. He stops takes a second and then starts over. we see this happen once on an editing mistake but i like to think of how often he may do this maybe often repeating something many times over just so he can get it right. i dont think we appreciate the time Matt and crew may put in to these videos. what may be a 10 to 20 minute video may be Matt repeating lines over and over again until he is happy with his explanation and only a small portion of his recording time goes into the actual video. also the editors are awesome too! love all of yalls content keep up the good work...
ps. loved the D&D stream. your way of playing the game reminds me a lot of how most people play it. its not like Critical Role where literaly everything is role played (tho i do love thier content) your game is very meda game like and it makes it more real... more like your average dnd game!
So after being a super sourpuss on the notes for the game, seeing all of this context makes me feel pretty silly for reacting the way I did. Pretty much everything that was bugging me either got explained or was basically acknowledged as something that everyone recognizes and is going to work on. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Loved watching the game live, but these campaign dairies are what really sets this game apart from the other stuff out there. These are great!
It's a peak behind the DM screen. Don't get that with critrole
C Russ Completely agree
I agree, I don't even watch the stream. I just like listning to his thoughts.
I actually didn't realize you meant the pupils were hourglasses, I actually imagined the woman having actual hourglasses for her eyes.
me too. and it wasn't a pretty mental image.
Golden skin, white hair and hourglass pupils.... isn't that pretty much the EXACT description of Raistlin Majere from the Dragonlance saga?
@@Linerunner99 yeah yeah, thats what I thought!
One minor knit-pick: if your premise's that all the PC's are well-versed with one another, it'd have made much more sense for them all to be intimately acquainted with one another's capabilities rather than having it be an "at the table discussion" about it. If you already have a history of relying on someone in life-and-death scenarios, it would make sense that you know what they can do.
Matt... why didn't you tell me how short the video was gonna be at the beginning!?
“Oh let’s watch the campaign diary, it should be shorter than watching the full VOD.”
Well then.
I see how it is.
@@brennanruiz1803 Well, I mean... *technically* it is shorter.
So, when are we getting "I don't take orders from dead men" shirts?
I really love these Campaign Diaries. Your energy is palpable and hearing the inner workings of a campaign is very interesting to watch as both a player and DM.
I love watching the Diaries over the actual play. You have the gift of storytelling, Matt. :D
I'm actually more interested in the GM craft. There's more of that here than in the game record.
ALSO! I forgot what video you displayed Phil's setting book in , but it looked AWESOME! If you ever take a break, it would be super cool to see you guys make new characters in that setting with Phil as the DM!
I've literally been checking youtube all day waiting for this video!?
Isaac Gonzalez this was me too.
no you haven't
@@Flackon oh...
You have (wisely IMO) stated over and again how you want this stream to be simply friends around a table playing D&D. While your production values have skyrocketed since those first live streams, I believe you have succeeded wildly in conveying that feeling of "everyday" D&D (OK, the chapel, Ajax, and the demon minis were *amazing*). From this viewer's standpoint, the stream is off to a great start and I can't wait to see how the story of The Chain unfolds.
Did people think Phil's turn was unbearable? I thought it was just a major point of tension. There were of course a lot of decisions to make there. If he decides to run, he basically making the choice for the party.
No. Tom’s turns were unbearable. He literally took 20 minutes to make a 6 second turn happen.
And he’s done that since he’s started in the last campaign.
Not sure if unbearable, but takin *tens of minutes* to play out _six seconds_ of in game time is way too much.
Like, even for ultra important battles and most important turns more than a few minutes is too much. 5 minutes *per round* is too much.
20+ fucking minutes *per turn* is insane.
@@amunak_ sure. in your game. but you're not at their table
@@amunak_ Have you played D&D? Because that is not uncommon....at all.
I find some people just overthink their turns. Unless you’re a wizard with a billion spells, and what you were planning and your plan b got completely disrupted by the turn before you, it should honestly take like a min or two tops between movement, actions, and rolling. Otherwise you’re not thinking about your move between rounds enough or don’t know your character/ class very well.
“Ooooo campaign diary”
An hour????????!!
Well there was backstory and setup to explain.
"Oooo campaign diary"
Woah, a WHOLE HOUR!!! :D :D :D
It’s far too short for my liking.
More like a campaign log lmao
Episode 0 always eats time...
I didn't question killing the commander at all. This is a group of friends, several of whom are very experienced in d&d, playing a streamed campaign that they've been planning for a year. Why would the normal rules for new dms apply?
50:15 the saddest moment in my life, Matt telling me that we are not best friends.
Hey man I'm a backer of the kickstarter, longtime follower of the channel and def will support the patreon and I just wanted to say thank you! The first episode was great! It was epic and narritive and i loved it! And hearing these campaign diaries that not only recap but explain your thought process before and during the game is super useful . I am currently running my first dnd campaign (my own varation or curse of strahd) and i owe it mostly to this content. So thanks for the great quality and i can't wait to see the future of this story!
I love your campaign diaries, I'm sooo happy you're continuing with them rather than just streaming the game!
That's the classic writer's escape technique "I can't do this for reasons you cannot possibly comprehend". It buys you time to actually think of why they can't do the task the heroes are given.
If the second sword really was the "Sword of Lies" like Matt mentioned then I'm still counting on the possibility that Sariel could have faked her own death. Fingers crossed!
Alas I think the Sword of Lies is at least partially and possibly principally responsible for her death.
:O it wasn't Orion that she was wielding was it! The sword of lies, it lies about which sword it is :O
@@maxvanhooren8606 well the second sword she drew was the sword of lies, but based on Matt's response Orion breaking may have actually just caused it to explode and kill her. I hope this isn't the last we hear about it!
Then again, did the vampire really defenitely die? Or will she reform in her coffin in 1d100 days ...
Matt the session was awesome, it looked awesome too PROPS TO JERRY cant wait for the next session and wish you much success, props to everybody they did an awesome job!
I am almost 99% sure that the bishop was actually the wizard in disguise
Imagine what would have happened if Tom had picked that as his target instead. I'm sure Matt would have made it true if it wasn't.
Personally I would make the standard bearer all about rallying the troops. Maybe something along the lines of Bardic Inspiration or the Bless spell. But also maybe have the stipulation it can only trigger if the party is losing the fight; like if *a* PC goes down, or it only affects PCs under 50% health etc. That way the standard bearer acts as last stand rallying cry kinda thing.
It also behooves the rest of the party to protect the standard bearer because they act as a support role.
I don't quite like healing but I do like movement and reorganizing - which could be more powerful. Once per combat, the Standard Bearer can use a bonus action to "Rally the Banner" and each PC (besides the standard bearer) can use their reactions to move up to their movement without provoking opportunity attacks. They must end their movement closer to the Standard Bearer than they begin.
It's a toned done (no temp HP) version of the Mantle of Inspiration ability of the Glamour Bard.
@@GodzillaKing53 I didn't mean that the standard bearer could heal, only that its rallying effects, whatever they are, only trigger if the party is losing (for example, only players under half health get the benefit). I do like the extra idea movement though.
@@GodzillaKing53
This is exactly what I was going to suggest! I scrolled down to make sure some addressed this. Great idea for the ability
I incorporated skill challenges into my game, and have never regretted it since. Thank you, Matt.
You and Seth Skorkowsky (Dont remember how to spell it) on youtube have really spiced up my game quite a bit!
An HOUR LONG VIDEO!? Matthew you spoil us
Initial reaction: MAN your production quality has improved since the early days; audio, video and everything else!
I'm here for the long haul, sir. 5-6 pssh. I'll be here every time those cameras turn on. Can't get enough of it
This is awsome. As a fairly inexperienced player and beginner DM, this view "behind the scenes" of how an experienced DM sets up a campaign and session and how he makes adjustments on the fly is really helpful, especially as a starter DM.
That's why I do it! :D Glad to know it helps!
Funny enough. I knew about Ajax from the Illiad, but the soap named Ajax took FOREVER to click in my head: "Because it conquers Grease(Greece)"
It was equal parts "OOOOOH!" and "....I'm so stupid"
MATT! I LOVE THIS. I enjoyed the stream and I love these campaign diaries. You have no idea how helpful this is for me as a DM. Watching you guys play is awesome and let's me think back in my memory, when you make everything explicit here. This is fantastic work.
By the way. Love the cast. They seem like legit cool people. I can't wait to get to know them and their characters.
Where can I watch the Stream?
Also he was coming out o the church at "Dawn" usually a very bad time or a "Vampire" to start an attack...
The sun was blocked by his flying citadel
Holy cow! 76 minutes of Matt talking?! Well, I guess I'm going to bed late. Again.
I like these campaign diaries more than the live streams. These are the best :)
Edit: I especially love these long stories
When I was watching the stream, and Lady Sariel "turned to mist and blew away"?
I mean, oh no. The vampire lord turned to mist.
She's dead! he seems to say.
But no. Vampire lords turn to mist. She's going to come back. Just, without those dragon teeth.
Also, I wonder if the most powerful artificer in the world is the Toothless Dragon.
I actually really enjoyed Phil's deliberation - as a viewer I could /feel/ his frustration at the situation/the tensity of it all as being genuine, and so I felt through that the character's own frustration, which drew me into the story/world.
I did as well, I have listening/watching a lot of critical role lately and because they are very in character (which I love) you don't really get to hear about what the characters/players are thinking
It was really refreshing to hear a different style of play
Very nice retelling of The Black Company Chronicles.
As for the Standard Bearer ability. Perhaps he could set up a "Rallying Charge" ( for punching a hole through enemy formations) by Readying his Action and having 2(or more) Allies end their turns adjacent to him, at which point He Dashes forward ( Moving any allies within 5 ft of him along the same path with the standard bearer.) during this Charge allies may use their Reaction to attack any enemies they pass by. All the allies still provoke attacks of opportunity as normal.
That's my best mechanical interpretation a Breaching charge.
Fascinating video. As I understand it, Surprise isn't a condition either, just a potential aspect of combat. Copper would have had advantage when firing at Mortum not just because the target was Surprised but because the "wizard" was Surprised *and* being attacked by a hidden foe which he couldn't see. Also, the individual who took the arrow in the shoulder shouldn't have been able to move or do anything that required an action (including a bonus action) or a reaction on his turn. I've no idea what happened after Mandrake got shot but it sure seemed like the paladin might have done something that maybe he couldn't have strictly according to the rules. Really looking forward to seeing this epic campaign unfold after such a great start.
i don't think you need to warn for spoilers in a campaign diary
Hey Matt! I think campaign diaries are perfect to show after you run, if we watched the game then we can see your side better and if we didn’t have time we can catch up here
The greatest moment of the whole game was just before the ambush; tensions are high as the officers of The Chain wait for the 6 bells. The entire weight of the situation is on the small shoulders of Copper. As he lines up a potential shot and waits for Mortum to emerge his bowstring 'laxes as he pops up from his hiding spot revealing his position to chainsign to Nails, "get me an apple." I was dying of laughter - Tom is roleplaying a goblin perfectly!
I’ve been checking my phone for this video since Thursday, and I’m absolutely ecstatic!
And here we are with the first Campaign Diary of the chain o/
“Improv from an outline” describes my personal DM style. It works well for me and my players, and I’m glad Matt made a good session with it, as well!
I really appreciate the "Where and how" this video provides.
Thank you Matt
Surprise is an often misunderstood rule in 5e. Simply stated, surprised characters/NPCs, don’t get a turn on the opening round.
As for advantage, I love it. I wouldn’t go out of my way to reduce its use.
And the naming of NPCs that the characters don’t know, I love to do that too!
I enjoyed watching a more "advanced" DnD session, it shows what could be and inspires us to do better/be more adventurous as DMs!
Paraphrasing: "Lars is upset, deeply deeply upset that no one is listening to him. He hates it when he is the one who gets to the end of the sentence before everyone else while everyone else is still reading along."
I can get why he is upset, and can understand where he is coming from because I know other players like this... but I find those kinds of players problematic to play with. It's like playing board games with people who know the game really well when you are new to it and they tell you what you should and should not be doing. They might as well play your turn for you.
This also presumes (on his part) that he knows better than everyone else - that everyone around him is just "slow", but often times (in a similar situation), I would fully understand the consequences - I am there at the end of the sentence as well - but I want my own time to think about what my character would do, even if it is not the "optimal" choice. I don't like that agency being taken from me. We talk about DM's taking agency from a player being a problem - I think it is even a bigger problem having a player who wishes to take the agency away from other players around them because 'they know best' or 'they know how the DM works'.
Had he said, "My character really really wants you all to do X, but of course you are welcome to do as you wish" I think that would have worked out, but he didn't - and his emotions related to this were very apparent and really a bummer to witness.
We all knew he looked miserable. I was wanting to hear the behind-the-scenes so as not to jump to a judgement, but (imho) having heard your take (which I assume to be a 100% accurate accounting from him) I think he could have handled it better, especially considering that this was known to be a cinematic for the most part.
Anywho, I enjoyed the stream very much and I look forward to more. No hate towards Lars, and in all likelihood I may have come in with a bias because... well... he never looks happy when I have seen him on stream - but I'm told I never look happy either, even when I am (RBF an all) ;)
TL;DR - Totally agree that DM and Player were good here - situation setup makes it a cool thing, Matt would not do this with a new PC, etc. Instead, I see this as a (potential) problem from a PC vs PC standpoint.
Not much to contribute here other than to say, "Agreed!" My first impression was that I would not want to be in the same gaming group as Lars--all of the other players seemed pretty cool and easygoing. He needs to take a chill pill for future sessions. Maybe this issue will be helped a bit in future sessions given that he will no longer be playing the Commander, so he might take more of a back seat in determining what the group is going to do.
I loved everything about the stream. No complaints. I play D&D and it was legit fun to watch you pull out these amazing minis and watch the other characters play. I was easily immersed in your story the first time and also in this video. I'm excited for more!
some form of quick reposition for the standard bearer,
bonus action, once per day
allow all allies within a 30 ft. radius around you to make a full movement instantly (breaking initiative),
you can balance it around the radius size, movement granted, or limit the movement to end inside the radius. your players can use it to charge, retreat or flank enemies.
Loved the first session and Campaign Diary! A lot of complains are from people who never played before, combat sometimes takes patience (but I have to disagree, when Phil was deciding whether to kill the commander or not was thrilling!). You helped me and a lot of people to become better DMs, now you are giving us this amazing interactive storytelling. Thank you (and staff S2) for everything. Greetings from Brazil and Game On!
First off, thank you. I just started DMing a few months ago and recently found your videos after watching A LOT of other ones. I think I've watched about half the running the game. You have made me such a better DM it isn't even funny. Thank you so much and my players thank you as well. At 23:13ish you say "make a ruling that is fair and makes sense." I worked as a poker floor "pit boss" type person for a while and that was the way we always made our final decisions in really complicated issues.
Just when I wondered when this video would come out :D
PS: Matt’s euphoria gives me life (or hit dice outside of the game)
Hey Matt, great first session, enjoyed it immensely. Still shocked about how easily Ajax broke that artifact-blows my mind. Anyway, I would REALLY appreciate the Hot Start video as my next campaign has a few important moments I would categorize as 'Hot Starts".
I suggest dry erase board cleaner for your board game whiteboard maps. It works great! For both wet and dry erase markers. they sell it at staples and office max.
i second this...
Magic Eraser...
There is, in fact, a 6th level spell by the name of "Contingency" in the PHB, only available to wizards. The spell's rules may be too limited for what you want wards to do, but you could probably use it as a basis for creating a similar spell of greater power.
Having watched the Stream and now this campaign diary, I would like to say (and I shall) that your excitement is encouraging, Matt! My next D&D game is in two weeks and I can hardly wait to play after listening to how much fun you had playing your game. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Maybe the rally feat for Tom could be a movement speed buff por the entire grooup for a turn. Useful both to charge and to retreat.
Flabbergasted was my winning word for my 5th grade spelling bee. I agree, top notch word.
You're an inspiration, dude. You're contributing greatly to the canon of great DM guidance, and raising the level of discourse in the game. Your vids and Chris Perkins' old DM Experience column taught me more than any DMG ever could. Thank you, hats off, and Congratulations on a great new campaign!
Haha I don't use feats, I just make crazy custom player abilities. Oh Matt.
YES! Feats and Multi-classing are optional rules, I don’t use them in my games and it always annoyed everyone assumes they are in effect and are shocked during our session 0 sit down talk xD.
I really enjoy these campaign diaries, and i like that you are making these as well as putting up the stream. I think its wonderful to give people the option of engaging with your content in so many different ways.
I have tried to watch other D&D groups play, but Matt is one of only three that I've ever been able to watch and get super excited about. And one was a high school teacher and a bunch of kids. But I'm always down for some Matt Colville D&D! Definitely my fav!
WHAT A GREAT FIRST EPISODE! I cant wait to keep watching, great job!
Rally should be an action that lets all allies within 100' move half of their movement without taking opportunity attacks. Mayve even add a stipulation of Charge! or Retreat! where they can only move towards or away from an enemy
Amazing work Mr Colville! Thoroughly enjoyed the session!
One comment: due to the bounded accuracy of 5e and the unbounded # of arbitrary Hit Dice to get the right hp's for a CR, I would recommend that the Keen Eye DC be based somehow off of CR not HD.
For example a young green dragon, CR 8, has 16 Hit Dice. Would make the Keen Eye DC 24, so already very difficult to reach and that's just for a CR 8... DC of 8 + CR would scale better with the character levels.
Keep the good work coming!
It makes me happy to hear that the Count of Rend is still kicking around, he's awesome.
The Count of Rend is the whole reason I became interested in the eldritch knight subclass
Matt makes me a better DM with every video I swear, his ideas and plots spark off ideas of my own and his techniques give me incredible on-the-spot tools to use when the players take me somewhere I wasn't expecting.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These type videos are my favorite. All the action of D&|D presented by a very entertaining Matt Colville without 4 hours of watching.
Kinda like waiting for the world famous Bard to come to your village to hear a new tale.
Thanks Matt
It makes me so happy your doing campaign diaries again, these videos are great to listen. Like an audio book or a TV show. Thank you Matt Colville
for dry erase spots, write over them with another dry erase, and wipe off everything immediately. It picks up the old dry erase stuff underneath.
I still can't differentiate Tom from Tom
I think one is "Tom" and the other is "Tom-not-Tom"
Can we decide on a good Tom and evil Tom?
Tom plays Copper, the ranger and Töm plays Nails, the sorcerer.
Yay new campaign diaries, i have the old one downloaded i listen to it when i need to sleep, because it takes all my concentration to listen to it, i listen to it for 30 minutes then i set it to pause and then i sleep, im trying to get your books to support you, keep up the good work matt
Matt- Though long, I liked this "diary" because it combined the recap and your thoughts and choices. I find that helpful as a burgeoning DM. Overall, I thought the style of play last Wednesday was much more what happens in a regular DnD session (as opposed to CR, which I also really enjoy). It's actually nice, from my perspective, to see things take a long time ... because that's what happens in my game. I don't expect it will as often be the case, but I hope (and expect from what you have said) that you don't try to speed things up to make the game more entertaining to those watching. I know that will likely mean a few less viewers, because some people will deem their time is better spent elsewhere if the pace is not to their liking, but in serving the purpose of bringing people to DnD and helping DMs, I think a more realistic game does better. Have a great session tonight!
Yes! I do something similar to this on my kamado grill. You just need a second stone or steel below the one you cook the pizza on to block the radiant heat from the fire. There needs to be an air gap between the two of them to insulate it.
My grill has a rack that lets me do this but I've heard others recommend balling up aluminum foil and using those as standoffs.
For a more "advanced" kick off to your game I felt like you still made it look very doable for a newbie. Especially since you know your players well enough and clarified that you let them know things would play out this way.
I really enjoyed it! I love bold twists.
Around 51:00 some footage plays twice. I love building epic battles like this in my head, imagining the clouds becoming grey as the demon falls from the sky, blocking out the dawn, just behind horizon. A masterfully created scene that inspires it's own setting
The Apple Cart seller is THE HERO WE NEED, BUT NOT THE ONE WE DESERVE.
I just kind of made Lady Sariel act mysterious because I didn't have an answer to that 😂 Oh god that got me good. Real good.
The Order of the Stick webcomic put out a series of pdf's as a minor reward for the kickstarter they did a while back. The 4 pdf's are 30 to 60 pages papercraft minis drawn in the art style of the comic.
There are also legion sheets with a dozen or so copies of the minion and common units. The winter pdf has two pages of townsfolk and each pdf has pages just about every common player race/class combo.
It might be funny to line up PC minis and enemy minis and then plop down little paper A-frames for the townsfolk who are obviously gonna die in one hit.
Awesome recap. I love hearing about the story but also learning about technical details, and how a DM can present info to PCs. Cheers, Matt!