7 Rules of Dungeon Survival in D&D
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7 rules of dungeon survival in dungeons and dragons?
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don't forget the Golden Rule: never split the party
Ah. So that's rule 5
Bru if my party doesn't get split up we doing the dungeon wrong😭😭 my DMS trying to kill us
@@willredacted6718 turn one of your teamates into walking C4 then. If your dm wants to kill you that badly. Kill everyone in the dungeon with you
@@sidneyswope3000 who are you, so wise in the ways of science? Also I'd rather not I love this character
@@willredacted6718 alrighty then. Just a few support beams then. Should only cave in a little bit of the dungeon
I've always heard one rule was roughly summed up like this: If you see no dust or dirt, there's a gelatinous cube somewhere!
Yo nice, gotta use this, thanks!
A clean dungeon is just as dangerous as a dirty one
Probably no.5
@@CavemanZerron
More dangerous usually.
My dm almost killed me last week with a gelatinous cube
"I'm not allowed to put a bunch of adventurer shaped statues on my front lawn to trick people into thinking it's a Medusa's lair so they fight me with their eyes closed."
that's how you get the neighborhood to board your doors and windows and burn your house down with you in it.
That's why I built my castle with a hexadecimal base. To screw with ppl.
I can already picture you pulling out that crossbow and poisen darts 😂
I actually used the frightened statue trope on my players. Turned out it was just a beholder who was attempting to be an artist and was using his eye beams to sculpt marble into 'beautiful' statues in his eyes....fun
Beholders can be worse than medusas and basilisks
@@caioaugusto3138 indeed and their reactions were exquisite
I was just thinking that, any adventurer who takes the advice literally, would be easy pray for a gorgon (the bull-like creature which spew petrifying gas)… very tempting
Now that I think about it smarter enemies should be able to turn some of these rules to their advantage.
Fake petrified statues to trick the party
A flump illusion with false information
Etc
As far as I remember Beholders can also petrify people and maybe use their Anti-magic cone to 'fix' them and direct them using said cone to a bunch of nearby adventurers.
Now the adventurers can't use magic or magic items but have to deal with other almost equally weak victims too. A fun idea because most of the time; the Anti-magic cone is useless as the Beholder's physical attacks are *shit* !
Was always told by friends before even knowing what they were referring to: "Before opening any chest, always give it a good whack first."
Every single time. I poked a cloaker from afar once just to make sure. Yeah we rolled initiative and it tried to eat our paladin, but it could have just been a cool cloak. 1d8 slashing damage shouldn't be deadly for a wooden object, but I'd recommend against using a battleaxe or a warhammer.
I see your friends also play dark souls
Remember use a hammer on the chest o’clock what is the lactate what is the website or empty space of beer were you could’ve sworn you saw a shimmer
@@l.a.wright6912 one might even spot the chest breathing.
Another reason you should be carrying a sling.
Seriously, ALWAYS put a sling on your equipment list.
It's 1 copper and 0.1lbs.
You have no excuse.
I had a flump tell my party that a puzzle was impossible and they'd die if they tried it. Additionally, before the puzzle, there was a plaque that read "give up now, look back, there is no point in moving forward." They turned away to move on, heard a click, and the door opened. The "puzzle" was actually a magical contraption that killed anyone who actively attempted to solve it and unlocked its mechanism when ignored.
Oh, that's funny.
Always trust a Flumph.
Imma steal that if that's ok...
Lmao rule 5 is for a false hydra. 💀💀
You got to appreciate his wit!
Bruh, i did not see that coming.
Explain?
False hydra?
Ohhh so because everyone forgot the rule
Rule 5 : never trust a complete skeleton on the ground
That's because of the false hydra?
@@davidgancho2914 thats because living skeletons
@@davidgancho2914 undead skellies
@@davidgancho2914 remember the skeleton always animates
Nah, that's good advice.
#5 must be bad advice that was scratched out, but sounded good at the time to be initially written down.
Rules I've learned the hard way:
1) never put something in a slot/hole in the wall you're not willing to lose.
2) mimics aren't always chests.
3) a clean dungeon is a gelatinous cube's home.
4) better 30 ft near your party than 6 ft in the ground.
5a) a monster is always nearby a fully intact corpse.
5b) the monster _is_ the fully intact corpse.
6) a room's most deadly trap is in the hallway before the room.
7) every seen monster has an unseen friend in the corner.
8) check the shadow before hiding in it.
9) when doubling back, dont assume a cleared room is still clear.
10) do not piss off the cleric.
11) dont bait yourself, the wizard _will_ cast fireball on you if enough monsters surround you.
12) *_do not piss off the cleric_*
13) to hoard a potion is to waste a potion.
14) assume the monster already knows you're coming.
15) _never_ chase a creature into a new room. He's not fleeing, he's getting his friends.
Im curious how rule 8 came to be
These are solid rules, thanks for sharing 👍
@@kacpero02 we were tasked by a secret inquistion to infiltrate a museum and find an artifact that may be linked to an ancient evil they're trying to track down. While inside, the rogue scouted in the next room and saw a group of guards looking over a large open crate and immediently ducked into the shadow of a pillar to avoid detection. Unfortunately he didn't see what was also hiding in the dark corner behind him. Needless to say this was the moment we learned the artifact was a sarcaphogus, the guards were trying to figure out why it was open and empty, and our rogue learned the contents was right behind him and very pissed.
@@SomeScruffian What about 5 and 7?
@@dragex6582 for 5, usually a monster who killed someone typically drag it away or eat it on the spot. If the corpse is intact with no signs of a triggered trap, it either means you interrupted a monster's soon to be meal and is nearby, or the fully intact body is a zombie/skeleton playing dead in order to get the jump on you. As for 7, a common DM tactic is to have an enemy out in the open as bait while other foe's are lying in wait for a dumb rogue to run in and get ganked.
One of my earliest runs involved a fully intact skeleton sprawled on the floor with a pristine sword next to it. The barbarian wanted the sword but wondered if it was an animated skeleton lying in wait. DM made him roll perception (dont remember what he rolled) and the DM said "the skeleton is completely motionless, but it's peculiarily absent of any dust or cobwebs.". The barbarian took it as a hint that the skeleton was a monster and ran in to attack it. DM says, "You run right into the gelatinous cube the skeleton was floating in. You are restrained and take 3d6 acid damage. Rest of you roll for initiative."
Keep at least a chunk of your money in silver instead of gold, you never know when you'll need it
is that a refrence to werewolves
@@wikwokbingbong1280
And Devils. In fact Silver is pretty useful for a lot of D&D encounters.
@@Larper64 I usually carry a silvered weapon on me as a backup for that kinda stuff
Put them in a sock and you have a silver flail
I'm just imagining a barbarian beating a werewolf to death with a fistful of coins.
Rule 5: if the elf can't see it but the warlock can, run
Why? An elf have dark vision, sees in normal dark.
A lot of warlocks have devils sight, can see through any normal and magical darkness, for 120 feet.
Warlocks can see farther and through spells, so Warlock sees more
Here’s my golden rule that is basically followed like law from where I’m from… Never ever touch what’s on display.
It’s why I always keep a spell slot for identify or detect magic on hand when traversing through dungeons.
Identify is range touch :)
Now this is the kind of info I can live with
" Info I can live with" Sounds like a great tag line. 😆😆 Go start a TH-cam channel and I'll see you at sundown.
Note to self. Make frightened statues to ward off adventurers
Okay so for the mimics can we also include doors on the warning list? 😅 from personal experience..
Sounds like the Death House 🤣
Ah, I see you've played the Fire Temple from LoZ OoT as well.
@@inskeeprulerable ah actually it was a homebrew mad house that my dm made, we had a cat guide us through it and it was hissing at the door, so like a good chaotic party member I threw our halfling rouge at it and she got stuck in its mouth.
Bridges as well
@@arizonasucculent8632 chaotic neutral i presume?
also, sounds like somethjng either a barbarian or blood hunter would do, maybe a pissed off warlock or rogue
Day 45 of asking for Tymora, goddess of good luck
Day 1 of I want the same
Read the book for my Gehenna campaign
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Your welcome.
"Always trust a flumph... Unless there's a wild magic barbarian around"
The unwritten 5th rule according to my wife is never split the party
Very true lol
A party at hand is a party with heads.
100% agree!
what 5th rule?
@@Xonides Another good way to put that!
For my part, Rule #5 is “There’s never just one Goblin/Kobold/etc.”
Rule 5: Never chase a goblin/kobold. They are never alone.
The flumph rule has an exception: when you're a Wild Magic Sorcerer, the DM doesn't even know what the fuck is a flumph and you're conjuring 1d6 of them in the middle of combat controlled by the DM. If that's the case, you're fucked.
...The complete lack of a 5th Rule is really weird to me. As in that sounds like a plot point for a fun B or C plot to an adventuring campaign.
What if there was a friend of yours who knew the rule, but you no longer remember your friend?
Finally now i can safely go explore. *Dies of 1d4 being a wizard damage*
I have a surprising 8 hp for a wizard and I would probably still manage to easily die
Learn to type
Oh that’s hilarious. Man that TH-cam are treated to stereotypes that are extremely funny. Time to throw it back.
@@Scarletraven87 who exactly are you taking to? Because everyone's comment looks perfectly fine to me
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Rule number five: If the DM smiles then pray
Have you done anything on hag and their various forms? Might be a cool video or set of videos 🤞
I remember when my party was betrayed by a hag pretending to be a dwarf. Everybody wanted a piece
Day 50: Can you do Fizban? I really like the magic dude
As told by a friend recently also known as bahamut.
Bahamut
Funny thing about rule 4, I literally had a god of chaos who had a personal garden filled to the brim with statues of various frightened warriors. Final boss was a friendly npc (and loads of stone elementals) who was a sculptor who had gone blind, but the god of chaos granted him his sight in exchange for him carving a statue of a frightened warrior for him every month.
Rule 5 is to always carry sweets and alcohol. These are the favorite food of the mimic, they can be beginning to the mimic in exchange for info and directions
Rule number 5: keep the bard on a leash at all times so they dont wonder off
Now I have to make a dungeon that has all of these
But make it all twists, The flump is an illusion, and Therefor lies. Instead of a water dragon, there is a Stone dragon on The roof That Will attack you if you dont leave a coin on The Ground. Only Doors Can be mimicks, and no chests are. The frightened statues are actually craved, abd a trick from The miniboss to get you to close your eyes for no reason. MIMICK GORGON That only attacks when it’s fed gems. And lastly, after The players go through all of this, they’ll Think “surely it’s not a mummy in That sarcophigas” but surprise!! It is. And also The floor is covered in Oil, from a centry Long leakage, to make The disition to light torch even more unapealing.
This answered a question I asked earlier in the day. Thank you.
Day 6 (non-consecutive) asking for the Bag Man (after the Bag of Holding video).
Thanks
He did bag man already.
Rule number five. Be ready for disgruntled DM coming at you with some weird animal or creature or concoction of the two lmfao 🤣
Day 9 of asking for an episode about Oerth/Greyhawk. Thank you!
me watching this video realizing every time my party goes through an adventure i break all of these rules with flying colors and still survive
*confused sipping*
Restarting my request for Zinzerena, Drow goddess of Assassins
Can you please cover the abyss in a short or series?
Don't forget the penultimate rule: don't meta game any of this
One I follow: Before you assume a room is empty, always look up...
My wizard specifically commissions statues that look like petrified adventures to make intruders think there's a basilisk in the area.
Would you mind running down The Plane of Dreams, before you wake up (or Dream)?
Rule 69: sleeping with all kind boss monster and have a invisible spell ready
Only if you’re a bard
Rule 34: If a monster exists, there is porn of it
Day 5 of asking for what is a Eladrin.
bro imagine putting a frightened adventurer statue in your dungeon
22nd time asking for gnomes. Thanks
Day 11 of asking for thri-kreen
Give this man a gem !
*commissions several statues of terrified warriors for my secret lair*
On some of your videos, like the silver dragon one, it didn’t say anything about their hoard. And I couldn’t find info on their hoard. Do they not have one or is it just standard gems and coins?
Silver dragons tend to collect items relevant to the people that fascinate them. They make great historians or museum curators. Whether a family city or nation. They can have anything while gold and such isn't ignored they value the history or story attached to an item.
@@edmcintosh9500 honestly those sound a lot like functioning members of society as long as they buy the stuff or steal it from criminal organizations.
@@thedbdentity2102 a lot of silver dragons live in cities under what ever identity fits their current purpose
👀I can't let me Dungeon of the Mad Mage party see this video.
(Also Day 3 of asking for Undermountain/Halaster Blackcloak)
I didn't realize this guy was talking about dungeons and dragons and thought he was a madman
Addendum to rule 3: Mimics may stereotypically disguise themselves as chests, but good Mimics can be anything, even a whole cave. Be careful.
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Rule number 5: never split the party! LOL
I feel like number 5 was "forgotten" for some reason. Idk, I'm not super versed in monster lore
The Waffle house had found it's new host
The Waffle House has found its new host
The waffle house has found its new host.
The Waffle House Has Found Its New Host
Delete this you fool
I learned the water wyrd lesson all too well. Luckily I was a bard and he had a love of music
XORN MAKING AN APPEARANCE WOOT
super helpful, thank you so much!!
This was a nice one!
amazing vid!
Fun thought: I had a dragonborn paladin in my campaign. Long story short, my party slew a basilisk, and my character loved trophy collecting so much, he cut the basilisk head all the way off and took it with him. Later used the enchanted head to turn a village bad guys into stone. Still not sure how I rolled 3 nat 20s for it.
Love you're content keep up the good work and thanks for the great lore 💪
Rule number 5: if you … huh what was I about to say
Attempt Number 11 for the older edition Fey creatures known as the Brownies
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New toys to mess with my party with thanks!
Bonus rule, if anything looks too good to be true cast dispel magic
Pro tip: When building a dungeon to house your vast treasures and loot, stick a couple of statues of scared adventurers around. That way, people will think there's a stony-gaze monster lurking around.
In my dungeons, someone absolutely HAS carved statues of frightened warriors.
"The predators never leave behind a full intact skeleton. If you se one, raise your weapons."
"Nobody carved statues of frightened warriors." Now, I want to make a character with that hobby.
I never have been fooled by a mimic cause I always make sure to attack my chests before opening them, like a blunt strike from the front or a slice from the side, always starts an encounter if it's a mimic and I get the advantage
Asking for Great Old ones again
“Mummies are weak to fire”
Oh boy time to make an arson build for my upcoming DND game centered around exploring Egypt and pyramids
My general rules that I've learned is.
1. Carry lots of rope and stakes
2. Always have a good stick or cane to test for traps
3. Always rest when you have the opportunity
4. Never split up the party
5. Never trust water or food within a dungeon
6. Never just enter a room.
Rule 5: beware a dungeon with a clean floor
Im now gonna have a stone carver who has clients asking for carvings of terrified adventurers
Rule #5 Always keep a 10 foot pole handy
I have a pet flumph in my current campaign
I remember this being one of the first videos I saw about D&D about a year ago... now I am running my very own campain while playing in 2 others
Easter egg: You unlock rule 5 if you are deaf
If you find a duck in the dungeon, give it a wide berth.
My guess for Rule 5 is either Check for Traps, or carry collapsible 21 foot pole
"dungeon cleaners don't exist." - If the floor is clean, most likely there is a blob or gelatinous cube going around.
"light steps are safe steps." - most traps activate with weight-based pressure plates. Always bring a halfling or elf to the party to scout for traps, because due to their lightweightedness, they won't activate anything.
"if there's a fence, there's a reason." - any time you see a blockade of any sort, such as a barricade or a line, no matter how frail it looks, it was put there for a reason, sometimes to keep something in instead of keeping people out.
"rats walk on the side of corridors, they never pass through the middle." - don't try to go into big rooms, those are where the big monsters are. Stick to confined spaces and tight corridors, because there you'll face weaker enemies.
"no one dies with health potions." - potions of poisoning have the same colour of Potions of Healing. Since potions of healing are all used during adventure, doubt any potion that you find on dead adventurers.
"the cake is fake." - sometimes the end of a dungeon, filled with some gold piles and trickets, is a trap to make adventurers think they reached the end and make them leave. If it was too easy, it most likely has more.
Just for rule number four, I am next session going to carve a thousand frightened statues.
The statue rule is straight up terrifying, in death those people still serve one purpose, to warn others of the creature that was their demise, so that they might stand a chance.
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Carving statues of frightened warriors trying to shield their eyes would be a perfect way to mess with genre-savvy adventurers.
Rule Ultima: Bring rope.
You have rope? How much? Doesn't matter, it's not enough.
Best thing to do for basilisks and madusas is have an artificer do some work on some goggles of night to essentially make them real night vision goggles and bravo six going dark. Since night vision goggles are an image of the object rather than looking directly at the beasts you don't get petrified(DM did force us to take a debuff to agility and speed as an offset but it helped make short work of the creatures. As for mimics, I used to carry what was basically a jeweler's hammer and give the backside where the hinges would be a good smack. Made for a good trap check
Rule number 5 being lost is like how we never know what rule 5 of the salvager's code is, Rex got interrupted when he tried to say it
Note to self, put actual statues of frightened warriors in my next dungeon.
Never split the party
I have a pirate character I'm running in a sword coast campaign and he keeps a little notebook of tips from travelers and adventures his captain shuttled across the seas, he's jotting some of these down for sure!!
Asking for the Spellguard, battlemages of Silverymoon. Day 12.
Me, a sorcerer based around fire: i see my services are needed yes?