Dungeons of Drakkenheim Episode 5: Rat Trap
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- MONSTERS OF DRAKKENHEIM is 300+ pages of eldritch horror inspired monsters for 5e by the Dungeon Dudes! Coming to Kickstarter March 26th, 2024: www.kickstarte... When their foray into the sewers under Drakkenheim goes worse than expected, Pluto, Sebastian, and Veo call in a favour from a former foe.
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Veo Sjena - ddb.ac/characters/4237585/uvmIao
Sebastian Crowe - ddb.ac/characters/4017550/BsOXnA
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Monty, what crazy creature(s?) did you come up with for the Create-a-Monster contest you mention in this episode?? I need to know!
Can't wait.
I love Monti's famous quote "okay... let me get this straight" after the team plans out their antics lol 😂
I genuinely appreciate the sassyness between everyone, but equal amounts of respect. That's so hard to obtain, and it's phenomenal to see. Bravo dudes
I noticed there is no music on this one, so I immediately put on the Darkest Dungeon soundtrack. Perfect
Literally my go to soundtrack for my home games - Kelly
Am I missing the links to the character sheets? I've been really interested in seeing them.
Pluto Jackson - ddb.ac/characters/4165065/J7nM7Z
Veo Sjena - ddb.ac/characters/4237585/uvmIao
Sebastian Crowe - ddb.ac/characters/4017550/BsOXnA
@@DungeonDudes Awesome! Thanks so much!
I literally had to go to Google to search AC rules because this video conflicted with something I've always heard and gone by. Tie goes to defender. Well, at least I learned new info so thank you.
The tie goes to the attacker. If you have an AC of 18, any attack roll of 18 or higher hits you.
@@DungeonDudes Yup, that was what I ended up seeing when I looked it up. It made sense when I read it so I'm a little surprised the "tie goes to the defender" thought process is so common in my friend group.
I always remember a roll against a number as "meet or beat". Little rhyme that sticks in my brain.
The family connections add a lot to the game. So many games I've lack this. The characters have something to lose other than their own lives.
Fyi- burning hands would have been good for the cube!
47:56 Oh no, Pluto is now armed!
On a more serious note, I think it's great to see a game like this one where the players aren't totally serious or completely into character but just sort of messing about and having fun, and yet the DM is able to kind of keep the action rolling without feeling like he's bearing down on them or trying to force them ahead. Just a great game vibe all around.
That ferryman has better social skills than many player characters I have seen. :)
Kinda wonder what would happen if someone cast Regenerate and Awaken on him... While the first would help him last longer, would the boost in linguistics and intelligence make him happier or worse off?
Sad but true
😄😆😅
_"UUUUUUUGH"_
Tbh yeah and more talkative too
I would love to see some sort of breakdown video of your DM notes. Seeing what is prepared vs what is improvised would be really interesting!
I agree
I agree as well.
Concur
I'm throwing my hat in with this lot
69 likes... Nice.
Having seen the Season 1 to completion, and assuming you have as you watched this a year ago, I know many things have been improvised, but I wonder what the original story would look like...
I feel like this campaign would be as if you played Ghost of Strahd and ended up killing Irena in the first encounter.
what if their persona of the ghosts becomes so powerful that the rats get divine power and clerical spell casting?
This needs to be canon now and come up in a later campaign.
What if the so called "Rat God" from Shadows of Drakkenheim is just Sebastion playing tricks on the ratling clerics
@@superj1010 oh just wait till you get farther in this series. This did not go the way I was hoping.
@@MageLeaderInc I'm counting on it. DnD has a tendency to go off the rails after all.
When Pluto closes his mouth, he really looks quite noble; he's got resting-hero-face.
Sebastian: "We brought a smaller Rat."
Rat Prince: "Oh..."
Me: *dies laughing*
"Oh no, I used to many descriptive words..." haha I've been there :)
I have been there in a stupid way. Normal people would say something like "I duck behind the overthrown table."
But me with a brain fart forgetting the word "duck" ends up using so many descriptive words I have to roll an acrobatics check to bend down.
And did he say negative 5? How is that possible
Kelly's shirt! "It's okay, Pluto." :D
I wanna believe that this is part of is Sebastian outfit and Sebastian is just constantly comforting Pluto for his inability to do magic.
@@kittyplayz1480 I think it is in honor of their meeting with Jupiter Jones, when Veo bluntly said "Pluto isn't even a planet."
I was watching this episode while donating blood today and everyone gave me a look when I started dying laughing at the Rat Prince and the three ghosts. Stellar comedy, guys.
I'm sure I get strange looks as I'm out on a walk and just start bursting out laughing
Monty: "The floor of the sewer here is completely clean."
Sebastian: [walks forward anyway]
Me: Dude is totally gonna walk face-first into a gelatinous cube.
#NailedIt!
After my first campaign, I am paranoid about this and will ask about the floor anytime we reach a new location. My friends think I'm weird for that but I don't care. You only make the mistake once.
Alaro Sebaster Realistically your character probably wouldn’t have any prior knowledge about gelatinous cubes so it’s technically meta gaming for you to ask about the floor and act cautiously when you see a clean floor in a dungeon. You’d be role playing knowledge that your character doesn’t have, which is wrong.
@@cooper7655 The first time, maybe. Maybe. Clean dungeon floors are suspicious.
I love how Kelly admits this happens every time. Though I must admit that he's great at getting into character. Sabastian is a person who is quite visual, rushing into situations and relying on his verbal and fire skills to solve any problem. So for him, considering there is a problem that he might not be able to see is preposterous.
Kelly knows about gelatinous cubes, but he got so into his character that Sebastian walked in not even considering "why are my friends being cautious?"
@@cooper7655 if you are concerned about "meta gaming" or finding a way to role play it you could use expertise in survival, investigation, possibly history to recognize that if a sewer is particularly clean in abandoned city that you could at least deduce that something is up, especially if skeletons are picked clean and no organic material is there. Maybe throw some rocks in the different corners to see what goes after them.
What is it with guys with the initials MM and being great DMs?
The whole Deification thing was genius!gotta catch up for today's LIVESTREAM!
Now thats a deserved and high praise !
My favourite DM's initials are MH. ;)
Probably fake names to protect their privacy.
Hi, Marco Morellato, Dungeon Master (not so great so far).
"The goggles! They do nothing!"... but still... Is it a good idea to microwave a gelatinous cube?
Joe’s random jokes go almost completely unnoticed, and he just keeps doing it. I love him for that. Makes this already excellent series that much better.
Veo and the Jackson Crows?
Jackson and the Pussycat Crows
I love all the subtle humour you guys can insert both in and out of game. Like Kelly's shirt worn after the confrontation with Jupiter.
... one of these days they are gonna make their way back to rats nest, get the rest of that meteor, haul it back to dad. and get really awesome gear.
I love those little ratlings, this episode was full of laughs and giggles for me.
Kellys t-shirt is pure gold xD
I'm imagining Pluto escaping the cube the same way Jim Carrey escapes the rhino decoy in Ace Ventura. Crawling his way out making grotesque noises and flopping to the dirt groaning like a newborn beast
Pluto should collect new/used body parts for Sticks...
Thats actually what I thought he was doing until he said he was going to use them for traps.
Man... they got 85 gold pieces and pocketed it all.... I would have left at least some for the damage at the bar. The owner offered them drinks for life and these jerks just took all the gold and left the dead bodies behind for the poor bar staff to deal with. LOL!
Well, the barkeeps could've stripped the bodies of all their clothing, armor and weapons (selling it) and made a tidy profit. Whether that outweighed the damage, lost income, and stolen ales, bitters and brews... I wonder myself! 😏
I was planning to go to sleep. But who needs sleep... I need DUNGEONS OF DRAKKENHEIM!!
I love how they all have headgear. Reminds me of knights of pen and paper
Awesome part of adventure. Use the rats to screen for traps and fill the tunnels you don't know about. Outfit the rat prince. Make him rat King.
Real RP is leveling NPCs
When reality is stranger than fiction.
I binged it all and after this the weekly wait begins O.O love you guys!
This is such an easy series to follow, I'll probs be all caught up in a few days.
This was absolutely hilarious!
36 damage on that crit??? At level FOUR? That's some level 20 ranger damage if I've ever seen any, geez, nice job Jill!
-sharpshooter, that's 26, & -dex that's 22, so 22 dmg from dice
Before doubling, it must've been 11. Gloomstalkers get a d8 of extra damage on the first round of combat, so if she's using a d8 weapon, her damage would actually only be slightly above average (avg of 2d8 is 10, she got 11)
Omg during combat i found myself audibly exclaiming constantly! Rock on guys!
These are easily some top tier rats. Absolutely love the acting, its cringy, but a good cringy lol
Sebastian has a Pluto shirt!
I can only imagine what a touch of Thaumaturgy could do for their ghost charade. Flaming eyes glowing in the inky darkness.
Veo is a really cool character. I think I still prefer primeval guardian because of the additional d6 to damage and druidic spells, but gloom stalker is really good for indoors environments. I love the way she can use the darkness spell from Sebastian at her advantage, and it really goes well with the fact they had a common past as if they trained together
A bit sad she seems to forget her extra attack , which is like the main feature of gloomstalker
@@anonarchia3542 I thought she has been using it in most fights. If I understood it correctly, it only applies to her first turn of any fight if she uses the attack action.
@@vonfersen I think till this point she used it only twice or something.
To me even missing it once is kinda frustrating, but ofc understandable
@@anonarchia3542 She's used it every time, she's missed some shots due to rolls, but I've been paying close attention to their resource/ability use (because they play 3 of my favorite subclasses) and she's definitely the most consistent. Pluto, on the other hand, has used his maneuvers 2-3 times total and action surged only twice lol. In his defense though, they've been alpha striking most of the sub-bosses in round 1 or 2 due to Veo and Sebastian nuking them with spells or gloomstalker extra attacks before Sebastian can close the distance. Sebastian has been pretty good about using his spell slots, though I think there were a couple of sessions when he ended the day with unused level 2 slots and/or sorcery points.
The sound volume is set too low even when we set ours at max.
I like the tunnel setups and buildings. That was good voice acting by Monty.
That gelatinous cube encounter was classic..... a good example of many of the things that make our hobby so fun. Dilly Dilly good sirs!!!!!
Spoilers...
Andy Hughes Deadly jello
The DM was just so calm in the end. He didn't give anything away at all. Great job
"safe" haven of emberwood village.
2:00:30 Guess I'll have to do this again, hopefully I'll be able to finish watching this episode in time so I can watch you live tomorrow!
Edit: Finished in time! See you in a bit.
I thought it was my imagination that kept hearing "Polluto" but the auto-generated subtitles agree.
YES! I've been watching to catch up and wondered if it changes lol
I'd like to see Klayton and Kyle just once, like a wave
Be careful what you wish for...
Red Dot...lol!
Good old cube did some real work and the Rat Prince was really entertaining!
Did we just start a cult?
What can possibly go wrong???
We have servants!
me a few dozen episodes later:
Called it.
You guys need to sell those cat ears as merch
Which ones?
Veo: "You fainted."
Pluto: "I had a momentary lapse of movement."
Love the updated map! Makes it much more immersive!
It's okay, Pluto.
The part of the shirt that no one can see says “I’m not a planet either”
"This probably won't work, but..." ~me every time I get a dumb idea
Awesome jelly fight =)
Father: Tell me son, how was your epedition into the city?
Sebastian: So... um... we kinda... started a rat god cult.
Ghouls must HATE Drakkenheim. They like to eat rotted meat, but that doesn't happen in this city.
If they accidentally summon the rat god for real, I'll laugh
You give credit to Tabletop Audio for music, yet for this video, I hear NO background music playing. . .
Finally its here! 😁
PFFF hahaha gasped so hard withour realizing it when I saw the episode cant wait to see it +_+ !!!
Monty is the best DM ever. The stone skipping scene with Sticks was roleplaying gold
are the rats inspired by the Skritt from Guild wars 2? :D amazing stuff! :D
My thought as well. "WOOO! Shinies!"
And just like that, my weekend has plans.
Kelly, I'm not sure I've heard which metamagics you've got thus far, or which ones you are looking forward to as you progress.
Hey! It’s Kelly, good call, I’ve taken quickened and empowered, eventually plan to get twinned spell. I know I haven’t used them very often, I have found that using my points to cast darkness on myself and seeing through it has been a very strong use of sorcery points. Especially now with elven accuracy as a feat. Expect more meta-magic from me in the future as I wrap my head around all the choices I have on my turns lol.
Those are my personal favorite choices, and what i have for my sorcerer. As fun as darkness is, if my math is right, next level you get the chance to pick up haste, twin it, and turn those two into absurd death dealers.
An alert!... Must drop everything and watch.
"uuuhm..." 5 times in minute 18.
If it was a drinking game to take a drink at every " uuuhhhmm"... people would die of alcohol poisoning before 20 minutes into the video.
Just commenting for the algorithm: Great! Loved it! Funny! You guys should have way more subscribers! Like if you're watching in 2066!
Seriously though you guys are great
Now what would those be doing in the sewers lmao?
Totally in love with this series! ⭐️
Loved that the Rats did lil' Effigies of the Trio Haha ! Brilliant !
I was half expecting the gouls to be wendigos when I heard their descriptions: Skin & bone, hollowed eyes, long tongues & eating the bones of the decapitated man. This description matches the Wendigos appearance & behavior.
The RAT PRINCE! YES YES YES! So freaking awesome!
Literally the best moments of this session is the encounter with the Rat Prince I laughing so hard. And also the Gelatinous Cube, that encounter was funny as heck.
Monty how are you handling the lack of healing with the players. I am always looking for different methods. Are you doing full healing on all abilities like second wind and healing potions? In the past I have allowed players to spend hit dice as an action/bonus action but don't know if I liked it. It appears you have adjusted the HP's on your monsters to allow for faster kills but added more of them to still give the impression of dangerous scenario's.
Edit: Should mention I am playing catch-up and still not thru this episode. Really enjoying this. Keep up the great work.
Handling the "lack of healing" is Jill, Kelly, and Joe's problem to solve, not mine! It takes every group a few sessions to learn where their strengths and weaknesses lie, and figure out what works best within those limitations.
Maximum results from healing potions is just the way I run potions in 5e, and I have I adjusted the hit points of a few monsters downward to balance that they are only a party of 3.
@@DungeonDudes - I actually really like that method for Potions. I think I am going to adopt that. Nothing is worse on spending gold on healing to get minimum heal.
@@cappadocius9379 Bear in mind that I'm relatively stingy with potions -- about 1 per PC per character level is a good frequency
Nothing like taking an adventure with talented characters and a steller story weaver of tails, I might be stacking your canned goods at the market but in my mind I'm walking the streets of Drakenhiem in the shadows of warriors mages and slueths! My new favorite adventuring party.. And the bar was very high! With dms like Brennan, Griffin, and Mercer. Yall are masterclass.
Iron needs to go to sabbations dad
2:10 !Umber Hulk! Definitely something this party doesn't want to mess with at this point, but make a mark on your map Pluto.
Pluto *pocks up dead severed arm*
Its got a good weight to it, * as ye swings it back and forth a few times*
You can tell it is well balanced
😆
Really enjoying this series. I find it a lot more relatable directly to my games than critical role
Kudos to you Monty as the dm. I’m assuming you literally had to just toss out all the notes you had prepped for this session after the party decided to go back to the rats nest. Such incredible improv there. Well done, adding the effigies was incredible.
Any clean areas in the sewers are clear signs of a gelatinous cube. Any seasoned adventurer should know that
Are lvl4 adventurers considered seasoned?
Nice, I'm traveling my way up to current. Love this! Thanks for this!
I've always thought u were awesome but these are pretty dang good
Yall are informative and funny
Kinda want to know what was in the chest will haunt me
I love the..."Let me get this straight..." lol :D
Without a doubt the most entertaining and immersive D&D stream I've seen. Critical Role got nothing on this yo.
Hats off to Monty for the awesome campaign concept and to the PCs for getting so into character!
Poor rats... That was so goofy haha!
So, they've basically inadvertently become the Foundation of a new Ratfolk Religion. lol
And everything they say and do just makes it worse. ROFL
I'm now fully expecting the BBEG of the Campaign will be the Rat God that they've accidentally Created.
Veo: *starts making ghost noises*
Me: Starts laughing like a crazy person
Does the dnd beyond app let you manage a character sheet or just a reference while you use the site to run the character sheet?
It has a full digital character sheet tool which even lets you track hp, spells, and ability use. It even integrates into our Twitch stream so you can see the stats in real time when you watch live!
@@DungeonDudes ok cool thx for the replie guys
1:59:19 - I'm picturing the Rats doing the Ewok Nub Nub Song
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I"I ask if I should use a Gelatinous Cube. The answer is always 'Yes'." I feel the same about non-chest mimics.
Ok the rat conversations are inspired! I'm rolling laughing!
Do u know dah wae, yesyezyesss?
This was great. Good thing Monty pulled some punches on the gelatinous cube damage. Those things one shot people if they surprise you.
That could simply be "designer Dungeon Mastering" where the creature is weakened (for whatever reason) because the DM knows the party couldn't beat it.
I've done this on random encounters in order to prevent the party being wiped (except instead of weakening the creature, it just wasn't interested in them as it burst into their encampment and continued on its way as they floundered in their efforts to respond to it).
It was a memorable event! 😅
My biggest question is, who made your map? :D
Anyone else watching through this campaign waiting for Dungeons of Drakkenheim to ship?
YES YES *_yes_* ?
There's an idea for a homebrew monster...A gnoll treasure demon
Pluto, can you handle that for all of us forever?