Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Ep 10: Running the Giant Lairs - Running Storm King's Thunder

In Episode 10, I summarize events in my game after Kraken's Gamble and then dive into the challenges I faced running Grud Haug, Lyn Armaal, and Iron Slag. The first half is plot details specific to my game (i.e. - ideas for yours). My discussion on challenges running the enclaves starts around 29:00. Timestamps after the video below. 


00:00 Intro
01:00 Pacing Challenge
01:38 Summary of My Campaign
01:50 Yartir / Kracken's Gamble
05:25 Harshnag Set Up
06:48 Yartir Redux
07:15 Aboleths and Villain Contingencies
10:00 Eye of the All Father, Harshnag, & Zephyros
12:50 Frost Giant Subplot
18:15 Grud Haug - Focus on Prisoners
19:28 Lyn Armaal
22:30 Rescuing Felgelos
23:54 The Dark Side of Felgelos
25:40 A Surprising Turn
29:00 Challenges DMing Giant Enclaves
29:30 Grud Haug
30:42 Lyn Armaal Constraints
37:35 Iron Slag Issues
40:54 What To Do When Things Go Bad
41:22 Alternatives to a TPK
45:15 Keeping Players Focussed on Goals
47:00 Summing Up
49:36 Outtro

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