The Halls of Arden Vul Ep 76 - Old School Essentials Megadungeon | Mother May I?

Published 2024-07-09
Avaricios has a very real and very immediate crisis of faith, while the rest of the AV Club is intent on hammering out the treaty between the beastmen and goblins. It's time to finally meet "Mother"!

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All Comments (21)
  • @Muzgrob
    God-Emperor Mortus is one step closer to reality with him donning the pope mask!
  • @cavalier973
    Avaricios needs to do some magical research to create a Lisian-themed mask of infravision/secret door detection/increased wisdom/detect nearest adult beverage
  • @AlexS-sw1mj
    When they chat about bringing retainers I keep hoping to hear Jost is coming- at least Jon hasn't forgotten about him!
  • I'm so here for Pope-King of the Goblins, Mortus, and MILF-hunter, Upior.
  • @cavalier973
    Jon made “goblins conversing with a demon” seem more wholesome than whatever is going on with this Mother cult.
  • @felswoop60
    Upior is definitely a mommy's boy. And the next time someone says that old-school DnD is only about dungeon crawling, show them this series! The amount of political intrigue going on here is staggering! And the boys haven't even used the butt-note yet!
  • @rrcabr
    You know, I think I really like the beastmen but Mother is so creepy. I don't know... Also, I love how the A.V. club is now of notice to Thoth himself, I'm excited to see how that turns out!
  • @jaybakata5566
    Oh yeah baby it is Tuesday so the show is on. I love all 3d6 Down The Line videos they are the best! Jon, I hope being at the first break and not having any adventuring done does not weigh on you. I for one loved the first 45ish minutes so much I listened twice. Don't get me wrong, I am here for the mayhem of the adventuring. The back story and all the things happening remind me of a detox and as I said before, the detox is my jam. I love learning all the backstory, history, what the players are thinking, etc. You do you but remember, if you post it, I'll watch it (eyes wide shut) because I know how good it is/will be. Does facilitating of the peace between the goblins and Deano's (spelling) children a feat of exploration or something to gain xp? RSVP yes for me Jon.
  • @youreamazing275
    Great episode! A bit of an info-dump but that's unavoidable. I love the new arc for Mort, I hope he goes for it. I love Upior courting danger to get a close-up peak. Jon, you describe and play Deino so well, great work! I hope the celebration turns out awesome. EDIT: Removed.
  • Wondering how long it takes you guys to have Gangrene start a punk band to play at Avaricios' bar
  • Mother's going to find Upior pretty interesting. All those muscles, and the poppy scent...😮
  • Giving up the Ioun Stone that increases Wisdom, when a huge chest of gold had already been given... There's a certain one handed cleric that is probably sad about that.
  • @ionamilne3455
    Holy Momma! The intrigue in Arden Vul only gets deeper
  • @zantharian57
    This has been the longest stretch of side characters doing side quests in awhile. I wonder when they will get back to the hero and his quest.
  • What Patreon level is the uncut interaction between Upior and Mother?