3d6 Down The Line
3d6 Down the Line
3d6 Down the Line is a group of friends who enjoy playing and showcasing a variety of independent tabletop roleplaying games.
Our mission is to inspire both new and veteran players through our "community-first" approach to published content.
Our mission is to inspire both new and veteran players through our "community-first" approach to published content.
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Aug 12, 2025 • 1h 32min
Mothership: Gradient Descent Ep 00 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Campaign Intro & Character Generation
The boyz boldly venture to uncharted frontiers with the start of our new campaign: Gradient Descent, using the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG! We discuss the game's mechanics, theme, and philosophy, and then roll up some space truckers.Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise! Join our friendly and lively Discord server! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon. Intro music by Hellerud.Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.Network Charts by PimPee. Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
Aug 5, 2025 • 2h 8min
Pirate Borg RPG - Trapped in the Tropics Part 3 | Actual Play Amuse-bouche
The crew attempts to steal a sloop from Ash merchants, with hopes to infiltrate the volcanic Pelican Island. Somewhere beneath lies the fabled Tongue of Thoth, guarded by eldritch horrors!Pirate Borg is by Luke Stratton a.k.a. Limithron, published by Free League Publishing.Purchase it here.Pre-order Down Among the Dead, a massive expansion for the game that includes new adventures, modular rulesets, and generators galore! Watch our our previous Amuse-bouches, both featuring the Shadowdark RPG!Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Two finished campaigns are ready for your enjoyment: 22 episodes of the perilous, fairy-tale forest of Dolmenwood, and our sprawling, 114 episode-long delve into The Halls of Arden Vul megadungeon. Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!Watch the video version!Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games! Drivethru RPG Itch Join our friendly and lively Discord server! Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jul 29, 2025 • 1h 52min
Pirate Borg RPG - Trapped in the Tropics Part 2 | Actual Play Amuse-bouche
Cap'n Iggy End and his dastardly crew investigate an upended shipwreck in the midst of the jungle, all while being hunted by that most feared of antagonists -- a nun.Pirate Borg is by Luke Stratton a.k.a. Limithron, published by Free League Publishing.Purchase it here.Pre-order Down Among the Dead, a massive expansion for the game that includes new adventures, modular rulesets, and generators galore! Watch our our previous Amuse-bouches, both featuring the Shadowdark RPG!Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Two finished campaigns are ready for your enjoyment: 22 episodes of the perilous, fairy-tale forest of Dolmenwood, and our sprawling, 114 episode-long delve into The Halls of Arden Vul megadungeon. Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!Watch the video version!Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games! Drivethru RPG Itch Join our friendly and lively Discord server! Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jul 15, 2025 • 2h 10min
Pirate Borg RPG - Trapped in the Tropics Part 1 | Actual Play Amuse-bouche
Avast, ye lubbers! Mike hoists the main sail for an Amuse-bouche of Limithron's Pirate Borg! A crew of greedy and foul sailors are Trapped in the Tropics! Abandoned on undead-infested Eel Island, they seek treasure from the wreck of the Silent Angel. Pirate Borg is by Luke Stratton a.k.a. Limithron, published by Free League Publishing.Purchase it here.Pre-order Down Among the Dead, a massive expansion for the game that includes new adventures, modular rulesets, and generators galore! Watch our our previous Amuse-bouches, both featuring the Shadowdark RPG!Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Two finished campaigns are ready for your enjoyment: 22 episodes of the perilous, fairy-tale forest of Dolmenwood, and our sprawling, 114 episode-long delve into The Halls of Arden Vul megadungeon. Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!Watch the video version!Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school games! Drivethru RPG Itch Join our friendly and lively Discord server! Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jul 2, 2025 • 2h 50min
Campaign Detox! | The Halls of Arden Vul - Old School Essentials Megadungeon
The members of 3d6 Down the Line discuss the entire three-year long campaign, take questions from the community, and share some news about what's next for the channel! The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Check out friend Eric Vulgaris' Arden Vul campaign: Arden Vulgaris, using the Shadowdark system!Old-school Essentials, by Necrotic GnomeIsometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jun 24, 2025 • 1h 34min
The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 114 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | To The Stars
The AV Club's adventures in the Halls come to an end, as they make their final push to reactivate the alien spacecraft, say their farewells, and journey forth to new frontiers. But Arden Vul remains eternal, its secrets many, and its appetites insatiable...Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused here.The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Check out friend Eric Vulgaris' Arden Vul campaign: Arden Vulgaris, using the Shadowdark system!Old-school Essentials, by Necrotic GnomeIsometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jun 17, 2025 • 2h 16min
The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 113 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Odin's Ordinance
Lothar, beloved of Odin, leads the AV Club on a score-settling mission to the Lost Chambers of Arden, on the journey back to the hangar bay. Will the ghosts of PCs past be avenged? Probably -- this is Mike we're talking about, after all.Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused here.The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jun 10, 2025 • 2h 19min
The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 112 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Itty Bitty Beddy Boom
The AV Club is back on track, baby! The party executes an ingenious plan to rid themselves of one very dead rudishva, but then they must turn on the charm to secure the services of one that's very much alive. Meanwhile, the legend of the prophet Mort grows ever larger.Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused here.The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
Jun 3, 2025 • 2h 11min
The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 111 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Solving Unsolved Mysteries
Back home in the Debouchement, the AV Club is yet again tempted by the mysteries and puzzles that greeted them upon their first sojourn here. First, an attempt to simultaneously reposition three statues of mighty Thoth, and then a dive into the Great Chasm to bother someone who very clearly does not want to be bothered.Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused here.The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
May 20, 2025 • 2h 19min
The Halls of Arden Vul Actual Play Ep 110 - Old School Essentials OSR Megadungeon | Are You There Thoth? It's Me, Mort
The AV Club can't decide if they can trust any of these weirdos in cryosleep to act in the party's best interests, so it's off to have a chat with the one dude who may have an (oblique) answer: Thoth - Thrice-Born Linguist, Giver of Words, Light of Comprehension. Feats of Exploration achieved during this session can be perused here.The Halls of Arden Vul is by Richard Barton, Andreas Claren, and Joseph Browning, published by Expeditious Retreat Press. Purchase it here.Old School Essentials is a restatement of the Basic/Expert (B/X) rulesets of Dungeons & Dragons, originally published in 1981. Check it out at https://necroticgnome.com/. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, artwork, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more!If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the episode on YouTube.Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!Join our friendly and lively Discord server!Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Isometric maps by Jason Lutes.Maps used in the podcast banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction.
