Four Against Darkness - Solo Play - Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Welcome to my Four Against Darkness Campaign - 4AD is a solo dungeon delve using charts and tables and four adventurers that you control. In this episode, my heroes will be heading into their first dungeon looking for treasure and that elusive Final Boss!
Four Against Darkness is a solo dungeon delve experience by Ganesha Games. You can find more information on 4AD at:
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I just decided to get into the hobby and picked Four Against Darkness as my first TTRPG, your video is amazing, it have given me a very good idea of what a game looks like.
Same here 😊 it’s a very easy entry point into solo rpg
I like how you write what was in the room. My favorite way to write empty is "mt". Shorter and faster. Keep up the plays.
Best walkthrough for 4AD that I have come across. Well done sir! Thanks for helping me to understand the game better.
Glad to hear it!
Great vid, very well explained. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love this setup! Elevates this game to another level.
Thanks for the kind words! - Jim
It's been a while since you've played 4AD! Good to see it back on your radar.
Yeah, I'm enjoying playing it again.
Just to note for the poison save that armour/shield does not count, but the rogue adds his level to defence which does add +1 to his save roll. This would give it a +4 which is a save. Great video and nicely explaining the game.
I like that little template / holder that you have!
My custom laser-cut 4AD Player Board in the video can be found here: www.etsy.com/listing/1752227409/4ad-game-board-solo-dungeon-game-aid
Awesome. I just got this game a few days ago and started last night. This video showed me a lot. Thanks
Welcome!
Fun Video, I also love the Game Board. Now when I look at the rules for the first time, they will immediately make sense
Hi, very nice introduction to Four Against Darkness :) I have a little question, at 09:50 the Rogue is attacking. He has a -1 because of his light weapon, but a +1 because the party is in greater number than the enemies. You rolled a 4, then added the +1 from the Backstab, but shouldn't this roll be just 4? -1 light weapon +1 backstab = 0?
Dragons are immune to sleep spell!
Not this one, apparently :)
This is awesome.
Thank you!
Maybe you should mark that the +1 mace for the Rogue is a magical mace . It might be important in the future being a magical weapon.
Good idea!
Nice!
Since you do a lot of solo dungeon delving videos like this, you should look into the game Random Quest: Dungeon Delve.
Or Grotten.
Are the character cards a downloadable thing or did you make those? I just picked this game up too, haven't had a chance to get into it, so thanks for these videos. They really help!
They're just digital cards I made myself so I could put up on the screen.
Love your video. Where did you find the little zine with the map maker on it? I would to use that.
It came with the PDFs delivered by DrivethruRPG.
Yeah i bought a physical. Sometimes i think with the extra files some creators include, i might be better off to get the digitals in the future. @thetabletopengineerplays
You've just given me an idea for a new video!
Seeing this game played it is much lighter on rules than you think it is when you gloss over the rules. I guess it really is true that the rulebook is badly written and needs a second edition that is more structured. I'm gonna give this a go during vacation
I definitely found that some rules are found in odd places and paging around as you learn the game cannot make your head spin. Last I heard there is a 2nd edition on the way, possibly incorporating some of the supplements.
29:57 sleep doesnt affect dragons...
Are you sure? Rule and page #?
@ yep. Page 49 second sentence in the sleep paragraph. Says it doesn’t affect undead, dragons and other certain monsters
Which miniatures did you use and how do you make those absolutely awesome looking data cards?
The minis are old Pathfinder characters... cannot recall where I bought them. The data cards are made with Canva.
Set up is great. where did you get the board?
I made it. www.etsy.com/listing/1752227409/4ad-game-board-solo-dungeon-game-aid
I wonder what kind of app you are using on the tablet with the charactersheets?
It's called GoodNotes. You create notebooks and insert pages into them. I have a notebook for each solo game I play.
@@thetabletopengineerplaysI love these card-format character sheets, nice and clear for starting to play, and at this point we don’t need more space for tracking things! I just love to see them, giving some retro vibes when we played TCGs. 🥰
I found it easier on iPad then a book
Yo uso este sistema,pero solo 2 héroes de 1/72,y para hacer habitaciónes y la mazmorra,uso el sistema 2d6 Dungeon,me resulta más divertido, además no tengo el 2d6 Dungeon traduccido al español,y me es más asequible,y dina 3
What size grid paper is this in this video
No idea. It's something I made in Canva.
Do you have a link to your Etsy site plz?
somewares.com
Great demo and board. Having a GM screen with tables would reduce the amount of page flipping.
I'm thinking of making myself one.
@@thetabletopengineerplaysthere are 6 pages in the back of the book that has all the needed tables to play. No need to flip through whole book.
Thanks very very much for making this vid. From other vids I was set to buy this game, but quite honestly it looks very boring from this video, so I will pass, and yoh have done me a great service, because I am quite poor 😂
a 1 is always a miss, no matter how many modifiers.
This is for Defense rolls only. Not sure if that's what you meant. For attacks, a 1 can be modified.
Hi a natural one no matter if its a attack or defense is always a miss. You can't alter it with modifiers.
By the way fun video!
Gah sorry for another comment. The first attack if its a natural one its an auto miss. But if you have a exploding dice and you roll a 1 it is just counted as a 7 + modifiers
Great video. Where did you get the wooden frame you play on?
www.etsy.com/listing/1752227409/4ad-game-board-solo-dungeon-game-aid