This is going to become a Runehammer classic, taking you right through the whole thing. Love it. I find that the best bands for D&D inspiration are Amon Amarth (duh), King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Gloryhammer.
I use good metal albums as inspiration too! I wrote an entire series of campaigns based on the 3 Inches of Blood album "Fire Up the Blades" several years ago, and it was awesome.
The book you need to write is ‘How to be an effective DM like a big ‘ol Baddass’. Genius. I don’t even know what he’ll this game is, but the view into your thought process and method is f’n rad.
I actually created a one-shot based on the first Viking Death Squad video using this song (one of many) and all your tips. Love these types of videos! Keep at it, Runehammer!
I'm working on this style of a world, heavy metal, scifi, brutal apocalypse world, Viking Death Squad as a place seems awesome. So I'm watching things like the Wizards, and Mad Max movies, and playing God of war and Borderlands, any ideas for inspirations, Listening to some awesome bands any ideas or examples for inspiration?
advise avoiding conventional views of a ruined future... look harder for 'fringe' far futures such as AI, The Quiet Earth, Oblivion or The Smoke RIng (by Larry Niven)
Hey Hank, are the podcasts only available through Patreon or can they be downloaded and listened to with a podcast client? If only through Patreon, is it possible to download them, or do they have to be streamed through the Patreon page? Thanks!
Perhaps "Thor" isn't really Thor, he's just an impostor, Töck's Taunt, a figment of Loke's Treachery (part II). Perhaps one of the players needs to join Hermod's Ride to Hel so that he can become Thor by fighting Versus the World and defeating The Crusher, riding victoriously to Vigrid's battlefield once again, waving Tattered Banners, Bloody Flags and accompanied by The Sound of Eight Hooves, so that they may stop the Destroyer of the Universe and become a true Jomsviking. Or maybe if they fail, they'll feel only the Embrace of the Endless Ocean and set up for part 3, where they must take the Dragons Flight Across the Waves to return and once again become the Guardians of Asgaard?
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You just gave me a new life motto - "if Tom Cruise can be a samurai..." Lol! Great stuff as always, sir!
Coors: Tastes almost exactly like real beer. They should pay you for that slogan.
This is going to become a Runehammer classic, taking you right through the whole thing.
Love it.
I find that the best bands for D&D inspiration are Amon Amarth (duh), King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard and Gloryhammer.
I use good metal albums as inspiration too! I wrote an entire series of campaigns based on the 3 Inches of Blood album "Fire Up the Blades" several years ago, and it was awesome.
This is, by far, the most influential GM video I have ever seen probobly after Viking Death Squad 1. Pure and powerfull.
VDS definately needs to become a movie one day.
The book you need to write is ‘How to be an effective DM like a big ‘ol Baddass’. Genius. I don’t even know what he’ll this game is, but the view into your thought process and method is f’n rad.
Hell yeah!!!! Awesome, so glad this came out. You help inspire me to be a better DM!
Your vids drive me to constantly up my game as a DM.
I actually created a one-shot based on the first Viking Death Squad video using this song (one of many) and all your tips. Love these types of videos! Keep at it, Runehammer!
Concept of a one shots, movie long games are really intresting it's a great theme to explore, i didn't see much of those.
OH JOVIAL SKULL, GRANT ME THIS BOON!!
I'm in love with the shape of room.
loved it...really inspiring for the beginnings of my own DMing journey. Keep up the amazing work!
Ahhh yes, the ancient spell of 'Inversion'....what a nice way to unlock a stuck story-line
Nice "Greatest American Hero" ref. :) You're my generation. All your references are on point. Enjoyed watching this video, thanks for this. :)
Also.. sounds like a ride into the Danger Zone...but METAL: ua-cam.com/video/ZtdZs2zy5T8/v-deo.html (Amon Amarth is cool tho ;)
Dude. This song would be awesome for VDS: ua-cam.com/video/g9jQmvynpTQ/v-deo.html
Love these style videos. They give me hope that I'll come up with something cool
Great video , it is so inspirating to see how one progress in his creative work. Keep going:)
I really liked the drawing technique you demo'd a while back where you used imagery to create an adventure.
......... Two Words- Shiner Bock (lol, couldn't resist)
Really like what you'er stepping in.
how do you double subscribe
great video love the design walkthrough
Next will we see him rise? The mighty surt? Possible destroyer of the universe.
Fuck yeah d&d and metal are one in the same thing! (or at the very least they should be)
Oooh~! Nice wall board!
For the Cryo Chamber thing, think about the first Halo and similar...
I'm working on this style of a world, heavy metal, scifi, brutal apocalypse world, Viking Death Squad as a place seems awesome. So I'm watching things like the Wizards, and Mad Max movies, and playing God of war and Borderlands, any ideas for inspirations, Listening to some awesome bands any ideas or examples for inspiration?
advise avoiding conventional views of a ruined future... look harder for 'fringe' far futures such as AI, The Quiet Earth, Oblivion or The Smoke RIng (by Larry Niven)
Dear Gods!!. Is this going to be a series now?!
They'.re Vikings. kinda. The cryo chambers are their funeral pyre. That's pretty metal.....
check part 1 to meet the cast!
Awesome
@Runehammer, are you running this with ICRPG or D&D 5e?
ICRPG of course. I find 5e to be slow and limiting, and not seeing what I really get from it beyond the monster manual and cool, endless lore
Hankerin, do you like Bathory? I feel like you might like Bathory. Thought of the Twilight of the Gods album before you mentioned Amon Amarth.
Can we have Master of Puppets next please? 😁
omg great idea WHERES THE DREAM THAT IVE BEEN AFTER?!
Love this, Hank! How would you feel about third parties running with this concept and writing other VDS adventures?
go for it!
Hey Hank, are the podcasts only available through Patreon or can they be downloaded and listened to with a podcast client? If only through Patreon, is it possible to download them, or do they have to be streamed through the Patreon page? Thanks!
The Unburned Witch my patreon has an rss link for any pod player www.patreon.com/runehammer
Will you be running this at ATCon?
not sure...mostly running JUNK'D for atcon
FAXANADU!
Perhaps "Thor" isn't really Thor, he's just an impostor, Töck's Taunt, a figment of Loke's Treachery (part II). Perhaps one of the players needs to join Hermod's Ride to Hel so that he can become Thor by fighting Versus the World and defeating The Crusher, riding victoriously to Vigrid's battlefield once again, waving Tattered Banners, Bloody Flags and accompanied by The Sound of Eight Hooves, so that they may stop the Destroyer of the Universe and become a true Jomsviking. Or maybe if they fail, they'll feel only the Embrace of the Endless Ocean and set up for part 3, where they must take the Dragons Flight Across the Waves to return and once again become the Guardians of Asgaard?