D&D | Running Dead in Thay | DM Tips 

I'm currently running it and I've gone with an advice guide to remove all but one Black Gate per Sector otherwise it's too easy (because a Black Gate lets you teleport to the Gatehouse at anytime). Syranna has explained how they reach the Phylactery and created an NPC homunculus called 'Rikard' who manages the Glyphs/Gates for them. He's very obviously based on Richard O'Brien to reinforce 'The Crystal Maze' analogy :)

A few things that stick out to me about your recommendations:

Me and a few others are gonna be working together to create the entire dungeon in TaleSpire. It’s such a massive dungeon

Great video, will definitely be taking pointers from it when I run this adventure come the time me and and my players sit down again at the table, come the end of lockdown.

Very solid advice here! Thank you for making this video! Still very helpful in 2022 :)

This is a great video, and I can't wait to run this dungeon. Great advice on the tweaks to!

I am about to run this dungeon as my first 5e. I've played D&D for at least 15 years from 78' to about 92' and we never liked it when there was no threat of dying so I may just keep the dungeon like it's set up but I think I will upgrade the multiple weak zombies and other fodder creatures into colossal zombies and similar. Thanks for the tips they have helped me out a ton.

this is a great video. thanks!

im suprised you dont have at leat a million subs. ill share this account with my friends

good idea

hey can i ask a question. im looking through the module but it doesnt really explain very well how you traditionally get to the phylactery vault.

Very helpful. Thanks for posting this and your suggestions. I’m looking to run this as a still newish DM. Can I ask 2 questions? First, do you print off the map or make a simpler version for the party? ( it is complex. Or does the party use the DM’s guidance to mentally picture the map). Secondly, I find all the books have so much/too much detail and complexity to easily/quickly soak up. Do you as DM know the campaign off pat or are you kind of familiar and using the guide to guide proceedings? I find I am always the DM. The others want to play but I have to do so much hard research to make it work that it can be kind of a drag. (I’m a dad trying to make it work for the family group and nit a DnD lover first and foremost!!). Thanks for taking time to read this (and reply!).

I was really nervous because i'm starting dead in thay later today for my players

This looks like typical 5e bloat. You can picture the discussion at WotC HQ "What is better than a super powerful, deadly, evil Lich?" - DOZENS of super powerful, deadly, evil Liches of course! ....Yay