Next time

 Drow. Drow. 

Eclavdra. 

And Eclavdra’s enemy?

Drow drow = ambush and run? Or a dozen sleeping arrows and capture? 

If capture- Exlavdra might say “you are powerful but foolish for being captured. It seems you would risk all for treasure… perhaps you are not so alien to me. We can make a deal. Release you, but I keep this sword that hates giants… it may ne of use to me. This bow of light and sword of light are hateful and stupid things in our dark world. We drow would not use them, for the enemy would spot us easily (and hurt eyes). … …. …………… … but for me you must spy on my enemy. The Spider Queen lovers haunt my footsteps. Eliminate them and you have won your freedom. 

Useful music album site

 https://www.classic-rock-covers.com/2026/04/dead-can-dance-full-discography.html

Picts of albums. 

Has explanations on which album is what sound. For example, I can hone in on some "Dead can Dance" vibes quicker with their explanation (looks suspiciously super ai llm generated, but seems useful):

Early Era (1980s)

• Albums:
  • Dead Can Dance (1984)
  • Spleen and Ideal (1985) ⭐

Style:

• Gothic
• Darkwave
• Post-punk influences

👉 This era laid the foundation for their atmospheric sound

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🌍 Experimental & World Music Era (Late 80s–90s)

📀 Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)

• Orchestral, grand, dramatic

📀 The Serpent’s Egg (1988)

• Spiritual, minimal, haunting

📀 Aion (1990) ⭐

• Medieval and Renaissance influences

📀 Into the Labyrinth (1993) ⭐

• Their most successful album
• Blends world music, ambient, and folk

👉 This period defined their signature sound:

• Ancient + modern fusion
• Ritualistic and cinematic atmosphere

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🌌 Later Works & Return

• Spiritchaser (1996)
  • Strong tribal/world music focus
• Reunion albums:
  • Anastasis (2012)
  • Dionysus (2018)

👉 Their later work continues exploring:

• Mythology
• Ritual
• Spiritual themes

D&D Artist Toren Atkinson reacts the dnd cartoon

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLm6QuC2xdA&t=1180s

So the purple worm, maybe a blood worm, phantom stalkers, and the incredible fight scene at 19:45. 

Portraits and Monster SOUNDS from yt fiend folio ai

 Gibberimg Mouther sounds - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kzTr8COWIM8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gcSnl-_7Sog&t=615s

Time 12:41, the wizard. 

Time 13:06, the knight. 

Time 5:27 wizard. 

Time 9:04 Kuotoa

10:11, Mezzodemon

Deathknoght arouund 3:05

Elf fighter time 11:41

Fun Spells in AD&D1e

 https://1eonline.info/2ph/vanish.htm

Got there from Wand of Wonder: https://1eonline.info/3dmg/wandofwonder.htm

G3 Results So Far (Nearing End) - troll rooms, Tsunami spell, Green Slimes

 So the kid uncovered much of the lowest level in G3, Hall of the Firegiant King. The latest things include:

• Avoiding red dragon lair till last (he figured out there was a real dragon in there sleeping). 
• Fought 30+ trolls, maybe 40 trolls so far. There were 2 drow hiding amongst them in the ceiling on lizards, but the crazy high level Tsunami spell from the Druid took one of them out along with a lot of trolls. 
• Fought 4 more drow hiding in another room. One was a fighter-mage who cast some problematic spells. Another used darkness to cause trouble. A few trolls were there too and surrounded the party, but then tey were all in darkness when that happened. A Party spell to the right of the darkness (Hunger of Hadar?) fizzled. Warlock got put to sleep from sleep bolt from drow. Lightning bolt hit 3 of the party, and a troll lol. That woke up the Warlock b/c couldnt have avoided the lightning bolt. 
• He started taking out the trolls and then the drow... one drow fell from the ceiling vs. the air elemental I think, but used levitate to survive the fall.
• The air elemental wildshaped druid chased the drow on thelizards and easily caught up after a couple of rounds. 
• The wizard drow used inviz to get away. 
• Super ultra deadly green slimes attacked him after a drow tried to trick them into going into that bottom right narrow hallway with a pool at the end. The green-blue things worded to seem as if they were minerals in the walls and ceiling. I was worried he might lose a character and need to use a wish spell but here is what happened:
• Sent the druid wildshaped into an air elemental down the hall super duper fast... the green slimes couldn't fall on him, as the elemental was so fast and more like wind than a creature. BUT when he stuck his arm in the pool to get the gems, that green slime attacked his arm. It was "burning like crazy, despite the air elemental form usually not feeling much pain"... I rolled a secret roll on a d6 to see how many rounds before he'd be destroyed/turned into a green slime... then he thought to try turning into a fire elemental and burning it off. PERFECT! That worked great, now to get outta there. Unfortunately the rest of the party had run into try to help, and on the way out they had an unlucky roll and a green slime fell on the fighter's arm. Luckily he burned it off with the fire elemental, and they got out with no more issues. Left the treasure in the pool, it wasn't that great anyhow. Realized the drow was trying to lure him here.
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Deathstalker 2025 looks fun

 Good practical effects.  And Slash was the exec producer. And director drew from Heretic and Diablo games.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVgP1MIbtfw&t=194s

OSRIC 3.0 is AD&D 1e and B&W art

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VwB5VOidww&t=1371s&pp=0gcJCSgLAYcqIYzv

Time 50:00 has cool mage burning up a skeleton while holding a dude at bay

Huge and nice review. I like the B&W art

Dark Sun 2nd ed. yt many to go

 Brit narrator DM. Here is episode one, they say … dozens of episodes, maybe 2 years worth  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXZwLI9XaCg&t=223s&pp=0gcJCQ0LAYcqIYzv

G3 Dragon speech

 In low rumbling he begins “who now has awakened me from my long slumber? What is this, puny mortals?” Says amusingly. He whispers something old in Draconic, lights flood from his eyes… harmless… then closes one eye. 

Calmly still “Let us speak. Ones so bold must have an interesting story. Why are you here among the foolish giants and stinking trolls?” 

(Waits for some story)

In THUNDEROUS TONES “Now you may witness I, xxxxnamexxxx, in my full glory!” As he rises up on his hind legs and stretches his wings. 

Be you impressed? Of course you are. .. any who behold the Might and Magesty of my kind are AWED and COWED. 

Lo, I see one kind among you with dragon blood! I have heard of many over the centuries but never has one such come to pay homage. Do you acknowledge my right to a dream-filled slumber, or are the others with you convinced they might rob me of my long held treasure? Even these greedy giants do not dare lay a finger on ONE SINGLE COIN!!! (He roars!). NAY! (More calmly), nay… they might be stupid but not so foolish. 

Borrowing from BECMI

Yt of Books Bricks and Boards https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuUMc0GDZk&t=805s

Time 13:00 you get a solid easy to use mass combat option. Nice. 

• Who has more troops 
• Who has more magic
• Calc
• Roll dice
• Losing side loses 50% of men and very fatigued 
• Winning side loses 20% and not fatigued

Dd

The Backrooms movie - very good

 Really well done. Creepy plus more. Questions still at the end. 

Spoilers below ———

• Was the guy who got bit by the giant also a cooy?
• Was the red head his wife’s copy?
• Is the end real or a dream of the Shrink’s copy?
• Why are there so few natural settings in the Backrooms? Maybe it is psychological in a way, influencing reality (broken reality). 
• Did the Shrinks mom see backrooms when she was child?
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Fantasy Art Artists; color or B&W

“Great Masters of Fantasy Art” Color book I wouldn’t mind having https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uog4e6Q5lOs

Frazetta

Frank Kelly Freas

Greg Hildebrandt

Carl Lundgren

Oliviero Berni

Boris Vallejo

Richard Corben

Vincente Segrelles

Barclay shaw

Rowena moreil

Rodney matthews

Paul Lehr

Richard hescox

Tim White

Michael Wehland

Don Maitz

This one has good ones too  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yryw-3GVyJ4

Here is specific deep dives by Pete Beard English man style, this on Arthur Rackham - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kTD0csU14Qs

Even better Arthur Rackham stuff by other yt- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hTolFUdG-sU&t=197s

New young artist inspired by Elden Ring and Berzerk, very good - https://m.youtube.com/shorts/U2R51ItlKmA