The Lords of Dust

Keith, Wayne, and Kristian discuss the Lords of Dust and their complex schemes.

Time Markers

1. 00:00:00 – Introduction
2. 00:01:52 – Readings
   • Dragonmarks: The Lords of Dust
   • Dragonmarks: The Age of Demons and You
   • Dragon Magazine #337, “Eternal Evil: Lords of Dust”
3. 00:04:25 – Why Rakshasa; “Overlords” vs. “Rajahs”
4. 00:08:20 – Overlords embody a concept of evil
5. 00:11:47 – Exposing the PCs to The Lords of Dust’s plans without spoilers
6. 00:17:10 – The Lords of Dust feeling “too big”
7. 00:25:37 – Only use on one or two grand-scale villains
8. 00:27:41 – Threats for specific genres
9. 00:29:14 – Focus on a specific objective, not the epic scheme
10. 00:29:42 – The essence of the Overlords and the Lords of Dust
11. 00:33:05 – Why the rakshasas don’t just rule the world
12. 00:37:30 – Complex manipulations of the prophecy
13. 00:44:47 – Make your own Overlord
14. 00:45:37 – The Overlords are not allies
15. 00:47:04 – The world knows very little about the Overlords
16. 00:48:44 – Overlord names, titles, and themes
17. 00:52:25 – For Players
18. 00:52:57 – Progressively scaling up the enemies
19. 01:02:04 – Using the story to shape your character’s perspective
20. 01:02:45 – Warlocks and Overlord patrons
21. 01:04:45 – Trappings for class abilities
22. 01:06:39 – Wrap up