3d6 Down The Line
Jon Britton
3d6 DTL is a tabletop roleplaying game actual play series, with a focus on the Old School Revival (OSR) of classic Dungeons & Dragons and its simulacra. We have none of the ego-facing, performative aspects, but all of the easy rapport displayed naturally by a group of old friends. Listen to how D&D is actually played! Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3d6dtl/support">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3d6dtl/support</a>
- 2 hours 29 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 22 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Is There a Chiropractor on Board?
Ore crushing and gas burn-off are just two of the obstacles in the crew's path to the Mind-Thief, and that's not even counting the inevitable and horrific violence. They learn quickly that the Factory is not conducive to human wellness.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
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Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
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17 February 2026, 12:09 pm - 2 hours 15 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 21 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | The Monarchian Candidate
As the crew dives into the nether reaches of Quality Assurance, Monarch's grand plan slowly reveal itself, and it's worse than expected. The crew must debate the nuclear option, with cajoling from a Ghost in the Machine.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
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Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
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10 February 2026, 12:06 pm - 1 hour 41 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 20 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | The Quest for the Mind-Thief
The children of H.E.L. implore the crew to seek out one of their own who escaped long ago -- the mysterious Mind-Thief, who just may hold a key to Monarch's destruction. Finally, the Factory is infiltrated!
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
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3 February 2026, 12:06 pm - 2 hours 13 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 19 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | The Kids in the H.E.L.
The crew hits the jackpot and comes to terms with far-reaching ramifications. Nevertheless, the Human Emulation Labs are just waiting to be investigated, so let the mind-shredding commence!
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
27 January 2026, 12:16 pm - 2 hours 12 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 18 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Saving Private Hubble
Delphonse Hubble is bleeding out, vaccsuit compromised, Monarch's droids ready to finish the job. It's up to the rest of the crew on the loading dock to distract or end the threat, buying Hubble enough time to patch himself up.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
20 January 2026, 12:16 pm - 2 hours 12 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 17 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Surveillance State
The crew needs to get back to the Bell, and that means a one-way trip back up to board the Acheron. The fallout of the explosion has put them and other Divers in grave danger, as Monarch has increased security sweeps.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
6 January 2026, 12:37 pm - 2 hours 17 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 16 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Prey Becomes Predator
It's been ten days since the crew has seen the Hunter, but signs of its passage are everywhere. On a journey to discover the properties of one of their Artifacts, Thulsa and the marines decide to flip the script.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
30 December 2025, 12:12 pm - 2 hours 9 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 15 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Mom & Dad Are Fighting
Zhuangzi missiles have inadvertently destroyed the Deep's main thrusters, and Monarch is not going to take that lying down. The crew attempts to re-insert themselves into the facility quietly while the mega-powerful are distracted.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
9 December 2025, 12:42 pm - 2 hours 14 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 14 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | Steve
The Class V troopship Zhuangzi doesn't take kindly to the gang's wanton spacing of their employees. A game of cat and mouse ensues as David tries desperately to avoid target lock. Total catastrophe in this 100% void-of-space episode!
Curiosity laced with dread gets the better of the crew, as they make an unwelcome discovery inside the shipping crates stacked on the Deep's loading dock. Now the one entity they didn't want to disturb is officially... disturbed.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
2 December 2025, 12:44 pm - 18 minutes 21 secondsDEFRAG for Ep 13 - Science for Dummies! | Mothership RPG Post-Session Discussion
SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch or listen to the full session first!
Join the boyz as we wind down for a few minutes immediately after the session ended!
In relation to the events of the session, we chat about the marines giving side-eye to Thulsa and David, balancing meta-play vs. playing in character, and translating hard science into fantasy logic!
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Check it out here .
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase 3d6 DTL's Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
28 November 2025, 12:37 pm - 2 hours 25 minutesMothership: Gradient Descent Ep 13 - Sci-Fi Horror RPG | A.C.L.E.R. Acceleration
Inside the Artifact Comprehension Labs, the crew investigates a mysterious painting that seems to be the machinery's sole focus. Thulsa starts to go a bit loopy, and trouble comes knocking. And by "trouble", we mean TROUBLE.
Curiosity laced with dread gets the better of the crew, as they make an unwelcome discovery inside the shipping crates stacked on the Deep's loading dock. Now the one entity they didn't want to disturb is officially... disturbed.
Gradient Descent is by Luke Gearing, Jarrett Crader, and Sean McCoy, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC. Purchase it here.
Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG is by Sean McCoy and Jarrett Crader, published by Tuesday Knight Games, LLC.
Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, both video and audio only versions of every episode, past campaigns, and lots more!
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!
Support our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits!
Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games!
Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!
Join our friendly and lively Discord server!
Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.
Intro music by Hellerud.
Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility Alternative Map by user Makenai on the Mothership Discord Server.
Network Charts by PimPee.
Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.
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