Inappropriate Characters Move to Rumble
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View ArticleLivestream Tonight: Another "50th Anniversary D&D" Book Crapping on D&D's...
Tonight! 9pm Eastern, I'll be LIVE on youtube talking about Baptism of Fire, and also about another D&D 50th Anniversary book that seems to be about crapping all over D&D. #dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleThere Were Two OSRs
Some people say that the Old School Revival has already done everything it needed to do. That could be true. But it's also true that the Old School Renaissance is more important, and more successful...
View ArticleRPGs: High Level Make-Believe
RPGs are supposed to be "make believe", NOT "Story", and make-believe is much more powerful.#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleMike Mearls' New Job
Hiring Mike Mearls shows that a certain larger company has ambitions that require someone who actually knows something about RPGs, unlike WotC.#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleBaptism of Fire: Character Creation
The first in my series of design notes on Baptism of Fire. In this video I talk about the premise of medieval authentic gaming, and the character creation process!#osr #ttrpg #dnd
View ArticleThe OSR is "Dying"? Here's the Real Data...
People continue to claim that the "OSR is dying" (or dead). But do the stats actually support that? In this video, you get the hard data! #dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleDesigning Character Classes
In my second design notes video about Baptism of Fire, I talk about character classes, and how to craft them to provide Niche Protection.#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleThe New PHB is Morbidly Obese
The latest news about the new #Onednd Players Handbook makes it clear that it will be full of bloated rules additions that will only ruin the premise of #dnd5e game design.#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleMagic and Miracles in Baptism of Fire
Check out my rundown on magic and miracles in Baptism of Fire!#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleThe RPG Hobby is for Anyone, not Everyone
The idea that #dnd is for "Everyone" is a lie. The truth is that actually, D&D is for ANYONE, and that's very different.#ttrpg #OSR
View ArticleMinority Representation in D&D PHB is not for Minorities
There are more (imaginary) women of color in the D&D PHB than ever before. But it has nothing to do with real women of color.#dnd#ttrpg#osr#dnd5e#onednd
View ArticleOn Kyle Brink, his Replacement, and new Magic in Baptism of Fire
Kyle Brink couldn't leave the D&D hobby fast enough! Plus, I take a look at the various new magical techniques included in the Baptism of Fire RPG!#dnd #ttrpg #osr #onednd
View ArticleNew WotC CEO & Medieval Economics
Talking about the brand new CEO of Wizards, and whether he'll be any better than what came before. Also, I talk about how to make your setting's economy more medieval authentic, as I continue to give...
View ArticleNew Report Shows why WotC is Going All-or-Nothing on the VTT
The latest quarterly report from Hasbro makes it very clear why WotC will be going all or nothing on the VTT, and there's really no going back to focusing on regular paper products. #dnd #ttrpg #osr...
View ArticleRaces in New-D&D Have no Racial Disadvantages at all
Every race in nu-D&D is just a human and cosplay. "Equity"is to blame, as well as the idea that "humans represent white people", but it's also about the destruction of the heroic ideals.#dnd...
View ArticleZak is Back? Also, More Baptism of Fire Design Notes
Not all #OSR rulesets are just "B/x clones". My own OSR rules in Lion & Dragon / Baptism of Fire have very specific & radical differences.Also, is Zak S making a comeback?#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleWotC Confirms All-In on VTT
The only thing I like more than being proven right is being proven right almost immediately. The latest from Hasbro shows they're done with books. #wotc #dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleWretched Bastards
I review Wretched Bastards, a game by the Red Room, which is based not on Conan, but on those B-grade Conan knockoffs of pulp fantasy.#ttrpg #dnd #OSR
View ArticleStupid Dungeons are not "Mythic"
Stupid dungeons are not "mythic", though they can have their place, just like "naturalist" dungeons; but in this video I talk about what real Mythic dungeons would look like.#dnd #osr #ttrpg
View ArticleMedieval Authentic Treasure
Want to make your adventurer's treasure, and magic items, more medieval authentic? Here's how! #dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleThe Braunstein Misappropriation
On the recent controversy about Braunsteins, an early influence on D&D.#dnd #ttrpg #OSR
View ArticleGencon Rejects Woke, Hasbro Accepts AI
Gencon fires one of its most Woke areas, while Hasbro is going more open on AI.#dnd #ttrpg #osr
View ArticleWas 5e D&D Ultimately a Failure?
5e D&D is now over. I examine whether D&D was a success or failure, from a business perspective, a design goals perspective, and in terms of its long-term impact on the hobby.#dnd #ttrpg...
View ArticleThe New D&D PHB: Hit or Flop?
Some recent reports claim the 2024 D&D PHB has sold more than the 5e PHB. Others are claiming the book has barely sold! But hardly anyone noticed how gaming media got its facts wrong. I explain it...
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