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Hi there. Thank you for watching and commenting. I completely agree. People are way too offended by certain things (what tends to be the buzz of the week) but happy to let many more terrible things fly. Look at the music industry, rock music (satanic panic) always seen as evil, causes violence and many "evil" characters in films have it on but modern rap music gets a pass. All of most of the past is considered evil for the modern viewpoint but without it, we couldn't learn and not repeat. It only those in charge felt the same and I guess like me, I RPG to escape from the modern day and live to try to (as well as we can) experience new things, the past, the future, in our imagination. We can't change anything, but neither does erasing it help. Learn from it so no one repeats it.

Also the settlement stuff is optional, characters could just travel between settlements.

I’ve watched the Road, you need a settlement as it’s pretty bleak out there. Thanks for watching my video and sending me to book. Sorry it took me so long to get played and reviewed

More pages of goodness 👍

Exactly. I think it’s great to have this front and centre so therefore not hiding it. Agreed, we shouldn’t need this things but hey ho, this is the world in which we find ourselves Thank you for watching and commenting on my video

Nice mate. Does that mean I now own a load of your work?

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia sadly, no. I worked on the recently released (and on Goodman games website) Mid-Life Monster Manual, and 2 adventures: the forthcoming ‘Metal Gods of the Apocalypse’ (level 3+ adventure) and ‘The Exorcist Awaits’ (level 3-5)

@@JeffWittyArt That's good though. You'll have to share some of it once they're released so we can see it

Sorry, what's this "too many" you speak of? :P

@Dungeonsanddyslexia 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for watching and commenting though.

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia thanks for the vids!

It’s just take me bloody ages to download them all off DTRPG. I’m so boring my groups with these

Thank you for your amazing feedback and for watching my video. Glad you found it useful!

There seems to be a huge divide in the fan base and I guess for us oldies, it just feels like change for the sake of change. And people struggle with change but I’m glad you like them. Totally agree with the 2nd point. They do appear to care more for profits than quality. But is there la k if overall care going to reduce profits? Thank you for watching my video and taking the time to comment

I don’t dislike the art, I’m just not a fan of such rapid changing art style from page to page. Though I never complained about White Wolf doing it (I’m sure a hypocrite 😂) Cool, need to see the style you do. You’ll have to share more in the discord

Agree. It’s such a different spin on the fantasy trope but maybe it’s why it was (or seemed) never as popular as your classic worlds

Hi there. Thanks for watching and commenting. I've never had to worry about players getting out of hand as I just remove them from my game. I do not need a set of rules or hand signals to hold up a game. But then after 30 + years, I have the confidence to call it out if needs be. I guess having things set for new players is a good thing especially when playing with strangers. Though (hopefully) this is where a good session zero should help stop the need doe this to happen. You're right about "think before you speak" as this should be in the forefront of a lot of people especially on social media. Personally I've only every have one bad experience with a player and even after taking him to one side, he didn't change so he wasn't invited bacl. Half races (or species) seem an odd thing to remove as they've been a part of fantasy since Tolkien especially given WotC saying they were "problematic in a modern day" (or words to that effect) so I think it's more their motive for removing not the removal itself. I personally like the idea of other races falling in love and having a family. This seems the for less racist stance

Yes the affiliate link will take you to DTRPG and should still link to anything you buy. I’ll add a specific one now for you too and remove the other one

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It was sweet!!! Thanks again for the recommendation.

It’s certainly not aimed at people like us so at least we get to spend the cash on other books 😏 Thanks for watching and commenting

Apart from using 2nd ed. rules, your group sounds very much like mine. Are you me? 😏😂 Great point about us being apart of the human species….😏 Thank you for watching and commenting on my video

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia Your welcome

I think it depends on how disruptive it is. I was bought up to leave all my Personal issues at the door of work, dojo’s, gyms and hobbies. All these are escapes from life not times to continue to well on lives issues and difficulties. It really is each to his own and I agree this is actually where session zero’s come into play and are very important especially if you have new players are the table. So once this is done, everyone should know where they stand and whether everyone is in. Yes, trusting players and GM’s is key to fun experience. Yes you need to listen to players and keep within agreed story lines and plot points and then everyone should have fun. It’s a great hobby and hopefully everyone can find common ground

I totally agree, and as for expecting everyone else at the table to stop and for the GM to change his adventure....as many others have said. They're welcome to leave Thank you for watching and commenting on my video

Happy New Year to you too and thank creating such a wonderful game. I can't wait to see and own the final products to play with me groups and fully review on here. Thank you for finding me, watching and commenting on my video.

Is it not?? :P I remember that too. Thank you for watching and commenting

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I will say, I appreciate WotC leaving the older books up for sale on DriveThruRPG, without alteration. 5e was nice because it was streamlined and easy to learn, but felt very... commercialized. 3.5 felt like it had more love put into it (most of the time).

Totally agree. DrivethruRPG is sure a great place (even though their monopoly can be annoying). 5th was great for bring in a new generation and older players back. 3.5 has always been our favourite but those books are long gone and I can’t face tracking them down so I’m starting to run a Pathfinder Revised campaign from next Tuesday. You’re welcome to join my discord if you want to discuss games further 👍

😂😂 you’re winning the comment section today. Thank you for you commenting and watching my video 👍

I totally agree with you. I do not think anyone does. It's the same as the workplace, in a dojo or TTRPG table. Leave it at the door before you walk in. I'm lucky to have the same group for over 30 years who are now all my best friends so we know what we can and cannot do. Makes me wonder who the players in 2024 plan to kill, as combat is now a huge part of DND 2014 and 2024 so who will be the cannon fodder? Humans I expect will also be acceptable. I feel like writing a new video.....thanks for the idea. Thanks you more though for watching and commenting on my video

Is it, dam. Thank you. Every day's a school day. Thanks for watching, commenting and humbling correcting me

It is a little more complicated in a fantasy world like D&D. Technically a species is "a group of organisms that can interbreed naturally and produce fertile offspring." So it can be argued that humans and elves are the same species because of the existence of half-elves (same could be said for any other half-xxxxx). In that case they would in fact be different races. In reality, the scientific definition of species doesn't account for elves, dwarves, and other fantasy creatures for obvious reasons. Therefore, I really wouldn't argue that using either race or species is more correct, just author's preference.

Thanks for further clarifying and reminding me of what I thought in the first place. Like you say, both seem correct and incorrect at the same time given all the ‘half’ races have now been deleted from the game. As ever, thanks for watching and commenting 👍

Half races aren’t in the game though either explicitly anymore though right? Honestly, the whole interbreeding thing never made sense anyways. But it’s just fiction. (Like…humans are the only thing that is “half” mixing with something else? Kinda dumb). This isn’t a D&D thing though. Tales of the valiant, level up advanced 5E, etc all did away with races before D&D did. This is just a general trend happening in the industry. These anti woke articles are really more about manufacturing outrage for money. Everyone I know is good with using different terms, species in D&D, lineage in ToV, Heritage in LUA5E. Race is just a dumb term that we use because…tradition. Kinda like the 3d6 stats that don’t mean much at all anymore. Just the bonuses. (Race probably made more sense before we had things like Dragonborn…could argue that all great ape like ones are the same species and different variants therefore races…but the game has evolved way past that early design)

@@davidrempel4862 I don't know, Tolkien was pretty happy with elves and humas breeding so I guess a lot of people took inspiration from there. But yeah, it's very odd that only humans can do it or be forced to. I really need to read Tales of the Valiant at some stage as there are so many other fantasy worlds to play and try. Thank you for watching my video and especially joining in within the comments. All feedback is greatly appreciated

Why I totally agree with you (as always) I do find it sad the direction it’s taking, as well as the western world in general. We don’t seem to preparing the next generation to be able to cope with thoughts and ideas that are not their own. WotC aren’t interesting in us oldies and I’m perfectly happy with that. I own the version I’m happy to play if I have too. But like you say, so much more better games out there. My Dark Sun Shadowdark review lands tonight and well, no spoilers but……..😏

@ i cant wait! i wanna see that dark sun-like adventure for Shadowdark! I love dark sun!

Why complain? Because theythem take the things we love and ruin them. If you change games, they'll go after that game to ruin it too.

@ now now, it will be fine. they OWN D&D. they dont own other OSE/OSR derivatives. Nobody is for ing you to play d&D2024. 5e hasnt changed. 3.5 hasnt. 3.0 hasnt. they cannot change whats already published. They cant change IPs they font own. No need to be fearful. Just play what you like. Nobody is coming to take yer older games. nobody is coming to say you can’t homebrew. let people play how they want. With or without “wokeness”.

@@JeffWittyArt Just over 7 hours to go :)

As it dam well should 😂 but they’ll still need to stand on a box to reach into those wall mounted cupboards Thanks for watching and commenting

Though it might (and I think you right) kill 5e 2024, it can’t die fully as we will always have al the books we own over the past 50 years to use. And then Hasbro might be forced to sell it to someone that actually cares about the IP

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia Fingers crossed and hopefully by then this whole woke mess will have passed and been shown for the fad that it is.

It’s sad when something is started for the right reasons and then it’s over taken for ill gain. But then that’s humans for you. Individually amazing and as groups, become an arse. And even worse on social media when they’re faceless

Hi there. I totally agree. I’m not sure what the fuss it about either. Not everything needs a trigger warning. Like you say, move on with the game or just leave the group. Not sure what this obsession is where the minority keeps getting to force the majority into certain directions. Agreed, soooo many more better games actually written by people who care about their products too Thank you for the wonderful feedback and commenting 👍

I started with first ed AD&D. I stopped with 3.5. I turned to Castles and Crusades and haven't looked back. Mythras is great game and as BRP is nothing like D&D in game mechanics. My Mythras campaign is 18 months old now. Against the Darkmaster is a bit rule heavier but just rocks. Cthulhu is edging silly Woke but is still very good and playable and Cryptworld, (first ed Chill), is a blast. I have hardly scratched the surface. If you like real D&D, C&C is a go to. Gary Gygax even worked on it

@@galinor7 That's a great list of game there. I actually picked up and Castles and Crusades bulk buy a while back and I'm hoping to run the Undying War campaign one day.

Most older players would probably feel the same way, it seems that people seem to have an issue separating fantasy from reality these days.

Orcs were never a race of people they were a monster that you fought who were tougher than goblins, it was only when orcs became an option to play in D&D then the issues arose.

Think that’s why I would do too, sure that’s the way it was meant to come across in the video. I do find it amazing that anyone would feel the need to run anything with sexual assaults too.

Exactly. I don’t roleplay to do it in reality. I’m doing it for the exact opposite

True. I’d actually forgotten about the time before power gaming and warrior class players only wanted to be an orc due to the str bonus.

Happy new year to you too and thanks for watching and commenting. CB is something I really don’t need in my collection as Vampire and Werewolf really are good enough but I’m just too tempted to see it. I’m not sure I covered it but the quick start rules for Bastionland are on the KS page so check it out first there

And to you David 👍

Hi there. Sorry early days for me on this. I’ve just looked up and it needs to stop ending in 7 days 😏. Please try this one and thanks for letting me know discord.gg/C86ErQYEM8

I’ve just updated it on my main page too

@ thank you! i hopped in the discord. :)

@@JeffWittyArt I see you in there. Thank you for joining and your input

I totally agree. We love IP due to cannon and people are way too happy (none fans I might add) when they make it. Not that I’ve watched it but I saw they made orcs ‘misunderstood’ in the Rings of Power. Just madnesss Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a great new year

Most things are way better in our imagination when reading than when live adaptions are made and something’s really need to stay there. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a great new year

I’ve never really read it before and only came across these articles by accident but I’ve got to agree. There’s a lot of anti anything OS RPG in their arrivals but I guess it’s mainly as we’re not their target audience. Thanks for watching and commenting and I hope you have a great new year

Ah cool. That's amazing, thank you. I've been on the fence regarding Shadowdark so I'll check out both.

@Dungeonsanddyslexia Shadowdark is an excellent game. Enjoy!

@@scottlurker991 I'm on it. Looks like it's on backorder but at least I can get the PDF now. Have a great new year!

@@scottlurker991 Both now ordered (don't tell my wife :P)

Tales does looking a very good replacement to 5e. I'm returning back to Pathfinder this year so see how that goes. Failing that, TotV seems a good option. I just don't see any long term play from The Evil Dead and I even reached out to the designers who ignored me so I dropped my pledge. Thank for you watching and commenting and have a great New Year where ever you are!

Hi there. Thanks for watching and commenting. That's the first time I've seen someone call this woke. What parts do you think are?

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I dunno, all the female characters are either goddess status and ultra grand, and the males, especially white dudes, are gnomes and stuff lol. That's just for starters man. All these flamboyant gay-y characters with pink tutus and flowers in their hair, men including, oh how about safety tools, are they still in there? Think I'll stick to 1e.

@@permafrost7781 You know you're going to make me go back and look at the art in a whole new light now lol. I sadly never got to play 1e as it was sold without playing as everyone was obsessed with D&D5e so at least I'm getting to start my PF2e campaign early Jan now the D&D buzz in the groups have died. I agree that the art on 1e is far better than 2e. Oh yeah, and the death saves annoy me, why can't anyone just die anymore!?!?!?

Totally agree. Satanic Panic, aren’t we showing our age for knowing what this is. I nearly discussed this in the video as it really pissed me off at the time but I still feel it hasn’t really passed with the main stream media (but oddly rape music is perfectly fine 🤔) Long gone are the days of people who love and understand an IP being in financial control of it. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

You’re right about C&S. did I say D20 in the video? I think I did now 😂 You roll 3d10 for each roll. I blame the Christmas stress of recording several things all at once to get ahead of myself Thanks for confirming where DB came from 👍

It's a great little game with an amazing theme. Thanks for writing it. I hope you had a great Christmas

@@davidday2014 thank you. and to you David. I hope you have a good one

Thanks for watching and commenting. I like this movie. Back when Edward Norton was still bankable

DL is ok, I’m perfectly happy with that. Oddly, I never played Greyhawk and it’s something I really need to go to or read up about. I’ve forgotten about that realm so thanks 👍 That’s where I think Joe will be really good to write for DL (or any other realm) as he seems to have the same vision as us oldies. As always, thanks for watching and commenting

And my bow!

As all Captain's know, it's very bad luck to change the name of a ship and maybe the name change coincides with the decline of Disney Star Wars (we have a working theory :p). I agree, it's all way too safe and it doesn't cater for a huge section of the potential market. Thank for the comment and watching my video

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia No worries, I appreciate honest creators that call it like it is and don't do clickbait. Thank you for your integrity and maybe I'll catch you around again.

I hope you do. However, if you don’t, thank you for watching this one (and hope you carry on with your channel as it’s a fun and wonderful experience especially when people engage with your videos)

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia Thank you! It truly is awesome. My first like and comment on a video got me giddy laughing. Now I just need to figure out proper editing down big videos into funnier, smaller portions.

That’s great. It’s an amazing feeling. I’ve started using clipchimp as it’s free but (as you can see) I don’t tend to edit much. I’m a just out the camera on and go kind of guy 🤣

Whatever the reason, thank you for watching and a great comment on my video. I’ll take a look into running it your way as it sounds really interesting and simple enough to achieve

Thanks for watching and commenting. You're not alone in this opinion as there's several other that have pointed this out in the comments.

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia Not that I think that makes it any more likely we'll get a new book for the setting of course! Still "wokeness" in so much as its even a thing isn't just about wanting everything to be nice and good, its about being Angry that it isn't, and Dark Sun has that part down!

It sure does. I’d go back and play AD&D if I could get over my disliking of THACO 😆

And what’s no to love about that? 😏 Thank you for watching and commenting 👍

Thanks for watching and commenting. There is a Dark Sun 5e book out there that is fan made so if you want it we can play it. The downside is that it's only a few plays long and doesn't cover enough. you're spot on about how we expect WotC to treat it though

Hi there. Thanks for watching and the response to my video. It does seem to be the direction WotC has taken in the effort to gain a new target audience. They have such a great array of stories and worlds to build from but seem hung up on some of the ‘modern audience’ issues of the day. It’s grew that your students are reading in their own time. Do you run lunchtime sessions for them as I have a few teacher friends that do?

I feel like they're so afraid they'd be accused of promoting slavery if even one in a thousand players roleplays a sadist and brags about it online that they'd rather kills the setting or neuter it completely just to be sure.

We played Dark Sun when it first came out for several years and I don't remember a single player going down a sociopathic or sadistic road, rather they all wanted to be heroic and do what they could under the terrible circumstances their characters were in. Yes, they sometimes compromised, looked the other way and so on, but they wanted to do good.

@@Dungeonsanddyslexia I used to run an after school game for some of my students when I was working in a middle school, but it was a homebrew setting not dark sun. I haven't run anything for the high schoolers as of yet, been a bit to busy with personal life stuff since then. I'd like to though once things have settled down

@@HamanuOp Totally, it's very much a hero themed game. You could argue it has the same them as A new Hope (oppressed poor taking on the powerful controllers of everything at a small scale). Good to hear it and for the record, I haven't and neither have any of either of my groups