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Shadowdark is HEAPS of fun. I played my very first session a week ago and it had dominated my thoughts since. Having characters in the party with only 4 hp at level 3 was just hilarious 🤣

ShadowDark has 4 classes in the core rulebook. However, there are quite a few more official classes on other products. Examples include, the Ranger, Bard, Pit Fighter, Ras- Godai, Desert Rider, & Seer.

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I played 1st, 3rd, 3.5, and 5th. Already 5th was in my opinion a dumbing down and a loss of both mechanics and fluff (do we wanna compare Sword coast 5th with any regional Faerun books of the 3/3.5? Nee manuals are empty shells that live on nostalgia. And don't getbme started with the difference of 3/3.5 vs 5 Ravenloft book...). But still, I've played 5th edition and liked some of the streamlined action. After the OGL debacle I jumped ship and now I'm happily playing WFRP 4E. Looking at what's going on with the new manuals, where there's a further blandification and homogenization of rules and fluff, I'm convinced I did the right thing.

I am really confused, point one against DCC is that the game is really complex, point two is that the character creation in 5E is more complex. DCC has about 110 pages of rules, the rest is spells, judge's rules and a zero level funnel. DCC is not a complex game at all. I am not saying 5E is, but it is more complex than DCC. You are also a little disingenuous regarding your starting characters. Sure, you may have 4 hps with your zero level character, but you also have 4 characters that are zero level. When you advance to first level, you get your 1st level HD as well, so you have a D4 (for zero level) plus a D4 (wizard) to D12 (warrior). This means a first level wizard, could have between 2 (rolled one on each, no STA modifier) to 14 (rolled max on each dice plus STA mod). Spellcasting is superior in DCC as well, no more spell slots, you can cast Magic Missile until the sun burns out (or you fail a roll). In a recent game, my wife's Elf, at first level, rolled a 6 on her magic missile spell, which means she forgot it. The NEXT round, she sacrifice a point of STR so she could cast it again, rolled a 22 (a 19 plus 2 for int and 1 for her level) and hit the BBEG for 35 points! You cannot get that kind of excitement in 5E. Clerical spellcasting is similar, except there is no need to waste spell slots on healing, instead you get a Lay on Hands skill which allows you to cast it as many times as you want, but when can come with disapproval. Besides, if you want perfect customization of characters, play GURPS or Rolemaster.

I don’t think they are going to open VTT support to just anyone, but even if they fully support Free League’s LotR 5e game, that would be amazing.

I suspect this will mostly mean... you can move your minatures and roll dice... just like you could with a very basic use of Roll20 or another VTT

Why'd they have to go and break Paladin?

I dont like how you "level up" in dragon bane. You just roll dice and if you are lucky you get better if not you stay the same. Which is kinda frustrating since dragonsbane really likes to kill you and you sometimes feel as weak as when you started

no way WotC devotes dev dollars to supporting other systems they've announced that Free League games are coming to D&D Beyond, but I think that's limited to Free League's 5e offerings

Im done with Hasbro/WotC due to their continual disingenuous tactics. So I wont be spending any money with them, ever. I will continue to play 5e (2014) in book form & I will expand my RPG life into new systems. Im super excited about this, there is a rich mine of rpgs without the bad wizard taste. I am lapping up Mork Borg, Alien & Call of Cthulhu among others. What Free League is doing these days is energising the hobby more than anything WotC ever did, because they actually care about making cool games.

The issue with Nimble, from everything I have read, is that it focuses on refining combat to the point that other areas of the game suffer. Cutting down the couple 100+ spells into the few dozen that are in Nimble is all well & good, but if you go too far you're not "streamlining" anymore, you're removing player options. I don't think I saw a single utility spell in the book, and only their Rogue equivalent had any sort of non-combat benefits. I think it's got some really great ideas (I particularly like Nimble's method of Attack & Damage as opposed to DC20's), but I think it needs more time in the oven before the system can stand on its own in the space of all these other "5E Clones" rn.

My characters are facing the intellect snare today. I'm predicting a thinning of the party. They avoided medusa but she could be pretty devastating as well.

7:24 that picture brings to me sweet memories. Found it when scavenging in my older brother room, I was like 7 or 8. Found the Red Box, and since then, this image stood in my mind, together with the one of the evil wizard casting magic missile (poor cleric).

The artwork shown in the video and most of the art in Dragonbane is done by Johan Egerkrans,, tho in the newest book the art in the book is done by David Brasgalla

My x1c is saying that the extruder is clogged, but it is not. I checked the extruder and the hot end and nothing is in there. I tried taking the perf tube off and manually passing the filament through and it works no problem ( the tube is connected well) what could it be?

I play exclusively with my kids ages 8-13. We've played for 2 years. Kids are natural role players. But you're right, the young ones do need shorter sessions. 3 hours is about the most I've gotten out of them before it turns into chaos.

Backed it. CANNOT wait for the kit to release. Also using the conversion rules for my D&D games, too.

I've long thought something like this would fit into almost any rpg. DCC's idea of applying it to one thing is probably a good way to control it, but I think maybe something a little more expansive might also work, depending on how easy it is to gain/regain.

I have nothing against Gays, Dwarves, or baking cookies, but am simply not interested in images of Gay Dwarves Baking Cookies. BUT I DO like that the Gay Dwarves have tattoos of each other's beards on them. Aye now, that's a Gay DWARF laddie!

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Interesting, putting something like this in place would be helpful as currently with "Heroic Inspiration" (assuming 2024 upcoming edition) outside of specific class feats/features its a resource that is underused, and too often forgotten by DMs, and players alike.

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Actually i love the magic system. I never understand the D&D magical system. Why forget a spell after casting it? Is it a simulation of that old peoples offen have bad memory?🤔 😅

Both 5e and Dragonbane have really bad magic systems. I agree that is a weak point for Dragonbone, the few and poor spells, and especially that many spells won't work on "monsters", so lots of willpower points will go out the window trying to find out, what you are dealing with.

First off, I too am an older gamer (53) and have been playing for 40 years. I'm pointing this out because my opinions seem rare for someone my age. Seems us old farts are afraid to let the past go. Just because something always been someway doesn’t mean the old way is better. I Never understood the argument that racial modifiers add flavor. They don't, they add nothing unless you consider taking away fun options as adding something. Most groups use point buy and 5e point buy maxes out at 15. 15 isn't good enough for a classes’ primary stats. Classes like monk that have 2 primary stats (Dex & Wis) need both increased to be effective. So, if racial modifiers still existed I would need to pick a race that offers bonuses to these 2 stats. In the 2014 PHB this is Human, variant Human and half-elf (because they all work for EVERY class) and Wood-elf; that's it. If you allow other books, it adds only 3 more options for Monk: Aarakocra and Kenku (both often not allowed by DMs) and Ghostwise Halfling. That’s not a lot of options. Now what I would love to play is a Dragonborn Monk thematically I think this is a perfect fit. However, the dragonborn racial modifiers are Str + 2 and Cha + 1. This doesn’t work at all for the monk. I shouldn’t have to choose between being effective in my class and good roleplay. If my DM insisted on using racial modifiers then I guess I’d go Wood-elf or Human. Boring…

I may have missed something but I don't understand how the book helps solve the problem shown in the beginning of the video. it helps with the world but i don't see how it helps with having the player characters make sense in world

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Sounds cool

I love what I've seen of this so far. Wish I could afford to back it, but I hope it goes big.

Actually you begin with 1 to 4 hit points, NOT 4. And in D&D with the new system of Species, there is NO difference between an orc and a kobold. DCC's rules are much "simpler" in that there are fewer of them compared to D&D. Leaving more to the Judge to decide and less "rules Lawyering".

How can Tom Clancy's The Division ruin D&D? I'm not sure how you got to that point.

oddly I LIKE that way of doing magic. The idea of how many spells you can "memorize" per day never sat well with me.

Do monsters also have 3 action points? Were you taking it easy on folks at times with only 1 attack a round?

Long time D&D player. Started in 1979 with AD&D. I've been playing 5e consistently since 2015. I like the new rules and don't see why they needed mass changes other than attempting to mass monetize us all long term. My objections: 1. The feel of the game has changed from being one of dark brooding sword and sorcery to mamby pamby modernization. 2. Same goes with the art and this is a problem I've had in the 2014 books 2. Most of the art to me is terrible. 3. I don't want integration with the computer and books. Yes technology can be used for D&D and should be but I don't want to feel like I'm playing a video game. And I love arcade in video games. 4. The new core books and rules should be a definitive improvement, and if they're not, well, what are we all doing? I won't be changing rule sets or giving my hard earned money to people who don't really care about me as an end consumer.

I'm gonna reiterate a sentiment i shared on BlaineSimple's "Getting over the DND community" Video: Dnd has always been fun, and thats all ive ever needed it to be.

the new DIRECTION?? like better blanac, estramlined rules and claqrificati0on, ooh yea, horrible..

What VTT did you use for this session?

I have been a huge fan of D&D for close to 35 years. Unfortunately, this is where I get off. I too am not interested in hipster orcs and baking dwarves. This book has way too many smiling characters in flowery situations. It looks more like a My Little Pony book than an adventure game. WOTC has erased the pulp sword and sorcery and eldritch horror aspects that I love. This just does not feel like Dungeons and Dragons. I really like DCC and will move to that and other OSR and independent products.

Old school dnd fans should find a way to aggregate around a new system. The problem is that there is a number of options, so it's difficult to create a critical mass to get enough books published, be available abroad and translated, and spread to other media like dnd has. For me the optimal dnd is dnd steered by another company that understands the roots of dnd more

A few things I won't bend in my RPG gaming for, and one of those is making things a 'modernity' feel. That applies to culture, races, or anything that is derived from a modern attitude. Evil societies still use slavery, it is an economic model that has been used and any archaic technological/pre-industrialized society will use some type of forced labor system whether it is slavery or serfs/peasants. And sometimes two societies just hate each other due to past history, and it has nothing to do with good or evil on the parts. Examples is the Germanic tribes versus the Roman Empire or the steppe nomads versus various Chinese Dynasties. So sometimes neighboring orcs and humans are going to have very bitter histories with each other. That is just a more realistic portrayal of how complex societies and cultures are.

Jud needs an assistant to run the stream, maybe a 12 year old. They always understand this stuff. I already follow and love Stephanie and Jim, and I'm sold on Nimble as a brilliant system in the making. But that ridiculous first Boss roll should have had consequences. 😆

2024 dnd does not hype me up.... It seems less fun and like politics somehow seeped in.

I think there's ultimately two types of older gamers (I myself started at the tail end of AD&D), those that want keep playing the dice and paper version of Streets of Rage and those who's stories got more complex as the media they consumed did. Everyone's late 80's and early 90's games were basically side-scrolling beat'em ups. You see these more story-driven and character-growth centered stories popping up in the mid 2000's and evolved into what you see today on modern live plays in the late ish 2010's. Nothing about mechanics or art dictated these changes. People got older and realized they could have more fun plotting House of Cards, West Wing, and Game of Thrones style games. They learned there's more fun ways to play than being the loner with dead parents you meet in the dark corner of a tavern. There's also a lot to be said about the influx of more diverse groups of people coming into the hobby. We were all basically the same white guy. Walking GenCon now is very different from even a decade ago. So, when I hear, for example, that looking at a piece of art with a man-bun orc or dwarves baking cookies I think to myself "you're looking for excuses to say the hobby has left you behind." I'm positive sword damage is still in there. I'm positive that no one is saying Chef has more utility than Great Weapon Master. I'm positive that no recent module has centered around replicating a Beach Episode. This is snack food for grumpy old gamers. When people say species are all the same now and picking a species is a watered down choice I roll my eyes so hard my neck almost snaps. First, all of the species abilities are attached to the choice. Two, why has no one ever been upset that your literal upbringing (backgrounds) had no impact on your stats. That's wild to me that we're all just ok with a gnome solider not having picked up any physical prowess while training. Third, put the points wherever you want with the Tasha rules or 2024 PHB rules. Why does having the choice to not do something ruin the fun for you? Put your stuff in the same spot for your dwarf that it's been for the last 50 years. Ultimately, the game is yours to do with what you want. Comparing 2024 to 2E, the game is the same. You roll a D20 and hope for the best. You just have more options. You could rebuild the same character from your old dungeon grinds and take them on a modern style adventure, losing nothing. You just have the ability to build it differently now, if you want. TLDR, I'm sorry THACO and %to find traps is gone but you have the freedom to do whatever you want, including the very narrow thing you miss.