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Dan Wells
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Добавлен 19 окт 2012
I am NYT bestselling author of horror, science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy. I am also a professional gamemaster and gaming fanatic. Thanks for listen to me ramble about stuff I love.
Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com
Check out my Actual Play campaign on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/typecastrpg
Learn more about me and my books: www.thedanwells.com
Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com
Check out my Actual Play campaign on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/typecastrpg
Learn more about me and my books: www.thedanwells.com
Dan Reviews: The Death on the Reik Companion
Death on the Reik is a Warhammer campaign all about mystery and danger on a medieval river barge. This companion book can help make your story deeper, richer, and more engaging.
Buy the Death on the Reik Companion: www.cubicle7games.com/product/enemy-within-campaign-volume-2-death-on-the-reik-companion/
Buy the Warhammer Fantasy core book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0857443356/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0857443356&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=3e141866035d155335133be3ec8b24f2
Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com
Check out my Actual Play campaign on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/typecastrpg
Learn more about me and my books: www.thedanwells.com...
Buy the Death on the Reik Companion: www.cubicle7games.com/product/enemy-within-campaign-volume-2-death-on-the-reik-companion/
Buy the Warhammer Fantasy core book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0857443356/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0857443356&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=3e141866035d155335133be3ec8b24f2
Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com
Check out my Actual Play campaign on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/typecastrpg
Learn more about me and my books: www.thedanwells.com...
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Dan Reviews: Scum and Villainy
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 года назад
An awesome game about space scoundrels, perfectly engineered for that Firefly/Guardians of the Galaxy/Cowboy Bebop vibe. Based on the Forged in the Dark ruleset, so you know it's awesome. Buy Scum and Villainy: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1613171536/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1613171536&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=d1580a05a97ca84d42cbfca313832a2e Let me...
Dan Reviews: Fallout
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
The new Fallout RPG is such a faithful adaptation of the video game that it feels like a labor of love, but it's ALSO based on a proven tabletop game engine and runs as smooth as silk. Wonderful core systems, a fantastic scavenging system, and some exquisite crafting rules. Buy the Fallout RPG: www.modiphius.net/pages/falloutrpg Buy the best Fallout PC game: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004H1NSR0...
Dan Wells: The Soulbound RPG Start Set
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.3 года назад
I was never a fan of the Age of Sigmar setting, but this Starter Set is SO DANG GOOD that it made me one, and helped me understand and get super excited about the world and the characters. Buy the Soulbound Starter Set: www.cubicle7games.com/product/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-soulbound-starter-set/ Buy the Soulbound Core Book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089FQ1QRF/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&cre...
Dan Reviews: Symbaroum
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.3 года назад
A gorgeous dark fantasy RPG set in and around an ancient and unknowable forest. It's getting a D&D 5e adaptation, but the original rules from Fria Ligan capture the tone and feel of dark fantasy in a way that really deserves a look. Buy Symbaroum: www.amazon.com/gp/product/9187915057/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9187915057&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=4e...
Dan Reviews: Pax Londinium
Просмотров 4333 года назад
A setting book for the modern fantasy RPG Liminal, filled with all the info and stats you need to tell a story about the magical underworld of modern London. Buy Pax Londinium: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/313241/Liminal-Pax-Londinium Buy Liminal: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1916090206/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1916090206&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=88...
Dan Reviews: Dune
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 года назад
My favorite book of all time, turned into an RPG. This gorgeous game uses the 2d20 system, with some new innovations and adaptations that really hit the spot. I love it. Buy : www.amazon.com/gp/product/1912743590/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1912743590&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=6b0b755e951b7ff6364103ca6460395f Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.co...
Using Monsters Outside of Combat
Просмотров 4633 года назад
It's so easy, especially in D&D, to think of monsters as "the thing my players fight when the fight starts." This isn't exactly revolutionary advice, but: don't forget to use monsters in other ways, too. Buy the D&D Monster Manual: href="www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786965614/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0786965614&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=a036386264bd...
Dan Reviews: Splicers
Просмотров 5263 года назад
One of my favorite Palladium games is this forgotten gem about sci-fi body horror. Take all the squicky monster tech you love about tyranids, zerg, and xenomorph, crawl inside of it like a human parasite, and fight back against the giant robots of an insane, dystopian AI. Buy Splicers: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1574571125/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1574571125&link...
Dan Reviews: Heart - The City Beneath
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
A dark fantasy game with a unique setting, a brilliant dice mechanic, and one of the best storytelling systems I've ever seen in an RPG. Explore a vast underground fracture in the nature of reality itself, struggle in vain against the unknowable horrors of the Heart, and go out in a blaze of glory. Buy Heart - The City Beneath: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1913032116/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789...
Should You Use Maps and Minis, or Theater of the Mind?
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When you run an RPG, should you use maps and minis, or "Theater of the Mind?" They both have pros and cons. Buy the D&D Gamemaster's Guide: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786965622/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0786965622&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=75ebe9dbe1b04739c24c2d68de820bc4 Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com Check out my Actual Play campaign ...
Dan Reviews: The Achtung! Cthulhu Quickstart
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 года назад
This classic combo of eldritch horror and WW2 pulp gets a 2d20 adaptation, and I think they do a pretty good job. Buy Call of Cthulhu: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568824300/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1568824300&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=7b0a06028faeb0177dba5794cb3d4f0f Let me run a game for you: thedanwells.com Check out my Actual Play campaign on Tw...
Dan Reviews: Candlekeep Mysteries
Просмотров 6533 года назад
Candlekeep is one of the best sourcebooks D&D has put out in a while. It's an anthology of 17 short, one-shot adventures, all based around a massive, magical library, and most of them are great and some of them are amazing. And I review every single one of them, just for you. Buy Candlekeep Mysteries: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786967226/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN...
How to Be a Professional GM
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.3 года назад
I'm a professional GM. How did that happen? What does it mean? What does it involve? Is there any real money in it? I address all of these questions and more in what I hope is a useful little video. Buy the D&D Gamemaster's Guide: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786965622/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0786965622&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=d020091bbdfa972f5f4...
Dan Reviews: The Infinity RPG - Mercenaries
Просмотров 8373 года назад
This book is packed with great information on the mercenary companies of the Human Sphere, but the real meat is a detailed look at how to run merc-focused campaigns. Buy the Infinity GM's Guide: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1912200376/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1912200376&linkCode=as2&tag=thedanwells29-20&linkId=a0557c8be76263ce9f9432de1d00af81 Let me run a game for ...
Dan Reviews: The Darkening of Mirkwood
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Dan Reviews: The Darkening of Mirkwood
How to manage schedule and pacing when you plan an RPG
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How to manage schedule and pacing when you plan an RPG
Dan talks about vampires and how to run Strahd
Просмотров 4123 года назад
Dan talks about vampires and how to run Strahd
How to Build Mystery Scenarios for RPGs
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How to Build Mystery Scenarios for RPGs
Dan Reviews: Adventures in Silverthorn
Просмотров 1773 года назад
Dan Reviews: Adventures in Silverthorn
Dan Reviews: The Power Behind the Throne
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Dan Reviews: The Power Behind the Throne
How to Improve your Roleplaying with Character Arcs
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How to Improve your Roleplaying with Character Arcs
Dan Reviews: The Tomb of Annihilation
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Dan Reviews: The Tomb of Annihilation
Dan Reviews: Middenheim - City of the White Wolf
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Dan Reviews: Middenheim - City of the White Wolf
I love the idea of mecha RPGs but I just for the life of me can't come up with any decent campaigns outside of just non stop robot action
Picked this one up! Looking forward to expanding my Palladium megaverse.
Great rundown!
You have not been very active!
Man I love your videos not sure how or when I became unsubscribed. 「(°ヘ°)
I’m not too much of a 5e player, but I love mystery scenarios, so this book really intrigues me. Thanks for the review.
I bought 4e but it wasn't for me. Staying with 2e.
Did Nocturne make an edition if this in full color like 5.2?
I like this game, but I modded the rules in two areas. First, I added the two-handed weapon rule. A 2-handed weapon does 2 damage, and 1-handed weapons do 1 damage. Second, I added another psychic power called Percognition. Its four powers are 1. Savings throw when attacked. Roll of 1 means you are still hit, 2-4 miss, 5 or 6 and you deflect the attack (or makes a riposte style attack yourself) and the enemy is hit. 2. Roll a normal/2D6 check, and get a Trait for the rest of the scene. If you fail, then you cannot try again until the GM says you can. 3. Meditate and roll a normal check. Success means the GM can give you a hint of what is coming. 4. You roll a normal check, and if you succeed your character thought to bring a bit of gear that was NOT mentioned to be in their inventory until now.
I clicked on this on a whim, without looking who made this video, and having watched the podcast for awhile, I was surprised
Thank you sir.
Thanks for taking the time to record this! The other review in the top results seemed extremely cringeworthy.
I know this channel hasn't been active for a while but I'm thinking about doing a CoC game based on incestigating the cult stuff in The Hollow City. On the off chance Dan sees this comment, I'd love to hear his (or anyone else's) thoughts on how to make it work good
Surely you would sit closer to the salt at Sir Larkins feast after such a glowing review!
Another amazing review! Thank you Dan. I hope all is well with you and cant wait for you to come out of semi review retirement and review Pendragon 6e!!!
This is a great game and I'm jonesing to play it but I think that the vampires are an over kill. If/ when I run it I'm going to leave out the blood suckers.
It may have been patched since then, but I know a guy who found a loophole that got him banned from a table. There was no solid feature for detecting traps and the strongest monster written had his vulnerable spot in the head. He specialized his character in explosive traps, got an explosive collar on said strongest monster, and was immediately asked to leave.
I saw that you are a professional writer as well. Have you ever thought of writing a Rifts novel?
I'm a Little late, but here's my apreciation. Such a insightful review. Thanks Dan.
Dark Secret of Harvest Home set in Bree?
You never caught the vampire craze.
Hey Dan, have you looked at the new edition?
Kim Mohan... now where do I know that name from?
One of your best episodes.
Yeah, they killed it all for their miniatures.
Just to counter on the ‘railroady’ stuff at the beginning of the campaign, it isn’t smooch about narrative development but more about giving characters personal opportunities to develop. So the herbalist in Wittgenstein is there to give a herbalist character (included in the pre-generated list) to get some training. The start of Death on the Reik is basically a ‘levelling up’ session with a bit of sideline narratives attached.
From an operational security viewpoint, the location of Castle Refuge, in relation to Coalition territory, bases, and staging points, makes absolutely no sense. If Loard Coake were a halfway decent strategist, he'd abandon that position asap.
I wasn't sure what these companion books were going to provide, but it looks pretty great! As a semi experienced GM, though I love improvising, the idea that there are effectively fully fleshed out NPCs in here is wonderful to hear. These days I'm looking for more ways to reduce the mental overhead for preparing for sections, and to have so much done for already makes the idea of running these campaigns seem less imposing. Thanks for the review!
Fate seems very good. Subed!
This is cool! Very important but not often talked about aspect of the craft. Speaking of mirroring TV plot structures, have you ever tried doing an A Plot/B Plot style? I've found it useful to cut between groups of players on a stinger to build tension. This can fall apart if combat breaks out, but it's a fun one to pull off. Thanks for the video!
Looks pretty good. The 2d20 system is fine but a Infinity RPG would of run fine with just a modified version of the tabletop wargame rules. It's a really detailed yet straightforward ruleset.
RIFTS is easily the most fun RPG to play. The world is utterly amazing. I started out with Shadowrun and graduated to RIFTS. I tried D&D later after that and realized that D&D is just hype, no substance. It's a garbage game for garbage players who don't know that better exists. SPLUGORTH!
I backed this at the highest level. It is a wonderful game. The new Amazon series has me hyped to want to get a campaign going for this online.
The way this adventure is structured is rather neat. Whilst giving lots of options it seems to make sure that the plot moves on. SPOILER-ish from here on: It mainly achieves this through the plot happening due to stuff outside of the players control. The main plot points move on without any involvement of the players in the background (unless they call major disruption like eliminating key players prematurely), though the outcome can be changed. What's particularly ingenious is, that depending on their behavior, the players can obtain a whole lot of background info or end it totally oblivious on what actually happened.
You might be reading too much into the use of the word "gonzo". Dungeon Crawl Classics wears the description like a badge of honor. Ted Nugent's first live album, Double Live Gonzo, did, too. Hunter S. Thompson was the first known to have used the term about a style of journalism that he himself became known for. They're not looking down on you.
Rifts is also my very first ttrpg. My favorite setting from Palladium though was Nightspawn(bane)
Haha! I never knew you liked Rifts! I feel the same way about it you do, and in fact this Christmas got a few books to run a campaign with my kids. The system is for sure... clunky, but I personally LOVE percentile skill systems.
Good review.
The mechanics are easy. The game is cinematic, not simulation. The fault lays in presentation and looong character creation, which tends to lose a lot of todays attention deficient players. They have plans to straighten out the presentation but not alter the rules. This game ROCKS!!
The protectorate aren't villains as often as Khador, however the protectory are truly neutral, but in that they have extreme evil and good, to balance to the middle. The Harbanger and her paladins are quite good, and Reznik and the testament are quite evil.
Do something like mummy game where you're going through time and every single time the nightlords try to breach the mirror wall your bane awakens
If 1/2% of the world population was nightbane there would be 35 million
I've been collecting dwarven forge terrain for about 8 years, and I paint it myself. I can tell you using terrain w/ things like 3d printed and painted minis, Syrinscape in a gaming room with SONOS surround /sub (largely for building mood with music and occasionally a sound effect), and ChatGPT to assist me with the story and descriptions, along with also having miniatures of the monsters in my games is something that creates an incredible cinematic experience. I recently tried to play at another table that is 100% theatre of the mind after running my own with all the toys, and I can't go back to it - not alone. It's not been cheap by any stretch but there is no doubt who the players are attacking, how far away they are etc. Regardless of all the bells and whistles though I am a HUGE story guy.
El futuro de la historia del mundo de jhon con el fin de los marchitos comiensa la verdadera amenaza?
En una historia paralela como continuarias con la saga✌️
Thanks for the review! For some reason, I always thought that Bree would be the best adventuring-base for a game set in Middle-Earth.
Agreed on the whole rifts obsession. At one point I loved the world so much that I ported all that I had to shadowrun 3rd edition rules. I love palladium, hate the system XD. That world is rich, and it is my absolute favorite.
Thank you for this and the other Infinity reviews. It has been very helpful.
For an authentic alternate 1980's vibe the US location should have been The Supercollider in Waxahachie, TX.
I run a cronicle of Vampire the masquerade. We play through discord and a vtt. You are welcome to join if you wish.