Was looking for an actual play of this game to watch. I've actually never heard of you guys before. I'd imagine there are plenty of people coming to watch you guys specifically for this.
Some of Avatar Kyoshi’s companions were “opera troupe members” (pronounced criminals) which is where her makeup and therefore the kyoshi warrior makeup came from! Meili and Baya have a bit more in common than they may have thought :)
11:00 Tom's Character Introduction 12:40 Kim's Character Introduction 15:03 Trott's Character Introduction 17:40 Rhi's Character Introduction 20:19 Katie's Character Introduction
On the topic of Kyoshi makeup, Suki wasn't wearing the makeup while working with the refugee smugglers in Full Moon Bay(but put it back on when helping the Gaang through Serpent's Pass) nor when the Gaang was undercover in the Fire Nation. A Kyoshi Warrior's makeup seems to be meant to be worn when acting on behalf of the group but also doesn't get in the way of trying to stay covert if that is necessary. The makeup seems more like a unifying uniform than a sacred vow, canonically Baya would probably not have much of a problem with removing it to stay undercover for a bit even if she might not feel great about it.
That's also 90 years in the future. It could be that in this time period the Kyoshi makeup is a little more sacred than it is during Avatar Aang's tenure.
@@quinnsinclair7028 Honestly a very fair point, tradition and symbolism often gets more "deified" as time goes by. Like it's a bit weird that so many christians have a necklace of the torture implement that jesus was killed on of all things, crosses didn't exactly have a lot of sacred meaning in the middle east around 0CE...
@@LordZeebee its a symbol of his love. what doesnt make sense are rosary beads being treated like holy objects. I mean seriously whats up with that? it was meant to help the monks not lose count of the formulaic prayers they were reciting back in the day. its like revering a tape measure.
All the airbenders would already be dead in this campaign. He said 30 odd years into the 100 year war but Sozin killed the airbenders 12 years after Roku died.
@@nochancewithoutpasta7637 thats true enough. Still doesn't explain why they have their arrow tattoos at level 1 suggesting they're already a master Airbender.
Could we have a full series out of this, this is so much more interesting something new and refreshing! I do really hope this becomes a full series, it's so much fun to watch!
It might but the makers of the game probably won't let them do a third episode until the full game actually comes out because it's on Kickstart right now
Currently it’s a Kickstarter (where you can pre order the game with a whole lotta content) but seeing how it’s been going so far, it’s definitely getting produced ASAP.
I just love the fact of how much I can imagine this campaign as a 2-3 episodes of the show (the animation and everything). Great job showing it to us and help me decide that I wanted to backup this project! ~Flying Bison~ tier unite! YIP YIP!!
I haven't been able to keep up with watching High Rollers like I used to since graduating university and emigrating across the globe. But this, this I am making damn sure I have time to watch. I've been looking forward to the Avatar RPG for ages now and I'm so pumped that High Rollers is playing it, I'd totally watch a full length campaign!
@@whatsnewnick1758 Probably the biggest frontrunner in the wave of metamodern cartoons (cartoons which are more focused on quality, timelessness, and tackling important issues than they are with either upholding or spiting tradition), which is only recently beginning to unfortunately lose steam.
@@ComXDude It's nice to see a bit of reality in a show. A reminder of issues but also possible solutions to them. Example: Firelord Ozai (or Phoenix King) wants to burn the world, Aang is pressured into taking his life but found another way. Trying to give out an example, but I'm no Uncle Iroh lol
@@whatsnewnick1758 It definitely does a great job at keeping everything grounded, despite the fantastical nature of everything-something that TLoK couldn't really recreate. Though I do think that Ozai needed a bit more of a presence (more of an Emperor Palpatine-type), overall, it does a great job with its characters and stakes, so that you're extremely invested and are left with characters who feel like people rather than plot devices and moral messengers.
@@ComXDude I don´t think Ozai needed much more time. (But an episode of that entire family would have been nice.) I´d rather see more of Ty Lee, Mai and Azula.
i would like to demand a full campaign for this! because me and my older brother binged the series as kids iv yet to watch korra and knowing it now has an rpg tabletop it sounds like a very good idea because alot of us as kids were fans of it(in the uk and i figure the us too) i hope you guys do make a full campaign outta this because its a cool idea and holy crap this oneshot was good so far!
Watching this because my kids love TTRPGs but all I really know is DND and there's so many mechanics sometimes that it kills gameplay for the youngest ones. That and we all love ATLA. I wanted to see it played out for clarity. Love this
2:55:51 I’d argue she did, I think the conversation with Meili helped her feel more confident/encouraged/assured that she can beat/defeat the Juggernaut, and getting into that mentality will definitely help her be more mentally prepared to face the Juggernaut, which sounds like progress to me
I came here to get an idea of how to play this game, I stayed because you guys are hilarious and creative. Definitely subbing for more rpg playthroughs
I've always been interested in DnD, but never had enough motivation to play. But this is so inspiring and motivating that I would now love to learn! I hope this series can continue :D
@@heikesiegl2640 Actually, yes. This mechanic is more loose and more focused on story telling and role play. DnD on the other hand are way more specific on the stats and skills. This mechanic/rule seems like less daunting for those who are new to Tabletop RPG.
@@heikesiegl2640 ...yes. They're two different games, with almost entirely different rulesets, trying to do almost entirely different things. It matters about as much as the difference between Candyland and Chess. Or, to put it in other words: The Player's Handbook for D&D 5th Edition is an 8.5" x 11" book with 320 pages. The Core Rulebook for Masks (a game by the same publisher as Avatar, using a very similar ruleset) is 6" x 5", with 240 pages.
For those curious as to why, as a lot of people truly don't know, it's a slur that translates to snow eaters. It's something a lot of people aren't aware of, so I don't blame anyone for not knowing, but spreading the word and pointing it out when possible is a good thing.
I'm over a year behind on the main series and haven't touched Curse of Strahd yet, but I decided to take a look at this, and Rhiannon and Kim's hair is perhaps the most shocking physical difference here. I'm really digging Rhi's split colors.
Hey guys! I think Katie meant to say Inuit when she was describing Kehinna's clothing style. The word "Eskimo" can cause a lot of offense to Northern Indigenous people!
I found this out recently (A couple of months ago), so it's fair to say not everyone is aware that the term shouldn't be used anymore. You know why this is so? Is it an inappropriate generalisation of the tribes, was it being used offensively recently? Genuinely curious as I believed it was regular word, without such connotations, until very recently.
@@luigiff3431 it was the name assigned to indigenous people of the area. Commonly used by oppressive groups/colonizers. Honestly Canadians are just finally catching on so I don't blame them for not knowing, just thought I'd point it out for the future!
I feel it's quite as similar case to the Indian/Native American deal. I'm 1/4 Comanche myself, and though it doesn't personally offend me to hear the improper term, that is mainly because people are saying it simply because that's how it's been for generations, rather than out of any malice. I'm of the opinion that words should only be considered offensive if used with the intention to offend, but I can understand why some people would put history or correctness over intention, so long as they don't use this as an excuse to attack them back.
Thank you for clarifying that! It definitely wasn't meant in an offensive manner, and we have read up on it now. We apologize for using the wrong term, and will be sure to use the correct term in the future - Team High Rollers
It's good that the Era is decided upon by the group. I don't know much about Avatar since I only watched the last air bender back when I was a kid. But I know there is no other Air Benders during the Ange Era. So if someone wants to play an Air bender it's good that they can at least vote
Honestly as a GM, I would allow someone to play an airbender in that era if they had a good story background for it. Like their grandpa was a airbender that went into hiding when Aang went missing. Married a non-bender and hid their identity from everyone including their family. Or anything like that.
@@ZquaredGaming I love this idea. I was just saying to my wife, why not play a "if there's one, are there more?"idea for a game hook. But I like the idea of a refugee in hiding
This was fun and the players are great! A small nitpick in case folks are coming here to learn how to play the game: they are rolling WAY too often for a PbtA game. You don't need to roll for everything in Avatar like you do for D&D. Only when the outcome is uncertain or interesting. Most of gameplay is meant to be a conversation. I totally understand this crew is new to the system, so this isn't a complaint about the show, just a heads up for viewers who are trying to learn the game.
Do the rules/background have any specific reference for using airbenders during the Aang/100 Years War era, kind of addressing their supposed extinction?
many believe that few airbenders should have hidden and survived the firenation war, and moved on started familys and so on, this would explain why some people arrised with air bending powers durning korras spirit convergence
Some of the more obscure canon (kyoshi novels) also confirm that Airbender monks sometimes leave the order because they don't like the monastic lifestyle.
@@Ryquard1 wasnt that just because spirits were trying to bring balance back to the world, or are you saying that some people had dormant genes of air bending? because the airbenders that came up in lok were newborn benders
@@themightyHP yes that is the canon explanation but many people dont like that it was so easy for random non-benders to become airbenders. So a common theory is that the new airbenders might be descendants of hidden airbenders that survived after the war
Kims best character by far. Not even half way through and I'm super engaged by her character. Years ago I was pretty critical of her monk but this character ia great.
Maybe it's a personality thing. Kim's character was my least favorite of the group... felt like she was trying to upstage (pun intended) everyone else, and it just got annoying after a while. This is my first time watching, so perhaps that's it!
Well to me she's playong the party face in this game and it seemed like she let others do what they wanted and interupted when needed, but I respect your point of view.
I just ran my own test session of this system and it didn't really hit it off with my group. We did do it with roll20, and one thing I wish we had was a special character sheet sort of thing that we see around 25 minutes in. Is there something I can do or get to help out with that if we approach it again? Edit: I see now that he just photoshopped elements of the character sheets to make a map on their VTT.
They don't have it out yet but they said they're looking into it for VTT. They'll probably have more info once everything is shipped out and wrapped up with the Kickstarter.
Do they ever figure out that they need to Help each other to pass rolls more? Do they realize that they can basically mark fatigue freely as long as they take pauses to Guide and Comfort each other?
I am much more interested in checking out the lore and feats and skills for this game because the system is a reskin of Witchcraft And Wizardry from TableStory. I'm not mad and it makes sense because both are made for a younger audience which is why the DM plays a more guiding part in the story. This system isn't for me but I hope the books give some good ideas for more homebrewing.
The make up thing is if they are planning to go to battle or making war. In this case fighting "should" be over and they are running so should be fine to take it off. Then again until the fire nation is driven back they are kind of always on duty
I'm loving this so far. Can't wait to see the next episode. Kind of hope that you do at least one mini adventure in each of the eras. In a way I loved both of the animated series some things I didn't agree with my note was aimed at children or young teens so I can't complain too much. I really wish you would have done an animated series of what happens in between the first and second series I know that there are comic books but I can't see one off to read them but that's all beside the point. I think this is a really neat game and it's nice to see a great animated series get turned into a table top :-)
This is good! I'd like to see HR branch out into other systems for some games as well. Maybe they do more than I am aware, though. But there are some good systems out there that I'd love to see: Starfinder, New World of Darkness, Into the Dark, Call of Cthulhu, Kobolds Ate My Baby, Paranoia.
Way we saw it was a bit like Order 66 in Star Wars. Plenty of chances for a handful of individuals to have escaped destruction, just never explored in the original show!
@@SherlockHulmesDM I just started, and yeah, that caught me a bit off-guard. Let´s see how the story goes, and if the entire fire-nation will be after them. Note: I don´t have a problem with it, not at all, though as a player I probably would have tried to conceal my bending. Maybe forgo all the monk traditions, in a bit of revenge plot. (You know, just go full edgelord with it.) Might as well throw in looking for my HONOR! Hmm... maybe I should consider getting this game...
PC: So, I made a confident gymnist martial artist. DM: Great. Pc: I'd like to do some gymnastics to distract the guard. DM: Okay, just roll a six or better.... PC: Six! DM: Fail! you are now insecure, indefinitely. PC:😢
Back seat DM here. Just a suggestion for failing forward. When a distraction fails you could have the gaurds see the distraction. But they are very suspicious and even make a note of how supcious you were that night. Remembering her face if she ever finds herself around the wrong guard. Or she starts a fight inadvertently. And the outcome is hand waved. Let the player make up an avatar fight scene.
I love the idea of DnD and would love to play it but my group of friends is not really into that type of thing I've tried to find a way to still do it but I can't and I don't want to result to asking random people on the internet
Hey, I don't know if you guys have much influence/connection to Magpie Games... but could you convince them to repost the quickstart? They seem to have removed it from all legal download areas. I'd really like to get a look at it.
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Was looking for an actual play of this game to watch. I've actually never heard of you guys before. I'd imagine there are plenty of people coming to watch you guys specifically for this.
I know that's why I'm here. I'm not super into dnd but if they've played any other ttrpgs I'll probably be checking them out.
The DM was a guest character during the early days of the Mighty Nein. He played Callie
@@KylerJones I've started watching aerois. Great.
@@Dannydarko27 i thought he looked familiar but i hadnt ever watched this channel before now. Thanks for answering that for me.
But this is an actual play of the game
Some of Avatar Kyoshi’s companions were “opera troupe members” (pronounced criminals) which is where her makeup and therefore the kyoshi warrior makeup came from! Meili and Baya have a bit more in common than they may have thought :)
Kyoshi had her Flying Opera Company. She would have loved Meili.
11:00 Tom's Character Introduction
12:40 Kim's Character Introduction
15:03 Trott's Character Introduction
17:40 Rhi's Character Introduction
20:19 Katie's Character Introduction
Tom/Baya = Kyoshi Warrior (f)
Kim/Meili = Firebender; Opera Troupe member (f)
Trott/Reng = Kyoshi Island Spearman (m)
Rhi/Dawa = Airbender (f)
Katie/Kehinna = Northern Tribe Waterbender (f)
Akdjrj tysmm this 8s gonna be so helpful when trying to draw them
@@JaffaArchfiend Jesus so many women
1:42:23 Break Over
On the topic of Kyoshi makeup, Suki wasn't wearing the makeup while working with the refugee smugglers in Full Moon Bay(but put it back on when helping the Gaang through Serpent's Pass) nor when the Gaang was undercover in the Fire Nation. A Kyoshi Warrior's makeup seems to be meant to be worn when acting on behalf of the group but also doesn't get in the way of trying to stay covert if that is necessary. The makeup seems more like a unifying uniform than a sacred vow, canonically Baya would probably not have much of a problem with removing it to stay undercover for a bit even if she might not feel great about it.
That's also 90 years in the future. It could be that in this time period the Kyoshi makeup is a little more sacred than it is during Avatar Aang's tenure.
@@quinnsinclair7028 Honestly a very fair point, tradition and symbolism often gets more "deified" as time goes by. Like it's a bit weird that so many christians have a necklace of the torture implement that jesus was killed on of all things, crosses didn't exactly have a lot of sacred meaning in the middle east around 0CE...
@@LordZeebee its a symbol of his love.
what doesnt make sense are rosary beads being treated like holy objects. I mean seriously whats up with that? it was meant to help the monks not lose count of the formulaic prayers they were reciting back in the day. its like revering a tape measure.
@@whatiswhat8061 I mean... If you play Warhammer 40k, they worship a toaster there probably. But I agree
@@simonsonlyfan8600 where are the toasters you promised us?
I'm just thinking that if I were to play an Airbender in the 100 Year War, there'd always be this running joke of how I'm fated to die
If you think about it everyone is destined to die 👀
@@DerianMTZ i know
Like being a European jew in the 1940's 👍
All the airbenders would already be dead in this campaign. He said 30 odd years into the 100 year war but Sozin killed the airbenders 12 years after Roku died.
@@nochancewithoutpasta7637 thats true enough. Still doesn't explain why they have their arrow tattoos at level 1 suggesting they're already a master Airbender.
Could we have a full series out of this, this is so much more interesting something new and refreshing!
I do really hope this becomes a full series, it's so much fun to watch!
second episode is tomorrow, august 5th
It might but the makers of the game probably won't let them do a third episode until the full game actually comes out because it's on Kickstart right now
Currently it’s a Kickstarter (where you can pre order the game with a whole lotta content) but seeing how it’s been going so far, it’s definitely getting produced ASAP.
There’s two episodes, so there might be more (I’m not sure, I haven’t seen the second one yet)
Currently estimated to deliver the full game ~february, hopefully they'll play more of it when it comes out!
"lets face it you probably already know us" --- me just here for avatar - No no i havent.
The assumption was that most folks who watched this would be our regular audience. Didn't quite expect such a surge of new people. XD
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Who are you again? I don't recognize that lingo? Are you from the colonies?
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I wish this wasn’t just going to be a one shot ;-; I’d totally watch a full campaign
According to the Kickstarter they are playing again August 5th
@@PatrickJoannisse where thou? b/c its not on this channel currently
It is still the quickstart. When the rpg releases, they might continue
The Iroh quote from Meili and that whole scene had me in tears. Thank you all for doing this.
Avatar + rpg community gonna have a field day with this game.
Fanart community: been waiting for this for years...
As soon as Mark mentioned the Onyx Juggernaut, my minde went "It's Crushy-Crushy Rock Man!"
I just love the fact of how much I can imagine this campaign as a 2-3 episodes of the show (the animation and everything). Great job showing it to us and help me decide that I wanted to backup this project!
~Flying Bison~ tier unite! YIP YIP!!
I haven't been able to keep up with watching High Rollers like I used to since graduating university and emigrating across the globe. But this, this I am making damn sure I have time to watch. I've been looking forward to the Avatar RPG for ages now and I'm so pumped that High Rollers is playing it, I'd totally watch a full length campaign!
... Why did I not think that Avatar by way of Star Wars: Rebels was a great idea until now?!
That's honestly what Jet's Freedom Fighters were, they just lost their way.
@@TheOnceandFutureJake ... Huh. Fair point, that is.
I mean, they already kinda were extremely similar
This really felt like a real episode of Avatar! You guys always do a great job.
48:50 "Exit stage left pursued by bear" I love the implication that Shakespeare exists in the atla universe
Best stage direction ever
I just finished re watching avatar perfect timing lmao
Me too. Definitely an amazing series!
@@whatsnewnick1758 Probably the biggest frontrunner in the wave of metamodern cartoons (cartoons which are more focused on quality, timelessness, and tackling important issues than they are with either upholding or spiting tradition), which is only recently beginning to unfortunately lose steam.
@@ComXDude It's nice to see a bit of reality in a show. A reminder of issues but also possible solutions to them. Example: Firelord Ozai (or Phoenix King) wants to burn the world, Aang is pressured into taking his life but found another way. Trying to give out an example, but I'm no Uncle Iroh lol
@@whatsnewnick1758 It definitely does a great job at keeping everything grounded, despite the fantastical nature of everything-something that TLoK couldn't really recreate. Though I do think that Ozai needed a bit more of a presence (more of an Emperor Palpatine-type), overall, it does a great job with its characters and stakes, so that you're extremely invested and are left with characters who feel like people rather than plot devices and moral messengers.
@@ComXDude I don´t think Ozai needed much more time. (But an episode of that entire family would have been nice.) I´d rather see more of Ty Lee, Mai and Azula.
If y'all want something to fill a free slot, you could try playing Mythenders. It's all about slaying literal gods and it's metal af.
i would like to demand a full campaign for this! because me and my older brother binged the series as kids iv yet to watch korra and knowing it now has an rpg tabletop it sounds like a very good idea because alot of us as kids were fans of it(in the uk and i figure the us too) i hope you guys do make a full campaign outta this because its a cool idea and holy crap this oneshot was good so far!
the game isnt out yet, only some test materials. expect a lot of people to start playing when it actually launches.
Feel like Kim and Katie’s border colours should of been switch 🤣 so it matched the elements they’re playing
Flopping Fish Festival 😂
I can totally see this being in an episode of ATLA!
Watching this because my kids love TTRPGs but all I really know is DND and there's so many mechanics sometimes that it kills gameplay for the youngest ones. That and we all love ATLA. I wanted to see it played out for clarity. Love this
Holy cow, you all nailed the feel of Avatar! I can't wait for Part 2!
Holy cow-eagle!
Check their twitch or wait a little bit mate
2:55:51 I’d argue she did, I think the conversation with Meili helped her feel more confident/encouraged/assured that she can beat/defeat the Juggernaut, and getting into that mentality will definitely help her be more mentally prepared to face the Juggernaut, which sounds like progress to me
I came here to get an idea of how to play this game, I stayed because you guys are hilarious and creative. Definitely subbing for more rpg playthroughs
I've always been interested in DnD, but never had enough motivation to play. But this is so inspiring and motivating that I would now love to learn! I hope this series can continue :D
Though keep in mind this isn't D&D
@@Valtharr does it matter that much ?
@@heikesiegl2640 Actually, yes. This mechanic is more loose and more focused on story telling and role play. DnD on the other hand are way more specific on the stats and skills.
This mechanic/rule seems like less daunting for those who are new to Tabletop RPG.
@@heikesiegl2640 ...yes. They're two different games, with almost entirely different rulesets, trying to do almost entirely different things. It matters about as much as the difference between Candyland and Chess.
Or, to put it in other words:
The Player's Handbook for D&D 5th Edition is an 8.5" x 11" book with 320 pages. The Core Rulebook for Masks (a game by the same publisher as Avatar, using a very similar ruleset) is 6" x 5", with 240 pages.
Just keep in mind if you want to refer to northern Indigenous people, Inuit is the accepted word. Eskimo is not an acceptable.
For those curious as to why, as a lot of people truly don't know, it's a slur that translates to snow eaters. It's something a lot of people aren't aware of, so I don't blame anyone for not knowing, but spreading the word and pointing it out when possible is a good thing.
It’s also fair to mention, if I am recalling correctly Inuit are what the society is called but inuk is an individual
@@frack2909 Maybe. That's just the explanation I've seen most widely used by Inuit activists and allies when talking about the subject.
This game is soooooo cool, I've got the free rules and I can't wait to try it with my friends
Eyyy! I was just looking through the Quickstart for this! Can't wait to see how it plays!
This needs to be an app that saves all this info and acts as the game master
I'm over a year behind on the main series and haven't touched Curse of Strahd yet, but I decided to take a look at this, and Rhiannon and Kim's hair is perhaps the most shocking physical difference here. I'm really digging Rhi's split colors.
Rhiannon consistently plays my favorite characters. Although Kim is following a close second. Wonderful, darlings!
theres a meili in another avatar dnd i watch and it tripped me out when kim said it 💀
Bonus fact: 'Meili' is the middle part of my Chinese name :D - Kim x
It makes me think of Mei (Mai?) from the show, and their complete contrast of personality.
(At least at the start of the video, I just started.)
AHHH HOW AM II JUST DISCOVERING THIS?? I backed the kickstarter and can't wait to play this game with my groups!!
Hey guys! I think Katie meant to say Inuit when she was describing Kehinna's clothing style. The word "Eskimo" can cause a lot of offense to Northern Indigenous people!
Thank you for the clarification, though of course I'm sure it wasn't meant in an offensive manner.
I found this out recently (A couple of months ago), so it's fair to say not everyone is aware that the term shouldn't be used anymore.
You know why this is so? Is it an inappropriate generalisation of the tribes, was it being used offensively recently? Genuinely curious as I believed it was regular word, without such connotations, until very recently.
@@luigiff3431 it was the name assigned to indigenous people of the area. Commonly used by oppressive groups/colonizers. Honestly Canadians are just finally catching on so I don't blame them for not knowing, just thought I'd point it out for the future!
I feel it's quite as similar case to the Indian/Native American deal. I'm 1/4 Comanche myself, and though it doesn't personally offend me to hear the improper term, that is mainly because people are saying it simply because that's how it's been for generations, rather than out of any malice. I'm of the opinion that words should only be considered offensive if used with the intention to offend, but I can understand why some people would put history or correctness over intention, so long as they don't use this as an excuse to attack them back.
Thank you for clarifying that! It definitely wasn't meant in an offensive manner, and we have read up on it now. We apologize for using the wrong term, and will be sure to use the correct term in the future - Team High Rollers
It's good that the Era is decided upon by the group. I don't know much about Avatar since I only watched the last air bender back when I was a kid. But I know there is no other Air Benders during the Ange Era. So if someone wants to play an Air bender it's good that they can at least vote
Honestly as a GM, I would allow someone to play an airbender in that era if they had a good story background for it. Like their grandpa was a airbender that went into hiding when Aang went missing. Married a non-bender and hid their identity from everyone including their family. Or anything like that.
@@ZquaredGaming I love this idea. I was just saying to my wife, why not play a "if there's one, are there more?"idea for a game hook. But I like the idea of a refugee in hiding
Beyond excited for this game I’ve been waiting for something like this for years
I love how in character Kim is. Straight up waving at the guards as they go by on the cart. Lmao
I jokingly checked Kickstarter and noticed over 6million backed by this. I'm not into DND but this seems awesome.
This was fun and the players are great!
A small nitpick in case folks are coming here to learn how to play the game: they are rolling WAY too often for a PbtA game.
You don't need to roll for everything in Avatar like you do for D&D. Only when the outcome is uncertain or interesting. Most of gameplay is meant to be a conversation.
I totally understand this crew is new to the system, so this isn't a complaint about the show, just a heads up for viewers who are trying to learn the game.
Do the rules/background have any specific reference for using airbenders during the Aang/100 Years War era, kind of addressing their supposed extinction?
many believe that few airbenders should have hidden and survived the firenation war, and moved on started familys and so on, this would explain why some people arrised with air bending powers durning korras spirit convergence
Some of the more obscure canon (kyoshi novels) also confirm that Airbender monks sometimes leave the order because they don't like the monastic lifestyle.
@@Ryquard1 its not only a belief, the comics (that are canon) mention strategies used to hunt airbenders after the initial hit on sozin's comet
@@Ryquard1 wasnt that just because spirits were trying to bring balance back to the world, or are you saying that some people had dormant genes of air bending? because the airbenders that came up in lok were newborn benders
@@themightyHP yes that is the canon explanation but many people dont like that it was so easy for random non-benders to become airbenders. So a common theory is that the new airbenders might be descendants of hidden airbenders that survived after the war
Fan artists are going crazy with source material for many scenes already
Man, I'd kill for some cow eagle jerky right now!
Darn, Trott was *born* for this campaign!
Another reason to get around to watching Avatar! This list is really stacking up..
Awesome roleplay this session
WE NEED MORE. the people have spoken we all want more
Kims best character by far. Not even half way through and I'm super engaged by her character. Years ago I was pretty critical of her monk but this character ia great.
Maybe it's a personality thing. Kim's character was my least favorite of the group... felt like she was trying to upstage (pun intended) everyone else, and it just got annoying after a while. This is my first time watching, so perhaps that's it!
Well to me she's playong the party face in this game and it seemed like she let others do what they wanted and interupted when needed, but I respect your point of view.
I just ran my own test session of this system and it didn't really hit it off with my group. We did do it with roll20, and one thing I wish we had was a special character sheet sort of thing that we see around 25 minutes in. Is there something I can do or get to help out with that if we approach it again?
Edit: I see now that he just photoshopped elements of the character sheets to make a map on their VTT.
Not even photoshop. Snipping tool and the PDFs, wack it on the map layer of roll20 so people can draw on it. :)
They don't have it out yet but they said they're looking into it for VTT. They'll probably have more info once everything is shipped out and wrapped up with the Kickstarter.
Meili is easily one of my FAVORITE Avatar characters now!
As someone who plays a lot of Powered by the Apocalypse games like Masks and Monsterhearts this was pretty easy to follow.
The Flopping Fish Festival is now canon
Do they ever figure out that they need to Help each other to pass rolls more? Do they realize that they can basically mark fatigue freely as long as they take pauses to Guide and Comfort each other?
me want a whole series!
Cow-eagle it's canon now! 😂 I better see one in this new show or I'm rioting! 😜
This is definitely the best 115 dollars I've spent
I had been meaning to watch this and then I realized: “Hey, that looks like.. oh, Kim is on here?! Awesome!”.
Oh this going to be fun. I'm sure of it
I am much more interested in checking out the lore and feats and skills for this game because the system is a reskin of Witchcraft And Wizardry from TableStory. I'm not mad and it makes sense because both are made for a younger audience which is why the DM plays a more guiding part in the story. This system isn't for me but I hope the books give some good ideas for more homebrewing.
It uses the Powered by the Apocolypse System which is an open source system of TTRPG mechanics used by many different games.
The make up thing is if they are planning to go to battle or making war. In this case fighting "should" be over and they are running so should be fine to take it off. Then again until the fire nation is driven back they are kind of always on duty
I'm thinking about running a game of this and I'm definitely stealing the fish flopping festival when I get the chance.
I'm loving this so far. Can't wait to see the next episode. Kind of hope that you do at least one mini adventure in each of the eras. In a way I loved both of the animated series some things I didn't agree with my note was aimed at children or young teens so I can't complain too much. I really wish you would have done an animated series of what happens in between the first and second series I know that there are comic books but I can't see one off to read them but that's all beside the point. I think this is a really neat game and it's nice to see a great animated series get turned into a table top :-)
This is good! I'd like to see HR branch out into other systems for some games as well. Maybe they do more than I am aware, though. But there are some good systems out there that I'd love to see: Starfinder, New World of Darkness, Into the Dark, Call of Cthulhu, Kobolds Ate My Baby, Paranoia.
1:42:15 skip break
Thank you
Just started d&d it is so fun and addicting
Welp, I'm sold
fuck yes, AVATAR! I'm so excited. Absolutely backing this
Thank you for the introduction I have no idea who you are but I'm a big fan of avatar!
Please make this a series
This is so dope but I couldn’t catch it live LETS GOO will there be more of these?
Last one is this Thursday
The cabbage merchant never gets a break Not in the original not in the sequel not even in a Fan made game his life is truly terrible
It's a 2-shot
I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THIIIIIS!!!
Love this very much, Maybe the next big RP campaign could be Avatar Legends :D
An airbender during the 100 year war?!?!
Way we saw it was a bit like Order 66 in Star Wars. Plenty of chances for a handful of individuals to have escaped destruction, just never explored in the original show!
@@SherlockHulmesDM I love it! So many people already had theories that some had escaped so it's fun to explore the idea of one of those individuals!
@@SherlockHulmesDM I just started, and yeah, that caught me a bit off-guard. Let´s see how the story goes, and if the entire fire-nation will be after them.
Note: I don´t have a problem with it, not at all, though as a player I probably would have tried to conceal my bending. Maybe forgo all the monk traditions, in a bit of revenge plot. (You know, just go full edgelord with it.)
Might as well throw in looking for my HONOR!
Hmm... maybe I should consider getting this game...
@@btmikey1925 it's confirmed that some escaped in the comics
@@nerdkernels3398 kind of ruins the whole "the last airbender" thing
the colours not being coordinated to their element is really confusing haha
the waterbender has a red bar, the air bender has a green bar-
I'd like to see the High Rollers play Wanderhome! :)
Had to keep changing volume depending who's talking , audio balance needs adjusting but other than that really enjoying the video
Can't wait for the flipping fish festival t shirt!
When Mark started to describe the Onyx armoured mercenary, the only thing I could think was 'stupid, sexy Starbane(der).'
I hope they release maps and like a plants and animals book, maybe npc stuff a well. Help gms really get into the world
PC: So, I made a confident gymnist martial artist.
DM: Great.
Pc: I'd like to do some gymnastics to distract the guard.
DM: Okay, just roll a six or better....
PC: Six!
DM: Fail! you are now insecure, indefinitely.
PC:😢
Back seat DM here. Just a suggestion for failing forward. When a distraction fails you could have the gaurds see the distraction. But they are very suspicious and even make a note of how supcious you were that night. Remembering her face if she ever finds herself around the wrong guard. Or she starts a fight inadvertently. And the outcome is hand waved. Let the player make up an avatar fight scene.
Oh my gosh! YESSS!
I've wanted to play dnd for years but don't have anyone to play with. I want to buy Avatar Legends anyways for when I do
Hey you have discord? If so we can set up a group to play this game
So, the key thing to learn from this is, if your Focus is crap, tell the gm that you never trained for this.
love your guys normal streams, amped for this though!!
timing... it is indeed the 3rd of august right now haha (in australia)
Presumptuous to say we probably know everyone.... not unfounded just presumptuous
I love the avatar so much
I was smiling through all of this. Love it
Dawa starting out as a master airbender w the tats? Damn
The Flapping Fish Festival... That could SOOOOO be in Avatar:TLA :rofl:
I love the idea of DnD and would love to play it but my group of friends is not really into that type of thing I've tried to find a way to still do it but I can't and I don't want to result to asking random people on the internet
I got the oneshot thing I would love to play this
We could all lean to be like fish sometimes 😉
Hey, I don't know if you guys have much influence/connection to Magpie Games... but could you convince them to repost the quickstart? They seem to have removed it from all legal download areas. I'd really like to get a look at it.
Did Trott manage to mess up their own URL in the animated background slide? 😆
Thanks, Kati ( Sorry, for mispelling.). I now know a new hairstyle.
Sorry, but are the digital playbooks only available for streamers? or can you access them by any other method?
I can’t wait for this to launch!!!
More of this pls
idk if i like the reailroaded stats and hence characterrolls. and the favt that bending isn't ment to be a focused thing...