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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @BobWorldBuilder
    @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +5

    💥 dScryb 43%-off with code BOB this Black Friday: dscryb.com/bob
    ✅ PATREON: www.patreon.com/bobworldbuilder

  • @f.a.santiago1053
    @f.a.santiago1053 11 месяцев назад +139

    Bro... I LOVE Smaller books for games. It's actually a deciding factor for me on whether or not I buy the physical or PDF versions.

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +14

      Literal game changer!

    • @thedoom1772
      @thedoom1772 11 месяцев назад +1

      lol same I like pocket edition sized books my dm journal is smaller than that too 😂

    • @f.a.santiago1053
      @f.a.santiago1053 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@thedoom1772 I LOVE the Fabula Ultima core rulebook because of the same reason.
      It feels SO MUCH like a strategy guide for a PS2 game I absolutely LOVED.

    • @CountryBwoy
      @CountryBwoy 11 месяцев назад +2

      My favorite smaller size book is the Hard City noir roleplaying book. And I've got a couple of Post Modern Giallo books. Micro RPG has great sizes too.

    • @f.a.santiago1053
      @f.a.santiago1053 11 месяцев назад

      When I saw that PATHFINDER... PATHFINDER has pocket-sized books of their core rules, I was so disappointed in WotC. lol
      We need pocket versions of the 2024 books.

  • @EunoiaRPG
    @EunoiaRPG 11 месяцев назад +96

    For those interested Demiplane (from the original owners of DND Beyond) is the official digital ruleset and online character creation tools. And right now has $10 off as an introductory offer.

  • @BouncingTribbles
    @BouncingTribbles 11 месяцев назад +44

    You sounded really surprised Brennen LM got a shoutout. After seeing how much they flirt professionally it would be surprising if they hadn't sent him the rules to read over before sending them to the printer. Besides how much they've worked together on each other's shows, he's also working directly with Marisha on Worlds Beyond Numbers. Dimension 20 and Critical Role are family now

    • @ZYR47
      @ZYR47 11 месяцев назад +11

      Worlds Beyond Number. Worlds Without Number is a game system, a good one too. Still confusing to me why they would name their new show basically the same thing as a family of game systems. It's not exactly a niche family in rpg spaces either.

    • @davidjennings2179
      @davidjennings2179 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@ZYR47Yeah, initially I thought it was because they were going to be playing world's without number

    • @Rksimmons
      @Rksimmons 11 месяцев назад +10

      BLM played in Chapter 2 of Candela Obscura on their channel. Looks like they gave thanks to all the non-designer players (though wouldn't be surprised if he had some input too)

    • @victorsimon4545
      @victorsimon4545 11 месяцев назад +1

      Bob, thanks for this. I was already leaning to acquiring it, but this help me make a firm decision.

    • @quark12000
      @quark12000 11 месяцев назад +1

      Another reason not to buy it.

  • @MatthewBreck
    @MatthewBreck 10 месяцев назад +7

    This system leaves a lot up to the players to the point that you might as well just make your own rules and save your money.

  • @ArtsyFartsy470
    @ArtsyFartsy470 10 месяцев назад +47

    Boy, Matt Mercer could mail you a dead cat and get a glowing review.

  • @Batterydennis
    @Batterydennis 11 месяцев назад +96

    I have the quickstart. Enjoyed it. Got an email inviting me to buy the book on their store. I was like maybe... then this video was posted and I purchased the book before it was finished. So great job Critical Role, Bob sold me on the book :D

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +7

      Thanks for the support and the testimonial! :D

  • @petebyrdie4799
    @petebyrdie4799 11 месяцев назад +15

    I had the CC on and when Bob said 'you can use code BOB' the close captions said 'you can use code boob', and I chuckled because I'm such a child.
    Also, that limited edition book is so beautiful, I'd almost consider buying it just for that reason.

  • @Stephen-Fox
    @Stephen-Fox 11 месяцев назад +16

    "Play to find out" - That goes a bit further than what you suggest of 'don't ask the GM what's going on but figure it out through play.' That's a core tenant of Apocalypse World, and games (both PbtA and otherwise) that share that game's core philosophy. It's short for "play to find out what happens," and is a reminder that the GM shouldn't go in with a predecided end point in mind, but instead to be responsive to what the players are doing (though what that means, specifically, will vary heavily from game to game - Monster of the Week, which I think is relatively prep-heavy for PbtA, has you going in with basically the entirety of the mystery already planned, and what will happen if the PCs don't interfere written out, but IIRC you wouldn't dictate where the climax happens, or the route the investigators are going to take to get to it within that game), but also for the players to not pre-plan how their characters will develop, but let their character development respond organically to what's happening.
    It's the PbtA (and related game) equivalent of OSR/NSR's 'story is what we tell after the game' and the general advice of 'prep problems not plots'

  • @johdo_lodet
    @johdo_lodet 11 месяцев назад +19

    I got to play this at Gencon this year (along with Daggerheart), and this ended up being the better Con experience. I was also pleasantly surprised that they gave all of us that entered to play a set of those dice. Very cool indeed. The game went well, and i really enjoyed how your "investigator group" can level up as you keep playing. Characters are usually short-lived, so if you are looking for some long attachment, you may want to have a conversation with the GM prior to play. :)

    • @brandonrodriguez5670
      @brandonrodriguez5670 10 месяцев назад

      Genuinely curious, what was your experience with Daggerheart like?

    • @johdo_lodet
      @johdo_lodet 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@brandonrodriguez5670 My Daggerheart experience (at GenCon mind you) was mixed. I really enjoyed the Character Creation process. It was streamlined, easy, and your choices mattered. There was also a mad-lib kind of story you as a group filled out, so it felt like everyone had a hand in the game as a whole. Decent enough choices so if there were 2 "fighters", they could feel and function very different from each other.
      The parts that soured me on the game wasn't the game itself, but the way the events were handled, and the GM i was assigned to. I realize the rules are still in flux, but you should understand them at that moment in time if you are going to run an event at a Major convention for an IP that was getting A LOT of attention due to the people involved with it's creation. The GM also didn't seem like they ran too many games. Pacing was bad, no energy, no enthusiasm, nothing. The guy fell asleep waiting for us to tell him what to do next. Huh? Your the GM for Christ's sake! Dice rolls almost felt meaningless. The lack of knowledge on the rules at that time was disheartening. We all signed up to learn and experience and what i got was something my 9 year old daughter could have ran, and she's never played an RPG in her life.
      TL:DR I'm excited and interested in Daggerheart and i'll gladly wait for them to get it right, but if they decide to run another event at a convention i sincerely hope they vet their GMs. If im not interested in the game, i want it to be because the game doesn't speak to me and not because your volunteer wanted to be somewhere else doing anything else... Feel free to DM me if you like. I realize this is an incredibly long post, but i could keep going... :)

  • @echosnake1
    @echosnake1 11 месяцев назад +20

    There's uh...
    2:05
    There's a typo on the back of the book...
    > the Fairlands and it's sprawling, turn-of-the-century capital
    They uh... used the wrong its,,
    That aside, been excited for Candela Obscura for a while and this genuinely looks awesome! I just,, can't unsee the typo,,

    • @kohakuaiko
      @kohakuaiko 11 месяцев назад +5

      😂 Internet copy editors find everything 😂

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +10

      Oof can't believe I (and they) didn't catch that

  • @buddhawasright
    @buddhawasright 8 месяцев назад +2

    The worst thing about Candela Obscura is that it's a game that hates itself, simultaneously a world written to induce horror and deathly afraid of creating discomfort for the people playing within it.

  • @kevoreilly6557
    @kevoreilly6557 10 месяцев назад +7

    Never thought you were a critter.
    This book is an unholy (no pun) piece of dross - pretty as hell 10/10… re nice all the rules and leaving the pages blank would have made this book much higher in quality 1/10
    Sorry …. Been a long time since I spent money on a book I wanted to through in the trash after reading

  • @shaunhall6834
    @shaunhall6834 11 месяцев назад +19

    The ribbon says it all. ❤

  • @fufu1405
    @fufu1405 11 месяцев назад +16

    Big fan of the art direction they went for.

  • @megasquidd
    @megasquidd 11 месяцев назад +13

    I ordered the foil version and am excited to dig into it. I like giving money to not-WotC. If it ends up being a great book.. even better.

  • @michaelsbagley
    @michaelsbagley 11 месяцев назад +22

    I was already intrigued by this book... now I'm even more interested in acquiring and trying it out.

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah if you're interested in the genre, or just curious to see what Critical Role's first full rpg is like, I think it's worth picking up! But start with the free quickstart guide.

  • @graemebloodworth8991
    @graemebloodworth8991 11 месяцев назад +5

    ooh the limited edition with the gold foiling is SO SLICK. Loving this video!

  • @EarnestEgregore
    @EarnestEgregore 11 месяцев назад +20

    So excited for this book… my party is interested in running candela episodes when members of the dnd campaign can’t make it but everyone else can

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +6

      That's a great way to try out other RPGs! My group just decided to play a different RPG each week for October and this was one of them :)

  • @maxarcanum5309
    @maxarcanum5309 11 месяцев назад +14

    I love your intro man!! So good!

  • @MackeyD3
    @MackeyD3 11 месяцев назад +4

    I usually skip the ad read, but I stayed because of the big ol cat

  • @supersonicsauropod
    @supersonicsauropod 11 месяцев назад +3

    Good job on this ad... The SECOND I saw the limited edition I had to get it lol

  • @efg-smca
    @efg-smca 11 месяцев назад +5

    This channel has gone in a great direction, thanks in some part b/c of the hooey at the start of the year, so thanks for the entertainment & exposure to games I usually can't afford. Also, Saga is f****** brilliant. Probably my favorite series in the last couple of decades!

    • @s66iw
      @s66iw 11 месяцев назад

      I hear you. I buy most of my games on Bundle of Holding at steeply discounted prices (they currently have 16 Shadowrun 3e PDFs for 24$, and the whole collection for ~42$ IIRC). I also got Shadow of the Demon Lord and 13th Age for comparable prices, and have learned of many others through them. You may already know about them, but I thought I'd give them a shoutout anyway.

  • @paulunderhill550
    @paulunderhill550 11 месяцев назад +2

    Its amazing how much a boomark excites people. I really wish WotC would put bookmarks in their books.

    • @PaulGuy
      @PaulGuy 11 месяцев назад +1

      It's not even about the usability of it, as a single bookmark in something like this is only so useful. But it shows an attention to small details, premium finish, and classic publishing that's nice to see, instead of just cost-cutting for maximum profit. When people buy a physical book, they want it to _feel_ good.

  • @tenacioustadpole
    @tenacioustadpole 11 месяцев назад +2

    He'll yeah on being sent a copy! Enjoy! Excited to play!

  • @jackhelm9852
    @jackhelm9852 11 месяцев назад +2

    Even though my players and I are not really big into the horror genre, the details that were put into this game are impressive and I am delighted to see CR working toward this kind of game. Thanks for all the previews of the game and its materials.

  • @ezrawoskes8499
    @ezrawoskes8499 11 месяцев назад +9

    Those books look amazing! Great review Bob!

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah I'm a fan! Thanks for commenting!

  • @psychophipps
    @psychophipps 11 месяцев назад +2

    The OSR has introduced me to digest-sized RPG books, and I wish it had become the standard yesterday.

  • @Marhathor
    @Marhathor 11 месяцев назад +3

    I hate to be that guy, but the grammatical error on the back is killing me.
    The official Candela Obscura rulebook deserves proper grammar. ;-;
    For the 99% of people who missed it, look up 'its vs it's' and take a closer look. My phone isn't much better, keeps auto-correcting its to it's as if it's not a word.
    Also, Brennan gets special thanks, I imagine, for appearing on the show in Candela Obscura's second chapter.

  • @Tr4shGoblin
    @Tr4shGoblin 11 месяцев назад +2

    I love seeing all these new trpgs coming out. Its good to be a gamer right now. I hope these new games flurish.❤

  • @Icosiol
    @Icosiol 11 месяцев назад +4

    Sooo….when are you going to be a guest on Critical Role?

  • @TheConfessor
    @TheConfessor 11 месяцев назад +3

    Smaller sized books are my preferred gaming book size. Takes up less real estate at the table.

  • @LeeCarlson
    @LeeCarlson 11 месяцев назад +1

    I'm glad that you got the book. I paid for a PDF copy for my own birthday and I have YET to see the book. However, everybody involved is saying that it is not their fault and pointing me toward someone else.

  • @JAH711
    @JAH711 11 месяцев назад +3

    Always enjoy your lightheartedness. If you want rules light horror I’d also heavily recommend Mothership by Tuesday Knight Games!

  • @Hjac27
    @Hjac27 11 месяцев назад +1

    Classy all around! Thanks for the walkthrough Bob :)

  • @TacticalReaper56
    @TacticalReaper56 11 месяцев назад +5

    Good on crit role sending you one. I know from a business side id want my game in your hands for at least onereview.

  • @TheUglyGoblin
    @TheUglyGoblin 11 месяцев назад +4

    Oh this is an exciting video to have pop up in my feed!
    Thanks for the food :D
    (Dope intro :D )
    Um- really random side question, when did your channel really start blowin up? :3c
    I've just hit over 2000 and I was wondering what I should expect in the months to come :,3

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +4

      Thanks! It happened pre-RUclips shorts, so it's a whole different world out here now, but at around 15k I believe is when I had a couple videos in a row get a lot of views and gained a sudden bunch of subscribers

    • @TheUglyGoblin
      @TheUglyGoblin 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@BobWorldBuilder oh gosh yeah, so true. That must have been quite the journey! Daaang 15k is crazy and seems so far off :,3 thats so cool though and thank you for taking the time to reply to me :,)
      I've been watching your stuff for years and just love it so much.
      You're such a big inspiration. And I love that you seem to have just remained You the whole time :3

  • @TakaD20
    @TakaD20 11 месяцев назад +8

    CR (and others): Here's a free copy, talk about out book.
    WotC: Sign this 200 page contract to hand us over your soul, so we don't sue you... yet.

  • @74gould
    @74gould 11 месяцев назад +2

    Love it! Definitely excited to pick this up :)

  • @RIVERSRPGChannel
    @RIVERSRPGChannel 11 месяцев назад +2

    Cool
    That’s nice
    Hope you enjoy them.

  • @razorboy251
    @razorboy251 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the review, although I am naturally very hesitant about any reviews that are either sponsored or based on shiny review copies (and sponsored reviews) sent to reviewers. I read through the quickstart, haven't played it yet, but came away unimpressed (except by the artwork). It didn't seem to do anything new I haven't seen done before in other Forged in the Dark games or in Vaesen (which has a very similar premise to Candela Obscura).

  • @KnicKnac
    @KnicKnac 11 месяцев назад +2

    Definitely picking this up. Looking for new systems to add and learn to my collection

  • @stephenwells2464
    @stephenwells2464 11 месяцев назад +2

    I’d love to see you and a couple of others play with lighter rp and detailed descriptions of the rules that come up as you go to get a feel for the system. Maybe even something like your DoIP series. Do what’s best for your channel but I can guarantee that would get at least 1 view!

  • @israelmorales4249
    @israelmorales4249 11 месяцев назад +5

    bob the naturalist....yes i skip the capitals too

  • @gmjeremy3627
    @gmjeremy3627 11 месяцев назад

    I love(d) how some of the Vampire TM books had three ribbons. Ribbons in RPG books are awesome!

  • @snappa_tv
    @snappa_tv 10 месяцев назад +4

    As much as I have to commend them from the artwork, the rules for this game are awful. Death is practically nonexistent due to the ludicrous amount of dice you can add to rolls to fix bad rolls, there is no rules for combat (especially pvp combat. The game literally tells the GM to just make something up), it takes a lot of rules straight from blades in the dark, the worldbuilding and setting is practically a utopian society, and many many other flaws
    Save your money on this one people as there are much better options. If you want a game set in this theme that’s horror themed just go buy Call of Cthulhu. It’s better in almost every single way.
    I am VERY worried for daggerheart after actually getting my hands on this game…

  • @isaacgraff8288
    @isaacgraff8288 11 месяцев назад +1

    dude, that is awesome congrats!

  • @quark12000
    @quark12000 11 месяцев назад +6

    You could have just bought "Blades in the Dark".

    • @VeronicaWarlock
      @VeronicaWarlock 10 месяцев назад +1

      Blades In the Dark is heavily, HEAVILY mechanically tied to its theme of a punk-Victorianesque gang criminal underworld maneuvering. The core philosophy of all Forged in the Dark style games is to center roleplay and simulate the emotional experience of a point of view through mechanics. Many of us are used to 5e which seeks to lessen the importance of themes to give players a more universally applicable system (although of course it is NOT universally applicable, and does have a genre bent through its mechanics, it’s just been de-emphasized over time), so we may forget that some other mechanical systems are not smoothly reskinnable. A huge amount of the BItD rulebook is location and faction information for the city, and the society of the specific world that results in a pressure cooker of poverty, discontent, and crime. Another huge chunk goes in great depth to describe the structure of a cinematic heist and how to embrace the nature of a scrappy, short-lived scoundrel to push yourself to claw your way to the top, and how those tie together. The bulk of the rules descriptions are about setting limitations on your character in the context of heists, crimes, and negotiations to try to put pressure on you to look cunning and scrappy. The rules about dice pools could almost entirely be described by the character sheets themselves.
      So no, not really. If you want to play Candela Obscura, a game about investigating the dangerous and unknowable paranormal in an atmosphere of oppressive mystery, Blades In the Dark would be quite inadequate to your needs. I can tell you this simply as a GM of Blades. Perhaps a different Forged in the Dark system would get you close, but we are allowed to have similar experiences with different systems. For instance, I just bought the Dishonored RPG, which I anticipate to deliver a similar experience to Blades, which lists Dishonored as an atmospheric reference.

    • @Galinarig
      @Galinarig 4 месяца назад

      @@VeronicaWarlock Vaesen.

  • @EpicRandomness555
    @EpicRandomness555 11 месяцев назад +6

    Wow it’s awesome they sent it to you.
    AND with the limited edition one!?

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +3

      Yes it was super kind of them. Didn’t know they would send the dice either!

  • @Bolano75
    @Bolano75 11 месяцев назад

    Gotta love RUclips adding the Kevin Sorbo ad to your video

  • @Manuelomar2001
    @Manuelomar2001 11 месяцев назад +3

    I'll stick with Blades in the Dark for my rules-lite needs. Better and more polished book and game, for half the price.

  • @samchafin4623
    @samchafin4623 5 месяцев назад

    Five years?! That can't be right, can it? I remember when this channel started. it was so recent! Oh, where has the time gone?

  • @hcpookie
    @hcpookie 11 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting. Seems a bit like the game system that Free League uses in their games (dice pool). Currently reading the Alien rulebook and it has some interesting takes on the dice pool management. Thanks for the vid!

  • @TakaD20
    @TakaD20 10 месяцев назад +3

    Have you played it yet? I'm asking because some RUclipsrs surfaced that claim it's unplayable and even call it - in conjunction with the Candela Obscura shows - a scam because the rules aren't anything like the show.

  • @Mastattak
    @Mastattak 11 месяцев назад +3

    2:11 is it just me or is there a typo there? Shouldn’t it be “and its sprawling” instead of “and it’s sprawling”? 👀
    Mind you, years of people online confusing “your” and “you’re” may have affected me 😂

    • @WendyGa
      @WendyGa 11 месяцев назад +1

      There is indeed a typo. Unfortunate to have one on the back cover (plus the one Bob found). I'll probably wait until another print run fixes it, as those grammatical errors are off-putting for me personally. Hard to unsee once you know it's there.

  • @Las0mbr4
    @Las0mbr4 11 месяцев назад +4

    Umm I am not sure if this can be considered rules light/lite, atleast when compared to games like Shadowdark, Cairn, Knave, etc. My initial impression is that it has the same amount of crunch as Forged in the Dark games. Still it seems like a game I would enjoy playing! Thanks for the review!

    • @JainaSoloB312
      @JainaSoloB312 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah as someone who's making my own ttrpg I'd love to hear more opinions, is 64 pages really considered rules-light? That seems dubious to me.
      If not, what would be considered rules-light?

    • @NothingKingKN
      @NothingKingKN 10 месяцев назад +2

      It's not rules-light. It's rules-absent.

  • @joemacleod-iredale2888
    @joemacleod-iredale2888 11 месяцев назад +3

    Looks like this may be a good system to use to play in the Arcane work…

  • @tabletopgamingwithwolfphototec
    @tabletopgamingwithwolfphototec 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is not a review.
    At best it's a overview.
    An at worst a advertisement.
    But it could get away with preview.

  • @The_Dreaded_BAYLE
    @The_Dreaded_BAYLE 11 месяцев назад +1

    Could you do two follow up videos on how to create a character and how to prep an adventure

  • @DirtballJones
    @DirtballJones 11 месяцев назад +1

    Babe hold on bob just uploaded

  • @Slo-Mode
    @Slo-Mode 11 месяцев назад +1

    Those are some really nice looking rules books. Definitely gonna have to pick this game up.

  • @Ambers128
    @Ambers128 11 месяцев назад +1

    As soon as i can fit it in my budget.

  • @mattieglover2356
    @mattieglover2356 11 месяцев назад

    thanks for the video! Sadly the book hasnt made it to Ireland yet, but i'll snag one from my LGS as soon as they get one in!

  • @RockingJDesign
    @RockingJDesign 11 месяцев назад +1

    Just got my order in this morning and eagerly await the hardcover. The pdf is beautiful, but my only complaint so far is - no additional resources. No character sheets, field or circle sheets. Heck, even an extra file of the city map would be nice. :(

    • @Olooriel
      @Olooriel 11 месяцев назад

      The character and circle sheets are available as a free download though?

    • @RockingJDesign
      @RockingJDesign 11 месяцев назад

      @@Olooriel I guess?
      I didn’t see them when I placed my order or afterwards. Maybe I’m overlooking them.

  • @DyrgeAfterDark
    @DyrgeAfterDark 11 месяцев назад

    the red light district took me off guard

  • @SylverQrow
    @SylverQrow 11 месяцев назад

    3:48 omg Saga!! I want the next Volume now T_T

  • @shasta_creates
    @shasta_creates 11 месяцев назад +1

    Lol leave it to the ranger to point out the flaws in how the genus of a tree is presented.

  • @frankbelmont1565
    @frankbelmont1565 11 месяцев назад

    Honestly the more I play dnd the more I prefer to use rules lite systems. I prefer easy rules with few numbers and honestly one book for all your needs is the way to go. Wotc should ditch the 3-book edition concept and really print one that has everything.

  • @Slit518
    @Slit518 11 месяцев назад +1

    Bob, those dice must be used to roll up characters in the TTRPGs you play!

  • @Keovar
    @Keovar 11 месяцев назад

    10:40 - I, for one, respect that attention to detail. Some of the more cultist-like critters on Reddit will be up in arms, though.

  • @kyleweir689
    @kyleweir689 11 месяцев назад

    Hopefully they correct the “it’s” to “its” in the full production of these books.

  • @charliebee5154
    @charliebee5154 11 месяцев назад

    8:07 for a quick Matthew McConaughey impression. ;)

  • @JellyBelz
    @JellyBelz 11 месяцев назад

    Oof that typo, though. (Meaning the one at the start... on the back cover.)

  • @claylewis8233
    @claylewis8233 11 месяцев назад

    that cat tried to eat you!

  • @madprophetus
    @madprophetus 10 месяцев назад +29

    "Excellent RPG design"? I don't usually disagree with your opinions, but we are very far apart on this one! This book is a stinker - a waste of $40. It's not even a finished game.

    • @michaeltucker7129
      @michaeltucker7129 10 месяцев назад +6

      Idk it's a huge improvement over something like Call of Cthulhu. So much simpler and utilizing better mechanics for a mystery thriller game.

    • @MatthewBreck
      @MatthewBreck 10 месяцев назад +5

      We got a crunchy gamer here!

    • @charlesjameskelly7689
      @charlesjameskelly7689 10 месяцев назад +6

      ​@michaeltucker7129 i just dont think thats true. Reading it and the rules are lite and just poor tbh. There better rules lits out there

  • @myromm
    @myromm 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hey, isn't showing the usps tracking number a bad Idea?

  • @destroso
    @destroso 10 месяцев назад

    Between this and your glowing review of Peril in Pinehill I won’t be watching you again

  • @SJH2
    @SJH2 11 месяцев назад +8

    Everyone worried about them giving credit for a foundation on another system…
    I hope EVERYBODY credits Gary Gygax EVERY TIME a “new” ANYTHING comes out.
    Come on man, grow up, we all know everything has a foundation in something else, move on.
    (And even Gary built on something else, just to put that out there)

    • @thomasparker6124
      @thomasparker6124 11 месяцев назад

      Nah, ALL credit for ANY RPG should go to David Wesely for Braunstein in 1969.

    • @SJH2
      @SJH2 11 месяцев назад

      @@thomasparker6124Which is why I ended my comment with even Gary would have to credit somebody. I’m just glad we have a community of highly imaginative folks willing to put the time in to create more and more content to enjoy

    • @twothirdsanexplosive
      @twothirdsanexplosive 11 месяцев назад

      Make it like a science publication where half the pages are just references to anything you read/used as part of the study.

  • @mattgardner185
    @mattgardner185 11 месяцев назад +1

    I really appreciate that you are so positive on your channel, and haven't jumped on the the clickbait train of simply shitting on a certain company. I applaud you sir, and hope you get all the credit you deserve.

  • @brunofranchini
    @brunofranchini 11 месяцев назад +1

    I see Saga Comics, I press like.

  • @DarklordofBarovia
    @DarklordofBarovia 11 месяцев назад

    That intro was SO cheesy, I loved it

  • @twothirdsanexplosive
    @twothirdsanexplosive 11 месяцев назад

    Aren't bookmark ribbons par for the course for omnibus/collected issue hardcover publications of comics/graphic novels? At least all of mine have them.

  • @jefimeyerhoff999
    @jefimeyerhoff999 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for, like me, being triggered by improper binomial nomenclature

  • @surlycanadian
    @surlycanadian 11 месяцев назад

    Neat. Keep the limited edition and Patreon go away for the standard edition?

  • @meander112
    @meander112 11 месяцев назад +4

    Candela for the candela god! Obscura for the obscura throne!

  • @PhilipDudley3
    @PhilipDudley3 11 месяцев назад

    No bullet pointed BLUF and prose? bah.

  • @knicknac95
    @knicknac95 11 месяцев назад +6

    Honestly I still feel call of cthulhu is more that capable of running this type of campaign, without needing to create and learn an entire new system.

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +5

      They are fairly interchangeable, but I can say that I personally chose to run this game over Call of Cthulhu this halloween because, even though I've run Cthulhu a couple times before, this seemed easier for myself and my players (who had no experience with either)

    • @knicknac95
      @knicknac95 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@BobWorldBuilder eh if it works for you and your group go you - but my view still stands

  • @wizardsofthetower3802
    @wizardsofthetower3802 11 месяцев назад +2

    Small books... harder for old eyes to read.

  • @ColonelHazard
    @ColonelHazard 11 месяцев назад

    Noticing the lack of capitalization on the genus name and being bothered by it was such a mood. I promise you aren't the only one who is irked by that!

  • @jay_caspian2050
    @jay_caspian2050 11 месяцев назад

    Just wanted to say thank you for doing this video. I was on the fence of “do I need 1 more rpg book” and this was helpful. My wife likes games with less rules, more intrigue, and she’s excited now since I got the book. So again, thank you!

  • @talscorner3696
    @talscorner3696 11 месяцев назад +2

    That bayonette looks suspish as hell, chief... I know you're careful with it, but please be careful with it xD

  • @TheLordWinter
    @TheLordWinter 11 месяцев назад

    Shout-out for Saga!

  • @ddobrien1
    @ddobrien1 11 месяцев назад

    Only two typos? I think there may be more.

  • @darjr
    @darjr 11 месяцев назад

    Is the paper glossy?

  • @FuzzyBunnyofInle
    @FuzzyBunnyofInle 11 месяцев назад

    They capitalized the species epithet?! Throw it in a fire. *wink*

  • @Shonosh
    @Shonosh 11 месяцев назад

    bonus points for SAGA love

  • @somefrenchguy2091
    @somefrenchguy2091 11 месяцев назад +1

    This review convinced me to get the book

  • @SoaresPatrick
    @SoaresPatrick 11 месяцев назад +2

    Dscryb got such a bad time with the arrival of chat gpt. 😑

    • @BobWorldBuilder
      @BobWorldBuilder  11 месяцев назад +3

      While chat gpt can help with descriptions, and it can be kinda fun to tinker with its responses, I definitely think dScryb is faster and 9/10 times will make more sense than an AI generated description (I am obviously biased, but that's my opinion)

  • @milesnorsworthy946
    @milesnorsworthy946 11 месяцев назад +3

    CAT

  • @siegherz
    @siegherz 10 месяцев назад +2

    Why does it take 6 minutes for you to review the game? Why are you so easy to butter up? I guess I don't blame you if CR is paying you for this, but cmon man.