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@jerry247 2 күн бұрын
Nerds RPG variety show will lead you to many other podcasts. I'm not a big AP fan either, but 3d6 Down the Line is amazing.
@Living4Crits 2 күн бұрын
@@jerry247 to be clear, I’ve listened to a bit of 3d6 down the line and they are really really good. I
@paulbigbee 3 күн бұрын
Podcast reccys: Between Two Cairns, Dungeon Master Diaries, Effekt (very Free League focused), Monsters & Treasure, Runehammer (of course), and Vintage RPG.
@Living4Crits 3 күн бұрын
Between Two Cairns is starting to sound like a trend here! I started with them this morning :) THANK YOU!
@michaelriggs9232 3 күн бұрын
Bandits Keep on the youtubes
@paulbigbee 4 күн бұрын
I'm really glad you both emphasized (essentially) the social contract. There's not nearly enough emphasis on player responsibilities to the table. The mainstream hobby culture treats the game experience like an amusement park, when it should more often be more like a theater troupe or sports team.
@Living4Crits 3 күн бұрын
@@paulbigbee The GM is a player too right? :)
@BobIrving2 9 күн бұрын
Awesome convo! Can't say how much I agree about 5e and Shadowdark. It's just way more fast and fun.
@Living4Crits 9 күн бұрын
Thank you! Todd is such an awesome dude and I loved being able to share our chat.
@ToddPutnam 7 күн бұрын
@@Living4Crits It was a pleasure and an honor to be on your show. Great convo!
@alberttyson5808 9 күн бұрын
This was a great video! Helped a lot.
@TimBaker 10 күн бұрын
It's great to see the whole family together for this episode!
@paulbigbee 10 күн бұрын
Had to bounce earlier than expected for dinner (West Coast hours) but the merriness of the entire clan was a great finish to the year. Also, you are correct about Astarion: he was met with a campfire stake after attempting a nibble. Finally, had our 20th session of Dolmenwood today...incomparable. Interested to see what you make of it, especially given your familiarity with OSE.
@Living4Crits 10 күн бұрын
@@paulbigbee everyone I’ve heard fr who has played dolmenwood has fallen in love with it. Glad to hear you’re in the same boat. I just need those physical books! Oh, and I can kill astsrion??
@dallaswortham9743 14 күн бұрын
I'd love for you to get to the purpose of the video without going down all the rabbit holes.....
@CrawlClub 17 күн бұрын
Merry Christmas guys!
@Living4Crits 17 күн бұрын
@@CrawlClub merry Christmas!!!!!!!
@ScottBaker_ Ай бұрын
Another fun video. Sorry to miss the live stream. Hope your foot gets better soon. Also, I love some Metamorphosis Alpha. My friend got the original release when it came out.
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@@ScottBaker_ it’s such a cool concept, and one that I keep coming back to in my head
@BobIrving2 Ай бұрын
Fun as always. World you recommend OSE Basic or Advanced as the next logical jump from Shadowdark? Still loving SD but would love to experiment with OSE. Hope the foot heals soon!
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@@BobIrving2 Given that you can essentially run the advanced with basic, I’d just get the advanced version. Everything from the latter is in the former.
@ToddPutnam Ай бұрын
Hey James, great show! The craziness of my job has finally slowed down so hit me up whenever you want to hang out and chat!
@CrawlClub Ай бұрын
I just picked up a copy of Mothership because of your stream tonight. Hahaha. Awesome stuff. Thanks so much for plugging the zine. I really hope everyone enjoys it. Working on Volume 2 right now!
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@@CrawlClub thanks for letting me have a look! Great job with this! Will vol 2 be a continuation of the same setting?
@CrawlClub Ай бұрын
@@Living4Crits Nope. Completely different setting. You'll see. :)
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@ love it
@jasonbratley9924 Ай бұрын
I prefer being a GM to being a player
@jasonbratley9924 Ай бұрын
Hey people
@CrawlClub Ай бұрын
I love funnels! But then again I love my monthly DCC game and we play mostly funnels. An easy way to keep track of who’s character is who’s is by using color coded tokens under the mini’s bases. It helps us a lot. :)
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@@CrawlClub when you do funnels do you have minis for all of the characters then?
@CrawlClub Ай бұрын
@@Living4Crits I do. I always carry a box of peasants and PC minis to share with the table.
@CrawlClub Ай бұрын
Yessir. Love DCC!
@Jorphdan Ай бұрын
100% recommend the Monster Overhaul by Skerples. It is the only OSR monster book I use anymore!
@paulbigbee Ай бұрын
Rich vein for a show, great stuff. Some suggestions to your already excellent list: Forbidden Lands' _Book of Beasts_ , Raging Swan Press' _Dread Thingonomicon_ and _All That Glimmers_ . I enthusiastically second the recommendation of Skerples' _The Monster Overhaul_ . I'm looking forward to seeing what I can adapt from Goodman Games' _Dungeon Denizens_ when it arrives (soon). Speaking of settings (and DiTerlizzi), 2E Planescape was/is a mad masterpiece. I think it's the only official setting that can fit the superheroic power curve of D&D 2014/2024. However, I'm skeptical Shadowdark's lower power "dials" would support the high fantasy _Ptolus_ setting. All praise for _Dark Sun_ man, my favorite published setting as well ( _Dolmenwood_ a close second).
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
I agree that Ptolus's high fantasy setting doesn't quite mesh with Shadowdark's feel, but the concept of a city on top of a never ending series of dungeons does work. Not that you couldn't put any other city overtop the dungeons. Really wanna go back to Dark Sun again soon.
@Gliiitchy Ай бұрын
Aww just missed this! Been so busy with life, good and bad. Haven't been able to hang out on KZbin like I usually do. Hope you're doing well!
@franwalls5803 Ай бұрын
Enjoyed listening to your show.
@lensman704 Ай бұрын
Would love to see you do an update for this title that includes your thoughts on the remastered 40th Anniversary boxed set that is coming out next year.
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@@lensman704 well I definitely backed it and am super excited to get the new box!
@eldritchmorgasm4018 2 ай бұрын
Compared to D&D, how accessable are "Fantasy Age & Dragon Age", which is the more easy & less complex thing? What's "Blue Rose" supposed to be, a fantasy RPG with the main focus on romance/erotic? 🤔
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
Both are pretty accessible compared to D&D 5e, but I'd say not as accessible as some of the OSR style games (which I greatly prefer over 5e). I never got into Blue Rose, so I can't speak to that, sorry! I'm more of a dark fantasy or Sword and Sorcery dude. Blue Rose didn't sound like my thing.
@eldritchmorgasm4018 Ай бұрын
@Living4Crits Thanks, I'll have to take a look at all of them. "Blue Rose" as well, for science, as I'm more into European Dark Age Fantasy as well.
@Living4Crits Ай бұрын
@ Not long after this video I think I got back into DCC Lankhmar and that ended up being my favorite fantasy experience for quite some time. Definitely a nice hybrid of gritty sword and sorcery with some pulp action adventure.
@franwalls5803 2 ай бұрын
It5 was good seeing you live !!
@agrayday7816 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sunday show! Halls of Blood king will require you to dig in and adjust things i think more than the reward of playing it, it has a lot of faction play. I assume you already looked at The Count, the Castle, and the Curse' for shadowdark?
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
@@agrayday7816 I skipped count castle and curse but maybe I’ll give it look. Peer pressure and all ;)
@Gliiitchy 2 ай бұрын
Sad I missed this live. Life is so busy lately, was fun to watch the vod
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
Glad you thought it was fun, I think we had a bit of a hot mess! LOL
@franwalls5803 2 ай бұрын
Cool jacket!!
@TrevorStasik 2 ай бұрын
Jim, dude, that jacket is epic. Truly epic. Love it.
@MarkCherkowski 2 ай бұрын
I love how fast and easy I can help my players make ShadowDark characters. Much better than 5e! 😍
@ryanwest4968 2 ай бұрын
Congrats on 75 games of ShadowDark! Curious how you feel about cursed items? I haven't used a cursed item since second edition (AD&D) mostly because I think it's a jerk move by the GM. Armor -1 of sinking (always fail swim checks) or Sword -1 of screaming (-2 to CHA rolls as the sword will attempt to scream over anything you say) I do think a magic item that has a cost is cool and could be considered "cursed" i.e. a sword, that if you don't injure another sentient creature, you take 1d4 dmg per day(that does not heal). Thanks for the show, appreciate what you're doing.
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
I love cursed items, but I don't use them the way that the old D&D games do. I don't like the concept that cursed items MUST be used and the player has no power to put it down. I prefer cursed items that offer the temptation. It's a +0 Magic Dagger that offers a bonus of damage based on how many hp you as a wielder will sacrifice to a certain limit. It's a suit of armor that absorbs damage of one type at the expense of causing more from another. Nowhere in literature have I read of a cursed item that doesn't offer temptation.
@MarkCherkowski 2 ай бұрын
Busy watching all ShadowDark RPG content I can find.
@michaelriggs9139 2 ай бұрын
Suggestions from me for future content: Not a hot take! Nuanced areas of ShadowDark: Invisibility, Hiding/Sneaking, anything really where there is GM interpretation involved Suggested one - shots (may have been done) Love the show.
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU for these and for the feedback :) :)
@MarkCherkowski 2 ай бұрын
Still hungry for ShadowDark RPG content. 😅
@MarkCherkowski 2 ай бұрын
I am addicted to ShadowDark RPG now. I hope I can convert my other 2 weekly games from 5e to SD.
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
You can do it!
@SinSix 2 ай бұрын
That journal looks pretty cool. Any idea on the company name that it is from?
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
@@SinSix misty mountain gaming. mistymountaingaming.com/collections
@ryanwest4968 2 ай бұрын
Through the Night is an awesome adventure! I think I might convert it to a gauntlet/funnel, but it works great for low level as well.
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
@@ryanwest4968 Ooh, maybe THAT would make for a great first gauntlet then!
@ivwands 2 ай бұрын
Chris here. Been playing 5e, but finding Shadowdark and the OSR more creative and liberating, especially as a forever DM. Thanks for talking about this!
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
So are you a forever DM by choice or by fate? I'm in the same boat, but I think it's because I am a control freak and do poorly on the other side of the screen.
@ivwands 2 ай бұрын
@@Living4Crits I facilitate a teen DnD group at the local library. I like to play, but no one in the group is interested in jumping into the hot seat yet. As a visual artist, I also really like the creative aspects of DMing.
@Gliiitchy 2 ай бұрын
I want to like DCC, but when the book is literally telling me to go look at other systems to figure out how to run games, why am I buying DCC books? When I looked at Shadowdark, it felt like it was THE game for me. It gives me not just everything to run the game, but to build sessions.
@Living4Crits 2 ай бұрын
I feel like the DCC Core book does a great job teaching you how to run the DCC modules. And those modules are fantastic. But Shadowdark really does help you build and create a full world of your own.
@Sean117_ 3 ай бұрын
I hate that I missed this stream
@agrayday7816 3 ай бұрын
I assume you know that Runehammer ("Hank - Brandon") worked on shadowdark?
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
@@agrayday7816 sure do!
@ScottBaker_ 3 ай бұрын
Just wanted to add that Kelsey created the Bard and Ranger on live streams, so ideas and feedback from the chat were part of that process.
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
That's right! I remember watching the Ranger stream now.
@michaelriggs9139 3 ай бұрын
Our table does crit damage as: your first damage die is max, roll second die then add bonus (this is 5E stuff). Agreed on crappy crits are a hard no!
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
5e is just max damage typically right? I've only played a few times.
@michaelriggs9139 3 ай бұрын
@@Living4Crits I think RAW is roll damage die twice. But I hate low crit rolls. Great show.... again
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
@@michaelriggs9139 Thanks so much!
@michaelriggs9232 3 ай бұрын
Pick locks? Just no advantage?
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
@@michaelriggs9232 that’s how I’d rule it. And I’d make them clarify what they were using, like a dagger fork or pin
@michaelriggs9232 3 ай бұрын
I like once a day. And ... Only once
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
@@michaelriggs9232 yeah that’s definitely how I’m leaning
@paulbigbee 3 ай бұрын
You mentioned "scarcity" and I think this is one of Kelsey's subtle insights, presumably from her early D&D experience: designing a game that demands resource management creates opportunities to _relieve_ (temporarily or permanently) that problem. The easy example is the precarity of light: a shield that always emits a permanent Light spell is an insanely great magic item. I find that when modern games ignore or remove things like encumbrance, or food, or time result in profoundly negative effects on the long-term game experience.
@michaelriggs9139 3 ай бұрын
May have been done..... and you touched on this... recommendations or reviews of third party products would be cool. Conversion ideas and principles.... principals? Good show as always. I agree..... authentic
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
For sure, and I've mentioned a few but I also want to make sure I've read the stuff I review and don't just plop it out there and say "get it because..." Honestly I've considered doing a second weekly video that's not a live stream but recorded, and just me (cuz Cooper doesn't want to do book reports) and just reviews of products that I use at the table. Let's see how the timing goes. Thanks for watching though!
@SpootyCootie13 3 ай бұрын
I'm playing an Acolyte Priest of Madeera and this was SO helpful! Thank you!!
@Living4Crits 3 ай бұрын
@@SpootyCootie13 I’m glad it helped! Given how far back I recorded these I’m always a little nervous that I screwed something up and need to redo them
@StarzPlatnum 3 ай бұрын
Lolllll hiiiii 😂❤