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@relightergamer1628 13 сағат бұрын
My thoughts of this video: I love it! It's so nice to watch someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about what they are talking about. I couldn't stop watching this. Well done!
@Dndditches 12 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much. That means a lot. 😀
@alexplaysgames_2 3 күн бұрын
Planescape is such a cool and unique fantasy idea. They could easily set a lot of fantasy epics films here.
@Dndditches 2 күн бұрын
Yes agree, immense potential for epicness.
@alexplaysgames_2 2 күн бұрын
@ Might work for a Saturday morning style cartoon as well. Each episodic adventure can feature a new portal location.
@Dndditches 2 күн бұрын
@ you know you’re totally right although the themes could be a bit heavy for kids, but an episodic TV show could work. Back in the 90s there was a show called Sliders and the premise was exactly that, each week a new portal opens to another reality. But I see that only working for a couple of seasons before the show gets stale, and that’s when the Faction War storyline should start, kinda like the X-files where everything always culminates in government conspiracies.
@alexplaysgames_2 2 күн бұрын
@ Maybe wizards should hire me as a media consultant lol.
@thevamp25 4 күн бұрын
Really liking your videos. They are well done. Would love another planescape video!
@Dndditches 3 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. Planescape is coming up in December 😀
@hadeseye2297 6 күн бұрын
The Marklands has by far the best and most consistent artwork. Other books are all over the place, to the point they mix styles from different ages. You have a 12th century clothing mixed with 17th century one. xD
@Dndditches 5 күн бұрын
I’ll take your word for it, these are literally the only Greyhawk books I own… except that horrible parody Castle Greyhawk book. I bought it as a teenager and went “wtf is this?!”
@hadeseye2297 6 күн бұрын
Why would you tell players what they need to roll on a dice to hit enemy? "Hey, this guy's AC is 7, so you need to subtract seven from your THAC0." vs "He's in a tightly made semi plate armour. It will require some skill to land a blow that will reach any soft spot." And that's it. Player rolls and you do the math in your skull. No tables needed. No numbers mentioned during the play. It's basic math on integers. With THAC0 you always subtract what's positive and add what's negative. Simple as taking a dmp. For that reason I always found attack tables ludicrous. The main problem was always poor explanation, or writing style. Gygax style was never plain and simple, very chaotic and that's the main problem of the books. That's why THAC0 was always spit on. When I first started reading AD&D 2nd (my first interaction with D&D) I was a little bit lost. But a look at those THAC0 advancement tables explained everything. While Gygax had immagination, he was unable to say explicitly what I already mentioned: "With THAC0 you always subtract what's positive and add what's negative." One sentence. Well, THAC0 works like saving throws, that are contradiction to Attribute tests. That also should be noted as simple as possible. But instead of that everything is all over the place. Still AD&D 2nd was fun to run for generic stuff. Yet I had to ask players to created 3rd level characters to start a campaign and also cap HP, as this entire system is broken by design. A warrior can have 1HP at start while mage 4HP. "You tripped over spilled wine and you hit the floor." GM rolls 1d3-1. "You take 1 point of damage." Player: "I'm dead!" xD Trying AD&D when you started your rpg adventure with WFRP was something. From a well oiled machine, to cogs that are moving hard because of the sand trapped between them. Yet D&D is a heroic, high and candy fantasym while Warhammer is very European, grom and dark. And when I talk about WFRP I always mean original from 1986. All later editions change basic principles behind it, with 4th being very soft and pretty weird looking with its graphics. A rpg version of Warhammer was meant to be a little bit different from battle game. More realistic. 1986 book's art conveys that perfectly.
@Dndditches 5 күн бұрын
Everyone had a different way of doing THAC0, so you could have every player at the table doing it differently and it’s largely ok. I’m not a big fan of some of Gygax’s rhetoric particularly that everything is up to the job of the DM. The 1e PHB was vague on a lot of the aspects of combat, it had “your DM has the rules for x” far too many times. I don’t have a problem with the players knowing the rules, if anything it’s great to delegate certain tasks to players as the Dm already has to do so much. Forever DMs also make great players provided they can let go of control, in my experience.
@thegameshowau 18 күн бұрын
Mate this is fantastic. Keep doing AD&D 2e content!!! There's not enough of it on YT. 2e is my favourite system and Planescape is my favourite setting, your videos are essential viewing!
@Dndditches 18 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! The lack of 2e content is exactly why I’m doing these.
@Se7enBeatleofDoom 20 күн бұрын
It's so sad that WOTC is run by people who openly hate older fans and the work of OG creators like Gary Gygax and Tracy Hickman. The third edition was so respectful to the lore and legacies of settings like Greyhawk and Dark Sun. 5.5E retcon and removed elements that made Greyhawk so unique.
@Dndditches 19 күн бұрын
I don’t have the 5.5e books and not sure if I will get them at this point. What are some of the stuff removed?
@hadeseye2297 6 күн бұрын
3.x already broke away from D&D. Feats? What's that? Min-maxing? For what? Combat system with lots of rules? Where's room for creativenes, imagination and free form play, known from originals? I won't even mention onem particular skill that was absolutle bonkers (Line ;) ).
@Se7enBeatleofDoom 20 күн бұрын
If WOTC were run by smart people. Birthright would’ve been officially supported in 5E back when Game of Thrones was still popular.
@Dndditches 20 күн бұрын
Absolutely. Plus with the board game craze over the last 10 years, the Birthright setting is perfect as board games, say a mix of Risk and Diplomacy.
@RichardFriendartist 20 күн бұрын
always a great day when you upload a new video...super fun to see all your pick ups! You really are accumulating a GREAT collection!!
@Dndditches 20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@EduFirenze Ай бұрын
When d&d felt novel, mysterious, dark and dangerous. Everything it isn't anymore.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Absolutely. Though I think part of that was due to not having the internet so the books had a lot more mystique and a greater sense of physical community. These days there are so many more options. Thanks for watching.
@FelipeWalker2 Ай бұрын
I was just waiting for another upload! Dark Sun is my favorite setting, but can you upload showing what you have from Maztica?
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
You miiiiiiight be in luck for next month. 😉 thanks for watching.
@FelipeWalker2 Ай бұрын
@Dndditches Nice!!!!
@juliasilverstone2626 Ай бұрын
Furthermore, I also have numerous things DUPLICATE, if you are looking for something specific, let me know❤
@juliasilverstone2626 Ай бұрын
If anyone can understand your passion for old AD&D/D&D books, it's definitely me. You can see part of my AD&D/D&D collection on my KZbin channel under Community (scroll all the way down). Best greetzzz, much love and I hope you continue to have fun COLLECTING in the future 😘😘😘
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
@@juliasilverstone2626 your collection is insane!! Ever thought of making AD&D videos?
@heldane6165 Ай бұрын
Another great video! It’s a pity there’s so little 2e stuff on KZbin. Hopefully you can get some in depth reviews on some of these box sets as well as the unboxing videos, which are fantastic.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
@@heldane6165 the lack of 2e content is EXACTLY the reason I started this channel. I’m making the stuff that I’d want to watch. I am working on an indepth review of a 2e book at the moment but it’s a lot of work. Hoping to have it out within 2 weeks.
@heldane6165 Ай бұрын
@@Dndditches that’s great, and it’s definitely needed, especially for people getting into things like OSE as on appearances, apart from the “classics” they don’t seem to realise they’re backwards compatible with 2e as well. Your channel has been so useful in deciding what 2e stuff I should get as someone who came in completely new to 2e.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
@@heldane6165 thank you so much. Of course I’m biased towards the more wacky settings. Let me know if there’s anything that you would like more coverage of.
@heldane6165 Ай бұрын
@@Dndditches some reviews or overviews of the box sets would be good. Maybe an overview of what the “classic” or “iconic” 2e scenarios/campaigns would be good!
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
@@heldane6165 great suggestions there. Let me simmer on it. I want to put my own stamp on it and not just copy what other people are doing.
@juliasilverstone2626 Ай бұрын
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@RichardFriendartist Ай бұрын
playing tonight with some of my friends...thought I'd spend the day enjoying your videos as a fun wind up for tonight~!!
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Aww thanks! Have a great game tonight!
@RichardFriendartist Ай бұрын
@@Dndditches thank you!
@slaapliedje Ай бұрын
I feel like if WotC actually did proper reprints of these, I would quickly need more book shelves...
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
If they did reprint these they’d cost $60-$100…….. but I’d still buy it again. 🤪
@slaapliedje Ай бұрын
@Dndditches Right? The box set format brings back awesome memories, plus the way maps are included these days, if they even are, end up just being folded into the book... at one point in time I was attempting to get all of the sections of map for the Forgotten Realms... but my older brother stole all my 2e stuff a few decades ago...
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
@@slaapliedjeyeah the box format with the goodies was such a thrill it’s like opening Christmas presents everytime. There’s something charming about these old maps cuz it was built on a dream and a lot of imagination. Bummer about your FR books but I’d do the same…… lol jk but old books are irresistible. Maybe you can find cheap replacements from a garage sale somewhere.
@agilemonk6305 Ай бұрын
Nice video. Plus, you gained access to some truly collectible items. ❤
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. It’s become my life’s mission to collect these old books now lol ❤️
@radyoung779 Ай бұрын
You're making me feel better about my own spending 😅 I got back into RPGs a few months ago and promptly bought Dark Sun 2e, Planescape 2e and several books and supplements. Kara Tur looks awesome. I always wanted that one.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Haha old books are good for the soul I promise. I love the Dark Sun and Planescape box they’re my top 2 settings.
@benscarbeau Ай бұрын
Nice stuff. That Forgotten Realms Campaign Set was the first D&D product I bought back in the day. Brings back good memories.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching. It’s certainly very nicely detailed for when it was released. The box sets felt like good value for money back then.
@RichardFriendartist Ай бұрын
love seeing you get all this stuff...so cool. Enjoy them!!!!
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I wanted to share them online since I love this era of AD&D.
@radyoung779 Ай бұрын
I just got the original Planescape campaign serting box and it was pricey. Worth it though... That was the first setting I bought with my own money back when it first came out. I could not justify buying a reprint. I needed that original art.
@Dndditches Ай бұрын
Agreed wholeheartedly. It was the first setting I bought too. So many good memories.
@fartymcbutterpants7063 2 ай бұрын
Ouch! Collectors watching this video must be having panic attacks. Thanks guys sharing!
@Dndditches 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching 😀
@goterdamerung 2 ай бұрын
Great artbook
@Dndditches 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. It’s absolutely divine.
@jamesonstalanthasyu 2 ай бұрын
Same. I had to go through like 5 rooms of stuff to find where my fantays/scifi books and my rpgs to get to them. Still know there is stuff "somewhere."
@Dndditches 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely. We don’t tend to put as much value into certain things until we get older to appreciate it, I reckon.
@RichardFriendartist 2 ай бұрын
Bummer you couldn't find your stuff at your folks. But relatable! I have been going through all our storage and finding all kinds of cool things I forgot I owned. But trust me I get the "there's so much stuff, I cant find the stuff I know I have" also! It's tougher too if you didn't store the items. Now you have to second guess your mom or dad's thought process! Ah well. Next time you go out there hopefully you strike gold!
@Dndditches 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. My mum reckons they might’ve threw it away but also said she thought she saw them somewhere. I think I might have to replace them at this point. What’s done is done I guess.
@RichardFriendartist 2 ай бұрын
Insane !! So cool.
@Dndditches 2 ай бұрын
@@RichardFriendartist Thank you.
@adampender2482 3 ай бұрын
Noghtmare Lands was a box set. Drive thru has it pod
@adampender2482 3 ай бұрын
Finally the channel ive been looking for. I run 1e/2e exclusively
@peterfrost3234 3 ай бұрын
Great summary of the adventures. Currently planning an AD&D 2nd edition Planescape campaign once my current 5E campaign ends so this was very useful.
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
That sounds amazing! Let me know how your Planescape game goes.
@Halfling.Paladin 3 ай бұрын
Just Ran Harbinger House. Awesome adventure.
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s brilliant I want to run it soon but you definitely need the right players for it.
@Halfling.Paladin 3 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches the more dungeon oriented types get rewarded with some Magus Castle level fun house dungeon at the end.
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@Halfling.Paladin sounded like a great time. Did you use 2e or 5e?
@Halfling.Paladin 3 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches 2e. I won't touch a hasbro product with a 10 foot pole
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@Halfling.Paladin that’s fair. 2e best edition anyway 😀
@radyoung779 3 ай бұрын
I just got Darksun and Planescape box sets from Noble Knight. Love them.
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@radyoung779 yeah I just ordered another lot from them. They are actually pretty good with reasonable prices.
@heldane6165 3 ай бұрын
Good luck with your channel and looking forward to more content! Been playing TTRPG’s for 7 or 8 years now and just about to embark on my 2E journey!
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! 2e is pretty awesome isn’t it?
@heldane6165 3 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches looks like it. Just getting POD’s picked from drivethru
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@heldane6165 yeah POD is a great option for affordable physical copies!
@ilpilgrim 3 ай бұрын
the amount of AD&D and D&D i have is nutty haha as well as dragon magazines
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
They’re certainly addictive to collect!
@ilpilgrim 3 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches yeah they are dang it haha all mine are from the 70-80s i havent got around to the 2000s
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@ilpilgrim we tend to have fond memories of the edition we started with and I started in the 90s. Did you get introduced to dnd in 70s/80s?
@ilpilgrim 3 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches oddly enough i started in 2000s haha but loved the old school ones and didnt stop i just never got around to to wanting the newer ones
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
@@ilpilgrim you must really like the classic style of dnd then
@draxxusk1131 3 ай бұрын
Love Adnd 2e still play occasionally. I used to play Ravenloft and DarkSun.
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
Love Ravenloft and Dark Sun. I want to start running 2e games soon.
@goterdamerung 3 ай бұрын
Great collection. AD&D2E still is the best edition. Of all D&D, Dragonlance always was my favorite setting, followed very closely by Dark Sun (which i run now), Planescape, Spelljammer and Ravenloft. Great video as always!
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I never got into Dragonlance as I’m not much of a novels guy and that’s their strength but agree 2e is the best edition. I thought about running Dark Sun and Ravenloft but I decided to do more Planescape instead since that’s my specialty and 5e friendly (for my players). I’d only run Dark Sun in 2e due to 5e not having proper psionics.
@exitsexamined 3 ай бұрын
Really well explained! I had a hard time wrapping my head around it first and wish I had seen your video then!
@Dndditches 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! That’s why I’m here 😊
@xaxzander4633 4 ай бұрын
the Vorlog 2:58 looks like Trump
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
Omg!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂 I didn’t even catch that. You’re not wrong 😂😂
@adampender2482 3 ай бұрын
There's always one. And it's President Trump. He keeps the title. We still say President Washington, President Lincoln, President Kennedy etc
@xaxzander4633 2 ай бұрын
@@adampender2482 always one what?
@LibraGamesUnlimited 4 ай бұрын
It's weird to me that they would do a loose leaf monster book then do two monsters per page. No one caught the problem with that?
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
I felt like during this time they came up with certain gimmicks that was expensive but not well thought out. The audio CD was another. So was Dragon Dice, a collectable dice game when they were trying to compete with Magic: The Gathering.
@LibraGamesUnlimited 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches well I know DC Comics did their Who's Who books that way around that time and the entries were one character per page (except for team entries) and actually they were one page of art and the back was all the text and other artwork. I think Marvel did one too but I don't know anything about how that was laid out. The CD thing sounds cool. I forgot about that but I've seen modern games offering MP3s.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@LibraGamesUnlimitedI don’t know about the comics but I remember they had the educational stuff which had a monthly subscription and vol 1 was the binder and subsequent volumes were loose leaf. They were on topics like ancient Egypt or mineralogy. The loose leaf format was quite popular at the time. The CD format sounds good on paper but were expensive to produce. I talked about it a little in my Planescape boxset vid (Outlands box) that they had very little budget left over for the product. Ended up getting a 32 page book with half of it being regurgitated info. There are 2 other CD sets I know, Mystara and Red Steel. It did not make good financial sense for a business that was already struggling.
@LibraGamesUnlimited 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches yeah I saw those even got one or two. Yeah it was a fad at the time. Both DC and Marvel Comics did it. I googled the Marvel ones and they were weird. They were all done sideways and the front was an image of the character from the front, back and side on a blank background.
@exitsexamined 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the latte! Good breakdown on such an amazing setting, if I wasn't already sold on Planescape I would be after this haha
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@exitsexamined thank you for watching.
@volfi123 4 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, how much money did you pay? Prices on these have skyrocketed in the past 5 years. I'd need at least half of my paycheck to buy these in Greece
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
Far too much. All prices in $AUD unless stated Chaos $172 (a steal at that price honestly). Hellbound $342 Al-qadim $120 each Belfry $120 Nightmare lands 100GBP The box with Spacefarers $250 Astromundi $220 Psionic artifacts $100usd I did say I need professional help lol
@volfi123 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches Yeap, thats a full salary for me:D insane prices and i hear that Australia is expensive anyways probably cause of shipment costs. I got what i got from back in the day but nowadays i buy almost exclusively from Drivethrurpg
@volfi123 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches Yeap, thats a full salary for me:D You'd buy them cheaper in Greece though, about 50- 60% of what you paid but i hear Australia is very expensive when it comes to hobbies (Warhammer also is expensive) probably cause of shipment costs. These days i only buy from DrivethruRPG unless i stumble into a bargain and that rarely happens anymore. Anyways, i feel your need to collect these, just try not to ruin your wallet:D PS: Let's hope youtube doesn't delete this again...
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@volfi123yeah I don’t fault anyone from getting print on demand or digital copies because the prices are outrageous. But all the little nicknacks from the boxset can only be experienced with the original. I didn’t want to spend that much but sometimes rare things pop up and if I don’t get it immediately someone else will. Australia is expensive because shipping costs an arm and a leg but that’s life.
@volfi123 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches Yea, last year i found the 1st edition boxset of Ravenloft complete. I was amazed to find a transparent hexgrid slide that you can superimpose on maps to measure distances. I guess you can't find that on Drivethrurpg. The whole thing also cost 80euro as well. Bought it and the Undermountain box set for another 70euro in the bliink of an eye lol
@ryancrawford4639 4 ай бұрын
Enjoying your channel keep it up!
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Fred-y6z 4 ай бұрын
How many of the products did you find in Aus? I had to go through drive thrurpg to find most of mine.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
The first big box, Al-Qadim, the box with the 3.5 and 4e book, Planescape novel and Spelljammer boxset were all from aus. Got really lucky this month. You just gotta keep checking ebay because they pop up from time to time. And local Facebook marketplace.
@patricianorwood1075 4 ай бұрын
I used to have the ring binder compendium. I really miss the 2e monster compendium. I put the pages in page sleeves to protect them better. Actually I liked 1e and 2e the best of all the D&D editions and basically left for other systems, primarily the Palladium/Rifts megaverse which found that stopping while they were ahead with 2e and just adding new rift worlds using the same core rules made more sense. WotC scorched the pooch by constantly reinventing the whole system. It got too confusing imho
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
Yeah I bought one of the ring binders recently and it’s overflowing. I prefer the black label revised edition though cuz that’s the one I grew up with. Plus it had Tony DiTerlizzi’s art in it. Thank you for watching.
@mattrins 4 ай бұрын
Sweet. I had all of those in my childhood.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
You must’ve had an amazing childhood 😀
@TheSalem777 4 ай бұрын
AD&D 2nd Edition...my first love.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@TheSalem777 me too, me too!
@jasoncoker1625 4 ай бұрын
I miss 2nd edition 😢
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
Yes me too me too. That’s why I do these 2e content.
@davidcardoso3525 4 ай бұрын
The Hellbound campaign was my intro to both 2nd ed. & Planescape. Subbed because of your pronunciation of Sigil.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@davidcardoso3525 that’s awesome!! What did you enjoy about it?
@davidcardoso3525 4 ай бұрын
@@Dndditches I'd almost reached a point where I was no longer playing; when I actually (read rarely) did get to play it was 1st ed. & usually a one-shot. The DM of the new group lent me the DM's Guide & let me use the custom class creator &, despite going in blind, I thought that was one of the greatest things ever. When I found I could get from anywhere to anywhere using the planes I was tickled & it changed how I approached the game as a DM. I still use the Great Ring when DM'ing. If you want to acquire something, if you know the right people, pretty much anything can be purchased if you have the jink. My first character (Mist) is still alive & a property-owner in Sigil. Her brothel/tavern/gambling hall (The Misty Tie) is now used regularly in campaigns. The Tie (as locals call it) is located conveniently in the Lower Ward. Look for the two trees bracketing the entrance. Mist is probably the longest-played & richest character I have ever played, although her power-level makes her pretty much an NPC at this point. The group was full of power-gamers (& a power-DM) & was so over-the-top that a couple of times people sat in with our group & later told us they had trouble playing in other groups, calling the other groups, "...less than...". As an edit/addendum, I discovered Planescape: Torment shortly after hooking up with this group. Good times.
@Dndditches 4 ай бұрын
@@davidcardoso3525 that sounds amazing! And you’re still running the same world til this day?
@exitsexamined 5 ай бұрын
Goot stuff! Keep it coming!
@Dndditches 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😅