blablabla... put time stamps or get to the point, dude

Great review, thanks 🙂

I'm looking forward to combining gaslight and down darker trails, probably with the pulp twist.

I don't go up to 2 times play back speed very often but when i do, it's on this video. Still good video though.

Thanks for the Shout out RPG Imaginings! 🎉

Especially interesting to me, as I live in the UK. Greetings from Lancaster!

That actually looks like a pretty good book. Chaosium has really been falling flat for me lately so I'm looking forward to getting back to something solid.

I'm definitely a classic, 1920s era fan. But Gaslight is a solid second place.

Looked forward to your review of this and would love to see any other gaslight reviews/videos you do. So far we've stuck to doing the 20's setting but suppose we branch out and try a different era at some point. Modern has zero appeal to me but some of the earlier eras sound to be really great to run CoC in. Invictus seems to be the frontrunner but to be next to do but open to considering Gaslight which I've been on the fence about.

I enjoyed listening to your review, definitely a great book! Also, I was one of the essay writers, so it was awesome to hear you enjoyed that section of the book. Keep up the great work. Cheers!

The art piece at ~min. 10 gives real "The Temptation of St. Anthony" by Dali vibes.

I lived near 68 Westerlo Street in Albany NY for some years. Today it is a plain 19th c. house cut into apartments - but back in the 20's the street had fallen on hard times & would soon be part of a prostitution district.

I have destroyed every Cthulhugram I’ve gotten over the last four or five years and it always makes me mad because I don’t want to destroy them! Thanks for this video!

fabulous conversation. Especially liked seeing the interview flipped. Great (and very interesting answers) you had to James' questions. Especially regarding creativity and new players. While I've played RPG's for many years, it wasn't until I decided to try Call of Cthulhu and my wife decided to try it and has loved it. First time ever playing an RPG. Not being more into more combat related games, and (sadly) not finding the sci-fi exploratory nature of Traveller of any interest but the investigative kind of game with the fascinating historical backdrop of the '20's? She has LOVED it. Really neat to see her grow.. her creativity blossom if you will. Learning how to role-play.. to act. Really cool and at James. You had me (raises hand as an idiot 'murican') hitting the Wiki page for New Caledonia. A place I really didn't know about. Gotta love CoC always learning something. Oh and in case you are reading the comments here. Absolute love your spots on the Stream of Chaos. Learned a LOT watching your videos, Keeper and player wise.

Cool conversation.

I received my copy today, I’m still waiting on Dungeon Denizens, great video!👍

What? no. Not Traveler Traps. I am sad that this Old School volume is half as thick as the other ones. I will probably back all the volumes. I have not taken off the shrink wrap yet, is the original book reprinted in the volume? or is it just the updated content with the appropriate essays?

I used to enjoy reading the Grimtooth's books when I worked in a game store. But I was never going to use any of them. In hindsight, I could imagine taking pieces of the traps. But usually the full thing was just overkill upon overkill.

Good to see you back and glad everything is going well with the multi-hat wearing haha.

It is a Great campaign I just started it it with my Sunday online group 😊

That was an interesting look at Pendragon. Would love to see how it plays in a less scripted environment, but I probably still get it, just because it is Arthurian Legends. 👍

Been enjoying this. Bit concerned the 'quest' is a bit light on gameplay. But they've done a good job introducing Arthurian legends. So that's a positive.

Not a lot of dice rolling it would seem. Sure it is an interesting look at Arthurian legend, but seem a bit light on gameplay. Especially for a starter set quest.

Super interested in this game. Seems like a good fit for a solo experience, especially if you pair it with Mythic. (assuming there aren't already systems in place to assist with solo games.)

You son of a female canid! (Will the KZbin overlords think this is bad to say?) Anyhow now I want to go buy this book, and its all your fault. Ok maybe the author has a hand in this. Great review thank you.

ive always read and understood it to be pronounced somewhat like Illuminati. cause if it was to be humanity why not just spell it like that.

At least we also got Wonderland. While I'd probably run it more like the stories, with Peter being as much threat to all sides as anything else mixed with Hook, wait till my players have to fight Rufio! I do love his ideas and have been making plans for younger players.

I'm interested in Yig. Is there any lore as to what motivates cultists of Yig, considering that he seems mostly partial to the protection of snakes? Are there any colors (such as robes) that might be associated with Yig? I haven't found much online yet.

this book is just perfect for context and preparation , and the leatherette does it justice

The rant on this review was tiresome. The point could have been made in a 1 minute statement. The review itself took up maybe 5-10 minutes. The rest was a needless rant.

Is the book in the video the POD Version from drivethrurpg?

Seriously you dont have some normal dice lol?

Is it necessarily "wasting everybody's time" to give critical feedback on education or professional education? I was a teacher in higher education for over 25 years and am aware of evidence-based practice. I too taught in secondary settings and higher education. It is a lost opportunity to reject feedback about experience and on-going research in any field of endeavor. As you know new literature about any subject evolves. So too constructive feedback about it. I believe knowledge is co-constructed by all involved in its development. Above all, intellectual humility is essential to understand that nothing is wasted for those engaged in the experience of knowledge creation. The ego can and often is a negative barrier in educators' self-reflective work. Hope my response was not too much of a waste of time reading, and good luck with your education RPG.

This does look interesting. It's nice to have more mid-length scenarios/campaigns, not just one-shots or giant epics.

Just a quick correction - the Sector Construction Guide was released in 2022, before Rim Expeditions. Great review of this book - I hadn't considered adding it to my collection before, but now I will be.

Nice video. Thanks for the information.

Glad to see you back (noticed you had been quiet) and to review this. Yeah that was me. I LOVED this book, especially in conjunction with the World Builder's Handbook.

respect for that job! i bet you are a great teacher. just saw it today and wondered how it is, perfect. i think the ship is more detailed than the one in the pulp cthulhu scenario?

Cool!

Thanks! This looks really interesting.

Well it's slightly better than the previous Mongoose books, but still complete rubbish compared to the D&D rules books, which are all gorgeously presented and illustrated. Personally I still prefer the old Classic traveller books, their b&w line art, the ship designs etc all were much better, more attractive more inspired. These new Mongoose books feature unprofessional art and really poor ship and vehicle designs that do nothing to inspire your imagination. There isnt enough detail in the descriptions either to get the imagination flowing or crunchy mechanics/data for us old fans. Even the old classic b&w space ship plans were much much better. The old classic Traders and Gunboats book is one of the best Traveller products ever made imo. And the old IISS files - superb illustrations and plans that really inspired me. These plans are rubbish in comparison - basic, empty and unimaginative. Poor attempt at a rehash with not enough art or information to justify its very high price (£10 more than the equivalent D&D book). Everytime I look at these new books they really depress me they are so poorly designed. And they ALWAYS have errata. No matter how many times Mongoose do they they are always wrong - this one has whole ship plan that is wrong. How the hell? Mongoose just annoy me. I would liketo say it's all flash and no substance but the book has not even got flashy graphics. It all just so .... mediocre.

Essence20 flips the Alternity generic sci-fi die-step core mechanic from the late 90s. A worthy successor, for today’s gamer audience

Thanks for this review. This one one is on my list.

Thank you! this explained a bit I was confused with which was that you should add the base value to the boxes where you write reg for the halves and fifths calculation too! I thought they were kept separate but this makes more sense.

Did you ever find out which deity is on the cover?

I have been playing Traveller for 40+ years. I am not super thrilled with every Terran species being uplifted.... In my games no Orca/ Dolphins etc ... Only Vargr / Humans for Terra + the other 4 recognized primary races. With T5 Marc Miller gives you a rules set to build your own sophonts if you wish....

FINALLY someone who pronounces 'Leiber' correctly! & I've always pronounced 'Ffafhrd' to rhyme with 'Bafford'. Great vid also, liked and subscribed! Keep it up!

I just got my kid one of these kits because I thought he’d get the codes but I guess they stopped doing 😅 Hoping to get him the new books when they come out if we can save the money but thought this would get him started since he’s gotten so interested in D&D.

Level up score increases: where do I add that? In pip or a number change in the box or both?

Thanks for the vidéo