Running TTRPGs With Two GMs | #GMuary
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@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 2 күн бұрын
Follow Lakeforge on Spotify! open.spotify.com/show/5oXSDIpwlNStoVeToOObYi
@K_E_Robin
@K_E_Robin 5 күн бұрын
Atrium Carceri, Author & Punisher, Trepaneringsritualen and Choke Chain are the bands to listen to when reading or running Kult! 🔥🔥🔥
@prinnydadnope5768
@prinnydadnope5768 8 күн бұрын
About your light and mic who died, where there in cold place before you started using them ? When you bring electronic inside, you have to wait before using them or the cold can make condensation, so water, inside the tools
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Hmmmm the light ended up being just a loose cable that i fixed easily afterwards...but that might be what killed the small mic. I'll keep an eye out for that in the future, thanks for a genuinely useful advice 🙏
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel 8 күн бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿 Co DMing is something of a… house rules 😄 but in all seriousness, my high school best friend had a co Dm for some of his campaigns - it was helpful for splitting the party, running complex enemies and keeping track of notes & references
@CaseyWilkesmusic
@CaseyWilkesmusic 8 күн бұрын
Bringing a player behind the screen is super handy when a player goes down in battle and otherwise wouldn’t have a character to play. When we did this, I let the player take over all the minions and a major bad guy during the combat. It was super cool.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Yep, a player turned monster wrangler is very cool...but can be suuuper lethal...or not lethal enough...they need to be supervised 😅
@RenegadeRolls
@RenegadeRolls 8 күн бұрын
Challenge accepted! This video was brilliant - there was so many useful tips packed in there! I still want you to run a game for me, but that kinda misses the point of GMuary as we're both forever GMs
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thanks, Rich! Glad you enjoy it :) yes....that is a bit of a problem 😅 Don't worry we can do it after GMuary! Might even play in person if i get a visa for UK Games Expo ;)
@ElderGoblinGames
@ElderGoblinGames 8 күн бұрын
That's a really cool idea and works perfect with the theme of GMuary! Thanks for the shout-out. Really enjoying your channel!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for your nice words. The GMuary idea is very cool, thanks for involving me in it. Your channel rocks!
@nico0406
@nico0406 11 күн бұрын
Great video. Thanks all the way from Argentina!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment and nice words! I envy the warmth in Argentina right now :)
@stonks3507
@stonks3507 13 күн бұрын
Cool!😊
@Daavlot
@Daavlot 13 күн бұрын
Unnecessary spoiler at the Game system section of your video when you talk about a specific dark secret. I purposefully tried to skip the spoiler section, so it was not good that there was no clear indication for the end of spoiler section. Please next time pay attention for this!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
I agree with you 100% I've learned to avoid things like that...to be fair now after a year of doing youtube...i would do a lot of things in this video differently
@archersfriend5900
@archersfriend5900 13 күн бұрын
Great tip!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ninovalenzuela1019
@ninovalenzuela1019 13 күн бұрын
Me a DM (using my history as a sailor) Made a naval battle encounter with the BBEG Gave them the option to be captains of their own personal ship Expecting pirates of the Caribbean shenanigans Mofos secuduced their way to get flying mounts Sunk the bbeg fleet in 15 mins And they say DMs are abusive
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
I feel ya. I prepared for an all out WAR between a cult and the city my PCs wanted to protect with their lives. I invented new mechanics, mapped out the whole battlefield...planned and wrote for it for at least a month...it was the big finale. Pathfinder 1e so ....a lot of crunch and they were level 10 My PCs accidentally destroyed the city themselves before the war ever happened. Monsters!
@golderstett
@golderstett 22 күн бұрын
Hi, great vid. Short question: how do shields work? What does "absorb 2 hits before attrition" mean? Lets say a character gets hit and has to loose 2 skills and 2 items. Do I now irgnore any 2 attrition of my choice and have to deal with the remaining attrition? Or do I absorb the full hit and ignore it completely and doesn't have to cross out anything on my sheet. If that's the case counts this shield ability for one fight and I got it back in the next encounter? Hmmm...
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Hey, sorry for a bit of a slow reply...was on vacation :) I asked about it on the Runehammer discord. These are the answers i got from people who know this system very well: "Not B obviously haha. But he is real big on stating that the answer is in reading the words in the book for what they are. So what is a Hit? As written and the way I understand it, it is anytime you are struck in combat. This is separate from Attrition, as Attrition is applied on a per Hit basis. With that understanding, a shield ignoring two Hits means just that regardless of the Attrition that would be dealt on a Hit." "I just mark a little circle for one hit, mark a second for the next, and then the shield takes attrition. Those two hits absorb attrition that otherwise would have harmed me." My follow-up question is: "So after filling those 2 circles, is the shield broken, or does it take the type of attrition coming your way (cross out/destroy)?" Answers: "If it says absorb two, it absorbs two, and then it could still be destroyed by attrition on a third hit I know I have walked around with my shield sitting on two hits and crossing off everything else of my sheet, hoping to get it repaired later." I really recommend joining this discord if you have more questions about the system, it is a wonderful community and there is so much cool stuff that you can find there and on the forums! Hope this helps :)
@languidloser
@languidloser 25 күн бұрын
I really appreciate your take on this. I, too, find something beautiful about this dark setting, but agree that the source books are doing it a disservice by going all in on the edgier topics. I'm not against their presence, they're just not the most interesting part for me. Metropolis, the Underworld, Gaia... these all have so much potential.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Their GM guide (Beyond darkness and madness) goes into a lot of theoretical detail on how to run different types of games and different kinds of horror. It was a sloooow read for me, a complex book for sure...but there are interesting ideas there. I've found some adventures and things that fit what i wanted to do, but I made this video when i first came in contact with Kult...and i still stand by it, the things you are going to stumble onto first are too edgy and don't give justice to the beautiful lore.
@the-patient-987
@the-patient-987 27 күн бұрын
I think I might have to watch this video 2 or 3 more times fully grasp the idea. But the scenario looks like a perfect fit for Numenéra.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Yeah, i could've done a better job explaining it. But this was filmed as a side idea for another video that i figured out i'll never release...so it was a shame for this to go to waste. I had some ideas to do a 3d visualization of the space, unfortunately my PC is barely usable right now even for basic editing :/ If you have any questions about it, I am here to answer :)
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Wow the art is so cool! Gives Limbo vibe
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Very original room design! Loved the video!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thanks! I call it the "in betweens", "In Ovo" or "Limbo". It is a place between planes that exists in every fantasy game i run :) There are remains of a long forgotten spiritual civilization there, and no one knows what the symbol of the spiral crown means to them.
@juauke
@juauke 8 күн бұрын
@BarlowKeep that is such a cool place with interesting lore!
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿 Transforming Escherian architecture is always a win
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Gives a lot of space for GM improvisation, you can listen for the vibe of the room and adjust the encounter on the fly!
@the-patient-987
@the-patient-987 Ай бұрын
You're putting a lot of work into this. I hope the channel takes off and you can fully embrace your creative side.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thank you! I've started working on a lot of demo things, we'll see if any grow up to become full projects :)
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Another great video! Good luck with your journey!
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Loving the editing!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for your support!
@age-of-adventure
@age-of-adventure Ай бұрын
huh … 😊
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿 We do something very similar at our table and call it “what can you give me” - it started with inspiration, but now I take spell slots, ki points, HP, HD, exhaustion, even character levels - you want something really bad, we might be able to make it happen for the right price
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat Ай бұрын
When I need inspiration I stop using the dishwasher. I have gotten more ideas while staring out the window washing dishes…
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Yep, washing dishes and showering...best two situations where great ideas crawl out. I hate the dishwasher anyways, but that is more of a sensory thing 😅
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat Ай бұрын
Good luck with your journey. I hope you find what you are looking for and have more luck with it than I did.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@kudaj90
@kudaj90 Ай бұрын
My thesis on Kult (I love it tho) is this: it's not a game, its 3 games in a trenchcoat. You have: - masterclass on psychological horror - dark mistical/gnostic secrets - "Every conspiracy theory is correct - a simulator" And they don't work all that well together. Especialy since the first one is pushed so hard. From original scenarios, aby by seeing how other people play, especialy this mistical layer of the game is very underexplored. People really spin this game in the direction of edgelords, while it dont have to be. Gore, trauma and psychosis can be just a colour you add to the game, while scenario itself can revolve around magic, angels and demons. Given how much supernatural lore we get, how many creatures appear in the book, with stats ment for a fight, it suprises me how basic and uninspiring most scenarios are. Yeah, they are a good psychological horror, but Kult is so much more than that. Where is the machine, where is the lie? On the last note - we have a massive concept to explore, that is not talked about at all. The second part of Plato's Cave. One our protaginist have seen the truth, he attempt to go back, and tell everyone about it, and no one belives him. He knows too much to stay down there in the lie, but above, in truth he is alone. What will he do? I am about to explore this topic with my players. PS. WHY there is no magic spells, magic system at all in this game! I hate when developers leave out something important. PS 2. My soundtrack for Kult is Massive Attack on repeat.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Hey thanks for commenting! You've put it beautifully! And I think you highlight the main problem much better than me. The problem is that the number 1 is pushed too hard while there is so much cool stuff that can be done with 2 and 3. I think magic is missing because they wanted to go with players feeling powerless, and even if you do something magical it doesn't have any mechanical things there - making it a soft magic system at best...which might even work the best for a game like this. (then again i see nothing wrong with CoC magic) I don't like that they went with PbtA...I think this is one of those situations where they wanted to use a system that doesn't interfere with the storytelling experience, but would actually benefit from a system that boosts the types of stories that fit the themes. These days I am consuming a lot of Kult content, but playing in my own Frankenstein's monster of different systems. Now that I think about it, maybe there are ideas for magic casting somewhere in those monthly releases they do on Facebook. I think there is a place where you can access it all. It's a bunch of free material, some even experimental, that they've been putting out for years now! Love the idea of the Plato's Cave! Massive Attack is 🔥
@aetsecila
@aetsecila Ай бұрын
Thank you for verbalising what many of us have thought and felt. It's truly refreshing to hear my own thoughts come from someone else's mouth. Sooo when can we expect a book from you? 🏞
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 8 күн бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! Now when I rewatch it it does sound a bit silly that i am just complaining....but sometimes venting your feelings through creating content is just the therapy you need :) As for the book, well...something is cooking 👀
@RadioRetrofuture
@RadioRetrofuture Ай бұрын
Thank you for all your help so far. Love the video and how you explain the setting!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
You are welcome, I am glad you find it cool 😄 And thanks for making cool stuff! For those who don't know there is a lot more happening on RadioRetrofuture, it is worth checking out for other artists, writers, GMs for sure!
@riches3581
@riches3581 Ай бұрын
Nice style
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Love the new style too! Very interesting game!
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
If I can, I'll be trying the intro adventure of Tales from Elsewhere quickstart because I loved reading it If my players like it, I'll try to make a Cyberpunk hack of it
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Hey thanks for the comment! I'm glad you like it. I've been experimenting a lot lately and my list of videos I want to do feels infinite right now...but i really want to try TfE quickstart. I am following closely everything Peter does. very cool stuff!
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
@BarlowKeep you're welcome! Your experiments have been going real well, and it is awesome to feel inspired (so keep those ideas on hand, write them down!) I want to try it too, I am also very impressed by all his stuff and looking forward to everything he does!
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat Ай бұрын
Man, I love this new style of video. Forget the game explanations - I’d just listen to you tell stories this way 😄
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I love to do the storytelling parts a lot. So definitely more of that coming...but i love talking about them numbers too 😄
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿 Thanks for sharing - I’m on a quest to collect every house rule on KZbin and beyond - I’d love to hear about any others you use at your table ❤
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting! Well, I talk about a lot of different house games/rules/ideas in almost every video. Here the video focuses on a specific mechanic...but i usually at least mention something cool in that regard. You can hear about planning heists and time travel in one of the more recent videos. Then there is the Nightwatch video where i mention 2 mechanics that i really love. Card reading NPCs talk about different ways of interpreting card readings in TTRPGs inspired by real life. Room design videos talk explicitly about some encounters that are homebrew as well. I am working on another one of those now. There are videos about the weather in Dnd, Creating visions and dreams, etc...a lot of different stuff to choose from so feel free to join us :)
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
@ awesome - thank you very much - I’ve added them to the House Rule Quest playlist
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿 Always loved the orientation of the cards influencing their interpretation
@TwinSteel
@TwinSteel Ай бұрын
🥳🫂👍🏿
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat Ай бұрын
That was amazing. Excellent job on the video and the heist twist was amazing!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thank you! It really means a lot. I've put a lot into this video trying to somehow make it useful while still retelling our session...it didn't really demonstrate how to run a successful heist, but oh well...all the tips are in there somewhere :) The campaign is still going strong, we had our 5th session now!
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
Wow, this is so cool! Your handouts are so cool! Any way these could be available (in English if possible)?
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Hey! Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the comment! I haven't really thought about it as I pretty much read everything important from the paper out loud in the vid. And I just checked and unfortunately It seems that i only have these original handouts in my language...and in an uneditable pdf file...i can't find the original files anywhere :/ Next time I will make sure to keep my handouts on hand so i can share them in future videos!
@juauke
@juauke Ай бұрын
@@BarlowKeep 😊 You're welcome! No problem, it's okay! To follow the same process, the video was indeed perfect! But your (next) handouts could be a good template or a good example of it in written form No problem, it's okay; if you think about it next time, that's enough for me 😉 Thanks in advance, love your videos nonetheless!
@seanstephens4359
@seanstephens4359 Ай бұрын
That was awesome!! Thanks for that, I will use it
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Glad you found something fun here :)
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat Ай бұрын
This isn't just about video games. People who are used to playing 5e also have trouble thinking outside certain boxes. Even when it comes to character builds, a game like Shadow of the Demon Lord has WAY more option than D&D and people really struggle at first. I LOVE the idea of inspiration tokens! I wish I'd thought of this 😆
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Well, anyone in my friend group barely played 5e so I can't say...we have a lot of people from Pathfinder 1e and they have a completely different problem: "Everything is possible, but show us the numbers" 😆
@TheSubso
@TheSubso 2 ай бұрын
This is pretty insightful, I've done parts of this before for mine and it works really well. Running questions by them to grow into the world (or grow the world from them) The music playlist idea is extremely great.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@the-patient-987
@the-patient-987 2 ай бұрын
While I like the ideas you present the title is a little misleading. This not so much worldbuilding as it is campaign prep, session 0 and character creation. And one could argue 2055 is not exactly contemporary but that could be up for debate.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 2 ай бұрын
This is genuinely valuable feedback. I was really struggling to think of a title for this one I will change it now, and think about it more tomorrow. Thanks!
@the-patient-987
@the-patient-987 2 ай бұрын
@@BarlowKeep If I understand correctly where you're going with this method, the goal is to make the campaign about the PCs instead of expecting the PCs to adapt to the campaign, which usually is great advice. There could be a title.
@TheEclecticGoat
@TheEclecticGoat 2 ай бұрын
I’ve been running games for 20+ years and I still always learn something from your videos, or think about things in a new way. Thank you for posting these and I’m gonna go sign up for your Discord now!
@VanillaJoe
@VanillaJoe 2 ай бұрын
Love the new presentation, man! You picked up a lot of cool looking stuff! Thanks for sharing!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thanks man! I really hope i'll get to visit a more TTRPG oriented con sometime next year and actually be able to do some filming there :)
@seanfsmith
@seanfsmith 2 ай бұрын
if getting to Britain is easy enough, UK Games Expo in June is quite good for trpgs these days!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Geographically, I am a couple of hours away by plane....Politically I am "3 months of visa waiting with high chance of not getting it the first time" away 😅 But i am making some plans with Rich from RenegadeRolls to try and meet at the UK Games Expo next year...so fingers crossed :)
@seanfsmith
@seanfsmith 2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this recap ─ and the new sitting pose! Definitely excited to hear more of your thoughts on Cthulhu Eternal: I really like that some of its recentmost modules have also come with all the rules needed in the back of the book. All-in-one capsules like that are excellent bridges from narrative heavy boardgames to TRPGs I think
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you like it :) On the note of Cthulhu Eternal, i haven't tried the modules ...since i started running it we are in our homebrew campaign, but i will certainly talk about it at one point! I'll go over the rules and the system. For the last session i modified the rules a bit to fit what we want from the game, where I collapsed multiple skills down into one and created a new character sheet. That is also something that I want to cover.
@seanfsmith
@seanfsmith Ай бұрын
@@BarlowKeep certainly keen to see that! I much prefer a slimmer skill list if there isn't a truly open ended one
@juauke
@juauke 2 ай бұрын
Cool stuff! Looking forward to your next content!
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@otterpoet
@otterpoet 2 ай бұрын
Been writing and designing for KULT since 2nd edition, and can say this was one of the best overviews I've seen. Thank you for this discussion. _You get it!_
@Thomas-np3gi
@Thomas-np3gi 2 ай бұрын
Good stuff, next one?
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment and nice words! I have one or two more of these encounter videos filmed, just not edited yet...I might release one of them next week as I won't have time for a more complex video until the week after :)
@Thomas-np3gi
@Thomas-np3gi 2 ай бұрын
Good stuff, I really appreciate the useful links too, thanks
@Snulge
@Snulge 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing these awesome ideas! I love mix and matching other peoples ideas into my own flavor for my party.
@BarlowKeep
@BarlowKeep 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I am very glad you find this useful. These videos are supposed to be just that, an inspiration! I will be making more videos like this occasionally for sure!
@peteypete3597
@peteypete3597 2 ай бұрын
Neat❤