First; I absolutely love you guys. Good on you for keeping the old school D&D going. As to alignment; I submit to you that there's another way. There's a way to be stricter and yet, have more breathing room in each type of alignment. You don't have to act crazy if one aspect of your alignment is chaotic. Think of it like two axes (plural axis, not two implements used to fell trees). On one axis, you have law and chaos. Law merely means disposed toward order. Chaos means disposed towards disorder. All that you know for sure about a chaotic good character (aside from their goodness) is that he is disposed towards disorder. This may manifest in any number of ways. He may be personally a disorganized mess. He may be principally against the imposition of anyone else's rigid system on his actions (think libertarianism and anarchism). Similarly, all you know for sure about a lawful good character (aside from their goodness) is that he is disposed towards order. There's a right and a wrong way to do things. He may be more or less tolerant of other people recognizing what he views as the correct order. It blows me away when I hear gamers try to say that paladins have to follow evil laws because they're lawful good. The paladin believes in an order, but if he believes in a particular manifestation of order, he must also stand against other manifestations of order when they contradict the one he knows to be true. This also makes chaotic neutral characters playable. They don't have to be crazy. They can be ambivalent on the issue of morality while being against other people imposing any kind of order upon themselves. They just want to do whatever they feel like doing, when they feel like doing it.

I think the problem is in the damage caused. In particular, I use 1d12 for projectile damage and in my system rolling the maximum number on your damage die is critical damage. An archer can also use an action to aim, gaining advantage on his next attack roll. Keep in mind that I use my own system and not D&D, but I think the watering can be adapted without any major problems

I strongly disagree boys.

Ha! I love this guys chemistry hahaha

Curses. That's another pile of plastic to get. I've been coveting those Normans for a while now and this was the final straw. And they've got a sale on. It's like a perfect storm.

I remember ages ago when they came out with a mapping program. Top of the line for the stone age of computing. It was so difficult to use even for a basic dungeon setting.

Now I'm wondering if there is a People of the Sun that rival your Forest of Moon. Discuss!

I got a refund 5 days ago from Patreon with a note that said y'all thinking of closing the doors to the Old Warlock? Yet, no mention of that in this episode... What's up guys?

Lovecraft himself explained several times anyone could use the myths he created

I agree that some magic items need to be touched to be activated. Or at least be concentrated on. Some items like wands need to be described such as "it is bone and has a large crystal on one end". So you know which end to point at the bad guy and there's no mistakes.

the info on climate and terrain types wasn't so out of place in the years before the web and wikipedia. Plus little-ish kids were buying and using these books (bought the 1E PHB when I was 10) and geographical education isn't a particularly strong feature of the American education system. But yeah, looking at it as an adult, feels like a cash grab! Knowing the history and financial position of TSR by 1985, Unearthed Arcana and every book afterwards was pretty much a cash grab. Thanks Lorraine Williams and the Blume brothers!

the WSG tricked me with the sweet cover.

I was so glad to see you included a rest room. That's one necessity omitted from almost every map! Nice video as always.

I would highly recommend Wonderdraft. I tried Inkarnate and it is great but it is rather limited and if you ever want to publish your map and own the rights you can't do so. With Wonderdraft you own the map. Thanks for the video!

Not sure why you guys are selling other peoples' stuff. Whenever Jim produces a Module, I commit to buying one. I hope I am the first to buy. Actually, I wouldn't mind investing into a copy of Jim's campaign.

I love deadlier but just “hitting less” is the least fun difficulty slider you can adjust.

I"m sorry for the unrelated question, but where is Jim's hat from? The logo looks a lot like the one from the kpop group Twice. And everytime I see it, the possibility of Jim wearing a kpop cap amazes me. I know it isn't the same. They are just a bit similar.

Inkarnate really is the best out there.

I use Wonder and Dungeon Draft. Similar program. What i like is it is a one time purchase and you don't need to be online to use it. These programs turn out beautiful drawings - all they take is a lot of time.

"It was not" (2 weird symbols) "idid not"? I'm more into Norse runes then Saxon runes ), I had to look up that odd "O" rune (the Odal rune ᛟ looks very different and I only know the 2 Norse classic Futharks even if the Saxon is pretty similar). What does that T-shirt really mean? It was not, I did not what? I do like the T-shirt lot though. :) I do like how well those maps look. Me personally use Dwarven forged instead though, it is a lot more expensive but it's 3D tavern kit is great. I did get the "Inn of the welcome wench" from Hommlet perfectly in 3D with it. But it does require you to have both plenty of space and the money to get it all. I could see myself trying this out for games we run online with Roll20 though because this seems a lot faster then me editing some floorplans I have lying around in Paint, that can easily take me 10 hours. At my place, we will always use full 3D with metal miniatures, Hexon terrain for large scale and Dwarven forged for houses, dungeons and caves. I do think floorplans and maps are important. Managing combat without floorplans gets messy and maps really helps fleshing out the world. I also tend to have portraits for every important NPC (as well as some not important so it isn't obvious who is important or not, if there is a portrait of a single shady looking guy and no one else, figuring out who stole the Barons gold would be way too easy). Visual aids just helps the players imagination and makes the game more fun, it does not replace it. Sometimes I make an entire dungeon in 3D, covering up the places the players can't see or build them on a metal plate so I can bring the next part as the players reach it. Other times I just quickly set up the room in question, I'mm a bit limited on natural caves so I don't have enough to build a full dungeon on it. Most players really appreciate any visual aid you can give them. I am particularly interested in the city maps, those are a pain to make unless I steal a pre-made and edit it. I will have a look on Inkarnate.

🤠 Watching your videos, one of the things I've enjoyed the most are the glimpses into the world in which you guys play. These maps were another treat. Thanks! 🏰

Yay! Glad to see Jim and Alex.

Woo Hoo! Another drunk blog. Read your emails Jim. :-P Can't do without you two.

Squad Leader was a great game! Was watching 2 of my friends play. The one seemed to be doomed saying he couldn't see a win in this one. That is until he set the woods on fire! Totally changed the odds for him forcing the enemy to retreat and creating a smoke screen for him to move his troops into position. Most exciting game ever!!

And it surprised me that throughout all our playing, there was hardly a single time that anyone would take things like Troll Blood or Hippogriff feathers or anything else that could be used for spells, potions or scolls. I didn't play mages but my thief characters should have snagged this stuff to sell in towns or to any mages they came across.

49:12 the potions thing is a neat idea. For characters that make potions there is already a chance that it will fail and be a Delusion Potion of the type that you are making. You could use that chart instead if you were so inclined. And drinking multiple potions could be disastrous if you use the Potion Miscibility Table in the DMG.

We had a group that "accidentally" released a Cthulhu god. Once we figured out what we had done we fled for our lives! Every man for themselves!!

22:51 If you want to destroy magic items all you have to do is remember that they also need to make a saving throw if the player character fails their saving throw versus an attack such as a fireball or lightning bolt or dragon breath. We lost a ton of stuff when 3 characters failed their save versus a Black Dragons breath attack. We must have rolled saving throws for a half an hour. And remember that if a container fails then everything in it also has to make a saving throw. Potion bottle falls out of a pouch, save versus normal blow. The same can be said for when a character falls. Stuff breaks!

The "Typo" can only be stopped by a high level scribe with an Erase Spell but he must first discover which spell it is hiding in. Could make for an interesting evening for the parties mage.

My favorite of hid cartoon work was Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.

Love the wholesome vibe of this podcast. The "Hobbit-Proof Fence" definitely has some sketchy implications especially in light of the infamous "Rabbit-Proof Fence". Keep up the awesome work. The repore between you two makes this well worth the watch.

Yes, I do love the Judges Guild stuff! And it is always fun to play those homestyle games.

For D&D he's just a kid

I notes are even said. I am watching this one year after release. Someone should send his response to wotc. For what he feared became true. D n d has become corporatized.

Last idea: next solo give us a recap of the last adventure where Jim killed you. That'd be fun.

Why don't you both do occasional solo podcasts but invite a random follower to zoom in?

Wish I had known, I'd have invited Jim to my place here in Switzerland for an adult beverage and an introduction to the Templar, around here.....

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I’m of Maltese descent and Malta is a great place to visit for any historical student. You have the two Great Sieges - 1565 and WW2 is seen as the second great siege. If Jim visits the Cathedral of St. John (which he should) he we walk on the grave/tomb of one my ancestors. The whole floor of the cathedral is made up of graves of knights. I recommend to anyone interested to read the The Great Sieges of Malta by Ernle Bradford which is a great account of the war between the Knights and the Ottomans. Just as they were stopped at Venice by land, the Ottomans were stopped by sea at Malta. Both battles saved Christendom and the West from becoming Muslim.

It's 2am and I'm listening to you Alex.

RIFTS is a post-apocalyptic Palladium game that had magic and psionics

Don’t use?! HERESY!

I'm a fan of the new format. The option for more interviews is cool. Still, i miss the suit of armor and all the swag of the old setting.

Just a suggestion, more heirgyplics!

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I’m in one ear…. (When you got up and left, it cut to adds fyi) …I’m in the other….

I am listening to your podcast. You keep me company while I'm drawing and painting on the weekend. Glad you are here and thrilled Jim is getting to see some really cool stuff.

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WebDM was my favorite RPG KZbin channel for a long time. Jim and Pruett had great chemistry, and the discussions were interesting, but it lost its charm when Pru left. Kind of the same with the Old Warlock. You two are great together. Alex has a nice radio voice, so maybe a shorter format would be better for a solo act? Here's hoping that Jim has a great trip!

I'M REALLY STILL HERE (on the replay).