Adding Alchemy to Your TTRPG
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AI Art in Roleplaying
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Paper counter archive found
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Why D&D Gods Suck?
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RPG's and being Healthy.
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Why I love using Paper Miniatures.
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MERP What If... The Hobbit Nazgul
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Crunchy RPG VS Rules light RPG.
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@agilemonk6305
@agilemonk6305 2 күн бұрын
Nice video. Appreciate that you took the time to do this. ❤😊
@JG-ss5ro
@JG-ss5ro 5 күн бұрын
Great video. You said a bunch of things that I've been thinking for a while. Not just TTRPGs, but in video games as well, in recent years players seem to be focusing on the story aspect more than the game aspect. I hate this because it seems like they are trying to subvert a genre. If they truly like a genre, they shouldn't criticize the very fundamentals of what defines the genre. Nowadays I see gamers mock the defining elements of the genres they supposedly are fans of by referring to these beloved foundations as "tropes" that need to be done away with.
@JG-ss5ro
@JG-ss5ro 5 күн бұрын
What I would like to know is why do people who like rules-lite games even play RPGs? Why not just play Candyland or tic-tac-toe or something? Those games have hardly any rules and they are simple enough that even rules-lite advocates could probably understand them.
@norwolf01
@norwolf01 7 күн бұрын
Give me crunch, give me rules. If I want light... I'll go sit around a camp fire and make up stories. Just my preference for what I want to play. People should just play what they are interested in and not listen to others. Try something new to you, even it if is old. My favorite RPG is Powers & Perils ;)
@calvanoni5443
@calvanoni5443 7 күн бұрын
Yes exactly, Bob, what do you have to say for yourself?
@cathyflannery9958
@cathyflannery9958 7 күн бұрын
I wonder if Bob is a liberal. They like to campaign against people playing games they want. Liberals demand that people can only play games a certain way.
@DrakeBarrow
@DrakeBarrow 11 күн бұрын
Woo Hoo, Chartmaster! One of my favorite games I've literally never played! Seriously, nice to see someone talking about OG Rolemaster - crunchy as hell, but it had massive amounts of ideas and world building concepts to plunder.
@yourseatatthetable
@yourseatatthetable 14 күн бұрын
One I never picked up, too bad.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 14 күн бұрын
Too many of them. thank god for PDF's.
@yourseatatthetable
@yourseatatthetable 13 күн бұрын
@@SageMasterRPG Amen to that
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 18 күн бұрын
Hello! Can I ask where can I find rules for weapons and armor durability/resistance? I'am looking for simulationist/realistic rules... I already known those of Dark Sun, and I liked the distinction between part/sections/pieces separate armor rules. But I would like also rules to simulate the cumulative wear and damage of weapons and armor. If I can't find anything... I guess I'll have to invent something inspired a bit by the Battle Brothers weapon breakage percentage mechanic.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 18 күн бұрын
@@the_epipan Arms law by Iron Crown has some charts that could help you. You can download the pdf pretty easy.
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 17 күн бұрын
@@SageMasterRPG Really, thank you very much for responding. I have been trying to find people on my own who know about the subject, authentically, and I found a traditional armorer with years of experience with swords and their history who told me that a sword made of good iron, or steel, could reach last 2 years of lifespan (but of course, it depends on the amount/frequency of use, and even during times of war the battles could be spread over time with spaces of several months. So this average lifespan data gives me some idea but not too much). On the other hand, another person told me that a copper sword, or even a bronze one, is not viable with a longer length than a short sword due to the low hardness of the metal (same reason why there could be no viable rapier swords made of copper or bronze, as they would not withstand even one or two clashes and would already bend or break) and loses its edge quickly; Another person even told me that a copper sword could last you about 5 uses and you had to get another one (I suppose he was referring to uses in battles... or use it to cut several tree branches or things like that), but I don't know who that last one was... so I can't be sure if he really knew about the subject, and he didn't clarify if he was referring to the sword breaking or simply losing its edge. In any case, with a copper sword or spear/arrow heads, is relatively easy to make a clay oven almost anywhere and in that improvised oven reach the temperature to remelt the copper sword or dagger to recover it even if it had broken (which It cannot be done with swords made of good iron or steel, since these are made by hammer blows on an anvil and once the pure metal of an iron or steel sword was achieved, in medieval times there were no means to reach the temperatures of more than 1000 degrees Celsius to melt iron or steel). The thing in the Lord of the Rings movie where elves put the pieces of Isildur's sword back together is NOT realistic, at least in the way they show you that the elves did it... if they had made the elves go to a volcano to melt the pieces of that sword in the lava it would have been realistic. I'm going to look for that Arms Law to see those rules, when I find them and read them I will come back here to tell you what. Meanwhile, if you can specify which edition this Arms Law is from, I would appreciate it. Or are they in all the editions?
@UrsulaMajor
@UrsulaMajor 24 күн бұрын
Re: all your chi stuff Have you seen anima: beyond fantasy? It's based on rolemaster (although truly, it is much more simplified)
@brianharlan9890
@brianharlan9890 Ай бұрын
The rolling for getting a spell list for a caster was only with the early version of RM. IIRC, from RMC and beyond, as you spend dev pts in a spell list, and each purchase of the spell list skill made it so you can cast spells up to that level (instead of a 'chance' to cast that list). > I agree with the being able to cast spells that you know & suffer the (neg 10)/lvl of the spell above your character level. I use the same in my games too. I taught myself RM way back in '86 by using the blue Character Law & created a character following the book. The rules follow the same concepts over and over, so once you get a grip on that, the games becomes easy. There are a of options available and makes it look intimidating by the sheer volume of charts, books, etc. There aren't that many rules themselves > You have to create your character based on 10 stats & you use development points (DP's) to buy skills > The class you choose will make some skills easier to develop and others harder. Ex: a Fighter develops weapon skills for low DP cost, and could choose to develop Open spells at a high DP cost. A Magician, conversely, can develop spells for low DP cost, and skills like weapons, body development (ie. hitpoints) for a high DP cost. The class makes it easier/harder to develop certain skills. To try to do 'something' in the game, you have a d100 roll + your skill bonuses (which includes your stat bonuses) + bonuses/penalties for circumstances = success or failure. > For combat --> you have d100 roll + offensive/defensive bonuses + bonuses/penalties for circumstances = Look on the chart for your weapon vs armor to find the damage you do Once you have this part down, the game is very scalable as the characters level up. You dont have the same power jump issues that D&D has at higher levels. I do acknowledge/reiterate that there are a of options so that is why it seems complicated. You can choose to use those options or not. I grew up starting with the blue book D&D. RM is still my favorite game system out there (RMSS specifically), and I have every version & most of the individual books for all the versions of RM. I am currently learning the nuances of RMU now since it came out recently. I came across your video today SageMaster. Thank you for posting it. 🙂 BGH
@BanjoSick
@BanjoSick Ай бұрын
WOTC is a company, ICE is a hobby project of some dedicated fans. Portraying ICE as this evil corp is just idiotic. „Take the power back from those five unpaid dudes, who run Rolemaster in their spare time. Remember, you have the power“ 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
@BanjoSick
@BanjoSick Ай бұрын
Haha, that is 26 years ago! What a thing to complain about. RMSS/FRP was a huge step up in many ways and problematic in others like every new edition is. The company is now a hobby project by like 5 people, to be so sour is just laughable. Pete Fenlon and Coleman Charlton tried everything to save in the late 90‘s. Splitting Spell Law was great for players at the table (OSE does the same btw). ICE went down because they lost the ME license. Dumbest most childish take imaginable.😂😂👍
@ecmorgan69
@ecmorgan69 Ай бұрын
My mother bought me a Girders & Panels set when I was a kid in the 70s. I spent many, many hours building buildings with it.
@vulpo
@vulpo Ай бұрын
These were the best construction toy ever: way more realistic than Lego, easy to snap together, could make skyscrapers, bridges, cranes, with roadways, etc. I can't believe they don't make them anymore. They should bring them back and offer more sets for more projects, with the ability to integrate with model trains and Motorific cars. Don't kids still want to build skyscrapers, bridges, and futuristic cities?
@porcelainthunder2213
@porcelainthunder2213 Ай бұрын
These are a lot older than the 80s. I still have a set from the 60s.
@Zarcondeegrissom
@Zarcondeegrissom Ай бұрын
it has been so long, I forgot the name of that set. My grandparents had a set of them things, eons ago, such fun times. 3D printed textured panels would be a major change from the original clear plastic sheets with print/paint on them, would be interesting to see someone do that. the overlapping on the verticals may need some work, can't over lap 3D printed stuff as easily as the printed/painted cellophane sheets on them pegs that hold the panels. P.S. not the food packing cellophane sheets, go to an office supply outlet, go to the 3-ring binder section, and look at the clear plastic binder things you put papers into, that cellophane (it's got some rigidity to it).
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG Ай бұрын
My thought on that was a small notch in the texture panels. So that the left side always fit over the right side of the panel to the right. Then because the over lapping texture fit into a groove, it would be stronger.
@robertthurman9866
@robertthurman9866 Ай бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girder_and_Panel_building_sets
@robertthurman9866
@robertthurman9866 Ай бұрын
Kenner girder and panel construction sets. Out of production since 2016, see above link. Still have some of the red stuff and roadway in storage. We also have the water treatment set that pumps water through tubing and tanks. Scan the parts and 3D print out a few hundred pieces for your own use. You could print out castle walls, entries, drawbridges..etc on cardstock, cut out and punch holes to fit them.
@stephencordell6661
@stephencordell6661 2 ай бұрын
I remember having something like this in the late 60s in the UK. The I beams were yellow plastic and the panels with windows were grey with the lower parts being red or blue you fitted the to a grey base with holes for clear plastic six sided connectors, I’d love to still have it
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
The order would be like 1000 vertical supports, 2000 horizontal beams, 200 stone panels, 200 wood floors, 30 stairs, and 1 pit trap. I then would be going to a model train store and buying $100 worth of terrain.
@cathyflannery9958
@cathyflannery9958 2 ай бұрын
You would buy 10 sets with 100 special attachments and I wouldn't see you all day. The Game of Thrones people could build Castle Black on the wall. I would like to see that build.
@bluesage3
@bluesage3 2 ай бұрын
After I spend two weeks creating the blueprints of that castle.
@ianmusgrove118
@ianmusgrove118 2 ай бұрын
Sorry the sound is too low for me to hear this.
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 2 ай бұрын
Hello, I'm coming back here to let you know that the link given by the esteemed owner of the channel does not seem to be working. The site seems to have gone down, currently you can only access the site through another link... I tried to copy and paste that link in this comment but apparently KZbin automatically deletes my comment if it contains a link. With that new link you can only see the images that contain several tokens together but only in low resolution... when you try to click on that image to obtain a high resolution/larger size the link simply seems to be broken.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
You must type a statement first then you can insert a link. I checked my link and using good ole windows 10, it is working.
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 2 ай бұрын
​@@SageMasterRPG Master, when you told me this I thought it was my problem because on my usual old and trusty notebook I still use Windows 7. But I have already tried with a PC with Windows 10 and using the link that you gave I still get the same problem: error message about the site cannot be found. And searching on Google I see that I am not the only one who has had this happen, in a forum I found the alternative of using something called waybackmachine: an extension to the link that is placed in front of your link starting with "web archive" (I can't put the link because KZbin automatically deletes my comment) and with that I can access to the website but it happens to me that I can only see the images in their small version since when I click on them it gives me the error message again. So I can only save those previews of the images.
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 2 ай бұрын
A few days ago I was remembering you, because of what you were saying about the advantages of paper miniatures, because I found the supplement book "Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Fold-Up Figures" (from 1984 if I'm not mistaken). Even better than what is usually found because they are not just to have the flat token/template but each character comes with 3 poses (back, sideways and front) to form like a prism with a triangular base. I hadn't seen that kind of paper miniature before. Thank you for sharing this material, the benefits of 3 decades of the internet I suppose ;D
@dorothymccomb2244
@dorothymccomb2244 2 ай бұрын
Hmmm. Can't find the site.
@Calendyr
@Calendyr 2 ай бұрын
Pretty much all of the D&D rules makes no sense. The arbitrary rules they put in place have no logical reasons to be there... it's like they told themselves, we need to put restrictions on everything, regarless if it makes sense or not. And most of their restrictions make no sense. Gods are a good example, they should not even have stats IMO... god's magic should be pretty much wish level abilities. The idea a human can go to a god and fight him makes no senses at all. They should be on a completelly different scale where only other gods and maybe very powerful celestials and demons should have any change of doing anything against a god. In my homebrew world, I have not yet created stat blocks for gods, but when I decide to do it, they will be like level 1000. Gods should be able to destroy a city with one spell IMO. Hence the term, The wrath of god.
@WildBillCox13
@WildBillCox13 2 ай бұрын
Shared.
@mikepercival7424
@mikepercival7424 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for finding this. I had it downloaded years ago but lost my collection.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
Here is the link: www.seven-wonders.co.uk/paperfriendsindex.html
@stoneworkmegapup215
@stoneworkmegapup215 2 ай бұрын
The link doesn't work for me.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG Ай бұрын
@@stoneworkmegapup215 It appears that the link has gotten too much attention and was taken down.
@crapphone7744
@crapphone7744 2 ай бұрын
Being faithful to outcomes is essential to enjoying solo roleplay.
@PatriceBoivin
@PatriceBoivin 2 ай бұрын
Which module(s) got them in trouble? Was it Ardor of the South with its star astrologers? Or something else. Even their continent map included more land to the East and South than in the 1st-3rd Age Tolkien book maps. I thought it was because of the deal the Tolkien Foundation was planning to sign with Hollywood studio, it was going to include the production of games and memorabilia so I.C.E. lost their permission. (?)
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
It was dealing with the tolkien society that did most of the damage. They made some adve ture books and tolkien society refused for them to release them But also silent death the miniature space wargame did poorly. ICE tried the collective card game with merp and that had bad sales as well. ICE just couldn't recover from those business failures.
@PatriceBoivin
@PatriceBoivin 2 ай бұрын
For the herbs they probably used stock art. After losing the Tolkien approval because the Jackson movies were to be produced, they must have lost a huge part of their revenue. I've looked at other 3rd party monster manuals and often I don't like the monsters they present because they are too unusual or weird. Even some monsters in the AD&D Fiend Folio and Monster Manual 2 are probably rarely used for the same reason. Those books used suggestions from Dragon and White Dwarf magazines, plus monsters introduced in TSR modules to make them "official" by putting them in the hardcover manuals.
@thomassmith6232
@thomassmith6232 2 ай бұрын
Haven't heard anything about Rolemaster for a long time.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
Iron crown was bought and moved to the UK. They created Rolemaster unified as the new version they are going to sell. I am happy with 2nd edition and not going to buy the new version.
@cathyflannery9958
@cathyflannery9958 2 ай бұрын
How about you tell us how you really feel about the book.... lol
@PatriceBoivin
@PatriceBoivin 2 ай бұрын
I liked that book, still have it. It even has the vampire bunny in it from Monty Python.
@shockerck4465
@shockerck4465 2 ай бұрын
15:18 this is a cool little write up on a battle and some new magic items. An adventuring party vs. a merman sea lord and his minions. Very cool. Ogre sack, magic club, necklace of protection, net of drowning.
@SnakeWasRight
@SnakeWasRight 2 ай бұрын
In my world, dwarves farm mushrooms for their livestock to eat 😁
@JG-ss5ro
@JG-ss5ro 2 ай бұрын
Have you heard of Lightmaster? I just heard about it, but haven't looked into it yet. It's a Rolemaster retro clone, but converted to d20. If so, what are your thoughts?
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
Never heard of it. I will see if I can find it. They do have Rolemaster express which is the lighter ruled version of Rolemaster.
@shockerck4465
@shockerck4465 2 ай бұрын
I remember one of those Creature books had an excellent short story about an adventuring party fighting a merman sea lord and his minions. Describing the battle and the magic items used Ogre sack, magical club, a necklace that gave protection, net of drowning.
@stefane1915
@stefane1915 2 ай бұрын
Hi, I really enjoy your videos. I've been a fan of Rolemaster since the 80s. It's definitely my choice for high fantasy campaigns...I've gone through all the editions but I still stick with Rolemaster 2e. I just wanted to ask you how you manage the percentages of actions that players must spend per round? Have you tried the technique of aligning the percentages continuously? Example: In the first round my character decides to charge his longbow 80%. He has 20% left and must wait for the GM to come back to him for his remaining 20%... given to him with 20% he decides to shoot (50%) but does not have enough percentage so it is postponed until 2nd round where he fires and he has 70% left in the second round considering the 20% remaining from the first... When the GM comes to him , he has 70% left. He decides to recharge his longbow 80%. Which pushes him back to the 3rd round and he remains 90% action in the 3rd round given the 10% difference. He decides in the 3rd round to draw his charged longbow but at -10. Etc Etc... With this system a player can only say one action at a time... Hope i am clear
@sirellyn
@sirellyn 2 ай бұрын
Companies don't care about the greed per se. It's the woke activists. They'll make regular decisions they know will lose them money but they'll do it so for their new woke religion. That's why they do it.
@zwenith
@zwenith 2 ай бұрын
what annoys me most, dnd characters are just as capable on max hp or on their last 1 hp
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
They want a rules light unrealistic game. Yes it is a fantasy game, but can we have somethings that reflect realism.
@zwenith
@zwenith 2 ай бұрын
DND is TTRPG for newbies
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
They demand it to be as simple as possible.
@zwenith
@zwenith 2 ай бұрын
Nice to see a video about tabletop RPGs that isnt DND, rolemaster is my go to system (2nd edition with all the companions) i've even made an interactive excel sheet to make quick characters or keeping track of your main chars skills
@nerdyogre6683
@nerdyogre6683 Ай бұрын
Agreed, Palladium is my go to game. Roll Master seems to be similar to it.
@PatriceBoivin
@PatriceBoivin 2 ай бұрын
Yay! Someone knows I.C.E.! I'm subscribing then. I have Future Law.
@badmedia9730
@badmedia9730 2 ай бұрын
Space Master is an awesome game.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 2 ай бұрын
I collect all the games from ICE. from MERP to Space Master. I am surprised with the number of ICE fans that are online.
@JG-ss5ro
@JG-ss5ro 2 ай бұрын
It's a real shame Rolemaster never got more popular. It's my favorite RPG, but I could never get anyone to want to play it. Also, I'm sick of woke B.S. ruining everything.
@the_epipan
@the_epipan 2 ай бұрын
@@JG-ss5ro You have Discord?
@Calendyr
@Calendyr 3 ай бұрын
Like you I am a centrist/moderate. The left is now so far left that we feel like far right be being in the center. I refuse to apply any woke / mental illness politics into my world (real and fictionnal). If someone lives a woke life, they can do so away from my table!
@cathyflannery9958
@cathyflannery9958 3 ай бұрын
It is so sad that the left has become so predictable. I agree with you that they will twist anything that they see. It will be a boring game if you remove all that they have issues with.
@jamestitus472
@jamestitus472 3 ай бұрын
Seriously, I mean this in the least offensive way possible, but I can hardly believe we watched the same video. It doesn't feel like you engaged with a single thing Pointy Hat was talking about, or that you even understood the basic problems with pantheons in role-playing games. I wonder if it has something to do with the crunch, like how STEM-heads don't get literature and the humanities. You seem to have tackled the issue almost entirely from a numbers angle, like a quantitative analysis - how powerful, chances of interactions, etc. but didn't engage with the underlying metaphysical, philosophical or literary aspects at all, and left verisimilitude and roleplay totally out of the equation. Also FWIW Deism is not "God has too much else going on to engage with you specifically all the time," as if he's some overextended single mother struggling with a toddler, a teenager and a 9 to 5. It's that God is a Watchmaker who sets the world on its course through mechanical laws. He doesn't bother interacting because he has no need or desire to; everything is going according to his mechanistic designs.
@SageMasterRPG
@SageMasterRPG 3 ай бұрын
Deism is the belief in a God who created the world but hasn’t gotten involved with people since then - as opposed to theism, whose God still takes an active role in the world. I didn't say that god was too busy, I stated that god had other things to view that it viewed more important than Joe PC Schmoo. Yes, I handled the topic as a designer. Using numbers and mechanics to resolve a situation. Then the GM can adjust around the mechanics. Dice are random number generators and add a useful level uncertainty to the game. If you use dice properly, you remove railroading the group. Crispy gamers generally dislike the mechanics because they want the freedom to talk out of everything. Sometimes you need stats to show that somethings can't be talked out of. My way does show the power of a god in proper aspect. I did briefly mention how pantheons can have a family aspect. That if you have this loose large pantheon where there is a group of 'brother' earth minor gods it can cause issues. If you fight one god, you would be fighting other earth gods on nearby mountains. The more lesser gods requires more detailed list of all the gods in the pantheon. I mentioned how if a battle occurred on a mountain, then the possibility of that god having a war aspect is there. I question if you actually watched all of my video.
@jamestitus472
@jamestitus472 3 ай бұрын
@@SageMasterRPG I think that's all fair, and as I said, a difference in approach. But it doesn't really address any of Pointy Hats gripes about Gods at all in DND. In many ways it just doubles down on them. Moreover, quantifying a God immediately pulls it out of the realm of infinity and inscrutability and into the finite material we are so familiar with; it crumbles mystery, mysticism, and frankly any verisimilitude of faith. (Also, players don't tend to view stat blocks in-game.) Yes, I watched the whole thing. I recall that bit, and I don't know why you're bringing it up because it doesn't really address anything I've said, to my understanding. I thought it was generally one of the weaker points of the video, that showed how the video itself didn't engage with what PH was trying to do with the many gods bit. i.e. Ghibli / Shinto. I'm glad to see more engagement on the topic overall, and indeed an attempt to directly respond to Pointy Hat's video. I commend that effort. I just think it didn't add anything to the conversation that interested me personally. Yet I'm still engaging for the algorithm, discussion, etc.
@orthoff123
@orthoff123 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Very interesting! Greetings from Germany!