Episode 1 | Vault 14 | Fallout: Zero

[@thatonedmguy1586]

Who else is starting This series in 2024 after seeing the new video?

[@LettuceScribe268]

Me too!

[@MarkCherkowski]

Yup!

[@ryeguy453]

🤚

[@JbongoVA]

His system is so cool looking so far.

[@pockets8548]

indeeb

[@limbobilbo8743]

I just realised he’s called alabaster because alabaster is white. He’s literally dr white

[@Cyberfender1]

Heisenburg?

[@PobortzaPl]

Yeah limbobilbo! Yeah science!

[@jj_verona]

the existence of an alabaster (mr white) implies the existence of a carnation (pinkman)

[@thatonedevthathasaTvhead]

bunabunanownow. Buhnownow. Buhabunanow.

[@lincolnveldier8913]

I barely remember DnD rules but I'm just getting back into DnD after a massive Fallout addiction, then I see this, and this excites the hell out of me

[@CasualBrolyMain]

I've been playing a lot of fallout recently and I wanted to make it into a TTRPG and seeing this I'm so going to make a campaign for this

[@glenndowdle1434]

Wanted to like but tryin to leave it at 69 : p

[@xnucl3arch1ck3n9]

Sounds like me at the moment lol. I've been playing Fallout 3 heaps lately and me and a mate of mine are currently building a Fallout style D&D campaign set in Tokyo (we chose Tokyo because my mate's been right into all the samurai games latley haha), looking forward to beginning our adventure!

[@nvfury13]

Heh, you need to check out the D20 Gamma World. Post apocalyptic with mutations, genespliced/mutated creatures/races (many playable as characters), cool AI robots of many designs (playable as characters except for the big boss monster types) so you could even be a sentient mobile vending machine, Vaults created before the massive war that made the world all messed up, all kinds of Fallouty goodness.

[@direkitsune]

There is the actual Fallout ttrpg to

[@conkshellthegeek7]

So Huck has spurs that jingle jangle jingle and a big iron on his hip, got it

[@monarchmalarky]

They saw a once in a lifetime opportunity and took it.

[@RandomNerd.]

Jacob needs to have someone named red as a villain and it would come full circle

[@dmdeign7116]

@@RandomNerd. Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty men had made a slip, twenty-one would be the Ranger with the big iron on his hip

[@maf6768]

BIG IRON ON HIS HIIIIIP

[@gggg-hq4td]

@@RandomNerd. Also makes sense in the fallout universe because you know, red, villian, communism.

[@montanagreen4926]

6:07 start of the episode 8:43 Jacob paints a fallout mind picture 14:28 start of game 15:30 Paige intro 16:33 Dr. Alabaster Intro 17:35 Billy's intro 18:55 Cerebella's intro 19:47 Huck's intro

[@ljvman1242]

Nice

[@Quaznick_Ruttner]

Thank you for this, really helpful

[@polarshoe5078]

You are fantastic.

[@Emily12471]

Danke

[@sonofpears4691]

33:50 kitty intro

[@bAd12cheZ]

I wish these videos a big: "Second Renaissance".

[@GrimViridian]

Well there's two of us lol, not sure why but I was never this interested in the fallout universe till now, 3, new Vegas, and 4 didn't get me hooked for some reason but man that show got me good, and hearing that 76 is actually good now and with my wife gaining an interest from the show I can now get back into the games with her! And I sent my old dm the recent vid going over this finished system and he actually showed interest so here's hoping I'll get to play this one day XD

[@gshark3511]

That's why I'm here!

[@calebshaddix1632]

I'm doing my part!

[@MarkCherkowski]

I'm doing my part!

[@DangerDurians]

I’m doing my part!

[@AnAngryGranny]

"I'm gonna take the 'Here and Now' Perk." Ahh he just wanted to get their XP to Level 3 😎

[@anyderrosek9272]

"It should have been me, not him! It's not fair!"

[@Dan-qy6zv]

Let's be honest, if Jacob made a kickstarter for a full fallout ttrpg system with book and stuff, it's goal would be met in days. Edit: Man, I love when I predict things right.

[@zynet_eseled]

Hours more like.

[@Dmasterd20]

2 systems already exist, Fallout: Vaults and Deathclaws and Exodus (D20 system)

[@CaCa-bl4bq]

@@Dmasterd20 What about Fallout 2d20 ?

[@false_purple4425]

yall forgetting about G.U.R.P.S? it's the original rpg system fallout 1 and 2 used

[@WolfCry791]

Minutes

[@digiaa913]

I knew that man was going to die the second Jacob said his name was pvt Jenkins.

[@raw1175]

JENKINS

[@raw1175]

Halo is a lovely game

[@kishinasura1989]

Remember Eden prime

[@mistywaterflower6065]

I never played Halo.

[@evmarekaj]

​@@mistywaterflower6065 thats unfortunate

[@Phaze_MC]

When Jacob asked if anyone had a geiger counter, everyone missed the perfect opportunity to say theirs was in the shop.

[@meistermatthew]

man i can’t wait to see more exploits of fred fettuccine, senior porcelain, a book, tom sawyer but cowboy and fisto

[@lincolnveldier8913]

Oh god not fisto 😂

[@JJM-jh9oh]

@@lincolnveldier8913 Fisto is the true hero of the He-man universe.

[@floradflro700]

Fisto the (robot) man of my dreams

[@Johnson-br2lw]

*Walter White

[@mistywaterflower6065]

Who’s who?

[@blazedehart2748]

You had me at Fallout.

[@Undead_Grius]

same

[@TacoMuncherDude]

fallout is the second to last word

[@adamxei9073]

"Some vaults are like fuck this place let's live somewhere else." Jacob 2021

[@greendragonfly4831]

Best DM ever pulls off starting campaign on literal railroad.

[@KiddCrowley]

Saw the Fallout video post on XP to Lvl 3 and was immediately reminded why I love you guys as roleplayers and content creators. Now I get to spend the next few weeks binging this series.

[@adamxei9073]

You know you're in a group of nerds will you start arguing the logistics of the damaged threshold of machine armor and stamina bonuses of human endurance.

[@TheVaultNerd]

Vault Delvers in the Fallout games: *Running through shooting everything that moves in a hostile vault* This party: *politely knocks on every door before opening*

[@dmdeign7116]

Gary: Ha ha ha ha, GAAAAAAAAARRYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@Music_Engineering]

@@dmdeign7116 Gary Gary Gary GARY GAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@gggg-hq4td]

@@dmdeign7116 Wow, guy's a pretty big narcissist

[@maxrander0101]

i learnt the hard way i my first playthrough of fallout 3 if its in a dark vault and is moving towards you blow its dam head off its going to end up trying to kill you

[@csgamer89]

@@maxrander0101 Pretty much lol.

[@AldoSVL]

There's Chad moves, and then there's "I've made a whole new TTRPG system and shared it for the internet for free" Chad move Thank you, Jacob

[@XPtoLevel3]

[@greendragonfly4831]

I've wanted to run TTRPG with S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Stats since fallout 2 came out but never had the guts.

[@checkermen1932]

@@greendragonfly4831 I started MAKING a fallout TTRPG Systems a few weeks before this came out, didn't know about this until today

[@greendragonfly4831]

@@checkermen1932 Keep making it yourself because that sounds awesome. Worldbuilding is amazing.

[@bugsi_boi114]

Imagine if they played caravan on the train instead of poker, I think that the entire session would just involve Jacob attempting to explain how it works lol.

[@Emily12471]

How does Caravan work exactly anyways?

[@lr-]

​@Sarah12471 The way it makes sense in my mind is that, in a game of caravan, you're really just playing three games of blackjack at once with some altered rules. To win Caravan, you have to win two out of three of the blackjack games. So your basic strategy is going to be letting your opponent overplay their hand trying to win at one of the blackjack games while you balance your cards and beat them in the other two. The actual games of blackjack themselves work like this: You stack cards like blackjack and add their numbers together, but the cards must be stacked in order. So if you put down a 5 and then a 6, your next card has to be higher than a 6. But if you put down a 6 and then a 5, your next card has to be lower than a 5. Unlike in normal blackjack, where you want to reach 21 without going over, this version accepts any number between 21 and 26 as a win. If both players win, the tiebreaker goes to whoever has a higher number, so a 24 beats a 22 for example. Once all three games of blackjack have a valid winner the game ends and whoever won two out of three blackjacks wins the Caravan. There are also cards with bonus effects but you can ignore them to start.

[@Emily12471]

@@lr- thank you

[@lofty123cheese3]

This came at the perfect time, I just got back into fallout and I’m sure others have too

[@edwardClitterhands]

Lol I literally started playing New Vegas again today

[@lincolnveldier8913]

@@edwardClitterhands dude I just finished playing all the DLC for NV

[@fryzeec9054]

The art work for the start is REEEAAAALLLYYYY GOOD

[@dreamingmage7524]

this goes live right when i go to work i gotta join the "vod" gang for this one

[@janelantestaverde2018]

What's the difference between live and vod?

[@dreamingmage7524]

@@janelantestaverde2018 you cant donate or talk to other people who are watching in chat so its not big of a difference

[@quendi5557]

@@janelantestaverde2018 It only makes a big difference if you are on the Discord server since there are some channels that you might want to avoid until you've finished the VOD.

[@quendi5557]

it's actually squad because rhyming be like that. But yeah welcome.

[@janelantestaverde2018]

@@dreamingmage7524 Ah, true, I forgot about the possibility to donate on a live stream

[@dstrkt.cs2]

"Tire iron on his hip" 🎵 For the stranger there among them had a big iron his hip (Big iron on his hip~) 🎵

[@stephenvaught3030]

Brilliant! I died laughing at this

[@AlexMitchell12]

Looking forward to what the *fallout* of this adventure will be

[@jennibeck1]

just reminding you that you did this and i've never recovered

[@Coophack6584]

6:09 start

[@chezystupid5123]

King

[@Tom-lg9mu]

The protectron, synth roleplay is so good. Loving all of it!

[@kirkfogg8366]

I'm disappointed in the fact there's three humans, no ghouls, no super mutant remnant, not even a talking deathclaw myself. Synth cowboy was the most creative imo.

[@Tom-lg9mu]

@@kirkfogg8366 I don't mind that at all tbh, the players can choose whoever they want and that's their decision.

[@kyrusdrax2664]

@@Tom-lg9mu but a talking super mutant though lol

[@zynet_eseled]

I'd say a mutated humanoid deathclaw character would be interesting. Could base it on some strange experiments that were conducted by vault tec remnants wanting to continue their tests post nuclear war, and begun dealing with DNA injection into children to create a new type of brain washable soldier. In fact...

[@khalfrankisatool1162]

This makes me think of the Synth Texas Ranger, named Walker I made to be a diet DMPC I made for my party in the Fallout TTRPG Campaign I ran a few years ago 💛

[@Laarye]

1:03:00 About radiation detection. If the one character is from a vault, then shouldn't they have a Pip-boy? Those detect radiation.

[@eldritchgod4308]

Billy seems like the kinda guy to be robbed off it straight out of the vault

[@synclair6131]

@@eldritchgod4308 I thought you can't remove a pip-boy forcefully

[@da_dang_dog]

@@synclair6131 If it’s a Pip-boy 2000 you don’t need to remove it since it is basically a tablet. If it is a later model worn on the arm, someone could just threaten the person to remove it or die.

[@JerkyVend0r]

@@da_dang_dog Also, the 2000 model doesn't have a Geiger counter built in. You can pretty easily learn that the hard way in Fallout 1.

[@checkermen1932]

@@da_dang_dog You cannot take it off if it is a later model, unless your body decays.

[@Mr.Sassman]

When Paige took 'The Here and Now', could one say that they got... XP to Level 3?

[@LettuceScribe268]

GENIUS! Absolute GENIUS!

[@ohiho3293]

Just starting this from the video that was posted about the ttrpg!! :D

[@Apextle]

This really just makes me want to fire up New Vegas. Can’t wait for next episode!

[@team4star1]

You know why you’re here

[@MarkCherkowski]

Fallout TV show inspired this. I'm looking for a post-apocalyptic rule set for my D&D group and this might do it.

[@lVladimirl]

ah yes, the ncr dosn't have the resource or man power to do something, but they got caps, what a throw back to new vegas

[@papapaulrocks]

This is really exciting. I hope this can be fleshed out further as I really love thr Fallout universe and I know some folks whod be interested in playing in a Fallout setting as well.

[@cthonmon_4781]

"You gonna be beatin' people with that stick over there?" "...I mean, I have before." Dried blood. "What is, uh, what is that used for?" "Golf. ...Primarily."

[@altonblue6921]

You know, I would say "Finally, a system I can use to get my older brother to play a TTRPG", but the guy refuses to even consider playing a TTRPG. I couldn't even convince him to play an Aliens TTRPG and the guy loves the Aliens franchise to death

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

I guess he just hates fun.

[@altonblue6921]

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 "I don't want to do the math. I'd rather have a computer do it for me" was the main excuse he gives

[@Apextle]

@@altonblue6921 that’s a terrible excuse. Lol. It’s not like you have to know the quadratic formula to play a ttrpg. You just have to know how to add low numbers together.

[@altonblue6921]

@@Apextle And I agree. But I can't force the guy to play... His kids already tried the forceful approach.

[@thefracturedbutwhole5475]

@@altonblue6921 What about a calculator? The math isn't that hard, if you use DnD beyond you don't have to nearly any math at all, I am not that good at math either but it's easy enough (without DnD beyond), TTRPG's are not for everyone but you would think he would at least give it a try, but you're right you can't force someone.

[@hawkeyeplerce5238]

Live (Pre-recorded) is an Oxymoron

[@GenLawrence]

It is. It's really just so it's known that it's a recording of a game, as well as future games are going to be livestreamed rather than prerecorded. This episode is just special since we had to record it ahead of time

[@JXero]

I'm just glad it's not Dead (post-recorded) 🤔

[@Inconsolable_Weeb]

Yes it is, pretty funny looking at people saying “hi Jacob” in the chat though B)

[@garyneidhardt4714]

Sugma is also an oxymoron

[@hawkeyeplerce5238]

@@garyneidhardt4714 Sugma Balls? So is "Datipatis"

[@argonianbum]

The doctor's accent fills me with much joy.

[@ViktorEnjoyer]

The fact he has a Canadian accent and it’s NEVER mentioned lmaooo

[@WilliamCoxGM]

love seeing DMs faces when they realize they over did something and nearly killed a player/the party.

[@floridamanwentwild4411]

I recently got into the fallout roleplay game from a friend and my first and favorite character is a Vault dweller security chief named “Jackson Davis” the interesting thing about his vault is its experiment was there is little to no food in the vault and it indoctrinated to everyone to do cannibalism other then that Jackson is a highly charismatic and nice but he thinks cannibalism is a normal thing and he is slightly psychopathic and bipolar and he has terrifying presences and how the DM describes him is “a very intensely friendly guy but behind those eyes hes blank and with how friendly he acts he gives off a feeling of unease” and in our up and coming session we are going to my vault

[@mistywaterflower6065]

Holy smokes.

[@ChimeratAlpha]

Ah ha! Found it, despite the lack of a link (at least currently) in the description of the TTRPG's release video. **settles down** Let's see the insanity unfold.

[@ChimeratAlpha]

**snickers** Wow... You start off with a round of "did you pick your names" right after a discussion on real and fake games. I do believe I'll be enjoying this.

[@MightyFleet]

I've only just started this series last night. I have to say I am already hooked and I'm only just 1 hour 44 minutes in. Looking forward to watching the rest of this video plus the 32 others.

[@gtv4005]

20:09 Damnit, not I got jingle jangle jingle stuck in my head again.

[@Ironmanfan85]

Never played fallout but this game is awesome. Love the set up and the builds. Can't wait for the next episode

[@Crabinton]

If you ever decide to play fallout I would recommend fallout new vegas.

[@dreddbolt]

Yo, this is also pretty cool. I wonder if someone could take Quack Surgeon as a perk.

[@MultiSuperMarion]

I'm so in love with Paige but she's so fragile I fear there will be heartbreak in the future

[@quendi5557]

but we might get Ghoul! Paige.

[@MultiSuperMarion]

@@quendi5557 Dying won't make her a ghoul, if I understand the rules correctly So, possible heartbreak in the future

[@quendi5557]

@@MultiSuperMarion If she dies to rads and Tyler Rolls a Nat 20 she becomes a Ghoul.

[@MultiSuperMarion]

@@quendi5557 Ah, I forgot about that part

[@quendi5557]

@@MultiSuperMarion I am obsessive and pedantic so yeah... I remembered.

[@pyroplayer88]

I’m excited to watch this but surprised that no one chose to be a super mutant or ghoul

[@WilliamPerry-w4e]

Saturday I did session zero as a game master for the first time in my life, and your (the overseer here) homebrew helped me quite a bit. Thank you. Our own session one will be Saturday. I love, love, love this video game, and have a table of five eager to go.

[@harrisonbodrie9708]

Me last week, I wanna run a Fallout one shot. This shall be good.

[@animewatchinrobo]

i never expected a fallout campaign to be the thing that introduced me to dnd lmao

[@verified_JC_Denton]

Commenting at the start, so I don’t know what will happen- I’ve played Fallout 1 and loved how Tabletop-esque it was. Can’t wait to see how this handles!

[@queentrashgoblin1295]

I just found y’all and I’m so happy someone smooshed two of my favorite things together 💜💜

[@nathanlobono5818]

"You all live in the NCR, Have you ever been to Junktown, the Hub or shady sands?" Dr. Al: Uh no nope.... Never heard of em. (>.>) That's like saying you live in Buffalo, New York, and you've never heard of Washington DC. And boy did I laugh appropriately.

[@Bread-wz8ss]

Fallout zero more like uh fallout hero yeah

[@Potatoman_-fx3gs]

lol

[@N0M0PH0B1A]

You commented this three years ago. Just thought you should know.

[@TheMcleetsauce]

Watching this series right after your XP to lvl 3 video! Love your system so much I felt like I had to dive right in!

[@johnmobley9369]

Just found myself here to vibe. Have literally been looking for this channel on and off for a bit. Just happened it be now. save me from my boredom and impending depressive episodes.

[@gosseline1]

This table has real Fallout fans and it shows, great episode!

[@hiddenhundred8565]

Ight this is awesome and is making me more and more pumped for finishing the setup for the campaign im making for my friends lol. Loved this episode and I'm excited to watch the next

[@spiderqueen537]

Jacob brightens this existence for me greatly

[@ryancole8225]

Love, adore, have absolutely no complaints, but why didn't anyone use the upturned railcar wheels and the rope to make a pully system to easily pull out Cerabella? #Protectron/Synth/Other Mechanical Lives Matter!!!

[@ChubbiestThread]

I'm guessing they just... never thought if that?

[@richardterrell140]

This games rules is going to come with patches and mods and changes... oh so like the games then

[@Theeditor2828]

I looked this up and I didn’t expect it to be run by Jacob!

[@leonardocamilio1206]

Me, finding this: *INTERESTING*

[@Surepeacooler]

A lot of feral ghouls here, an interesting idea for an early game enemy type

[@zTom_]

Loving the new setting/rules & characters, feels very original & fresh after watching so many D&D streams on the channel. 👍 Aside a couple of recent EventFall/Avnia episodes I'm keeping on the side to build a better binge watch, Fallout is now the last Arcane Arcade series I'm still to see since I stumbled upon Sunder last year. :) Gotta say it feels sweet seeing Marshall as a player after so long. 👊 Turk & Nelix were such fun characters!!

[@seanpchristy]

fallout ttrpg live play? DEAR GOD YES

[@X_Bravo_Six_X]

The idea of playing as a synth is amazing! That was be astonishing to experience!

[@ne0w01f3]

Im prepping for my explosives combat medic charactor this sunday, i thought id give this a watch and see how the creator runs it

[@Thugmun1]

I love this development from the recent PDF you released! MAY 4TH! LOVE THIS GAME!!!!! KICKSTART THIS EPIC SYSTEM!

[@OnetastyJoe]

Oh lord this makes me want to install Vegas immediately!

[@dragontamergm7756]

I have been looking for a fallout tabletop game forever. Thank you

[@medusagorgon2387]

Love it! Great video and can't wait to see more!

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Lola part of me thinks Jacob wanted to do this just so he can perfect his cool sound effects

[@synclair6131]

"You're not even a beta synth"

[@sLipLeftdEftly]

great stuff, liking ya system :) a thought about robots and radiation- they can't be effected by it but, they can become irradiated by neutron exposure, effecting those around them over long-term, (check out the 'rule of seven' on the fallout fan wiki under 'Nuclear fallout', might be useful) requiring scrubbing before going into settlements, etc just a thought, might not work for game-balance, and it's all fun and games either way, but, thought i'd share :) check out the 'vault 57' uk LARP sometime if ya fancy :) game on you crazy diamonds x

[@OddmanNZ]

Yep, had no idea this existed. Let the journey begin!

[@TheOfficialBrother]

Been using this system for a zombie campaign! Doing it for the month of October and my friends love it. It’s simpler for new players to understand and yet seems to have more versatility in a lot of ways.

[@anonymousperson9374]

i didn't even know videos like this existed. now I have something to listen too as i play projectZ. thanks!

[@christianneikirk3723]

Ah perfect way to put the fear of God in your players 30 minutes in a rad storm could nearly kill you xD

[@zynet_eseled]

If I make my own character, it would be a mutated humanoid deathclaw engineer pacifist. Focus is on keeping allies alive and safe. Focuses on medicinal innovation, as well as means of automating or improving methods of delivery to facilitate rapid recovery in combat scenarios. A strong deviation from the experiments he was put under, and his intent of creation. However, he does carry a cricket bat to knock out someone who comes at him. Not fatally however, as the wood has some padding on it to allow for nonlethal attacks. At worst, just a broken nose. At best, stunned and in a state to be capable of reasoning.

[@JustSomeBloke-1]

"We could really use A medic" Damn that brotherhood cold war has got y'all stretched huh?

[@evahc7506]

First video I'm watching with this group and I really enjoyed it! Love Fallout and they did a good job converting it to ttrpg. I'm looking forward to seeing how this game and the characters evolve. Good job.

[@russellmann5774]

Oh My God I'm So Freaking Excited!!!!

[@parkersmith8711]

I want to do a Fallout D&D I just don't know how I would work the D&D system fully into Fallout

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

This is fun. I was just thinking of running fallout dnd

[@brodiemagee8857]

Hey im just wondering is there a possibility for a bestiary and some GM tools in the future for the system

[@TheBuckoswald]

Colton i share your pain as a lefty. I hold a pen the exact same way for the EXACT SAME REASON

[@The_Brickdude-id4pn]

i knew privet Jenkins he was a good man.

[@badhombresproductions5421]

Are there any statblocks for the ghouls and other "monsters" available?

[@here1359]

Can't wait until they get everyone's favorite glorified slingshot for small thermonuclear war crimes.

[@PobortzaPl]

Jacob: Mentats literally taste like candy. Me: Yeah, Jacob knowing how Mentats taste explains A LOT. ;)

[@williamdron6101]

Gen 3 synths actually do take rad damage. I don’t know about gen 2 or 1 though

[@thembofriendsimp]

I'm pretty sure huck is the same gen as nick based on his design

[@Thugmun1]

Change the name and make it a honest public game and release it to the masses! Oh ! Shit! He did!!! 😅

[@rosskerr1439]

Ohh, I thought it was an audio drama. I certainly didn’t know XP to Level 3 was part of this.

[@doonkeythegreatsullivan9459]

Man this is good. I’m just waiting for a This War Of Mine dnd play style, now that would be amazing

[@dicegoblin6484]

Are the character sheets going to be posted on the patreon? (Literally a minute after typing this I go and check, and the sheets are there.)

[@Daredhnu]

Shame they won't be using the Modiphius system but i can understand the reason as to why. Still looking forward to this.

[@dangarthemighty0980]

I felt the same. I preordered my copy of fallout 2d20 awhile ago and wanted to see more live plays of those rules because I have yet to play it myself still waiting for the hardcopy but have the pdfs. As soon as the hardcopies are here I plan to run a game of it. I do understand their not playing the 2d20 system though being that D&D is their usual game of choice.

[@Daredhnu]

@@dangarthemighty0980 i know of a couple streamed games, and i don't know if you're on the Discord server for the Fallout2d20 system but those games are plugged there, discord.gg/9KGZUUTe

[@dangarthemighty0980]

@@Daredhnu Yup definitely on the discord.

[@Calaculus-c9h]

22:35 Just two good friends staring at each other. Nothing weird going on here.

[@wesleyjones4036]

this is the game I wanted to always see

[@PB_TheOldGuard]

48:52 I hold my writing instrument the same way, I find it to awkward and difficult to hold it with three fingers wrapped near the point. Sokay I've found move fluid motion with our style over the popular one.