Basic Fantasy Adventure Anthology Review ⚒

[@SwampDogGames]

You can get the Adventure Anthology and other great Basic Fantasy books at www.basicfantasy.org/downloads.html

[@ChrisGonnerman]

So hey, thanks for the kind words about the Adventure Anthology Series! I'm glad you enjoyed it. And I'm really happy to hear from someone who gets how these books are intended to be used. I will mention though that the license change to Creative Commons does not change the fact that the decorative artwork is still licensed directly to me. That's the case for all of our books. Artwork such as maps and diagrams that is required for use of an adventure will be covered by the same license as the adventure if at all possible, and under some free license one way or the other.

[@simontemplar3359]

This was awesome! Thanks for putting it together. It was the weirdest timing- I decided to start playing D&D again, so I bought the 5e Player and DM guides... and then stuff hit the fan. So I returned them and ordered the Pathfinder 2e books, and I love Pathfinder, but I have to say that there is just something about these old school style games. Looking at the books and the art, brought it all back. About to start running some BFRPG, so I really appreciate the folks who put these out there! Cheers mate!

[@bodypiercingbytom]

The rules set I use for running my games is Lamentations of the Flame Princess by Edward James Raggi IV, but I really dig this system for its versatility, affordability, and quality; all the books are pretty darn cool. BFRPG is fantastic for beginners and veterans alike. The Anthologies are great; you will not get bored.

[@Zirbip]

Shepherds of Pineford is a great adventure! These anthologies are a wonderful resource which I've used to harvest for content and maps.

[@michaelsudsysutherland5353]

This supplement holds a special place in my heart... It's really for self centered reasons though. *spoilers possibly follow* That art on p.1 is pretty awesome; but the bunk beds on p. 54 are pretty bad for whoever has to squeeze into the bottom bunk; that hive on p. 73 isn't as imposing as the murder hornet references it's based on; however that was made up for with the zombie murder hornets on p. 80! I had fun making some of the art for this book, and some of these were the last drawings I've done for fun. Anybody who enjoys drawing and RPG's should go join the Basic Fantasy forums and just throw some sketches out there for use. I hope everybody enjoys some of the atmosphere my drawings brought, even if it's humor because I drew the top bunk too low (and got my chops busted in the forums, we determined the bottom bunk must be for those skinny elf creatures...). Chris is a great guy, and has from time to time reached out to the various artists who contributed for free to do paid work for him. He's great at helping someone format their work for actual publication, and that learning experience is not easy to come by for zero cost!

[@ChrisGonnerman]

Hey Sudsy, we hadn't heard anything out of you in a while, and I wondered what you were up to. Nice to see you still remember us!

[@michaelsudsysutherland5353]

@@ChrisGonnerman Been more on a SF wargaming kick as of late! But as my sons get older and into RPG's more... Well, I got them the BFPRG 4e book to fuel their fascination. So, I've been passing the torch!

[@ChrisGonnerman]

@@michaelsudsysutherland5353 Excellent!

[@jamesbreeden9016]

I'm a big fan of Basic Fantasy. That was a good review. I really enjoy your channel. Quality!

[@SwampDogGames]

Thank you. Glad you liked it

[@zipper4146]

The Zombraire's Estate is one of my favorite 1 shot adventures, especially for new players.

[@patkelley8293]

I plan on getting these. I really like the feel of this system.

[@SwampDogGames]

The community is also great

[@Demonskunk]

I feel like if you’re doing a review of a product, I personally think you’re going to need to spoil it. After watching this, I don’t really feel like I have any better idea of what these modules are like, or if they’re worth picking up. Maybe do a quick section at the beginning trying to be spoiler free, but when I read module reviews, I want to have someone give me a rundown of what happens in the module, if it’s well written, and if it’s worth picking up. I feel like a spoiler-free review is only really helpful for a player, and I don’t know that most players are watching reviews of modules they want to play.

[@dane3038]

I want to get specific on how I use anthologies. I read Merilla's Magic Tower and it got me thinking: A man hires the party to infiltrate the tower and fight their way up ( Game of Death style ) to the the top to do the thing. The man has told them that that the top floor of the tower cannot be scaled for some reason. The man lied, and he scales the tower to the top and does the thing while the players distract, do the work and get framed for the thing done. That's what it looks like in my binder right now. Not the adventure in the book, but obviously fueled by it.

[@messenger3478]

Now to figure out how to solo these.🤔 I am a gm without a group.

[@AxionSurge]

Mythic 2e!

[@carlwoods4564]

Try Scarlet Heroes

[@onemisterfranko]

That's my issue too. How do I run stuff on my own.

[@messenger3478]

I just found like 5 solo adventure pamphlets for Basic Fantasy! The all include a simple gm emulator that really good! I can't wait to play them! Also, I looked into Scarlett Heros, not a fan.😕

[@dane3038]

I've had the 1st anthology for a while and just started reading it. So far 2/4 adventures have gone in my binder to be reworked and used in play. That's a good ratio! If I get one good adventure out of an anthology, it's money well spent.

[@dane3038]

I've heard some people claim that they hate anthologies because you get five-ten adventures but usually only one or two are any good. I just want to point out that that's about the same ratio with single adventures. My shelf is full of anthologies.

[@carlwoods4564]

Great review. Thanks. Just ordered all 3.

[@Sideways0J]

Hi. A bit late to the party with these vids, but I do have a question. You mentioned you had a better suggestion for newbie GMs for adventure ideas. This caught my attention. What are they?

[@frenchcreekentertainment4431]

Nice review

[@0newingedcrow]

For the glory of M.I.L.F.!

[@SwampDogGames]

Yeah you can write that adventure, I am not. How are things?

[@0newingedcrow]

@@SwampDogGames I can use some company.

[@user-pg3pe4gx4p]

BF rules are pretty good, it’s streamlined D&D. Modules are a little sketchy though. And woke=crap.

[@davidcauley9400]

What exactly is "woke" about Basic Fantasy? They are explicitly non-political. Frankly I hate anti-woke grifting far more. It's basically childish and predicated more on marketting a performative MUH FREEDOM TO BE A DICK ethic for Ad-revenue and patreon money, all whilst pretending to be rational and balanced. It's VERY profitable. Almost like it's a nonsense or something.

[@orbitalair2103]

@@davidcauley9400 he is taking all he/she references out and replaced them with they. pronoun banging is the stupidest crap ever. you kind of dont notice unless you hang in the forums over there.

[@davidcauley9400]

@@orbitalair2103 not really, since more people have gotten invested in RPGs, non-male players are now waaaaaay more common than when I started in the 80s it makes sense not to pitch everything as "he". That's not woke, that's just rational and logical.

[@johnschwartz1641]

​@@orbitalair2103 so you're just an emotionally fragile crybaby whining about nothing?

[@jaksida300]

@@orbitalair2103Singular they/them has been in the language for centuries, even Shakespeare used it. It’s ridiculous to get mad over people using English grammatically correct as many have already been using it lmao