Basically Plasmoids

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[@Runesmith]

I forgot to say the link to the update page for Valikan was in the description, so I'mma drop it here too: ghostfiregaming.com/RUNE_GHVC_2023_1_15 Hope y'all have a good ol year!

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

Can you do video on Demogorgon's unholy science projects, A.K.A Basically chimeras?

[@Qwerty95ish]

About the OGL, you should check out Legal Eagles take on it and the inability to copyright a process.

[@loganwright5445]

glad to see that your back

[@orionofvolga]

Yay! Welcome Back!

[@Ozhar1]

I just noticed you were gone like, two days ago. Welcome back.

[@RougeMephilesClone]

Runesmith just cut his way out of D&D's stomach, and he's here to report his findings. Glad to see you back. Hope book stuff has gone well.

[@waynes.wilson6616]

HE'S BACK, WHAT A GOOD WAY TO START 2023!!!

[@zygoatindustries]

Wooo

[@JackTPach]

Yeah baby!

[@MrCinnamonWhale]

Time is but an illusion

[@JackTPach]

@@MrCinnamonWhale kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJmwh5eEocmJl68

[@eMercody]

Are you sure this isn’t Christmas of 2022?

[@TaoScribble]

Okay, hear me out: Run a mini-adventure with the party getting called on for help with pirates. The pirates turn out to be these guys. You go to find their base and find the "boss". Boss turns out to be the lackey of a plasmoid dragon...who is wearing a pirate hat. With a little jelly cube on its shoulder that has metal feathers sticking out of it.

[@MrVampirePirate]

Fursona idea acquired

[@theflameingredpanda659]

@@MrVampirePirate ew

[@cheesy_87]

You okay with me stealing that solid gold idea for my table, fellow human?

[@MrVampirePirate]

@@theflameingredpanda659 lmfao

[@TaoScribble]

@@cheesy_87 Only of you share what happens. XD

[@archmagemc3561]

I play a plasmoid in a few games. Its crazy how often DMs will just give you abilities because they find the baseline plasmoid lacking. Like being able to make a vial of acid every day or being able to do weird ooze things that aren't listed.

[@dashyburd]

I actually made a slime race with a friend before the plasmoid came out, treating them more like the classic RPG slimes with elemental variants and more humanoid. They got stretchy arms, an immunity and a weakness, and a (hopefully) cool ability that varies with subrace. It's fun in my games.

[@TaoScribble]

Baseline plasmoid IS pretty disappointing, though...

[@unknownentityenthusiast6765]

I mean yeah the baseline plasmoid is lacking and I would absolutely give players more features on it. It has such damn potential and yet mechanically its really limited

[@BeaDSM]

@@dashyburd that sounds really cool! Have you shared the details online anywhere?

[@dashyburd]

@@BeaDSM I have them all in a google doc, dunno if I can share that here without getting yeeted

[@origamininja380]

When the realm needed him most.. He came back. Welcome back Runesmith!

[@HumbleMemeFarmer]

The sheer threatening aura of flubber with a gun is astounding.

[@Neutral_Tired]

My favourite concept for a plasmoid I've ever had was a GOOlock who was an Oblex that consumed a powerful psion and their personality sort of subsumed that of the Oblex. My plan was that he thinks he is the psion turned into a slime but instead he's a slime that thinks it's the psion, the psion is straight up dead and his soul is in the afterlife, like early Swamp Thing.

[@TaoScribble]

Don't mind me, I'll just be over here having Bug Fables flashbacks.

[@jacej355]

That's an interesting idea

[@aaronsirkman8375]

Woah, spoiler

[@Neutral_Tired]

@@aaronsirkman8375 my guy, the comic is like 40 years old at this point

[@aaronsirkman8375]

@@Neutral_Tired That's the Joke.

[@capy-karma186]

Honestly, with how little lore we get from this book, there might need to be a Making Better Plasmoids video in the future.

[@joedatius]

that would be interesting though at the same time there really is no need to make Plasmoids any more deeper in lore. they are weird space things and there existence and history being somewhat of a mystery makes alot of sense

[@chthonicmusings188]

The plasmoids can be traced back to the 1983 Sci-Fi RPG Star Frontiers where they were called Dralasites. Their description read as follows: Dralasites are rubbery, elastic aliens sometimes called "blobs." They can change their shape at will, creating as many artificial arms and legs (pseudopods) as they need at the moment. They are stronger than Humans, but are also slower. They enjoy philosophical debates and have a very strange sense of humor; they love telling old jokes and puns they hear from Humans.

[@joedatius]

@@chthonicmusings188 uh i don't think that counts. especially given its age.

[@elowin1691]

@@joedatius That's fine if they're just a weird thing you encounter once or twice, but it's a bit different if they become a major element of a campaign, or if you're, y'know, playing one. Since they're a player race.

[@asturias0267]

Plasmoids are a cool concept, but that's all they are in the official material, a concept. If Logan or somebody else made a good backstory for them then that could help more tables tell better and more interesting stories using them. Pointy Hat, another KZbinr, makes videos like this where he takes something from D&D and puts a spin on it. It's a great resource for DMs and even if you don't DM (I don't) then it's still interesting to hear about. 3rd party content is the lifeblood of D&D so some 3rd party story ideas about gelatinous space dudes is something I'd gladly welcome more of.

[@CritCrab]

THE RETURN OF THE KING 👑👑👑

[@emeraldcityelicitor2281]

I imagine the boss plasmoids uncanny dodge is just them just splitting and putting holes in their body where stuff was going to hit them

[@epitaph4606]

Logia fruits in one piece

[@fratystuff6737]

Now I want to make a plasmoid rogue lmao

[@95DarkFire]

Aksually, talking isn't just "pushing air through holes". "Pushing air through holes" includes sighing meowing and mooing. And farting. Talking involves the interaction of air, the vocal cords, the tongue, the palate, the lips and even the teeth.

[@jacobfromohio5347]

Welcome back Runesmith! Even if D&D goes down, we'll still be here to watch whatever creative things you come up with

[@catdragon1313]

I second this very correct notion!

[@giuseppezeppelo8289]

I have no interest to play any superhero rpg but i sure have seen every city of mists video haha

[@janelantestaverde2018]

Why would D&D as a whole go down? You can still play it. Just like many people are still playing 3.5

[@aaronsirkman8375]

I, for one, would love more City of Mist or any other TTRPGs...but really, MORE FAIRYTALES!!!

[@t3nryu31]

its like they were afraid to give them anything that makes sense that would also be too "good" I guess like blind sight and whatnot, sometimes game balance gets in the way of cool stuff

[@josuelservin]

Welcome back! I'm actually playing an ooze in my current campaign, but had to go with a custom one because it started before even the unearthed arcana plasmoid. I homebrewed a ghaunadan with my DM and it's been and it's a blast.

[@smilemore7431]

His opening about making 3ed party dnd books made me laugh so hard I cried. And kept crying. And curl up into the fetal position a little. And maybe scream-sob a bit. Still in tears right now in fact.

[@ethansalmon8114]

I had a plasmoid and when I found out they could fit into like 1 inch spaces I crawled into an enemies throat in order to interrogate him for information. Needless to say my group was horrified and kind of hype cuz thats dark af

[@butchbabytoaster]

Nothing like effed up interrogation methods to get hyped with the boys. Shoutout to our dwarf who relieved a prisoner of his head to make a point.

[@Random_Gamer-sh6pf]

Perfect timing, because i was just about to make one based on the slime y'all met yesterday during dnd. He's a small plasmoid thief rogue that loves stealing shiny things

[@Skelecruce]

Wizard is never late….he arrives precisely when we means to.

[@darkfograven570]

Take as much time as you need your content is appreciated wether it’s bi weekly or once or twice a year

[@PlayYourRole]

Really good to see you back, man. I feel the need to put projects on hold thanks to the absurd circumstances, but it's so good to see you making content!

[@thefancytiefling]

Everyone reflavoring them to look like a human made of slime:

[@aidenrhoads3801]

Sitting in the cafeteria after my last class for the day and had to do a double take at Runesmith in my notifications. This is a good day. Good to see you back, and hopefully you pull through with this whole licensing mess.

[@isthisajojoreference]

I fucking love plasmoids, especially the ones with no defining features. Like no neck, no hands, no feet, just pseudopods and no visible nerves. I wish they didn't speak common because it would be so funny if they just blorped, I at least wish they had their own language. The picture of them riding the giant space hamster is just perfection. They're just little guys pretending to be people and I love them.

[@bubbleslasher]

been a while and now it's about plasmoids i fucking love plasmoids

[@zumby]

as a newbie in dnd, i find this to be a perfect starting character, i already made my character, a level 8 plasmoid fighter named Goobert

[@FRAAANKYSUUUPER]

Just when I thought a TPK was about to occur, my life DM just brought back my favourite reoccurring character!

[@MrMaradok]

I’m reminded of when I played GURPS once. I chose to be a giant amoeba that used a clothing store mannequin as a “shell” to give it a mobile, bipedal shape

[@cardsandcrusades]

Just a fun thing these and the bat wing ones (i guess flying squirril ones). were introduced into spelljammer by TSR employees after and 80s game called star fronteirs got canceled and are bassically lightly modified versions of the sci-fi races. So while slimeboy is still slime boy for the most part, the hadozee were originally called yazirians which were presented as bat like but without full slight and even needed special goggles to see properly during the day. these were then ported for star fronteirs where nocturnal got dropped and they got the mindflayer orgins with the culture being moved off of their warrior state. also slimes used to have a lie detector abillity and noticibly more culture flavor text including liking the bug aliens more than the other aliens because they "think vrusks have funny shapes." They also have steam baths that work in a similer mannor to alcohol

[@justanotherdayinthelife9841]

I was searching to see if anyone else had commented on this before I stated the exact same thing.

[@cardsandcrusades]

@@justanotherdayinthelife9841 I'm a fan of star fronteirs. At least in theory can't seem to convince my players to try it, but own almost all the books, some of the best sci-fi I've read in genneral, just missing a few modules

[@TwinSteel]

Great to see you back - would love to hear your perspective on the OGL - specifically how it’s affecting you - are you doing ok?

[@christopherdaurio2617]

When the community needed him most, HE RETURNED! 🙌

[@ltdeebosgamenation623]

Plasmoids are essentially Dralasites (a central nerve bundle (brain), numerous small hearts and other internal organs floating in a pudding-like mixture of protein and organic fluids) pulled from the TSR Star Frontiers game.

[@Yabuturtle]

Another great vid. ^^ Glad that you came back. I was wondering what may have been going on, what with the OGL and everything. Seeing how he made Stibbles Codex, among other things, I imagine Runesmith would not want the current OGL, considering that pretty much no one benefits from it, except Hasbro and those who were bought off maybe.

[@molybdenumrose]

Starfinder has Entu Colonies and Symbiotes, which are a similar playable fungal oozes who have spider-man symbiote powers and feed on emotions, giving them the ability to sense thinking creatures through walls. I've got a biohacker medical doctor Entu Colony with personal space issues and a poor understanding of vertebrate anatomy and they've been extremely fun to play.

[@kawaiipotato8131]

The whole situation with D&D's management makes me increasingly sad, but it's a nice surprise to see you back. Hopefully you enjoyed your break, nothing wrong with taking them.

[@taylormurphy2551]

Happy to have YOU back! These videos are like having a sonic equivalent of sitting under a cozy blanket, next to a warm fire, on a cold night, poured into your ears.

[@RageKroc888]

I am so relieved when the American youtubers I follow come back after hiatus/work. I always fret that they're another notch on Covid's scythe. Its good to see you back in action Runeman.

[@killiakakinnet9071]

I SWEAR BRO IM OUT HERE TRYNA RECOVER FROM OUR WILDCARD LOSS AND HERE YOU ARE FLASHIN THE GIANTS-VIKINGS GAME TEARIN MY SOUL OUT BRO WELCOME BACK TO 2023 I GUESS BUT GOSH DANG MAN, REALLY HAD TO DO ME LIKE THAT

[@LeFonzie93]

Yay! Welcome back! I missed this kinda vids

[@bradwillis7415]

Very glad you are doing well! Glad you are back!

[@calebkopp7636]

I hope you continue to create Runesmith. Love your stuff, including your books. We missed yah.

[@MrSpookersMcGeeThe1st]

Logan, I’ve been missing your content like you would not believe. I probably rewatched your Basically series twice times a month every month during your hiatus. Glad you took some much needed time off, even more glad to see you’re back!

[@theoian]

I'm so glad you're back!

[@Inferna11796]

I recently found your channel and binged the whole basically D&D playlist. I was super sad to see the last video was so long ago!

[@alliecore225]

Welcome back, we have missed you. Make sure to take all the breaks you need

[@Zedrinbot]

I feel like plasmoids don't actually have any relation to oozes at all, and instead are just like, hyper-evolved amoebas.

[@DragonaxFilms]

A mere two days before my next campaign, Runesmith posts again. Magnificent timing 👌

[@adamletterly728]

I want to play one working with an artificer to slowly become more human. Seeking parts for a skeleton, functioning eyes ears nose, an internal cat of acid for digesting things, and mouth stones to crush food before it goes into said internal vat of acid

[@PunkRaider]

Daddy runesmith returns to us!!!!

[@SollowP]

It does sort of make sense that their home is the void between realms. As D&D space doesn't actually have a vacuum and gravity follows different rules. Being a creature that has sort of 'evolved' to be able to go without air for an extended period of time makes some sort of sense.

[@Ericstump76768]

He’s returned!🎉

[@mofinadesdita6890]

DND Jesus has returned

[@TheAweDude1]

I think Plasmoids could be an interesting template for a "colony" style character. You get 20-40 little "mini-oozes" that can transform themselves into different types. From hardened structural oozes making up your bones, sensory oozes acting as your eyes/ears, digestion/circulatory oozes to keep everyone fed. Also, your HP is literally represented by your mini-ooze count, where if you take damage, that means that many mini-oozes are essentially turned off until you can heal. But, on the bright side, you aren't totally knocked out of the fight if you lose a limb, you just need to do some quick rearranging and you can be back in the fight.

[@the.jack.ass.]

A king has returned

[@dextervanderwinden2280]

I was so afraid Runesmith was gone forever. I love that you're back my dude. In these troubled times we needed some basic explenations

[@CryHeroCZ]

Nice vid! Could you please do more stuff on Fey-wild? We are playing dnd oriented to that plane so i would love to know more about it.

[@Gaawachan]

If these guys were built like they ought to be (blindsight, probably swim speed and maybe also spider climb, no need to breathe, corrosive on touch) they would start getting really nasty really fast... and really OP as a playable race jfc.

[@JustCurlyGames]

Welcome back Runesmith! I have to say I am super glad you are back, you made some of the best TTRPG content out there, and I tend to always go back to your videos for ideas. Can't wait for more of your content.

[@Tortferngatr]

Glad to see you’re back! If you’re casting a wider net, perhaps looking at some of the most iconic creatures of other tabletop systems’ worlds could be fun. Pathfinder/2e goblins, anyone?

[@krisrobinson3787]

I played a plasmoid for most of Beyond the Witchlight. The story went that I was a human who had his shape taken away for sneaking into the carnival. Lookin forward to more Runesmith videos!

[@unironicallylikesranger7122]

The older lore on plasmids was more in depth, but the new stats suggest this is a new, third subspecies of plasmids

[@oldsoul3539]

I think it was Spelljammer that established that outer space is full of breathable air instead of vaccuum. It makes flying around space in magic propelled wooden ships a lot easier.

[@Daggoth65]

Yay more Runesmith, glad to have you back!

[@brendanjustin1061]

He returns!!! Glad you have you back. Hope your break went well

[@estaveler3288]

Also speaking of wacky dnd physics, gotta remember that space in dnd basically gives you your own gravitational field that lets you have oxygen so plasmoids probably touch down on a planet to "refuel" their oxygen bubble before heading back out into the astral sea

[@Typhoonator]

I made a plasmoid monk who stays spherical most of the time, only extending an arm to punch, quickly retracting it afterwords.

[@andrethibodeau3203]

I am currently playing a plasmoid Druid named Shlerch the Hungry. I have reskinned the primal savagery as him just taking a bite out of something and his hunger knows no bounds. He has eaten, whole pumpkins, a bandit, poison on multiple occasions, glass bottles, two separate feasts, 30 something cupcakes in a single sitting, a magical dagger used for blood sacrifices, and an elemental made of blood that was summoned by said dagger. He still hungers to this day.

[@elwoodbrown7005]

Plasmoids. Dralasites from Star Frontiers for Spelljammer. I think of Gloop and Gleep from the Herculoids. If you don't get that reference, we can't be friends.

[@jonathanthomas8736]

Welcome back. Your refreshingly goofy take on all *gestures expensively* this has been sorely missed.

[@connerkline6269]

I’ve got a Plasmoid character that’s basically a drop from some Aatral Elder God. He himself looks like a black void person with constellations inside him as his nerve cluster. He’s a beast barbarian as his rages activate little constellations inside him that cause him to go into various forms of elditch monster. He basically goes from looking like a black mage with an axe to looking like Naruto’s berserk Nine Tails mode. His name is Goop and he’s your friend now. (Additionally while eating he tries to copy his friends eating but basically just sticks food in his “mouth” and does the pop cat thing)

[@Rudeboy_ra]

I think since the bigger plasmoid has more mass it could flavor wise open holes in itself to dodge projectiles/ piercing attacks. Then partially split itself or use its greater mass to string around and dodge other attacks.

[@Mikehy.mp3]

I think it would still be nice to hear what you have to say about being a creator and what it takes to make and publish a good book. I think now more than ever, both established and newcoming 3rd party creators need everything they can to feel supported, heard, and united in these trying times. I know I as someone working on their first written projects would find your insight helpful to not only make my content better, but to also maybe understand how to navigate the bludgeoning that WOTC is doing to our community rn. Either way, thank you for all the work that you do and it's great to see that you're back :)

[@OneWingedAngelsBand]

I loved the subtle shots at you-know-who. 🤣 Welcome back Runesmith. 🙂

[@opegamin]

Welcome back brotha! Now time to rewatch all your vids!

[@pooblbop]

I hope you had a good break, Runesmith! I am loving reading Sunken Isles, and can't wait to run it if my whole group doesn't decide to swap to Pathfinder first!

[@therongeorgopoulos2484]

I play a plasmoid wizard who's an expert in guerrilla tactics (i abuse his ooze to cast spells from cracks in the walls and stuff). I have a stupid amount of fun playing him. Being a blob makes for pretty interesting strategies

[@MonkeyJedi99]

The most important part of developing a plasmoid character is to get your friend to destroy your hard drive contents "for reasons".

[@Tentacult_Sapling]

So glad to see you back again. I know we all missed your lovely brand of comedy

[@nicoruppert4207]

Cool, I like your channel. It helped me out making my alt history Playlist called the origin of species.

[@queennecra]

I'll be getting the Grim Hollow Kickstarters if only to put random people through the horror of loposing some random person you used to know to them falling aleep outide and freezing to deth. Fun stuff"

[@silveryphoenix44]

YEAH YOUR FINALLY BACK! Your My favorite D&D youtuber. Thanks for your humor and intelligence coming back.

[@grimmscarlet1690]

He's finally back... we're still worthy!

[@LCCWPresents]

So idea, a living plastiod base that creates a maze as the dungeon with its spawn roaming the halls to protect it with a passive effect that wares down the party the longer they are inside (similar to castle oblivion in kingdom hearts chain of memories, but with more an incoberecy problem over a losing meomory problem due to just trending through the insides of a plastoid boss, dungeon hybrid.)

[@noahdavid9867]

I’m running a campaign right now and my friend is playing an ooze that used to be part of jubilex but split off. Now he is trying to evade him so he isn’t consumed and put back

[@a.b.o.n1417]

You can breathe in D&D wild space actually, It's this pinkish mist that you can both breathe and also stops you from aging

[@felixrivera895]

Hasbro mistook our love of dnd as having genuinely cornered a market and having the power to muscle other companies out. I am excited to see what will be made under the Orc License, both content wise and system wise.

[@elitemook4234]

Runesmith is living that meme where a guy comes back with pizza to find the room is on fire and everyone is fighting.

[@you_ugly2217]

So glad to see you posting again welcome back

[@eggy6815]

-be logan -goes away for nearly a year -comes back -“yeah so uh, i was taking a break, anyway here’s some cool homebrew and a video about plasmoids” -leaves Gigachad move ngl.

[@RayPoreon]

Btw, nothing needs to breathe in the astral plane because it's a weird place that has very different rules to other planes. That's why they still need to breath, kinda like aerobic monocelular organisms on earth. Also, their nerves still work despite their lack of a brain, you can clearly see a lump in their nervous system(if that's what it is) that would function as an equivalent, even then nerves still work in species without brains like jellyfish.

[@rodolforupp292]

Glad you're back! Love the "Basically ..." videos!

[@BrutalDavy]

I believe that the big one got uncanny dodge because when you are about to hit it, it will just retract that specific zone, like a living liquid you know

[@KaleDavid]

Thought for sure this would play out into an elaborate way to call WotC "Slimy" - the first bit about Jubilex hits different in that context.

[@Derginator]

The last time I was watching your videos I was getting ready to play my first campaign. Now that campaign is completed and I’m in the midsts of a second. Keep up the good work!

[@Concordia77]

I had to do a triple take to convince myself this was real!!! SO HAPPY YOU'RE BACK!

[@seelcudoom1]

these guys should look like chaos from sonic, got a brain to go with the nervous system, actual eyes(maybe fsue em make the brain one big eye), be actually shaped, maybe the weird bones he got, say their like artificial things they use to give themselves structural support

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I first thought of the french show I used to watch as a child, and the books series, the Barapapas, when I decided I wanted to play as an ooze.

[@skullman-us7wn]

It’s good to have you back runesmith

[@MildTomfoolery123]

Aah, Plasmoids. The posterchild for running around prisons naked

[@RisaxTheImp]

Glad to have you back, lightening the mood of our favourite hobby even as the owner of said hobby is busy shooting themselves in the food. Thanks for the info on Plasmoids, looking forward to more of your videos. Whether they're about D&D, another TTRPG setting or other shenanigans. Keep up the good work!