Circle Method

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

I love how rawdawgin this video is. Great fun way to connect a bunch of random ideas out of the kitchen sink.

[@Runehammer1]

RAWDAWGIN

[@foxtoxic9722]

Never thought I’d hear the Baron say rawdawgin. I know you typed it but I read it in your voice.

[@Xplora213]

@@foxtoxic9722 I’m loving that it is so clearly enunciated in my head 😂

[@monkeymule1286]

A ripeness in the environment that is asking for action" That's the eye of the needle for DMs, beautifully put.

[@jonathanimber7159]

Needed to prep for a D&D group I run for a local youth autism program so I thought I would try out this method. I had some ideas of what would be going on in the game world but by using the circle method it really brought cohesion and logic to all these different ideas and inspired a couple more. Now the game feels more connected and no matter which way the players want to go there will be breadcrumbs that connect to what is going on elsewhere. It took this cloud of ideas and in about fifteen minutes it solidified them into something more solid. Thanks for showing us this!

[@menion2599]

As always thanks for being a source of positive vibes in the hobby. And don’t worry about the tech stuff so much - sound and visuals are more than adequate to get your ideas across. Cheers!

[@WraYth-1776]

Dragonbone Chair! Nice.

[@danmounfield7431]

Anytime you crack out the journal I get excited.

[@bifferspice]

your creativity and ability to focus on the positive and cast out the negative is so damn inspiring. Thank you for sharing this. As a struggling wannabe creative, your videos are a constant delight.

[@geoffreynelson6413]

The biggest nugget I am getting from this (and it’s a drum Hank likes to beat but I am slow on the uptake) is that a reliable story accelerant is what happens if the heroes DON’T act.

[@BlackDowry]

My two favorite KZbinrs, lol, Bailey and Hank both make intro music with their mouth just being goofy.

[@tiamatspawn4597]

Ayyy dragonbone chair! I’m reading that right now !

[@_battlebat_9760]

Dragonbone chair!!! Loved those novels. Bringing back memories!

[@ChitsandCats]

Have been absent from your channel for a while, and here I'm back to a super-relevant topic. Thanks!!!!

[@iaknielk4101]

props, the video format felt like a perfect fuse between highlighting a specific part of 'doin the hobby' and focused teaching on how to deal with it all. sweetspot imo

[@satierfoira]

you drinking some coffee and milk, Brazilian fashion? nothing beats that and a couple of puffs at a pipe for prepping and getting the ideas flowing ;)

[@ericnull3470]

This is a good mind mapping exercise. The fact it's a circle is awesome. Need to update my default mindmapping software / use journals

[@jimmybrook7119]

Really appreciate you sharing your creative process. Remedy for the blank page blues.

[@emilianovernengo6869]

First I upvote, then I watch. Then we eat pork stew and have a beer. This is the proper order of things.

[@burglekutt23]

The video focus seemed fine to me. But then again I’m not at all worried about such things. I’m here because I like hearing about your philosophies on RPGs and GMing and prep and to get my GM juices flowing. Thanks for the video. Baruk Khazâd!

[@jimjones7980]

You don't need another camera. You can do it on the iphone. You just need to set Autofocus lock on the object that you want to be in focus. So, set up your scene, put your book on the table and arrange your shot in the camera view. Then, tap on the object that you want to remain in focus and hold it for a few seconds. When the square starts to pulse, release your finger. The square will be gone and the Autofocus lock will appear and your object will be locked in focus. Here is a video on how to do it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV7caqCVedh1aLM Android phones have a similar feature.

[@Runehammer1]

thanks so much! yisss

[@jimjones7980]

@@Runehammer1 You are welcome. Glad to help. I'd hate for you to have to buy a more expensive camera if you didn't have to. Thanks for sharing all the stuff that you work on. I really appreciate it.

[@gendor5199]

DAmn, it hits hard when he says "the GM doesn't give you vert diverse challenges", because all I can think of is fights!

[@Renegat4603]

Allready put that method into action today to fullfill the solution after your last video to concentrate more on the creative stuff than on the dogpiling. How Hankerin Speaks To Me

[@mjolasgard2533]

Am I the only one who wants Runehammer to release just a 10-minute mix tape of all the intro musics he uses... >.>

[@christophseel8757]

Even after years it’s just so comfy to watch hankerins videos because it is so personal and so hilarious 😂🎉❤

[@toribiogubert7729]

Gonna try this method when planing a Fallout Hexcrawl I have in mind. Seems good way to conect the hex comtent in a meaningfull way.

[@GregMcNeish]

Awesome video! I always love your tutorials of creative methods, showing us how to turn raw thoughts into a project that has momentum. Your energy and style brings it to life, and the lessons learned here are applicable well outside the RPG landscape. Great stuff, brother!

[@jeddak]

Fantastic technique - can't wait to try it, and thank you for sharing this!

[@sanjeevshah168]

Man, I love that cover!

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks for the new technique and showing us how to use it. I’m excited to try it.

[@RedBandito]

Great mind mapping technique, thanks for sharing. And I _really_ appreciate the return to the shorter format. I hope you include more shorter and informative videos back into the mix.

[@eastvanisfun]

Hey just wanted to say the song you were singing in a stream a while back is called dilemma by nelly

[@crapphone7744]

Best intro music ever!

[@simmonslucas]

You didn't miss you calling or anything like that, but you would make a great professor!

[@laurenwoode1046]

Thank you for sharing this! Writer’s block begone 😎

[@GeorgeHofmann2]

Thanks, man, this really helped me get my own homebrew adventure started. What’s the next step after these two?

[@Runehammer1]

so many circles have been made since!

[@john-lenin]

You can manually focus an iphone camera with the Filmic Pro app.

[@Runehammer1]

hey thanks!

[@DungeonMasterJohnny]

I immediately thought: craftsman goes missing. wizard captured the craftsman to oversee the building of the fortress. Below the fortress is a cavern wear mushrooms that produce the spores grow and those spores are Going to be used as a weapon so this wizard can control other magic users

[@GrugTheJust]

"Why don't fighters get things cool like spells." Last I saw that concept realized it was Book of the Nine Swords in 3.5. I recall at the time thinking this is all wuxia, fighter spells, anime awesome stuff putting fighters on par with Wizards, but in hindsight I realized it was the soft-pitch for 4th editions WoW style of play. So I'd suggest checking the Book out, maybe the 4th ed parts can be separated from the cool fighter spells.

[@davidmc8478]

OD&D had fighters become heroes at level four which made them much tougher and I think also gave them multi attack. Basic and 1e made fighter boring and then the plethora of new classes took the cool features you might give to a fighter. Although the subclasses are cool I don’t think the core class itself ever recovered

[@toribiogubert7729]

@@davidmc8478 I think when they got rid of the importance in equipament on 4e and 5e the gap between martials and spell casters became bigger. Also the changes on rules of Damage Resistances also didn't help the matter.

[@bholl6546]

Well it looks like another case of the MondaWTF?! Hankerin' comes in with the surprise stream! Noice!

[@TheSimpleMan454]

Wizard in a secret hut? Yoda. You seek Yoda! (I do hope to see this kick-started *just* so I can give the secret wizard a Yoda voice. It must be so.)

[@richardextall2002]

Unearthed Arcana for TSR AD&D had weapon specialisations for Fighters. It helped make Fighters interesting.

[@Interfect727]

Well, they had to do SOMETHING for the fighter as it was the least played class at that time. But by the same token, specialization also started the 'power creep' that kept rolling through up to and including 4th edition.

[@richardextall2002]

​@@Interfect727 For sure. I had a 9th/11th Assassin-Monk that became a legend.

[@Xplora213]

@@Interfect727 amen to that. If I had to identify a single rule that broke the game, it is weapon specialisation - it turns a first level ad&d fighter into a second level ad&d fighter. For nothing. There is no opportunity cost for that bonus. It stacks with strength attack bonuses. I can see flavours with weapon style, maybe imbalance from the reaction rolls from the kits. But weapon specialisation (especially in long sword) is a gimme. And that’s garbage because we should have made the fighter stronger to start with.

[@sirguy6678]

Always enjoy watching the master hard at work! Hank - are you a visiting professor at DU? ( Dungeon University with PDM)

[@bonbondurjdr6553]

That is a pretty good method, thank you for showing it to us. When you write down a concept on one side of the circle, do you have to make it the reverse of the idea on the other side or is it really all just random?

[@Runehammer1]

whatever works... it's your paper! :D

[@TheSimpleMan454]

Dude! Weird factoid for you, but I always do this. I called it my idea web. Great minds and madmen think alike I suppose...

[@dj_vanx]

This is awesome

[@SnowmanInHell]

Where could one go to learn more about this technique?

[@Runehammer1]

there's nothing more to it, really... it can be found all over the 'creative internet' though, especially with writers

[@pavelurteaga5315]

i just found your channel ... which, by the way i find awesome so i got suscribed ... however, what i didn't find was any comment whatsoever on dnd 4e ... why is that being so that that edition is the best on tactical management for combat encounters?

[@Runehammer1]

I've talked about it a bit, but I don;t really discuss this that or the otehr system or edition.. it all just cluges together into 'the game'

[@pavelurteaga5315]

nice to hear about it ... anyway I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS CAUSE THWY ARE GREAT AND TRUTHFUL ... KUDOS

[@davidaldinger3666]

Reading Dragonbone Chair or re-reading it?

[@Runehammer1]

first time

[@davidaldinger3666]

@@Runehammer1 Awesome. So well written.

[@DristanRossVII]

What's that notebook, does it have a brand or something? I've been looking around for my next journal and am really digging the minimalism of those title lines and organisational squares.

[@DristanRossVII]

Seem to have found the answer on another stream of yours, it's the Worldbuilder's Notebook from Swordfish Islands! I'll leave the comment here for anyone else looking for the same answer.

[@TheDude003]

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