Creating My Own Tabletop Role-Playing Game - Ep1 | Arcane Ugly

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I make my own tabletop rpg, taking lots of inspiration from games like dungeons and dragons, pathfinder, icrpg and OSR stuff. This project is a way to combine all my hobbies of terrain painting, sculpting, converting and projects like my nurgle diaries. The game I create is called Arcane Ugly, and uses Knave by the questing beast as the foundation.

[@Miscast]

You can get the public beta here: arcaneugly.com!

[@KatherineHarris-dg7gb]

Go find a frog

[@QuestingBeast]

Hell yes! Glad you're enjoying hacking up Knave.

[@Miscast]

Thanks for all your hard work mate! Its been a blast. Such a lovely system and your designer commentary helped so much with the hacking process. The spirit of your ruleset and the encouragement to make the system your own speaks to me so much and is incredibly inspiring. Thanks again. Connect with me anytime!

[@PoPo-to7fl]

Ayo bruv can I have some of them Skittles

[@kiewie1889]

Hey dude thank you so much for making Knave! I just bought it on your itch.io page and just reading the rules and their hack-able simplicity, I've fallen in love. Keep up the great work

[@gradience5093]

I exist, it’s epic

[@tubebobwil]

I bought Knave right after the first review I saw of it. Love it.

[@squids24]

bear lobber? no no no. M A M M A L Y E E T E R

[@Miscast]

lol

[@Dylan-lk8lu]

Lmao

[@cojec]

Fuz Launcher

[@sev...]

i dont know how i got here from the rabbit hole of looking up "engineer gaming" but im glad i did find it

[@Levi___Ramirez]

literally, this was how I DM'd for a "Dungeons and Dragons" game. Me and my friends never played DND before, I've never even read any of the rulebooks. All I knew was a handful of staple monsters and a loose grasp of how the game actually worked. So I made my own super loose game logic and basically told my friends "You can do whatever you want, so long as you can roll it." It may have been the most far-off thing from DND but it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had, it might help that I am pretty creative, do video game design, and have a plethora of monsters I've made at my disposal but who knows.

[@nuclear9929]

That happened for my first ever game of 5e :) i wanted to play as smough from dark souls 1, and we went through the entire character creation provess until we arrived at weight. I rolled max on it and we messed up the multiplier so i think he got... several tons? Every "streneous" action i took had a 1/20 chance to cause an earthquake, and then i rolled to see how bad it was on the rivhter scale (d10). First ever encounter and i ended up burying the town we were heading to in a category 8 earthquake. After that i ended up straight up creating the grand canyon after my character stumbled down a hill. Good game, but we only played one session.

[@KarkatTamer413]

Lord i did this when I was in middle school it was so fun! I just used a normal ass D6 and made up character sheets that meant nothing it was great

[@Levi___Ramirez]

@@KarkatTamer413 the way Dnd was intended to be played 😎

[@elderflame494]

lmao

[@defensivekobra3873]

Well if you arent gonna use the rules of dnd you might as well call it something unique, i recall doing something similar when i was a kid

[@gnometroll1717]

I was expecting that mage to burn, but not like that at all XD

[@Miscast]

hahahahha sorry

[@gnometroll1717]

@@Miscast it was marvelously satisfying 👌🏼

[@CeeJayThe13th]

It's lit

[@ScratchBashing]

1:07 One element of adult life: *being dead*

[@Miscast]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hahahah

[@CasualGamerDude]

I mean, it happens

[@FablesD20]

Cmike here, I'm starting to DM and am making a series about what I'm learning as a beginner DM and how I'm trying to find my style of storytelling, by "using" my friend's in a off camera adventure as my workshop. So this video speaks so many truths to me. Love it, you mad scientist you!!

[@Draculord666]

Awesome seeing you here, Carmichael!

[@FablesD20]

@@Draculord666 Sending a warm hug, appreciate seeing you any chance I can

[@joshthepainterguy7350]

i"ve always wanted to make a game it sounds like fun !!

[@Miscast]

Give it a go!!

[@hobbiesinasmallroom1850]

Can confirm, it is fun

[@03dashk64]

It is very fun!

[@tommasopizzinato1734]

Yeah me too! But it's really hard to keep your foot on the ground without creating a abomination 🤣

[@showerlizard9549]

Its quite fun, thogh it can be tiring

[@GoobertownHobbies]

66.6K subscribers? niceeeee

[@Miscast]

🎉

[@charleyedwards2121]

cool hi Brent :)

[@DarkMatterWorkshop]

🤘

[@basilblair]

@CORONAVIRUS r/notopbutok

[@RegstarRogstar]

Dangit missed the 69k

[@Cannonbo]

never heard of you. after seeing this i'm a fan, instantly.

[@Toyota_Migel]

same

[@superk-boy5299]

I really hope that this game becomes publicly available, this sounds like a fun system.

[@ryanyuhr2087]

I could watch content like this all day, grade A stuff man. Love the idea of collaborative world building.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

That little wizard in the thumbnail is one of the most awesome things I’ve seen in the last decade. Thanks!

[@sulmenite6938]

I did this a few years ago as my rpg group were looking for something different that ticked all of our boxes. This video has inspired me to go back to it and see what I could improve or regenerate. Awesome! I am looking forward to giving Arcane Ugly a go!

[@davidwoek3041]

As someone who's happily been playing D&D 5e for years now weekly, I find this very charming and exciting!

[@leeor1889]

I love your video style and you’re unique process of thinking and making stuff it’s really inspiring

[@gnometroll1717]

Yes! He is so different to my process of thinking that it's really entertaining to watch and hear.

[@infinitejellyfish1591]

Can confirm: I’m already attached to that slimy mace

[@musicminerplaylister759]

What if it's blood

[@christiandidonna8808]

A dust staff for a dusty wizerd

[@iagoofdraiggwyn98]

This was great modivation for me. Im actually making one myself though its from the ground up... there is some seriously good ideas apart of this i might use as an insperation for me. I love the limited inventory idea.

[@Andysheppy]

I wanna make a wargame with historically accurate units from ww2 with the game having different game modes like air based, sea based, tank based and basically that all together in a huge battle with ground troops!

[@michaelfranciotti3900]

I wanna play. At least air/land battles for sure. Not sure how sea units would be employed with land units other than offshore arty or troop transport. Maybe a campaign mode where the outcome of sea/air battles will determine the availability of seaborne arty and beach heads in future land battles?

[@Andysheppy]

@@michaelfranciotti3900 well basically the table will be massive and how the naval units will work in the all together game is they will bombard offshore and will attack each other in places like the Pacific areas and ocean areas (in the ocean and offshore) the units on shore can attack the boats to

[@michaelfranciotti3900]

@@Andysheppy how massive is this table? You gonna have to move the minis with a stick? :p

[@Andysheppy]

@@michaelfranciotti3900 the table will be 5 ft long and 3 foot wide and the minis being in 6mm

[@basilblair]

@@Andysheppy you say massive, but thats smaller than a warhammer incursion game. the scale makes it seem bigger i guess, but thats still no bigger than a high end dinner table...

[@rewrose2838]

Thank you so much for showing the working bit - the reading of preexisting rpg books, watching other creators and their thoughts on their favourites etc This is such an important piece of videos like yours where people make stuff but never show the actual making and the steps leading up to it.

[@huntorious4343]

The soul keeper, a beast of knowledge and personality of everyone who succumbs to their end by him, causing him to be an insane creature of mixed personality thriving for destruction hoping to find a pure heart soul that will get in the mix and end their suffering bringing them happiness eternally.

[@frkn3856]

This is like, the best idea ever. Now I really want to make my own Tabletop RPG game. I love this so much!

[@NimbleJim]

I have been trying to come up with a concept for a tabletop rpg for years and my man just put one together in like 10 mins

[@kyleighbreanne9656]

It probably took him a lot longer than ten minutes to develop his concept

[@russthestone5330]

THIS SYSTEM ALREADY SOUNDS SO COOL!!

[@robertblake6028]

No one has ever made me wanna become a patron on someone's patreon campaign than you have. Good stuff, I really like the sound of it!

[@brossepourlesdents]

This video gave me the idea of deleting almost 50+ hours of a gunsligner oriented D&D campaign and creating my own tabletop RPG as well. Thank you so much for sharing your passion, very encouraging for me as an artist! And huge thanks to Kave as well for allowing to understand basic tabletop rpg concepts ❤️ can't wait to see where both our games will grow

[@NerdCraftHQ]

YES! This is everything and more. I can't wait to get ahold of this.

[@Miscast]

You're the best!

[@animatedmagicstuff9022]

Can’t agree more

[@MrDimuel]

I keep coming back to this series to be inspired. I love the way you think about game design, and the way you’re sticking to your style gives me confidence in my own! Best of luck with Arcane Ugly going forwards!

[@thelittlestgiant]

The thing that jumped out to me when making spell names was “Foaming venom.” Sounds like a bad ass spell.

[@nathanex5122]

Maybe if you shot it and it collides with a object or creature it rapidly exoands into bouncy or sticky foam maybe even immobilize the target. What do you think

[@thelittlestgiant]

@@nathanex5122 Yeah, just imagining a venom-wad slapping into someone and then turning into a sticky foam. Sounds lethal, even without the movement-snare effect. I was originally only imagining it sputtering and foaming from the caster’s hands as they were preparing the spell, becoming an extra foamy mess once it collided with the target is much cooler. I guess it could do both, even! 😁

[@nathanex5122]

@@thelittlestgiant Maybe you have some other cool sounding spells?

[@duskworkerdron5901]

I'm also working on my own RPG system, and I'm definitely interested in seeing how your game turns out. So many cool ideas here!

[@Route_2_V11]

So glad i found your channel dude! mixing some of my most favourite hobby's! and your mini work and how you went about creating your own table top rpg is truely inspiring! Cheers from the netherlands!

[@mattspaghetti1453]

This is really cool! I really love the inventiveness here. Really excited to see more of this!

[@howcas8744]

"The internet is awesome for finding anything in the world that you were looking for, but book are great for finding things you didn't know you were looking for." Now that's a phrase that i'll carry for the rest of my life

[@st4lsell123]

Ohhhhhh boi. I am more excited for this than you even know. Cheers mate. Look forward to watching this happen!!

[@jfunderburk1989]

This was an incredibly fun 10 minutes. This video was frantic and informative and I can’t wait to see where this goes!

[@fuzzytetra323]

Omg this is the only video I've seen, and I already love you! I was hooked when I saw you hit the books, I was like "oh dang he's All In. Yeehaw!" Also your art style and aesthetic are super cool, and your creative process is very inspiring! Now I want to try smashing words together and seeing what happens!!!

[@JenxRodwell]

I love the absolute head-first dive into OSR gaming! Also, the moment you mentioned a class-less, level-less system where you level up by magic items, Knave was literally the first thing that came to mind, so glad to see that it was the obvious choice for you too!

[@stepan.tichyy]

Miscast, here again with inspiration for us all. This is so awesome!

[@griffincrump5077]

This feels very akin to dungeon crawl classics in certain ways, recently one of my absolute favorite systems. I love the process you went though in creating this and think it looks incredibly interesting!

[@gergotothmihaly2307]

The best thing in this: you do sound like having fun while designing your own RPG system. It would be interesting to hear more in-depth info on how you approach(ed) various aspects of this. E.g. balance. Or cutting out content/ideas (if that is/was a thing at all).

[@familyfriendlydd5861]

This awesome and so inspiring. I’ve undertaken the same process of making my own ttrpg. Knave was one of my biggest inspirations as well.

[@TactiTurtle]

You're implementing a lot of the same ideas that I had as well, and it's a joy to see. I really enjoyed the vid

[@AlexanderLeister]

I found you more or less randomly and I am absolutely stunned by your video style. Great stuff!

[@elopez1369]

Awesome video, very interested in see where this is going!

[@skiesquiggles7319]

Gods the production of this video slaps honestly. The subject of the video is super cool but the production is next level!

[@randomcasual001]

Seeing this video this morning is inspiring me to attempt my own game creation. Nice work!

[@YoungOneJim]

Aye this came out and ive just been diving into building my own game too! Its an interesting journey but im loving it!

[@marc-anthonysmith6734]

This sounds awesome! Also, I love the exploding wizard. Looking forward to more videos!

[@saschalustig5046]

Okay, now I am totally inspired! Really! Thank you so much!

[@tyarkschettler853]

Heck, that deer skull art was amazing 😍

[@thewingedporpoise]

This is just, cool sounding and I've never watched you before and now I'll check out your channel

[@danblack7609]

This actually inspired me to start working on my own system again. Hoping to see more videos soon!

[@ElvenHound]

VERY excited to see where this goes and for it to release. I'd love to run it for my local group!

[@MellonyBear]

This looks so fun! Can’t wait to see it develop 😄

[@Berserkerworks]

Excited doesn't begin to describe how I feel about this!

[@Awesomepedia]

Super cool, loved following your process on this.

[@tactile9652]

Hi Trent. I've just started my own journey in game design and a KZbin channel, and my friend just pointed me to your channel. Just wanted to say your work and broad creative exploration is super inspiring, I'm really enjoying all the playful ways that you're coming up with, documenting and expressing your ideas. The little lightbox frame for drawing on the opposite side of the paper is a neat visual treat, and your game sounds fantastic! Definitely following your work and hope my channel compliments yours in the space of making games! Thanks and looking forward to seeing more of your stuff!

[@NerdsIAB]

Great vid it's inspired me to work with my own players to try and homebrew a new system!

[@nicholasgoldsborough1563]

Dude! You're an inspiration! I love your ideas! 🤘

[@ciarfah]

Yes! Hankerin' Fernale, Runehammer! Love his stuff:)

[@tannersimpson3140]

I'm excited for this! Can't wait to see what it becomes :)

[@ditlevbjerregaard571]

After watching your video, I am overflowing with inspiration!

[@MrHoleinthevoid]

I this is very cool seeing someone else doing the same thing and looking for that type of game play as well. Very creepy actually how close everything you are doing is so close to what I am doing. Can’t wait to buy it when it’s out! I love small zine RPGs good to see more getting out there.

[@delcidkidv250]

I'm so hyped, this game sounds awesome. I've been looking for a good combat-heavy/rules-light rpg, and not only does this fit that bill, but the theme is so alluring.

[@jobobminer8843]

This is awesome. I might just use it when you're done.

[@JP_Idols_of_Torment]

That was a great joy to watch.

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

THIS IS AWESOME!!! I'm designing games too, not even halfway through and already love it!!!!

[@JA-gf2ec]

Glad you are doing this, I have been doing this with other systems

[@vaughanb1963]

Maybe your best editing yet for a video, and that says a lot!

[@windingclover3562]

Alright, this looks really cool. Can't wait for it to release

[@garretvasil59]

Yoooo im super excited to see the next episodes. I'd like to do something similar myself and this helped me get motivated and give me some ideas. I really like how magic is a universal thing that anyone can do, but the added risk if it goes wrong.

[@dahuntre]

This sounds awesome! I wanted to do a DnD session with my family while they’re all in the house, and this sounds a lot more accessible to them than DnD and super fun.

[@LeftyRedd]

I'm very interested in watching the next episode of this.

[@johnnygilbert8163]

Your videos are neat. Your cinematography is novel. I just keep rewatching these videos... Love the art... The video effects.. And your review of knave...

[@LutesDice]

Beautiful. Super creative. Way to go!

[@devilsadvocate6381]

I definitely hope you're planning on sharing this rpg when you've got it all set up. I really love the idea and would love to share it with my friends

[@alessandrogiuliani7981]

This Is freaking beautiful! I want to play It already

[@Wicked_wannabe]

I want to play arcaine ugly right now also found this on recommend!!! Hope to see more from this channel

[@rango5537]

you making this video has helped me with my own elder scrolls TTRPG that im making thank you

[@siampuangthong879]

this is super cool, I really like the idea that the monsters in this world are adventures who have done too much magic or been cursed so much that they are now just monsters, I think the kitbashed models could really help to sell that idea... anyway, i love the video keep up the good work!

[@HasteHobbies]

Sounds excellent. The more folks who are interested in roleplaying, the more variety in rules there needs to be, especially the quick to learn fast to play kind of rules. Interested to see what you cook up.

[@pujaboi9819]

OMG finally iv been trying to find a youtuber that makes his own rpgs for solong.

[@FinalFayt1]

Hey, this came to me as I was getting ready to playtest my own TTRPG. Ya did good, KZbin content

[@XO7FOX]

Bro, I'm making my own rpg from scratch, I can't wait to see more from you on this. I'm big on google docs for my story and game mechanics. I'm trying to make things simple and out of the box, but in an expansive world where you can do anything you can imagine. Cosmic horror / science fantasy is my general direction rn.

[@podwick7222]

Sounds perfect, I look forward to it’s release :)

[@mayorbean1105]

This is amazing! I might try to do this myself

[@29soph]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@yo5tan]

I've always wanted to do this!!! Now I can live vicariously through you

[@electricmeatpuppet]

So so good man! One idea/philosophy I love is the trait or tag based idea... It's so incredibly powerful and simple. For example: when you think of iconic characters like Indiana, Batman or Luke Skywalker you primarily think of them in terms of just a few key "traits" that really define them... Maybe they're super charismatic, educated (archaeology) but have a fear of snakes... maybe they just like wearing a an inch of rubber and beating people up in the middle of the night, boom, instant solid impression of the character :) hahaha

[@aleksanderk6765]

This is great stuff man! came here from looking at Mørk Borg stuff to spice up my Dnd game. Cheers from Norway

[@GazpachoTabletop]

Sounds great and souper helpful to hear about knave

[@johnbastion747]

I'm actually making my own Tabletop wargame/RPG. Glad to know Knave is a simple system!

[@monkeybarsixx6763]

So cool to see a shout-out to Runehammer and ICRPG. Loved the video. Instant sub

[@OmegaLittleBob]

This is awesome! Keep at it!!!

[@BajkonurBobby]

Hey dude. This is fantastic! I really admire and am a little jealous of your creative drive. 👍 👍 You also seem to have a kind of creativity and perspective that I really like. Really looking forward to when/if you release this game. Im more of a maker and almost never played rpgs but I really wanna get this. Keep up your style, mate!

[@foxtorche]

This video was really awesome to watch. It was interesting as an rpg enthusiast, but most importantly it was educational. Sooo many great ideas. And good thoughts on books and... just great work, thanks for sharing, I'm excited about your rpg, all your ideas fit my needs (drop in/out games, consequences, wild magic etc) I'd like to play it already with my friends.

[@nathanex5122]

me to

[@pancho6148]

I am so excited for this

[@matthewbearden2959]

I'm already looking forward to it

[@maxwelldavidson4157]

Now I really want to play this game lol. I could just imagine the possibilities. The idea of the different starter weapons having weird effects and bizarre spellbooks with funny names gives me some serious adventure time vibes. I'm looking forwards to it! And if it's simple enough to play, I could totally see myself playing it with my younger brothers. Keep it up my guy!

[@Miscast]

Wicked! Stay tuned