DnD's Greatest Dark Fantasy Setting Returns, and it's Because of You! | Grim Hollow | D&D 5e

[@A1fAnERD]

We need to see a Memori Lich Transformation in there, especially since the original campaign guide specifically said there is only one known path to Lichdom and then the Monster Grimoire released Runa Banasár and the Memori Liches. I want to see how one of them plays from a player perspective.

[@MemeBoi118]

Fuck yes, more Grim Hollow! My wallet is already pleading with me :D

[@Mentalhearts]

I can agree with this my wallet is going to be gone after this

[@IamTheInsideOutsider]

I'm cautiously excited. I love Grim Hollow. The transformations are actually what got me into D&D and TTRPGs in general, and I 100% want to be able to play as a Fzeg. That said I'm not looking to hand WotC extra money at the moment and would rather support diluting their market share. I hope that the new options will still work with original 5e and are easy to port over to ToV and DC20.

[@themindofdirge3809]

I'm obsessed with Grim Hollow as a setting, it's my favorite 5e setting by far! I am so excited to explore more of Etharis, especially my favorite region; Ostoya. Though I also can't wait to just explore the rest of the continent. This is very exciting. :)

[@siobhanherbstritt6063]

I’m so pumped for this! You guys are my favorite third-party publisher! I wish I could like… pre-pledge to this kickstarter- like pre-ordering. I know the quality will be S-tier and that we’re all going to love it!

[@liamp9115]

Grim Hollow as a universe slaps and that is an absolute fact. So so pleased that the campaign and players’ guide are getting updated ‘cause you can see the love and the solid concepts and the *character* of these classes and place and people, so to have more of that with Grim Hollow’s current standards of production? To die for, keep at it team!

[@vietfatboy]

Yall have made banger after banger without fail, When the kickstarter goes live you can count me in.

[@TheGhost152]

The Grim Hollow setting lends itself nicely to make a lot of supernatural mysteries encounters. I like putting my players in haunted locations or towns and regions with different types of supernatural mysteries where they have to figure out what's going on before they can fight the monster. Similar to a certain mystery show with the same name. I would love some more engaging rules/systems focusing on investigation and solving mysteries. These could perhaps also be utilized in political campaigns set between nations in Etharis.

[@ailyn2930]

Very excited for this, though I will say that I'm hoping to see versions of the new subclasses that remain compatible with the 2014 ruleset for those staying away from 6e A side PDF with those or an alternate version of the player's guide would be great to see!

[@goodshepherde6442]

me too. I am dreading the "re-vamp" 6e/5.5/totally-not-a-new-edition-we-swear, and the effects it's going to have and want my 5e as is.

[@xxTerraPrimexx]

Shall definitely be backing this, I have all the Previous content and it hasn't dissappointed! Really loved the ship rilules in Athreal Expanse ^^

[@jonathanfrost8767]

Fault (noun): responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: A mistake, an error. Implying Grim Hollow was a HUGE mistake. I love it.

[@jasons.9389]

While I love Grim Hollow, I have no interest in going to 6e. I understand why they're doing it from a business perspective. However, I was hoping for another Regional specific book. Ill still probably buy it, but not what I'm looking for. I was very intrigued by a recent video they did discussing how two factions had been in constant struggle for control over a region and how we could elect to support one side , or to play the both in an attempt to assert ourselves as the ruler. I was really hoping for more of that.

[@girthgames]

this is everything i've been asking for with the future of grim hollow! so excited!

[@Jackofl3lades]

I make my own campaign settings but I really do love using Grim Hollow for subclasses, backgrounds, spells, transformations and the grievous wounds. I've been using a combo of Grim Hollow, Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt, Bloodpunk and Grizelda's Guide to Ghost Hunting along with my own homebrew sanity system. It's been a great tool for my own gothic horror and dark fantasy campaign so I'm really looking forward to these new books coming out.

[@GPM1994]

5:55 Witcher Watch!

[@ReavenIII007]

Erevans guide to dearh qnd beyond was supposed to be my last backed project for the year. but....... I will take te oath again

[@simonfernandes6809]

I live in the UK which means I have no idea what the heck Grim Hollow is. Because we can't get it here in any affordable fashion.

[@WhoseYourVladdy]

They offer it digitally too. I buy both so i can have the pdf while i wait for the hardcover.

[@blackguardunlimeted]

cannot wait for it !

[@andydamato5357]

I love this SO SO much!! GH has always been my fav campaign setting and I've been immersing myself in the lore for years now. While I love the original book, the GFG team has matured so much over the years and your writing, art, and content staff is such a crack team that I know this new book series is going to be epic. I cannot wait for Oct and to get my hands on the new books! Excited to see Valikan Clans this year and just got my Citadel of the Unseen Sun Slip case. You all continue to put out quality product and I cannot thank you enough for your dedication and passion to the craft.

[@dezopenguin9649]

Well, I know what I'm spending on this Halloween season! That expanded campaign book is pretty much exactly what I've been hoping for since...well, since I got the original campaign book! (Here's hoping, perhaps, that some of those GenCon adventures make their way towards purchasability as well, and perhaps someday full adventure paths as well; both the video from two weeks ago centered around Ostoya as well as the Burach-centered campaign dealing with collecting the relics of the Gods so as to reverse the world circumstances that permit the existence of the Great Beast were very interesting.) I like the idea of suggestions as to how to play in various places along the timeline, as well, since different ages of Etharis's history really suggest like they could lead to different "moods," and one of the most common emotional reactions to the "decaying grandeur" of dark fantasy is to imagine what it would be like to see the world as it was prior to the collapse.

[@Southpaw_Blue]

So ready - amazing news!

[@f.a.santiago1053]

A ShadowDark version would be LEGIT!!

[@Heimal]

More lore and setting info is very cool. Would very much like more adventures set in Grim Hollow to throw at players. Urban crime and horror maybe? Just spitballing. Keep up the great work folks!

[@eldritchedward]

I really couldn't care less about the new D&D, but I am looking forward to having a look at Grim Hollow's revised Edition. I hope I can convert it to another ruleset, be it 5e or DC20 with relative ease. You mentioned and I would really welcome it if the timeline of events got cleaned out. While I've come up for a timeline for my own table, it took some effort to make it all work. Will the Advanced Background System remain? Will there be even more advanced backgrounds than before?

[@thewelshdm]

GET HYPE!

[@alphawolf8621]

This video came out the day after me and my friends started making characters for our upcoming grim hollow campaign. the timing is truly impeccable. Also, I'm playing a blood hunter in our campaign, cause it felt like the most applicable class for this setting :)

[@willshow63]

The moment you said Kickstarter I was like “yup I’m in”

[@Sir_Lorekeep]

Yep I can't wait for this!

[@Kingpsycho02]

Seraphim Changes? But nah this is hype, so awesome to see their triumphant return again. Or perhaps their grim return

[@44lonewolves]

I personally really look forward to this. I would love to learn more about the disembodied and Ulmyr's gate and whats going on with it in the ethereal plane. And also i would love to know more about the cataclysm that the dreamers locked themselves away in a dream state to avoid. My personal canon for this is currently they did this to avoid the Ather Kindred when they first came to Etharis and battled the the gods.

[@Agreus-WolfsbaneYT]

This is going to be so good!

[@chasedavis9336]

Sweet! More books for my library!

[@74gould]

Hell yes! 🤘🏻⚔️👹 Very excited for this!!!!

[@joshuastath3373]

dude, I can't wait!!!!

[@couver73]

I'm glad to see updated books for Grim Hollow! But I'm even more stoked for future adventure modules!

[@VenGardGator]

You had me at timeline

[@sananaryon4061]

i supported the first kickstarter, wild to see how it was grown

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

This is great news. I look forward to journeying deeper into Etharis.

[@Lucasfenrir]

Grim hollow is amazing, i'm DMing a campaign in north Ostoyan Empire about a City that controls the passage between Castalore and Runeheim through the mountains and it's been very funny

[@russellmaxwell755]

I haven't actually ran the game, but I have been using the grim hollow monsters in my homebrew game. They are fucking nasty lol

[@TheOnlyCazi]

I am so excited for this! I’ve ran two whole campaigns in Etharis and just coming to the end of a third. I would love to see a version of the fiend transformation without the contracts. Maybe a daemon!

[@Lcirex]

Here's hoping for Lamia, Arachne and/or Medusa like transformations. Also teamwork actions would be nice. Also... Lore!!!!!!

[@AssaultTiger]

1 step closer to getting a published Burach Empire campaign...

[@Ech_The_Sentiant]

Yippee! Between Alan Wake II, Warhammer 40k, New AOS, Tenjetsu, Monster Hunter Wilds, and the new grimhollow books, my bank account is going to fucking murder me. Edit: shit, somebody literally just said the same exact thing.

[@christophersteeves9435]

Sounds cool! Can't wait to g3t my hands on it!

[@yuen4817]

Lets go, cant wait to see how they can improve or clean up the lich.

[@grayangelhikari]

Just got my Grim Hollow books last week. Will no doubt be supporting your kickstarter, but man, that timing. 😅

[@samuelshirley369]

Completely hyped. What shall be the new transformation? A medusa/basalisk? Gargoyle? There are so much out there and I'm stoked to see what's next!

[@AndyReichert0]

Bendigo. It's exactly like a Wendigo, except it's literally just Ben.

[@RuSosan]

Ghoul! _I hope..._

[@samuelshirley369]

If one of my players comes to me, wanting to be a wendigo and speaks in an Australian accent. Games done; they have won. Then again, a ghoul would be pretty sweet. Oh, maybe a troll or ogre?

[@umbra4729]

OOHHHH I'M SO EXCITED

[@ZonagonsBlackKnight]

I hope there will be a Demonic Ancestry in the new Player's Guide, I've been sitting on a Tiefling Monster Hunter based on Hellboy for a while now and I want to see how I can implement him with your Heritage System.

[@JoeyWrightbanjo]

So exciting!

[@bochosbrother]

Rock n Roll, I'm down with much of what you are saying here. Things to take away from the homebrew and reaching level 14 through our 2 year Grim Hollow campaign. -Deadly Damage- + cool when characters lose limbs, monsters get stunned, long lasting effects. - slows down game play, alot if overused, so best to save just for specific situations ie. character went to 0 hp, or damage between 50+ points from one source. Not for use with creatures who have less than 60hp to begin with, so mid to high tier unlock. -Curses-Tranformations-Malidictions-Plagues-Contagions-Diseases- Have been a cornerstone in our Grim Hollow Campaign, HP's always come back, but hard restrictions on lesser/greater restoration & remove curse + quest requirement to solve is an excellent mechanic. -Last Stand- Death Mechanics are very cool. Similar to the new DC20, characters fight on while making death saves. Can only do one thing, move 10ft (if possible), use an action, bonus action, on turn reaction... last words upon the last failed death save. -Expanded Insanity/Madness/Corruption- Using the three tiers of madness from the 5e DMG, expand the list of crazy zany things that happen through all 9 boxes. Retiring a character to "Loftlorian" for 5-10 game sessions the only solution to curing lost sanity. Rare item "Serum of Sanity" reduce 1 box of sanity/corruption and it's effects for 2d10 hours, upon which the box and effects return. DC 13 Wis sanity/corruption check from, touching shadowsteel/delirium/chardalyn. From going down to 0 hp and coming back. From encountering truely horrific monsters, from taking psychic damage, basically anything eldritch and HP Lovecraftian.... Phantasmal Killer spell.. hideous laughter,... specter possession etc.. -Haywire Spell Scrolls- DC 10 + spell level arcana check to use a spell scroll. Fail = fizzle, Fail by 5 = chaos magic from the wildmagic list (or new list). I'll resend via the playtest 1 dolla offa, but just had to get this out there in the moment cause I'm so stoked about the update! Oh and yes, all brand new ART from the folks who did the Monster Grimoire and the original Campaign Guide... I think it's the ones with the Spanish and Eastern European sounding names that make my favorite pieces,... maybe the artist signature below on full page work.

[@Rechanmole]

I would love to see a subclass about choosing mutations for yourself, or taking powers from monsters. A fleshcrafter. (Side note: I think the misfortune rogue would be great for a warlock too)

[@isaacgraff8288]

Excited for the transformations. I know one detail that bugged me a little was the Devil transformation. I understand the concept of the deal maker devil, but part of me really wanted the powerful brute like demon. I am excited to see where this goes.

[@starslayer18]

Looking forward to this love this setting so much

[@domingosilva4513]

Awesome!!

[@HyperEwok1]

hoping for more extraplanar lore, it was very odd to have Fiend and Fey transformations but essentially zero information about how those beings functioned in Grim Hollow

[@KailumsRealm]

YESSSS

[@herocarlisle]

I'm worried that no mention was made of the Advanced Background System. I personally really like that system and use it in addition to the standard background as Career system. I hope the Advanced Background System doesn't get lost in the revamp. Its a really cool system that works on its own as a fun additional source of adventure hooks and earned bonuses.

[@CunningSmile]

Any update on the European distribution centre you mentioned in a previous video? Be nice if the UK and Europe could buy the books without paying more in postage than the value of the actual product

[@OverboardDM]

Looks good

[@nickaovilches8412]

Very good News! Congratulations to the Ghostfire team, i’m looking forward to join the kick starter. Hey, by the way, I have a rules doubt about the First Vampire Subclasse, could you clarify for me ? If i burn a 1 lv spell slot on a drain life attack, does the healing i get from this feature equals to 1d6 + cha + 2d8 or you only heal 2d8 ? me and my dm are very confuse. Thanks!

[@music31379]

"DnD's Greatest Dark Fantasy " by Grim Hollow author... the funny part is that it is not wrong... better then the official products.

[@Drewtinez1018]

Will you be putting any more Grim Hollow on D&D Beyond?

[@megaairsoft15]

This cause I’d love the full Monster Grimoire in D&DBeyond

[@AndréduRietz]

This makes me happy and sad, just bought the old books like 2 months ago and have spent a lot of hours to set up a obsidian wiki for it. Hope it will be a lot of overlap so that work wasn't for nothing :P

[@sylvaincousineau5073]

If i'm to blame , i regret nothing .

[@lukasz88888888]

Just when I'm broke :/

[@kdenkniep1454]

I feel that

[@JacobHeaton-tx4gd]

This is gonna be great

[@BrazosStarr]

This may not be a topic your channel covers but in my game my players voted for me to run an oppression based storyline, would you be able to make some videos off of this to help us understand it better?

[@TheBeastCH]

Will it remain compatible with the 2014 version of the 5e rules? Because I have those books, and I don't think I'll move on to the 2024 redesign that quickly.

[@niklasb6849]

Do you already know if this will be available on DND beyond? Since you guys already have content there? Cheers

[@alackofgames913]

Please bring the coins back, i love props for my players

[@alackofgames913]

@donleoni2880 you used to be able to buy physical bags of coins on ghostfire gaming that matched the ones you can see in the Player's guide

[@user-gc6cb3lu1x]

YES

[@unknowncomic4107]

Will this be available on D&DB? I really hope so.

[@Draakhart_961]

Just for the purpose of clarity - does this mean that these versions of the guide are essentially replacing existing guides? Are they made for the new 2024 ruleset in mind - and if so - will things such as subclasses stop being based on 2014 rules? For clients with existing player and campaign guides - are the changes possibly significant enough to warrant purchasing these new books? (asking in good faith as I currently do not own either the player nor campaign guide but I do have the Monster Grimoire)

[@arkham7033]

So, I have the players guide and campaign guide. Are those now useless due to these updates books coming out? And I am thankful that there will be more. I hope the settlements get polished up with details and it’s cool to hear the lore is being refined.

[@alexjd4874]

This looks awesome. Do you think you could have pledge tiers to come with older grim hollow books. Especially old campaigns? Or even have them as add ins.

[@RevocerGM]

You lot are ace!

[@lostking01]

My wallet is now begging me for mercy.

[@Arclight84]

Very excited. Would love to also see a surprise PF2e translation in the stretch goals!

[@MrSororitas]

My poor wallet. I'm hyped

[@PichulRixth]

Dang, went all in last time. Please consider an upgrade pack to get my current stuff up to spec.

[@AndyReichert0]

hell yes!!! smart thinking making a 2024 rules version!!

[@Ravewood]

While these do sound like great changes, I am a bit disappointed that my books will be outdated soon and they haven't even arrived yet... I ordered mine last year as a Valika kickstarter add on...

[@Guidrion]

It's neat but I'm a bit bummed it's not a follow up to Valikan Clans with a double feature region guide and adventure or a bona fide adventure module

[@alexinfinite7142]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!😂

[@memeslich]

Grim Hollow 2: Fantasy Boogaloo

[@chriswilson320]

Figured you guys would at least wait for the new edition to be out before putting your money on it with your products.

[@lewiskazzamo230]

So how worth it are these books going to be for people that have no intent on switching to the 5.5 rules?

[@ARealBigFatRappingMonkey]

Why would you need to make rules for 5.5E, it's supposed to be backwards compatible so you don't have to?

[@motorheadabega]

Vtt support this time I hope?

[@Zeromegas]

You bring Mythic Ability to Dnd 5

[@tappedcrayfish4960]

You guys are Melbourne based right? do you have any places that stock your books?

[@GhostfireNick]

There are some melbourne based shops that stock them. You can google "Grim Hollow Australia" and a few will show up. You can also ask your local game store to stock our products :)

[@alexdoerofthings]

Who makes up the Grim Hollow team? Can you make a video that introduces everyone?

[@williamtorres4140]

I know we always want to know. But I really hope they don't tell us. We have seen how some people can be on the internet.

[@Batterydennis]

Looks awesome. I love that smaller TTRPGs companies have found a way to bring their awesome content to market. I don’t love that it is the crowdfunding model. Pre-ordering is always consumer unfriendly. But it seems to be the new TTRPGs standard. Even WotC is pushing a preorder on the DMG and MM that won’t be released for months. /sigh

[@WalterRiggs]

So… GH 2E?

[@GreyGramarye]

This means the Monster Hunter will be designed against the 2024 martials yeah? Martials mostly got a power bump with the update, Monster Hunter is going to need to compare to them.

[@shawnrehm2394]

Well damn, I was just about to start a new campaign. I can wait for it but i don't want to so this might be too late.

[@garryame4008]

Will the grim hollow citadel adventure path be available in the upcoming Kickstarter?

[@linksstruepower7443]

Ooof. I'm debating if i really want to buy this since i haven't run Grim hollow yet...