Dollar Store D&D Followup!

A video elaborating more my thoughts on the current state of D&D, Tabletop Role Play, and things in general. A few highlights on my DM style, the inspiration for my game setup, and an expansion to your vocabulary!
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[@johnsummers2943]

I used to play d&d 2nd edition and all we had was our character sheets we had no figurines or nothing just dice and a pencil. it was great.

[@jeffreymoffitt4070]

Your video literally got me into d&d, now im painting minis, kitbashing, building terrain, and have 2 active campaigns going on!!

[@whiterabbit75]

The thing about the "Theater of the Mind" is that even if everyone hears the same description, they're all going to be imagining something different. Ask 100 people to name a creature that is as tall as a house, has tough leathery hide, two enormous teeth, and ears as big as radar dishes, and you'll get 100 different names. Sure, some might actually call it an elephant (what I was describing), but everyone's imaginations will work differently. Having a map with figures for placement will at least keep everyone on the same page as to where everything is.

[@vladspellbinder]

This is a friendly reminder that the ENTIRE ruleset for Patherfinder, both first and second edition, are totally free on-line. Not just only four classes. I'm not sure about the new Critical Role system.

[@nathancarmen1685]

As an indie TTRPG designer, I really appreciate these kind of videos. The indie scene in general is exploding with games designed for accessibility, and for GMs on a budget. TTRPGs are a movement more than a product. Harkening back to the days of gathering around a campfire and telling stories. DIY is the way.

[@TheArceusftw]

Again, I tip my hat off to you for ways for me to possibly get into DnD without necissarily breaking the bank.(Especially given alot of the bogus buisness practices that Hasbro and WOTC have been pulling recently.)

[@Undrave]

I actually found polyhedral dice at Dollarama :D 3 sets of dice with little pouches! I think for 4 CAD$.

[@pyredynasty]

Dude when we were kids we couldn't even afford the books. We just made our own stuff up.

[@nmscrowlee1565]

D&D for free is nice. Washable markers to draw the map on a window or a varnished table. (Of course none of these are free unless you have a garden and some level frontier living) Food stamps for a few snacks or leftovers from the week's meals or potluck. The cardboard from last sessions pop or other beverages to make new scenery with the window markers. Small painted stones representing characters. A small indoor window garden for a forest scene. A painted q-tip box as a building. I'm currently working the free budget, so I'm still making up the materials as I go.

[@roystonlodge]

My local comic book shop sells common Heroclix singles for $1 each. Lots of 'em are easily adaptable to D&D. Just tear off the Heroclix base and repaint 'em (with dollar store paints).

[@Marcus-ki1en]

Love your concept. As a DM from 1979, I have played with as little as Green Army Men and cereal cardboard dungeon tiles. What ever works to get you to be able to play is great. Spend on goodies as you are able, not because you must.

[@luizurtiga]

I like maps even for games without minis, players always knowing where they are saves a lot of time on descriptions and confusion and I also think it helps players be creative

[@lunam9397]

While DnD does need a map, a thing that sets it apart from many rpgs (dnd's insistence on measuring in feet makes it nessecary to know exactly where everyone is), even that map is itself an abstraction. That abstraction can go back pretty far - a pencil sketch on some 1' graph paper and paper tokens with a crude sketch and/or a name is enough - and emotional investment in the characters and their situation will do a lot for you

[@tipulsar85]

I Can safely say that a lot of the games I have, most people didn't know that there was an RPG for that type of setting. One that I'm looking forward to getting in print Is Mothership, Which is a hard SF game in the vein of 2001 and Alien. It has a massive zine community. And now to explain that term. When the term first got used, It was a portmanteau of fan magazine or fanzine. An old example is how we got World of Darkness to begin with, as that is how White Wolf started out. Now a zine is anything from a trifold/bifold pamphlet in size to under 100 pages.

[@mykediemart]

There is so much free and cheap stuff for D&D, look what they put in creative commons if your sticking w 5e. The OSR and it old school clones of D&D can be very affordable (Basic Fantasy is one)

[@ReadingRulesDallas]

You dig so much out of every game. Very insightful. Thanks!

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

I love that you held onto your DM screen.

[@YagatoYeppelin]

That's a cute Ina acrylic stand you got there.

[@lennypina2361]

ThankYou for tht dollar store video. You were very creative, and have given me a spark of hope. I am gonna try with my nieces and nephews...and see if I can stir their imaginations. Thanx again for the inspiration.

[@Louis_Varga]

In the game I was recently in, we became murder nobles.