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[@FireballN]

Thinking that systems shouldn’t be relied on in DND is just a bad take imo. When you have too much freedom and everything can happen, there is way less room for out of the box thinking. Without systems there is almost no story or structure and everything is just confusing. Also if all RPGs are considered than some rely on systems for both their functionality and popularity.

[@AkyJave]

Yup, and this is why different systems exist outside of D&D to enforce different types of fantasies in different ways

[@_elifilen]

There is a reason why I hate systemless combat

[@yujin_sumeragi]

Agreed, it's just an objectively erroneous take: narrative ttrpg without a system is called just playing make-believe, which is what I did when I was 5. It has so many problems, that having a satisfying and entertaining session of a systemless ttrpg might be as achievable as true communism.

[@N1ghthavvk]

@@yujin_sumeragi At that point you're just co-operatively narrating a story, possibly without even writing down anything. You could just go write a book, draw a comic, or record a movie together.

[@RiveroftheWither]

​@@_elifilenIt just feels very "children on the playground" to me, when one kid has a laser gun, but the other kid suddenly has a force field, the first says it's actually a super solar ray gun that melts through force fields, the other yells "Nuh uh my force field is indestructible!". Same vibe just older kids.

[@Juju2927]

Let me guess, the first group of the players were the type of kids that said they had the "Anti - "Anti everything" shield" when they were playing make believe at 10 ?

[@baconbagels5475]

They'd probably be better suited to a system like "kids with bikes" which is FAR less rules heavy than DnD Or maybe not

[@thewitiefling]

I must say, TTRPGs are like books. People who say they hate reading most likely haven’t found a book that resonates with them. Ditto for tabletop systems. 5e isnt for everyone, and that’s ok.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

Agreed. When I discovered other systems and how they leaned into different aspects of roleplaying, it was truly a breath of fresh air that I needed to fully enjoy the hobby.

[@kronosbot5]

5e isn't for anyone, that's the problem. I've been enjoying better game-play from different systems.

[@thewitiefling]

Personally, I love 5e. But there’s a whole variety of others I enjoy as well. Thats the beauty of it 😁

[@Senok13]

I am fine with 5e, only our DM's logic hurt sometimes - if you has an ability, what you can use as a bonus action, then it cannot use instead of an action, because you already used a different bonus action already? That's - by my opinion - not meant to be a limitation, just to show the required time for it! That's why you cannot repeat the SAME ACTION that way (except, when the rules specifically tells you, that you can)! Also, if it wouldn't be obvious from this, he is very rigorous about the "rules as written", so in his games there is no "rule of cool". (He denies this, but if you can do without streching the rules, then it doesn't matter how "cool" your move, it doesn't fall into the "rule of cool" category - that's what by it's description IS. An action, which shouldn't be possible, but it's so ingenious/funny, and not a 100% nonsense, that the DM looks away from the actual rules, make up some special circumstances what you need to fulfill [ability checks, et cetera], and allows it.) Example: My Aasimar barbarian cannot activate it's wings in the same turn when he enter rage, because both of them are bonus actions, even if i would be willing to use my actual action for it. (Wanted to use my movement to jump off from a roof, and do a stylish superhero-landing, but needed the rage to decrease the damage from falling - it was a 3 story tall building, also the roof itself, so it would hurt a bit too much.)

[@0MissNemo0]

1st story: OP aws looking for a gentle and empathic way to break down those news to their group of freinds to avoid being called a douchbag and proceeded to gently and empathically explain the problem. THis means OP already has those skills and YET they fear a overblown negative reaction. They fear and expect it. That means the problem is the friendgroup. OP sounds like a pathological people pleaser, not good. They should express themselves as eloquently and gently as they do in the post and let the friendgroup react as they may. If someone gets pissed off, op is better of without that "friend".

[@killer_rabbit42]

13:02 One of the first things I tell new DMs when they ask for advice on running an RPG: When presented with options: A, B, or C, players will choose option Q. You can never be prepared for everything but try to be reasonably flexible with players' ideas.

[@_elifilen]

1st DM was not the asshole 2nd DM didn't do the good job making those NPC relevant

[@DaTimmeh]

I see some potential problems on both sides of the second story. "I don't see a point in a long conversation with NPCs" comes off as very strange to me. We're not talking about some lines of code returning preprogrammed lines. The DM is a person who may also want to interact inside the world (be a part of the game), not just run all the game mechanics for the players. Of course, depends on what a "long conversation" is, along with a bunch of other info we dont have. But I don't think the players are as innocent as the post tries to portray them. Always have to remember from whose perspective you get the story.

[@RiveroftheWither]

2nd DMs issue was more a lack of information/ session 0. I've played in Forgotten Realms games many times (I know that wasn't Forgotten Realms but it's the same idea), most official DND modules are set in the Forgotten Realms and many homebrews still happen within the setting for less prep. Like this it's a premade setting with lots of lore and history preset for DMs to use, however none of the modules require that extensive knowledge and keep it strictly to whats necessary to the specific story, as do most DMs making a homebrew story. The ONE DM I had that wanted us to actually know some of the deeper setting lore made sure to tell us at session 0 and even highlighted exactly what we needed to know. This DM instead just expected every person to know the settings deeper lore right down to specific heroes and well enough to be intrigued by their mere presence when nothing pointed to them being relevant. All without informing them that it was an expectation.

[@booklover7889]

I agree that DM 1 was NTAH I also think that DM 2 is in a little in the right, he didn't have the best way of going about it but while DMs job is to make sure npc are interesting, if a player literally says ' I don't see a point in having a long conversation with a npc' I'm putting the blame mostly on OP here You gotta work with your DM man 😓

[@RiveroftheWither]

​@@DaTimmehIt also depends on the perceived importance of the NPC. Some parties are more quest and story focused than lore and rp focused. Some guy in armor just standing there, who just so happens to be from a different module half the group hasn't played? Not going to grab a lot of players attention, but a ragged and injured woman running down the street screaming "PLEASE SOMEONE! THEY HAVE MY BABY, MY POOR LITTLE BOY"? A quest and story driven party would eat that up.

[@DaTimmeh]

@@RiveroftheWither As I said, theres a lot of info we don't have. And there are almost certainly things the dm could do differently. But there's some very specific wording used by OP that doesn't sit right with me at all. It's like someone trying to fish for being right, knowing they are at least partially at fault.(Admitting to meaningless shortcomings, like "should've noticed he's annoyed" can be genuine, but also is fantastic for gaining sympathy) And then there's the comment of "no point in long conversations with NPCs" on top of that. I always ask myself "Why did the OP post this?". It's not a funny story about something, it doesn't really come across as a rant either. To me, it's seeking validation that they're right. I did it often enough as a kid myself. They want to feel better without admitting to their faults. I'd be willing to bet some money on that. In the end, they just need to communicate more and better. I don't think anyone is truly bad in that story, just a little socially inept. Which, in today's world, we all probably are.

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

As one of Scandinavian descent, I approve of the Norway T-shirt. Also, pro-tip for those who want to use homebrew: Work with the DM. They can help with fine tuning the minutiae to make the homebrew work better.

[@RurikDankil]

I'm about to run a game with my family. My mom hasn't played since the original Dungeons and Dragons. Not even AD&D. I haven't DMed in 15 years. And two of the players are chaos players. Maybe I should write a few stories if (when) the chaos happens.

[@torgranael]

The speed dating sketch reference was one hell of a callback, and I loved it.

[@DarkAngelBluejay]

The lights reflecting off her glasses look like "eyes". I had this video on in the background while typing up a one-shot I am working on and moved my curser out of the way of something. It hovered over the tab, bringing up the mini-window, and all I see are glowing eyes layered on glasses. Had a good laugh at it.

[@Dlnqntt]

Your friends are not always your TTRPG friends. Don't force something that is clearly not working.

[@twas_a_cat7721]

The TTRPG from the 2nd story "Das Schwarze Auge" is called "The Dark Eye" in it's english/international version, it is most commonly referred to with the acronym DSA though. So if someone doesn't get what you are talking about if you refer to "The Dark Eye" just say DSA and people who know that system should understand and you won't have to try and get through the mess that is german pronounciation. It is an interesting but truly daunting system in terms of complexity. Worth checking out though, since it does do some actually interesting things with what are otherwise somewhat bland systems in other TTRPGs.

[@DaTimmeh]

Or you can just be like wife, and have immaculate pronounciation for a foreigner.

[@twas_a_cat7721]

@@DaTimmeh True, I just wanted give some broad, over all advice though since most people will struggle much more with it like Duke did. Which is no fault of his own obviously, it's a really stupid language.

[@herrhartmann3036]

Second Story: First off, DSA has way too much lore! As one veteran player once put it: "My character can't even spit on the ground without that particular square inch being described in at least two different sourcebooks." This means that anyone who's into rich and complex backstory can really go off the deep end there. It also means that the difference between lore-fans and non-lore-fans is even bigger than in most other games. I think this is exactly what we've seen in this story. Also: If I get to meet the high priestess of my religion, I will make sure not to waste her time with irrelevant chatter. That woman has important work to do!

[@samhammy7028]

A funny story in my campaign: there was a griffin on top of a tower surrounded by caltrops, so the barbarian charged, after they got to the tower, they tried to climb it which took them a while, but only four of the five got up, the griffin soon attacked knocking the cleric off of the tower with only 5 health, then the wizard had the “great idea” to light the nest they were standing in on fire, which eventually knocked out the Druid who was thrown off the tower by the barbarian. The wizard was then knocked off the tower by the griffin leaving him unconscious and the barbarian, who refused to rage or leave kept fighting, though he kept missing 😂, the griffin realized it was hurt and left, but not before throwing the barbarian off and leaving him on 2 hp. The party then decided to take a rest on top of the caltrops and when they woke up, they took 5 points of damage and making them laugh. All in all, we had a great time and a good laugh

[@jessecapra2350]

Barely 3 minutes in "One of them even became a Discord mod..." I already see a problem.

[@lexistential]

the "cool" at 12:31 sounds like the old minecraft hurt sound

[@kurtoogle4576]

7:00 THIS!!! THIS!! Being selective of players by compatibility is crazily important!! If you can be selective with players, DO IT!!

[@christineherrmann205]

Boy, that first story is timely. I have a group and I'd like to run for 4 of them, but two of them... not so much.

[@vanpheonix1276]

My DMing style revolves around 2 things: 1) Understanding the world I am DMing. If I am running a pre-written campaign, I will read and re-read that book at least 3 times just so I understand what is in that world, why things are bad, and who the NPC's are. If I made the world this step is automatically done 2) Giving more "urgency/consquence" for their actions. For example I often will give my players 2 - 3 sidequests that are simultaneously active. For an example: sidequest a) Take care of a bandit camp threatening the main village. b) Find a missing child. and c) Kill a wyvern that is terroizing a farmer. If they decide to find the missing child first I will randomly pick either a or c to advance. If a advances the bandits attack the village, now uh oh these bandits that were left un-attended were plotting to raid the village and you now need to deal with them mid-raid. After they complete that the next day c will advance and that wyvern has now not only taken the farmers' sheep, but the farmer became so fed up with the wyvern he decided to hunt it himself, and he hasn't been seen in the last few days. Now you have to find the farmer hopefully he's alive and defeat the wyvern. You will of course still get all the rewards, but it's important to tie in these "sidequests" to the main plot somehow. Maybe the bandits made a deal with the BBEG and they are alliances. Maybe that wyvern was close to the village in the first place because the BBEG has destroyed it's home. Now there may be a monster investation that needs to be dealt with lest there be more wyvern attacks. But what if there isn't any sidequests in the pre-written book you had? Make one or two up. The key is the understanding of the world and ultimately your own interpretation of it. I really enjoy this because I never feel like I get frustrated that "My players aren't doing what I want them to" and my players feel like their choices mattered. They begin to wonder "What if I dealt with the bandits first? These people wouldn't have been in danger" could happen, maybe they don't care but that's fine. With this style the world literally revolves around the players, which is how it should be.

[@Area1G]

this vid was well timed as im actually currently working on a campaign at the moment and have been debating about running it because one player in particular. For some reason we just dont get along well, as he likes narrative and boring conversations and absolutely hates combat, but combat is something I deeply love. Ive been debating not running the campaign because of it but im now reconsidering just not inviting him and explaining if anyone asks. many thanks for the advice from an aspiring dm

[@Senok13]

Well, for the story about the players not talking to important NPC's - if the CHARACTERS should know them, then the DM should emphasize, that some of the PC's recognise it, then tell some stories about their deeds - maybe depending on a history check, how much they know about it. A Bard, by it's profession might doesn't even need to roll - they are already famous, a proper storyteller SHOULD be able to heard about them! That was the DM's fault not recognising, that the character's knowledge isn't the same as the player's knowledge.

[@KenseiKitsune]

I don't think this guy's friends are his friends...

[@lechdanecki711]

Yep

[@IgnatiusWillGrimm]

Duke's face at 4:28 cracked me up.

[@knallfaden8131]

Wifes Interpration of "das schwarze Auge" was (with a low british accent) very good to nearby perfect. 👍 Lovely greetingsto you both from your german fan.

[@torgranael]

The biggest reason I scrolled to the comments was to see if any native speakers were grading Wife's pronunciation. Glad to see she did well.

[@LoganBluth]

What's a "low british accent"?

[@knallfaden8131]

@@LoganBluth some kind of sounds in her speech that sounds british. Perhaps Dialect is the better word?

[@LoganBluth]

@@knallfaden8131 Do you mean "English"? Because Britain encompasses England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, plus her normal speaking voice is an American accent.

[@knallfaden8131]

@@LoganBluth She has an american accent? OK!? But I'm native german; it is hard for me to hear out all the differences in the english languages, anyway. In the end; she said the words correctly, but you can hear, that she is normally speaking a english tounge.

[@bjwaters]

Story 1: Yeah, each table is different, and you have to find common ground on the kind of D&D (or TTRPG) you want to play. Some groups want more narrative, others want more hack 'n' slash, and others want a balance. Once you understand the table and learn to adapt yourself to that style of play, then you can enjoy the game with that specific group. Of course, there may be styles that you don't care for, and that's fine. If you feel like a table isn't working, there is nothing wrong with stepping away, even if you are the DM. Just make it clear what you think is wrong, don't be antagonistic, and learn to let things go.

[@mslabo102s2]

Sure, DSA/The Dark Eye has a massive lore and that might be a big part of it, but that becomes a barrier if every The Dark Eye fan became a lore snob that doesn't try to ease them into. That Barbarian DM was one of them.

[@tobb50]

Love the Norway T-shirt

[@jacobwillems8217]

In the second one, it sounds like the GM was a huge fan of certain characters from the lore and got mad that the players didnt have the same attachment to those characters.

[@bloodmooncomics2249]

I was in a group the DM didn't want to play anymore because he was upset we didn't think his squirrel creatures sounded cute. He was a disorganized person (20-30 minutes of him checking notes because he couldn't remember names of NPCs) and a railroader (always said 'sandbox' but would get upset if you didn't do something he wanted so he would send powerful things to make you follow what he wanted), but we wanted to play so we ignored it. Well, one time he made us talk to large blue owls that talked. We kind of shrugged. Well, he said they created 'children' and these 'children' were three generations in and only had about 15 all together, the owls deiced which ones breed so no inbreeding (which was already odd to toss in). He then told us about these creatures. He originally told us they were pretty much squirrels with long thin limbs. One guy asked, "Like in cartoons thin" and the DM said yes. We all winced. Well, he made us steal an airship that he wanted us to give to the owl people. He made us take the squirrel things, so we had to learn all their names and what classes they were... I guess the two blue owls taught them everything of their classes. The DM noticed my dementia character did not want to be around them, so he made me walk around with the youngest one that was a bard and she never shut up. Another player tried to dodge them and he made a few follow him. The other players all were stuck with them one way or another and even when we tried to split up he made it so we still had to take them. We hated these annoying things that talked as if they were dumb, but he wanted us to know they were smart. They were annoying because we were not playing. These things were doing everything and we were there as if we were the NPCs. After a while the other player flat out said he was sacrificing one. The DM was angry and looked around to see none of us arguing. He asked why we were not attached to them. A player stated they were annoying as another said he felt like he wasn't playing, another said he just didn't like him, I said "every time I picture them I get a shiver up my spin" as the table agreed. He asked why and other player flat out said, the way he described them they sounded gross. The DM was angry pretty much shouting that we should see them as cute... none of us did. We were done stealing the ship and happy to be done with the squirrels. Not even a full session in and he was talking about us needing to go back to the squirrels. He saw everyone did not look overly happy as we all tried to find a way around it. (No one wants to not be able to play as this things do all the work). After that session every time everyone would meet up he would lay down saying he wasn't feeling like playing. After two months we said we would go back to the squirrel and do whatever he wanted. He seemed okay with that, but as soon was the next session was suppose to start he did the same thing. For another two months we did not play and just hung out. After that he disappeared from the group. He did that a lot and so we never finish any campaign he has ever done. We haven't seen him since and agreed this time we were done.

[@j.rinker4609]

A lot of real life conflicts are miscommunication. Either not telling the people who need to know something, telling people who don't (and in some cases shouldn't) know, or telling people unclearly. Also, not listening when others communicate to/with you.

[@LightningRX00]

It's incredible like the first one is my exact problem at the moment but with less drama...😂

[@thethan302]

Your players secretly hate your quirky NPCs.

[@EelcoPeterzen]

I feel like the previous setup worked better, when the two of you were facing each other diagonally. We the viewers were still present, but it felt like you two did this more together, with more banter and great fun between the two of you. Right now the setup feels like anchors of a news program.

[@MoreInsane96]

8:03 "oww c'mon"

[@GhostpainOG]

For the first person, based on that description, they aren't really his friend. He is their friend. The onus is on him to conform to them. So it's up to him how much he wants to risk pissing them all off. At worst he risks doing the "who gets the friends" breakup silliness. At best the ones he feels disrespected by just don't talk to him.

[@kiddykat]

That is a cute plushie

[@KollbjornYT]

*Bonk* We're friends now, One Shot Questers

[@verwulf]

Now I just Have To go back and re-watch the speed dating sketch.

[@GeneralJerrard101]

I didn't see that "*bonk* we're dating." In either of the osq speed dating episodes.

[@juanfbl]

*bonk* we're friends now... *leaves*

[@envymordecai4429]

*Bonk* “We’re dating now” Pretty sure this is how my GM and I starting dating 😂 Went on one date and haven’t really been apart since.

[@SamBrockmann]

Story 1: Your "best friends" aren't good friends. They're spoiled brats. Story 2: I feel like the Game Master just assumed things, instead of explaining things. Story 3: 😂😂 "The paladin, the mad lad"

[@aeryngoodspeed]

it's pronounced "das sh-var-tsuh ow-guh" which, if high school German class taught me anything, means "the black eye". which goes freaking hard ngl i need to know what this game IS

[@GryphonDes]

Holding a Session ZERO for the overall game, setting campaign expectations as a group - will fix a ton of issues! OK LOL - you literally offered this advice just as I finished typing it out!

[@Nurichiri]

It almost seems like the two DMs should have swapped tables.

[@samuelsalvatore4511]

if a group of friends do everything in their power to make your life a constant headache and constantly disrespect you for their own pleasure, then they're not friends. this isn't an issue of incompatibility between players and DM, this is an issue with op being the joke of the group. he shouldn't be afraid to play with other people, nor should he feel tied to his group. it is unhealthy to think that you can only rely on one person in the entire world to be happy (that's exactly how manipulation works). op doesn't need to end his friendship right away (although it is what i would advise) but what he actually needs to do is get new friends to play with, that way he won't be so emotionally attached to the original group.

[@theoneandonly3267]

This is why session zeros exist

[@michaeljebbett160]

There are times I wish I could get players in my campaigns who either knew the system better, or who took it a bit more seriously.

[@einavnesher7423]

It wasn't the speed dating video, it was the pick up lines video. I literally watched it today.

[@markusnavergard2387]

" the dark eye" is a german rpg system. it is kinda cool. there are games set in that world on GoG.

[@alexi4829]

so for the 1st story; I have 1 friend that I'd never like to run any TTRPG for because his play style has a type of energy I'm not suited to managing. I've played in games where we're both players and it's worked out perfectly, and whilst I've never played in a game he's GMed the stories I've heard from him sound like he's a GM I'd mesh well with as a player. but I'd never be able to GM for him. it's important to recognise that good friends != good player or GM dynamics. It's also something that's very hard to figure out without trial and error (where the 'error' part is particularly rough)

[@allenfox7186]

It seems like the DM either failed to convey the relevance of the “famous” NPC’s that are in that lore in conjunction to the campaign or failed to make them more interesting than just basic encounters that just happened to be relevant characters from the lore. Either way you can’t expect your players to know famous NPCs from lore unless you tell your players beforehand in a session zero or have other random NPCs telling the players a brief history about their previous exploits and more importantly plot relevance like having them have history with the BBEG or one of the players make them invested while not shoving them down their throats.

[@Razshagaul]

Hmm, 2 interesting stories. For the first, that DM wasn’t an asshole at all; seemed like he was bending over backwards for his friends, but their preferred playstyles were just too different to make work. Good on him to set the boundary; DM’s have every right to have fun just like the players. If you’re not having fun, you’re doing something wrong, and that’s where good communication comes in normally, but that situation could not be resolved via communication. Endjng it was the right decision, in my opinion. As for the second story, as someone who has experience as a player and a DM, I can safely say that DMs need to watch their expectations. Players will not always do what you want, but also, trying to railroad them into situations without telling them why can backfire gloriously. Again, good communication comes in here, and this was a situation that could have been solved by the DM explaining why they got upset and what they were hoping for, because that’ll signal the players that, for future encounters, the DM may still want that. You can’t always assume that your players are on the same page. But also, not everyone cares a lot about the roleplay aspect of the game enough to spend time with non-plot-relevant NPCs. Roleplay is a big part of D&D, but typically, either an NPC has to be relevant for the players to engage with them, or they have to be interesting enough to pique their interest, which is on the DM to deliver. You can’t assume your players know the lore of each and every NPC, even the famous ones, so there could be no interest walking into the situation, meaning you have to get their attention. If you’re relying on them to know the lore, you’re asking to fail.

[@adamxei9073]

That don’t make a lot of sense what this DM has to go through. Why would you even agree to a table top game if you don’t like any of the game part? Just go to the debate board or acting school.

[@savvycraftings]

I want to see an updated class speed date with wife now 😁

[@PlayPodOG]

those players didnt want to play a game, they just wanted to write a book. i dont subscribe to"there is no wrong way to play dnd" cause there is. and thats one. "i dont want to look at a sheet and just talk politics" sounds insufferable and i would never hang out with people like that

[@piecewing3686]

Yes "the black eye" has a lot of Lore and a living Storry but you cant expeckt players to know it all. this startet in 1984 and has a lot of Books, games and Adventure for the TTRPG.

[@bromora989]

I started playing it and basically the only lore I’ve managed to learn is regarding really broad stuff (the 12 gods, the nameless days) and what’s specific to my character (gjalskland and firnelves)… because there’s so much and as a non-German speaker, I can’t even read most of the content without broken translations for all of it!

[@twas_a_cat7721]

Quick fyi, the english/international version is called the The Dark Eye ^^

[@herrhartmann3036]

​@@twas_a_cat7721But the English version doesn't include 40 years' worth of obscure lore details, all of which a veteran GM might assume to be common knowledge.

[@SrenHolm-k3o]

Forcing players to roleplay with your NPC's is f'ed up.

[@heatherreagan8078]

Where can we submit stories?

[@gobigblue357]

wait i didn’t expect my post from like a month ago to get featured as the third one what

[@lanxreedalenlum3706]

i wouldnt run for the first group either

[@exilelaflamme9184]

When is DD for sale? I want one 😂

[@DASBIGUN]

that first story....he sounds like he.....had a train run on him by the players that just liked narration and "imagination", and that's it. NO rules, not dice, no maps, no nothin.

[@tytoalba605]

Its rough because yes ttrpgs, are like board games not video games and not everyone enjoys board games but everyone who's a fan of fantasy is drawn to any fantasy rpg so want to join but that doesn't mean they'll enjoy the game or fit in with everyone else in the group. Like I like dnd but dont get allot of enjoyment from playing it.

[@oiman5733]

The first group should play something very rules-light, like FATE or something that uses GENESYS, not 5e.

[@cidlunius1076]

This is one of those moments when you simply suggest, hey there's games that are more narrative heavy and have less rules to deal with. Why not try FATE or one of the many offspring of Powered by the Apocalypse?

[@LanceKirkman]

Love it

[@WeDieInTheDark]

Since when do ttrpgs have ranked points involved??!?

[@LoneWolfDM]

Dee Dee!

[@LadyMaeghan]

What happened to this series? Is Wife ok? I miss this. :(

[@srumorhasit]

loved it, was awesome, worst campaign ever, but you have to keep running it! what the hell kind of sense does that make.....wish he had been closer to them so he could hit em poor guy thinking he was the problem good lord! loved the post! keep being your wonderful selves :)

[@majinsole8554]

We’re friends now. ~_~

[@domaniac9119]

Oh dear, DSA. That's a whole shebang. Basically, until the recent DnD revival of the last few years, Das Schwarze Auge was at least as big as DnD here in Germany, if not bigger (it originally started out as a rip-off in the 80s when the rights for a German version of DnD were denied). It developed into its entirely own thing and own world and cosmos, but in contrast to DnD with its pretty free way of worldbuilding, at least books-wise the world is very much tied into the campaigns and there are fixed historical events happening at particualr times and everything, so the setting is very much fixed. And of course there are people who have been playing DSA for up to 40 years and feel very strongly about Aventurien (which that world is called). So that second story is pretty much a 1e DM building his story around Volo, Mordenkainen and Drizzt, while his players don't really care about the whole history of the games' world all that much.

[@theroobobianking]

One thing please please aline the mics

[@michaelbohannon527]

duke eats butt.

[@miguelvillaruel7667]

osr 🤟

[@mercofrevenge1]

Not all of your friends are d&d friends

[@markusnavergard2387]

get new friends. wow

[@iceman3317]

I am sorry the first person.... they are your best friends.... and you want to say stuff like that behind their back. You good sir... are a terrible friend.

[@Darkness_man1]

Make a new episode its been 3 moths please duke

[@michaelwoish5962]

Lol, “lay down some expectation,” like a few rules maybe around 44 ?

[@Haexxchen]

I do have to say, a lot of those famous DSA-NPCs are just old PCs from the guys who wrote it. None of them are interesting. Powerful people? Yes. Interesting? Not really ever. Thing is, I think DSA players are a special breed. Some of those people know more of the history of Aventuria, than about world history. They are the hugest lore and rule lawyers I have ever met in Germany. They actually DO get angry when you do not interact with the lore the way they want you to. There often is no room for creativity, as there are like 50 books only full of maps, a book with rules to roll your boob size and preficiency at love making and all the lore is actually just stolen, because Aventuria is basically Medival Magic Germany with Italy and France in the north west, greece in the southwest, scandinavia in the north etc... The game is full to the brim with racism, makes a point of equality, but features this one region where men have no standing (oh so woke, still racist, but woke) Don't get me started on the several equasions you have to solve every roll to determine how good you are at something. This Redditors mistake really was playing DSA with a friend in the first place.

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Yikes

[@MHAMAD3D]

30 seconds uploaded lol

[@Mr.potato-d9d]

2 min upload for me lol

[@Brightblade_Plays]

hmm, the irony of the advice on the second story by duke's wife is contrary to her own advice from first comment. you'll never know how pc's react or on thier playstyle. please don't advocate gatekeeping. you might miss out on awesome chemistry of pc's that way- yes you will probably have to deal with problem players but that is a part of socializing.

[@theoneandonly3267]

This is why session zeros exist