Dungeons & Dragons Changed Japan Forever

[@PaladinProse]

CORRECTION: Wizardry first released in 1981, not 1971. 🤘

[@ajdynon]

As is commonly said in western anime fandom, "Record of Lodoss War is what most DMs envision their D&D game as being like. Slayers is what most D&D games are ACTUALLY like."

[@PaladinProse]

WHERE'S THE LIE?!

[@tanizzley]

The manga-style dnd art is so cool!

[@MrHoleinthevoid]

That ending LOL. Great video!

[@PaladinProse]

🥐

[@HouseDM]

Hehehehe so good. You taught me something new @PaladinProse. Thanks!

[@PaladinProse]

Just doing my jerb 🤠

[@Raidanzoup]

Man, my favorite piece of Wizardry trivia is that the co-creator Robert Woodhead (namesake of Trebor, the Mad Overlord) is licensing classic anime for blu-ray releases today. When I first sat down and watched a retrospective on CRPGs the Wizardry section had me all "wait, what, the AnimEigo guy who let us buy Bubblegum Crisis on blu-ray?"

[@PaladinProse]

That is awesome. Have you seen the Wizardry OVA? it's uploaded here on KZbin. I haven't had the chance but I really wanna check it out.

[@Raidanzoup]

@@PaladinProse Oh yeah, I think I checked it out earlier this year. It's very, very basic, but treating it as a relic of its time and the fact that the dungeon crawler doesn't have more story than the official background lore it's actually charming for what it is. But don't go in expecting a Lodoss or anything lol

[@PaladinProse]

@@Raidanzoup Yeah that sounds about right. Sounds like the perfect thing to check out with friends over some beers and banter.

[@conmacmara2743]

Japan is very developed, of course they have their own version.

[@STURDYBONES]

sick video. i didnt see how mnay views it had until I finished. this one def gotta blow up!

[@PaladinProse]

Thanks for the support! Please share with your homies, let's make it so!

[@MemphiStig]

I've heard of Lodoss War but knew zero about it. I'll have to look into it now. I started playing D&D in the mid-80's and I played some early computer rpg's before that. Looking back, they weren't nearly as good as I remember, as much as they were new. When I first played FInal Fantasy, tho, things changed. I still play it every now and then.

[@PaladinProse]

Lodoss War really consumed me when I learned about it's origins. It's so freaking cool to me that Japan was doing the critical role thing back in the 80s.

[@minibuscus2]

Well now you've gotten take us through how to play sword world!!

[@PaladinProse]

It's a whole new world (no pun intended) but I've been diving in head first!

[@Jimalcoatl]

Look for the youtube channel Guided by Cardia, its run by the unofficial, but excellent, Sword World translation project. The basic mechanic is 2d6+class level. Classes work more like skill packages than classes in D&D, so multiclassing is not only expected, but generally seen as a requirement.

[@petsdinner]

What I most appreciate is how the Japanese call them TRPGs rather than TTRPGs. Like, it's too many letters! *And* how exactly am I supposed to say TTRPG without giggling like a small child every time I say "TT"? It just doesn't make sense. TRPG it is! Thanks for the video! The history of RPGs in Japan is a fascinating topic!

[@PaladinProse]

Table TALK RPGs is such a charming way to describe the medium, as well. I totally agree! Planning more content focused on this topic in the future so please stay tuned.

[@j.ghostington]

This is a super cool story to see how it all evolved from a campaign. And my first JRPG experience was Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) on the NES.

[@PaladinProse]

Dragon Quest is my favorite game of all time 😭✌️

[@Jimalcoatl]

There is an excellent unofficial translation of Sword World 2.0 and 2.5 for english speakers. Konosuba and Goblin Slayer have both gotten official English releases. They are all fun systems.

[@PaladinProse]

Shouts out to Guided by Cardia!

[@lcronovt]

I'm going to dive into Sword World 2.5, recently it has been translated and it feels at least for me... kinda... nostalgic.

[@PaladinProse]

Guided by Cardia is great! And I totally know what you mean. The early-to-mid 2000s Japanese fantasy vibe is really special.

[@DoctorEviloply]

Call of Cthulhu and Sword World are both way more popular than DnD in Japan. If you go into any Japanese manga shop or LGS you will find rows upon rows of Japan exclusive fan made and unofficial Call of Cthulhu supplements and barely any space reserved for DnD at all in comparison.

[@PaladinProse]

True!

[@yagsipcc287]

I really like the art its not straight up manga and not western a nice middle ground, see it alot more with the monsters and Dwarfs :-)

[@PaladinProse]

Totally agree! I love the Japanese take on western fantasy.

[@harrisonlee1]

do people play dnd in japan? actual japanese people?

[@PaladinProse]

TTRPGs are pretty niche in Japan, but yes D&D is the second most played by Japanese folks behind CoC.