EZd6 Book of Quests Review (Ep

Professor DM reviews the EZd6 Book of Quests from Runehammer Games. Celebrate Independent Games Month!
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[@theDMsCraft]

A great look at the book. Thanks so much for helping me playtest Dan.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

My pleasure!

[@CausticCatastrophe]

Ill be picking this up later, review or no review but now im excited :)

[@theDMsCraft]

@@CausticCatastrophe Thank you so much for supporting independent gaming.

[@lyraalma5589]

You better be; I just bought it thanks to this vid.

[@Runehammer1]

Thanks pdm! Was so fun working on this with Scotty

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Brilliant book. Well done.

[@gardenrabbit3565]

PDM has the best review format. I love it

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks. Please share this video everywhere!

[@theDMsCraft]

Agreed!

[@tdworwood]

Seriously. I hit play in this video while I'm multitasking, just to support the professor and the algorithm. But now I'm like, "do I need to buy this book?"

[@mykediemart]

I really like that style of bullet point layout. much better then read aloud box or browse a paragraph to find the one thing you need to convey. This is how adventures should read. Terse and useable. But that would upset the pay by word count model, which indie creators are thankfully free from. Thank you for sharing this book it's a pick up for myself

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks. It's well worth it.

[@Karlmakesstuff]

Great review! The "ready to play in 30 minutes" is for real - managed to run the lost city adventure from this one with less than an hour prep after 14 hours at work, and it went great. One other thing that is great about it is that many of the boss monsters have their own tweaks that make them unique, rather than being damage sponges. It's amazing how much mileage DM Scotty gets out of basically two stats.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Glad you enjoyed it! It's a great system.

[@Runehammer1]

10/10 that the gilligan spider was terrifying

[@theDMsCraft]

stuck with me =)

[@samuelbroad11]

I wish I had seen that episode, would have given me more respect for Gilligan's Island, and of course freaked me out.

[@jimobrien7315]

That was a dang eerie episode. The effects seemed pretty intense way back then.

[@0ldSch00l13]

Something that doesn't often get mentioned about EZD6 is how easy it is to convert old DnD modules into EZD6. Our group has converted and played several already (Palace of the Silver Princess, Red Hand of Doom, and a few others) some without any prep beforehand, just to see if it could be done. It's easy. The modules play so much faster and end up more intense, too.

[@theDMsCraft]

Truth

[@dwarvesanddragons6948]

PDM's reviews have helped me to discover really neat games and products, many of them (at least the ones I can bring to Chile) are on my shelves now

[@brownesque2188]

+1 on that scary Gilligan's Island spider. Right up there with Bigfoot from the Six Million Dollar Man.

[@lolusuck386]

I really like the idea of a system-agnostic book of short quests. I could certainly use this for one-shot ideas when trying to run new games with my friends.

[@ToddPutnam]

Another great review PDM. I love the simple quest presentation format and the artwork is outstanding for getting you pumped to play. Thanks for reviewing it!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

My pleasure!

[@jeremiahgehrig5175]

Mace was a fun little gaming convention. Glad to see that it is being continued in spirit.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Making plans to attend now.

[@KMShinobiFox]

Love the simple map format and the one-shot-friendliness!

[@reecechlumsky4406]

Love the way you do reviews. The little ideas about skipping the forty foot hallway and getting to the actual meat is great. Looking forward to the next review!

[@MrCefus]

Always good to hear from you on various games. Thanks for the good input. Looking forward to the next one.

[@Skulliver-t8q]

This looks rad. Thanks for the review.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Any time! More to come!

[@edwardromero3580]

Nice review. I have both the core rules and the adventures. I’m having a hard time convincing my group to play EZD6. It never occurred to me that I could just convert some of these excellent scenarios into my home brew. Thanks for the easy conversion notes.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You're welcome.

[@ProffesorBleak]

The good Ol' Professor's spider cider.

[@Jay-ql4gp]

Yes, that giant spider on Gilligan's Island was scary af. And the headhunter.

[@aaronvalentine6416]

Fantastic resource! Just ordered it. Thank you so much!

[@theDMsCraft]

Thanks for support independent game designers.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Enjoy!

[@jackbrownii]

The spider episode! I hadn't thought about that one in years...

[@andrewweber6672]

Damn. Want this. Really enjoying the coverage of indies. Thanks!

[@DellSala]

This book is so great! The d20 table of things to find is one of my favorite features. Sometime i roll on it, but sometimes i just pick out things that fit the moment. These make sessions feel organic, and alive! And the writing is so tight. Just what you need to get the adventure into your head quickly.

[@gmjeremy3627]

I am so jellous of EZD6 and SimpleD6 for publishing before me! I wanted to Trademark that title "EZD6" but didn't do so in time. I also invented what is basically the exact same system as EZD6 independantly some 20+ years ago independantly. Also, congradulations to them, I wish them well!

[@iamnottim.]

Great idea to have an Independent Games Month; I love it.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Me too!

[@sayrebonifield4663]

Yes, I remember the spider episode. Syndication made it hard to miss before cutting back on TV time to play more games.

[@stephenkramer7157]

Yes, that SPIDER! Weird that that was my childhood despite the fact that I'm 26.

[@tednovy7762]

Prof, thanks for bringing the upbeat energy. I picked up the base rulebook after your prior review, looks like I'm picking up another EZd6 product. Keep up the great work!

[@theDMsCraft]

Much appreciated, thank you for supporting independent game designers.

[@Squirrel-Hermit]

Thank you for doing/going in the direction of content that you are...

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You're welcome.

[@sirguy6678]

Great video! PDM shows us there is life! Games, and fun after 5e!

[@theDMsCraft]

Truth!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Couldn't agree more!

[@funwithmadness]

You just had to remind me of that Gilligan's Island episode with the giant spider. That thing was creepy to me as a kid!

[@Knuhll]

I am absolutely pumped. Thanks!

[@jasoncox4640]

This is one of the few books I am tempted to get physically. The art looks amazing.

[@ryanjohnson7245]

Loved this book. I ran a game from this for my son and cousin's kids. I gave them my copies and bought myself new ones. Gotta spread the love!

[@theDMsCraft]

Thanks so much

[@jeremyday8004]

Gilligan just needed a bird to take out the Spider - easy peasy!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

LOL

[@geekmastermind]

"Spiders. Why did it have to be spiders?"

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

lol

[@YoJesusMorales]

Dude, that giant is jacked 5:17, how much does it lift. Really great art. "And well... this thing."

[@YoJesusMorales]

Btw, states vary greatly in size, some of the states you have over there in the US are way bigger than some countries.

[@60508]

this looks like a fun book. I love quick and simple stuff that I can give a run with zero prep and I'm always looking out for things like this.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Well worth it!

[@agrayday7816]

Gilligan island episodes i always remember: The Hunter, The Spider, and the Meteor!

[@Marsh1563]

This looks like a great set of adventures. Since this is independent games month have you heard of an RPG called The Well by Shoeless Pete Games. I think it would be something you'd enjoy. It's rules light with a unique risk/reward dice mechanic and the setting is really captivating and unique. All of the enemies are undead. The creator apparently used to work for WotC.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

No. I''ll have to check it out.

[@NemoOhd20]

Love it. It is an incredible value. I tend to gravitate toward the books that give the BEST GM advise and this book of quests is another all star, along with ICRPG and Shadowdark. Even if I never play EZd6, Im sure as hell stealing many components (especially lucky dice, modified strikes/hitpoints and others). Examples: "In my years of playing, I’ve realized that smaller worlds just work better. In medieval times, many folk never left their home village. A realm far smaller than a continent was still a vast....." There are pages more of Scotty trying to tell us how to NOT waste time and how to make our adventures entertaining. "Instead of blocks of lore, this book is presented in bite-sized quests that get players moving.... Quests as plug-and-play bits of fun also make it easy for (GMs) to pick up this book and run ‘cold’ with minimal homework." Gods I wish ALL were written this way. Some commercial adventures require me to read for two freaking days JUST to figure out what stuff I actually need to run the damn adventure. Are they getting paid by the word? No, I don't care about the lore. Or at least put it in an appendix and Ill look it up if I do. Those words by Scotty summarizes it better than I could, and also shows why I think this book is a great addition EVEN if you intent to steal the ideas (in small or large chunks) for another game system.

[@theDMsCraft]

Very kind, thank you.

[@NemoOhd20]

@@theDMsCraft brother, thank you for sharing.

[@Hellvector]

An excellent book for sure! I picked it up on DTRPG a while back but I’m itching to get my hands on a physical copy as well. Thanks for the flip-through!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@chessenta3479]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I'm really liking this book.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You're welcome.

[@jandukanocraft]

Awesome review Professor! I am gonna have a look if it would be possible to buy it in Europe without selling my liver for shipping. Thanks!

[@asquirrelplays]

Always love me some DM Scotty material.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Me too!

[@TheShadowKarl]

I loved watching Gilligan's Island and watched all the episodes, I think, but I am not remembering this one. Maybe I blocked it out because is scared the crap out of me. I wouldn't doubt it at the age I was watching it. Now I need to find the episode to see if I can remember it!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Happy hunting!

[@davestory8614]

Although I don't ever see myself playing the EZd6 system again after a major crash-and-burn first session, I love this Quests book, and will easily be using it with other systems! It provides one of the best layouts for adventures, and the content itself is also top-notch. This is exactly how I layout my homebrew adventures, a process which I have tuned and used for decades.

[@BarringtonDrive]

'Beat Down Brothers'? Ok, sold. Imma get a copy NOW

[@thecaveofthedead]

It feels like EZD6 and this book would be a brilliant way to run a first campaign for people who'd hadn't played before.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Yep!

[@CausticCatastrophe]

Happy Independent Games Month yall!

[@theDMsCraft]

And you as well

[@ARKavli]

I remember the giant spider, but the dinosaur in the caveman episode freaked me out more. :)

[@tomdulski3729]

certainly the most memorable episode of Gilligan's Island

[@AndyReichert0]

thanks for showing this! i love buying independent products over 5e! i don't dislike 5e or wotc. i run 5e, but the independent stuff has better quests and a dark, gritty artwork that i prefer. all i get for the 300% premium on a 5e book is for the math to be written in 5e. not worth it.

[@chrispychickin7358]

Love it. I'm kicking off my own EZD6 campaign next week, with Pest Control (I mean you have to start with the giant spiders, right?), and can't wait to see what the players make of it.

[@theDMsCraft]

Have fun!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Enjoy!

[@zonegamma8197]

superb initiative

[@mingbritson]

Loving EZD6 so far, and also Deathbringer -- thanks again!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

[@xer0vi]

I like this. You could easily convert these adventures to any system. I enjoy system agnostic things. This might be worth checking out.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

It is worth the money.

[@rlgood]

I really am enjoying the EZD6 system. I own the two core books and the advantage deck, which does give players a way to "level up" every other session or so. I love the way the whole system works. My current game of choice.

[@tomkerruish2982]

You can easily do a romantic adventure in your setting. Just have the heirs of two of your rival families fall in love (maybe the two that don't involve wererats; I'm really fuzzy on the particulars). One option is that the star-crossed lovers enlist the party to help them escape to a happy ending.

[@TrainingFanatic]

Love the artwork!

[@619soysauce]

The vermin one sounds like terror in talebheim

[@koticneutralftw7016]

I love the idea of treating dungeons like a point crawl (as done here with the maps).

[@EcowarriorII]

Great way to kick off Indy game month.

[@steelebear]

Hated that episode of Giligan’s Island! Thanks for the call back to true horror for kids.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Glad I could oblige. LOL

[@Arnsteel634]

Yes!!! I remember the episode of Gilligan’s Island with the big spider!!!p

[@edcoonce4622]

Wonderful format for a really cool game!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

It is for sure.

[@Ing0s]

I can't wait for the german edition to release.

[@theDMsCraft]

In the works

[@kalleendo7577]

Awesome!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks!

[@Wraithing]

But did the husband REALLY want to be reunited… sounds like he wasn't living toooo far away… it's not that I'm not romantic, but… jus'sayin' - lol The book looks great and makes a persuasive case to check out EZd6. Also - If you're up for something really 'indy' and different this month, you could do far worse than take a look at Fairview (by Post World Games [Jim Pinto]). It's like one of those very claustrophobic episodes of the Twilight Zone and Twin Peaks; but also a bit like The Prisoner meets 1984, although in a very patriotic WWII, small town USA. It'd certainly be a journey to the 'Rive Gauche' for Deathbringer, if not for a literature professor ;-)

[@tomkerruish2982]

I remember the episode. They got the spider drunk. Was radioactivity involved, and they had to make protective suits out of aluminum foil or something, or was that a different episode?

[@tomdulski3729]

different episode, the spider was the homing pigeon episode. No Radioactivity

[@tomkerruish2982]

​@tomdulski3729 Oh yeah, it turned out that the pigeon was its natural enemy and saved everyone. The radioactivity one had everyone aging abnormally fast. Were they saved by eating soap, or was that the weird experimental mutant seeds episode? Fun fact: the very first trope listed on tvtropes was the "Gilligan Cut," where someone is loudly objecting to a proposed course of action, and - cut - they're now participating in it, often asking how they get talked into these things.

[@TechnoGolem]

Picked this up recently but haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Quick and easy. Enjoy!

[@sherizaahd]

That looks like a great product. the algorithm is still trying to get me to watch ginny di, it really likes this bardic inspiration video she did. Always pedaling it to me... I like your music videos also PDM.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Lol thanks.

[@agrayday7816]

Thank you PDM. whats next for EZd6?

[@theDMsCraft]

Post-Apoc playset, Wasted World

[@tkc1129]

Thanks for the review. Probably not my ideal style of game, but it will be for many people.

[@margaritoamapolo4891]

The adventures looks great and well work out!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

They are!

[@NisGaarde]

I love fighting creatures of misery and _WOAH!_

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Lol

[@borgy1337]

That art is insanely good!

[@chriswolfe403]

*gasps when you say Skaven out loud*

[@0ldSch00l13]

EZD6 is what 5e was attempting to be, but without all of the useless rules bloat. Play is fun, fast-paced, and heroic. Your characters are cool and able to do awesome things right out of the box.

[@theDMsCraft]

Thanks for the kind words

[@lonic123]

Thanks

[@Goshin65]

Kewl. I was gonna pass on it, but I think I'll get it now, good review.

[@blackraptor311]

I wonder how much of this was influenced by Averoigne stories by Clark Ashton Smith.

[@PabloGaraguso]

Excellent!!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Many thanks!

[@barthoaj2323]

Oh I am still scarred of the GI spider, I think Gilligan broke the mirror or something in the spider's cave.🕷

[@noahdoyle6780]

...there was a giant spider on Gilligan's Island?

[@MourningConstitution]

Thanks!

[@markgnepper5636]

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

[@TheShadowKarl]

Great review by the way, I am going to go get this one. EDIT: Done. Book ordered.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@TheShadowKarl]

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I love adventures, especially well written ones. I am looking forward to running them for my boys.

[@Monkey_Spunk]

This is the best thing I ever saw.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks.

[@samuelbroad11]

So...Deathbringer should be Romancebringer? Good to know an old dog can learn new tricks!

[@theDMsCraft]

LOL, that will be a new edition

[@samuelbroad11]

@@theDMsCraft it'll sell like hotcakes!

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

He's full of surprises.

[@dlepley0801]

We switched from D&D to EZD6 and combat ceased to be a slog. We are a more narative group and so the crunch of combat was not super important to us. The EZD6 system still allows for the dice to aid in the story telling while not allowing the dice to grind the game to a halt looking up rules. We were sceptical of the ability for EZD6 to support a long term campaign (6 sessions in since the switch) but it hasn't been an issue, like I said the group is narative based. The real benifit is that as a DM the cognative load has been lifted from me in terms of remembering so many rules and now I can focus way more attention on the pacing of the game, i.e. getting my players back on track when they run with jokes.

[@theDMsCraft]

So glad you and your group are enjoying EZD6.

[@harveyspectre3512]

I'd love a review of the new Pendragon 6e starter set

[@andrewlustfield6079]

Looks like a blast

[@solomani5959]

I don’t know how to categorise these books. It ain’t D&D and it isn’t osr. Doesn’t mean I can shamelessly steal from it though. Thanks for the review.

[@harmonicaman79]

Bought it! Great review.

[@theDMsCraft]

Thanks for supporting independent games.

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@drillerdev4624]

I knew the concept of a rushalka thanks to MtG (the original Ravnica set, to be exact, which was an amazing setting that got a companion rpg). That leads me to a question. I don't know the specifics of the adventure, so maybe it doesn't apply here, but: how do you proceed when the players have greater lore knowledge than their characters?

[@theDMsCraft]

Just give the creature another name =)

[@drillerdev4624]

@@theDMsCraft but that's if you know it beforehand.

[@wesleyclark2714]

Great stuff

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks.

[@RPG_Bliss]

Cool I didn’t know about this one!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Feeding the hungry algorithm

[@Ptaku93]

very cool

[@DUNGEONCRAFT1]

Thanks.