History of Sword World, Part 1: Birth of Sword World and it's Relation to the Record of Lodoss War

[@Argroh]

if course they'ld have issues with TSR, it was the age of a certain Ms. Williams.

[@KalaamNozalys]

That's interresting to see how two completely different settings ended up becoming one.

[@fujin27]

That’s cool. I didn’t know Record of Lodoss War happens in the same setting. I knew it was played in basic D&D tho lol.

[@Taranchule]

I knew Lodoss was part of Forcelia, but I wasn't aware that Lodoss had it's own separate RPG in the early days.

[@guidedbycardia]

Note: There is also a 30th year anniversary 2019th version of this Lodoss RPG. Updated with better lore and revised rules.

[@Taranchule]

@@guidedbycardia I know. I bought a copy when I was in Japan in 2019. Shame I can't read Japanese :(

[@drallersouldust3054]

I can remind that Clamp world feels like this and it's all interconnected

[@knicknac95]

4:15 - SHOTS FIRED!!

[@lukejw11]

[@Breasil131]

Another great vid!

[@recordoflodosswarwiki]

Thank you for making this. Always wanted to know a bit more about _Sword World,_ but almost everything is in Japanese.

[@anthonygil2697]

Thanks for the video!

[@elevencyan]

Nice artwork by Yoshitaka Amano

[@MadAtreides1]

this AI voice falls straight into Uncanny Valley territory.

[@WarplaneStudio]

Is it possible to still get the 1st edition of this book? Even in pdf?

[@guidedbycardia]

In Japanese, you can find it on Bookwalker. We are translating 1st edition, should be out by the end of the year

[@WarplaneStudio]

@Guided by Cardia thank you so much. 🙏 good luck on the translation.

[@phaedruslive]

That's very exciting to hear! I'm way more interested in reading that original edition. I also strongly prefer the aesthetic from that era.@@guidedbycardia

[@FazerGS]

I was interested in this series of history videos, but the AI voice immediately soured my mood in it. Is it THAT hard to get someone to narrate your script?

[@guidedbycardia]

That will sound better, yes. Luckily, for us, you are in a small minority. In the worst case, you can just read subtitles without a sound. Also, AI voices get better, so our recent videos sound better.

[@trenthoward6800]

Now this is the fascinating stuff, its always fun to learn how a game materialized in the first place. I know Dragon Quest was the big break through for the fantasy genre in Japan as far as video games goes, but everything I've seen points to Sword World having just as much significance in the genre gaining its foothold.