ICRPG Master Edition First Impressions | House DM

[@HouseDM]

Thanks for watching everyone! If you enjoyed the video, throw me a like and share this with your friends. Cheers!

[@sw33n3yto00]

Great review and rundown. Started a game about two months ago and love the simplicity and pacing possible withthis system.

[@HouseDM]

It's honestly been a blast. Such a refreshing take on the good good of ttrpg's. Glad you're enjoying the pacing too!

[@alexalvarez5695]

Well done, Sir! Glad to have you in the Runehammer fold.

[@HouseDM]

Happy to be part of the Shield Wall!

[@ogbang]

You should DEFINITELY play ICRPG! It simplifies everything that's wrong with DnD tbh. More focus on story, fun, creativity, and WAY less on fussing over rules! I can't recommend ICRPG enough!

[@bengamingames5002]

I am really enjoying your channel, well done on the content and videos. I am hooked, thanks man!

[@HouseDM]

Hey Bengamin, thanks so much for saying that. Really appreciate it! Please let me know what you’d like me to produce next.

[@oldestmate5836]

Hey mate, Just wanted to say I really appreciated your video. Keep up the great content!

[@HouseDM]

Hey thanks Oldestmate! I really do appreciate your support and kind words. Cheers!

[@diceythings]

I've used "timer dice" for quite some time now, but my "dice" are coins. Heads I keep, tails I remove; then I just remove a coin per round (sometimes I remove more if something specific happens). Once all are gone, something happens! I do this for condition effects too.

[@HouseDM]

Interesting. So you have stacks of coins as timer dice? How many coins do you typically start with?

[@diceythings]

This started as a way to simplify the countdown (not having to pick up the die, find the right number, then set it down the right way... and hope no one accidently moved the "timer"). I would often have a roll of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters handy, but sometimes I would just ask my players to use the change in their pocket. No one carries change anymore... Also there are tons of neat custom coins available now. The coins are easier to handle, are harder to accidently change, and allow you to choose any number you want (not just d6, d8, etc.). I also just say "next round" and my players give me the appropriate amount of coins. I would often place the coins on a card, face up or face down (the coins are not stacked, but laid out for counting at a glance). Condition effects would be face up (mostly), a new thing would be face down and I would allow my players to reveal by turning the card over (occasionally the card will be blank, either nothing happened or something did happened, but the players don't know what...). It's a fun mechanic that can add tension.

[@diceythings]

Another interesting consequence of using coins was the idea off, essentially, gambling with your character. I use wounds, not hit points. The average lv 1 having 5-9 wounds represented by quarters (usually). The counters on the character sheet were the stakes that the DM could win if he killed the character, or he would collect wounds during the game and the player would replace as he healed during the game. The idea of the players fighting each other in gladiatorial puts also came up. Players would create characters specifically for that. We never actually did this, but it was a fun idea to explore from time to time.

[@christianrilling7922]

Nice video Jake. I'll try to incorporate more timers than just the death one. 😁

[@HouseDM]

Can’t wait!

[@samchafin4623]

Best dang GM section to date!

[@HouseDM]

It’s pretty damn good. Sometimes I’ll just pick it up and reread random pages from the GM’s section.

[@xenofett7008]

This sounds like the system I've been looking for. I want simplicity, so I can focus on role-playing and story aspects of the game.

[@HouseDM]

Hell yeah! ICRPG is great for that but still provides a ton of solid complexity. Glad you discovered it!

[@deujales6029]

Great video!

[@HouseDM]

Great comment!

[@korth9107]

... The dice gods are real! Also great show. Love this system as it is great for young and old players alike.

[@HouseDM]

The dice gods are so real. Thanks for commenting and I’m glad you like my content!

[@ShinjitsuQQ]

Hell yeah

[@jcraigwilliams70]

I'd love to get a copy of that collector's edition. I have been waiting for It to become available again for months. I'm tempted to pick up the standard edition, but I know that as soon as I do, the collector's edition will definitely be reprinted.

[@HouseDM]

Yeah I’m not 100% sure if Hank is planning on reprinting it. I hope it happens for your sake!

[@jcraigwilliams70]

@@HouseDM it's weird because he says he hasn't heard back from Modiphius and they say they haven't heard from him. So I am working under the assumption that it isn't happening anytime soon.

[@HouseDM]

@@jcraigwilliams70 Aww darn. Well that's unfortunate. I know there are still supply chain issues so maybe that a snag they ran into.

[@iim2155]

6:07 I'm not sure where you got the 4 Effort Points from, you only get six points total and Effort rolls are just one of the options for those six.

[@HouseDM]

That’s not quite what the rules say in Page 26. It says you can assign 4 points to effort and on page 25 it says to assign 6 points to your stats.

[@donc7664]

Dunno who ya are or how I got here...but thumbs up for the "ROOOMM DEESSIGGNN" throwback

[@donc7664]

Sub'd after that ender lol

[@HouseDM]

Hahahah awesome! Yeah I loved Hanks old room design videos. They honestly got me stoked to play this wonderful game. Glad to have you on board!

[@dhaisley]

My love of coffee is unimpressed with your love of additives. :D

[@HouseDM]

Hahaha fair point.

[@knghtbrd]

Recommend anyone looking at this 10 in the future when I'm writing this get the hardcover. I just got the softcover of the master edition and … the book's a little thick for a softcover book of this size. Totally do yourself the favor of getting hardcover. You can't get the really sexy collector's cover anymore, but it'll flop a lot less.

[@BuckFu]

I’ve never been one to force counting ammunition, we only get to play every once in a while and I don’t want to spend my time pretending to buy arrows.😂

[@Joshuazx]

Since I've made a character in ICRPG (in mere minutes) I cannot go back to time consuming character creation like 5e. In 5e, an hour is standard, it feels like work, and it's not fun. Just get me a bloody pregen.

[@capnmorgan867]

Rolled a d8. Got a result of 2. Watched your video for 2 minutes. =P

[@PrimiFit]

If I could choose, I would always choose to be myself.

[@rossm7346]

Another OSR Ytuber? I’m in!

[@HouseDM]

Hell yeah! OSR is a gold mine. Thanks for tagging along, happy to have you!

[@rodrick6538]

I like your style and approach, but the jump cuts to the coffee l found annoying because it interrupted the flow of what you were saying. Aside from that, l found your video entertaining!

[@HouseDM]

Hah thanks Rodrick! Still figuring out my style and how to both be authentically myself and entertaining for others. Appreciate the feedback.

[@RustAches]

agree 💯

[@damon7702]

Constructive feedback on KZbin!? You’re supposed to just downvote and say “bad” This was a joke about the culture of KZbin comments and these opinions and views do not reflect my own.

[@austinbasel6898]

Found the jump cuts to coffee hilarious and coffee comments true! Thanks for the videos super helpful for a new GM!

[@chrisk5056]

@@damon7702 😂

[@gabef9538]

Coffee is a dilute haste potion.

[@HouseDM]

Accurate^

[@pawibus]

Dude, find a coffee 12 step program.

[@kinciscorner]

Drink your coffee black and call it witch brew. Edit spelling.

[@colinmerritt7645]

Need to work on your presentation bud. The coffee was distracting, as well as the echoing voice and humor attempt. Stay on point.

[@LogHewer]

I dig the coffee and the humor. 🤷 Good video.