Low Fantasy Gaming [A Review]

Take a walk on the low magic side of fantasy role playing with Low Fantasy Gaming. This rules-lite game encourages customization, is quick to pick up, and a lot of fun!
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Time Stamps
00:10 Intro
00:40 Book Design
03:24 Character Design
10:05 About Magic
12:37 The Engine
16:50 About Combat
20:34 GM Tools
23:32 Conclusion
24:24 Next Up

[@pickpocketpressrpgvideos6655]

A terrific review!! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort, really appreciate it - and great timing with the sale right now :DD Yes haha even I forget what some of the spell names mean from time to time - but it still makes me smile when a player yells out "Crush of the Warp!" as opposed to "Hold Person!" :D You know it never occurred to me about the descending AC - I think we might have missed an opportunity there!

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Dang. You could have blown minds!

[@heroeshomebrew]

I fell in love with this game just from the free basic version. It’s surprisingly dense and has some interesting mechanics. Even if you prefer high fantasy games this would work well. Great review.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thank you. Yah, the ship and mass battle mechanics are great.

[@TheNotoriousNPC]

I’ve owned this game for years, and think I’ll be finally able to try it before the end of the year. I’m so in love with the Core Book and the Companion Book. Thank you for the nice review! Also, love the new intro! 🤘🏼

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Let me know how it goes, and thanks!

[@crapphone7744]

Great job on the review. I appreciate that you dive right in without unnecessary blather that so many reviews have. You also did a great job hitting the differentiators of the system right off and stressing that in the review. That makes this review a lot more useful than many that I have listened to. Great style, thank you

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thank you so much!

[@the.bobbyboy]

Great breakdown! I got this pdf months ago but you made me want to try it out and get a game going. Keep the reviews coming. Subscribed

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thank you. Let me know how it goes!

[@diekluge]

Thanks for the review. My own feedback - the spell name changes were annoying. It just adds to my workload as a GM. Also, I'd love to have seen a smaller player's guide. It's a pretty big ask for my players to go out and buy a 280+ page book when they only need a fraction of it. It's a bit of a daunting ask for a long-time D&D DM to switch systems, but that's exactly what I'm looking to do, and I really like the flavor and mechanics of this - I just want it to be as painless as possible, and there's definitely areas in here where they could have done a better job of that. Overall, really do like it, though.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

There is a free PDF for the players. It should be on DRIVE thru. And the follow up game, “Tales of Argosa” is on Kickstarter now. It looks amazing.

[@diekluge]

@@DMTalesTTRPGOnly PDF I can really find is the original rules, which still has a bunch of GM and ancillary stuff in it. The original one is free, but it doesn't have all the classes the deluxe edition has...

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

@diekluge ah

[@rykard72]

I’ve been sitting on the fence with this one but thanks to your review I’m gonna grab me a copy. Nice job 👍

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thanks!

[@TheLittleVolcano]

Good job! 🎉

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thanks!!

[@timkramar9729]

I got this book. Figured I could use it for ideas. Didn't realize it was its own game when I bought it but soon figured that out. I don't recall, did this have a Disciple/Monk.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

It does have a monk.

[@Tysto]

I really like this rule set, altho not the roll-under ability checks and dangerous magic stuff. Spell failure is something i associate with “komedy wizzerds” in kids' movies. That's easy to leave out, tho, & enjoy the sensible feats and other mechanics. It takes a lot of restraint to make a really good fantasy RPG, & the two usual choices do not practice restraint. Also, the art is terrific!

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

So…what I’m reading is…you wouldn’t run this system but there are a couple things you’d cherry pick from it. I mean, Dark and Dangerous Magic (because it’s rare and scary) and the roll under mechanics pretty much are the system. What did you like about it?

[@whitedwarf9090]

I like osr but to be honest if you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Gotta hard disagree with that,

[@windmark8040]

Yeah, didn't like the spell name changes. It would've been more convenient if they listed the spell's "Common" name, with LFG's flavor name next to it.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

I love it for the color, dislike it for the functionality. I think your solution is pretty clean.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

I like some of the rules. Imho some of them seem a bit too fiddly. When time is at a premium each season , I can foresee the game really slowing down a lot.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

How so?

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

@@DMTalesTTRPG with some of the fiddley rules.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Gimme a specific. I’m interested to see where you’re coming from. The game comes across as fast to me so I wonder if I’m missing something.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

@@DMTalesTTRPG maybe it’s just me.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

@@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860 maybe not, I’d love to here what you though was fiddly!

[@ronniabati]

Forbidden Lands is way better

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Hmm. I got forbidden lands for Christmas and am impressed with it. I don’t think it’s better, just different. I REALLY like the luck mechanic in LFG. The design of forbidden lands is stellar in its old school minimalism, though.

[@wade616]

I thought it it would be "low fantasy". What I joke. ALL spells caster must make automatically rolls against a table. A few of results: "your fingers turns inti tentacles" or you spout 2 inch, blackened tusks from your jaw". What a joke about "low fantasty"

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

ok

[@wade616]

@@DMTalesTTRPG Yes, I was somewhat not nice. Once I got over the "Dark and Dangerous Magic" table I wrote a glowing review in DriveThruRPG. But, what they promised "low fantasy" magic isn't what I'd expected.

[@patrickgaron1728]

Excellent review - I subscribed! Low Fantasy Gaming is a really good game not far from 5e but it's exactly what I was looking for in a D&D. I wanted something more dangerpous, less heroic, less high fantasy, not an OSR, a game with enough player customization and less power gaming. I got interested with the new rules to reduce the power of magic/divine spells, and also to give options to customize each characters with abilities, they won't be all clones and feel unique (something that I found was a problem in 5e). Some of the rules brought more improvisation around the table by using OSR style combat where player can explain a bonus action they want to do on a succesful hit (action like, blind, disarm, push...). Our combats became more interesting and a little bit more involving since other players could make move to react to an attack or a triggered traps by using one of the new rule. It's a great sword & sorcery setting. They have published tons of adventures that can be completed 1-2 sessions. I created a cheat sheet that summarize all rules: drive.google.com/file/d/12d_m2aMw97D4eyDv5huf58CQlWVAGnL2/view?usp=sharing

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Thanks! Yah, it hits some sweet spots. I’m running C&C at the moment, and EZD6 will be one I run for a one shot, but I want to run this soon.

[@NefariousKoel]

Nice cheat sheet. Thanks!

[@captainnolan5062]

You can also get the original low fantasy game for free: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/231747/Low-Fantasy-Gaming-Original

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

I will have the compare the two sometime.

[@captainnolan5062]

@@DMTalesTTRPG I believe they are the same except for the artwork in the paid version.

[@john-lenin]

Gee, another game that fucks over magic users. “You rolled a 1. Your magic user’s head explodes! Ha ha ha ha ha! Now be a good boy and go to the store and pick us up some snacks while we finish the encounter.”

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Eh.

[@midnightgreen8319]

This comment is almost as terrible as your KZbin name.

[@yuvalgabay1023]

This is actually worng .in the ddm there is no death option..it's all debufs ,spawns or funny.

[@DMTalesTTRPG]

Why let reality get in way of a good tirade?

[@abandonlife111]

This is actually wrong .in the ddm there is no death option..it's all debuffs ,spawns or funny.