MD 153: Shadow of the Weird Wizard with Rob Schwalb!

[@joshs_boxes]

I was interested in Weird Wizard but hesitant to back because I saw the sheer amount that was being promised and have been burned before with kickstarters promising a bunch then not ever delivering. Knowing that Rob has a track record for delivering everything steadily, and that he intentionally spreads out his content to keep the game alive makes me much more willing to back the Kickstarter now. Plus, this was just an excellent interview. Good stuff

[@masteringdungeons]

Thanks! And, yes, Rob delivers. He is incredible.

[@Door_to_the_North]

Rob Schwalb is my spirit animal. What an awesome interview! Thank you!

[@masteringdungeons]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bardofsnow]

SotDL has been my personal favorite fantasy TTRPG since I found it, but as I am part of a group that has a lot of GMs it's difficult to find time to play it. I'm hoping I can use Weird Wizard as a way to strongarm them to play more Schwalb games. Thanks for the great interview!

[@masteringdungeons]

Thank you! Good luck with your group. We hope Weird Wizard will do the trick for your tables and ours.

[@m4rcLs]

Great video! It's very inspiring hearing Rob talk about all the work he has done. :) Can't wait for Weird Wizard to arrive.

[@masteringdungeons]

Rob has influenced us for so many years. Speaking with him about these topics is fantastic for us.

[@elementzero3379]

I'm late to watching this. I love Rob's work, and can't wait to get my hands on "Shadow of the Weird Wizard". The KS campaign completed yesterday, with great success.

[@masteringdungeons]

It was really great to see the project do so well!

[@Arnsteel634]

I’m an amateur goofy guy that twiddles around creating my own systems to play with friends. Things that will never be published. I just want to say I love your work and what you do. I steal lots of ideas from you for inspiration. And I hold you up there with David Zeb Cook, Tom Moldvay, Jeff Grubb and Greg Stafford for people I like the best.

[@masteringdungeons]

We are not worthy! And, thank you. It means a lot to us, even if we don't quite see ourselves the same way. Thank you.

[@jahpocalypse]

backed! can't wait to play it!

[@masteringdungeons]

Same!

[@Fezzwick]

I was so lucky a few years ago to play at Winter Fantasy in a session with Teos, Shawn, Mike Shea and a few others run by Rob Schwalb. He is an amazing DM. It was the best session I have ever played. Shadow of the Demon Lord is fantastic, as was PunkApocolyptic. I am so looking forward to Shadow of the Weird Wizard.

[@masteringdungeons]

That was such a fun game!

[@mithren86]

Was so excited to see this pop up in my notifications. Really pumped for weird wizard

[@masteringdungeons]

Yay! We are too!

[@chemx__O__o]

Its always great listening to Rob, found Shadow Of The Demon Lord several years after the Kickstarter so jumped on the chance to back Weird Wizard on the first day ! Super happy its doing so well, for Rob himself and all of his fans!

[@masteringdungeons]

Agreed. Spread the word, because he deserves ever sale.

[@FMD-FullMetalDragon]

Punkapocalyptic deserves more recognition. It's awesome. I m looking forward to Weird Wizard.

[@masteringdungeons]

It really is!

[@mateofantasma]

Proud backer of this Kickstarter, thanks to Mastering Dungeons for bringing this one to my attention. From what I have seen so far, the mechanics for this game are clean and well designed. In terms of value for money, man, I cannot believe how much I am going to get from this Kickstarter.

[@masteringdungeons]

Glad to hear you backed it! Rob is incredible at providing amazing value.

[@vintagezebra5527]

When Shawn was joking about how great the products are that your pillow versions write, I thought, “I bet they’re light on ‘crunch’, but full of ‘fluff’!” 😉

[@masteringdungeons]

We appreciate this greatly.

[@kurtoogle4576]

I am intensely curious about Rob's tinkering with SotDL to make Weird Wizard, and look forward to trying it out!

[@masteringdungeons]

We are too! Can't wait for this to print.

[@flanf]

Where can we buy the Pillows? Cannt imagine how awesome the Pillowtalks will be ;)

[@kurtoogle4576]

I hear that Teos and Shaun stuffed each one with their own hair!

[@masteringdungeons]

So that's why Shawn has less hair these days!

[@masteringdungeons]

Download the latest "Teos goes on about miniatures" track for your pillow today!

[@flanf]

@@masteringdungeons I'm sure there is a huge Market for something like that. 8D

[@mcolville]

HUH

[@masteringdungeons]

Okay, now we want to know more!

[@hermesalexandria]

HAIL SATAN!

[@masteringdungeons]

Hail Wizard! :-)

[@hermesalexandria]

@@masteringdungeons doesn't quite have the same ring... but.... HAIL! :)

[@danrimo826]

I backed this game and am very looking forward to it but damn it is such a shame Rob fell back on the "all orcs are evil" trope. That feels really alienating. He even has a "basically orcs" player ancestry with the Woodwose. Why not just let the woodwose be orcs and create something new, something that doesn't have all that 1940s racial essentialism baggage to be the always evil bad guys?

[@masteringdungeons]

We appreciate the Rob has taken the issue into consideration. It isn't how we would go about it, though we would have to see the printed example to really understand the approach. It sounds like orcs in WW aren't "people" the way goblins are, but rather are created by deities as corrupt killing machines. Frankly, there are a lot of issues with almost any blanket presentation of any group that can be peoples, from goblins to kobolds to many newer creations in the latest books for most RPGs. We suspect it will take time for the industry to work through this.