Post Premiere Chat! March 26, 2024

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[@giridiruolo]

"This is a low magic world, think of it more like Games of Thrones" Intro of the First episode: a guy opens a magic portal to a place miles and miles away 😂 I love you, Trevor :D

[@MegaVice10]

Been following you from the very begining and its a previliege to see how much this channel has grown and changed. This one looks to be the best season yet, though I've said that for every season so far lol

[@JackMcCarthyWriter]

I couldn't agree more

[@thesnoman5567]

Maybe I’ve missed the boat in the past, but I have never been able to hear, directly from the designer, the method behind the madness. This is incredible. Truly enriches the system and my understanding.

[@gravityX100]

Trevor, great work on this season and system! I think I would like to add to the opinion that the artwork in the intro was great, but the face animation was a little uncanny and off-putting for me. I think it may have worked better with more simple animations (character art moving, the occasional expression change on otherwise static faces, etc.). Nonetheless, I thought the intro was AMAZING, so cool and got me hyped.

[@JoeVanore]

A detailed injury system is something I've been looking for for a while! Definitely a selling point for me.

[@YannMiollan]

I love all of Me, Myself And Die's videos!

[@Gidizz]

I see someone watches Professor Dungeon Master 😁

[@JackMcCarthyWriter]

Does anyone else want to see Trevor play Deathbringer?

[@juauke]

I thought that the magic system was inspired by Ars Magica's! That's great news! Loved the first episode! I binged just in time the rest of the show!

[@ReinReads]

I loved everything about episode 1. A perfect balance of hype, storytelling, gameplay & explanation! Absolutely perfect. Was hoping to that you’d launch your game system through something like kickstarter. Excited to see more of the system and how it develops.

[@mikewar86]

I can't wait to see next season. I started at the beginning of the first season and I always watch the next episodes with excitement. This channel inspired me to try a solo RPG myself.

[@andrewstraight2961]

This was fantastic! After watching the Premier I wasn’t sure if Broken Empires was ‘for me’ or not, but after this discussion of all that is in this RPG, I am in!

[@LordCthulhu01]

I'm glad season 4 is off to a good start! I might go back and listen to episode 1 again. :)

[@DeadMarsh]

This will be the last kickstarted game I back for several years. It makes me excited to have a game designed by someone who truly loves and has had a passion for many different ttrpgs for over 40 years. Btw Love that you brought up the one ring journeys as inspiration. I agree that the one ring is fantastic and worthy inspiration. Also, I don’t care if you use a.i placeholder art. Additionally, an Elric aesthetic would be AWESOME for the setting. I hope you might reconsider and make an Oracle for solo play. Mythic is clunky to me (especially if I’m already playing a simulationist game). I think a quick but detailed one page oracle would be a great stretch goal.

[@jameswarnock101]

AWESOME new season story!!!😍😍😍 can't believe I missed the premiere😭😭😭 😈😈😈

[@fiorenaldigoxin7417]

Friend Trevor Congratulations on the start of a new season. All of your work is amazing - thank you for sharing it with us!

[@Joris1111111]

I did the 1 dollar thingy to get in! Looking forward to get the system Trevor plays, and makes. And maybe it helps the channel a bit!

[@andrewwilson895]

I believe Kickstarter "projects we love" are personally selected by staff. You should contact their tabletop games division before launching to talk to them about it.

[@patrickmulder2450]

As a big fan of Mage: the Ascension and Ars Magica, so, even though I haven't watched the first episode yet, I think you sold me on the system just from that name drop!

[@JamesEck9095]

I was quite intrigued by the system while listening live to episode 1, but i kept thinking "how can i tweek this?". I watched it again....and now I'm just ready to give you my money. You have obviously thought long and hard about this. Already anxious for the Kickstarter!

[@brads2041]

The verb and noun magic is reminiscent of fantasy novels too. David Eddings' Belgariad is the first example that comes to mind. Though in there it was the Will and the Word.

[@ryanmechel4161]

I like the phases of action. Reminded me of MERP. Great start to this season! I signed up for your game already.

[@shawnwolf5961]

Glad you're not letting the AI art haters bring you down. What you are using it for is exactly *why* AI Art can be so useful. People who can't afford to hire an artist--or who are trying to find the RIGHT artist, and need time--meanwhile time moves on, the need for them to keep working moves on--are ones who can benefit from this immensely. Let everyone else cry and spit and fight over it, and you just do what's right for you. Love it! Again, fantastic episode for our first one and love the Q/A as well. I look forward to seeing more of this system in action, especially more magic to see just how potent it can be!

[@MichaelG485]

So if I can't afford something, is it OK if I steal it? That's the issue most people have with AI art. If the model is trained on art that has a copywrite, and you're using it in something that brings in income, that's stealing IMO. Trevor has a small channel, so it's not as big of a deal as a bigger channel doing it, but saying "I can't afford to pay an artist" is not a excuse. He only needed a couple of portraits done. Maybe that would have cost him $200-$300 if he wanted a half-way decent artist? Using the deep-fake thing to animate the faces is fine if you paid for the art, and the artist agreed with you using it that way. I would have preferred that he did the voiceovers with minis like he has in previous seasons. Oh, and the whole thing with calling AI voice generation "cheating" but being OK with using AI art is a bad take. Either using AI is OK or it's not, you can't just pick and choose when it's acceptable. Maybe he's OK with other people using AI voices though and it's only a thing for him because he is a voice actor. At the end of the day it didn't seem like too many people had an issue with it, but I wouldn't be surprised if he lost a few Patreon members because of it.

[@shawnwolf5961]

@@MichaelG485 Disregarding everything you just said after your first sentence. Go educate yourself on how AI art actually works before word vomiting crap that you hear floating around from uneducated people who just fearmonger and spread crap that's not true.

[@Jimalcoatl]

I love narrated after systems. Roll first, then determine what happens. The AGE system is great for this. It can be hard to get people who have been playing narrate prior systems can be hard. I had a group that played a lot of Exalted, which gives a bonus to the roll for describing your intentions in an evocative way, which sounds good, but it trains players to waste a lot of time describing intentions that may not play out when the dice fall. Getting them to understand that they can, and should, just say "I'm gonna attack this guy" then describe it after the dice fall was surprisingly challenging.

[@FrugzillA]

What are your plans for distribution once the book is founded? It is terrible seeing a nice product you really want support and then the shipping costs to Europe is the same or even greater than the product itself

[@MRdaBakkle]

I will keep requesting you do a season with the Orc from season 1 that Simon left early on. Mord was his name I believe.

[@JonasSusara]

I like most of the rolls are opposed coz an opponent should have a chance to react or defend. Also, I love this video and all the videos in this channel!

[@tinyelvenmitten1774]

I have to say I am very sad after the first episode, as a professional visual artist, seeing other creatives resort to AI on their creative projects bring me down. As you yourself refuse to use AI for voice acting, I think you also understand very well the negative consequences of AI usage for creatives, as long as it directly affects you. I was not really able to focus on the content of the first episode after the intro. I probably will watch the second episode and see if this will work for me or not. I really loved your miniature intros. They were fun and creative. The AI animations looked jarring and deep in the uncanny valley. Man I was so looking forward to this...

[@coggleton8223]

Watched the first episode- looks interesting! I like the [VERB][NOUN] form of spellcasting, though it seems like it needs a high level of success to do the bare minimum- the "demo spell" seemed to be the bare minimum, and if I understand it correctly it required a roll of 40+/60% chance of success with a max skill level; do feats/items/etc. help increase this? Lorewise, I'm curious how the Iron Land magic shenanigans interact with the weave.

[@shawnwolf5961]

If you pay attention, he already talked about how spell weavers have ways to mitigate that anyway. It's not really fair to judge a system we haven't seen fully come into play yet.

[@coggleton8223]

​@@shawnwolf5961 Fair enough, egg on my face for postponing the chat video after watching the episode.

[@WombatProphecy]

I am glad to hear you intend to use real art in the final product. My backing of it will be entirely contingent on that - I like what I've seen of the mechanics

[@Jimalcoatl]

I liked the D&D 4e Gamma World. It was very different from ofher editions, but on its own out of context it was a fun game. Very random and wacky.

[@mikevermilye923]

In many ways the magic system feels like Trudvang Chronicles. You can weave vinter but do too much very bad things can happen, maybe not to you.

[@erebusgotd2958]

Oh my god that George W. Bush sounding voice you did at 1:20:59 took me waaaay back.

[@AaronQ64]

Im curious after this season should we expect you always play the broken empires or will you continue to use different systems each new season of the main show?

[@belshanaar6317]

I fucking miss Simon

[@Jimalcoatl]

My thoughts on AI art are similar to yours. AI art is a useful tool for disposable or temporary art. I wouldn't want it for an actual commercial product, but for a free or ultra low budget indie project, marketing, or as a place holder, I think it's an amazing resource.

[@jasonGamesMaster]

I appreciate the commentary on AI. I was immediately upset about it, but after thinking a bit, I thought better of it. If the book is real art, then I'm down. Your game is probably the biggest competitor to my own nascent game, because we have been consistently doing similiar things (2d10, roll under, blackjack, Ars Magicka influence, etc) but still different which is also fun to me, lol Edit: The One Ring 2e is in some ways better than 1e, but imho, the best solution is a mash up of the two. I really liked the way that 1e had pools for combat, Councils, and Journeys to simulate teamwork etc.

[@shawnwolf5961]

being IMMEDIATELY upset at something is rather immature in the first place.

[@jasonGamesMaster]

@@shawnwolf5961 really. OK. Good to know you have no moral boundaries... I think I'll take being "immature"

[@jeanchappa3077]

Yes, Thank you! I watch this channel to see you role-play. If I wanted animation, I would watch an animated movie.

[@jasonGamesMaster]

Yeah. That was my least favorite part as well. I much preferred the miniature style interludes, and I don't really care for the AI, but it's in the past, and I'm looking forward to the next stuff.

[@Jimalcoatl]

OD&D explicitly used other games in its rules. I see no issue referencing other products in your game.

[@capt.scarecrow]

I have to agree about your Blade Runner series, and I am not a fan of Blade Runner at all. The movie bored me so much that after multiple attempts and I still cannot finish watching it.

[@brads2041]

I'm on board with your comments about AI and the book. Ai has been let out of Pandora's box. It can't be put back. Deal with it

[@shawnwolf5961]

Yep 100%. And situations like his are exactly WHY AI art is so useful.

[@theInsolentOne]

I suppose I should have come here first to see your justification of your use of AI generated images rather than leaving a comment a few days late on the premiere video. Your weak justification leaves a lot to be desired and I can no longer support your creative endeavors. "We're *trying* to use human-made art in the physical book!" is a shoddy and disappointing assertation. The season 3 intro with still shots of minis was excellent and I wish I could understand why you decided to vomit on your channel with season 4's intro "cinematic".

[@elaineabreu282]

Sad that this is not a solo friendly game, but as you said your game is not for every one. As a solo player clearly not for me.

[@elaineabreu282]

I do want to add that I appreciate your honesty unlike some others who made promises of solo playthroughs and such, and never delivered. They got my money. Good for them. Will never see a penny from me again.

[@nagaenigma]

I can actually see how this game can be tweaked for solo play without making too many changes. The travel system could work just as is (along with Myhtic) and combat would need some kind of enemy behavior engine (which already exists out there). The magic system would need a catastrophe meter or timer of some kind to make magic risky. The success level system in general seems pretty intuitive (at least to me as it's in line with me personal playing experiences and sensibilities 😊)

[@brads2041]

CHECK OUT BLADERUNNER! IT WAS WELL DONE AND WELL RP'D