Dragonbane: Path of Glory Reviewed

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@Zr0din Ай бұрын

Aspect of Dragonbane - the ease on the GM. First, I didn't think the roll under system would make a big difference but because success conditions are already on the character sheet, that solves a lot of debate. Also, I roll for what the Monsters do? Easy to run encounters. The Monsters always hit? Outstanding. Just picked up the Starter set and waiting for a Bestiary to show up in my local store.

@CarrollLiddell Ай бұрын

One thing I like, thst i want to adapt to other games is how the monsters have roll tables for thier attacks. It helps with making your players feel theyre not getting picked on as well as allowing for solo play.

@wbbartlett Ай бұрын

The mash-up between D&D and RuneQuest intrigues me. Plus I love the art style.

@NefariousKoel Ай бұрын

The Dragonbane one-shot I ran for some family was a hit. The combat and GM-facing stuff was something that originally caught my eye and it turned out quite well, providing some extra decision-making for the players while keeping the mechanical load fairly light. It's an efficient setup with a lot of bang for little extra trouble. Also helps not having huge monster stat blocks to keep track of, and the GM entries in the adventures are generally set up pretty well for a smooth run. I didn't have to create my own shorthand summaries - which saved extra prep time. As for this campaign's old-school style, with combat and exploration being heavily emphasized, it's usually what I look for. Running it for a group with a wide age range, I don't have to explain as much since they're often familiar with the themes. Thanks for the vid!

@MrDigitsu Ай бұрын

The part of Dragonbane that intrigues me is their artwork and how it simplifies its combat mechanics such that you can still do reactive moves like parry and dodge without slowing things down too much. Also the ability to overpower your spells by spending more WP is pretty nice balance between D&D and something like DCC with more random magic effects.

@tserof31 Ай бұрын

I just started playing Dragonbane and I love the roll under system and also how advancement works.

@alexanderkarnowski394 Ай бұрын

I am running a dragonbane game with my kids. The rules are much more streamlined than D&D. Combat is simpler and requires some planing on the players site. Combat is usually also faster since no one has very high HP numbers. Ther art in all the books is absolutely great!

@Gallowglas2057 Ай бұрын

The part of Dragonbane that interests me the most is probably the way the monster encounters work; the combination of "monsters always hit in combat" and the random action charts makes most fights in the game feel very different than other fantasy games. I also really like that almost every piece of equipment has a distinct mechanical effect described in the core book.

@rubenflh Ай бұрын

I love the OSR vibe

@OffTheShelfGameReviews Ай бұрын

Dragonbane is great because it is deep while being simple. It has good variety, heroes feel "mortal" and players need to think when they encounter enemies. Also minotaurs on the cover is perfect, it gives NOTHING away about this campaign.

@MNTwinsBaseball Ай бұрын

The art of Dragonbane is what drew me in and what I have found the most intriguing. It’s very inspiring and kept me coming back for more! Great video! Thanks.

@MonkeyworkPlays Ай бұрын

I love how monsters are handled in DB.

@Ars_Fabula_TTRPG Ай бұрын

I’m an artist at heart so anything Free League is up my alley. For Dragonbane I really appreciate the approach to character creation especially the interesting Kin. Thanks for the opportunity to snag this pdf!

@CrusaderCool Ай бұрын

The production values on the Dragonbane books products have been top-notch, and make me want to run this game.

@AnthonySimeone Ай бұрын

Another excellent review, Jeff! I find the art of Dragonbane intriguing, it never fails to be evocative!

@daleandrade8140 Ай бұрын

I like the skill system, dynamic character creation, and speed of combat.

@WilliamH157 Ай бұрын

I'm a huge fan of Dragonbane. Personally, it's the perfect middle ground between 5e and the OSR. I totally agree with this review, too!

@bjornh4664 Ай бұрын

It's a nice touch that the original author of the two first chapters of the campaign, Roger Undhagen, was invited to revisit and touch up his work. The third part, which was written by Michael Petersen, co-author of the Kult RPG, was criticized for being railroady in its original Swedish version. I suppose it has been brought up to more current standards as well.

@TheRebelGM56 Ай бұрын

Dragonbane is fantastic! Its a skill based TTRPG with a roll under mechanic which is wonderful. It's this coupled with the artwork which drew me in and continues to inspire me.

@jcoassis Ай бұрын

I love everything in Dragonbane. The art, the layout, the overall presentation, the rules. I really like that the combat is fast and simple, but still strategic. For me the game strikes the right balance between crunch and rules-light

@matthewconstantine5015 Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm probably going to have to grab this. I could see Dragonbane becoming my go-to Fantasy RPG. As much fun as I've had with Dungeon Crawl Classics, I just generally prefer a more Basic Roleplaying-esque system.

@vijayrobinson2516 Ай бұрын

Love the simple, old school play and rules. Basically my ideal Beer and Pretzels gaming

@KristerPersson Ай бұрын

I played a ton of Drakar och Demoner in the 80's, and I love how Dragonbane captures much of the same feeling as DoD did, while still feeling modern.

@DavidMartinez-rk6fd Ай бұрын

Can you tell what are the main differences between those two systems?

@KristerPersson Ай бұрын

@DavidMartinez-rk6fd Free League's version is much more streamlined and less punishing. Sure, it's easy to get knocked down, but also easy to recover. In older versions, it would take weeks or months of in-game time to fully heal. The streamlining comes with a price, though, as the characters are less diverse in the 2023 version. Overall, I would say that the new version keeps within the spirit of the old game while having a system that works well for current players.

@kevinthorpe8561 Ай бұрын

This is the next game we have in rotation for our gang. I am really into the way monsters have random attack tables. This really mixes things up and makes for awesome solo play

@a232-i9v Ай бұрын

I think the most intrguing aspects initially were the duck characters, and the d100 system. I like Chaosium's stuff a fair bit so having something else that feels somewhat familiar to that was definitely cool.

@genkakoza Ай бұрын

I have core rule book of the game and I really like the art and how nicely everything is laid out for me as a DM. Also duck charecters, fun!

@christianvonkriegenbergh1934 Ай бұрын

As a former DND player the role under system introduced to me with call of cthulhu has a far more intuitive and faster way of playing and unburdens the GM for setting up all skill checks. Dragonbane also has the more personal down to earth style of adventures which i have found more interesting than a save the earth problem.

@ConlangKrishna Ай бұрын

Great review! Whenever I think of purchasing a supplement, I can count on you to do a review of it soon. I LOVE the Dragonbane Starter Box, it really gives me the old childhood feeling of discovering an rpg opening the box. And I love the character sheet; it has a lot of information on it, still is easy to grasp.

@johnsnyder619 Ай бұрын

I like that Dragonbane has a few different rules, but yet it's still a fairly standard system, and fast to learn. Good class selection of classes too. ..and wolfkin!!! 😊

@LupusLore-l5c Ай бұрын

One of the things that draws me to dragonbane as a system is mainly how free it is. By that I mean I'm character making. Being able to create a character and not have to worry to much about class is really nice. I also enjoy just how much teamwork it pushes. You really have to work with everyone to defeat a monster since they can auto hit if you don't use your actions to dodge in the beginning you have to dodge and let others take turns in damaging monsters. Wonderful system and wonderful video

@paulbigbee Ай бұрын

I like giving players a chance to push their rolls, and the conditions that they risk if they fail. Also, I heard on a Free League livestream that a supplement they want to produce is a book of magic.

@simontemplar3359 Ай бұрын

obviously after the fact here, but just for the sake of discussion, I love the concept of "pushed" rolls. That mechanic of doing a re-roll for a failed attempt but incurring a condition was totally new to me.

@petrivaittinen9642 Ай бұрын

The part of Dragonbane that interests me is the combination of old school and modern design choices. It is the modern fantasy TTRPG that feels unburdened of bloat and stays loyal to the classic fantasy tropes.

@artikid Ай бұрын

Aspetto of Dragonbane that I like is the streamlining of many concepts we've seen in Forbidden Lands, most of all Journeys

@gosuke5 Ай бұрын

I think what intrigues me most about dragon bane is the simplification and streamlining of the standard RPG rules, in an OSR style. Those tend to be the kind of RPGs I like...

@cassidy944 Ай бұрын

What intrigues me about Dragonbane- the artwork! Specifically that one piece of the mallard folk assassin type character. I see something like that, and I want to play that game.

@hexaedre Ай бұрын

They had me at Duck Character! More seriously, the art and the basic mechanic were the aspects that drew me in.

@GiulioCandiloro Ай бұрын

I love mallard! For me Dragonbane it's what D&D should be.Hello from italy🙂

@iannicholson5107 Ай бұрын

Really good review. Who would expect anything less. Couldn't quite dance with this one myself. It was like a student ball where your mum would like every girl you brought home. Plain but nice. We are all outlaws at heart. As always thanks for your hard work. It is appreciated.

@seanodonnell4140 Ай бұрын

I've got the core set, and it all seems like the sort of stuff I need to divert my group away from 5e-ish conventions. The more-than-Free-League-usual combat even serves to help me with that.

@lsdths82 Ай бұрын

I am wanting to run this for my Player!!! I love the art and Maps

@Coco.B. Ай бұрын

Liked and subscribed.. Cant wait to play this in a week. I like that it's not another class and level system, but intrigued by the fact that its D20 not percentile. I wonder if this will be the right system for new/ younger players I want to introduce to the hobby..

@lilBugger35 Ай бұрын

I sold all my 5e stuff and bought the core box for Dragonbane. I'll never look back. I definitely want to pick this up. I really love the solo play too.

@MikeMcgee-t1e Ай бұрын

I like the roll under and the dragon and demon aspects they make the game fun and thrilling And ANYBODY can learn magic that was a major draw to the game for me

@deperino Ай бұрын

I am a huge fan of Dragonbane, love the artwork and the roll under system. I think this is a great game.

@matthunt6306 Ай бұрын

I like Dragonbane as a solo experience so far. Haven't got it to the table with my group as they are midway through a Shadowdark campaign. Love the set style and feel if these books. What are your thoughts on this solo Jeff?

@jakubkubay7418 Ай бұрын

I love art style of Dragonbane.

@jamiedockery2030 Ай бұрын

I like the simple mechanics but still gives a great depth of story

@teachamath Ай бұрын

The system is quick to learn. Fights though take a lot of time and most monster encounters are very deadly if your group doesn’t have an animist.

@akapg Ай бұрын

I have been a fan of ducks as a PC choice since the old days of RQ! Plus, Free League's production is always tops.

@MartiniInTheMorning Ай бұрын

To be fair, the artwork in this one has tipped the scales towards me buying the Dragonbane books. Was on the fence anyway. Thanks for the review!

@ronnyhansson8713 Ай бұрын

The "old" third chapter was so much more deadly and didnt feel "conected" to the previous part (i seem to recall a different writer for it but could missremember) and it was CRAZY deadly with really dangerous monsters with powerfull magical weapons to go killing time on the PC if "war is declared" on them (good luck sneak killing the undead humanoid monsters as rules for assasinations realy wasnt a thing at that time

@VastyVastyVoid Ай бұрын

@@ronnyhansson8713 good catch, I came in to say that. It was very different from this, Undhagen's definite version.

@DavidMartinez-rk6fd Ай бұрын

I consider dragonbane a OSR in essential i love the OSR concept, in addition ti has a new refresh set of rules not like d&d with some aspects similar to another game i love rune-quest, other nice thing is the IA of monster it is a step further to a solo role playing system too.