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@@scottbrewer474 That's awesome! Have you gotten access to my website as well? What about joining the discord channel? Have you seen my videos about the chat? GPT based chat bot on my website?

@@archnme89 I agree with you. I've fed it all my notes and all the posts from my play by post game. That made it much better but it still has issues. The custom assistant I built for my Ptolus website is working amazing. It's been really helpful but it can't do anything without a person at the helm ☺️

@@The_RealWilliam I have the exact opposite problem. I think my BBEGs are going to TPK and then the group kills them way too fast 😑

@@D20Pub 😂

@@Lord_Jan_Vejlin Awesome uses! I've been literally talking to it about ideas, asking it what it thought and asking it to make suggestions. It's been fun. Another method to brainstorm. It's also suggested monsters based on current needs, even told me about a monster I had never heard of that fit perfectly for the encounter my guys were going into

just tonight i was playing arround with the ideas for fighting pits in a thieves den where players can bet. I asked it about it and it came up with ideas for the betting system and player parpicipation in the pits

@Lord_Jan_Vejlin That's epic! I had it generate gross income and costs for running a DND tavern 😁

@@GodOfMoxie This is what I've done as well. I did the custom assistant because I was sick of having to start new chats and upload 20 documents each time. Plus, the custom assistant is giving me way better answers than my paid subscription of ChatGPT where I upload all the documents into each chat. How about you? It's doing well?

That sounds pretty cool, not bothered to make anything custom assistant but will check out how to set that up now, to not have to re-upload again.

Also been using card conjure and ai image gens to make and print cards for magic items for my player.

@GodOfMoxie 🙂 nice

@GodOfMoxie I've already done it for Ptolus. Do you need one for a different setting?

It's not that bad dw :)

@imfastboi thanks 👍

I am getting cool ideas here. One thing I like about cities is that they tend to be be more liberal in politics. I am a liberal myself. Cities have a very crowded and diverse environment. So people have to get used to that variety, and get along with other kinds of people. They become less fearful and hateful. This leads to having a more PC mindset, which makes them more liberal. It is actually the isolated rural people that tend to be more xenophobic. They lack that kind exposure. They tend to be more conservative. It is cool that Ptolis has a wide variety of fantasy races. That is like what happens in real life, but with a fantasy twist. It is weird for drow to be banned. That part gives me an idea for a campaign. I love elves including drow. I find it really disturbing that drow are treated as an evil race in the older version of DND. Evil races in general are messed up. It would be cool to subvert this trend. Maybe the reason why drow are shot on site in Ptolis is due to racism and police brutality. It is like what happens to urban black people in real life. There could even be a story like Zootopia. That would be so cool. The player group can have all the characters, or at least one of them, work in the city guard. That is the closest thing medieval fantasy has to a police department. The players solve a mystery of missing drow. The mystery is what the story is all about. Then it is reviewed that the missing drow are imprisoned and/ or killed by racist people. Ooh! There can even be a twist where the villain is a regular elf. Regular light skinned elves are usually good guys. So this is unexpected. It does make sense though. In World and Warcraft and DND the light elves and dark elves don't like each other. They split off long ago in the lore. I don't know any deep lore on Ptolis yet. However I can imagine the same scenario happening. So a light elf could be the mastermind of the missing drow, because they have such a big racial grudge. There can even be a movement that pushes back against this villainy. It can be called Drow Lives Matter. Oh I got another campaign idea. There can be a campaign exploring religion. The video mentioned some parts of the city with holy people. That can be where they have fancy churches and that kind of thing. There are certain urban areas in real life that are heavily focused on religion. Vatican City in the the bigger city of Rome is perhaps the most famous example. Other examples are Jerusalem, Mecca and maybe even Salt Lake City. There can be a campaign like this. The villains are perhaps a group of corrupt religious people. The good guys can represent the good parts of religion. Knowing the differences between the two is an interesting thing to explore. There is a story about religion called the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It takes place in the city of Paris in the olden days. This setting is pretty similar to Ptolis except without the fantasy. I absolutely love the Disney movie of Hunchback of Notre Dame. It is one of my favorite Disney movies. I tried to read the book. I couldn't get through due to the excessive descriptions of the Notre Dame cathedral and surrounding city. This wouldn't work in a novel. However all that rich detail would be helpful for an urban RPG setting. Maybe Ptolis can have a setting like that. Maybe players can homebrew Ptolis so it resembles real life Paris. That can be so cool. Even Ravnica has a religious guild called Orzhov. That is white and black. Orzhov is religious with parts of banking and mafia mixed in. This guild is pretty weird. That can be incorporated somehow. Heck Hunchback of Notre Dame does have racism as a secondary theme. So I guess I can mix my two campaign ideas together. Maybe there is a crooked religious group led by a light elf priest. Then this group is really racist against drow. So the drow can parallel Romani instead of blacks. Ether way, there can still be a theme of racism being wrong.

@@c.d.dailey8013I think you win the award for the longest TH-cam comment I have ever seen. Let alone received! 🙂 That was some fantastic information. That was basically a whole blog post! A lot of people do view playing in one city as limiting but honestly, I have been running a game in this city since 2017 and we still have not managed to explore the entire thing. All of us have been playing DND for multiple decades so this was an experience none of us had ever had before and it has been really fun 😊

@@Zr0din That's a lot of good questions! Why don't you shoot me an email and let's dive deeper! info@d20.pub To answer one of your questions, it's not completely as simple as just giving it a PDF, but that's the start of it. As to copyright, whatever it generates new isn't under the same copyright (except the copyrighted names & details used) but anything it's telling you about the setting would be copyrighted.

@@trevorbonnell9289 You're welcome! Are you a patron? I can turn on your access

@@jordangreen8309 ha. Thanks 😊

@@collinmurphy9677 thanks! I really hope it helps folks! I'm already using it

@@jordangreen8309 5e, Cypher and the original 3.5! Yep! All 3. You just have to tell the chat bot which version you want and that's what it will give you

@@northernlight8857 yes! I love this switch idea. Finding out the bad guy isn't bad. Maybe even the person that hired them is actually in the wrong. Quandary! 😍

@@snarkback Absolutely true! What's your favorite villain?

@@hackthedungeon thanks! You running a Ptolus campaign?

@@D20Pub I am not, but it seems very interesting.

@@hackthedungeon Right on. Well, glad you found the channel. I'm not as big as most of the other guys, but trying to help folks as best I can

@@D20Pub That is my attitude as well. I am a small creator that just does this because I enjoy D&D and making videos. Keep up the good work, I will keep an eye on you. Maybe we should collaborate some time.

@@marcoschaves94 thank you!

@@havock89 DM. GM. Narrator. I don't like the first 2. I like narrator 🤷‍♂️ especially how I run my games. My players and I are collaboratively telling stories. I'm not master of the game.

@@riley539 it seems like 90% of the videos about chatgpt and D&D revolve around the idea of solo play. While I understand that, I definitely think it will be the most effective as a tool to simply help narrators with their games. Are you satisfied with it as a DM for you? Is that the only option you have for playing right now?

@@D20Pub it is terrible at most mechanics, like leveling or the spell book but the narration is impressive and funny sometimes. I've never played tabletop DnD (I'm a closet nerd) but was interested after playing baldur's gate 3. And text adventures on PC were big when I was a kid so it's a little nostalgic

@@riley539 you've never played tabletop DND?! Oh man. My heart breaks a little for you. What about play by post? Have you heard of that? That's how I play

@@oreoninja45zen84 PMC meaning private military contractor or something else? Haha So he sells access to those monsters? Are those summons or actually imprisoned creatures on this plane?

@@D20Pub yep private military

@@oreoninja45zen84 so what is villainous about selling access to monsters?

@@D20Pub imagine what the average person could do if they had one. When you have a hammer all your problems look like nails. What’s to stop someone from buying a basilisk because some guy looked at him weird? Or assassinating the king with a beholder because you think you’d do a better job. If you have the gold then the world is your oyster. The monsters can’t say no when you buy them and always follow your commands.

@@oreoninja45zen84 very interesting character... Do you have more details or even some artwork? I would like to add this guy as an NPC to my site if you would be okay with it

Thank you! Are you running a Ptolus campaign?

@@D20Pub No. I have the 5e version of the book and hope to run it someday, tho.

@@outercow1 excellent! Have you got an account on my Ptol.us website already?

@@brianistryin76 It's been great for idea bouncing for me too. I used to have to text like 3 people to ask questions. Now I just ask ChatGPT and it gives me some great feedback. I think the robot bad feelings are from creatives which feels ai is built on the back of "stolen" work. Which is a complicated argument. For me, I just needed something to help me with my game and it's doing that for sure!

@@D20Pub yeah you’re right, it’s complicated. With this topic (and with most other discussions) all nuance is out the window. Have you seen Campaigns Never Die? I could agree that’s too much AI.

@@brianistryin76 I have not. I'll check it out!

@@jordangreen8309 all true for sure!

@@randomjester9983 I hear you. With the way my life and schedule is currently, ChatGPT makes my game better and faster and remembers way more than me 😉

@@DanielJPool Everyone is entitled to their own. Do you mind sharing why? Hate the idea of AI generated content? Worried about skynet? 😁

@@D20Pub I've tried randomly generated dungeons and they just felt lifeless and dull. It was fun for a one off but not sustainable or interesting long term. Also, if I'm not willing to put in the time to be creative why should my players be willing to put in the time to engage with the game? Generative large language models just don't offer the craft or polish of creating something my self. Not to mention, I'd rather "AI" do the dishes than my hobbies. If I'm not the one playing the game, what's the point of the game?

@@DanielJPool I wish AI could do the dishes for sure! I kind of feel bad using it for my play-by-post game, but the fact of the matter is it is generating incredible content and helping me and my players enjoy the hobby because otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep up. That said, everyone has their own taste and that's the joy of the world right? 🙂

Hah ai is smarter than me

@@bravojr I wouldn't say smarter. Can process more information faster, yes.

I'll have to check out Lorekeeper! Thanks for sharing!

This is the main reason I use ChatGPT too. I'm DMing a few pbp (play by post) games. Mainly to polish up my own ideas and language. For example. Someone is searching through a dungeon cell for something to pick the lock with. Their roll isn't quite enough for an immediate success, but they do get a partial success (or success with complication), so I come up with the idea that they see some bones in the corner that might work, but if they go and look through them a rat will attack them from the shadows. So I got this description from chatgpt: You crouch down and begin sifting through the brittle bones, hoping to find something, anything, that might serve your purpose. Just as your fingers graze the pile, a sudden movement from the darkness makes you jerk back. A rat, large and scraggly, darts out from the shadows, its beady eyes gleaming as it startles you with its unexpected appearance.

I also like being able to explain a situation or describe a character then asking ChatGPT to "Write me a letter or announcement in a formal, flowery style for a fantasy medieval campaign that this character would have written about this situation." And it usually comes up with something quite good. Like: To the Esteemed Heroes of the Realm, I, Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead, write to you in the hopes that my words may reach those with the courage, strength, and wisdom necessary to answer a call that echoes across the lands of Averancia. It is a call born of desperation, but also of hope-the hope that you may be the ones to steer our duchy away from the precipice of ruin and towards a future of renewed glory. Our Duchy of Averancia was established a millennium ago on the shores of a newly discovered island continent. For centuries, the Redstone family guided our people, carving out a small yet prosperous domain from the wild and untamed lands that surrounded us. Though only a few leagues of our vast territory has been fully settled, it has been enough to sustain our people and nurture a peaceful, if isolated, society. Two hundred years ago, a devout Duke entrusted the reins of our duchy to the Church of Elion, embarking on a pilgrimage-or perhaps a crusade-to the Old Continent. The Church ruled Averancia for nearly a century, until a hero, Eldwin Anvilstar, arrived at our capital, claiming his rightful place as the Duke. With the Church's blessing, he reclaimed the throne, and the Anvilstar lineage has ruled ever since. But three years ago, our young Duke, Frederic Anvilstar, disappeared without a trace. Despite the best efforts of the lords of the realm, no sign of him has been found, and the Duchy has been left in turmoil. Trade and mercantile ties that once flourished have begun to unravel, and many of our adventurers and heroes have returned to the Old Continent, lured by tales of war and glory. As the de facto ruler of Averancia, I have taken it upon myself to seek out those who might have the power to restore our lands to their former greatness. To that end, I extend to you this invitation-a summons, if you will-to join us in this time of need. I offer coffers of silver and the gratitude of a nation to those who would aid us in our struggle. Your deeds, should you accept this call, may very well determine the fate of our duchy. The path ahead is fraught with danger, uncertainty, and great challenges, but I believe that with the right heroes, Averancia can rise again. Your arrival could be the turning point in this tale of despair and hope. I ask you to consider this call carefully, for the future of our land may rest upon your shoulders. May you find it within yourselves to answer. With the utmost respect and hope, Lord Chamberlain Porlyn Amberstead Duchy of Averancia

@@accessyourinnerlight971 nice! It's helping me even with "what would this bad guy do" which has been great

I feel your pain. I've been trying to organize a kickstarter to pay someone to make high resolution and VTT maps for all the Ptolus maps. But I can't ever get the green light from MCG. Are you looking for anything specific, or for "everything"?

@@D20Pub Basically everything. Since I know you are looking now, I'll share what I've found. From the r/FantasyMaps subreddit, there is a creator by the name of Pena Negra that made thier own version of the Sasserine map. It's pretty nice looking. They have a patron. I was thinking of signing up to see what else they have, as it's only 5 bucks a month. Don't think they do battle maps though. There are others at the subreddit who do however and it might be possible to commission some of them to reinterpret some of the low quality maps from the pdfs. The Kickstarter idea isn't bad, I'd easily throw 30 or so bucks at right out, potentially more if it took it to get the work done.

@@D20Pub (if the message is a repeat, that's becasue youtube didn't approve the first one) I'd easily throw 30 bucks, possibly more, to help get the job done. There is a subreddit, r/FantasyMaps, has a creator that made a version of the map for Sasserine. Name is Pena Negra. They have a P a t r e o n and I've sign up to get that map to have just cause I thought it was cool. It doesn't look like Pena Negra do battle maps, though they do allow you to request editable version of thier maps once a month. While I'm not sure if you'd have someone in mind to commission the work from, there are other creators on the subreddit that have awesome work and might be worth considering as well.

I've talked to several creators about being able to handle the maps. There's no end to the people who could make the maps. The problem is the legality. MCG didn't specifically forbid me from doing the kickstarter, but they also asked me to wait to get approval. But that was over a year ago.

@@D20Pub Hmm, a creative solution of more generalized maps may need to be taken. If you decide to pull the trigger reply agian so I know. Beyond all that, any advice on running the game? I will be running the game in it's (mostly) original 3.5 but were there any sort formatting logic challenges that you encountered? Anything your players your players railed against narratively?

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply! And sorry for the bad audio. That's why in my newer videos you'll see a super nice, Yeti Blue microphone, so I sound better. haha

@@Richinnameonly what's LLM?

@@Richinnameonly I googled. Large Language Model? It would be so cool if AI could run a module for a DND group without a Narrator.

@@D20Pub yes exactly large language models are very advanced. There are a lot of AI's that are getting close too. I use chat bots to go on adventures sometimes and they handle RP great, rules not so much yet. Also Hasbro is currently hiring an AI specialist so that means they are cooking up the same thing. AI gm's are very close at this point.

@@Richinnameonly That's pretty exciting. I've thought about trying to roll a GPT just for my Ptolus website so people could ask questions

@@Skelthane I'm so glad the PDFs are available. I'm working on transcribing all the content from the magazines to make it easier for people

Sorry for the late reply! Have you started your Ptolus campaign yet?

@@BloodRedRook Glad to have you! Did you submit your proof of ownership to access the full website?

@@D20Pub Just did :)

You're welcome! If you have any requests just let me know

Amen! Sorry for the late reply. TH-cam is not great at notifications!

Absolutely you should! I did another video on the hybrid approach to pair PBP with live action. Check that one out and let me know how it goes!

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HOLY COW! And I thought PBP was slow NOW! haha. Also, I thought that said Pre WW2 and I was really concerned. hahaha. Sorry for the late reply!

I wasn't aware of that. Someone asked me to review it. For $9 I guess I'm okay with all that.

But...anybody could do exactly what this company has done if they don't mind the ethics of using generative AI like chatgpt and midjourney... Yes but this company did it, produced and published. so yes, for the price this is good. And yes, if they used an artist the price would go up. As long as they are upfront about these things, the choice is yours.

Legit. I wish there was more on this topic. It seems a lot of people are interested in criminal campaigns, but there doesn't seem to be a ton of content in those veins.

@@crankysmurf I've been in it since 2017 with my players and we've done all of chapter 33, all of night of dissolution and all of banewarrens. There's so much material!

Very cool! Is your DM the kind that will care about clothes and pay attention?

Haha. Thanks

Interesting! Current timeline in FR is like 1500 DR? So an almost 1,000 year jump would mean almost every NPC mentioned in the book was dead 😬

@@D20PubYes but you could run Ptolus campaign, then second one to see how things have changed and how are old PCs remembered.

@@IdiotinGlans For sure!

I still use RPOL.net for all my play by post stuff. It's system agnostic. You can play any game on it. Or are you asking about something else?

@@D20Pub I guess that i'm not. If no new arrival has overtaken it for You then i guess that it doesn't matter :) I'm only just getting into the format so don't yet know to ask about any other specifics :D Thanks for the response!

@@wilhelmscream6919 yeah. I've been on RPOL.net since like 2016. I'm a big fan.

haha. Well, you can steal basically all the content and concepts from this City to make your own :D

Not sure what this means? Translation to english? i tried googleing it.