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Please do the interview. And thanks for the reminder to bust out Willoby Hall. I bought, but haven't run that adventure... yet.

Would love to hear any interviews, unless of course they don't want to be interviewed.

I would be intrested in an interview.

love long form! I like to listen while doing game prep. I watch both you guys! more please!

Nice 👍

Very interested in these interviews!

Yeah, you definitely should make it)

Def get the interview haha That sounds cool

I would love to see the interviews. It's always interesting to get new perspectives on RPGs.

Interview sounds cool

🥳🫂👍🏿 Very cool 🆒 😊

That sounds great. Do the interviews, if you can get them. Sending love from South Africa: sad to hear about Asheville. I don't think words can come close to that loss. Wishing you nothing but the best going forward.

Sounds interesting. I'd like to hear what newbies think.

That was I really nice chat! And it was interesting your more centered style against Nathan's more agitated one 😄, it brought a cool dynamic to the conversation. Great content on both channels! I really enjoy your exposition and analysis of different game mechanics. They are very inspiring! It would also be great to see more of this kind of informal talking, once in a while. It's long, but passes with the blink of an eye and contains lots of gems. All the best, and keep up the good work (and the jingles too, they're cool!)!

Just ran mausritter for the first time. Was an absolute blast.

lazer-orxs? we're KRULL (1983) all up in this

Yes I like minis. I collect the prepainted ones.

Nice chat!

word you were probably looking for, some call it a diegetic progression ≈ narrative/story-driven character progression. Comes from Greek diēgēsis, ‘narrative’. "You survived the meltworms so you get Save +4 vs acid," as Goblin Punch blog put it. It doesn't just marry mechanical stuff with fiction, it draws from a story that emerges in a way that makes sense at your table. This way you don't have to buy a an official Book of Feats and choose a specific "Favourite Enemy" on the session-zero and optimise character build, so that your character would be allowed to roll a modified attribute + skill check to see if they have an advantage in negotiations against Tired Underpaid Copywriter if both reached 3rd level under fool moon. Daniel at Bandit's Keep channel had number of vids called like Emergent Character Arcs and these go hand-in-hand with diegetic progression. If your emergent character arc is to put away the sword it makes sense for a character to learn to read a spellbook at some point. This is why I love rules-light systems that are hard to break by homebrew. My players can attempt anything that will make sense in our stories. I have no idea how it will feel in d100 systems or sim-lite games, but slowly growing homebrew roll-under skills in Cairn worked perfect for us. Skill progress in level-less systems often feels diegetic when tied to something interesting, be that practice, success, failure or specific experience, that character lived to tell about (like in David Black's Black Hack that actually has levels but uses this great mechanic built around certain playstyle and type of progression).

Well…you DO get to still decide that. But you’re limited to a boon or a bane. But I hear you, mostly it’s the character skill that’s in play.

"I can do anything in 5th edition" Well, no. They scrapped a LOT of things in 5th edition. WAY too many things. Like Psionics, for one. Ever seen a Psion in 5e? No? Well that's weird because they existed in literally EVERY other edition. Item creation in 5e is bland and boring as all hell. And how do you make undead? Isn't there like only 2 spells for anyone who wants to be a necromancer? 3? Much wider array of weapons and character creation options. Death saves were actually threatening. Prestige classes. The list of things you can't do in 5e is massive compared to the list of things you can do.

@FamilyTableTop.. check out the world building process in Worlds Without Number. It will help you not feel like you have to do the whole thing at once.

You were right about emergent play. In old school style games it was a combination of loot and player creativity that made characters unique. The sheet didn’t tell you who the character was, the player did that. The personality and mannerisms and favorite moves made the character unique…not the build.

I recently found both of your channels and I'm really glad I did. Great table talk, it's awesome to find other Christians in the TTRPG-TH-cam spaces. I'll have to check out the Dungeon Minister as well!

Just run the gauntlet, it’s fun.

There’s a bit of misunderstanding about charisma as a stat and its use. You roll dice when there’s a chance for meaningful failure. So you have the 2d6 reaction table to roll at that point (which is an OLD function) and add charisma modifier to the roll. So it matters even when you aren’ rolling dice every two seconds.

I have friends from 1990 that I met through gaming. I didn’t learn to play D&D until 1987 in the marines. I guess we were the nerds of the Marine Corps. Yes Christians can play D&D or other TTRPGs, there is a Christian gaming group that goes to Gencon and hold services. As well as other Christian TH-camrs. I really like both of your channels.

“Some homebrew is fine..” Yup. It’s called “playing.” :-) And, yah, when you hack 5e into another game…just play another game.

I have to say: this is not really an innovation. This concept is old as heck. Dragonbane itself is already very old (1982) And when you say it's fair, well there would be others, that will tell you:"it feels counter intuitive" because it lacks information on how difficult a task is, grounded on facts beyond the charakter ("how slippery is the wall?", "how sturdy is the door?"). This can work, but often these systems use modifiers on the roll that represent factors outside the charakter. I don't think that this makes your problem with setting a DC really go away.

Just ask Dungeon Minister is a Christian can play D&D. You can fin his videos on TH-cam

Good first episode man 😎 guess I need to think of a new series name for something I have coming up lol no need to step on your toes. Excited to see more of these and who you can get in here ha ha

Awesome video. Cool to hear the two of you talk about your experiences with games.

Almost 2h felt like 20'. Very interesting and enjoyable conversation. You experiences are quite relatable.

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Another cool vid. great conversation about how gaming has positive effect on our lives. I started back in 81, paused from 92 until 2020. Back in the nineties got my now wife interested in it. Today i have my own home brew game that i wrote, mainly to avoid 5e lol and we are having fun again. The social aspect is huge for me because im a loner, only child, geek, etc. Combined with my other life of teaching karate, ttrpgs are the extent of my social environment. ttrpgs, [dnd] has, since day one in 1981, given me a social and creative outlet, [i like to doodle] along with my karate training, has basically saved me from a life of depression and loneliness. Im extremely honoured that you are sharing your current survival story through your love of the game. Its a testament to how this hobby can do more than just entertain us once a week, it can help us change ouor life, and be able to deal with life's extreme challenges at times. EGG, im glad to hear that you and family are safe. Keep 'em Rollin'

I ordered a hard cover copy of this book at my friendly lokal game story today because of this video.

You should definetly play Willowby Hall with your family. I did one shots with newbies using Knave and definetly worked. Also for tone, you can push the whimsical elements within for a more easy going experience (I always insert some terror in my games, personal preference). Hope you all get well soon.

Good chat.

Just starting the vid but leaving a comment for the algorithm gods and to say I enjoy both your channels! 👌

Great video. I love the pacing of the tension. The ourtdoor setting is lovely and honestly, the wind added a lot to the video from a "calm down factor".

Love both of these channels!

Aren't we all a big table top family?!

I use a travel chess set that works as a dice tray and monsters.

I don't know what you are saying cause i didn't hear anything before that.

🥳🫂👍🏿 Yeah - my players were initially very confused why I didn’t care what their passive perceptions were and wanted to know what they were doing - “Tell me what you want to do” has become the refrain to the point even the players say it now 😄

I don't know what to say. That's horrible 😢 glad you keep up the good work and that you and your family and pets are now in safety.

Mausritter has SUCH a good faction system and it's really influenced how i run things in my sandboxes

Folded index cards can be good. Just cut to size and scribble a beastie. 😊

Tokens to use for enemies/monsters: blueberries, skirtles, or nuts etc. Every time one gets killed the players get to eat it. Not necessarily a long-term solution, but great dual use. Plus quite satisfying as well.