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The Origins of the Drow
#OSR #mythology #Drow #DarkElves #Myth #TTRPG #dungeonsanddragons #dnd
This week, I talk about the Drow or Black Elves and attempt to trace back to their mythological origins in Norse mythology.
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Everyday Heroes Review
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#OSR #TTRPG #5e #dungonsanddragons This is a review of Everyday Heroes. A rough review. These are big books, so there is a lot I left out. However, I think I give a basic overview of the books. Everyday Heroes Core Rule Book: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/415709/everyday-heroes-core-rulebook?affiliate_id=2970599 The Vault Rules Compendium Vol 1: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/462956/the-vaul...
10 Reasons Rule Zero is Inferior to RAW
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#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #RAW #dungeonsanddragons #roleplayinggame #penandpaperrpg #RuleZero Sometimes rule zero can go too far and have unintended consequences. Why is that? Is it really bad to play RAW? Could there maybe even be benefits to playing RAW?!?! This isn't a condemnation of you personally or your games. If you take it as such, that's on you, not me.
Bloodied Knight Illustration
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#Art #Knight #digitalart #Illustration #clipstudiopaint Here is a sped-up painting of a knight in Clip Studio Paint. I've put this illustration in the creative commons and you can get it for free on my patreon below. Support my work if you want to see more and more of this stuff. Get the image on patreon here for free: www.patreon.com/posts/bloodied-knight-120508434?Link&
Materialism and Monsters in TTRPGs
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#OSR #philosophy #TTRPG #Materialism #Mythology #dungonsanddragons This week, I seek to refine my points in a previous video about materialism and fantasy gaming.
How I Got Started Illustrating TTRPGs
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#Art #TTRPG #Illustration #Fantasyart #digitalart Here is some different content than what is usual. Please let me know if you want more of this kind of stuff. In this video, I talk a bit about my art journey and getting to the point that I'm at now.
Dungeon Draw in Foundry is Powerful!
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#foundryvtt #penandpaperrpg #dungonsanddragons #dungeonmaker #ttrpg #OSR This week, I look at Foundry VTT and at DungeonDraw, an add-on that can make great dungeons with walls, line of sight, and doors for your token-based battle map dungeon crawls.
TBE Content in 2025
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#OSR #TTRPG #DungeonsandDragons #penandpaperrpg #2025 #youtube Is TH-cam strangling D&D TH-cam channels? What do I want to talk about in the new year? I talk about it today. Hope you all had a great New Year and Christmas.
The Enlightenment, Enchantment, and Our Games
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The Enlightenment, Enchantment, and Our Games
Resource Management and the Outdoor Survival Game
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Resource Management and the Outdoor Survival Game
The Most Unique Dice Pool System I've Seen
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The Most Unique Dice Pool System I've Seen
XP, Player Incentives, and Abstracting the Myth
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XP, Player Incentives, and Abstracting the Myth
The Gritty Realism Rule in 5e and Reading Comprehension
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The Gritty Realism Rule in 5e and Reading Comprehension
Being Objective About 5e
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Being Objective About 5e
The Context of Gary Gygax's Sexist Comment
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The Context of Gary Gygax's Sexist Comment
Catching A Gygax Hater Lie, Live on Stream
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Catching A Gygax Hater Lie, Live on Stream
Bob World Builder is Wrong
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Bob World Builder is Wrong
Braunsteins Went Mainstream a Long Time Ago
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Braunsteins Went Mainstream a Long Time Ago
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons | Part 1
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The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons | Part 1
Castles And Crusades is a Strong Alternative
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Castles And Crusades is a Strong Alternative
Men of War - Rhodesian Bush War Solitaire Wargame
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Men of War - Rhodesian Bush War Solitaire Wargame
Tonisborg Book Giveaway Comment Below!
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The Book You NEED to Read to Play Traveller
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The Book You NEED to Read to Play Traveller
The Stigma of Solo Gaming
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The Stigma of Solo Gaming
Answering Viewer Questions
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Answering Viewer Questions
Spell Complexity from Chainmail
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Spell Complexity from Chainmail
The World Weaver and the Theory Crafter
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The World Weaver and the Theory Crafter
Why Encumbrance Rules are Good
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Why Encumbrance Rules are Good
Reading the Rules and Glass Houses
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Reading the Rules and Glass Houses
5e, the D20 and Mechanics
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5e, the D20 and Mechanics

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  • @BrutorzBill
    @BrutorzBill 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Just played this, wow, love it!!

  • @FalkFlak
    @FalkFlak 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I thought these were problems of the past where authors, story tellers tried to take over the RPG, but it might me more present in the D&D environment with its scripted RPG twitch shows. You are right, of course. If I want to play a game, I use its rules. Much more problematic, though - and unsolved to this day - is how to apply Rule Zero accordingly when its applicable. How do you pull a perfect new rules out of thin air where developers sat probably over months and years to build up a system?

  • @pgaven9396
    @pgaven9396 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    First I want to say I'm a huge fan of your work and own pdfs of practically all of your work...including both Atomic Punk editions...amazing work and systems...with that said On this one instance I agree with you and Elon about not to speak derogatory about those who are not among the living to defend themselves. I don't agree with discrimination on either side and would have to agree with the fact that there has been true prejudice against the white middle class in the past 15 years. Wokeness just needs to go...its as terrible as Disney's Song of the South...we don't need politics in our Media, music or our TTRPGs. I'm glad you brought up Lovecraft. He was a great writer however he And REH are men of their times. And this is coming from person of Asian/Hispanic heritage. Otherwise Elon and the Discord Kittens need to go straight to jail don't skip go. As a government employee and middle class American i obviously have my biases. I don't agree with letting teens without security clearances to just invade our personal information carté blanche. But I digress.

  • @sunsin1592
    @sunsin1592 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yeah, we've already rolled up a preliminary party with 11 characters as we assume there will be deaths. And I'm sure our party will be picking up others along the way. Once you get into volume 2 in particular, this sh*t gets lethal...

  • @igwilly6592
    @igwilly6592 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video! You gave the "historian" too much benefit of the doubt. He's just a WotC shill, he knows he's lying.

  • @LoneHorizons
    @LoneHorizons 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love the tileset you made, really nice.

    • @TheBasicExpert
      @TheBasicExpert 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you. I kind of want to update those and expand them a bit when I have time.

  • @pyroman6000
    @pyroman6000 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I bought the tribute set- because of the awesome cover art. That players book has ruled to get you to st least 20th level. I also got 2/3 of the additional monster books( they have at least 4 large hardcovers). One is, i believe, the creature codex. Lets just say, i was cackling with maniacal glee while reading it- thinking of ways to pit my players against them, lol. Great stuff. I rolled up a character, just to see how this hame does it. Relatively quickly. Im sure ill get better at it with practice. I did, however, bring 2 house rules with me: 4d6 drop lowest. 7 times. Choose your set, snd arrange to taste. And max hp at level 1. I hate super fragile PCs, and the disruption of someone rolling up YET another character- from an easy fight with giant rats or goblins... Other than that, i like what i see so far. If it can hive me that old school game with new school rules, it'll save me a ton of time trying to kit bash the same thing! I alsi like what I hear about Troll Lord Games.

  • @axel8406
    @axel8406 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'll never trust a historian that is this obvious with his revisionist views.

  • @jakekimball7425
    @jakekimball7425 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent video. You're creating some of the most thought-provoking content in the hobby.

    • @TheBasicExpert
      @TheBasicExpert 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm humbled to hear that. Thank you.

  • @stevenisonline
    @stevenisonline 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love the concept for the video, many people (myself included) are ignorant of the wide array of mythological stories most of these monsters are plucked from. I, like most readers, recognize some of the classics, but I had never heard of the idea of dark elves except from DnD and its derivatives before this!

  • @fleetcenturion
    @fleetcenturion 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We need to stop having this argument. Trying to engage in a philosophical debate with materialists, is akin to the old analogy of playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how well you play, they'll just knock over all the pieces, crap all over everything, then strut around like they won anyway. Putting effort into such a ridiculous debate is a waste of time. It's time to bring back good old fashioned gatekeeping.

    • @TheBasicExpert
      @TheBasicExpert 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@fleetcenturion no. I'm gate keeping by dunking on the by having a better argument than them. It's not a waste of time. The amount of people triggered by all of this has done wonders in exposing the morons in the hobby.

    • @fleetcenturion
      @fleetcenturion 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheBasicExpert - That's the problem. The better argument doesn't matter, nor will they ever be swayed by it. The vast majority of the morons in the hobby _do not even play._

    • @TheBasicExpert
      @TheBasicExpert 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Tldr. Telling low IQ materialists they can't play a fantasy game right with a materialist mindset brought into the game is gatekeeping.

    • @TheBasicExpert
      @TheBasicExpert 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Also it's my channel and I'll do what I want. Haha.

    • @fleetcenturion
      @fleetcenturion 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ - You do you, man. I am of the opinion that gatekeeping is not always a bad thing. Hell, forget the gate-- build a damn wall! If they want a gate, let them summon Yog-Sothoth.