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Magpie
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
A bird who wants to share their opinions on storytelling, fantasy, TTRPGs, and countless other items. Create what you love, and from what you love!
Magpie's Guide to Writing ANY DND Adventure
Understanding the structure of writing any sort of fantasy adventure for your TTRPG projects.
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Brian's Quicksheet:
barge-games.itch.io/barge-quickstart
#dnd #ttrpg #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #fantasy #writing
#campaignsetting #homebrew #dndtips #worldbuilding #adventure #dungeonmaster #sessionprep #dungeonsanddragons #dndhomebrew #advice #writing #story #storytelling #dungeonmaster #storyteller #gamemaster
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Magpie's Guide to Session Zero
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A guide overviewing everything your players might need from you during a session zero!!! #dnd #ttrpg #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #fantasy #writing #campaignsetting #homebrew #dndtips #worldbuilding #sessionzero #dungeonmaster #sessionprep Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Mind Flayer- Reimagined
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A look at reimagining one of Dungeons and Dragon's most iconic minds, do you suffer from brain parasites? It happens to the best of us. Hangout and see how I've created something new from the template of everyone's favorite bipedal aberration. Ceremorphosis by Cas and Friends www.dmsguild.com/product/451815/Ceremorphosis Of Gods and Game Masters Alternate Aberrations www.ofgodsandgamemasters.co...
TTRPG's Giant Solution (Part 2: Fantasy Giant Analysis
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The 2nd part of a retheming and reimaging of everyone's favorite milk toast fantasy monster. It may be a giant sized problem, but I've found my solution! #dnd #ttrpg #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #fantasy #writing #campaignsetting #homebrew #spells #dndtips #giants #monsterdesign Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecomm...
5 Minute Monsters- Bulettes
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A look at everyone's favorite burrowing rhinoceros, turtle, armadillo, crocodile guy. #dnd #ttrpg #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #fantasy #writing #campaignsetting #homebrew #dndtips Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
So You Want to Write A Campaign?
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An intro guide/ overview of tips and tricks to keep in mind while you are thinking of writing your own ttrpg campaign. #dnd #ttrpg #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #fantasy #writing #campaignsetting #homebrew #spells #dndtips Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
5 Minute Monsters- The Beholder
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The eye tyrant whose anti-magic gaze lures in countless adventurers, few who get to live to tell the tale. #dnd #ttrpg #beholder #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #narutoshippuden #naruto #fantasy #writing #5mm Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
3 Simple Spells for TTRPGs
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A quick look at three homebrew spells used as talking points for general spell design and conception. #dnd #ttrpg #pokemon #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #yugioh #fantasy #writing #yugiohtcg #yugiohanime #homebrew #spells Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
5 Minute Monster- Basilisk
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A quick look at one of mythology's stone-gazing monsters of a myriad of different forms, the Basilisk. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #5mm #ttrpgs #ttrpgidea #dc20 #fantasy #drawsteel #mythology #monsterdesign #monsters Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Expanding the Monsterlog: Mimikyu in TTRPGs
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Taking something we love and making something new. We take the Pokemon, Mimikyu, and create our new creature with it! #dnd #ttrpg #pokemon #pathfinder #pf2e #dc20 #mimikyu #fantasy #writing #monsterdesign Music "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
5 Minute Monster- Azer
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A quick overview of the fire elemental who could build Rome in a day. Check out the Twitter: / creativemagpie1 #azer #5MM #dnd #pf2e #ttrpgs #ttrpg #fantasy #writing "Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
TTRPGs Giant Problem (Part 1: Fantasy Giant Analysis)
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TTRPGs Giant Problem (Part 1: Fantasy Giant Analysis)
Do not let the "blind fans" fool you, this is a horror game
First
Always with the shorts.
@Creative-Magpie I'm the master of short
Man all your videos have been so helpful with my mind map of my ideas for the campaign im making! Thank you. Im still on the world building portion and i was hoping if you get the chance could you give your input on this idea? I want to do somthing following a sorta pseudo greek myth setting and ive really enjoyed the greek poetry and how it describes Athena as having Steely grey eyes. I want to incorporate that into like character creation where the players can be children of the gods and have these features or if they worship the god enough they get these features im just fearful that it might take away some design away on the player end of things.
So reasonable concern, but I have found that if characters are bought into a god, then tend to like when they can be identified with them. You can do it a few ways, maybe have a couple of ways it could be represented and let them choose, I understand not wanting to make player choices for them, it can easily be a quick path to someone being upset, but if you take time to explain the world building importance, I imagine most will be alright with Cosmetic labels to bring them into the world more naturally!! Sorry for the run-on sentence. This bird is short on sleep. If you have any follow-up questions just let me know. (Either hit me up on bluesky or preferably post a new comment so it flags and gives me a notification )
@Creative-Magpie will do if I have more questions! Get some rest bird man and I appreciate the advice
Unfortunately, I'm still at work, but as soon as I get the chance, I'll heed your advice. :)
Enjoyed the video, it echoed some advice I've given in the past, but in a pithy acronym
Glad it was helpful!
Fyi If you add a time stamp in the video description TH-cam will add chapter markers to the video.
Ah, so that's how that works. Always thought it was something in the upload features I was just missing. Thanks for the tip!!
I love your point about TCGs. I've been known to look up random Magic: the Gathering cards for inspiration. I don't even play the game anymore, but the creature designs and flavor text are just enough kick to get the wheels rolling.
I feel like there's plenty of worth for just shooting in the dark for inspiration, pick up a card, and make a story or NPC with it. And there's enough random card/ pack generators online that you could "open a pack" and let all the cards tell a story, some wacky tarot opening
This is such a solid video. Good stuff, mate.
I can't tell if you watched the new video and accidentally commented on my first video ever, or....if you're just now chewing through the oldest video XD
@@Creative-Magpie Chewing through the backlog. :)
@@WobbleRocket Ain't no complaints, just mild confusion
New video!
Enjoy!! Let me know whatcha think!!
We loved it so much! Both Thaddeus and it really helpful and he's already started writing an adventure based on all your useful tips! (which is why it took us a while to watch it all the way through we kept pausing and making notes! :D )
Happy to hear! The whole video was worth it!!
I enjoyed this video, and I'm letting you know in the comments.
Thank you! The validation is greatly appreciated!!
Second!
But still 1st in our hearts!!
FIRST!!! XD
And yet, a certain halfling still doesn't have a legit win. Just a couple shorts. Maybe that's all his legs can catch.
@@Creative-Magpie I ONLY HAVE 25ft MOVEMENT, ALRIGHT???
Hm....move, dash, bonus action dash. You're a rogue, right? A thief of joy? ;)
@@Creative-Magpie lmao XD I mean I DO have a tendency to play rogues.... XD xxx
wait... did I just steal Beardy's reply... I think I did ! XD xxxx
First
How do you only pull it off with shorts? Oh...wait guess this makes a lot of sense actually.
@Creative-Magpie you think the short is your ally? I was born short.
Molded by it? XD
@@Creative-Magpie How did you know?
Could see it a mile away.
I really like the idea of having a pitch that is written down and referencing it as you write plots
"The Main Thing" is a powerful bit of advice from a leadership book I was reading at work. And it's a huge part of how I think about leading anything, especially what I am passionate about.
Nice helpful video dude! I am the biggest proponent of the "my world - our story" concept. I do world building to give me the framework to make plot hooks and improvise. Everything else exists for the table to make a fun story with, and if it doesn't serve, or we want to add new things, lets do it!
It is a phrase that one day may end up on a shirt if I end up getting to that level of content creator.
Fifth? Six? I dunno, great video!!
Thanks, and thanks again?
Well now I wanna be first.... Jokes aside - love the video, Magpie. Hope you get to feeling better!
Thank you!! Its a road to recovery, but somehow I'll survive!!
I'm gonna say I'm first because there are three other people who claimed first first, but I was thinking about being first before they thought about being first. 👀
Dude, sick job getting totally the 1st comment. I hope the next 30 comments on this video also claim to be 1st
First
Something like that
You're the first to be 7th that's for sure! :D
@@skelig30 It Counts!
@@Creative-Magpie I am *one of* the first
We'll see....I think you got a quarter point from your shorts victory, and grasping for straws ;)
fsr the like button isn't registering :(
If it didn't work at first, you can always come back, watch the video again, and try again ;)
ACTUALLY first because I was here first but I will graciously accept second so long as I beat Beardy I feel it's good enough XD xxx
Beating Beardy tends to be on my goals on life too.
First!
Video was good and useful, the three rumours idea is interesting may need to try for one of my games some point!!
CURSE YOU AGAIN!!! XD - how do you do it??? I've been sitting here for 4 hours with the tab open and AGAIN just when I have to go do something quickly... up it pops XD lmao
@@skelig30no idea XD Just lucky I suppose
@@kcmedia318 NOT YOU AGAIN!!!
You both got some REAAAAAL competition.
My favorite idea with mindflayers was an order of illithid monks who work as posthumous biographers and historians. They perform mortuary rites for the dead but extract the brain, slice it up for the world's most gruesome charcuterie board, and go to work transcribing the memories onto illuminated pages. The hive mind means they can get the perspectives of lots of people for the same events, resulting in relatively accurate and comprehensive historical texts, at a relatively more efficient cost than trying to use necromancy to acquire the same breadth of information.
This all sounds exceptionally cool and something I might actually easily be able to explore in my next part!! Really great ideas!!
Nice recap!
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!!
Bullettes are some of my favorite DnD critters. They're just the cutest.
They certainly are adorable units!!
First - this counts
It's a half point.
Finally got a chance to watch, the idea of mindflayer feeding on memories and thoughts instead of physical brains is a great suggestion. Good work on the video.
Happy you enjoyed it! And yeah the memories and thoughts being consumed is something I've more set into for the second part in the series.
Ooh, I kinda like the idea of using mindflayers as memory merchants. Using memories as a form of currency?
Yeah, it not only gives them the unhealthy edge of forced obedience "I am the only one that can return the memory of your mother or your wedding to you" but also can be bought as blackmail or whatever it may be.
@@Creative-Magpie I could see it being used as a sort of deal-with-the-devil situation too. "The leader of our order is dying. Please preserve his memories before they disappear. We will sacrifice three neophytes in exchange."
Man, if you'd hold out, there's a morally better faction that could do that, but yeah. Juicy drama.
There are so many comments! 👀
Yep, Penny did a lot of damage XD BUT I appreciate everyones contributions
"babe wake up, our favorite bird with a knight hat posted"
You're too kind!!
I came here to wax eloquently about mind flayers and birds. I stay for the absolute WAR in the comments.
I make content to facilitate the war. It's all a ruse.
So many fab shout outs at the end - all worthy folks to follow and subscribe to! Thanks for another epic video Magpie and I hope you get lots of views and follows for it as well! :D Excited for the next in the series! :D
Thanks Penny, for abusing the algorithm for me!! Very sweet of you and I appreciate the encouragement.
Well well well, what a coincicedence. More Mindflayers!
The real question is what is the next monster that will live rent free in our heads at the same time? I can send you my planner for the next few months XD
Am I a spam bot yet???
Me and my son both think Myselforge sounds epic! :D
I was honestly pretty happy with that one as well.
YAY! COOL SHOUT OUT FOR THE EPIC ELDRITCH ENTITY THAT IS CAS! :D xxxx
THE Eldritch Entity of all time, step aside Dagon and Chthulu
I love the art ideas for these! :D
Glad you like them!
How did you come up with the name Myselvour?
The intial was a combination of I believe the slovic word for mind or memory, changed up a little bit and added 'devour' on the back end.
@Creative-Magpie When in doubt for fantasy names - smash some words together. An oldie but a goodie.
Yay ood!!! I love them so much! I don't think I have a mind flayer phobia XD I love those tentacled treasures sm XD
Funnily enough, I knew about the Ood before Mind Flayers.
I can't BELIEVE I camped here ALL DAY and the SECOND I had nip away for a moment KABOOM the stealth halfling ninja nipped in b4 me! XD
I believe in you, Beardy didnt even get 1st lol.
Second
DOUBLE CURSE YOU!!! XD
Still a silver crown for Beardy.
@@Creative-Magpie I'll take it, but if you could delete this video and reupload it just so I could be first, that would be greatly appreciated.
I'll schedule it for my 2026 agenda. Maybe you just get a better watch next time.
first!
Dammit!
@@thebeardedhalfling I saw my moment and took my shot! XD
@@kcmedia318 CURSE YOU!!! XD
Don't worry you both probably will beat me next time XD Mischievous energy lasts for a short while
@@kcmedia318 lol XD We shall do our best! XD
Excellent taste in Zelda games. Subscribed.
Thank you much!!
Really well done video! Subscribed!
Thanks, Sam!! Your approval is greatly appreciated. :)
hey, this is Larry approved
We always approve Larry's approval.
I love the idea of a mind flayer colony being hunted by an enclave of warforged. Pitting illithids against an enemy that isn't as vulnerable to a lot of the tentacle bros' strongest points.
Stay tuned for my Mind Flayer reimagined because I want to make this a running theme with my new creation, cause I liked the hunter becomes the hunted.
Yeti rawr!
Yeti do rawr. (It is asking to translate you to English, what does being Welsh do to youtube? XD)
I don't know why, But the stone and the storm PNG really got me 🤣 But yeah I massively agree. I don't think 5e does big monsters particularly well. These are some good suggested changes.
I am glad I got someone to get a chuckle out of it. My wife was going to redesign all my giants for me, but she was sick at that point of the week, so I had to improvise and thought it'd be a tid bit funny. They just drag and drop the corner of the picture and give it more HP. I mean don't get me started on how cool the Terrasque should be...and how much he just isn't.
Love your videos, Magpie. <3 You're always so creative.
Thank you! You're too kind!
I just watched responsibly!
I could find myself, asking for nothing more!!