I only began playing D&D in 2017. I’m now in my 50s so I’ve been catching up. I’d heard of Mystara and soonish my group will be playing BECMI. It’s great to see there are so many gazetteers for Mystara and I have begun collecting them. Your videos are a crash course in the world of Mystara. Thank you.
This might be the best D&D supplement I have read. Every page gave me mouthfuls of flavor and the adventure ideas dripped off the pages. I was surprised in the best way.
Thank you Mr.Welch I have never played D&D but due Tex from the bpl referring to you and interviewing you I began to watch these this awesome and love the cyberpunk videos. Thinking of picking D&D. Keep up the content it’s great.
I agree it definitely needs detailing out a little more, especially in terms of where places are on its map. There's also the question of where Cynidicea was/is, and when Cynidicea rose and fell after the doom of Nithia, if it's actually there at all, rather than in another of Mystara's deserts. It occurred to me that in terms of Ylaruam's national security concerns, they should be profoundly disturbed by the Shadow Elves, if they ever find out about them, because if the spells bringing rainfall to Alfheim break down and those rains return to Ylaruam, it could upend their culture, even though the Dream of the Desert Garden hopes for water to be returned. It wouldn't be their doing, and they couldn't control the effects, whch would also include unprecedented flashfloods potentially wiping out whole cities. That and the fact that the Shadow Elves are also monolatrous religious zealots, but of a rival Immortal. The similarities and differences could cause a high degree of cognitive dissonance as well as doctrinal outrage. Something for an elite taskforce of the Orders of the Lance, Mace and Staff to investigate and try to thwart.
I ran Silver Princess recently and studied both orange and green version pretty carefully before running and neither mention Ylaruam. You may be thinking of how the original Orange version was set on the Ardi Varma Plateau
@@MichaelHaneline I've always thought that combining the best of Green and Orange would make for a great adventure. Orange was practically a mini campaign setting! A little off topic but could you tell me about your game?
@@redfeildre349 email me at AdventurerRPG@gmail.com and I'll tell you all about it. I don't want to bother trying to put it all in TH-cam comments again
I still follow the idea the elves did, in fact steal the rainfall from the Ylari region. Which was one of the reason the Cannolbath Forest started dying after the Week Without Magic. I had always the idea that there was rainfall in the desert soon after the start of the Week, but they soon needed to deal with sudden flooding in certain areas.
Did they drop the idea that wizards and elves were illegal in Ylarum? I remember reading that in the cyclopedia, but it isn't really memtioned in the gazetteer. I mean, I have no issue with that, but I just wondered.
Question, in your alternate 1005 timeline, are the Alfheim Elves still stealing the rainfall from Ylarum? Also, do the Shadow Elves do the same thing as their cousins, or do they provide water another way for their disco trees?
The way I pictured the broken lands was their Terrain with caused because of the Blackmore device making the land infertile. Using magic to reverse the effects Causes the land to Become viable again. Then the rivers and underwater sources help Sustain The New Forest. As far as the water theft, while that was never confirmed is too good of a story point to Let go
@@Mr_Welch Yeah, I remember it being a short paragraph in the Elves of Alfheim Gaz, but it seemed to make the most sense as to how there could be a desert in between two non desert countries as well as a whole nation with gigantic trees. Not a fan really of Ylaruam, but the quality of this video is top notch. Great job! Looking forward to the Hule video!
@@Mr_Welch Thanks again. A friend of mine helped me get the default editor working. Not as good as what your using but it will serve well enough till I decide to upgrade to Movie Maker.
I only began playing D&D in 2017. I’m now in my 50s so I’ve been catching up. I’d heard of Mystara and soonish my group will be playing BECMI. It’s great to see there are so many gazetteers for Mystara and I have begun collecting them. Your videos are a crash course in the world of Mystara. Thank you.
I'm 52 been playing since 1980. I envy you, brother. It's all nostalgic for us, but for you it's pure awesome newness!! That cannot be duplicated.
I am a fan of this new style. Looking forward to seeing more. And also looking forward to seeing that sweet Mystara DMG
This might be the best D&D supplement I have read. Every page gave me mouthfuls of flavor and the adventure ideas dripped off the pages. I was surprised in the best way.
Thank you Mr.Welch I have never played D&D but due Tex from the bpl referring to you and interviewing you I began to watch these this awesome and love the cyberpunk videos. Thinking of picking D&D. Keep up the content it’s great.
This has the Fremen from the Dune series written all over it, especially the sacred water traditions and the heroic religious figure
I agree it definitely needs detailing out a little more, especially in terms of where places are on its map. There's also the question of where Cynidicea was/is, and when Cynidicea rose and fell after the doom of Nithia, if it's actually there at all, rather than in another of Mystara's deserts. It occurred to me that in terms of Ylaruam's national security concerns, they should be profoundly disturbed by the Shadow Elves, if they ever find out about them, because if the spells bringing rainfall to Alfheim break down and those rains return to Ylaruam, it could upend their culture, even though the Dream of the Desert Garden hopes for water to be returned. It wouldn't be their doing, and they couldn't control the effects, whch would also include unprecedented flashfloods potentially wiping out whole cities. That and the fact that the Shadow Elves are also monolatrous religious zealots, but of a rival Immortal. The similarities and differences could cause a high degree of cognitive dissonance as well as doctrinal outrage. Something for an elite taskforce of the Orders of the Lance, Mace and Staff to investigate and try to thwart.
I love Ylaruam. Didn't it get a mention in one of the versions of Palace of the Silver Princess? Something about breading the best horses for Ylaruam?
I don't think so. Silver Princess was before the Known World was fully realized
I ran Silver Princess recently and studied both orange and green version pretty carefully before running and neither mention Ylaruam.
You may be thinking of how the original Orange version was set on the Ardi Varma Plateau
@@MichaelHaneline I've always thought that combining the best of Green and Orange would make for a great adventure. Orange was practically a mini campaign setting! A little off topic but could you tell me about your game?
uggghhh.... fucking TH-cam. I just spent 20 minutes writing about my game and TH-cam cleared my comment without posting.
@@redfeildre349 email me at AdventurerRPG@gmail.com and I'll tell you all about it. I don't want to bother trying to put it all in TH-cam comments again
I laughed at the Anakin reference at the end
I still follow the idea the elves did, in fact steal the rainfall from the Ylari region. Which was one of the reason the Cannolbath Forest started dying after the Week Without Magic. I had always the idea that there was rainfall in the desert soon after the start of the Week, but they soon needed to deal with sudden flooding in certain areas.
"Between Sweden and Italy." Amazingly prescient considering the state of modern Europe, the future Eurabia.
Mr Welch: Spits Arabic.
Me: 😐😐😐 *PTSD KICKS IN*
This is one of the coolest not! Middle Eastern Factions I've heard about.
Did they drop the idea that wizards and elves were illegal in Ylarum? I remember reading that in the cyclopedia, but it isn't really memtioned in the gazetteer. I mean, I have no issue with that, but I just wondered.
@@jasonnewell7036 elves are rare, but not illegal. Wizards are actually allowed but they have to pay a tax and identify themselves as such
@@Mr_Welch see, that's so much better than a blanket ban.
Can we get a map in future episodes? It's hard to work out who invaded what.
I put a link in the comments for Thorfinn's map. Putting it on the screen wouldn't really work.
Needs more Al-Qadim. :)
So this region is basically Dune?
Question, in your alternate 1005 timeline, are the Alfheim Elves still stealing the rainfall from Ylarum? Also, do the Shadow Elves do the same thing as their cousins, or do they provide water another way for their disco trees?
The way I pictured the broken lands was their Terrain with caused because of the Blackmore device making the land infertile. Using magic to reverse the effects Causes the land to Become viable again. Then the rivers and underwater sources help Sustain The New Forest.
As far as the water theft, while that was never confirmed is too good of a story point to Let go
@@Mr_Welch Yeah, I remember it being a short paragraph in the Elves of Alfheim Gaz, but it seemed to make the most sense as to how there could be a desert in between two non desert countries as well as a whole nation with gigantic trees. Not a fan really of Ylaruam, but the quality of this video is top notch. Great job! Looking forward to the Hule video!
I'm in need of a new editing program. What is the one your using and do you like it?
I use movie maker. Its not bad
@@Mr_Welch Thank you. Video Pad has decided it dose not want to export my videos correctly. It could trigger epileptic fits.
@@Mr_Welch Thanks again. A friend of mine helped me get the default editor working. Not as good as what your using but it will serve well enough till I decide to upgrade to Movie Maker.
The lizard people look cool
Sounds like home to me
Wa alaykum as-salam 😁