hey just found out about your channel and was really enjoying it but watching this i found out at this point you supported using AI image generation, for clarification is this still something you support? if so i do not want to support your channel
@@trashley05 Glad you asked! The answer is heck no I don't support genAI images in this capacity anymore. Same goes for text. I'm not anti machine learning, I use neural engine rotoscoping and audio isolation algorithms in most of my videos (which is to say, voice isolation and magic mask in Davinci Resolve) I've turned down sponsorships from companies using generative AI in their promotional materials or products. If someone can show me that their data set is ethically licensed or otherwise created in house, I have zero qualms with that. So far no one has lol
I have a massive Google doc for my world building stuff, a massive spreadsheet with all the named NPCs, and a spreadsheet I made for loot & xp (measured in per person per session at a certain difficulty) levels)
I was a huge fan of the docs and sheets running West Marches on Discord. I'm excited to see how Notion holds up to similar formats. Still using Sheets for Personal Finance though, I put waaaay too much time into that to abandon it now lol Also, hey thank you for watching. It's awesome that you show up here so much.
I am 100% intro wizard. But most of my brew goes into curating music playlists, and then I have no strength left to prep the actual game. Skyler, this video is absolute fire from beginning to end, thank you!
My problem with third party rules expansions are that I'm afraid they are unnecessarily complex and felt like an entire system grafted to run them. Especially ones with 200+ pages and whatnot.
I absolutely feel that. If it doesn't have a good table of contents, and the rules aren't modular enough to pick the ones I want, I usually steer clear. Luckily Sky Zephyrs and Grim Hollow are both stellar examples of modular, organized supplements Thank you for watching!
Hi, I'm a newbie DM with ADD and I've discovered your chanel yesterday. Your videos are insanely helpful and I'm baffled at the fact that you aren't getting hundreds of thousands of views. Thanks for doing what you're doing!
thanks for the tip btw @TheADHDM . I'll be spending the next hour scribbling out my player characters' plot pieces that i'm constantly keep forgetting to find a moment/place in-game to throw in. (Background elements, special abilities, weird magic items, etc)
There were so many moments during this video where I went to click the like button and then realized I had already clicked it 😂 Love the passion and enthusiasm for TTRPG
Okay but ChatGPT has been ludicrously helpful in ways I never expected. I have asked it for stat blocks for everything from a 6th level ninja, to a raccoon with a gun, to an "orbital clownbardment" and it never disappoints. Custom magic items, wild magic effects, random encounters? It's all there!! Remember, put in a lazy question and you'll get a lazy answer, but it's fucking game-changing. (hehe)
For non commercial projects it really takes random generators to a level that would have just stunned me in my early ttrpg days I haven't used it in a while because I get sucked into just refining prompts instead of prepping the game 😭 Thank you for watching!!
I use notion for the information-holding and Milanote for the information-making because having the image plus notecard plus relational arrows leading to other graphics with notecards and *other*relational just make ideas explode out of my brain faster than I can type or dictate. Then I bribe myself by saying if I add and link ONE full information chunk (character, modified class or spells, event/point of interest), I can go back to Milanote and start the dopamine party all over again! But, that’s ONLY on world building days, and I can enforce that because I hate disappointing my players. 💙
My favorite tip I just learned from good ol' Hankerin Ferinale over at Runehammer (from is new Crown and Skull rpg): mapless dungeons. You don't make maps. You make 2 lists of four items: One for location, one for event. Then you roll dice and create a room based of that combination. Once you roll a 4 for location, that's an exit from that area (and usually a big encounter), then you move onto the next area (which is another set of two tables). You can design a massive dungeon in 10 minutes. It's AMAZING. It completely gets rid of that difficulty in translating a big map into player terms, and often surprises the DM with where things end up. Runehammer has a couple of vids on it. It's life changing. Halved my prep time.
My friend, I have been binging your videos after discovering you on the night shift. Instant subscribe. ADHD and DMing? Sounds like me in a nutshell. Sign me up. Also, spelljammer kinda has ship combat systems. And I think Matt Mercer also once said he found som in Unearthed Arcana?
I like tagged Google keep notes and Google drive folders of pictures/stat blocks/encounter scripts/whatever. It's maybe kinda crude but it's worked for me so far.
Holy Hell, this is my first video by you that I've seen and I gotta say I'm impressed with your editing skills and information. Also, yeah having ADHD suckssss as a DM sometimes. Thanks for the useful, helpful info!
I found your page through Val's video and I'm glad you two collaborated. I'm not ADHD, but I do have some unpleasant OCD and game prep can get rough. This is a very helpful video.
Have you tried stimulating the dm juice glands to produce more? Most people think you need to squeeze but I've found it's more of a tugging motion. Ugh, I've grosed myself out xD
@@TheADHDM Thanks for making them, I've been dming for over a decade (and have had adhd for three) so it's always nice to find a good channel like this.
Your non sequitur transitions between video sections are on point! Just found your channel and subbed. Everything about your channel makes my brain happy, right down to the name of it. From one ADHDM to another, nice to meet ya! :)
Yeah it's pretty much the same process when I edit videos lmao I have the same tendency to do a thousand different things and then burn out before I finish
It's Grim It's Hollow It's Ghostfire Gaming's spookiest contribution to 5E! But yes actually the campaign guide is awesome, and I got to play as a werewolf using those rules as a player in Curse of Strahd, 10/10 You get to "level up" your transformation as you complete certain tasks. There's WAAAAY more stuff in there than that, but for the most part I've used the transformation rules.
This is an excellent video. My multiverse is neuro-divergent. It is the DND you know and love but, 75% faster. If you like, I will send you a free digital copy? Again, great video. Thank you.
@@TheADHDM Sent. My ADHD does not allow so well for cool videos like this, but it thrives in the design sphere. Enjoy. I would love any feedback you have.
I went to those with some excitement but... while those are technically ship to ship combat rules but they are so bare bones and empty. My group felt like they just weren't doing anything turn to turn. Your mileage may vary. We ended up hacking some Descent Into Avernus vehicle combat for ships instead.
Listen, I know it can be convenient and so on, and I'm glad you're promoting the other more ethical alternatives as well, but please refrain from encouraging the use of gen ai.
First of all, thank you for watching the video! Secondly, to summarize the long reply below: I agree* *I definitely view things from an accommodation standpoint first; "Can this be used to bridge the gap between executive function and result", I also work in an AI dominated industry for my day job, and that said- I see the value of highlighting the actual creators that provide extreme value (like 2 minute tabletop mentioned in the vid) in the TTRPG space, since it's such an important market for a lot of illustrators, writers, designers, you name it. I've actually had some conversations since this video that have nudged me away from image generators in particular (not to mention I filmed most of this before the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike started). I appreciate your feedback!
hey just found out about your channel and was really enjoying it but watching this i found out at this point you supported using AI image generation, for clarification is this still something you support? if so i do not want to support your channel
@@trashley05 Glad you asked! The answer is heck no I don't support genAI images in this capacity anymore. Same goes for text.
I'm not anti machine learning, I use neural engine rotoscoping and audio isolation algorithms in most of my videos (which is to say, voice isolation and magic mask in Davinci Resolve)
I've turned down sponsorships from companies using generative AI in their promotional materials or products. If someone can show me that their data set is ethically licensed or otherwise created in house, I have zero qualms with that. So far no one has lol
@@TheADHDM thanks for the answer and happy to hear!
I have a massive Google doc for my world building stuff, a massive spreadsheet with all the named NPCs, and a spreadsheet I made for loot & xp (measured in per person per session at a certain difficulty) levels)
I was a huge fan of the docs and sheets running West Marches on Discord. I'm excited to see how Notion holds up to similar formats. Still using Sheets for Personal Finance though, I put waaaay too much time into that to abandon it now lol
Also, hey thank you for watching. It's awesome that you show up here so much.
Love the the video ❤
Saw this several months ago and glad to see it again❤
Looking forward to more content
Thanks for coming back around!
My latest video is one of my all time favorites if you haven't seen it yet
I am 100% intro wizard. But most of my brew goes into curating music playlists, and then I have no strength left to prep the actual game.
Skyler, this video is absolute fire from beginning to end, thank you!
Thank you so much Val!!!
Looking forward to your next video!
Can I express…your wizard / old man voice is on point! GGs.
My players are probably sick of it, it's one of my two silly voices
Thank you for watching!
The gentle wizard + paper beard + blue potion makes my brain dance around :)
My problem with third party rules expansions are that I'm afraid they are unnecessarily complex and felt like an entire system grafted to run them. Especially ones with 200+ pages and whatnot.
I absolutely feel that. If it doesn't have a good table of contents, and the rules aren't modular enough to pick the ones I want, I usually steer clear.
Luckily Sky Zephyrs and Grim Hollow are both stellar examples of modular, organized supplements
Thank you for watching!
Hi, I'm a newbie DM with ADD and I've discovered your chanel yesterday. Your videos are insanely helpful and I'm baffled at the fact that you aren't getting hundreds of thousands of views. Thanks for doing what you're doing!
Thank you so much for watching! Comments like this get me so fired up!
Wagon ghouls is a great system nobody cares about
Dunno why it doesn't get more support
Meat Man Games is criminally underrated
He said the ADHD trigger word. YOU DARE "CHALLENGE" ME INDEX CARD?! I will FILL you with ALL the most pertanent PC information, by the gods.
thanks for the tip btw @TheADHDM . I'll be spending the next hour scribbling out my player characters' plot pieces that i'm constantly keep forgetting to find a moment/place in-game to throw in.
(Background elements, special abilities, weird magic items, etc)
> YOU DARE "CHALLENGE" ME
ADHD competitive streak engaged!!
Thank you for watching!!
Skylar that was fun! Oh my god dude! You're turning your channel up to 11. Thanks for the tips and recommendations.
Thank you so much! I'm glad it was a fun video
Oh my gosh, your intro made me laugh out loud because that is totally me!! Thank you for sharing this!! Once again so helpful!
Woohoo! Thank you for watching
8:02 "except for all the other stuff" imposed disadvantage on my saving throw against Tasha's hideous laughter. I critically failed ❤🤣
hopefully you weren't in combat
There were so many moments during this video where I went to click the like button and then realized I had already clicked it 😂 Love the passion and enthusiasm for TTRPG
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it
Okay but ChatGPT has been ludicrously helpful in ways I never expected. I have asked it for stat blocks for everything from a 6th level ninja, to a raccoon with a gun, to an "orbital clownbardment" and it never disappoints. Custom magic items, wild magic effects, random encounters? It's all there!! Remember, put in a lazy question and you'll get a lazy answer, but it's fucking game-changing. (hehe)
For non commercial projects it really takes random generators to a level that would have just stunned me in my early ttrpg days
I haven't used it in a while because I get sucked into just refining prompts instead of prepping the game 😭
Thank you for watching!!
I use notion for the information-holding and Milanote for the information-making because having the image plus notecard plus relational arrows leading to other graphics with notecards and *other*relational just make ideas explode out of my brain faster than I can type or dictate. Then I bribe myself by saying if I add and link ONE full information chunk (character, modified class or spells, event/point of interest), I can go back to Milanote and start the dopamine party all over again! But, that’s ONLY on world building days, and I can enforce that because I hate disappointing my players. 💙
I'm not too familiar with Milanote, I'll have to check it out!
My favorite tip I just learned from good ol' Hankerin Ferinale over at Runehammer (from is new Crown and Skull rpg): mapless dungeons. You don't make maps. You make 2 lists of four items: One for location, one for event. Then you roll dice and create a room based of that combination. Once you roll a 4 for location, that's an exit from that area (and usually a big encounter), then you move onto the next area (which is another set of two tables). You can design a massive dungeon in 10 minutes. It's AMAZING. It completely gets rid of that difficulty in translating a big map into player terms, and often surprises the DM with where things end up. Runehammer has a couple of vids on it. It's life changing. Halved my prep time.
Well I'm checking that out for sure! Thank you!
For real the best D&D channel 👌
That means a lot, thanks for boosting the signal! Burn videos to DVDs and slide them under doors (or share links if that's easier)
My friend, I have been binging your videos after discovering you on the night shift. Instant subscribe. ADHD and DMing? Sounds like me in a nutshell. Sign me up. Also, spelljammer kinda has ship combat systems. And I think Matt Mercer also once said he found som in Unearthed Arcana?
Thank you for watching!! I really appreciate the sub
I worked nights for four years, solidarity
I like tagged Google keep notes and Google drive folders of pictures/stat blocks/encounter scripts/whatever. It's maybe kinda crude but it's worked for me so far.
It's free and it works for you, sounds awesome!
Thank you for watching!
Holy Hell, this is my first video by you that I've seen and I gotta say I'm impressed with your editing skills and information. Also, yeah having ADHD suckssss as a DM sometimes. Thanks for the useful, helpful info!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you liked the editing style, I'm still figuring all this out
Well it looks professional done tbh. Keep up the great work my guy!! @@TheADHDM
I found your page through Val's video and I'm glad you two collaborated. I'm not ADHD, but I do have some unpleasant OCD and game prep can get rough. This is a very helpful video.
Hey thanks for watching! I'm glad any of this stuff could help.
(also if you're stoked about that collaboration.... stay tuned)
Oh wow... this has way less view than I was expecting, what an underrated channel wtf?!?
Hey I appreciate you saying so! Comments like this and people sharing stuff help boost the signal. Thanks for watching!
Love the Gandalf vibes. The voice is actually pretty great haha
It's one of my two character voices lmao the other one is Strong Bad
Thank you for watching!
Have you tried stimulating the dm juice glands to produce more? Most people think you need to squeeze but I've found it's more of a tugging motion.
Ugh, I've grosed myself out xD
The key is to use electrical
stimulation!
Thank you for watching lmao
@@TheADHDM Thanks for making them, I've been dming for over a decade (and have had adhd for three) so it's always nice to find a good channel like this.
LANCER MENTION
Also holy shit a lot of this was relatable, ADHD is very annoying at times
Yes!!!! Lancer rules. Thank you so much for watching
Your non sequitur transitions between video sections are on point! Just found your channel and subbed. Everything about your channel makes my brain happy, right down to the name of it. From one ADHDM to another, nice to meet ya! :)
Thank you for watching! I'm happy it connected with you
PS, Skyler, you’ve become a Tom Bombadil stand-in in my world. 😸
Hey dil, ho dil, ring a dong dello!
Thank you for watching, I'm a lucky fellow!
0:57 "ADHD in a Nutshell" ❤
Yeah it's pretty much the same process when I edit videos lmao
I have the same tendency to do a thousand different things and then burn out before I finish
I use obsidian and share it with myself with my Dropbox. Works better for me than notion. Even works when you have no or bad Internet.
I like Obsidian! I use a mix of Obsidian, Notion, and plain old paper notebooks
Greta video dude.
Glad you liked it! Oh the days when I filmed on my phone. Simpler times.
What is this Grim Hollow you speak of?
It's Grim
It's Hollow
It's Ghostfire Gaming's spookiest contribution to 5E!
But yes actually the campaign guide is awesome, and I got to play as a werewolf using those rules as a player in Curse of Strahd, 10/10
You get to "level up" your transformation as you complete certain tasks. There's WAAAAY more stuff in there than that, but for the most part I've used the transformation rules.
This is an excellent video. My multiverse is neuro-divergent. It is the DND you know and love but, 75% faster. If you like, I will send you a free digital copy? Again, great video. Thank you.
Hey, thank you so much for watching!
You can send me stuff through the email in my About section on the channel!
@@TheADHDM Sent. My ADHD does not allow so well for cool videos like this, but it thrives in the design sphere. Enjoy. I would love any feedback you have.
Another comment for another watch!
Much appreciated 🙏
Wait did you say salt marsh has no rules for ships????? What about appendix a?
I went to those with some excitement but... while those are technically ship to ship combat rules but they are so bare bones and empty. My group felt like they just weren't doing anything turn to turn. Your mileage may vary.
We ended up hacking some Descent Into Avernus vehicle combat for ships instead.
Bing image creator sucks at that now
Listen, I know it can be convenient and so on, and I'm glad you're promoting the other more ethical alternatives as well, but please refrain from encouraging the use of gen ai.
First of all, thank you for watching the video!
Secondly, to summarize the long reply below: I agree*
*I definitely view things from an accommodation standpoint first; "Can this be used to bridge the gap between executive function and result", I also work in an AI dominated industry for my day job, and that said-
I see the value of highlighting the actual creators that provide extreme value (like 2 minute tabletop mentioned in the vid) in the TTRPG space, since it's such an important market for a lot of illustrators, writers, designers, you name it. I've actually had some conversations since this video that have nudged me away from image generators in particular (not to mention I filmed most of this before the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike started).
I appreciate your feedback!