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D&D Starter Set Review & Tutorial (Ep. 271)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2024
- Professor DungeonMaster reviews the D&D Starter Set and explains how to play. If you've never played D&D, this is the place to start!
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That nat 20 was serendipitous! 😁
It certainly was!
that's what you can achieve after years of playing d&d: nat 20s on every first roll
A DM always rolls a 20 when he most needs
This Review of the D&D Starter set, definitely convinced me to get Halls of the Blood King 😁
It’s just SO much better than the WOTC stuff. It won a gold Ennie & deserved it.
Isn't it a mid level dungeon? I've heard good things about their Hole In the Oak and Incandescent Grottos, both of which can be linked together.
@@99zxk I've run hole in the oak! It's great. Same design sensibilities. Super easy to run. You can easily get 2-4 sessions out of it with the party leaving and coming back. And the way these large-ish "old school" dungeons are written, they live and breath. You can easily make changes in between sessions to show how the dungeon reacts to the parties meddling.
Oh hey! I heard my name! Lol
The information design of the OSE line is fantastic!
Just want to let you know I ran your module for younger players (ages 13-18) & they LOVED it! Especially the banshee & the vampire hunter. & they didn’t whine about losing levels when the Blood King hit them! You deserve that Ennie.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 thank you very much! I had a great time making that adventure and I love to hear tales of people playing the things I created! Thank you for telling me!
I'm scrolling through the comments and I'm like "wait! that's Diogo's face!" 😂I love primal quest by the way!
@@cameronframent8976 hey! Thank you! I glad you liked Primal Quest!!!
it takes a periapt of wisdom for a content creator to know when to reset at ground level for new audiences standing at the front door. well played. even down to Deathbringer making a family-friendly mascot joke for concerned moms. curious if something happened at gencon that inspired this?
Not at all. GenCon has almost no kids attending. Fewer than ever. Thanks for the kind words, Jared.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 That is so sad...
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 perhaps "almost no kids attending" planted the seed subconsciously to offer fresh content at the introductory level. A longing for nostalgia when your young man was a little boy DMing the tables?
haha, or maybe you have a looping content calendar made years in advance and I'm just attributing causality to the celebrity artist appeal in some sort of mythology I've created around my favorite YTDM.
I just saw a video about playing solo play in D&D. You should. Talk about that too. Also I have the players guide and the dragon book for the D&D 3rd edition I got it for Christmas of 2008. I did not know how to get a group, or did not know a lot about the game. You should talk about what you need for each D&D, and other rpg games.
Honestly, recommending new DMs to watch your stuff was solid advice. I have nearly 20 years in the hobby, and I learn tons of valuable information from you.
Thanks. I appreciate your viewership.
I've been branching out from D&D and have been getting a lot of starter boxes and WotC needs to step up their game when it comes to their starter boxes. Essentials Kit was alright, but compared to PF2e and CoC's (among others), I was pretty underwhelmed with this one.
PF2e starter box is EXCELLENT for first time players & DMs. It really makes the D&D boxes look bad.
@@CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen Well just by the price point the PF2 box is twice the price of the new D&D starter set. while it contains more goodies and elements of character creation its adventure is just a dungeon, and you need to shell out more money if you want to experience the game beyond lvl 2. But I agree that the solo adventure and the quality of the items are great, its just that you get more bang for your bucks in terms of adventures with D&D ones.
@@PascalPflugfelder sure, you get more for your money, but like I said-for first time players, and especially first time DMs, PF2e beginner box is much easier to manage. There aren't 50 possible side quests to get confused and stuck on. There aren't a hundred NPCs to keep track of either. Sure, you get more adventure for less money, but LMoP can get very confusing very quickly for a table of entirely new players-frustrating even. If an experienced DM is running it-sure, but I think it's overwhelming for a true 'starter' set.
@@PascalPflugfelder You dont have to "shell out" any money for Pathfinder 2nd Edition. All the rules are free online.
@@Nhytewulf the same can be said for D&D rules are online
Watching the video I had numerous thoughts about what I would do differently were I designing such a product but I was also reminded that WotC is just never going to produce an edition of D&D that I don't have to house rule so heavily it is basically a different game. Having said that, my biggest takeaway here is that it's just WEIRD to hear you, Professor DM, talking about D&D without the lens of your own house rules focusing your words. That is to say, I truly appreciate your take on D&D and how it's much more in line with what I want than with what WotC produces.
You never have to house-rule it if you never buy it. 😁 There are many Independent OSR rules sets out there. And as Gygax once said, the big secret of D&D is you don't need the rules. Source books, yes, if you want to save prep time, but not rulebooks. "Rulings not Rules" is the mantra of the day.
Thanks!
The free version gives you plenty to house rule.
I've gave up playing 5e, but this artwork with the original cartoon characters are making me think of buying it... It was my favorite cartoon growing up!
It was a great touch.
It's important to note that the artwork is the only place those characters show up. Not even the pregens.
Thanks professor...another great video...your nearly at 100, 000 subscribers...you'll definitely get there! Your content is brilliant!! Keep it up mate...regards...Danny in sunny Yorkshire, England 🇬🇧 👍
Thanks for being one of them from merry old England!
Nice review, and I agree with the bullet points and stats up front. The easier it is for someone new, the less frustration (and more fun) they'll have sooner in the experience of playing/running TTRPGs. (Deathbringer's name drop was hilarious, always glad to see someone cross-referencing others in the hobby.)
That spells on index cards idea is so good that Wizards of the Coast should print all of the spells on recipe cards and sell them in packs. Although if a player made a notebook for spells it would be a really good prop for role playing a spellbook.
You can buy spell card sets for each class. They are pretty nice. But the print is very small.
Yep.
@@EvolvingShadows Cool!
Lawful Good kobolds? *rolls eyes*
Couldn't agree more. You could hear it when it was being said aloud....
@0:33 Family Friendly Mascot? Pure poetry.
With all the profit Hasbro makes they could have included = A cardboard sheet of character/monster standees, a few bases (I think pathfinder beginner set includes this) and at least one blank regular paper sized laminated sheet of grid, where the DM could draw with a dry erase marker.
Yeah I said the same exact thing above. Standees are a main part of my travel set.
On the one hand I agree with you, on the other I don't know if I like the idea of pushing minitures as "The way to play D&D"
@@Karajorma I see what you're saying, for sure. For myself, DnD has a very heavy 'fun with toys' aspect. We take time out and draw baddies on index cards and stand them up on the table. It starts to look like how little kids play with legos, doing the voices for the bad guys, gssh, brrr, pew pew pew!!!
That's just how I play it though.
@@josephbradshaw6985 I've played TTRPGs both with minis, on virtual tabletops and pure theatre of the mind. I honestly couldn't say one is better than the other. All of them have advantages and disadvantages.
@@Karajorma Sweet. I've yet to play pure theater of the mind, I end using dice and stuff in the room to represent things anyway. Gah! I've never played online.
I'm. So. Old. 🙂
“It’s a simple process, really.” In hindsight it’s looking simpler, but I have found it anything but simple. The character sheet is a wall of gibberish, and numbers come from where? I think now, that Stormwreck is a good starter kit, but the one thing missing from all of the boxes and books is a step by step cheat sheet listing what to do on a turn. Just reading the instructions is like trying to put whole carrots and potatoes back together out of veggie stew.
And yes, cardboard standees would have been nice. I printed off some of the locations, most importantly the observatory, by tiling sheets on my printer so we had a “board” and printed standees from a website. Much easier to keep track of things, especially for new and young players.
either that D20 is a golden die sent from the gods, or that scene was shot many times 🤠
The first!
Glad to see you are sticking to your guns on effective design after all these years. I just don't understand why anyone would buy this when indie designers make cheaper and better stuff?
well because its for beginners who don't necessarily know about the indie stuff
I didn't even realize those are the characters from the cartoon on the cover until the Professor noted it.
Nice review, especially for the new players and DMs that will be encountering it. It’s hard to have an intro product that does everything right.
They’ve been so close with the 5e products but keep missing on one or two little things. I will say that WOTC’s new campaign cases look top notch for the price.
Rolling the dice is where the excitement and drama happen! Rolling for initiative might seem like busy work instead of fun, but when you get the drop on the bad guys and slit their gizzards before they can make a meal out of you, that's fun. Initiative is another chance to "win", just like hitting their Armor Class or rolling lots of damage. You just want to be sure you don't get stuck doing it all the time. It will lose it's impact if it takes too long. If a fight is going long, it is okay to have one side or the other run away or surrender. Prisoners can be ransomed or maybe even hired! And characters who "lose" might get a fun chance to escape later on... and get revenge!
That’s why we each play the game we like
aww the feeling of be a new player!
Fear not, Ranger! Nice call back to the cartoon indeed, Professor! I like attaching skills to the relevant attribute. i think that is far more intuitive. Stat blocks belong with the relevant encounter a well. At this point, I think the blue boxes are as iconic as fireball in their own way, so I am a little more forgiving than you are on that point.
Looking forward to perhaps a Gencon video for all of us who could not attend, perhaps? Great video as usual, thank you!
I have been recently been reading the Cypher system and while it is a very different mindset there are some things that it just does better. The character sheets are more streamlined, the Target Numbers are easier to figure out, the monster blocks are easier to read.
But having said all that, I think that D&D will always hold a special place in my heart. I started D&D back in the 80s and I think if I were to update my books I would likely go OSR, I think the current version of D&D puts the details in the way of the game, it is good to have details, it is just where they are on the sheets etc. is just very counter-intuitive to me. When it is time for characters to take an action it feels like we are searching through a library just to get to what they need to roll to succeed.
Do it! Prof. DM has a video where he talks about having to strip DnD down to its fundamental elements as a kid and it shows how the nub of the roleplaying game still functions without all the trappings and arguably functions better. I know I would enjoy a game more where I had my stats and my gear and whatever I could do in the game would be derived from all that. Class abilities are great, but unless you’re in combat they sit there on the sheet and do nothing.
“Survival,” meanwhile, sits on most character sheets and acts as a “get out of trouble” button for anything not-combat. Stuck in a cave? Survival. Lost in the woods? Survival. DC to escape the consequences of my own stupidity? Roll survival. I’d rather have to work to earn my survival-tying a net is dexterity, but because I’m a former sailor I get proficiency in it. Why? Sailors tie knots. Duh. It’s not on the sailor background, but it’s in my estimation of my character’s background. Thus, because I am a sailor and I am lost in the woods, I can make a net to trap game to eat for the night so I don’t get exhausted trying to get my ass out of the woods. Would Goodberry have made it easier to spend the night here? Yes, if any of us had rolled up characters who cast it, rather than all playing fighters because we want more feats than sense. I’d rather use my ingenuity to get out of a jam than a technicality in the rules anyway.
@@TheLyricalCleric I have tried to be more "rulings vs rules" with my players and instead of asking "Do you have that skill" I have started asking "How do you want to do that", and figuring out what stat that would apply to increase the difficulty (slightly) if they do not have a "skill"... I do not want to ever say "No", I want to ask how they would do it and adjust the dice as needed. See "XDM X-Treme Dungeon Mastery" if you have any questions. Great book, thank you, Professor DungeonMaster for that recommendation, that is a must read.
Try hacking it to fit your needs. That’s what this channel is all about.
I don't know why 5e starter sets are so stingy. The essentials kit was okay, but the pathfinder starter sets blow all of the 5e starter sets out of the water.
yea in terms of components just about all the previous edition sets are better imo
"Let's get to the table". Prof DM has a new transition phrase. ☺️
"Dungeons and Descriptions" is honestly a better description of the game for most tables 😆
Aw snap!
For the minis thing, the major issue with that for it would be that WotC isn't producing their own minis anymore...that's contracted out to WizKids (There was some wrangling there for the Stranger Things one).
that's a flimsy excuse though
Thank you!
Short video packed with solid info. I'm gonna try to DM for the first time and my mates (and me) are all new to this. I will come back to this video when I start prepping.
Right know I'm reading thru the books and watching videos while taking breaks from the reading :)
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This was a great review as it seems your doing a ton of them these days. But I liked this one, it really helps newer people get into the game as opposed to what to buy all the time. Good review PDM. Cheers!!
Thanks! I do about one review month & will continue. Cheers!
nice touch to have a video for new players/DM
Always need to build the gaming community.
Loved the name drop at the end. Small quibble: the single sheet in the box isn't actually an advert, it's a link to some tutorial videos which are actually a significant part of what they tried to offer with this set.
Also, I have yet to discover a content creator that calls Lost Mine of Phandelver by its proper name; It's just "Mine", not "Mines" (for those who want to achieve the next level of pedantry).
Lol
Hello PDM, thank you for the review! I agree with your critique.
Thanks!
Excellent as always Prof! Great breakdown.
Thanks much.
Wizards of the Coast has attempted to make a better starter box, but I think this makes to many simple mistakes. Thanks.
just bought this and still on process reading the whole rule book
Rule book is great. Adventure is meh. Company is questionable.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 i also bought the essentials kit out of spite xD
Clever to review this, professor! Hopefully it’ll bring a new generation of players into Dungeoncraft philosophy.
Hopefully!
Any chance you're working on a GENCON recap video?
I put on Patreon already, but it wouldn’t do well on TH-cam.
May all your rolls be 20s! 😀 Great video PDM!
May your rolls, too!
I think they didn’t opt for having a flowchart style skill layout because of the obscure rule where you can replace the relevant modifier for a skill with another modifier if the situation calls for it. For example Performance is charisma based, but A DM may also ask for a dexterity Performance check.
I do think that the flow chart style is better for new players though. I’m just explaining why I think they did what they did. However, I’m pretty sure there are Adventure League sheets that have the flow chart layout, so 🤷♂️
Ah. Decent point.
I agree with associating the skill checks with the stat on the character sheet. Perhaps mention that others have redesigned the sheet to do just that.
Ahh, nice to know.
Great video I’m saving this one to send to any new players.
Thanks!
i like the nod to the tv show, seems like a good enough starter set :)
The little lore we were given about those characters implied something bad happened to them after they found themselves in the forgotten realms. I assume Tiamat finally got them.
It is!
Great review/tutorial.
Thanks!
Neat.
I will post my video on this new starter set very soon.
Nice review! Actually the character sheet said you add +2 damage with the short sword because it can also be used as a finesse weapon which adds dex instead of strength.
Thanks!
Man, Deathbringer is cold blooded.
Yep
You gave some amazing advice!
Possibly an unpopular opinion, but I don't like all these different starter sets for 5e d&d. It would be better if they did it like Mentzer where every set had new rules, but here they just slap a new adventure into the box and call it a day. If you're gonna do that, why not just release the adventure by itself? Why create a whole new $20 set? I think the first 5e starter set was just fine.
Yeah I really liked that first adventure. Didn't play the other one
The biggest reason is retail shelf space. Getting space with a new product is easier than keeping it with a product that has been out for a few years.
Outside of (maybe) the new art, this new set is worse than the Lost Mines of Phandelver. When you compare it to the previous boxed sets in other editions, it gets worse. Compare the snappy blue dragon random adventure in this set to In Search of the Unknown, Keep on the Borderlands, or even the adventure with Aleena the cleric. Compare the cheaply made books in this boxed set to what you got in boxed sets (in terms of books, maps, and handouts) of previous editions of D&D...Yeah, not a favorable comparison. At least the previous Lost Mines of Phandelver is $12-$13 on Amazon now. That's a better purchase for players wanting to learn 5e.
@@opaqued2039 I agree with you. I started off with Lost mines and although it is great for the price, I must say that the Aleena the cleric adventure is probably the best way to teach someone how to play. What makes me kind of upset is that D&D now is basically just a cash cow for Wizards, with not much thought and love put into the products. They just pump out new starter sets and tons of supplements you don't need or care about and still expect you to pay top dollar for it, whereas if you just get creative you really only need the starter set and players handbook. The only reason they keep making them is because there's tons of uncreative fans keep eating it up with a spoon and ask for more. TSR was the golden era of d&d.
@@cookiedough69 I started with the Red Box. The Aleena adventure (and all the of Choose Your Own Adventure books I read in school--including the Endless Quest books) made up the template I used for new players and solo adventures that I ran.
I would add that if WotC cared about making as much money as possible, they would do one of two things (maybe both). They would mine the treasure trove of material from previous editions (content, materials sold, etc.), and/or they would create new settings and ideas to rival those of earlier editions. They do not have the staff to come up with new ideas, and instead of creating quality products that mimic or represent the classics of past editions, they issue warning labels (or apologies) and/or mock the players of those past editions. They sell cheaply made overpriced boxed sets that are easily seen for what they are when compared to what came out before (both in terms of content and material). This approach never made sense to me. If there were products that were still being read, referenced, or purchased 40-50 years later, I'd want to emulate that longevity.
I have a theory that WotC is making their D&D revenue in selling memorabilia--t-shirts, towels, souvenirs, blankets, notebooks, toys, collectibles, etc.--from previous editions, and no one will remember anything from this era in terms of modules, settings, etc. No one will remember this boxed set. I think even WotC's own stats show that most players of this edition are short term players that move on fairly quickly.
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Really crest video review on the stuff in the box and set rules
Thanks!
Great review, as always!
Thanks!
Great review and suggestions for keeping group size down. I am currently running a game with 3 players, and that is a great number. I find that most new DMs (myself included way back in the 4th grade) take on too much, especially with regards to group size.
The good: Much better and consistent art. Fairly generic set of mediocre dice.
The bad: Not enough material. Crap materials compared to previous boxed sets. Fairly generic set of 6 (not 7) mediocre dice. Barely anything regarding adventures/scenarios, encounters, or anything that could make up an initial campaign. No one will remember this set (except maybe as another cash grab). At least the first starter set had the Lost Mine of Phandelver. That's a playable adventure and one of the best of 5e (which also says a lot about 5e...).
The trouble for WotC is that previous boxed sets included Moldvay Basic and the Red Box. Compare what's included now--from a billion dollar corporation--to those classic boxed sets. Compare the scenarios in this modern Starter Set (or the previous two) to Keep on the Borderlands or the Isle of Dread or the adventure with Aleena the Cleric and Bargle the Infamous or B1 In Search of the Unknown.
Any new DM would be better served with products from previous editions or just hitting Amazon and picking up the first 5e starter set that contains The Lost Mine Phandelver for half the price. Also, every young or new player should pick up a set of plain, opaque Chessex dice from their local comic book/hobby shop for $3-$4 dollars. Just saying.
You are correct.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I agree with all Opaque d20 just said. I am very disappointed with the new starter set, it barely comes with any components at all and it would not have taken a great effort to include a few minis! Hell even the branded "Stranger Things" came with two minis of the demogorgon, and that set is one of the worst ones imo.
@@Nexusofgeek I wished they had them, too.
@@Nexusofgeek If not minis, then at least standies. You can put a hundred punch out standies in there, with a dozen bases to put them on, for very little cost.
@@josephbradshaw6985 agreed!!!
Professor, very good tutorial/intro for new DMs.
I'm curious does the adventure book "Dragon of Stormwreck Isle" offer any lore hooks/Easter eggs like the Lost Mines of Phandelver (i.e. Red Wizards of Thay, Netherese, Chrystal Shards, Agatha, Coneyberry, Zhentarim, ...etc) or did they keep it high level like "Dragon of Icespire Peak"? If they are targeting a new DMs I could understand the idea of keeping it high level and straight forward.
I can’t recall.
Direct new players/DMs to ICRPG rules. That was God sent when I started.
Great system.
I didn't notice they were the cartoon characters, that's really cool
So this is just a re-hash of the first starter set from 2014 (?)
Awesome review, thanks!
Liking and commenting so this video can get to more people on TH-cam!
Thanks a lot!
I love dungeons and dragons can't wait for the new movie coming out in 2023 can't wait
Cool!
At the very least it should have had maps with cardboard tokens for monsters and characters.
How do I use Monster ability scores ?
Is there saving throws for monsters ?
You add them to the D20. The saving throw for infantry monsters is 15. Boss monsters 10. Epic monsters is 5.
Not sure, but isn't there a different quest-campaign inside?
Also, ready to go characters, but different than the 1st set? I believe they used the 80s animated characters, which are in the new live-action movie.
Besides of that, everything's the same!?
Was this a sponsored video? To be clear, I'm a long time fan of the channel, and I made sure to wear my Deathbringer shirt to GenCon last week. I'm happy your channel is growing and I'm sure sponsored opportunities will start to become available with that growth. I can't really fault you for taking advantage of those opportunities when they do, however I would really appreciate a disclaimer when that happens. This video seemed more like a commercial than a review.
Hi Ted. No. It was not sponsored. I accept no sponsorships or free stuff. I think I was critical but fair. I was shooting for a Dice Tower vibe.
I love read aloud text...prefer it every time and would be easier for a new GM.
Deathbringer forgot the link in the doobly-do
Probably not for me but seems like a good option for new players. Not sure why they cheap out and don't give you the stuff that comes with the Essentials Kit though.
Whoa! They switched from “monster” to “creature” verbiage. I like it. I figure, in line w/ Magic.
Didn’t think of it that way, but it makes sense.
I miss the DM advice, rules hacks, and crafting guides (remember the mouse trap?), but I appreciate the review.
Lol! Almost no one watched that mousetrap video! I actually do lots of DM advice-I dropped one two days ago. Check your notifications & to see if you’re still subbed. I’ll be filming a crafting video next week. Stay tuned!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 It's true that you do always include some advice on how to run any adventure or supplement that you review.
Lol not joking TH-cam redirects me to Matt Colville videos frequently when I set it to auto play dungeoncraft
That damn You Tube! Lol I watch him, too!
Seems, to review this early, you must've hit the Target!
BTW - I have no idea what that means because I'm British!! 🤣
Target is a big chain of stores that sell a little bit of most things, like a department store with groceries.
@@carpma11 lol
You're so kind - and there's me just taking the piss. Terrible Limey Git that I am.
Far too kind. You're a gentleman.
Target is a chain of stores that sell everything from toys, to electronics, the food. The Starter Set is being sold out exlusively through them.
Awesome!
Thanks!
Hello Professor. I hope you're doing well.
Fine! Hope you’re okay too!
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I'm doing ok.
Subscribe to Matt, that was mean, Deathbringer....
I know. -DB
I want a Deathbringer Mini
Might try that going forward
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1
An idea I have been thinking of an antagonist with a Deathbringer class. The basic idea is that it is a Warlock with Death as his Patron. The idea behind the class is that when it Drops an Enemies HP to Zero, they get no death saves and no resurrection.
That way, I can introduce a hardcore threat into an otherwise "Normal, campaign
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Thanks!
Before I started playing exclusively online with VTT combat initiative trackers, my go-to initiative order was very similar. One side then the other clockwise with the occasional counter clockwise turn to shake things up. In one of my favorite D&D spinoffs the system was 2d6 with the side that lost initiative gaining a cumulative +1 until they won initiative which reset things to 0. Initiative by sides is the easiest system by far. I once shuffled index cards with character names. Bleh.
Hey Professor DM, quick question. how would you create an evil wizard villain in a dark fantasy setting? I'm following your grim dark videos for a while and I fell in love with the settings and the low fantasy aspect of it. reminds me a lot of classic Conan.
Thoth Amon. Mysterious and lots of ritual magic.
Standees! So cheap! Gah! A physical representation of the world goes a long way. Especially for new people.
I mostly play with newbs, lots of kids, so this is a must.
That Deathbringer is a pretty smart guy.
The big blue blocks are for totally novice DM's - leading them by the hand.
This boxed set looks "cute" but curiously not so user-friendly. Why didn't WotC use the best practices that others have adopted, pointed out here by PDM, of keeping crucial info on the same page, so that new DM's aren't flipping around to find it? I like the 80s cartoon cast, but will it be lost on this new audience? Or are they hoping to revive the cartoon somehow?
I dunno.
I enjoyed your PDM Live session at Gen Con.
Thanks! Even with all the foibles? Lol
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 The foibles make it organic :). I was paranoid about the same thing for presentations I gave at a writers' conference.
If it really is for total newbies why the to indicate proficiency instead of bundling the proficiency bonus into the different skill bonus?
Isn't each sheet customized to that character? the
Nope. I questioned that too but cut it for time. In Deathbringer, proficiency & skills & stat bumps are just crushed into the Ability score bonus.
@5:29 I respectfully disagree with your description of the main attribute score vs. its modifier. The main attribute score gives the player a basis of understanding where that character’s attribute stands in comparison to others. It lends itself to being part of the player’s Roleplaying his / her character. The modifier is an aspect of roll playing, a mechanic of the game.
But when you are actually playing, the modifier is used all the time.
@@PRG013 only when specifically using the modifier, however the strength (for example) of 16 is a. Part of the PC’s psyche; b. noticeable by casual and or discerning observers. It is the attribute score that is observable and effects the way the player roleplays his / her character.
I agree. It’s tough to find the exact words. I do three tales of each line & have tm take the best.
Appreciated the Nat 20... l had enough one pip groans... l liked this review , l agree about the lack of minis... when l was a kid l loved the mail in offers for star wars figures ... 5 Boba fetts before they were a thing. I would have appreciated a mail in certificate for a figure starter ,accessory pack.
That would help ramp the game up. Thanks for the comment.
Hi professor quick question about initiative and combat. If my players when initiative and go in order like you suggest ,once they are all done with their combat turn,then the monsters take their turn to attack?
If monsters win initiative they go first. If they lose initiative they go second.
It can be tricky to learn to be a DM. The "safe" way to teach yourself is reading the boxed text to players when they get to the location. This is easy to understand and follow. But the first thing a new DM will want to learn to do after that approach is making it more lively! Reading a box of text, even reading it with emotion and drama, is still just "story in a can". Learn to bring the story to life by improvising! How does it smell? Is it cold or hot, windy or still? Are there creepy shadows or glaring lights? Try to breathe life into it. And if things seem a little slow... have monsters suddenly appear and attack!
I concur.
Have you looked into Utreon? I keep hearing people talk about it. Might be good to have your stuff on more than one site given how youtube can be sometimes. Also love your terrain videos.
Thanks!
What a NEW Starter Set? That can get confusing, though it sets the stage for a series fo Starter Sets. Will reprints of the original be called D&D Starter Set: The Lost Mines of Phandelver to help separate the two? 🙄🙄
Good question.
I set it to 1080p but the quality is dog do do. What the heck? especially when viewing the adventure book
I’m in the process of finding a better camera. I hope I find it soon.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Thank you professor!
Think I heard and little disgust at 11:38 the way "Lawful Good" came out.
Hmmm
Wait, this is based on the old DnD cartoon, or just the art?
Just the art.
@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Good to know.
Its a new starter set ?
Yes
Including dice, miniatures and terrain boards would have up the price to $60-$100+ (the current rate we find else where) not really viable for a starter set, I personally would like them to make an "advanced" set Including these things I would buy it.
That could work.
Stay silver PDM, stay silver.
What do you think of OSR games like Lion and Dragon?
Lion & Dragon is good. I’ve never reviewed it because it’s older & it would have a limited audience. But it’s on my shelf & it does what it does very well.
Would love to get this. Too bad it's a Target exclusive. :(
I take it you have no Target nearby?
Feeding the algorithm
WOTC must hate you so much, you are always hacking thier products and giving great teaching advice and moments. Always leaving thier decisions on game mechanics and format in questions, making players and new DM think for themselves. Thats certainly not WOTC wants thiercustomers to do and also why we ALL follow you Professor, keep up the great work you do for us the players!!!!
Lol. I don’t know if they HATE me. They don’t send me free books, though.
I'm having a rough time reading the soulless corporate DnD books.