It bothers me a little bit that they are so clumsy. But they could also be used as inspiration for creating a little bit more natural names. I wonder though, if the name kind of just remains background. It would be interesting if there were tools to create vampire quests for the city for example.
@@TheDungeonDive Ah OK. I was actually thinking more generally about how story elements emerge and how it relates to the system of how places and quests are generated. Comparing for instance to mythic or Ironsworn.
There is no story. The only story is what you make by connecting the dots between quests and events. My kind of storytelling in games. The game presents a whole bunch of random shit, then it's up to you to piece it together if you want to.
Building the map conjures up vibes of custom galaxy building in Traveller RPG--lots of tables to roll on as you proceedurally build out lots of connected star systems.
True. Traveler had a lot of overhead just to get a game going. Alternatively, see Five Parsecs From Home, it's an awesome, solo, sci fi world/story generator. Super cool.
Fascinating! I would have loved this especially as a kid during the years I didn't have anyone to play DnD and ADnD with. I find these solo or GMless systems really interesting.
@@TheDungeonDive Oh, it’s not just about a voice. There are several triggers that people will respond to. The hand movements, the sounds of paper and pencils being manipulated. There is also the instructional aspect of the video. I think all these things work together. But I understand your suprise.
To be clear and in what I have learned, satanic is a derivative of Christianity. Pagan is a non christian form of nature worship. Let us not confuse them, please. Thank you for your content. I enjoy your channel immensely. Do you like d100 more than 4AD?
I've been disappointed by randomized adventures in the past as they fail to keep my attention. The fact that whatever's behind a door or over a hill is randomized removes all intrigue and makes me wonder "why bother". (E.g., Four Against Darkness is a good system and their scripted adventures are fine, but the instant random features appear I lose interest.) Have you tried the d100 Dungeon campaigns, and are they that random? This system seems hella-cool, but I'd hate to buy even just a pdf and instantly regret it.
Thanks to your reviews, and Martin Knight's videos, I finally took the plunge into d100 Dungeon. I ordered the physical and pdf copies of the core book, the Adventurers guide, and the World Builder books. I've started mapping using the pdfs while waiting for the physical books to arrive. Game on!
I was just asking a week ago if something like this existed for 4AD and it doesn’t look like there was anything official. This looks amazing though and I might have to finally give D100 a chance.
@@TheDungeonDive Thanks, I’ll check it out! And thanks for responding so quickly. Almost finished watching this vid, are you planning on recording this (or any other) adventure?
@@TheDungeonDive yeah, you mentioned it right at the end. Too bad, would really love to see how you’d start on your first quest...well, can’t wait for your next upload in any case! 👍
Thank you very much for this review!! I never played D100 but after seeing your video, I want to give it a try! In another matter, have you ever played Ironsworn? If so, how do you compare it from D100? I've played 4 against darkness a lot but the campaign became "redundant" (if its a word!) at some point! Maybe D100 give us some backstory and some narrative campaign with this new expansion? I think its what you suggested, but I'm wondering at which point your story VS the story suggested by the author become possible? In your Scarlett Heroes campaign you build your own stories but with this, it seem its already framed...I would like your opinion after a few play! haha! The first few games are always the best!
Thanks! I have not played Ironsword, but I have it on order along with the KS for the new SF version. I think 4AD is better for shorter campaigns, and D100D is better for long term campaigns. There isn't really much back story or narrative, though. It's totally up to the player to connect the dots. D100D is a generator of random things that happen, and then the player has to determine the best way to overcome those things, along with a lot of luck.
How much work would it be to convert this to be used as a traditional sandbox for a party based game? I mean, It looks like it would be easy but I don't want to be unpleasantly surprised.
The first expansion for D100 Dungeon has rules for party/group play, so converting it to group play would actually be fairly easy. Some aspects of the World Builder game might have to rely on one party member being the focus of the overall rolls and upkeep, but converting it to group play is trivial. I have a three-man party within the World Builder game right now, played solo.
@@TheDungeonDive It's actually worse than that (or better). I have a lot of homebrew material for keeping the Hero Paths more distinct and varied as you gain experience, so they feel very much like individual paths instead of vague introductory paths. All together, playing a party solo - with all my extras - is a labor of love, but I wouldn't recommend it to those who don't like the work.
I agree with you that having a page with 2 columns of text would help. I had the same impression with book 1. I think the reason that columns are not used it's just because the designer is not using them in Adobe. I don't think it's a issue with drivethrurpg. Lulu & drivethru takes a pdf columns or not.
Hi, I have a question: I've started playing d100 dungeon a week ago. Not too much time, I'm still on my first quest, but I definitely like it very much, I think I have clear the basic rules even though I still go through the pdf while playing because I remember most of them but I'm still reviewing them. I also bought the world builder exp but I still haven't read it because I wanted to be good at basic rules before going to that expansion So now, seing that you have to start with a new character, I'm asking myself whether to start immediately with world builder or wait some more time while I go through the first 5 dungeons. What do you suggest?
ive been looking for a ruleset or add on that allows me to generate various scales of locations - is this the best one youve found or are there others?
So could you just play using this book or do you also need the original D100 book Also it alaways seems like when I find a new system (new to me) I purchase it and then a newer edition comes out How likely is a new edition of this entire product line to come out soon or within a year ?
If you're worried about new editions, buy the PDF from Drivethru so you always have access to the latest updates. The World Builder is an expansion for D100D, so for a full game you need both. If you just want to create a world you could use the WB expansion on its own.
The place names (Plains of Terror, Tundra of Coldness) really give me a Dwarf Fortress vibe
It bothers me a little bit that they are so clumsy. But they could also be used as inspiration for creating a little bit more natural names. I wonder though, if the name kind of just remains background. It would be interesting if there were tools to create vampire quests for the city for example.
@@paavohirn3728 There is a complex vampire event.
@@TheDungeonDive Ah OK. I was actually thinking more generally about how story elements emerge and how it relates to the system of how places and quests are generated. Comparing for instance to mythic or Ironsworn.
There is no story. The only story is what you make by connecting the dots between quests and events. My kind of storytelling in games. The game presents a whole bunch of random shit, then it's up to you to piece it together if you want to.
@@TheDungeonDive Yeah. That's kind of what I mean. I guess 😀 Suppose I have to give it a go at some point.
Building the map conjures up vibes of custom galaxy building in Traveller RPG--lots of tables to roll on as you proceedurally build out lots of connected star systems.
I never got to play Traveller but I know people who did, and was always curious.
True. Traveler had a lot of overhead just to get a game going.
Alternatively, see Five Parsecs From Home, it's an awesome, solo, sci fi world/story generator. Super cool.
Finally, Martin connected the Barbarian Prince with the dungeon crawl mechanism. I love random hex exploration games)
Totally!
Love D100 Dungeon, but this looks like a little too much bookkeeping for my taste.
It definitely takes it the extreme bookkeeping territory.
Fascinating! I would have loved this especially as a kid during the years I didn't have anyone to play DnD and ADnD with. I find these solo or GMless systems really interesting.
This looks so cool! And I’d never heard of this! I’m going to order book 1 to get my toe in the water- I love the entire idea of it!
Has anyone ever mentioned how unintentionally ASMR some of your videos are? This one is.
I have heard that before and it always surprises me, because I feel like I sound like a troglodyte. LOL :)
@@TheDungeonDive Oh, it’s not just about a voice. There are several triggers that people will respond to. The hand movements, the sounds of paper and pencils being manipulated. There is also the instructional aspect of the video. I think all these things work together. But I understand your suprise.
Part of me wants to buy this but another part of me says I should probably finish at least one book of fabled lands first
The nice thing about these games is that there really isn’t a worry that they’ll go out of print.
I'm in the same boat. I bought 7 FL books last Christmas and have barely scratched the surface. Game is quite a grind.
Thanks for mentioning the similarities with Journey to the Overland. I'm going to have to take a look at this one further.
Agree about the Pagan days. :) I did the same in JttO.
@@heathsmith4864 yeah. We should be able to align our characters to a certain day.
To be clear and in what I have learned, satanic is a derivative of Christianity. Pagan is a non christian form of nature worship. Let us not confuse them, please.
Thank you for your content. I enjoy your channel immensely. Do you like d100 more than 4AD?
I like them both.
I've been disappointed by randomized adventures in the past as they fail to keep my attention. The fact that whatever's behind a door or over a hill is randomized removes all intrigue and makes me wonder "why bother". (E.g., Four Against Darkness is a good system and their scripted adventures are fine, but the instant random features appear I lose interest.) Have you tried the d100 Dungeon campaigns, and are they that random? This system seems hella-cool, but I'd hate to buy even just a pdf and instantly regret it.
I have not. I like stuff random. I’ve only taken quick looks at the scripted adventures. They look cool, but I can’t vouch for them.
Thanks to your reviews, and Martin Knight's videos, I finally took the plunge into d100 Dungeon. I ordered the physical and pdf copies of the core book, the Adventurers guide, and the World Builder books. I've started mapping using the pdfs while waiting for the physical books to arrive. Game on!
I was just asking a week ago if something like this existed for 4AD and it doesn’t look like there was anything official. This looks amazing though and I might have to finally give D100 a chance.
So worth it!
You really should give D100 a chance. Great fun!
Hey, Nice explanation, really digging this. You said there’s also a pdf, right? Where would I be able to get it?
And +1 sub! 👍
Thanks. The PDF of the game should be available via Drive Thru RPG. The PDF containing the sheets is available at Martin Knight’s D100 Dungeon page.
@@TheDungeonDive Thanks, I’ll check it out! And thanks for responding so quickly. Almost finished watching this vid, are you planning on recording this (or any other) adventure?
@@MechDutch I’m going to be playing off camera, but then doing session reports.
@@TheDungeonDive yeah, you mentioned it right at the end. Too bad, would really love to see how you’d start on your first quest...well, can’t wait for your next upload in any case! 👍
Let's plays are not something I really enjoy doing, because too many of the comments are just variations of "you got that rule wrong." LOL.
Thank you very much for this review!! I never played D100 but after seeing your video, I want to give it a try! In another matter, have you ever played Ironsworn? If so, how do you compare it from D100? I've played 4 against darkness a lot but the campaign became "redundant" (if its a word!) at some point! Maybe D100 give us some backstory and some narrative campaign with this new expansion? I think its what you suggested, but I'm wondering at which point your story VS the story suggested by the author become possible? In your Scarlett Heroes campaign you build your own stories but with this, it seem its already framed...I would like your opinion after a few play! haha! The first few games are always the best!
Thanks! I have not played Ironsword, but I have it on order along with the KS for the new SF version. I think 4AD is better for shorter campaigns, and D100D is better for long term campaigns. There isn't really much back story or narrative, though. It's totally up to the player to connect the dots. D100D is a generator of random things that happen, and then the player has to determine the best way to overcome those things, along with a lot of luck.
Man this looks sick
Thanks.
It looks very interesting.
How much work would it be to convert this to be used as a traditional sandbox for a party based game? I mean, It looks like it would be easy but I don't want to be unpleasantly surprised.
I think it’d take a lot of work.
I guess a bit like Worlds Without Number where the idea is to randomly generate ideas between sessions.
The first expansion for D100 Dungeon has rules for party/group play, so converting it to group play would actually be fairly easy. Some aspects of the World Builder game might have to rely on one party member being the focus of the overall rolls and upkeep, but converting it to group play is trivial. I have a three-man party within the World Builder game right now, played solo.
@@harringtonmartin I can't even begin to imagine book keeping three characters in this game! That's like a full-time accounting job. :)
@@TheDungeonDive It's actually worse than that (or better). I have a lot of homebrew material for keeping the Hero Paths more distinct and varied as you gain experience, so they feel very much like individual paths instead of vague introductory paths. All together, playing a party solo - with all my extras - is a labor of love, but I wouldn't recommend it to those who don't like the work.
thank you!
I agree with you that having a page with 2 columns of text would help. I had the same impression with book 1. I think the reason that columns are not used it's just because the designer is not using them in Adobe. I don't think it's a issue with drivethrurpg. Lulu & drivethru takes a pdf columns or not.
It’s just how the books are designed. I have plenty of POD books with columns. Just how the author has laid out the pages.
Hi, I have a question: I've started playing d100 dungeon a week ago. Not too much time, I'm still on my first quest, but I definitely like it very much, I think I have clear the basic rules even though I still go through the pdf while playing because I remember most of them but I'm still reviewing them. I also bought the world builder exp but I still haven't read it because I wanted to be good at basic rules before going to that expansion
So now, seing that you have to start with a new character, I'm asking myself whether to start immediately with world builder or wait some more time while I go through the first 5 dungeons. What do you suggest?
I'd just go through the first 5 dungeons.
@@TheDungeonDive oook thanks
ive been looking for a ruleset or add on that allows me to generate various scales of locations - is this the best one youve found or are there others?
What kind of locations?
So could you just play using this book or do you also need the original D100 book
Also it alaways seems like when I find a new system (new to me)
I purchase it and then a newer edition comes out
How likely is a new edition of this entire product line to come out soon or within a year ?
If you're worried about new editions, buy the PDF from Drivethru so you always have access to the latest updates. The World Builder is an expansion for D100D, so for a full game you need both. If you just want to create a world you could use the WB expansion on its own.
@@TheDungeonDive Awesome, thank you for the information, love your channel by the way …. Good stuff
Basic question; is this just a solo RPG or can it be played as part of a group?
Solo
I'm so excited for this! Do you think the hardback version will hold up to all the page turning more than the softback? It sure looks cool
Yes. It’s well made.
Maybe for day types.... dark days and light days?
Absolutely agree on columns layout. It would be should much better on the eyes!