Anyone ever sit back and think about the fact that this whole story is happening because of a random roll in season 1 that determined Edbert was haunted? Amazing.
That cliffhanger was evil! I was looking forward to the social combat. Next episode, then! It's a small thing, but I love that you get 1 point when you fail your skill improvement check. Feels better than those Call of Cthulhu sessions where you don't improve at all.
Likewise - Particularly with it being a resource to spend rather than 'roll on everything you marked use of.' Feels like a smart design decision that's going to help avoid feel-bad moments.
Recently started working the graveyard shift and was able to binge all 3 seasons of the podcast version. Loved the first episode of this season and I've been waiting eagerly for this next episode.
Love our storytelling, Trevor! I remember stumbling onto Simon of Argistan's adventure (now Season 1) and becoming a Patreon for the Ironsworn season. Really happy to see the cinematic add ons to your storytelling...but tbh your ENERGY is what keeps me coming back! Like an enthusiastic teacher in middle or high school. Thank you for your entertainment! Excited to try the official RPG!
Always love when you get all giddy for the ideas that show up in the moment from various fate chart rolls or other mechanics. It's contagious and when you are having fun, then it adds so much more to the viewer’s experience too. Excited for the social combat and more of Veil’s personality to shine through! ☺
Looking forward to the social combat. I hope we learn more about Vail (Veil?) in the upcoming episodes. I feel that was a real strength of the previous seasons, about how personal the stories were, and I hope we get to hear more of Vail's inner monologue
I have to say, I didn't expect to be as interested in your new system, but I'm really enjoying your explanations. It has me intrigued enough to anticipate the Kickstarter. :)
I always love your energy and enthusiasm. Your like a big kid, this is a compliment. I listen to you while I work on my games and you always make me more excited to play than when I start a project. Keep on keeping on.
so ive watched the whole series (not an OG viewer, but when i found you i binged everything), and i must say youve hit a stride. in the playing and the editing, the pacing etc. its like having a friend playing in the room. but that friend is a PRO.
Finally getting around to season 4 😅 really excited to see where it goes. Been a fan for a while now and I really appreciate how much work you put into each and every episode.
When Vail was spending Fortune points to pass her deceit roll, it seemed like the wheels of the story could have come off right there with a third unlucky roll. I wonder if Fortune points could also be spent to change a roll into a minimal 0-level success, failing forward so to speak.
In Mythras, Luck points can be used to reverse the results of a percentile roll, so that the ones die becomes the tens and vice-versa. I feel like this would be a good option to give more possible chances of success upon using a Fortune point.
That's a cool idea. I'm of the opinion that failure can still be interesting though; I would've loved to see what Trevor came up with if his whole plan derailed. At the same time, Resistance is probably my favorite mechanic from Blades in the Dark. Players can resist *any* consequence I throw at them (although it's up to the GM exactly how much qualifies as "one consequence"). And resistance always succeeds, the roll just determines the cost. This lets me throw a bunch of problems at them and see ones they're interested in.
Hey Trevor, what do you think about making a live session on the day following every Premiere? Just to discuss what happened and the system and all of that. I don't know if that would be a lot of work, but I loved the one after the first episode of S4, so I wish these were more frequent
Great episode! Exicted to be anxiously waiting for an episode vs binging episodes of seasons past. Love the political intrigue and the social challenges presented already.
Man, those dice did NOT like you this episode! Glad to see things went your way near the end, and seeing how this social combat thing works is going to be very interesting... Looking forward to episode 3!
@@dranorter Oh, I'm not disagreeing there! I remember the fight in the Temple of Devona where the tidal wave was being pulled back-and-forth in... I think season one? Now THAT was stressful as hell with the dice being both merciful and evil, even with all the episodes up by the time I started watching!
Such relief to see a new episode. Important to spend time driving to work 😀 I LOVE THE AMBIANCE you describe ! The tables you use are in the game you designed or are you still using supplements ??? Thank you for your work, I will subscribe to the kickstarter !❤
I feel like being able to reroll a reroll is powerful. Maybe it is the length of sessions in this series, but having four rerolls in 30 minutes is a lot.
whoo boy, if a well trained skill of 50 or even 70 means that you fail 1/3 to 1/2 of the time, how hard will this quest become for the pair? Looks very challenging overall.
Haha, wow! This looks like a lot of fun! Looking forward to the kickstarter. I'm assuming it'll launch with some kind of quickstart, right? Can't wait to play some of this myself!
I feel like the mechanics in the beginning during the travel section were a bit ... I dunno, in need of some streamlining. I'm gonna have to watch the section again and again until I get what was going on there.
I did think "Oh people are going to forget that" when he had to do a final travel stains roll upon arriving. Also, it was a fair amount of building up the travel stains idea, when once they reached an inn it truly didn't matter. I like the concept of travel stains though (and it's a great name for the mechanic) - so I'm hoping to see it actually engage with things.
There will be options to make it more solo-friendly, yes, but it is designed as a traditional RPG. That said; I can bolt Mythic onto any game and play it solo! That’s my go-to, and how I’m approaching this as well :)
I love Trevor and his stuff, but I think with Season 4 the scenario/premise has made it harder to "fail forward" compared to the scenarios in other seasons. That moment with the official near the end is an example. I understand that under normal sandbox circumstances that a roll is required, but the implicitly promised attendance to the ball hinges on this, and I would have been fine as a viewer if Trevor had hand-waved it and saved his fortune points for later. In fact, I think it would be more genuine. I'm ok if the sandbox comes later. That moment could also have even been an opportunity to try out the social mechanics (roll against the official's Merciful or whatever). But again, maybe that would be best saved for the ball
I think that fate question is in his improv instinct to ask and with Unlikely odds and Chaos Factor 4 there was only 25% chance that the bureaucrat would notice something Even with all of those factors, fate dictated that event should happen and we need to respect it 😀
Just a small idea on how to improve this game system: The spending of fortune points feels a bit abstract and underwhelming in my opinion. How about instead of simply rerolling, you also have to describe what lucky event happens that gives you another chance. For example, when she was trying to convince the guard at the palace, someone could have come up and mistake her for a friend, or someone else could have distracted the guard, etc.
I would not be an issue an improv artist like Trevor but I think it will be a burden for many players/DMs so I'm not sure if the system should require it Also in combat with strict turn order and time, how will you describe a reroll?
great show. Just one little remark : as this an kinda Arabian setting, Veil wouldn't need a mask she has to hold up with a handle to cover her face, just a ... veil :) Would also keep her both hands free ! keep doing what you do, I love it.
It does seem like it would fit in; the travel rules already feel a bit like solo rules. But he did say he didn't want to reinvent the wheel! He'd have to have a clear idea what he wanted to do differently from Mythic (or differently from Ironsworn).
I'd love to support this game, but this series and game is using AI art. The tagline of "real art by real humans." doesn't exactly match with the sword fighting dudes, the ones whose fists are through the handles of the swords. It's deceitful.
Speaking as Trev's Ai art buddy... I will be doing no work with the art for the "Broken Empires", and all of the content of the book will be created by real humans. Yes, he has used some AI art in the show, and for continuity in some game promotion, ("real" art takes time and schedules wait for no man), but the Source Book will be all human, all the time... unless you play an elf i guess. So you need have no worries that work is being taken from artists for the RPG title, and joining the pre-sale and eventually the Kickstarter will do nothing but support the independent RPG and artist community.
@@carpepoulet4943 My point still stands. How can I, or anyone else who cares for this matter, trust that? Why not use some of that original "human" art for promotion? Why cut corners? Something isn't adding up
@@HunterTheCat1812 You are correct sir, It does not add up... The purpose of the Kickstarter is to raise the funds to create the book, and the art therein. As the Kickstarter is yet to begin it has not added up to anything, including enough to pay the thousands of dollars to an artist. The trust element is up to you friend, I can only say that after knowing the guy for decades, deceit is not in his nature. I'm not seeking to contradict you, or to create an argument, just to clarify the issue of art in the "Broken Empires" RPG source book.
@@carpepoulet4943 Well, it is deceitful to claim the art is done by humans and one of the first pieces shown is AI generated as part of the promotion, for both the TH-cam series and & book, both have self-imposed schedules. The jobs that are supposedly so important are already being taken away. If that was really important, there would have been delays or show things when they're ready. It feels rushed as a result.
As much as I enjoy Trevor's show, I have to echo this sentiment. I would rather see you use cheap stock art, or pencil-drawn stick figures, or digital photos of finger-painting, rather than relying on environmentally-destructive plagiarism software for anything. No matter what the end-goal is.
Anyone ever sit back and think about the fact that this whole story is happening because of a random roll in season 1 that determined Edbert was haunted? Amazing.
The seed of a legacy 😊
That's the coolest thing about Actual Plays. The chaos.
I have a serious complaint; Every episode I watch, I wind up wishing it was twice as long. Great work.
Kept refreshing for the past two days looking for a sign of the new episode. So great to see that the new premiere is scheduled!
Same :)
That cliffhanger was evil! I was looking forward to the social combat. Next episode, then!
It's a small thing, but I love that you get 1 point when you fail your skill improvement check. Feels better than those Call of Cthulhu sessions where you don't improve at all.
Likewise - Particularly with it being a resource to spend rather than 'roll on everything you marked use of.' Feels like a smart design decision that's going to help avoid feel-bad moments.
I could really feel the cliffhanger coming in the tone of his voice toward the end! Can't quite put my finger on why.
God that was one of the most beautiful descriptions of a town I witnessed. Thank you
Recently started working the graveyard shift and was able to binge all 3 seasons of the podcast version. Loved the first episode of this season and I've been waiting eagerly for this next episode.
The description of Anshárir was above and beyond, with the music, all the senses are addressed!
I love all your videos
It is a joy watching you DM , your creative imagination is wonderful 😮!
Love our storytelling, Trevor! I remember stumbling onto Simon of Argistan's adventure (now Season 1) and becoming a Patreon for the Ironsworn season. Really happy to see the cinematic add ons to your storytelling...but tbh your ENERGY is what keeps me coming back! Like an enthusiastic teacher in middle or high school.
Thank you for your entertainment! Excited to try the official RPG!
Enjoying the world-building / learning more about the setting.
Always love when you get all giddy for the ideas that show up in the moment from various fate chart rolls or other mechanics. It's contagious and when you are having fun, then it adds so much more to the viewer’s experience too. Excited for the social combat and more of Veil’s personality to shine through! ☺
Man I love this show. Your early seasons got me into RPGs. Can’t thank you enough.
Looking forward to the social combat. I hope we learn more about Vail (Veil?) in the upcoming episodes. I feel that was a real strength of the previous seasons, about how personal the stories were, and I hope we get to hear more of Vail's inner monologue
Missed the livestream, unfortunately, but will surely catch up now! Thank you, Trevor!
Excellent episode. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
I have to say, I didn't expect to be as interested in your new system, but I'm really enjoying your explanations. It has me intrigued enough to anticipate the Kickstarter. :)
This is the best show ever. I can't get enough of it!
Great show! Looking forward to episode 3!
Great! I'll try to watch it live again. Maybe we'll see the social conflict rules in action?
Your improvisation skills, sir, are staggering. I am amazed and loving every minute of this series.
I love the sort of Middle Eastern, Arabian Nights vibe you're creating with this game. Every season with this show is something different. 👍
I always love your energy and enthusiasm. Your like a big kid, this is a compliment. I listen to you while I work on my games and you always make me more excited to play than when I start a project. Keep on keeping on.
Friend Trevor
Great episode. The system seems very very intriguing so far; looking forward to seeing more!
I love these travel rules! Travel isn’t just a red dotted line that appears on a map. Travel has consequence, but it’s not cumbersome either. Cool!
so ive watched the whole series (not an OG viewer, but when i found you i binged everything), and i must say youve hit a stride. in the playing and the editing, the pacing etc.
its like having a friend playing in the room. but that friend is a PRO.
Love the mechanics and story! Keep up!
Finally getting around to season 4 😅 really excited to see where it goes. Been a fan for a while now and I really appreciate how much work you put into each and every episode.
'so she is going to... LIE!' 😀
Great episode, love how the story is evolving. Thanks again for your hard work!
Another amazing episode with twists and turns. Can't wait to see how social combat works in your game.
Loved it!
Looking forward to the next episode!
Good heavens Trevor! I simply LOVE your mind! You paint such an amazing picture. Really liking your new RPG as well. Thank you! 🤙
When Vail was spending Fortune points to pass her deceit roll, it seemed like the wheels of the story could have come off right there with a third unlucky roll. I wonder if Fortune points could also be spent to change a roll into a minimal 0-level success, failing forward so to speak.
In Mythras, Luck points can be used to reverse the results of a percentile roll, so that the ones die becomes the tens and vice-versa. I feel like this would be a good option to give more possible chances of success upon using a Fortune point.
That's a cool idea. I'm of the opinion that failure can still be interesting though; I would've loved to see what Trevor came up with if his whole plan derailed.
At the same time, Resistance is probably my favorite mechanic from Blades in the Dark. Players can resist *any* consequence I throw at them (although it's up to the GM exactly how much qualifies as "one consequence"). And resistance always succeeds, the roll just determines the cost. This lets me throw a bunch of problems at them and see ones they're interested in.
Lawns and Fronds. Defs using that for a desert tavern.
2 hours left before the premiere! I'm so excited for this!
Thanks!
Thank *you*!
please sir, may i have some episode 3!?!? 😢🙏
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Hey Trevor, what do you think about making a live session on the day following every Premiere? Just to discuss what happened and the system and all of that. I don't know if that would be a lot of work, but I loved the one after the first episode of S4, so I wish these were more frequent
Thank you for putting this out promptly.
Outstanding good sir! I love the how the system is working and evolving as you go. Keep up the good work.
Social combat - yes! I can't wait.
I'm glad getting to the vizier is the next session. She's going to need those story points to be refreshed.
Great episode! Exicted to be anxiously waiting for an episode vs binging episodes of seasons past. Love the political intrigue and the social challenges presented already.
26:06 Your s03 Carlos is showing. 😂
Excellent episode as always, Trevor! Looking forward to #3 and the conclusion of the ball!
Oh I forgot this was today. I’m excited.
I feel this is the best TTRPG ever.
Man, those dice did NOT like you this episode! Glad to see things went your way near the end, and seeing how this social combat thing works is going to be very interesting... Looking forward to episode 3!
Failed rolls can be exciting too though :)
@@dranorter Oh, I'm not disagreeing there! I remember the fight in the Temple of Devona where the tidal wave was being pulled back-and-forth in... I think season one? Now THAT was stressful as hell with the dice being both merciful and evil, even with all the episodes up by the time I started watching!
Looking forward to episode 2
Episode 3? :)
Such relief to see a new episode. Important to spend time driving to work 😀
I LOVE THE AMBIANCE you describe !
The tables you use are in the game you designed or are you still using supplements ???
Thank you for your work, I will subscribe to the kickstarter !❤
He's still using the Mythic GME supplements! A few of the random tables were from the game itself though.
Let's go!
Really enjoying this season. Great work.
I'm now curious how languages work in this setting, or if it is more or less assumed that everything has a common tongue.
I think this season should have at least 18-22 episodes, not 8 like you said. Please give us more!!
I feel like being able to reroll a reroll is powerful. Maybe it is the length of sessions in this series, but having four rerolls in 30 minutes is a lot.
Yea the sessions are around 2 hours from what I understand, heavily edited to a streamlined 30-40 minutes.
Nice!
As always very good video! Can't wait to see the social combat rule!
whoo boy, if a well trained skill of 50 or even 70 means that you fail 1/3 to 1/2 of the time, how hard will this quest become for the pair? Looks very challenging overall.
That's a good point. I guess we have a lot of failures to look forward too :)
Would it be an idea you can only put experience points in skills you used since the last advancement?
Haha, wow! This looks like a lot of fun! Looking forward to the kickstarter. I'm assuming it'll launch with some kind of quickstart, right? Can't wait to play some of this myself!
I enjoy the little details in life.... are you using specific sets of dice or is it from something like a Chessex bulk bag?
It’s from a lifetime of gaming.
What’s the title of the song that’s in the outro ?
I think it's a custom song that he commissions to an artist. I know the theme song of season 3 and Blade Runner AP are available on patreon.
I feel like the mechanics in the beginning during the travel section were a bit ... I dunno, in need of some streamlining. I'm gonna have to watch the section again and again until I get what was going on there.
Nevermind, it's not so bad. I'm just not handling the stream of information very well. I'm better at processing TTRPG rules when I read them.
@@wilywonky Also, it's not a "tutorial" per se. If he makes one it's probably going to be clearer.
I felt the same and will need to rewatch it to see what I missed (or is missing).
I did think "Oh people are going to forget that" when he had to do a final travel stains roll upon arriving.
Also, it was a fair amount of building up the travel stains idea, when once they reached an inn it truly didn't matter.
I like the concept of travel stains though (and it's a great name for the mechanic) - so I'm hoping to see it actually engage with things.
Will the Broken Empires RPG come with solo play rules?
There will be options to make it more solo-friendly, yes, but it is designed as a traditional RPG. That said; I can bolt Mythic onto any game and play it solo! That’s my go-to, and how I’m approaching this as well :)
I love Trevor and his stuff, but I think with Season 4 the scenario/premise has made it harder to "fail forward" compared to the scenarios in other seasons. That moment with the official near the end is an example. I understand that under normal sandbox circumstances that a roll is required, but the implicitly promised attendance to the ball hinges on this, and I would have been fine as a viewer if Trevor had hand-waved it and saved his fortune points for later. In fact, I think it would be more genuine. I'm ok if the sandbox comes later. That moment could also have even been an opportunity to try out the social mechanics (roll against the official's Merciful or whatever). But again, maybe that would be best saved for the ball
I think that fate question is in his improv instinct to ask and with Unlikely odds and Chaos Factor 4 there was only 25% chance that the bureaucrat would notice something
Even with all of those factors, fate dictated that event should happen and we need to respect it 😀
Just a small idea on how to improve this game system: The spending of fortune points feels a bit abstract and underwhelming in my opinion. How about instead of simply rerolling, you also have to describe what lucky event happens that gives you another chance. For example, when she was trying to convince the guard at the palace, someone could have come up and mistake her for a friend, or someone else could have distracted the guard, etc.
I would not be an issue an improv artist like Trevor but I think it will be a burden for many players/DMs so I'm not sure if the system should require it
Also in combat with strict turn order and time, how will you describe a reroll?
Love this
Hi Trevor,
The playlist for this season is out of order.
It starts with ep02; then 2 short previews; then ep01.
I love your videos.
Got it!
If we can't find a way to get Carlos a cameo this season (for Love!), then you and I are going to have words, Trevor! Words, I say!
❤
great show. Just one little remark : as this an kinda Arabian setting, Veil wouldn't need a mask she has to hold up with a handle to cover her face, just a ... veil :) Would also keep her both hands free ! keep doing what you do, I love it.
Great stuff ! but i do hope that Trevor adds some solo rules for this
It does seem like it would fit in; the travel rules already feel a bit like solo rules. But he did say he didn't want to reinvent the wheel! He'd have to have a clear idea what he wanted to do differently from Mythic (or differently from Ironsworn).
The soft background music is really awesome Trevor, it really adds to your wonderful storytelling.
Gotta confess, I hate the word "stain" in this context.
I think I like it.
why was I unsubscribed? WTF TH-cam?
😅 I don't like to nitpick but does she speaks their language?
I'd love to support this game, but this series and game is using AI art. The tagline of "real art by real humans." doesn't exactly match with the sword fighting dudes, the ones whose fists are through the handles of the swords. It's deceitful.
Speaking as Trev's Ai art buddy... I will be doing no work with the art for the "Broken Empires", and all of the content of the book will be created by real humans. Yes, he has used some AI art in the show, and for continuity in some game promotion, ("real" art takes time and schedules wait for no man), but the Source Book will be all human, all the time... unless you play an elf i guess. So you need have no worries that work is being taken from artists for the RPG title, and joining the pre-sale and eventually the Kickstarter will do nothing but support the independent RPG and artist community.
@@carpepoulet4943 My point still stands. How can I, or anyone else who cares for this matter, trust that? Why not use some of that original "human" art for promotion? Why cut corners? Something isn't adding up
@@HunterTheCat1812 You are correct sir, It does not add up... The purpose of the Kickstarter is to raise the funds to create the book, and the art therein. As the Kickstarter is yet to begin it has not added up to anything, including enough to pay the thousands of dollars to an artist. The trust element is up to you friend, I can only say that after knowing the guy for decades, deceit is not in his nature. I'm not seeking to contradict you, or to create an argument, just to clarify the issue of art in the "Broken Empires" RPG source book.
@@carpepoulet4943 Well, it is deceitful to claim the art is done by humans and one of the first pieces shown is AI generated as part of the promotion, for both the TH-cam series and & book, both have self-imposed schedules. The jobs that are supposedly so important are already being taken away. If that was really important, there would have been delays or show things when they're ready. It feels rushed as a result.
As much as I enjoy Trevor's show, I have to echo this sentiment. I would rather see you use cheap stock art, or pencil-drawn stick figures, or digital photos of finger-painting, rather than relying on environmentally-destructive plagiarism software for anything. No matter what the end-goal is.