Critical Role Hires Two Worst D&D Designers of All Time

 The Critical Role / Daggerheart people have hired the two men most responsible for the least successful edition of D&D. What a lot of people have missed in this story is the weird way WotC responded, and what that means. #dnd #ttrpg #osr #daggerheart #criticalroke

LotFP's Raggi Faces his Worst Enemy

 James Raggi (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) is in a new scandal, concocted by none other than his greatest enemy: James Raggi!

#lotfp #dnd #osr #ttrpg

Daggerheart's own OGL Scandal!

 Daggerheart was born from the huge crisis with WotC D&D and their modified Open Gaming License. But it seems Matt Mercer might think he should be allowed to do what WotC was universally condemned for.

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR  

The Science of Adventure Design

 In this video I look at Adventure design, explaining how making adventures are also design, and what makes for good adventures.

#ttrpg #dnd #osr #adventures

Building a Better (OSR/D&D) Fighter

 I always liked the idea of fighter as a classic figure of fantasy, but the actual class in Old School D&D didn't appeal much to me. So here I explain the OSR differences I Incorporated to make the class more varied and interesting.

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR

Twilight Of Empires

 I review the Red Room's (sort-of) non-OSR (but OSR compatible) game, Twilight of Empire... a historical authentic game!

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR 

Is D&D 2025 Selling Better?!

I promise I won't make you wait until the end of the video to get the basic answer...

Only One Game can Replace D&D...

 If WotC closes shop, none of the vanity press products of the most popular YouTube influencers are going to replace D&D. There is in fact only one game that can...

Shadowdark is a Good Game of a Huge Design Movement of Great Games

 5e gamers & influencers are still praising Shadowdark as a singular "work of genius" because they've never heard of the OSR, where Shadowdark got all its ideas. Here I show how SD is entirely influenced by the OSR and just some of the incredible and genius games you can find there.

Jeremy Crawford Gone Too, WotC's "brain trust" Now Down to Zero

 WotC has no one left who could even try fix things, even if they wanted.

Can You Make a Setting Without Humans?

 Can you make a setting with no humans? The question, posed to me by my audience, reveals a lot about RPG World building and ttrpg gameplay in general.

The Most Important Rule Missing From WotC D&D

 There were several changes from old to new school rules, but one mechanic in particular was lost that made WotC D&D much worse for its absence. 

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR #dnd5e 

The Tragicomic Collapse of 2024 "OneDnD"

 As the recently-fired speak up, way more details emerge on the "Office Space" levels of ineptitude that WotC handled 2024 Dungeons & Dragons.

Are Milestone XP Systems Bad?

 The Theater Kids are fighting with what's left of the BroSR. Are "Milestone" leveling methods better than "gold-for-xp"? Or is there a third option?

The D&D VTT is Doomed (Mass Firings)!

 I get to say "I told you so" again, which I love. WotC's VTT D&D project fires 90% of its workers, as the project flounders. Will WotC also keep falling into the money-hole of the failed new edition?

Did WotC do a Racism in the Starter Set?

The new 2024-Dungeons & Dragons starter set is full of woke elements, but strangely their most important art piece appears to be very... stereotyped.
#dnd #ttrpg #OSR #dnd5e #onednd

Hasbro Q4 Report Shows OneDnD is a Disaster

 The latest Hasbro quarterly report shows that OneDnD is a disaster, and may have been worse than doing nothing at all.

D&D Balance is a Dirty Word

 Whether as a DM or a game designer, you get told by "experts" that "game balance" is important. That's wrong; balance will almost always make for a worse experience.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

https://youtu.be/JjEbbqf1so4 

RPGnet's Slide Into Idiot-level Tyranny

 The history of rpgnet's slide into irrelevance and complete tyranny. And the virtue of a free-speech alternative (therpgsite)!

"Could You Play D&D With a Leftist?"

 After a bunch of social media posts and videos asking "could you play D&D with a Trump supporter?", I've decided to talk about the other side of the argument. And watch the end, where I talk about the real problem: a leftist DM!