In this video I look at Adventure design, explaining how making adventures are also design, and what makes for good adventures.
Monday, 26 May 2025
Thursday, 15 May 2025
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
Thursday, 8 May 2025
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
Thursday, 1 May 2025
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...
Friday, 18 April 2025
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...
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
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.
Saturday, 12 April 2025
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.
Thursday, 10 April 2025
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.
Friday, 28 March 2025
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
Monday, 24 March 2025
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.
Friday, 21 March 2025
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?
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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?
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Friday, 28 February 2025
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.
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
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
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
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)!
Thursday, 30 January 2025
"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!