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Monday, 26 May 2025

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





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