The New D&D PHB: Hit or Flop?

Some recent reports claim the 2024 D&D PHB has sold more than the 5e PHB. Others are claiming the book has barely sold! But hardly anyone noticed how gaming media got its facts wrong. I explain it here. #dnd5e #OneDnD

#dnd #ttrpg #osr

Was 5e D&D Ultimately a Failure?

 5e D&D is now over. I examine whether D&D was a success or failure, from a business perspective, a design goals perspective, and in terms of its long-term impact on the hobby.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr

Gencon Rejects Woke, Hasbro Accepts AI

 Gencon fires one of its most Woke areas, while Hasbro is going more open on AI.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

The Braunstein Misappropriation

 On the recent controversy about Braunsteins, an early influence on D&D.

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR

Medieval Authentic Treasure

 Want to make your adventurer's treasure, and magic items, more medieval authentic? Here's how! 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr  

Stupid Dungeons are not "Mythic"

 Stupid dungeons are not "mythic", though they can have their place, just like "naturalist" dungeons; but in this video I talk about what real Mythic dungeons would look like.

#dnd #osr #ttrpg

Wretched Bastards

 I review Wretched Bastards, a game by the Red Room, which is based not on Conan, but on those B-grade Conan knockoffs of pulp fantasy.

#ttrpg #dnd #OSR

WotC Confirms All-In on VTT

 The only thing I like more than being proven right is being proven right almost immediately. The latest from Hasbro shows they're done with books. #wotc 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Zak is Back? Also, More Baptism of Fire Design Notes

 Not all #OSR rulesets are just "B/x clones". My own OSR rules in Lion & Dragon / Baptism of Fire have very specific & radical differences.

Also, is Zak S making a comeback?

#dnd #ttrpg #osr

Races in New-D&D Have no Racial Disadvantages at all

 Every race in nu-D&D is just a human and cosplay. "Equity"is to blame, as well as the idea that "humans represent white people", but it's also about the destruction of the heroic ideals.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr

https://youtu.be/KWZukY9qVcQ?si=31dI3sTTMzdEkiSo

New Report Shows why WotC is Going All-or-Nothing on the VTT

 The latest quarterly report from Hasbro makes it very clear why WotC will be going all or nothing on the VTT, and there's really no going back to focusing on regular paper products. 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #wotc #dnd5e 

New WotC CEO & Medieval Economics

 Talking about the brand new CEO of Wizards, and whether he'll be any better than what came before. Also, I talk about how to make your setting's economy more medieval authentic, as I continue to give design notes on Baptism of Fire! 

#dnd #ttrpg #OSR #wotc 

On Kyle Brink, his Replacement, and new Magic in Baptism of Fire

 Kyle Brink couldn't leave the D&D hobby fast enough! Plus, I take a look at the various new magical techniques included in the Baptism of Fire RPG!

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #onednd 

Minority Representation in D&D PHB is not for Minorities

 There are more (imaginary) women of color in the D&D PHB than ever before. But it has nothing to do with real women of color.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #dnd5e #onednd

The RPG Hobby is for Anyone, not Everyone

 The idea that #dnd is for "Everyone" is a lie. The truth is that actually, D&D is for ANYONE, and that's very different.

#ttrpg #OSR

Magic and Miracles in Baptism of Fire

Check out my rundown on magic and miracles in Baptism of Fire!

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

The New PHB is Morbidly Obese

 The latest news about the new #Onednd Players Handbook makes it clear that it will be full of bloated rules additions that will only ruin the premise of #dnd5e game design.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Designing Character Classes

 In my second design notes video about Baptism of Fire, I talk about character classes, and how to craft them to provide Niche Protection.

#dnd    #ttrpg    #osr  

The OSR is "Dying"? Here's the Real Data...

 People continue to claim that the "OSR is dying" (or dead). But do the stats actually support that? In this video, you get the hard data! 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Baptism of Fire: Character Creation

 The first in my series of design notes on Baptism of Fire. In this video I talk about the premise of medieval authentic gaming, and the character creation process!

#osr #ttrpg #dnd

Mike Mearls' New Job

 Hiring Mike Mearls shows that a certain larger company has ambitions that require someone who actually knows something about RPGs, unlike WotC.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

RPGs: High Level Make-Believe

 RPGs are supposed to be "make believe", NOT "Story", and make-believe is much more powerful.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

There Were Two OSRs

 Some people say that the Old School Revival has already done everything it needed to do. That could be true. 

But it's also true that the Old School Renaissance is more important, and more successful than ever, as the biggest indie design movement of all time. 

#ttrpg #dnd #OSR 

Livestream Tonight: Another "50th Anniversary D&D" Book Crapping on D&D's History

 Tonight! 9pm Eastern, I'll be LIVE on youtube talking about Baptism of Fire, and also about another D&D 50th Anniversary book that seems to be about crapping all over D&D. 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Inappropriate Characters Move to Rumble

 Tonight, 8pm Eastern, it's Inappropriate Characters!

Live, in our new account on Rumble! Guest starring: Diversity & Dragons 

Subscribe, and don't miss it!

#dnd #ttrpg #osr

https://rumble.com/v4w1y7u-inappropriate-characters-ready-to-rumble-05.19.2024.html

For WotC, "Truth" Means Something Different than Normal

 WotC (and Wizkids) are full of people for whom the word "truth" means something totally different from what that word means to normal people.

#dnd    #ttrpg    #osr  

Usual Suspects Furious at Polish Game's Success

 Baptism of Fire has been a HUGE success. But of course people who hate me are desperately trying to find excuses to put it down...

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

The Q1 Hasbro Report: How's WotC Really Doing?

 The 1st quarter numbers are out for Hasbro, and there seems to be various interpretations going on about the numbers. Why do some people think the numbers are 'good', and others 'bad'? Here's my take!

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Is Your DM Dialing-in Combat?

 There's different ways DMs can make combat interesting, or boring, for different groups of players.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Wretched New Flesh 2e

 The new Wretched New Flesh is massive with many great additions. Also, it's clearly the Red Room's favorite creation. #dnd #ttpg #osr 

The Tomb Raider RPG is going to be about killing Tomb Raiders

 A "Tomb Raider" #ttrpg has been announced, and it is going to be total garbage. 

#dnd #OSR

D&D's Deepest Inspiration

 The way some games "feel" more like the D&D experience isn't about the superficial influences, but about the much deeper roots. 

#dnd  #ttrpg  #osr 

Random Character Races

 I show you how simple or complex random generators can help you create new (and weird) character races for your #osr or #dnd #ttrpg

Daggerheart has an Identity Disorder

 So #daggerheart may be the worst major design of the year, because no one knows what it was for.

#ttrpg #osr #dnd

Review: Gods of the Forbidden North vol1

 I review pulphummock 's "Gods of the Forbidden North vol.1", an epic campaign setting & adventure. It says it can be run as both Sandbox and Adventure Path, and in my review I look at how accurate that claim really is.

#osr #ttrpg #dnd

Woke & Grognard D&D Delusions

 The woke crowd are deluded about D&D, but some hardcore grognards have delusions of their own; and not being able to see reality makes you less useful.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Make an RPG Adventure in Under 10 Minutes

 In my latest video, I show you how to create a complete #dnd / #OSR adventure scenario from scratch, in well under 10 minutes!

#ttrpg

WotC Attacks Early D&D

 WotC just can't help it; even in their Infomercial for their 50th Anniversary 'memberberries Merch, they have to ATTACK early D&D and its creators.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #dnd5e #wotc

Wretched Space 2nd Edition

 A review of the 2nd Edition of Wretched Space, part of their Spaghettiverse gaming universe. Check it out (and for more information see my review of the first edition). 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Guess who WotC "Thanked" for D&D?

 You won't be able to guess who the official D&D Youtube channel decided to say "thank you" to for D&D. Though you probably will be able to guess which names they completely erased from the official history...

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #onednd #wotc 

https://youtu.be/rKsMhp8-Cjc

Hasbro in Freefall? D&D 50th Looking Grim

 Hasbro's new numbers are in, and they are not good. And neither is their timetable for the 50th anniversary of D&D.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #onednd #wotc 

WotC is Ending D&D Books

 I was right, WotC is apparently ending its regular printing of dead-tree books. 

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

Is WotC SELLING D&D?

 Is WotC SELLING D&D? An article that came out this morning has many people suggesting that, but is it accurate?

#dnd #ttrpg #osr #wotc

Everything you need to know about #twatgate

 Here's everything you really need to know about #twatgate :

#dnd #osr #ttrpg

https://www.youtube.com/live/lTFQNcCIugU?si=PT4xR4XqyWNGwRc8&t=4350

(click link to get straight to 1:12:30 where I start talking about it)

My First Advice to Setting Designers

 People wanted my advice for making good #dnd #osr #ttrpg settings. In my first video on the subject I go into the main thing a lot of would-be setting designers miss out on.

Combat Was Never The Main Point of D&D

 The most memorable experiences in RPG are never really about combat in and of itself, they're about character investment.

#dnd #ttrpg #osr 

https://youtu.be/CnlrbvcwmBk

Inappropriate Characters Tonight

 Sunday, 8pm Eastern, it's Inappropriate Characters! Join me, 

Venger and Ryan David as we talk about the latest #dnd #ttrpg and #osr news & controversy!

WotC Is Literally Teaching Kids to Play D&D Wrong

 WotC is trying to indoctrinate a whole generation of kids to play D&D wrong, by completely changing the text of "rule 0".

#dnd #dnd5e #osr #ttrpg

Is the 5e "Golden Age" Coming to an End?

 Is the 5e "Golden Age" (if you can call it that) really ending? And if so, who will be better for it?

#dnd #ttrpg #osr