Thursdays were bleak and dreary. Then I discovered this channel, hidden behind the strongest of magicks, corporate influence.

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Sitar nice

“Before your campaign gets Snoked.” Ah, Professor, you never fail to produce the gems.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I wasn't sure anyone would get it. That line barely made the cut.

@magnaquam

4 жыл бұрын

Dungeon Craft go with your gut. It’s your high brow humor and literary allusions is what separates you from the pack of RPG KZreadrs.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Great line glad you kept on the video.

@danielpucher3367

4 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely stealing that term

@roderik4

4 жыл бұрын

@AmishRiot let's make it a thing

“Snoked” as a verb - for the win!

@thor30013

4 жыл бұрын

I'm an unabashed fan of the sequel trilogy, and personally feel the TLJ is probably one of the best films in the entire franchise, and even I'm willing to admit that works.

@LordVader1094

3 жыл бұрын

@@thor30013 You have some odd opinions, ngl

My favorite ending is turning each PC into a leader of a faction. Then start over at level 1 and have the new PCs work for the old PCs. Now whenever the high level PCs want to get something done, they try and get the PCs to go out on a quest.

@benvoliothefirst

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@chadsmith8966

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Carroll that’s actually clever on so many levels.

@EmeranceLN13

4 жыл бұрын

actually an amazing idea, damn. thank you for sharing.

@goyasolidar

4 жыл бұрын

I've done this. It was priceless watching the faces of the players when they realized an old character was secretly the new campaign's antagonist and they had to "deal with her with extreme prejudice."

@cuismaster

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

"You don't HAVE to play out an entire courtship with your DM..." CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

@rowdyparks6770

4 жыл бұрын

I've done this, proposing to your dm is by far the funniest thing I've ever done in game.

@nicolejustindennis-phillip3205

4 жыл бұрын

That is funny as ....

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing my group and I have been playing together for 30+ years. Most of us are good friends outside the campaign and we have played many campaigns together. However, we’ve always glossed-over or ignored love affairs in our games.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

AmishRiot wow ! I think this might be the reason for my players not feeling comfortable. Just when I read comments online it seems my players and I despite our experience playing rpgs are possibly missing out on an entire set of character developments, adventure/story plots and arcs thanks for sharing your story

@MoragTong_

4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy! That would be soo much fun for all the other players, sitting there watching you be an ass for 45 minutes.

How to run High Fantasy: "So you get bitten by a cancer pigeon..."

@russellharrell2747

4 жыл бұрын

The sheer genius of it. I’d swear cancer pigeons are in a medieval bestiary somewhere. If not, why not?

@boones999

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, a common species. They roost right next to the heart failure seagulls and diabetes sparrows.

@paavohirn3728

3 жыл бұрын

@@boones999 can't stop laughing at diabetes sparrows 😂 And yikes! There's the next big pharma ceo in the making... 😬

@RAYoung-ie3cf

3 жыл бұрын

The god of that world is truly benevolent.

@knghtbrd

3 жыл бұрын

@@boones999 Damn the diabetes sparrows…

2:11 Gan-Dumbledore-Kenobi is the thing that made my wife laugh the hardest I've seen in a while and she was having a rough day today. Thanks for that. A.G.

okay that's the best Kitiara depiction I've seen. Why have I not seen this till now!? :)

Just noticed that your channel here is growing nicely! And it's well deserved! You and Hankerin' are the best on KZread right now, IMO.

@RayCase

4 жыл бұрын

And Luke Hart!!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Love Drunkens n' Dragons!

Totally agree about "Call to Adventure" game, it's great for setting up characters, I've used it a few times with people who were new to D&D and were lost when it came to character backstory

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Let me know about any other boardgames that can help with RPGs, Sam!

@SamuelWiser

4 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Well along the same sort of lines, Roll Player is a fun game that literally is just about creating characters in a very D&D style

still come back to this one over and over while i plan my games, this is why i subbed to you PDM.

Campbell, Jung, and Gygax... I'll be honest professor, if you would've worked Shakespeare in there as well, I might've died of a massive geek attack. Thanks for the video. Great stuff!

I think the reason why the Epic format is something that has existed throughout history and also throughout different cultures is that it's basically the structure of our lives. We start small, but over the course of our childhood we develop dreams and ideas. If we are lucky, we manage to get good teachers (mentors) who are older than us and help us on our way. After fulfilling our dream (or at least pursuing it for a long time, even if we don't end up where we initially wanted to) we are changed people, with a larger horizon and a different perspective on ourselves and the world around us. It's very easy for us to connect with this kind of story on a personnal level because we overlay our own journey in life on top of it, and I think that's why this narrative structure is so popular. It's also hopeful, because it makes us feel that if those people were able to reach their goals even though they started from humble beginnings, maybe we are too if we just continue fighting for our dreams.

Thanks for being such an epic “low fantasy guy”. Much appreciated knowledge!

I really thank you so much for making these videos, you put your heart into each one and we all appreciate it... We love you professor, your the type of teacher we wanna stay in touch with when we leave highschool ♥️

@PRG013

4 жыл бұрын

His students do!

I really enjoy how considerate you are about integrating outside materials into your D&D universe, and think it's a hallmark of a good DM. Another great video PDM, way to go!

I canNOT believe the story about the characters that hatched a plot to not only personally profit from "cancer pigeons", then doubled down on their perfidy to personally profit from the cure. Or rather, i CAN believe it. On the one hand, that's when alignment suddenly should matter, or perhaps the gods of the different characters should get involved and give them a corrective smack. On the other hand, props to the players for ingenuity: perhaps they should get an Evil Genius award. 😆

I'm guessing the Cleric will go on to work for a medical insurance company. 😂

@calvinjoseph3803

4 жыл бұрын

Damon Zen you’ve just given me my next character goal

Back in the day there was plenty of discussion about what level Magic-user Gandalf was. A good case was made for him being 5th level in The Dragon #5 (March 77). This thesis has survived the paving of the information super highway and is easy to find today.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

I remember that issue!

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

I remember that issue and the subject still comes up around our table. Along with if Spider-man can beat Iron Man. Lol

@sayrebonifield4663

4 жыл бұрын

Gandalf soloed a Balor, and he was level 5 wizard. Unsound at best.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Sayre Bonifield lol

Weapons of Legacy is a great 3.5 supplement that fits with your magic item progression for epic fantasy.

Amazing class professor! Many game masters and players dream of gaming the epic quest- but usually burn down the inn, steal the pennies from orphans, and rob a local church all in the name of “ that’s what my character would do” fun game play

Great video and insight as usual. Still want to see your take on high magic, high level D&D. If anyone could pull it off it would be you.

The Cleric of Course....

@calvinjoseph3803

4 жыл бұрын

William Hoover it may sound ironic but I do this often

This actually gave me a lot of reassurance to whether my upcoming campaign would work or not! It's very high fantasy with a mindflayer as the main villain who has placed his henchmen in the seats of power of dwarves and elves and he is masquerading as the king of the humans in an attempt to weaken the military forces of the land so there is no resistance to him summoning Tharizdun, the God of Madness.

I just found your channel today, i was looking for tips on how to run a horror campaign and I found your video on this subject from last. But my campaign is also a high fantasy planar pathfinder campaign, it's lovecraftian with the twist the characters should themselves achieve god-like power eventually and be able to really influence the cosmic battle against the great old ones, so i am trying to conciliate the two things. And it was great coincidence your video about epic campaigns also campaigns was the newest one. Thanks for the tips.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I love that horror video. I thought it was one of my best.

Gandumbledorken-obi, using it.

Great material, as usual. Keep it coming, Professor!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep watching!

Man! I really love Dungeon Craft. Great videos Professor

Very interesting to learn this distinction. I was told libraries determined high and low fantasy books by whether it takes place in the real world (low fantasy) or a fictional world (high fantasy) "High fantasy doesn't need high lv characters." I wish my brother had known this before he created a campaign and have us start at lv 8 dragon riders. It didn't last past 2 sessions.

A game based on Sanderson's world, say no more. I'm in! Plus it's great for creating character backgrounds, bonus.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Check it out. I had fun.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

This sounds like a great idea. I plan to get this and use it in my next campaign. Would you recommend using it for a low fantasy campaign as well? My thought is it would be useful as we can grind through several characters and sometimes the players are at almost for creating new backgrounds. Low level low fantasy campaigns can be very tough and unforgiving. Going through characters like pipes for a crack head! J/k what do you think?

@gerardofrivia8413

4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherkearney6477 I tend to play more towards High Fantasy but if you use Cohorts or have NPCs maybe you can use them as backups for your characters if they bite the dust. Or even have your players make their backup characters and have them doing minor things in the background of your world, ready to be picked up when a character death rears its head. And use this awesome game for your player's first character.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Gérard Haley using cohorts is a good idea. Thank you. I will give this some more thought. I tried back up characters doing things in the background and tried to set the campaign up for the players to switch between their characters to keep them relative. However I found with my players at least they tended to ignore their back up characters until they actually lost their primary characters. Again thank you for sharing your idea.

Cancer Pigeon! That's pretty damned evil. Awesome video!

10:10 "Campaign gets Snoked."

Yup, third time rewatching this for notes. Exceptional advice. Also, finally checked the Call to Adventure review on Dice Tower and purchased the game immediately after. Thank you as always.

@DjigitDaniel

3 жыл бұрын

And yes. "Snoked". Mint.

Lord of the Rings is often described as High Fantasy. Maybe in terms of themes, but magic is very rare and dangerous. Do you think when Tolkien uses "virtue" we read "magic?" Also, watch The Untouchables for a perfect representation of the Campbellian Monomyth. Mentor, companions, big bad enemy, failure, mentor taken away, hero receives knowledge to defeat the enemy while in the underworld... Perfect.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

True, true.

I've got to say, I've only recently found your work but I absolutely love it. I put you right next to Matthew Colville when it comes to DMing 101 - but he doesn't have a +1 vest of protection so I think you would have the advantage in a fight. I especially love this video as it's given me a lot to think about as I hope to, one day, start a campaign based on the hit series One Piece.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

He DOES have about 500,000 more viewers, so pass this video along! Thanks, Andrew!

@amberjones4067

4 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Don't you worry. All my fellow DMs are going to be enrolling soon.

Another great one, very insightful! Love the advice about magic items! Thank you!

Love all the DragonLance examples--I'm playing through the classic modules with my kids this year

Excellent video. I shared it on my Facebook page.

I have no interest in RPGs, never played one, and don’t intend to. Yet I keep watching your videos every Friday :-) Well done, good Sir!

I always felt like I had gotten my license way too easy... :-( Ordering BOOK from Amazon now and will resubmit for licensing afterward.

"campaign gets Snoked." Excellent way to put it!

Fantastic as always!!

One of your better videos, in my opinion. Thanks.

I'm going to level with you, I didn't expect a video like this from you.

Epic Campaign 20 years ago was part of a setting " War of the Baronies," for AD&D2e then 3e. The players could run characters as hags and fiends. One beloved npc/ pc merchant that saved the characters from time to time got killed off so a paladin went on a quest to gain wishes from a fire gennie to bring the old man back from the day. Cause the old merchant did good great acts in life. Turns out the old merchant was a lawful evil pit fiend in charge of corruption in the campaign setting. Chaotic evil you fall into the Abyss , lawful evil you must chose your fate. But neutral evil souls are easier to shape into Baators. The paladin brought back a pit fiend, and the paladin said it was due to a debt of honor. "but,but,but," it was a Fiend ! Fiend " I did not cause this war, human pride did. You nobles didn't feed the homeless cause by your wars, I did. I just spoke to you the choices you could make, you chose your path, I did not force you to do what you chose to do. I even offer you chances to redeem yourself, but you chose the easier path. You dam yourselves. The irony is, I took a war orphan created by your wars. I trained him and watched him grow into a man, just to see him become a paladin of justice which you denied to this land."

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

That's some GREAT dialogue, Kris!

@krispalermo8133

4 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Thank you very much. I have had people tell me I could written a novel or a series of short stories, but other than a few paragraphs my creative skills hit a rock wall. My last gaming shop I went to 12 years ago made it a habit to Roast Princess Leia. We called her The Little Wookie of Organa. Some of my stories told in public got me attacked by other women. So I had practice in dialog. When I was 20 years younger, I had to argue politics and religion way to often. So when my public speaking skills was not up to par, the debates if anyone wants to call them that, end up in fist fight. " I was a bit,.. snoobish." I am in brief Sicilian/ German, on my German side I am a descended of lesser nobility military officer family. My great grand father fought in WW I and when he came over to the USA, he spent years looking over his shoulder cause of a blood feud started from the 1860's. When I was in grade school I wounder why my mom sounded like a Nazi era politician. My mom was a trained paralegal, so more or less I was train to speak in Court. Nations in Europe during the 1800's, states/ counties were more like baronies and Sicily were feuding city states. How does one speak like a catholic priest, a would be warlord, or a Baator Pit Fiend ? Now days speaking in public court, more or less can end you up in jail. Before the end of WW II , speaking in Public Court in Italy, Spain, Germany, or Russia can end up having you and your whole family killed in a quick mob attack. The only way your family can save themselves is that they try to publicly kill you as quick as they can. Hoping the city council believes you were the only one,of the family that felt that way when you spoke. Sorry for another essay, but after 25 years I still can not write in brief.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

kris palermo thanks for sharing Kris

"Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever... now there's a name I've not heard these many years..." Sometimes I wondered if I was the only one who'd read those... other than my cousin, who named his monk after a haruchai Bloodguard.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Goshin65 nope your in good company. Great set of books. As a kid I named my half-orc cleric fighter after Lord Foul. Funny thing, none of my friends got the connection. So I thought I was the only one who had the books for many years. Until another friend saw it on my book shelf and was all excited when he discovers I read the series too. Small world. Now we are part of the distinguished Covenant ...

@stevestamboldjiev9928

4 жыл бұрын

Stole "Hotash Slay" for a character name.

@robertwarren4734

3 жыл бұрын

Late to the party, but the first D&D campaign in which I ever played (in the very late '70's) was located in a homebrew world based on these books (which were just being published). The three BBEGs were Herem, Jehannum, and Shoel.

@pliny1449

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not along and I’ve always thought Bannor the Bloodguard was the archetypal monk (this is pre Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, of course).

Always excited when someone references Wheel of Time.

My current group wanted high fantasy while I wanted to run low ... for the first time. It has been going fairly well considering 4 of the 5 have never played before.

@miageeked3486

4 жыл бұрын

I should add that my desire to run a low fantasy campaign was fueled by Runehammer and Dungeoncraft. Thank you for sharing so much great information.

great stuff and a nod to Stephen Donaldson's forgotten Thomas Covenant novels! You should do a fantasy reading list for these kids

Thanks Professor DM!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

“And then you’re whole campaign gets Snoked...”. BWAHAHAHA!!!

“You can call him Gandumbledorekenobi.” And call him that I SHALL!

This video is basically a summary of how I run my D&D campaigns lol Thanks for the video and the reinforcement professor! It is also quite refreshing to hear the "Starting at first level" reasoning. My players groaned at first be they are beginning to understand MWUUAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Most Dms don't seem to do that much anymore oddly enough.

I just want to know what that Cancer Pigeon Pie plot did to the party's ethos scores, and how that all played out...🤷‍♂️

I always considered high fantasy to be more about the mechanics. Eberron, in my mind, was high fantasy. Lots of magic and super hero style characters. I tend to consider myself to run a high fantasy campaign as I am running a 4E clone and 4E feels very high fantasy with all the magic and moves that the PCs and monsters are doing due to the Power system. Lots of magic items which add their own powers. That sort of thing. What you are describing I generally describe as either sandbox gaming (open world, player driven stories) or an Adventure Path (closed world, DM driven stories - when this is the case the DMs story will nearly always be epic in nature).

Thanks for another great lesson.

As usual pretty good video. Your a true master Dm.

Solid as always.

This video helped me out. I have a high fantasy setting and try to run a high fantasy campaign, but I need to be more clear with my players and share some of the things you mentioned. DMing a high fantasy campaign doesn't work well when you have players doing things like the 'cancer pidgeon' scenario you mentioned. Also super quirky or evil characters don't always work well.

Those corrupt clerics! Fantastic video.

Great, now I'm afraid of cancer pigeons... Great video as always prof!

Good stuff.

I love the idea of unlocking more of an items abilities. If a player wants an item from his favorite anime he’d rather have its moves than anything else I bet

From what I've understood high fantasy to be, I didn't think I was going to be that into this episode, but I figured I'd watch anyway. Seemed like a lot of things you've covered before, just more railroadish in a sense. Anyway, actually really enjoyed this more than I thought. Had a few inspirational ideas come to mind as I listened. Great video as always PDM. Cheers!! p.s....oh...and I would have picked the chick that leaned toward the bad as well. Story of my life....

Yes! Call to Adventure is a fantastic game/activity/tool for anyone looking for a backstory or a DM/author looking for inspiration/suffering from writer's block. The most rewarding part of the 'game' isn't really winning, it's sitting at the table, looking down at your character's saga and telling a short story of their life, where they came from, what they achieved and experienced, how they were affected, and what became of them. Also, it's playable solo so you can play it in your own time when your group can't get together if you like 😊👍

I tend to run pragmatic/cynical high fantasy worlds. The power the world has has the ability to massively change the world for good, but there is far more destructive powers and factions. A single wish can feed an entire village for years, but meteor swarm is so much easier to cast and cause devastation to your enemies. Wanderers (adventures) in my world are well known of and typically have bizarre personalities and power compared to the normal civilian. This actually came off from an overlooked rule in 3e, which is your NPC companions earn a tenth of the XP that you do. So canonically, there is something very distinct that is your character has that others don't. To normal people, this is terrifying. Imagine being a wizard of a great guild, you have slain dozens of bulettes threatening your city, then some guy kills a few and masters a new sphere of magic that you haven't.

Related to the Professor's mention of unlocking magic item powers as you level up, I recommend examining the way Earthdawn handles its legendary items. In brief, certain magic items innately have power levels. To gain command of those inherent abilities, the player must discover key knowledge relating to the item (its name(s), history, identities of previous owners, lore relating to the methods and material involved in its crafting, etc.) or perform deeds like slaying a particular monster or returning to the place where the item was first created. The greater the power level of the ability, the more difficult the task or the more obscure the lore knowledge required to unlock it.

@SJOrr

4 жыл бұрын

I was just going to mention Earthdawn. It’s a brilliant magic item system.

1:22 "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" and "The Power of Myth" are awesome and totally agree with you on its use for DMs, but Campbell's model is actually based upon Vladimir Propp's generic fairy tale model with a splash of Jungian archetypes. :D 3:21 & 15:18 No wonder 5e fails so often! Too many 5e players want to play stupid special snowflake farcical characters -- instead of fantasy literature heroic types -- in what is essentially an attempt at high fantasy with a pre-programmed story arc, complete with a few ready-made possible endings, pending which railroad car they hitch a ride on. 11:52 In "The Prydain Chronicles," Taran starts off as an Assistant Pig Keeper. Perfect. 14:27 Another way to handle this magic item thing -- the character receives a magic item form someone early, but does not understand its complete power yet. The character will discover it as she/he goes -- for example, a situation will present itself and it will act differently than the character once knew, and new powers are revealed.

Don't know if you've seen an anime called Record of Lodoss War, but one of my favorite scenes is when the hero is promoted to a knight and offered a new shiny armor, but he decides to keep his father's suit.

“Cancer pigeon”?!!!

@Frederic_S

3 жыл бұрын

That one gave me a huge wrf moment too

THIS VID! 100% PERFECT

"You have to understand that it is not an adversarial relationship." so true

I wonder if the professor would consider a full series on an epic fantasy campaign now that his adaptation of Keep on the Borderlands seems to be over. I know it's only been a month or two, but I miss those campaign prep videos. Gave me so many practical ideas for my own games.

Professor DM. I suggest checking out Beyond the Wall, and other adventures. It has a good mechanic for rolling up characters backstory and how it integrates into each other character involved in the game.

Awesome youth group and cleric!

Seems like one important difference between high and low fantasy campaigns is that you know how the high fantasy campaign is supposed to end.

I used SRD's Reaver name Satansfist Demonspawn as my CE fighter for years.

The Campbellian monomyth pattern works poorly with the typical ensemble-style RPG group. A Bildungsroman typically focuses on the growth of a single character with the rest of the cast acting to support that protagonist. Unless you're expecting your players to dice off for the lead or something, you have to modify things very significantly for ensemble roleplaying. Now if you're running one-on-one, things can change significantly. In a group RPG, you have to manage the desires and growth paths of multiple players _and_ characters, which can work in an epic setting/challenge set, but it's unlikely to look much like The Hero's Journey.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

This is a problem I have seen as well. Any ideas on how to solve it? What do you do with your groups in this case? For me it becomes the groups identity and growth rather than an individual. I’m fact, most of the characters individual arcs are ignored and it is the story arcs of the group they latch on to. This isn’t for lack of trying as a DM. Just as you said it is very difficult to take a group of 5-8 player characters and focus on the journey for each of them.

@dougsundseth6904

4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherkearney6477 I think it's a mistake to assume that high-magic, epic scope, world-altering-stakes, high rate or extent of character change over the course of the campaign, and gritty are in any way necessarily linked or opposed. (I consider them to be almost entirely orthogonal, which is to say that you can tweak any one without necessarily making much change to the others.) You can build an interesting world with the settings wherever you like and tell the kinds of stories that you want to tell. For ensemble RPGs, though, I think that rather than looking to Campbell for a template you would do better to look to ensemble fiction like the Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven, where the action has its course set (barring interference) early on and the interest is in how the PCs interact with/interfere with that course. (For a high-magic, epic scope, world-altering consequences example of the same thing, see The Order of the Stick.) Rather than trying to craft a journey, craft a situation and let the players' understanding and actions determine their own journeys. Which is rather to say, "If you want to tell a story, write a novel." The job of a GM is to facilitate the writing of stories by others.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

Doug Sundseth Seven Samurai! Awesome example and a great movie. Thanks for answering and for ideas.

I like this cleric :D

Gandumbledore Kenobi is my spirit animal.

I like the idea of having the players craft their magic items. For example they go into a dungeon to kill some Gnolls that are eating the cattle of the small town and there they find this strange looking rock and upon inspecting it they find out it's great quality material and they can go and find a blacksmith that is either capable or crazy enough to work on it and that's how they get a upgrade from a +1 to a +2 sword. And I like the idea of letting mages try to create some magic items with their cantrips or spells. It's silly that we have to have a whole class for that (Artificer) the wizard can do that he studied magic for fuck sake, not like a sorcerer or a warlock that get their powers handed to them.

A Cancer Pigeon??? I soo want to sit in one of your games!

Professor - can you list more of essential reading for DM 101? Might be a good video as well.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

I have reading list on Patreon but I may make it a video when the channel gets more viewers. It actually includes a lot of non-fantasy. I love "Pillars of the Earth" and "The Name of the Rose."

Can we get a video on mega dungeons? Great video!

I like to run Low Magic campaigns where magic isn’t necessarily weak or outlawed, just hard to come across on the regular and closely guarded especially by Wizards. As such, straight up run of the mill +1 or +2 items are very uncommon as the consideration is that Magic Users and Artificers will not waste their valuable time and resources making “mundane” magic creations. I’ve used items that level with the player for years and it works very well with engaged players and the item is almost a character in its own right.

I don’t think I have ever seen a scrap of self awareness in one of my home games in a while

How does someone come up with the concept of a cancer pidgeon? It raises so much questions!

Any advice on a high fantasy setting/dm with low fantasy pcs and players? A necromancer, a barbarian, a goblin, a pirate killer, and a cleric set put to save the world.

Holy cow. This was my request and you did it. #FAN4LYFE

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Pass it along to all your friends and family members and brag!

I got my DM license and I haven't read a book in four years and that was about philosophy of wealthy people when managing money

The cleric of course! XD

Your comment on magic items reminds me of the 3.x splatbook Weapons of Legacy.

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't read it. I'll have to check it out.

@tomkerruish2982

4 жыл бұрын

@@DUNGEONCRAFT1 I'm at work and can't look at it right now, but I recall that the items were storied relics whose powers would scale with the characters. Also, the characters had to sacrifice skill points and maybe feats to access the powers, so they'd be rather invested in keeping the items.

I was going to skip this video because you said low fantasy only but then you said GanDumbledoreKenobie and I was hooked 🤣🤣🤣

High level rocks

@russellharrell2747

4 жыл бұрын

Jarrod Everhart high level rocks do more damage than low level ones, whet with more potential energy

Are there certain recommendations for combining the jungian archetypes?

So I am interested in ideas for tweaking the tropes to spice it up.

interested in feedback for a low-fantasy setting.... Alot of the Cult leaders from princes of the apocalypse(howling hatred etc) would be great to use except they in some cases have spell slots for elemental magic. torn between "them using magic is not low fantasy" versus "they dont need to use all of the spells , just enough to fool cult members into believing they have real power" ... not sure how functional the build is for low fantasy campaign. citing science for some of the fire or wind effects is plausible enough but feel i am missing a component that may be compromising.

How long do I have to wait in line at the DMV to get my DM's license?

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good one.

@christopherkearney6477

4 жыл бұрын

ROTFLMAO!

@WilliamSlayer

4 жыл бұрын

You can practically come up with an entire campaign during that wait... I guarantee it! Lol.

@jdRamza

3 жыл бұрын

The "guy" shows up and with his dying breath says you must retrieve the "license" from the "DMV" before it's too late.

I see myself as a low-fantasy fan, but this video has made me want to dust off the 13th Age books. As always, great content!

I'm just getting into painting minis and I'm looking for the right paint can anyone recommend a Citadel fleshtone that really on the pale side?

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

4 жыл бұрын

Kislev flesh.