MCDM stuff is so good! Not to mention how awesome Colville’s “I pay employees and freelancers as much as the company can afford to” attitude is!

@SadBoi_1066

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they treat their people well. Colville is a really decent dude.

@druid_zephyrus

3 жыл бұрын

You know you live in capitalistic and heading to dystopian when paying employees fairly, is celebrated as literally outstanding. As in stands out as inordinary.

@SadBoi_1066

3 жыл бұрын

@@druid_zephyrus its sad but true.

@PezzaTheFlezza

3 жыл бұрын

@@druid_zephyrus yep. But at least we have Matt to model how everyone should treat their employees

@druid_zephyrus

3 жыл бұрын

@@PezzaTheFlezza Keep your optimism over there. 😜 jk, you right.

Colville/MCDM have a really cool and different design philosophy that makes their stuff really stand out.

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, love them all!

@tonysladky8925

3 жыл бұрын

So true. I was flipping through Strongholds & Followers' bestiary the other day before lending it to my DM, and I noticed the footnote about how if you need dialogue for a Celestial, just grab a random Yes lyric from one or two of their most out-there albums (I don't recall which or have my copy handy, but Matt was very specific). You definitely would not see that in a WOTC product.

@JacksonOwex

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonysladky8925 Page 159 "If the players ask about the words to these songs, I recommend looking up a random Yes lyric from Close to the Edge(1972), Tales From Topographic Oceans(1973), or Relayer(1974)." In case anyone wanted the specifics for this.

The Colville is a River to his People!

@katz86

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@EliJahTebbens

3 жыл бұрын

AYE!

Matt is more TSR than Wizards of the Coast if that makes sense. And that is why this magazine will be both actionable and fucking dope.

@grantdixson1442

3 жыл бұрын

Colville gives the straight dope

Really agree that I wish official products were as content dense and actionable for DMs as Arcadia

@skillganon606

3 жыл бұрын

But how would they sell as many books if they just put everything in the same place?

@Unelith

3 жыл бұрын

Official 5e books have *sucked* IMO. Beyond the basic rules, it's all style, no substance.

*starts video* *pauses video for a quick second to violently purchase magazine*

YES! 100% this is a great product. the minute I saw the cover art and heard the metal riff I was hooked. So pleased to find out the content backs up the concept. being of the generation that played 2e back in the late 80s I love the feel that harks back to a golden age yet is still relevant to my game today. MCDN knows whats up and James Introcaso and Team knocked this out of the park. Arcadia is stupid dope!

I'm glad to watch your channel for the first time, having been sent here by Matt Colville during the MCDM Arcadia stream. Nice video and I look forward to checking out more of your content.

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

Slowly getting there. Definitely need to do more DM advice/help stuff. Thanks for checking the channel out!

Dragon Magazine is back. And it’s better than ever!

I always chuckle when Mark or Matt refer to each other, they are so complimentary and positive.

Usability is, quite strangely, an increasingly unappreciated aspect of a lot of modern RPG products. So many things are built to fit with a theme or to beef up a new book that they can often be awkward to slot in to a preexisting game. Really excited to see MCDM vowing to do the opposite. Fingers crossed they do more.

It's great to see the love being spread throughout the KZread DnD community! Can't wait to see what the future holds.

So.... I must be honest, I’m just here to say thanks! I started watching your Aerois campaign one day by accident 🤷🏼‍♂️ And after the first episode wanted to find a game somewhere online (started playing 5e during COVID-19). After finding a group and game I played for about 4 months. Then I found a few 1 shots.... Then I found another group and we just started our own campaign. After listening to the amazing episode you ran in The Valley of Storms I decided to try my hand at being a new DM... cause why not 🤷🏼‍♂️ So I offered a 1shot to my normal group and they were all excited to play (especially the DM). It was just a random published module, but I tried to RP the NPC and create meaningful moments. And by the end I was exhausted! But the feedback I got for the players (some also now some somewhat experienced) was very rewarding! This is probably the wrong place to post this, but I definitely owe my experience and introduction to D&D to you. And it’s been a great experience! So thanks a ton 👍🏼🙃

Sounds really in keeping with Matt’s making more GMs goal.

absolutely love these videos mark! really showcase interesting stuff I wouldn't normally find and are just generally really informative and funny videos, keep doing what you're doing!

my favorite word that people are using to describe this is "Actionable" which means that, no matter what, you should be able to USE the things you see in Arcadia. It's not exclusive to certains worlds or settings or what have you, if it's in Arcadia, you can find a way to use it.

Fantastic review Mark! Your excitement is infectious :D I wouldn't have payed much attention to Arcadia had you not posted this but now I definitely will. Looking forward to the LARP video & hearing more about your work in Candlekeep Mysteries!

This sounds great, I am definitely going to check this out. Thank you for talking about this as I would have probably missed this otherwise.

Good man Sherlock sponsoring another D&D youtuber. Glad to hear it's good! Now I am wondering how good it could be... So much stuff, so little money. I don't think I need any new subclasses though xP

@harrisonzachar

3 жыл бұрын

The mounted combat section is super sweet. I would buy it again just for that article.

Mark I'm loving all your new work. It's really great to see you back at it!

Arcadia is AWESOME! added them on patreon to get access and i couldn't be happier. Also, thanks for this vid Mark, stuff like this goes a long way to building a more cohesive and supportive community for our beloved hobby.

one thing I love about magazines are the ads...I would love to see ads for d&d or gm products...online, real, whatever. New dm would love to know what is out there besides googling and trying to figure out what is not a fake site. lol

@waffling0

3 жыл бұрын

honestly this is not a bad idea, it would be cool to see some ad slots open up where small RPG creators can feature their stuff

I’m convinced, I’ll sign up for their patreon.

My favorite article was definitely the mounted combat rules and adventure. I was FLOORED when I clicked a link IN THE PDF that took me a professionally voice acted speech from an NPC's character WITH MUSIC that you can play for your players in the adventure! That is just so cool. I'm so ready for regular awesome actionable content for D&D. Old dragon magazines have been a lifeline for me for fun new ideas.

I was gonna hold off on this for budget reasons but you've sold me on it, this is too cool to miss out on and excited to get inspired!

This. This point right here that you make in this video, is why I hope this magazine makes it. That and it sounds like Matt is going to be trying to pull in ideas from all over to create create content. Which, as someone who missed out on the original D&D magazine I am super excited to see multiple view points of the game, and have a spot light shine some new adventure writers or mechanic builders out there that other wise might not have been discovered.

Thanks for the introduction, I'm definitely dropping by the patreon, it sounds epic!

Just subbed on their patreon after seeing your video Mark, keep up the good work with the content :D

The best D&D content are things that give the DM and players both things, so I love Arcadia, I have been making many plans since I read it on release day!

Bought, read, loved. Thanks for the recommendation Mark!

Arcadia is beautiful, and the first Patreon I supported. Worth the monthly bit, to have access to every issue.

Just picked this up after your rec! I'm a new(ish) dm and I always find that I have to take a lot of time modifying base dnd to fit my table, so this kind of thing sounds like an amazing resource.

Just picked up my copy! Thanks for pointing me in this direction! I'm familiar with Matt and MCDM, but I totally missed this!

I've always been weary of using homebrew stuff, but it's great to see someone experienced collating good useable TESTED stuff by experienced DMs and players

@JackOfHearts42

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why though you would be wear about homebrew. Some of the third party publishers have more staff & time to spend than WotC. Also, i would only consider "homebrew" as something the DM of that specific game (or one random person posted) came up with, not a company whose reputation and livelihood depends on its success. WotC is great at system design, but lacklustre at content design in my opinion.

@skillganon606

3 жыл бұрын

@@JackOfHearts42 agreed 3rd party stuff in a book is not homebrew. Homebrew is something you find on line that's someones furry OC with D&D stats.

@kereminde

3 жыл бұрын

@@skillganon606 I see nothing wrong with that. Aside from "that's someone ELSE'S character, make your own dammit".

@skillganon606

3 жыл бұрын

@@kereminde yeah except when they find that character online it's invariably something with a +10 stat mod, no penalties, a few daily super natural powers, and no level adjustment.

@kereminde

3 жыл бұрын

@@skillganon606 No, that's like those custom MTG cards which for a converted cost of 2 are basically "I win" buttons. They aren't meant to be used.

I adored Arcadia. There was so dang much high quality stuff. I was just looking for new campaign inspiration and the angels blew me away.

Awesome content Mark. Can’t wait to check it out!

I love learning about these hidden third party hidden gems out there. Thanks so much for this. Also, you helped make Candlekeep?!?! Congratulations and I am definitely getting the book. So much hype

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

I wrote one of the adventures in Candlekeep! You'll hopefully get to hear more about it soon. :)

I adore the Chain of Acheron and MCDM. I'm going to be using strongholds and followers when my campaign comes back from pandemic break. Love it Mark.

I absolutely love the workshop watches. It's a good thing my players will be finishing phandelver in the near future. Also: Thank you for your review and your support for 3rd party stuff. Your channel is amazing!

I picked it up, its only 7$. I reminds me of the old school fantasy-zine days with a technical new age touch. Dig it

Great vid. I am glad to hear somebody share my criticisms about the official dnd stuff

They just had a Q&A with the authors live streamed today.

Love that thumb nail bro 👌🏻 getting me through lockdown

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

It's such stupid clickbait. XD

Best thumbnail of the week! 🤘

Well this has sold me on it, definitely going to pick it up now!

I signed up arcadia yesterday and first copy was fantastic. This is a great resource.

Hey Mark thanks for bringing this to my attention. I purchased issue 1 because of you and boy is there some fun stuff in there! Thanks man!

The mounted combat rules are something that has been needed for decades. I remember in AD&D having Stoneskin regularly cast on my horse just to keep it alive. Now a horse (or other mount) scales with the rider when being ridden.

no script is best script. words from the heart, i think is most of the time is the strongest. love your work Mark, dont stop

What i love about good homebrew content is even if i had no intrest in the topic or i dont think it will fit into a campaign is their excitement for it shows through when reading it which in itself can inspire the reader to think about what they want in their game and i find matt/mcdm do this very well

Couldn’t agree more, bought this a day or so ago and it’s dope. Freakin dope. Excited to try and use most of this in an upcoming campaign.

Preaching to the converted Mark. MCDM rocks and Arcadia took me back to the good ole days for Dragon Magazine. (I was much more of a player back in day so I never got Dungeon] 😋 Keep on spreading the word brother.

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

Really hits those nostalgic notes doesn't it! Thanks for the kind words!

I got that magazine, some of the stuff in there is so good it should be made official. Loved the mounted combat piece and the celestials. Plus, the art in there is amazing!

Sold. Going to buy it now. You talked me into it.

Hell yeah! Tamable and ridable Owlbears!!

Well I'm sold, just bought a copy of Issue 1!

I've never been really interested in the Wizards of the Coasts expansions because I know I would have to DM them for my friends. They just seem too confusing and intimidating for me to figure out, so I'm glad you shared this option. They way you explained what Arcadia contains seems very interesting and approachable to someone not super comfortable with DMing.

@druid_zephyrus

3 жыл бұрын

The standard for DMing is so low that just doing it will give you so much credulity within your friend group. Other than that: Use what you love and modify where necessary. I made His Dark Material, Obsidian Chronicles, and The Demon Child Trilogy and simply asked, what would happen if Princes of the Apocalypse had these characters in its world. And then I _borrowed_ the map of Derlavia from The Darkness Series, (Turtledove). Took a former PC, made them Thanos and now here we are in a campaign that is split into two groups of players 20k years apart.

@druid_zephyrus

3 жыл бұрын

You Can Do It!!!!!

Great video, will definitely check it out, thanks!

Bought Arcadia and I absolutely love it

This sounds amazing

Mark, you got me pumped!

100% agree with you that this should be appearing in DnD books. Honestly after reading through some of the magazine so far. This is the best product I have seen in a while, I would argue better than DnD published content at the moment. So keen to use everything in this book.

Sold! Got mine just now.

I was on the fence about picking up Arcadia, but you've sold me on it. Official content from Wizards is sorely lacking when it comes to DM advice on how to apply the information in their books to in-game situations ("here's a whole bunch of text and stat blocks...aaand go!"), and third party content has really been picking up the slack (big favourite of mine is Keith Ammann's 'The Monsters Know' blog/book, which I've used to help run my monsters for years now). I'm excited to see what's next for Arcadia.

Id like to see mark run a new dnd campaign on here :)

Excited to read the celestial part no cap

I wish WotC bothered to take these lessons to heart. The indie scene continually does better for the people running the game than the official company.

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

I think they are, now. Candlekeep Mysteries is a good step towards the things I mentioned in this video and my review of Tasha's!

I bought this already. I agree that this is totally worth the buy. I will use EVERYTHING in it in my game.

I dunno Mark, some of the Kobold Press stuff is looking pretty juicy. Now post a community poll and comment in it with high trending keywords yourself, and optimise that audience engagement babyyyy

Absolutely!!! I’ve been shelling out $50 a book for three subclasses and a few race options In some of the WOTC hardcovers and while I’m not a huge fan of Colvilles personal approach/mechanical understanding, I think the people he’s hiring for this material are doing an outstanding job.

ARCADIA is awesome as all hell!

I really like psychical product. I'm one of the few that would subscribe to magazines I get in the mail still.

Very cool mark

We're MCDM and we make great dnd products

It's my new favorite publication

You *should* run a oneshot in the workshop watches!

I mean, my players HAVE shown interest in taming some dire wolves for use as mounts.

Yay

Just saw a pic of Arcadia on Insta like yesterday, and now there is a video from a cool guy I follow. Coincedence, I think not.

Hi Mark great thumbnail! What do you think about the retainer mechanic vs sidekicks? I didn't get S&F yet but on the surface they sound very similar. On a side note now you have rules for Agnes taming her griphon!

Im just sayin.... running the workshop watches for aerois would be prettyyyyyy siiiiccckkkk

Could not agree more.

hmmmnnm. that mounted beast could really fit well with a certain palladin that just got a greater steed. hmmmmn...

I got to minute 14 before I realized - "oh, right - he's the guy from Far Verona"

@SherlockHulmesDM

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Matt Colville is a different guy. I'm also a different guy to who I think you're thinking of.

YEEEET

"Leon..Bari...barili...bariliario? I'm sorry if I'm butchering this" I mean you DEFINITELY did butcher it ;P This looks great!

You love to see it

@josephreynolds2401

3 жыл бұрын

We love to see it

It says the Giant Toad is “Amphibious- can breathe air and water..” That’s wrong at every level. Not even frogs breathe water.

Have you seen some of the new projects from kickstarter? Some of them looks very promising and I wanted to know your opinion on them

MCDM did a Q&A stream on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jHut1ZKtoprQiLw.html

Do we know how often issues will be released?

Please review more third party content !!! I wanna hear your opinions on what you think is worth buying. ( hint, please review some kobald press stuff)

Skip to 4:00

Issue I have is there is SOOOO much free homebrew content and a lot of it is completely free. Sure I will pay a premium for something I specifically want on DMsGuild or a premium for WotC with their more thoroughly written and tested content. But to pay a premium for a magazine that has entirely random content just because its produced by Matt Coleville, it is hard to justify.

@NerdicusGoblinski

3 жыл бұрын

The quality and play testing alone makes this beyond"free content".

Got to 5:32 without realizing this is the DM from High Rollers. /facepalm

Hello

Go check out Matt Coalville and MCDM there stuff is so cool

I wasn't going to get it, but your endorsement changed my mind. You owe me US$7, Mark! ;-)

Hopefully GW buys WOTC then we can get D&D stuff in White Dwarf again.

The only thing stopping me from subbing to MCDM Patreon right freaking now is that I wanted to DM since 2016 and haven't done shit about it ;_; Can't gte myself to write an adventure or build my own world. Sad times.

@Spicy880

3 жыл бұрын

Good news! No need to build your own world or adventure. There’s no shame in using published materials and you can always personalise them as you build confidence. Good luck!

@cerberv5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spicy880 true, problem is I just don't really like any of the published stuff. Except for adventures, some free afventures online are really cool.

@olivermeloche2042

3 жыл бұрын

You dont need to write your own world, write an adventure, use a published world or a published world. What you need is something in a cave, players who want the thing in the cave, and enemies in the cave who want to stop them. Everything your worried about can come naturally after.