This is better than paid TV

What a plot twist! Social encounter rules seems pretty nice.

@thehermitthetower1126

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm keen on them, very concise but open

I was pumping my fist with glee when you got the extreme yes at the end. Haha yes. CHAOS!

Your dice and chaos factor speak my language. I also thought. As GM I would make assassins make an ambush before she enters a palace. And welp… Guess Akhom is my kind of a villain 😂

Holy cow, that’s some great storytelling right there! Great work as always!

Great cliffhanger!

This show is gold. You've created something absolutely freakin' great! That 00 4 roll was INSANE. And the reaction was perfect as well. So fun!

@YannMiollan

Ай бұрын

"Nearly impossible" xD

Fantastic episode as always! I was smiling by the end. "The beauty of solo roleplay" indeed! I really like the social conflict rules, they were worth the wait. I can see them working great with a group of players, but they seem good for solo too. I particularly love the "tolerance die". Very cool way of implementing a "clock" that could be used in other situations. That was an evil cliffhanger, though. Cannot wait for the next episode!

What a great episode. From the downtime activity of healing, to social encounters, followed by an incredible turn of events, this episode had all the things that make solo role playing a valuable experience.

Haha!! We're on episode 5 already. I feel like we're well on our way to going over Trevor's original 6 to 8 episode estimate for this season :)

@MeMyselfandDieRPG

Ай бұрын

Certainly looks that way…

@YannMiollan

Ай бұрын

I wonder what would happen if Veils dies in this ambush... :O

@wispsprojects1120

Ай бұрын

@@YannMiollan There could be fun ways to keep going from there Thrag could take over as the main PC to finish the quest, or Veil could be so furious over her failure that she'd turn into a haunting spirit herself much like Cherylin did, then try to hunt down the demilich from the underworld. (Or you know. That in-between world where undead exist)

Oh, these cliffhanger endings KILL me...cannot wait for episode 6, wow this was so amazing!!

This plot is better than 80% of movies and series from the past 10 years.

I love the game mechanics of the skills! The use of insight is very cool! Listening while driving down the highway to get home made for a fun drive.

Insane how different people can interpret things differently. When I heard "Bestow Tactics" I was CERTAIN that Mr. Death Knight was going to show up and tell our dear beloved general "We believe there was an interloper at the party. The one called Lady Akima is not who she says she is. Your task is to find her and bring her before the vizier." Making him choose between the two duties.

@christophercobb8008

22 күн бұрын

I've found in solo role play there's a little bit of failing forward that has to happen to keep the story going otherwise you grind to a halt. And drawing a conclusion that keeps the story going is best. I've had too many times when I've made a roll and got a result only to go with a result that actually ruined the game for me.

@faemerothgoblinbane

22 күн бұрын

@christophercobb8008 True. But the idea I presented still has that opportunity. But at the same time, risks are what make the game fun. Sometimes a story just ends. And then a new one can begin.

I can't believe we have to wait to find out what happens ... agh!

Social encounter rules. You may want to consider a negative to the next die roll when an attempt fails. As in the seduction roll. Generally, a person is put off with another when the other person does something that they are not in agreement. The greater the failure equals the greater the penalty. Spending a resolve point would negate the penalty. Rolling a double number, ie 88, would mean a resolve point cannot be used to negate the penalty.

A recommendation with zero success: You obtain a number of success equal to the units of the dice. It's always a tiny possibility of a great hit in every roll! What a great episode btw!

These assasins are obviously some sort of death cult and Veil's death is all they care about (possibly taking out a general who might act against the liche later is just gravy). They are all happy to die if it means the threat to the liche is removed. Indeed, maybe the "Silent Death" assassins are so-called because they are sworn to die whether their mission is successful or not - that way, no one can ever question them.

@shawnwolf5961

Ай бұрын

Maybe swore to die, so that they can be resurrected as undead and eternally serve the lich!! That COULD be their highest honor!

Great game, great storytelling and great beard. I will pledge my 1$ to your RPG

Oh, now THAT was an evil cliffhanger! Here's hoping the dice are merciful next episode!

(un)Holy Cliffhangers, Batman! I don't know if the dice love you or hate you. 😀

THAT CLIFFHANGER NOOOO!!! Wow, that was quite the twist at the end. Also I really dig the social encounter system, that seems much more fun and fluid than DnD's (and I love me some DnD, it's my favorite TTRPG; and yes I've played others).

Wow! What a twist and a cliffhanger. Great episode.

My Lord, it’s going to be an excruciatingly long wait for that next episode. I loved every second of this one. I have started dabbling in solo rpg with Mythic after following your adventures, but you do it with such flair, humor and gusto that it’s an enormous pleasure and true inspiration to watch. The people you GM for are so lucky.

Killer episode! Loving the social conflict rules too. Keep up the great work, Trevor!

I Love your 'show' and seasons. You're so entertaining. Wish i had the Creatvity sparks like that

holleeeeee crap! What an ending..... goddamn! :)

More The One Ring influence! I love it. A great system with a lot of cool ideas ❤

wonderful as usual. can't wait for your rpg to kickstart....

Love your work bud. You’re massively appreciated

Such a cool episode! Im eager to know what happens next! Best KZread Chanel ever!

The social encounter rules works for solo play IMO, and TBH I want to see it on a group session. Will there be a mini series of you using Broken Empire in a one shot? Like what you do with Blade Runner?

@MeMyselfandDieRPG

Ай бұрын

A version of that, yes! I think it’s important for regular players to see that the game isn’t a “solo-only” experience.

@samakechijowo

Ай бұрын

@@MeMyselfandDieRPG awesome! Can't wait to see that, and of course the full game!

@samakechijowo

29 күн бұрын

Oh, I thought I should elaborate why I think the social encounter rule work for solo. The nature of the rules, from what I observed, is the player says something to the NPC, the GM determine what skill to roll from what they said, and there's a time limit for successful encounter. Pretty much you do the same in solo except you build the speech / action then you determine yourself what skill applied based on that speech. The details of the rules is enough to accomodate the mechanic be it in group or solo

Hype it's out, sorry about the trouble.

Fantastic yet again

I like these social rules!

This cliffhanger is pure evil. I love it.

Yes!

Noooo not the cliffhanger 😂 Awesome episode! The social encounter was cool 👍 SPOILERS BELOW: That damn Death Knight LOL. Just when I thought things were going well for Veil and Thragg, the dice says otherwise 😅 Although while Akhom technically hasn’t shown up yet, I like him. I don’t know, I just like a good badass henchmen lol. Plus I have the bad feeling if Veil and Thragg keeps surviving again from the assassins (I hope they survive tho lol), He might just handle things himself. Especially since the dice really love for him to take action LOL Also love the Simon mention. I do miss that poor unlucky ranger. And yeah I don’t think any of the past MCs could pull off the flirting LOL.

@Walross

Ай бұрын

I’d give real money to see Arne give it a go, lol.

@GroovyAshley77

Ай бұрын

@@WalrossLOL, that would be amazing to see 😂

Ooohhh noooooo!! Hung on the cliff...

Alright, it's been 2 weeks, yo. Where's the next episode?! I definitely like the social encounter rules. I'm hoping you'll add oracles for solo play that help streamline the process some. The Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard in particular had a very intriguing system built in but it was difficult to solo and still create a sense of wonder of the unknown. And to have limits in your system to how often you can keep up the questioning before you've spent the encounter is also great. I would perhaps suggest adding a system that leverages your characters strengths versus their foes. In the old Mayfair DC Heroes RPG from the 80s and 90s the social interaction rules had rules like bluff. Where if you try a persuade skill and your intellect is higher than your foes you get a column shift modifier in your favor, but if it turns out your foe is smarter, then you get a negative column shift modifier. Definitely something a player would have to glean from play if the character(s) have a chance of pulling off one of these maneuvers. Anyways, good stuff. Keep it up and hopefully episode 6 will drop soon. I hope you're not thinking of cutting the season short simply to get the kickstarter going. That would be a disservice to us fans that enjoy your work. I have enjoyed the longer seasons like when I was younger. I am not a fan of the trend in modern television to make seasons shrink from 22-25 episodes to like 6-8. That's no bueno.

Oh so very very intense ♥️

Wow! What an awesome episode thanks! And music is so beautiful and catchy, where i can listen main theme? I love all of your great work here! Please keep up good work!

Great show and great system! Thanks.

Wow! Crazy exciting! I love how the new system is coming along. You have a lot of fun and interesting mechanics. Can't wait for the next episode to see what happens next!!

Excellent 😮

So good!

Honestly, "manners" sounds like a better name than "protocol".

@mrksimka1159

Ай бұрын

Not quite imo. Because it was applied to a man of a law (military official) to pursue a correct response in dealing with danger in his jurisdiction it’s appealing to his protocol not his manners.

@jasonGamesMaster

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree. Both the name and the way it was used were definitely more in keeping with the new name, I think.

@MeMyselfandDieRPG

Ай бұрын

Protocol includes what manners covered, but it’s more of an expansive definition of what the skill does. It’s mostly semantics, but words matter :)

Good finish lad

Nice cliffhanger.

In Trevor's message: "When producing this episode, if it could go wrong it did go wrong." In the episode: No errors, issues, or inconsistencies anywhere. 😂

Always fun

wow! also, great call back to S of A

oh yeah!!!

haha, episodes too short. Just as I get sucked in...the end!

SUPER AWESOME-SAUCE!!!!!!

The Vizier wears a mask, but why? An idea I had was that historically, when there was a true sultan/king/ruler, when the vizier would rule in their stead for whatever reason, the vizier would wear a mask of the true ruler to demonstrate that they use the ruler's authority, not their own. Since there hasn't been a true ruler in generations, the same mask of the last ruler has been passed down from vizier to vizier.

@MeMyselfandDieRPG

Ай бұрын

That’s cool.

I liked that Veil failed her seduction attempt. On one hand it makes sense that with her "profession" and personality that she probably wouldn't really like going that route and as such not be too good at it, and on the other, as a woman myself, it is refreshing to see a female spy/assassin that is not a femme fatale and has to be smart and work hard to achieve things instead of just shaking her titties (no hate, if it works it works, but there's already plenty of that at Hollywood) Gotta love Mythic and this kind of emulators because possibilities are endless depending on each person. I would have interpreted that last Interrupted Scene completely different, but this is what keeps it so interesting!! Can't wait for the next video