I like Glynn's cartography so much that I hired him to do maps for both my homebrew world and my newest book on military history, which will be out next year. Great to see him getting love here.

@testtest648

Жыл бұрын

Hey! It's bee. A year. Is your product out so that i might see the final product?

Thank you so much for the great review, Dave! A rating of 19 out of 20... I'm super happy about that, it's made my weekend ;). I'm really pleased that you enjoyed it.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure brother! Clearly a lot of love and work went into your setting, and it was a joy to read. (I'm STILL reading). This is the kind of work I like to put on the channel.

@paavohirn3728

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth the praise!

We play in this sètting and my players love it so much. The named individual monster characters were brilliant. He is so good at seeding ideas for the gm that immerse you in the setting like this. Great review!

The Midderlands is, by far, my favorite setting for OSR-style games. Monkey Blood knocked it out of the park on this one.

I got a hold of the midderlands from a humble bundle and was pleasantly surprised to see you review it!

Nice review! It's always cool to see a new and well-done original campaign setting, especially one that's not system-specific.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Hyperborea I love, but I understand that the majority of folks prefer a system agnostic setting. This humble little setting really grabbed my attention with its aesthetics and attention to detail... and fun factor. If I was going to run something other then Hyperborea, THIS would be it for sure.

@lastsonofkrypton3918

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus System agnostic? I thought it was written for S&W Complete?

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

@@lastsonofkrypton3918 yes, but, you can use it for any OSR game, as the rules are essentially the same. OSE, Labyrinth Lord, etc.

@lastsonofkrypton3918

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus hmm, there are classes, spells, monsters and magic items that are in S&W Complete not in others like the B/X based games that have more limited lists of these though. More accurate to say it's broadly compatible, not system agnostic.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

@@lastsonofkrypton3918 Alrighty then

Welcome to the fold Cap! I love the quirky Monty Python-esque black humor that runs through his work. To me, Glynn Seal is one of the shining lights of gaming and his writing, illustration and cartography is outstanding. I also consider him a good friend and I've had him on Radio Grognard a few times. i also have all the Midderlands material. sent to me by Glynn for review and my one regret is that I can't take advantage of it as I don't get to GM all that often these days. Some day...

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you know after 40 years you get a bit jaded reading things, but this really had me sitting up and engaged, and enjoying reading about the setting and WANTING to run some adventures there.

@monkeyblooddesign

2 жыл бұрын

Love you, Glen :D

@GlenHallstrom

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus Absolutely! AND if you ever decide to do an online Midderlands game (or we end up at the same con sometime) keep me in mind. I'd love to sit at your table. BTW, I don't know if you know this but Glynn is also the cartographer that did the map of Hyperborea for the game of the same name...

@GlenHallstrom

2 жыл бұрын

@@monkeyblooddesign Always got your back Glynn. ;)

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

@@GlenHallstrom Oh wow. I didn't put the two together in my head. Good lookin' out! lol... Yeah, brother I was actually thinking about it. Old School Essentials is on Fantasy ground now. I was thinking that I could run something fun. I'll keep you in mind for sure. That would be awesome!

Great review Cap! This looks like a fun setting. I wish I had the book right now. I'm chartreuse with envy. 🤣

This looks like really great stuff! So cool they sent you this to review. I don't think I would've heard about it otherwise. cool beans!

A super enjoyable review! Made my evening it did. Getting to play in Glynn's Midderlands has been one of the highlights of my gaming.

Great presentation! This is definitely not a game I'd ever play, but I appreciate any genre that puts in the hard work.

That was a great review. Really nicely paced and thorough. I can't wait to see the other two parts!

Great review Captain, this is definitely a book I want to add to my OSE games.

Thanks for this. Just watching your review, as usual, is inspiring for me as a gamemaster even if I don't buy it. But I am very tempted to buy this one. Can't wait for parts 2 and 3 of your review!

I'm glad you did this! I'd love to get the hardcover books as they are so crammed that the pdf's are a bit hard to digest. Oh and the map would be lovely! Btw the OSE kickstarter is at 570k now and they announced 800 and 850k stretch goals for some amazing (possibly glow in the dark) dice 😁

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wrote this right after the kickstarter got underway. AMAZING results for OSE and well deserved!

@paavohirn3728

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus Yeah! I'm very optimistic about our hobby!

Hah! As someone who was born and bred in the real world version that the Midderlands is based on, this had me laughing. Trying to match up the town names on the map with the real world equivalents was fun, but best of all was the dialect guide. Spot on and takes me back to old days and school friends who really spoke like that every day. Not lived there for 30 years now so that was a real nostalgia trip.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

ha.. lol.. thanks... that's great!

Thanks for the review. I went and bought it right after.

sold!

Great review, Cap!

Thank you for the informative and intriguing review. I wonder if the author was influenced by Michael Moorcock’s fantasy writing? In Moorcock’s novel “the Warhound and the worlds pain” the protagonist frequently transit between our world and the middle lands. Finally, I know you’re always looking for suggestions on what to review so, have you considered AD&D module N4: Treasure Hunt? It may be unique among dungeons and dragons modules in that it starts characters at level 0, sort of like a DCC funnel.

Midderlands 5e is on the froggod games site.

One of my favorite game worlds. C.S.I. Midderlands was a great session of games by Red Dice Diaries.

Grabbed this stuff pretty much as it was released (non kickstarter)

Midderlands looks pretty awesome. I've a few of the pdfs and would love to get some of the physical products as well after seeing this review. OSE is probably my favorite OSR set currently, that and DCC which we're playing currently.

As someone from the Midlands myself, I'm a big fan of the setting and have been lucky enough to contribute some bits to a couple of later books in a small way - Glynn did a great job of capturing that Blackadder-esque British humour whilst still keeping the setting sinister and serious enough that it feels like a down and dirty RPG setting :)

@RedDiceDiaries

2 жыл бұрын

I also love the fact you mentioned Burnton, since that's the analogue of the town I live in IRL :)

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed he did which is why I think it feels so real.

@RedDiceDiaries

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus : Definitely, IMO Midderlands is one of the seminal works in the OSR-sphere, Glynn did an amazing job with all the books in the line :)

Thank you.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

the 5E version is available on Amazon for $35

😊

If that Midderlands Map Looks Familiar Tolkien also used the UK Midderlands.

Surprised you're just seeing this now. Midderlands has been out for years now, and I don't believe I've ever seen a negative review for any of its many releases. Good juicy setting that's easily adapted to many rule sets. Probably my favorite OSR setting outside of Dolmenwood (which has a few thematic similarities). Well, better late than never, I suppose.

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Well, with the myriad of OSR material about I can't KNOW everything. lol

@richmcgee434

2 жыл бұрын

@@captcorajus There is indeed a plethora to choose from, and more every day. Sturgeon's Law still applies, but Midderlands is definitely part of the ten percent rather than the ninety.

What is the name of the song at the beginning of each of your videos?

Is it still available in print?

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

yes.

So how many games have gotten 19 score?

@captcorajus

2 жыл бұрын

Not too many!