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I've been playing tabletop RPGs since 1981 and reading comic books even longer. Here I'll talk about TTRPGs, Comics, Fantasy, Science-Fiction and other Geek Stuff, including product reviews, game history, and details on the 1981 Moldvay Basic ("B/X") Dungeons and Dragons game I'm running for my (currently) 13 YO daughter and her friends that I started for her when she was 11 during the pandemic lockdowns.
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Very good stuff, as always.
Wow, weird as hell hearing a mention of The Last Grenadier on here. I grew up in Bakersfield and we used to make road trips down to The Last Grenadier in the 80s and 90s. That was the first real gaming store I ever set foot in.
I enjoy your non scripted approach. Keep it up! 😊 and i had forgotten about Snits!
No script!! Keep doing it the way you are.
Wow! Super cool to know the world map is based on that stage of our own world! That's a clever way to get an interesting geographic base to build upon. I think the equivalent map is in the C or M set of BECMI.
Yes, Star Probe came in a plastic bag with map and counters. It was a fun 'primer' for Star Empires...now THAT was a game! WRT Star Frontiers; I always felt it hokey compared to the wonders of Traveller.
36:32 okay in the next game you're playing Lawful Good, no no you're playing Awful Good 🙂. You're going to be the over the time, Bible thumping, no fun, Paladin 😀😄.
So a friend of mine is really big into Malort, it's the only alcohol he really drinks anymore at all. One thing I learned from him recently is that during prohibition Malort was not banned, because it was determined to be so unpalatable that no one would drink it recreationally. Which is part of the reason it's still so big in Chicago, people were making cocktails with it in the 20's instead of trying to skirt the law and going to speakeasys.
What a great history lesson! I didn't know that, but it totally makes sense! Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Nice topic! Certainly nostalgic 😀 Congrats on the successful Kickstarter! Looking forward to reading it! The art looks really cool as well!
Thank you so much. I really hope to get the supplement out soon. My designer and I have been having a really difficult time uploading it to DriveThruRPG. It seems like it should be easy, but my designer is a professional with ~30 years of experience and he said he's never seen requirements like theirs before. We keep uploading files and they get rejected for technical reasons, but we're zeroing in on the problems. Thanks for your patience and support!
@@daddyrolleda1 Ah. That's too bad. I'm not in a real hurry personally. I'll enjoy it when I get my hands on it.
The imortal Sarah Vaughn ! I think the Size stat is superfluous and potentially stressful for players who are not happy with their own size.
Yes, I definitely am not one to want to use a size stat. I just decide for myself what my character's physical looks are, including weight and height. For NPCs, I also just usually pick, sometimes by matching it to a picture I found online. And then I just keep the game moving. Glad to find another Sarah Vaughan fan!
Ouch too siblant s sounds when headphones.
Oh, sorry about that! I don't know how to fix that on my end. I stopped recording videos on my laptop because people said the sound quality was bad, so I record on my phone now. This is the first I've heard about this problem, but if you have a suggestion I could try, I'll give it a whirl.
You're spot on with your pronunciation of Trampier.
Thanks! So, I said it twice - once as "Tram-pee-ay" and once was "Tram-pee-ur." I'm guessing the first one is correct?
@@daddyrolleda1 That's the way Tim Kask pronounced it on the Eye of the Beholder documentary.
Another great video. I wouldn't take the criticism about repeating yourself to heart; I haven't noticed it. I actually find your narration enjoyable to listen to, and I am among those who appreciate the off-the-cuff conversational style that you provide. So sad about Dave Trampier, but I'm glad he felt appreciated near the end of his life. And the whole thing about WotC throwing out all that original art is enough to make you want to cry. Seems like it was a bad omen of things to come, considering where the company is now, trashing the original creators in their 50th anniversary book and turning the game into something unrecognizable.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and then to write a comment! From my understanding, I do think a lot of the original art got "lost" prior to the WotC takeover, but the move across country from Lake Geneva to Seattle also didn't help with things being misplaced!
Thanks for the video! I enjoy the style of presentation. Nice retrospective on these magazines. It's my understanding from gaming with Brian Blume and Tom Wham, in the handful of years before Brian passed away, that Brian was mainly a wargamer and boardgamer, so perhaps that Wisdom score reflected how little time he spent weekly on D&D. Funny how Malort happened to come up so much lately. In the 80s and 90s when I was bartending in Chicago (1985 Bears superbowl thru the two Bulls three-peats!), Malort was always on the back shelf of the bar, particularly in the North and NW-side shot-and-a-beer joints I worked. Old timers then passed on to me the tradition of giving it away as a shot for folks who had a hangover. Of course, you'd pour the shot and then sprinkle a drop or two of bitters on top, just for affect. Never served one as a drop-into-a-beer shot, back in the day, but I understand that's something folks have been doing in the last couple of decades.
Thank you so much for sharing your memories! I assume you picked up on the reference to my invite to game with Tom Wham and "one of my Facebook friends." 😀 I am quite honestly surprised at the number of folks who have even known what Malort is, let alone having tried it, but in hindsight I guess I should have expected that folks connected to the epicenter of gaming in the Midwest would be familiar. I didn't know you used to be a bartender! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and sharing your memories! I really appreciate it!
@@daddyrolleda1 Those Tom Wham games take place at Culver's here in Lake Geneva, WI, almost every Friday at 11 am and you are always welcome to drop in and play (and others, too!) It's a great tradition Tom has held for over 30 years. There's a new Malort book coming out in September which is one can preorder by Josh Noel. I heard a radio interview with the author and it sounds quite interesting, the story behind it as a struggling local spirit in Chicago. Anyway, thanks again for another well-considered video contributing to the history of D&D and D&D-adjacent offerings. It's a pleasure to consume.
Yes! I saw that on FB Messenger, I think! Thanks for sharing that with me. I know exactly who I'm getting this for as a Christmas gift! Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers!
This video was full of gems! It did take me a while to get through, fell asleep watching it last night :). Some thoughts: 1) I love the super 70s moebius like style of the issue 9 cover 2) almost 30 years ago I got a west end games version of Cosmic Encounter on eBay - great game I havent played in so long! 3) don’t go full scripted! 4) malört tastes like a herb garden - roots, stems, leaves, dirt, worms and all
What a great comment! Thank you so much for sticking with the video! I really appreciate it! 1) That's a great description of that cover! 2) I honestly only played Cosmic Encounter the one time at a convention here in L.A. I was with a group of friends, one of whom is pretty well known in gaming and science-fiction circles, so at a certain point it was a little uncomfortable because we were just there to hang out and play games, but this huge crowd of people circled around our table and just stood there staring at us. That was the last time my friend went to a gaming convention with the intent of playing games. 3) Thank you for your support on this! It's actually kind of related to your point about falling asleep while watching... I've learned that a lot of viewers don't even watch my videos, they just listen and many of them do so to help them relax! I always think my voice sounds nasal-y, but I guess some folks are okay with that. 4) Great explanation! I think it's maybe more dirt and bitters roots than the stems and leaves, but this description works! It's been fun for the folks who are familiar with it to drop their comments. I wasn't sure if anybody would even know what it was! But thank you very much for watching through the Bonus Content! Thanks as always for your support of the channel! Cheers!
I like the explanation that these different races (like Spock) are meant as reflections on humanity.
Thank you! I appreciate you taking a moment to let me know. Thanks so much for watching the video. Cheers!
Hits points is the ability to no get mortal wound. Armor Classe is a saving thrown for combat. Saving Throws this for not get suck automatically.
We did the test when my friend got the best of Dragon! I was so excited I had a 14 Str. My record was 225. When I was in the Marine Corps. I could probably have done more at the time but did want to push it. I'm currently 53 with an 18 Str.
That is impressive! Did you do the other tests? We're the same age but the last time I lifted weights seriously was in High School. I could do 180 back then, but I know I wouldn't get anywhere close to that now. I don't recall having taking an IQ test to calculate my INT. My WIS would be probably 12 if that includes TTRPG writing, not just my campaign. I use to run track in High School as well (my specialty was the 880 or half-mile, which I could do in just less than 2 minutes). I've not run forever, thought I do take a ~3 mile walk almost every morning. I suspect my DEX would be <10 based on this calculation. My CON... I work from home and own a business (boutique ad agency), so even when I'm not feeling well, I still end up working. I also don't get sick very often. My CON would be at least 18. CHA... I've never been on TV that I recall. I think I maybe have a few newspaper appearances when I was a kid doing piano recitals and I think once for my youth group, and the list of people graduating from my high school (name only but I'm going to count that). So... CHA 6 maybe?
Don't worry about repeating stuff, does not detract from the great shows. I much much prefer a non-scripted chat vs the scripts. Ive stopped watching the scripted shows. Keep up the great work!
That makes me feel better! Thank you so much for watching, and also for letting me know. I really appreciate it. Cheers!
Who owns the publishing rights to these old TSR properties today? For example, who owns Role-Aides which is, to an extent. its own world separate from Mystara or Forgotten Realms.
The ownership of those old TSR properties is, at best, confusing and muddled. Obviously Dungeons & Dragons is owned now by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro. When WotC purchased TSR in 1997, they purchased *all* of their licenses. Over the years, WotC has published some game material including Gamma World and a Star Frontiers setting for D20 Future called "Star Law." There is some "flexibility" with other trademarks. For example, Merle Rasmussen, who designed Top Secret, came out with a revised edition of the game (using, as I understand, entirely new mechanics) back in 2017, and that was allowed to proceed without WotC interfering. James Ward, who designed Metamorphosis Alpha, had always retained the rights to that game and continued to publish different editions by a variety of publishers over the years prior to his passing. A few years ago, some folks decided that they had the rights to use TSR's old logos, name, and properties that Wizards had abandoned them by failing to renew their ownership to them, as required, and began development of a new Star Frontiers game. Wizards of the Coast sued them claiming that, although they had not renewed the licenses in a timely fashion as required, they had continued to sell PDFs of the old products and using its old IP, including trademarks, which constituted "common law trademark rights." The new edition of Star Frontiers was quashed (which is really a good thing, considering the kind of content these other folks were adding to it). So, for now, that one is a mystery, as I don't see Wizards of the Coast doing anything with the license other than selling PDFs of the old stuff. That brings us to Role-Aids. As you may know, TSR acquired Mayfair's Role-Aids line in 1994 (I think it was 1994), so when TSR was acquired by Wizards of the Coast, that should mean those products now fall under Wizards/Hasbro. However, to my knowledge, the company has not done anything with those old products (they're not even for sale as PDFs on DriveThruRPG or DM Guild, etc.). Sorry that doesn't really help as far as "who owns the publishing rights" because it really is kind of confusing. My understanding is that if Wizards did not renew the trademarks of the Role-Aids stuff *and* if they haven't been selling it to maintain their ownership rights of the IP, it *might* be fair use for someone to publish them again, but I'm definitely not a lawyer and have no idea what the legal ramifications would be for doing such a thing.
@@daddyrolleda1 thanks for the quick response, your whole comment was as where my mind went because I’ve seen nothing for Role-Aides and it’s world is mostly different from the established stuff on Elves, Dwarves as Kobolds, etc.
The conversational factor is what drew me in. I love that about your channel. The repetition, the stumbling around, and other "real person" qualities are among the things that keep me coming back.
Oh wow, that is so great to hear! I really appreciate you taking a moment to let me know. You just made my day! Thanks for watching. Cheers!
ironically i was just listening to Manhattan Transfer's Birdland (vocalese version of the Weather Report song)
I get a kick out of Manhattan Transfer! Not something I listen to all the time, but it's fun in certain occasions!
At 54:00, I'm enough of an old-head to understand the EHP acronym, but in the table what would be the distinction between 10. Magic User and 11. Wizard?
It's typical inconsistency with the use of terms (which was very common at the time - once again, folks just writing things and assuming people would know what they meant) but as I read it, the "Magic-User" entry is generic and could be any level, whereas the "Wizard" is the level title for an 11th Level Magic-User, so it's indicating high level. Similarly, I guess a "Priest" could be any level, but the "Patriarch" is the level title for an 8th level or higher Cleric. "EHP" didn't have a specific definition (in terms of level) as far as I know, but I might be mis-remembering. I only see Evil High Priest come up once in Original D&D, on the page in "Men & Magic" about Alignment. The "Hero" would be a 4th Level Fighting Man, and the "Lord" would be 9th Level, but the "Soldier" could be any kind and level of Fighting Man (again, as I read it).
@@daddyrolleda1 that makes a ton of sense, I didn't even think about level titles. Thanks! (sidebar: Jon Pickens keeps coming up in your videos, I'll mention that he and I live in the same neck of the woods and have a couple mutual acquaintances. So I have chatted with him at a gathering or two, he certainly has some interesting stories about the ol' TSR days...)
Oh, how cool! That would be cool to listen to stories by him!
Enjoying the flip through the old Dragon's. I really think you are onto something re: the Caltech / California connection. As much as I enjoy Jon Peterson's histories, I think the social history / experimentation / collaboration of early D&D is more interesting than the oft-told tales of Gygax vs. Arneson; Lake Geneva versus Twin Cities; TSR vs. Avalon Hill etc
Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun putting that Cal-Tech video together especially since I just just a few blocks away and could walk over there to take some pictures of the campus. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Martin! I am So enjoying your history you are sharing!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching, and for letting me know. Cheers!
What? Let's get a Daddy Go Fund Me for a new printer!
That is so sweet! I know printers aren't *that* much but I recently am in a big of an ambiguous situation with my job (as you may recall, I own a boutique ad agency and my client has stopped advertising, at least temporarily) so I'm being really fiscally conservative with my finances right now.
Yeah it's not easy. I was a type designer and developer at House Industries for 8 years and was laid off during covid. Creative business Ain't easy right now
The importance of Dragon Magazine as a DIY laboratory *cannot* be overstated! It really normalized experimentation and innovation.
Totally agree! Back in the day, especially the 1980's, I looked forward to it even moreso than a new adventure or rulebook!
I think the style of the episodes is fine.
Thank you very much for letting me know. I appreciate it. Cheers!
Thank you for this! Really enjoy your channel!
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching, and for commenting to let me know!
I played MERP and Rolemaster, I still loved the Dragon Magazine. It had so good stuff in it.
I never got a chance to play MERP or Rolemaster, but back in the 3E Days, I played in a game in which the DM grabbed a bunch of old MERP supplements and converted them to 3E in order to run a 4th Age Middle Earth game. It was a blast!
@@daddyrolleda1 in 38 years of GM-ing, I have yet to see the quality of MERP modules matched by anyone. It is not too late to try. I just ran a mixed campaign around the Fall of Arthedain.
@1:23:10 Oddly enough, I DM'ed a session this weekend where size did matter. The party were playing bodyguards to a nobleman who was targeted in an assassination while giving a speech in the town square. An assassin was lying prone on a nearby roof (the roof was sloped 15 degrees so I rolled Save vs Death to see if this 10th level rogue could manage to avoid rolling off, and he made the save). Everyone in the party failed their Perception checks to notice the killer even though they were staring right at him and I gave them each a +10(!) bonus... 5 Critical Fails, literally 0.00003% odds, crazy stuff. So the assassin got off his shot and missed by narrowest possible margin. Very dramatic and I always roll in the open so no one could accuse me of fudging. Where height comes in is the 5 players then surrounded the nobleman, acting as human shields. Unfortunately the player nearest the assassin was only 5'3" while the nobleman was 6'2", meaning she was providing no cover for the assassin's next aimed head shot. Fortunately something happened to prevent the thug loosing a second arrow, but that's a different story...
First, that sounds like a really fun session! And yes, I can see in this case where knowing the height would make a difference. All of my characters have a height and weight written on their character sheet, but it's something that I just jot down. I don't need a table to tell me what my carrying capacity is going to be because I'm short and stocky or tall and thin or whatever! But that's just me - I know a lot of folks enjoy that kind of stuff!
One consideration for the phone recording situation is that, depending on the phone in question, you may be able to just attach it via USB to use as a webcam. Mind that this is a relatively new feature in Android and requires I think 13+ or 14+. That said it works really well in what testing I've done, allowing one to capture images and audioless video directly to PC. If you want it for audio, that unfortunately requires turning on developer options and then enabling USB Audio Routing but it then allows you to connect via USB and use the phone as an external Mic for your PC. It does, however, work on older Android phones (Android 11 is the oldest I've personally tested). My understanding is that it's turned off by default and buried in Developer Options because it could be a security hole if it was active by default since people talk without thinking a fair bit and inadvertantly stating personal info like your Social Security number or credit card info near an open mic you don't know is transmitting could be a disaster leading to lawsuits. I have yet to test whether these can be used concurrently since I only found out about the former because I got a new phone supporting it recently and the latter because I needed a mic for my PC for a thing a couple years back and didn't own a mic nor have the time to procure one before I'd need it.
This is the best channel on KZread!
That is some high praise! Thank you very much - I appreciate you!
4th edition was the best edition. Tell me why I'm wrong!
If it's the best for you, then it's the best! I played it a few times and enjoyed it for what it was. I still maintain it might have done better had it been marketed differently instead of as a "successor" to 3.X. It's a fun tactical game and a lot of the feats and class powers interact in fun ways. I'm not good at always figuring that stuff out, but I played in a one-shot once in which a DM assigned me "the right head of a pygmy ettin." Another player (a surprise to me!) was the left head. We had different classes (I was a Warlord; he was a Fighter) and we had different mental stats but the same physical stats. We had to split our movement but other than that, we each got our full actions each round. The DM mixed my Warlord abilities that involved doing things like hitting the left head and giving him a command (one of my class abilities) that he had to follow. It was hilarious and so much fun. While you *could* do that with any edition, I guess, it worked particularly well in 4E. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and also for your support of the channel! I really appreciate it!
I love this channel!
I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. It means a lot. Cheers!
Keep the conversational style. It is like hearing an old friend talking about something I love
You have no idea what a huge boost that is to me right now. I truly appreciate it.
The latest edition of Cosmic Encounters is by fantasy flight, Really love that game. Great video, lots of cool history, I'm using as advice for further reading too, so your experience is much appreciated
Oh, very cool! I didn't realize Fantasy Flight had done an edition of Cosmic Encounters. Thanks for sharing! And, thank you so much for watching and commenting! I'm glad you're finding my videos helpful/inspirational. Cheers!
Thanks for mentioning the Immortals White Box! As always, great video! Your passion for D&D history is contagious.
I hope it helps! Best of luck on your Kickstarter, and thank you so much for watching and commenting. Cheers!
So that thumbnail with the goblin orgy, I'm curious where that art came from? rofl
The thing that stands out to me most reading these old magazines is that each generation continues to rehash and reinvent so many of these decades-old ideas, usually without realizing it. You can find plenty of close latter day variants of the "spend gold for XP" methods detailed in the Orgies, Inc article, for instance. The irony that being able to record knowledge in writing is supposed to preserve it and make such redundant discourse and work unnecessary isn't lost on me. It really has all been done before at this point.
So funny you notice that, because it's something I've begun to pick up on while going through these and I suspect as we get into later years of Dragon, we'll see it even more. I often see folks posting on FB or Reddit or Twitter with a cool new thing they invented, and I think to myself, "I'm sure I've read something like that before..." but I also try to encourage them. I want people to know their history, but ultimately I also want them to feel free to create (even if it's something that's already been done - at this point, most people wouldn't know!).
I have also noticed this with the "fixes" a lot of folks come up with especially for combat here on youtube.
Combat seems to be the area where a lot of folks think it needs to be "fixed" and I often just smile quietly to myself because so much of it has been tried over the decades!
Well Played. And the Smell... The magazine had that particular smell.
It did indeed! I just remember the days of coming home after school and finding my copy (my grandmother got me a subscription for my birthday) would sometimes be sitting on the kitchen counter where I got my afternoon snack, and I would be so excited! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
"I'm probably not going to finish this" is the most diplomatic way you could finish a review of Malort. Well done.
This cracked me up so much! I hadn't really planned what I wanted to say about this "unique" liqueur, and I am one who, for example, loves a shot of Fernet when visiting my local bar or after dinner as a nightcap, but sweet cheese-and-crackers, I had forgotten how much I *don't* like this!
@@daddyrolleda1 I'm pretty sure the only actual uses of Malort are as a path to experiencing schadenfreude by inflicting it on another and as a regional/subcultural shibboleth, though I guess it might actually have some utility as a rinse though I'd personally consider rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer for that purpose before Malort ;D
Don't change a thing about your style. Nobody watches the alcohol/LP part tho
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. We've been following each other for years on Twitter (X)! I get that the Bonus Content isn't for everyone, but there is a subset of folks who really do like it, and also for me, since I record my videos pretty much in order, it's a chance for me to relax and wind-down after the intense history and research stuff that I've done. Just an example of comments: "I feel like you always do a good job do I rarely feel the need to comment but as a fellow vinyl user I had been looking for new pressing of my favorite albums. My turntable cannot preload albums so I don't get to use them in games as often as I want. I hope you daughter had a good birthday." " "I'm probably not going to finish this" is the most diplomatic way you could finish a review of Malort. Well done." "MALÖRT 😂 Id describe it as fermented stomach bile. Truly a great ambassador for Chicago." "Love this album, thanks for playing it. Johnny Marr is an underrated guitarist." "Commenting as I watch so you get a bunch. I burst out laughing at "This song rules!" Took me back!" That's just a few that are at the front, but there are folks who watch through the end for that. But, again, I get if that's not your thing! I even appreciate that you knew I did that in the first place! Thanks again for the compliment. Cheers!
The older I get the less I care about realism in my games.
Thank you so much!
No need for scripts. Great channel. Keep it up.
I appreciate that so very much! Thank you for watching, but also for taking the time to write this comment. It means a lot to me. Cheers!
723 Williams is the first location of the Dungeon Hobby Shop. They moved to downtown Lake Geneva. I visited the downtown store regularly back in the day.
That's so cool! Any interesting/fun stories you can share about visiting there back in the day?
I probably would invite you to return to Minnesota during Arnon to meet rob Kuntz. there’s actually a very interesting interview that he did with Martin Brown with his former channel Crognard games. i’m not certain what happened to that channel of the other people have used that term and probably took him on in terms of the name of his channel. That or he had concentrate more on his real life. But there’s an interesting couple of interviews between Rob Kuntz, and Martin Brown..
Thank you so much for watching! I know I haven't been super chatty lately. Work stuff has been bringing me down. I totally remember that channel! One of my favorites was the overview of Appendix N. I had it saved in my watch list so I could revisit it and I was very sad when Martin took the channel down. (I also was tickled since he and I share the same name, which isn't super common). Unless I get another client, I don't think I'll be in a position to attend Arnecon in October, but thank you so much for the invitation. I'd love to come visit again but I'll need to make sure my income situation is in a good place before doing so. Thanks again! I hope you are doing well.
Realism is a more grounded and gritty game, monsters are rare or myth, magic is myth and rarely ever seen, most foes are humans, undead are infected with parasites or fungus, etc. But it is still fantasy, monsters and magic exist for player characters to discover. PCs are above average and can become heroric. I only use the realism tables to flesh out NPCs and monsters, females and young are smaller and weaker for theme and to make them more ambiguous to kill. A PC female is what is rolled and if all 18s quite the heroine! At bottom it is a balance between whst feels plausibly real enough and playable. Rules are guideposts through the dark!
Such a great comment! Thank you so much for watching and also taking time to share your thoughts. I really dig this! I'm especially intrigued by your mention that "... undead are infected with parasites or fungus..." - so evocative! And something I will definitely use in my daughter's next game I run for her! I try so hard to come up with imagery like this that is scary and frightening but not gory and also that doesn't incorporate things the players themselves are afraid of. This is perfect. Thanks!
@13:20 note the wordy paragraph density of Gary's article on the planes vs. the shorter more digestible paragraphs of Tom Wham's article about towns in D&D. 😂
The layout could have definitely used some help, but then again, I think we're spoiled by modern page layout software that didn't exist back then!
I thought Cantrips were first introduced in the Unearthed Arcana? I could be wrong but the Magic User has several categories of Cantrips listed based on utility. I never played 3e so maybe you are referring to a different rules form of cantrips and not the original cantrip. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Keep rolling Ones my friend!
I'd love to roll a Nat 20 sometime, but I can count the 1s much more frequently! So, cantrips for 1E debuted in Dragon Magazine but the article was picked up and put into Unearthed Arcana almost "as is" with little editing. A ton of Unearthed Arcana content, like the Barbarian, Cavalier, Thief-Acrobat, higher level Druids, and higher level caps for demi-humans, plus the cantrips, many of the other spells, the section on polearms... all that debuted first in Dragon Magazine. You might want to check out my video on Unearthed Arcana here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKuJmcSsg663nag.htmlsi=KiDr8OrjY_dRNJKO Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@daddyrolleda1 THANK YOU AGAIN for your replete and uncanny knowledge! I only rarely collected Dragon Mag so UA was my first encounter. Thanks for responding to my comment and keep doing the great work -- I think what you are doing is essential for the game to bridge the past and present -- almost like a seed-bank for furture generations to come. Cheers
Thank you so much for this comment! I really appreciate it. Comments like this are what help me keep the channel going. Cheers!