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  @bluebird32819 күн бұрын

  Bat Reps! Frostgrave Bat Reps!

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  @tablesaltgames10 күн бұрын

  I’d like to see expansion for White Box, it desperately needs it.

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  @ianwilborn823914 күн бұрын

  This was a great review! I’ll definitely be checking this game out. And subscribing!

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  @xTERRORMANx16 күн бұрын

  I love Frostgrave, its a great narrative fun game to play.

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  @haunted_bagel20 күн бұрын

  Another SYD video is a good omen!

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  @machfront20 күн бұрын

  I love OD&D, B/X, WhiteBox:FMAG, LL, (and older iterations of S&W Core) etc….but this newest iteration of S&W Complete, I cannot use even if I wanted…. It’s super, insanely crammed and the font size is insanely tiny! I’m saying this as a 50 yo with really good eyesight. No thanks. Never. 🤷‍♂️ S&W Core from a few years back, perhaps…. But still far much more WB:FMAG or, at least B/X or OSE. The newest S&W Complete is sadly going to have to be at the bottom of my list. (It ought not be) 😕

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  @ElwoodShort24 күн бұрын

  2 things : 1 not a starter box, it is the full game [but others have mentioned that]. 2 you can also buy the full rules as a hardback book, these are exactly the same rules, but come with only one adventure [which is a different one to those included in the box set. My advice: GM’s buy the core box set, and then the bestiary [which also gives more player race options]; players buy the hardback, which gives them a durable book and no spoilers if your gm runs the box set campaign. I come from a BRP background, so for me this is a great , simplified version of that style of system. It looks robust, which is important [some games that are more level based, can unravel at higher levels]. The deadliness keeps you on the edge of your seat way more in combat, and the random initiative and 1 action turns, while might sound strange to some, actually work great for player engagement, and more interactive group play. Really loving this game excited to try it out more.❤.

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  @haunted_bagelАй бұрын

  First!

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  @metalblizzard6024Ай бұрын

  This gets you a new sub. Thx

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  @ericlochstampfor6545Ай бұрын

  I felt whenever characters took stress I had to Crack open the book and look at choices and that interrupted the flow of combat a lot. Also I feel it could loose a stress track, 5 is a bit much.

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  @skander222Ай бұрын

  I genuinely thought this was one of the best ttrpgs reviews I've seen- you actually ran the game, had great questions about it, and gave really good context. Very much appreciated!

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  @StartYourDungeonsАй бұрын

  Thank you so much! It’s our goal to always run the games before we review them if possible. We really strive to make the reviews thorough in terms of the questions we ask and the answers we provide.

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  @kingbobb007Ай бұрын

  I’ve been looking into this system and haven’t found a good discussion about it…until now. Very helpful video, your points are hitting on all aspects I’ve been thinking about, and the comparison to Infinity is spot on. I want to like that game for the minis, but I don’t have the patience to work in metal and the rules just seem like such a barrier to fun.

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  @StartYourDungeonsАй бұрын

  Totally understand that! Infinity was not our game at all, we tried to like but it never was to us. This is just a cleaner game to me and way more interesting

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  @keithmathews4605Ай бұрын

  I can understand supporting an IP with your hard earned money, but around the 6:25 mark you discussed a PDF that you could purchase for ~$3 to use as a hand-out. If by chance you own the PDF of the book, which you get in many cases with the purchase of the physical product, you can make your own PDF hand-out pack(s) for free. It is super easy to take a PDF that you have purchased and simply make your own hand-outs with nearly any of the veritable tonne of PDF editors out there. Again, your money, your business... but $3 for something that literally takes you 1-2 minutes to create, seems like $3 you can keep in your pocket.

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  @oldercloudify2 ай бұрын

  just bought the game. starting to play old JRPGs as well.

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  @ChocoCyberHeart2 ай бұрын

  Is the campaign just for the starter set gangs or can you use any faction/gang?

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  @StartYourDungeons2 ай бұрын

  You can use any gang you like! The starter set comes with pretty much all you need for the Tyger Claws and Maelstorm to have a campaign. But each gang box will have everything they need card and model wise for a campaign.

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  @ChocoCyberHeart2 ай бұрын

  Yeah, I'd just decided to NOT get into this after all the research. But you've just turned me around. I also have issues with Infinity. I want a cyberpunk campaign. So, thanks. My budget is about to be blown again.

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  @StartYourDungeons2 ай бұрын

  We are sorry to blow your budget but happy to see you like the game! It really is a great cyberpunk campaign

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  @arsonor2 ай бұрын

  I ran this game one time. We used the character creation rules based on making the players the characters. It turned into a situation where the parents in the group were primarily concerned with saving their kids, which is understandable. We ruled that horrible outcomes for family members in the real world, were going to be avoided. I liked the simple mechanic. I tried to track down the other versions of the game, but even though it was many years ago, I think it was already out of print.

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  @StartYourDungeons2 ай бұрын

  That is a good way to do it! I think there definitely needs to be table talk for what is and is not allowed from this game. But I agree, the simple mechanics are great and offer some fun gameplay! We found the PDF version on Drive-Thru but we would love physical copies!

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  @user-Brian_Gregory2 ай бұрын

  I couldn't find a physical copy at my FLGS, so I bought the PDF from DriveThruRPG. My only real complaint about Pirate Borg is that the bestiary feels a little "light". Do any of the supplements expand this part of the game?

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  @juauke2 ай бұрын

  It is quickly becoming my favorite OSR TTRPG together with Lamentations of the Flame Princess! I also had a great experience with a Pirate Borg one-shot! I have a lot that I have yet to try including Whitehack 4E, Lavender Hack, OSE (both Classic and Advanced Fantasy) I'm also very looking forward to trying Dolmenwood when it comes out PS: I'll be getting the Tome of Adventure Design Revised one day PSS: I'll be using this with Monster Overhaul by Skerples

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  @DMTalesTTRPG2 ай бұрын

  Nice review. The fun thing is a lot of adversaries aren’t run as monsters, but as NPCs, so the GM can choose their actions. The fun thing is, the original game was a Swedish translation of a Chaosium game which used the d100 system.

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  @gordonfreeman63053 ай бұрын

  Not a starter box.

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  @thediminutivesoldier3 ай бұрын

  great video! I found it looking for content while im debating getting in on the new gamefound campaign. I already have everything for the CMON game clash for eternia. but this does look pretty great...........I subbed! Please consider shooting one back my way :)

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  @VhaidraSaga3 ай бұрын

  It's so good!

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  @helgesvensson73453 ай бұрын

  The game that came out 40+ years ago was called Dragons and Demons. It was a black A5 book with wonderful pictures in it. It was the D100 that was used. I still have it.

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  @DMTalesTTRPG2 ай бұрын

  So cool, I would love to see some videos on the older editions!

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  @davidlane74423 ай бұрын

  Pro Mallard fan! It takers a good four or five sessions in the DMs chair to get a good grip on the flow of Dragonbane encounters and options.

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  @joelblom13883 ай бұрын

  Just one thing: Ir isn´t a starterbox.... this is the full game.... that it comes in box is a homage to the original versions of the game in the 1980s

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  @danroberts0074 ай бұрын

  Thanks for making this video; I just picked the game up as an impulse purchase at Adepticon and didn't really know much about it, so this was helpful. I look forward to getting my minis cleaned up and giving the game a spin. I'm an OG Necromunda player and I've tried Infinity. Infinity = too complicated with beautiful models and the last Necromunda campaign I played in (Ash Wastes) I had to have 3-4 rulebooks open throughout every game. At this point in my hobby gaming life, I'm definitely interested in games that don't break my brain. lol

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  @FlintFireforge4 ай бұрын

  I didn't hear about Swords and Wizardry until a few years ago. Appreciate the interview.

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  @KyleMaxwell4 ай бұрын

  Really enjoying the new revision. And the Tome is amazing for us solo players.

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  @user-pc5ww8fh6d4 ай бұрын

  Love the Tshirt dude. (I love science). This 146 page item is worth your 35 bucks in hardcover. It's the same ole game, but well written and organized. As good as it's competition.

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  @wolfstettler31834 ай бұрын

  Great interview and I am looking forward to the new White Box!

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  @SwordAgainstChaos2 ай бұрын

  I hope they do a boxed set!

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  @neilray84274 ай бұрын

  *promosm* 💯

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  @stevebohn44394 ай бұрын

  I finally painted all my minis and was allowed to get more. I drove to the neighborhood hobby store and picked this up. Time to get painting. The video game got me hooked on cyberpunk, since then I've run a ttrpg campaign and am stoked to get this going.

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  @WaynePeacock4 ай бұрын

  This is a great game.

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  @WaynePeacock4 ай бұрын

  I am pro-🦆!

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  @WaynePeacock4 ай бұрын

  Great review, as usual. I do want to point out to others (and you’re not the first reviewer to do this) that you do not have to roll for monster attacks The GM can just pick one if they don’t want to roll, or if there is an obvious choice. I love having the option of rolling, and it makes sense that all monsters don’t necessarily make optimal choices all the time. The roll’s not a straight jacket.

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  @StartYourDungeons4 ай бұрын

  We did miss that! Thanks for that catch. I do really like the roll aspect personally because it makes the tension heightened for the GM as well in my opinion. I especially like the roll when a monster might be injured or takes damage from a weakness it has, leading to that fear and frustration of the party hurting it causing the random actions

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  @LordZeebee4 ай бұрын

  @@StartYourDungeons In my mind the question of whether to roll or to just pick an attack depends on both how intelligent the creature is and whether you as the DM have a good idea of what to do. If you don't have a clear idea of how the creature would react to the current situation or if it's a creature that's just kinda flailing and lashing out, i roll. If i feel like a particular attack would be perfect or the monster has some sort of built-in strategy(something i tend to design in my own homebrew monsters), i pick.

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  @greywolf75834 ай бұрын

  Masters of the Universe Battle Ground Look cool there also C'mon Masters of the Universe Clash for Eterna!!!l

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  @WaynePeacock4 ай бұрын

  Fantastic interview!

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  @charlestryon8644 ай бұрын

  I would really like to see a let's play video. I love your review video, I picked up the starter and Danger Gals.

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  @StartYourDungeons4 ай бұрын

  It is in the works! It just takes a lot more time to do and we want to make sure it’s well done

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  @WaynePeacock4 ай бұрын

  Glad to see you got your RPG “True Love” reviewed. Agreed that it’s one of the best RPGs. Period.

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  @StartYourDungeons4 ай бұрын

  It was a long time coming! Happy to tell people about my favorite RPG

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  @curiosity_prime5 ай бұрын

  Just picked up the game and excited to play with my group! A demo/playthrough video would be awesome since the yt content on this game is unfortunately so sparse

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  @StartYourDungeons4 ай бұрын

  It is in the works!

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  @finger31815 ай бұрын

  Always a pleasure to hear from Mr Finch

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  @sunsin15925 ай бұрын

  Love how Matt explained exactly why the TV show "Rings of Power" was a disaster. You don't radically change a classic.

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  @sunsin15925 ай бұрын

  Finished "The Black Monastery" last month. Next up in our celebration of 50 years of D&D will be the Goodman Games reboot and expansion of "The Dark Tower," using Swords & Wizardry for that OD&D vibe.

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  This sounds awesome!

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  @wilderwhim5 ай бұрын

  I'm really attracted to the idea of a setting that's in flux. The past of the characters in our games can be affected by what has happened in the present, in an amazing display of emergent sotrytelling. As a medium, TTRPGs are more flexible in what is considered canon and true, maybe more than any other! I think the conventional wisdom with world building as rooted in the novels of western fantsay traditions has placed certain boundaries over how the shapes of our stories should be. TTRPGs can go so much further! At all times during play, there's a simultaneous pardoxical existence of the same story in the minds of each person sitting at the table. We should venture further into the distant reaches of story convention as game masters and players, because the treasures that await there, to me, are more powerful than what can be found in any other form stories come in. Surprise each other at the table by making bold choices, no matter how absurd! All it takes is a little belief. Dug this video! It's refreshing to see folks on this silly platform reviewing TTRPGs who have actually played them, lol.

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the comment! We definitely make sure to review everything only after we play it and can give an honest review of the system from both playing and running it. I also agree, the world building and this in-flux setting make this game really create amazing moments. It’s a huge thing for this game and why I keep coming back to it!

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  @wilderwhim5 ай бұрын

  @@StartYourDungeons Gotta try it sometime soon. I've heard some great things~

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  @@wilderwhim There is also a GameFound campaign starting soon for their first expansion book that's both a setting book and campaign book. Definitely check it out!

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  @thiccspidey21275 ай бұрын

  The QC on these minis were awful. But I do love the game itself!

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  The minis are very hit or miss for me across the entire game itself. Some of them are really nice, but some in this set were really bad. But like you said, the game is amazing so I don’t mind it!

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  @willmistretta5 ай бұрын

  I totally get enjoying Core, but I understand why it's not as much of a priority now. Since Complete is so modular, though, you can almost get to the same place by just ignoring the "extra" classes.

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  Yeah, it was really nice to see how they look at each book and determine where their priority is. I like that we are getting more!

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  @MAstaKFC5 ай бұрын

  How does this compare to Infinity?

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  I’ve played Infinity a few times, and personally I feel like Combat Zone is a more streamlined game. Infinity has a lot of moving parts that just bog down the ruleset to me and it really just was something I never found super fun or enjoyable. Combat Zone keeps some of that feeling of reactive gameplay, but I think streamlines it into a more easy to understand and interesting gameplay. I think Combat Zone is the better of the two personally, especially when it comes to campaign and narrative play.

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  @MAstaKFC5 ай бұрын

  @@StartYourDungeons thanks for the detailed response!

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  @phoen315 ай бұрын

  I don't teach games very often, but this one I have taught successfully a few times now. I have Trauma Team and Arasaka as well have to paint those two still.

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  Glad to hear it! It’s such a well designed game, and I think it doesn’t get too complicated for someone to pick up and play it. I’ve only painted my Zoner gang unfortunately but I want to get the others painted up as well

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  @DerekRawlings5 ай бұрын

  I think Candela Obscura is a great introduction to Forged in the Dark games (the Blades system) for a player. I don't think it did enough to teach GMs coming from a 5E background to run this game, which is a shame. The setting is captivating, and you're right, it doesn't nail too many specifics; much like Duskvol in Blades, the table is empowered to make the specifics their own through play. I'd also say that for experienced Forged in the Dark players this game may not have enough subsystems to keep them engaged, and it lacks the legs for campaigns longer than 12 sessions or so. Glad you enjoyed playing it!

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  @StartYourDungeons5 ай бұрын

  Thank you for the comment! I do agree, it is definitely an interesting book that is more for an experienced role player that can really build off the setting stuff they give you. I do think you are right about 5E backgrounds struggling to maybe make this book work for them. I think this new shift to making games more about short campaigns and not long campaigns are very interesting to see