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  @G-Blockster4 күн бұрын

  I'd love to see more of these comparisons... and a stroll down memory lane.

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  @toddlyons2 күн бұрын

  I've been thinking about making another, but I wasn't sure if there was interest, so thanks for writing!

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  @MichaelJHinds8 күн бұрын

  Some good thoughts here. I like the idea of specialists in cities that could custom make an infused item, provided the PCs both deliver the required materials AND pay the cost for labor. I’m thinking for the PCs to make an order for a particular item, they might wait a month for every 1000 gp in cost after the materials are delivered. (Quest hooks, anticipation, etc…) AA1 has an adventure called Merilla’s Magic Tower by Rob Pinnell with a Mage who makes magic items. Definitely demonstrates the risk in dealing in objects of such power. I love how your videos allude to a document but provide some of your own thoughts (rather than ’reactions’) on the topic. Thanks for the brain food!

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  @toddlyons2 күн бұрын

  I'm glad it was valuable to you. Having played in some item-heavy games since COVID, I've been surprised at how often I forget the items I have. Many are never used once I record them on my inventory. The easier they are to acquire, the less they mean.

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  @ddobrien110 күн бұрын

  Is there a Gold Dragon in BFRPG? I found a reference to them in one of the Field Guides but no stats or info... anyone know?

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  @toddlyons2 күн бұрын

  Yes! But in 4th edition they were 'renamed' to Cloud Dragons as part of moving away from the OGL. In fact, all dragons are now designated by their environment and colour, just like in 1981 BX. For example: Desert Dragon (Blue Dragon), Forest Dragon (Green Dragon), Ice Dragon (White Dragon), etc.

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  @SteveSwannJr17 күн бұрын

  Could you make a volume 2 with the illusionist, ranger, paladin, druid, etc? Then volume 1 would contain the core, volume 2 with the supplements.

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  @toddlyons2 күн бұрын

  Are you referring to the Basic Fantasy Core Rulebook?

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  @SteveSwannJr2 күн бұрын

  @@toddlyons the illusionist, ranger, paladin, druid, etcetera are not in the cool rule book. They are supplements on the BF site. You did such a great job with the first compendium, it was just an idea for a second edition.

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  @Dymond_Y2K20 күн бұрын

  Thanx Todd!! I ran Burkhard as an NPC in a solo game and he put more people to sleep (read: cracked their head open with his staff) than all the characters including the fighters. I absolutely loved playing him, the only change I made was to make his 'staff' pretty much a broken tree branch that did 1d6 damage instead of 1d4. A snippet courtesy of Soujor. Burkhard De Groot is now up! (14,5) Burkhard forgetting he is a mage, moves up to the goblin harrassing Joel and swings his thick staff at its head. It lands with a resounding crack breaking its neck and killing it. [Burkhard De Groot]:"My special sleep spell!!"

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  @toddlyons20 күн бұрын

  Hah! I love it! That does sound like exactly the staff he would found / made / yanked off a tree. One of the best things about writing this book is hearing how people take these characters and run with them. I'm smiling ear to ear. Thanks Dave.

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  @anxious_ape23 күн бұрын

  Damn, gottem. Well said.

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  @simontemplar335924 күн бұрын

  I'm so impressed at the quality of writing in this book. I'm a massive fan of BFRPG, and this feels like a serious step up for the game.

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  @toddlyons23 күн бұрын

  Thank you! It was a long time coming. I'd thought about what it might include for decades, but never made the time to start. I was very ill when I finally wrote it. Sickness gave me the time. A lot of hatred and gratitude poured out of me, depending on the day. Chrysogon is an amalgamation of many people who harmed me. But there are also kind and funny people whose aspects I sprinkled across many biographies.

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  @joshuamiller8259Ай бұрын

  I am using square bases from warhammer and garage sale stickers from dollar tree for basic tokens I need. Like +2 to hit, In cover, etc.

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  @Dymond_Y2KАй бұрын

  Do Burkhardt DeGrootd!

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  @MarkHydeАй бұрын

  Zeph must be fun at town tavern events lol Love this video :)

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  @DMTalesTTRPGАй бұрын

  I need to get this on my channel!

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  Awwww! As a subscriber to your channel, I'm well aware of the terrifyingly large queue of un-reviewed books on your shelves that are in line ahead of this one... which was only published in March. So no worries. I know you're busy. But I am a bit shocked that only one channel (Rooooooooooll For Turaco) has reviewed it so far.

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  @DMTalesTTRPGАй бұрын

  @@toddlyons I’ll get to it!

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  @justinsutton3943Ай бұрын

  Cool beans

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  @verenov77Ай бұрын

  Well, I found out my vision is NOT great. :)

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  @johnmagowan6393Ай бұрын

  I like how in Matt Colville's setting only the most powerful and connected groups have curated collections

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  I agree it makes a lot of sense.

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  @johnmagowan6393Ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons and it was a great scene!

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  @simontemplar3359Ай бұрын

  Your creation of NPCs is fantastic! There's clearly a lot of writing skill evident and it's super cool that you shared it with the rest of the community!

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  Thank you very much! I had the character and presentation ideas in my head for decades, but it was my discovery of the Basic Fantasy project that made it possible to develop and distribute the work as non-profit. The words alone wouldn't have been sufficient without the art and production skills of my colleagues.

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  @DMTalesTTRPGАй бұрын

  That cover is amazing.

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  Ender did a great job. The artists in this project are a treasure.

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  @spartaninvirginiaАй бұрын

  Is the BFRPG website down? I cannot seem to connect.

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  Should be back up now.

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  @simontemplar3359Ай бұрын

  This sounds excellent! I look forward to trying this out! Thanks very much for the great work. ✌🏼👽

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  My pleasure. Hope you enjoy it!

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  @patrickbarnes9874Ай бұрын

  I don't think the answer to the question of why we fight is any big mystery. All anyone has to do is look at other communities, because the same thing is happening all over. It's a matter of having an outside perspective on other hobbies - such as watching the destruction of the comics industry or the Star Wars franchise and it has been a huge problem I've heard with cycling enthusiasts and the home knitting and sewing community- and realizing it's all the same thing. It's people putting politics above everything else. If you gather with people over any common interest but then end up fighting each other over politics, it's inevitable that it will end up destroying that common interest in the process.

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  @toddlyonsАй бұрын

  Sad but true.

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  @mattjackson2 ай бұрын

  White Box FMAG is the best. I simply adore the system.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Definitely my favourite OD&D.

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  @MrSteveK11382 ай бұрын

  Great video as always! I know Illusion magic isn't to your liking, but having played one on AD&D 1e I'd be interested in your views after a deeper delve. 🌈🧙🏻‍♂️

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  I wish I had the opportunity to observe a skilled Illusionist the way I've played with skilled Druids. It's likely that my failure to appreciate certain classes is due to a failure of my own imagination.

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  @MrSteveK11382 ай бұрын

  ​@@toddlyons It's always better to see that in action. I see illusions as a Sun Tzu way of fighting: warfare is all about deception

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  @praxistallyogarro2 ай бұрын

  I love the idea of "Slow Potion" as a spell, where in it would extend the duration of a consumed potion. Thanks for the idea. I know you just misread that but it's still a good idea for a handy little spell.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for saying so. That might be the first time that an error I left in (why pretend to be perfect?) ended up as value-added content.

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  @MarkHyde2 ай бұрын

  House full of canine familiars!! :D

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  I don't know we normalized a 'pack of four' back at the beginning of married life, but here we are 25 years later with a different set of 4 dogs. But I love them.

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  @MarkHyde2 ай бұрын

  Amazing video and this art is really worth celebrating - and kudos to his BFRPG community participation. Really loving these artist showcasing videos. Thanks Todd :)

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  I'm continuously impressed by the talent and dedication that this project inspires. People will work much harder for love than money.

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  @DMTalesTTRPG2 ай бұрын

  Love this, and John is a great guy who I am glad to know!

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  He's a gem of the open source RPG community. And a super-nice guy.

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  @sharpmountaingames93032 ай бұрын

  Wow, I'm deeply humbled (I'm really John in real life, well, mostly). Thanks so much for the shout out, Todd. Again, humbled.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Thank you, John, for years of service to this project. You've made more happiness than you'll ever know.

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  @sharpmountaingames93032 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons Aww, shucks!

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  @Chaoclypse2 ай бұрын

  Yet another lovely video, Todd! In regards to John's art being used for nasty folk, I do commission art for a living, and I've been told a few times that I was chosen due to the grimness of my work, and because of that (and because I find it fun) I draw a lot of villains and monsters. I see it as a compliment whenever my work can inspire strong emotions, so I completely agree with you there!

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Accepting it as a compliment is a good way to go. The same art will touch people in different ways, so long as it does touch them.

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  @AlanVetter2 ай бұрын

  I've always said that the eyes of the subjects that John draws could almost tell a story themselves. I remember one of his portraits where the subject has an almost '1,000 yard stare'. I told John that the look on the subjects face was one of having seen too many friends lost on adventures and now a new group of "adventurers" is asking him to lead them into the dungeon.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  The adage about a picture being worth a thousand words certainly applies to John's work. It may suggest a different story to each person that looks at it, but it speaks to people.

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  @MrBrokenHands2 ай бұрын

  The art on field guide 2 is awesome. I never saw that cover before.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  It really is! I love the diverse styles of the artists who contribute to this system.

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  @MrBrokenHands2 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons This cover reminds me of Mike Mignoloa's artstyle

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  @DMTalesTTRPG2 ай бұрын

  This is a fun product.

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Worth having extra copies just so I can keep them stashed around in different places.

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  @spartaninvirginia2 ай бұрын

  White Box FMAG is great. Especially for the price.

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  @HighestBeing2 ай бұрын

  Hi Barney it's bambam

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  "Daddy"

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  @HighestBeing2 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons Mikey?

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  @kengc32 ай бұрын

  Obviously, these NPC’s come from a deep understanding of humanity. A study of your fellow man. Very introspective, and deep enough to be a major character in a novel. Just found your channel, but really hope to see/hear more. Thanks, Todd. (And you use your real name, too! Wow!)

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  Thank you, Ken. That's kind of you to say. I'll probably do some more peeks into these characters. A lot of my personal favourites are minor ones without artwork. In the meantime, I hope you'll look at some of my older content.

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  @MarkHyde2 ай бұрын

  Can't believe I missed this when it went live - amazing video and an interesting BFRPG resource!!

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  @toddlyons2 ай бұрын

  No worries! I'm glad you enjoyed it, Mark.

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  @Machinationstudio2 ай бұрын

  The main strength I feel Illusions has is deception. The victim thinks what they saw is reality, and does not find out that a magic-user had acted against them. They will make decisions in the future based on what they think they saw. I think they are perfect for specifically urban social/political campaigns, where the PCs have to trick their way to victory instead of fight their way to victory.

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  @DMTalesTTRPG3 ай бұрын

  Oh….now I need to try this.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  There's something liberating about playing characters you have no emotional investment in. In a four-pack.

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  @DMTalesTTRPG3 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons yes!

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  @Shamustodd13 ай бұрын

  Caught a vid last week where Chris was talking about this. Just checked amazon & drivethru and it looks to be pulled from both. This dude must have went to tRump university and learned the art of the steal.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Still for sale on the "author's" own storefront, but I doubt anyone is buying directly. Chris bought a copy from Amazon just to be able to look at it and shake his head.

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  @ShadowReaver5733 ай бұрын

  I had always understood these as a "funnel" but I do think tumbler is more a fitting title.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  My guess is that the name switch is to avoid any perceivable intellectual property infringement. I doubt that Goodman would issue a take-down notice, but then I didn't think WotC would try to claw back the OGL.

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  @AlteredGames3 ай бұрын

  I really enjoy adding those kinds of background tables to my settings, I use them a bit like the skill set of the character and I don't really call for any sort of check if I think it'd fall under that background. I tend to expand the equipment they get a bit more and don't use starting gold (unless its something like a mayor for instance they might have a pouch of coins), so I guess they are also equipment packages in a sense, this way the players can just jump into a game after rolling a few dice and filling out the sheet. Always enjoy your videos.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Thank you. Sorry about the length. I could probably communicate the same information in half the time, but I really have to pretend that these are chats between friends or I wouldn't have released any of them.

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  @AlteredGames3 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyonsI think your doing great, wish I could articulate as well as you do. Sometimes we ourselves are our biggest critics.

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  @DoctorTurdmidgetКүн бұрын

  @@toddlyons There's nothing wrong with the length, in fact I prefer even longer videos. Your tone is conversational and easy to follow, instead of trying to cram as much information as possible into a short video, and I like it.

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  @jasonGamesMaster3 ай бұрын

  Similar to Dungeon Crawl Classics, then... very interesting. I wonder which came first, lol. Nice to see the option here too

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  I actually didn't realize that DCC RPG wasn't released until 2012... the same year as this supplement. I'm inclined to think that DCC RPG came first and that this is an open source adaptation, but only Austin Schaefer could say for certain.

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  @jasonGamesMaster3 ай бұрын

  @@toddlyons nice. Yeah, probably right. It's not my preferred way to play (but I'm only about 75% OSR minded, lol) but it's awesome to have it available natively for BF fans!

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  @ArielCarmona3 ай бұрын

  I did the same as you and I have all those hardbacks too except my original core have the 1985 covers redone and those are the ones I played with as a boy. May I suggest you add Legends and Lore. It’s a reprint of Deities and Demigods as I’m sure you know, but the cover is cool.

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  @praxistallyogarro3 ай бұрын

  😂 that is a beautifully designed game supplement full of "character'. Thank you Mr.Lyons!

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Glad you like it! And forgive my cheekiness. I thought it would be a funny short

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  @Nextliar3 ай бұрын

  ?

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Shameless self promotion. Released last month, this is my book of NPCs. Printed at cost! It debuted as a #1 New D&D Release on Amazon (US) where it's spent 19 days (so far) at #1, and most of the in-between days at #2.

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  @OverkillJOE13 ай бұрын

  Soon as I saw this gem hit Amazon I snapped up the print version to add to my library!!!! Well done sir!!

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Thank you, Joe. I just wish I'd had the hardcover when I recorded this. It drops with a boom. :)

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  @eddiejeffrys19853 ай бұрын

  Im putting te additional solo rules, hex crawl rules and your book together in a coil bound soon. Trying to get a single book i can use along side the core rules for solo play and having so many npcs helps a ton.

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  @eddiejeffrys19853 ай бұрын

  Still looking at what the community has posted before I compile it for printing at my local print shop. Maybe I'll grab several user uploaded d100 tables of features ad such.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Sounds like a great idea! I'm glad my book will be included in there.

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  @eddiejeffrys19853 ай бұрын

  @toddlyons If I ran with a group it will still be invaluable for populating towns etc. I just happen to be playing mote solo now because I moved and do not know the people here that well yet.

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  @Malcadon3 ай бұрын

  I can relate to this.

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  @Sichuanbeef3 ай бұрын

  Nice to hear about the characters from the author

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Apologies if it strays too far into the personal, but nearly all of them are built around aspects of myself or people I've met. I do promise to cover some funnier or less personal ones if this series continues.

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  @Sichuanbeef3 ай бұрын

  Not to personal at all. Gives more depth to the book entry if anything.

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  @MarkHyde3 ай бұрын

  The classic fantasy 'sage' archetype imo - Amazing example of how valuable this resource is to telling your stories in a game as a DM. So much inspiration for adaptation too. Thank you for this Todd. I LOVE Chrysogon's Coterie so much. (and yep, I was an awkward loner kid as young teen too. ) NAMASTE.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Thanks Mark. Some of these characters are completely fictitious, but most of them began as seedlings from single aspects of real people. I love Saturnus... and Dagfinn Frode... and many others who have little bits of me inside them.

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  @MrSteveK11383 ай бұрын

  And immediately buys the print copy of your book on Amazon, then watches the video 😊

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @hujands3 ай бұрын

  Geez, that was deep! Shoot the fireball already!! 😂 Picked this up in print just to have ready mades to play myself. Would love to hear more about these though.

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  @toddlyons3 ай бұрын

  I'll probably do a few more just to test interest, but the next one will be more lighthearted. The book has both light and darkness, and the featured characters will reflect that variety.