tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45625469442428859012024-03-14T03:28:33.380-04:00Raging OwlbearHow I learned to stop worrying and love the OwlbearRaging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-8532191382334283742024-02-25T20:39:00.001-05:002024-02-25T20:39:31.584-05:00D&D: A Better Way to Fudge Dice<p> As it happens every 6 months or so, the topic of fudging the dice comes up.</p><p>I’m probably not going to change your mind on fudging, but I stress that <b>should </b>be a Session 0 topic for your game. Disclose to your players what kind of game you play so everyone is in agreement.</p><p>That said, I think there is better way to fudge. Will you take a few minutes to hear me out?</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WuZWOApV5E" width="640"></iframe><br /></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-21621972071589583212024-02-25T19:50:00.003-05:002024-02-25T19:50:52.982-05:00B/X-5 Revisited - Redesigning 5e classes for a low power game<p>Hey there D&D community,</p><p>If you've tuned in to the blog over the last 10 years, you might know I've been working on a redesign of D&D 5th Edition classes to make something a little bit more like old school D&D. </p><p>So, as my <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ragingowlbear/b-x-5-new-5e-classes-for-an-old-school-basic-game" target="_blank">ZineQuest Kickstarter</a> (<b>only $3!</b>), I've resumed this effort and am working on Warrior, Priest, Mage, and Rogue classes as well as 3 ancestry specific classes -- the Dwarf Earthshaper, Elf Warden and the Halfling Ferret. </p><p>I thought I may find a happy medium between the very simple design of Basic/Expert D&D and today's 5th Edition bells and whistles. I talk a little bit more about the design goal in the video,, but please check out the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ragingowlbear/b-x-5-new-5e-classes-for-an-old-school-basic-game" target="_blank">Kickstarter here</a>. </p><p><br /></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fB-D6JrVnPg" width="640"></iframe><br /></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-11628418418709190402023-12-23T14:21:00.000-05:002023-12-23T14:21:55.282-05:00Episode 13: The Finale - Running Storm King's Thunder<p>Another year gone by and it's finally time to put a fork in the Storm King's Thunder series. It's done. Sorry for the long overdue update. Life sometimes gets in the way. </p><p>In this video I re-summarize the major changes I made for Slarkrethel and Iymrith and mull over the rush up to the final battle. While the battle itself was not terrible, mistakes were made and it didn't end quite as planned. What lessons are to be learned from this? Timestamps follow.</p>
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<p>00:00 Intro <br />00:40 It's been a year. Yikes.<br />02:00 Summary of Recent Events<br />02:58 Trying to wrap up the campaign in 2 sessions.<br />05:45 Changes I made to the Storm King adventure<br />07:29 Slarkrethel's Motivation<br />11:00 Iymrith's Motivation<br />12:55 Klauth's Motivation<br />16:00 Slarkethel's Plan<br />17:00 Hekaton's Rescue<br />21:30 Maps and Props<br />24:45 The massive 3D battle map<br />27:40 Why the battle didn't quite work<br />29:00 Spreading themselves too thin<br />32:30 Buffing up Iymrith<br />33:30 Splitting combat duties between the giants and PCs<br />35:30 The Dust Storm Lair Action<br />40:55 Time has run out.<br />41:40 Taking the "L"<br />42:35 The Big Disappointment<br />43:30 What Could Have Gone Different?<br />47:00 Should I have gone easy?<br />48:30 How It Should Have Ended<br />52:25 Final Thoughts<br />55:30 No Hollow Victories<br />56:40 Lessons Learned?<br />58:00 Outtro - Like and Subscribe</p><p><br /></p>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-66392128478747308152023-06-06T23:48:00.001-04:002023-06-08T18:05:23.174-04:00Review: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e<p>Back after a long hiatus. This week I take a look at Lord of the Rings Roleplaying (5e) and talk about how it compares with The One Ring and its 5th Edition predecessor Adventures in Middle Earth. There were some strange choices made by the designers of this RPG which I note around 14:00. I discuss Jouneys, Counsels, and other mechanics specific to this game. Chapter timestamps below (sorry about the audio delay in the middle).</p><p>TLDR: This is an excellent adaptation of The One Ring to 5th Edition mechanics. However, if you are not adverse to trying a new system, consider picking up The One Ring instead, which in my opinion captures the "feel" of Lord of the Rings slightly better than the 5th Edition mechanics.<br /></p><p>Lord of the Rings Roleplaying - <a href="https://amzn.to/43swqrm">https://amzn.to/43swqrm</a><br />The One Ring - <a href="https://amzn.to/3P26I8O">https://amzn.to/3P26I8O</a></p><p>Side note: I forgot to mention in the video that if you have any Adventures In Middle Earth books, do not fret. Adventures are almost entirely compatible and will likely translate with minor adjustments. Any cultures not in the core book will need some adjustments to fit the new design.</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qkRFMs2v_JI" width="640"></iframe></p>
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00:00 Intro<br />
00:25 Overview of Lord of the Rings Roleplaying and The One Ring<br />
02:00 Setting of Lord of the Rings Roleplaying and The One Ring<br />
04:10 How Lord of the Rings roleplaying adapts 5e mechanics<br />
04:50 Cultures (similar to Races in D&D)<br />
07:45 Callings (similar to Classes in D&D)<br />
08:30 How Callings maintain the lower magic feel of Lord of the Rings<br />
09:25 The <b>Captain</b><br />
10:38 The <b>Champion</b><br />
11:20 The <b>Messenger</b><br />
12:32 The <b>Treasure Hunter</b><br />
12:54 The <b>Scholar</b><br /> I forgot the <b>Warden</b> which is somewhat like a D&D Ranger (or a LotR Ranger, for that matter). <br />
13:58 Some 5th Edition rules are missing from the book.<br />
19:50 Journeys<br />
24:12 Differences in Healing and Resting<br />
28:20 Patrons<br />
30:10 Counsels<br />
31:50 Shadow Points<br />
34:06 Differences between Lord of the Rings Roleplaying and Adventures in Middle Earth<br />
36:30 Skill Differences<br />
41:30 Is it a buy?<br />
44:55 Maps of the Shire and Eriador<br />
46:50 Outtro</p><p></p>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-61872840478671675012022-10-30T00:01:00.006-04:002022-11-03T22:17:47.623-04:00The Weird and Wonderful World of D&D Merchandising<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1xdvireKBx6iBStb-bDmcWhSHQgYHcAz6VUI3SY1fSdOaeNJi7eDFtHHZLBuWbNKYKVivVisWoj0VcDDfUgXe8xNTqtAdpc-i8vk-eXmAPYuFUsKBmdoj8MURRjbavmwJFmZSx0ZTIyOovb-zljKgEjEZqK_HLGPcbGM-yXeCTphuKiFhIgENlT1/s770/dnd_woodburning.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Woodburning Set" border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="770" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1xdvireKBx6iBStb-bDmcWhSHQgYHcAz6VUI3SY1fSdOaeNJi7eDFtHHZLBuWbNKYKVivVisWoj0VcDDfUgXe8xNTqtAdpc-i8vk-eXmAPYuFUsKBmdoj8MURRjbavmwJFmZSx0ZTIyOovb-zljKgEjEZqK_HLGPcbGM-yXeCTphuKiFhIgENlT1/w320-h237/dnd_woodburning.jpg" title="Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Woodburning Set" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Official </b>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons<br />Woodburning Set</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In the 80's at the height of its popularity, Dungeons & Dragons was somewhat known for its vast and sometimes odd licensed product tie-ins. Back in the day, there were the standard items like puffy stickers, action figures, model kits, and beach towels... but there were also some pretty far out stuff like official cross stitch patterns and even a wood-burning kit!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, everything old is new again. With the exploding popularity, new product tie-ins are bound to pop up and many have. Some are obvious and expected, while others are maybe just a little off. And of course, there are also those few that are less-than-officially-licensed.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This week I'm taking a look at a few items that might make good gifts... or at least good gag gifts for your Dungeons & Dragons loving friends.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejnyHcU5A0NtIjjjJjy6jFaL8R5YEN9bkCaqy_NOH3BP3BVtHwnQSzvL3VGy0XusASbjv1ZQNIZP-DorOMy8KFBJ5Ss7t1ALEVoNEN4_h4PytmzLThqpVshJo4LxChnuQqqFwP89EgqUOou7XOHnwAO_SfHwP1oyeNsDmanxepIJnZXhI5dyhtbAQ/s1000/dnd_nerds.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nerds mascots dressed in D&D attire" border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="1000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejnyHcU5A0NtIjjjJjy6jFaL8R5YEN9bkCaqy_NOH3BP3BVtHwnQSzvL3VGy0XusASbjv1ZQNIZP-DorOMy8KFBJ5Ss7t1ALEVoNEN4_h4PytmzLThqpVshJo4LxChnuQqqFwP89EgqUOou7XOHnwAO_SfHwP1oyeNsDmanxepIJnZXhI5dyhtbAQ/w640-h160/dnd_nerds.png" title="Nerds mascots dressed in D&D attire" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G-w_72Pov3Z6uW7UBFrikuAic_B8jkCfeWCyURcLK2WBAxkdUuL__ME7-I3PKax62k0FiYAyU5SJYWAyLuVW7MMS5zdYX_nppe6qOwq44ceWhmhXt1bNA_dML18ryvkPxn1NDpU45fKCCNOretMY7qcBObR7I0PZkhN0hMpMIfA1DFleP0B-ipBu/s500/dnd_cherry_potions.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="D&D cherry potion candies" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7G-w_72Pov3Z6uW7UBFrikuAic_B8jkCfeWCyURcLK2WBAxkdUuL__ME7-I3PKax62k0FiYAyU5SJYWAyLuVW7MMS5zdYX_nppe6qOwq44ceWhmhXt1bNA_dML18ryvkPxn1NDpU45fKCCNOretMY7qcBObR7I0PZkhN0hMpMIfA1DFleP0B-ipBu/w200-h200/dnd_cherry_potions.jpg" title="D&D cherry potion candies" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Last year, there was an unexpected splash when Wizards of the Coast partnered up with Nerds candy. There were even several single-player, single-DM adventures published along with the candy if you turned in your proofs of purchase. You can still find some of the <a href="https://amzn.to/3NkQRzo" target="_blank">D&D Nerds</a> online, but I don't believe you get those adventures anymore... well, unless you don't know how to Google, that is. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">But did you know there was another over-priced candy tie-in? Apparently, you can get some tiny cherry sours in the <a href="https://amzn.to/3zr4qr6" target="_blank">shape of healing potions</a> in a Altoid-esque d20 tin. You should probably skip the reviews if you're going to dole out about $7 for what amount to a few rolls of Smarties (and a quite stylish, but also quite small tin).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDOeQp0d_bMscrIUdQR6at6fCf0fvEke5awJwwFDPVOGOhq9iSRQRwKbdJQeXw7OwXkTxIzf0JBDnSZPJgfJPkfs-ipDD6eTvScPGQUT3fzep-6ZKfVIaxvT0cS-Dhp8L3rkzsHtIK-F_ZhIUo2XYjInK1QvsMgeBjjBUuYewTF18-qG3ornOZUmN/s950/dnd_bgs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="D&D Clue and D&D Monopoly" border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="950" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDOeQp0d_bMscrIUdQR6at6fCf0fvEke5awJwwFDPVOGOhq9iSRQRwKbdJQeXw7OwXkTxIzf0JBDnSZPJgfJPkfs-ipDD6eTvScPGQUT3fzep-6ZKfVIaxvT0cS-Dhp8L3rkzsHtIK-F_ZhIUo2XYjInK1QvsMgeBjjBUuYewTF18-qG3ornOZUmN/w640-h250/dnd_bgs.jpg" title="D&D Clue and D&D Monopoly" width="640" /></a></div>
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<p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some other product reskins aren't too surprising given Hasbro's domination of the board game industry. <a href="https://amzn.to/3gUAYnc" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons CLUE</a> is not even such a terrible idea. Murder mystery games are always fun and CLUE is a classis family game... even if it does involve murder. D&D isn't exactly known for non-violence anyway.</span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBaIPIBzrG0aGMBqlARISLfRsxyaEeehl3Zbtb8rlS2uH4HLFDoVlDDSPx3O1fDMhLi4gGD11eNJBuBLilc9L91Ir1OJXnpfG-5oKCnx5sdc6xozBPHqiLUJg9af4ggjWvXWdMq2VLFeaT0-JhwF8uQbRCkAIt4cMGtSoqBuqr7lAC7krTwdiZ3Q3/s1500/dnd_boardgame.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="D&D Adventure Begins board game" border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1500" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBaIPIBzrG0aGMBqlARISLfRsxyaEeehl3Zbtb8rlS2uH4HLFDoVlDDSPx3O1fDMhLi4gGD11eNJBuBLilc9L91Ir1OJXnpfG-5oKCnx5sdc6xozBPHqiLUJg9af4ggjWvXWdMq2VLFeaT0-JhwF8uQbRCkAIt4cMGtSoqBuqr7lAC7krTwdiZ3Q3/w200-h170/dnd_boardgame.jpg" title="D&D Adventure Begins board game" width="200" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SIsVqM" target="_blank">D&D Monopoly</a>, on the other hand, is not quite as good a fit. I mean you buy monsters, I guess? And then rent them for... people to put in their dungeons, I suppose. It seems it's a cottage industry in Faerun, apparently. I am hesitant to recommend Monopoly for any family game night as actual violence may erupt. Perhaps avoid the bloodshed and tears and get the cooperative <a href="https://amzn.to/3gOQNeZ" target="_blank">D&D Adventure Begins</a> game instead.</span></p><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in the day, it wasn't all that uncommon to keep all your D&D related paperwork in something like the classic <a href="https://amzn.to/3TNdtuI" target="_blank">Trapper Keeper</a>. Unfortunately, there is no D&D branded Trapper Keeper... yet (Are you listening, Wizards?). But that doesn't stop you from decorating you notebooks and binders with <a href="https://amzn.to/3FtrJo5" target="_blank">D&D stickers galore</a>. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UK-LyHWvSxeg4m9A6hoC1a8o7KjA0Yd99CmvuzRdabqa3cUlrBZZ0ipb4_0brUzAlLKFypdvfgiPY_IJTALbTNPMdS3kan7Tgx54-U4tz4S8e84SggGlTijiA-M6-oTKxGmVyzUcNMbSaHvmmetF81quH9K-3P4lwjz2e5jEwaYGNNZEE7uRKBV/s2000/dnd_stickers_crop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Official and not-so-official D&D stickers" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UK-LyHWvSxeg4m9A6hoC1a8o7KjA0Yd99CmvuzRdabqa3cUlrBZZ0ipb4_0brUzAlLKFypdvfgiPY_IJTALbTNPMdS3kan7Tgx54-U4tz4S8e84SggGlTijiA-M6-oTKxGmVyzUcNMbSaHvmmetF81quH9K-3P4lwjz2e5jEwaYGNNZEE7uRKBV/w640-h320/dnd_stickers_crop.jpg" title="Official and not-so-official D&D stickers" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYYxq7PsW8IPcv5F62RSFrNhq-WohNKzWEq_TtI_FJQzfv-E0B3V8N-Y1AwWTd4WoL23fZCOMBKNPfGF8KU1UXA4awVDKNs10qcQfwJIN8c96iTcd1LwNwNVM5AXjEjHJrf1ZNQjbrdO0cE4R3vlDXaKYwdJVHTJYHTg5wIXxTWE1AXvRsFOQxpTa/s850/dnd_binder_devouring.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><img alt="School organizer with monster face" border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYYxq7PsW8IPcv5F62RSFrNhq-WohNKzWEq_TtI_FJQzfv-E0B3V8N-Y1AwWTd4WoL23fZCOMBKNPfGF8KU1UXA4awVDKNs10qcQfwJIN8c96iTcd1LwNwNVM5AXjEjHJrf1ZNQjbrdO0cE4R3vlDXaKYwdJVHTJYHTg5wIXxTWE1AXvRsFOQxpTa/w200-h189/dnd_binder_devouring.jpg" title="School organizer with monster face" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, I'm not certain all of these are officially licensed properties, so you may want to get your hands on some before Hasbro's lawyers do. In any case, even if we don't have an official Trapper Keeper, you could always pick up something that looks a wee bit like a <a href="https://amzn.to/3SN4okb" target="_blank">Binder of Devouring</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was really hoping to find a beach towel because I missed out on the classic AD&D version. Though there were some pretty cool <a href="https://amzn.to/3SJ4Yjb" target="_blank">dragon related beach towels</a>, I didn't find anything specifically branded Dungeons & Dragons until I found this <a href="https://amzn.to/3gZha28" target="_blank">pretty rad dish towel</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And while we on the subject of house wears, along with your dish towel, you can also find some <a href="https://amzn.to/3Do6Wzx" target="_blank">D&D throw pillows</a> and a fuzzy <a href="https://amzn.to/3gWJfXJ" target="_blank">D&D throw blanket</a> for your <a href="https://amzn.to/3NnpDrN" target="_blank">D&D futon couch</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexeNRQc4fYykYGdSGfwjQLUKzvrsutkSdxC5BYXqYUA139mnhZDSbktW8niVcHjpQqJTvLEDMGn-En2gzTVL9p8CTILCa1Eq80dxb1N1BofjTN_XMCdt7rzLSLP4loHLvYXoSrhaJdZ-C_yrXa8auQKTUPeTKIhFQ_JBgXzrskm2RO2XaqAj3xGhC/s1650/dnd_house.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="D&D dish towel, throw pillow, and couch blanket" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1650" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexeNRQc4fYykYGdSGfwjQLUKzvrsutkSdxC5BYXqYUA139mnhZDSbktW8niVcHjpQqJTvLEDMGn-En2gzTVL9p8CTILCa1Eq80dxb1N1BofjTN_XMCdt7rzLSLP4loHLvYXoSrhaJdZ-C_yrXa8auQKTUPeTKIhFQ_JBgXzrskm2RO2XaqAj3xGhC/w640-h232/dnd_house.jpg.png" title="D&D dish towel, throw pillow, and couch blanket" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And as long as we're lounging around the house, you'll want to make sure you have some <a href="https://amzn.to/3WfTGpj" target="_blank">D&D pajamas</a>. I mean, t-shirts are old news. If you're going to go for the look, you have to have the <a href="https://amzn.to/3WfTGpj" target="_blank">D&D hat</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3ffcO6v" target="_blank">D&D hoodie</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3zs20bQ" target="_blank">D&D socks</a>, and the <a href="https://amzn.to/3sGpKVN" target="_blank">D&D underwear</a>. To get that butt, I'm going to need a D&D treadmill.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2hLG7cbFIVFQjQ2FoGqZM_ADiiMj2ErqKZI-G8ECo45DRC3dGeH9EhVfrBIMQxRZG4nRtlbYpwsaE6MtIXNbF6_kNxBmTrsRVP-cRe_jJtf7H0GV0hqwVutRSEtBlpkSiCmo1vbp0hKxTDRpsFVIfqngom3OGuct3ImvzI5vrEobsrRlcITdgdMQ/s1657/dnd_undies.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sexy times with D&D boxers and panties" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1657" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2hLG7cbFIVFQjQ2FoGqZM_ADiiMj2ErqKZI-G8ECo45DRC3dGeH9EhVfrBIMQxRZG4nRtlbYpwsaE6MtIXNbF6_kNxBmTrsRVP-cRe_jJtf7H0GV0hqwVutRSEtBlpkSiCmo1vbp0hKxTDRpsFVIfqngom3OGuct3ImvzI5vrEobsrRlcITdgdMQ/w640-h194/dnd_undies.png" title="Sexy times with D&D boxers and panties" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lastly though, if you're going out, bring your <a href="https://amzn.to/3T4rraF" target="_blank">D&D wallet</a> secured by an enchanted chain giving Protection from Pick Pockets (and most probably Protection from Women). Also, don't forget your <a href="https://amzn.to/3ztX1HM" target="_blank">D&D umbrella</a> in case of rain... or Acid Splash.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb-FAy99zVdYmXqVejH-qoo2eApts9vA1qCieEgT7tfTrUrv7YELJfpUpr_02fWffNOWjBnYzPNTG5eO91GFTTRcsr7csj0kiqPOpULLdLhRvjZAL2Cf2UhtfypuD2TdWcM7_Zc4LWjelOSAamZoEtGMyu8fcsiz7FR8G7fg6uOc2kOHJTRk1MK8N/s1000/dnd_wallet_umbrella.jpg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="D&D wallet and D&D umbrella" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihb-FAy99zVdYmXqVejH-qoo2eApts9vA1qCieEgT7tfTrUrv7YELJfpUpr_02fWffNOWjBnYzPNTG5eO91GFTTRcsr7csj0kiqPOpULLdLhRvjZAL2Cf2UhtfypuD2TdWcM7_Zc4LWjelOSAamZoEtGMyu8fcsiz7FR8G7fg6uOc2kOHJTRk1MK8N/w400-h200/dnd_wallet_umbrella.jpg.png" title="D&D wallet and D&D umbrella" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT98klSqTP9NMpMoMyJ0wIgMUKnaZimhhftbbUGPUKmMjg_LhMBaZRKvWFDYsvPQZl4EpN5wZXQGb7ajd0POYcUQVJ3b4_Kz4fvKlh10JlYUAK_E3Hoei0Za6VQX5-72OUI2Lw0O9suN4mT8UGNbSvbGxuxhqeQILfz4ejatzg5HTaIJ_83pf8svo/s499/dnd_madlibs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT98klSqTP9NMpMoMyJ0wIgMUKnaZimhhftbbUGPUKmMjg_LhMBaZRKvWFDYsvPQZl4EpN5wZXQGb7ajd0POYcUQVJ3b4_Kz4fvKlh10JlYUAK_E3Hoei0Za6VQX5-72OUI2Lw0O9suN4mT8UGNbSvbGxuxhqeQILfz4ejatzg5HTaIJ_83pf8svo/s320/dnd_madlibs.jpg" width="201" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OH MY GOSH... I almost forgot.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3hbsqZh" target="_blank">DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MADLIBS</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So you can __________ (verb) your ________ (noun) while writing ________ (adjective) anecdotes about the world's __________ (adjective) game.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course no article would be complete without showing how we did it back in the day...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpMiDwEoyBVgfGpPA5kTrwzF88kdDwOuSFgmQo3KCHqpJ10rFuW3MuFbJ3IrbiJ6cLmbB7mrk6lO3uCO6wTMFpXvVfOxs8MFPr9BvfCLL0eyP3uv6p6u0w66TJwDObr-CVaq7BJtmCsgW-MYh5GPYnHkppJIwEQhcoiknTfDSu9AxmJmJns4BYm0T/s1950/dnd_binder_old.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Binder covered in D&D stickers D&D with notebook." border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1950" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpMiDwEoyBVgfGpPA5kTrwzF88kdDwOuSFgmQo3KCHqpJ10rFuW3MuFbJ3IrbiJ6cLmbB7mrk6lO3uCO6wTMFpXvVfOxs8MFPr9BvfCLL0eyP3uv6p6u0w66TJwDObr-CVaq7BJtmCsgW-MYh5GPYnHkppJIwEQhcoiknTfDSu9AxmJmJns4BYm0T/w640-h384/dnd_binder_old.jpg" title="Binder covered in D&D stickers D&D with notebook." width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not gonna lie... the <a href="https://amzn.to/3U7CdNX" target="_blank">D&D postcard set</a> is pretty cool.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKNvsHsNCkaJ3eIXxj9ybpkuNgM4tLPgdomeW0F8zzha90LMWlldDFaievRfJj_mlXxmlg1jogrDEMEynr9-IWjWJEFcUgrG8-SuUsy6ELWK2hj3WsJyRl09rWJK8omzNR8zAyGdKczPoGkoulrnWIYLsr2G8bslKrQHp8Xhyj_koToQo-1BU2KMv/s2000/dnd_postcards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="D&D postcard set" border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKNvsHsNCkaJ3eIXxj9ybpkuNgM4tLPgdomeW0F8zzha90LMWlldDFaievRfJj_mlXxmlg1jogrDEMEynr9-IWjWJEFcUgrG8-SuUsy6ELWK2hj3WsJyRl09rWJK8omzNR8zAyGdKczPoGkoulrnWIYLsr2G8bslKrQHp8Xhyj_koToQo-1BU2KMv/w640-h640/dnd_postcards.jpg" title="D&D postcard set" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-20881262720829768042022-10-29T15:57:00.010-04:002022-10-29T17:59:36.290-04:00Episode 12: The Rescue - Running Storm King's Thunder<p>It's been a year (!!!) and it's way past time to update what's going on in SKT. In this video I talk about the ideas I had for the Golden Goose and the Morkoth... and how to spice up those encounters to build tension and fun as the group closes in on the end game. I hope you can use some of these ideas for your own table. Timestamps and some pics from my crafting follow.</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z74W6BSkAbc" width="640"></iframe><br /></p>
<p>00:00 Intro<br />00:28 One year already?!? What happened?<br />03:25 Maelstrom re-cap<br />05:19 Setting up the Golden Goose encounter<br />07:15 Ideas for the Golden Goose mystery<br /> 09:00 Side bar about the Aboleths, Mind Flayers, and otherworld sea creatures<br /> 10:40 How the Kraken controls its important cultists<br />12:10 Golden Goose Booze Cruise<br />15:52 Confronting Drylund<br /> 18:00 Easy crafting for the Golden Goose<br /> 20:00 How 2.5D terrain helped the combat encounter<br />20:45 The Golden Goose combat<br />25:05 Here comes the Baby Dragon Turtle!<br />28:00 I see dead people.<br />28:25 Finding Hekaton -- we need a boat!<br />30:35 Search & Rescue Skill Challenge<br />32:15 Broadsides with the Morkoth<br /> 33:35 Easy crafting for the Morkoth<br />39:20 Why is the Kraken sinking the Morkoth?<br />41:20 Hekaton's Rescue and setting up the end game<br />43:20 Wrapping up and idea summary <br />44:25 Please like and subscribe!</p>
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Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0Maryland, USA39.0457549 -76.64127119999999112.16015733984425 -111.79752119999999 65.93135246015575 -41.485021199999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-32124793061891316792022-03-11T02:01:00.002-05:002022-03-11T19:18:32.374-05:00D&D: Brace yourselves. Dragonlance is coming!<p>This week's D&D Unearthed Arcana article points convincingly toward a new book for Dragonlance. Given that Wizards has already said they will revisit classic settings this year, there is high chance one will be Dragonlance.</p><p>So what do you think they will do with the setting? I have some thoughts and speculations on that. Also, how can you play in the world of Dragonlance *right now* even before a book is released? I'll tell you! (...around minute 21) Timestamps below.<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16964/PG1-Players-Guide-to-the-Dragonlance-Campaign-2e?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Player's Guide to Dragonlance</a> (2e) - only $4<br /><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/28592/Dragonlance-Campaign-Setting-35?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Drangonlance Campaign Setting</a> (3.x) - about $10</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OS7IR0l844w" width="640"></iframe></p><p>00:00 Intro<br />00:25 Unearthed Arcana - Heroes of Krynn<br />02:05 New Dragonlance novels coming<br />02:52 Wizards' Dragonlance promotion opportunity<br />03:40 Fans of the original Dragonlance series now have kids playing D&D.<br />04:58 What will Wizards do with the setting?<br />05:40 The style of Dragonlance vs. "standard" D&D 5th Edition<br />07:20 Can superhero fantasy fit with Dragonlance?<br />09:30 Dragonlance isn't a high power setting.<br />10:05 How Wizards could tweak 5e to fit the Dragonlance style.<br />11:30 How Cubicle 7 adapted The One Ring to 5th Edition mechanics.<br />14:00 How Wizards could adapt Dragonlance to 5th Edition.<br />14:25 A Dragonlance-specific Player's Handbook / campaign setting book.<br />17:45 Any Dragonlance book will be a hit, but here's my wishlist.</p><p>21:15 Run a Dragonlance campaign!<br />21:20 What to get if you want to run Dragonlance right now<br /> 22:00 <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16964/PG1-Players-Guide-to-the-Dragonlance-Campaign-2e?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Player's Guide to Dragonlance</a> (2e) - only $4<br /> 24:10 <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/28592/Dragonlance-Campaign-Setting-35?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Drangonlance Campaign Setting</a> (3.x) - about $10<br />26:00 Consider running Dragonlance under an Basic or OSR version<br />27:45 <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17171/DD-Rules-Cyclopedia-Basic?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Rules Cyclopedia</a> - $30 Hardback<br />29:55 A brief glimpse back at Dragonlance 5th Age<br />32:00 Outtro -- Please Like and Subscribe!<br />32:15 What do you think Wizards should do with the Dragonlance setting?</p><p></p>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-810291688078955852022-01-18T20:21:00.002-05:002022-01-18T20:21:51.107-05:00The One Ring Unboxing<p>Unboxing the The One Ring, which recently released in its second edition by Free League publishing, who also publishes such RPGs as Tales from the Loop, Alien, Twilight: 2000, and Forbidden Lands. I browse the Starter Set contents and Core Rule as well as discuss some of the changes in the game between the first edition and second edition. Timestamps below the video.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ineIpz40QtQ" width="640"></iframe></p><p>00:15 Introduction<br />01:35 Core Rule Book and Box set covers<br />02:30 Mini-GM screen in the box lid<br />04:10 Poster map<br />06:13 Starter Set (white) and Sauron (black) dice<br />10:00 Stance / Journey Cards<br />11:25 Equipment Cards<br />14:00 Endurance vs. Load encumbrance system<br />15:20 Timeline and content focus of The One Ring 1st edition vs 2nd edition<br />18:00 Hobbit pre-gens<br />19:54 Starter Set booklets<br />20:40 Twitch viewer comment about BattleTech<br />21:05 The One Ring core rule book<br />22:40 Free League publishing art direction<br />24:20 Second Edition vs First Edition art style<br />32:30 Comparison of Middle-Earth maps in the editions<br />34:15 Map of Eriador<br />37:45 Map of the Shire<br />39:40 Hobbit characters<br />41:15 Attributes and Skills<br />44:25 How Skill rolls work<br />48:00 Travel and Journeys<br />52:00 Starter Set rules vs. Core rules content<br />52:30 PC Cultures in Middle Earth<br />54:25 Monster Bestiary<br />56:00 Content left out of the 2nd edition. Possible supplements?<br />58:50 Adventures In Middle Earth<br />1:00:20 Outtro</p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-55492490593660962332021-12-07T10:03:00.002-05:002021-12-13T17:19:18.765-05:00Easy Modular Roads for Car Wars and Gaslands<div>
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Here's a supremely easy craft that will allow you to DIY your own road sections for Car Wars and Gaslands. If you don't already have some of the necessary tools and hardboard, it's not as cheap as desired, but I already had some of the materials to create them so I went with it. Whether you go with the not-quite-as-cheap-as-hoped cardboard, or with the fancier neoprene depends largely what you already have available. </p>
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Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-11686225730296872282021-10-26T17:11:00.007-04:002022-10-01T18:22:58.219-04:00D&D 5e: Short Campaigns and One Shots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zrDqDfVhKn4/YXhTDVdpdVI/AAAAAAAAHO8/FNmAeCGvGvM4EQdNb_aqgXsEG6NDUwboQCPcBGAYYCw/s2000/wotc%2Bcovers.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="D&D hardback adventure covers" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zrDqDfVhKn4/YXhTDVdpdVI/AAAAAAAAHO8/FNmAeCGvGvM4EQdNb_aqgXsEG6NDUwboQCPcBGAYYCw/w320-h256/wotc%2Bcovers.jpg" title="D&D hardback adventure covers" width="320" /></a></div>
<p>About 6 months ago (already?), I suggested that running one of the long hardback adventures from Wizards of the Coast may not be the best idea for a new Dungeon Master. You can <a href="https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-dnd-dm-which-hardback-adventure.html" target="_blank">watch the video</a> for all the details, but to summarize:</p>
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Wizards hardbacks are often long intricate plots involving a large number of NPCs.</li>
<li>You have to read and digest a couple hundred pages (at least) to fully understand everything going on and be able to foreshadow events (which generally is not done well in the adventure itself).</li>
<li>They span as many as 10 to 15 levels of play, which is a lot of game to bite off for your first campaign.</li>
<li>It's a lot just to learn to run the game much less keep 200+ pages of heavy plot in your noggin.</li>
<li>Short episodic adventures give the DM much more freedom to improvise with much less preparation.</li></ul>
<p>Instead, I suggested perhaps a more short-form campaign would be a better choice. Prepping smaller 3 to 5 session modules and one-shots (single session length) adventures might be better for the new DM. A shorter length campaign (5 to 7 levels) is also a better introduction to the challenges of game mastering.</p>
<p>There are a few exception. If you are a new DM and you haven't run the D&D <a href="https://amzn.to/3CuJizG" target="_blank">Essentials Kit</a> or the <a href="https://amzn.to/3jAeV3F" target="_blank">Starter Set</a> adventures, those are both amazing introductory (and relatively short) adventures. The Dragon of Icespire Peak (Essentials Kit) is a little more modular and has more bite-sized chunks for the newer DM, but the Lost Mine of Phandelver (Starter Set) is also a very well done scenario with a plot arc the underlies all the encounters. Together, they can be used to introduce a new group of players to the Sword Coast (Forgotten Realms). <a href="https://amzn.to/3Gq41qT" target="_blank"><i>Tales from the Yawning Portal</i></a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/314cn7w" target="_blank"><i>Ghosts of Saltmarsh</i></a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/2Zx0Zk6" target="_blank"><i>Candlekeep Mysteries</i></a> also contain shorter length adventures that are self-contained.
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<p>But, that's not what I'm here to talk about.</p>
<div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Short Campaigns and One Shots</h3></div>
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<div>This topic resurfaced because I was asked on social media, "What are some good one-shot or short multi-session adventures that can span a number of levels?" </div><div><br /></div><div>Boy, howdy... there are <i style="font-weight: bold;">lots</i>. I do have some recommendations for publishers I've enjoyed. I've come to prefer the more episodic "monster of the week" style campaign because you're not locked into a really long plot arc that the players may lose interest in over time. Smaller adventures are over in 3 to 5 sessions and if one of them just isn't working out, you can scrub that particular mission without feeling like you lost $50 and tons of prep work. Just move on to the next episode.</div>
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<div><h4>Horror Shorts</h4></div>
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<div>For my first recommendation, I wrote out a list of <a href="https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2016/10/dnd-5e-haunting-halloween-adventures.html" target="_blank">One-Shot Halloween</a> adventures a few years ago. These are great 1 to 2 session length adventures, but they are largely horror themed, so I wanted to include a broader variety of adventure types for this post.</div>
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<div><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/278090/Tales-of-the-Old-Margreve-for-5th-Edition?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Tales of the Old Margreve</a> is not a full campaign, but more a collection of short adventures centered on a particular region of Kobold Press' <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2189/Kobold-Press/subcategory/4291_19172/Midgard-Campaign?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Midgard campaign setting</a>. Three of the adventures are directly linked and can be run as a part of a plot arc, but the rest are are just nice little 1 to 3 session vignettes that can be dropped into almost any campaign. Hollow was a nice starter adventure to set the tone. The introductory adventure leans toward the horror theme as well, but most of the book involves forces of the fey as opposed to forces of darkness.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div><h4>Prepared #1 and Prepared #2</h4></div>
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<div>Sticking with Kobold Press for a moment, the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Prepared&affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Prepared series</a> is a wonderful collection of short adventures intended to be dropped into a campaign with a very small amount of prep work. They're all just a handful of pages, so one could read them on a Friday afternoon in preparation for a Friday night game, and the adventures span from level 1 to 15, so there is almost always something that you can mine for your campaign.</div>
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<div><h4>Quests of Doom</h4></div>
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<div>The <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Quests+of+Doom&affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Quests of Doom</a> series from Frog God Games is written to emulate an "old school" play style found in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. These adventures are not only available for D&D 5th Edition, but Pathfinder and Swords & Wizardry as well. The writers include notables such as Ed Greenwood, Matt Finch, Skip Williams, and Jim Ward. <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195077/Quests-of-Doom-Volume-2-5E?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">The Darkening of Namjan Forest</a> is one of my favorites and will cause your players to poop their pants when they encounter shadows everywhere!<br /></div>
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<div>Known for their old school Dungeon Crawl Classics line of adventures and DCC RPG, Goodman Games also produced <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/36/Goodman-Games/subcategory/187_22136/5E-Products?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Fifth Edition Fantasy</a> which is another series of relatively short adventures that can be dropped into any 5th Edition campaign. The adventures can run anywhere from roughly 16 to 24 pages and usually completed in just a few sessions. </div>
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<div><h4>Dungeons On Demand</h4></div>
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<div>Dan Coleman Productions puts out the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8123/Dan-Coleman-Productions?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Dungeons On Demand</a> series. These short adventures can be bought individually or as bundled collections at a discount. Dan uses maps with friendly iconography that allow the DM to easily see where the most important points of interest, clues, encounters and other details are at a glance. These are also collections where you can reasonably read most of the adventures the day of your game and still run them proficiently that night.</div>
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<div>Last but certainly not least is Troll Lord Games <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/86/Troll-Lord-Games/subcategory/255_24417/5th-Edition?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">5th Edition Adventures</a> series. The Troll Lords are know for releasing the Castles & Crusades RPG back in 2004, arguably the first "Old School Revival" RPGs. Their 5th Edition line is largely translations of the C&C adventures over the years, but sometimes with additional content that did not appear in the originals. Two of the absolute best campaign starters are <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169877/A1-Assault-on-Blacktooth-Ridge--Adventures-for-5th-Edition-Rules?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">A1 Assault on Blacktooth Ridge</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/160855/A0-The-Rising-Knight--Adventures-for-5th-Edition-Rules?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">A0 The Rising Knight</a></div>
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<div><h4>In Summary</h4></div>
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<div>This list really only scratches the surface of what's out there, and it is likely I will need to create another follow up list highlighting adventures from the <a href="http://DMsGuild.com/?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">DMsGuild.com</a>... but that may have to wait for another day. In the meantime, check out <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/290881/Nothing-Unusual-Here-Horror-Halloween?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Nothing Unusual Here</a></i> -- a weird little tale about a village and its unusual fondness for their pet dwarf pigs. I hope this is a good start for those looking for short adventures for their home brew game.</div>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-14967594716677823032021-10-21T10:50:00.005-04:002021-12-13T17:19:32.686-05:00Car Wars 6e Vehicle Card Overview<p>Car War 6th Edition has largely been the big news in my gaming world lately. In this latest video, I do an overview of the vehicle building cards included in the Double Ace pledge, which includes the Core set, Vehicle Expansion #1 and #3, Armory Pack, Linked Weapons Pack, Dropped Weapons pack and the Crew Pack. The Uncle Albert's expansion is included in the early bird pledges, but hasn't shipped as of this video. Timestamps below.</p>
<div><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pEaiqX82oBo" width="640"></iframe></p><p>00:00 Overview of Vehicle build system<br />05:30 Example pre-generated vehicle<br />10:25 Driver (Crew) cards<br />14:50 Gunner (Crew) cards<br />16:50 Crew Equipment cards<br />19:40 Vehicle Accessories<br />21:05 Structure (Armor) upgrades<br />25:12 Vehicle Upgrades<br />27:00 Dropped Weapons - Mines, Oil, Smoke, Spikes<br />28:10 Lasers and Shock Weapons<br />29:10 Blast (Rocket) Weapons<br />29:50 Flamethrowers<br />30:15 "Melee" Weapons<br />31:05 Machine Guns<br />33:10 Slug Weapons -- Recoilless Rifles, Tanks Guns, etc.<br />34:55 Internal Damage Cards<br />38:40 Summing Up<br /><br /></p></div>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-82036237623631304172021-10-08T15:40:00.007-04:002021-12-13T17:19:53.146-05:00Car Wars 6th Edition Kickstarter Unboxing<p> The Car War Kickstarter has started to fulfill and several of us have gotten our "Double Ace" base pledge (some add-ons may be coming later). This video is basically unboxing the large box... but there was so much to cover, I will need to add separate video to look at all the vehicles included. </p>
<div><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbSROqsmjD0" width="640"></iframe></p><p>1:20 Discussing the box wrap and cover art<br />3:30 Opening the box<br />4:00 Dice bag<br />4:20 Vehicle Expansions Set #1 and Set #3<br />4:50 Armory Pack and Linked Weapons Pack<br />6:00 Dropped Weapons and Crew Packs<br />8:00 Car Wars 6e Retail Box<br />10:00 Rule book, counters, dice and new turning key<br />11:00 Sample vehicle player mats<br />14:30 Movement and the Turning Key<br />17:50 Miniature Box A and Player Dashboard<br />19:30 Each player has their own Vehicle Decks for vehicle creation<br />24:20 Miniature Box B<br />28:10 Cardstock puzzle-piece road tiles<br />33:00 Crew Pack, Dropped Weapons, Linked Weapons and Armory Packs<br />37:00 Vehicle Expansion Set #1 and Set #3</p></div>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-55866996946178096352021-10-07T00:17:00.000-04:002021-10-07T00:17:01.656-04:00REACTION: Brach's Turkey Dinner Candy CornDon't try this at home.<div><br /></div><div>In the interest of science, I am sometimes driven to take incredible risks so that you, the viewer at home, do not have to. In this video, I am trying the Brach's Turkey Dinner and Apple Pie + Coffee Candy Corn. Brach's decided that they would not just meet, but exceed the dreams of Willy Wonka in presenting you, the consumer, with a whole Thanksgiving Dinner in Candy Corn format.</div><div><br /></div><div>The results are understandably surprising. Timestamps follow below.</div>
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<div>For specific flavors, jump to:</div><div><div>09:00 Green Bean</div><div>11:00 Cranberry Sauce</div><div>14:25 Stuffing (dark brown color)</div><div>16:00 Apple Pie and Coffee (light brown)</div><div>18:40 Turkey (medium yellowish brown)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the flavor differences were a bit subtle... but not all. I don't want to spoil the video, but if you want to jump to the most surprising, 18:40 may sum up my experience with this particular bag.</div><div><br /></div>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-74695639964309757212021-10-04T16:27:00.004-04:002021-10-05T13:58:41.844-04:00Is D&D 6th Edition really coming in 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ib-pGsyANY/YVtaaQX0rQI/AAAAAAAAHOM/kN14SMWoAFUThvU5IPAhUn2VkCWLg2TEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/6e%2Bheader.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Is D&D 6th Edition coming?" border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1000" height="192" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ib-pGsyANY/YVtaaQX0rQI/AAAAAAAAHOM/kN14SMWoAFUThvU5IPAhUn2VkCWLg2TEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h192/6e%2Bheader.jpg" title="Is D&D 6th Edition coming?" width="640" /></a></div>
<br clear="all" /><p>In a word, "No".</p><p>In a few more words, "It's complicated... but perhaps not that complicated." The thing is, don't worry. Your investment in D&D 5th Edition won't become obsolete.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzgV1YDKdVc/U6guxd3K7mI/AAAAAAAABSk/dFAOC2KNlFsU3mpHoNsZ-yd_ILh2zg9fgCPcBGAYYCw/s325/odnd_books.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="D&D "Little Brown Books"" border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="250" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzgV1YDKdVc/U6guxd3K7mI/AAAAAAAABSk/dFAOC2KNlFsU3mpHoNsZ-yd_ILh2zg9fgCPcBGAYYCw/w200-h183/odnd_books.jpg" title="D&D "Little Brown Books"" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">D&D "Little Brown Books" from 1974</td></tr></tbody></table>
First, let me take a moment to reflect. In 2024, Dungeons & Dragons will be 50 years old. This is a fairly mind-blowing anniversary. A vast majority of the player base these days is younger than the game itself. The legacy D&D has left on pop culture, video games, and tabletop gaming is practically immeasurable because it has literally influenced so many corners of the entertainment industry as a whole. <p></p>
<p>The very first Dungeons & Dragons box set shipped in late January of 1974... and it's been a wild ride since then.</p>
<p>Now, getting back to "6th Edition"... This isn't a thing. </p>
<p>During D&D Celebration, Wizards of the Coast announced they would be releasing revised core rule books in 2024. The revised books will update the character creation rules slightly to match what been published in Tasha's as well as include content from the books note above. Ancestries will replace Race... but they are still basically the same mechanically. Non-humans get some combination of +2/+1 in ability scores with their other special abilities and humans will use something akin to the Variant Human option. Ability bonuses will likely follow class or background rather than race selections.</p>
<p>Aside from character generation, all errata will be included and likely a number of spells will be altered or clarified. It is probable that some class paths will be tweaked, but I don't expect anything too stunningly different from class paths we've already seen in Xanathar's and Tasha's. We do know for certain that creature stat blocks are changing and we're seeing the first steps of that in Wild Beyond the Witchlight.</p>
<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbUhul_MNM4/YVtiIEF5A0I/AAAAAAAAHOU/lyz6yHu2tpkYWTXf7E6M5M-556HW-8VuACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/PHBs%2BAD%2526D2e.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="AD&D 2nd Edition Player Handbook covers" border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="600" height="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbUhul_MNM4/YVtiIEF5A0I/AAAAAAAAHOU/lyz6yHu2tpkYWTXf7E6M5M-556HW-8VuACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h259/PHBs%2BAD%2526D2e.jpg" title="AD&D 2nd Edition Player Handbook covers" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Historical Note: The AD&D 2nd Edition Revised covers removed<br />"2nd Edition" from the title graphic and downplayed "Advanced".</td></tr></tbody></table>
I've seen a lot of people refer to the upcoming updates as "5.5" which is a reference to when Wizards of the Coast revised 3rd Edition and printed the D&D 3.5 Core rule books. It's hard to gauge the accuracy of that take. The 3.5 rules did some fairly significant changes to combat, and moved the game much more toward an on-the-grid tactical combat (To be fair, third edition had started that trend, but 3.5 really cemented grid play as defacto standatd).<p></p>
<p>I'd hesitate to say we'd see sweeping changes. Calling it "5.25" might be more accurate, or perhaps just "5th Edition Revised" is more than sufficient. We've seem this before with AD&D. Second edition had new black cover revised books come out several years after 2e's introduction. It didn't really change the game much, but did offer some class changes in the form of "kits" and other skill option (which laid some of the foundation for 3rd Edition).<br /></p><p>But the point it, Don't Panic. It's still D&D 5th Edition.</p><p><br /></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-45174408060477634562021-09-17T01:38:00.004-04:002023-11-08T19:04:30.197-05:00Episode 11: "Fixing" Maelstrom - Running Storm King's Thunder<p>In Episode 11, I reveal how I adapted the "Fixing Maelstrom" Reddit post to my own game. I also talk about how I tie all the loose threads and weak plot points together into a more cohesive (IMO) set of motivations for the major villains. Timestamps follow below the video.</p><p>Reddit discussion on Maelstrom: <a href=" https://www.reddit.com/r/stormkingsthunder/comments/guo93z/fixing_and_expanding_maelstrom/" target="_blank"> https://www.reddit.com/r/stormkingsthunder/comments/guo93z/fixing_and_expanding_maelstrom/</a></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ilEl9zJMYrk" width="640"></iframe></p><p>00:05 Introduction<br />01:30 My changes to plug perceived plot holes.<br />03:42 Why haven't the giants resurrected Queen Neri?<br />05:00 The Kraken's Motivations<br />06:30 Why is Hekaton captured and not killed?<br />08:35 Iymrith's Motivations<br />10:00 Klauth's Motivations<br />11:55 Looking for Maelstrom ideas<br />13:55 My party's link to Serissa<br />15:20 Getting to Maelstrom (in summary)<br />18:00 Convincing the Giants<br />23:15 Persuading the Cloud Giants<br />27:35 Facing off with the Fire Giants<br />32:30 Setting up the Ambush<br />36:40 Audience with Serissa<br />38:20 Making a major enemy<br />39:28 Wrapping up</p>
Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-68638218398194273292021-06-25T14:08:00.003-04:002021-10-05T15:28:28.438-04:00DM 101: 5 Tips the Beginning D&D Dungeon Master<p>There are a lot of book on how to run the mechanical aspects of the Dungeons & Dragons, but not many of them are great at actually telling new DMs how to be better at running the game in terms of managing the table, players, or being a good servant leader. Here is my list of 5 beginner tips when starting out your journey as a new Dungeon Master.</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rylEjKgoegU" width="640"></iframe></p>
<p>00:01 - Introduction<br />00:30 - The 5th Edition Dungeon Master Guide doesn't really teach how to run a game.<br />01:40 - 4th Edition DMG has some excellent DM advice sections.</p><p>03:10 - Tip #1: Session 0<br /> More on Session 0<br /> http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/01/dnd-why-is-session-zero-important.html<br /> https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/05/gm-101-ep-1-importance-of-session-0.html</p><p>05:55 - The Social Contract (Tip #1.5)<br /> More on the Social Contract<br /> https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/02/gm-101-what-is-social-contract.html<br /> http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/08/gm-101-problems-players-and-social-contract.html</p><p>09:50 - Tip #2: Start small. Grow gradually.<br />10:30 - Instead of a long campaign, consider smaller adventures like the Starter Set or Essentials Kit.<br />12:40 - Short 3rd party publisher adventures<br />14:22 - Starting small with a homebrew<br />15:47 - Not every adventure needs to be "Throw the Ring into Mt. Doom"</p><p>16:38 - Tip #3: Do not write plots. Set up hooks (scenarios).<br />17:05 - Pirate campaign example.<br /> More one Railroading and Player Agency<br /> http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/02/gm-101-railroads-sandboxes-player-agency.html<br />21:10 - Writing adventure hooks (fronts in Dungeon World / Apocalypse world)<br />23:50 - Write several hook ideas, present them, and find out which one(s) interest your players.<br />26:20 - Have non-combat resolutions available as alternatives. Write some non-combat scenarios.</p><p>28:35 - Tip #5: Don't fudge die rolls.<br /> More on fudging the dice<br /> https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2018/10/gm-101-why-i-dont-fudge-dice.html<br /> https://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2017/05/gm-101-just-say-no-to-fudge.html<br />29:45 - Discuss with your players in Session 0 about PC death</p><p>34:00 - Starter Set or Essentials Kit?<br />36:30 - Outtro</p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-86076272638626799562021-05-27T10:23:00.006-04:002021-10-05T13:59:10.300-04:00DM 101: Persuasion can't do that!<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev3LqwWCdcc/YK-mDF_7ctI/AAAAAAAAHJU/fmyGa1R0FOIvj0iAeZgNXCmgc9DkxWXMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/dnd-argument.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Characters arguing" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev3LqwWCdcc/YK-mDF_7ctI/AAAAAAAAHJU/fmyGa1R0FOIvj0iAeZgNXCmgc9DkxWXMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/dnd-argument.jpg" title="Characters arguing" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can we discuss this like civilized people?</td></tr></tbody></table>
I've read a lot of new DM questions that come up on social media, and one that seems to really confuse a lot of newbies is the use of the <b>Persuasion</b> skill.
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<p>Some of this confusion results from the misunderstanding of skill checks in general, but much of it is related to how powerful Persuasion can be when used. To clarify, let's start with skill checks in general. A skill check is just a special kind of ability check that allows the PC to add their proficiency bonus if they are proficient in that skill. Here are the Rules as Written in regards to ability checks. </p>
<br><a href="http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2021/05/dm-101-persuasion-cant-do-that.html#more">READ MORE »</a>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-52765220531991391112021-05-12T23:29:00.004-04:002021-05-27T11:22:06.909-04:00WizKids Adult Red Dragon Unboxing and Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuGEQrDzKNc/YJ666oQy-AI/AAAAAAAAHIc/-7v6IwtbDlAZf27d5Pd4ryLfh_Y0wHEvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/6A4B8209-224B-4DA6-93B4-5A5AB4C16D13.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NuGEQrDzKNc/YJ666oQy-AI/AAAAAAAAHIc/-7v6IwtbDlAZf27d5Pd4ryLfh_Y0wHEvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/6A4B8209-224B-4DA6-93B4-5A5AB4C16D13.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Hey folks!<p></p><p></p>In today's video I unbox and talk about the Icons of the Realms <a href="https://amzn.to/3oaqcZD" target="_blank">Adult Red Dragon</a> (~$70) which is one of the new huge miniatures (bigatures?) from WizKids. As you may know they've gone a bit dragon crazy lately, so it you're into big. nasty dragons for your game or display shelf, there's no better time to buy. In the video, I compare today's offering with the past ICONS Gargantuan Dragons from Wizards of the Coast back in the early 2000's. <p></p><p>If you don't quite have the cash for one of the larger adult dragons, there are some slightly smaller, or unpainted versions for much less, like the unpainted <a href="https://amzn.to/3f8CVI4" target="_blank">Gargantuan Red Dragon</a> ($25) or the City of Lost Omens <a href="https://amzn.to/2RisdGV" target="_blank">Adult Red and Adult Black</a> together for around $50 (more links below). </p><p>WizKids also offers an <a href="https://amzn.to/3odgFRB" target="_blank">Adult Blue</a>, an <a href="https://amzn.to/3eEXKMf" target="_blank">Adult White</a>, an <a href="https://amzn.to/3hmuCLj" target="_blank">Adult Green</a>, an <a href="https://amzn.to/3tMVKpj" target="_blank">Adult Black</a>, a <a href="https://amzn.to/3ocRMFl" target="_blank">Blue Dracolich</a>, and a <a href="https://amzn.to/3fbXu6t" target="_blank">Green Dracolich</a>. If you really want to go big, there's always <a href="https://amzn.to/3uHKf3S" target="_blank">Arveiaturace</a> the Ancient White.</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/210kcW28bF0" width="640"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-55995850442978275392021-04-01T00:16:00.002-04:002021-05-27T11:22:06.910-04:00Grenadier announces new Tiamat miniature <p><b>April 1, 2021</b> - Grenadier Models announces a new Tiamat miniature for use with Dungeons & Dragons retailing at $398. They new model measures a stunning 8” from heads to tail.</p><p>“Not only do we have this fantastic new Queen of the Dragons, we are using a new casting material that is extraordinarily durable that we’re calling Plumbum, or ‘Pb’ for short,” says Grenadier CEO, Julie Guthrie. </p><p>“With our cheaper and more durable metal minis, WizKids can eats our dust!”</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GFa-GOVKR1k/YGVGOtWrPjI/AAAAAAAAHHA/8aSslEhFb34PSNTG32MHtMQM6eakGHBhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/91458914-610D-46C5-B040-1311B9D6AD30.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GFa-GOVKR1k/YGVGOtWrPjI/AAAAAAAAHHA/8aSslEhFb34PSNTG32MHtMQM6eakGHBhACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/91458914-610D-46C5-B040-1311B9D6AD30.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">PS - Apologies to Julie. We love your sculpts!</span></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-56981407736846411602021-04-01T00:01:00.031-04:002024-02-25T20:00:16.259-05:00Wizards announces D&D 6th Edition play test<p><b>April 1, 2021</b> - In a move that surprises many in tabletop roleplaying, Wizards of the Coast announced that the playtest for the 6th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons would begin as early as June 2021.</p>
<p>"We believe in striking while the iron is hot," notes Wizards of the Coast CEO Chris Cocks. "D&D 5th Edition is selling more that any edition in the history of the game. There is no better time than now to begin testing the latest ideas and improvements for the next iteration.”</p>
<a href="http://ragingowlbear.blogspot.com/2021/04/wizards-announces-dnd-6th-edition.html#more">READ MORE »</a>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-13314662617323885722021-03-30T00:12:00.001-04:002021-10-26T10:15:16.525-04:00New D&D DM asks: Which hardback should I run? <p>I often see new Dungeon Masters asking on social media what hardback they should run after the Starter Set or the Essentials Kit. While the hardbacks from Wizards of the Coast are excellent, they are not always the easiest to run for newer DMs due to the sheer volume of adventure. In this video, I break down my recommendations for what adventure(s) to run next. Number 4 might surprise you!</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/57tG2n88FAI" width="640"></iframe></p><p>D&D Hardbacks - <a href="https://amzn.to/39IDbvF" target="_blank">Candlekeep Mysteries</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3frTZuu" target="_blank">Ghosts of Saltmarsh</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/39r9NtH" target="_blank">Tales from the Yawning Portal</a></p><p>Kobold Press - <a href="https://amzn.to/2Pb9352" target="_blank">Tales of the Old Margreve</a></p><p>Troll Lord Games - <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/86/Troll-Lord-Games/subcategory/255_24417/5th-Edition?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">5th Edition Adventures</a></p><p>Goodman Games - <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/36/Goodman-Games/subcategory/187_22136/5E-Products?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">Fifth Edition Fantasy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/163632/Dungeon-212-4e?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">The Village of Hommlet</a> (4e)</p><p><br /></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-54437488330197562432020-11-30T12:33:00.004-05:002020-11-30T12:40:14.622-05:00Warlock Tiles Town & Village Review (vs. Dwarven Forge, OpenLock, etc)<div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Too Long, Didn't Watch Summary: The Warlock Tiles <a href="https://amzn.to/2JlpIzK" target="_blank">Town & Village</a> set is a reasonably good deal for the money, even if you are already invested in 3D printing or Dwarven Forge sets. Some features will appeal specifically to owners of 3D printed tiles. Timestamps follow below.
</span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Warlock Tiles offer some limited compatibility with OpenLock and DragonLock 3D tiles, but in my opinion, it would be nice if they allowed 3D enthusiasts to print their own combination clips to allow even more interchangeability. The Dwarven Forge City System is a bit more than twice as expensive than <a href="https://amzn.to/2JlpIzK" target="_blank">Warlock Tiles Town & Village</a>, and Warlock Tiles offer more versatility, but do not have the same enclosed exterior presentation that Dwarven Forge </span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">buildings</span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> offer. In a sense, the two systems have different goals -- Warlock Tiles for interior </span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">playability</span><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Dwarven Forge for an outdoor village or city display.</span></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can view more about <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9249/wwwprintablescenerycom?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">OpenLock</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/346/Fat-Dragon-Games/subcategory/24363/DRAGONLOCK?affiliate_id=13584" target="_blank">DragonLock</a> offerings here.</span></span></div><div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uficTvM_oDE" width="640"></iframe>
<p>00:00 Intro<br />00:35 Warlock Tiles description<br />01:40 Town & Village box contents<br />07:00 Tile system using magnets and clips<br />09:05 How much can you build with the Town & Village box <br />10:05 Using Warlock Tiles with 3D printed dungeon tiles<br />11:00 You can use Warlock Tiles with OpenLock and DragonLock<br />13:08 Warlock clip force issue<br />15:22 Standout Feature: Interior Walls and Doors<br />16:30 Example layouts using Town & Village box<br />16:45 Using the interior walls and doors to easily alter your layout<br />19:05 Using the interior walls with OpenLock or DragonLock<br />21:00 OpenLock and Warlock tile compatibility<br />22:00 Half height walls vs. full height walls<br />24:30 Thin doors and walls will also appeal to 3D printing enthusiasts<br />25:40 Warlock Tiles vs. Dwarven Forge City System<br />32:20 Warlock Tiles vs. OpenLock and DragonLock<br />34:30 Warlock Tile Pros<br />36:20 Warlock Tile Cons<br />41:40 Warlock Tile Mystery Notch<br />47:35 Wrapping Up<br />50:00 Owlbear Approved -- Please Like and Subscribe!</p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-21091422318345056852020-10-02T11:37:00.003-04:002020-10-02T13:48:53.394-04:00HeroQuest: Should you back it?<p> In today's video I look at the Hasbro reprint of the HeroQuest board game.</p><p>For those who are not certain about backing the new crowd-funded reprint, I do a broad comparison between the HeroQuest mechanics (as we know them from the Milton Bradley version) and other popular dungeon crawlers such as the D&D <a href="https://amzn.to/3cPHGVk" target="_blank">board games</a> (Ashardalon, Drizz't, Ravenloft, etc), <a href="https://amzn.to/3jq5b9U" target="_blank">Dungeon!</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3cSfbqf" target="_blank">Talisman</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3ioK9Hx" target="_blank">Descent</a>, and <a href="https://amzn.to/30qJCPh" target="_blank">Gloomhaven</a>. This is not a deep discussion of gameplay, but I do talk about the broad differences between the various offerings. </p><p>I also discuss the variety of miniatures and quest options that will be offered in the difference pledge tiers. Hopefully, I will present you with enough of a picture that you are better able to decide if it worth your money. Reference time stamps follow below the video.</p>
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<p>00:00 Introduction<br />01:00 Why crowd funding?<br />01:50 Mass market vs. niche market<br />05:13 What kind of consumer are you?<br />06:52 HeroQuest mechanics summary<br />08:00 HeroQuest is <i>almost</i> a roleplaying game.<br />13:08 Mechanical complexity versus other dungeon crawl board games.<br />13:35 <a href="https://amzn.to/3jq5b9U" target="_blank">Dungeon!</a><br />14:20 D&D <a href="https://amzn.to/3cPHGVk" target="_blank">board games</a> - Wrath of Ashardalon, Legend of Drizz't, Castle Ravenloft, Temple of Elemental Evil, etc.<br />15:18 <a href="https://amzn.to/3ioK9Hx" target="_blank">Descent</a>: Journeys in the Dark<br />15:55 <a href="https://amzn.to/30qJCPh" target="_blank">Gloomhaven</a><br />16:55 Where does HeroQuest sit in the dungeon crawl game hierarchy?<br />19:35 Who is the best audience for HeroQuest?<br />22:35 HeroQuest is probably a better dungeon crawler for the younger gamer.<br />23:12 HeroQuest is less strategically deep and more random.<br />25:18 Modern dungeon crawlers might be better for a more strategic group of players.</p><p>25:58 But... what about the value of the box contents?<br />26: 20 Base game: 9 Hero minis, 31 Monsters, 30 bits of dungeon dressing.<br />28:33 Game mechanics aside, the miniatures are a good deal.<br />29:30 The selection of miniatures is good for any fantasy TTRPG.<br />32:15 The $150 level is harder to justify, but it comes with a <b>lot</b> of play content.<br />33:30 Do you back it?<br />35:55 Wrapping up</p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gloomhaven - <a href="https://amzn.to/3ipWr28">https://amzn.to/3ipWr28</a>
</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Descent - <a href="https://amzn.to/2EZtUDe">https://amzn.to/2EZtUDe</a>
</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">D&D board games - <a href="https://amzn.to/33lUpfq">https://amzn.to/33lUpfq</a>
</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Talisman - <a href="https://amzn.to/2SmJOus">https://amzn.to/2SmJOus</a>
</span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dungeon! - <a href="https://amzn.to/3jsFBBo">https://amzn.to/3jsFBBo</a></span></p>Raging Owlbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556804177905125874noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4562546944242885901.post-8634938670168749082020-09-05T19:30:00.007-04:002020-09-05T19:43:52.636-04:00Review: Tiny Epic Dinosaurs<p>In today's video, I discuss <a href="https://amzn.to/3gX16YU" target="_blank">Tiny Epic Dinosaurs</a>, the new worker-placement and resource management board game from Gamelyn Games. In Tiny Epic Dinosaurs, you construct a ranch and raise dinosaurs to sell to... well, dinosaur zoos, I suppose. You must balance the breeding of dinosaurs against the resources they consume as well as keep your ranch outfitted in order to house all the beasts. It has mechanics similar to other worker placement games such as Stone Age, Viticulture, or Lords of Waterdeep... but with dinosaurs! </p><p> While Tiny Epic Dinosaurs is still pre-order from the <a href="https://www.gamelyngames.com/" target="_blank">Gamelyn Games</a> web site, [what appear to be] Kickstarter copies are starting to show up in retail such as here: <a href="https://amzn.to/3gX16YU">https://amzn.to/3gX16YU</a> </p><p> You should probably jump on that price while you can!
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