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I feel like this video would have benefited from talking about how other systems (palladium, WoD) handled magic. Also, why no Wu Jen? They were an interesting take on the wizard.

After watching this months ago I'm finally gunna try to truncate this concept into a single session... wish me luck

I initially skipped on this when the stream first came out, then saw Glass Cannon do their shtick with it and thought it was more interesting than the other iterations of BRPs that I've played through already. I agree and like your takeaway that this really sets people up to role play their character. Though, watching through this really just made me want to try out L5R that much more. Thanks for the stream!

And now I wonder why there are no quasi-para-elemental planes

Recently picked up this game, and my friends asked for a one shot. I was heavily confused by the system but this dive really helped me get a solid grasp to help my players through it.

I've always felt like the modern rpg that captures the superhero feel the best is the Sentinel comics rpg system, you should check it out if you haven't. Enjoyed the video!

About magic resistance in AD&D: “Standard” actually meant they got saving throws as per a fighter of their level (unless the monster had a unique clause like “saves as a cleric” or something). If they had actual magic resistance, it would list the % chance to completely negate the magic effect. In AD&D it was a percentage that was adjusted by 5% up or down based on a (I think it was) 11th level magic user. So if a creature had “Magic Resistance: 50%” then a level 12 magic user had a 55% chance to overcome it. In AD&D 2nd edition they changed it to a flat % chance, no adjusting up or down based on Magic User/Wizard level.

Let me throw another one at you for “being careful with your AD&D magic users in combat:” In AD&D, you had to declare your actions at the start of the combat round via a character acting as a caller when in combat. And THEN you rolled initiative die,and actions happened in a certain order. A magic user could cast an area spell, and if the players did not coordinate their actions, some PCs could accidentally wind up in the area of a magic user’s area spell. I once saw a thief flash-frozen when they went at a very low (fast) initiative and the magic user’s cone of cold went off to nail the same enemies that the thief was charging in to fight….

The material components of spells in AD&D were combinations of some sympathetic magic, but mostly Easter egg jokes. Ventriloquism spell was a paper cone for example - a megaphone. Message spell was a copper wire - like for a telephone. Etc. 😏

1:16:00 Like the plot or hate it, Bright (the Netflix film) was a pretty good representation of urban fantasy.

This is good stuff! I also love luke skywalker casually streaming from his x-wing.

Obligatory comment on the pronunciation of "coup de grâce" You're pronouncing it as "coup de gras" (Koo deh grah) which means "hit with fat". It should be pronounced "koo deh grass" (Sorry, as a French speaker I'm trying to avoid having the admittedly hilarious image of someone slapping their enemy with belly fat every time someone's down in an epic encounter)

Since I watch most CZcams at 2x speed and spend around 40 hours (so 80 hours of content) per week you are correct. :P)

I agree on the commentary of "too easy". I only play in a friend group as you described. We have been playing 5e for a while, and never seem to get the amounts of gold or treasure that people on line say always happens (I don't see this as a bad thing) but this means that people die, and we can't raise them. It means that the fights are harder than the online discourse implies. I enjoy it, but I can't imagine what outsiders might think of our game(s).

Todd Kenrick is the interviewer on the D&D videos

You sound like a terrible dm

D&D 5e was my first TTRPG and I do love it dearly but I am soured on WotC and honestly, there is no way (considering the development cycle of 2024 5e) that its going to be remotely good. If people were to be honest.

Skip to 22:13 for things specifically about Ars Magica.

Late night VOD sesh

Nerding out on random topics is always fun. Oh, and can someone explain the 3E bag of rats spinning attack thing?

Did the Fabula Ultima game ever happen and was it streamed?

The two Avatar Legends explanations hleped me a lot. Thank a lot. Are there AL sessions on the channel or planning to put some online? Would love to see you play it.

I think Wrestler's Whirling Throw is way better than stated: 1. There's no Multiple Attack Penalty (it's not a Grapple action), so good chance to do damage after 2 strikes. 2. If you do whirling throw on melee combatant on the turn before their's, they need to spend action (or more) running back to join the fray.

I like that all the gm bonus stuff is on white background incase you want to print it.

JD Illustrates does cool maps and has a CZcams channel

It's a shame that Dragonbane is only on Cartography category :/

2:13:47 LEVEL APPROPRIATE DAMAGE

damn those rolls are extremly high :)

I agree with Rory here. At first i was not so into the 2e playing Kingmaker on PC which is 1e. But 2e sounds very interesting now. One thing i am not too fond so far is the insane power of the striking rune compared to just a +1 to damage in 1e

Runequest and Call of Cthulhu, which you mentioned, have a strong diagetic method progression (i.e. skills that are used can be advanced).

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You've got me hooked! I'm now listening on my way to and from work. I really enjoyed this one as Mages/Wizards have always been my favorite. I ran a solo adventure for a friend of mine from 1987-1992. During that time, he attained 7th level. Over the next 15 years, with both of us having joined the Air Force, we met up every so often, and he picked up a few levels. In 2007, we started gaming online using Fantasy Grounds. He played that character until reaching 14th Level. I converted his AD&D Magic-User to a 3.5 Wizard. Now, my friend's character is the son of the Wizard's NPC Ranger friend. The adventure continues...

I wonder if you’d be able to do something of this scale with Fabula Ultima?

20 by 20 not 10?

One of the big problems with Sorcerers is the fact they still use spells in the first place. These are people using RAW MAGIC; like if you think them using a scroll feels nonsense, USING THE SAME STANDARDIZED POWERS FEELS JUST AS DUMB! By all means, something mechanically like the Kinetisist seems to fit closer to the Sorcerer flavor than what we got

I love how weak the wizard is to start out (in old editions), then becomes all powerful and unbalanced in the end. I think it should be that way--can't stand when all classes have to be perfectly 'balanced' with one another, doesn't make sense. But that's just me. I'm biased towards 2e ad&d and BECMI. Death is a real threat, things are regularly 'unfair.' That's life, kid.

Loved your stream. As an old L5R CCG player, I was Clan Scorpion. It was marvelous while it lasted. However, just so you know, some of the decisions made that changed the world of Rokugan, eventually backed the company in a corner and created situations so absurd, that it had to be rebooted. Not all player decisions made for a good story.

There are a couple tweaks I plan to make to future 4e games to encourage ritual use. The first is to give a big chunk of treasure in the form of components rather than coins. The second is to limit how much of the components can be sold. The village apothecary will only buy so much bat guano.

In AD&D 1e, was there a method to increase your ability scores, or would a magic user with 15 int for example (which from what i understand is already pretty high) never be able to cast spells of 8th level or higher?

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Just finished the VOD. Such a great stream. I'm excited for Dragontide. Hope the dogs are doing well.

Would love to see a similar stream if and when QuestWorlds comes out. Would like to hear your thoughts on that as intro for newbies.

I haven't gotten to do this yet, but I would think that you could run a Pf2e campaign without clerics. Since so much is available out of combat it would just be up to the party to work well and/or have other in combat healing options (battle medicine, primal casters, etc.) and up to the GM to make sure they don't use too sever/extreme encounters.

I guess it's just my GM... but I never had the GP or access to the diamonds to cast revivify often.

It's worse than just concentration on a single spell... but also durations are super short in 5e.

Brilliant, really enjoyed that. I didn't play D&D until 3rd edition. Your summary of wizards in 1st edition made me read through my torchbearer rulebook. I must get around to GMing it 😁

My first D&D PC was a 1e Illusionist. Didn't make it past first session due to his 2 HP :(

Wizards are probably the strongest class in 5e (and overall the best across editions). The spells they can cast are very good (Shield, Web, Hypnotic Pattern, Sickening Radiance, Wall of Force, ect.) It's also my favorite class! Very fun

I am more of a fan of the first edition ... but this 2e campaign is a lot of fun to watch

My homebrew class of "Cleric" is basically a rework of spells on top of the Class. Being level 1-5 allows you to convert 1 action to another Prayer Reaction, and so forth until 3+1= 4 reactions per round at level 11. Why? Because I added Mitigation style spells that can be cast as a Reaction and it is (for me, at least) very on point on the fantasy of a Living Saint being able to protect with quick prayers, going into a full defense priest. Most players just convert 1 action into a Reaction, so they have 2 Reactions per round and cast a normal spell with the remaining 2 actions. It just works, and people love not being healbots and having this reactionfest class. Also, in my homebrew having a "buff" spell on you is the same as maintaining a magical object, so people aren't going around buffed all the time and only use the ones they need for the mission.