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Twilight 2000 RPG - Core Set First Impressions (Free League Sale Part II)
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Today we carry on directly from last week's video, and talk about the Core Set for Twilight 2000 (the 4th Edition), once again from Free League Publishing.
This game modernises a GDW classic from ages past, and uses a combination of the elegance of the Year Zero Engine (here in 'step-dice' form like Blade Runner, as opposed to D6 dice pools) with very well-designed combat rules that reward good tactical choices.
The game is based on the concept of the players being soldiers, or rather hardy civilians, who have survived a horrific nuclear war in an alternate history where the Soviet Union never collapsed. What happens in the game is very heavily player-driven, as the Referee will pretty much just set you loose somewhere on a hex-map and let you decide where to go and how to survive. Travel will wear you down, food and supplies are hard to come by, hazards like raiders and patrolling Soviet forcees are everywhere, and the supply of bullets is short (so short in fact that they're used as currency!).
So, the game is a grim post-apocalypse, but certainly has its own atmosphere, and the combat seems to me both highly dangerous and very fair, in that good tactical decisions and teamwork will strongly influence the outcome. Ultimately, I'm very excited to get this to my table, and if you like a bit of wargaming mixed in with your post-apocalyptic RPGing, then I'd suspect you'd be excited too!
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Dragonbane RPG - Basic Set Review (Free League Sale Part I)
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Oh dear, the Free League Summer Sale happened again, and my wallet cried out in pain! Here is Part I of my first massive video on some of my purchases this summer today we're looking at the Dragonbane Basic Set, a fantastic value at full price and a total no-brainer at 50% off. This game uses a d20-based variant of the BRP system, the core of Call of Cthulhu and Runequest, to deliver a fast-and...
Traveller RPG 2300AD Supplements (Part 2) - Tools for Frontier Living (Mongoose Publishing)
zhlédnutí 72Před 21 dnem
This week I'm back with another Traveller 2300AD supplement: Tools for Frontier Living. This is a massive catalogue of cool tools, survival gear, and weaponry for the 2300AD setting sort of a Central Supply Catalogue for this era. In here you'll find a tonne of fun stuff that again fleshes out the colonial, frontier-living aesthetic of 2300AD. You'll find stuff that'll keep you alive, fed and w...
Traveller RPG 2300AD Supplements (Part 1): Vehicles of the Frontier (Mongoose Publishing)
zhlédnutí 116Před měsícem
Hey everyone, sorry for the hiatus! Lots of work stuff took over my life, but now I'm back again until the next impossible deadline, at least. Today we're looking at the one of the two supplements I recently picked up for Traveller 2300AD: Vehicles of the Frontier. This book is jam-packed with fun vehicles to mess about with on Frontier worlds, and IMO at least, vehicles have a bit more purpose...
Traveller 2300AD - Core Box Set First Impressions (Mongoose Publishing)
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I recently picked up a few bits for Traveller 2300AD, in their latest incarnation for Mongoose Traveller 2e. This is the core box set, which includes three books on building characters for the setting, weapons and equipment, the worlds of explored space so far, and a selection of ships. Note that this set is NOT standalone: you need a copy of the Mongoose Traveller 2e Core Rulebook 2022 to play...
Fallout 2d20 RPG - Wanderer's Guide Book Review (Modiphius)
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Today we're taking a look at the second Guide Book for the Fallout 2d20 RPG from Modiphius this time for wasteland Wanderers, rather than Settlers who want to build a community. This 236-page supplement provides lot of new challenges awaiting you in the wasteland, including many new creatures, legendary weapons and enemies, vehicles and vehicle combat, and much more! All in all, there's a huge ...
Fallout 2d20 RPG - Settler's Guide Book Review (Modiphius)
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Today we're taking a look at a sizable expansion to the Fallout 2d20 RPG the Settler's Guide Book! This 192-page beast is packed to the brim with new character origins, new companions, detailed rules on building, running and defending settlements, and a huge raft of NPCs to help your settlements stay safe and productive. If you already find the core Fallout 2d20 system to be too crunchy for you...
Mothership 1e RPG Deluxe Set Unboxing (Kickstarter)
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Let's take a break from Fallout for a minute and take a quick look at the gorgeous (and massive) boxed set for Mothership 1e that just arrived on my doorstep! This being an unboxing, and a game I haven't yet played, this isn't a full review or anything, just a quick peek. But it's all very enticing, and I'll certainly try to get my group to give it a go so look forward to a full review after th...
Fallout 2d20 RPG - GM Screen and Booklet Review (Modiphius)
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Just a quick one today we'll take a look at the GM Screen and Booklet for Fallout 2d20 from Modiphius. All in all it's a well-done and useful resource for Fallout GMs; the booklet brings together the scavenging rules and tables from the Core Rulebook and GM's Toolkit, and the screen itself has a very useful selection of tables on it. Definitely worth picking up if you plan to run this game :) I...
Fallout 2d20 RPG - Core Rulebook Deep-Dive Review (Modiphius)
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Yes, I'm aware that at the beginning of this video I say I'll take a somewhat different approach, and then proceed to go through the entire game in painstaking detail as per usual :) I could've edited that bit out, but I've left it in as a monument to my madness! This is a long video for what is, ultimately, a very beefy game. This core rulebook covers a LOT of ground, and provides more crunch ...
Star Wars RPG (FFG) -- Beginner Games Review (EDGE Studio reprints)
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I've had the good fortune to be a player in an epic two-year journey through the Star Wars universe via the Star Wars RPG originally produced by Fantasy Flight Games. After Asmodee split off their RPG division to EDGE Studio, reprints have been very slow to hit the streets, and now finally the Beginner Games for all three Star Wars RPG game lines are available again! These reprints tend to be s...
Fallout 2d20 RPG -- Starter Set Review (Modiphius)
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To celebrate the launch of Amazon's new series based on the Fallout videogame series, I thought I'd present a review of the starter set for the 2d20 RPG based on the Fallout videogame series :) I have to say this starter set does a great job of giving players and GMs a taste of this rich system, which lies on the crunchier side of the 2d20 spectrum. The separation of the set into a reasonably h...
Dune RPG - Power and Pawns: The Emperor's Court Review
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Here we are with another hugely long Dune RPG review! Hooray! This time we're looking at Power and Pawns: The Emperor's Court. This supplement kicks things up a notch from the last one, The Great Game, by focusing on high-powered characters engaged in high-level intrigue, reaching all the way to the Emperor's Court on Kaitain. Along with numerous useful tips on running political campaigns and i...
Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG - The Great Game: Houses of the Landsraad Review
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The Dune RPG from Modiphius does something I love: before even creating their characters, Dune players work together to create their House. The House creation immediately gives players an investment in something larger than themselves, something that can have impact far greater than any one member of the party alone, and something that persists in the game worldd, and can grow and affect that w...
Traveller RPG -- Adventure Class Ships, Small Craft Catalogue, Companion 2024, GM Screen 2024
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March 2024 has been a big month for Mongoose Traveller 2e, and naturally I picked up all the new stuff. So, here's a look at all four new Traveller books from this month, all in one feature-length video! In general I'm really pleased with all four releases. The Adventure Class Ships book opens up tonnes of new possibilities for player groups to try out, the Small Craft Catalogue adds a lot of i...
The Yellow King RPG - Legions of Carcosa Review *SOME SPOILERS*
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The Yellow King RPG - Legions of Carcosa Review *SOME SPOILERS*
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Roleplay: Soulbound - Core Rulebook Review
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar Roleplay: Soulbound - Core Rulebook Review
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound RPG Starter Set Review
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound RPG Starter Set Review
Doctor Who RPG 2nd Edition - Core Rulebook Review (Cubicle 7)
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Doctor Who RPG 2nd Edition - Core Rulebook Review (Cubicle 7)
Doctor Who RPG 2nd Edition - Starter Set Review (Cubicle 7)
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Doctor Who RPG 2nd Edition - Starter Set Review (Cubicle 7)
Shadowdark RPG - First Impressions
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Shadowdark RPG - First Impressions
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zhlédnutí 114Před 7 měsíci
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Doctor Who RPG - Twelfth Doctor Core Rulebook Deep-Dive
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Doctor Who RPG - Twelfth Doctor Core Rulebook Deep-Dive
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Komentáře

  • @jeffthompson1164
    @jeffthompson1164 Před 2 dny

    Really great review!

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před 2 dny

      @@jeffthompson1164 Thank you, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

  • @GrognardPiper
    @GrognardPiper Před 2 dny

    I managed to get all of these books when they first came out, including all the DS9 and TOS books.

  • @vitore.sanches7712
    @vitore.sanches7712 Před 11 dny

    By far the Cthulhu related RPG with the best potential soundtrack! XD In a gameplay/mechanical sense, I always saw The Fall of Delta Green as the original Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition. It's a great game.

  • @vitore.sanches7712
    @vitore.sanches7712 Před 11 dny

    NBA is such a cool game in both concept and mechanics. I've spent a good time preparing a vampiramid that mixed the lore from VtM and the Deep Ones from Lovecraft. Of course I had never run it (what kind of GM actually run the games they prepare, right?), but it was incredible fun to prepare and the game absolutely supported my ideas.

  • @vitore.sanches7712
    @vitore.sanches7712 Před 12 dny

    Wow! It's so rare to hear anyone talking about the Yellow King. I'd love to hear your impressions after a few games.

  • @Pozer714
    @Pozer714 Před 14 dny

    Best STB video on CZcams! Really nicely done Sir! I used to play this but haven't played in more then 2 decades and forgot most everything and looking forward to playing again someday.

  • @glensweet3924
    @glensweet3924 Před 20 dny

    wish they would update the advance counter sheet like they did in the basic game. the advance counter sheet works but is showing its age and the images are sad.

  • @patiencezero-xc9zl
    @patiencezero-xc9zl Před 21 dnem

    ADB still does not allow people to buy the better counter sheets separately as spare parts. They have a huge inventory of the old crappy counters so force you to buy the whole product if all you want to do is upgrade counters ......very irksome. They are cheap and have such a low budget I doubt they can afford it.

  • @patricianorwood1075
    @patricianorwood1075 Před 26 dny

    Back in the late 70s, early 80s there were a couple of Star trek games, one was I think a board game, the other was called star fleet battles if I remember right. It was an rpg that had every type of ship class from the classic series. I remember playing it and really enjoying it. I recently got the core rules for the current game but was really disappointed in the book. So it sits on the shelf as part of my game collection. I like the set you have, it sort of reminds me of the original games. I wish I could find the classic boxed set again because I would definitely be playing again.

  • @IamN0-1
    @IamN0-1 Před 27 dny

    This game looks cool as ice I might inquire about it

  • @DefoYourAveragePerson

    Imagine if they make a teratuttminx 😮

  • @albireo2990
    @albireo2990 Před měsícem

    I REALLY wish there were more puzzles with Archimedean shapes like these!

  • @adriancowlard1463
    @adriancowlard1463 Před měsícem

    I'm finding the game maps hard to find d as I've lost mine over the years of moving around

  • @xheralt
    @xheralt Před měsícem

    I played SFB back in the 90's with friends. The thing I remember most was S_ (the guy who owned the set) having a first-generation programmable calculator, and building the 32-segment impulse chart in it. Part of the reason the game is so complicated boils down to one sentence: "this weeks desperation maneuver will be next week's standard operation procedure, with a rule describing how to employ it"

  • @not_estains
    @not_estains Před měsícem

    WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???!?!?!?!?!?!

  • @jamesalexander8908
    @jamesalexander8908 Před měsícem

    If I have the core rulebook coming in the mail, do I need to buy the starter set also? (Other than a PDF, the starter set is not currently available for purchase.)

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před měsícem

      The starter set is handy, given the pre-gen characters and intro adventure, but not necessary :) Your players will need to whip up their own characters, and you'll need to come up with something for them to do -- but honestly both of these are really fun to do, and with the richness of the Fallout Universe, it's not too hard to just send the players off into the Wasteland and get them started having fun right away!

  • @Arcboltkonrad13
    @Arcboltkonrad13 Před měsícem

    I got this a few months back and it is, hands down, the BEST starter set I have ever gotten (and I own a few!). Need a few more weeks to get the core rulebook and the first adventure but I intend on making this the third RPG I get every book for (the others being Star Trek Adventures and Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Force & Destiny).

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před měsícem

      May I just say that you have good taste in games :) I'm currently running STA 1e (for which I own every hardcover), and playing in a Star Wars FFG campaign (running now for over two years!). Both those games are wonderful, in my humble opinion of course. I fully agree this starter set is an absolute winner! For sheer value-for-money, it's right up there with Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest starters (which are also Chaosium... I'm noticing a pattern here!).

    • @Arcboltkonrad13
      @Arcboltkonrad13 Před měsícem

      @@djthorsilver Chaosium puts out high quality starter sets for like $25 while everyone elses are either subpar or cost as much as a core rulebook in and of themselves! And thank you for the compliment XD Live long and prosper and may the Force be with you!

  • @keithvanboskirk7327
    @keithvanboskirk7327 Před měsícem

    will mongoose have black friday sale or similar holiday event this year?

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před měsícem

      I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing not -- so far as I remember, they don't typically run sales at those times :'( Having said that, I've yet to feel dissatisfied with the content I've gotten for the prices I've paid.

  • @athan336
    @athan336 Před měsícem

    nice vid

  • @Cinetiste
    @Cinetiste Před měsícem

    Hi ! Interesting video; interesting collection ! 🙂 About the film, if I may suggest, it is far better to start it at near 4 minutes, with the Barsoom logo, and let us call it The Queen of Mars. 🙂

  • @jannatmuhtarin86
    @jannatmuhtarin86 Před měsícem

    Hello sir, Why are you not doing proper SEO for your CZcams channel? Your channel needs to get views due to a need for SEO. Have you noticed this? Get your channel properly SEO by a skilled SEO marketer as soon as possible Thank you.

  • @jannatmuhtarin86
    @jannatmuhtarin86 Před měsícem

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  • @paulbigbee
    @paulbigbee Před měsícem

    Appreciate the full coverage of this long-standing but less well known RPG. As a kid of the 80s, I recall the first 2300AD with the rosy-hued delight of nostalgia. Much as I like the map, I think I might just get the PDFs and then have them spiral-bound printed at my local copy shop to keep the cost down.

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před měsícem

      Thanks for watching! The map is indeed lovely, but yes, your method is much more economical :) I REALLY wish Mongoose would re-do this as a hardcover with a map insert at the usual pricepoint for such a thing (£45), as £75 is a lot to ask in today's financial climate for most people. It is a wonderful setting, and as I finish collecting the new version, I'll keep showing them off here!

  • @aqualithmedia
    @aqualithmedia Před měsícem

    Thank you for taking the time to run through this. I've owned rhe book in PDF for years now, but hadn't the chance to read it yet. It will play a pivotal roll in my sci-fi campaign I'll be running soon.

  • @coynickerson7395
    @coynickerson7395 Před 2 měsíci

    This is awsome. I appreciate you going through the books. It lets me go through them with you while i drive at work. I can still learn what i need to.

  • @kellyrk2007
    @kellyrk2007 Před 2 měsíci

    Where do I get the Plasma Torpedo chart? Is that from Romulan Border/Space or is it somewhere I can download?

  • @jameshenderson4876
    @jameshenderson4876 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for the overviews, I am enjoying your series. I just played for the first time on Friday, then ran a first session of the Starter Set adventure on Sunday. Very enjoyable - we all had a good time.

  • @averagegamerguy1
    @averagegamerguy1 Před 2 měsíci

    Do you have plans to review any of the pre-made adventures/campaigns?

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před 2 měsíci

      I could do the Winter of Atom campaign if there's demand? I haven't been able to run it yet, but I could at least give my impressions 😄

    • @averagegamerguy1
      @averagegamerguy1 Před 2 měsíci

      I know ill watch it ​@djthorsilver

  • @dannyhartwig7595
    @dannyhartwig7595 Před 2 měsíci

    had only the video games and loved them. nice to see how it startet.

  • @WookieeRage
    @WookieeRage Před 2 měsíci

    I've used all of these to introduce new players to the system and we always had a lot of fun.

  • @Zr0din
    @Zr0din Před 2 měsíci

    I'm confused. When you say L5R-5e. That's the 5th edition of L5R, not 5th Edition D&D. Right? I just saw another review that said almost the same thing but it was different meaning.

    • @djthorsilver
      @djthorsilver Před 2 měsíci

      Correct -- this is the fifth edition of L5R, not L5R for D&D 5e 👍 I played D&D 5e extensively and still own it, but don't like it, so I generally avoid 5e conversions for most things.

  • @Zr0din
    @Zr0din Před 2 měsíci

    I just saw a BLACK ribbon version of this. I was looking for the Emeral Empaire because I would rather play with 5e Rules.

  • @JimmyJ0087
    @JimmyJ0087 Před 2 měsíci

    🎉

  • @walterfristoe4643
    @walterfristoe4643 Před 2 měsíci

    I have a puzzle that's similar to the Bananacus, except that it's a sphere.

  • @walterfristoe4643
    @walterfristoe4643 Před 2 měsíci

    Iron Butterfly had a member named Doug Ingle, who was the founder of the group and played the organ. He composed the song Inna-Godda-Da-Vida. I don't suppose it's the same guy, huh?

  • @JimmyJ0087
    @JimmyJ0087 Před 3 měsíci

  • @JimmyJ0087
    @JimmyJ0087 Před 3 měsíci

    😮

  • @DirtyBertie
    @DirtyBertie Před 3 měsíci

    Yahtzee!!!

  • @Maloquinn
    @Maloquinn Před 3 měsíci

    For anyone having trouble finding the special dice and have Fate dice, just paint in one of the "-" signs in on each die, so that you have a 1 the (-) minus sign, "2" with a different color (-) minus sign, 2 "+" for the special symbols and 2 blanks, so they will match the challenge dice exactly. And you can still use them as Fate dice. The d20s are just normal d20s.

  • @Maloquinn
    @Maloquinn Před 3 měsíci

    For anyone having trouble finding the special dice and have Fate dice, just paint in one of the "-" signs in on each die, so that you have a 1 the (-) minus sign, "2" with a different color (-) minus sign, 2 "+" for the special symbols and 2 blanks, so they will match the challenge dice exactly. And you can still use them as Fate dice. The d20s are just normal d20s.

  • @Nate-gt1yv
    @Nate-gt1yv Před 3 měsíci

    Great video, scavenging seems to be super crunchy from a rules perspective

  • @mcfudpucker7904
    @mcfudpucker7904 Před 3 měsíci

    I used to play the original traveller. Good to know it's alive and well.

  • @valentinjeleascov
    @valentinjeleascov Před 3 měsíci

    hello

  • @dataworld44
    @dataworld44 Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for the detailed reciew. Plans to present also twilight 2k 4e as a post apocalyptic game as well?

  • @amitacharya8167
    @amitacharya8167 Před 3 měsíci

    Also reminds me of Numenara

  • @amitacharya8167
    @amitacharya8167 Před 3 měsíci

    Is this the RPG of Horizon Zero Dawn?

  • @amitacharya8167
    @amitacharya8167 Před 3 měsíci

    Great review. Thanks

  • @JimmyJ0087
    @JimmyJ0087 Před 3 měsíci

    🎉

  • @KandaJE
    @KandaJE Před 3 měsíci

    Since 1979 I was addicted to SFB for decades. Back in the early 90s I won a complete (at the time) "Doomsday" set of every module and other stuff at a convention. For some weird reason, I STILL have a huge locker full of about 100 lbs of collected SFB stuff... Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find anyone else anywhere near as rabid as I was who wants to play anymore... I think the major mistake that was made in the Captains Version was essentially making EVERY race pretty much exactly the same. They removed pretty much all the differences that made the game enjoyable and turned it into a "Rules Lawyer" contest. He who could remember the Rules would win any argument.

  • @rafaelgulluni2443
    @rafaelgulluni2443 Před 4 měsíci

    I'm interesting again in puzzles not in building but in solving them I'm not that good in speedsolving wca puzzles so I'm migrating to twistypuzzles your channel inspire me a lot I'm seeing that a lot of puzzles that one time was casted or 3d printed or done by handmaking are now mass produced and some magnetized thanks love this channel ❤