@@doomedwizard5724 if I can make a suggestion? I think the early Avengers would be interesting. Obviously there's the problem of Thor, but I think having Dr Donald Blake as a wizard that simply summons the power of Thor makes it a viable character build.
@@doomedwizard5724 it's also just easier to tell good stories with them at that point. Especially compared to what they are doing nowadays. And the character from One Punch Man proves that it has less to do with power than it does just how much goes into them.
God I just absolutely adore classic fantasy The artwork The music The sheer epicness you can find in such small scale adventures Im just so tired of Tumblr Fantasy.
Lost Boys was nonsense. No, just because someone invites you onto their house doesn't mean you're immune to garlic and holy water, it just lets you in! Do your research, vampires!
I think this is fantastic! This definitely inspires me to get to work! I love the hackability of OSR games for other worlds or styles of play. I've seen Knave used as the rules for a smuggler's campaign in the Outer Rim during the Empire Strikes Back era. @Solospelunking does some very cool stuff with his solo games.
The OSR is so hack-able. I love making superheroes with it, even though there's no shortage of superhero RPGs. Also, Knave is the basis for my 80s kids-on-bikes RPG "Strangeville."
I'm really liking OSE since I joined a group that plays it, but I found call of cthulu a simple enough system that I would totally play a d100 under system, I think it does allow for a better spread then the d20
My favorite is Bill Willingham. With probably Elmore as #2 and Otus as #3. Just always loved Willingham's style. And Yes, many, many greats - Trampier, Otus, Parkingson, Caldwell, Easley, Ellmore, Brom, Lockwood, Reynolds, etc...
I started playing in 1974. My "N" includes JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Robert E Howard's Conan series; Moorcock's Elric series; Lieber's Fafhard and the Grey Mouser books, Evangeline Walton's books; Patricia McKillip's books, LeGuin's Earthsea (then) Trilogy, The Wizard of Oz, Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars Series (and other of his books); Journey to the Center of the Earth; Dracula; Frankenstein; The Mummy (Boris Karloff version), The Wolfman, and too many others to mention.
It amazes me how people stopped getting together because of Covid. They didn’t happen where I live. It was just considered a publicity stunt except among the very old. Who took very limited precautions
@@doomedwizard5724 that is wonderful news! I can’t wait to check it out! I am a big fan of cosmic horror, Lovecraft, Weird Tales etc. and OSR games are my thing, so “Gibbous Moon” will be a must-have when it releases!
@@doomedwizard5724That is great news! I am a big fan of Lovecraftian horror, Weird Tales, all that stuff…and OSR games are my thing too…so Under a Gibbous Moon will be a must-purchase, must-play when it releases! Can’t wait!
Nice video, old timer! I grew up on minecraft roleplay, moved to 5e, and now I'm playing OSR. Vids like yours are awesome. Thank you for getting my ball rolling
I have found that simple systems are the easiest for new players, but sometimes are harder for many players who are experienced with a more crunchy style, as they often have to unlearn relying on the rules to tell them what they can do.
I like to learn through playing, sitting down and reading rules tomes is a big turn off! My current group plays OSE and even after a year and a half I couldn't answer any rules questions if you asked! I just say what I wanna do and let the DM work out the mechanics!
I like to play to learn. But the work game we just started includes a woman who has never played, hardly in touch with fantasy as a genre at all, and she demanded the book, read it from front to back, chose a wizard, and is dominating as the group's leader. Takes all kinds! I'll watch an actual play!
Regarding my favorite way of learning a game, solo play and oracles all the way. It lets me get familiar with the rules, experiment with the mechanics, and even have some characters, locations and worldbuilding concepts in the toy box to use for a future group. There's nothing like a coherent world put together through a patchwork of gradually collected ideas.
To me, the simpler the system, the easier it is to explain to a completely new player. What's weird is that when trying to explain to a 5e player how to, for instance, roll up a character in White Box, the simplest version of D&D I know of, there's a lot of confusion for some reason. With the system having so few moving parts, what should take roughly 10-15 minutes for a new player somehow takes almost an hour for a 5e player to understand. Have you had this experience, and if so, why do you think this is?
I'm the only veteran player in a new work game and this is true, the new people are all about investigating every option before initiative is rolled. I'm just there to rage and make sure their decisions are backed up with barbarian and a funny voice
@@chriswolfe403 that's funny I also play 'the body guard' in a game so other people can do the decision making in an effort to not be telling them what to do.
Great review of a great game. My group are big Free League fans. They are masters of rules light, role play heavy systems. The Alien rpg does use a slightly different dice mechanic it's a d6 dice pool and I myself prefer Blade Runners stepped die mechanic. A word of warning to new players/5e players. Combat can be lethal the critical hit system in this (also in Alien) can easily result in a player going from full health to dead in one unlucky hit.
I love Doctor Who. I am glad I can still find the classics. I showed some classic episodes to my youngest brother. I intend on watching more classics with him. Rn he is big on OG star trek
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Great video and advise! I needed to hear, "Strip it all down to the essentials." I also need to apply Chekhov's gun more to my games. Subscribed!
