Bored with core D&D? Try 3rd party content 

Hey friends! I’m still very much in the learning stage for the accent I use in this video - it doesn’t feel natural for me yet, I often slip in and out of it accidentally, and Irish accents have such different sounds across different regions, too! But I don’t believe something has to be perfect in order to share it (if I believed that, I’d never share anything!) so I would appreciate y’all being kind and helping create an environment in which both me and others in this community feel comfortable sharing despite imperfection and learning as we go. Thank you! 💕

"Ginny Di gushes at you about Nature Shit™ for a couple hours" is a video I would watch. Just sayin'.

As an Irish person I will say your Irish accent is pretty good a bit scottish in places but not bad overall, and can't state enough how much I appreciate you put effort to sound genuine. Not just me a lot of Irish folks appreciate that

“3rd party” is a great D&D party name :)

"Some DMs are hesitant to allow 3rd party content" Looks at my Studio Ghibli/industrial revolution era setting full of plant folk, beast folk and whatever I feel like that day Ginny Ginny Ginny! Finding your channel was fate because you continue to hone in on my special interests.

You continually impress with how you embody your characters. The ideas in this sourcebook offer so many creative options!

its funny cause i often come to Ginny Di videos to find inspiration for characters in the base classes and PHB, cause Ginny's got such a cool perspective. But! I am also soo down for expanding those horizons.

I think a lot of DMs sleep on fan-made or 3rd party content. I just ran a boss fight based on Nymwen that wouldn’t have been complete with a lair mechanic I found on Reddit. Honesty, once I get above level 9, homebrew and 3rd party content is a must for me to keep my game fresh.

I love 3rd party content, and have since the 3rd edition days. It's really cool nowadays that you can get monsters and character classes inspired by different cultures around the world. There's a badass Latin American set that kickstarted in the last year and the monsters are amazing!

I am always blown away that not only did you make a centaur body but the back legs actually move when you walk! Loved this character!

As a contributor to this Tome (two subraces and three subclasses), I was already super excited to get my hands on it once it releases, but you've managed to get me exponentially more amped with this video. Great job! :)

group themes really are super useful !! one of my first campaigns was built around every character wanting to hunt down the same guy but not knowing the other’s motivations. one PC was the guy’s son and was concerned because his father went missing. another PC was the guy’s secret wife who he had a second family with, and she and the son were very surprised by each other! and then there was my character, who was basically an undead entity who, in life, had been murdered by this guy and wanted revenge. they continued working together even after they all realized they had different goals, if only to confront this guy and ask what the hell is going on. it was the DM’s first campaign, so it didn’t end up going too smoothly after all, but i’d love to do a campaign with a hook like that again!

My baby turned on this video lol, he’s 10 months old and is obsessed with your commercial as Jester lol. I swear I had it on his baby app, and he somehow found your newest upload. I love it.😅🖤

I am always happy to see one of your Centaur creations, and your Irish accent was pretty good! I lived there for five years...and one of the best things I discovered during that time is that there isn't a singular Irish accent, there's tons of them with small to large variations. I would place yours somewhere in Leinster--perhaps Kildare, the southern part of Louth, or the outskirts of Dublin itself. I think the thing Americans tend to get wrong with it is to overdo the lilt of it--a little bit goes a long way, and what I found as I was there for longer is that its not quite there all the time and always in the same pattern. There's also class and rural/urban differences in accents that are noteworthy, and can make the same accent fundamentally unintelligible to someone of the same region or city simply for the speed or inflection (as I witnessed many times for people in Cork City, where I lived!). Try a Cork or Kerry accent to sound a bit more hard-edged for, perhaps, a barbarian or a fighter character, or a Northern Irish accent for a bard, rogue, or magic-wielder! And if you haven't seen the Pulp Fiction "royale with cheese" scene in the broad Kerry accent on RU-vid before, check it out! ;)

I backed the the Tome of Heroes kickstarter and this video has me even more excited for it!!

I strongly recommend the Compendium of Forgotten Secrets Awakened for Warlock and Patron based subclass. its really high quality stuff.

I love her so much! I'll definitely be adding this book to my collection.

I love this character and the accent! Hoping to see more of her in the future!

My home campaign is based on a kobold press setting!! And oh my god this one has SO MUCH?? There's literally so many options here to make characters and parties!

Sold, pre-ordered the pdf cause I wish to be blessed by the bees! I loved the lilt of your accent, it just felt appropriate for the character, and I hope you keep going till you feel comfortable - I'd love to hear her read a bedtime story already! Thanks for creating Ginny, you keep me excited and inspired

I saw someone on a different video talking about how they had a Swarmkeeper Ranger who was literally just a swarm of bees in a proverbial trenchcoat, and all of their swarm abilities were just the bees doing their bee thing.

Ms. Ginny, this video was really good! I have been playing since '77 ( before Star Wars...) and like most people I have had "issues" with my perception of how the game is played vs my players version. Videos like this give a DM so many chances to see new ideas and open new options for a game. Thank you for sharing. This is a rare book in my opinion, I am pretty sure I will have to buy it in the near future. Thanks for sharing with us!

Awesome video, as usual, but I have to say, I'm consistenly blown away by the quality of your costumes and cosplays. That deer-centaur look is incredible !!!

Every new cosplay you make blows me away and makes me want to continue working on my personal projects (it's not cosplay, but it's fantasy-themed art and D&D sessions) even when I feel like giving up and slacking :)

Kobold press does such great stuff. I was just looking for downtime activities! Thanks for another great video.

I've always found the third party books that have been sponsors from time to time super interesting and wanted to include them. Now I just need the funds to buy them!

Amazing! I love both accents, the David Attenborough narration (loving Prehistoric Planet!) and your own accent! As usual your cosplay, acting, and videos are so great!

Your genuine enthusiasm for the subjects you cover is so infectious!

Only yesterday I got to know your videos and right away I loved your approach, you seem very interested in lore and immersion, your tips seem very open minded and inclusive for different types of tables, without neglecting the game mechanics but without creating "molds" for those who watch. I loved your videos so much!

I have all the Kobold Press monster books. They are awesome. I also recommend Witch+Craft by Astrologo Press if your players are really into crafting

YO! This book sounds awesome and exactly my jam! Thank you for sharing it, and encouraging people to check out 3rd party books, there's a wealth of great content out there. Also, you did a great job at the Irish accent, I'm convinced you're a natural with accents in general!

I love all the work you put into your videos, the cosplay, the accent, the special effects! you are incredible in every aspect!

Incredibly well done, clever opening.. thank you for this amazing content!!!

AWESOME ! your enthusiasm is adorable and contagious!

Oh I love this!!! I giggled in glee seeing your thumbnail. I want to figure out downloading your RP videos so I can try a response vid. How fun!!

What a great (and timely) video. Thank you

LOVE YOUR ACCENT!! I think you did a fantastic job!! The cosplay is fantastic as well! Well done , Ginny!

I know that you made a great effort in creating the cosplay, the script, the details of the book....but I am so basic, i was already sold just by looking at the gorgeous book cover art.

This was a lovely video :D Great in-depth review w/your trademark well thought out reasons as to WHY folks would want to use it. Looks to be another great book! Now you need to take that Alseid out for a spin , , , maybe in the Margeave Forest perhaps heheh. Thanks agan for another fun one Ginny!

As somebody who is not currently playing a game, but still loves the storytelling elements and misses it - I find your videos wonderful. I’m a parent and time has flown out the window replaced by tiny twins who go on all sorts of toddler adventures. Your videos give me ideas for writing and I just wanted to thank you for them. I Ioved the different magic types and if I ever do write some terrible fantasy, I’ll be sure to credit yourself and kobold press in a forward. Thanks again for all you do, Andy

I have been LOVING these kobold press videos!

Wow! Excellent cos-play. Especially the eyes... Since my backyard is quite infested by does and fawns I can vouch to the resemblance... lol!

Great stuff! This needs to be done more. The 3rd Party stuff is amazing if you get into it. Sadly they seem to be tied to first party output. For instance, remember when Feywyld came out and there were like 5 books all tied to the Fae in some way within a year. One of the issues that hurts me is that I KNOW I am only going to buy one of these books so I really need people like you to contrast the books so I know which one is best for the way may game is played. Since these books are not in the bookstore we can't flip through them and see what we are paying for. HELP US! Is there some rule from the sponsors saying you can't do this? Another more present example: Spectacular Settlements (Nord Games) vs. Campaign Builder: Cities and Towns (Kobold Press). I understand one is heavier on charts but the other has more flesh to plots and NPCs, but thats it. I need more info to make a good decision on a purchase!

Lots of great information - this was really helpful! Thanks!

Thanks for the great video. I’m glad you liked the Monstrous Adoptee background!!!

I thought I knew Rangers until I read the Rangers apprentice series. I was blown away. If you have not read it already I recommend it. Thanks for the awesome video.

The Leather jacket/shoulder thing is SO awesome, you look amazing in it too!

I really love that plant pouch you made! I know it’s a year old video but I’d absolutely watch if you did a diy channel

Kobold Press is awesome. They make so many great books, and really have some much more versatile stuff than just about anyone else!

Great video, sounds like a lot of really cool options!

Honestly I agree, out of everything you can homebrew, I think that races are the easiest to tell if they're unbalanced & the least risky. With homebrew classes there's a LOT to take into consideration.

Well I am certainly sold!! It looks like so much fun, I love having all the options as a DM for both myself and my players! And yes I am also all about the nature stuff lol!

Kobold Press does some great work, apparently even Wizards of the Coast think so, as they commissioned KP for the Tyranny of Dragons adventures. Their Tome of Beasts is well regarded. My personal favorite 3rd party book is Exploring Eberron. While technically 3rd party, it's written by the setting's creator, Keith Baker. It adds so much to the base Eberron setting.

Loved that into. I homebrew a lot of stuff for my games. It was really popular in person, but became an issue online as players were having trouble adding it to d+d beyond.

I love this Video being a DM that runs a bi weekly Kobold Press Midgard game and a Campaign based in Faerun. It is a nice change for my players and the Midgard world is so creative. You can literally pick a sentence out of the Worldbook and immediately get a new idea.

This book sound amazingly magical. Totally makes me want to participate in a game or even run again. Love you half elf half deer centaur character you created. Her musical Irish brogue tickled me ears and made me smile. Sláinte.

so awesome you enjoyed it, thank you!

Agree! I found a Cormyr 3rd party book and it was a blast. Really fleshed out my favorite FR region.

This is maybe the coolest costume yet! What an amazing job you did!

Might I recommend Scarred Land from Onyx Path Publishing

Some pretty great ideas in this one. My DM mostly includes homebrew stuff he's made (and published) himself, since it's easier for him to just share the bits we need without everyone having to buy whatever we need, but he's a pretty chill bloke and I reckon he would be fine with most things. This book does have me interested, so maybe this could be included in most things...

I already love the Kobold Press books I've gotten, but this is a fantastic pitch for this one! Definitely going to dig into those subclasses when I get mine.

These third parties you announce are always great. Thanks.

Your energy for most of the video was what was selling me on this book. And then you mentioned the rune that can eliminate the need for 50gp worth of components. Time to start spamming Chromatic Orb!

I, in fact, love DnD 'stuff'. The sheer creativity and ingenuity invested in their creation blow me away.

I like the new backdrop, very mysterious.

1) Kobold Press makes the best books 2) My players love the items or monsters I pull from their books, and I'm waiting for my copy of the Tome of Heroes to come in from the Kickstarter 3) Still very jealous of your ability to do accents

LOVE the 3rd party love and review. Great job!! Love me some kobold press books. Would love to see MORE 3rd party book reviews like this!! Two 3rd party content I'd particularly love to call to your attention are Abyssal Brews magic items, & Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent, a 5e sourcebook by Warchief Gaming, some of the original creators of World of Warcraft! Abyssal Brews is much smaller Patreon, but they have incredible magic items, and a few other things like a travel system and Paladin/Bard subclass.

Alseid are the reason I purchased the first Tome of Beasts and I love that they are now playable!

You are my favorite D&D creator

I’ve bought stuff from kobold press before, it was solid. And great video! Like the new cosplay!

I supported Tome of Heroes on Kickstarter, but all this extra information is definitely making me even more anxious for it to arrive

Running Candlekeep Mysteries as a full campaign and have been sprinkling in 3rd party (and old previous edition) adventures in and its worked really well.

Ginny get your elbow up when you fire that bow! Crank that thing, can‘t shoot a bow with your wrist. You‘ll hurt yourself! The Alseid(?) cosplay is fire!!

Ginny Di has sold me on this book, I just need to find out where to get it, and the books about combining various races.

MCDM makes the best stuff. Beastheart class is the most fun I’ve had playing a class. Their monster design is the best, so cool and very easy to run as a DM.

As one of the writers on this project, I'm really hyped all this material will finally be out in the wild.

I liked this video alot. It's an important topic that I think many people overlook/miss out on. 3rd party content is awesome and I hope more people see it thanks to this video!

Thanks Ginni…as though I didn’t have enough material from Kobold Press, I had to pre order both the hardcover and pdf (makes transferring into D&D Beyond a ton easier). Seriously though, thanks for the heads up, I always on the lookout for more content for my game and love Kobold Press

One of my DM's and I love the Valdas spire of secrets book, and have been working it into several games recently. And he just decided to start up a strixhaven game letting everyone pick races and classes for their students. Im playing a spirithost witch, and another player is a stuffed geppetin cowboy named Sheriff Buckaroo Fuzzington that protects me. Its great

This sounds so amazing!!

I'm a newbie DM who plays with a group of DMs so using Kobold Press books is pretty standard for us. Lately I've been reskinning a handful of free/low cost adventures from dmsguild for my homebrew, and bought The Islands of Sina Una to incorporate some pre-colonial Filipino myth and folklore into my setting.

I've never really strayed far from the core rules and "official" sourcebooks (I have a shelf full of 2e books from TSR), so I had no idea how much third-party content was out there. Gonna look into some soon. Also, great work on the accent! Every time I try Irish it usually turns into Scottish and back several times per conversation, with a fair bit of the various other British accents mixed in...Some Welsh, London, Cockney, etc. because I just love trying them all but I never put a lot of effort into mastering just one at a time.

I have a really neat 3rd party book called The Esper Genesis Core Manual. It’s basically for dnd but in space, and while a lot of the content is reskinned 5e rules what is new(with the exception of some of the races, they need some tweaking) is really fun and hella original

Favorite Homebrew: Kobold Press is excellent! Loved Tome of Foes I & II! Griffon's Saddlebag for fun items! Humblewood for maximum small animal cuteness! Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting for the gorgeous art! Fool's Gold: Into the Bellowing Wilds for Spiderfolk, Vampires, and the Dire Tarrasque! Battlezoo Bestiary to play as a DRAGON!

And ordered. Book sounds great

Ooh, my party's using Valda's Spire of Secrets which is a very good time! Especially since all of us are a bit too familiar with the core 5e books, it's good to make things that can surprise all of us.

Well, now I’m even more excited for my backer copy of Tome of Heroes to ship. I’m always excited to dig into new third party spells and items, but the possibilities of the new races and subclasses has me champing at the bit to dig through the book.

Perfect timing, about to run a campaign with the grim hollow books

Whatever they're paying you for advertising is not enough - I clicked that link SO FAST after you started describing the subclass options and the new backgrounds!

I definitely did hear like a little bit of Scottish slip in here & there, but overall not bad. I've been an Irish dancer for 20 years, been to Ireland 2x, and it's still certainly better than I could do! Good job Ginny!

I've been running Kobold Press stuff for about 3 years now. I couldn't get into their world but I've taken a lot of the lore, races, and classes.

Gotta say, this is a fun video to see after having been playing an Alseid druid character for the past five months now. XD Our D&D group started playing a Midgard-based campaign recently by Kobold Press and we have definitely been enjoying it.

"A pact with an awakened shrub". As a fan of the movie The Three Amigos, I could never, never play this seriously.

I thought I recognised those dulcet tones in the intro - go Ralph! I think your accent is just fine and you should keep trying new stuff. Your content is always tip-top and I really dig your style and your takes on DMing and D&D.

sounds like Roger the Shrubber can finally come to life!

i was so close to backing this but I couldnt afford to at the moment. going to have to preorder.

This book looks awesome, this gonna be my auto gift of birthday XD

I love that leather shoulder piece! Could you make a video showing how you create leather armor looking pieces?

I may try 3rd party content one day lol - I'm a prolific homebrewer, so I can't help but make it myself lmao. I even made a deer centaur for my own campaign called the Cernonna, so nice to see other people are also doing the same.