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@jarkoer 4 года назад

Ah, memories! This was the home and setting of many of my first D&D adventures. Eventually my party worked up to having their own barony so we could wage war games against the Black Eagle barony. Then high school graduation happened, and unfortunately I never made it back to Karameikos.

@johnharrison2086 4 года назад

My D&D adventures started here - in a little town named Threshold

@patrickbuckley7259 3 года назад

That towns name is so meta... I love it!

@DangerAce 3 года назад

Me too! The Gazeteers were so much fun.

@paavohirn3728 3 года назад

Yeah! I think I gotta grab this! Only had the Thyatis/Alphatia gazetteer from way back when. This would be a great place to start of new legends with all the modules available as well.

@sharkdentures3247 4 года назад

Ah, the D&D world. (not AD&D) So many memories. The world was so simple & so much bigger then.

@hawkeyepearce1066 4 года назад

Your "known world" videos, along with the youtube output of a certain Mr. Welch, have me hankering to take a detour from Greyhawk when I start my next campaign. Thanks for another great vid, looking forward to the Hyperborea review!

@kevind7396 2 года назад

Always a favorite setting. This was a very well thought out, fascinating setting.

@stratuvarious8547 6 месяцев назад

I love Mystara, and The Grand duchy of Karameikos is a great start to a fantastic series of setting books. My favorite, so far is the Principalities of Glantri. A whole magic college, a city built on waterways ala Venice, and the variety of real world inspired families, just so much of interest.

@mattnerdy7236 4 года назад

Hey Capt. Thank you for your wonderful channel. Your module review videos are a natural 20. 10k subs, Congratulations Capt.! I was watching your older videos the other night. At the end of "Tomb of the Lizard King", you announced a future video called "Isle of the Ape". I tried desperately to look up this video, but I failed my Investigation Check searching in your playlist. There is a free copy online, great old module. I converted the new spells (new in 1985), Serpent missile and Log to Lizard to 5e. I laughed really hard when I first read those spell names. Forgot how corny AD&D could be, loved it then, love it now. Thank you so much Capt., have a great day.

@swirvinbirds1971 4 года назад

Congrats on the subscribers. You deserve many more!👍

@xxredjayxx 4 года назад

I've always loved Mystara, got started with the Penhaligon trilogy back in 94

@MrRourk 4 года назад

Finally ran a tabletop game in 2020. Used Bluehack (the look on the players faces when I handed them the 22page booklet of rules was utterly priceless). Set it in the Town of Threshold. They had information that Bargle was spotted in town. They didn't catch him but messed up his operation and plans.

@richmcgee434 4 года назад

Ah, Bargle, hated by D&D players for decades. One of our local stores used to sell custom tees that read "I stabbed Bargle the Infamous...and he died!" on them back in the early 90s.

@rowanhawklan9707 4 года назад

I have The isle of Dread and The Grand Duchy of Karamekos and used both for AD&D very successfully, mind you that was 32 years ago now!

@MrChupacabra555 4 года назад

Although its not in this Gazeteer, there is one set of rules introduced in this series that I think still holds up (more or less) even today: The Trade and Commerce rules we see in The Minrothad Guilds and others. I think, with some work, it could be used in later editions of the game (particularly 3rd edition), although you would have to come up with something so that the players don't become stupidly wealthy by engaging in Trade (like make sure to apply upkeep costs to various caravans used, paying all the employees, taxex, etc.), but some people actually like this 'Papers and Paychecks;' style of play (I liked the similar system in the old "Traveller" game myself ^_^)

@ciscornBIG 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to use this in my campaign.

@Satori2046 4 года назад

Gret channel, 10k subscribers well deserved. Now I'm waiting for some Greyhawk material review :p

@yvindheilo229 4 года назад

Just recieved this is the mail from DriveThru a couple of days ago! What a great fit!

@spkt0r 4 года назад

Great Channel, thank you very much.

@BlackJar72 4 года назад

I remember seeing this when it came out but wasn't in a position to get it. My only critique at this point would be that adventure modules, since they are run and involve the PCs, should not have canonical times but instead happen when and if the DM chooses.

@RoDaGrier 4 года назад

This was the first print on demand book I picked up from Drive Thru an I am extremely pleased with it. I will be getting all of the printable Gazetteer as they become available. If you cover them I will be happy to use your affiliated links assuming you post one before I am ready to make a purchase.

@hadeseye2297 11 месяцев назад

Ludwik, Stefan, Magda. Feels native to me. I have to get a look at Mystara.

@wanderingbardagain6945 4 года назад

Picked this up as a PDF early this year and loved all the great story hooks and adventure ideas just baked right into this setting. I'm using it for my 5th edition campaign right now (which is heading to the Isle of Dread shortly), and the players are really into the Duchy and all the conflicts swirling around. Great stuff, and as you said, so adaptable to any fantasy RPG you are running. Keep on sharing these classics, so much great material out there just waiting to be explored and adapted. :)

@BrexerBlue 4 года назад

Nice one 😃

@fulminatus6241 4 года назад

Man, you are crushing it lately. Lovin' this series. Keep up the good work.

@josephskiles 3 года назад

I'm really sorry I missed this one as a kid, I would have loved this setting!;thanks for the awesome video!

@99zxk 2 года назад

Baron von Hendricks looks like Blackadder during the Renaissance. Does Bargle always have cunning plans?

@menion2599 4 года назад

Great review! Had the original, but I'm tempted to buy the POD version.

@Johnny_Nitro 4 года назад

Congrats on reaching 10K subs!

@captcorajus 4 года назад

Thank you so much 😀

@markpriest589 4 года назад

Shearing ceremony is an awesome twist. Appreciated your expanding on this theme. Great writing for sure. So many options spring from this wonderful cultural detail. I could see in functioning in Westeros, etc.

@BTsMusicChannel 4 года назад

Congrats on 10000!!!

@thomaskiser3886 2 года назад

Would love to have you review “Night’s Dark Terror”!!!!

@captcorajus 2 года назад

Absolutely have that in the cue. Very shortly!

@dennispascale842 4 года назад

Another great review. Still a favorite of mine. So many memories. My gaming group can’t get together right now so in the meantime I’ve been building a 5e campaign set in the Grand Duchy. The nostalgia has sparked some creative ideas and it will be fun to play in this setting. This gazetteer packs so much inside it. Some others are hit and miss but this one presents a complete ready to play in sandbox. Many find Karameikos generic but I disagree. Looking forward to more of the reviews for the series.

@doctorlolchicken7478 4 года назад

I bought this when it first came out. I have it in my bookcase right here. I read it when I bought it, borrowed a few elements - notably the Black Eagle Barony - and I don’t think I’ve opened it since!

@Leftylives 4 года назад

My Orc and Goblin horde lives in the swamp out side the Keep on the Borderlands, haha! We even have an ogre, he's hard to feed though.. mostly been eating troglodytes..

@griselame 4 года назад

really loved Karameikos, great setting, have to run something in it one of these days, love the Norman vs Saxon angle it could have with the Thyatians vs Traldars

@2012Jammer 4 года назад

WOW had no idea there is a pod of the the Grand Duchy...looks great...LOL just looked at the back of the one i bought 30 + years a go and i payed more for it back then (10 bucks)...if you ask me thats a hell of a deal for less then 8 bucks. I might buy the new pod so i can stash away the original to keep it in the best shape as possible.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

Yeah, I was like WOW, that's a great deal, so I knew I needed to get the word out on my channel. Especially when I got my own, and saw how good it was.

@PagrZero 4 года назад

I've only really become aware of the world of Mystara in detail recently. In my 25 years of playing, I never looked at the Gazetteers because of their age thinking the would be underdeveloped or hacky generic fantasy supplements. I couldn't have been more wrong. I have to thank you greatly for showing me these books in detail. It looks like I'm going to be burning my money to the DrivethruRPG gods in the next couple of months.

@raymondlugo9960 4 года назад

It came out in 87 so it was designed for Mentzer rules (1983 BECMI).

@captcorajus 4 года назад

Yep, all the Gazetteers were. :)

@sunsin1592 4 года назад

Great timing; we just finished Night's Dark Terror today!

@darthjoel6357 4 года назад

10k subs!! Woot!! Congratulations!! 😊

@CawmeKrazee Месяц назад

Would love to see you review the OG Dave Arneson's blackmoor settings

@whiterino5738 4 года назад

Congrats on 10k brother!!!!!!!!

@NemesisOwl 4 года назад

I've been waiting for this one!

@nebulanz8232 4 года назад

What a blast from the past, awesome. 👍

@Arcboltkonrad13 4 года назад

>Duchy of Karameikos is POD for less than $8 Dang, now I know what I'm buying next paycheck!

@RobNomad 4 года назад

i’d like to see Mystara for 5th

@RobNomad 4 года назад

@David what? why?

@seanschraidt3985 4 года назад

Its a good book from DTRPG. My problem with it, is that when they scan most of these books, they don't use enough contrast so you can see the shadow of the text on the backside of the page. As someone who has scanned a ton of books, that's a huge pet peeve of mine.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

I can tell you this scan is free of those issues. :)

@seanschraidt3985 4 года назад

@@captcorajus Awesome. Thanks for that.

@Bargletheinfamous 4 года назад

Great video! Was excited to go buy this but both DMs guild and drive thru don't seem to be carrying it right now.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

Yeah, its really weird. like two days after my video went up, they took it down. Grrrr.

@Bargletheinfamous 4 года назад

@@captcorajus that is such a bummer....i should have picked it up when i saw it earlier in the week.

@Bluecho4 4 года назад

You know that a game setting is quality when there's a built-in justification for why adventurers are running around in great numbers. (Though I've always found the idea of an "Adventurer's Guild" to be distractingly artificial).

@Mnnvint 4 года назад

I picture an "Adventurer's guild" to not so much be an actual guild with guild halls and initiation rights and royal charters and stuff... as just a bunch of people who know each other and are in roughly the same business as the player characters. Doing more or less great deeds, hopefully getting rich of it, and at the very least have some entertaining stories to boast of. It can also double as a thieves' "guild", or "borderline criminal gang" as we might call them in a less medieval setting.

@KeyserSoze1972 4 года назад

Set most my campaigns here until players wanted to try AD & D

@RoDaGrier 3 года назад

So I finally stared a Karameikos game. Solo game starting at level 1. Because it solo we are using a hybrid of the solo rules from the OSR solo game Scarlet Heroes and BECMI. We started with the Veiled society. Playing one on one we managed in one nice 6 hour session. It ended with the local cell of the the evil Thieves' Guild broken, but the mysterious masked leader escaped. The PC was made a Ducal agent (which was sort of my objective for using this module first) and will be sent to the far reaches of the duchy next session, as it is suspected his life maybe locally forfeit. Any suggestions on what modules to line up next? The PC is still level 1, but as strong as a small party of level 1 characters (because of the Scarlet Hero rules).

@gregolder1713 4 года назад

Some suggestions of old retro D&D books worth checking out: Lords of Darkness (the original undead sourcebook and multiple mini-adventures featuring iconic critters) and Dozen & One Adventures (we enjoyed this sandbox of a campaign for Al Qadim in our group)

@j-henry7391 4 года назад

Great vid!

@kurgon1976 4 года назад

capt. which OSR system would you recommend for 5E like combat mechanics (no THACO) but old school look and feel? I want to go old school but don't want to deal with charts.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

I hightly recommend Castles & Crusades. Its 'based' on 3E style mechanics, so its heavily d20 based. Most ability rolls are accomplished via its own 'siege-engine' system, which is very cool. AC is typical modern ascending type, and the entire thing is well written. Troll Lord Games is the maker. The game emulates 1E D&D, and was the favored OSR by Gary Gygax himself.

@sirjonsnow 4 года назад

Good stuff, but FYI it's Phillip *Vorloi*

@captcorajus 4 года назад

that's what i said! lol

@TheWiseRabbit 4 года назад

I used to have this gazeteer... it's selling for $80 now? drat.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

I know right?

@rds978 4 года назад

I have boxes and boxes of original D&D, AD&D 1st, 2nd, and some 3rd edition in my basement. Plus a bunch of other role-playing games from the late '70s through the late '90s. Just out of curiosity I should pull that stuff out and see what it is going for today. Though I doubt mine is worth much as I played a staggering amount with it and it shows on some of those books. Especially the 1st edition AD&D stuff.

@TheWiseRabbit 4 года назад

@@captcorajus The drivethrurpg says the item is no longer available :(

@SeeTheWholeTruth 4 года назад

What about the review of the Dragonlance series? I played the oldies, but I never see anyone pull out the Dragonlance sets. Always wished they had done a good Elfquest set too. *shrug*

@DaneFalco 4 года назад

This was my very first DnD campaign I played in! :)

@nicklarocco4178 4 года назад

The only thing I really don't like about the gazetteer series is the colored splash art on every page. It's distracting, and doesn't add anything. I'd much prefer a POD without those blue towers in the middle of every page.

@captcorajus 4 года назад

yeah, i can agree that the icon art on every page is a bit distracting. Of course these are reprints not edits. :)

@SMunro 4 года назад

4:40 shows diplomats but refers to traladaran families... :-p

@captcorajus 4 года назад

I'm stuck with the pictures that were in the Gazetteer Brother. :p

@SMunro 4 года назад

@@captcorajus I know. It wasnt that long ago I gave my D&D to relatives that I dont remember what was in the Gaz 1. Too bad the Asteroid hit capable of creating the 56 mile diameter crater in southern glantri would have created a fireball capable of reducing everything in the 'known world' setting to ash out to the edge of the Thyatian empire and justiying a reboot of the setting beyond AC1006. Even karameikos would have burned for the thirty minutes the fireball would have cooked everyone alive.

@richmcgee434 4 года назад

@@SMunro Wasn't a fan of the way they shoved the setting there either, but the lack of a realistic meteor impact didn't bother me any. It's D&D, magic is everywhere, and I'm perfectly willing to believe that their natural laws behave very, very differently than ours do. One look at the giant races is sure proof that the cube-square rule isn't working right and there's the whole "planet being hollow" thing to boot, just to name a few issues.