Natural Ones 1/9/2023 | The OGL and the Future
#OSR #TTRPG #OpenDnD #DnD5e #OneDnD
Well, the new year is here and 2023 just wanted to kick us in the teeth right from the start. Let's try and be positive and figure this out while formulating a plan.
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Hex23
#Dungeon23 #Hex23 #ttrpg #OSR #DnD #roleplayinggames #hexmap
Forget dungeon 23. Make something useful this year. A complete campaign hex crawl map that you can actually use! Spend 1 hour solo gaming to construct a few hexes each day. By the end of the year, you will have a complete campaign hex crawl map filled with points of interests, settlements, and even dungeons!
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How to Master Any Game
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #DnD5e
There are dungeon masters, and then there are game masters. Game masters want to master any game that is put in front of them. This is actually an easy task if you do two things and have the right mindset.
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Natural Ones 12/19/2022 | Scarlet Heroes Episode 2
#OSR #TTRPG #ScarletHeroes
This week we play more Scarlet Heroes and Brendan, a player in my in person game, joins us as a Cleric to named Bardwell with Vik's Fighter named Held.
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Too many Options
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #dungeonsanddragons
Let's talk about the "DM Shortage" and the contributing factors to it. Let's also talk about why the OSR will come out on top because of it.
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Natural Ones 12/12/2022 | AI Art in Games
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #AIArt
We are talking with Miguel Ribeiro, half of "The Red Room" and a prolific creator in the RPG and OSR world. Specifically, we are talking about AI art in RPG books. Is this good? Bad? Or something not to worry about at all.
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West End Games Star Wars D6 Part 6: Ships
#OSR #TTRPG #StarWars #starwarsrpg
This week, we are back to Star Wars (yay). Let's talk about star ships, combat, jumps, etc.. This is just a rough overview of what the core rules in 1e Star Wars has to offer.
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Natural Ones 12/5/2022 | Scarlet Heroes One-Shot
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This week, we are continuing with Scarlet Heroes. Last week's video was about using Scarlet Heroes to world-build through solo gaming. This week, Vik will be playing as a character and I will GM him with zero prep. The point here is a little example of how you can use Scarlet Heroes at your table with multiple players at your table for your other OSR games.
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Solo Gaming with Scarlet Heroes
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #dungeonmaster
This week I demonstrate what I have been talking about which is using solo gaming in Scarlet Heroes as a form of fun DM prep and worldbuilding.
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Natural Ones 11/28/2022 | Chatting With MagicUser
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD
MagicUser, who runs a great Youtube channel, joins Natural Ones for a casual discussion of the hobby and gaming.
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Tuesday Twitter Takes #3 | Character Death
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #DnD5e
The difference between old and new school is no more apparent than on the topic of character death!
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Natural Ones 11/21/2022 | Character Advancement with Ryan Howard
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD
This week we are talking with Ryan Gregory Howard of Rollin' Bones about character advancement in the OSR and other games.
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West End Games Star Wars D6 Part 5: Solitaire Adventure Play Example
#OSR #TTRPG #StarWars #Starwarsrpg
This week, I thought I would show the gameplay example from the short solo adventure that is in the rulebook.
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Natural Ones 11/14/2022 | Be a Gigachad GM
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #TabletopRPG
Tonight we are discussing being a gigachad GM. What does that mean? How can we be one?
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The Wrong Way to Play?
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD
The title is clickbait probably, but yes, there is a wrong way to play. This is a game after all and games can be played "wrong". I explain what I mean here.
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Natural Ones 11/7/2022 | Using Real History and Places
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD
This week I thought it would be good to chat about settings again. It might be controversial to some, but we will discuss drawing from different cultures for your game. Is this allowed? Is it bad? Does anyone get hurt from this?
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WEG Star Wars D6 Part 4: Combat
#OSR #TTRPG #starwars #gaming
This week we take a slightly closer look at combat and healing in Star Wars D6.
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October 2022 Supporter Giveaway | Hyperborea
#OSR #TTRPG #DnD
This is the giveaway for October 2022. One of you is the lucky winner of Hyperborea PDFs.
Edit: Krafty Matt wanted me to draw again so you can see who the winner is here:
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Tuesday Twitter Takes #2 | XP and Leveling Variance
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This is the second episode of Twitter Take Tuesday. Lets talk about XP and levelling really quick.
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