toddlyons

Reflections on writing my "Monster Manual of NPCs." What, how, and why. Maybe watch 15-20 minutes at a time, over a few days? Get the book at: https://basicfantasy.org/downloads.html#sn_chrysogonscoterie My Amazon Wish List : https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/33R8FU4Q343Y6?type=wishlist&filter=unpurchased&sort=price-asc&viewType=list 00:00 Introduction 03:10 The Rogues Gallery 07:55 The Beauty of BX 08:23 Discovering Basic Fantasy RPG 14:25 Creating the NPCs 16:05 From Fan to Contributor 17:36 More Credits 20:00 Design Philosophy 23:36 Love, not Money 26:22 Everything is a Suggestion 28:47 Why This Design? 32:23 An Embarrassment of Riches 34:13 Character Connections 36:20 Become a Contributor 38:23 Flawed Characters 39:24 PD Art / Original Art 44:32 Artists Own their Art 49:14 Matching Art to Characters 52:34 Experience and Bio Length 53:20 Delight and Surprise 54:09 Willow and Blossom I am a writer / game developer for Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game, an open source retro-clone role-playing game that emulates, and is largely compatible with, the 1981 Basic and Expert sets of Dungeons & Dragons. I love Basic, but am also a fan of 1st Edition AD&D, White Box Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game, Top Secret, Gamma World, Call of Cthulhu, and many other legacy and retro systems.