Adventurer Conqueror King System (Imperial Imprint) is a tremendous achievement in game design and one of the most divisive games we have every played. After playing and running the game for more than two years, Ginger Frasier and Yung Steve talk about their frustrations, philosophical disagreements, and all of the contentious issues we've had with this tremendous work.Get access to videos like this early by supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/BlackLodgeGamesYouTubeGet ACKS II from Autarch Emporium: https://autarchemporium.com/collections/acks-iiWatch the discussion between @TheArbiterOfWorlds , @Better_With_Bacon , and @Tablerunner over on the Bacon Gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V05xO-0WryM

Today we are joined with Trevor Devall from Me, Myself, and Die to talk about his new fantasy "Sim-Lite" game, The Broken Empires. Trevor gave us the goods on every aspect of the game system, from skills to magic, and we went in depth on the philosophy of game design he is bringing to the table. Don't miss his upcoming Kickstarter campaign launching October 1st!

https://play.thebrokenempires.com/

This week we sit down with one of the players from our home game of ACKS II to talk about how RPGs became a obsession for someone who had never played before. Don't miss this, and don't miss the kickstarter for The Shucked Oyster, launching August 6th on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1003133567/the-shucked-oyster-a-cursed-brothel-for-shadowdark-rpg

Victor Raymond of the Tékumel Foundation was kind enough to sit down with us to discuss Professor M.A.R. Barker's monumental contributions to TTRPG history. Empire of the Petal Throne was one of the first RPG settings, and it is no longer out of print! Black Blade Publishing was hosting both the Tékumel Foundation as well as a huge assortment of amazing products from small indie publishers at North Texas RPG Con 2024. This was an excellent conversation and we will be speaking with Victor more in the future. Foundation website: https://www.tekumelfoundation.org/ Buy Tékumel Products online: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/57/the-tekumel-foundation Tékumel Podcast https://tekumelpodcast.com/

Join Black Lodge Games for a discussion of the origins of the TTRPG hobby through the lens of the incredible book, "The Elusive Shift" by Jon Peterson. Join our community over at https://blacklodgegames.locals.com with promo code MIDWIT for a free month. You get access to our videos 24-36 hours prior to release on YouTube, discussions with our community, and much more! #dungeonsanddragons #wargaming #gygax #garygygax

-There may not be a way to win at Dungeons and Dragons, but there is certainly a way to LOSE. This week we talk about the fruits of the #brosr gaming efforts and the principles behind them. Some of the principles of the BrOSR style of play are legitimately interesting but it is put into practice with stoner-tier, "lol so random" world building and a commitment to dog-shitism. This is the trash game, the shit tier slop, the garmonbozia that we talk about. Check out the links below to videos we talked about: GREAT video by @TheJoyofWargaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig7cc94dpVw GREAT interview with @gelatinousrube on @RollinBones live show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9l8QNkWE1A Incoherent ramblings by Jeffro Johnson that fail to explain a single thing of value: - @TheBasicExpert : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErTwyuVZ660- @RollinBones : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vERmTxDP2aQ - @InappropriateCharacters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNiQO2RhWpI The dogshit BrOSR session report referenced in the show: https://bdubsanddragons.blogspot.com/2023/08/dubzaron-session-103-what-is-love.html?m=1

This week, we discuss why roleplaying in character adds more to any game of any style, why you should want excellence at your table, and how the villains at Onyx Path Publishing (armed with a practically unlimited art budget) ripped the heart and soul out of the aesthetics of the Exalted game line. #exalted #onyxpath #whitewolf The art of Exalted 3rd edition and Exalted Essence is a crime against aesthetics and should land everyone involved in Guantanamo Bay with no chance of parole. The art of the new edition is flat, lifeless, intentionally ugly, and all of the characters look like they're on mind numbing anti depressants. They desexualized the characters entirely and have a clear hatred of the human body, beauty, excellence, and every ideal that the Exalted represent. Straight to jail.

Within the Ring of Fire is a dark fantasy roleplaying game from RAW Immersive Games over at @woodwwad #rpg #dnd #ttrpg This game is one of the weirdest and most compelling RPGs we have ever played and helped crystalize our views of what RPGs can be. This is a game that is primarily focused on immersion through roleplay, and though flawed in many respects, is deeply compelling. We cover the good, the bad, and the utterly incomprehensible aspects of this great, great game.