No. Louis works for greyjay. There is some billionaire behind it all.

Yes, it is. Here’s an upscaled version of it.

Little One Shots sound like a good idea as well, yeah. I like to take a step back during those sessions and really allow the players to bring out their own ideas and let the main dreamer basically Co-DM the session. I’ve yet to be disappointed with the results!

Did it turn out to be a good session in your case?

Heya!

You seem well prepared!

Something that is talked about a lot but rarely accompanied by practical advice on how to is the very crucial point of remembering:

The story you are co-creating as a DM is the story of the characters.

Want to lore dump? Tie it to one or more of your characters backgrounds. Maybe they are from the bloodline of that ancient king you want them to know about.

Not sure how to fill in the details like what does the place smell like? Ask a player “You smell something odd, describe the smell”

I am currently in the process of making some guide like posts and videos on certain topics aimed at both players and videos. Some are meant to be shared with players that are new, like the basics of tactical combat to help reduce your workload, especially with new players.

Don’t try and do everything great all at once.

You will be just fine!

Hey! Thanks for saying that. One thing about my stuff so far is that I barely get any feedback from beyond my friend and extended friend circles. And that tends to be positive, so it’s good to hear different perspectives. I already had the blog posts and all planned, but procrastinated on them. Your comment gave me the push to sit down with it again and get it going.

I’ll keep on iterating over how I present my ideas. And you’re absolutely right, especially in this hobby, there’s plenty of people who would rather read than watch yet another video (especially in the chosen style - I had hoped the CRPG style of quest dialogue might be a good enough bridge there). Honestly, I am pretty psyched about anyone who engages with what I make. I find it utterly mind blowing that people care enough to do so.

I think the system could work! Maybe even in conjunction with a little crafting thing I put together a few months ago for my own campaigns, if your player absolutely wants to go the route of crafting the item. You can see that over here https://mastodon.social/@Imperor/110867336560022638 - just off your description you could join both systems. Let them gather the materials and go through the crafting process and then throw in some extra positive results tied into the story with maybe some god of Smithing seeing their sincere wish to create the shield but blundering through the process. So for their persistence and dedication to their craft, the god imbues the shield with yet another effect on top of what they might get out of the crafting process.

Thanks so much! I appreciate it greatly <3

If you got ads, I do apologize. My channel isn’t even capable of monetization as far as YouTube is concerned. I make no money off of my videos at all on any platform at the moment (or the past three years).

I appreciate the feedback.

I’m having fun fiddling with concepts of how to convey my thoughts on my hobby in a format that I find enjoyable. Given the age of my channel and the amount of subscribers or viewers, I am well aware that what I enjoy doing/watching just isn’t for everyone, or even a lot of people.

As for the blog posts, I am actually working on that, but it’ll take some more time since this isn’t my job. It still takes time, money and effort to do. Some of which I cannot expand on this particular bit of my hobby at all times.

EDIT: Here’s the relevant blog post :) https://impheim.com/2023/09/magic-items-in-ttrpgs-embrace-enchantments/

I have noticed the same and have come to the conclusion that, yes. The subscriber and follower counts are instance specific.

Fantastic! Depending on the group composition it could also be a strong aphrodisiac or repellent for one of the races involved. Just to throw some internal conflict into the mix with the external conflict

Love the approach to asking locals on how to deal with them. Maybe there’s a really simple solution like lighting a lemon scented candle or something silly like that. Very good point!

You can totally adjust that. The point really is to be exceedingly annoying in it’s base setup. But maybe I also just have way too many crits in my parties.