Non-play Youtube Shows on Gaming?

kosmos1214 · April 10, 2018, 07:06:52 PM

While not A role playing Chanel I find table top minions to be quite helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/user/tabletopminions/videos

RPGPundit · April 12, 2018, 02:54:11 AM

Quote from: Nerzenjäger;1033633Geez. I find the idea of you starting to do YT very compelling, but please don't go too far down the Sargon route. I can read news articles by myself, thank you.

I think the video I released today is a good example of the kind of stuff I'd be doing.

bayonetbrant · June 11, 2018, 10:38:36 AM

Can I be a shill for a minute, please?

We've got our Dragon Magazine video series we're slowly adding to
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBpF9TanYKg0pdodFBdqRrN69tw3IRc89

Had a brief run back over the holidays, and we're doing another run over the summer. Basically, we're working on the videos when we're not doing our podcast

chirine ba kal · June 13, 2018, 01:03:52 AM

I'm doing some, usually about Ye Olden Dayes, and they're really boring.

Zalman · June 14, 2018, 10:52:34 AM

Quote from: S'mon;1033424I don't think they have changed much.

I mostly like his engaging enthusiasm and the way he introduces elements of old-school play to newbies. He seems much much better than nearly all the other Youtube GM advice-givers to me. I don't recall learning anything significant from his vids...

I checked out some Colville vids last night, and this seems pretty spot on to me. The first 5 minutes of each 20 (or so) minute video was actually kind of helpful, with a few interesting suggestions. After that, they tended to degenerate into a deep-dive into complexities of fine distinctions present in 5e specifically, which I found less useful and which I'd think might be a little too involved for a newbie. I think the lesson there again is to keep it short and to the point.

Klytus · June 14, 2018, 04:57:57 PM

I follow a few YT non-play channels.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1F4eMw3W_rHBfxf9_m1hbw - How to be a great game master - plenty of good GM tips and tricks from a South African ex-pat living in Japan.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMl19aDv5e_2l_AeJRXp2g - Jim Murphy, who is a friend of Matt Colville and someone he considers one of the 2 best GMs he knows. Old School sort of guy.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVdb9Yr8fc05_VbAVfskCA - Matt Colville, nuff said.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLzgnQu3OWn31g2PebQV5Q - Nerdarchy, good general gaming channel, though it can get a bit shilish at times.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQ6cSVDLklOoQ8VSMsxp5Q - Matt Finch: the man, the myth, the legend.

Mike the Mage · June 18, 2018, 01:14:02 PM

Quote from: Nerzenjäger;1032911I'm subscribed to Questing Beast, .

Very good youtube channel IMHO, although I think Ben was a bit unfair about Lion & Dragon.

Quote from: bayonetbrant;1043336We've got our Dragon Magazine video series we're slowly adding to
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBpF9TanYKg0pdodFBdqRrN69tw3IRc89

Now THAT I will be checking out! :cool:

I used to listen to Happy Jack's RPG Podcast and Fear the Boot for a while. I lost interest in the latter pretty quickly but Happy Jack's kept me interested for a couple of years. Not any more though. Not at all.

I believe one of the participants of Happy Jacks became a presenter of Nerdarchy, which is just one big friggin commercial.

This is a decent piss take out of that sort of thing.

[video=youtube;sExTt4j69zI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sExTt4j69zI[/youtube]

Hermes Serpent · June 18, 2018, 01:44:44 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1033623Interesting. I'm considering trying to start-up a youtube show. It would be something like a cross between the old CNN "Crossfire" and This Week In Stupid, but for tabletop RPGs. Trying to settle on a co-host.

Do not under any circumstances take Russ Morrisey's (Morrus of EN World) new podcast as a guide it seems to be pure unadulterated crap and he's only put out one episode and already asking for Patreons to buy into the pile of steaming turds.

bayonetbrant · June 22, 2018, 10:27:32 PM

Quote from: Mike the Mage;1044548Now THAT I will be checking out! :cool:

thanks!

we'd be interested in hearing your thoughts

antiochcow · June 23, 2018, 03:24:13 AM

Quote from: S'mon;1032906I watch Puffin Forest for entertainment, not guidance.
Stuff I watch - only Matt Colville reliably, but I'll check out Taking 20, Arcane Forge, Rocks Fall (Everyone Dies), G33ks Like Us (me & 50 to 200 other viewers - some interesting stuff on mental health & RPGs from a clinical psychiatrist).

For actually learning stuff though it's more Lindybeige/Shadiversity/Scholagladiatoria - channels which discuss D&D-related stuff I can use in my game. I tend to already know more about 'art of GMing' than most Youtube GMs, Matt Colville the main exception, but from eg Scholagladiatoria I learn a lot about historical swords & armour, from Lindybeige military history - great stuff recently on the battles of the Punic Wars - and Shadiversity swords/dragons/castles - he's especially great on castle design. His discussions of what weapons fantasy races would actually use were great too. I also watch Metatron for Roman Empire stuff. Overly Sarcastic Productions does both history & writing/plot videos which are also useful.

Got into Shadiversity a few months ago (enjoyed his videos on medieval houses), didn't know about the others but I'll be looking into their channels tomorrow.

RPGPundit · June 23, 2018, 08:13:40 AM

Well, my channel has now started to blow up thanks to the 'dndgate' hysteria!

bayonetbrant · July 06, 2018, 08:47:31 AM

Quote from: bayonetbrant;1043336Can I be a shill for a minute, please?

We've got our Dragon Magazine video series we're slowly adding to
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBpF9TanYKg0pdodFBdqRrN69tw3IRc89

Had a brief run back over the holidays, and we're doing another run over the summer. Basically, we're working on the videos when we're not doing our podcast

Dragon #47 up today

http://grogheads.com/featured-posts/19359

RPGPundit · July 08, 2018, 02:53:39 AM

I should bring up also that the 'crossfire type talk show' is now happening. It's had 3 eps so far in fact. It's called Inappropriate Characters, and co-stars James Desborough and Venger Satanis.