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I'm wondering why some posters here are assuming Bob's survey results will be a WotC/D&D hate fest... I'm assuming it'll be like/love D&D, Neutral on WotC, neutral on current D&D direction, D&D increasing in popularity and WotC decreasing in popularity.

What a fun interview! Geeses for life!

Robin Laws is one of my favourite game designers. He was one of the consultants on the 2014 PHB. This had no impact on my interest in 5e. I do not find Laws' fingerprints all over the design philosophy of 5e. It is D&D, not a Robin Laws game. Mercer is just a consultant. If you don't like...

The names will be under a tiny line on copyright page. People don't usually even read who the consultants are, so not sure name brand recognition so to speak, is going to drive sales of new DMG. Hopefully, good advice is given, which is really the main point of consultants.

So far it does seem that people who have played Daggerheart come away pretty happy. It'll need some fine tuning for sure and the creators want playtesters to push the game hard to expose breaking points. I'm feeling pretty optimistic but we'll have to wait and see. Just hope gamers can...

The Dungeon Minister is a great channel. He's an old schooler and Anglican priest. He does recaps of GMing for his family which are delightful. He's also very funny and personable.

I watch your channel every week and really enjoy it. I don't think you chase drama too much! You're very fair and balanced.

Ginny Di is fun and has great advice, especially for new players/GMs.

I follow his videos and I'm honestly not seeing this. He does a mix of tips, interviews and discussions of other rpgs. And his fun videos on rations and experiments with potion drinking times. Yes, there's been a few videos criticising WotC, but only when WotC needs calling out. I'm not seeing...

I think this is unfair to Bob. He has a solid, entertaining channel without the click-bait drama. There are others as well: Questing Beast, Seth Skorkowsky, Lazy GM, Bandit's Keep, Tegan J. Gaming, to name a few. It's not all shocked faces and red arrows pointing to the DOOM of our hobby.

What is all this negativity toward Bob? I find him to be one of the most courteous, non-click baity you tubers out there. Bob is disappointed with some of WotC's decisions, but is definitely not rolling out "I hate WotC and here's why YOU should too!" videos. Bob is re-doing the survey out of...

Tegan J. has a good channel. They do a thorough game of the month with an introductory video, a thorough review/breakdown of the game video and then the team live streams the game. If you are curious about a particular rpg, this is a fantastic way to get a really good taste and analysis.

Sounds like an amazing product!

EN publishing, Humblewood, Free League, Paizo, Warhammer, Zweinhander, Warhammer, plus others also have box sets. They are often starter sets but not always. They've been making a comeback. I love box sets! Edit: fixed my spelling

Honestly, it has never occurred to me to use a player's non-active or retired PC as a NPC. Their past heroic (or infamous) deeds might be talked about by NPCs but I'd never use them. It would feel weird.

Yes! Random encounters should never just be more combat. They need to be interesting. I remember the crying ogre who lost his wedding ring and was scared to go home to his wife. I dont remember details of yet another bandit ambush.

This is what turned me right off D&D for many years. I do like a lot of the dungeons found in the new OSR because they are quirky, interesting and have lots of choices. I'm playing OSE and Shadowdark and having a blast. Not something I thought would ever happen. 😊

Yes, reaction rolls really add to the game and got lost in 3e I'm thinking? I love that combat is scary, and to be avoided. And reaction rolls have led to some unusual allies and great roleplaying.

I have been happily playing in a Shadowdark campaign for a while now. My character just reached 4th level. Caution, combined with being willing to negotiate, means we are surviving. 😏 We also have some interesting plotlines unfolding from our actions. Great fun!

I believe @Zehnseiter is referring to Shadowdark. His post compares the two Kickstarters and is saying Shadowdark is a single OSR book, not Shadow of Weird Wizard.