D&D General D&D "influencers" need to actively acknowledge other games.

[Vaalingrade]

Overly Sarcastic Productions brought Red's sister on to rave for like an hour about other games one should play.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

This seems more like something you want them to do, rather than something they need to do. I can even see where some creators would get complaints from their D&D-centric base if they devoted more time to discussing alternatives that might improve or even replace D&D, which could rightly be interpreted as saying you should go spend money on This Other Cool Thing That My Channel Is Not About. Granted, there are better things out there and many mechanics that could be cribbed to improve D&D regardless of edition - but there are also plenty of people who don't want to hear about them in a D&D-focused vid. Each creator needs to make their own mind up about whether their crowd wants a more varied message or not, and if you want to push for change you need to contact them, not talk about it on a forum.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Well, you're in luck! Our very own @tabletopjess hosts a show called Not D&D, where she highlights non D&D TTRPGs. On YouTube and wherever you get your podcast!

 

[Reynard]

So, I want to make this clear: if your job, that you have decided for yourself, is to tell people how to D&D better, then doing your job well absolutely requires you acknowledging the decades of development in the RPG space, both within and outside D&D.

Nothing inspires less confidence than an "influencer" actively telling you that they have been running D&D for 5 years and they have it all figured out. (Note: I am NOT saying GinniD does that.)

My thesis for this thread is simple and right on the tin: if you want to give advice on how to GM good, look at the whole scope of GMing, from Elusive Shift to Apocalypse World.

 

[Retreater]

If you want some deep "into the weeds" type videos, try Derek and the Knights of Last Call. Great content and great community.

 

[Reynard]

If you want some deep "into the weeds" type videos, try Derek and the Knights of Last Call. Great content and great community.

I will check them out. Thanks.

 

[Incenjucar]

Puffin Forest and Zee Bashew both talk about a variety of systems and editions.

 

[ninjayeti]

Two of the biggest RPG content creators out there - the Matts Coleville and Mercer - are actively making their own games right now and talking about their design choices. Ditto with Dungeon Coach. DM's Lair switched to PF2 a while back as did Rules Lawyer. @SlyFlourish talks about Shadowdark all the time. Bob World Builder recently had a video specifically featuring non-D&D games. Seth Skorkowsky mostly talks about CoC and Traveler. The Alexandrian talks about tons of different systems. These are examples I can come up with off the top of my head. So I think you sample size of one video from one creator is not necessarily representative of "YouTube influencers be like..." (sorry, I may have watched too many YouTube influencers!)

 

[cbwjm]

Does she play FATE? Chances are that, unless she has already brought it up, that she doesn't. If I was a content creator on youtube and was making something similar, I also wouldn't mention it, more out of ignorance than anything else.

I also feel like content creators that focus on DnD, focus on DnD not really exploring other systems to report on, they have their niche. If they were a more general RPG content creator then I'd expect them to report more on other systems.

 

[Zardnaar]

Dungeon Dudes during the OGL scandal asked if the viewers wanted non D&D content.
Cant remember the exact % but it was enough for an occasional video.

Funny I started 1993. Been hearing about how awful D&D is since 1996/7. How's that Vampire/ insert system working out?