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Episode 300 (Extended) (Patreon)

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2023-01-02 19:17:26
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PDM reveals how he will change directions in 2023. Includes a trailer for his next campaign series at the end.

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--PDM

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Comments

RUNEHAMMER

best announcement ever... and well met on 100k my friend... you rock

Robert Conway

I support your direction going forward. I think there is a difference between using the digital space & virtual tabletops, and what One D&D is trying to do. That is to say, I think One D&D will change the way we play digitally as well as in person, and I am slightly worried for both.

Jay

Regardless of what you decide to do with the channel I will remain because of one simple fact. You make good content. I prefer the useful advice, crafting, and game oriented material over everything else. However, I do find some of the news, critical role stuff, game review, discussions and popular culture interesting stuff too. So I'm glad your going with what you enjoy over what may be popular to many others. People have a tendency to excel at what they enjoy doing. You'll get nothing but encouragement from me.

Damon Cairns

Thank you Professor! This is the kind of integrity that ensures my continued patreon-age. Hold the line!

Branden

So exited for the “new” direction and another campaign series. Can’t wait to see what you do with it. Thank you, Professor. Long live Dungeon Craft!

ViggenCA

Looking forward to this new way forward. Congrats on 100k, it's well earned.

Bagel-Man

This is awesome!

Jim Van Cura

I absolutely love the going in blind and ignorantly learning by doing phase. You can really see the growth you've made. You no doubt have your methods, but a NAS may be a future storage strategy that has a large capacity and mirrors your data. Best of luck and I'm happy to have stuck through the 1dnd stuff that I don't care about. I'm looking forward to the future of your channel. Nice job on the trailer, too.

William

I have been working on making a d20 system that is as streamlined as possible. In the end, I decided that using the d20 roll to calculate the damage would be the quickest. I am currently testing it so I am very excited about that d20 damage video you teased. Keep up the good work

Eric from Bloat Games

Gleefully chants, "HOMEBREW CREW! HOMEBREW CREW! HOMEBREW CREW!" Seriously though, congrats again on the 100K and on making it to Episode 300. Those are both amazing achievements. You should be very proud. And I love the teaser trailer at the end. :)

Michael Butcher

Congratulations on the subscribers! The new direction for the channel and the upcoming campaign is music to my ears. Cheers!

Powell Crider

DM advice is what we are here for, man.

Bagel-Man

Excited to see how you change The Lost City

Francois Leclerc

Well, I'm excited about the next campaign. I saw "Under the endless sands" and I went "Ah God, I'm hooked." I love adventures based on a Sinbad like environment and desert adventures with a Thousand and One Nights feel. I'll wait on the content but I guess I will have to become a Patron again. Not sad about it either. And I don't even play D&D anymore but I am so addicted to good story telling and adventures.

Matthew Crismali

I could not be more excited about this announcement, and the teaser trailer got me so excited I hooted and clapped. Great news!

Jay
>>98763847

I second that. It was the first module I ever ran. This is gonna be very cool.

T Vance

The lost city sounds great. I would also like to see you try to turn temple of elemental evil into something coherent.

Darrell

Keep doing what you're doing PDM!!!

MrGunn
>>98764260

I think The Lost City is a riff from a Robert E Howard Conan story, the Red Nails. If you have not read Conan, I highly recommend you do, I think most are available for free online.

MrGunn

I am very excited about the new direction, I am also very much looking forward to, The Lost City. Great bonus content, I recommend a cloud account with big storage capacity and file compression software with deduplication technology.

lawrence gong

I applaud this decision, I think it’s really brave to go back to the stuff that you’re passionate about. I for one am excited since it was the campaign and GM videos that attracted me to the channel in the first place, and it’s why I’m a patron. I’ve gotten so much inspiration from those videos. Onward and upward, professor

Firstspear

First, congrats on 100K - well deserved. Sounds like the path forward for the bean counters are micro-transactions and/or lootboxes or the equivalent. I like the original branding of the channel and your content. That said - you can still use more clickbaity thumbnails and titles. Just follow your own path.

David Ford

Excited for the new content and the new campaign. I’ll still be interested in the OneD&D news because hey, who doesn’t like to watch the world burn 😉

Clint Sharp

The first 300 episodes were great. I look forward to the next 300.

Andrew

Excellent! I'm looking forward to the new year. Side note--chasing the algorithm leads a lot of youtubers down a bad rabbit hole. It leads content creators to sometimes forget who they brought to the dance with them in the beginning. Daniel Green from Fantasy News recently made a shift back from chasing clicks. He's happier and his content is better. So I think you're making the right choice.

Jeff Krus

I love this video, and the trailer looks awesome!!... Yes you're right about young people not tech savvy, i.e. had students ask me to help the send an attachment in an email...but social media they are kings... Make sure you post your YouTube plaque ......

William Smith

I am looking forward to the new videos and the direction. Like you, OneD&D is not for me. I am a homebrewing fool.

JoePest

I approve of this

Lee Caddick

So happy to have found this channel, looking forward to more epic stuff!

Joel A.

Oh. Wow. Caught myself smiling seeing Deathbringer standing with PDM at end of the official vid. And a MAJOR grin at the teaser for the next major adventure. Just purchased that mod, which knew nothing about. Afterwards realized why it's a classic. Looking forward to Dungeon Craft in 2023 🥹

Phillip Ribbink

I just got the Goodman Games Reincarnation of The Lost City for Christmas. (I also got their reincarnation of The Temple of Elemental Evil). Loved the Caves of Carnage and the Reviled Society, can't wait to see how this one unfolds.

robert fransgaard

That trailer... I still hope you'll do the business-style updates on WoTC. Not sure anybody else out there does those

Lemonsaurus

I'm glad you chose to stick with what you're comfortable with even if it gets better views. Ultimately you'll forge a community of people who enjoy what ever content you make so even if it grows slower it's better to stick with what you prefer.

Brent Norton

I love that you are going back to begin with hacks and home brew rules. Sorry about the last one dnd video I posted I promise to keep things Deathbringer and home rules topics in the future. So you let Tom talk you Into The Lost City. Can’t wait to if you are going to use more Tomb King or Old Ones as inspiration.

Avishai Menashe

Definitely like the direction of the channel

Daniel Gray Webb

I totally enjoy the Reveled Society stuff. Have I watched it, no. I am currently in an express master's program so my time is super limited. However, I like supporting all the gritty gameplay you do. Good to hear you are keeping true.

Christopher Gauci

Cool trailer. Can't wait for the content! I hope you had a great Christmas and start to 2023

Ben Chance

The Reviled Society was great! Had a lot of practical advice, and useful information.

Nick

Professor those aren't funny voices that's just how teenage boys sound!

Kyle (saint)
>>98763847

I don't normally reply on here but I do have to say I do love the great content. AND the teaser trailer was amazing! One of my most favorite modules ever. I've run it many times.

Scott Spears

Congrats on 300 videos and 100k subs. I have enjoyed your videos and watching grow as a creator. I've been in film and video for 40+ years and you're doing a great job. Watch out, you may start making movies instead of playing D&D. I can see it, MacDeath, the movie. Coming soon!!!

Graham Kane

I’m delighted to hear about the new direction for the channel! Like yourself I’m really not interested in OneD&D, so can’t see myself ever playing online. I’ll stick with my Mentzer, ICRPG, DCC and Deathbringer. I’m also excited for your changes to the Facebook group, the OneD&D drama was starting to get intense. I’m guilty of adding to it myself! Btw can Deathbringer use the Silver YouTube button as a shield?

Lord_Thessaly

Thats actually very funny, I remember watching the early vids and the intro being long enough to run upstairs to get a pack of goldfish, a drink, and come back to my PC before the actual video started. Good times.

Staffaramus

Love the Coming in 2023 movie trailer feel for the new campaign. Excited for the shift and focus.

Joseph Blondino

I'm very excited to see this channel delve back into it's roots. You couldn't have picked a better old school module for your next campaign!

Brian Grooms

Love to hear all of this. My interest for playing digitally is almost none existent. I didn’t even start playing ttrpgs until about 10 years ago. However, the DM back then started us in OSR style play. I’m in two different groups now (one I’m DM’ing OSR style, and the other I’m a player in DnD 5e). Both are in person and I couldn’t imagine playing any other way.

Phillip Dungan

I think moving away from WOTC and its content is a good decision. Our group will stay with 5e for at least the next few years as we have a campaign that will take a year or two in 5e anyway.

Garnett

I don't think that the dichotomy between analog and digital RPG is the same as the dichotomy between OSR and 5e. What if One D&D has customizable rulesets allowing one to use OSR rules?

Todd Sharp

really looking forward to The Lost City. When I came back to DnD several years ago, that was the module that we played. Can't wait to see what you do with it!

Tim Ford

Phew. Having watched episode 299 on YouTube, I became a Patron as a vote to go in the direction of indie rather than OneD&D. Then I saw this video and worried that I had cast my vote too soon! I'm extremely happy to hear about the direction you're taking things, and I'm happy to support it! > What if One D&D has customizable rulesets allowing one to use OSR rules? I'll eat my helm if that happens!

Gus Scharnhorst

PDM, I support this wholeheartedly. I understand how you've needed to play YouTube's algorithm game to get growth, but you will continue to receive my patronage here as long as you stay true to your heart regarding 3rd-party content!

David Gatt

Hi PDM. I started watching your videos when you were using your Caves of Carnage videos as a basis for gm advice. Although this may hurt your total number of views I would like to applaud you for making the call to veer away from One DND content and focus on the narrative content you used to put out regularly.

David Lake

Well done and we’ll deserved Professor. You’ve come this far and built a loyal fan base. While your decision might cost you clicks, the quality will be there and so will your true audience. I also think the point you made in the video regarding Diablo, WoW, and Skyrim NOT being RPGs but rather just the player in a digital avatar skin is profound. I think this is why we hear such a cry in this generation of players who want to “see themselves represented” in gaming. They’ve grown up with games that cater to this and they don’t see why TTRPGs should be any different.

MrGunn
>>98776995

Agree, YouTube’s algorithmic approach does not really semi to serve its user base.

Evil Chad

Can't wait to see your spin on things, for the "The Lost City".

Adam Snow

For decades I played only D&D as it was the one system I knew. I was invited to other campaigns based on other rules but I never had an interest. My favorite D&D rules are the BX red and blue books. Games were quick and "easy". The only gear needed was a pencil and paper. AD&D, and 2E often needed a calculator. 3.5E needed a computer to resolve all the feats and bonuses! I stopped playing with 3.5 as the game was getting more complex and less fun. I wish I found DungeonCrafter years ago. PDM is a genius and his Deathbringer rules are going to see me breaking out the dice again. 10+ years ago I'd be sad to see a favorite channel focus on non-D&D content but today I'm happy to hear of this direction change. Too much is going to subscription services and micro transactions (I say after subscribing to a Patreon!).

Lazarus La Doo

I began supporting you and continue to support you because you're different. Continue to be different. This is the way.

Andrew
>>98773710

I think a lot will depend on the reception the D&D movie gets. That's the biggest advertising thing they have going for them right now. It's not going to help that it will be head to head with the Musketeers movie that's coming out Easter. It looks gorgeous.

Dirk Blackpool (Brett Palluconi)

Awesome, can't wait to see the PDM treatment on the new campaign being that it is such an old school favorite.

Grendel

You had me at hello Professor. You had me at hello.

Paul Michael

The reason I was drawn to your channel and became a supporter in the first place was because of the mind-blowing homebrew rules you introduced to me. The "Getting rid of initiative" was one of the first videos I saw and I felt like your channel provided really interesting insights that couldn't be found on other channels. There are plenty of other D&D channels that will focus on OneD&D so I definitely agree with your decision to focus on homebrew innovation going forward. Excited to see what you produce in 2023 and really appreciate how the work you have done for the hobby!

John Delphia III

I'm glad you made the long term right decision. Once the "Worlds Beyond Number" YouTube videos start coming out there's a good chance that these type of free rules and setting creation will catch on like Mercer's Vox Machina series did. Exploring and reviewing how to DM rules shown under these new video series should create a lot of views. The 'I.P. rental capitalism business model' of One DnD will probably start to fail in my mind. TTRPGs have been basically a D.I.Y. thing. My guess is the rules called "Worlds Without Number" as well as "Stars Without Number" will suddenly gain interest, if only due to similar search names to "Worlds Beyond Number".

Socrates Adams- Florou

Glad you made this decision - excited to see what you'll come up with now the shackles are off!

Callias
>>98848999

I’m the exact same. That said, I do find his summaries of the industry interesting (the other youtubers he suggests that focus just on that, I find annoying, saying in 30 minutes what he covers in 5).

Callias

Tom Waits! Another Tom Waits fan! I knew I loved PDM….

samurguybri

You passion led you to this point! Following it will give you longevity. The Lost City was one of the first things I ran when I was 10-12 or something and it has a great place in my heart and imagination. Very stoked about this. Thanks for your great work.

jnlsn family

I'm so pumped for Lost City and the shift back to what made me fall in love with this channel back in 2018 when I watched the first sewer crafting video and the goblin prison video. Thank you!

NØKKEN_WAITS

Strongly applaud this decision!!! That’s the stuff that attracted me to your YouTube channel and has really helped me as a DM, player, and storyteller. Homebrew, diy, the spirit of the game and collective imagination… not a corporate entity charging us for every little thing.

Daniel Defazio
>>98890550

My kids love Tom Waits too. My oldest son (now 20) used to LOVE "Clap Hands" from Rain Dogs at the age of 8.

Richard Reumerman

I, too, am pretty tired of the one d&d stuff going on so I welcome this direction of the channel.

Craig McKenzie

The Lost City looks dope, please also throw in an occasional crafting or painting video!

David Nelson

Do it!!! Blow that s#!+ up!!!!

john seddon

Congratulations Professor. Keep doing what you love. Tom will be pleased with the Lost City

Chad Wilkerson

Most excellent news, indeed! Can’t wait to see more of the campaign-focused and homebrew content of the sort that made me a fan of the channel in the first place. ❤️❤️❤️

Ajax

Moldvay D&D one book (maybe two if you count Cook's Wilderness) and Imagination you need nothing else to run great games, less rules better games. And much more economical.

MrGunn
>>99094020

That kind of talk is what keeps WotC Execs up at night 🤣

MrGunn
>>98978917

Yeah PDM tell them to get their stinking paws off of you🦍

Ron Griffis

Congrats on 100k and 300 eps! I believe the future of OSR and independent games is brighter than ever, so looking forward to your 2023 episodes! Burn, baby, burn! 😈😎

Mortan L-J

Uh! The lost city! Awesome!

Shawn Allee

Good for your, PDM. We'll be there with you.

Bark Madly

So on board for all things PDM! <3 Also totally psyched for Lost City. I bought the Goodman Games remake because I was reading it in Tribe Games and Comics here in Austin--ended up reading most the book in the in the store, it was so good! Can't wait to see PDM's special grimdark spin on it :)

James Archer

Hasbro, hmmph. The Schism is real. I wish the best for Hasbro but that they have monopolistic control over the entire ttrpg gaming community has to end. Im going to start using my gaming dollars only on independent game developers from now on. You guys are a more creative lot anyway. I mean look at the state of dnd books nowadays. The worlds and adventures aren't even fully developed anymore!! Corporate dnd culture has to change. The money grabbing stifling culture is getting way out of control. PDM, don't destroy your channel. All of us are here for you regardless and if DnD videos get ×5 the viewers don't stop making them. Just don't stop with the passion projects either. The Lost City sounds great!! I can't wait to see it. I can't imagine there would be much you could say about One DnD computer DnD anyway.

Rhett Burgess

I actually started watching your channel and subscribed BECAUSE your original intro was so awesome!!! I love that fact that it is 17 seconds, I would love to see the 30 second version!!!