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Meet The Man Who Has Spent His Entire Life Running A 40 Year Dungeons And Dragons Campaign

HStallion

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Now this is a guy who has it all. Life long passion that he's invested himself fully into and done something amazing while getting his family and friends involved. His set up and collection of figures is truly impressive as well. I'd really enjoy seeing his rules and what a session looks like. He could probably write an entire series of fantasy novels based off his game. I did notice a lack of a wife in this video so I'm guessing she's not quite as into as the daughter.
 
Soda

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He doesn't let people touch the figurines but to be fair he spends what seems like hours a day painting and providing them, so I can't hold that against him.

His campaign is based on historical Earth, such as ancient Roman times, with his own stories and mythologies overlaid. And he's a history professor... It all works so well. I bet it's a ton of fun to play.
 
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MouldyK

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Vagabundo said:
The story about his daughters ex' is gas. "you can break up with them, but I cant break up with them"
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Ravelle

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SatoAilDarko said:
That game's endless? Also wouldn't the random events repeat too much to keep playing it for 2 years?

I own the game but haven't played it yet.
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You can play the game's campaign with friends, there isn't really that much repetition but the random events can cause your session to extend when you have to crawl back from scratch when the game kicks you in the balls or when friends screw you over and you have to dig your way up again. Fantastic game and super fun, if you want a friendship test, that's the game. :P
 

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I can't watch this currently, at work, butt what edition did they start in and did they convert to new editions?
 
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Suichimo said:
I can't watch this currently, at work, butt what edition did they start in and did they convert to new editions?
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He uses a homebrew system. There are lots of 2nd ed books in the video but if the game's been going for 40 years they probably started with AD&D 1. 2nd ed didn't come out until 1989.

My impression from the video is they didn't touch 3rd, 4th or 5th at all
 
McScroggz

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Super fascinating. The idea of having a long form game like this with loved ones as a way to stay connected is extremely appealing but impractical for me.
 
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McScroggz said:
Super fascinating. The idea of having a long form game like this with loved ones as a way to stay connected is extremely appealing but impractical for me.
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Yeah same. I've been using the same world for a very long time, almost 30 years, and I love to sprinkle bits and pieces of past campaigns and characters into new stories for my own enjoyment and to give the world a "lived-in" feel. I think that's a pretty common practice among veteran DMs. Of course I've never done anything even approaching this scale and I don't still play with the same people I played with in the 90s. It's an enviable position and a truly admirable commitment.
 
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echoshifting said:
He uses a homebrew system. There are lots of 2nd ed books in the video but if the game's been going for 40 years they probably started with AD&D 1. 2nd ed didn't come out until 1989.

My impression from the video is they didn't touch 3rd, 4th or 5th at all
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So I could be Eric's class from the cartoon?
 
julia crawford

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HStallion said:
He could probably write an entire series of fantasy novels based off his game.
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Eh. This is actually a really nice idea. Not so much being about his game, but like... documenting at the same time the lives of the players and the lives of their characters in the game and exploring how each evolves and relates to one another.

This has probably been done already though.
 
Fevaweva

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Very enjoyable video. There are few things more enjoyable than people who are experts in their field show off their expertise.

As for being the only one toughing the minis, I believe it is the same for Critical Role. The DM, usually Matt Mercer, is the only one moving shit about.
 
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