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@QuestingBeast 15 күн бұрын

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@Jaeowyn 14 күн бұрын

Picked this up day one on kickstarter, awesome system. Was wondering what fonts you chose for the subject line and body throughout this wonderous tome!

@Tostadagamer616 13 күн бұрын

Is this game available in spanish or is it only in english?

@benjaminloyd6056 15 күн бұрын

Chaos Magic is so fun. I ran a Maze Rats game and one player used Encoding Sphere to record an entire library full of books onto a silver ball, to be sold later to the Scholars Guild.

@TheBreadPirate 7 күн бұрын

I am irrationally excited by the Career system. I've always wanted to see that mechanic expanded in DnD and you did it!

@DUNGEONCRAFT1 14 күн бұрын

Great review. You really raised the bar, Ben. Best of luck with Knave! -Professor DM

@QuestingBeast 14 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@booksbricksandboards783 13 күн бұрын

I preordered this in the fall as my first purchase after being out of work for a short stint. I was so excited for the content I got in the PDF that I broke my own rule about doing videos before I get a physical product. That video did over 8k views, which is substantial for my channel. To put it another way, I enjoyed the book enough that I bought the Limited Edition cover at Gary Con, even though I already had the PDF and and preorder copy of the regular copy on the way. This hits all the marks… it is a great game system for all ages and experience levels, it is extremely cross compatible with TSR era D&D products, AND it is the finest content generation tool (page for page) that I have on my shelf. Ben doesn’t know me, and I paid full price for my copies. This is a great book folks!

@christopherscholl639 14 күн бұрын

For my money, Peter Mullen is the true spiritual successor to Erol Otus's D&D/AD&D art. I'm glad I got my KS bundle. Great job fulfilling orders and good communication throughout!

@GalvatronRodimus 15 күн бұрын

I'm honestly not too big on classless systems, but like you said, these d100 tables look SUPER useful. I might grab a copy just for those!

@Lakoda26 15 күн бұрын

There are some class hacks for Knave 1e out there that would likely work for 2e with little to no work.

@Jimalcoatl 14 күн бұрын

As someone who isn't big on class systems, I'm curious as to why you prefer class systems over classless.

@GalvatronRodimus 14 күн бұрын

@@Jimalcoatl I guess the short version is that I like to just pick a package and have done with it, but I like more distinct capabilities than Knave's item-based approach (which I'll grant is pretty cool from a design standpoint). I don't like point-buy systems either, or the many many feats of 3e/PF.

@adamjchafe 12 күн бұрын

I love classless but an easy hack would be like, letting a class get some free slots for specific class items. Fighter can carry extra weapons, Wizard extra spell books, and thief extra adventuring gear. Honestly when I run this eventually I might do that and make an "Adventurer" class be the base RAW character. Just add a small downside to the classes as well.

@GalvatronRodimus 11 күн бұрын

@@adamjchafe Cool thought, sounds like a decent blend of the two designs.

@simontemplar3359 14 күн бұрын

I have been honestly so bummed at missing the kickstarter. This made my day. Already ordered. Thank you for making rad things!

@hungryLIKEALI0N 14 күн бұрын

My hardcover arrived in the mail last week. It’s a very nice book, I love how compact and easy to use it is. Truly embodies the mantra “All killer no filler.”

@OrdinaryTrevor 14 күн бұрын

Just ordered the Knave book and Summer's End zine. I want to use this in my 4th/5th grade D&D club at school. Hope all is well, Ben!

@kontrarien5721 14 күн бұрын

I don't have any experience running a game for that age group, but Knave seems like it would be really fun for them!

@ginzomelo 12 күн бұрын

Please, make a video about the use of dogs in dungeons. It helps to save lives of lots of players in the early levels.

@QuestingBeast 11 күн бұрын

Never used a dog before

@TimothyEdwards 3 күн бұрын

My party would lose more characters to keeping the dog safe than they would going without…

@vincepale 15 күн бұрын

That maze rats print is awesome. I wanna stock those at my LGS.

@duhg599 10 күн бұрын

I absolutely love the design sensibility of having topics formatted to fit on either a single page or on a two-page layout. I wish this would catch on with the larger game companies.

@fnvtyjkusg 15 күн бұрын

Me before the video: There's no way he tried to cram every DnD world into 80 pages. Me after the video: Holy shit he tried to cram every DnD world into 80 pages!

@euansmith3699 14 күн бұрын

I love how the monster on page 60 looks more real than the delvers.

@kontrarien5721 14 күн бұрын

Those poor delvers are about to get a lot less real!

@michaelmullenfiddler 15 күн бұрын

Can't wait to take a look at my kickstarted copy

@Patrioticification 14 күн бұрын

I'm already putting my friends through a 3+ months campaign with a draft version. 😂 Really amazing, the tables are a banger!

@damedaxe 13 күн бұрын

I love this book. One of the few kickstarters I really wanted to support. I already used the NPC generater in my game to give my 2 players some assistance in a hard dungeon crawl. Not only did they love the names for the charcters we had whole unplanned session just getting to know them and solving their miniscule problems between each other on a short trip to the dunegon. One of hopefully many sessions enhanced by this book. :)

@e.p.decarlo7314 15 күн бұрын

Ben, I can’t put your book down. I’m in the middle of writing (and hopefully some day publishing) my first adventure zine and Knave 2E could not have come out at a better time. It’s been extremely helpful. Thank you!

@TheRealGovika 14 күн бұрын

Ben, you are an absolute treasure to the TTRPG community!! Please keep up your awesome work!!

@danielsinderson1047 14 күн бұрын

This looks amazing! And I absolutely agree that content created from thoughtful and evocative random tables can have a larger impact on the game-at-the-table than mechanics. I’ve been home brewing my own system for four years, and early in the process I made about 50 pages of tables for defining a particular world-feel and it was the best investment I ever made in my games (even when running adjacent systems): prepping is fun and easy, monsters are always terrifying and unique, and my NPCs became so much richer and more fun for me to act out.

@orkcol 14 күн бұрын

Fully agree. Tables for prep is the way to go. Just creates a spark that can turn into a fire of creativity.

@DevlinMayCare 14 күн бұрын

Mine just arrived the other day, and I’m already toting it around and showing all my friends like a five-year-old with her new Christmas present! Mullen’s line art is GORGEOUS and a fantastic addition- I’m really looking forward to having it at table, and seeing how it runs 💜

@anthonyspall 15 күн бұрын

Looks amazing, congrats!

@DMHightower 12 күн бұрын

Looks fantastic!! I'm excited for my copy to arrive!!

@Jameshorn87 14 күн бұрын

Been waiting a while for this. Very excited.

@ryanmechel4161 14 күн бұрын

I loved it! Thanks for the tour of the book. Now I gotta get me one

@brodius257 13 күн бұрын

Finally! I've been checking again and again hoping to get a copy of the book since I missed the Kickstarter. Thanks SO much for posting this!

@MrFrostglow 15 күн бұрын

Looks fantastic, well done, just ordered a copy!

@dustincoopermusic 7 күн бұрын

Between this preview, and my friend telling me about this... I am so regretting not backing this. The good news is it's for sale now! Thanks again!

@carltonbauheimer 8 күн бұрын

After reading through the book, I'm surprised by how great all the tables are and how much I like them. Makes a great tool for any rpg i might eant to run, even if it isn't necessary Knave.

@mightyeroc7284 14 күн бұрын

Just received my copy yesterday. Very happy with it, thanks Ben for creating this!!

@lightmind8203 14 күн бұрын

Looks amazing, Ben! I love it ❤

@rcccorrie 14 күн бұрын

I was gutted that I missed the Kickstarter and have been waiting for this update. I've just placed my order. Keep up the good work!

@EricfromBloatGames 15 күн бұрын

Congratulations Sir. All of your hard work and dedication paid. You've made a game you can be really proud of. I'm very happy for all of your success.

@ElderGoblinGames 14 күн бұрын

Just got my copy in the mail yesterday! Absolutely love it. Great stuff!

@VosperCDN 14 күн бұрын

One of the best KS' that I've taken part in .. no drama, no muss or fuss. Ran a game (Delian's Tomb) with it the first night I introduced it to my group.

@EpicEmpires-pb7zv 14 күн бұрын

Love it! The random tables are awesome and you could use them in any RPG!

@Metalliumzer0 14 күн бұрын

I look forward to buying this as soon as it becomes available in Europe!

@PensContinuingEducation 14 күн бұрын

Love the book! Had the PDF versions for a bit, of course, but just received the hard copy yesterday. Hadn't dug in much until it got in-hand, and I immediately got to spreading the potion brewing rules to my players itching for downtime activities. That then inspired me to use your brewing rules as the framework for an enchantment system that my players are also enjoying now (published on our campaign website). Thanks for this great work!

@michaellarusch4317 14 күн бұрын

My stuff should be here Monday and I can't wait!! Looking forward to see all the cool art, the tables, and the design notes...

@Buzzregog 15 күн бұрын

MY copy showed up yesterday - one pass through and I love it, looking forward to digging deeper and integrating into my existing campaign.

@BillCassinelli 11 күн бұрын

My copy came yesterday! I am seriously digging the rules and tables!

@gregthorne4292 14 күн бұрын

Got my copy yesterday. Thanks Ben!

@45H3R 12 күн бұрын

absolutely love this game. i have a whole campaign I'm running right now that's almost entirely randomly generated using this book, the majority of which i've done on the fly, and the systems in place to improvise at the table have held up tremendously well. thanks so much Ben for making such a great game.

@rontalkstabletop 15 күн бұрын

This is on my shelf next to my desk. Such a great little book! I'm using it as a toolkit, but the game itself is really great! Great job with this.

@beowulfshaeffer8444 15 күн бұрын

Loved the book! Can't wait to start implementing it in my games.

@dmthreefates3779 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for all your work on this, Ben! It will be a GM toolkit for the ages!

@ruprecht8520 14 күн бұрын

Beautiful and usable layout and beautiful art. That is one really attractive book and that's without even going into the contents. I'll be buying one for certain.

@gladstonepinheiro3295 11 күн бұрын

Mr. Milton, can you show us your insights about animals in the dungeon, particulary dogs and donkeys. In Brazil OSR scene, this sounds silly, but is a very debated scenario. Thanks!!

@UllricLex 10 күн бұрын

Really cool book and great random tables.

@davidwoek3041 15 күн бұрын

Damn, this looks really good! I didn't realise before but I totally agree with that those tables (and atmosphere/inspiration those bring) can mean a lot more for a game than just mechanics

@kontrarien5721 14 күн бұрын

Just got mine yesterday and I love it! The tables will certainly be put to use and I'd love to eventually try running a game.

@davidbudzik5970 14 күн бұрын

The book arrives today. Can’t wait.

@freddaniel5099 14 күн бұрын

Congratulations on the new book. What an awesome game it is! Cheers!

@Oleg-dp2fh Күн бұрын

Intriguing looking book! Good luck to the new edition! I hope it gets some actual play treatment on KZfaq. Something maybe short but with good sound and showing off different aspects of the game, like Game Garage by Glass Cannon for example. With our group we have just picked up the first edition and are enjoying it quite a bit playing through the Tomb of Snake Kings, however seeing the rules in action would have been a massive help.

@George713M 14 күн бұрын

I can't wait to get my copy! Very excited to play it.

@jamesleighton1670 14 күн бұрын

This looks amazing

@steelmongoose4956 14 күн бұрын

The book arrived today, but I won’t be back home for a few days. Congratulations, Ben.

@chadwick196 13 күн бұрын

Fantastic book, I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I especially like your Designer's Commentary. It feels supportive of the community of independent creators, which is cool. Plus there are a couple of books on there I haven't read yet!

@FlintFireforge 14 күн бұрын

My book came in the other day! Great stuff.

@RoabertG 15 күн бұрын

I'm so excited to receive my copy! I plan to run some games with it, but those random tables will be great for any game!

@peterevans6661 14 күн бұрын

Just got my copy! I read along with your review. I great piece of work.

@stachu5216 14 күн бұрын

Beautiful book, absolutely amazing

@wozar7461 14 күн бұрын

Looks really cool

@inkibusss 15 күн бұрын

Just got my book in this week! I'm going to run a one shot this weekend, but I hope to turn it into a campaign soon!

@chunkbot 14 күн бұрын

Been running a party of 4 through some OSR dungeons; first did "Tomb of the Serpent Kings" now we're playing Dyson's Delve. I love this rules set, and I use Necrotic Gnome's OSE SRD for reference too

@swordsnstones 15 күн бұрын

very cool, too bad shipping to canada is so expensive maybe ill do the pdf, awesome stuff as usual Ben ty

@QuestingBeast 15 күн бұрын

Yeah, shipping can be a pain

@leonardrobichaud5919 14 күн бұрын

Great stuff!

@DiveTrainerDan 7 күн бұрын

I just got it. Totally looks awesome.

@rlgood 14 күн бұрын

I am a big fan of Peter Mullen's art. His gm screen for Old School Essentials is the best looking gm screen ever. I will use that no matter what game I am gming. The maps in the back look amazing as well!

@kontrarien5721 14 күн бұрын

My players love the OSE screen!

@parttimed.m.1111 13 күн бұрын

mine just arrived, love it!

@jorgahouy3511 13 күн бұрын

Having just received my copy of the book a day or two ago, it was nice to go through it while watching this video

@josephwilliams5732 13 күн бұрын

My copy coming Monday!!!

@QuestFriend 15 күн бұрын

Just got my copy in the mail. Book smells great!

@edwardromero3580 14 күн бұрын

Backed the Kickstarter. Love the game. I also have one of those rare Knave 1e printing that you had available a couple of years back and a Maze Rats self-print that is worn out from use. These new versions are so much nicer. 🙂 Thanks for a making a couple of great game, Ben. Cheers!

@ginzomelo 11 күн бұрын

War dogs destroying and ravaging dungeons makes my day. Waiting for the video about dogs delving in dungeons, Mr. Ben. Brazil loves you.

@QuestingBeast 11 күн бұрын

Why is everyone suddenly asking about dogs in dungeons?

@Bogrin 14 күн бұрын

My kickstarter is on the way now! Can’t wait to get it! Gonna be a huge resource for solo gaming for me!

@josephwilliams5732 10 күн бұрын

I got my books in today!!!! Can't wait to run it!!!!

@khastilrist 14 күн бұрын

Been waiting for this, just bought it

@minimoose7890 14 күн бұрын

The Catherine spell gave me a good chuckle

@gpn962 14 күн бұрын

Have used Knave 2e for Waking of Willowby Hall and Demon Driven to the Maw so far. Both went really well! Great work on this ruleset, QB.

@CreepsBme 12 күн бұрын

I'm so excited to receive my copy from the kickstarter

@kisekigj 14 күн бұрын

Holy! Finally, I can get the new edition of my favorite TRPG rules!

@shannonbc 13 күн бұрын

I absolutely love the art work for the Maze Rats and Summers End zines. May I ask who did the art work for those? Everything looks amazing, job well done Ben!

@QuestingBeast 12 күн бұрын

DC Stow

@PhilipDudley3 15 күн бұрын

Players should be asking questions!

@ArcNeoMasato 14 күн бұрын

My copy arrived a few days ago and I can't wait to get it to the table!!

@dadapotok 14 күн бұрын

I can't wait mash up this thing of beauty with our systems, EZD6 and other Runehammer books, and The Monster Overhaul, and Errant, and Cairn, and itchio solo games, and everything. Wrote like 4 books in my head while just watching this. I cannot remember being this excited for a book release, let alone for a second edition. Thank you for this and for being relentless communicator and reminder of what's good about this osr nsr fkr open indie small press alt scene.

@verlandes1 14 күн бұрын

This is gorgeous. Missed out on the KS due to low funds, but might pick it up later on.

@bandithunter1 14 күн бұрын

Just got mine. The hardcover book looks great, and just got a small game started with it. Its been fun ride so far!

@HangryDwarfPress 12 күн бұрын

Ordered the print copy yesterday. It can't get here soon enough!

@GreenThingonTV 12 күн бұрын

Cat & Candle was the name of a bookstore in my hometown where I bought my first D&D books.

@paultapping9510 14 күн бұрын

I have a copy of maze rats I printed and bound, and my copy of knave showed up recently. I love both so much. Those tables are just so good!

@mus0u 15 күн бұрын

hope my copy comes in soon - i got the shipping notification email a week ago but according to USPS the label was created but they still don't have the package

@emanuelef.savoia933 14 күн бұрын

I want to get a phisical copy, but the shipping is too much for eu... Do you know if this will be available from other eu stores? 😢

@DungeonMasterpiece 4 күн бұрын

ONE BILLION SPELL PROMPTS! No, really that's how many spells lol.

@xer0vi 12 күн бұрын

I backed the Kickstarter and got my book in and already read it. Some interesting stuff. I don't know if I ever actually will play or run Knave 2E but I didn't buy the book for that. I looked at it more like a GM tool kit and absolutely loved it as that. The random tables are going to be so helpful when preparing and creating things. Thank you for making an awesome product that can double as a game and tool kit. Edit: I absolutely loved the weather shifting rules. Will probably have a copy of that chart and use it in a lot of games.

@anathamon 11 күн бұрын

Still waiting for mine to arrive, looking forward to it.

@garion046 11 күн бұрын

I don't play OSR but man, the quality of your stuff makes it tempting to buy anyway!

@QuestingBeast 11 күн бұрын

The random tables are useful for everyone!

@keithulhu 12 күн бұрын

After watching this, I am intrigued.

@logannicolay5830 14 күн бұрын

I was so excited when my book came in the mail! This is the system I am most excited to try running by far. Now to just convince my players to give it a try...