Ginny nails it once again, breaking down the materials available in a delightfully engaging fashion. My ADHD brain appreciates this *and* Ginny remains an excellent salesperson

Re: backgrounds vs. heritage, I really like the idea. Take Aragorn from LotR as an example. He has a noble heritage, being born into the line of kings and raised in Rivendell, but has an outlander background, travelling with the Dunedain and choosing to make himself a pariah by becoming Strider. Neat nuance to improve character backgrounds.

Holy Heck! Someone is actually adding a dedicated "Culture" step to D&Doid character creation! I've only been boring my group with the idea since early 4th edition.

I love how, no matter what you create, I want to watch it. I'm a Pathfinder person, never done D&D 5E, and have no interest in WotC stuff, but I watch your channel all the time. Even when you do embedded sponsorships, I watch them because you make the whole thing so enjoyable: the writing, your delivery, it's just impressive. You rock.

I love how you constantly create stories to present information.

Simplifying the spell lists for classes is honestly a great idea. This can make some of the 1/2 like ranger or paladin have completely different builds and im stoked to see it!

On the one hand, it's great that people who enjoy 5e, but are fed up with WotC, are going to have so many alternatives to choose from. On the other hand, I'm worried that the market is going to fragment so much that none of them will be able to pull in a large enough audience to stay in business. And pity the poor game store owner who has to figure out which of these "5e-alikes" to give valuable shelf space to...

Watching this, all I can say is... YES, YES, YES! I fell SO HARD in love with the ancestry/lineage and heritage systems outlined in An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby when you covered it, and I am SO GLAD that there is another system being developed with that baked in! It just makes so much sense; covering both nature and nurture.

Characters showing up are always such a great way to have these conversations!

"Your Wisteria sounds like kind of a mess." This comment is to our Wisteria's mental health what a hammer is to a nail. (Also canon Wisteria is now 'Messteria'.)

"Can I use your bathroom?" "Not if you're going to turn the toilet water into yogurt." *Sits down grumpily* That exchange killed me. Also major props for being straight with all of us about the good and the bad!

Lots of 5E mentioned here.. But most of these things were done by Pathfinder Second Edition such as Backgrounds granting a Feat, Ancestries & Heritages (Instead of Races & Sub-races), and four Magic Traditions (Arcane, Divine, Primal, and Occult). But all in all I think these are amazing and positive changes to embrace! I hope that they push forward and do some other things that Paizo is planning for their Pathfinder Second Edition Remastered changes!

Honestly, probably the most interesting thing to me of all the different companies doing their in-house versions of the 5E creative commons will be seeing what kind of things different companies will focus on. What exactly does "streamline" mean to Kobold Press, Onyx Path, Paizo, etc. And then, once theyre all released, make a horrifying nightmare gestalt of all if them. 👹

Black Flag looks interesting! I haven’t been hyped up by the existing play test material (yet), but I’ve been keeping my eyes open. Some of the rules this video brings up are concepts I might transfer into my 5e game. Even small tweaks to the existing action economy can make your combats way more flexible and dynamic. I’m waiting to see how they handle monsters and items in the future. Those 2 things are my biggest home brews since I rarely find things that suit my sandbox.

Wisteria's magic appearing in the mirror is the kind of attention to detail that I aspire to. Chef's kiss. Edit to add my thanks for explaining her ears. I thought I was having a breakdown when I saw Wisteria with long ears. 😬

Tales of the Valiant, Pathfinder 2E Remaster, MCDM's RPG, DnD 5E.X whatever, Critical Role's Daggerheart, etc... so many choices... so finite resources...

This video is so well made. Such a great intro/review/commentary on a brand new system. Definitely made me excited to try it out! 🤘🏻

Sponsored or not, that was still really well laid out and described. Thanks for the clarity Ginny!

I must say Tales of The Valiant looks very promising so far, the playtests sure got our GM exited.

Give us Gnomes Kobold Press! (This was really great! I haven't had a chance to see Tales of The Valiant/black flag project yet.)

Respect for giving honest critique with your overview, even while being paid to advertise Tales of the Valiant.

Oh fiddlesparks!

I am SO excited for this to come out! Also, I love how Ginny presents the info, it's entertaining and engaging.

So its seeming like Tales of the Valiant is going to be to 5th ed what Pathfinder was to 3.5. Neat. Will be worth checking out, though from what I have seen here not super in love with the spell lists. I kinda liked that there were certain spells that, outside of some feats or something, could only be used by certain classes.

I'll admit to not being the biggest fan of the KP material I've picked up so far, but it sounds like they're putting a lot of thought into their new system. I'll have to float it by my table to see if they'd be interested in giving it a shot.

It sounds like they're implementing a lot of interesting changes. I might borrow some ideas here or there once it's complete- if I'm not completely converted of course.

The closest thing to Cantrip Adept that I can think of in 5e is a Pact of the Tome warlock with a few key invocations. 3 extra cantrips, lots of customization on Eldritch Blast, and even more free spells from invocations.

I am kinda loving the idea of 5e now being free to branch out in all these new projects. It's vety cool. :D

You would make such a good teacher, you are so good at communication and breaking down huge bits of information into bite-sized pieces.

Thanks for the rundown! I wasn't particularly interested in switching, but between you showing how accessible, similar and logical TotV seems to be and just seeing Dave Thuamovore's video on how Wizards sent a Pinkerton agent (which have a long history of hostility to labor movements) to a you tuber's house for accidentally buying a accidentally pre released MTG set, I'm definitely interested in this Kickstarter.

Love the interview style video. Really helped make things easier to understand, especially since a lot of the questions were questions I would have asked.

I've read the playtests, but your videos really highlights all the possibilities it opened up! I'm already excited to turn my D&D campaign into a Tale instead, if you will!

In a world where the WotC is literally sending the Pinkertons after people, always test the waters for more inviting options. :)

This sounds interesting -- kind of taking the best out of Pathfinder (ancestries and heritages and backgrounds [edit: and the four types of spells]) and D&D (no penalties and bonuses, which are super annoying) and meshing it together and improving upon it? I'm intrigued.

Neat. I keep a list-of-sorts of changes I would have made to the 5e system if I were to do something similar, and there are certainly some overlap between my ideas and the changes they've made. I question the choice to call two separate unrelated concepts "spell rings" and "spell circles", though. Seems like something that's bound to cause some confusion.

I gotta admit I was hoping Kobold was going to be making an actual new system instead of a 5e variant. It makes business sense for them to stay close to 5e but I find it disappointing that it's not a new system. I will likely back it but I'm more excited about Break, which I already backed. Anime RPG FTW!

Super helpful video! I forgot this system was coming so soon! If you get any other opportunities to make video content for Tales of The Valiant, I'm very very interested in hearing more of your takes on how it shakes out as a 5e alternative/supplement! Very cool

I would ask if she can turn the water into pudding, way more tasty than yogourt. Also this seems like a fun system to create fantasy characters for stories as well. I hope the kickstarter goes well. 🙂 Hum... I wonder if this can be adapted for sci-fi settings too.

I love this video format, and found myself laughing and your banter (you're really good at making this natural)... It made me wonder how your character's would react to each other.

Kobold Press: “We WON’T send Pinkerton goons to break your legs unlike THOSE OTHER GUYS, that’s a Kobold Press Guarantee! 😊”

"It worries me that I don't know what you'd consider to be weird..." Just check the Weird spell list, I'm sure that'll clear it up.

Lineage and Heritage, Feats at lvl 1, Sounds just like Pathfinder? Oh wait, no weapon proffiencies for wizards...PF just allowed for Wizards to be Trained in simple weapons. It IS different! 😅❤ Great info and fun vid!

Ginny you have to be the most entertaining and creative people when it comes to your ads and sponsored vids. A+

It sounds like they've taken inspiration from other game systems as well, rather than sticking purely to the scope of 5e, which is exactly the attitude I respect in game design.

i have to remind myself that you're just talking to yourself, the characterization is so good

Really amazing video, thank you! I didn't know much about Project Black Flag and wasn't sure I'd be interested, but hearing your breakdown definitely makes me want to check out the KS.

You're one of the very, very few that can do a fun sponsorship. Kudos! Also...this is the majestic power of open licenses - this system is combining aspects of 5e and PF2e and some of their own original design, creating a whole new interesting product!

5:23 KOBOLDPRESS STOLE MY IDEA! I've explained a few times on DnDNext subreddit that I in universe refer to spell levels as spell gates and visualized it exactly like the nesting rings pictured in order to convey how opening an outer gate also opens up the lesser gates inside it. I haven't seen this idea portrayed anywhere else before except by me. IF they got the idea from my comments, that's pretty cool! They are just missing the part where I refer to spell slots as as charges on a key and how a key manifests in different ways depending on your class. For paladins and sorcerers, the keys rather violently force open the gates. Artificers and wizards do not really have keys but are instead keen studiers of lockpicking techniques. Bards are somewhere in the middle in how their keys are like a tuning fork that resonates with creativity, theorized to be the most primal form of magic, until the key semi-forcefully wiggles itself in to shape. Divine casters tap in to their intuitive connection to divine cosmic forces like a deity or nature itself ant that's how they gain their keys. Finally, warlocks are marked by their patron in a way that allows them to basically deceive the gates in to opening.

Great Vid. It's interesting to see how the post OGL thing is all shaking out. I feel WotC are putting a lot of energy into trying to keep market dominance, but I still feel there is this 'barrier' between the company and the fans; it feels like there is this big cloud of 'unsaid stuff' whenever they do a video, and the vibe has definately changed. However they do have some good ideas. I hope Tales of the Valient does well though!

I love the Cantrip adept subclass in my Tome of Heroes book. It is my favorite 3rd party book so far.

Looks pretty sweet, and 5e??? The spell circles sound pretty cool with arcane, divine, primordial, and wierd, and especially the wierd and primordial; while maybe kinda a little more yuan-ti sorcerery or wizardy with seeing how it works?

It's a simple change, but I love that they've renamed spell levels as Rings. It helps to differentiate between the other uses of the word "level" (which is something Gary Gygax commented on way back in 1st edition-and then promptly ignored!), and by conveying the concept of expanding rings that contain lesser rings, it effectively communicates the idea that lesser ring spells can be cast with greater ring slots.

After reading what WotC just did to warlocks, yeah I'll check out Kobold Press.

Circles and rings, no confusion there

Finally a video I can relate to! I'm so sick of all these dimension-hopping entities interrupting my dedicated erotic lizard fiction reading time.

yoghurt watercloset sounds like a new disney ride! BTW, I want a yoghurt spell, or maybe "reflavor" the Grease spell! great vid Ginny!

The way they’ve defined and clarified lineage, heritage, and background is everything I’ve ever wanted.

I love your channel. And I respect you still enjoy the 5th Edition as I play it as well. However, I also love so many other great D&D-style Fantasy RPGs which I hope in the future you cover. Such as Castles & Crusades, Old School Essentials, Dungeon Crawl Classics and so many others ones that are out there that deserve your positive insightful reporting plus I feel learning new systems broadens your knowledge.

Awesome! Thank you again Ginny for the fun video that I get to learn more ttrpg stuff with!

Honestly: well done Ginny. This is such a professional and clear video and at this point I feel like you could sell me anything and I might get it just by being so impressed with you as a salesperson. Wizards hat off to you Ginny, you inspire me both creatively and professionally. 😍⭐

4:41 I must say, being a traveller and not having a dagger is like being a runner without shoelaces. That's a useful tool if you actually picture how you do stuff based on your inventory. And it's not like you can't use a dagger without proficiency to stab someone if you really need to.

I like that you put the spell in the mirror on the desk. Nice attention to details.

I wonder how the Lineage and Heritage system differs from Pathfinder's Ancestry system, so I really am looking forward to it

1:31 "Have you ever been to the Cloud District? Ofcourse you haven't".

"Streamline 5e," Pathfinder 1e Player: "How is that even possible?"

This is an incredibly cute, effective, entertaining advertisement. I genuinely love watching your ad spots. :)

Fantastic video! I’m glad Kobold press is getting in contact with TTRPG creators.

Really enjoyed how you gave me a good sense of the game basics while a being in character 🎉

This is great coverage! Loved the explanations of where things are like 5e, and where things are more intuitive than 5e 👍

This sounded more like Pathfinder than dungeons& dragons which I'm on board for

Great ad Gini! Pretty top notch as far as any ad goes. And epic skit - definitely feels like 2 of you in the room.

After WotC sent a Pinkerton death squad after someone for a few leaked Magic cards, that was actually wizard's fault, I am resuming the boycott.

I'm so proud of myself for recognizing you on The Party! You should put up a link, it is great.

I've always been hesitant to try out new systems, but this sounds like something I'd like to check out.

Very reminiscent of An Elf and an Orc Had a Little Baby. I love that system (which I found from your video). It makes so much more sense, and gives significantly greater variety.

This feels really similar to the changes to One Dnd which personally I really enjoy and the differences are really interesting. Looking forward to hear more about it

First, great video breaking down the changes in a fun way. Second, I think Kobold Press is great. Third, I believe Tales of the Valiant will be very successful and last but not least, it's just not for me. We jumped to Shadowdark from 5E and my campaign and I prefer the easier OSR-like experience more than 5E/TotV. I genuinely wish Kobold Press all the success in their undertaking, but I hope Ginny will cover other systems like Shadowdark more in the future as well.

Me loving KP products and players have peaked into any of it 😢 so I’ve been gradually introducing things like hedgecrafting, geomancy, and rune knowledge via quest lines so I do hope ToV does remain 5e compatible so i can gradually get us there

Outstanding. We need more of this

Very cool way to compare, contrast, explain, and highlight the new system!

They pulled a pathfinder. Those mad leads did it

I love how you perfectly impersonate the characters you cosplay as!!!!! Please give me tips, can you maybe do a vid over it?

Lucky for Ginny she's not known for evil characters, those visits wouldn't go as well.

this does make me wonder what they're approach to martial classes is

You’ve convinced me to back! Can’t wait

Wisteria got a glow up, she looks absolutely gorgeous

Super-great Ginny -- I had questions about TotV, and this has been helpful. I'd love it if you covered some PF2E content...

I gotta say, with the name "black flag" i was majorly expecting a pirate themed fantasy game as opposed to another high fantasy medieval D&D-like game. Its really disappointing but at the same time, the content in the playtest doc looks really fun (havent had a chance to play it yet), so I'll give it a shot as soon as my current campaign ends seriously tho, why would they make the beta name "black flag" is that some reference to Kobold Press's work i dont know? Eeither way, how was anyone not supposed to expect pirates. Hopefully there could be a pirate themed supplement in the future

I love the concept for this video, and the info about TotV is super cool!

Thanks, my d&d online group was considering new systems and this was well done. Very helpful.

Names better than Tales of the Valiant: Sand in my Pants Hot Gold Hat Sandwich Storage Soleless Shoes Scooba Chalk Multiplication Tales Slip n' Fall

I'm loving the new spell slot terminology. It's always felt weirdly meta to me when trying to discuss spells and spell slots in character because of the term "level". Even when running Pathfinder or 5e I may steal the ring term for my settings.

Omgggg I love that they used different words for spell levels/rings vs character levels, that's hands-down the most common thing new players I help or talk to are confused by.

Basically a fusion between 5e and pf2e. Definitely want to try it

So Kobold are doing for 5E what Paizo did for 3.5 - nice move from them. I’m avoiding KS just now, but will definitely keep an eye on how things look when the books hit full release.

I look forward to incorporating Black Flag/Valiant content into my D&D games. I definitely like "Rings" for spells as they're a hell of a lot less confusing than "levels."

looks kinda neat, will be waiting for the Monk info

This sounds very similar to the way Pathfinder builds characters.

Oooh!! Sounds Nifty! Im all abt streamlining and opening up new options to mechanics

So many things here borrowed from the Wizard’s one D&D play test. I have very little utility for this system or any of its supplements unless they continue to also be fifth edition compatible.