Sci-Fi Up Your 5e Dungeons & Dragons & TTRPG
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Күн бұрынWe're taking a rocket ship to inspiration station this week! We're talking about the genres of Science Fiction and Space Fantasy and how to make a kickass sci-fi Dungeons and Dragons or TTRPG campaign.
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@KaizerHalvorsen 5 жыл бұрын
"Lost Laboratory of Kwalish explores an alternate expedition into the Barrier Peaks" dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/lost-laboratory-kwalish Released as an Extra Life adventure before christmas
@LainK1978 5 жыл бұрын
A science fantasy book I have always liked is Lord of Light, it has a very interesting twist and different look as it deals with people who have made themselves into deities as well as dealing with things like reincarnation.
@mkultra8650 5 жыл бұрын
Check out Ventus by Karl Schroeder for a hard scifi look at a 'medieval' civilization ruled by nanobots and orbital AI's. It's one of his first books and I think has a free DL on his site: www.kschroeder.com/my-books/ventus/my-books/ventus/free-ebook-version.
@adhdessentials5919 2 жыл бұрын
Just a heads up, M.A.R. Barker sat on the editorial board of a holocaust denial advocacy group and wrote Nazi fan-fic released by a white supremacist publisher. So, he's probably not a guy to continue citing.
@CM-ck4nl 5 жыл бұрын
Me a few weeks ago "Yo....He-man and Lion-O are friggin hexblade warlocks..."
@wanderingshade8383 5 жыл бұрын
Multiclassed into a barbarian, obviously
@zeterzero4356 5 жыл бұрын
Wow...I mean yeah.
@13tubamaster 5 жыл бұрын
I always thought of them as barbarians that found blackrazor-level artifacts but their INT scores were too low to understand them.
@mr.depressed886 4 жыл бұрын
C M I mean they probably mixed with barbarian and paladin
@benjohnson7793 2 жыл бұрын
He-man is a 20th level paladin
@TVlord5 5 жыл бұрын
I ended up making a science fantasy setting as a kid just based on the lego sets I had to play with (I had some scifi ones and some medieval ones). The gist of it is magic gradually died out as technology improved...became a totally sci-fi setting until during a mining operation a legendary sword was found that ended up releasing a lich and now magic is back. So there's now an intergalactic undead empire incorporating advanced technology against the well established civilization that now has to try to cope with magic
@benjaminstorace6699 5 жыл бұрын
Neat. That makes me curious, what do you think of the Nexo Knights line?
@skyblade7438 5 жыл бұрын
I had something similar which leans much more into sci-fi but still had arthurian knights with laser swords, tech worshippers, and a load of aliens who just decided to hang out in Atlantis. Lego was a big part of that, although it was les being based and literally copying and pasting Lego Universe in...
@MrTauren1996 5 жыл бұрын
thats very Gloryhammer. I love it.
@MadAtreides1 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a CD from Gloryhammer
@WizardJim 5 жыл бұрын
oh my, I think I had a nerdgasm over the phrase "I practice the psionic techniques of the Golden Tower and am versed in the Hundred Spells of the Last Realms of Men."
@brendanmurphy4034 5 жыл бұрын
What is that a reference to?
@comradeshmoo 5 жыл бұрын
I'd also like to know, sounds cool as heck
@comradeshmoo 5 жыл бұрын
After some googling, best guess is the Magisterium series of books by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare, it looks like it's Potteresque modern fantasy and one of the books is called The Golden Tower. No luck googling various parts of that quote, though.
@WizardJim 5 жыл бұрын
I figured they just made it up on the spot.
@zeterzero4356 5 жыл бұрын
That's some good nerd talk right there.
@thewyldness 5 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen : the greatest episode of Web DM.
@DerekVerLee 5 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same. started thinking it would be relatively uninteresting, but now I am sitting here rivited, giving me so many ideas
@keatonhughes7269 3 жыл бұрын
To this day. No offense to the boys, its just that this one is so good.
@DanielBranigan-cn3nz 6 ай бұрын
Still the best!
@bleunote9 5 жыл бұрын
Adventure Time has some good interactions between the fantastical and tech. Great D&D inspiration.
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! That show is incredible.
@steveejohnson7932 5 жыл бұрын
Adventure time is literally a D&D show. There was a joke about Fin not doing stuff because it's "against his alignment."
@vesperschake6241 5 жыл бұрын
Pendleton Ward is a huge D&D guy, he helped write tomb of annihilation for 5e
@bigfatopinions1338 5 жыл бұрын
Tanner Schake I love the fact they brought him in to write for some levity in an otherwise grim campaign. You can really tell where he was involved!
@tylordobey7543 5 жыл бұрын
Love the intro gag today XD
@dantewelch1300 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was fun!
@gregoryfloriolli9031 5 жыл бұрын
I loved the sorcerer origin In Xanathar’s: “You were made in a vat by an alchemist”. That’s straight Vancian science fantasy and I could easily build a whole character around that.
@abraham4626 5 жыл бұрын
Photonic Cutlass I love it!
@benjaminstorace6699 5 жыл бұрын
I think it sounds cooler than lightsaber, though the name fits a hardlight construct better than a truncated plasma beam.
@Anonarchist 5 жыл бұрын
Light *waver*
@KeacePeeper 3 жыл бұрын
There will be a "Photonic Sword of the Order" in my DnD game. Basicly a Sunsword but found in an "Iron Fortress" deep in the Mountains.
@KeacePeeper 3 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminstorace6699 neat idea!
@MrSteveK1138 3 жыл бұрын
They used that in the classic She Ra cartoon
@Sagittarian1202 5 жыл бұрын
Pruitt in the thumbnail is forever burned in my mind
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@niall_sanderson 5 жыл бұрын
Zardoz sounds like the weirdest movie ever made.
@borkware 5 жыл бұрын
@@niall_sanderson It is. Definitely worth watching if only for the WTF factor.
5 жыл бұрын
ZARDOZ is a "classic".
@itisALWAYSR.A. 5 жыл бұрын
speak for yourself I'm trying to find a way to get it on fullscreen
@alasdairgoudie9459 5 жыл бұрын
Pruitt wearing a tight red leather banana hammock and quoting Zardoz in a thick Scottish accent was a mental image I really didn't need in my life, thumbnail.
@pharrigan-hikes 5 жыл бұрын
I just watched Wizards a few weeks ago at around 2 o'clock in the morning on a movie channel. After the first minute I knew I was going to stay up and watch the whole thing. It was interesting, weird, and cool. I don't think I would have sought it out on my own but it happened to be on and I'm glad I watched it
@AriesFireDragon1 5 жыл бұрын
Try "Fire and Ice", another Ralph Bakshi film. It's good too.
@marshallscot 5 жыл бұрын
I like to create settings where it's mostly traditional fantasy, but then in some places magic and industrial technology mix a little bit. Dwarves might use underground rivers and coal to produce electricity, which leads to sprawling underground train networks.
@RedGalbot 5 жыл бұрын
That nano sorcery bit is fantastic. A Sci-fi Necromancer that animates corpses with some sort of nano tech would be sweet. A horde of these zombies would act like a hive mind and could even be made stronger, faster, etc with the implants.
@ameliafeyparsons4816 5 жыл бұрын
I made a setting once where one of the PC races was a sentient swarm of nanobots inhabiting a human corpse. Other races included space elves, squirrel-halfling hybrids, androids, and sentient ooze.
@spinomitegames9000 2 жыл бұрын
If you haven't read, "Prey", by Michael Crichton, I'd highly recommend it.
@KingofBlades113 5 жыл бұрын
Pruitt is this the right time to ask for the Spelljammer encounter tables?
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
Working on getting that out this year!
@danielfisher898 5 жыл бұрын
Like... please? Give us some written material... ?
@jordentaylor2455 5 жыл бұрын
What about adding a few races from star frontiers?
@BJBoyd 5 жыл бұрын
Props for mentioning He-Man. I remember the initial mini-comics that game with the figures. They were the epitome of Jack Vance style science fantasy. I was 7 when they came out and was blown away. Then, then next year the cartoon hit and He-Man suddenly had a mild-mannered secret identity and lived in some sort of utopian society where Skeletor was just an external threat. I believe that at the age of 8, that may have been my first ever “WTF, man?” moment. It was no where near as cool as the world depicted in those mini-comics. And then they changed the comics to match the damned TV show.
@strengthcheckdd6163 5 жыл бұрын
As I'm watching this, I can feel my brain getting rid of useless stuff to store all the ideas I have from the words flowing out of jim and pruitt's mouth! So glorious.
@_bats_ 5 жыл бұрын
Book of the New Sun is absolutely incredible. You guys should definitely check it out - just mind-bending stuff with tons of awesome science-fantasy. Sort of takes the promise of Vance's Dying Earth to the next level.
@Infinityadvanced 5 жыл бұрын
Ayy Pruitt's lightsaber from the 6 in the morning fanfilm! i love it
@jonleonard1555 5 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember "Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light"? It's also a series about a post technologically advanced world that has collapsed and magic has returned.
@jordentaylor2455 5 жыл бұрын
Good example!
@youtubeseagull 5 жыл бұрын
hell yes. one of the first times i thought to myself "i think it's cool to turn into an animal" later i would discover druids. Always felt sorry for the guy that turned into a spider. they only get one animal form and the spider guy was always getting kicked around
@myownmusic8182 5 жыл бұрын
Or the Shannara Chronicles
@jordentaylor2455 5 жыл бұрын
The Cuthullu mythos is another example of science fantasy.
@frontline989 4 жыл бұрын
Underrated
@Wildonion1 5 жыл бұрын
It has been a while since we have seen Pruitt using a lightsaber! Great episode, guys.
@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 5 жыл бұрын
I love sneaking in some surprise sci-fi elements into a traditional D&D fantasy setting
@andrewfrancis7181 5 жыл бұрын
Oh my Lord, the intro to this video has to be my favorite due to Jim being like an 8 year old in class playing lasers and light cutlasses with his best friend Pruitt during history class. You guys just made my day! XD
@andym8241 5 жыл бұрын
There's a fine line between genius & madness, what side of that diviide Zardoz Pruitt lurks is beyond my meagre ability to discern... Fantastic vid though & I really like that you guys are Diamond Age fans, (I love that book, but I don't know anyone else that's read it.)
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
Web DM is well read in Neal Stephenson! Glad you liked the video!
@TheCarbonMirror 5 жыл бұрын
Another fan here! Was very surprised to hear it mentioned!
@PanzerMold 5 жыл бұрын
I think every game could do with a bit more strangeness, adding Sci-Fi elements could be the Red Spice your campaign needs! Another fantastic video! Well done all!!
@Alefiend 5 жыл бұрын
I've never found a mixed game setting that worked for me, probably because I'm too analytical by nature and would think too hard about science vs. magic, but the idea of it still appeals to me. I love Jack Vance's stories, and I really appreciate the enthusiasm you guys show for science fantasy; maybe some day I will find the right combination.
@Jawn15 5 жыл бұрын
Love the Warlock command code idea. Thank you!
@wildewalker 5 жыл бұрын
Check out their WebDM Plays Spelljammer campaign. E-404 rocks!
@TheOldOwl8 5 жыл бұрын
Guys literally Vampire Hunter D is perfect for this, would love to see yall discuss that for a setting.
@KeacePeeper Жыл бұрын
Ds World is so awesome! Started Reading the Books recently and am super hooked.
@MrKing-tu4tp 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know if anyone seen this book, but some good inspiration for stuff like this is the Broken Empire series. The first book is prince of thorns, and its a great low tier magic science fantasy setting that gets more and more into the science part of it the more you read
@thatgenericguy3649 5 жыл бұрын
Loved it but where's Shadowrun?
@waveman0 5 жыл бұрын
exactly, Shadowrun is the quintessential science fantasy.
@zacksporen 5 жыл бұрын
I had a blast running Lost Laboratory of Kwalish as an extra long one-shot for some friends this past weekend. I even gave it a bit of a Westworld style twist ending, the unlikely human wizard of the party was actually a warforged envoy manufactured by Kwalish himself!
@bigfatopinions1338 5 жыл бұрын
PHOTONIC CUTLASS!!!! 😂😂😂 I love that this, in conjunction with the podcast last week about westerns, continues to expand the influences people should feel comfortable pulling from for their games!
@Yabuturtle 2 жыл бұрын
I always like adding sci fi stuff to the campaign. I mean many races in dnd are technically aliens anyway so why not? Lol plus you have spelljammers which are spaceships and I also like the idea of visiting alien planets in addition to going to various planes.
@ThePizzaGoblin 5 жыл бұрын
Now that i think about it, mass effect is definitely science fantasy. The Reapers are very fantasy villains, and they've even got wizards. If you don't say biotics are magic, you're wrong.
@weelzneal4768 4 жыл бұрын
Thats why im putting TJ Lazer in my campaign lol
@thesii213 5 жыл бұрын
The reaction to the cutlass ignition was noticed. And appreciated.
@greatgod 5 жыл бұрын
I love the charisma of you guys, thanks for the great content and fun videos
@zorkwhouse8125 4 жыл бұрын
Really fun episode and you guys included a ton of good ideas and leads for DMs to run down. I think for DMs that are iffy about psionics on a broad scale in their games - a more palatable example for those folks to ease them into it is to look at the fact that many of the skills of the Monk class are essentially psionic abilities of a sort. Using their qui or chi, whichever it is, to perform semi-magical effects without magic - using their powers of focus and concentration (not game mechanic concentration but ya know). That way its not a huge leap from those abilities to more general psionic capabilities. While I don't know how you'd really define it as either sci-fi or fantasy or a combination, but Lovecraft and the Mythos. CoC has options for spell casting, or at least did in the early editions that I have. I haven't checked out recent iterations, but regardless, DMs can pull all kinds of things from the Mythos for D&D (just remembered that I saw an episode of Web DM that you guys did focusing on that - so I'd encourage anyone interested to go watch your/their video on the Cthulhu Mythos for ideas) Also, you were listing science-fantasy literary examples - I can't remember exactly, b/c I read it back in high school, but the Clive Barker book (well, a two part-er) called Imajica. If I remember right it incorporated parts of magic and fantasy of a sort, blended with sci-fi aspects. That book was one of my imagination exploders back in high school. Plus, its such a huge book and it took a little while to get through, such that I remember really getting sucked into that universe. He's such an evocative writer - its one of those that I don't think I could explain, you just have to read it yourself ya know. Another one that's pretty recent -and actually it would be two books by the same author - Neil Gaiman's books, "Neverwhere" and "American Gods." Particularly American Gods though - that one was an incredible read. Lastly, more pure sci-fi, but something you could still try and work in themes from for your D&D game would be Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series. That's another series that carried me off in my imagination for a while back in high school.
@draughtoflethe 4 жыл бұрын
High fantasy that used to be high-tech science fiction, and remnants of that technology are still around to find: the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey.
@nickboisvert6304 5 жыл бұрын
Good for you guys getting sponsors! Love your content!
@greenlanterncorpsman 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, definitely tell me more about science fantasy. I especially enjoyed the trip down Saturday morning's memory lane. I have recently been cooking up Skeletor for 5e both as Skeletor but also as Prince Keldor.
@KirstenBayes 5 жыл бұрын
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was great! Loved the fencing and wrestling androids and the police & worker robots !
@samfirth1592 5 жыл бұрын
Great episode, thanks! I would love to hear you guys talk more about magic vs psionics and how they are envisioned in different settings such as Star Wars and Warhammer 40K.
@skelpie-limmer 5 жыл бұрын
The intro and thumbnail are top tier. Great work!
@jacksongarfield6038 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. There are plenty of other examples that mix science and fantasy like D20's Urban Arcana or superhero games or even Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Facing an ancient demon who is supposedly immune to all man-made weapons? Try a rocket launcher on him!
@GuffeyYT 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, gosh, you guys. I must have missed this one when it came out. This was an incredible video, and I'm glad I saw it! :)
@williamfawkes8379 5 жыл бұрын
Land Between two Rivers is about as close to He-Man as I think you can get without giving it away. Very cool setting. You should mention Gene Wolfe, Shadow of the Torturer, etc. Technology is present but not part of normal society, only the elite benefit from it, and its thought of as magic by almost everyone, aside from the Emperor and his advisor/wizard. Oh, you got it closer to the end. Nice
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! A lot of work has gone into LB2R and Jim loves it deeply!
@giren0079 5 жыл бұрын
I really loved this talk. I hope you guys could expand on this even more in the future.
@mordiveer5957 5 жыл бұрын
That intro was sublime xD Great episode as usual, i definitely wanna put some psionics in my game now, perhaps a temple built around a mysterious crater or something like that , monks there ended up unlocking psionic abilities. Also a photonic cutlass for sure xD
@Canadian_Ry 5 жыл бұрын
Great intro, guys! Love the Zardoz on the thumbnail :D
@fluff_thorrent 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Such an inspiring video. I'm running a 5E campaign where I've converted a lot of creatures and places into "science fiction" equivalents (for instance my Underdark/Shadowfell is a stellar region where most planets have little to no ionosphere, forcing life underground), and you've just convinced me that my gods are insane orbital AIs equipped with dimension-folding powers (my magic is still a force from beyond the material plane, causing various mutations at leylines and such). Thanks again, really hoping WotC expand into new Spelljammer or Barrier Peaks stuff!
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
Your campaign sounds awesome!!!
@fluff_thorrent 5 жыл бұрын
@@WebDM oh wow, thanks! I still have the players thinking it's a semi-standard fantasy setting, it's going to be fun to drip feed hints and clues... and then have them find the human colony ship...
@AlarahCA 5 жыл бұрын
Can I just say the thumbnail art for this episode is just outta this world?
@Liz-Istrata 5 жыл бұрын
I've been slowly adding sci fi stuff in the background to my games, I've been keeping my story pretty low tech for now, but I fully intend to have a war of the world's style series of sessions at some point in the future.
@kairos5382 5 жыл бұрын
another great intro keep up the good work
@SDTCG 5 жыл бұрын
Ralph Bakshi! Yes! He's so good.
@NerdyPro 5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these. I save these for work since I work nights.
@valasafantastic1055 5 жыл бұрын
Love this episode! I also do much science fantasy! The graphic novel I'm working on is defiantly Science Fantasy! Love all the points you made, references and opening! love to think of a mix of magic and tech as well as considering logical consistency and implications of tech and magic as well as vast timelines and real huge and travel a far! keep up the great work!
@henrywood3110 4 жыл бұрын
That stuff about having the genetics to access the reality around you sounds like the manga BLAME! which functions basically just like you described.
@neodragonoid35 4 жыл бұрын
This is the first vid I've watched and I'm hooked, thanks for the DM tips!
@WebDM 4 жыл бұрын
Welcome!!!
@johnst.baptiste3664 5 жыл бұрын
Omg you mentioned Wizards! Thank you!
@johnnydsnarkangel 5 жыл бұрын
My friend began a new sci-fi campagin literally today. The timing is too perfect
@ryanduddleson1806 5 жыл бұрын
The Dark Tower is an excellent example of a science fantasy story. I love the way technology and magic and gods and horror and western elements come together.
@ryanduddleson1806 5 жыл бұрын
In the DND realm the Adventure Zone Podcast is a great example of mashing up technology with traditional elements. One adventure happens on a train but the main characters are still the standard classes - one uses a magical beetle - the scuttle buddy - to “bug” one of the train cars and listen in on NPCs.
@BryantR372 5 жыл бұрын
Great discussion! I know you guys mention Pathfinder but the adventure path series “Iron Gods” is pretty much a science fantasy story.
@MagickGOATee 5 жыл бұрын
I've been looking up the older spelljammer stuff for ideas, some far future stuff like Dying Earth and I've been reading Frank Herberts Dune series again, good timing
@samchafin4623 3 жыл бұрын
I remember a science-fantasy board game from the 80s called Shadowlord. Not an RPG, but I had always found the art and the concept very evocative.
@turtlekappa7141 3 жыл бұрын
8:35 in and you guys have not only helped my own homebrew but also read Dying Earth. Like holy crap take my sub hahahaha
@lanceward5904 5 жыл бұрын
You guys introduced me to so many authors and so much new content. Thank you guys so much. You guys are hilarious and helpful, as always. Sounds like steampunk and psionics are next?
@ForeGeorgeman 5 жыл бұрын
Earthdawn is really a fun setting. I'm really lucky to be playing a GM that has been running with it from the start.
@thune4944 5 жыл бұрын
Pruitt! Loved seeing you in StarFinder premier!
@hernemithras 5 жыл бұрын
Love the intro. And the thumbnail! Props for doing it (if you did) lol. Braver man than I haha
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
It's a shop but it's good to know pru has cosplay options outside of Karl Urban Judge Dredd
@Recardoguy007 5 жыл бұрын
Good old zardoz lol. Sean really needed money on that one.
@cretan320j 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I have been trying to remember the name of Wizards for literally a decade!
@scatteredplanes6667 5 жыл бұрын
OMG I literally just started building a Science fantasy (well cyber-fantasy) campaign last week lol this is just great lol.
@Stormg0d 3 жыл бұрын
Could you guys do an episode on Rifts? It's one of my favorite settings, and the sourcebooks are gold :)
@claudepainter-wain1788 5 жыл бұрын
Love the worldbuilding of Endless Legend so much and I think it's pretty similar to some of the things you were talking about especially the inert nanites as the game's dust. The later technologies you research in that becoming more and more science fiction... then Endless Space, it all checks out and blends magic and technology beautifully.
@Guydude777 5 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic talk! Although I would absolutely LOVE a steampunk discussion too. Coming up with inspiration to validate a technological vs magical cold war in my personal D&D setting is proving to be an ordeal. Keep up the great content.
@emccoy 5 жыл бұрын
Pruitt "He's a smelter." Me: *smashes that like button*
@ollieknoxx 5 жыл бұрын
Dying Earth is essential reading to truly understand where and how DnD came about.
@Zable24 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this episode, i’m planning a campaign at the moment which is set in the Warhammer 40 K universe on a feudal world but the characters don’t even know it. I’ll just use tropes and references and see if they figure it out
@jeffryJEFFRYWITH1Ewillis 5 жыл бұрын
another cool setting that started as sci-fi and ended up as a fantasy was the Dragon Riders of Pern series. Forgotten colonists, etc.
@nikolaesawinsky1889 5 жыл бұрын
This episode remind me of tons of weird books I read in high school who's titles somehow escape me. My sigil game just got so much wierder thanks guys.
@mxplixic Жыл бұрын
28:30 Best example of a one-shot Meteor Swarm in a sci-fi campaign. Sheridan at Z'ha'dum calling down his white star with the nukes on board. 😁
@ongjt491 5 жыл бұрын
Great scifantasy is Wolfe’s shadow of the Torturer 4 novels amazing stuff. Awesome video as always
@WebDM 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@zachantes1161 5 жыл бұрын
I've always liked the settings where tech are catching up to magic, with normal people with extreme technology catching once extremely powerful magic users. Where the two sides of the magic barrier is slowly becoming blurred, and it causes some tensions between the two "classes".
@rowanhawklan9707 5 жыл бұрын
Fritz Liebers Stardock anyone? An amazing episode gentlemen thank you once again for being in my life.
@23DEATHNUMBER 5 жыл бұрын
Love this episode! Great ideas for lot of sci fantasy
@Geeko170 5 жыл бұрын
Also, in terms of the AI patron, the Commander chip from the 100 I think would be a cool one. You get access to new processes and subroutines, with access to possible orbital installations, and in term, you are “compelled” to do it’s bidding.
@bluesteve124 3 жыл бұрын
I just had a heart attack, your description of "nano-magic" is EXACTLY the underpinnings of a new campaign that I am beginning! Wild coincidence! (The players are clueless, of course) ;-)
@tonyvoegtlesquirrelpunkmag9768 5 жыл бұрын
No love for full metal alchemist? It's total science fantasy. And a great gaming inspiration.
@dantewelch1300 5 жыл бұрын
I think there could be a full metal alacumist rpg
@everybodytogether5532 5 жыл бұрын
I have a player who draws her spell focus like a transmutation circle and describes all her spells as being drawm out. Great flavor
@davidotoole2853 5 жыл бұрын
Another thing they left out is power rangers. That series is full of alien monsters, aberrations fiends and warlocks of the fiend and fey. I mean the PR universe is full of D&d concepts
@everybodytogether5532 5 жыл бұрын
@@davidotoole2853 i never thought of that! Nice one
@davidotoole2853 5 жыл бұрын
everybodytogether yeah well power rangers is my favorite kids show right up there with ATLA, Kim Possible and American Dragon Jake Long
@Mrsuperguyinasuit 5 жыл бұрын
I remember moving sidewalks from Childhood's End when that guy goes to the alien planet and he goes through their museum. Looks like I need some more Jack Vance in my life.
@arcanescroll 5 жыл бұрын
Panzer World Galient is a pretty good example of Fantasy Sci-Fi IMO, really unique style.
@ltGargoyle 4 жыл бұрын
I loved spelljammer. And my two groups played in the setting quite often.
@backroomgaming3305 5 жыл бұрын
You all forgot Exalted, anime meets D&D meets technology with robotech gundams
@mikegould6590 5 жыл бұрын
Great episode guys! I agree - Science Fantasy is one of the best genres. You might want to look into Titansgrave as well.
@Priotech 4 жыл бұрын
Pruitt at 35 minutes reminds me of Aeon Flux. Now that would be a cool setting
@lockwoan01 3 жыл бұрын
Well, for guns, the DMG has those. As for robots, funny enough, there's various constructs, and one doesn't need Eberron to find them.
@bassmanjla 5 жыл бұрын
I recently rewatched Heavy Metal, and despite my fond memories... boy, it did not age well.
@rickeymariu1 5 жыл бұрын
I love science fantasy. I was reading through the first ever scifant module to be produced a while ago. It's a great funhouse dungeon space ship thing. It was great.
@lukecarroll4052 5 жыл бұрын
Expedition to the barrier peaks
@lukecarroll4052 5 жыл бұрын
It's not that much of a fun house, just old school dungeon design, it's actually kind of a boring dungeon apart from the Sci fi stuff
@nicolaskoukis4264 5 жыл бұрын
You guys have no idea how hype I was for this video. Right now, I am DMing a Post- Apocalyptic Science Fantasy campaign where planar travel pretty much caused the Earth to enter a dark age as fantasy elves and monsters run wild. I love watching my players run around the ruins of New Orleans as they fight mech, drow, orcs, and weredragons. I honestly wished this genre got more love and I am so glad Starfinder is a thing now.
@chandlerpearce6213 5 жыл бұрын
I gave one of my players a 1 use “Hellfire Crystal” (it casts a 9th level fireball that ignores resistance to fire damage wherever you throw it). Because it was from a devil, he immediately threw it into the fireplace because he didn’t want it... nearly burning down part of Baldur’s Gate
@dantewelch1300 5 жыл бұрын
Also shadowrun in telling you its fun and awesome!!! Also krull was a neat movie that was sci-fi and fantasy it leaned more fantasy but had sci-fi feel
@Haggispk 5 жыл бұрын
I've been reading through the mortal engines series and have been totally inspired! In curious what sort of tips and tricks you can use to run a game that is thoroughly in a steampunk/dieselpunk fantasy world. I'm currently in a game where we have used mercers gunslinger fighter archetype to lean into the steampunk side of things but I want it to really be in the whole world.
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