Vaults of Vaarn: Science-Fantasy DnD Setting Review

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@QuestingBeast Жыл бұрын

@alexanderchism6403 Жыл бұрын

Glad I stumbled across Vaults of Vaarn last month and ordered it then. It seems everything your review sells out immediately!

@QuestingBeast Жыл бұрын

@@alexanderchism6403 Wow, you're right.

@harryisgamer Жыл бұрын

This is *very* inspired by the video game Caves of Qud. The names of many of the Cybernetics, psychic glimmer/gleam, and the stat change from CHA to EGO come from that game. I've been wanting a tabletop version of that game for a while now -- this is the closest thing I've seen, and very cool.

@chadmunson6538 Жыл бұрын

Amen to that. I've wanted to translate Qud to tabletop for ages.

@TowelBoyCSGO Жыл бұрын

I don’t know where to find it exactly but someone does have a caves of qud adaptation to knave. It’s called “Knaves of Qud” I might be able to see if I can find it.

@Spiderslay3r Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's weird it wasn't mentioned.

@ilyaalexakhin8745 Жыл бұрын

@@TowelBoyCSGO Wow just checked Knaves of Qud out and it looks rad!

@chrisdonovan8795 Жыл бұрын

I was going to mention that, but you beat me to it. How Qud you?

@FatalKitsune Жыл бұрын

I have maybe half a dozen rulebooks like Vaarn that I will probably never get to play, but just buy because they're like tiny art projects that are fun to read. I love books like this that have interesting presentations to go along with the content.

@clone547 Жыл бұрын

It gives me an 80s sci-fi fantasy feel, like the Taarna story from the Heavy Metal movie, and the mutants from Vampire Hunter D. The alzabo is straight out of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun series.

@colbyboucher6391 Жыл бұрын

It's so funny to me how BotNS is totally obscure in a pop-culture sense, yet creators reference it on a semi-regular basis and pretty much everyone who didn't hate reading it considers ot one of the best works of speculative fiction ever.

@eduardoortizfrau3208 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best ttrpg books I have ever bought. Page after page, table after table, of some really inspiring stuff. Get it before it runs out, cause you KNOW it's gonna run out! Edit: Oh dang, the had already sold out when I posted this! Hope the do another printing, a lot more people deserve this book!

@robertwinslade3104 Жыл бұрын

I LOOOVE science fantasy settings and this looks like a gorgeous product; getting real difficult to resist buying yet another OSR book that I don't have time to use 😭 Edit: I gave in and went to Games Omnivorous to buy it and ended up also buying Skullfungus' Isle of Ixx 😅🤣

@carltonbauheimer Жыл бұрын

This is like a Caves of Qud ttrpg. I can dig it.

@Sorrynametaken Жыл бұрын

To anyone who sees this and is interested: Check the entries to the vaarn jam on itchio from summer 2022 for more potential content in this setting.

@TesteTrekkie Жыл бұрын

Just bought this purely based on your review.

@DirtyBertie Жыл бұрын

Check out Vaarn zine 3 for a few extra classes

@Hdc3rd Жыл бұрын

Same

@Hdc3rd Жыл бұрын

@@DirtyBertie interdasting

@HeadHunterSix Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@elementzero3379 Жыл бұрын

I play and run a lot of Numenera, so this theme is appealing. The weather hex is brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen one before. I may have to pick this up, simply for all the tables and inspiration. It really looks great!

@andrewdiaz3529 Жыл бұрын

5:28 Man, these monsters are great! I especially love the horror of the green guard; A Plastic skinned robot fighting endless Wars, like little green armymen, come to life

@guilhermegontijo7407 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words on the graphic design, Ben.

@qarsiseer Жыл бұрын

I love your newsletter by the way, its a really good way to find interesting blogs as someone who struggles to find them.

@Iulian111 Жыл бұрын

10:05 the Alzabo is directly taken from Gene Wolfe's Book of The New Sun series.

@EdwardoTheSheep Жыл бұрын

Mine arrived last week and I love it, so much flavour and a really high quality product. Can't wait to put it to good use!

@go_outside Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the work you put into Questing Beast and The Glatisant. I always look forward to checking out your newest email!

@garion046 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for highlighting this one, it is really cool and full of interesting and quirky tables and options!

@travisbabcock788 Жыл бұрын

Im just getting around to watching the video 4-days after it dropped and the book is SOLD OUT! Great review Ben, I’ll be watching for this.

@DirtyBertie Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeees been waiting for this review love this book and setting !!!

@thecosmic8248 Жыл бұрын

I remember commenting about this a few days ago! Doubt you covered it because of me but I’m glad it’s getting the recognition it deserves.

@mightystu49 Жыл бұрын

This looks awesome! I'd love to check this out.

@MarkHyde Жыл бұрын

Love me some awesome alternative settings - This is a great review and showcase.

@paulcrosslin Жыл бұрын

I still love The Principia Apocrypha under Lithyscaphe. And I really wish there was more Steven Lumpkin. From West Marches to Weird Stories... the Dude Exudes. Mr. Lumpkin, where are you? Please come back again, and again ..

@carrotsongRPG Жыл бұрын

Aw, this look awesome!! I absolutely love stuff like this that organically grew out of a home campaign!!!!

@nmatheis Жыл бұрын

Ordered VoV from Exalted Funeral last week when they restocked. Can't wait to get my copy!

@thorinpeterson6282 Жыл бұрын

I have the first Vaarn zine, had no idea about this special collection, that's so badass

@PeterEsquire Жыл бұрын

THIS is the content people need to be making!!

@unclestaple Жыл бұрын

Looks dope! The alzabo is straight out of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun.

@DocFleg Жыл бұрын

Oooo. Excited about this giveaway. 🤞

@aaronsomerville2124 Жыл бұрын

Vaarn looks amazing! Totally cool.

@solomani5959 Жыл бұрын

This looks great. Especially since my home setting is also a “dying earth” type.

@giren0079 Жыл бұрын

I bought VoV because of this video it seems super fun. Also I backed Knave 2e, keep up the awesome work.

@markgnepper5636 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff friend 👏 👍

@JazzyJacksJokeShack Жыл бұрын

This is a super cool setting book. Love all the options for players, the easy-generated content (especially the overworld focus), and the evocative art. Super cool that it's a spinoff of Knave, it must be a very satisfying feeling to see that as the creator. What are some other books like this

@GreasusGoldtooth Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite setting by far. I love the Cacklemaw tribes.

@74gould Жыл бұрын

Very cool looking book!

@renardtempleton Жыл бұрын

Looks awesome

@CScott-wh5yk Жыл бұрын

Statted for Knave? That’s amazing!

@artistpoet5253 Жыл бұрын

This sounds like a fun world to mess around in. If anything at all, the pure volume of tables will be excellent additions to my solo RPG games. I'm also getting ideas to adapt them to my Five Parsecs from Home and Kill Team campaigns. The more gonzo alien the better!

@lucaricciardi8253 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!!

@diceandbricks Жыл бұрын

My group would love this setting

@daleandrade8140 Жыл бұрын

Bought this based off your review. It's amazing, well worth the price.

@tidfisk Жыл бұрын

Love the Book of the New Sun inspiration in this (like Troika! had).

@beaudoran Жыл бұрын

I feel this would be a great asset if you're going to build out a electrum archive campaign.

@RoabertG Жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching this creator for a few weeks, and I’m very impressed with their work! Check out their blog, it has a lot of supplementary material to use alongside this book

@oldmanofthemountains3388 Жыл бұрын

Whoa! This is the type of weird that I like!!!

@paulbigbee Жыл бұрын

Original Gamma World and Metamorphosis Alpha look down the long years with pride

@delmonte4426 Жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing! Please stop reviewing things I didn't know I needed! Haha 😄 very dying earth, love it.

@declankonesky38 Жыл бұрын

Had no idea this was a knave hack and setting. Maybe if I don't win I'll buy a copy!

@TowelBoyCSGO Жыл бұрын

There’s a similar rule set called Knaves of Qud. Both vaults of vaarn and knaves of Qud

@thewomanwhofelltoearth Жыл бұрын

... I ordered it just yesterday... lucky me 😅😅😅

@j-henry7391 Жыл бұрын

It looks like it could fit pretty well with mutant crawl classics from Goodman games as well as gamma world

@khpa3665 Жыл бұрын

This seems it would make a great supplement for Numenera.

@DirtyBertie Жыл бұрын

Check out Unearthed Vaarncarna if you enjoy this

@lohdhshs Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Adventure Time mixed with Fallout. Very epic!

@antiantifa886 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Gamma World.

@gurmyigoll3535 Жыл бұрын

@@antiantifa886 Sounds like a lot of great stuff: Dark Sun meets Fallout meets a bit of Nausicaä (the backstory with the Titans). It's so brilliant and inspired!

@antiantifa886 Жыл бұрын

@@gurmyigoll3535 or Darwin’s World!

@TheSoliloquyMan Жыл бұрын

Oh please oh please fingers crossed to be the chosen one lol 😂

@Lallander Жыл бұрын

Knave 2: Knave Harder. Knave 2: Electric Boogaloo.

@michaelcurl9200 Жыл бұрын

Gene Wolfe!

@shamusson Жыл бұрын

Looks like the author was a fan of Might and Magic 6

@SweetLuups Жыл бұрын

I love this channel but it's bad for my wallet and my shelves

@bensdecoypoondummy1189 Жыл бұрын

They made a product for your system? I hope you updated your ogl and made them pay royalties mister

@reginaldtickle74 Жыл бұрын

Science fantasy ala dying earth is just better fantasy.

@VermilionMage Жыл бұрын

Why are you using the term "ancestry"? Everyone already knows what the word "race" means in this context.

@HeadHunterSix Жыл бұрын

Because there are bleeding hearts that think using the word "race" is racist. Likely they're the same people who want to eliminate half-orcs and half-elves in D&D for the same reason. 🙄