Neil
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Post by Neil on Jul 7, 2017 21:53:46 GMT
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Post by Nuno (Rholor) on Jul 7, 2017 23:04:03 GMT
Wooo I like this!
So...apart from what you mentioned.
Videogames:
Arcanum <-goldmine
World of Warcraft
Diablo
Books:
Everything Tolkien
DnD streams:
High Rollers
The Stream of Annihilation
As a player:
Lots of improv comedy believe it or not!
(These are just some things that crossed my mind, I'll add more as I'll remember them)
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Post by Dorian on Jul 8, 2017 8:12:00 GMT
Great stuff so far 👍
Critical role is what got me interested in D&D. A fantastic show! Can now also be downloaded as a podcast btw.
Although I haven't DM'd (yet!), I'm always thinking of ideas for characters and potential plots.
Music often helps inspiration for me, especially soundtracks from video games or films:
Composers:
Hans Zimmer / Clint mansell / Gustavo Santaolalla
Games:
Dragon age inquisition
the witcher 3 - soundtrack is great, would also be a solid resource for DM ideas as the side quests are very good.
mass effect series - futuristic not fantasy, but soundtrack is 👌
Metal gear solid series in general is good for thinking of insane characters as Kojima is clearly a madman.
Books:
Tolkien
A song of ice and fire
I, Claudius is great for political intrigue
I'll add more when I think of them
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Post by Nowhere on Jul 8, 2017 9:41:30 GMT
Great topic.
For me I listen to way too many podcasts and two stand out for me.
The Adventure Zone started with the players never having played before and several years down the line it now has one of the best original storylines I have heard spanning across a hundred episodes. They play fast and loose with the rules but usually for comic effect. Very good production quality. This is a bi weekly podcast.
The second is The Glass Cannon podcast which is a pathfinder podcast but very enjoyable and high production values. Each week they do a separate podcast which is a DM behind the scenes of what had happened in the game from a rules perspective and helped me with tips when I DMd a couple of weeks ago. This is a weekly podcast.
I highly recommend both.
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Post by andycd on Jul 10, 2017 12:01:49 GMT
Neil, you're a fan of Rat Queens? They're fantastic and I definitely second the recommendation. Webcomics: Erfworld - A world at war summons 'the perfect warlord' and a DM from Ohio gets dragged in. A brilliant comic that started on the Order of the Stick website Podcast: The Formal Gamers - Neil and I are on an episode! I personally recommend Season 3 - which is one of the funniest things I've ever heard. Series: Dice, Camera, Action - Another from WoTC on Youtube - Chris Perkins is DM'ing and he's phenomenal. The party are incredible characters, and they're making their way through the standard D&D published campaigns, starting with the Curse of Strahd, which is fantastic. |
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jul 10, 2017 13:13:30 GMT
Neil, you're a fan of Rat Queens? They're fantastic and I definitely second the recommendation. Yeah I picked them up about six months ago. Such a good book. |
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mikep
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Post by mikep on Jul 10, 2017 16:30:08 GMT
Seconding the Acquisitions Incorporated stuff, the live shows on YouTube are good, especially the later ones from PAX.
They are currently running a second set of casts, Acquisitions Inc: The "C" Team, which are also good.
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