Youtube AP of our DoM: TOR Group

[damiller]

We have been playing nearly a year now, and I can't believe we didn't ever tape it. I forgot about Google Hangout Live. Well now we are taping them, they are unedited, and they have no video, but perhaps you will enjoy it anyway - clanging in the background whilst you are busy in some mundane task. I think we are entertaining to listen to, hopefully you will too.

Note: We are in year 2960, almost had one complete revolution of characters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YnpQ5ZMzc

[damiller]

Here is the next installment of our AP of DoM

BIG changes, left behind the Woodman territories and heading towards the North Mirkwood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SPQcM7P7-s

[damiller]

Our next episode is up: 103. The players travel to the Halls of Thranduil for Beorn to ask for help to fight the Vigilunds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRjmzYjl3w

This is a raw AP, no video, and I think one of our players wants to practice his editing skills so watch for that.

[damiller]

Episode 104

The Company takes on the Viglunds in one last clash and ends up releasing a devastating storm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBFDNvppIYs

[shipwreck]

Thanks for sharing these!

[damiller]

Happy to provide. I did SOOO much. I mean I clicked broadcast. Woo that broke a sweat.

Seriously I wish we would have been taping them from the beginning. Oh well.

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[barefoottourguide]

Inspiring recording. I am only half way through the first but love the detail and depth with which you take the roleplaying.
garrett

[damiller]

@barefoottourguide

Thanks. I am so glad you could pick up my focus. I have really been inspired to make roleplaying the focus of my gaming.

I didn't always. For a long time i have struggled with what kind of LM I am. I didn't know that the main reason I like to LM is to act out a bunch of characters. I thought I had to worry about world development, or rules mastery, but at least with the latter you really can't do that in a TOR game. The world is kinda made for you.

In fact the thing that helped me the most to figure this out was a very short RPG essay from like 1977 http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/theo ... lacow.html It talks about the 4 aspects of gamers this guy could see, and I realized I am a primarily a roleplayer. It has helped me to focus on my interest and strength, and I am glad it shows in our recordings.

P.S. In fact about 3 years ago in a D&D game no less I told the guys playing flat out (without having seen the essay) "the most important element is the player character and his or her life." I did not and do not care about crafting the "larger world" I do not care about what is going on if the players are not directly involved with it. The moment I read that first sentence under role playing I thought to myself "I have been doing this wrong all along!"

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[damiller]

Well we finally got to play, and it was short cause of death.

Combat is my weakest area as a GM, but these guys always bring it. Enjoy, next session we pick up the campaign with a whole slew of characters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QoSpYXDUok

[Rue]

Thanks for posting these, it's really fun and useful for newcomers to the sport like myself. And for linking the essay.