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Fun bit of anime/DnD history is that Record of Lodoss War, famously, started out as a narrativized retelling of actual DnD sessions, but when the creators wanted to make an official Lodoss module, TSR told them to go to hell. so they made an entirely new system that eventually became Sword World RPG, which is significantly more popular in Japan than post-AD&D dungeons and dragons has ever managed.
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Babysitter Super Sleuth posted:Fun bit of anime/DnD history is that Record of Lodoss War, famously, started out as a narrativized retelling of actual DnD sessions, but when the creators wanted to make an official Lodoss module, TSR told them to go to hell. so they made an entirely new system that eventually became Sword World RPG, which is significantly more popular in Japan than post-AD&D dungeons and dragons has ever managed. TSR was famously great at business, such as claiming that playtesting was gaming on the job and therefore developers weren't allowed to do it.
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Feb 2, 2024 20:14
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That's a mistaking of the circumstances. The playtest ban came about because TSR staff would set up in a space and play D&D in lieu of doing actual work, calling it playtesting. When it was actually just Dan's campaign and Gary's campaign etc.
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Feb 2, 2024 20:24
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How many of you would die and get possessed to get a hug from Falin?
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Feb 2, 2024 20:33
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I would not.
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Ammat The Ankh posted:IIRC Japan's conception of a lot of popular Western fantasy creatures comes from one very specific edition of D&D, where Kobolds are dogs and Orcs look like pigs. Probably Mentzer Basic (the classic "Red Box" D&D) which was pretty much the "default" edition from its Japanese release in 1985 to the switching over to AD&D 2nd Edition in 1991. This is what they were playing in the Record of Lodoss War replays, which are basically Japanese Lord Of The Rings in terms of being the foundational text of "western" style fantasy genre fiction tropes. mdct posted:The Japanese release of AD&D was super high-effort, with a pretty good translation and hiring local artists to do all new art for it. That every edition after it not only didn't do that, but were relatively low-effort translations on top of that, is a big reason why no edition beyond AD&D did well in the country. Apparently the release of AD&D 2E was kind of a bomb over there, because the established player base didn't like switching over from Basic and the new player market was being eaten up by the domestically produced Sword World RPG. The Japanese AD&D publisher went bankrupt in 1994 and Japan wouldn't see more AD&D until 3rd edition got released ther in late 2002. What they DID get in the meantime was a really really nice Rules Cyclopedia release in 1997, edited into three books and with a bunch of new art and stuff. Pretty sure these arethe books mdct is referring to. They look great, even if there's the unshakeable hint that they're kinda ripping off Record of Lodoss War with the artstyle, which is ironic when you think about it. https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/appendix-j/rules-cyclopedia/
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Feb 2, 2024 20:35
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Theres something that makes me really happy when i learn about how other countries and cultures interact with media from america, D&D especially.
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Feb 2, 2024 21:23
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Storing the holy water in a jar and swinging it around because ghosts pass through corporeal objects and so would come into contact with it anyways is so genius.
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Snooze Cruise posted:Dog kobolds are always the best type of kobolds. We as a society need to accept them into our hearts as the true default. All Kobolds Get Into Heaven.
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Feb 2, 2024 22:49
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This show is unhinged and I love it.
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Feb 2, 2024 23:00
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Really enjoyed the focus on the other, more traditional party at the beginning, to contrast and showcase both how weird and how inexplicably competent Laios' party is. 
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Feb 2, 2024 23:08
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I wonder if they'll add more of those flashback scenes with Laios and Falin's first party to keep her in the story until they get back to the dragon. What's Dwarf Lady and Samurai Man's deal?
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Feb 3, 2024 15:29
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Dwarf Lady and Samurai Man were former members of Laios's party who bailed after Falin became a dragon snack. They're briefly mentioned in the first episode.
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Feb 3, 2024 17:44
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Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy also used the original D&D look for their monsters which helped engrave those looks in Japan’s consciousness.
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https://twitter.com/HexlazeArt/status/1753820136245432611?t=1szkpTRiXvnGe0Kbc8J_gw&s=19
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it's so obvious that ghosts would just pass through glass so just swing the loving jar around instead what a galaxy brain idea
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Lt. Lizard posted:Really enjoyed the focus on the other, more traditional party at the beginning, to contrast and showcase both how weird and how inexplicably competent Laios' party is. Arc Hammer posted:I wonder if they'll add more of those flashback scenes with Laios and Falin's first party to keep her in the story until they get back to the dragon. What's Dwarf Lady and Samurai Man's deal? seconding both of these. very good ep, cant think of an ep so far without an S-tier Marcille reaction face
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I like how the fantasy races so far are depicted as the opposite of their usual stereotype. Like elves are usually stoic and very graceful/precise when fighting, but Marcille is high strung and takes more of a "blunt object" approach to her magic. Or dwarves are usually gruff and masculine, but Senshi is affable and loves cooking (a generally feminine coded activity).
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Feb 4, 2024 20:25
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Marcille is a triangular elf as opposed to a rectangular elf.
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Who is the pentagonal elf
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Arc Hammer posted:Who is the pentagonal elf thats simple 
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Zeruel posted:it's so obvious that ghosts would just pass through glass so just swing the loving jar around instead what a galaxy brain idea I love it because it absolutely feels like something someone would come up with at a table during a campaign
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Today we learn that chilchuck is older than Laois
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Hihohe posted:Today we learn that chilchuck is older than Laois by halfling standards, he's basically middle-aged. i think he's the oldest member of the group going by their relative life expectancy bit disappointed that they didn't include the enchanted painting bit from the extras. it's so perfectly hosed up
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Some excellent background Marcille in this episode
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gently caress i wanna eat some crab or something now 
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I absolutely love this take on mimics as being like hermit crabs, wearing treasure chests, helmets, etc as shells. And a bonus callback to treasure bugs and some information on how they interact...
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Feb 8, 2024 21:42
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Chapter covers in the manga 
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I was hoping they would do some fun stuff the art style when Laois went into the paintings before this episode came out and while they didn't I am not disappointed cause they saved all the effort animation for the mimic stuff. Which was probably the right decision because those scenes were super fun and had a lot of energy.
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If only I could have used this for the Christmas Yule log channel last year 
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I wonder where Laios got that bestiary because it suggests that there's someone out there with a monster obsession equal to or greater than his own.
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It's going to turn out some wizard spent a summer with Senshi and that's where the guidebook comes from.
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https://x.com/Yuyucow/status/1755677640697016386 particularly fascinating production info tweet thread this time around, though heads up that there's a vague "this comes back later" type of spoiler near the end (albeit something that anime onlys could easily assume on their own)
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Feb 9, 2024 02:57
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Chillchuck pancaking himself into the wall was definitely a standout frame
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I bet Chilchuck is like 40.
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Your Uncle Dracula posted:I bet Chilchuck is like 40. Basically lol, the average lifespan of a half-foot is about 50 years, so 29 is well into middle-aged.
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So was Marcille just straight up gnawing through the shell at the end there 
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Regalingualius posted:If only I could have used this for the Christmas Yule log channel last year In case anyone wants it for an av: 
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Unlucky7 posted:So was Marcille just straight up gnawing through the shell at the end there Yes, remember Laios did much the same in episode one.
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