Steve Arnott

And a lot of people had the expectation that it would be...

And a lot of people had the expectation that it would be...

a replacement for dnd uh it'd be like their their take on dnd but it's not that it's very much its own system it's got a 2d12 system and i've heard a lot of mixed views about it online so some people are really liking it and other people are saying oh it's just like this rpg but not good blah blah blah so there's a lot of information and opinions flowing around out there but i've not played a game yet so i'm holding off till i've played a game

a replacement for dnd uh it'd be like their their take on dnd but it's not that it's very much its own system it's got a 2d12 system and i've heard a lot of mixed views about it online so some people are really liking it and other people are saying oh it's just like this rpg but not good blah blah blah so there's a lot of information and opinions flowing around out there but i've not played a game yet so i'm holding off till i've played a game

So it's got your ancestry cards, which they're calling ancestry instead of race, and they've got community cards. So that's the culture you come from. So if you like an A5E, how you have your ancestry and your culture separate things, that's very much like that. You also have your classes, subclasses.

So it's got your ancestry cards, which they're calling ancestry instead of race, and they've got community cards. So that's the culture you come from. So if you like an A5E, how you have your ancestry and your culture separate things, that's very much like that. You also have your classes, subclasses.

and classes have two different domains so i think that's why they're going for the card so you can kind of piece it together and you know like a jigsaw puzzle to make your character thing yeah yeah yeah it looks interesting i'm interested in the system i'm definitely going to play it and check it out but yeah because i really i really liked candle obscure and i know this is completely different um it's a different game but yeah i enjoyed the the care and the design that went into that game so i imagine the same sort of care care and attention has gone into this as well

and classes have two different domains so i think that's why they're going for the card so you can kind of piece it together and you know like a jigsaw puzzle to make your character thing yeah yeah yeah it looks interesting i'm interested in the system i'm definitely going to play it and check it out but yeah because i really i really liked candle obscure and i know this is completely different um it's a different game but yeah i enjoyed the the care and the design that went into that game so i imagine the same sort of care care and attention has gone into this as well

I know they've been lots of playtesting and they've been listening to feedback because there's been lots of changes.

I know they've been lots of playtesting and they've been listening to feedback because there's been lots of changes.

I imagine it's a prettier cover as well. A different cover, yeah. But there's quite a big difference because the Corsair is just under $60 and the Deluxe is $150. Yeah.

I imagine it's a prettier cover as well. A different cover, yeah. But there's quite a big difference because the Corsair is just under $60 and the Deluxe is $150. Yeah.

No. There you go. Yeah. And that's all the news I have on that, really.

No. There you go. Yeah. And that's all the news I have on that, really.

Yes, absolutely. Well, I was kindly sent a press copy of Candela Obscura, so maybe I'll get a copy of that. I don't know. I won't see. Anyway. Hmm. Some other news that is not D&D. Go on. Kobold Press. So Kobold Press.

Yes, absolutely. Well, I was kindly sent a press copy of Candela Obscura, so maybe I'll get a copy of that. I don't know. I won't see. Anyway. Hmm. Some other news that is not D&D. Go on. Kobold Press. So Kobold Press.

Well, all right, I've said it now, so I'm just not saying anything. Well, it's not really huge news, but Kobold Press, so people will be familiar then, they used to make a whole load of 5e stuff. They did Project Backflag in 2025, which is the Tales of the Valiant RPG, which is their take on Dungeons & Dragons 5e ruleset. So I think this is in reaction to last week there was news about...

Well, all right, I've said it now, so I'm just not saying anything. Well, it's not really huge news, but Kobold Press, so people will be familiar then, they used to make a whole load of 5e stuff. They did Project Backflag in 2025, which is the Tales of the Valiant RPG, which is their take on Dungeons & Dragons 5e ruleset. So I think this is in reaction to last week there was news about...

Chris Cox and his quote about AI with D&D. So Kimball Press have reiterated their statement that they have a pledge to not use AI.

Chris Cox and his quote about AI with D&D. So Kimball Press have reiterated their statement that they have a pledge to not use AI.