@MrSillyWalrus
I'll have to check out this book, bought my DMG many years ago. Cheers for the heads up!
@potterfanz6780
I wasn't planning on buying any of the 2024 books, but this video changed my mind about the 2024 DMG. It's true, the 2014 DMG is pretty much a big wall of text that is mostly useful for inspiration, magic items, and tables. With your review or sounds like the "guide" aspect of it is massively improved, and I'll probably pick it up.
@MelRiffe
Impressive! I'm getting swayed by our enthusiasm. My at-home, and on-line groups are bouncing off of 5e, in the long-term; moving to Shadowdark for the curious. However I just started a 5e epilogue campaign for 17th level characters, so i'll be running a 5e game for a while now. So...while I wasn't thinking of buying any of the 2024 books, I just might pick-up the new DMG's guide.
@waapfu
This is in response to like two sentences from the video but "beach episodes" are usually my favourite sessions in a D&D campaign. I'm willing to accept that big dramatic main plots are an important game draw for the other players at the table but I'm far more interested in lower stakes stories, relationship building within and around the party, and moments of characterisation. Big scary plots feel very restrictive and time-sensitive to me, while an short, low-stakes adventure gets you the satisfaction of getting it done nice and fast instead of drawing it out over months or years, and gives you more wiggle room to bugger around for fun. On top of that, even in like TV and stuff it's really important for me to see the characters hanging out and having a good time sometimes for me to feel invested in them. It actually shows what they're fighting for instead of just assuming the audience, or in this case the players, trust that something good is there. For the same reason, showing the consequences of pc actions on the world (and having well-meaning actions turn out positively more often than not) is important to my enjoyment of a campaign.
@carolxs
DM for me please? ☺️ BTW, I know a good voice is not necessary to DM but it does make a difference, and I really like Dadi's voice. Reason why I love the sections of videos in which he "pretends to be DMing". I haven't read the whole DMG yet, but I like the parts I read. One thing I miss is a guideline for creatures including proficiency, hit die etc. that is expected for each CR. I know the calculations in 2014 were terrible but a table to compare against is good. Now the advice is "pick an existing one and reskin it" which works for some things, but not for others. I'm a long time player but a new DM, and I'm still learning a few things. Oh and you're videos won't be obsolete, don't worry. You always bring an interesting insight.
@raffertyberkey8239
20:00 for my campaigns, I gave my two parties some fun side plots, one got singing stones going quiet and the other one is a beach episode happening later tonight.
@jancatperson8329
I have a copy of the 2024 DM’s Guide sitting next to me right now. It’s great, I love it. You mention the multiverse chapter from the 2014 edition, and I will say that when I need to look up info on the planes of existence, I still go back to 2014 5e for its much more detailed content. But it should have been an appendix, not freaking Chapter 2!
@althechicken9597
Thank you for this. Ive been debating for a while on if i should get this or not, and my DM friend convinced me i didn't need it (based on when he bought the 2014 edition) Im gonna go get the new DMG because all of the pros seem very much directed toward players like myself.
@pseudofenton
> "I cannot believe I have to say this but you have to read the rules" I think the big problem here is that 5e (and this .24 version) seperates out these rules into another expensive book. Which effectively paywalls this sort of guidance in a way that pretty much every other RPG product *doesnt*. So I'm not surprised people don't read what they don't have immediate access to. When the engine the game runs on isn't accessible by default, should you be surprised by the lack of a modding community for that game? It may seem obvious to just "read the rules", but this extra hurdle is clearly enough to encourage players who wish to transition into GMing to actively seek out advice and guides online - rather than go folk over more money for a confusing and generally unhelpful book (ymmv with this new DM guide, from what you say, but I've not read it myself so can't comment). When folks are looking for answers elsewhere, that should tell you that the means in which you're dispensing that information currently isn't adequate enough. I'm surprised (well, im not, because *profit*) that they're even still keeping this 3 core book format for this "new edition" when they could've taken the oppotunity to consolidate all the core elements into one user friendly book.
@luciusrex
I keep watching these videos to try to get into dnd. Even spent a bit to get the books before the dnd remaster. It's sooo hard esp after starting with pf2e.
@nameofsoph
Just wanna say thanks for discussing accessibility as a primary concern in the presentation of these books! Dope as hell.
@derrickthomasjr.7371
Another great video
@timseig4200
How have i never been given your content before. I ha e been watching matt colville, ginni di, Dungeon Dudes, taking 20 and others.... this makes no sense why this is like my first exposure to your exceptional content.
@mploehrer
I actually played 5e for 3 years without reading the rules. I watched critical role and kinda picked it up from that. Then, if there was something I needed to know, I looked it up. I ran a couple campaigns this way and took pride in never buying the PH, DMG, or MM. Then the 2024 rules came out and I felt I was in the hobby enough to warrant spending money. I read them all right away and WHAT A A DIFFERENCE. Everything is so clear and I have a much better grasp on the game. I should've started with the source materials lol.
@synmad3638
"kingdom management rules that are too complicated to be publishable" is something i would unironically love to read
@Seraphina-Rose
I read the 2014 DMG. No. No, I didn't. It was unwieldy. The 2024 is user-friendly. Huzzah! 🙌
@AMRosa10
Really good video. I have only one criticism and it may be something you have no control over, but in a 30 minute video, there were at least 10-15 interruptions for ads. That just seems like too many, but it may just be YouTube exploiting your new found popularity.
@hyschara
5.2024 is probably the best takeaway from this video
@ArgonZavious
Need me a Ad&D 3rd edition
@LukeStrife