Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube

flankspeed · 07-26-2018, 01:10 AM

A YouTuber named Jim Murphy has been supporting The Fantasy Trip with several videos. Here is his most recent one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVnrGKyFwv8

And here is the comment I left underneath (Go TFT!):

Cue the dramatic music and the distinctive voice of Mako:

"Between the time when Gygax the Great first rolled the many-sided dice and the rise of Jackson the Giant-slayer's offspring known as GURPS, there was a game undreamed of: The Fantasy Trip -- designed to roll the cubical D6 with a troubled brow. It is those who have played this game for nigh on two score decades who alone can tell thee of this saga. Let me tell you of this game of High Adventure!"

Hopefully YouTube allows the following links to some helpful pages related to Steve Jackson Games' new rendition of The Fantasy Trip (TFT).

The SJ Games home page: http://www.sjgames.com/

An SJ Games "Daily Illuminator" article about TFT: http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2018-07-25

The TFT homepage for News and more: http://thefantasytrip.game/

The SJ Games Forum page for TFT: http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=100

The Kickstarter page for TFT (please be sure to watch the promotional video on the Kickstarter page):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ng/description

YouTube videos from SJ Games demonstrating parts of the TFT game system:
-- Character creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Mt5jLbn0Q
-- One-vs-one Melee combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__WfyvyQVEM&t=4s
-- Three-vs-three Melee combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmCHVO41MM

I'm a grizzled, gray-bearded grognard who played TFT back in the 1980s (along with a whole slew of other wargames and RPGs), so I can attest to what Jim is saying. The Kickstarter has already garnered around 500% of its initial support goal.

Whether you go easy and just get the PDF for $25, get the PDF plus boxed versions of Melee and Wizard for $30, or go all-in with the complete boxed set of "The Legacy Edition" for $60, I don't think you will be disappointed (unless maybe if you are a die-hard D&D or Pathfinder fan who simply must have the game mechanics of a class-based system).

JLV · 07-26-2018, 02:22 AM

The video is a tad incoherent, but this time he hits all the high points. He should probably draft an outline script for his videos -- they'd flow a lot smoother. (Not sure what the point of that story about Arneson was...).

Hopefully we'll get a few extra pledges out of this.

luguvalium · 07-27-2018, 05:59 AM

These videos show using Melee, Wizard, The Fantasy Trip and the Silver Dragon for solo playing, then using The Classic Dungeon Design Guide to create random dungeon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XHTgUiFfPQ

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmA-bbP76I0

flankspeed · 07-27-2018, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luguvalium

These videos show using Melee, Wizard, The Fantasy Trip and the Silver Dragon for solo playing, then using The Classic Dungeon Design Guide to create random dungeon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XHTgUiFfPQ

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmA-bbP76I0

Thank you for posting these links! I will need to check them out. I may be able to dig up some more TFT videos on YouTube as well. I remember someone who showed off his complete collection of every single book, Microgame, adventure, and expansion.

JLV · 07-27-2018, 10:54 AM

I've watched several of her videos -- highly informative, but somehow I always feel like I'm sitting in a staff meeting listening to an Accounting or HR presentation during them... ;-)

~~Jim Kane~~ · 07-27-2018, 12:44 PM

I am sorry to hear you feel that way JLV.

I saw her stuff quite a time ago, and I appreciate her because she is *so* honestly into our thing.

So I had a different reaction to her videos. I actually appreciate how serious she in her reverent approach and organization of her multiple references - She definitely *gets it*; which with your high level of TFT experience I have no doubt you see that too.

Heck she even sold me on those "Old Skull" books, and I ended up buying the entire series of those books (which are real good, btw), based solely on what she had to say about them in her TFT videos.

And for a total counter-balance to her serious gamer tone - which I personally like - she has those funny little figures like Mr. Peabody and the cats... which makes for such an odd juxtaposition.

At our gaming sessions, TFT is *a deadly serious and deadly game* to us, and always has been, but that Mr Peabody of hers just cracks me up like mad when she moves him around the map, because to me, he is so out of place LOL!

I have to give her a big Thumbs-Up.

JK

JLV · 07-27-2018, 01:17 PM

Believe me, that comment was solely directed at her *delivery*; her content is always outstanding!

(And I just bought three of the Old Skull items based on another of her videos I watched a while back -- so clearly I got the same things out of her videos that you did! ;-) But I just can't shake the feeling that I'm in a board meeting when the video is running...must be my odd sense of humor.)

Yeah, that Mr. Peabody thing is a bit strange, but very amusing. I give her a big thumbs up on content too.

~~Jim Kane~~ · 07-27-2018, 05:31 PM

Oh yes, I get you JLV, and understood your non-harm intended comment. I just wanted to point out that for me (*dry as dust* serious about TFT and Adventure/Story Design) her tone and delivery works much better for how I take information in most efficiently, than some of the people on the YouTube who think they are trying out stand-up comedy material, or need to artificially be all warm and wonderful like.

I wish someone would contact her through YouTube and invite her to the forum; she would be a great asset as a fellow member, I suspect.

JK

JLV · 07-28-2018, 11:35 AM

You could post a comment on her videos asking her to step over and join us! She'd be a GREAT addition to the forums!

(I will, if we have power when I get back from my errands...)

Geek Gamers · 07-30-2018, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLV

You could post a comment on her videos asking her to step over and join us! She'd be a GREAT addition to the forums!

(I will, if we have power when I get back from my errands...)

Hi, there. It's Geek Gamers here--AKA 'the serious voice' from those TFT videos that some people have been discussing.

Thanks to everyone who have been posting about my video work and for alerting met to this forum. I look forward to reading through all of the content here.

Yes, I do have a "very serious" (cue dramatic music) presentation style. It amuses me to bring a Garrick Utley-type delivery to a hobby full of such fun and frivolity as this one.

I mean: I'm analyzing whether or not an orc can be reasoned with in the most serious and calm voice I've got. That's hilarious (to me, at least).

My serious voice, is also a measure of respect to the artists who have spent so much time creating this gift that I'm privileged to enjoy.

And yes I do love these games passionately and I am pleased that comes through with my work. Everything I do, including the serious voice (which by now you can tell is quite conscious on my part), is meant as an homage to the work.

07-26-2018, 01:10 AM	#1
flankspeed Join Date: Jul 2018	Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube A YouTuber named Jim Murphy has been supporting The Fantasy Trip with several videos. Here is his most recent one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVnrGKyFwv8 And here is the comment I left underneath (Go TFT!): Cue the dramatic music and the distinctive voice of Mako: "Between the time when Gygax the Great first rolled the many-sided dice and the rise of Jackson the Giant-slayer's offspring known as GURPS, there was a game undreamed of: The Fantasy Trip -- designed to roll the cubical D6 with a troubled brow. It is those who have played this game for nigh on two score decades who alone can tell thee of this saga. Let me tell you of this game of High Adventure!" Hopefully YouTube allows the following links to some helpful pages related to Steve Jackson Games' new rendition of The Fantasy Trip (TFT). The SJ Games home page: http://www.sjgames.com/ An SJ Games "Daily Illuminator" article about TFT: http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2018-07-25 The TFT homepage for News and more: http://thefantasytrip.game/ The SJ Games Forum page for TFT: http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=100 The Kickstarter page for TFT (please be sure to watch the promotional video on the Kickstarter page): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ng/description YouTube videos from SJ Games demonstrating parts of the TFT game system: -- Character creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Mt5jLbn0Q -- One-vs-one Melee combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__WfyvyQVEM&t=4s -- Three-vs-three Melee combat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmCHVO41MM I'm a grizzled, gray-bearded grognard who played TFT back in the 1980s (along with a whole slew of other wargames and RPGs), so I can attest to what Jim is saying. The Kickstarter has already garnered around 500% of its initial support goal. Whether you go easy and just get the PDF for $25, get the PDF plus boxed versions of Melee and Wizard for $30, or go all-in with the complete boxed set of "The Legacy Edition" for $60, I don't think you will be disappointed (unless maybe if you are a die-hard D&D or Pathfinder fan who simply must have the game mechanics of a class-based system). __________________ "What you don't know can't hurt y ... OUCH!"

07-26-2018, 02:22 AM	#2
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube The video is a tad incoherent, but this time he hits all the high points. He should probably draft an outline script for his videos -- they'd flow a lot smoother. (Not sure what the point of that story about Arneson was...). Hopefully we'll get a few extra pledges out of this. Last edited by JLV; 07-26-2018 at 02:27 AM.

07-27-2018, 05:59 AM	#3
luguvalium Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube These videos show using Melee, Wizard, The Fantasy Trip and the Silver Dragon for solo playing, then using The Classic Dungeon Design Guide to create random dungeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XHTgUiFfPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHmmscEqKcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmA-bbP76I0

07-27-2018, 10:54 AM	#5
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube I've watched several of her videos -- highly informative, but somehow I always feel like I'm sitting in a staff meeting listening to an Accounting or HR presentation during them... ;-)

07-27-2018, 12:44 PM	#6
~~Jim Kane~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube I am sorry to hear you feel that way JLV. I saw her stuff quite a time ago, and I appreciate her because she is so honestly into our thing. So I had a different reaction to her videos. I actually appreciate how serious she in her reverent approach and organization of her multiple references - She definitely gets it; which with your high level of TFT experience I have no doubt you see that too. Heck she even sold me on those "Old Skull" books, and I ended up buying the entire series of those books (which are real good, btw), based solely on what she had to say about them in her TFT videos. And for a total counter-balance to her serious gamer tone - which I personally like - she has those funny little figures like Mr. Peabody and the cats... which makes for such an odd juxtaposition. At our gaming sessions, TFT is a deadly serious and deadly game to us, and always has been, but that Mr Peabody of hers just cracks me up like mad when she moves him around the map, because to me, he is so out of place LOL! I have to give her a big Thumbs-Up. JK Last edited by Jim Kane; 07-27-2018 at 12:52 PM. Reason: Typo

07-27-2018, 01:17 PM	#7
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube Believe me, that comment was solely directed at her delivery; her content is always outstanding! (And I just bought three of the Old Skull items based on another of her videos I watched a while back -- so clearly I got the same things out of her videos that you did! ;-) But I just can't shake the feeling that I'm in a board meeting when the video is running...must be my odd sense of humor.) Yeah, that Mr. Peabody thing is a bit strange, but very amusing. I give her a big thumbs up on content too.

07-27-2018, 05:31 PM	#8
~~Jim Kane~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube Oh yes, I get you JLV, and understood your non-harm intended comment. I just wanted to point out that for me (dry as dust serious about TFT and Adventure/Story Design) her tone and delivery works much better for how I take information in most efficiently, than some of the people on the YouTube who think they are trying out stand-up comedy material, or need to artificially be all warm and wonderful like. I wish someone would contact her through YouTube and invite her to the forum; she would be a great asset as a fellow member, I suspect. JK

07-28-2018, 11:35 AM	#9
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Non-SJG Video Support for TFT on YouTube You could post a comment on her videos asking her to step over and join us! She'd be a GREAT addition to the forums! (I will, if we have power when I get back from my errands...)