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I'm glad to see you cover this!

The comment about the 5% chance is interesting. It seems like that actually aligns perfectly with d20 systems that people are probably more familiar with. Rolling a 20 is a 5% chance as well. Kinda fitting for an "impossible" roll. :)

Personally I am most familiar with Chronicles, and as a result Vigil is naturally my favourite out of the two. Buuuut I have gone back to check Old WoD games, and I admit that Reckoning 1E has its own charm in my opinion. It kinda comes off as playing "Buffy the Vampire meets They Live", and I absolutely see the appeal in this. I'd be tempted to give it a try someday. Not a fan of Reckoning 5E though. From what I gathered it really feels like they made a lesser version of Vigil and slapped the Reckoning title on it. The result is an awkward mix that doesn't have the charm of any of the two.

Woah... a tree with multiple faces, that was intense! I wasn't sure how the cell was going to make it out but wow great job everyone!

Definitely my favorite episode so far! I was laughing and "Oh shit"-ing with the Hunters. Great game play!! Excited for me :D

Very great first episode! It was fun getting to know the characters and am super curious to see where the story is going. :)

Oh man, I had no idea Chill 4th was in the works. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Chill. Investigative horror RPGs that aren't Call of Cthulhu are a bit thin on the ground. Really felt like Chill just never got it's day in the sun. As for the health pool mechanics, I actually prefer to reverse it. Which is to say, every horror effect ADDs to your willpower or stamina, until the players reached their maximum. So, the characters start weak, and often are easily scared or overwhelmed, but over time they would gain strength, until they're finally strong enough to confront the big baddy.

I really like running this game. My only complaint is that it's hard to find players. However, that said there were some minor inaccuracies here but nothing too big. I know Gm's have discretion to change certain things that work better for them and their group. Overall, a good Video. Glad to see someone else who enjoys the game. 😀👍

This was the first book series I ever read when I was a kid. Lynx was my favorite!

I know it's an odd question, but how does this compare dimensions-wise to a D&D book?

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Here I Start NOW… to learn something about HUNTER. Greetings from germany

Complaining about the vampire when you can juat use fire.

Moar!!!! Please and thank you.

Great review! Chill was one of my favorite RPGs back in the 80s, and Im trying to decide which edition I'm going to invest in as I get back into the game. I prefer hard copies to pdfs, so I really don't want to make the wrong choice! This video is a huge help.

Personally I've always liked my hunter stories to be about normal people figuring out that there's things out there way more powerful than them and the only way they can survive is by banding togethers and learning to use any ressource, skill or advantage they can find to edge a win. That's why vigil has always been more my book than reckoning. Different strokes for different folks though.

Going to run this next Monday!

🤔 i came in here reading the comment here making it seem like you where about to shit on this so hard and possibly being the worst rpg in the market... im like 20+ minutes in.. and so far.. all you have done is just explain how the world works/ how to semi build your characters.. (not in detail but to let people understand/have an idea of how it works) 🤔 i see almost no negativity so far.. only stating that "the cypher system isnt your favorite but eh 🤷‍♂️" type of attitude which doesnt really mean anything negative or positive so far. 🤔 just seems like.. dnd but worded differently with that whole 1-10 difficulty+ more in the call of chtulhu type thing where you arent goinf in guns blazing like dnd but you WANT to just investigate/explore and focus on non combat unless needed to get away. 🤔

I love this books so hard..as a young boy I stumbeld over them looking for comic book.. Now As a well read dyslektik man I Owe this book.

Thanks for uploading this! Definitely giving it a shot!

Thank you for your review. I have been listening to the podcast since it launched, so I have been looking forward to this. I received my PDF two days ago, and while the production value is great I have never been so disappointed in a RPG before. It is bloated, full of so much of the Cyphre system and so little on the setting. I had hoped that the information on the setting was gonna be the main thing in the book, so that I could use it for any other system. A long wait for an underwhelming product. But again thank you for sharing your thoughts.

TLDR for the series: When you let a power gamer bring homebrew drugs, -2 armour, +4 weapon and let them buy followers. They stomp everything. Longer. Fantastic setting. I started watching this to get some more insight into the H5. Really loved the story and it really let me get that insight i was looking for. Seems to me that desperation dice might need to be dialled back a bit or controlled more because when players have no fear of raising the danger constantly, a +5 dice to their rolls is nuts. Thank you for the series and the H5 education.

Enjoying the overall story, but watching a party that only roll 6+ successes at everything is getting real boring. What's the draw without risk. Holy shirt. I found it hilarious when Dr Dreyfus pointed out the ethical concerns of doing to vampires the very thing that makes them monsters and the power gamer didn't understand. That was a #chefskiss moment for why roll players and role payers don't mix.

Dr Dreyfus is very quiet in this and the storyteller is often very loud. May I ask. These game breaking drugs. I haven't seen them in the Hunter book. What sourcebook are they from?

Thank you for the thorough and thoughtful review. I really appreciate it!

Holy crud. Alex. The edge is so thicc on her it cut me just listening to it. Edit after listening to more... Every time Alex speak it makes me cringe. So one dimensional.

Hunter the Reckoning was terrible when it first came out and it's still shit now. Hunter: The Vigil on the other hand is the top Hunter choice. Best conspiracies, best mood, The majority of hunters don't have powers except for their own wits and weapons. Unless one is part of the global spinning conspiracies that each have their own unique powers. No bad fanfic tier Imburing, power bullshit. Sure you can like Reckoning but that just means that you are objectively wrong.

I have been in love with this series since I was a teenager in the 90’s! Was so happy to find someone talking about them!

Realizing we never clarified that Lydia was a freed ghoul, and Marius was her master. Staking him was the last step to her freedom.

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very well made video and well said review !

Does anyone know where to get a pdf of this adventure if one exists? =O

The far left wokeisnm in the newest hunter killed it for me. Keep your politics out of my game.

Great walkthrough of your thought process. If you're going to run some more "The Few and Cursed" adventures, I would love the chance to play! 🙂

The chasing of the chickens!! 🤣🤣🤣

love it!!

Author here! Thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed PoK!

For me, old 1st Hunter the Reckoning is where is at, its actually still being sold in Drive Through RPG at some (from my perspective) very affordable prices

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Loving the game so far im right along with the players trying to solve this mystery lmao

I feel like lawyer homies name is Adrian lol i dont know why 😂 im also definitely thinking vampires now after the whole deal with the bikers and them asking about masters

Keep up the good work guys i enjoy the game

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When it comes to the hexes I think it's something they imported from Forbidden Lands. I think there is a problem with Free League products the last few years, in that it's become a little bit to formulaic for me, almost like a conveyor belt kind of games. They reuse so much of their go to mechanics, and less feeling of custom game play . I think it's a result of them producing so many games. Why I like the development of Symbaroum, which is its own thing - that existed before they (Järnringen) merged with Free League. Not saying the YZ system is bad, including the other similarities between so many of their games (re-using base building, dark secret mechanic etc), but it's not for everyone. I think alot of people like the settings and the art over all, but I suspect alot of people use other systems to play these games If they don't like the rules. I like the free league work shop project (mörk borg etc), that I hope will give a more diverse range of different types of games with other types of mechanics.

Dude , you could become an auctioneer 😆

Reviewing this, apparently I kept saying "Damage" when I meant Danger... 😓

Our character is not there to talk, he's there to slaughter civilians trying to survive

I think you're the only one on UA-cam with an endworld video. Nice

I dunno how to pronounce CHASM until i was 34. I had pronounced it as Jason.

Correction: 1974... Idk why I said 1984...