Matt, from the bottom of my heart...thank you. To me, you are an inspiration as a creator, an artist, a human being, a philosopher, a realist, a nerd...in a lot of ways there was a magnetism missing from my life (and, in extension, my D&D) that I found through your channel and insights. Thanks for all you do, especially this video. I eagerly await the next one.
+Gamer Nick I'm doing wonderful, and I genuinely appreciate the concern (more people should give as much of a second look these days). Just gracious :)
Priest is brilliant. One of the greatest books I've read, dares to do things differently. Thief is also good, give it proper credit, but its good because priest enables it to be good with its beautiful characters. Your friend is right though, go bold again with ... Warrior is it next? Yeah, go bold!
I know im asking the wrong place but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Pierce Gavin thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
In response to your comments on "being a good player" and taking notes: I am a first time DM for three brand new players (I've been playing 5E in 2015) and two of them take PLAY BY PLAY notes for combat. It blew my mind when I saw what they were writing down. They are writing down who rolls what, how much damage someone takes and what weapon is used.
I'm just getting back into your videos (I got into your channel when a colleague shared your Western Marches video). I wanna say that while it might be true that for average, normal human being Matt, a Q&A video of 45 minutes is self-indulgent. But for the Matt the Writer, Producer, and Internet Community Leader; this video is a treat. Despite having the length of the video in the back of my mind, I still found myself immersed in your answers because your opinions often challenge me. I don't agree with you all the time, but your ideas are great even when I don't like them. Thanks, Matt.
As a proponent of startup businesses and a craftsman in my own right, I'm excited for MCDM studios and greatly look forward to each of their upcoming products (even the as-yet unannounced ones). As a fan and gamer, however, I do feel a level of bittersweetness. A certain level of accessability is gone as a great mentor moves on to bigger things. Like your childhood friend at graduation telling you they landed their dream opportunity in a far off place. You're happy for your friend, but there is still that sadness to see them go.
"And by art I mean something that challenges you and makes you really think about what it means to be a human being or reveals something to you about what it means to be alive and be a human being in this world". Thanks Matt, that was a pearl. Actually the whole answer on movies as art vs movies as consumer product was great, I would love to hear more about it.
That last answer might be the aspect of Matt I appreciate the most, on reflection. There's a contemplative, introspective quality to Matt that I do not see in really any other internet personalities, and I think we're all the better for it.
That last question was heavy, and good, and I appreciated you answering it. Existentialism affects me consistently, and I often worry about where I’m going. To see you tear up on camera answering the way you did resonated with me enough to make me leave a comment. And I think I can speak for everyone in your sub box when I say we’re happy that you’ve gotten this popular, and had these opportunities for you and your company; hell you inspired me to start DM-ing! Keep up the good work!
Great video! Been missing your uploads, Matt! I don't agree with you on everything, but following & supporting the journey you've been on (and are on) has been awesome. It's definitely made me a better game master, it's allowed me to meet some cool people, and it's gotten me to start making videos again about my own writing and D&D. Looking forward to everything you do!
If my later life ends up culminating to nothing, at least I can rest easy knowing that there'll be Colville videos to watch in the public library with my homeless buddies.
I'm quite honestly surprised your riddler video had some backlash to it because from my perspective (someone not into the whole superhero thing) what you described is something that actually hooked me. It thoroughly engaged me to the point where i would actually buy tickets for a cinema viewing which i haven't done for a movie in years. Guess it really just is different strokes for different folks.
Love the response to that last question. I am definitely at the point where I am realizing none of the things I thought I would be when I was a kid or teenager are likely to come to pass, but I have never been happier with my life!
OH my yes! Your last question and your answer .... SO TRUE! At 52 years old .... I have such a different life than I thought I would have at 18 and would only do a few things different along the way. Very wise statement you gave. I too if I could talk to younger self, would say .... "You're gonna be fine. You are an amazing person. Don't beat yourself up. You can do it." I hope others out there can tell themselves that now. Thank you for your videos and sharing yourself so openly. I really appreciate it.
Prometheus!! Saw it not knowing .. The shock.. the horror.. at them eggs appearing.. One of my best movie experiences of all time! Matt, I so agree about seeing movies with no expectations can really rock!
Regarding watching movies as art instead of as a consumer product; I most recently had this experience when watching David Lynch's Inland empire. For the 3+ hours running time of the movie I sat absolutely transfixed by the screen, with a gut feeling of horror and unease that wouldn't go away untill the movie ended. That movie moved to the very core, even though it is of a low budget nature, and low on special effects. The acting, music and visual story telling is sublime. A must watch for anyone wanting to just experience a movie as raw art.
from a 17 y/o DM: thank you Matt for reassuring me that I'm still just a kid and I have plenty of time to figure out what really REALLY matters in life
I would like to thank you Sir, 'cause thanks to your first adventure (the one with the tomb behind the secret door) I've sparked the flame of D&D for me and my friends. You rock!!
Hunh, I never thought "Planet of the Apes" was underrated. BTW, buy Matt's books! They are great! I love em! Matt, please write part 3 sometime before I die!
I just finished Priest, that was a hell of an emotional rollercoaster. The world felt real, the characters were great, the wode felt dangerous as fuck. All of it was great and I can't wait to read the rest of them.
Hey, love to see you posting again! Every time I see a new video, the way you talk gives me the itch to write again (great motivation for NaNoWriMo July camp).
I would really enjoy a Gamma World campaign stream. I remember reading the rule book way back in the day, but I never got around to playing or DMing a GW game.
Matt, in reference to the far future Q and your reference to the Fermi paradox, I think you'd love Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past series (sometimes known as the “Three-Body” trilogy). I bet you get a million recommendations, but let me say this is the first major work if Chinese science fiction to be translated into English and it's a major award winner (The Hugo award for best novel). Everyone else on here should read it too!
10:00 well, you said it yourself, building a perpetuum mobile is, by definition, impossible , while harnessing the power of a sun, or even more, is, by definition, not impossible, (with our current knowledge of the universe...)
I also really loved John Carter, saw it three times in theaters (forced multiple friends and family to see it with me) and bought it on DVD, baffled me how badly it ranked but that’s life.
YEEES! Gamma World's some ridiculous fun! I think 4e actually did a decent job of making a fun, rules light game there. I love randomly generating characters and then coming up with how the two power sets play off of one another.
Hey Matt, just wanted to say that I loved Thief. I think its especially cool how much you de-romanticize adventure and heroism while still writing a page turner. Also wondering if you'd ever considering looking at the weirder settings- Planescape, Numenera, Shadowrun. I think it'd be really interesting to hear your take on them. Cheers!
I certainly hope he does. I only really got into Critical Role when they started to release it as a podcast, and I love it (though there are times when I'm certain that I miss things that are only communicated in a visual medium). Hopefully there's enough interest in a podcast format that they consider doing it!
Thank you! I loved John Carter! My brother bought it for me because he knew I really liked it. Sadly I wasn't mad about the dialogue or the politics around it. But the plot and world was so engaging that I just enjoyed it regardless of what flaws there might have been.
Answer to question one, subaru outback with 2" lift kit, 17" wheels with yokahoma a/t tires and maybe a bypass. Basically the overland subaru that scott built over at 4xpedition. Or a Toyota 4runner trd.
Hey Matt, I just wondered if you would consider making a short video talking about last week's episode of Critical Role, specifically the fight between the M9 and the slavers. In my opinion it exemplifies so many things that you have spoken about over the years, with them heading towards a very tough battle with plenty of prior knowledge, and how despite that and regardless of their decent planning, they almost immediately entered a death-spiral. Being in a group that usually had the advantage in action economy, they didn't see the trouble brewing, and it ended rather predictably in disaster. Would be interesting to hear your take on it.
Just wanted to add, on the subject of our long-term survival: If you are a young person reading this, or a not-as-young person contemplating a career change, please consider going into engineering. If we are to survive, it will be through technology and innovation. We need to focus on renewable energy, and on new and creative ways to do the things we've taken for granted for hundreds of years. To survive, we need to be as flexible and adaptable as possible and that requires as many different solutions as possible. It's an engineer's job to invent solutions.
I love this stuff, thanks Matt! I'm not someone who minds longer videos, but I know I'm kind of an edge case as a UA-cam viewer. Also, 'Starman' is an amazing movie. Very influential on me as an 80s kid getting into speculative fiction.
A few random thoughts: I think one of the weirdest experiences I ever had with a movie was watching The Matrix, thinking how it seemed like a painfully cliched and over-the-top action movie, then reminding myself that it didn't use cliches, it spawned them. I don't consider notes to be a big mark of a good player. As a GM, my favorite kind of player is one who puts cool optional adventure hooks into their backstories. It makes for a great way for me to draw inspiration for me to create an adventure if I have writer's block, and it also means that I have a guaranteed hype man when they see me fleshing out their own work. I loved the first Pacific Rim movie. My description of it is that it's basically proof that Guillermo Del Toro makes better Michael Bay movies than Michael Bay does. I'm not surprised that people recognize you often. I don't know how many of your subscribers are American, but if they all were, that would mean one in 2,000 Americans are your subscribers, and I bet a good number more have at least watched some of your videos. I haven't lived long enough to really personally experience a fulfilling but unexpected life, but I think I get what you're saying. It's actually sort of like running a D&D game, in my opinion. Yeah, it's useful to have some vague ideas, but if you aren't willing to adjust those ideas when something different feels right or when life/the players throw something unexpected your way, you're not going to do as well or have as much fun as you could have by being more open. And as for Q&A videos being silly and self-indulgent: you've gotten as many followers as you have for two reasons. The first reason if that you do what you love, which is sharing interesting practical and not-so-practical insights into things that interest you. The second is that wonderful voice that could get 1,000 likes with a video about the finer points of watching paint dry.
Matt or anyone who can't get into a musical: Wicked is an awesome show for fantasy and world-building nerds, with good music, (despite also being an uber popular mainstream musical). Next to Normal is a powerful musical family drama that tackles challenging subject material while being easy to listen to and having lots of humor (this was on Broadway a few years ago). Most musicals are weird and only worth it if you're a fan of the genre like me. These two are great!
Matt - love you. Love your content. Very excited for my copy of Strongholds and Followers. Also love the Q&A, but one suggestion - can you put in a longer pause or some sort of transition between your answers and the next question? I find it hard to keep up for some reason...
Planet of the Apes 1968 is legendary and no one can change my mind Im 17. The scene where he makes a paper plane thingy and tosses it across the room is one of my all time favorites
26:32 Finally!! I thought this exact same thing when I walked out the theater to everyone crapping on it. John Carter is just as good/fun as any of the Marvel movies.
Matt, the Albucierre drive is even worse: it doesn't just require the energy output of the sun, but the inverse of the Energy Output of the sun. You need negative energy in order to cause the expansion of space behind the ship that causes it to travel at all.
I have a couple questions that maybe you will see here. To you, what is the primary purpose of storytelling? What would you say to someone who feels lost in this modern era of conflict and divisiveness on one front, and on the other is a student who knows the vague direction they want to go in life, but feels lost because it's only vague? Lastly, as someone who wants to write, and wants to connect with people through storytelling, what advice would you give? Thank you for all you do, I appreciate all your content.
Always enjoy a Colville video. I find him to be the Jordan Peterson of pop culture and insight into deeply powerful motifs in movies/tv shows/books that we all knew about but hadn't been able to articulate. Please know your work is appreciated, Matt!!
Ah, Thundar! I recently suggested my maybe running a Thundar inspired campaign, and my group responded, "Isn't that Titansgrave?" And I was like, "Oh, yeah."
From a Story telling perspective - what is your favourite character class for creating interesting tension or story events ? Then opposed to that - what is your favourite class mechanically ? Dnd 5E. Thanks for the excellent series - we have been playing dnd for years now after getting in on your videos.
GenCon use to be Milwaukee. They moved because there wasn't enough hotel or space for the con to grow. Our hope is that with the new Bucks stadium and hotels popping up with IN doing dumb stuff we can get it back.
Matt, you should see the Icelandic film Astrópía. It's about as close as you can get to a good D&D movie. It's actually about the players and not the game. It's not really D&D specifically - they never actually say what their game is called. The plot is about a young woman who is about as anti-nerd as you can get (she's basically a stereotypical dumb blonde). When her rich boyfriend gets sent to prison she's suddenly forced to fend for herself, and the only job she can get is at a nerd store called Astrópía. When she then fails to understand anything about nerd culture, the store manager invites her to game night, where he DMs a roleplaying game. From then on, large portions of the story feature the characters and settings of the game as imagined by their players. There's even a funny scene featuring a pair of store clerks who aren't part of the game imagining themselves as a Jedi and Neo from The Matrix.
Here's why I love the Solo name thing from Solo. It goes from being a frustratingly on the nose surname that just happens to describe his character (he's a loner, and his name's Solo...get it?) to being Star Wars' equivalent of 'Snow' from Game of Thrones. It's a title for trash kids with no paperwork and no parents, nonpeople in the eyes of the Empire. I for one love that take.
It's funny; you mention players often being skeptical of NPCs, and while I've often found that to be the case, I once had a group of players that were immediately VERY trusting of an NPC they met in a dungeon -- the vampire Xarxes, first lieutenant of the litch-mother, whom he was hopelessly in love with. Maybe it's because they felt sorry for the sad dude just looking for love, maybe it's because I voiced him with a pretty heavy lisp, but for whatever reason, they befriended him within minutes and really seemed to care about him... which made it all the better when he wound up betraying them all during the boss fight to try to appease his mistress. insert evil laugh :P
You're great with what you have now. You were great with what you had before. I believe you will be great with what you have in the future. @ Production Value
"How often do adventurer's level up?" For one-shots for first time players, at least twice in the session. It introduces them to the process of leveling up, as well as basic character progression. You get your archetype stuff (5e) as well as 2nd level spells if they're a caster. Still very simple for veteran players, but just complicated and intricate enough to excite first-timers.
Hey Matt,love your videos man the content is awesome and ur approach on how to DM is the same as mine,btw i enjoy your videos cause u speak fast and it doesnt make them boring. im curious about something,do you like babylon 5?
Hey Matt! I'm organizing a D&D Meet and Greet in Saint Louis, MO. I'm new to the game, but have stepped up to be a DM for the enormous response of interested we've received. In addition to watching full campaigns and researching online, I've binged thru the first 15 episodes of your Running the Game series and look forward to the rest. Would love to chat or pick your brain if you ever have a free minute. Thanks for everything!
Have loved your videos. As a relatively new GM (about a year under my belt). I play with my close friends from high school, but we live really far away and have to do a lot of our game over video chat. Do you have any advice for playing the game over video chat, especially when it comes to the visual aspect of dungeons and layouts.
I've never understood why people say ftl is impossible. that completely ignores that all movement is relative. for ftl to be impossible, there would have to be a fixed point in the universe that dictated the possible speed of everything else. and unless I completely misunderstood the concept, it would also undermine e=mc squared
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Matt, from the bottom of my heart...thank you. To me, you are an inspiration as a creator, an artist, a human being, a philosopher, a realist, a nerd...in a lot of ways there was a magnetism missing from my life (and, in extension, my D&D) that I found through your channel and insights.
Thanks for all you do, especially this video. I eagerly await the next one.
Serious question, are you OK?
It is indeed. Sometimes it's important to ask.
+Gamer Nick I'm doing wonderful, and I genuinely appreciate the concern (more people should give as much of a second look these days). Just gracious :)
Ben Weinberg good to hear it :) Seems a lot of people feel the way you do, popular comment ;)
Priest is brilliant. One of the greatest books I've read, dares to do things differently. Thief is also good, give it proper credit, but its good because priest enables it to be good with its beautiful characters. Your friend is right though, go bold again with ... Warrior is it next? Yeah, go bold!
What exactly is a normal fantasy novel, and what makes Priest unique?
I know im asking the wrong place but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@Juan Sage instablaster =)
@Pierce Gavin thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Pierce Gavin It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thank you so much you saved my ass :D
In response to your comments on "being a good player" and taking notes: I am a first time DM for three brand new players (I've been playing 5E in 2015) and two of them take PLAY BY PLAY notes for combat. It blew my mind when I saw what they were writing down. They are writing down who rolls what, how much damage someone takes and what weapon is used.
"Hey everybody Matt Colville here"
*upvotes*
The 1988 Matt bit crushed me.
I'm just getting back into your videos (I got into your channel when a colleague shared your Western Marches video). I wanna say that while it might be true that for average, normal human being Matt, a Q&A video of 45 minutes is self-indulgent. But for the Matt the Writer, Producer, and Internet Community Leader; this video is a treat. Despite having the length of the video in the back of my mind, I still found myself immersed in your answers because your opinions often challenge me. I don't agree with you all the time, but your ideas are great even when I don't like them. Thanks, Matt.
As a proponent of startup businesses and a craftsman in my own right, I'm excited for MCDM studios and greatly look forward to each of their upcoming products (even the as-yet unannounced ones).
As a fan and gamer, however, I do feel a level of bittersweetness. A certain level of accessability is gone as a great mentor moves on to bigger things. Like your childhood friend at graduation telling you they landed their dream opportunity in a far off place. You're happy for your friend, but there is still that sadness to see them go.
"And by art I mean something that challenges you and makes you really think about what it means to be a human being or reveals something to you about what it means to be alive and be a human being in this world".
Thanks Matt, that was a pearl. Actually the whole answer on movies as art vs movies as consumer product was great, I would love to hear more about it.
That last answer might be the aspect of Matt I appreciate the most, on reflection. There's a contemplative, introspective quality to Matt that I do not see in really any other internet personalities, and I think we're all the better for it.
That last question was heavy, and good, and I appreciated you answering it. Existentialism affects me consistently, and I often worry about where I’m going. To see you tear up on camera answering the way you did resonated with me enough to make me leave a comment. And I think I can speak for everyone in your sub box when I say we’re happy that you’ve gotten this popular, and had these opportunities for you and your company; hell you inspired me to start DM-ing! Keep up the good work!
Great video! Been missing your uploads, Matt! I don't agree with you on everything, but following & supporting the journey you've been on (and are on) has been awesome. It's definitely made me a better game master, it's allowed me to meet some cool people, and it's gotten me to start making videos again about my own writing and D&D. Looking forward to everything you do!
If my later life ends up culminating to nothing, at least I can rest easy knowing that there'll be Colville videos to watch in the public library with my homeless buddies.
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Wow man. This video was deeply moving and touching. Just keep on truckin’ Matt. We all love you for you!
I'm quite honestly surprised your riddler video had some backlash to it because from my perspective (someone not into the whole superhero thing) what you described is something that actually hooked me. It thoroughly engaged me to the point where i would actually buy tickets for a cinema viewing which i haven't done for a movie in years. Guess it really just is different strokes for different folks.
You killed it on the last question. Those answers are the ones that have broadened your fan base to what it is.
Love the response to that last question. I am definitely at the point where I am realizing none of the things I thought I would be when I was a kid or teenager are likely to come to pass, but I have never been happier with my life!
OH my yes! Your last question and your answer .... SO TRUE! At 52 years old .... I have such a different life than I thought I would have at 18 and would only do a few things different along the way. Very wise statement you gave. I too if I could talk to younger self, would say .... "You're gonna be fine. You are an amazing person. Don't beat yourself up. You can do it." I hope others out there can tell themselves that now. Thank you for your videos and sharing yourself so openly. I really appreciate it.
Prometheus!! Saw it not knowing .. The shock.. the horror.. at them eggs appearing.. One of my best movie experiences of all time!
Matt, I so agree about seeing movies with no expectations can really rock!
Regarding watching movies as art instead of as a consumer product;
I most recently had this experience when watching David Lynch's Inland empire. For the 3+ hours running time of the movie I sat absolutely transfixed by the screen, with a gut feeling of horror and unease that wouldn't go away untill the movie ended.
That movie moved to the very core, even though it is of a low budget nature, and low on special effects. The acting, music and visual story telling is sublime.
A must watch for anyone wanting to just experience a movie as raw art.
from a 17 y/o DM: thank you Matt for reassuring me that I'm still just a kid and I have plenty of time to figure out what really REALLY matters in life
I would like to thank you Sir, 'cause thanks to your first adventure (the one with the tomb behind the secret door) I've sparked the flame of D&D for me and my friends. You rock!!
Hunh, I never thought "Planet of the Apes" was underrated. BTW, buy Matt's books! They are great! I love em! Matt, please write part 3 sometime before I die!
I just finished Priest, that was a hell of an emotional rollercoaster. The world felt real, the characters were great, the wode felt dangerous as fuck. All of it was great and I can't wait to read the rest of them.
Hey, love to see you posting again! Every time I see a new video, the way you talk gives me the itch to write again (great motivation for NaNoWriMo July camp).
Fantastic stuff, Matt. And not just because I made the cut! Looking forward to seeing these more often.
I would really enjoy a Gamma World campaign stream. I remember reading the rule book way back in the day, but I never got around to playing or DMing a GW game.
Matt, in reference to the far future Q and your reference to the Fermi paradox, I think you'd love Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past series (sometimes known as the “Three-Body” trilogy). I bet you get a million recommendations, but let me say this is the first major work if Chinese science fiction to be translated into English and it's a major award winner (The Hugo award for best novel). Everyone else on here should read it too!
10:00 well, you said it yourself, building a perpetuum mobile is, by definition, impossible , while harnessing the power of a sun, or even more, is, by definition, not impossible, (with our current knowledge of the universe...)
I also really loved John Carter, saw it three times in theaters (forced multiple friends and family to see it with me) and bought it on DVD, baffled me how badly it ranked but that’s life.
I like you for D&D content. I love you for RUSH.
YEEES! Gamma World's some ridiculous fun! I think 4e actually did a decent job of making a fun, rules light game there. I love randomly generating characters and then coming up with how the two power sets play off of one another.
Hey Matt, just wanted to say that I loved Thief. I think its especially cool how much you de-romanticize adventure and heroism while still writing a page turner.
Also wondering if you'd ever considering looking at the weirder settings- Planescape, Numenera, Shadowrun. I think it'd be really interesting to hear your take on them. Cheers!
Matt's friend Craig: "He stole that Key we just stole!"
This broke me so hard.
Hey Matt, are you going to air your campaign in podcast form? I have way more time to listen to stuff than to watch stuff.
I certainly hope he does. I only really got into Critical Role when they started to release it as a podcast, and I love it (though there are times when I'm certain that I miss things that are only communicated in a visual medium). Hopefully there's enough interest in a podcast format that they consider doing it!
John Carter of Mars was amazing. Putting the word Disney on front of the title hurt it. Disney was nothing more than kid movies on that era.
Love these because I can do anything during them. Just prepping D&D with these on.
Her was SO fucking good! That depiction of the future blew my mind too!
If it wasn’t for you. I wouldn’t be able to even try being a DM. But watching your videos has given me a lot of confidence to attempt it.
YEAH 2010!! And fun fact Taliesin Jaffe is the kid on the big wheel, yup the DnD badass has been kicking it for decades!
Thank you! I loved John Carter! My brother bought it for me because he knew I really liked it.
Sadly I wasn't mad about the dialogue or the politics around it. But the plot and world was so engaging that I just enjoyed it regardless of what flaws there might have been.
That last question. What a beautiful answer.
These are great! Looking forward to these monthly!
Answer to question one, subaru outback with 2" lift kit, 17" wheels with yokahoma a/t tires and maybe a bypass. Basically the overland subaru that scott built over at 4xpedition. Or a Toyota 4runner trd.
I've been trying to remember the name of the movie John Carter for months! Thank you so much Matt, I'm going to go watch it now.
I am so with Matt about the popcorn and Coke thing! It's so important!
Hey Matt, I just wondered if you would consider making a short video talking about last week's episode of Critical Role, specifically the fight between the M9 and the slavers. In my opinion it exemplifies so many things that you have spoken about over the years, with them heading towards a very tough battle with plenty of prior knowledge, and how despite that and regardless of their decent planning, they almost immediately entered a death-spiral. Being in a group that usually had the advantage in action economy, they didn't see the trouble brewing, and it ended rather predictably in disaster. Would be interesting to hear your take on it.
The last question made this whole Q/A great.
Just wanted to add, on the subject of our long-term survival: If you are a young person reading this, or a not-as-young person contemplating a career change, please consider going into engineering. If we are to survive, it will be through technology and innovation. We need to focus on renewable energy, and on new and creative ways to do the things we've taken for granted for hundreds of years. To survive, we need to be as flexible and adaptable as possible and that requires as many different solutions as possible. It's an engineer's job to invent solutions.
I love this stuff, thanks Matt! I'm not someone who minds longer videos, but I know I'm kind of an edge case as a UA-cam viewer. Also, 'Starman' is an amazing movie. Very influential on me as an 80s kid getting into speculative fiction.
A few random thoughts:
I think one of the weirdest experiences I ever had with a movie was watching The Matrix, thinking how it seemed like a painfully cliched and over-the-top action movie, then reminding myself that it didn't use cliches, it spawned them.
I don't consider notes to be a big mark of a good player. As a GM, my favorite kind of player is one who puts cool optional adventure hooks into their backstories. It makes for a great way for me to draw inspiration for me to create an adventure if I have writer's block, and it also means that I have a guaranteed hype man when they see me fleshing out their own work.
I loved the first Pacific Rim movie. My description of it is that it's basically proof that Guillermo Del Toro makes better Michael Bay movies than Michael Bay does.
I'm not surprised that people recognize you often. I don't know how many of your subscribers are American, but if they all were, that would mean one in 2,000 Americans are your subscribers, and I bet a good number more have at least watched some of your videos.
I haven't lived long enough to really personally experience a fulfilling but unexpected life, but I think I get what you're saying. It's actually sort of like running a D&D game, in my opinion. Yeah, it's useful to have some vague ideas, but if you aren't willing to adjust those ideas when something different feels right or when life/the players throw something unexpected your way, you're not going to do as well or have as much fun as you could have by being more open.
And as for Q&A videos being silly and self-indulgent: you've gotten as many followers as you have for two reasons. The first reason if that you do what you love, which is sharing interesting practical and not-so-practical insights into things that interest you. The second is that wonderful voice that could get 1,000 likes with a video about the finer points of watching paint dry.
I often hope everyone loves Rod Serling as much as I do. He deserves it.
That last question’s answer
My grandmother taught John Carpenter when he was in elementary school.
I love your videos! We have two games of dnd going because of your running the game videos. :D thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Really enjoyed this type of video matt, please keep making them :)
Im pretty young and have no experience on what matt was talking about on the last question, but I completely understand his answer.
I subscribed a while ago just because your profile pic is of Adventure. The D&D stuff is just a bonus.
I'm with you Matt, not UA-cam, not twitch, or any other media. I'm here to get your insight and fun ramblings platform matters not
Matt, are you a Veteran of a Thousand Psychic Wars?
He's been living on the edge so long, where the winds of Limbo roar.
patchfile he’s young enough to look at, and far too old to see
Are all his scars on the inside?
Im not sure if theres anything left of him
Don't let those shakes go on, it's time he had a break from it...
It's time he had some leave.
Matt or anyone who can't get into a musical: Wicked is an awesome show for fantasy and world-building nerds, with good music, (despite also being an uber popular mainstream musical). Next to Normal is a powerful musical family drama that tackles challenging subject material while being easy to listen to and having lots of humor (this was on Broadway a few years ago). Most musicals are weird and only worth it if you're a fan of the genre like me. These two are great!
Oh man, I'd love to hear about Matt's briefly mentioned Champions campaign!
I'm a simple man. I see Matt Coville I click like
I'm a simple man. I see Matt Colville I click like comment I click like
Hah, came here to comment the same thing.
Matt - love you. Love your content. Very excited for my copy of Strongholds and Followers. Also love the Q&A, but one suggestion - can you put in a longer pause or some sort of transition between your answers and the next question? I find it hard to keep up for some reason...
Planet of the Apes 1968 is legendary and no one can change my mind
Im 17.
The scene where he makes a paper plane thingy and tosses it across the room is one of my all time favorites
26:32 Finally!! I thought this exact same thing when I walked out the theater to everyone crapping on it. John Carter is just as good/fun as any of the Marvel movies.
I would absolutely love to watch Matt and Friends play Axis and Allies in the new studio. :D
Matt, the Albucierre drive is even worse: it doesn't just require the energy output of the sun, but the inverse of the Energy Output of the sun. You need negative energy in order to cause the expansion of space behind the ship that causes it to travel at all.
Thanks, Matt! You're awesome, bud!
I have a couple questions that maybe you will see here. To you, what is the primary purpose of storytelling? What would you say to someone who feels lost in this modern era of conflict and divisiveness on one front, and on the other is a student who knows the vague direction they want to go in life, but feels lost because it's only vague? Lastly, as someone who wants to write, and wants to connect with people through storytelling, what advice would you give? Thank you for all you do, I appreciate all your content.
Always enjoy a Colville video. I find him to be the Jordan Peterson of pop culture and insight into deeply powerful motifs in movies/tv shows/books that we all knew about but hadn't been able to articulate. Please know your work is appreciated, Matt!!
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Ah, Thundar! I recently suggested my maybe running a Thundar inspired campaign, and my group responded, "Isn't that Titansgrave?" And I was like, "Oh, yeah."
Her is one of my favorite films ever. So under-rated I think. It messed me up emotionally so the first time i saw it lol
With you on the popcorn and coke- my usual soda is Mello Yello, but at the movies (and at restaurants in general) it's coke.
From a Story telling perspective - what is your favourite character class for creating interesting tension or story events ? Then opposed to that - what is your favourite class mechanically ? Dnd 5E.
Thanks for the excellent series - we have been playing dnd for years now after getting in on your videos.
GenCon use to be Milwaukee. They moved because there wasn't enough hotel or space for the con to grow.
Our hope is that with the new Bucks stadium and hotels popping up with IN doing dumb stuff we can get it back.
That last question, you can really tell Matt is still wondering what it would be like to be an astronaut.
*gasp*
Colville's ALIVE!
Matt!! CRASH! Ah aah!!! Savior of (my gaming) universe!! Dum dum dum dum dum ....
Matt, you should see the Icelandic film Astrópía. It's about as close as you can get to a good D&D movie. It's actually about the players and not the game. It's not really D&D specifically - they never actually say what their game is called.
The plot is about a young woman who is about as anti-nerd as you can get (she's basically a stereotypical dumb blonde). When her rich boyfriend gets sent to prison she's suddenly forced to fend for herself, and the only job she can get is at a nerd store called Astrópía. When she then fails to understand anything about nerd culture, the store manager invites her to game night, where he DMs a roleplaying game. From then on, large portions of the story feature the characters and settings of the game as imagined by their players. There's even a funny scene featuring a pair of store clerks who aren't part of the game imagining themselves as a Jedi and Neo from The Matrix.
Here's why I love the Solo name thing from Solo. It goes from being a frustratingly on the nose surname that just happens to describe his character (he's a loner, and his name's Solo...get it?) to being Star Wars' equivalent of 'Snow' from Game of Thrones. It's a title for trash kids with no paperwork and no parents, nonpeople in the eyes of the Empire. I for one love that take.
How close is book 3 ????? I love your dnd advice and stories they give me inspiration to go have my own adventures with my mate. Legend!!!!!
Blow us all away is my favorite song in Hamilton 'cause Philip is best boy & he didn't deserve to die
Woah spoilers
The Hamilton question should have been "What is your favorite song from Hamilton and why is it You'll Be Back?"
10 out 10 would watch another Q&A.
There's a guy called The Animated Spellbook, it's really good.
really really good
Seconded. Very good stuff, very imaginative.
Woah, how you get your hair like that bro? Love your videos and stuff matt. Good luck with all your current endevors.
Totally agreed on Her, awesome film with a great aesthetic.
It's funny; you mention players often being skeptical of NPCs, and while I've often found that to be the case, I once had a group of players that were immediately VERY trusting of an NPC they met in a dungeon -- the vampire Xarxes, first lieutenant of the litch-mother, whom he was hopelessly in love with. Maybe it's because they felt sorry for the sad dude just looking for love, maybe it's because I voiced him with a pretty heavy lisp, but for whatever reason, they befriended him within minutes and really seemed to care about him...
which made it all the better when he wound up betraying them all during the boss fight to try to appease his mistress. insert evil laugh :P
Jim Murphy needs to do Q&A vids. Tell him Matt!
i loved john carter. It is such an adventure movie for me, i gets my imagination really going.
You're great with what you have now. You were great with what you had before. I believe you will be great with what you have in the future. @ Production Value
7th Edition Gamma World is the best. THE BESTEST!!
Matt has new lighting! It feels weird seeing his hair being so bright now.
"How often do adventurer's level up?"
For one-shots for first time players, at least twice in the session. It introduces them to the process of leveling up, as well as basic character progression. You get your archetype stuff (5e) as well as 2nd level spells if they're a caster. Still very simple for veteran players, but just complicated and intricate enough to excite first-timers.
TWICE IN A SESSION? Thats a lot
Sounds cool
Matt, you should watch the realistic sci-fi series: The Expanse! :)
Hey Matt,love your videos man the content is awesome and ur approach on how to DM is the same as mine,btw i enjoy your videos cause u speak fast and it doesnt make them boring.
im curious about something,do you like babylon 5?
Hey Matt! I'm organizing a D&D Meet and Greet in Saint Louis, MO. I'm new to the game, but have stepped up to be a DM for the enormous response of interested we've received. In addition to watching full campaigns and researching online, I've binged thru the first 15 episodes of your Running the Game series and look forward to the rest. Would love to chat or pick your brain if you ever have a free minute. Thanks for everything!
I feel the same about popcorn and cherry coke! Glad I'm not the only one who feels that way!
Have loved your videos. As a relatively new GM (about a year under my belt). I play with my close friends from high school, but we live really far away and have to do a lot of our game over video chat. Do you have any advice for playing the game over video chat, especially when it comes to the visual aspect of dungeons and layouts.
Can't wait to see you at Gen Con, Matt!
I've never understood why people say ftl is impossible. that completely ignores that all movement is relative. for ftl to be impossible, there would have to be a fixed point in the universe that dictated the possible speed of everything else. and unless I completely misunderstood the concept, it would also undermine e=mc squared