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I Failed at GMuary This Year.

I didn't accomplish as much as I liked this GMuary. We had our share of TableTop RolePlaying Game community turmoil and then there was the real world. Social Media and YouTube have been a bit TTRPG tumultuous.

My apologies to Elder Goblin Games. I can do better. Please support Elder Gobin Games on YouTube. I think GMuary is a great idea. I’ll totally jam on it again next year. This year we had some incidences of industry drama that I felt I had to cover here and on YouTube. I think sometimes I need to break from the more fun, positive gaming content to talk about some of the absolute insanity that…

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Niche Within a Niche Within a Niche Within a Niche…

Continuing where we left off on Sunday. I don't have a beef with my fellow YouTubers, but I'm not feeling like I'm welcome on the platform, either. Guess we'll see what happens.

I’m a ways down on the blog here and on YouTube. This is a continuation of Sunday’s article on YouTubers with 140K+ subscribers complaining about losing views. Sorry, but my sympathy is not forthcoming yet. I’m wayyy down here at the bottom and I’d like to think I’m rising, maybe? The catch is, TableTop RolePlaying is a pretty niche hobby. It’s not as mainstream as it was in the heyday of…

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The Paizo Thing I Talked About on YouTube.

Please always use caution, discretion, and discernment on social media. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of public opinion.

Some mistakes were made. We’ll just chalk that whole video up to a learning experience. I’m still learning what to do on YouTube and how to do it well. There are plenty of positives, but I definitely think it could have gone better. For the first time ever, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/f28BrYslEcU We won’t get into the technical details. I know my lighting was bad. My sound went fuzzy on…

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Freedom Day January 19th, 2025, Edition.

Things might need to change if they're going to improve. Time management and workflow need to become a priority.

It’s beginning to feel a lot like July of 2021. Which is to say, “bloody awful.” I’m ready to throw in the towel on here and YouTube. My readership is down. I’m not getting the YouTube watch hours or subscribers I need. It’s like no one cares. (Yes you’re here and thank you!) Maybe it’s the depression talking. I dunno. I do everything and anything I hear I’m supposed to do on YouTube and it’s…

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Off Script: There Are Awards For This???

Crazy old man rants into the void about his frustrations. Shout out to @Knigobi, though. She's awesome. Please go check her out. https://youtube.com/@knigobi?si=ZtTxbAGzVu96ujRd Hopefully some of her positivity will rub off on me this coming week.

I’ve been at this for almost three years straight now. Time? Ask me a different question, please. Exhaustion, imposter syndrome, and depression are setting in. Family, I’m gonna be honest. I’m debating about shutting it all down. The blog, the YouTube channel, and my digital publishing efforts. I’m tired today. There’s duality here, though.Maybe the most amazing times ever are right around the…

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New Worlds for Fantasy RolePlaying Games.

Wizards of the Coast can't seem to create a new official Dungeons & Dragons setting despite that being exactly what is needed right now. If all of the old designers were so bad, why does WotC keep falling back on their work instead of creating new worlds?

I feel official Dungeons & Dragons has let us down on world building. Friends don’t let friends copy old settings from the 80s into 5E I know that might be upsetting for some people to hear. I apologize. I know D&D is a big part of a lot of people’s lives and gaming experiences. Wizards of the Coast’s “D&D production team” (or whatever they’re calling themselves this week) just doesn’t seem to…

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YouTube TTRPG Shout Outs Part 4.

An all new Shout Out article to go along with the video on YouTube today. Please give these fabulous people a look. They're all working very hard to make the TTRPG YouTube space amazing for all of us.

Here are three YouTube Content Creators who I really look up to in this hobby. They’ve done amazing things and continue to do amazing things. Before we begin, I have to give credit to the man who gave me this idea: The OG GM. He’s also the one who encouraged me to start building the channel. Please help OG hit 2,001 subscribers by January 1st, 2025. This week begins our foray into smaller…

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YouTube Shout Out Part .

I'm talking about three awesome TableTop RolePlaying Game YouTube channels that might be worth checking out.

Keeping it simpler today. Here are three YouTube Content Creators who I really look up to in this hobby. They’ve done amazing things and continue to do amazing things. Before we begin, I have to give credit to the man who gave me this idea: The OG GM. He’s also the one who encouraged me to start building the channel. Please help OG hit 2,001 subscribers by January 1st, 2025. We’re so close…

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Freedom Day December 2024

Guess who's back with a brand new rap about Wizards of the Coast and their DnD... uh, stuff? garbage? nonsense? (LOL) Thank the Universe for cold medicine! I'm feeling better just in time to vent some frustration.

Hard to believe this year is almost over. I feel like I blinked in August and now we’re here. I’ve had a busy three months or so amongst doing stuff with my family, starting a YouTube channel, and this here blog. I dare say if I were working a regular 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM job, I would have missed out on so much of it. I’m certain the corporate world is better off without me. Being free of…

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The Tale of F’ritzz the Drow.

Drizzt Do'Urden is the latest center of controversy in Dungeons & Dragons history. I never liked Drow to begin with for Dungeon Master reasons, and nothing else. This is another long anti-racism article. Lots of Content/Trigger warnings ahead. Be advised.

I know it’s Dungeons & Dragons blasphemy. I don’t like Drizzt Do’ Urden Please understand it has nothing whatsoever to do with the color of his skin or the matriarchal demonolater society he comes from. I had my fill of the Drow in general and good old Drizzt clear back in the early 2nd Ed AD&D days when he was first catching on and the fools at T$R statted him up. I’m happy the novels caught on…

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The YouTube Shout Out: Part 1.

I'm shouting out 9 YouTubers that I respect and admire. I might not always agree with them 100% of the time, but I still watch their videos. The internet echo chamber doesn't seem to recognize civil disagreements amongst netizens.

YouTube has graced me with the ability to put links in my description. YAY! Back when I emerged from my spiritual journey in 2021 I started watching a ton of Dungeons & Dragons and other TableTop RolePlaying Game channels. Even today I mix copious amounts of TTRPG YouTube in with all of the YouTube learning, paranormal, UFO/ET, Law of Attraction, and New Age spiritual channels. I watch a lot of…

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State of the Jeff’s Game Box YouTube Channel.

Where Jeff's Game Box is headed on YouTube. I intend to have the channel up and running as soon as I overcome a few minor challenges.

It’s… going. I’m happy to announce I will be producing my first five videos soon. It’s not going to be anything terribly fancy to start with. I’m still very leery of showing my face on camera. I’m diligently working on scripts for the first five videos. I have some goals I’m currently working with. I have some challenges I’m working to overcome. If everything goes well, I might have my first…

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At What Point Are You(Tubers) Against Something?

There's a guy on YouTube (whom I will not name) that went from reply to rebuttal, and then just plain, You all suck. Get out of my hobby." Imagine going from "My way is better" to "You're all terrible." It's sad, really.

I’ve seen someone so adamant that we’re all playing wrong that I think he just hates TTRPGs in general. This phenomenon might be migrating from YouTube into the hobby as a whole. Some of these incredibly bitter old Grognards have gone from, “My way is better. You’re all playing it wrong,” to “5E sucks, D&D sucks, your Dungeon Master sucks. This whole style of gaming sucks. Gamers who breathe too…

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Is Negative Attention Good Attention?

Be the change you want to see. Be the person you want others to see you as. Do the best you can in everything you do every day. Peace, love, and kindness be with you.

This is an ongoing friendly discussion with a friend. This guy rocks! I have a friend with a fairly successful YouTube channel. Please go check it out. It’s The OG GM Adventures. He does a lot of neat TTRPG news and current events videos daily. He is also featured in the intro of a certain very negative, overly critical, anti-TTRPG YouTuber. (*Disclaimer: This is not me attacking The OG GM. I…

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Time for Another Talk About Peace and Prosperity.

TLDR: A TTRPG YouTuber gave me pause for reflection yet again. My inner turmoil and quest for joy, peace, and prosperity goes on.

It has recently come to my attention on YouTube again that people are hostile. Okay. I get it. It’s the Internet. That place where people go to hide behind their camera on YouTube and other social media just to be absolute 🦆🦆holes to one another. Yet, I am disappointed to no end with these clowns. Disclaimer: Statements expressed in this article are strictly my opinion. If you disagree or have…

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Long Day

Please consider supporting the site on Ko-Fi if you can. I've had a long day. Lots going on. Going to go sleep for a few hours now. Thank you for being here.

Yup. I got to play single parent today. I’ll be really glad when my wife returns tomorrow. I’m wiped. You don’t realize how much someone contributes until they go out of town for a day. Oof. I need to get rolling on my BRP Design Challenge submission. Deadline is coming up faster than I realized. So much to cover yet. I think I can safely say I’m just putting in the one submission. Disclaimer:…