★ Who Invented Random Battles? ★

https://www.facebook.com/TheRPGFanatic I'll bet you thought this was going to be about JRPGs, right? Guess again, sucka! We're talking about tabletop roleplaying games today!


This video is about the real originators of the random battle encounter mechanic as we know it today, which descends from hex-crawling -- a key mechanic in the Judges Guild Wilderlands of High Fantasy campaign setting, using the Wandering Monster rules contained in Dungeons and Dragons.

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• Carey Martell

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• Carey Martell

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• Carey Martell

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• Carey Martell

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[duhmez]

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[TheRpgFanatic]

@duhmez Youtube must have changed the settings overnight. It should be fixed now, I unchecked the box.

[pfunked]

Not sure which version originally, but D&D also provided rules for random dungeon generation. E.g. (roll) an 8x8 square room with (roll) 3 exits. The first exit is (roll) a double door, and behind it is a (roll) 16 square hallway.

Essentially, similar to the techniques later used in games like Rogue and Diablo.

[TheRpgFanatic]

@pfunked Random dungeon generation rules are in the AD&D 1st Edition DM Guide. I'm unsure if they were in OD&D or not, since I don't have any of those booklets myself.

[jaysonwaterfalls]

did you actually used to play dungeons and dragons?

having been born in the 90s, pokemon was my first experience with rpgs. it's strange enough looking back at how primitive pokemon red is now, and even stranger looking at the concept of role-playing games the further back you go in time!

[TheRpgFanatic]

@jaysonwaterfalls I had a Basic D&D boxset I purchased from a garage sale when I was a kid, but this was during the heyday of "D&D causes kids to commit suicide" and my dad threw it away. I didn't get another opportunity to play D&D until college and really got into studying it as part of my game design self-education.

[DarknessIsTheTruth]

I hate Rancom Encounters. So very very much.

[DarknessIsTheTruth]

You're wrong.

Random Encounters come from HELL, because they're annoying AS Hell!!

[TheShinobiSan]

Given the topic of this episode, I'm surprised the title wasn't "Who would I murder with extreme prejudice if I could time travel"? Lol

[coreystewart55]

Always like your stuff man, I miss the old intro but dig the one too. Keep it up man, good stuff! Appreciate your informative and clever videos.

[kidkool47]

@velocityeleven Nah, they're garbage

[velocityeleven]

random battles are very under-rated

[DazzRazz47]

@Shintai123 Oh, NOW I see what you mean lol

[Shintai123]

@DazzRazz47 I'd like you to point out the presumption I made, because again, I fail to see where I implied such.

That's all fine and dandy, but again, I am asking why you think that way, all you've been doing is reaffirming the same beliefs, but not giving reasons as to why you believe in such. Also, I never implied that you didn't have the right to think that way, I am not even sure why you felt the need to bring it up.

[DazzRazz47]

@Shintai123 I take umbrage at your presumption

I think random battles are for the birds dawg. thats my right as an american and human being

[Shintai123]

@DazzRazz47 Hmm, where exactly have I defended it? I am simply asking why you think the way you do about it. I fail to see how that's foolish.