What is a Tabletop RPG? (Beginner's Guide)

So this is going sounds silly but what’s the difference between dnd and RPG. Board games?

I play Clash of Clan

What an excellent explanation.

I had no idea how RPG's worked before this primer. Now I'm quite interested in trying one out.

the GM isn't trying to kill the player characters😂

It’s really hard to teach this stuff but he chose a great example

It’s not storytelling with rules. A story emerges, but nobody is ‘telling’ it. Not even telling it within the bounds of rules. Not even cooperatively ‘telling’ it.

This matters, because it determined what the game’s rules need to cover. Storytelling games are a separate class of game with mechanics specifically designed to affect the way a story goes. RPGs are more like simulations, with mechanics designed to support the simulated world and the way each character’s simulated abilities operate.

Again, yes, a story comes out of it. But the players are not there to ‘tell’. They’re there to be themselves, and to do what they want.

Gary Gygax understood this, by the way, and said as much.

This video was completely useless.

could you please provide the pdf documents or texts you referred to for table-top games.

This is why I hate living in the Highlands of Scotland. No one to play these games with

It's a crime that you do not have more subscribers. This is an excellent video and you seem to be one of the very few content creators that does not fall into the trap of thinking the way you like to play, is the only or correct way to play. 10/10 will recommend.

I enjoy watching people making crafts/ dioramas for tabletop gaming but never understood what it actually is. I get it now, thank you so much for explaining it in such depth!

This blows my mind. I had no idea this existed.

nice upload Xiomaro. I broke the thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the awesome work.

So in layman’s terms, Cyberpunk 2077 is a Tabletop RPG?

My friends and I bought the Cyberpunk Red game but we are lost af lol.

As a ultima player
I learned a lot of tabletop rpg

Anyone here because of Cyberpunk?

I've always liked rping in fandom chat rooms and stuff and I really like dragons and witches I wanna play dnd but I don't think my friends are into that stuff

you ever smelled the word nerd? i can smell it here tbh, no offence

Nope, I have never really played video games😅

I've been playing tabletop RPG's for more than 30 years. Years ago I thought the hobby would die. Basically because of video games. The fact that it's so popular now I'm just flabbergasted. Anyways, thank you for making this video to pass on to the next generation of TRPG gamers.

Greetings from Brazil. Good explanation.

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@xiomaro can you manage a hotspot for searching pen and paper Player ? Would like to GM a Group and well your Viewers seem to be Pretty nice People :)

I've been watching your content for ages and now I find out you play D&D? Marry me

New Linkin Park album when?

Also, great to see you do DnD content!

Really well put! I wish everyone loved rpgs as much as us🙄

As a D&D player and DM for the past 5 years who is going off to college and playing with brand new players, I will definitely be sending them all to this video. This has easily been the shortest and most to the point "Beginner's Guide" type video I have seen, but still being very informative. Thanks! I can't wait for the future D&D content I will be seeing on this channel!

>After a long adventure of trials the hero defeats the villain and gets to chamber with his desired artifact
"My character is so happy that his quest is finally over, so he decides to take a long breathe in and out and-"
"WAIT" - says the GM, who rolls all 1s - "Your character forgot how to breathe, he dies on spot, GG"

I'm sooo so happy that you are starting to make dnd content! I wanna get into the game but I've had a hard time finding good guides.

nice body language my guy! it sounds very interesting but i can't find people to play with. shame.

D&D is so popular because you can't improve on perfection

Pateron Dnd sessions?

Oh... you're super like I thought you would be...

Xio you Really forget Shadowrun? I mean it is one of the if not the most popular Cyberpunk pen and paper :o

Well made, as usual :D
I'm looking forward for these videos °_°

Hey man love your videos! I'd like to know if u have any recomendations for more channels or people who explain the genre for people like me who are "nabs" in this thing.
Thx man

"pen and papper is almost always cooperative" thinks back on his experiences dming "...unless something goes horribly wrong"

When u gonna do a DND session with your discord peeps :)

I wish my friends were as interested in DnD as me just so we could try it out...
I'm just interested in it, but i've never tried it out, because i just have no one to play with. :c

I just sent you an email on your yt channel email about the brbr code, if you wanted it
Check it out <3

Amazing video, especially interesting for someone trying to get into DnD such as myself! Thank you!

<3 Xiomaro, but damn man you gotta play while you talk because your hands sure seem to have.. too much time on their hands.

i KNEW xiomaro was a pnp nerd. nice

Thank you very much for this comprehensive guide. I had no idea what tabletop RPGs are before watching this video. It got me quite interested and I will definitely have a look at this type of game. Hopefully we will see more videos about this topic on your channel!

I had a small internal laugh during this mate. You camera setup gave the perfect perspective to fit the theme of this video. Making you look very much like an elf haha. At least your ears look very pointed.

I always wanted to get into D&D. I dont really have any mates IRL who would give it a go. Can you recommend any online D&D communities/tools?

No face reveal = no attention