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RPG Review: The Witcher by R. Talsorian Games (Ep. 221)

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Professor DungeonMaster reviews R. Talsorian Witcher TTRPG. Does it capture the spirit of the books and T.V. series? Watch to find out!

The Witcher RPG: https://www.amazon.com/Witcher-Role-Playing-Game/dp/1891933248/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+Witcher+rpg&qid=1636503108&qsid=134-6165237-5506533&s=books&sr=1-2&sres=2377842488%2C1891933248%2C1779510543%2C1616554827%2C1988943809%2C1506713947%2C1506702457%2CB09JJC9MZC%2C0678452229%2C1989028152%2CB08DV71VJT%2C0786966629%2C1712307924%2C1948174758%2CB099T7SWXK%2C1683833988

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48 comments

@Judas_Iscariote December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I know this video is 2 years old, but please! skip the netflix show, I only like the first episode, from there, is a road down to uglyness and sucks
@Vospader21 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Oooh Mike Pondsmith is the creator of Cyberpunk whose ttrpg was adapted into a video game by CD Project Red. And now Mike Pondsmith’s son returns the favor by adapting CDPR’s video game into a trrpg.
@JAH711 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Greatly enjoy when the game actually communicates with it audience and provides a variety of tools that could be used for other systems. Have greatly enjoyed Cyberpunk RED but haven’t had the opportunity to run (or play) the Witcher.
@brockenwitch December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Great review!!! Thank you!
@israelmorales4249 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
thanks for the review!
@bhorrthunderhoof4925 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I got it the moment it came out as I was familiar with the quality of R. Talsorian Games (Talislanta rings a bell?). And I don't regret it but cherrish it each day.
@SteveMichael December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Thank you for this review. I have decided to try this game out with some of my family at GenCon this year. Not sure if we will get the tickets but your review gave me enough info to want and try it.
@1K1NDR3D December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
The layout is functional but honestly it looks extremely amateur for such a big IP. From how tables and text are formatted, to how pictures are cropped, to the choice of fonts and colors. They could have hired a designer for making it look professional. As it is I honestly wouldn't pay the asking price for such a bad looking book, even if the binding and paper are good.
@deathinabox9100 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I'm a friend of Cody Pondsmith's and he poured so much of himself into this book. I remember multiple days when my wife and I were visiting and Cody would come home, say hi, and go right to bed. It's been really cool to see how well received this game has been. (I can also confirm his wife is an intense min-maxer)
@loadedstapler1459 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I'm starting to feel wary about PDM's videos... Every time I watch a review video I add the recommendation to my wish list :/
@HÆL1X December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
A fun little house rule I put in the game to help cut out "main character syndrome" for mages and witchers: if a character wants to play a mage, they need to roll a 9 or 10 on a d10. A witcher, a 10. My table enjoys it because it adds the possibility of powerful players while leveling the chances a bit
@dane3038 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Good review. I'm looking for an alt to 5e that my players will enjoy and this is on the list.
@madmanvarietyshow9605 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
You know ngl another awesome use for this game sounds like coming up with characters for writing a book!
@rogerb181 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
That Life-Path background set up was also in Cyberpunk 2020. Good Stuff!!
@jaredtalksdungeons1402 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
So my copy isn’t the only one who’s man-at-arms skill tree table is drastically dropped on the bottom of the page for some reason?
@briansmith1633 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
The life path system had it's origins in Pondsmith's original games Metron and Cyberpunk.
@angus3263 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Death bringer even wears nilfgardian armour, I'm sure that's been said many times but I can't help but mention it in the Witcher video
@mathieu4204 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Witcher Gear, ah yes, the guy from Pretty Woman. I'll see myself out now...
@jessel3621 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
The Witcher books are some of the best fantasy ever written. The RPG is great because of that, but also because of its realistic combat. Because combat can be so deadly, the game is more focused on non-combat role-play. The players cannot successfully try to fight their way out of every situation. But when combat does happen, it will be tense and memorable.
@john-lenin December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
The tv show is just so bad.
@ross.metcalf December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Wow, this rulebook looks awesome, I definitely want to pick it up after getting a peek inside with your review.
I was concerned it would be somewhat shallow, just using the Witcher IP to rake in some cash, but it looks detailed and like it is a fully fleshed-out system.
@theroguegeneralhunter2206 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Great Review. My first experience with the lifepath system was Mekton II back in the early 90s. Mekton is another Pondsmith classic. The d10 + skill system is also used in that game. I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it. "

Soooo Um, when we going to play? :)
@Ultra_DuDu December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
"Romance and how to not make it weird" reminds me about that story of a GM and a player that ended up kissing each other because of how much they where into their characters.
@HowtoRPG December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Thanks.
@MrElliptific December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
This looks like a top notch book.
@ctbutube December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Love your channel but am absolutely baffled by your positive review of Witcher RPG. It's to opposite of everything you advocate. There's some interesting material here, but the system is a mechanically over complicated, unplayable disaster. Yes - great art. Yes - Great atmospherics (easy day because to the brilliance of the source material). PDM - Have you actually run a witcher game? I'm guessing not, and if you did I'm predicting you only ran it once.
@drondasgupta9378 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Thank you for uploading this video! I'm planning a Witcher campaign. I was originally going to run it in D&D 5e because that's the system my group is most familiar with. Then I heard of this Witcher TTRPG and I wasn't sure whether it would be adequate. Your video provides a lot of insight on this topic and is making me consider that this system might be fun. I will be talking to my group about it.
@jiml9856 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Unrelated question: if a hag liclves near a town do people know she's a hag or do they think they're cutting deals with an old lady who is probably evil etc... But isn't an actual monster?
@jbaidley December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
If you've only read The Last Wish, and you like reading fantasy in general, I'd suggest picking up the later books of the series. The books get much better starting with The Blood of Elves when they move from being short story collections and into being complete novels.
@AntonyBrotherton December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Lifepaths were such a defining feature of cyberpunk which Mike pondsmith wrote so many years ago. It’s great to see it again.
@maxs-lz4pn December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
This looks so cool but I'd have such a hard time keeping myself from just playing Geralt
@elementzero3379 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I love both the novels and the video games, so I've always been mildly interested in giving this a look.

During the video, it looked as if the pages, as in the paper itself, was incredibly thin. Did I misinterpret things?

I guess it doesn't matter if I stick to the PDF, which I'm definitely thinking of getting.
@zonegamma8197 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
wow nice game i buy it for christmas
@karolgniazdowski3483 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Have you ever read Symbaroum? I bet you would love it
@JonathanQiao December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
My favorite part of the book is the crafting system. My players are not as enthusiastic about this game as D&D but the crafting system could be carried over such as players wanting a specific potion as an alchemist sending them to specific locations to get the ingredients.
@Astartes36 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
What a review! Definitely going to check this out!
@josephbradshaw6985 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Nice. I'll have to check this one out.
@youcantbeatk7006 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
What type of dystopia have we landed in where people go straight from mentioning the novels to the show without even mentioning the games?
@therasslintheatre2960 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Any chance on a video on Cyberpunk RED ?
@erichtolbert2094 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Dude IDK, but Roach being on the house 10/10. Otherwise thanks PDM.
Good review!
@icon_o_clast December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I hesitated on this one because of how crunchy the combat is. Our group struggles with 5e already. The R Talsorian YouTube channel has a good tutorial of the system though.
@paulh5984 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
You say Lifepath, and I hear Cyberpunk. :D

Oh, the Interlock system of Old School R.Talsorian games?
@adamjchafe December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Looks cool! You should read the Witcher series. It is a lot of fun and fairly different than other fantasy!
@dnaseb9214 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I do recommend skipping the witcher tv show. 6 characters are expertly casted, rest of them are there for a paycheck and gave 0 effort.

Video games are fun. Donno if you have the time to play them.
@kevind.k7512 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Honestly, speaking as a fan of the game, i think the review leaves out the hidden negatives of the game. First off; Jedi syndrome; the rare class that super common -something which someone with as much experience as you could have picked up on. The witcher class is the most versatile, with witcher only stuff and not exactly cantrips but nearly as or as powerful spells as mage and priest. Doctor and healing system is negated when mage takes healing spell (mage instead of priest) , Even the most learned sage can only know commoner superstition about monsters , only Witcher can know the the truth and nothing inbetween, Crafting system does take a lot of work and would have been made better if only they made a few more tables clarifying it (i and other fans did on the reddit tho) .
@gommechops December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Great review, the art looks great, system looks intriguing, those pages though, are they robust? They sort of look like the pages of a magazine, easy to tear or is that just the glossy shine?
@padalan2504 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
Awesome review, I'll definitely consider picking this up.
@johnthompson5335 December 27, 2024 - 1:49 pm
I’m not even through watching this video and I am already ordering a copy of this book!

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