Hobbies – Page 10 – Ms. Bella's World

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Well, good morning. It’s time for another Creator Spotlight and this time I want to showcase a man whose love for MMOs and RPGs rivals my own – Redbeardflynn.

It’s been long enough that I’ve forgotten how I found his channel, though the first video I remember responding to was called ‘MMO’s Aren’t Dead: Guild Wars 2‘. I remember it because, at the time, I had just started playing Guild Wars 2 and was looking for any information I could find on the game. In the video, he gave a brief overview of the game’s history along with what he felt were the pros and cons.

While it wasn’t quite what I was looking for at the time, I found the video interesting and his delivery engaging and fun. And, fun fact, this was my response –

I really enjoyed your video about Guild Wars 2. I installed it when it came out on Steam but, I’ll be honest, I’ve not even played an hour in yet. I felt a little overwhelmed by everything. I’ll try it again in the near future cause it definitely looks interesting.

I would go on to watch other videos by him on a wide range of games and see him split his channel into two. The original is now dedicated to MMOs while the new channel – Redbeardflynn Rolls a One – dedicated to RPGs. Of course I had to subscribe to that one too!

Nowadays, Redbeardflynn continues to talk about the games that interest him, with a mix of humor and honest opinions in a laid back style, as well as doing livestreams on Twitch and sometimes YouTube.

Currently, he’s streaming Bellwright, an early access medieval survival RPG. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of it already. A medieval survival RPG? Sounds good and it’s now on my wishlist. I may look at it after I’ve exhausted myself on Enshrouded and Dragon’s Dogma 2.

But here’s to say that his content is right up my alley and I can’t recommend him enough. So, if you’re into MMOs or RPGs, or both, then head over to Redbeardflynn and say hi.

Until next time, bye for now!

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I love trying out many different games, and my Steam library is populated by numerous RPGs and survival games. Yet, amongst those are a handful of programs that I find fun or useful. One of those programs is RPG Stories by Brave Alice Games.

This program is a Virtual Tabletop (VTT) 3D worldbuilder created to allow you, the GM, to create settings for your fantasy, horror, or Sci-Fi TTRPG. It features tools and models to build whatever you want.

Do you need a haunted forest with an abandoned witch’s shack in the middle? You can make that. Want to create a town with a large inn for your adventurers to congregate and plan their next adventure? Go for it. Need a far-future sci-fi setting for your gritty war adventures? You can do that too.

The program, despite being early access, already has an array of models and building places to choose from. You can place them where you want, scale them to fit, mix them with other pieces. There’s also a wide variety of clutter pieces, from tables and chairs to small bric-a-brac to populate shelves and more. And if the program doesn’t have quite what you’re looking for, the community may have it as there’s an active workshop where people add creations, some of them impressive in their own right.

Beyond the building itself, you can import a 2D map of a campaign setting and use it as a template to create the 3D version.

I’ve tinkered with it, creating a large inn, and the controls were easy to use once I figured out what they were. Once I’m a bit more comfortable with the controls, I’ll even do a couple of quick videos showcasing what can be done with the building features.

Now, a 3D setting is nice, but what good is it if you can’t let your players play in it? Well, you can do that too, if you own the GM version and your players own the player version. The initial outlay for the GM will be $35.98 USD + tax on Steam, while each player copy will cost $18.99 USD + tax on Steam. So, while it’s not the cheapest, it’s not super expensive and doesn’t require monthly subscriptions.

With that, you can use the tools available to add mobs to for your players to fight, interactable objects, and even fog of war so nothing gets spoiled before players get to an area. I’m sure there’s a lot more to this, but I’ve not gotten that far yet.

And, currently, they’re running a Kickstarter for an expansion called VTT Expansion: The Wrath of Devs, which will add procedurally generated scenes, VTT exports, pre-built quests, and more. Depending on if you own the game or not, you can elect to fund just the expansion ($25.00 USD), buy a player version along with funding the expansion ($49.00 USD), buy the GM version + fund the expansion ($73.00 USD), and more.

With the developer’s dedication to constantly updating and adding to this program, I’d say it has potential to be a solid Virtual tabletop for most of your gaming needs. I highly recommend heading over to Steam to check out the demo and see if it meets your gaming needs.

Until next time, bye for now!