Grim Jim

This past week you've had a ton of long-form content from me, for a couple of reasons.

1. Waiting for the Stray Crows money to clear (which should happen imminently), and thus being at a loose end.
2. Youtube deciding, for some reason, to actually show my channel to people.

I can't keep up this pace, what with Stray Crows work becoming more important and the Great Eye of Algorithmo turning away, so expect a return to sporadic and shorter form soonish.

4 days ago | [YT] | 40

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LAST CHANCE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimjim/stray-crows-r…

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 27

Grim Jim

I know this week has been a bit of a bust, video-wise, so there's not much point in doing my regular comment-response video. The Stray Crows Kickstarter ends in 5 days, and once that's done, I hope to be back to more regular shenanigans.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 24

Grim Jim

Welcome, new subscribers. I usually take Fridays off (for my health), but the Kickstarter means I'll end up doing stuff anyway. If you liked my Dark Sun victory lap, here are some other (more cerebral) videos that might tickle your pickle:

RPG Tour: Cyberpunk 2013-2020-2077 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIwmJ...

How to Rebuild our World After an Apocalypse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ybj...

Dungeons and Wheelchairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_t9v...

[Pretentious Waffle] The Thermian Argument and Assassination of the Author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V-3O...

TTRPG: Know Your Role: Twilight 2000 2nd Edition, and What If?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tenl_...

The Moral Entrepreneurs of the New Blasphemy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRKL...

1 month ago | [YT] | 53

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I have a ton of work today, and it looks like it will be the hottest day of this heatwave either today or tomorrow. So no vid, unless you turn out some cheeky AI music just as filler ;)

1 month ago | [YT] | 31

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#TTRPG #DnD #Samurai
www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimjim/stray-crows-r…

1 month ago | [YT] | 24

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Stray Crows pre-launch is live.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/grimjim/stray-crows-r…

2 months ago | [YT] | 23

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#TTRPG #RPG #DnD

Stray Crows: Ronin is a forthcoming tabletop RPG of wandering swordsmen, desperate peasants, scheming lords, restless ghosts and sudden, blood-gushing, messy death, set during Japan’s long transition from the chaos of the Sengoku period into the uneasy order of the Edo era. It is set to go live for crowdfunding soon.

Drawing inspiration from the classic Bushido RPG and the better instincts of the old-school revival, Stray Crows combines serious historical research with quicker, cleaner modern rules - without turning feudal Japan into a sanitised theme park of honourable samurai and cherry blossoms.

The project comprises three complete books covering the core game, magic and monsters, solo play and extensive referee support. Its creator, controversial British game designer James “Grim” Desborough, has spent more than twenty-five years in the RPG industry and has opinions - many of them even printable - about historical gaming, retroclones, samurai fiction, cultural authenticity and why games ought to be allowed sharp edges.

He is available for podcast, forum, website and YouTube interviews to talk about the game, the history behind it, the design process, the influence of Bushido, and the long, occasionally bloody road to publication. Contact via grim@post-mort.com to book.

2 months ago | [YT] | 26

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Its too hot to remain in the office for any length of time, plus I just got back from a weekend of late nights. I will try to put something out when the time, temperature etc allows.

2 months ago | [YT] | 22

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Social Media Amnesty
Given recent events, I have cleared out my block and mute lists across social media. So every bugger has a one-time opportunity to reconnect and mend bridges if they're so inclined. No apologies given or demanded, just an opportunity.

2 months ago | [YT] | 40