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[http://spoonyexperiment.com/ Noah Antwiler, aka the Spoony One.] He is a cynical bastard and | [http://spoonyexperiment.com/ Noah Antwiler, aka the Spoony One.] He is a cynical bastard and an old-school grognard. Though many of his older reviews fall under either [[/v/]] or [[/tv/]], he also runs a review series called '''Counter Monkey''', which has become his primary workhorse show. | ||
[http://countermonkey.com/ Originating as a text-blog in the dark corners of the internet,] [http://spoonyexperiment.com/category/counter-monkey/ in late october of 2011 he began making videos retelling his 2+ decades worth of experience with] [[roleplaying game]]s, [[LARP]]ing and [[board game]]s. His stories tend to be either recountings of games he was in on either side of the player chair (taking on [[Dungeonland]], killing an entire LARP worth of [[Vampire the Masquerade|vampires]] because they ticked him off and the finer nuances of playing a [[Bard]] to being kicked out of the [[RPGA]] for killing players and having a guy in [[Thieves' World]] be royally fucked up) or advice and talks about games and settings he really likes | [http://countermonkey.com/ Originating as a text-blog in the dark corners of the internet,] [http://spoonyexperiment.com/category/counter-monkey/ in late october of 2011 he began making videos retelling his 2+ decades worth of experience with] [[roleplaying game]]s, [[LARP]]ing and [[board game]]s. His stories tend to be either recountings of games he was in on either side of the player chair (taking on [[Dungeonland]], killing an entire LARP worth of [[Vampire the Masquerade|vampires]] because they ticked him off and the finer nuances of playing a [[Bard]] to being kicked out of the [[RPGA]] for killing players and having a guy in [[Thieves' World]] be royally fucked up) or advice and talks about games and settings he really likes like [[Shadowrun]], [[Cyberpunk 2020]], [[Planescape]] and the fine art of [[DM]]ing with how to guide your players without railroading and punishing stupid behavior. Spoony is a harsh but fair DM who is willing to give his players some leeway but will not hesitate to [[TPK]] a group of dumbasses or people who riff on his campaigns. | ||
He also looks over weird shit from the history of the hobby, like ''[[The Book of Erotic Fantasy]]''. | |||
But do note that he cannot help but ramble: [[Wat|he once went on for 3 hours straight about only a couple of subjects]] and took over an hour to tell an anecdote how he killed a number of [[Star Wars|Sith]] in [[Star Wars RPG]]. As such most of his videos are not quick watches: you'd be served best by taking at least 1-2 hours off for a video of his. And there are some completely legit criticisms to be had about his extremely-narrow idea of how games should work. At the very least, [[Old School Roleplaying|his nostalgia goggles are clamped on so fucking tight that they sometimes impede the flow of blood to his brain]], and he can't get past the idea that [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|Second Edition]]-style ''D&D'' was an immaculate masterpiece and nothing about it will ever need fixing, changing, or updating ever. 3d6, down the line, ''no backsies''. If you disagree, you're obviously a whiny, pampered crybaby whose opinion isn't worth shit. | But do note that he cannot help but ramble: [[Wat|he once went on for 3 hours straight about only a couple of subjects]] and took over an hour to tell an anecdote how he killed a number of [[Star Wars|Sith]] in [[Star Wars RPG]]. As such most of his videos are not quick watches: you'd be served best by taking at least 1-2 hours off for a video of his. And there are some completely legit criticisms to be had about his extremely-narrow idea of how games should work. At the very least, [[Old School Roleplaying|his nostalgia goggles are clamped on so fucking tight that they sometimes impede the flow of blood to his brain]], and he can't get past the idea that [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|Second Edition]]-style ''D&D'' was an immaculate masterpiece and nothing about it will ever need fixing, changing, or updating ever. 3d6, down the line, ''no backsies''. If you disagree, you're obviously a whiny, pampered crybaby whose opinion isn't worth shit. | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 4 September 2015
Noah Antwiler, aka the Spoony One. He is a cynical bastard and an old-school grognard. Though many of his older reviews fall under either /v/ or /tv/, he also runs a review series called Counter Monkey, which has become his primary workhorse show.
Originating as a text-blog in the dark corners of the internet, in late october of 2011 he began making videos retelling his 2+ decades worth of experience with roleplaying games, LARPing and board games. His stories tend to be either recountings of games he was in on either side of the player chair (taking on Dungeonland, killing an entire LARP worth of vampires because they ticked him off and the finer nuances of playing a Bard to being kicked out of the RPGA for killing players and having a guy in Thieves' World be royally fucked up) or advice and talks about games and settings he really likes like Shadowrun, Cyberpunk 2020, Planescape and the fine art of DMing with how to guide your players without railroading and punishing stupid behavior. Spoony is a harsh but fair DM who is willing to give his players some leeway but will not hesitate to TPK a group of dumbasses or people who riff on his campaigns.
He also looks over weird shit from the history of the hobby, like The Book of Erotic Fantasy.
But do note that he cannot help but ramble: he once went on for 3 hours straight about only a couple of subjects and took over an hour to tell an anecdote how he killed a number of Sith in Star Wars RPG. As such most of his videos are not quick watches: you'd be served best by taking at least 1-2 hours off for a video of his. And there are some completely legit criticisms to be had about his extremely-narrow idea of how games should work. At the very least, his nostalgia goggles are clamped on so fucking tight that they sometimes impede the flow of blood to his brain, and he can't get past the idea that Second Edition-style D&D was an immaculate masterpiece and nothing about it will ever need fixing, changing, or updating ever. 3d6, down the line, no backsies. If you disagree, you're obviously a whiny, pampered crybaby whose opinion isn't worth shit.
Now get off his lawn.