“First, my reviews are as honest as I can make them. Not saying others are not; but it seems like people usually just give 1’s and 5’s but I try to give constructive reviews. Most things are not cap (1*) or perfect (5*).
I’m still listening to the first season. Some of the earlier episodes suffered from audio issues but they are fixed by episode 21.
PROS
- Good story (when the players aren’t actively doing everything in their power to derail it).
- Entertaining group
- DM of the first season has some great home brew ideas and allows the players to be very creative (sometimes too much)
CONS
- If you prefer strong mechanics then you may want to listen to later episodes when I assume they’ve hammered out all their disagreements on how certain spells/situations should play out.
- There’s one player who I would not be surprised if he was “exaggerating” his rolls sometimes. It just seems awful convenient how whenever he really wants to succeed at something he just so happens to get the right roll. He also gets more “natural 20’s” than anyone else on the podcast by far.
- That same player can sometimes portray himself as the “I know best” type, often steamrolling over others ideas (including the DM’s) and forcing things in a direction he prefers. Normally player agency is exciting and makes things interesting but it can often sacrifice story development and narrative just so his character can “win”.
There’s definitely potential for this to be rated higher. Perhaps after completing the remaining episodes I’ll update my review. I heard the player mentioned in the CON section actually becomes the DM so maybe that’s a better fit for his need to be in control. Here’s hoping because this group seems great.”
Mark to Majestic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/17/20