Can This D&D Game Work WITHOUT Any Dice Rolls

Part 1 if you missed it: • This Studio Already Got D&D Wrong Once Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is secretly built on forty years of real D&D lore, and I go through all of it. This is part two of the series. Last time I covered what the game actually is and how split the reaction's been. This time I get into how it actually plays, whether Tasha and Darkon hold up as real D&D lore, and my honest verdict on whether this is a good way into the hobby if you've never played D&D before. There's a surprising amount of real Dungeons & Dragons buried in this game. Tasha isn't a character made up for the trailer, she's Iggwilv, one of D&D's oldest villains, going back to Gary Gygax in the 1970s. Darkon and the Ravenloft setting come from the actual tabletop lore too. I go through why that matters, how the combat and magic system feels to play as someone who runs a level 9 Hexblade Warlock at their own table, and whether playing this actually counts as playing D&D. Short answer on that last one: no, but it might be the best doorway into the world of D&D you'll find right now. There's also a setup for part three at the end, because tailoring everything for newcomers comes at a cost for the people who've been playing for years, and that's tangled up in some properly rough news out of Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro - Can A Video Game Still Feel Like D&D?1:03 - Part 1 - How Warlock Actually Plays As A Warlock3:57 - Part 2 - The Real D&D Lore Hiding Inside This Game9:03 - Part 3 - Is This Actually A Good Way Into D&D?11:54 - Conclusion - Why Longtime D&D Fans Should Pay Attention LINKS TO SUPPORT WHAT'S COVERED Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/37... Invoke Studios, official site: https://invoke-studios.com Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/game/dunge... Iggwilv, the Witch Queen: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wi... Baba Yaga in D&D lore: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wi... Gary Gygax, D&D's co-creator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax Tasha's Hideous Laughter, the actual spell: https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2619... Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, the source book: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/tce Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, the source book: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/vrgtr D&D Beyond, the Warlock class page: https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/war... Baldur's Gate 3, Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/10... Wizards' tabletop is canon policy, explained: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dun... Heroes of the Borderlands, the beginner starter set: https://www.dndbeyond.com/en/heroes Phandelver and Below, the current Mines of Phandelver: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd... John Hight stepping down as Wizards president: https://gamesbeat.com/john-hight-is-s... Hasbro's $56M videogame writedown: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... The Sigil VTT story in full: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/hasbro-... This is where I buy all my games 👇 🛒 Alex's Eneba Store: https://ene.ba/Alex ⚔️ Best Warhammer Deals: https://ene.ba/Alex-Warhammer 🎁 Cheapest Gift Cards: https://ene.ba/Alex-Giftcards Promo codes to save even more 👇 GETTINGHOT: 9% off games, gift cards and subs LUCKY7: 7% off games, gift cards and subs 💸 SNAKZY, play games, earn rewards, cash out: https://snakzy.me/ajmnerdcore If you've never played D&D and this is the first thing that's made you curious, get Heroes of the Borderlands, grab a few mates, and just play it. That's exactly what it's there for. Subscribe for part three, where I get into the D&D Netflix show and what's actually going on at Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro right now. #dnd #warlock #dungeonsanddragons #tabletoprpg #dndlore AJM Nerdcore is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/ajm-nerdcore Watch the full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHumy-tLb0 Read the write-up on SUBPLOT: https://subplot.tv/a/ajm_nerdcore/gCHumy-tLb0