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The Botch Pit started out humble enough; a gaming troupe comprised of veteran roleplayers as well as those new to the hobby. However, it’s grown into something much more than that; it’s become a collective of gamers from varying walks of life all-too passionate about tabletop roleplaying. Where once the group seemed content just playing games, we’ve decided that while that is the core of what we do, that’s not where we want it to end. We want to be a resource for everyone out there that loves leading adventures in ficticious worlds. While we’ll document our own stories and world-building on here for the world to see, you may consider us a resource. We’ll be recording gaming tips, tutorials, background on game lines as well as the developers behind them, the campaign settings… the works. We’re a team that’s going to bring you the newest information out there. A team dedicated to showing how even in the worst games you can find a way to have a blast. A team dedicated to showing you, most importantly, how the best games can bring you a sense of camaraderie and tie friends close a way few things can. After all, crafting memories and experiences is what it’s all about. So, come for the news and informative articles; we have well over forty years Storytelling/Dungeon Mastering/Game Mastering experience between us. Stay for the humor and compelling storylines; they’re woven among the entire Chronicles of Darkness game lines, and the twists even catch the storyteller off-guard. We have a really good time doing what we do, and we’re sure you’re going to enjoy what we bring…. to the table. See that? Puns. PUNS. We’ve got it all. Thanks for reading, and never stop rolling.
NEWS | STATE OF THE PIT
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[Explicit] State of the Pit | November 2019 | By Jura's Hammer
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How did we come to this? The Botch Pit drops in on Jura "The Hammer" McClain, our first Community Pit Boss, and discusses what's currently been rolling in The Botch Pit in addition to his background in tabletop gaming.
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State of the Pit | July 2019
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We have taken out our Invisalign, and this is the album! Chris and Nick discuss the Pit’s amazing community, recent milestones and the Pit’s future plans.
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State of the Pit | April 2019 | Enter The Botch Box
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Please welcome The Botch Box, the official sixth member of The Botch Pit.
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State of the Pit | February 2019
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A little update on what we're up to, how we feel about it, and some of our plans for the future.
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State of the Pit | December 2018 | One Year Later
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Not the YouTube channel, but the Pit-Crew coming together as a gaming troupe! What starts off as an opening instead becomes a introspective reflection of the past year as a troupe, a channel and a collaborative entity as a whole. This is a fun one with questions getting passed around from new and veteran player alike.
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State of the Pit | February 2020 I | Fifteen Minutes Adventure
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In and out. Fifteen minutes adventure. The Botch Pit discusses their upcoming event at EMERALD DRAGON GAMES IN FLEMING ISLAND, FLORIDA on February 8, 2020 as well as being guest speakers on Gehenna Gaming’s PAX East Panel in Boston, Massachusetts on February 27, 2020. We’re sorry.
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[Explicit] State of The Pit | February 2020 II | Video Killed The Radio Star
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OH, A, OH!
The Botch Pit recaps their recent event at EMERALD DRAGON GAMES IN FLEMING ISLAND, FLORIDA as honorary Brostars (Apes. Together. Strong.), being guest speakers at Gehenna Gaming’s PAX East Panel in Boston, Massachusetts this Thursday, February 27, 2020 as well as more upcoming projects by The Pit. Oh, and we bought a camera. By we, we mean Nick.
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[Explicit] State of The Pit | May 2020 | Operation Dee Day [Branding]
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"Mmmhmm. So...we're fired." - Deandra "Dee" Reynolds
Lenny reveals The Botch Pit's new logo, "Dee", created by Michelle Carter of 1001 Troubles Tattoo, Nick discusses his superior quarantine genes, Chris talks about books not even a librarian could love and The Botch Pit Discord is introduced to the mythos about how Jura fist-fought a Sea Hawk. BRANDING.
1001 Troubles Tattoo | https://www.1001troubles.com/
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[Explicit] State of The Pit | May 2021 | Jackwagon Willie
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Botch is back, baby! It has been a year since the last State of The Pit, and The Boys of Botch decided it was time to recap what they've been up to the past few months. Join them as they take shots at one another (and pretty much everyone else) as they talk about what is coming up next in The Botch Pit.
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The Beginner’s Guide To The Chronicles of Darkness | Merits | Botch Labs Episode 2
The Beginner’s Guide To The Chronicles of Darkness | Merits | Botch Labs Episode 2: Merits, A Definitive Guide
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The Beginner’s Guide To The Chronicles of Darkness | Character Creation | Botch Labs Episode 1: KSH!
https://youtu.be/e9-tE88nR-M
The Beginner’s Guide to the Chronicles of Darkness I 2018 Edition
https://youtu.be/9v6XPJJJv4g
The Guide to World of Darkness: Second Sight
https://youtu.be/B_V8cQn8l9Y
The Guide to Chronicles of Darkness: Hurt Locker
https://youtu.be/BJX4vqVuRCE
Hunter: The Vigil | Sorted | Session 1
https://youtu.be/zQ8VLDseDUY
The Guide to World of Darkness: Innocents
https://youtu.be/rUyif7vAu4c
Botch Labs is the tabletop game workshop experience of The Botch Pit. With the catchphrase “Building Better Worlds”, Botch Labs is aimed to help storytellers and players improve their holistic tabletop experiences through character creation, world building and beyond.
In this episode, Jura and Nick continue talking about The Chronicles of Darkness, and how to use merits within the gameline’s framework.
#botchlabs #tabletopworkshop #chroniclesofdarkness
Introduction
0:00 Title Sequence
0:20 Introduction
Merit Basics
1:07 Merits Review
1:50 Merits Definition
3:40 Renaming Merits
4:25 Dot Allotments
5:02 Sanctity of Merits
5:45 Experience Cost Per Dot In Merits
Classifications of Merits
6:08 Classification of Merits
6:24 Physical Merits
8:22 Prerequisites
9:18 Broken Merits Tangent & Disallowed Merits
9:50 Character Creation Only Merits
10:30 Rant #1: Jura’s Adaptable Storyteller Rant
12:20 Message of Botch Labs
13:20 Mental Merits
15:00 Social Merits
17:42 Supernatural Merits
19:18 Fight Styles Merits
20:00 What Does Style Mean In Fighting Styles?
21:00 Rant #2: Jura Tells You To Pick A Fight Over Fighting Styles
Nick and Jura’s Top 5 Favorite Merits
22:32 Nick and Jura’s Top 5 Favorite Merits
23:00 Rant #3: Reused Material For Merits
24:24 True Friend (Nick)
26:08 True Friend Example: David Boowie
27:18 Azothic Object (Jura)
29:15 Azothic Object Example: Vampire Killer
30:05 Medium (Nick)
31:18 The Drawback of Merits (And Why They’re Awesome)
32:08 Medium Example: Izzy
32:18 Supernatural Splats, Intrinsic Merits and Merit Dots
33:00 Small Unit Tactics (Jura)
35:30 Camera Obscura (Nick)
37:47 Deadpan (Jura)
39:32 Weaponry Monomaniac (Nick)
42:09 Air on Menace (Jura)
45:03 Mandragora Garden (Nick, Who Actually Picked A Vampire Merit)
45:48 Mandragora Garden Example: KILLMILLA
46:53 Siren’s Song (Nick’s Bonus Arc)
49:47 Resources (Jura)
51:12 Alternate Identity (Jura’s Bonus Arc)
Additional Merits
53:06 Deep Pockets
54:02 Grave Robber
55:40 Sympathetic Demon
57:25 Potent Blood
Final Words on Merits
58:50 Final Words on Merits
1:02:10 Rant #4: Jura Is Awaiting The Comment
1:02:45 Supernatural Resistance
1:04:00 BUILDING BETTER WORLDS -
The Beginner’s Guide To The Chronicles of Darkness | Character Creation | Botch Labs Episode 1: KSH!
The Beginner’s Guide To The Chronicles of Darkness | Character Creation | Mortals | Botch Labs Episode 1: Kaiju Stomp Hse!
MrGone's Chronicles of Darkness Character Sheet Collection
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Botch Labs is the tabletop game workshop experience of The Botch Pit. With the catchphrase “Building Better Worlds”, Botch Labs is aimed to help storytellers and players improve their holistic tabletop experiences through character creation, world building and beyond.
In this episode, Jura and Nick kick off Botch Labs with basic character creation for the Chronicles of Darkness.
#botchlabs #tabletopworkshop #chroniclesofdarkness
Introduction
0:00 Title Sequence
0:20 Introduction
Part 1: The World
02:30 The Scenario of The World
05:15 The Moodboard
Part 2: The Character
09:40 The Initial Idea of Character - Ed
10:11 Character Sheet
10:35 Written, Then Translated
10:54 About Ed
12:20 Thematic Relation
14:56 The World Claps Back
17:11 Record Yourself
17:58 Revising Ideas
20:21 The Importance of Relationship Maps
23:06 Backstory, A Dilemma
26:47 A Moodboard In Review
Part 3: Chronicles of Darkness Character Sheet
28:10 Filling In From Moodboard
28:35 Virtue & Vice
30:27 Concept
30:48 Chronicle
31:32 Faction
32:16 Group Name
Attributes
32:31 Attributes
34:49 Intelligence
34:56 Wits
35:20 Resolve
36:32 Strength
36:37 Dexterity
36:54 Stamina
37:08 Presence
37:56 Manipulation
38:12 Composure
38:22 Resolve Vs. Composure
39:19 Attribute Application For Ed
Skills
41:36 Skills
43:50 Mental Skills
44:04 Academics
44:08 Computer
44:20 Crafts
44:23 Investigation
45:03 Medicine
45:08 Occult
45:14 Politics
45:18 Science
45:41 Mental Skills Application For Ed
49:16 Physical Skills
49:29 Physical Skills Application For Ed (Oops)
51:27 Athletics
51:39 Brawl
51:41 Drive
51:46 Firearms
51:49 Larceny
51:56 Stealth
51:59 Survival
52:02 Weaponry
52:20 Social Skills
52:21 Animal Ken
52:27 Empathy
52:34 Expression
52:39 Intimidation
52:44 Persuasion
52:48 Socialize
52:54 Streetwise
53:39 Subterfuge
53:47 Social Skills Application For Ed
54:02 Skill Specialties
54:52 Skill Specialties Application For Ed
56:30 Basic Merits
1:00:53 Renaming Merits
1:01:30 Merit Application For Ed
Calculated Statistics
1:04:42 Derived Statistics
1:04:50 Health
1:04:53 Size (Always Sneaks In Here)
1:05:21 Willpower
1:07:06 Defense
1:09:00 Initiative
1:09:19 Speed
1:09:50 Integrity
1:11:20 Derived Statistics Application For Ed & Future
The Botch Labs Process
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The Botch Pit | Botch Labs | Episode 0: Botch Pitlot 3000 (Introduction)
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Botch Labs is the tabletop game workshop experience of The Botch Pit. With the catchphrase “Building Better Worlds”, Botch Labs is aimed to help storytellers and players improve their holistic tabletop experiences through character creation, world building and beyond.
Episode 0: Botch Pitlot 3000 (Introduction)
In this episode, Jura and Nick introduce Botch Labs and what to expect in the (very near) future of the project.
#thebotchpit #botchlabs #tabletopworkshop
0:00 Title Sequence
0:20 Introduction
0:44 About The Botch Pit
01:34 What Is Botch Labs
02:16 Workshops
03:06 Natural, Personal Experiences
03:54 About Jura
05:46 About Nick
07:00 The Botch Pit Discord
08:14 Building Better Worlds
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The Beginner's Guide to Vampire: the Masquerade I V5 I Clans I The Lasombra
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Welcome back to a new entry in our Vampire: the Masquerade V5 series! Here we talk about Clan Lasombra! We hope you enjoy it. Please like, sub and share if you found this helpful or entertaining.
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The Beginner's Guide to Hunter: the Reckoning I 1E I Creeds, Edges and a World of Darkness
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Welcome to the world of Hunter: the Reckoning.
We hope you survive the experience.
Take back the night.
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The Beginner's Guide to Vampire: the Masquerade I V5 I Clans I The Tremere
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Welcome back to a new entry in our Vampire: the Masquerade V5 series! Here we talk about Clan Tremere and it's three Houses. We hope you enjoy it. Please like, sub and share if you found this helpful or entertaining.
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The Botch Pit Raids Nukelanta (Fallout LARP) [Trenton, South Carolina]
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On August 27 - 29, 2021, Botch Pit Members Jura, Nick and Lynn, as well as members of our Discord server, banded together under the Raider banner and ventured into the Nukelanta wastelands in Trenton, South Carolina.
Under the vigilance of Bobby Douge, Nukelanta is a LARP (Live Action Roleplay) experience that takes place in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout. In this video, join Lord Ramulus (Jura) through the eyes of his Mr. Handy (Nick) as he interviews the denizens of this wasteland and explores Bobby Douge’s World of Nukelanta.
#thebotchpit #nukelanta #fallout
0:00 Background
0:44 Introduction
1:07 Origins
2:24 Game Rules
3:13 LARP
3:57 Community
4:20 Getting Started
5:06 Character Introductions
12:02 Experience (New and Returning Players)
13:30 Factions
14:29 Large Scale Battle
17:20 The Chaos
17:38 The Raider King
18:45 Final Thoughts
18:55 Roleplaying Immersion With The NCR
20:38 Bobby Douge’s World of Nukelanta
21:39 Conclusion -
Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition I Boston By Night | Season 1 | Session 5 | Parts 1-3 I A Big One
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The Beginner's Guide To Hunter: The Vigil | Compacts & Conspiracies | Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood
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The Beginner's Guide to the Chronicles of Darkness:
https://youtu.be/9v6XPJJJv4g
The Beginner's Guide to Hunter: The Vigil Lore:
https://youtu.be/2aoNjpOypEE
The Beginner's Guide To Hunter: The Vigil | Compacts & Conspiracies | Introduction
https://youtu.be/f5Fu1h97EjY
Welcome to The Botch Pit's Beginner's Guide to Hunter: The Vigil | Compacts & Conspiracies | Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood.
In this video, we discuss the Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood, also known as Pi Alpha Kappa, which is a compact for Hunter: The Vigil.
The topics covered include a complexity on the organization, its history, organization of compact, divisions within the chapters of the organization (Pleiades, Amazons, Graces), status, and the way The Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood fights back against The World of Darkness in Vampire: The Requiem and Mage: The Awakening.
#hunterthevigil #maidensbloodsisterhood #chroniclesofdarkness
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I. Introduction | 0:00
Overview & Terminology | 0:20
II. Complexity On Organization | 0:56
History | 0:59
III. Organization of Compact | 6:04
Chapters | 6:07
The Pleiades | 6:26
The Amazons | 6:55
The Graces | 7:20
IV. Status | 7:42
V. The Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood Vs. The World of Darkness | 9:49
The Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood Vs. Vampire: The Requiem | 9:54
The Maiden’s Blood Sisterhood Vs. Mage: The Awakening 11:24
VI. Conclusion | 12: 08 -
Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition I Boston By Night | Season 1 | Session 4 | Parts 4 + 5 I Dunzo
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Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition I Boston By Night | Season 1 | Session 4 | Part 3 I Onward
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Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition I Boston By Night | Season 1 | Session 4 | Parts 1 and 2 I Start
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#vampirethemasquerade #v5 #bostonbynight