Initiative Zero
@initiativezero.bsky.social
Initiative Zero is just a bunch of nerds doing what we love to do for over a decade and have finally gotten around to recording our games for others to enjoy as well. We play a wide variety of games, and have loads of fun doing it. #dOneDnD
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 8
youtu.be/fRcpGfFqa1Q
An earthquake centred in the Laughing Hollow creates a threat to Daggerford and the surrounding regions. The party travels to assist King Melandrach to find a way to put an end to the threat.
youtu.be/fRcpGfFqa1Q
An earthquake centred in the Laughing Hollow creates a threat to Daggerford and the surrounding regions. The party travels to assist King Melandrach to find a way to put an end to the threat.
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 8
youtu.be/fRcpGfFqa1Q
An earthquake centred in the Laughing Hollow creates a threat to Daggerford and the surrounding regions. The party travels to assist King Melandrach to find a way to put an end to the threat.
youtu.be/fRcpGfFqa1Q
An earthquake centred in the Laughing Hollow creates a threat to Daggerford and the surrounding regions. The party travels to assist King Melandrach to find a way to put an end to the threat.
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Players' Perspective
youtu.be/ZBut1cDxhp4
Our perspective on what it's been like to play AD&D so far. A lot of ttrpg banter and nerding out as we give our thoughts on RPGs, past games, and where this current game is going.
#DnD #ADnD #ttrpg #OSR
youtu.be/ZBut1cDxhp4
Our perspective on what it's been like to play AD&D so far. A lot of ttrpg banter and nerding out as we give our thoughts on RPGs, past games, and where this current game is going.
#DnD #ADnD #ttrpg #OSR
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Players' Perspective
youtu.be/ZBut1cDxhp4
Our perspective on what it's been like to play AD&D so far. A lot of ttrpg banter and nerding out as we give our thoughts on RPGs, past games, and where this current game is going.
#DnD #ADnD #ttrpg #OSR
youtu.be/ZBut1cDxhp4
Our perspective on what it's been like to play AD&D so far. A lot of ttrpg banter and nerding out as we give our thoughts on RPGs, past games, and where this current game is going.
#DnD #ADnD #ttrpg #OSR
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 6
youtu.be/9bxgqxfHhGQ
The party finds their quarry in the Laughing Hollow and an unexpected complication.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/9bxgqxfHhGQ
The party finds their quarry in the Laughing Hollow and an unexpected complication.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
October 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 6
youtu.be/9bxgqxfHhGQ
The party finds their quarry in the Laughing Hollow and an unexpected complication.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/9bxgqxfHhGQ
The party finds their quarry in the Laughing Hollow and an unexpected complication.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 5
youtu.be/WSDf5PRftaA
Bears and brigands beset the party as they make their way into Laughing Hollow in search of the Duke's sister.
#ADnD #DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/WSDf5PRftaA
Bears and brigands beset the party as they make their way into Laughing Hollow in search of the Duke's sister.
#ADnD #DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
September 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 5
youtu.be/WSDf5PRftaA
Bears and brigands beset the party as they make their way into Laughing Hollow in search of the Duke's sister.
#ADnD #DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/WSDf5PRftaA
Bears and brigands beset the party as they make their way into Laughing Hollow in search of the Duke's sister.
#ADnD #DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 3
The journey back to Daggerford is not without its perils. The party are best by foes. Can they defend their charge and return to the safety of the town? Join us as we learn AD&D!
youtube.com/Cg0fs__x1m0
The journey back to Daggerford is not without its perils. The party are best by foes. Can they defend their charge and return to the safety of the town? Join us as we learn AD&D!
youtube.com/Cg0fs__x1m0
September 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 3
The journey back to Daggerford is not without its perils. The party are best by foes. Can they defend their charge and return to the safety of the town? Join us as we learn AD&D!
youtube.com/Cg0fs__x1m0
The journey back to Daggerford is not without its perils. The party are best by foes. Can they defend their charge and return to the safety of the town? Join us as we learn AD&D!
youtube.com/Cg0fs__x1m0
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ifd...
Join our heroes as they secure the Trade Way out of Daggerford to the Way Inn. The Forgotten Realms is dangerous, as the party will find out, and others will need their help navigating the dangers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ifd...
Join our heroes as they secure the Trade Way out of Daggerford to the Way Inn. The Forgotten Realms is dangerous, as the party will find out, and others will need their help navigating the dangers.
August 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ifd...
Join our heroes as they secure the Trade Way out of Daggerford to the Way Inn. The Forgotten Realms is dangerous, as the party will find out, and others will need their help navigating the dangers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ifd...
Join our heroes as they secure the Trade Way out of Daggerford to the Way Inn. The Forgotten Realms is dangerous, as the party will find out, and others will need their help navigating the dangers.
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 1
The first episode of our Advanced Dungeons & Dragons actual play. Come join four gamers who have never played first edition AD&D, as we try to save the Forgotten Realms from the second edition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ff...
The first episode of our Advanced Dungeons & Dragons actual play. Come join four gamers who have never played first edition AD&D, as we try to save the Forgotten Realms from the second edition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ff...
August 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Tablets of Fate – AD&D TTRPG Actual Play Episode 1
The first episode of our Advanced Dungeons & Dragons actual play. Come join four gamers who have never played first edition AD&D, as we try to save the Forgotten Realms from the second edition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ff...
The first episode of our Advanced Dungeons & Dragons actual play. Come join four gamers who have never played first edition AD&D, as we try to save the Forgotten Realms from the second edition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ff...
A new #ttrpg #actualplay starting this weekend at YouTube.com/@initiativezero.
Join us as we learn the game that defined the 80s.
#ttrpgcommunity #DnD #ADnD #ForgottenRelams
Join us as we learn the game that defined the 80s.
#ttrpgcommunity #DnD #ADnD #ForgottenRelams
August 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A new #ttrpg #actualplay starting this weekend at YouTube.com/@initiativezero.
Join us as we learn the game that defined the 80s.
#ttrpgcommunity #DnD #ADnD #ForgottenRelams
Join us as we learn the game that defined the 80s.
#ttrpgcommunity #DnD #ADnD #ForgottenRelams
Intros and outros are done. One step closer to the first episode of our next #ttrpg #actualplay.
Like #DnD? Like #OSR? We're going all the way back to the beginnings of modern #dungeonsanddragons and playing some first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
#ADnD #ttrpgcommunity
Like #DnD? Like #OSR? We're going all the way back to the beginnings of modern #dungeonsanddragons and playing some first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
#ADnD #ttrpgcommunity
August 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Intros and outros are done. One step closer to the first episode of our next #ttrpg #actualplay.
Like #DnD? Like #OSR? We're going all the way back to the beginnings of modern #dungeonsanddragons and playing some first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
#ADnD #ttrpgcommunity
Like #DnD? Like #OSR? We're going all the way back to the beginnings of modern #dungeonsanddragons and playing some first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
#ADnD #ttrpgcommunity
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 47
The finale episode of our Rifts actual play. An epic end, the shadows of what is to come, and Gotrich gets a nickname.
youtu.be/CGgXIXe1qqQ
The finale episode of our Rifts actual play. An epic end, the shadows of what is to come, and Gotrich gets a nickname.
youtu.be/CGgXIXe1qqQ
June 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 47
The finale episode of our Rifts actual play. An epic end, the shadows of what is to come, and Gotrich gets a nickname.
youtu.be/CGgXIXe1qqQ
The finale episode of our Rifts actual play. An epic end, the shadows of what is to come, and Gotrich gets a nickname.
youtu.be/CGgXIXe1qqQ
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 46
youtu.be/SJ2dhdvEZz4
Trapped inside a walking Mechanoid base, the group looks for a way to do away with the threat once and for all without being detected.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/SJ2dhdvEZz4
Trapped inside a walking Mechanoid base, the group looks for a way to do away with the threat once and for all without being detected.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
June 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 46
youtu.be/SJ2dhdvEZz4
Trapped inside a walking Mechanoid base, the group looks for a way to do away with the threat once and for all without being detected.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
youtu.be/SJ2dhdvEZz4
Trapped inside a walking Mechanoid base, the group looks for a way to do away with the threat once and for all without being detected.
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 45
youtu.be/qZRO1T_KiJA
Confronted by a group of Mechanoids, the party learns more than they expected and are brought into the very heart of the monster they confront.
youtu.be/qZRO1T_KiJA
Confronted by a group of Mechanoids, the party learns more than they expected and are brought into the very heart of the monster they confront.
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 45
youtu.be/qZRO1T_KiJA
Confronted by a group of Mechanoids, the party learns more than they expected and are brought into the very heart of the monster they confront.
youtu.be/qZRO1T_KiJA
Confronted by a group of Mechanoids, the party learns more than they expected and are brought into the very heart of the monster they confront.
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 44
youtu.be/r3AlM7U4f_A
As the new group of allies continues to track the Swarm, an ambush leads to a tense confrontation with the enemy, and a fateful choice must be made ... by you the viewers!
youtu.be/r3AlM7U4f_A
As the new group of allies continues to track the Swarm, an ambush leads to a tense confrontation with the enemy, and a fateful choice must be made ... by you the viewers!
June 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 44
youtu.be/r3AlM7U4f_A
As the new group of allies continues to track the Swarm, an ambush leads to a tense confrontation with the enemy, and a fateful choice must be made ... by you the viewers!
youtu.be/r3AlM7U4f_A
As the new group of allies continues to track the Swarm, an ambush leads to a tense confrontation with the enemy, and a fateful choice must be made ... by you the viewers!
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 43
youtu.be/KuZ_1pRTASs
In pursuit of the foe with new allies, the party meets a familiar face and new allies ... and also disturbing news of the Devouring Swarm.
youtu.be/KuZ_1pRTASs
In pursuit of the foe with new allies, the party meets a familiar face and new allies ... and also disturbing news of the Devouring Swarm.
June 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 43
youtu.be/KuZ_1pRTASs
In pursuit of the foe with new allies, the party meets a familiar face and new allies ... and also disturbing news of the Devouring Swarm.
youtu.be/KuZ_1pRTASs
In pursuit of the foe with new allies, the party meets a familiar face and new allies ... and also disturbing news of the Devouring Swarm.
Hey #ttrpgcommunity! We’re still deep into @palladiumbooks.bsky.social #Rifts, but look at what’s coming to www.youtube.com/@initiativezero! #OSR #DnD #OSRIC
May 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hey #ttrpgcommunity! We’re still deep into @palladiumbooks.bsky.social #Rifts, but look at what’s coming to www.youtube.com/@initiativezero! #OSR #DnD #OSRIC
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 42
youtu.be/OjDpcxBB3Nw
The group helps Finton recover and plans their next move. They acquire some new equipment and some new friends. After seeing what the swarm can do to Gitter Boys, they'll take whatever they can get.
youtu.be/OjDpcxBB3Nw
The group helps Finton recover and plans their next move. They acquire some new equipment and some new friends. After seeing what the swarm can do to Gitter Boys, they'll take whatever they can get.
May 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 42
youtu.be/OjDpcxBB3Nw
The group helps Finton recover and plans their next move. They acquire some new equipment and some new friends. After seeing what the swarm can do to Gitter Boys, they'll take whatever they can get.
youtu.be/OjDpcxBB3Nw
The group helps Finton recover and plans their next move. They acquire some new equipment and some new friends. After seeing what the swarm can do to Gitter Boys, they'll take whatever they can get.
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 41
youtu.be/udgeCw6-CvE
Finton's fate hangs in the balance as the party tries to rescue civilians from the clutches of the Mechanoids — and Senate from the bravado of Sir Luc.
youtu.be/udgeCw6-CvE
Finton's fate hangs in the balance as the party tries to rescue civilians from the clutches of the Mechanoids — and Senate from the bravado of Sir Luc.
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 41
youtu.be/udgeCw6-CvE
Finton's fate hangs in the balance as the party tries to rescue civilians from the clutches of the Mechanoids — and Senate from the bravado of Sir Luc.
youtu.be/udgeCw6-CvE
Finton's fate hangs in the balance as the party tries to rescue civilians from the clutches of the Mechanoids — and Senate from the bravado of Sir Luc.
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 40
youtu.be/yW27PUeLzak
The battle for Finton wages on and ammunition runs low. The party pushes deeper into the town to engage the Mechanoids and rescue the town.
youtu.be/yW27PUeLzak
The battle for Finton wages on and ammunition runs low. The party pushes deeper into the town to engage the Mechanoids and rescue the town.
April 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 40
youtu.be/yW27PUeLzak
The battle for Finton wages on and ammunition runs low. The party pushes deeper into the town to engage the Mechanoids and rescue the town.
youtu.be/yW27PUeLzak
The battle for Finton wages on and ammunition runs low. The party pushes deeper into the town to engage the Mechanoids and rescue the town.
Reposted by Initiative Zero
Great day for some #Rifts with @initiativezero.bsky.social! An old-school #ttrpg that's been going since 1990 with new publications!
If you like magic, robots, psychics, monsters, cyborgs, mutants, and dimension hopping craziness, come check it out at www.youtube.com/@initiativez3r0
#DnD #osr
If you like magic, robots, psychics, monsters, cyborgs, mutants, and dimension hopping craziness, come check it out at www.youtube.com/@initiativez3r0
#DnD #osr
April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Great day for some #Rifts with @initiativezero.bsky.social! An old-school #ttrpg that's been going since 1990 with new publications!
If you like magic, robots, psychics, monsters, cyborgs, mutants, and dimension hopping craziness, come check it out at www.youtube.com/@initiativez3r0
#DnD #osr
If you like magic, robots, psychics, monsters, cyborgs, mutants, and dimension hopping craziness, come check it out at www.youtube.com/@initiativez3r0
#DnD #osr
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 39
youtu.be/WBjJIMdMwfI
The party enters the town and are assailed by the foe. Lingering on the outskirts to attack from range, Gotrich is met by a volley of missiles from an equally capable Mechanoid Brute.
youtu.be/WBjJIMdMwfI
The party enters the town and are assailed by the foe. Lingering on the outskirts to attack from range, Gotrich is met by a volley of missiles from an equally capable Mechanoid Brute.
April 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 39
youtu.be/WBjJIMdMwfI
The party enters the town and are assailed by the foe. Lingering on the outskirts to attack from range, Gotrich is met by a volley of missiles from an equally capable Mechanoid Brute.
youtu.be/WBjJIMdMwfI
The party enters the town and are assailed by the foe. Lingering on the outskirts to attack from range, Gotrich is met by a volley of missiles from an equally capable Mechanoid Brute.
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 38
youtu.be/Yn0bhf_vsGQ
The previous firefight drew the attention of a squad of Mechanoids, which approach through the smouldering woods blocking the path of the party to the town ... and more importantly, Gotrich's shop.
youtu.be/Yn0bhf_vsGQ
The previous firefight drew the attention of a squad of Mechanoids, which approach through the smouldering woods blocking the path of the party to the town ... and more importantly, Gotrich's shop.
April 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 38
youtu.be/Yn0bhf_vsGQ
The previous firefight drew the attention of a squad of Mechanoids, which approach through the smouldering woods blocking the path of the party to the town ... and more importantly, Gotrich's shop.
youtu.be/Yn0bhf_vsGQ
The previous firefight drew the attention of a squad of Mechanoids, which approach through the smouldering woods blocking the path of the party to the town ... and more importantly, Gotrich's shop.
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 38
youtu.be/x9mL0nPaw38
Resources begin to wear thin as the battle for Finton wages on.
youtu.be/x9mL0nPaw38
Resources begin to wear thin as the battle for Finton wages on.
April 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 38
youtu.be/x9mL0nPaw38
Resources begin to wear thin as the battle for Finton wages on.
youtu.be/x9mL0nPaw38
Resources begin to wear thin as the battle for Finton wages on.
Reposted by Initiative Zero
New episode of Rifts: The Devouring Swarm tonight at 8 pm EDT.
If you have been following @initiativezero.bsky.social actual plays, today is a great time to start.
www.YouTube.com/@initiativezero
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg
If you have been following @initiativezero.bsky.social actual plays, today is a great time to start.
www.YouTube.com/@initiativezero
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg
April 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New episode of Rifts: The Devouring Swarm tonight at 8 pm EDT.
If you have been following @initiativezero.bsky.social actual plays, today is a great time to start.
www.YouTube.com/@initiativezero
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg
If you have been following @initiativezero.bsky.social actual plays, today is a great time to start.
www.YouTube.com/@initiativezero
#DnD #OSR #ttrpg
Reposted by Initiative Zero
We record our #ttrpg actual play tonight, so new episodes come your way every weekend at www.youtube.com/@initiativezero.
If you haven't caught up, we've got plenty of great #Rifts entertainment. Come check out @palladiumbooks.bsky.social flagship game with @initiativezero.bsky.social!
#DnD #OSR
If you haven't caught up, we've got plenty of great #Rifts entertainment. Come check out @palladiumbooks.bsky.social flagship game with @initiativezero.bsky.social!
#DnD #OSR
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We record our #ttrpg actual play tonight, so new episodes come your way every weekend at www.youtube.com/@initiativezero.
If you haven't caught up, we've got plenty of great #Rifts entertainment. Come check out @palladiumbooks.bsky.social flagship game with @initiativezero.bsky.social!
#DnD #OSR
If you haven't caught up, we've got plenty of great #Rifts entertainment. Come check out @palladiumbooks.bsky.social flagship game with @initiativezero.bsky.social!
#DnD #OSR
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 37
youtu.be/wKG04_ulrBY
Waves of Mechanoids assail the party. Portland's mystical might, Senate's psionic power, Sir Luc's Zen Combat, and Gotrich's war machine form a powerful opposition. Can they outlast the onslaught of the Devouring Swarm?
youtu.be/wKG04_ulrBY
Waves of Mechanoids assail the party. Portland's mystical might, Senate's psionic power, Sir Luc's Zen Combat, and Gotrich's war machine form a powerful opposition. Can they outlast the onslaught of the Devouring Swarm?
April 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Rifts: The Devouring Swarm – RPG Actual Play Episode 37
youtu.be/wKG04_ulrBY
Waves of Mechanoids assail the party. Portland's mystical might, Senate's psionic power, Sir Luc's Zen Combat, and Gotrich's war machine form a powerful opposition. Can they outlast the onslaught of the Devouring Swarm?
youtu.be/wKG04_ulrBY
Waves of Mechanoids assail the party. Portland's mystical might, Senate's psionic power, Sir Luc's Zen Combat, and Gotrich's war machine form a powerful opposition. Can they outlast the onslaught of the Devouring Swarm?