Running a Game of 5E D&D
Hello, Nerdachist Ted here to talk about fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. With each edition of D&D there are changes in perception and rules to challenge Dungeon Masters. With the Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual now completely available, running a game is easier but we have yet to get the Dungeon Master’s Guide. I wonder what new secrets or bits of information lie in those pages. I have run two sessions of 5E D&D for the Nerdarchy crew and friends and in just those two sessions it has changed my perspective of being Dungeon Master.
The Desert World of Athas — Dark Sun Campaign Setting
Hello friends, Nerdarchist Ted here to talk about Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings. Today I would like to talk about Dark Sun or the desert world of Athas. With most D&D campaign settings the world is mostly good. That is not the case in Dark Sun. In most campaign settings magic is prevalent and not harmful at its core. In the desert world of Athas magic destroys life just by being cast.
Finding Inspiration for 5E D&D Campaigns
Hey friends, Nerdarchist Ted here. Running a campaign in fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder or any other tabletop roleplaying game is hard and writing material for said campaign can be even harder. When doing so you have to predict possible actions your players will make and be prepared for the most obvious options but as as Dungeon Master where do you come up with the ideas?
First Look at 5E D&D Monster Manual
Hello fellow gamers, Nerdarchist Ted here. Today I want to talk about the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. I have been playing D&D since second edition AD&D. There have been many changes in style layout and information contained in each edition’s Monster Manual. The art styles of each edition of course change as styles, techniques and tools to create art change with the times. The rules for all the monsters of course change to take into account the actual flow and dynamics of the new rules.
Are 5E D&D Tieflings Misunderstood or Soul Eating Hellspawn?
Hello Nerdarchy Fans and fellow gamers. Nerdarchist Ted here to talk Dungeons & Dragons races, specifically the tiefling. This devilsh race made its debut in Planescape and those who did not really play in that setting got to see them make a rise into the standard Player’s Handbook, or PHB as we all lovingly refer to it as, in fourth edition D&D. The tiefling is a humanoid with demon or devil blood or who has a infernal heritage depending on the edition being played. Fiends like these are typically evil and tieflings sometimes face prejudices because of this heritage. Creatures and potential allies might question where their loyalties are going to lie. Are they going to assist you or profit from your demise? These are the risks every one has to face as views from the outside if you are playing a tiefling in 5E D&D.
5E D&D Character Build — Human Cleric
Hey guys Nerdarchist Ted, here to bring you a new type of Article. I hope you like it. Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition character builds. Today I want to talk about a Human Cleric.
Now many of you with lots of years chucking dice might sit back and question how boring is it to make a human cleric.
Well I am here to tell you that at least in Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition you are wrong. With a back ground to choose. a domain to choose and going with the variant human you get extra skill proficiencies and a feat.
Dungeons and Dragons — The Dastardly Dungeon Crawl
Hello fellow gamers out there. Nerdarchist Ted here to talk about that necessary component of tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons, Dungeon World and Dungeon Crawl Classics. That’s right: laser guns. No, of course not laser guns it’s the dungeon crawl.
Customization of 5E D&D Characters with Fabulous Feats
Hello my fellow gamers, I’m here with some more info for you. Today I want to talk about Dungeons & Dragons character customization and feats. Throughout the evolution of D&D there have been many ways to add flavor, backstory and character customization. In second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons you had proficiencies both weapon and nonweapon and these translated mainly to weapon proficiencies and skills in third edition D&D and beyond.
You Gotta Have Faith to Play a 5E D&D Cleric
Welcome to Nerdarchy with you this time is Nerdarchist Ted. Among our group I am the resident Cleric when we play Dungeons and Dragons. Many players look at the cleric as the parties healer or slave and that they have to do what the party says. But especially after the introduction of Charisma being an important role in a clerics stat they can easily become a central character and make a great party leader.
When you are a cleric you are a divine conduit of your gods divine power. You wield this power as a smith wields a hammer. Now some worlds have gods that are very active and some worlds have gods that are far removed from the world.
Betrayal at House on the Hill is the Best Board Game
Greetings all, Nerdarchist Ted here to bring you, hopefully, into an awesome board game. Betrayal at house on the Hill by Avalon Hill a sub company of Wizards of the Coast, or as I like to call it Horror Movie the board game.
A brief synopsis of the game is you are a group of people who stumble upon a house and decide to explore it. The front door locks behind you and you are forced to explore to find a way out. Some time after you start exploring the house, things go crazy and one of your party members turns evil. It is then one player versus the rest.
Planning an RPG Encounter
Hello again my fellow Gamers. Nerdarchist Ted here to bring yousome Game Master tips. When it comes to planning an encounter you need to look beyond the stats on a page .
We look through the monster manual and see all the options there and can be intimidated. We see monsters of all levels and quantities.
Dungeons & Dragons Monsters — Monster vs. Monster! Beholder and Lich
Hello again loyal fans and newcomers alike. It is I Nerdarchist Ted here to bring you another article on Dungeons and Dragons Monsters. But as opposed to to doing our normal how to make a monster better I am pitting one monster versus another. We get to combat the spell slinging Lich against the eye-stalk menace Beholder.
Dungeons & Dragons Monsters — Dastardly Demons and Demented Devils
Hello again, Nerdarchist Ted bringing you some insights into the wonderful world of Dungeons and Dragons Monsters. Today I would like to enlighten you about Demons and Devils.
Now I am certain you are saying that is quite a large bite and our normal span of article length would not be enough to cover all the possibilities of demons and devils. Worry not, I am going to stick to the concepts of demons and devils and not get into the specific types.
Dungeons & Dragons Monsters — Beware the Bulette AKA Land Shark
Hello my fans out there, It is I Nerdarchist Ted with another exciting edition of Dungeons and Dragons Monsters.
Today we are going to talk about the Burrowing Bulette (pronounced boo-lay). The Bulette is a magical beast and is commonly referred to as a land shark.
It has the ability to burrow in soft soil and actually has a burrow speed. Now though it posses an animal intelligence and has its similarities to trolls in that it only lives to eat and breed. You need not use it as a mindless strait forward killing machine.
Tricky Dungeons & Dragons Terrain — Watch Where You Wander in Foreboding Forests
Hello fellow gamers out there. It is I Ted, your Nerdarchist for this article and today we get to talk about the Forest.
Whether you are playing Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder RPG, or any other Fantasy Role Playing Game, the forest will almost always come up in your game.
If you think back to when you were little the world was a large and terrible place. When things are so much bigger than you it is imposing.
