Dungeon Master Just Frakked Your D&D Backstory What Do You Do
Ever have your Dungeon Master totally ignore your D&D backstory? Here are some tips, tricks, and advice for DMs and players to get their game back on track. Below you’ll find the video and transcription.
Dungeon Master Just Frakked Your D&D Backstory What Do You Do Video
Dungeon Master Just Frakked Your D&D Backstory What Do You Do Video Transcription
ThunderCats Ho! Claw Shield D&D-ized
This one is a long time coming. As a follow up to my very first Neradrchy writing assignment — D&D-izing the Sword of Omens from Thundercats — I’m finally getting around to its companion relic, the Claw Shield. It’s been on the list for quite a while, and every so often we’ll see a new comment, suggestion or request for this incredible item, one of a pair that gives Lion-O, Claudus or any other ThunderCat Lord their power. Is it as powerful as the Sword of Omens? The cartoon version of the legendary sword is beyond the pale of even the most powerful artifacts of D&D lore, and the D&D-ized version we have here on the site is no slouch either. But does the Claw Shield match its might? Let’s get into it and find out.
D&D Campaign Ideas – 3 Ways Players Build the Game
Lets discuss a great way for a Dungeon Master to get their players involved in building their campaigns in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. All of the D&D campaign Ideas don’t need to come solely from the Dungeon Master. Video and transcription below.
D&D Campaign Ideas – 3 Ways Players Build the Game Video
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D&D Ideas — Fey
5 Best D&D Memes
D&D memes have embedded themselves into the whole Dungeons and Dragons culture. We pick our top 5 favorite in this article and video. Below you will find the video, the transcription from that video, and the memes themselves as well.
5 Best D&D Memes Video
5 Best D&D Memes Video Transcription
Top 5 Ideas for Political Campaigns
First let me get this out of the way: yes, I know the title is terrible and punny. If you’re here for the top 5 ideas for political campaigns to run for your local office or the presidency, you’re in the wrong place. This article is about political campaigns for your roleplaying games like fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons (and no, I’m not taking sides on Sam vs. Liam for president of D&D Beyond). There are a myriad of ways the politics in your RPG world are going to affect your player characters and nonplayer characters alike. Not sure where to begin? Never fear! I’ve got a video on my YouTube channel dealing with just that topic!
D&D Spellcasting 5E – The Power of Obscene Gestures
We look at spellcasting in 5e D&D. Specificlly casting spells with only somatic spellcasting components.Below you will find both the video and the transcription.
D&D Spellcasting 5E – The Power of Obscene Gestures Video
D&D Spellcasting 5E – The Power of Obscene Gestures Video Transcription
Is Resource Management in D&D Metagaming or a Matter of Perspective?
Over the weekend there was a conversation on Twitter that really got me thinking. Titan Gaming asked RPG players how they decide when to cast their characters’ highest level spells. The proceeding conversation included terrific insights and perspectives from a handful of people and stayed on my mind for the next couple of days. So when it came time to sit down and get something written I felt like it was worth exploring what else there is to unpack. D&D spells are an expendable resource, and spellcasters have a multitude of things to consider when choosing and casting them. But they’re not the only ones. Every class has some form of resource management in D&D — some much more than others — and choosing when to expend these resources can involve a number of considerations. Whether a player holds back the good stuff for the inevitable dungeon boss, leads into an adventure with shock and awe, or waits for the right narrative moment to unleash their power, is resource management in D&D a form of metagaming? Let’s get into it.
D&D Gith Race – What Character Class Should You Play
We look at the 5e D&D gith race and subraces. It’s time to pick the best character classes for both the githyanki and githzerai. Plus some unexpected choices as well. Below you’ll find the video and the transcription.
D&D Gith Race – What Character Class Should You Play Video
D&D Gith Race – What Character Class Should You Play Video Transcription
D&D Ideas — Sci-Fi in D&D Fantasy
Welcome once again to the weekly Nerdarchy Newsletter. Last week on the live chat we discussed adding sci-fi in D&D in honor of the Monte Cook Games Kickstarter Arcana of the Ancients. Initially it was just about taking the concepts of the Ninth World and Numenera to convert to the 5E system. The Kickstarter is so successful and has unlocked so many stretch goals that will be doing a straight conversion of the Numenera campaign setting for the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons set. There will be a handbook for just running sci-fi and weird science — the original objective for the Kickstarter. Then there is going to be a corresponding monster book, some adventures, and finally the campaign setting. The Arcana of the Ancients Kickstarter has ended by now and was a huge success.
