Nerdarchy on PbtA Playbooks: Zoo Mafia Design Diary #7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zu4AnqaJmw In this 23-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore playbooks using the Powered by the Apocalypse system. The conversation dovetails with an earlier design diary wherein they focus on PbtA as a potential system to hack for creating Zoo Mafia. Playbooks...
Nerdarchy on D&D Warlock: 5 Best Invocations for Exploration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNii_B24mZM&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 12-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore the exploration pillar for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons through warlocks' Eldritch Invocations. This video topic emerged directly through comments on an earlier video about these warlock options for combat purposes....
Make Your 5E D&D Magic and Magic Items More Mysterious
It is not unheard of to hear me talking about fifth edition being my favorite of all the editions of Dungeons & Dragons but in some cases I think they got it wrong. One of these examples is the ability to know the properties of magic items simply by spending a short rest or one hour essentially communing with said object. This means the character who dumped Intelligence and Wisdom and has no proficiency in History, Arcana, Investigation or heck, maybe even Nature can tell you exactly what an incredibly powerful magic item is after spending only 60 minutes considering the object.
Excavating Unearthed Arcana that Didn’t Make the Cut, Part 2
Courtesy of the Dungeons & Dragons design team’s plethora of Unearthed Arcana playtest documents over the years we’ve seen a ton of new character options evolve from initial concepts into their final versions in official published products. Each Unearthed Arcana follows up with a survey for players to weigh in with their thoughts and impressions, which the team uses to guide further development. Some remain largely the same, some change drastically and many don’t pass this playtest stage. At this point quite a few subclasses, feats and other 5E D&D character options fall into the latter category. Curious what didn’t make the cut? Let’s get into it.
D&D Ideas — Classic D&D Monsters
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is classic D&D monsters, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of monsters we’ve created quite a menagerie over the years ourselves like the Booze Ooze, Gantuan, Elemental Kin templates and so many more. You can find a ton of creatures for your game in Nerdarchy the Website’s Monster Category. You can get Nerdarchy the Newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, along with updates and info on how to game with Nerdarchy plus snag a FREE GIFT by signing up here.
Play Your Next 5E D&D Game with Pride as a Circle of Manifestation Druid
Happy Pride Month to all! It’s June, which means it’s Pride month once again. If you remember last year I created the Rainbow Domain for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons clerics on Nerdarchy the Website right here. This year I thought it might be fun to transform it into a tradition. You heard right. I’m creating another 5E D&D subclass for Pride.
Defend the Forests of Your 5E D&D World with a Radiant Treant
A while back I wrote about Treants. These glorious creatures exist in the realms of Dungeons & Dragons but why do we not have a variety of options such noble creatures. Other creature types have martial versions and spellcaster options and ones with extraordinary abilities. Sure, it is easy to combine some monsters together but not everyone is ready to do this. For those folks and any Dungeon Masters interested in more treant variety I am making my first treant for fifth edition D&D.
Nerdarchy on D&D Character Ideas: Play Your Next as a WereBeast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qkaXMRc9x0 In this 17-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted dive into lycanthropes in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. They ask the question of what it looks like from a D&D player perspective as well as the Dungeon Master. The conversation begins with...
Excavating Unearthed Arcana that Didn’t Make the Cut, Part 1
Courtesy of the Dungeons & Dragons design team’s plethora of Unearthed Arcana playtest documents over the years we’ve seen a ton of new character options evolve from initial concepts into their final versions in official published products. Each Unearthed Arcana follows up with a survey for players to weigh in with their thoughts and impressions, which the team uses to guide further development. Some remain largely the same, some change drastically and many don’t pass this playtest stage. At this point quite a few subclasses, feats and other 5E D&D character options fall into the latter category. Curious what didn’t make the cut? Let’s get into it.
D&D Ideas — Unearthed Arcana Giant Options
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is Unearthed Arcana Giant Options which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of giants we’re fast approaching the production stage of our own giant collection of magic items. There’s still time to preorder your Mage Forge deluxe set of 250 magic item cards. You can get Nerdarchy the Newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, along with updates and info on how to game with Nerdarchy plus snag a FREE GIFT by signing up here.
