Nerdarchy on D&D Warlock: 5 Best Combat Invocations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfv4oNUZ6k In this 9-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted look at Eldritch Invocations for the 5E D&D warlock and give their top five picks for combat. In the video they discuss Eldritch Invocations broadly and establish how out of the 54 current...
Nerdarchy on Dragonlance 5e: Heroes of Krynn Revisited Unearthed Arcana Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3kk5-Bdejo&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 26-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted delve into one of the all-time most beloved D&D campaign settings of Dragonlance. Wizards of the Coast created a revised Unearthed Arcana for Heroes of Krynn as a follow up to a...
D&D Ideas — Crystals
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is crystals, 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 crystals our Mage Forge collection includes a variety of crystals with all sorts of amazing magical properties. 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.
Nerdarchy on Hacking Quest RPG for Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dgqg0rFu_w&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 13-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore roleplaying games to hack for Zoo Mafia RPG. This time we look at the Quest RPG. The conversation begins with a quick overview of Zoo Mafia and continues with a closer look...
Pocket Full of NPCs for 5E D&D — The Reclusive Researcher
Salutations, nerds! Did your fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons party forget to take identify? Got no wizard? Need a nerd who they can go to for the cleansing of cursed items or simply require a plot hook to motivate the party delve into the ruins of an exploded wizard lab? I’ve got a character for you.
Nerdarchy on Hacking Mork Borg Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfrHLMbALwg&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 17-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted finally decide to create their first roleplaying game — Zoo Mafia RPG. The video goes into their ideas for creating an OSR hack using Mork Borg, which has an open gaming license. The...
Nerdarchy on Play Better D&D with Randomness, Maps, and Play Aids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzdp-JxDz1A In this 16-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted look at adding randomness to your D&D and other roleplaying games with play aids both at your gaming table and online. The conversation begins with a question on the value of randomly generated...
D&D Ideas — Temples
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is temples, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST on Nerdarchy Live to talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of temples our Shadow of Your Former Self encounter can be placed anywhere you imagine it, like an art gallery, wizard’s inner sanctum or (of course) a temple. 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.
Recognizing How 5E D&D Characters are Not Regular People
Salutations, nerds! I’m having a debate right now with one of my friend groups about why everyone in a Dungeons & Dragons world isn’t a wizard if wizards are so powerful. If people in your world can blow up a quarter of a city all at once with giant balls of fire and wipe out whole armies ten why does everyone not do this? Because the barrier of entry for being a high level spellcaster is prohibitively high for most people. Then why are so many D&D player characters spellcasters? Because D&D player characters are not regular people.
Nerdarchy on Zoo Mafia RPG Design Diary #1 (Overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBuvBNib00g In this 17-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted finally decide to create their first roleplaying game -- Zoo Mafia RPG. The video goes into their ideas and overview of an RPG they want to create. The conversation begins by explaining the...
