Nerdarchy on Why Game Masters Should Encourage Metagamers in RPGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjeBXQdnZjs&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 13-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore metagaming in tabletop roleplaying games. Metagaming is often considered a negative part of the RPG experience but it doesn't have to be -- it can be a tool for players and...
Dissecting the 5E D&D Undead Creature Type
Salutations, nerds! Today I’m going to be taking a look beyond the grave into the realm of necromancy and necrotic damage in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Undead creatures are the bad guys you can reach for when you don’t want your heroes to have to think too hard about the monsters they’re killing.
RPG Ideas — Souls
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is souls, 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 souls to celebrate International Tabletop Day 2018 we launched our revised Patreon rewards by sharing Empusia, Curator of Souls for free. We’re making some changes over at Nerdarchy the Store including a new category for our FREE material like this one. You can get the Nerdarchy 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. You can get the Nerdarchy 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 D&D Magic Items or Plot Devices The Mage Forge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1Hm22Msp4 In this 21-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted discuss creating a new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons magic item -- the Mage Forge. They also discuss using it as a plot device for a 5E D&D game. In the video they...
Spice Up Your D&D Combat with Critical Stunts
Combat has been a staple of Dungeons & Dragons since its inception. D&D started out as a mod for a war game, cementing combat at its core. As D&D has evolved and grown in popularity, expectations of narrative have changed and while I love some good old fashioned D&D combat it can get monotonous if all you’re doing time and again is rolling for hit and damage with little to mix things up. Some subclasses like the Battle Master fighter work to offer options but for some these feel a bit like they should be things anyone could or at least should be able to do.
Dissecting the 5E D&D Plant Creature Type
Salutations, nerds! Everybody who plays fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons has probably adventured in the forest at one point or another. It’s a staple fantasy backdrop. And what does a forest have in abundance? Plants. Trees, underbrush, bushes, briars — all sorts of things that grow. Even if you’re not in the forest there’s still farmland with crops and that one dandelion poking through the sidewalk in the city yelling, “Yeah, cobblestone!” But sometimes the plants turn around and want to kill you, and today’s post is about those 5E D&D plant creature types.
Solving Magic: The Gathering’s Anti-Life Equation
Oh my gods y’all. If you’re like me and cannot abide facing another Magic: The Gathering opponent whose deck is half cards to gain life and the other half getting +1/+1 counters from them or whatever then take a look at the curated collection of 60 cards I’ve been tinkering with and help me solve the anti-life equation for MTG. I’m packing four copies of Quakebringer, four copies of Roiling Vortex and infinite copies of my loathing for life gain decks. Let’s get into it.
Nerdarchy on More Exciting D&D Fights by Stealing From Cypher System RPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Fk5ZWuNow In this 17-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore combining combat mechanics from other RPGs to fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons to make combat more interesting. Specifically they look at what Cypher System offers in the way of dice roll...
Flex Your RPG Muscles with the Fantastically Flexible Cypher System
Twice in the past I bounced off of Cypher System. The first time was at a convention a few years ago so I took it with a grain a salt. The second time I was invited to play in a live stream game and after a couple of sessions I bowed out. When Nerdarchist Dave pitched a Cypher System campaign for our Tuesday night group on Nerdarchy Live I was hesitant. But I’m so glad I gave it a shot because since then it’s become one of my favorite tabletop roleplaying games. Recently I started a new campaign with friends using Cypher System so having run it myself now I’m excited to share my impressions. Let’s get into it.
Nerdarchy on New D&D Mechanics for Extracurriculars, Jobs, Exams, Relationships from Strixhaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVMf7xt4904 In this 20-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted dive back into the new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons book Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos. They look at the new 5E D&D mechanics for downtime at a wizard school in this latest...
