D&D Ideas — Death
Don’t Use Drow Elves Use This D&D Monster Instead
In this series we pick popular D&D monsters and find a replacement monster. In this case we look at the drow and dark elves. Nerdarchist Ted and I each give a pick for a drow alternative. One of us delve back into the underdark while the looks a bit further away. Below you’ll find the video as well as the transcription.
Don’t Use Drow Elves Use This D&D Monster Instead Video
Don’t Use Drow Elves Use This D&D Monster Instead Video Transcription
D&D Wizards and Their Words
We recently did a video about fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons called: D&D Wizard 5E — 3 Deadly Spells Verbal Components Only. In making that video we created a list from the wizard spell list of spells that only require only verbal spellcasting components. It occurred to me we haven’t put the list anywhere for the folks who might be interested the rest of the spells we came up with. It also occurred to me we’ve go the perfect place to put that list, with us having a website and all. D&D wizards have at least one spell at every level they can cast only using verbal spell components. This opens up a lot of possibilities. For instance in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons a wizard could focus only on verbal spellcasting components.
Combining 5E D&D Fighting Styles with 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Feats
Join us for a discussion of D&D fighting styles and 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons feats and how to combine them. We dissect each of the six fighting styles and suggest the different 5e D&D feats that pair nicely with each fighting style. Below you will find the video and it’s transcription.
Combining 5E D&D Fighting Styles with 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Feats Video
Combining 5E D&D Fighting Styles with 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Feats Video Transcription
Dungeons & Dragons Spell Effects: Arcane Fury and Divine Might by WizKids
As a visual person I frequently like to have the battlefield fully represent what is going on during a battle. I have used a variety of markers during my many years of playing Dungeons & Dragons. With WizKids releasing the Spell Effects I feel I can better represent the magical effects at my own table. Below is the list of all the great things that come in this prepainted non-blind purchase pack. This way you know exactly what you are getting.
Bad Dungeon Master, Bad D&D Player, or Other
DMing ain’t easy Yo! Maybe your Dungeon Master could use a little slack, maybe they are a problem player, or could it be they just had an off day. 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons has become super popular and we could use as many Dungeon Masters as possible. Part of that is making the idea of being a Dungeon Master welcoming.
Bad Dungeon Master, Bad D&D Player, or Other Video
Bad Dungeon Master, Bad D&D Player, or Other Video Transcription
D&D Ideas — Blood and Bone
Welcome once again to the weekly Nerdarchy newsletter. This week our topic is Blood and bone. Before we jump into it I want to apologize. For the last couple of weeks haven’t been able to run our Saturday Live Chat sessions. The Nerdarchy streaming laptop went down and failed its death saves. Fear not! We got it to the temple and had a team of clerics work on it. They were able to resurrect it. This past Saturday we were back at and talking about Critical Role’s The Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter and what it means for our beloved hobby.
D&D Genasi – What Character Class Should You Play
Diving back into our D&D races- What Character Class should You Should Play series. Below you will find our picks for character classes in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons that are optimal for genasi. We also give our picks for unexpected character class options. You will also find the video and transcription.
D&D Genasi Race – What Character Class Should You Play Video
D&D Genasi Race – What Character Class Should You Play Video Transcription
Your D&D Campaign — There Will Be Narrative
Way back in the mid-1980’s when I started playing Dungeons & Dragons as a kid, I feel pretty confident saying the word “narrative” never came up as regards our funny-shaped dice rolling adventures. We played a lot of modules as standalone adventures, and our characters didn’t really engage with the plot very much. A country frozen in time by a strange red light, a town under siege by goblins and a lost valley, rescuing a captive baroness from the evil Temple of the Frog deep in the Great Dismal Swamp… yadda yadda yadda. We go in the ruined palace, slay the white dragon and get the giant ruby. The Iron Ring was defeated after exploring much of Eastern Karameikos. The Fetch paid us as promised and we returned to our own time. And it wasn’t until this moment as I’m writing why back then the narrative was largely irrelevant, but my current D&D campaign — intended to celebrate the old school spirit — wound up with a strong narrative all on it’s own. So let’s get into it and see how a narrative emerges in your D&D campaign, whether you want it or not.
D&D Wizard 5E – 3 Deadly Spells Verbal Components Only
In 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons words can kill. Especially if you are playing a wizard character. We’ve put together a D&D Wizard 5e guide to the three most potent spells plus a bonus spell. If people enjoy this video and transcription we will make a series of it and break more spells down by their casting components.
D&D Wizard 5E – 3 Deadly Spells Verbal Components Only Video
D&D Wizard 5E – 3 Deadly Spells Verbal Components Only Video and Transcription
Put a Pin In Your D&D Game — The Pinterest Dungeon Master
Fantasy art influences my fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons games to an extraordinary degree. One of the themes running strongly in the great documentary Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons is how playing D&D gives us an opportunity to discover what would our characters do in these fantastic settings. The fantasy art inspiring our D&D games also provides a tool to help us vividly describe the creatures, places and things adventurers see. For players and Dungeon Masters alike, the fantasy art that speaks to us leaves an indelible mark on our gaming. And for my money, there’s no better place for unending discovery of amazing fantasy art than Pinterest. It’ll improve your D&D games as a player and DM, I guarantee. So let’s get into it.
5 Go to Tier 1 D&D Cleric Spells
Ever wonder what D&D cleric spells you should take at early levels. We go over it for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. We look at tier 1 D&D spells for clerics. We break it down by attack, buff, defense, overlooked, utility, and the bonus iconic spell category.
5 Go to Tier 1 D&D Cleric Spells Video
5 Go to Tier 1 D&D Cleric Spells Video Transcription
D&D Ideas — Villains
D&D Cartoon – Tiamat at 1st Level Too Much
Journey with us through the world of Dungeons and Dragons as we break down the D&D cartoon. We will be breaking down episode after episode. The first episode is The Night of No Tomorrow. We’ve already down the D&D cartoon adventuring party break down. As long as there is interest we’ll continue to explore this series.
D&D Cartoon – Tiamat at 1st Level Too Much Video
D&D Cartoon – Tiamat at 1st Level Too Much Video Transcription
D&D Barbarian 5E – Things You Can do While you Rage
We take a look at the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Barbarian character class. Specifically the rage class feature and how it interacts with other class features for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons character classes. Below you can find the video and transcriptions.
