Truer Strike — An Answer to True Strike (AKA the Worst D&D Cantrip)
Okay, folks. We’re tackling the elephant in the room today, the thing so many other channels and blogs have addressed… because I’m feeling especially masochistic. Seriously, though, true strike is arguably the single worst cantrip in all of fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. In order to properly address it, let’s start by analyzing just what makes true strike so underwhelming.
Mega Dungeon Crawl to End All 5e D&D Dungeon Crawls
We were contacted by the folks over at Hammerdog Games about their latest KickStart:
The Grande Temple of Jing – 5th Edition: The DUNGEON CRAWL THAT RULES THEM ALL
Now updated for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. And with exclusive miniatures! This thing is massive with huge amounts of talent on this project – Danny O’Neill with Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Ed Greenwood, Jim Ward, Chris Pramas, Stan!, Grimtooth, Matt Mayhew, Dave Gross, Kevin Andrew Murphy and more.
This is the 5e D&D version of the Pathfinder original. With minis, character maps, and some improvements to the book. It’ll still work with Pathfinder, but the focus is on 5e. Did I mention this thing is massive? 65 themed dungeon levels in a book that is 500+ pages. There are levels that are appropriate for levels from 1st all the way up to 20th.
D&D Barbarian 5e Guide: Flavors of Rage! for Wizard 5e
Lets explore a 5e D&D barbarian wizard multiclass combination and how they interact with rage. We recently did a video things you can do while you rage. Since it went over so well we deicided to explore barbarian rage and the different subclasses of wizard.
D&D Barbarian 5e Guide: Flavors of Rage! for Wizard 5e Video
D&D Barbarian 5e Guide: Flavors of Rage! for Wizard 5e Video Transcription
Halfling 5e – What D&D Character Classes Should You Play
Our series continues for what D&D character classes should play for your race. This time we will look at the halfling for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. At Nerdarchy we love the wee folk and always have. Halflings, gnomes, and even goblins are all small characters in the fantasy worlds of DUngeons and Dragons. Though they might be small in staure I wouldn’t recommend underestimating them.
Below you’ll find the video and trnascription.
Halfling 5e – What D&D Character Classes Should You Play Video
Halfling 5e – What D&D Character Classes Should You Play Video Transcription
D&D Ideas — Critical Role Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter
Welcome once again to the weekly Nerdarchy Newsletter. This week our topic is Critical Role and their Legend of Vox Machina Kickstarter to get their first D&D campaign, or at least parts of it, animated. We’ve been trying to do this topic for the last few weeks, but gremlins got into the Nerdarchy Streaming computer which had us shut down for a bit. But we are back up to streaming on Saturdays. Since you are on the newsletter, here’s some news. Streaming on Saturdays is going to get moved to a weeknight, maybe Monday or Tuesday. Look for the upcoming announcement.
Stranger Things Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set for 5e D&D
Lets take a look at the Stranger Things starter set for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. We open up the box and take look at what is inside. More than that though we break it down as a 5e D&D starter set. Down below you’ll find the video and transcription.
Stranger Things Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set for 5e D&D Video
Stranger Things Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set for 5e D&D Video Transcrition
Inflict Wounds Build – D&D 5e Character Builds for Adventurers League
Time to delve back into our Adventurers League legal D&D 5e Character Builds series. We will make a very nasty sorcerer with this build. One our Patreon supporters we do a character build based off of the mostly cleric spell inflict wounds. Below you will find the videon and transcription.
Inflict Wounds Build – D&D 5e Character Builds for Adventurers League Video
Inflict Wounds Build – D&D 5e Character Builds for Adventurers League Video Transcription
D&D Cartoon – Beholder Vs Low Level D&D Adventuring Party
Our exploration of the D&D cartoon continues. This time the kids face off against a beholder. We see what lessons we can take from episode 2 of the D&D cartoon for our 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons games. The name of this episode is Eye of the Beholder. Below you’ll find the video and a transcription of the video.
D&D Cartoon – Beholder Vs Low Level D&D Adventuring Party Video
D&D Cartoon – Beholder Vs Low Level D&D Adventuring Party Video Transcription
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
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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.
