Making D&D Memes and GIFs Round-Up Vol. 1
I’ve decided to try my hand at creating memes and GIFs for Dungeons & Dragons over on Nerdarchy the Facebook page. Everyone likes to hang out there or even on social media in general so here is what you are missing. First off these are just jokes and me poking fun at different D&D tropes. I’m not trying to make any statements one way or another. To be honest things we complain about in posts or videos we still play despite if it seems like we are bashing the idea.
Nerdarchy on D&D Fighting Styles Ranked for the Echo Knight 5E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Ik5cCkQkA In this 11-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted rank fighting styles in 5E D&D for the Echo Knight Martial Archetype from the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount by Matt Mercer and Critical Role. They look at all the fighting styles for...
Nerdarchy on D&D Campaigns Made Creepier by Real Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbwWufzUMv4&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 18-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted take inspiration from real life to come up with some creepy D&D campaign ideas and plots. The conversation begins with Dave and Ted explaining this video's inspiration. In the video they share a...
D&D Ideas — Adventuring Company
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is Adventuring Company, 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 Adventuring Company our monthly fan games take place under the auspices of the Company of the NAG where your characters plunge into adventure straight from our library. Discerning newsletter subscribers can use their store credit and discover the next unforgettable adventure for your adventuring company’s next get together right here. 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 Cypher System Zoo Mafia RPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xg47oB5wiw In this 23-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore using the Cypher System roleplaying game from Monte Cook Games to hack our own RPG. This video is part of a Design Diary playlist presenting a sneak peek into the development...
Creatures and Characters in Your 5E D&D Games Need More Limbs!
I love when something really stands out in a fantasy world. When you watch the Avatar movie your eyes can go wild seeing all the glorious plants and animals distinct to the world of Pandora. I feel such details and features makes a setting more real. In a typical Dungeons & Dragons plenty of creatures possessed of loads of limbs or extra limbs might make you question why this came to be. The behir seems to be lizard like but has legs like a centipede for example. This distinction makes a creature a little more unique in a world of strange and interesting creatures.
Stuff D&D People Like No. 3: Dice
Sometime around the end of the 1960s wargamers began popularizing dice with non-cubical polyhedral shapes. It comes as no surprise then how these funny shaped dice became synonymous with the tabletop roleplaying game hobby that emerged shortly after -- especially considering the most popular RPG...
Play Animon Story in Your Favorite Worlds
The world of monster taming video games is exploding with news at the moment. Coromon just released for Nintendo Switch, Digimon Survive releases worldwide on July 29 and Pokemon Scarlet & Violet leaks have been coming in waves. There’s even more news for even more properties but the property I’m most excited for is Animon Story RPG by Zak Barouh.
Nerdarchy on 5 Best Feats for Combat for a Hexblade Warlock in D&D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZbJLfvu5ms&ab_channel=Nerdarchy In this 11-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted talk about The Hexblade warlock subclass for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. They examine 5E D&D feats that would work best in combat. The conversation begins with Dave and Ted explaining what makes...
Add Sci-Fi Elements to Your 5E D&D Games
The more I see artificers in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons the more I feel it is possible to add a lot of extra elements to my games. For years Eberron has shown us mixing fantasy and science fiction can be a lot of fun. Magic trains and fantasy sentient robots easily mix into our 5E D&D games and offer us some new options for games and stories. I have lots of new thoughts and ideas not typically explored as fantasy quests. I want to share some of those with you.
Githyanki are Such a Cool D&D Monster
I recently did an encounter in our Out of the Box Encounters style for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons in our weekly newsletter. I thought it would be fun to expand on the encounter in its own post. The concept for the encounter is a small scouting party’s unsuccessful search and retrieval mission for a larger force to which they’re attached. Their orders are simple — scout and report back — but they take the opportunity for a little personal gain. The githyanki command doesn’t want their presence known until they are ready to strike so these scouts are in hot water if they can’t clean up their mess quick.
D&D Ideas — Spelljammer Academy: Orientation
Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is Spelljammer Academy: Orientation, 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 Spelljammer one of the most dangerous threats in the Nerdarchyverse are the Vargarians, interdimensional arcanocybernetic conquerers who’d fit right in as ongoing antagonists for fantasy spacefaring adventurers. 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 Why Does Your DM Hate Fun/Flying D&D Characters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WcFQ2sFoXo In this 18-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted discuss having characters in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Several races that can fly have been added to D&D since the release of 5E from sources like Elemental Evil Player’s Companion, Sword...
Excavating Unearthed Arcana that Didn’t Make the Cut, Part 5
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.
Nerdarchy on D&D Warlock Patron Ideas: King of Monsters
In this 16-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore another warlock Otherworldly Patron concept for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Should your 5E D&D character be able to serve Godzilla?
