Episode 203: The One After Episode 202

Hey everyone! This week we're talking about multiclassing- specifically, the stat requirements for multiclassing in 5th Edition D&D- and we also spend a little bit of time brainstorming how to motivate players who aren't necessarily interested in loot or traditional treasure. We're always open to more ideas, so share yours below!

And this week's winner of our giveaway for Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II is Jeff R! Congratulations, Jeff! Be sure to leave Crit Academy a review, so they can keep on making great products! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products in the future.

Would YOU like a chance to win a copy of Unearthed Tips & Tricks Volume II? It's a great book (that I helped write!) and all you have to do to win is enter our drawing by sending us an e-mail with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks 2" in the subject line. (Gotta have that 2 in there though!) It's that easy!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, The Kind GM, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens!

Catch you next week, with our first guests in over a year!

Episode 203: Multiclassing & Motivation

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. How do you feel about mechanical requirements for multiclassing?

2. How do you motivate players who have no interest in loot, money or "simple" magic items that just give them bonuses (like a +1 sword, etc)?

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Noteworthy Links:

Fresh Guacamole, an animation by PES

Majora's Mask

Super Mario 64

Labo VR

Breath of the Wild

Phasmaphobia

Tabletop Simulator 

Lord of the Rings dice tray- HOLY CRAP I am in the wrong business- that link is selling those things for $25, when I know from experience that they only cost like $2-3 to make. Maybe I should open up an Etsy shop...

Myron, a greek sculptor

Hades

The Black Egg

300, a film by Zack Snyder

World's Largest Dungeon

Episode 202: Sleepy Edition

Hey listeners! This week we've got another fun episode for you: We talk about some unspoken rules of tabletop gaming etiquette, we talk about our motivations when creating characters, and we respond to some great suggestions for how we can improve our podcast this year. Thanks to everyone who's taken the time to reply to our social media questions, and keep up the great work!

And this week's winner of our giveaway for Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II is Colin W! Congratulations, Colin! Be sure to leave Crit Academy a review, so they can keep on making great products! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products in the future.

Would YOU like a chance to win a copy of Unearthed Tips & Tricks Volume II? It's a great book (that I helped write!) and all you have to do to win is enter our drawing by sending us an e-mail with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks 2" in the subject line. (Gotta have that 2 in there though!) It's that easy!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, The Kind GM, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens!

See you next week, but no peeking!

Episode 202: Naughty or Nice

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. Is it cheating to look at another player's character sheet?

2. How often do you make a character just for roleplaying, versus just for mechanics?

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Noteworthy Links:

Nap Roulette

Valve Index, the VR setup I have

Stormwind, the human capital city in World of Warcraft

Complex, a multiplayer stage in Goldeneye 007

Oculus Quest, the VR setup Jeff has

Princess Bride Iocane Powder

At the Gaming Table, our Actual Play experiment we recorded in 2019

Dice Tower Podcast

More Cowbell

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Episode 201: Fifth Year Begins

Hello everyone, and welcome to our newest year! This week we're back to our usual shenanigans (though we had a lot of fun with the Listener Submissions episode- don't be surprised if we do that again sometime) and we've hit the ground running. We're discussing our hopes for D&D releases in 2021, as well as some tips for using consumables in encounters (even if those were meant as treasure). We have a lot of fun in this episode, so hopefully you agree!

And this week's winner of our giveaway for Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II is Ravel G! Congratulations, Ravel! Be sure to leave Crit Academy a review, so they can keep on making great products! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products in the future.

Would YOU like a chance to win a copy of Unearthed Tips & Tricks Volume II? It's a great book (that I helped write!) and all you have to do to win is enter our drawing by sending us an e-mail with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks 2" in the subject line. (Gotta have that 2 in there though!) It's that easy!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM!

Catch you next time, unless I accidentally drink next week's episode!

Episode 201: Inheriting the Future

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. What would you like to see for official d&d content for 2021?

2. Oftentimes in modules, baddies will be described as having useful consumables as treasure items. As a DM, is it good, bad, or acceptable to use these consumables and not leave them as loot for the PCs?

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Noteworthy Links:

The Film Reroll, a great podcast whose main host guested on our podcast a while ago!

The McElroy brothers, a family of podcast hosts I would love to have on as guests sometime

Duckfeed.tv, a network of podcasts I've been listening to for years (and some of their hosts we've had on in the past)

Mythic Odysseys of Theros, a 5th Edition D&D supplement from Wizards of the Coast

Hades, an amazing Roguelite that came out in 2020

Planescape, a great campaign setting from the earlier days of D&D

3rd Edition published adventures

Hero Forge, a great website for designing and purchasing custom miniatures and character tokens

Heromachine, an older online tool for designing character portraits

World of Warcraft

Discworld, a novel series by Terry Pratchett

Ernest P. Worrell

Bob Ross

Nameless Bard, a character I mistakenly recalled as Immortal Bard

C. S. Lewis, a fantasy writer known for the Chronicles of Narnia

Hamilton, a documentary about the founding father of the same name

Dr. Seuss

The Black Egg, a particularly deadly adventure module from Dungeon Magazine 106

Bonus Episode 9: Oops All Listeners!

Hello everyone! We're rounding out the very end of our year with a special bonus episode chock full of content submitted by some of our listeners! So come along this week to listen to a collection of themed magic items, some DMing tips, character and campaign backstories, and some plans for the future!

Also, for anyone who wished to see the entire write-up on the Fancy Pants Items: Here you go!

Thanks for listening, and see you next week for the start of the new year!

Bonus Episode 9: Listener Submissions

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Noteworthy Links:

The Critnation Fellowship

Eyes of the Shinigami

Pennies from Heaven

Chrono Trigger

Strahd's Manual of Shadow

David Pumpkins

Sandstorm, a song by Darude

Mind Sliver

DMs of Vancouver