Hey everyone! We're back with another rant-filled (sort of) episode this week, all for you! We cover fitting a character into a world when they don't really match the tone of the campaign, and also whether or not it's possible to play D&D "wrong". (Those may or may not be related.)
Plus, we're starting an exciting giveaway today! (This is in addition to our usual giveaway- but for an update on that, check with us in a few weeks!) We're giving away a physical copy of the Deck of Many Things & Deck of Illusions, donated by a wonderful fan who chose to remain anonymous. We'll be drawing a winner on August 25th, so wouldn't you like to know how to enter? It's easy!
LEAVE US A REVIEW!
That's it. Leave us a review on the Podcatcher of your choice- Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, whatever. If it lets you leave a review for podcasts, leave one there, and send us a photo of your review. (If you've already left us a review, then you're halfway done! Just send us a photo and you'll be entered.) If you can't figure out how to leave us a review, let me know and I'll help you figure it out!
Good luck!
Now, back to our usual drawing- this week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is Andy K! Congratulations, Andy! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, is available for purchase! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
Have a great week!
Episode 179: Out of Place
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. How would you deal with a player who's character is completely out of tone/theme of the campaign/world and insists that you add bits of their story to the world?
2. Is there a "wrong" way to play D&D?
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Noteworthy Links:
The Neuralyzer, a technological device the Men in Black use to erase people's immediate memory
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a movie by Michel Gondry about memory and relationships
Doctor Whom
Deck of Many Things & Deck of Illusions, two magical items from D&D
Transformers
Kanye the Giant, a Key & Peele sketch Jeff and I discussed in a bit that ultimatrely got cut from the episode
Ninja- a streamer apparently
The Film Reroll, an Actual Play podcast where they turn movies into roleplaying games
The Adventure Zone
Willow, a fantasy movie by George Lucas starring Warwick Davis
The Princess Bride
3D Printed Stein for a normal-sized can
Age of Worms mug I painted, minus the handle and plus a stuffed mouse and Captain America watching for good measure
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Episode 178: Eating Tomatoes Edition
Welcome back, everyone! This week we have another grab bag of sorts, topic-wise- we talk about playing D&D without a GM, we try to justify some moral grey areas, and I give my take on the difference between two ability scores. If you feel differently, leave your thoughts below!
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is David E! Congratulations, David! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, is available for purchase! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
Have a great week, and go enjoy a steak (or don't)!
Episode 178: You Can Figure It Out
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. Do you have any experience converting D&D to be a GM-less game?
2. In a world where magic exists that lets you Speak with Animals, is eating animals or using them for labor morally justifiable?
3. How do you explain the difference between Intelligence and Wisdom?
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Noteworthy Links:
Single-serving lemonade
Anti-helium, a common name for Sulfur Hexafluoride
Dark Souls board game
List of GM-less RPGs
Knights of Pen and Paper
Do They Eat Pokemon?
Bojack Horseman, a Netflix-produced animated show where all animals are anthropomorphized humanoids
Iron Chef, a cooking game show from the 90s
D&D Stats Explained Using a Tomato
Time Turner
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is David E! Congratulations, David! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, is available for purchase! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
Have a great week, and go enjoy a steak (or don't)!
Episode 178: You Can Figure It Out
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. Do you have any experience converting D&D to be a GM-less game?
2. In a world where magic exists that lets you Speak with Animals, is eating animals or using them for labor morally justifiable?
3. How do you explain the difference between Intelligence and Wisdom?
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Noteworthy Links:
Single-serving lemonade
Anti-helium, a common name for Sulfur Hexafluoride
Dark Souls board game
List of GM-less RPGs
Knights of Pen and Paper
Do They Eat Pokemon?
Bojack Horseman, a Netflix-produced animated show where all animals are anthropomorphized humanoids
Iron Chef, a cooking game show from the 90s
D&D Stats Explained Using a Tomato
Time Turner
One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Episode 177: Death and Taxes
This week we talk about another variety of topics, ranging from taxes, to vampires, to party roles, and more. Have you ever tried to play as a vampire in D&D? Has your DM ever charged your characters tax on purchased goods? What's the deal with tanks and such? Come on along to hear our thoughts on these topics!
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is Joseph G! Congratulations, Joseph! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, is available for purchase! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
Catch you next time, and remember- don't ask to play a vampire!
Episode 177: Some Consideration
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. Do merchants in your game charge the PCs tax?
2. Can you play as a vampire in D&D?
3. Roles within a party. What are your thoughts? Should ever party have a dedicated tank and healer?
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Noteworthy Links:
My 5th of July Arcade Stream
Tapper, an arcade game where you serve beer (or root beer) to customers
Monstrous Races, a DMs Guild supplement featuring stats for monsters as playable races (and here is the episode of Crit Academy featuring it)
The Monster Mash
Quina Quen, a bizarre playable character from Final Fantasy IX
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is Joseph G! Congratulations, Joseph! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, is available for purchase! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
Catch you next time, and remember- don't ask to play a vampire!
Episode 177: Some Consideration
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. Do merchants in your game charge the PCs tax?
2. Can you play as a vampire in D&D?
3. Roles within a party. What are your thoughts? Should ever party have a dedicated tank and healer?
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Noteworthy Links:
My 5th of July Arcade Stream
Tapper, an arcade game where you serve beer (or root beer) to customers
Monstrous Races, a DMs Guild supplement featuring stats for monsters as playable races (and here is the episode of Crit Academy featuring it)
The Monster Mash
Quina Quen, a bizarre playable character from Final Fantasy IX
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Episode 176: Across the Multiverse
We've all heard of the Forgotten Realms and Eberron and maybe Ravenloft or Greyhawk, but have you ever heard of Sigil, the City of Doors? This week we're talking all about the Planescape campaign setting, and how much we'd love for a 5th Edition treatment! I'm a huge fan of Planescape (as will be evident from listening to this episode) and I'm glad we finally got a chance to talk about it- we could have covered it weeks ago but I wanted to make sure we did it justice, and now that it's done I'd say that we did!
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is The DM's Council! Congratulations, DM's Council! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, just came out! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
See you next week, if we can get out of this giant donut!
Episode 176: Escaping the Planes
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. What's Planescape all about? Has anyone converted Planescape to 5e?
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Noteworthy Links:
Dragon's Lair, a laserdisc-based arcade game featuring full-motion animation by Don Bluth
My Arcade Stream
Mighty Max, a cartoon about a portal-hopping 90s kid
Lich Queen's Beloved, a high-level adventure from Dungeon Magazine featuring encounters on the corpse of a dead god on the Astral plane
Planescape
Spelljammer
Sigil
Good Omens
A Playlist of Planescape videos
Portal 2's ending (warning, ENDING SPOILERS, but seriously play this game because it is amazing)
This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is The DM's Council! Congratulations, DM's Council! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is our second giveaway, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!
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!
Also- Crit Academy's new product, Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume II, just came out! It's a great product and you should go check it out right now!!!
See you next week, if we can get out of this giant donut!
Episode 176: Escaping the Planes
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Question(s) answered this episode:
1. What's Planescape all about? Has anyone converted Planescape to 5e?
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Noteworthy Links:
Dragon's Lair, a laserdisc-based arcade game featuring full-motion animation by Don Bluth
My Arcade Stream
Mighty Max, a cartoon about a portal-hopping 90s kid
Lich Queen's Beloved, a high-level adventure from Dungeon Magazine featuring encounters on the corpse of a dead god on the Astral plane
Planescape
Spelljammer
Sigil
Good Omens
A Playlist of Planescape videos
Portal 2's ending (warning, ENDING SPOILERS, but seriously play this game because it is amazing)
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