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Season 3 · Episode 3
Friday, November 22, 2024 • Duration 18:16
In this episode of Campaign Crafters, we dive into the diverse ways to structure your Dungeons & Dragons games! From traditional single DM campaigns to collaborative multiple DM setups, episodic adventures, ongoing games, and one-shots, we explore the strengths and weaknesses of each format. Whether you're crafting epic stories, experimenting with fresh ideas, or just trying to keep the game rolling, we’ve got insights to help you find the perfect fit for your table. Tune in and level up your game! Want more Dungeon Master Advice? Pick up the Winner of the 2019 ENnies! Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.Links:
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Campaign Crafter | Understanding Player Types
Season 3 · Episode 2
Saturday, November 2, 2024 • Duration 11:57
Want to create a D&D campaign that keeps your players engaged and having fun? This episode of Campaign Crafter focuses on understanding different player types so you, as the DM, can tailor your campaigns to their motivations and what to pitfalls to avoid for each.
Discover the 8 common player types: Actors, Explorers, Instigators, Power Gamers, Slayers, Storytellers, Thinkers, and Watchers.
Learn what motivates each player type, from narrative elements and character development to exploring the world and achieving victory in combat.
Get practical tips on how to engage each type of player and keep them happy at the table.
Avoid common pitfalls that can lead to frustration for both players and DMs.
Level up your DM skills and create a more harmonious and enjoyable gaming experience for everyone.
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Dice and Dialogue 5 | Creating Characters and Crews in Blades in the Dark
Season 2 · Episode 5
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 • Duration 01:08:00
Dice and Dialogue Episode 5 | Creating Characters and Crews in Blades in the Dark
Get ready to dive into the gritty and thrilling world of Blades in the Dark! In this episode, we're discussing the crucial elements of character and crew creation and why they're so important for gameplay. Join us as we explore the seven unique playbooks, the process of creating a crew and selecting standard items, and the various crew types, including our own. We'll also be delving into crew upgrades, managing cohorts, and much more. Don't miss out on this exciting introduction to Blades in the Dark!
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Crit Academy: Dice and Dialogue is a TTRPG Discussion Podcast. Join us as we try out a variety of tabletop games and then share our experiences with you. We will discuss what makes each game special, what we feel could use improvement, and what aspects you can integrate into other TTRPG games. We will also talk system agnostic tips and tricks that you can bring to your game table. From the team that brought you 300 episodes of Crit Academy A Dungeons and Dragons Discussion podcast, comes a new show: Crit Academy: Dice and Dialogue with hosts Justin, Ian, Brandon, and Aelx. Our hosts each bring different experiences, viewpoints, and styles to the games and discussions.
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5 Most Underused Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons
Season 1 · Episode 232
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 • Duration 01:21:52
The world of Dungeons & Dragons has hundreds, even thousands of monsters for a Dungeon Master to choose from. But, we can often find ourselves using some of the same monsters on a regular basis. A goblin, kobold, and orcs to name a few. But there are so many more interesting monsters to flesh out your adventures and stories with. We polled our audience and discovered what are some of the most underused monsters in D&D.
In this episode not only will we discuss these monsters, but we will also delve into the myriad of different ways you can get the most out of them in your D&D game.
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7 Tips on How to Craft Dastardly Plots in Dungeons & Dragons
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 • Duration 01:07:13
What is the difference between an adventurer and a soldier? The answer is simple, one seeks out to change or influence the world in some fashion. The other just takes commands and lets others decide what is best. Regardless if the PCs seek to be heroes or tyrants, they seek to be agents of change. A change they hope to steer to their desired change.
Enter plot or in other words the outline or script of the story, often a book, movie, or similar medium. Depending on the skill of the writer and forethought placed into it, maybe convoluted or it may be festooned with diversion and subplots within. In the end, there is generally an overarching “plot”.
In this episode, we deliver 7 tips to help you craft dastardly plots for your Dungeons & Dragons game.
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Top 5 Questions to Ask to Make Good Rulings in Dungeons & Dragons
Season 1 · Episode 230
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 • Duration 01:06:39
Do you ever second guess a ruling in your Dungeons & Dragons? Do you want help ensuring you make the best ruling possible? If so, then check out these Top 5 Questions to Ask to Make Good Rulings in D&D.
As Dungeon Masters, we often find ourselves having to make rulings on the fly. Either because it isn’t covered in the rules, we don’t fully know all the rules, or we just don’t have a way to look up other answers. Though, let's be honest, even looking up rules really slows down the game, and interrupts the flow. Using these questions, you ensure that you always make the best ruling possible, with, or without the rulebooks. We delve into each of these giving our thoughts and sharing our experiences.
5. Does it make sense? 4. Is it fair? 3. How much does it really matter? 2. Does it radically change the story or campaign? 1. Does it add to the fun of the group?
Crit Academy interviews Zac Harrison, one of the staff of the fantastic website Obsidian Portal. Obsidian Portal was created by gamers, for gamers. it exists to help take the pain out of managing your tabletop RPG. They are an award-winning, anytime, anywhere campaign notebook that you can your players can build together. Their small but committed team works hard so that you can focus on the fun and creative aspects of your gaming experience and less time on bookkeeping.
"We love playing RPGs because they offer an escape from the mundane. One of the biggest components of our enjoyment is getting the chance to encounter and interact with incredible creatures. Learning about what makes a creature tick--whether we're engaged in combat with it or negotiating a price for goods--stimulates our brains and keeps us interested in the game and the world we create through our story-telling."
Crit Academy is joined by author Alan Tucker to talk about his popular Incredible Creatures book. A monster book with over 130 monsters to use in your 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Many even include a new conditional feature labeled "heroic".
The artwork contains inside is amazing. Alan took a very cool approach to this book. Artists were given the freedom to draw whatever they wanted, and then professional writers had to create stat blocks for the monsters. Check it out here!
The fantastic Youtuber and Dungeons and Dragons content creator Zipperon Disney joins us to talk Galder's Gazetteer! This is a close personal project of his and we are excited to have him on to share details on the project's journey and contents.
Galder's Gazetteer is a 5e supplement for advanced players & GMs that expands the game by adding new actions, conditions, and martial options. Integrated with the expanded rules there are a host of new player options, a GM toolkit, and two one-shot adventures in this 192 pg full-color book.
The wizard Galder has traveled to many, many worlds. Along his journeys, he has taken notes on the mysterious and fantastic things he's encountered.
A while back, a young guy named Laurence made a post on online. Laurence shared that he had a rare form of cancer and only had weeks to live. He wanted something to be remembered by and asked if there was any way his character could be added to the game’s lore.
With kindness, a whole group of the community got together and, while they couldn’t make it “official”, they said they would be honored to include his character as an NPC in their home games, to exist in their worlds. To keep living in their stories.
But this book goes a step further. Galder’s Gazetteer describes his journeys through all those worlds. This expansion to 5e is framed as Galder’s notes on how things are done differently across the multiverse including:
Expanded actions, conditions, and martial options
3 new Classes, 8 variant classes, and 35 archetypes
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A Dungeons & Dragons 5e actual play campaign presented by the DUNGEON DUDES! Featuring Monty Martin, Kelly McLaughlin, Jill Danaitis, and Joe O'Gorman.
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-------------------------------- 🎖️ About Channel 🏆 -------------------------------- We love Dungeons and Dragons, so it was only a matter of time before we recorded ourselves talking about it. What started off as just a podcast, has evolved into YouTubing and live streaming. Every week we sit down and spend about an hour and half talking homebrew, campaign settings, rules, monsters, dungeon mastering and player tips. We have been blown away by our show's reception by the community. With your support, we will continue to bring you new and reusable material for both players and dungeon masters. Thank you for helping us blow past our first YouTube goal.
Thank you so much for your support in growing this little channel of ours, to get out there and help more people and build this fantastic Crit Nation! Keep your blades sharp and spells prepared heroes!
📧 For marketing/business/sponsorship inquiries, email: critacademy@gmail.com
-------------------------------- 🎖️ About Channel 🏆 -------------------------------- We love Dungeons and Dragons, so it was only a matter of time before we recorded ourselves talking about it. What started off as just a podcast, has evolved into YouTubing and live streaming. Every week we sit down and spend about an hour and half talking homebrew, campaign settings, rules, monsters, dungeon mastering and player tips. We have been blown away by our show's reception by the community. With your support, we will continue to bring you new and reusable material for both players and dungeon masters. Thank you for helping us blow past our first YouTube goal.
Thank you so much for your support in growing this little channel of ours, to get out there and help more people and build this fantastic Crit Nation! Keep your blades sharp and spells prepared heroes!
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Monster templates, environments, traps, curses, and other challenges
Two one-shot adventures for 5th and a 15th level
For a Cause
100% of proceeds from the sales of this book are being donated to the Cancer Research Institute. You can read more about Laurence’s story and what you can do to support youth early diagnosis at laurencescampaign.blog
📧 For marketing/business/sponsorship inquiries, email: critacademy@gmail.com
-------------------------------- 🎖️ About Channel 🏆 -------------------------------- We love Dungeons and Dragons, so it was only a matter of time before we recorded ourselves talking about it. What started off as just a podcast, has evolved into YouTubing and live streaming. Every week we sit down and spend about an hour and half talking homebrew, campaign settings, rules, monsters, dungeon mastering and player tips. We have been blown away by our show's reception by the community. With your support, we will continue to bring you new and reusable material for both players and dungeon masters. Thank you for helping us blow past our first YouTube goal.
🎉 NEW GOAL🎉 : 2,000 Youtube SUBSCRIBERS! Here we come! http://www.youtube.com/c/critacademy?sub_confirmation=1
Thank you so much for your support in growing this little channel of ours, to get out there and help more people and build this fantastic Crit Nation! Keep your blades sharp and spells prepared heroes!
