Crit Academy: A Dungeons And Dragons Podcast

Witiker's Well of Wondrous Magic Items Magic permeates the fantasy world and is at the core of sword and sorcery games. Magic comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from powerful artifacts that keep cities afloat in the sky, to a magical blade that bursts into flame with a simple command word. Adventuring is dangerous work, and it is almost a guarantee, no matter how powerful, agile, or tactful an adventurer is, they will end up against something that mundane weapons just can’t hurt. The power stored within magical weapons is one that adventurers spend their careers chasing. Making treasure chests, hoards, or just items used by enemies can add much-needed variety. This generator is designed to help that along.

Foundry VTT What is a virtual tabletop, or “VTT”? For our purposes, is an all-in-one solution for using the internet to play tabletop RPGs. When you use a VTT, you can play Dungeons and Dragons or almost any other RPG with your friends without needing to be sitting at the same table. This makes it viable to play with long-distance or socially distanced people. Let's be honest. The pandemic has been horrible worldwide. Where we once gathered weekly with our friends, we must now do over the internet. For a social game like Dungeons and Dragons, this is a notably different way to experience the game. Fortunately for powerful resources such as Foundry VTT, we can still gather at our tables. All be it in a social distancing manner now. Foundry is certainly a beautiful Virtual Tabletop platform. Unlike some of its competitors, it does have an upfront ONE-TIME investment cost of $50. But honestly, that isn't any more cost than a new hardcover RPG book. The difference is that it is useful across many different RPG ga

Candlekeep Mysteries: Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book Candlekeep attracts scholars like a flame attracts moths. Historians, sages, and others who crave knowledge flock to this library fortress to peruse its vast collection of books, scribbled into which are the answers to the mysteries that bedevil them. Many of these books contain their own mysteries, each one a doorway to adventure. Dare you cross that threshold? Candlekeep Mysteries is a collection of seventeen short, stand-alone D&D adventures designed for characters of levels 1–16. Each adventure begins with the discovery of a book, and each book is the key to a door behind which danger and glory await. These adventures can be run as one-shot games, plugged into an existing Forgotten Realms campaign, or adapted for other campaign settings. This book also includes a poster map of the library fortress and detailed descriptions of Candlekeep and its inhabitants.

In Dungeons and Dragons the game transitions from local problems to national problems to global problems. Eventually, your characters build renown and recognition with those around the world. Strongholds and Followers seeks to recreate an old-school style of play, giving the players reasons to build strongholds such as castles and interact with those who follow your characters. In this book you will find rules for four types of strongholds: keeps help you raise armies and improve your fighting ability, temples help you summon extraplanar allies to aid you in battle, towers let you research new spells, and establishments let you collect secrets and generate cash. Every stronghold also improves your signature class feature, powering up your Bardic Inspiration or your monk’s Ki. Strongholds grant improved class features because they draw power from the land itself. Join by special guest: Aelx Bomb. We give our thoughts on this fantastic product.

Let’s be honest, there are few who haven’t heard of Star Wars. Whether you’re an older fan of the originals or a new fan brought in by some of the newest movies and games. Either way, the world and setting are pretty well known. A story and setting set in a galaxy far far away. The fantastic thing about D&D 5e is that it is so versatile. Well, a superfan named Galiphile decided to use this fantastic ruleset to bring Star Wars to his roleplaying table. After 2000+ hours, so can you! All this content has been made available for free. Choose your path and may the force, be with you!

Inspiration is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition rule the game master can use to reward you for playing your character in a way that's true to his or her personality traits, ideal, bond, and flaw. By using inspiration, you can draw on your personality trait of compassion for the downtrodden to give you an edge in negotiating with the Beggar Prince. Or inspiration can let you call on your bond to the defense of your home village to push past the effect of a spell that has been laid on you. From a mechanic standpoint, it allows you to reroll a d20 at any point with your inspiration point. In this episode Crit Academy is joined by guest-host and TikTok influencer Game Master Craig. Together we will be discussing our Top 10 Alternative Ways to use D&D5e Inspiration beyond just rerolling a d20.

The chanting of the crowds, the stench of sweat, blood, and fear, and the howls of the dying fill the arenas of the Dungeons and Dragons world. Those with the courage to step on the field can find fame and fortune or brutal defeat. Death looks on in hunger, waiting to snatch another soul from the crimson sands to feed to its dark mistress. In the face of doom, the gladiators fight, time and again, to test their might against their rivals and against terrible beasts thirsty for the spray of hot blood. Such contests are the stuff of legend, worthy of bold adventurers and fortune-seekers. This episode explores tips for running exciting and fun gladiatorial matches from behind the screen, giving you everything you need to send your player characters into the arena to claim the prize of victory.

Crit Academy is joined by best-selling author Remley Farr. Remley has worked on many successful Dungeons and Dragons adventures, you may know his work from 'The Madhouse of Tasha's Kiss' or 'Happy Jack's Funhouse'. In this episode, he shares with us his adventure writing process, specifically his Weekend Oneshot Challenge. This is an RPG writing event where he completes the writing, art, cartography, and editing for a one-shot RPG adventure within 48 hours, using Magic The Gathering cards.

In this episode, Crit Academy discusses the newest Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons playtest material, Gothic Lineages. The newest Unearthed Arcana brings forward three new racial features. Unlike the traditional fantastical races, your racial traits and features are determined by your lineage chosen. Not the race that you start off as or once were, but the new creature of the night that you become. We provide our own feedback on the mechanic designs and flavor of these playtest player options.

The world of Dungeons and Dragons is packed with a variety of sentient races. The diversity of these races is what makes the world such a unique place. Cultures, personalities, behavior, etc. Each one is unique for each race. Beyond that, each race even breaks off into subraces based on location, history, wants, and desires. Volo's Complete Subrace Handbook expands on those that exist within the world of Faerun and adds some new ones. Crit Academy is joined by special guest host DnD TikToker Aelx Bomb. Together we discuss the best-selling Dmsguild D&D supplement, Volo's Complete Subrace Handbook. Revisiting favorites from previous editions, this handbook is designed to give DMs and players a wealth of new options when it comes to character creation and advancement. Version 1.0 takes the handbook to the next level, with an incredible 50 subraces, 30 racial variants, and 32 racial feats for your 5e D&D adventures. Join us as we share some examples and give our thoughts on the variety of options an

Today we talk with James Introcaso about one of his most recent projects, My Dad's Monster Manual. This fabulous collection of monsters a straight from the imagination of his dad's mind. From the time James was a kid, his father created original stories using his toys. Now as a professional game designer, he asked his dad to look at just the art from the Monster Manual. From every picture, he asked him how he thought this creature behaved, its history, and its name. Compiling this information and rewrote the Monster Manual according to his dad's lore. Join us as he shares his journey from project inception o completion of these 80 new monster statblocks and lore based on original D&D creatures inspired by the art of the Monster Manual and Lucian's imagination.

Crit Academy discusses 5 Worldbuilding Faction Tips from Roc Humet over at World Anvil! Organizations are extremely important in any setting. Governments, companies, religions… they’re the ones who rule over your world. They set things in motion. They DO things! And more importantly, they’re utterly memorable for your players and readers and give character to your worldbuilding. Join us as we give our cover these tips and top it off with our own thoughts and ideas! However, creating a whole organization can feel a bit daunting, right? Well, in this post, I’ll make worldbuilding factions much easier for you! We’ll talk about how your organization works, but also how it looks from the outside and how it relates to other factions. Let’s unpack that!

Crit Academy discusses Armament Quests. While finding magical items and loot in treasure chests, dropped by defeated foes, or even gifted as a reward for great deeds. Nothing is as exciting as venturing out to gather unique materials and perform supernatural rituals to create magical weapons and armor. These special quests give the player characters the opportunity to undergo a unique trial to allow them to attempt to imbue a mundane object with magical properties. In this episode, we give a few examples of some fun quest lines you can extend to your player characters to help them forge their own armaments.

Crit Academy is joined by the legendary Dungeons and Dragons writer and content creator Mike Shea, aka Sly Flourish. Mike shares some of his greatest techniques for being a great Dungeon Master, with as little time investment as possible! Perfect for busy adults! All from his invaluable books "The Lazy Dungeon Master." Visit Sly Flourish Here!

Crit Academy discusses D&Destiny. A free tabletop role-playing game based on the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition ruleset. Bringing the exciting world-hopping, gun-toting Destiny experience to your tabletop. Below you will find brief talking points that we pulled from the Dungeons and Destiny's Player guide. This thorough and well-written supplement is chock full of fantastic content. Whether you want to run a SciFi RPG or Destiny specific, this is the product for you. Watch the full episode on youtube above.

Crit Academy is joined by special guests Ryan and Rob from the Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast 'Unlikely Heroes'. They tell us about their popular show and share tips on improvisation in roleplaying games. Unlikely Heroes is a goofy, NSFW podcast very loosely based on the game mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons (5e). That means we roll dice sometimes! Check out their podcast here! Show Notes: This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor, Kobold Press! ❤️ Subscribe! We just passed our goal of 500 Subscribers! Now on the road to 1,000!

Crit Academy is joined by the live audience. We discuss the 5 room dungeon building methodology, and take suggestions from the audience to help bring a concept to life! Together, we make a fantastic dungeon to the delight or potential misery of our players. Show Notes: This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor, Kobold Press! ❤️ Subscribe! We just passed our goal of 500 Subscribers! Now on the road to 1,000!

Crit Academy discusses Kobold Press' Deep Magic! This collection offers more than 700 new spells for your character or your campaign’s NPCs to enhance the richness of your adventures. That’s 700 new ways to explore, explode, manipulate, disintegrate, and master the fantasy campaign of your choice. When you add in the subclasses, domains, and appendices, you’ll see that this collection broadens the scope of what spells can accomplish. If you enjoy magic in its endless variety, this book is a treasure trove of possibilities. This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor: Kobold Press Southlands Kickstarter Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode199

Crit Academy discusses the best-selling Dungeons and Dragons DMsguild supplement 'Dungeon Coach's Spell Tome-Brew Cantrips'. Healing Cantrips for Clerics AND Warlocks? Fixing True Strike? Scaling UP Cantrips to be more Powerful as you Level? This Spell Tome-Brew Series is the Dungeon Coach's homebrew tweaks to the cantrips already in D&D! His examples go beyond just increase to damage, but instead introduces a scaling mechanic at 5th, 11th, and 17th level scaling for ALL cantrips. Along with a few custom cantrips of the Dungeon Coach, we threw our hat in the ring and bring some modifications to two of our favorite cantrips. Check out the full episode as we give our thoughts and insights on the supplement. Show Notes: www.critacademy.com/post/episode198

Crit Academy discusses the newest Dungeons and Dragons supplement, "Tasha's Cauldron of Everything". The wizard Tasha, whose great works include the spell Tasha's hideous laughter, has gathered bits and bobs of precious lore during her illustrious career as an adventurer. Her enemies wouldn't want these treasured secrets scattered across the multiverse, so in defiance, she has collected and codified these tidbits for the enrichment of all. Subscribe on YouTube and join us live every Sunday @ 7pm Est This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor: Kobold Press Southlands Kickstarter Show Notes