Crit Academy: A Dungeons And Dragons Podcast

Crit Academy discusses 5th Evolution (5evo): Carbide City! This awesome supplement was developed by Limitless Adventures takes the wildly popular Dungeons and Dragons 5e game mechanics and applies them to new genres. This 5evo product brings superheroes to your stories and campaigns! This fantastic supplement is the perfect marriage of comics and roleplaying. Show Notes: This episode is brought to you by our generous sponsor, Kobold Press!

Crit Academy discusses the newest Dungeons and Dragons playtest material. Unearthed Arcana: Subclasses 5. The two new subclasses; Way of the Ascendant Dragon monk and Drakewarden bring a breath of fresh dragon fire to the Monk and Ranger classes. And as always, we bring you new and creative Dungeons and Dragons content. Unearthed Arcana 2020 Subclasses, Part 5 Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode195 Special shout out to our generous sponsors: Kobold Press: https://bit.ly/38myl76 Alitu: https://www.ThePodcastHost.com/start  

Crit Academy delves into the vault of the legendary RPG creator Kobold Press! We crack open the Warlock Grimoire 2! Within these dusty pages, uncover the secrets of the world—indeed, of the branches of the multiverse! Collected here are entire lost volumes of esoteric truths. Only for you, the Warlock Grimoire 2! Dark revelations and wondrous testimonials of dark fantasy monsters and magic, locales and lore of Midgard. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode194 Special shout out to our generous sponsors: Kobold Press: https://bit.ly/38myl76   Alitu: https://www.ThePodcastHost.com/start

Dungeon design in Dungeons and Dragons is hands down one of the most fun aspects of being a Dungeon Master. With it comes the challenge of designing fun dungeons that engage all three pillars of play; exploration, roleplay and combat. We are joined by Matt Whitby, podcaster, Dmsguild writer and youtuber. Together we discuss what goes into making a fantastic dungeon for your characters to explore. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode193 Sponsor: Kobold Press

Crit Academy is joined by Sam, The Education DM! Sam has been a DM since the mid-80s, and a teacher since the late 90s. He is passionate about Dungeons and Dragons, and Education, and mixing the two. His Facebook page is chock full of informative D&D material. Make sure to give him a follow and a share. He joins us today to talk about his Dump Stat article "The Rise of the Murder Hobo - D&D Teaching Moral Values" "Whilst I have seen some disagreement in the discussion as to what a Murder Hobo is, what I would rather discuss here is what I see as a rise in a lack of morals amongst characters... or is it in the players?" -Sam, The Educational DM Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode192

Crit Academy is joined by the best-selling Dmsguild author Jeff Stevens! He joins us today to discuss his current and first Kickstarter Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold! Let's face it, as game masters we don't always have the time to prepare an adventure for the next gaming session. This isn't our fault, we can't predict what chaos may occur in our everyday lives. Nor can we always be prepared for when the adventuring party turns left when they should have turned right. Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold hopes to remedy this by supplying you with one-shot adventures designed to run quickly and efficiently, with many requiring little preparation time. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode191 Adventures from the Potbellied Kobold: https://bit.ly/3dEjiqb

Crit Academy discusses Bigby's Handbook of Creative Spell Use! A Dungeons and Dragons supplement designed to provide DMs and Players with powerful spell combinations that will allow you to terrorize your enemies. The handbook includes annotations from the one and only Bigby (character creation of D&D great, Rob Kuntz, and founding member of Greyhawk’s ‘Circle of Eight’). It offers a host of amazing, super creative, and RAW adhering spell and caster combos to help optimize and get the most out of your spellcasting. Bigby's Handbook of Creative Spell Use Show Notes Watch Live Video on Youtube

Dungeons and Dragons is a game that consists of multiple pillars of play; combat, roleplay and exploration. Crit Academy discusses their best-selling DMsguild product "Challenge Accepted". This adaptation is designed to help enhance all those various challenges in a controlled and structured format called a skill challenge. In many scenarios, our heroes find themselves in encounters and social situations that revolve entirely around their skills. Other times they are in combat and skill challenges add a level of complexity or strategy to the encounter. This supplement contains pre-designed skill challenges that you can fit into your campaigns. Challenge Accepted: https://bit.ly/33lyl4y Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode189

Crit Academy discusses Eyes Unclouded an anthology of adventures for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, inspired by classic Japanese animation. Entreat with the Cat King of the Feywild, learn the truth behind a curse affecting an ancient forest, race by airship to find a lost sky fortress and more! Eyes Unclouded is a full-color 180 page digital PDF that includes 11 original adventures for players of level 1 – 14. In addition, we've included 8 recipes inspired by the adventures that can be made at home. Eyes Unclouded: Show Notes:    

Crit Academy is joined by Gabe and Jeff from the roleplaying game podcast Inter-party Conflict. We discuss the good, bad, and ugly of metagaming in the world of Dungeons and Dragons and other roleplaying games. Metagaming can take many forms. Usually, it will be blatant and obvious, but other times it can be subtle and sometimes it's good, and sometimes not. We discuss the differences. Challenge Accepted II Now Available!  Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode187

Crit Academy is joined by Zac and Katherine, hosts of the Bite-Sized Gaming Podcast. A round table of DM chuckleheads discuss all things gaming. We discuss their recently launched Kickstarter for Captain Hartchild's Guide to Rare Dragons! A 5th Edition supplement contains 10 unique Dragon's, each with their own personalities, lairs, and minions. Check out their free sample Hullifex the Dragontoad here! Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode186  

"I WANT BIG BOSS FIGHTS, DAMMIT!" We know exactly how the Angry GM feels on this topic. Luckily, he has solved this problem for us. Crit Academy covers the Angry GM's Paragon Monsters. Epic Dungeons and Dragons boss battles that can leave your players split in twain. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode-185

Crit Academy discusses Armaments of Legacy, a new Dungeons and Dragons DMsguild supplement to enhance your 5th Edition Game. Don't outgrow. Evolve! Armaments of Legacy expands well-known magical weapons, armor, and spellcasting items, transforming them into storied relics that evolve and grow alongside your characters. This product provides the following: Every Item Has a Story: Integrate legacy bonds with existing tables in the Dungeon Master's Guide to turn conventional magic items into fabled armaments. Not Just Another +1 Sword: Legacy items increase in power to match the experience of its wielder. Familiar items such as a sword of sharpness and staff of the magi have been expanded into upgradable items usable at any tier of play. Customize Your Relics: Use the optional runestone and runecasting system to take control of when and how legacy items grow throughout your campaign. Show Notes: Armaments of Legacy: Sponsorship: Podcorn

In Dungeons and Dragons and tabletop roleplaying games in general, storytelling is a prime focus. Through the stories being woven by the Game Masters, characters created by the players, and their actions a wonderful collaborative story is created. Crit Academy delves into a collection of core storytelling rules by one of the greatest storytelling business, Pixar. The Disney subsidiary animation studio. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode183 Support our Memorable Monsters Kickstarter!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critacademy/memorable-monsters-a-5th-edition-guide-to-monsters-and-npcs?ref=7fbsm9

Crit Academy discusses the AI Dungeon. A text adventure roleplaying game that builds a story on the fly based on the player's input. The program's Artificial Intelligence system pulls data from all over the internet to build and respond to the user, creating a cooperative story. This is a fun and engaging resource of any Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master. Check it out here: https://play.aidungeon.io/ Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode182 Become a Memorable Monsters Kickstarter Backer: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critacademy/memorable-monsters-a-5th-edition-guide-to-monsters-and-npcs?ref=7fbsm9  

Crit Academy discuss and share some  samples for their upcoming Memorable Monsters - A 5th Edition Resource to Monsters and NPCs Kickstarter Project. Memorable Monsters is a tome of unforgettable monsters and villains for your stories and campaigns! For when you need more than just stat blocks, our Memorable Monsters book contains unique and memorable creatures complete with backgrounds, complex motives, quirks, and flaws. Check out our show notes to get two Memorable Monster samples to toss into your stories and campaigns. Become a Backer Today!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critacademy/memorable-monsters-a-5th-edition-guide-to-monsters-and-npcs?ref=7fbsm9 Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode181

Crit Academy covers the newest Unearthed Arcana: Feats. Released 7/13/20 this new collection of feats for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons offers a way to become better at something or to gain a whole new ability. Many of these new feats include limited to access to class features. Much like the Martial Adept feature in the Player's Handbook. Pick up the full document here: https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/feats Become a backer of our Memorable Monsters Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critacademy/memorable-monsters-a-5th-edition-guide-to-monsters-and-npcs Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode180

Crit Academy is joined by special guest Keith Ammann to discuss his newest book. Live to Tell the Tale: An Introduction to Combat Tactics for Dungeons and Dragons Players. A 77-page book that examines combat roles, class features, party composition, positioning, debilitating conditions, attacking combinations, action economy, and the ever-important consideration of the best ways to run away. If you’re a beginning D&D player unsure what to do when you get into a fight, this book will point you in the right direction; if you’re an intermediate player, it will help you win more and die less. If you’re a dungeon master with a group of new players, buy a copy and share it with them. Pick yours up here: Live to Tell the Tale! Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode179 If you have any feedback, unearthed tips and tricks or topics you would like us to discuss, please send them to us. You can email them to us at critacademy@gmail.com or find us on twitter and facebook @critacademy. We hope you’ve en

Crit Academy discusses Total Party Kill Games Recovery Dice Options: Introduced in Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, Recovery Dice, otherwise known as Hit Dice, allows a character to recover hit points without the need for healing potions or cure wounds spells. This serves to extend the adventuring day by delaying the party’s need to return to civilization, which in turn allows characters to continue exploring dungeons, looting crypts, and slaying monsters. As described in the core rules, recovery Dice represent a fire and forget healing system requiring minimal bookkeeping. As a result, most players tend to forget about Recovery Dice in the middle of a fight. Recovery Dice Options takes the concept and runs with it. Rather than relegating Recovery Dice to the role of emergency healing, this sourcebook provides a range of optional ways for characters to use this mechanic. These options extend this game mechanic far beyond the realm of healing. Does your barbarian desperately need another rage? Could your

Crit Academy is excited to talk about our favorite new DMsguild D&D product, Mythic Encounters! First introduced in Mythic Odyssey's of Theros, a Mythic Encounter is an optional rule you can apply to a creature which increases the difficulty. This takes the form of a Mythic Trait, which triggers most often on reducing the creature to 0 hit points. After which, it transforms, musters its strength, or exposes a new objective—extending the fight and unlocking new powers and abilities for the creature. In Mythic Encounters, they bring that mechanic to all your old favorite creatures! Across all your favorite monster books. Show Notes: https://www.critacademy.com/post/episode177