From Tales of the Valiant to the most recent D&D playtest. Our adventurous podcasters delve into the depths of these pages and almost get TPK’d
Tag: D&D
THAC0 with Advantage. Running Games for New Players
How do we get new gamers. WE TEACH THEM!!! Ang and Jared are talking about running new games for players on this weeks installment of Thac0 with Advantage
THAC0 with Advantage. Genres of Fantasy Within DnD
There are a large number of genre’s that Dungeons and Dragons says it can emulate. Ang and Jared go through them and provide advice on what they think works, doesn’t work, and some general thoughts on how players and GMs might make them work. They also get into their campaign journal and talk about their Tales of the Valiant playtesting.
THAC0 with Advantage. Honor Among Thieves or THE D&D MOVIE
Take the rules. Learn them. Use them. Report on them. Get revisions. Repeat. It’s the playtesters life. Then there’s playing at 10th level and above which many many people do, right? No, they don’t? Ok, well, for those who do Ang and Jared get into it and some ideas for how to make it fun.
THAC0 with Advantage. Playtests and High Level Play
Take the rules. Learn them. Use them. Report on them. Get revisions. Repeat. It’s the playtesters life. Then there’s playing at 10th level and above which many many people do, right? No, they don’t? Ok, well, for those who do Ang and Jared get into it and some ideas for how to make it fun.
THAC0 with Advantage. Using Published Adventures
Dragon Heist, Princes of the Apocalypse, Tales of the Old Margrave, White Plume Mountain, Tales from the Yawning Portal, The Dungeon of the Mad Mage, Curse of Strahd, and Storm Kings Thunder are just a scant few of the adventures that have been published for 5e. We’re taking a varied look at how to utilize these adventures in your games on this weeks Thac0 with Advantage.
THAC0 with Advantage. Tying PCs to Plot
You don’t want a railroad but you want your PCs to feel like they’re part of the story. How can we do this? Ang and Jared talk all about it in this weeks THAC0 with Advantage
THAC0 with Advantage. Live, Die, Repeat
Have you ever died in a D&D game? No. Not you. Your character. That’s part of what Ang and Jared are talking about on this episode along with healing, resurrection, reincarnation, and everything to do with death and healing in DnD.
THAC0 with Advantage. My Favorite D&D Things
What are your favorite memories from each edition of dungeons and dragons? That’s the question Ang and Jared answer in this episode, plus there might be a bonus song on the end titled My Favorite DnD things.
THAC0 with Advantage. Treasure and Rewards
It’s a pile of gold with gems, three swords, a suit of armor, a small cask, 27 gold ingots, a statue of a dragon with a series of gems embedded in it, there’s also a bunch of silver, and a lot of copper on the bottom. Oh, don’t forget to grab that gossamer sheet that looks like it was made out of fairy wings. Hey what’s this? Nope. Put it all back. Treasure is tainted. It’s got Electrum pieces in it.
All jokes aside. this episode is all about treasure and rewards. So let’s grab our dice and begin our adventure with Jared and Ang.