DM Speak: Controlling Unruly Players

Beyond the Basics: Understanding Conditions

Crypt of Knowledge Season 2 Episode 12 - Beyond the Basics: Understanding Conditions Conditions in D&D can be confusing. There are many of them, and several overlap and build on previous ones. Despite this, conditions can have a major affect on your characters and the game. From going blind, being stunned, or even petrified, we'll break down all the nasty things that can happen to you on this episode of the Crypt of Knowledge. 00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - What are conditions in D&D? 04:30 - Listing conditions and their effects 38:00 - Exhaustion 44:01 - The long goodbye We want to thank each and every one of you for joining us on this journey. We hope that we've been able to teach you a few things and enrich your enjoyment of this wonderful hobby. Continue to learn and grow, and may the dice rolls forever be in your favor! Thanks for joining us! Be sure to check out cryptofknowledge.com [https://cryptofknowledge.com/] for more information, tools, and exclusive member benefits.

Class Act: The Rage and Fury of Barbarians

Crypt of Knowledge Season 2 Episode 11 - Class Act: The Rage and Fury of Barbarians This week we take a deep dive into our favorite raging warrior, the barbarian. 5th Edition has done a wonderful job with adding diversity to the play styles of the barbarian, as well as most of the other classes. No longer are you destined to only smash everything, now you can smash everything with lightning or the help of your ancestors. We'll give you all the tips you'll need to build the best Conan of your dreams, along with breaking down all the subclasses, on this episode of the Crypt of Knowledge. 00:00 - Introduction 02:11 - What is a Barbarian? 03:21 - Who would enjoy playing one? 05:15 - Important barbarian stats 07:29 - Things every barbarian have 27:42 - Path of the Berserker 34:29 - Path of the Totem Warrior 43:48 - Other Primal Paths 53:50 - Possible feats that work well with the class 58:04 - Our top 3 Primal Paths 1:02:18 - Coming up on the next episode Did you miss our conversation on feats? Be sure to check it out here [https://cryptofknowledge.com/beyond-the-basics-understanding-feats-in-dd/] to learn how to improve your character builds. Thanks for joining us! Be sure to check out cryptofknowledge.com [https://cryptofknowledge.com/] for more information, tools, and exclusive member benefits.

DM Speak: Controlling Unruly Players

Crypt of Knowledge Season 2 Episode 10 - DM Speak: Controlling Unruly Players If you've played D&D for long, you've probably been at a table that had at least one player that caused problems. It's becoming an increasing problem as more games move online and tables aren't just made up of friends. We'll take a look at seven different types of unruly players and give you our ideas on how to handle them at your tables on this episode of the Crypt of Knowledge. 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Stories of unruly players 11:28 - Players with different expectations 13:41 - PVP players 21:45 - Meta gamers 26:33 - Murderhobo 30:09 - Rules lawyers 32:23 - Lone wolves 36:29 - Distracted players 42:27 - Coming up on the next episode Session Zeros are an important start for any table. If you missed our conversation about them, check it out here [https://cryptofknowledge.com/session-zero-red-flags/]! Thanks for joining us! Be sure to check out cryptofknowledge.com [https://cryptofknowledge.com/] for more information, tools, and exclusive member benefits.

Beyond the Basics: Understanding Feats in D&D

Crypt of Knowledge Season 2 Episode 9 - Beyond the Basics: Understanding Feats in D&D Since 5th Edition was released, people have argued over whether it was better to improve your ability scores or take a feat every 4 levels. Feats are powerful changes to the way your character plays, sometimes even adding increases to your ability scores themselves. While sporting a list that includes over 60 published feats, they still seem to be under-utilized in 5th Edition. We'll discuss why they're important to your character build, when the best time to take them is, and give you our list of must haves on this episode of the Crypt of Knowledge. 00:00 - Introduction 02:22 - What is a Feat? 05:13 - The different kinds of feats explained 14:44 - ASI vs Feats 20:50 - Our list of must have feats 35:03 - Coming up on the next episode Did you miss our discussion on the Fighter class [https://cryptofknowledge.com/class-act-fighter/]? We went in depth during that discussion about feats that fight that class. In this previous UA discussion [https://cryptofknowledge.com/clerics-and-species/], we talked about changes to some of the feats, including Alert. Thanks for joining us! Be sure to check out cryptofknowledge.com [https://cryptofknowledge.com/] for more information, tools, and exclusive member benefits.

UA Unboxing: Druids and Paladins

Crypt of Knowledge Season 2 Episode 8 - UA Unboxing: Druids and Paladins Wizards has released another playtest UA for One D&D. This time they're covering druids and paladins. Both classes get lumped in with the cleric to form the Priests subgroup, which might give you some idea as to what they're trying to focus these three classes on. This UA definitely brings some big changes that completely change the way these classes are played, especially the druid. So listen in as we break down everything that changed on this episode of the Crypt of Knowledge. 00:00 - Introduction 01:44 - Druids are now priests 33:27 - Circle of the Moon changes 40:52 - Paladin's get smited 52:58 - Oath of Devotion rework 58:09 - Spell reworkings 1:06:40 - Coming up on the next episode Did you miss our episode on how martial classes work? No worries, you can find it here [https://cryptofknowledge.com/playing-a-martial-class/]! Want to know more spellcasters like the druid? We've got you covered with this review episode [https://cryptofknowledge.com/how-to-be-a-spellcaster/]. Thanks for joining us! Be sure to check out cryptofknowledge.com [https://cryptofknowledge.com/] for more information, tools, and exclusive member benefits.