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My Dad's Monster Manual Feb 10, 2021

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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.

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Worldbuilding Factions in Dungeons and Dragons Feb 03, 2021

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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!

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Armaments Quests Jan 27, 2021

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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.

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The Lazy Dungeon Master Jan 20, 2021

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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."

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Dungeons and Destiny Jan 13, 2021

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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.

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Roleplaying Improv Tips Dec 30, 2020

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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!

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5 Room Dungeon Dec 23, 2020

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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.

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Deep Magic Dec 16, 2020

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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.

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Spell Tome-Brew Cantrips Dec 09, 2020

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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.

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Tasha's Cauldron of Everything Dec 02, 2020

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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.

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