D&D 4 nOObs

This week I have a short episode where I am talking about my daughters' new favorite TTRPG Magical Kitties Save the Day.  

On a programming note, I will be changing my release schedule to be every other week instead of every week.  Hopefully this will give me more time to find guests each week, and be able to come in with more content.  

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In this episode that was originally planned to be about playing D&D with coworkers an interesting focus on trying to not be a gatekeeper to the hoppy emerged and I give some reflections on the toxicity of not being welcoming to new players.  In Noob School, I go over the 5th edition rules for character death.

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In this week's episode I talk with Ryan Bahr about GNS (Gamism/Narrativism/Simulationism) Theory, and how it can be used to understand how players interact with RPGs.  This episode discusses various TTRPG game systems including: D&D, Everyone is John, The Quiet Year, Skeletons, Fate, Powered by the Apocalypses, Honey Heist, Call of Cthulhu, Dread and more.

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In this Episode I try a different type of format for the main segment.  I chat with Jessica, a new player who recently joined one of the games that I run and help her understand some general rules as well as the specific abilities of her 8th level Grave Domain Cleric.  Also, in Noob School I conclude my explanations of abilities by breaking down the different types of ability checks that can be made.

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In this episode I chat with my friend Paul "Schro" Esquer (tearatone on most social media) about creating characters and how you can find inspiration for your characters.  In noob school I continue my discussion on abilities in D&D this time focusing on the mechanics for generating ability scores and how to turn those scores into modifiers.

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In this episode we talk about D&D's organized play system, D&D Adventurers' League.  We talk about what it is, what you may need to know before playing a game in Adventures League and how it can help new players find a way to play.  I talk to Robbie Pleasant who has a lot of experience with Adventurers' League and has even written award winning content as part of Adventurers' League's Community Created Content.  You can find content made by Robbie at www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Robbie%20Pleasant.

More information about D&D Adventurers' League can be found at:  dnd.wizards.com/ddal_general

In Noob School I go over some information about what ability scores are and how to better understand them.

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*guess what happens when you stay up all night editing a podcast and at 5:00 am decide to schedule your upload without doing a final listen through?  you accidentally put an old segment in your podcast when doing the final assembly.  This re-upload has the correct opening segment where I talk more about Role Play*

In this episode I talk a bit about what Role Play is and how it is used in RPGs.  I interview my Friend Marissa (@xgalevey on twitter/instagram) about some tips for players who might be intimidated byt role paly and for DMs who may want to encouraged more RP form their players.  Lastly I introdue a new segment to the show, n00b School, where I explain some of the more technical rules of D&D.  This time I will be dicussing ACs and DCs.

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In this Episode I talk a bit about what Role Play is and how it plays into the game.  I also interview my friend Marissa (@xgalevey on twitter/instagram) about some tips for players who might be intimated by Role Play and for DMs who may want to encourage more RP from their players.  Lastly I introduce a new segment to the show, nOOb School, where I explain some of the more technical rules of D&D and this time I will be discussing ACs and DCs. 

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In this episode I am joined by an old friend from my college days to talk about how playing D&D over the internet has helped keep our friendship active.  We talk a bit about what tools are out there to help people play D&D online as well as the benefits that playing online can have over playing in person.  

Tools we discuss:  zoom.us, meet.google.com, discord.gg, roll20.com, vorpalboard.com, dndbeyond.com (if anyone out there works with these companies and wants to sponsor us I am not above shilling)

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In this episode I talk a little bit about introducing kids to RPGs and I interview my two daughters (ages 4 and 7) about their first experience playing Dungeons and Dragons.  We also talk a little bit about My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria and Magical Kitties Save the day.