Crit Academy: A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast
337 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsOur podcast was created to deliver guidance to our heroes and provide them with new and reusable material for both players and DMs. We hope to inspire you with creative content that you can bring with you on your next adventure. Visit us at www.critacademy.com and subscribe to our emailing listing for a chance to win awesome prizes.
Our podcast is broken into three segments!
Crit Nation feedback! Where we dedicate and entire segment to the concerns, questions or anything you have to share with us.
Main Topic! Our primary topic of discussion ranging from combat effectiveness, roleplaying and similar tips to help you learn or improve your gameplay experience!
Our Unearthed Tips & Tricks Segment! Our favorite segment where we share with you ideas that you can use on your next adventure. This includes character concepts, magic items, encounter ideas, DM tips and player tips.
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Episodes
Dice and Dialogue 12 | Furhaven Campaign Overview & Additional Tips to Enhance Your Game
September 06, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 12 | Furhaven Campaign Overview & Additional Tips to Enhance Your Game The Furhaven campaign takes place in the town of Furhaven, where tensions between two factions, the Furs and the Feathers, are escalating. The players, a group of young adventurers known as the Younglings, are caught in the middle of a conspiracy! Throughout the campaign, the players uncover clues and face various challenges. The campaign highlights themes of betrayal, loyalty, and the struggle...
Dice and Dialogue 11 | Furhaven: Character Creation and Furry Adventures
August 31, 2023 00:59 - 1 hour - 116 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 11 | Furhaven: Character Creation and Furry Adventures Enter Furhaven, a realm where sentient animals roam and thrive. Choose your fur type and delve into a world brimming with rich lore and diverse cultures. Unleash your creativity as you craft a unique character, blending fur traits, backstory, and mechanics for an unforgettable journey in this vibrant setting. 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/furhaven-character-creation Crit Academy...
Dice and Dialogue 10 | Introduction to Fates End: Furhaven
August 23, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 10 | Introduction to Fate’s End: Furhaven The World of Aloria is a place of mystery and danger where adorable characters undertake dangerous quests to protect their families and homes. The main hub of commerce and civilization is the settlement of Furhaven, a large community of humble Furs from throughout the forests, pastures, and sunny spaces. Furhaven is an exciting campaign setting for 5th Edition, full of colorful characters, magical items and spells, new rac...
Dice and Dialogue 9 | Advanced Techniques and Tips for Mastering Monster of the Week
August 16, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 9 | Advanced Techniques and Tips for Mastering Monster of the Week Have you ever struggled with keeping your players engaged and invested in your campaigns? Monster of the Week offers a unique approach to storytelling that can help. Listen in to learn how to create memorable moments and build tension in your games. 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/advanced-techniques-for-monster-of-the-week Crit Academy: Dice and Dialogue is a TTRPG D...
Dice and Dialogue 8 | Creating and Running a Monster of the Week Campaign
August 09, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 55.2 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 8 | Creating and Running a Monster of the Week Campaign Do you struggle with balancing combat and investigation in your RPGs? Monster of the Week offers a unique approach that can help. Tune in to learn how to keep your players engaged and entertained. 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/Creating-Running-Monster-of-the-Week Crit Academy: Dice and Dialogue is a TTRPG Discussion Podcast. Join us as we try out a variety of tabletop games and...
Dice and Dialogue 7 | Introduction to Monster of the Week
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 7 | Introduction to Monster of the Week Have you ever wanted to hunt monsters like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Winchesters from Supernatural? Join us as we explore Monster of the Week, the tabletop roleplaying game that lets you do just that! Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/Introduction-to-Monster-of-the-Week Crit Academy: Dice and Dialogue is a TTRPG Discussion Podcast. Join us as we try out a variety of tabletop games and then sh...
Dice and Dialogue 6 | Mastering the Shadows: Advanced Gameplay in Blades in the Dark
July 26, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 6 | Mastering the Shadows: Advanced Gameplay in Blades in the Dark Get ready to level up your Blades in the Dark game! We're diving into advanced gameplay techniques to enhance your experience. From fiction-first gaming to supernatural elements, we'll explore important aspects of playing at a high level. Join us as we discuss Doskvol's history and culture, advanced abilities, and more. So grab your dice and let's dive in! 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.cr...
Dice and Dialogue 5 | Creating Characters and Crews in Blades in the Dark
July 05, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 5 | Creating Characters and Crews in Blades in the Dark Get ready to dive into the gritty and thrilling world of Blades in the Dark! In this episode, we're discussing the crucial elements of character and crew creation and why they're so important for gameplay. Join us as we explore the seven unique playbooks, the process of creating a crew and selecting standard items, and the various crew types, including our own. We'll also be delving into crew upgrades, managi...
Dice and Dialogue 4 | Step into the World of Blades in the Dark for Thrilling RPG Heists
June 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBDice and Dialogue 4 | Step into the World of Blades in the Dark for Thrilling RPG Heists Step into the dark and dangerous world of Doskvol with our Blades in the Dark mini-series. Join us as we guide you through the seedy underbelly of this gritty city and experience thrilling heists, dangerous encounters, and nail-biting action. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or a newcomer to the world of RPGs, our podcast will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you craving for more. Are you rea...
Dice and Dialogue 3 | Cypher System Rules & Mechanics to Enhance your TTRPG Experience
June 24, 2023 02:58 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 3 | Cypher System Rules & Mechanics to Enhance your TTRPG Experience Join us as we explore the Cypher System rules and learn how to use its unique mechanics to enhance your tabletop RPG experience. From using Cyphers to introducing GM Intrusions, we'll show you how to tailor the rules to fit any table and create memorable stories with your players. Whether you're a seasoned RPG veteran or a newcomer to the genre, the Ninth World and the Cypher System RPG offer a...
Dice and Dialogue 2 | Character Creation in Numenera and the Cypher System
June 16, 2023 01:04 - 1 hour - 68 MBDice and Dialogue Episode 2 | Character Creation in Numenera and the Cypher System Join us as we discuss our first-hand experience creating characters for the first time in Numenera and the Cypher System, a tabletop roleplaying game set in a far-future world. From choosing your character Type and Descriptor to assigning pools and choosing abilities, equipment, and Cyphers, this podcast will guide you through the process of bringing your character to Life. Whether you're a seasoned RPG ve...
Dice and Dialogue 1 | Numenera: Ninth World A Cypher System Game
June 10, 2023 01:08 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBDice and Dialogue 1 | Numenera: Ninth World A Cypher System Game Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of the Ninth World, a world where eight previous civilizations have left behind their own legacy of technology and wonders. We'll be discussing our experience with the Cypher System RPG, a game system that perfectly captures the blend of science fiction and fantasy elements that make the Ninth World such a unique and captivating setting. In this podcast, we'll explore the diffe...
Bonus Episode: Blood and Doom Dark Fantasy Tabletop RPG
March 22, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 55.8 MBCrit Academy is joined by Ferruccio to discuss Blod and Doom, a dark fantasy tabletop roleplaying game. The players take on the role of adventurers in a doomed world where the influence of malevolent cults is slowly corrupting the land and its people, with secrets and danger lurking around every corner. 📢 Get More Details: Get the primer's here! https://dicetalegames.com/ Sign up to get notified when the Kickstarter goes live! Sponsored Check out our new show, Dice and Dialogue. No...
Crit Academy Dice and Dialogue Trailer
February 26, 2023 23:15 - 1 minute - 1.27 MBCrit Academy: Dice and Dialogue is a TTRPG Discussion Podcast. Join us as we try out a variety of tabletop games and then share our experiences with you. We will discuss what makes each game special, what we feel could use improvement, and what aspects you can integrate into other TTRPG games. We will also talk system agnostic tips and tricks that you can bring to your game table. From the team that brought you 300 episodes of Crit Academy A Dungeons and Dragons Discussion podcast, comes a...
Crit Academy 300 Episodes! A Long Road
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBCrit Academy shares memories of 7 years of Dungeons and Dragons content. All the host talk about their favorite memories from the show, games, and more. Even managed to bring Austin and Ryan for their favorite memories. Get notified when Dice and Dialogue goes live. 📢 Get More Details on our Blog. Noteworthy Links: Back Aelxbomb's Bombastic Oddities Kickstarter Storybranching Initiative & Intrigue Planeshifters Descent into Avernus Watch on Youtube ShutoCon Panel Critma...
Become the Ultimate Storyteller with dScryb
February 08, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBDSCRYB.com is an essential website for game masters and players of role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. The website offers a wide range of tools and resources to enhance the gaming experience, including descriptive text, maps, and even voice-over. 📢 Get More Details on our Blog. Noteworthy Links: Initiative & Intrigue Watch on Youtube #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #gamemasteradvice #rpggames -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 -----------------------...
Savage World! An Alternative to Dungeons & Dragons
February 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBSo you’re looking to try a new roleplaying game not owned by back-stabbing thieving rogues eh? Well, lucky for you, there are plenty of great games that have been overshadowed by the multimillion-dollar budget thieves guild. Join us today as we get SAVAGE with the critically acclaimed Savage Worlds. Get your copy here! 📢 Get More Details on our Blog. #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #gamemasteradvice #rpggames -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 ----------------------...
Sawbones Rogue: A Practiced Hand that Heals and Deals
January 25, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 46.8 MBGet your copy here! https://www.critacademy.com/critstore/p/extraordinary-player-options 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/sawbones-rogue #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #gamemasteradvice #rpggames -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 --------------------------------- 🐉JOIN PATREON: www.patreon.com/critacademy 📚 Merch Shop: https://www.critacademy.com/critstore 💲 Advertise with us! https://rebrand.ly/advertisewithcritacademy ------------...
Dangerous Destinations for your Tabletop RPG Game!
January 18, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 47.3 MBA dangerous destination is not a place most regular folk would want to go (though, there are certainly some intrepid adventurers with little regard for their own safety). The realms of fantasy are full of challenge, darkness, and peril. Adventurers are, to a large degree, as admired as they are because of their willingness to go to these places, to deal with that which threatens the peace of the land. Without danger, there’s no adventure. So, what are these places, where are they, and what i...
Bonus Episode: Aelx's Bombastic Oddities
January 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBWith the guys off on a holiday vacation, Justin was invited to join Aelxbomb on her Twitch Channel to talk about her upcoming project Alex's Bombastic Oddities, written by Aelx herself and published by Crit Academy. This book is filled to the brim with a collection Aelx herself has created over the years of GMing, of things, stories, jokes, and more designed to do one thing: spark something. That’s the real purpose of this book, not to tell you what to create but to lead you to create it a...
D&D Advice: Frame Job! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
December 29, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 18.8 MBD&D Advice: Frame Job! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Some of the best encounters in Dungeons & Dragons revolve around political intrigue and espionage. Give a listen as we give a great Player tip on turning a crappy cantrip into a surprisingly useful tool. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your nex...
Roleplaying on Stage! The Twenty-Sided Tavern
December 27, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBEmbark on a journey that might involve dungeons, might involve dragons, and is guaranteed to be unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. It’s a unique, unpredictable adventure that’s never the same quest twice. Dive into this raucous comedic explosion full of riddles, puzzles, combat, and more — the story’s in your hands and YOU must decide our heroes’ fate. Laugh along and choose between over thirty playable characters as they explore dozens of different rooms and race toward an incredible,...
D&D Advice: Smite Shards, More Smite Fuel! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
December 22, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 22.1 MBD&D Advice: Smite Shards, More Smite Fuel! | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast The world of fantasy RPGs is full of magical artifacts, created by accident. So what happens when a high-level celestial touches the mortal realm? They leave a divine smite shard. Perfect for fueling your favorite paladin ability. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much ...
How to Create Cute and Lovable NPCs in Dungeons & Dragons
December 20, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBDo your characters look forward to seeing some of your NPCs again? Well, strap in! Today we discuss how to fill your world with Cute and Lovable NPCs that the players will love. 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/how-to-create-lovable-npcs-in-dnd NOTEWORTHY LINKS Twenty-Sided Tavern (Sponsor) -4e Dungeon Delves- #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e #DungeonMasterAdvice -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 --------------------------------- 🐉JOIN ...
D&D Advice: Becoming the Characters' Biggest Fan | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
December 15, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBD&D Advice: Becoming the Characters' Biggest Fan | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast When it comes to Dungeons and Dragons, it can be easy to get caught up in our own stories as Dungeon Masters. It's important to remember, for a game to be truly great, you must become the character's biggest fan. Listen as Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goo...
Better D&D 5e Backgrounds
December 13, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBBetter Backgrounds is a 5e book full of backgrounds that give you fun new things to spend your hit dice on. You could take the ordinary boring Soldier background from the PHB, which gives you two skill proficiencies and a bunch of other junk you'll never use, or you could take the Soldier background from this book, which gives you the same two skills but also lets you spend hit dice on Battlemaster tactics or extra attacks. The noble background can spend hit dice as a reaction to mimic the L...
D&D Advice: Aracthillid | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
December 01, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBD&D Advice: Aracthillid | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our new monster combines arachnophobia with brain-sucking mindflayers. Please give a listen as we top you off with much more DnD goodness to bring with you on your next adventure. 📢 See Main Topic Here: https://youtu.be/F7oiqBRUR1I 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/stairs-and-ladder-alternatives-...
Stair and Ladder Alternatives in D&D
November 29, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBAre you tired of using boring stairs, ropes, and ladders for your D&D adventurers to traverse the multiple levels of dungeons? Well then, stick around as we delve into Chutes, Ladders, and Stair Alternatives for your Dungeons and Dragons Game 📢 Get More Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/stairs-and-ladder-alternatives-in-dnd View Episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/F7oiqBRUR1I 🚩 Looking for a Super Experience? Check out Capes and Crooks! The best-selling superhero 5e RPG....
D&D Advice: Kingdom in Crisis | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
November 24, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 23.1 MBD&D Advice: Kingdom in Crisis | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter is Kingdom in Crisis which delves deep into political intrigue. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure. 📢 See Episode Here: https://youtu.be/vGzlPP8ZLfk 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/game-mastering-for...
Money Master's Guide: Game Mastering For Fun And Profit
November 22, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 49 MBWe all hope to someday turn our hobby into a full-time job. Most of us don’t hope to get rich, but enough to pay the bills by doing what we love is a great start. Arjade Productions presents Raymond Hick’s Money Master’s Guide - Game Mastering for Fun and Profit gives you all the tools and details you need to help get you started if you’re in the tabletop gaming industry. Since we are a D&D 5e show, the most obvious focus for our topic today would be the chapters that cover closely related...
D&D Advice: Papa Smurf Gonna Whoop that Ass | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
November 17, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 24.5 MBD&D Advice: Papa Smurf Gonna Whoop that Ass | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our monster the arctic tinkerer looks a bit like papa smurf, let the derail begin. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure. 📢 See Episode Here: https://youtu.be/9zsDJUr1EUo 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/pos...
Tips for Great D&D Adventure Structure
November 15, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 39.3 MBArguably one of the best parts of any Dungeon Master’s prep in Dungeons and Dragons is the design, creation, and fleshing out of a great and thrilling adventure. This can be a struggle for some DMs, while for others it’s as natural as breathing. Well, I’m not gifted in this respect, so I rely on guides and tools to ensure I put together fun and engaging stories for my players. For this, I scour the books I’ve collected over my 20+ years of D&D. During this search I uncovered a solid bit of a...
D&D Advice: Hot Delivery | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
November 10, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBD&D Advice: Hot Delivery | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter involves delivering hot stoves...with fire mephits inside? Hopefully it's not too hot for our party handle. Give a listen as we top you off with so much more DnD goodness for you to bring with you on your next adventure. 📢 See Episode Here: https://youtu.be/9zsDJUr1EUo 📢 Blog: https://www...
Toolkits What are they Good for?
November 08, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 35.6 MBIn D&D tools help you to do something you couldn’t otherwise do, such as craft or repair an item, forge a document, or pick a lock. Your character features give you proficiency with certain tools. Proficiency with a tool allows you to add your proficiency bonus to any ability check you make using that tool. Tool use is not tied to a single ability, since proficiency with a tool represents broader knowledge of its use. For example, a GM might ask a player to make a Dexterity check to carve a ...
D&D Advice: Progress Clocks| Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
November 03, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 24.1 MBD&D Advice: Progress Clocks | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. We discuss progress clocks, a phenomenal Dungeon Master tool we borrow from the great game of Blades in the Dark! 📢 See the Episode Here: https://youtu.be/L4RJZwZ3OTM 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/wondrous-expeditions-forests -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 -----...
Turn Overland Travel in 5e Into an Extraordinary Experience
November 01, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBWondrous Expeditions: Forests Forests are more than a collection of trees-they are the feeling of dew-slicked moss yielding beneath your feet, the subtle smell of petrichor, and the beams of golden sunlight that filter through the canopy. It’s the lively cacophony of birds and insects in a summer-soaked glen and the erie, muffled silence of mist-covered deadwood broken only by the groans of dying beeches and the mocking squall of ravens. Join us as we discuss how to turn overland travel in...
D&D Advice: Of Quartz we'll find it | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast
October 27, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBD&D Advice: Of Quartz we'll find it | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new encounter, monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our encounter 'Of Quartz We'll Find it' is a fun race against another adventuring party vying for the same prize. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/YGsWwuRoM9k 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/npchandbook -------------------------------- 💜 Support the Channel 💜 ---------...
The NPC Handbook: How to build Quality NPCs for your D&D Games
October 25, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBNonplayer characters (NPCs) are the supporting cast in the drama that stars your players’ characters. While you probably create important ones as needed. Having a simple guide can help flesh them out and even create them on the fly. Today we provide you with a Handbook on NPCs. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/YGsWwuRoM9k 📢 Blog: Crit Academy Talks: The NPC Handbook Noteworthy Links Dungeon Masters' Guide 4e Banquet of the Damned -------------------------------- 💜 Su...
D&D Advice: Redefine Races and Lineage
October 20, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBD&D Advice: Redefine Races and Lineage | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our DM tip is a simple but extremely effective tool to bring your world to life and help it stand out among others is to simply redefining the races and their origins. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/tgtY8gaYxZc 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/monsterhunter5e ----------------...
D&D: Monster Hunter 5e
October 18, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBDo you love hunting massive monsters and using their corpses to craft rare and fantastical weapons? Do you wish D&D 5e included good details for this? Well, strap in as we delve into Amellwind’s Guide to Monster Hunting! As part of its core gameplay, players use loot gained from slaying monsters, gathering resources, and quest rewards to craft improved weapons, armor, and other items that allow them to face more powerful monsters. Pick up Amellwind's Guide to Monster Hunting here! 🚩 *E...
D&D Advice: Spell Reagents, Brodents and more
October 13, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 30.1 MBD&D Advice: Spell Reagents, Brodents and more | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast Crit Academy drops a new monster, magic item, and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our magic item the spell reagent Death Blossom is the perfect exploration reward to enhance even the weakest necromancy minion. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/aoYyns0c3Yc 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/better-boss-battles-in-dnd-5e-with-home-field-advantage 🚩 *NOW L...
Better Boss Battles in Dungeons and Dragons with Home-Field Advantage
October 11, 2022 06:00 - 48 minutes - 45.3 MBLair actions, introduced in D&D 5th Edition, give shape to epic battles by introducing new gameplay mechanics which the players will associate with a boss monster for years to come. However, despite the fact that player characters face off against boss monsters at every tier of play, only a small portion of creatures, most of which in the 3rd and 4th tiers of play, were given lair actions. Homefield Advantage provides a collection of over 250 unique sets of lair actions, covering more than...
D&D Advice: Points of Interest
October 06, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 22.6 MBD&D Advice: Points of Interest | Unearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast 3 Crit Academy drops a new monster, magic item and tips and tricks to help improve your Dungeons and Dragons game. Our monster, the Shadowborn undead will hunt down the bastard who betrayed it while it was still living. No matter who gets in its way... 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqIGbuS3lE 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/fixing-problems-in-a-dnd-adventures 🚩 *NOW LIVE ON KI...
How to Create a Seedy Dive in Dungeons and Dragons
October 04, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 29.2 MBThe best information adventurers in Dungeons and Dragons seek isn’t found in a Tavern or an Inn but inside a seedy dive. Stick around as we delve into how to create a great seedy dive for your more unscrupulous characters to gather information or pass their downtime. 🚩 *NOW LIVE on KICKSTARTER* Exotic Equipment Perks for 5e A collection of new perks for your 5th edition equipment! Your choice of weapons and armor will matter with these unique features! Learn More: https://rebrand.ly/exotic...
D&D: The Right Zombie for the Job
September 29, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 19.8 MBUnearthed Tips and Tricks Podcast 2 Crit Academy talks about the multiple benefits of using animate dead spells that are more than just zombie meat shields and so much more. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqIGbuS3lE 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/fixing-problems-in-a-dnd-adventures 🚩 *NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER* Exotic Equipment Perks for 5e A collection of new perks for your 5th edition equipment! Your choice of weapons and armor will matter w...
Fixing Problem in a Dungeons and Dragons Adventure
September 27, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 37 MBFixing Problem in a Dungeons and Dragons Adventure Occasionally, the characters decide to go exactly the wrong way, pursuing a path not covered in the adventure at all. They discover a shortcut that the adventure designer or GM didn’t anticipate and skip right to the climactic battle of the adventure. They traipse through encounter after encounter without breaking a sweat. What do you do? We answer this question and more. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqIG...
D&D: Roleplaying, Improvisation and More
September 23, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 22 MBUnearthed Tips and Tricks Volume 1 Podcast Crit Academy brings you a body-snatching ooze, roleplaying advice, a unique spell reagent to enhance your magic spells and so much more for your Dungeons and Dragons game. 📢 See the Full Episode Here: https://youtu.be/aj1heH9SZAU 📢 Blog: www.critacademy.com/post/designing-a-fictional-alphabet-in-dungeons-and-dragons 🚩 *NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER* Exotic Equipment Perks for 5e A collection of new perks for your 5th edition equipment! Your choi...
Designing a Fictional Alphabet for Dungeons & Dragons
September 20, 2022 23:27 - 33 minutes - 28.4 MBHow to create your own alphabet for your stories and campaigns. Have you ever designed your own fictional alphabet for your Dungeons and Dragons world? Well, strap in as we discuss doing just that. These simple steps will bring a level of awesome to your campaign that you will never forget. 📢 Blog: https://www.critacademy.com/post/designing-a-fictional-alphabet-in-dungeons-and-dragons 🚩 *NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER* Exotic Equipment Perks for 5e A collection of new perks for your 5th edit...
Exotic Equipment Perks
September 14, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn 5e the single largest lackluster choice is the weapon. There isn’t much in the way of uniqueness to separate them, except for maybe the damage die and a few restricting traits. Not to mention, some of the weapons are literally EXACTLY the same (looking at you polearms). Today we discuss Exotic Equipment Perks! Make your choice of weapon and armor matter! 📢 Read Details Here: https://www.critacademy.com/post/exotic-equipment-perks-5e-weapon-options 🚩 ATTENTION! Your love of Weapon Perk...
Big Changes coming to D&D Character Origins
August 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWizards have announced the next evolution of Dungeons and Dragons, and it isn’t a new Edition! Today we discuss the first of many pieces of playtest material for the 2024 update for the Player’s Handbook for the world’s greatest roleplaying game, Character Origins. As always, the Unearthed Arcana material is playtest and is subject to change. Should mechanics and concepts pass onto the next steps of developing their strength with being rebalanced to have an appropriate level of power when ...