How to get Anyone into D&D - Party Animals, Interior Decorators, EVERYONE
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2019
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It's sometimes a struggle to introduce new players to something that's so alien to them.
I'm still trying to explain to my group how there's much more to D&D than just combat, and they can decide for themselves what to do next instead of trying to interpret what I want them to do for the plot to progress.
Our last session ended with the team befriending a Nothic and decided they wanted to find him a new and better cave to live in as a side quest, and they literally asked me if that was even something they had the choice to do before deciding they were going to do that!
EDIT: WOW! I was not expecting this many people to sympathize with an issue I thought was pretty uncommon.
Remember when a bard tried to seducing an literally cosmic horror?
Good time, yeah
Nothing good ever comes after someone says “remember when the bard”
@@rookiescott9914 wrong only good things happen.
thehumbleone like the draconic origin of a sorcerer.
Hey, if a donkey could do it!
I think it comes from a natural inclination of board games and games, in general, having hard-set rules. ~
The beauty of DnD is that it's more like a free-form story that meanders off into the distance 156 light-years from where you started and intended to initially go.
Even something as mundane as starting off in a small rural village where everyone knows everyone else can be interesting and interactive.
For example, your rogue could steal something because they want to and have the entire village turn against you on a manhunt for their precious gems that they'll use to feed their families for the month. This implicates the rest of the group, which if they can't defuse the situation with persuasion leads to self self-defence, which becomes murder, which reinforces the idea that the group are the bad guys to the villagers and it allows for a 'hero' to show up and try to defeat them for the village. All because a rogue decided to steal and the villagers acted how you'd expect people to when someone steals their stuff. Alternatively, the rogue could steal all the jewels, the clothes on all of their collective backs and them be none the wiser that he had stolen them.
I'm an artist, and for the longest time I've shied away from DnD, until a friend pointed out that I can join in the fun by creating a shitload of OCs and build upon them using classes/races. I've even helped create PCs for other people.
the fact you can make a generic anime protagonist by just picking rogues or monks completely astounds me.
DND is the dark souls of sandbox adventures.
for the complete package get a rogue sorcerer
@@sleepyboysaturn1365 where's my sorcerous origin isekai option Wizards?
@@doofs they fear what they would create 'cause they logically would have to make it op
JUST LIKE DARK SOULS
Rogues OR Monks...? Multiclassing BB.
this vid feels a lot more "why anyone can get into" rather than "how to get anyone into".
Kibo Well, that is the title of the video
@@kirstenc6221 only on the thumbnail though.
Kibo Ahhh true. Welp the thump nail why people click it anyway. Though I guess getting people into it is a matter of explaining the parts they are interested in, like he referred to in the video. They are very connected points, regardless.
But I mean does it really matter? We all know how to get our friends to play D&D anyway- lock them in a room with loud speakers, a character manual, a board and some minis if you’re feeling fancy-
@@kirstenc6221 I mean, I only saw the title cuz' im a weirdo that gets his videos through RSS.
Still, though, you do have a point.
Sensation is actually also present in dnd.
I will never forget when our DM put on the Fma soundtrack while he was talking and the whole table fell silent and everything CLICKED.
then out of nowhere he shouted "FULL METAL ALCHEMIST"
This video makes a great point - that we're all humans that usually can relate to each other if we try hard enough. One of my best players and best friends is very frat boyish and loved the narration of epic-scale combat when he started, and is just now choosing to learn about 'feats' after four months in the campaign. There's always something to talk about now.
For anyone who wants to play but needs the book look up “google drive (whatever book you need)” and it should be there in pdf form. This can also work for things like movies and tv shows
Also remember that there's tonnes of online SRDs, which are super useful to have as a beginner since you can look things up way faster.
So far I've made:
A fat gnome wizard who refused to get off his dog and would keep talking about old stories with no point.
A noble warrior, which managed to convince the group to make a giant combo attack so it seemed like there was a giant dragon attacking, combining basically everyone's spells and skills
And my current, a vengeful paladin who is trying to spread his own niche communist knock-off religion and literally hands out pamphlets, preach and talks about the "New Dawn" in which the sinners shall be burnt and the devoted shall live in an utopia. Oh and through a conversation with a demon it has been hinted that the god he serves may not actually be a god, but something else.
"Why do you think I became a youtuber? I'm innately attracted to fame."
That statement is a whole new level of honesty that ties into the argument very succinctly. That statement is very humble in my eyes, even though it seems the opposite on the surface.
Great video, as always. I am always amazed by how you always seem to align with my way of thinking.
My favourite thing to play is bard, there's nothing better than to see the Dm's light escape from their eyes slowly as they realize I seduced my way out of every battle, leaving my party behind.
Also, now I'm playing as a dwarf bard who has a war hammer as the instrument.
I have a bard with -2 inteligence and wisdom (i rolled bad for character creation ok) that thinks horseradish is an instrument
I guess it's percussion instrument? do you hit the ground with it in a rhythm?
Yes, but is fun bc I'm barely 3 feets and the hammer is as almost as tall.
@@AshEshyr No he hits another horseradish with it creating a ...... sound. Not a very good sound but he's having fun and thats all that really matters
@@appelofdoom8211 I wasn't referring to you but that's great
My experience tells me (and I had a decent share of negative, but useful rp experience), that bunch of players playing completely different styles of rpg together are not that easy to pull off, unless they share at least one strong overlapping interest. Otherwise, it is a group of people, that plays different games at the same table and has nothing, literally nothing to talk to each other outside the game unless it is absolutely required to their interaction within the gamez as characters.
A lot of gaming group eventually fell apart, because players had no actual interest in each other, outside of immediate game situation and scheduling.
It very much narrows down what you can play in this group, because every move outside of anyone's comfort zone will be considered as a threat and immediate turn off.
Such crowds can work, but not for long. So, my utmost advice - talk to the people you play with, learn what they like, help them to learn what they like, learn what YOU like and look for ways to integrate it into your games and characters. And if not - be strong enough to say 'no' and move on.
D&D and other table top games (CCG, wargames, RPGs, etc.) are the best, when you have _together,_ not in spite of each other.
I haven’t played D&D but hearing ppl’s stories makes me wanna play it. Though, I don’t have much much friends to play with. ;-;
Didn't expect this, but I am certainly happy with this topic
Man, I tried D&D. I really wanted to enjoy it as well. But I guess I could really only like it if I have a really good DM. My friend used my other friends and I as basically test dummies for him to practice DMing. What I learned is that he really doesn't like deviating from the story... and that he also doesn't like to set up for the campaign until the night before. Like, you would expect a DM to at least know the general settings, maybe have some notes on specifics, but instead he straight up read from the book every 20 - 30 seconds.
I wish I had a smoother story experience, maybe then I'd enjoy D&D.
The worst thing about D&D is when someone gets discouraged from playing simply because of a bad DM or bad player environment.
I hope this doesn't discourage you from ever playing it again. Perhaps a different player group is exactly what you need. In which case, there's multiple different online platforms to connect to other players with. Try some stuff out.
Yeah I always have more fun when people don’t attention to the rules as much as the storytelling and goofy bullshit. If you’re still interested maybe find a dm like that
the only way you can make good story experience is believing in yourself and finding interest that you like, think of what any wizard would say to any child that ends up becoming a hero, you have the power of creativity on your side the world is endless dont give up, I believe in you, make it happen.
Just wondering, why is this unlisted?
Edit: Never mind, just read the full tweet. For your experiment: I do not check twitter regularly. I am far more likely to watch a video sooner if I see it in my sub box. I just happened to open twitter by accident, saw you had a link to a video, got confused, scrolled through my sub box to see if I missed it, went back to your tweet, watched your video, left that comment, and then looked back at the tweet.
I love how you said you used "Chill Touch" to cool drinks.
For those who don't know, read the spell. It summons a skeletal hand that strangles the target, a creature, for necrotic damage and prevents healing.
He is spooking the shit out of his clients and murdering them with skeleton hand.
k, im now joining the dnd club and dragging my friends along with me.
D&D is solely responsible for me surviving college and getting into my dream university.
I need to hear that story
My two fav d&d characters i made were a gnome cleric that acted like Danny Divito’s Frank from IASIP and my current character an Aasamar paladin w/ the conquer oath that literally thinks he’s the second coming of Christ. Oh good times
Dnd has sensation dude.
Ever take the time to chomp on your dice? Sensational stuff.
Mini figs. How did I forget minifigs
The prop and dice gremlins, RISE UP!
The character customization is a really important part of D&D to me, which is why I find 5e to be the least enjoyable of all of the editions of D&D I've played.
This.
And that's another great thing about D&D. You don't have to play just one version.
I personally like 5e because it's way easier to learn and I find it to be better for role play, as the other versions like 3.5e makes having certain stats practically a necessity when playing (depends on the class, but my point is that it's such a stat oriented game that not a lot of variety can really happen). But if you're someone who really likes customizing every thing possible with your character, then something like 3.5e is perfect for you (especially pathfinder).
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No it’s a great thing about tabletop. D&D is not the hobby and there are innumerable other games covering so many other settings, genres, styles and mechanics.
@@gma5607 Look, you're not wrong, and I understand what you're getting at, but just because that applies to tabletop games in general, doesn't mean it doesn't *also* apply to D&D.
I understand that people like to use D&D as a blanket term, but that's not what I'm doing here.
Relevant because I'm about to play my first ever game of D&D tomorrow. I really appreciated this because there's *still* this perverse idea that women can't like stereotypically "nerdy" things. Also, your editing had me rofling 😂I died when you edited in Charming yeeting himself out the castle window
Yes, the timestamp for this comment *is* way before the video was uploaded. Spooky right?
Wot
how
@@gragragrasputin386 From my understanding of the comment that's (at the moment) directly above this one, this video was unlisted as part of an experiment. He wanted to see just how many people would watch his video if he only notified people through his Twitter. Hence this comment.
See, I feel like I have the opposite problem. I really REALLY want to get into DnD! But, no matter how many "great DM's" I meet and "super fun storylines" I'm told about, I always get hopelessly bored in sessions. I personally hate combat in DnD because I'm still not familiar enough with it to really flex my creative muscles (I'm too scared that I'm casting the wrong spell or misreading something) so it's normally just long, drawn-out battles where I'm like "I wonder if I should use my crossbow or spend my turn trying to get a few feet closer to it so maybe I can stab it." I really like playing intense, flawed characters that go through a character arc through the campaign but I find my character choices only serve to annoy my party members and have them project my character's flaws onto me. Like, once I was playing a really dumb Lawful Good character who wanted to save someone in a tower even after a party member had a vision warning us not to go in. There was no way my character would have just left him to die, but my party members actually broke character to tell me to fuck off and just go down the path. It's those little things that make me really frustrated whenever I play and have left me not wanting to return. If I could find a really good DM, like a personal friend who knew me and knew to just let me do my thing and wouldn't get mad if I didn't do the spell right, then I think I could flourish. But, none of my friends play DnD so I'm just kinda stuck in "wanting to play DnD but not actually having fun when I play" limbo.
One of my closest friends is someone we will call Captain. I've known him since we were wee lads living next door to each other. I went on to be a nerd who excelled at academics and lacked at sports and now I write for politics and shit. Captain became a football player and now works in private security. He's the one that got *me* into D&D, but not just me, he got his friend who is so little of a nerd and so much a jock he is an Olympic Candidate for our country. He loves it ever since Cap helped him get into it, D&D is a game of the mind for the mindful in life, and all can find themselves in that space of enjoyment and creativity.
Ever since I noticed kazumi in the latest video the more I watch old videos. I notice you editor and your tokusatsu reference, and I applaud you
Oo, the editing feels so bouncy on this one. Also, that dragon head thing is freaking genius. I never would have even considered using minor illusion like that.
5:16 have you actually read chill touch? It doesn't do anything like cooling objects. It's the "chill" of a ghostly hand assaulting the target.
I've played DnD for years! It's the best, and it's always so cool to see other youtubers who play, too!
Oh lordy that Alestorm flash when refering to 2011 is such a personal attack
Never played dnd and always wanted to but also gets the same joy in our RP since we allow OCs which makes things more fun when messing with canon and *flipping tails for an attack to miss enemy mobs I control four times in a row and cackling*
I just played a session with a few friends a couple nights ago. It is really fun, and I love it, thank you prophetic unique.
You are an intelligent and mindful creator who can effectively use his senserity and humor to deliver ideas and entertainment.
*pats that shameless ego*
This is the video I've always wanted someone like you to make
I was literally looking through your Channel for inspiration in a campaign and just found this, needless to say a pretty interesting predicament
Dude I have been OBSESSED with table top roleplaying games ever since I watched a couple of dnd shows and it has only been a few weeks. This video really came at a rad time! Now I can finally convince my friends I am not a loser!
I don't know why but whenever you talk about something you're passionate about you make me think of hamsters, cats, and other adorable small animals
the way to do it is introduce them to the adventure zone
When you’re right you’re right
I never played D&D myself, but I used to watch this show called Urealms Live that's basically just a few people playing a simplified version of D&D and they control puppets and stuff. It's a fun show.
Thanks for introducing me to the "eight-or-so engagements", they're actually really helpful in understanding why I like certain games and not others. I feel like I have a strong affinity for Discovery and Narrative, and a strong aversion to Fellowship (which is why I don't think I can get into D&D).
Your additions to the standard MDA formula are pretty good. "Abnegation" is certainly a better word than "Submission", for it implies that what's driving you is some pent-up energy that you just need to purge (as opposed to wanting to "submit", whatever that means). And I'm glad you differentiate between Challenge and Competition - I feel like this distinction is why Pokemon frustrates me so much. On the one hand the combat system is so intricate that I really want to get invested and learn, but on the other hand it's just so Competition-oriented (which is like 90% copying what other people are doing) that I end up getting discouraged.
I feel like the ideal game for me is something like Octopath Traveler, a single-player experience with enough Discovery, Narrative, and Expression woven in to keep it interesting. That's a game that actually balances Abnegation and Challenge very well - you can fight trash mobs until you're blue in the face; but since the difficulty of boss fights scales with your level, grinding alone doesn't make the game any easier.
You should try looking for other systems! D&D isn’t the only tabletop role play system out there! There could definitely be one you like and fits to your tases, considering how many systems there are, and many ways of playing them. -If you would like, I know a site that has a lot of the systems for free due to some clever law loopholes so you can try them out before you consider buying or anything else-
Is this you coming out as a Kamen Rider fan?
Because if so, then I love you even more gkdkdkfkf
Good shit, too bad I'm stuck as the foreverdm, meaning I need to create all these engagements myself. It's a mess, but sometimes it's so worth it.
also
I love DMing, It's always worth whenever my party makes very stupid choices and get hammered by consecuences xD
That's what playing online is for
You're really improved your editing skills, well done my friend
Usually I don't cringe at puns, but you caught me with my weakness. Delayed reaction jokes. I didn't get it for a good second. Then cringed. Love ya man.
This is probably my favorite video on your Channel so far. I like the jokes with you in it. They were My favorite
I'm someone who along with my friends has used dnd to keep us together. Two bbn of my closest friends have decided to take a break from dnd. I mean 7 years of playing dnd almost every day can make you lose interest sure, but that happens three years ago. They are still some of my best friends but it seems they avoid dnd at all costs. I mean I might be pushing but I never forced them to do any of it, and I'm finding we cant really find a lot to talk about anymore. I dont want to lose these friends
Great to another video from you, guy.
My first group was the weirdest ensemble of people, we had a skinhead sheepherd, a veterinarian, a cook, a lumberjack and a brewer. It was fun
I want him to make a series about his search for sponsors. I do really appreciate the effort into the research of the company. I think that they would be interesting videos.
Great video, thank you for introducing me to that concept
0:40 TECHNICALLY Mage hand cannot make attacks
One of my best friends Andy they got me to play dnd and now I'm never going back, as an artist and animation student I love the storytelling and also it's great to play with friends
I'm an almost stereotypical nerd who, upon hearing about D&D for the first time, almost felt it was destiny that I was going to play it one day. My sister, on the other hand, is a social butterfly and not really interested in the math-heavy aspect of tabletop games. However, including her in a game session really showed her that you can be creative and wacky within the rules of the game, and now she's playing as a centaur named Cibum Sphera (Latin for meat ball). D&D has something for just about everyone; sometimes, the core wackiness of the game is what's going to draw people in. I'm literally playing as a cleric that's based on Kermit the Frog, and it's AWESOME.
I think I'd like it just because rolling dice is cool. Now if only I had friends to play it with...
That thing about you not wanting to become a neck beard struck me in a personal way.
So weird seeing this video from my favourite creator at the same time I started researching D&D. Amazing coincidence.
I keep on enjoying your videos more and more and now you play dnd.....are you the best youtuber? I think you are
Some really great points here.
This video came at just the right time.
I've never seen any of your videos, but you sure do like Kamen Rider, don'tcha?
not gonna lie, the Constitution joke was how I knew to press the like button on this one.
You forgot about those of us who have no friends and always ruin friendships that we do have
I love the critical role clips. Thats a big part of what got me into dnd
Some characters I’ve played over 4 years. Pancake Pattycake LeRoy Jackson the 4th, an ogre wizard who punches people with magic fists. Glorius Maximus, the egomaniac human peasant with no class features who was somehow the most useful party member and went on to become king. Brother Joseph (Broseph), paladin of the bro code who managed to save 3 or more lives every combat he got in. And those are just the funny ones.
D&D or any tabletop rpg for that matter is something I always craved to try. Unfortunatly I've had difficulty getting any of my friends interested. I am now getting at the part of my life were we are getting less and less free time as well. I finally met people who could be interested, but I have to find out how to mobilise them. I might redouble my efforts though, D&D seems like the ultimate experience I'm looking for.
I have now played dnd 2 times... i want more!!!
"Chill Touch for cooling drinks..."
Someone didn't read Chill Touch.
Sensation can come into play through the use of props like actual letters and swords people will have, or just the use of a music bot to set the tone
Uniquenameosaurus:
Class: RUclipsr
Race: Pirate
Alignment: True Neutral
Stats:
Everything's a 0 besides Charisma
Which is a 50
People should keep in mind there are also TONS of other tabletop rpgs outside of D&D for other settings, systems, easier to learn or improvise, etc too.
This makes me happy
Great upload video.
THE BOI'S BACK. YEEEEEEEESSSSSS
I have a half-orc bard with the knight background. He plays the Hurdygurdy.
You probably know about it, but Harmonquest with dan harmon is one of my favorite things on the internet, it also got me into D&D. But it's worth a watch! The entire first and second seasons are free on VRV, like 12 hour long episodes a season at that so uhhhh yea. That's my comment...............................*hides in blanket fort*
Unique...
Have you been watching kamen rider?
Like alot of it?
1:47 Alestorm? this guys a man of culture
I was a big fan. Of you before but I love you now I love dnd
This is funny, I DMed Lost Mine of Phandelver for my family earlier this day.
You may be right, but there's one thing alienating me from getting in.
>Plate mail
why?
@@herrkrabbe148 Either they want more accurate terminology for armor, or they reeeeaaaaalllly hate plate armor.
@@herrkrabbe148 tl;dr: The term makes no sense in any capacity and rustles my jimmies when someone utters it unironically.
ts;gb: I'm a medieval enthusiast, and an absolute slut for a finely constructed harness of plate armour. But as I try out certain fantasy productions and interact with the fandom, I often come across the term - when discussing such suits of plates - plate _mail._
Which doesn't make much sense, as I understand mail to be a word describing an interlinked series of rings while plate is... well, plate. And while there certainly does exist armour consisting of plates connected & supplemented by chains, what is depicted isn't that, while DnD suckers are adamant that that is what such a system is called.
As it turns out, this misinformation happens to stem from Dungeons & Dragons and, among other things it's guilty for, really rustles my jimmies.
Haa we read 1984 in class this year and I made this exact joke so many times
There are other games, check out Song of Swords or Harnmaster if you’re looking for a more historical fantasy (or just historical) experience.
Man, I fucking love your "sponsored- No, wait, actually not sponsored SIKE" bits
Played DnD ones and really liked it. Sadly never got to play it again after that.
Holy shit I almost died of laughter at ”roll for constitution”
I've given up on finding a worthy sponsor "world's mobile ad"
Some of my friends think they understand D&D and it's not for them because the anime club at their school played an "interesting" game so now I have no idea how to convince them
You look them in the eyes. Sharply inhale with your fingers to your nose. Drop them down and say: bois you we with wangrods now it's time for a game god!
Good timing! I just got invited to play my first DnD game lmao
I've been thinking about getting into dNd this summer but I've been putting it off.
9:20 Damn you, Decade!
Seeing a video like this just makes me even more interested in playing D&D, but I can't because I don't have any friends. Otherwise, great vid!
That's what playing online is for
@@BlueSun_ Then the question becomes: What's a good site to play online, where people are accepting of total beginners?
@@minecraft9820 Ok, so here's my comprehensive how-to guide to find a group online. You won't need to do all or even most of these steps, but the more you do the faster you'll find a group and the better that group will be.
Make an account on Discord, this is how people usually talk
Make an account on roll20 and play the tutorial, this is how people usually play the game
Search for games in Roll20. Apply to ALL of the ones that fit your schedule and interests. (This is just like finding a job, make as many applications as you can, and make them fit the offer)
Go to the LFG sub-Reddit. Look for the most recent posts made by DMs looking for players. Apply to all that fit your schedule and interests.
Keep refreshing that sub-Reddit, and keep applying.
Tips to have your applications accepted:
Read the offers closely and make sure you cater to what the DM is looking for
Read the other applications, expecially the ones that were accepted
If they ask you to make a character, make sure it fits the campaign setting and avoid choosing a class that a lot of other applicants are using too.
If multiple people accept your applications, choose the campaign that looks the most interesting and be courteous to the other DMs you decline
@@BlueSun_ Thank you very much! Hopefully I'll be able to find a good group.
@@minecraft9820 Besides playing online, you can also look up your local tabletop gaming store. If they sell D&D they're also likely to organise meet-ups or know of local groups that do.
You can also use any app or sites for generic meet-ups, and look for d&d in your area.
Ah, yes.
I also like my drink with a touch of necrotic damage, not freeze damage (5:16).
I'm sorry, I just had to, and I'm probably not the first to do it either.
Great content, though shame I didn't get into it sooner.
Still love ya (no homo) and you're adorable (I said NO HOMO!)
so d&d is basically IRL greed island
you had my sub with "of course the snail is FUCKING JACKED"
When Projared's face turns up at 1:48
My party has a max cha and almost maxed str half orc bard named Ork Ah Strah with like 5 or 6 int. it is the greatest thing ever. he uses a hurdy gurdy, a box that he slams like a drum, and will ask if there is a piano every time we are in a new location
I'm so happy you showed minecraft hardcore
I enjoyed this
Y'know, I've never played D&D, but I'd be welcome to try it someday. My only problem is that I'm not very creative, nor do I personalize very much, but if I did it with friends I'd probably have a good time.
"Anyone can get into DnD, all you need is to first read a boring book and then find people who want to play the same type of adventure as you do. So easy"
I love all the weird shit that can happen in dnd. Like the time my friend killed someone by laughing at them or the time when two charecters convinced a gang of AuToMoBiLe racers that pulling over was a great way to win a race