D&D Explained in 5 Minutes

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  • @kokichiouma1831
    @kokichiouma1831 4 года назад +16075

    Sounds fun but...where do you get friends?

    • @blued2044
      @blued2044 4 года назад +1594

      Pretty sure you can find few at the bottom of cereal box

    • @kitchenjail3546
      @kitchenjail3546 4 года назад +904

      Where does one obtain these "friends" you speak of?

    • @gaiusthompsonking9630
      @gaiusthompsonking9630 4 года назад +810

      You gotta buy a dlc

    • @Paradoxum177
      @Paradoxum177 4 года назад +421

      I’ve been looking all over amazon and at every store I’ve been to and still haven’t found any help

    • @zamdaveaquino7868
      @zamdaveaquino7868 4 года назад +136

      You guys down to play???

  • @nuit8487
    @nuit8487 4 года назад +4849

    "The dm doesn't want to kill the players"...depends...😂

    • @thatoneVoidDemon
      @thatoneVoidDemon 4 года назад +119

      Depends indeed.

    • @AN-ou6qu
      @AN-ou6qu 4 года назад +37

      Annie Leonhardt eh it’s not fun if you play like that.

    • @nuit8487
      @nuit8487 4 года назад +9

      @@AN-ou6qu I think so too

    • @alejandrosimon9048
      @alejandrosimon9048 4 года назад +12

      @@AN-ou6qu have one of your pcs ignore/kill the guy whose reputation and backstory you've been building up for months and you'll wanna kill them so hard, i swear

    • @neowolf09
      @neowolf09 4 года назад +62

      My dad introduced me to d&d, he was the dm, it was just us two. I died before I could get back to town. I quit playing after that...

  • @carolynanne6500
    @carolynanne6500 3 года назад +3616

    Me 58 years old. My son: "Mom want to play D and D with me and my friends?" Me: "Hell ya, how do you play?" Me now 60 years old: "Son, when are we getting together for the next session????" Never too old!

    • @kisu_1919
      @kisu_1919 3 года назад +233

      Yeah :D
      Adults are allowed to enjoy games like these and people who think otherwise are just dumb.

    • @milesofduckies5298
      @milesofduckies5298 3 года назад +92

      No one ever to old for d & d

    • @jordanrayne4779
      @jordanrayne4779 2 года назад +17

      Hell yeah

    • @Puppyface52100
      @Puppyface52100 2 года назад +9

      Nice!

    • @lcstrobel4856
      @lcstrobel4856 2 года назад +40

      I’m also 58 yrs. and remember all “the nerds” that played in 70s-80s. My son started playing (he’s 19, in college) seriously about 3 years ago and his group are not nerds! lol I love it-no drinking, drugs, and worries about driving under the influence. D&D forevuh!

  • @TraceyAllen
    @TraceyAllen 6 лет назад +3676

    You guys should do a show on finding a game. How to get a group together.

    • @Thedungeoncast
      @Thedungeoncast  6 лет назад +278

      Thanks for the suggestion! We will keep it in mind.

    • @usmcpound
      @usmcpound 5 лет назад +70

      It's called friends.

    • @capngrim
      @capngrim 4 года назад +149

      @@usmcpound I couldnt imagine any of.my friends even filling a character sheet😂😂

    • @amiratu5909
      @amiratu5909 4 года назад +5

      Cap'n Grim Eh, have you ever brought up with them?

    • @capngrim
      @capngrim 4 года назад +7

      @@amiratu5909 yea they said theyre down to play but i feel like utd turn into dickin off fast

  • @billybossier2888
    @billybossier2888 6 лет назад +4433

    I love how it says "most popular tabletop roleplaying game" instead of pretending its the only one. (Correcting typo).

    • @Yayaytree
      @Yayaytree 5 лет назад +97

      ??? Shadowrun? Cyberpunk 2022? Vampire : The Masquerade?

    • @FilthyCasual27344
      @FilthyCasual27344 5 лет назад +47

      Call of chutlu?

    • @seniorsly
      @seniorsly 5 лет назад +346

      Guys learn to read LMAO he said: “instead of pretending it’s the only one”, it means he loves how this dude didn’t make it seem as if DnD is the only existing tabletop roleplaying game

    • @one_man_community
      @one_man_community 5 лет назад +66

      @@seniorsly Thanks, I learned to read today

    • @seniorsly
      @seniorsly 5 лет назад +3

      Black Sunday you’re welcome

  • @beccawells8618
    @beccawells8618 4 года назад +1225

    For all of you that say "but I don't have and friends!"
    So go to your local game shop and ask about dnd night. Most shops host a night that people can come and play dnd. Even with a group that caters to the drop in and new to dnd. This way you make friends that are friends with dnd.

    • @madam-mint
      @madam-mint 4 года назад +31

      I aim to get this comment to the top-people have to see this!!!

    • @aidarivas5001
      @aidarivas5001 3 года назад +14

      Get this comment to the top!

    • @itsberzerk9279
      @itsberzerk9279 3 года назад +148

      bold of u to assume there is an local game store in my town

    • @ayansheikh1771
      @ayansheikh1771 3 года назад +37

      game shops here dont have dnd lol

    • @valu_2726
      @valu_2726 3 года назад +22

      Those exist???

  • @polarzero4593
    @polarzero4593 5 лет назад +1374

    Out of all the D&D tutorials and explanations this is the first one anyone should watch

    • @MsGinahidesout
      @MsGinahidesout 3 года назад +8

      Agreed!

    • @CodepageNet
      @CodepageNet 2 года назад +24

      i had no clue what D&D is, and still have (almost) no clue

    • @ninjireal
      @ninjireal Год назад +7

      what’s the second, lol

  • @starbits7836
    @starbits7836 4 года назад +1843

    Id love to play DnD
    But I have no friends
    and have social anxiety

    • @irok1
      @irok1 4 года назад +38

      @Who Knows there are plenty of online places. Discord servers orchestrating games and sites like Roll20 to host games. I've managed to play sessions over Discord voice chat with a dice bot. Of course, I prefer in person, but methods like Discord work

    • @KoryLunaa
      @KoryLunaa 4 года назад +62

      @Who Knows
      Tbh I had social anxiety before playing D&D and it really helped with it, _because_ of D&D I felt less anxious and socially awkward
      And you'd be surprised how there are some people who are interested and committed to playing D&D if you just ask around

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 года назад +20

      D&D will help with your social anxiety. Then you can learn the games rules and make friends playing or DMing.

    • @Copperflash
      @Copperflash 4 года назад +1

      Who Knows Yeah, kind of like Diplomacy

    • @RhinoHand
      @RhinoHand 4 года назад

      Same dude. Same.

  • @TraceyAllen
    @TraceyAllen 6 лет назад +837

    Some of my fondest memories are in a basement with friends I've known since kindergarten, having epic adventures. Hard to believe it was almost 30 years ago.

    • @stratocasterblue
      @stratocasterblue 2 года назад +2

      What a sheltered life wow, Just amazing, Curious why didn't you go outside and play, ride bikes at park

    • @happyjack-o1158
      @happyjack-o1158 2 года назад +26

      @@stratocasterblue bro 💀
      Not everyone likes to be drenched in sweat

    • @stratocasterblue
      @stratocasterblue 2 года назад +1

      @@happyjack-o1158 Sounds so quaint and quiet like, what a life

    • @MrGay-iw6tm
      @MrGay-iw6tm 2 года назад +35

      @@stratocasterblue Bro assumed this out of one event in a entire mans childhood
      The stupidity is phenomenal
      Bro does not realize you can do both

    • @stratocasterblue
      @stratocasterblue 2 года назад +1

      @@MrGay-iw6tm Is it the game that makes you this angry young boy, You need a new game kiddo

  • @cloudwyrms9752
    @cloudwyrms9752 4 года назад +3273

    0:37
    BOLD of you to assume I actually have that many friends, who can all meet up at the same place at the same time
    _Edit: good news! Reunited with some old friends and now playing over discord from time to time_ ✌️

    • @Paradoxum177
      @Paradoxum177 4 года назад +16

      What my group does is we talk on a voice channel on discord

    • @deliacigan3904
      @deliacigan3904 4 года назад +4

      *Cloudwyrms * So I’m starting aN 8 PERSON CAMPAIGN it took me so long to get us in one place at one time but 5 of them are new and hopefully it will all be worth it by recruiting a bunch of new tabletop RPG addicts :).

    • @dragonfruit7236
      @dragonfruit7236 4 года назад

      Try playing a campaign on online, or join an open world discord server

    • @goldenpants1239
      @goldenpants1239 4 года назад +2

      It’s bold to assume I have friends at all

    • @smthnbatey
      @smthnbatey 4 года назад +1

      _Bold of you to assume that I have "real" friends that likes the same things/topics as me_

  • @superultragamer8245
    @superultragamer8245 4 года назад +1004

    0:45 ummmmm excuse me? D&D doesn’t involve *luck*? You’ve clearly never rolled a natural 1

    • @cottonfloss7951
      @cottonfloss7951 4 года назад +71

      SuperUltraGamer pathetic try having the dice roll off the table and being lost forever PATHETIC AHAHA

    • @burningadri6775
      @burningadri6775 4 года назад +51

      A friend of mine rolled two Nat 1 in a row... and a third one later on.

    • @mennograafmans1595
      @mennograafmans1595 4 года назад +31

      @@burningadri6775 A friend of mine had a lot of luck last session. She rolled 3 20's in for rolls. Sadly it was for perception insight or something like that, so no amazing story happened because of it.

    • @akreid4614
      @akreid4614 4 года назад +4

      menno graafmans well, a 20 on a check doesn't crit, so it just meant, that there was nothing special there)

    • @mennograafmans1595
      @mennograafmans1595 4 года назад +7

      @@akreid4614 The DM decides if a 20 on skill is a crit. And in my game, it is. Not to the extent you see in some groups, but if you roll a nat 20, you will always gain a little benefit, or at least don't worsen the situation.

  • @ryanbrown5905
    @ryanbrown5905 6 лет назад +569

    4:51 to explain what my 25 minute rambling explanation actually means. I’m setting up a work game so it’s certainly a good intro

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 2 года назад

      @@arcane_ironic that was a weird thing to ask

  • @clakscovsky
    @clakscovsky 4 года назад +955

    I joined a d&d club without knowing how to play d&d so now I'm here

    • @teodoracristina8822
      @teodoracristina8822 4 года назад +120

      Same omg. We're meeting on friday and i don't know how the fuck to do a character sheet. It's the ability scores that are confusing me. And spells but i plan on figuring them out on the spot

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад +14

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @carlijn1213
      @carlijn1213 3 года назад +47

      Aahh same, my friend just asked yo wanna join, so I did. But I have no fucking clue how this games work and we're meeting tomorrow xD

    • @fizz.zzz101
      @fizz.zzz101 3 года назад +6

      Same lmao

    • @pokaay3163
      @pokaay3163 3 года назад +9

      Where are you guys joining clubs at? Only thing I can think of is school but from where I live, they’re still closed.. I just started thinking about this game and decided I wanted to get into it but don’t have any means of actually doing that atm lol

  • @blorgyschmorgy7556
    @blorgyschmorgy7556 5 лет назад +313

    What about the other 8 seconds?

  • @crimsonholocene949
    @crimsonholocene949 5 лет назад +423

    Ive neverplayed d&d
    I missing out alot am i😭

    • @giorgiomauceri410
      @giorgiomauceri410 4 года назад +28

      @@thatboyUPS there is a huge spectrum of people that don't play dnd. Personally, I love the idea. I have all the books (in pdf, you'll soon understand why), i follow dnd YT channels, keep up with the news and so on. "Then why don't you play it, if you like it so much", you might be asking. Two reasons: first, I haven't got enough friends, second, thry don't like the idea nor now anything about dnd. So I never played it. Not even once. But I would like to A LOT. Also, in our country it's not that popular or known, so there aren't groups going around looking for an extra party member. On the other hand, don't you ever put me with the Fortnite fans. It is a game I looked at just once, only because my friends started playing. I just watched, never played. One time was enough to make me dislike the game, and tgis feeling grew stronger as time went by, hearing about its community. What I'm trying to say is that when talking about people there is no black or white situations. Just because I havr never tried something, you can't just assume what I like. That guy was expressing hiw he couldn't do something he would have liked to do, there's no reason to take it as a reason to pretend to know him...

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 года назад +3

      You are. Try to find a friend who DMs.

    • @colossaltitan3546
      @colossaltitan3546 4 года назад +1

      Same but I'm trying to get into it

    • @darkpaul1uxgaming269
      @darkpaul1uxgaming269 4 года назад +1

      @@thatboyUPS just because someone can't find friends or just has reason he can't play doesn't mean he plays fornite

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад +1

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

  • @JohnSmith-ex8iw
    @JohnSmith-ex8iw 4 года назад +638

    A lot of people say this is nerdy, which is objectively impossible, as it requires friends.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад +3

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @aregularfrankiefan8208
      @aregularfrankiefan8208 2 года назад +3

      @IDFK MAN Has it closed 😢??!!

    • @pladimir_vutin
      @pladimir_vutin Год назад +16

      legend has it that more than 3 nerds together can form a pack, and gather more nerds around them, just saying...

    • @angryargentineman1972
      @angryargentineman1972 Год назад +7

      Nerds are like infected people in zombie apocalypses, they make people think they're not nerds, but eventually turn the others into nerds

    • @jsaucer510
      @jsaucer510 Год назад +8

      Go look up nerdy. Nerdy does not mean lonely. Objectively.

  • @Tritailed-Shenanigans
    @Tritailed-Shenanigans 4 года назад +295

    Mm. The DM. I've been DM once, and that was pretty fun. But the worst feeling is when your DM has a specific storyline that they want *and force* you to follow. The way I did it, was I set up a goal that tied in with my players/characters wants. I had no FriCkIty fracking idea what I was doing, but that made it more fun as we went along :D Plus one of the campaigns I had the most fun in was thrown together on the spot, my DM was bulling the entire thing and it. Was. EPIC!
    I want to DM another campaign with my first group, but I'm still working on the worldbuilding and NPCs.
    So! My Advice for new DMs:
    1) In The first session you have with your group, make your Characters together. And make sure that your group has filled out the personality stuff and check that they have a bacic backstory.
    2) Maybe outline events that will be happening. Such as carnivals, festivals, wars, minor battles, conflicts, ect...
    3) Don't be a limp noodle when it comes to corralling your players! They *will* be chaotic and ready to test your friendship. Set down ground rules. Ban social media and other distractions that are not related to the game. Trust me.
    4) Give *in game* consequences for the killjoys. I've been a killjoy. Don't let us regin supreme.
    5) DONT for the love of Pete, make a structured campaign unless your players are super obedient and take the most obvious route. It's a game about the players and the world. Not some story you want them to follow. Because it's not fun when the DM denies certain tasks that you want to do. And plus, the player always break the campaign.

    • @beccawells8618
      @beccawells8618 4 года назад +8

      Matthew Colville has some awesome videos about having fun and DMing like this. Included in his tips and advice is how to sandbox a game and not railroad it.

    • @jamesmoreland7569
      @jamesmoreland7569 4 года назад +4

      I never write down a campaign, I make it up, I don't believe I will ever write one either. Yes it can make for some 'laggy' and bullshit moments but my players understand when I repeat a scenario or take 20 seconds to prepare a scene. Breaks exist.

    • @Maria.Mirabella
      @Maria.Mirabella 4 года назад +2

      Evop Fx I hope it wasn’t too bad. But don’t worry about fights. More often than not the fights will take up a good few hours. I remember one fight that stretched over 3 sessions! (Ca. 13 hours together)

    • @worldcomicsreview354
      @worldcomicsreview354 Год назад

      Honestly I've thought about doing an "RPG campaign" with myself to write a story. When things don't go as planned is when it gets interesting. Say I want to have my hero leap across several tables escaping a hail of gunfire, only instead of just writing that, I roll for it, and he actually slips and goes flat on his face, then gets captured. Now I have to write him out of it.

  • @crowbirdyy
    @crowbirdyy 4 года назад +25

    My school has a DnD club that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays! I love playing DnD, it's a fantastic game and I encourage those who haven't played to try it out!

  • @hashibatune
    @hashibatune 4 года назад +124

    Thank you for creating a concise video on the game, I'm genuinely intrigued by it and have always wanted to play.

    • @neatoburrito7249
      @neatoburrito7249 4 года назад

      @infamously_marked Heck yeah! Join us!! :D have fun

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

  • @waywardkrow2731
    @waywardkrow2731 3 года назад +35

    Probably the most eloquent and elaborate, yet compact, explanation I've ever heard about D&D. Love it!

  • @peggyz235
    @peggyz235 5 лет назад +64

    This video is the only knowledge I will have going into a huge d&d game with my friends, some of who are experts, so yeah, thanks for making this.

  • @IndraD
    @IndraD 9 месяцев назад +8

    I just started playing Baldur's Gate 3 and I wanted to know more about Dungeons and Dragons. Thanks for this video.

  • @margar9021
    @margar9021 6 лет назад +18

    glad to see you guys branching out and doing other type of stuff, keep it up!

  • @maniakal24
    @maniakal24 6 лет назад +81

    Great video! Love it. Next time someone asks me what D&D is and how to play, I'm going to show them this video. :-)

    • @mikesarti8284
      @mikesarti8284 5 лет назад

      Looking high quality! Love the video

  • @arizonatea8801
    @arizonatea8801 6 лет назад +15

    Was looking for a video to show my friend who had asked what d&d was like, and I think I just found the one. Thanks a ton!

  • @travisjames6416
    @travisjames6416 5 лет назад +44

    I only watched because one of my co-workers is in love with D&D, he doesn't party, go out, or anything like that. But he tells me whether i want to hear it or not how his D&D game goes on Sundays. He is so passionate about D&D, as i fellow nerd i get him tho.

    • @SatoriBunniii
      @SatoriBunniii 4 года назад +1

      Travis James Aww I love how nice u are I wish I had friends like u.

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 года назад +2

      You should join him.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @sickomode687
      @sickomode687 4 года назад

      How many 1's do you role. I always get 1's so died from laughter. This is so sad

  • @bryce0110
    @bryce0110 6 лет назад +81

    Damn it now I have to show this to my family and try to get a family D&D game going. Great video and can't wait to see more!

    • @jamesmoreland7569
      @jamesmoreland7569 4 года назад +4

      I mainly play D&D with my family (Brother, sister and brother in law)
      Sometimes on rare occasion my mother will dm and she's been playing since the 80's

    • @larsmatson9088
      @larsmatson9088 3 года назад

      Hey, how did the DND thing go?

    • @aregularfrankiefan8208
      @aregularfrankiefan8208 2 года назад

      I play with my family and we do 30 minutes every night to advance out campaign and it’s freaking awesome!! I’m the DM and I’m trying to learn how to do it better, I love D&D!!

    • @glitchless8947
      @glitchless8947 Год назад

      @@aregularfrankiefan8208 30 mins? That seems short but if you are doing every night that is fucking awesome

    • @Fraut_
      @Fraut_ Год назад

      @@glitchless8947 YE BROO i playsd yerst and was hell fun but its hard to organize cause the dm is... hard to call and stuff

  • @MsGinahidesout
    @MsGinahidesout 3 года назад +1

    I've been searching for a good explanation video to show my friend who has never played D&D before. This is the best one I've found! Thanks

  • @Helspyre
    @Helspyre 6 лет назад +28

    Well done! This could be really useful. Added to favorites.

  • @JohnSmith-ex8iw
    @JohnSmith-ex8iw 4 года назад +17

    Arya Stark in the character sheet. I liked that.

  • @tazrothdurrhexen1283
    @tazrothdurrhexen1283 3 года назад +3

    This is the best and most concise breakdown I've seen. Not surprised it's from you!

  • @jarojaric2969
    @jarojaric2969 3 года назад +5

    This is probably the most useful tutorial i've found on this related theme,thank you!

  • @LordMarcellusOfGenshin
    @LordMarcellusOfGenshin 4 года назад +98

    him: each player has only one character...
    me: possesses 3 different characters (Natania, Catherine, and Elclive) and a pet floating jellyfish (his name is Jerald)

  • @jmartin4396
    @jmartin4396 6 лет назад +7

    Great job. Very succinct and informative. Can't wait to see what on tap for the next one.

  • @cre-k8-ive
    @cre-k8-ive Год назад +2

    Thank you for this. I literally knew nothing about d&d. I've had so many friends through the years who play, but I never got involved. I'm not sure it would be my favorite game, but this made it more approachable and I appreciate that.

  • @wes1934
    @wes1934 4 года назад +2

    Thanks. I got invited to play 'AD&D 2' with some coworkers once a week and have absolutely no clue what I am getting in to. This helped clear up a lot of my questions. Thanks!

  • @maccychee3858
    @maccychee3858 4 года назад +70

    When you're looking for an online campaign that's noob friendly but *no dice*

    • @thatoneVoidDemon
      @thatoneVoidDemon 4 года назад +5

      Justa Peasant online dice rollers, good luck with finding one. R/lfg is a good start.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @otakuboi946
      @otakuboi946 4 года назад

      DragonDemons can i join?

    • @otakuboi946
      @otakuboi946 4 года назад

      DragonDemons do you use gamemasterV to play?

  • @agr-technology
    @agr-technology 4 года назад +7

    Thanks for putting together the video, very easy to follow for a DND beginner

  • @davdi13
    @davdi13 6 лет назад +3

    Very focused and well presented. Keep Rollin dem 20s!!

  • @robertlane951
    @robertlane951 10 месяцев назад +1

    Didn't realize I wasn't subscribed. Been loving the podcast for forever now.

  • @OftenOrangutan
    @OftenOrangutan 6 лет назад +5

    Would love to see more, keep it up bud!

  • @user-bi9kj1oh1f
    @user-bi9kj1oh1f 6 лет назад +8

    Amazing video. Ill be using it to get my friends in to D&D

  • @nicholasbullock5894
    @nicholasbullock5894 5 лет назад +10

    My friend had a DM who’d just do whatever he could to try to kill the PC’s. Say they just fought off a dragon and are low on HP. He’ll just have another dragon spawn in, in the intention to kill them, not progress the story

  • @WhiteCaneV1
    @WhiteCaneV1 6 лет назад +133

    Good Job can this become a series?

  • @gromaxe
    @gromaxe 3 года назад +7

    1:09 D&D is perfectly balanced with no exploits whatsoever

  • @LeahMarie34572
    @LeahMarie34572 3 года назад +32

    My boyfriend and his friends love this game. I’ve been to two of their sessions and I really liked it, I’m gonna try and learn more so hopefully in the future I can join in on them

    • @kebby8251
      @kebby8251 8 месяцев назад

      How did it go?

  • @AidanHackett-ff7uy
    @AidanHackett-ff7uy 4 месяца назад +2

    Thank you my friends are playing dnd for the first time and this video will help me explain it to them easily

  • @actualargonian4890
    @actualargonian4890 5 лет назад +180

    Ohhh so Skyrim is literally video game dungeons and dragons

    • @j2dragon109
      @j2dragon109 4 года назад +34

      The Elder Scrolls games before skyrim were even more so. Video Game RPGs in general have taken a lot of inspiration from D&D (which makes sense, considering it’s the most popular Tabletop RPG.)

    • @KoryLunaa
      @KoryLunaa 4 года назад +7

      @@j2dragon109
      Pretty sure the OP meant that there were both dungeons and dragons in Skyrim, nit the system, the place and creature itself

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 4 года назад +7

      Well, D&D has many more group dynamics, and there isn’t a preset way for the story go. Also your character isn’t the center of the universe.

    • @j2dragon109
      @j2dragon109 4 года назад

      Flowerbud
      I honestly don’t think that’s why,

    • @nebs6888
      @nebs6888 4 года назад

      Not really. The setting is different not to mention you have alot more choice in dnd.

  • @incitingincidentsinc
    @incitingincidentsinc 6 лет назад +4

    Love content like this, keep it up!

  • @rustyshackleford2605
    @rustyshackleford2605 3 года назад +6

    I remember seeing the dexter's laboratory episode as a kid and thinking that a game like that would be amazing. Didn't realize it was real until many years later.

  • @mejestin
    @mejestin Год назад +2

    as a DM for many long years i want to thank you for this short buy realy helpful guide..
    something that was missing to me is: party dinamic.. which u menitoned but left open...
    as a new player, knowing nothing about D&D i would listen to your brief and think D&D is dreamy.. which it is.. but when a player start they find out problems as: they got to sit still if its someone else turn to play and their characters in different area... or, there always a player who takes more attention and waste the party time or argue the small stuff..
    i know its not have to be this way but the description you mentioned is slaying monsters, become heroes and play with friends.. which is the greater sides.. i would like to hear the bad sides aswell to get more realistic picture. ty

  • @ibisqo
    @ibisqo Год назад +1

    up until now i never really knew what dnd was, but i found out my friend plays it as she showed me all the sheets with the details of her characters, it sounds so cool and fun

  • @baddboo
    @baddboo 2 года назад +3

    VERY VERY SIMPLE explanation , good job !!!!👍👍👍

  • @meerkatx
    @meerkatx 6 лет назад +5

    Good start!

  • @GeoGoofyGal
    @GeoGoofyGal Год назад

    Thank you for this video. I have never really wanted to play D&D of my own volition, however I have a friend who has wanted to play it but couldn't find anyone. While I wasn't prepared to do hours of research on this subject, this video helped a lot with learning to play with my friends.

  • @lisa1love1
    @lisa1love1 5 лет назад +1

    Thaaanks. This really helped! Simply explained

  • @Yesica1993
    @Yesica1993 4 года назад +3

    Thank you! I've always heard about it but never knew anyone who played, so I never understood it. Now it finally makes sense.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

  • @TheOnlySheet
    @TheOnlySheet 5 лет назад +5

    Great explanation! I'd suggest players use TOS FIVE to easily manage their Characters, so they don't have to focus on computing numbers, but rather focus on role play!

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables Месяц назад +1

    Brilliant explainer vid, thanks! I'm interested in playing D&D + becoming a DM. I thinking making my own minis (etc), + crafting the story & environment all sounds like fun

  • @kiwiadventures3773
    @kiwiadventures3773 2 года назад +2

    I found a 20 sided dice at school during the 80’s so I kept it. now I know what it was used for. They must have been pissed.

  • @HazySkies
    @HazySkies 4 года назад +5

    3:21 I spot a Celestia.
    Celestial celestia contrasting a demonic demon, that's funny xD

  • @Lilacs4
    @Lilacs4 Год назад +11

    Excellent explanation, thanks for this well made video. Sadly in my experience D&D is the most over-promised and under-delivered game I've ever attempted participating in. I don't have any friends who play so I've had to try finding a group at my local game shop. Tried for almost half a year in fact.
    If you plan on trying to play at a game shop, just prepare to deal with a lot of neckbeard, min-max, antagonistic trolls unless you're incredibly lucky or live in utopia. I've tried so many times and have had many toxic experiences. I couldn't even enjoy one shots because the insecure constantly-yelltalk-over-everyone dm killed me off as fast as he could because I dared to use my brain and try strategizing with my teammates. Constantly ended up feeling like I was a punching bag for someone to feel less pathetic about themselves by being a jerk to me when I just wanted to have fun and meet people and enjoy rp. Most of the players I was around were constantly distracted like on their phones, talking over each other, or being so loud you could never hear what anyone was actually saying. Lots of sexism, perverted kink talk, bullying and cursing. I can deal with mature content but it turns my stomach when adults do that in front of a bunch of kids at a game shop. It's supposed to be a family place, not a dive bar. The straw that broke the camel's back was seeing a table of 19-50 year olds bullying a 15 y/o kid who seemed to be on the autistic spectrum. I was the only one who was nice to him and tried to have our characters rp and do battle strategy together, he was a nice kid and didn't deserve that. He just had trouble focusing and who could blame him when it was a madhouse. Anyway... All of these factors actually made me quit D&D because it was so miserable and stressful. I've been a roleplayer and a gamer for over 23 years and this was definitely neither, just a disorganized obnoxious frat party with an identity crisis lol. I'm a grown ass adult, I expect my limited free time to be fun and a chance to destress, not to feel like a captive audience being held prisoner by an arrogant egotistical dictator. So I'm happy for everyone who has these magical experiences but I literally have never seen it happen in real life and I can't afford to waste anymore time chasing a unicorn that is this "fun and collaborative D&D game" that is fabled to exist.

    • @thematrixlunchhacker
      @thematrixlunchhacker Год назад

      Such a terrible experience, and yes, it very common (as in any game) to bump into toxic communities. But I mean, the good ones are not an utopia, just maybe harder to find

    • @quillogist2875
      @quillogist2875 6 месяцев назад

      I'm sorry to hear of your bad experiences. I've been playing a long time and have been fortunate enough not to have that kind of experience. I hear about it happening, though. One time I was at a game store, task kids wanted to play and hit iced or by the local DnD players. Their mom had bought them a starter set, so I offered to f un them through it, and they had a good time. I was glad I had a chance to make their first DnD experience positive.

  • @Idk-lm2hm
    @Idk-lm2hm 9 месяцев назад

    There’s a dnd club at my school and I just joined as a newbie this video helped a lot thanks 😊

  • @sirdrake1979
    @sirdrake1979 3 года назад

    This is a good and simple description in a short amount of time

  • @maxweston3104
    @maxweston3104 4 года назад +6

    OMG thank you so much for this helpful information I've wanted to learn to play the game for ages but when I looked up how to play the vid was 5 hours long literally, and I half the time they were saying how this race is good for this class not actually how to play the game!

  • @stephenandolino
    @stephenandolino 6 лет назад +4

    Yes! Great video, do more!

  • @thunderdrae7749
    @thunderdrae7749 4 года назад

    Mate, massive respect for not aiming for the mid roll ads

  • @henryshedden1000
    @henryshedden1000 Год назад +1

    Great Video help with my D&D group at school

  • @yooperjayy4550
    @yooperjayy4550 3 года назад +6

    Thank you. I was finding it hard to explain to my 8 year old, who is super interested.

  • @dietrichahlers6125
    @dietrichahlers6125 4 года назад +12

    I want to play this for the first time, but I literally have no friends to play with.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад +1

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

  • @76jford
    @76jford 6 лет назад +2

    Great Explanation guys!

  • @arj6571
    @arj6571 Год назад +2

    2:02 the FFT screenshot.. right in the feels

  • @jasonkowaski5411
    @jasonkowaski5411 4 года назад +8

    Im not gonna lie I was skeptical about playing with a group of 8 and yes depending on how you play and take this serious this game can be really fun sure its not meant for everyone( 4 of us left others left) right now we just got to really interesting part of the story and im glad I was able to keep playing with them I recommend giving this a try if your offered then give it a whirl and see where it takes you good luck with anyone in a story

  • @snackman3128
    @snackman3128 4 года назад +4

    I dont know much about d&d, but it sounds like it would make a really good multiplayer choose your own adventure game

  • @hummusthedog_6747
    @hummusthedog_6747 4 года назад

    Thank you! Have been wondering wth this game is, and it’s pretty interesting! Got a new subscriber :)

  • @donniejohnson7439
    @donniejohnson7439 2 года назад

    I've been playing since the white box
    You just made the greatest recruiting video I've ever heard
    My new introduction for players
    Thank you

  • @selingermann5599
    @selingermann5599 4 года назад +3

    Wow. I think I actually know what to do now! Thanks! XD

  • @cubixthree3495
    @cubixthree3495 4 года назад +65

    1 year ago: Nice video!
    This month: hahy *_i have no frineds_*

    • @beccawells8618
      @beccawells8618 4 года назад

      Go to your local game shop and ask about dnd night. Most shops host a night that people can come and play and even have a group for drop in players that are new to the game. My brother Matthew DMs for such a group here in Spokane.

    • @cubixthree3495
      @cubixthree3495 4 года назад

      @@beccawells8618 yes i know, this is a joke referencing the amount of people talking about how they have no friends. i actually play dnd on the regular every wednesday.

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @OmarMuhammadPlus
      @OmarMuhammadPlus 4 года назад +1

      @@beccawells8618 What if I'm in a country where 99.99% of people don't even know what a D&D is? Or game shops in the first place? :(

    • @beccawells8618
      @beccawells8618 4 года назад

      @@OmarMuhammadPlus then find forums and people that you do online meetups with. Like via Skype or what other apps they have for video chatting

  • @CompetitiveWormsArmageddon
    @CompetitiveWormsArmageddon 4 года назад +1

    Excellent explanation, great video editing and generally excellent choice of visuals, although I highly recommend getting a pop shield for your microphone while recording, and/or using noise removal techniques to treat your vocals to get rid of those unpleasant pops.

    • @Corn0nTheCobb
      @Corn0nTheCobb 2 года назад +1

      I'm no audio expert, but I replayed the video and I didn't hear any kind of "popping"

  • @Andrew_and_Amelia
    @Andrew_and_Amelia 2 года назад +1

    Am setting up my 8-yr-old's first D&D party and wanted to include a link to a good video for the guest's parents just in case any of the parents might be misinformed about it, and this is PERFECT.

  • @jackofroge
    @jackofroge 2 года назад +5

    This is probably the most confusing game out there, and as a new person who is interested, this video game me some great points to launch from for deeper research. My ultimate goal is to be a DM with my own created world and story, with hopefully a unique aspect of these; a gimmick I think it's called? I'm not sure yet but this helped a lot!

  • @5kescobar91
    @5kescobar91 2 года назад +3

    POV you watched stranger things now your invested in D&D

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 3 года назад +2

    Very good video. Subscribed.
    Great use of the Stranger Things pic. It's Stranger Things that has got me really interested in learning to play D&D.

  • @ceoofme2771
    @ceoofme2771 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks to you I can now finally understand what my friends are saying when we play D&D thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much

  • @rowanheart8122
    @rowanheart8122 4 года назад +8

    I've never played DND, but would this be allowed: a centaur who carries a pen and a sketchbook, and whatever she draws with the pen will become real, or if she's drawing something already real, like a specific person or weapon, and it's injured or broken, she can draw it without the detriments and the detriments will go away, or she can draw an enemy with detriments and the enemy will get those destriments. But the power only works when she adds her signature to the pic

    • @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow
      @BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow 4 года назад +1

      Everything really depends on your GM and the world you play in. In the groups I play, this would never be allowed, or under very, very strict rules about the strength of the drawing. Because this sounds like godly powers that no mortal should ever be able to obtain, because it can break the world. It would be a fun idea to use it as an NPC that wants to do good but is unconsciously making the problems even worse, and gets in a position where the players either have to help the minotaur or kill it. Or do something else. Players will tend to find ways you've never thought about.

    • @fantasyshadows3207
      @fantasyshadows3207 4 года назад +1

      Your character can always in the middle of drawing, lose their notebook getting ripped out of their hands at the last second leaving them vulnerable or maybe they aren’t really creative or their power comes with a dangerous side effect
      You choose

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

    • @user-gb8mb4sg7p
      @user-gb8mb4sg7p 4 года назад

      You can modify an allreast existing spell wich shapes reallity, like the wish spell. However such spells are very high leveled so If you ever play dnd discuss it with your dm

  • @MelloMcKinney
    @MelloMcKinney Год назад +3

    Stranger things and the flash season 8 brought me here

  • @DungeonsAndDrams
    @DungeonsAndDrams Год назад +1

    Congrats on 1 million views on this video!

  • @plant3bananas297
    @plant3bananas297 3 года назад

    Thank you man this is really helpful

  • @donnamcdonald3556
    @donnamcdonald3556 6 лет назад +8

    WOW great job! This was very helpful it makes me want to play LOL! You did such a great job putting this together. You are forever impressing me BBH! Love you! Mama :)

    • @dragondemonsss
      @dragondemonsss 4 года назад

      Well I don't have friends but I do. have a dnd group.
      discord.gg/e3DJk7

  • @aliridho3513
    @aliridho3513 3 года назад +3

    I opened the box and there's no friends come with it, does it sell serperately?

  • @danacaron451
    @danacaron451 3 года назад

    This is soo helpful thanks!

  • @ianwerth283
    @ianwerth283 6 лет назад

    Awesome summary of what Dnd is and can be.

  • @fin7161
    @fin7161 4 года назад +6

    When ur a dragon born and bigger than the whole party.

  • @medievalphantom7722
    @medievalphantom7722 3 года назад +3

    Sent this to my friend to try to get him interested in it

  • @lissa2608
    @lissa2608 Месяц назад

    Im using this video for a project (we got to choose, i chose d&d) i have to squeeze as many notes as possible out of this, more specifically one page of notes. Time to rewatch and try and get more

  • @Gefeferblehber
    @Gefeferblehber 3 года назад

    Dang, sounds fun as heck! I'm gonna buy some dice, get some friends, and look up tutorials on character making.

  • @cullennowell7813
    @cullennowell7813 2 года назад +7

    The real joke is that they show girls at the table with the guys.

  • @DaOJ
    @DaOJ 2 года назад +3

    This makes me wish I had friends even more

  • @Leo-gq1yi
    @Leo-gq1yi 4 года назад +1

    I may or may not have fangirled at the half-a-second long Stranger Things clip

  • @brewskie
    @brewskie 6 лет назад +3

    Well done!