A Crap Guide to D&D [5th Edition] - Character Sheet

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @OPSDK
    @OPSDK 4 года назад +16931

    If you are rolling "Death Saving Throws" when you get 3 saves you are at 0 HP still you are just "Stabilized" and "Unconscious" meaning you don't have to keep rolling saving throws. Rolling a nat 20 will bring you back up at 1 HP but 3 death saves will not.
    EDIT: This is merely me being a big dork, its a small detail he put a lot into these videos so small hiccups are always going to be a thing. I did not expect this to blow up. JoCat please keep up the amazing work you have inspired me to take up art in the form of 3D animation I hope I can provide back some of the amazing content you have given this community one day!

    • @AnthonyPaoliMasakiSays
      @AnthonyPaoliMasakiSays 4 года назад +1125

      Came here to save this, save some poor newbie from having to say "But JoCat said-" and frustrating their DM.
      Aside from that 10/10, great work JoCat!

    • @NiroKun23
      @NiroKun23 4 года назад +80

      Yeah, i'm here for the same reason.

    • @TheCinderfang
      @TheCinderfang 4 года назад +137

      And after 1d4 hours you 1HP

    • @snakeorbreak6258
      @snakeorbreak6258 4 года назад +464

      Another correction: Mage Hand is a cantrip, so casting 5 per day as JoCat said isn't actually illegal and the DM isn't authorized to commit dice consume.

    • @sylvanas9329
      @sylvanas9329 4 года назад +71

      Also, I might be remembering wrong, but a 10 on a death save is actually a fail. EDIT: Apparently I was remembering wrong! You may now ignore me.

  • @endlessinferno9610
    @endlessinferno9610 4 года назад +2525

    The smooth animation of “FUCK” at the end legitimately scared me.

  • @yeetsmcgee5446
    @yeetsmcgee5446 4 года назад +5135

    I like when he said "Peepee, poopoo, watermelon" he cut as he began to break down laughing.

    • @AltrTheEgo
      @AltrTheEgo 4 года назад +113

      I thought everyone just skipped over it haha

    • @jillnettles4925
      @jillnettles4925 4 года назад +177

      Oh yeah no he definitely laughed, does that mean he likes to be spoon fed and used the app too tho?

    • @ステラ死
      @ステラ死 4 года назад +127

      Honestly that made the joke about 20x funnier than it would've otherwise been
      Just a short inhale before the laugh and it cuts

    • @NobuAlter
      @NobuAlter 4 года назад +12

      Can you...repeat that?

    • @dimitarmatanski3712
      @dimitarmatanski3712 4 года назад +28

      The wheeze was so precious

  • @moonwa1ker899
    @moonwa1ker899 4 года назад +2346

    I love how jo laughs when saying "if you're a baby who laughs at the phrase 'peepee poopoo watermelon'" it was adorable ngl

    • @reapermaster1233
      @reapermaster1233 4 года назад +8

      Yeah

    • @ilovepokemonandanime
      @ilovepokemonandanime 4 года назад +77

      It funnier because he laughs before he finishes the sentence

    • @MsWatismyname
      @MsWatismyname 4 года назад +20

      @@ilovepokemonandanime Be honest, we all did.

    • @strionic770
      @strionic770 4 года назад +46

      I love how it's a universal human experience to laugh at the phrase "peepee poopoo watermelon". It brings us together as a species

    • @vixxcelacea2778
      @vixxcelacea2778 4 года назад +8

      It's also ironic because he's saying anyone who laughs at that is a baby, meaning he's a baby.

  • @ZayJayPlays
    @ZayJayPlays 2 года назад +438

    I love this one because it basically teaches you how to play DnD in as much time as the player handbook takes to tell you that Dwarves are short.

  • @Glopatronicals
    @Glopatronicals 4 года назад +3077

    "Clickity Clackity, you're about to get Attackity"
    When the DM suddenly whips out an Agnaktor.

    • @insertcleverpunhere718
      @insertcleverpunhere718 4 года назад +20

      why is it so accurate?

    • @Xenakeyblademaster
      @Xenakeyblademaster 4 года назад +30

      The best clickity clackity boi in existence

    • @deldotpng9833
      @deldotpng9833 4 года назад +15

      Hope you wizard is packing the create water spell otherwise your about to be burned alive by a firey eldrich BLAST

    • @gaunt7219
      @gaunt7219 4 года назад +9

      Not gonna lie, my brain jumped to the click-clack detonators used for plastic explosives. . .may be playing a bit too much shadowrun though. Our dwarf runs around with coffee mugs full of explosive foam and wood screws

    • @a.z.pantera5577
      @a.z.pantera5577 4 года назад +2

      I have an Agnaktor random box mini. Thank you for reminding me XD

  • @frugsheppen3991
    @frugsheppen3991 4 года назад +7201

    The way that my DM described stats the first time was using only tomatoes allow me to elaborate
    Strength : how many tomatoes can you crush
    Dexterity: how many tomatoes can you dodge
    Constitution: how many rotten tomatoes can you eat before you get sick
    Intelligence: knowing that a tomato is a fruit
    wisdom: knowing that a tomato does not belong in a fruit salad
    Charisma: the ability to sell someone a fruit salad with tomatoes in it

    • @emilianocarnaya1602
      @emilianocarnaya1602 4 года назад +314

      This is so genius 😂😂😂✨

    • @CheshireFiles
      @CheshireFiles 4 года назад +96

      Beautiful

    • @Exodus_Instrument
      @Exodus_Instrument 4 года назад +152

      this sounds like a michal reaves bit

    • @aqj2014
      @aqj2014 4 года назад +99

      same way i was taught how these stats work honestly

    • @SeaguIISoup
      @SeaguIISoup 3 года назад +182

      fruit salad with tomatoes?
      *salsa*

  • @bluntlyhonest6803
    @bluntlyhonest6803 3 года назад +6224

    This video unironically taught me more about DnD than an official guide. I guess big words scare me and i need to be insulted to learn.

    • @luisfernandomacedodacruz6956
      @luisfernandomacedodacruz6956 3 года назад +144

      I was thinking the exact same thing

    • @kernunnos
      @kernunnos 3 года назад +196

      that's somewhat kinky

    • @andresmc1802
      @andresmc1802 3 года назад +16

      Same lmao I think I finally got it

    • @bluntlyhonest6803
      @bluntlyhonest6803 3 года назад +89

      @@kernunnos "its only kinky if you say Mommy"

    • @fbrassard70
      @fbrassard70 3 года назад +50

      @@bluntlyhonest6803 sounds more like a daddy to me, maybe i'm just an idiot tho.
      Maybe both.

  • @dreamy_kiwi2780
    @dreamy_kiwi2780 2 года назад +190

    3:55 “Hooo boy! Are you overwhelmed yet?”
    My brother: YES!!!!

    • @jspr_mrz
      @jspr_mrz 9 месяцев назад

      me with ADHD: NOPE, MWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-- /hj

  • @mollysargent389
    @mollysargent389 4 года назад +1596

    "Clickity Clackity you're about to get Attackity" Is the best version of 'Roll for Initiative' I've ever heard

    • @dethmetalfan91
      @dethmetalfan91 4 года назад +12

      Lol I'm totally going to use it in a future session

    • @kkTeaz
      @kkTeaz 4 года назад +1

      @Mary L220 *Sam e*

    • @Xan4591
      @Xan4591 4 года назад +15

      I actually did this to my players as they were getting hyped for a climactic boss fight against a major enemy. They deflated so quickly that i could not help but laugh for a few minutes before we got back on track.

    • @nickkurzy2246
      @nickkurzy2246 3 года назад +7

      I am not even a DM and I am taking notes on the jokes he makes in his videos. Hell, I've never even played D&D (something I will hopefully change soon).

    • @voland6846
      @voland6846 Год назад

      @@nickkurzy2246 Did it change?

  • @_underscore_9271
    @_underscore_9271 4 года назад +249

    "The dm has full rights to eat your dice,"
    Funny thing about that, one time I dropped a half sized d12 on a table while not paying attention because I was looking for a different die, and unbeknownst to me the d12 I dropped had landed in my drink,
    and let's just say I didn't know about it until I was spitting it out

    • @BloodLegaZ
      @BloodLegaZ 4 года назад +17

      Sugar dice are great. Every nat 1 and I get a little fatter.

    • @Pancakeli
      @Pancakeli 4 года назад +2

      At least you didn't find out about it later, I can't imagine that would have been too enjoyable

    • @PokeTheBunny
      @PokeTheBunny 4 года назад +2

      As Jeremiah Webb says, you could have been replacing the 'p' with an 'h' in your last sentence...

  • @speinz9430
    @speinz9430 3 года назад +3108

    0:38 The fact that Jocat laughed at his own joke just makes this entire video perfect

    • @silverthered811
      @silverthered811 2 года назад +101

      id like to think that wasnt scripted either

    • @FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs
      @FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs 2 года назад +45

      @@silverthered811 The subtitles-when turned on- do say 'corpses' so it definately wasn't intentional.

    • @HobGungan
      @HobGungan 2 года назад +27

      I thought it was intentional since he insulted people who would laugh at it and then he laughed at it.

    • @OckleBockle
      @OckleBockle 2 года назад +6

      yes. just yes

    • @zoboothemafoo
      @zoboothemafoo 2 года назад +17

      @@silverthered811 If you've ever watched JoCat streaming you know he's physically uncapable of saying "peepee poopoo watermelon" without laughing.

  • @Khattjamming0
    @Khattjamming0 2 года назад +259

    Jo: I'm willing to bet those are the kinds of people who think cheese and mayonnaise can co-exist on a sandwich
    Me: And so I took that personally

    • @Malacha1
      @Malacha1 2 года назад +3

      I feel attacked

    • @kaylarichardson5174
      @kaylarichardson5174 Год назад

      I legit just had a grilled mayo and cheese sandwich (I forgot to buy butter). I feel called out now 😂😂

    • @darthnovii
      @darthnovii 9 месяцев назад +3

      Is mayo and cheese not standard on most sandwiches? I'm immensely confused.

    • @ihavefleas196
      @ihavefleas196 4 месяца назад

      and bananas? or just me?

  • @OneNerdyAce
    @OneNerdyAce 4 года назад +797

    “And dumb buzzfeed quizzes” I’m now calling alignment that and you can’t stop me

    • @christofferhougaard
      @christofferhougaard 4 года назад +6

      I'm not complaining. XD

    • @ThumbsTup
      @ThumbsTup 4 года назад +5

      @@christofferhougaard neither am I

    • @rachel_sj
      @rachel_sj 4 года назад +6

      You need to watch Jocat’s video on the alignment chart. It’s pure self-wish-fulfillment gold!

    • @OneNerdyAce
      @OneNerdyAce 4 года назад +1

      Rachel S I did and it was awesome

    • @Malwontae
      @Malwontae 4 года назад +3

      Ah, I see you fall on the Chaotic side of the quiz.

  • @yeahrequiem751
    @yeahrequiem751 4 года назад +1446

    I hate myself for laughing at “peepee poopoo watermelon”

  • @jacksonmilligan8525
    @jacksonmilligan8525 4 года назад +1130

    JoCat: "You wanna hear about sword and shield?"
    Me: "Oh no thank you, im good"
    JoCat: (Loading shotgun) "YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT SWORD AND SHIELD?"

    • @impofan6915
      @impofan6915 4 года назад +39

      the problem with "you wanna hear about sword and shield" is that it's not a question

    • @jacksonmilligan8525
      @jacksonmilligan8525 4 года назад +17

      @@impofan6915 My bad its a COMMAND

    • @blackjacktrial
      @blackjacktrial 4 года назад +5

      Methinks someone has partaken in heresy. Have you been eating your bread?

    • @jacksonmilligan8525
      @jacksonmilligan8525 4 года назад +6

      @@blackjacktrial Thy accuseth me of heresy? Seems like the words of a which sayeth I.

    • @JuampaXXI
      @JuampaXXI 4 года назад +2

      Groovy

  • @gweedle8521
    @gweedle8521 Год назад +57

    "We're gonna take a little break from the main sh*t to take al look at THIS sh*t"
    As a total beginner in DND, I really felt that.

  • @jeremyplumb439
    @jeremyplumb439 4 года назад +480

    "you kinda forgot to write your backstory" hits me on a spiritual level

  • @tulokthebarbrarian2033
    @tulokthebarbrarian2033 4 года назад +14104

    Hey, why did your character sheets look weird? They're all missing the part that says "daddy issues" in the flaws section. That's on everyone's sheet, right?

    • @bluesuzaku3229
      @bluesuzaku3229 4 года назад +228

      Tulok! Good to see you supporting the algorithms for other D&D content creators. :)

    • @pablovalencia829
      @pablovalencia829 4 года назад +322

      Bold of you to assume that my character doesn't have mommy issues (?)

    • @bionicdragon5
      @bionicdragon5 4 года назад +193

      Mine just says "BURNING HATRED FOR LITERALLY EVERYTHING EVER."
      But my alignment's Chaotic Good, so it's fine.

    • @Paratroopersteark
      @Paratroopersteark 4 года назад +58

      this is why 90% of the americans join the military, they could be cozy in some dungeon cellar playing DnD, but instead they are somwhere getting shot at, mowing some grass, or at a hoehouse.

    • @TimberwolfJ1
      @TimberwolfJ1 4 года назад +60

      Mine always says "drinks mayo like water"

  • @CritCrab
    @CritCrab 4 года назад +3282

    *PANTRY INFILTRATION COMPLETE*

    • @critnoir9926
      @critnoir9926 4 года назад +93

      CRAB TAKEOVER INITIATED!!!!

    • @sorinsilverheart3200
      @sorinsilverheart3200 4 года назад +53

      The crab has infiltrated the wiggler base. Good God we're all doomed.

    • @deathtocheetos
      @deathtocheetos 4 года назад +24

      Is this the beginning of a COLLABORATION?! Please let it be Lord Crab!

    • @sorinsilverheart3200
      @sorinsilverheart3200 4 года назад +22

      @@deathtocheetos Please. Either a colab episode where you both read stories or Jo animates one of Crab's stories. I would love it

    • @Yroko
      @Yroko 4 года назад +2

      Lmao crit crab has joined forces with jocat

  • @Squaredasher
    @Squaredasher 3 года назад +442

    Fans of the series noticed the bard/paladin side plot
    True enjoyers noticed the rogue/barbarian side plot
    Legends noticed the wizard/fighter side plot

    • @nrdkartoflen5836
      @nrdkartoflen5836 Год назад +22

      WAIT THERE ARE MORE SUBPLOTS THAN BARD/PALADIN?

    • @dhruvrathi7116
      @dhruvrathi7116 Год назад +6

      @@nrdkartoflen5836Well duh. Sounds like something he'd do to make me feel stupid for not noticing the wizard/ fighter plot,

    • @cheatcode436
      @cheatcode436 Год назад +2

      I actually ended up noticing the latter 2 subplots while rewatching the series.

    • @ty-g3r
      @ty-g3r 9 месяцев назад +2

      Rewatching this series, the Wizard and Fighter relationship is probably the cutest of the three.

  • @Maniizu
    @Maniizu 4 года назад +256

    How do I use a character sheet?
    Everyone: well, lemme explain... *30 minute explanation*
    JoCat: *KONDENS*

  • @nonsmellaoverlord
    @nonsmellaoverlord 4 года назад +247

    14:40 It’s ok, Jocat, there are those that look past the jacked wiggler and recognize the goldmine of content you have.

    • @hyliasknight
      @hyliasknight 4 года назад +23

      The people who don't, on the other hand, are the ones who are trying to get into DND but don't quite understand it yet. These guides have honestly been lifesavers, and I think this one is the most useful out of all of them. The disclaimer at the start seems least relevant to this video, since as far as I can tell it's all-encompassing and accurate except that one missing part about saving throws

    • @AzureIV
      @AzureIV 4 года назад

      Aww poor JoCat.
      i.imgur.com/9BGS3u7.png

  • @SkyXXth
    @SkyXXth 4 года назад +201

    "who goes first and who stacks dice for the next half-hour" i felt that

    • @zace7951
      @zace7951 4 года назад +4

      Boy I a barbarian we all felt that

    • @thebardprince4524
      @thebardprince4524 4 года назад +4

      I felt that and I'm a bard. I have 2 sets of dice that I use: one for actually playing the game and one for stacking.

    • @tygokoren3085
      @tygokoren3085 4 года назад +6

      Yeah I started keeping minutes in combat encounters
      "18:01: DM says role innitiative
      18:03: the wizard can't figure out whether to fireball 2 enemies and 3 allies or fire bolt the Boss on the other side of the room
      18:07: The rogue is having issues remembering how many dice to role, so he and the DM are consulting the PHB and are looking up Mordenkainen's online because nobody brought a copy
      18:13: Bad guys turn
      18:15: Alright its my turn lay on hands on the fighter the wizard knocked out and healing word on the wizard because he's got a tunnel in his shoulder from a arrow
      18:16: the fighter is still not back from the toilet
      18:20: the fighter is back and is reading through his stuff
      18:23: the fighter decided to use the attack action and end his turn
      18:26: Sorc player arrives 50 minutes late to the game and asks if we managed to finish a turn yet
      18:31: Sorc is seated and bard is taking a turn, casts vicious mockery.
      18:32: Sorc casts fireball.
      18:37 Sorc finally figured out what wild magic mishaps will kill us all
      Turn 1 over"

    • @michaeljuarez9686
      @michaeljuarez9686 4 года назад +1

      Yep had that happen. And im pretty sure i had a +5 to initiative too

  • @ShadowGunR
    @ShadowGunR Год назад +38

    I know this video is 3 years old, but THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! My friends started a D&D club and I started watching videos to try to learn the game, but this one not only explained things the most effectively, but the most entertainingly. I swear I'm rewatching this just to hear a "proverbial pounding in p*rnographic proportions" and "let's put a PEEN in that" over and over. Now I've smoothly started playing the game thanks to you! This video quickly got me into the game and gave me a ton of laughs!!🤣❤

  • @luxluther436
    @luxluther436 4 года назад +2327

    “Roll initiative is when your DM says “Clickety clackety you’re about to get attackety.”
    “Roll three failures and your character sheet becomes a DM’s ass wiping sheet.”
    “This is the sheet of all your accomplishments. Oh look at that it’s blank!”

    • @kman3554
      @kman3554 3 года назад +26

      Greatest quotes from the video

    • @Pingu4708
      @Pingu4708 3 года назад +35

      Another thing you could say is “Roses are red, a type of Metal is brass, now y’all get ready to kick some ass!”

    • @Icefy_2024
      @Icefy_2024 3 года назад +2

      I Love It When The Notification Comes, "Someone Has Subscribed Your Channel" 😂 "Someone Has Liked Your Comment" It Always Makes My Day!..

  • @Ralph6555
    @Ralph6555 4 года назад +529

    "why are Electrum pieces so stupid!?"
    You know..i don't think i've ever been in a campaign that actually used Electrum now that i think about it

    • @kingalfred2014
      @kingalfred2014 4 года назад +45

      They don't get used much because they mess with the base 10 system that all the other currency operates on.

    • @argella1300
      @argella1300 4 года назад +35

      They’re half dollars. They’re stupid

    • @requetesanty
      @requetesanty 4 года назад +7

      Is like you have 1 cent, and that cent has a 0.5 cent xD is really dumb that currency xD

    • @demonspawnjake
      @demonspawnjake 4 года назад +9

      I used it my player said that's dumb and I told that's why I did it

    • @toddalexander5015
      @toddalexander5015 4 года назад +2

      @@argella1300 though you'd get a lot of them if you kill a tooth fairy

  • @magiv4205
    @magiv4205 4 года назад +792

    "peepee poopoo watermelon" *giggles*
    Never change, JoCat.

    • @dr.deadworth
      @dr.deadworth 4 года назад +1

      wanna like, but youre at triple six.

    • @hibiscusishere
      @hibiscusishere 4 года назад +2

      @@dr.deadworth same

    • @dr.deadworth
      @dr.deadworth 4 года назад +1

      @@hibiscusishere someone spoiled our fun. 673 now

  • @erinreviews5444
    @erinreviews5444 2 года назад +162

    I've never felt more empowered and yet terrified in my entire life.

  • @carrotpotato4842
    @carrotpotato4842 4 года назад +1210

    "Mage bullets" make WAY MORE SENSE than a slot. Slot sounds like something to be filled.

    • @doughnutboyo6922
      @doughnutboyo6922 4 года назад +42

      I'm not an expert, but from what I could gather casters in 1.&2. edition had to had to prepare each spell by "filling" one of thier slots with the specific spell . You also could only prepare each spell only once.
      This is sometimes referred to as "Vancian casting", since it was based on the magic in the "Dying Earth" series by Jack Vance.
      Mages would forget the spell they cast and had to use a spellbook to recover them.
      I'm 17 tho and got this from D&D videos on youtube, so might not be 100% accurate.

    • @enderboy-db3sh
      @enderboy-db3sh 4 года назад +3

      yes. filled. maybe with your SPELL?

    • @drago939393
      @drago939393 3 года назад +5

      ... I vote for it to simply be retooled into "mana".

    • @drago939393
      @drago939393 3 года назад +5

      @@War_Magus I feel like the concept is definitely not easy to understand if it has to be explained via metaphor and if every non-D&D player (or simply new player) is baffled by it. Meanwhile the concept of mana is extremely common.

    • @amandaslough125
      @amandaslough125 3 года назад +12

      @@War_Magus While the concept is easy, the vocabulary certainly isn't. (like how attack bonus should be accuracy bonus so players don't confuse it with a bonus to your damage, which was something needed to be clarified in the video). Calling it something like "stored mana" that you have to recharge each day, and then "attune" it to whatever spells you want to use, would be a lot easier for players to understand, and function the exact same way.

  • @JoCat
    @JoCat  4 года назад +2218

    and so there's only one guide left to do...

    • @aakfree
      @aakfree 4 года назад +69

      oh? oh...

    • @MrMordo85
      @MrMordo85 4 года назад +370

      how to beg someone to be DM?

    • @tuopi27
      @tuopi27 4 года назад +44

      crap guide to why you didnt add anything to the table after the crap guide to races video?

    • @blazinbethpheonixgirl294
      @blazinbethpheonixgirl294 4 года назад +40

      NOOO LET THERE BE MORE

    • @chadstubenrauch1771
      @chadstubenrauch1771 4 года назад +71

      My friend, we need everything explained because we are but mere pee pee poo poo dumb heads

  • @kolcrap7063
    @kolcrap7063 4 года назад +450

    That little laugh at your own joke is great 0:35

  • @FionaAnimatesBagels
    @FionaAnimatesBagels 2 года назад +124

    For those genuinely unsure about the flaws section, I have a quick and easy recommendation:
    A crippling fear,
    and a stress response.
    For your crippling fear you can use thing like fire, or the dark, or the ocean. Or you can try for more exotic and vague ones like your past, or blood, or alcohol, or magic. The magic fear has a slightly more difficult but interesting cousin in the form of casting characters who are specifically afraid of their OWN magic. This works best for sorcerers and warlocks, but you could probably squeeze it in to anyone who uses magic.
    For stress responses, the most common ones are just flat out running, some form of RP paralysis, a mental breakdown, passing out, a blind violent rage, or something of that nature. You can get more inspiration by checking out the various madness tables in the DMG.

    • @steeledminer616
      @steeledminer616 Год назад +10

      Alternatively a situation that may get them to act against their best interests.
      "I am prone to jump headfirst into dangerous situations" as an example.

    • @kjj26k
      @kjj26k 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@steeledminer616
      An example that is a mix of that and a fear, from Critical Role:
      The Rogue that is so deeply afraid of losing anyone in the party that he is constantly throwing himself into very risky situations and frontline combat so as to meet potential threats and take them out before they could threaten the others.
      The fear is "losing someone"
      The stress response is "yeet myself at the threat blades first"

    • @steeledminer616
      @steeledminer616 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@kjj26kYup
      And heck flaws can SOUND positive too; An official one is "I go where angels fear to tread"

    • @erenjager4698
      @erenjager4698 5 месяцев назад +1

      great framework. i had a character who was a hermit for a long time, and began talking to himself in mirrors. when he started adventuring, he was uncontrollably angry at his reflection and would scream and speak at it. made for some interesting situations in anything where i could see my reflection. water, a shiny shield, mirrors, etc all became a problem for me.

  • @chronee5390
    @chronee5390 4 года назад +597

    Ok, I don’t think anyone has said this so I will: it’s super fuckin neat that he adds the thing he talked about in the previous video in the intro of future videos

    • @ghostcraft9343
      @ghostcraft9343 4 года назад +26

      It’s a running theme and I love it

    • @MissLilianae
      @MissLilianae 4 года назад +21

      Agreed. For almost every video he's added I go back just to watch the table/back wall fill up with stuff XD

    • @hamburgersandwich4273
      @hamburgersandwich4273 4 года назад +7

      If he keeps the series going for long enough you will start to wonder wether that sock on the wall was after the potted wiggler or before the Harry Potter books.

    • @R4IVA
      @R4IVA 4 года назад +5

      Do you remember the vids where he moved the bard across the table then it was defeated by the paladin and sent back across the table

    • @IcyDragonPolaris
      @IcyDragonPolaris 4 года назад +7

      @@R4IVA "Defeated"

  • @ghalleonorez
    @ghalleonorez 4 года назад +319

    14:40 just to let you know, he’s the opener. he’s funny, but he’s not why we stay man, don’t let it get to you too much.
    Also it’s like the last 10th of a second in 14:40, it’s quick but if you manage to go frame by Fran you can see it

    • @sweesbees
      @sweesbees 4 года назад +65

      come for the wiggle stay for the bard prince

    • @1ManRandom
      @1ManRandom 4 года назад +34

      Ghalleon Orez Amem to that. There’s some seriously good shit on this channel when you take the time to dig deeper after watching the Crap Guides.

    • @locorocky1
      @locorocky1 4 года назад +7

      I'm on mobile, what's the picture of?

    • @samhillbrook4606
      @samhillbrook4606 4 года назад +28

      @@locorocky1 It's Jocat sitting in front of his PC looking sad, while Jocrap has his back turned to him with a bunch of people cheering him on.

    • @cadenayers9253
      @cadenayers9253 4 года назад +34

      Crap Guides are fun and all, but we’re staying because of the person with the creative talent to make the Crap Guides and so much more. And don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Crap Guides. I just know that there’s so much more to be seen and a genuinely kind and talented person behind the Crap. We love you man, try not to beat yourself up.

  • @enbyunus
    @enbyunus 4 года назад +857

    Jo: you probably are a baby that laughs at peepee poopoo watermelon
    Also Jo: slight wheeze

  • @bmalloy0
    @bmalloy0 2 года назад +162

    Me: "This was a really good video! I wasn't attacked at all thi--"
    Video: "HEY! You forgot to write your character's backstory!"
    JoCrap and me: "FU--"

  • @metalpsalm
    @metalpsalm 3 года назад +875

    Amazing. I have never seen the scary "am I doing my taxes right now?" character sheet explaned this well before.

    • @metalpsalm
      @metalpsalm 3 года назад +16

      And, for the record, I've adored Electrum pieces since first edition

    • @erinreviews5444
      @erinreviews5444 2 года назад +8

      Best description of this sheet I've ever seen 😆

  • @datmanydocris
    @datmanydocris 4 года назад +237

    "If you want to be spoonfed like a baby who laughs at the phrase pee pee poo poo watermelon" jocat says as he proceeds to laugh while saying it.

  • @jamesklem4861
    @jamesklem4861 4 года назад +571

    I like how the paladin during the charisma part is like “why are my wife and her friends doing silly poses”

    • @geistdraco8437
      @geistdraco8437 4 года назад +73

      I also got the feeling she’s just with the party to ensure her wife doesn’t get horribly mangled.

    • @jamesklem4861
      @jamesklem4861 4 года назад +23

      @@geistdraco8437 that too probably

  • @The_Number1Candyman
    @The_Number1Candyman 4 года назад +244

    F in the chat for Jocat in that hidden frame at the end, feels bad man

  • @nickmalachai2227
    @nickmalachai2227 4 года назад +622

    "or 8d6 fire damage inatwentyfootradiusJUSTFIREBALL! (explosion)"
    ... I love these videos.

    • @ashleyl2344
      @ashleyl2344 4 года назад +2

      AOE FIRE DAMAGE 🔥

    • @Slamenzo
      @Slamenzo 4 года назад

      FIREBALLLL

    • @AmalgamJiena
      @AmalgamJiena 4 года назад +3

      10:25

    • @suprememario7957
      @suprememario7957 4 года назад

      Question when it says 1d8 damage is the damage the number you roll

    • @nickmalachai2227
      @nickmalachai2227 4 года назад +3

      @@suprememario7957 yup. "d(X)" is the die type (like a d6/cube, or a d4/triangular pyramid), and the number in front is the number of dice. So, 8d6 is 8 of the six-sided dice rolled and added together.

  • @pricerowland
    @pricerowland 4 года назад +573

    My one complaint with character sheets is that they don't have enough space for me to write down the dozens of flaws my characters have.

    • @nyangata7278
      @nyangata7278 4 года назад +41

      I think I just wrote ADHD for one character. It perfectly explains why she can be such a pain in the ass.

    • @retrobot8760
      @retrobot8760 4 года назад +6

      saying it as it is.

    • @dafroakie9984
      @dafroakie9984 4 года назад +22

      Flaws: I have too many flaws for one character to have.

    • @liquidatorlinov8835
      @liquidatorlinov8835 4 года назад +22

      when your characters a bard
      my characters flaw: hasnt been laid by a dragon

    • @nyangata7278
      @nyangata7278 4 года назад +20

      @@liquidatorlinov8835 My ranger hasn't pet all the dogs in the world yet. It's a serious issue, ok?

  • @forsakenbrownie708
    @forsakenbrownie708 2 года назад +34

    This is the only video that has actually made me able to understand a character sheet. The lightning fast talking speed so that I don't even have to speed up the video, the animations that catch your eye and keep you engaged, the silly sounds and slight insults that allow me to feel like it's not a formal class...all of it was so perfect for my ADHD dumb ass to actually keep up and understand. Thank you thank you thank youuuuu for this.

  • @moogamooga2100
    @moogamooga2100 4 года назад +116

    Other people have said this, but I still LOVE how the room that he’s in is gradually filling up with mini, charts, and a shelf with a plushie on it. 😊

  • @finnoffer8539
    @finnoffer8539 4 года назад +266

    I’m totally adding “Are You Smarter Than a Kobold” to my campaign

    • @DHTheAlaskan
      @DHTheAlaskan 4 года назад +12

      The twist is its a kobold wizard with the sage background.

    • @bryanmerel
      @bryanmerel 4 года назад +1

      Don't ever say that in front of Chris Zito. XD

    • @cosmicsailor8733
      @cosmicsailor8733 4 года назад +3

      *"ARE YOU SMARTER THAN 5 GAY KOBOLDS?"*

    • @hamburgersandwich4273
      @hamburgersandwich4273 4 года назад +2

      The anser to that kwestion is yes, i am smartr. I akchuly no how 2 spel gud

    • @stocktonjoans
      @stocktonjoans 4 года назад +1

      @@DHTheAlaskan i was totally thinking of doing that

  • @parkerblair3809
    @parkerblair3809 3 года назад +27

    This is genuinely the best and most concise breakdown of a character sheet I've seen and I've been looking for so long

  • @Th3BlackLotus
    @Th3BlackLotus 4 года назад +3544

    Strength is how hard you can throw a tomato.
    Dexterity is how accurate you can throw a tomato.
    Constitution is how many tomatoes you can eat before getting sick.
    Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is knowing a tomato doesn't belong in a fruit salad.
    Charisma is how well you can sell a tomato.

    • @reaperenzeru2165
      @reaperenzeru2165 4 года назад +307

      Charisma is being able to sell someone a tomato-based fruit salad.
      By the way, Salsa exists. :-)

    • @spam2680
      @spam2680 4 года назад +109

      Never in my life have I been so enlightened by a tomato.

    • @DefinitelyNotJay3705
      @DefinitelyNotJay3705 4 года назад +36

      To
      Ma
      Toe

    • @vacuumcleaner2415
      @vacuumcleaner2415 4 года назад +17

      It’s from Arcadum lol

    • @theinsanegamer1024
      @theinsanegamer1024 4 года назад +31

      I heard that before, but Con was "How well you can survive eating a rotten/poisoned tomato."

  • @IPjarjat1299
    @IPjarjat1299 3 года назад +442

    5:35 can't believe I missed this OSP red and blue cameo for this long. The detail in this series is mind blowing

    • @lnt305
      @lnt305 3 года назад +14

      Holy shit, you're right!

    • @Miss.mellohi
      @Miss.mellohi 3 года назад +8

      I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS

    • @rayanderson5797
      @rayanderson5797 2 года назад +13

      Oohhh. I didn't recognize Red because she's wearing sleeves.

    • @nyukjustacommenter857
      @nyukjustacommenter857 2 года назад +3

      @@rayanderson5797 TRUE. Sleeves would be the perfect disguise for her.

  • @JohanFaerie
    @JohanFaerie 4 года назад +195

    This is now the definition of "A Crash Course into D&D".

    • @gutsmasterson2488
      @gutsmasterson2488 4 года назад +2

      Hi, I’m John Green and this is Crash Course D&D!

  • @Alinias
    @Alinias 3 года назад +35

    Having played Dungeons and Dragons since second edition when I was 5 years old, I personally enjoy JoCat explaining the game to me like I'm a foolish mortal wombat.
    This isn't sarcasm, I love this series.

  • @TheFalseVacuum
    @TheFalseVacuum 3 года назад +888

    I just think it's really cute that the fighter and wizard actually got together, even with both of their crap charisma 8:35

    • @wooden49
      @wooden49 2 года назад +58

      Maybe both is as dense as heck and didn’t “officially” dating yet

    • @danielcastillo591
      @danielcastillo591 2 года назад +36

      It's that annoying "Everyone says they're dating and they basically are, but they're not"

    • @wooden49
      @wooden49 2 года назад +31

      @@danielcastillo591 Welcome to the shipping-train, destination: I have no idea who's gonna be ship next

    • @deadersurvival4716
      @deadersurvival4716 2 года назад +4

      @@wooden49 Nah, shipping is "everyone says they're dating, but they've never met, have no way of meeting, and would never get together if they had"

    • @ClockworkOuroborous
      @ClockworkOuroborous Год назад +1

      @@deadersurvival4716 nah, shipping is just saying 2 ( or more) characters are in a relationship, when it's not explicity in cannon. There's a ton of shipping for Zuko and Katara for A:TLA and they've certainly met (and are a better fit than Aang and Katara, but what do I know)

  • @oligb1469
    @oligb1469 4 года назад +498

    Can we talk about that ending BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A MASK THAT'S JoCrap's HEAD!?

    • @jasonkeith2832
      @jasonkeith2832 4 года назад +87

      He's what happens when you raise a wiggler on swords and shields.

    • @petemagnuson7357
      @petemagnuson7357 4 года назад +37

      I'm glad I wasn't the only one caught off guard by that. It's so visceral and upsetting.

    • @oligb1469
      @oligb1469 4 года назад +19

      @@jasonkeith2832 Like just raw S'N'S being fed to a wiggler like shovelling it into an incredibly buff wiggler

    • @youtubewatcher7957
      @youtubewatcher7957 4 года назад +22

      And also, that Jocrap still has "wiggler head" on his equipment list. So if what we see isn't a mask... where *is* the wiggler head?

    • @wesleywebb5554
      @wesleywebb5554 4 года назад +27

      It's enchanted with a glamour so that it can open wide when he yells "FUCK".

  • @maxcampbellmusic
    @maxcampbellmusic 4 года назад +351

    14:40 I can't speak for everyone, but even though the wiggler head is why I found the channel it's the creator behind it why I stayed. Planning on being around regardless of how this series or the rest of your content ends up changing.

    • @AzureIV
      @AzureIV 4 года назад +6

      Aww poor JoCat.
      i.imgur.com/9BGS3u7.png

    • @dekushrublily
      @dekushrublily 4 года назад +2

      Same.

  • @KingEggoStudios
    @KingEggoStudios 2 года назад +28

    "But mourn them ye shall not, for they be weak ass bitches!" My favorite line

  • @WMFawn
    @WMFawn 4 года назад +590

    The frame of JoCat being overshadowed by JoCrap makes me sad. Jo, no matter what you upload, i love you, not the stinky wiggler man. Your talented and so lovely and i hope you have a good day.

    • @mr2octavio
      @mr2octavio 4 года назад +5

      Well the other one is not really that interesting, I gave it a try but it didn't really interested me

    • @AzureIV
      @AzureIV 4 года назад +17

      Aww poor JoCat.
      i.imgur.com/9BGS3u7.png

    • @roseradenox2874
      @roseradenox2874 4 года назад +18

      frenchiveruti Thats your opinion, it’s still rude to go out of your way to say that instead of nothing.

    • @chasethegamerguy9630
      @chasethegamerguy9630 4 года назад +1

      Heresy!!!

    • @connormcconnell7881
      @connormcconnell7881 4 года назад +2

      @@mr2octavio BURN THE HERITIC!

  • @luckyphant0m0125
    @luckyphant0m0125 4 года назад +450

    Did anyone else notice that when he said "religion" the sword and shield appeared on screen?
    2:12

  • @TheRealTexas
    @TheRealTexas 4 года назад +138

    Unironically, this is probably the single most useful D&D tutorial I have watched... And I have watched a looooootttttt of tutorial videos.

  • @DancingInDreamWorld
    @DancingInDreamWorld 7 месяцев назад +1

    Anytime I try to explain D&D to a new person, I link them to this video. Thank you so much for everything you did for us, JoCat. I hope you are happy and safe.

  • @josav09
    @josav09 4 года назад +131

    1:00 Basics
    1:14 Ability Scores
    3:10 Calculating ability scores
    4:05 Modifiers
    5:10 Skills
    5:44 Proficiency
    6:48 Combat
    9:15 Attacks
    10:58 Spellcasting
    12:40 Characteristics
    13:45 Other shit

    • @AnAntiApple
      @AnAntiApple 4 года назад +3

      What of the back story?

  • @theguy3851
    @theguy3851 4 года назад +383

    "Numbies to complex. brain hurtie."
    -the barbarian

    • @irradiatedslagheap7933
      @irradiatedslagheap7933 4 года назад +10

      Okay, so this is how good you are at smashing, and this is how good you are at tanking other people's smashes like a boss. Here's your D12, just roll it whenever I tell you to, okay big guy?

    • @ThePandoraGuy
      @ThePandoraGuy 4 года назад +2

      Ehm...Barbarian still smart enough to solve Riddle of Steel, meanwhile not-smoothbrained Wizard....Warlock....BLACK SNAKE MASTER, huh, he failed. And then he died. Remember, fellow Barbarians and Barbarettes. Flesh grows weak, Steel becomes brittle, but the Will is indomitable. And if you don't believe me, THEN TO SIGIL WITH YOU.

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 4 года назад

      Totally relatable. My brain is also smooth

    • @samuelevans738
      @samuelevans738 4 года назад

      @@ThePandoraGuy I don't get it

    • @ThePandoraGuy
      @ThePandoraGuy 4 года назад

      @@samuelevans738 Conan the Barbarian? The Riddle of Steel? The failure of the man who seeks wisdom by domination?

  • @ks9759
    @ks9759 3 года назад +941

    This is legitimately the most helpful video I came across when first learning to play D&D, and now over a year later I still come back and watch it just to enjoy the experience.

    • @Poniksei
      @Poniksei 3 года назад +8

      Just dropped it to a new player

    • @hgeces3943
      @hgeces3943 2 года назад +6

      Same, I genuinely used this to make characters. It’s oddly informative between all the jokes.

    • @BlazeDupree1525
      @BlazeDupree1525 Год назад +1

      I send this to all my new friends learning the game 🤣

    • @vinnielasagna
      @vinnielasagna Год назад +1

      I DM new players all the time and send them this video and tell them to watch it at x0.75 speed lol
      It’s seriously a fantastic breakdown of the game

  • @Kaaxe
    @Kaaxe 2 года назад +90

    Honestly my hope for learning DnD for christmas and getting an 11 year old to learn it too is now crushed

    • @sanjablazina2879
      @sanjablazina2879 2 года назад +3

      Did you at least start?😊

    • @leviblanchard7437
      @leviblanchard7437 Год назад +18

      Honestly, if you use an app like D&D beyond, it will walk you through all of what this video covers step by step. It’s super useful for creating a character and then using it to keep track of attacks and spells. There’s even spots in there for notes and backgrounds details!

    • @MaxxMarvel
      @MaxxMarvel Год назад +2

      Lmao same but im trying to do it by Halloween

    • @SquidwardsBigFatNose
      @SquidwardsBigFatNose 11 месяцев назад

      Just do what my dad did, a few spells to pick from if you're a wizard, a basic attack if you're a martial class, armor class and health, no death saves, you are "dead" until someone heals you, and ask what kinda character they wanna be and make the sheet for them.

  • @diegothecat5554
    @diegothecat5554 4 года назад +334

    I'm surprised no one is questioning the one-frame image of JoCat overshadowed by JoCrap found in the ending

    • @hirruruikuni260
      @hirruruikuni260 4 года назад +90

      Unfortunately, that's exactly what it's portraying. Everyone is talking about and laughing at everything "JoCrap" and the Crap Guides do. Meanwhile, not much attention is paid to JoCat's other works and videos. He even points that out in one, or two of his older videos.

    • @samuelevans738
      @samuelevans738 4 года назад +27

      @@hirruruikuni260 I look at them! I can't wait for more j-overly edited videos...

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 4 года назад +1

      Feelsbadman

    • @samuelevans738
      @samuelevans738 4 года назад +1

      There's no shadow...

    • @insanejackolantern5134
      @insanejackolantern5134 4 года назад +3

      I was about to comment something just like this.

  • @scrwd4568
    @scrwd4568 4 года назад +165

    No need to worry about being "overshadowed" by Jocrap, JoCat. You are him and he is you, and we appreciate both at the same time.

    • @js1031
      @js1031 4 года назад +4

      So JoCrap is his Persona then?

    • @silverback5730
      @silverback5730 4 года назад +1

      @@js1031 Or a Stand

    • @JustZal
      @JustZal 4 года назад

      @@silverback5730 STANDO DA- "J O C R A P"

  • @Mewgius
    @Mewgius 4 года назад +663

    "now you have no excuse not to play"
    Jokes on you, I don't have friends

    • @ahmedabderraoufkourtaa1922
      @ahmedabderraoufkourtaa1922 3 года назад +4

      this must e funny but it sounds bad for me xD

    • @brennenkowtko9809
      @brennenkowtko9809 3 года назад +4

      There are ways you can play on your own

    • @danielalex271
      @danielalex271 3 года назад +5

      @@brennenkowtko9809 he could also join a dnd group and go to a random campaign you get to know new people

  • @AussieAwesome
    @AussieAwesome 3 года назад +5

    My brother and I picked up D&D at a toy/board game shop for his birthday, and we’ve referred to these videos when we first made our characters.
    Safe to say I have the smoothest of smooth brains cause I instantly forgot about what the attack bonus was/did, so one game I threw it on to my damage roll and instantly gained +5 damage instead of +3 to my d20 roll. Safe to say I’ve fixed that for now.
    Oh shit, my attack bonus should be +6 due to my proficiency’s.

  • @luckyjack5313
    @luckyjack5313 4 года назад +117

    Awww. That last frame is so sad. :(
    I've recently started going through all your videos from the very beginning and everything you've put out has been fantastic. Currently on overly edited hollow knight and I've absolutely been loving it.
    We seriously appreciate all the work you do and I hope you can see that. Much love.

    • @jonathanrich9281
      @jonathanrich9281 4 года назад +6

      What last frame? People have been talking about it, but I can’t seem to get it to slow down enough to see.

    • @brokensoule8216
      @brokensoule8216 4 года назад +19

      Jonathan Rich it’s literally in the last .560 seconds. It’s Jocat on the computer in Jocrap’s shadow, while getting cheered on by an audience

    • @Dragonsoft22
      @Dragonsoft22 4 года назад +19

      Stealing this place here to agree with you Jack. Not sure how serious the picture is, but having it be in the very very last frame (It was super hard to see even with using period and comma on the keyboard) makes me think it's something that has been bothering JoCat. So instead of saying nothing I'd rather be better safe than sorry: JoCat, don't be afraid of thinking you'll have to act like a certain persona in order to feel accepted by your community. We love ya for what you do, but also for who you actually are. The character is fun, it's part of the style of video of course! But never think that you're stuck with it, do you want you want to do. We as your community got you fam.

    • @miguelyap3699
      @miguelyap3699 4 года назад +4

      Jocat is just as lovable as Jocrap. Jocat is funny and adorable when he does collabs with anyone and his actual self is really amazing. We love you Jocat

    • @ArcNine9Angel
      @ArcNine9Angel 4 года назад +1

      For anyone wondering, use , and . to go frame by frame, it's in the last half-second of the vid

  • @goldlizard9270
    @goldlizard9270 4 года назад +150

    “Here, you can add your spellcasting class in case you’re Abserd and forget which one it is.”

    • @SJohann
      @SJohann 4 года назад +11

      I can't believe that I completely forgot about Abserd until now.

    • @TheRodentMastermind
      @TheRodentMastermind 4 года назад +7

      I know the pain, I'm running a Rogue/Bard/Warlock Tiefling with an Instrument of the Bard and a Rod of the Pact Keeper.... So that is Warlock Spell Slots, Bard Spell Slots, Bardic Inspiration, Racial once a day spells, Insturment of the Bard once a day spells. Different DC, disadvantages and Casting Attack Rolls depending which list spells come from and whether they are charms or not.... And that is only 3 classes... not all of them.
      As you may guess I have built a character sheet from scratch..

    • @madlysoldier5143
      @madlysoldier5143 4 года назад +5

      “My name is Abbbserrrdd”
      “...kill me and release me from this torment”

  • @crustaceanking3293
    @crustaceanking3293 4 года назад +146

    14:34 that extra effort animating "FUCK" really got me

    • @wooden49
      @wooden49 2 года назад +2

      I knew it, he actually has wiggler head under that mask

  • @BuryEdmund
    @BuryEdmund 2 года назад +2

    This is genuinely the guide I wanted. Nobody explains how to do this clearly and this is a godsend

  • @brandongalvan6603
    @brandongalvan6603 4 года назад +401

    Prediction: Jo will talk about how the Inspiration section is never used.
    EDIT: In my defense, the fact that he didn't bring it up only further supports my statement.

    • @finngardiner5358
      @finngardiner5358 4 года назад +33

      Jo, in fact, did not even mention the inspiration section because it is never used

    • @enzodeganiarantes2968
      @enzodeganiarantes2968 4 года назад +21

      This section is so forgotten he didn't even use it

    • @crazypig1007
      @crazypig1007 4 года назад +18

      Wait there's an inspiration section?

    • @hmmmooops
      @hmmmooops 4 года назад +17

      The inspiration section, or, as my dm probably calls it in his head, the "they might not be completely stupid" section

    • @adhennakbar4516
      @adhennakbar4516 4 года назад +1

      Excuse me where is the bathroom?

  • @ikirato
    @ikirato 4 года назад +410

    Jo, if the long-head dude was your entire channel I wouldn’t have stayed, the wholesome and hardworking dude behind it is what makes this channel good 👌 14:40

    • @Spectralyzed
      @Spectralyzed 4 года назад +5

      Afreakinmen.

    • @GGolden2500
      @GGolden2500 4 года назад +9

      The "Long headed dude" is called JoCrap

    • @IceFire1800
      @IceFire1800 4 года назад +6

      @@GGolden2500 and it's a Wiggler head

    • @hecko-yes
      @hecko-yes 4 года назад +1

      (i would've stayed for the long-head dude tbh)

    • @alphalial2605
      @alphalial2605 4 года назад +3

      He's brought me here. The guy hides behind him make me stay!

  • @tibboocelot9272
    @tibboocelot9272 4 года назад +177

    5:36
    Are the two character designs along with the subject of historic trivia a reference to Red and Blue, more specifically Overly Sarcastic Productions?
    9:44 also includes Not Puffin Forrest.

    • @crodthesorrysap4165
      @crodthesorrysap4165 4 года назад +16

      I knew it!
      I could hear them!

    • @Lilly-Lilac
      @Lilly-Lilac 4 года назад +9

      Tibbo Ocelot long plus a strange and oddly funny and interesting topic.

    • @ToonedMinecraft
      @ToonedMinecraft 4 года назад +18

      Has to be, Red's hair is too similar for this to be a coincidence

    • @crodthesorrysap4165
      @crodthesorrysap4165 4 года назад +2

      @@ToonedMinecraft ikr

    • @bigolbigmoose9550
      @bigolbigmoose9550 4 года назад +3

      Great cameos. I didn’t catch the Overly Sarcastic ones but thanks for pointing it out. The [Not] Puffin Forest though, I lost it

  • @deeked700
    @deeked700 2 года назад +2

    These D&D episodes are really a treat. Never before have I so thoroughly enjoyed having someone do nothing but insults me for 5 minutes straight. It's funny as hell, I woke up my brother from laughing too hard. I know reading this it might look like a job, but it's really not. I find these genuinely hilarious. Please don't beat me up internet

  • @abracadabruh5718
    @abracadabruh5718 4 года назад +685

    I assume his starting equipment is a sword, shield, and assless chaps
    And wiggler hat

    • @sagescribe_
      @sagescribe_ 4 года назад +26

      And Necklace of Fireballs. Don't ask how it's there, it just is

    • @jasonkeith2832
      @jasonkeith2832 4 года назад +13

      He's actually just what happens when you give a wiggler a sword and shield.

    • @musketeerash
      @musketeerash 4 года назад +10

      Wiggler head isn't gear, he was born with that.

    • @2kfantasygamer
      @2kfantasygamer 4 года назад

      And a harp because... bards

    • @justsomejerseydevilwithint4606
      @justsomejerseydevilwithint4606 4 года назад +3

      No, his race is simic hybrid. Human+Wiggler

  • @luminamoon6761
    @luminamoon6761 4 года назад +334

    You dont know how much I appreciate this. I needed this so much because character stats have always scared me. I'm pretty new to DnD. I've only played twice and those two times the stats both confused and scared me. The DM basically held my hand on both occasions in terms of stats which was good because it helped me but bad because I still couldn't learn stats properly with the spoon feeding and hand holding.
    I've watched several videos on how to understand this but yours is my favorite one so far. Its waaay more entertaining to watch and very simplified to someone like me who only understands numbers in baby language. I understood it much easier watching you and had a good laugh while at it.
    This is titled as a crap guide but it's far from it and made me understand more than most of the serious videos I watched explaining this. I know you might not be able to read this but thank you so much for this.

  • @Igneusflama
    @Igneusflama 4 года назад +22

    Hey JoCat, just wanted to let you know that the reason we all love your Crap Guide over your other stuff is cause it's so easy to share. As soon as I found it I sent it to all my D&D groups, and then they sent it to all THEIR D&D groups.
    With your overly edited stuff, I love them just as much, but they're games that I played by myself. I talked about it with friends afterwards, sure, but it's not a bonding experience like D&D is.
    So don't beat yourself up over it. Seriously, your other stuff is great and you're extremely talented.
    Besides, you made the Breaking Bad of youtube. Don't be sad cause your next production doesn't sell as well. Another series will hit it big and you'll be right back on top. We believe in you!

  • @eggy180
    @eggy180 11 месяцев назад +2

    Just played DnD for the first time last night. These videos helped me wrap my head around this huge game. Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @djphat94
    @djphat94 4 года назад +370

    I am unfortunately a baby who laughs at “pee pee poo poo watermelon”

  • @EchoEchoEchoX3
    @EchoEchoEchoX3 4 года назад +103

    Me: a dm for the last 6 years
    Jocat: *releases this video
    Me: I MUST LEAAAAAAAAARRRRNNN

  • @KasaiRayquaza
    @KasaiRayquaza 4 года назад +93

    I love these! They're like the "For Dummies" books had a child with asdf; they explain things well enough for "small smooth brains" (or people completely new to the game) to understand, but they say it in pop culture references and what I call "you're a horrible person" humor. Great job!

  • @harrybuxton7928
    @harrybuxton7928 Год назад +1

    I do not know how many times I’ve watched this series but I laugh just as hard each and every time. @JoCat do what’s right for you but just know your voice and input will be sorely missed.

  • @shellknight1323
    @shellknight1323 4 года назад +285

    I skipped many events for *"Animal Planet's: The Most Xtreme"* ... And I regret nothing

    • @Galaxy--Bug
      @Galaxy--Bug 4 года назад +16

      That shit was the best show ever.

    • @zenebean
      @zenebean 4 года назад +8

      We all must make sacrifices for greater knowledge

    • @Pancakeli
      @Pancakeli 4 года назад +4

      I completely forgot about it today, I used to love the crap out of it, I gotta find somewhere to watch it again lol

    • @Ryuflare1
      @Ryuflare1 4 года назад +4

      That show single-handedly made me love Animal Planet. Now Animal Planet sucks.

    • @jacobg6628
      @jacobg6628 4 года назад +2

      That single sentence flung me back a decade and a half, that show kicked ass!

  • @PhoenixKnight777
    @PhoenixKnight777 4 года назад +108

    That last frame is honestly kinda sad. Don’t be sad JoCat! He’s just the opener, you’re the REAL show.

  • @spencerwhitman7775
    @spencerwhitman7775 4 года назад +425

    Just remember kids, only fiends deal in electrum...

    • @Cloudywarrior1
      @Cloudywarrior1 4 года назад +29

      My party was dissing electrum and I had exactly 5 silver pieces on me, so I roleplayed going to the bank just to switch out five silver pieces for an electrum piece, and then gave it to the adopted waterdeep children (Jenks, Squiddly and Nat) of the party member who was talking about how redundant electrum was just to see his sheer look of disapproval.

    • @Tibsbb
      @Tibsbb 4 года назад +7

      Fiends, and Barovians.

    • @chrisrhodes9037
      @chrisrhodes9037 4 года назад +7

      Fiend breaks down door: "...AND Souls, don't forget about the souls!"

    • @SolstaceWinters
      @SolstaceWinters 4 года назад +1

      *furiously scribbling notes*

    • @xRosaliax
      @xRosaliax 4 года назад +1

      All of my characters carry at least 1 electrum piece from chargen onward. I like to see if it ever comes up, and if it doesn't, it's my lucky gold/silver keepsake.

  • @SparksArtandCosplay
    @SparksArtandCosplay Год назад +1

    The pause frame in this time stamp 14:35 is fantastic! Also a funny bit of the video. (Great animation too)

  • @DeathHydraZ
    @DeathHydraZ 4 года назад +1031

    "Hey you kinda forgot to write your backstory."
    "FUC"
    Hearty laugh at that Jo, thank you! This must have taken a very long time to put together, the effort is clear to see :)

    • @jeremyramirez8071
      @jeremyramirez8071 4 года назад +11

      The detail on that Fuc!!! Was priceless🤣🤣🤣

    • @jeremyramirez8071
      @jeremyramirez8071 4 года назад +4

      Slow it down to .25 speed to appreciate the detail 😂😂

    • @alpharius3661
      @alpharius3661 4 года назад +1

      The animation of it was also great

    • @faygoprince3120
      @faygoprince3120 4 года назад +1

      too relatable. Making the best character and then realizing oh yeah I gotta make a story...

    • @th7800
      @th7800 4 года назад

      Was about to write how smooth it was

  • @liquidbotanorama3786
    @liquidbotanorama3786 2 года назад +68

    "Many are intimitated by this mighty thingy's magnificence, but mourn em we shall not, cuz they be weak ass bitches." MY BROTHER.
    What a perfect delivery and straight to the point speaking the brute and honest language of Truth and Facts. is like I listen to me explaining it. man I subbed to the channel and you got yourself a new friend.
    If you ever need me, let me know. Salute from Greece.

  • @ArmoredChocoboLPs
    @ArmoredChocoboLPs 3 года назад +937

    Constitution: “is used for rolls as often as a millennial eats breakfast”
    ...I understood that reference

    • @redactedoktor
      @redactedoktor 3 года назад +44

      Haha! I’m not even a millenial! I’m just poor!
      Intense crying...

    • @ThyFloorestFloor
      @ThyFloorestFloor 3 года назад +16

      Hahahaha funny...
      Guys help me I have 2 weeks subsisting of Instant noodles only

    • @themanicman8458
      @themanicman8458 3 года назад +6

      @@ThyFloorestFloor college debt went that bad for you huh

    • @ThyFloorestFloor
      @ThyFloorestFloor 3 года назад +6

      @@themanicman8458 I'm not in college yet so you can imagine how it will turn XD

    • @themanicman8458
      @themanicman8458 3 года назад +6

      @@ThyFloorestFloor oh joy I wish you the best of luck
      I'm not going to college I'm pursuing trade school instead I was born broke

  • @PurpleCyanideTube
    @PurpleCyanideTube 4 года назад +30

    0:35 I love how you can hear him slip up the tiniest bit after saying "pee pee poo poo watermelon" even he can't maintain composure.

  • @ocelatingocelots
    @ocelatingocelots 7 месяцев назад

    There is rarely anything as funny as someone using an angry / aggressive tone to discuss something they clearly care a lot about.
    Thank you for your service, teaching a new generation.

  • @SupermewX300
    @SupermewX300 4 года назад +103

    I love how done Sasha is almost every time she appears.

  • @Bighomie39
    @Bighomie39 4 года назад +204

    5:36 of course Red from OSP would become a game show host

    • @CanisVampirim
      @CanisVampirim 4 года назад +24

      My first thought when I saw the red and blue. Was just "hol' up... is that...? Nah... But maybe... It has to be"

    • @pancakes4552
      @pancakes4552 4 года назад +5

      We would be fucked if we had to take on blue and talk about domes

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 4 года назад

      @@pancakes4552
      "What is the best dome?"
      "Uhh... the US Capito-"
      "WRONG! It's el Duomo, duh."

    • @VoidKing666
      @VoidKing666 Год назад

      And Blue is president XD

  • @jackielinde7568
    @jackielinde7568 4 года назад +81

    7:08 - "Determines who goes first and who stacks dice for the next half hour." This is SOOOOOOOOO true. Back to dice stacking for me. May this be a clue for the $#@%#@$% wizard and sorcerer to have their spells figured out BEFORE his next turn. Yeah, I just called you out!

    • @samhillbrook4606
      @samhillbrook4606 4 года назад +2

      It's the bard for me.
      Dude just dissonant whispers the person closest to the barb if you're struggling with spells!

    • @jacobdavis5722
      @jacobdavis5722 4 года назад +1

      What's that? Fireball the center of the battlefield without remorse? Got it! (I am kidding I'm actually in agreement with you on this)

    • @jackielinde7568
      @jackielinde7568 4 года назад +1

      @@jacobdavis5722 Oh, no! This happens, too. And I still end up stacking dice for the next half hour between rolling death saves. In the second to last session, my honor bound fighter had put herself between the squishy sorcerer (nephew's character) and the purple worm we were fighting. What happens next? It starts with the predictable "Grab, chomp, chomp, chew" followed by the less predictable zappity zap from the sorcerer's lightning spell while my character was in the maw of said beast. At least with Fireball, my character's dex is high enough to dodge much of the damage. (We did end up killing the beast, and I was revived after.)
      Also, it was that session that the DM (my brother) had instituted the "one level of exhaustion for every time you drop below zero" rule... Seeing that it's only been my character who's dropped and rolled death saves in the group, I think the rule should be named after her. It's a good thing I'm not emotionally invested in her. She was one of the stack of characters I rolled to be used as "spare characters in case someone died" (my brother and I are both DM's), and I grabbed her instead of rolling up a new one because of "things happening with some of our players" drama, and couldn't use Grabbins, the Goblin Rogue I had rolled up. (He was tied up with another adventure that ended up going nowhere. It's a long story involving someone else's drama.)

  • @JesterC88
    @JesterC88 2 года назад +11

    Mentioning the grace rolls of rolling all 1's when doing 4d6, in my group if you roll four 1's, it counts as rolling four 6's.

  • @GoGoSqueezeWorksToo
    @GoGoSqueezeWorksToo 4 года назад +36

    14:40 Although super wiggler is an awesome
    character you are an awesome person. Wiggler is a character but you are a real person we all love what you have created we recognize your hard work and appreciate you as a person

    • @AzureIV
      @AzureIV 4 года назад +1

      Aww poor JoCat.
      i.imgur.com/9BGS3u7.png

  • @Sunspot9522
    @Sunspot9522 4 года назад +38

    I'm just smiling during this entire thing. My grandfather was a D&D Player, both of my parents are D&D players, and I have made character sheets from the time I could pick up a pencil. The very notion that people find this whole thing complicated is mind boggling for me. Though the way you put it, I guess I can understand a little bit.

    • @Mxmusicaddict
      @Mxmusicaddict 4 года назад +3

      I just have a horrifying memory. That is my entire excuse and I have a doctor's note.

    • @dreamwolf7302
      @dreamwolf7302 4 года назад +4

      In my defense, before college, i could have filled out a character sheet blindfolded.
      My professors fulled my head with so much useless info, i forgot the truly important things.
      I mean, clearly knowing how to stack my modifiers in the most destructive way possible, is more important than knowing than knowing the lethal dose of morphine, i mean, when am i ever going to need to kill someone with morphine, when i can just use a syringe full of insulin? Dont even have to measure it. just...add more till they die/

    • @enbyunus
      @enbyunus 4 года назад +1

      I've been playing since I was seven and still forget pro bonuses

  • @Klipik12
    @Klipik12 3 года назад +2660

    Let's be honest, we all laughed at "peepee poopoo watermelon".

    • @AlgoRythm2022
      @AlgoRythm2022 3 года назад +35

      Yes I did. 😂😂

    • @this_is_japes7409
      @this_is_japes7409 3 года назад +94

      so did jocrap, he just cut it out.

    • @redgeoblaze3752
      @redgeoblaze3752 3 года назад +91

      I only laughed because he started laughing.

    • @breezema3371
      @breezema3371 3 года назад +12

      guilty

    • @MultiZernez
      @MultiZernez 3 года назад +12

      i didnt laugh at it when he said it in the video but for some reason when i read this comment i laughed

  • @PalmAirCryo
    @PalmAirCryo 2 года назад +2

    This is the best video I’ve ever seen on RUclips. Love the presentation.