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!
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.
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
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
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.
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).
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!!🤣❤
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.
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.
@@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"
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.
"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
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.
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.
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
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.
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"
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.
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.
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!
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.
“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!”
I laughed so hard that I couldn't breath cause of the line at 12:34 "the DM has full rights to eat your dice" XD update: this becomes even more funny when ya know about the fact that they make edible DND dice XD now I want to see a DM do this and eat the dice XD
11:10 When he talks about spellsheet and casting class, he mentions "if you are absurd" Which is funny due to Puffin Forrest (a well known DnD storytimet) Having a character called "Abserd" with almost/all abilities. A truely funny mention that made me laugh!
"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.
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.
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
I don't think I've ever experienced the "my head's spinning" feeling until now. Also, I was not expecting, with how much this guy wants to beat me up, to be JoCat
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.
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
I know this is meant to be satire but I genuinely send this to all my new (and new-ish) players because it explains like 90% of character creation really clearly and it’s way more engaging than just me talking. Thank you JoCat!
Like, straight up, this video not ONLY made me laugh, alot, but actually taught me more about the game than MOST of the 45 minute videos that I've already watched.. And somehow covered sections that those long ass videos didn't cover.. Love this video, good job!..😂
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
As a note: the skills on the character sheet are the recommended skill/ability pairings. Your DM can combine them as they see fit (for example, a Constitution (Athletics) check to Army crawl a quarter mile or an Intelligence (Medicine) check to perform brain surgery on a Slaad without killing it. To make those checks, simply add the mentioned ability score modifier to the check, and add your proficiency bonus if you're proficient in that skill - for example, a wizard with 18 Int, 10 Wis, and medicine proficiency at level would add +6 to an Int (Medicine) check but +2 to a Wisdom (Medicine) check.
@@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.
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
You know, this video was my first real introduction to dnd, about 6 months later and I am 5 months through my first campaign and having a blast! Funniest thing is that if this video had been more “average” I probably wouldn’t have actually gotten into dnd because of how complicated it seems, but this video just made it seem so fun, and funny that I had to try it at least once.
Already commented, but just had to add that this is still the best video I have found in explaining how character sheets, character creation etc works.
I have come back to this video so many time over the last few years. Every time I've had to make a new character sheet (or remake one lol) I inevitably forget something like how to calculate spell save DC and it is so much more fun to have an excuse to rewatch this video than to look it up in the Parking Himbo :)
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..
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
This is the best way to ever teach anyone D&D and you cannot change my mind. Just curse at someone until the information just absorbs into their brains. Perfection.
Rewatching the whole series. This time I'm reminded of the time my first character, a Life Domain Cleric specializing in healing, rolled Medicine to care for a horse we found. Our group Monk, who said he didn't know what a horse was, also rolled for Medicine. HE ROLLED HIGHER.
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.
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.
ive searched for several guides on the sheet and their stats alone and none of them cover it up so clearly than you do honestly im just glad RUclips has the video speed option because you talk to fast for me to actually process what i hear T_T but thats on me I still have to improve my english skills
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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!
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!
Yeah, i'm here for the same reason.
And after 1d4 hours you 1HP
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.
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.
I like when he said "Peepee, poopoo, watermelon" he cut as he began to break down laughing.
I thought everyone just skipped over it haha
Oh yeah no he definitely laughed, does that mean he likes to be spoon fed and used the app too tho?
Honestly that made the joke about 20x funnier than it would've otherwise been
Just a short inhale before the laugh and it cuts
Can you...repeat that?
The wheeze was so precious
"Clickity Clackity, you're about to get Attackity"
When the DM suddenly whips out an Agnaktor.
why is it so accurate?
The best clickity clackity boi in existence
Hope you wizard is packing the create water spell otherwise your about to be burned alive by a firey eldrich BLAST
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
I have an Agnaktor random box mini. Thank you for reminding me XD
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.
3:55 “Hooo boy! Are you overwhelmed yet?”
My brother: YES!!!!
me with ADHD: NOPE, MWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-- /hj
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
This is so genius 😂😂😂✨
Beautiful
this sounds like a michal reaves bit
same way i was taught how these stats work honestly
fruit salad with tomatoes?
*salsa*
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.
I was thinking the exact same thing
that's somewhat kinky
Same lmao I think I finally got it
@@kernunnos "its only kinky if you say Mommy"
@@bluntlyhonest6803 sounds more like a daddy to me, maybe i'm just an idiot tho.
Maybe both.
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
I feel attacked
I legit just had a grilled mayo and cheese sandwich (I forgot to buy butter). I feel called out now 😂😂
Is mayo and cheese not standard on most sandwiches? I'm immensely confused.
and bananas? or just me?
"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.
"Clickity Clackity you're about to get Attackity" Is the best version of 'Roll for Initiative' I've ever heard
Lol I'm totally going to use it in a future session
@Mary L220 *Sam e*
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.
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).
@@nickkurzy2246 Did it change?
I love how jo laughs when saying "if you're a baby who laughs at the phrase 'peepee poopoo watermelon'" it was adorable ngl
Yeah
It funnier because he laughs before he finishes the sentence
@@ilovepokemonandanime Be honest, we all did.
I love how it's a universal human experience to laugh at the phrase "peepee poopoo watermelon". It brings us together as a species
It's also ironic because he's saying anyone who laughs at that is a baby, meaning he's a baby.
I've never felt more empowered and yet terrified in my entire life.
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
WAIT THERE ARE MORE SUBPLOTS THAN BARD/PALADIN?
@@nrdkartoflen5836Well duh. Sounds like something he'd do to make me feel stupid for not noticing the wizard/ fighter plot,
I actually ended up noticing the latter 2 subplots while rewatching the series.
Rewatching this series, the Wizard and Fighter relationship is probably the cutest of the three.
The smooth animation of “FUCK” at the end legitimately scared me.
It's so good! Isn't it!
It was smooth as fuck
thats where 90% of the budget went
How it is not a meme surprises me.
I was hoping someone was gonna say something
I hate myself for laughing at “peepee poopoo watermelon”
If you listen closely he laughed at it too
We all do, yoshikage kira.
Same
Anything he says can be funny
Thats why I use the app
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!!🤣❤
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.
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.
@@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"
@@kjj26kYup
And heck flaws can SOUND positive too; An official one is "I go where angels fear to tread"
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.
*PANTRY INFILTRATION COMPLETE*
CRAB TAKEOVER INITIATED!!!!
The crab has infiltrated the wiggler base. Good God we're all doomed.
Is this the beginning of a COLLABORATION?! Please let it be Lord Crab!
@@deathtocheetos Please. Either a colab episode where you both read stories or Jo animates one of Crab's stories. I would love it
Lmao crit crab has joined forces with jocat
“And dumb buzzfeed quizzes” I’m now calling alignment that and you can’t stop me
I'm not complaining. XD
@@christofferhougaard neither am I
You need to watch Jocat’s video on the alignment chart. It’s pure self-wish-fulfillment gold!
Rachel S I did and it was awesome
Ah, I see you fall on the Chaotic side of the quiz.
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--"
"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
Sugar dice are great. Every nat 1 and I get a little fatter.
At least you didn't find out about it later, I can't imagine that would have been too enjoyable
As Jeremiah Webb says, you could have been replacing the 'p' with an 'h' in your last sentence...
"you kinda forgot to write your backstory" hits me on a spiritual level
yup.
An appropriate reaction too. "FUUCK!"
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.
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.
"peepee poopoo watermelon" *giggles*
Never change, JoCat.
wanna like, but youre at triple six.
@@dr.deadworth same
@@hibiscusishere someone spoiled our fun. 673 now
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
It’s a running theme and I love it
Agreed. For almost every video he's added I go back just to watch the table/back wall fill up with stuff XD
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.
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
@@R4IVA "Defeated"
This is genuinely the best and most concise breakdown of a character sheet I've seen and I've been looking for so long
"But mourn them ye shall not, for they be weak ass bitches!" My favorite line
"who goes first and who stacks dice for the next half-hour" i felt that
Boy I a barbarian we all felt that
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.
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"
Yep had that happen. And im pretty sure i had a +5 to initiative too
0:38 The fact that Jocat laughed at his own joke just makes this entire video perfect
id like to think that wasnt scripted either
@@silverthered811 The subtitles-when turned on- do say 'corpses' so it definately wasn't intentional.
I thought it was intentional since he insulted people who would laugh at it and then he laughed at it.
yes. just yes
@@silverthered811 If you've ever watched JoCat streaming you know he's physically uncapable of saying "peepee poopoo watermelon" without laughing.
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.
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.
and so there's only one guide left to do...
oh? oh...
how to beg someone to be DM?
crap guide to why you didnt add anything to the table after the crap guide to races video?
NOOO LET THERE BE MORE
My friend, we need everything explained because we are but mere pee pee poo poo dumb heads
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?"
the problem with "you wanna hear about sword and shield" is that it's not a question
@@impofan6915 My bad its a COMMAND
Methinks someone has partaken in heresy. Have you been eating your bread?
@@blackjacktrial Thy accuseth me of heresy? Seems like the words of a which sayeth I.
Groovy
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.
Honestly my hope for learning DnD for christmas and getting an 11 year old to learn it too is now crushed
Did you at least start?😊
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!
Lmao same but im trying to do it by Halloween
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.
“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!”
Greatest quotes from the video
Another thing you could say is “Roses are red, a type of Metal is brass, now y’all get ready to kick some ass!”
I Love It When The Notification Comes, "Someone Has Subscribed Your Channel" 😂 "Someone Has Liked Your Comment" It Always Makes My Day!..
@@Icefy_2024 Well you’ll have to settle for a reply Mr. Advetiser.
How do I use a character sheet?
Everyone: well, lemme explain... *30 minute explanation*
JoCat: *KONDENS*
Jocat starting to giggle at the “peepee poopoo watermelon” bit shows how even he finds it amusing
I am so eternally grateful that I use a website to keep track of all of this
That little laugh at your own joke is great 0:35
I know
I’m totally adding “Are You Smarter Than a Kobold” to my campaign
The twist is its a kobold wizard with the sage background.
Don't ever say that in front of Chris Zito. XD
*"ARE YOU SMARTER THAN 5 GAY KOBOLDS?"*
The anser to that kwestion is yes, i am smartr. I akchuly no how 2 spel gud
@@DHTheAlaskan i was totally thinking of doing that
I laughed so hard that I couldn't breath cause of the line at 12:34 "the DM has full rights to eat your dice" XD
update: this becomes even more funny when ya know about the fact that they make edible DND dice XD now I want to see a DM do this and eat the dice XD
they WAHT??
@@_XENONZZ yep edible D&D candy dice exists
@@KatOwO2235 I N E E D >:)
11:10 When he talks about spellsheet and casting class, he mentions "if you are absurd" Which is funny due to Puffin Forrest (a well known DnD storytimet) Having a character called "Abserd" with almost/all abilities.
A truely funny mention that made me laugh!
To be fair, Abserd is Level 1 in everything. He actually has very *few* abilities due to that. But yes, he did need a character *PACKET*.
"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.
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.
Charisma is being able to sell someone a tomato-based fruit salad.
By the way, Salsa exists. :-)
Never in my life have I been so enlightened by a tomato.
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It’s from Arcadum lol
I heard that before, but Con was "How well you can survive eating a rotten/poisoned tomato."
14:40 It’s ok, Jocat, there are those that look past the jacked wiggler and recognize the goldmine of content you have.
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
Aww poor JoCat.
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I don't think I've ever experienced the "my head's spinning" feeling until now.
Also, I was not expecting, with how much this guy wants to beat me up, to be JoCat
This is the best video I’ve ever seen on RUclips. Love the presentation.
Jo: you probably are a baby that laughs at peepee poopoo watermelon
Also Jo: slight wheeze
Take #42
Glad somebody else noticed.
I love it
"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.
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.
That "FUCK" at the end was animated super well! Great job jocat! 👍
This is now the definition of "A Crash Course into D&D".
Hi, I’m John Green and this is Crash Course D&D!
"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
They don't get used much because they mess with the base 10 system that all the other currency operates on.
They’re half dollars. They’re stupid
Is like you have 1 cent, and that cent has a 0.5 cent xD is really dumb that currency xD
I used it my player said that's dumb and I told that's why I did it
@@argella1300 though you'd get a lot of them if you kill a tooth fairy
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
I know this is meant to be satire but I genuinely send this to all my new (and new-ish) players because it explains like 90% of character creation really clearly and it’s way more engaging than just me talking. Thank you JoCat!
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
What of the back story?
F in the chat for Jocat in that hidden frame at the end, feels bad man
big rip
F
All of us are forever in the shadow of Jocrap. ;~;
F
Big oof
"Hooo boy, are you overwhelmed yet?"
Me: Brother I was overwhelmed before I even clicked on the video.
Like, straight up, this video not ONLY made me laugh, alot, but actually taught me more about the game than MOST of the 45 minute videos that I've already watched.. And somehow covered sections that those long ass videos didn't cover.. Love this video, good job!..😂
"Mage bullets" make WAY MORE SENSE than a slot. Slot sounds like something to be filled.
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.
yes. filled. maybe with your SPELL?
... I vote for it to simply be retooled into "mana".
@@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.
@@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.
I like how the paladin during the charisma part is like “why are my wife and her friends doing silly poses”
I also got the feeling she’s just with the party to ensure her wife doesn’t get horribly mangled.
@@geistdraco8437 that too probably
Just played DnD for the first time last night. These videos helped me wrap my head around this huge game. Thanks 🙏🏻
Out of all the guide videos I’ve watched this is literally the only one I could follow n understand
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
come for the wiggle stay for the bard prince
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.
I'm on mobile, what's the picture of?
@@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.
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.
Amazing. I have never seen the scary "am I doing my taxes right now?" character sheet explaned this well before.
And, for the record, I've adored Electrum pieces since first edition
Best description of this sheet I've ever seen 😆
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.
As a note: the skills on the character sheet are the recommended skill/ability pairings. Your DM can combine them as they see fit (for example, a Constitution (Athletics) check to Army crawl a quarter mile or an Intelligence (Medicine) check to perform brain surgery on a Slaad without killing it. To make those checks, simply add the mentioned ability score modifier to the check, and add your proficiency bonus if you're proficient in that skill - for example, a wizard with 18 Int, 10 Wis, and medicine proficiency at level would add +6 to an Int (Medicine) check but +2 to a Wisdom (Medicine) check.
"or 8d6 fire damage inatwentyfootradiusJUSTFIREBALL! (explosion)"
... I love these videos.
AOE FIRE DAMAGE 🔥
FIREBALLLL
10:25
Question when it says 1d8 damage is the damage the number you roll
@@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.
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
Afreakinmen.
The "Long headed dude" is called JoCrap
@@GGolden2500 and it's a Wiggler head
(i would've stayed for the long-head dude tbh)
He's brought me here. The guy hides behind him make me stay!
I’m a dm of 2 years, whenever I get a newbie player I send them to this series, 9/10 times they perfectly understand that concepts
You know, this video was my first real introduction to dnd, about 6 months later and I am 5 months through my first campaign and having a blast! Funniest thing is that if this video had been more “average” I probably wouldn’t have actually gotten into dnd because of how complicated it seems, but this video just made it seem so fun, and funny that I had to try it at least once.
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. 😊
Already commented, but just had to add that this is still the best video I have found in explaining how character sheets, character creation etc works.
I'm only here cause the girl i like plays dnd, and you, sir, are helping me a whole lot
Unironically, this is probably the single most useful D&D tutorial I have watched... And I have watched a looooootttttt of tutorial videos.
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.
I think I just wrote ADHD for one character. It perfectly explains why she can be such a pain in the ass.
saying it as it is.
Flaws: I have too many flaws for one character to have.
when your characters a bard
my characters flaw: hasnt been laid by a dragon
@@liquidatorlinov8835 My ranger hasn't pet all the dogs in the world yet. It's a serious issue, ok?
I have come back to this video so many time over the last few years. Every time I've had to make a new character sheet (or remake one lol) I inevitably forget something like how to calculate spell save DC and it is so much more fun to have an excuse to rewatch this video than to look it up in the Parking Himbo :)
The pause frame in this time stamp 14:35 is fantastic! Also a funny bit of the video. (Great animation too)
“Here, you can add your spellcasting class in case you’re Abserd and forget which one it is.”
I can't believe that I completely forgot about Abserd until now.
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..
“My name is Abbbserrrdd”
“...kill me and release me from this torment”
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.
Jo, in fact, did not even mention the inspiration section because it is never used
This section is so forgotten he didn't even use it
Wait there's an inspiration section?
The inspiration section, or, as my dm probably calls it in his head, the "they might not be completely stupid" section
Excuse me where is the bathroom?
This is genuinely the guide I wanted. Nobody explains how to do this clearly and this is a godsend
Every time I DM for new players I have them watch this video, and it's amazing how it makes so many of the concepts click.
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?
Tulok! Good to see you supporting the algorithms for other D&D content creators. :)
Bold of you to assume that my character doesn't have mommy issues (?)
Mine just says "BURNING HATRED FOR LITERALLY EVERYTHING EVER."
But my alignment's Chaotic Good, so it's fine.
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.
Mine always says "drinks mayo like water"
"Numbies to complex. brain hurtie."
-the barbarian
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?
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.
Totally relatable. My brain is also smooth
@@ThePandoraGuy I don't get it
@@samuelevans738 Conan the Barbarian? The Riddle of Steel? The failure of the man who seeks wisdom by domination?
“Mourn then ye shall not for they be weak ass bitches!”…..damn, that was great
Just started getting into D&D and this helped me so much more than the actual handbook
I am unfortunately a baby who laughs at “pee pee poo poo watermelon”
I think Joe actually did too
0:37
I am also a baby
Me too
Yeah
Can we talk about that ending BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A MASK THAT'S JoCrap's HEAD!?
He's what happens when you raise a wiggler on swords and shields.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one caught off guard by that. It's so visceral and upsetting.
@@jasonkeith2832 Like just raw S'N'S being fed to a wiggler like shovelling it into an incredibly buff wiggler
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?
It's enchanted with a glamour so that it can open wide when he yells "FUCK".
This is the best way to ever teach anyone D&D and you cannot change my mind. Just curse at someone until the information just absorbs into their brains. Perfection.
Rewatching the whole series. This time I'm reminded of the time my first character, a Life Domain Cleric specializing in healing, rolled Medicine to care for a horse we found. Our group Monk, who said he didn't know what a horse was, also rolled for Medicine.
HE ROLLED HIGHER.
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.
Well the other one is not really that interesting, I gave it a try but it didn't really interested me
Aww poor JoCat.
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frenchiveruti Thats your opinion, it’s still rude to go out of your way to say that instead of nothing.
Heresy!!!
@@mr2octavio BURN THE HERITIC!
5:35 can't believe I missed this OSP red and blue cameo for this long. The detail in this series is mind blowing
Holy shit, you're right!
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS
Oohhh. I didn't recognize Red because she's wearing sleeves.
@@rayanderson5797 TRUE. Sleeves would be the perfect disguise for her.
I saw a clip of this on TikTok, and now I’m binge watching the entire series. 😂 This is gold! I’m just getting into DnD, and this is actually helping
Just binge watched all of your “crap guide to D&D” videos. So good! 👏 👏
I'm surprised no one is questioning the one-frame image of JoCat overshadowed by JoCrap found in the ending
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.
@@hirruruikuni260 I look at them! I can't wait for more j-overly edited videos...
Feelsbadman
There's no shadow...
I was about to comment something just like this.
I assume his starting equipment is a sword, shield, and assless chaps
And wiggler hat
And Necklace of Fireballs. Don't ask how it's there, it just is
He's actually just what happens when you give a wiggler a sword and shield.
Wiggler head isn't gear, he was born with that.
And a harp because... bards
No, his race is simic hybrid. Human+Wiggler
The laugh at the end of pee pee poo poo watermelon is on of the greatest thing in the Internet.
ive searched for several guides on the sheet and their stats alone and none of them cover it up so clearly than you do honestly
im just glad RUclips has the video speed option because you talk to fast for me to actually process what i hear T_T
but thats on me I still have to improve my english skills