Welcome to the first episode of I cast pod, a podcast about Dungeons and Dragons! Every two weeks I’m going to be talking about various aspects of D&D, with plenty of tips and tricks to add flavour to your own roleplay sessions. Here’s a rundown of the first episode: 1.01: Intro to your host - I DM, but I’m no expert! 2.09: News - D&D Video games, Comics, Books, Merch & movie news from around the web. 4.43: What is D&D? 6.41: D&D Basics 8.54: Three Aspects of Play: 9.37: Exploration 10.32: Roleplaying 13.19: Combat 17.51: Getting Started 19.20: Don’t I Need to Know a Lot to Play, Like Lore, and Maths? 20.10: Rolling Characters 21.37: Choose a Race 22.26: Choose a Class 24.24: Choose Your Alignment 25.57: Background 26.26: Ability Scores 29.38: Playing the Game 30.43: Ability Checks 33.20: Crits and Failures 34:28: Advantage and Disadvantage 34.59: Close Links from the show: Free basic rules PDF - It even has a blank character sheet template near the end. https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf Free, prebuilt character sheets from the starter set https://media.wizards.com/downloads/dnd/StarterSet_Characters.pdf_ Character sheet for people with Dyslexia https://www.geeknative.com/70088/dd-character-sheets-for-players-with-dyslexia/
More character sheet variants for people with Dyslexia https://www.dyslexic-charactersheets.com
A handy table to work out modifier scores from ability rolls: [https://dnd5e.info/using-ability-scores/ability-scores-and-modifiers/ - Click on ‘Customisation options on the left, then “Ability Scores and Modifiers”]
SyrinScape Fantasy & Sci-Fi Sounds player: (Used for some awesome sound effects during the show,) [https://store.syrinscape.com/what-is-syrinscape/?att_icastpod]
I also used Freesounds.org for a few effects: https://freesound.org
All content is copyrighted respective their original creators unless otherwise stated. Episode Transcript
Cold OpenWelcome to I Cast Pod, a podcast about D&D. I’m Mike, your host, DM, and guide to all things dungeonesque and dragon-y. In our first episode, I’m going to be talking about what D&D is, and how to get started playing. We’ll cover D&D basics, game etiquette, the three aspects of play: Exploration, Role Playing, and Combat, Character Creation, Hits, Crits and more. So if you have just dipped your toe into the deep, deep waters of D&D - perhaps by watching or listening to Critical Role, The Adventure Zone, Acquisitions Incorporated, or any of a number of live play streams or podcasts or seen it on TV shows such as Community, Stranger Things, or Rick and Morty - the latter two of which actually have official D&D modules available now to play - and thought D&D looks like fun; or maybe you played a little in your youth and want to get back into it; or maybe you’ve just always been D&D curious, but have never had the chance to get involved - then this episode is for you. A Little About MeSo before we go any further, I figured I’d tell you a little bit about myself - in relation to D&D, so don’t worry, this won’t be my entire backstory! I currently act as DM for a local group in my city that runs out of a cafe after hours. I have both played and DM’d in the past - but I’m no D&D expert. I have no degrees in Lore, my main playtime has been with 5th edition, which is the most recent version. I have a vague recollection of playing, I think, 4th edition a long time ago, but my passion for the game has developed much more recently. In fact, part of the reason for starting this podcast, was to help me learn more about the game and become a better DM for my group, and also a better player in general. So with that said, let’s learn together!
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