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@tylereggleton2257 58 минут бұрын
I absolutely adore the college of lore bard, the first time I flicked through my copy of this book it stood out to me for having so much flair and joy whilst also looking like someone I might have at my table rather than a skinny white model (not to say the bard there isn't attractive). I'm sure if I had another skim I'd be reminded of 4 or 5 other pieces of art that scratched my brain nicely.
@jonathanstern5537 59 минут бұрын
I feel like the College of Glamour Bard is also sexy without being objectifying. The character looks like the elven equivalent of Lita Ford or Deborah Harry, who are two very talented and in control women. Also, I love the way they made the Diviner Wizard look like of nerdy and the Illusionist Wizard look... just freaking adorable.
@kibble113 Сағат бұрын
I see this kind of thing a lot, but funnily enough, nobody ever seems to apply this to abyssal, celestial or undead creatures. Why? Why can't there be good demons, kind devils, cruel angels, megalomaniac devas, friendly ghosts, helpful skeletons, etc.?
@koboldqueen3055 Сағат бұрын
ok I know this doesn't really matter but as the #1 slaadi fan I must say only blue slaads reproduce like that, red slaads reproduce like werewolves. and red slaads make blue slaads and blue slaads make red slaads
@mjcordiner Сағат бұрын
My head canon is that the wizard is Vajra Safahr
@cryptoness5567 2 сағат бұрын
Take a shot every time Mike says "Book"
@markuscorneliussen2919 2 сағат бұрын
12:05 I know the artist for the Draconic Sorceror is Lauren Walsh because she fittingly for the channel has also done a lot of official art and fanart for Critical role
@BigKlingy 2 сағат бұрын
Seeing the College of Lore Bard and Wizard art made me realize that we don't see a lot of black female wizards in mainstream fantasy media.
@Stephen-Fox 3 сағат бұрын
Honestly, no matter the game or the context (i.e. interior vs exterior), Mike gushing about art in TTRPG books (or being a bit more analytical about it as per the cover videos) is something that will never not bring a smile to my face. (Which, yes, is me saying that if you wanted to do this sort of video for some of those indie games you've mentioned picking up even before you had time to read them I'd be very interested in watching those, however much interest I have in the game in question)
@balazskuglicz614 3 сағат бұрын
she did a lot of simiral stuff as Orion did, and the narrative was, (learned from your videos), he was excused from the show for that behaviour, which turned out was not the case. This also could let the general belief it was fine for her cause she was Matt's SO.
@Zr0din 3 сағат бұрын
@12:07 "...draconic sorcerer with top surgery scars..." I admit I have to take a double take on that one. Cracked open the book and everything (p148). But I guess that's why Alter Self is on the subclass spell list. Good Catch!
@ger_hynes 4 сағат бұрын
Here are the art credits as best as I can find them. @SupergeekMike Displacer Beast vs PCs - Igor Grechanyi College of Lore Bard - Mike Pape Life Domain Cleric - Tomas Duchek Light Domain Cleric - Jodie Muir Archfey Patron Warlock - Erion Makuo Great Old One Patron Warlock - Magali Villeneuve Wizard title page - Billy Christian Tieflings Playing Cards - Clint Cearley Tiefling legacies - Jodie Muir or John Grello Cleric casts Daylight - David Astruga Fey Wanderer Ranger - John Grello Draconic Sorcerer - Lauren Walsh Charlatan Background - Luca Bancone Character creation sketches - Chris Seaman Players and their PCs - John Grello The Ravenloft characters - Zoltan Boros The Dragonlance characters - Antonio Jose Manzanedo Yolande's Regal Presence - April Prime Shapechange duel - Michael Broussard Slaad Tadpole - David Astruga Trinkets - Coupleofkooks My personal favourites are the Path of the World Tree Barbarian by Marcela Medeiros and the Diviner Wizard by Jodi Muir. I instantly wanted to play as those exact characters.
@elliec4154 4 сағат бұрын
Ughh really don't like it. Looks like a year book for Californian undergrads. I'll wait for that cycle of history to spin.
@NickMunch 5 сағат бұрын
I own too many of the 2014 books to make the jump over to 2024, but I really enjoy the art that you shared and I'm glad that WOTC made a lot of good choices for the new PHB.
@BlackOpMercyGaming 5 сағат бұрын
Vax and keylith are saying the exact same thing…. Except *Vax* is in favor of burning the house down and _Marisha_ is a woman
@bruceleeyourface3253 5 сағат бұрын
Half of these complaints like “getting into character more” when there’s literally a fucking cartoon on Amazon are just the ramblings of a cherry faced weakling 😂
@Sootielove 5 сағат бұрын
Your comment on the sexy ladies really hit it for me. I love getting sexy character designs, it's just sexier when the characters look like they want to be sexy (and get a range of facial expressions)
@zippomage 6 сағат бұрын
i did love all the art. The class arts are especially good. About your other vid, I watched and loved it, but forgot to comment and say: I always wanted to try playing a charlatan with no magic whose use of magical items made them seem to be a wizard. Possibly a failed professor of magic who was laughed out of rooms because he had the knowledge, but didn't have the magic.
@EnchanterAntlee 6 сағат бұрын
Thank you for highlighting the Wizard Title card art! That art piece is the one. It just screams Wizard to me. And the fact that D&D is leaning away from the old decrepit man stereotype for Wizards is a god send!
@andyenglish4303 6 сағат бұрын
My favorite is the old lady Paladin. Makes me think of Granny Goodness as an Asmodean conquest Paladin.
@RottenRogerDM 6 сағат бұрын
Can we get over the yogurt shop colors from the 90s, or the only one shade of color art. I am glad Daylight got an upgrade. Still wish Detect Good and Evil got a name change to Detect Undead and Planar.
@A.Hanson 6 сағат бұрын
Not a fan of that bard art. It just doesn't look like a classic fantasy character. I prefer the art of Frank Frazetta, Larry Elmore, or the Brothers Hildebrant. Those characters just feel more "fantasy" to me. Part of my problem with modern D&D is that seems to left high fantasy behind in favor of something more chaotic and modern and this art really drives that point home. I will be passing on the 2024 book and exploring other fantasy RPGs that deliver something more classical. Edit: After I wrote this I saw the art of the siblings from Dragonlance and... yes.. more of that! That is the kind of art I am looking for, something that wouldn't be out of place in a fantasy game or book cover from the 90s or early 00s.
@disneydreamers95 5 сағат бұрын
Good for you.
@tylamcgilverson3923 6 сағат бұрын
You are absolutely allowed to love this book. I how ever will not be but or looking at this book. I don't like the changes, I think the marketing for it is all wrong. I much prefer Tales of the Valient.
@jacobwillis7596 7 сағат бұрын
hm, i'm tempted to ban daylight now lol. I don't like the idea a player can just use 1 spell to kill a bbeg for almost no cost
@henryhere 6 сағат бұрын
I'm sure the vampire stats will have something to account for it, ultimately we just have to wait until the new monster manual releases. I can understand banning it in curse of Strahd or something, but just banning it in general seems kinda unnecessary
@jacobwillis7596 6 сағат бұрын
@ guess what campaign I’m running lmao /lh. I also think it conflicts with Dawn.
@MrSilvUr 4 сағат бұрын
@jacobwillis7596 I probably wouldn't ban it against Strahd. To kill Strahd with 'just one spell,' Strahd would have to linger in the spell's 60 foot sphere for the start of 10 of his turns (144HP + 50 from the Heart of Sorrow - 20/round = 10 rounds.) That's a lot to ask of a guy who has a speed of thirty, spiderclimb, and Legendary actions that let him move outside of his turn. That last feature alone means that he might never START his turn within the sphere. In Castle Ravenloft, there are often walls and corridors that will hem in the sphere's area, and Strahd can, through a lair action, give himself the ability to phase through the walls, floors, doors, and ceilings of the castle. He also often has minions that can soak up enemy actions or at least punish them if they focus on him. He always has these outside of his lair, and can generally use his flying fucking horse or mist form to take to the skies and flee. To me, Strahd is an ambush predator who wears down his foes through hit and run tactics. So long as he can get away, he'll regenerate and the party won't. He has a +14 to Stealth, so his ability to surprise the party should be pretty solid, and his bite can drop the victim's Hit Point maximum. So, if Strahd can consistently get away after a fight, he'll just about always come out ahead, especially if he can get a bite off. I think having Strahd plan to sneak in, perform one bite, and then escape is a good plan for him, especially if he can stalk the party until they make camp and keep them from resting -- or launch a decisive ambush while they're asleep. If your style is such that you make sure the players can't really lose (Not my cup, but whatevs), then Daylight is a handy excuse for having Strahd bail when they're too low level to scrap. If that's not your style, it also makes for a nice bit of false security -- Strahd is always hitting and running anyway. If they think they've found a spell he doesn't have an answer to and so must flee... When they meet him in his lair, they may get too cocky.
@gameraven13 7 сағат бұрын
I think one of my favorite "against type" characters was in one campaign I DM'ed we had a Drakewarden Ranger who didn't plan on multiclassing, so he dumped dex, used Strength with a greatsword, heavy armor, and he and his drake using athletics to shove enemies back and forth for advantage since we were using the homebrew rule for Flanking that says you gotta make a skill check to provide the flanking advantage. If you didn't look at his stat sheet, you'd assume he was a fighter. Very neat concept and it was still a power house in combat. I think an official character that goes against type and is a wonderful example is Volo. Pretty commonly he is seen as a bard and he definitely dresses in a way that people attribute to bards, yet is a wizard when given actual mechanics. I love this video especially the point in the middle that the game world and mechanics are separate. I've always held this belief and every time people give push back and idk. At the end of the day Rage is just a mechanical benefit for a period of time that expends a limited resource and has the requirement of attacking or taking damage to keep it up. This could very easily be a super peaceful zen trance or on a warforged some sort of "instant kill" mode or something. The idea that it *has* to be linked to a barbarian raging is only from the fact that that's the class and name it falls under. Even if you don't do the "don't tell anyone else your character" route, it's useful to remember that mechanics and story/setting are separate and flavor is free. Your place in the world and your ability to affect the game with your class abilities are two different things and sure, a lot of times they'll sync up, but they don't have to.
@tonysladky8925 7 сағат бұрын
Another cool thing about the Displacer Beast art? The Displacer Beast is not the kind of creature you might think of as taking up a 10'x10' square. They're based on panthers. They're long and lithe creatures, so a new player might not *get* why it's 10'x10'. 10'x5'? Sure, maybe. But 10'x10'? That takes some getting used to. It wouldn't illustrate that as well if it was a big, fat Hill Giant squatting on all four squares, but the Displacer Beast taking up the squares that make sense for it and its tentacles threatening the others really make a kinda weird facet of D&D on a grid pop.
@tonysladky8925 6 сағат бұрын
Re: Physical character sheets, I'm the exact opposite. I can't handle a digital character sheet because I don't trust myself with a device at the table because then the time where nothing is asked of my character becomes checking social media time for me. Gods help me if I ever have to play an actual digital D&D game. I didn't manage to get my spells written down on physical media (I'm a big fan when I play a Wizard of making myself an elaborate spellbook out of one of those fancy leatherbound journals you can find at Renaissance Faires or by the checkout at chain bookstores, but *for some reason* I got really depressed a couple of weeks ago, and all the arts and crafts I would normally put into a new D&D character just didn't happen), and having to reference spells in D&D Beyond last night was agonizing.
@under20over40 7 сағат бұрын
Totally a superficial comment but, i still like referring to the 2024 update as 5.24 instead of 5.5
@Rexx8492nd 58 минут бұрын
Great update either way lol
@cameronsydnor7330 7 сағат бұрын
Another fun detail in that Tiefling image, the one with the snake is cheating. You can see her hiding cards in her sash and she also has the largest stack of coin. It almost looks like the one with the dagger may see the cards in her sash and is getting ready to attack the cheater.
@esbeng.s.a9761 7 сағат бұрын
Your soo right well spotted
@talscorner3696 7 сағат бұрын
I'm afraid the current style of DnD art is not Renaissance and late XVth century enough for me, but I do love that people are happy with it ^^ It's nice to see the conversation not being negative about everything, for once.
@Marb315 7 сағат бұрын
honestly same I do wish it had more of a medieval fantasy vibe, but I do also get that to a certain extent they want to show players that DnD doesn't just have to be that ya know? same reason the wizard on the class page is a young woman instead of a frail old man with a long beard, they're trying to draw more people into the hobby and to do that they want to show that the worlds and characters they build don't have to follow all of the imagined tropes of the genre even if I do wish there were a bit more of the classical designs making their way in I think making a more distinctly open community will always be a good thing!
@notanotaku1101 7 сағат бұрын
Hey, thank YOU for expressing that even if something isn't for you, it can still be good for someone else. You're definitely being the positive change online that you're hoping for and I wanted to make sure you knew that
@talscorner3696 7 сағат бұрын
On one hand, that is absolutely true. On the other, though, once you shed a precise visual language, the art-style of an IP tends to flatten, which is usually a loss for everyone involved.
@talscorner3696 6 сағат бұрын
@@notanotaku1101 oh, you and the fuzzy warmy feely feeling you're making me old bones feel... and so close to Christmas, too! I won't be able to recover in time for my mandatory grinchery... dreads and lamentations!
@henryhere 6 сағат бұрын
@@talscorner3696I think this might be my new favorite interaction to have existed on the Internet
@spongemanhere 7 сағат бұрын
i like the orc art cus it made chuds upset
@Marb315 7 сағат бұрын
still no clue how people could see cowboy orcs (the coolest thing of all time) and get mad
@RottenRogerDM 6 сағат бұрын
@@Marb315 In just 40 years we when from green pig faced orcs. To grey pointed eared Latinx humans with teeth problems.
@andyenglish4303 6 сағат бұрын
@@RottenRogerDM I see no reason both can't coexist. D&D is a big tent.
@henryhere 6 сағат бұрын
@@RottenRogerDMjust a heads up btw, in case you didn't already know, as far as I've heard most Latino people actually renounce the term Latinx as they find it offensive to see white people trying to mess with their culture. I don't know if you're Latino or anything so I might just be saying stuff you're already plenty familiar with, but just in case you're saying it to try and avoid offending people you're probably better off just using Latino.
@Marb315 7 сағат бұрын
as an elf hater I am unfortunately a massive fan of the glam rock elf bard for college of glamor
@mjcordiner Сағат бұрын
I’m shocked that one wasn’t here. It’s an amazing art piece!
@ger_hynes 7 сағат бұрын
The Art credits are in tiny font in the gutter on each page.
@SupergeekMike 7 сағат бұрын
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@JoULove 5 сағат бұрын
Definitely the bard, she looks amazing
@nathanwilkins6107 8 сағат бұрын
Spidermonk, Spidermonk, Does all sorts of Spider junk
@SupergeekMike 7 сағат бұрын
Is he strong Listen bud No Strength is a dump stat
@dergroebiertrinkendebar562 11 сағат бұрын
Very much agree, I am in the process of writing my DnD world (when are we not) and have made a a conscious decision to bring in more than one big theme. I will admit i still have a dumbledoreesque Leonardo davinci type Character that keeps popping up, but i have very much tried to make him more of a background character, a philosopher, teacher and tinkerer instead of the golden Hero that stopped all of it.
@Hk-ox4bb 17 сағат бұрын
Another thing is how much it impacts how you yourself view the character One of my characters was a monk… except he wasn’t He used the monk stats and abilities but the character was a disgraced soldier who wore no armor and I found the Monk class to fit that fantasy the best as rage didn’t fit his character and an unarmored Fighter didn’t seem appealing to me Unfortunately the character was wasted in a campaign with an idiot DM who antagonized me from day 1; I stayed as long as I could because I loved the interactions with other players but was kicked because I asked the DM to allow me to use the lucky feat I took with his permission (and nerfed too) instead if directly saying what the CD was in order to not make it useable as per the feat description
@Nico18_ 18 сағат бұрын
Temple of Doom is not bad...
@manicwolfgaming4940 19 сағат бұрын
I came to CR way late (but still before S1 of Vox Machina) and I had the advantage of binging a lot of C1 in one go on a few days off from work with nothing to do. I felt very connected to Marisha, because it was obvious she was probably newer at this game than the other players at the table. Or maybe just newer to that particular class, who knows, I don't know her life story. I remember those feelings of anxiety and making mistakes when I was new in D&D, I also still get that way when I roll a class I am not comfortable with (high power casters still give me a bit of anxiety to this day). I liked Keyleth, and I liked Marisha, but even in 2019 when I was arriving to the fandom the hate for her was still real in a lot of the comment threads.
@genlando327plays2 20 сағат бұрын
Its worth noting that Keyleth SPECIFICALLY says "back home... back to Whitestone" AFTER Scanlan manages to fix his earlier error... I would imagine that (and I certainly would take this stance were I the DM, given the scene and context) Matt would say that the onlookers would be giving them enough space as not to have noticed... (its also worth an argument that the Whitestone part was specifically for Matt's clarification since Keyleth is casting the spell taking them to a specific location)... but clearly they already havent learned their lesson about being careful...
@bluenette4696 Күн бұрын
Started watching recently after the next season of the show was announced, and had the "huh he's kind of a-" epiphany after Matt does the beholder reveal (and he gets really loud in the middle of Matt's description,) and Travis had to give him a look to shut him up :/
@ОлексійМаслов-у5и Күн бұрын
Was it really worth for half an hour video?
@104jettydog Күн бұрын
We did this in our current campaign! I think it’s a really fun way to play. We gradually learned each others classes over time but it was more like a guessing game at times, I like to imagine the world in dnd where people don’t always care to assume classes. People just know oh this character is a guy who is quiet and likes woodcarving or this guy is a magician (like with card tricks and whatnot) and can also cast spells. I feel it’s more realistic and less limiting but I definitely do understand wanting to put it in the initial description of the character
@20storiesunder Күн бұрын
The whole group was in on it, on a table where I was a player no one would tell me what the man who was wearing heavy armour (an illusion), martially capable, able to cast druid spells but also arcane spells was. I think the fun of it was how frustrated I got xD
@gabreality6656 Күн бұрын
I've only been playing with my group for about 2 years now and we've successfully done one entire 1 1/2 year campaign of meeting every monday, one short form 10 session campaign, and are now on our second long form campaign and 8 months in. The ONLY reason we've gotten this far is because we value communication and comfort of our players over all else. Every campaign is listed with any possible trigger warnings by our dm TO the players before we begin the campaign and we give anything we deem as a red light (we use the red light system IN session just in case) before we even start playing because we stream our sessions and need a way to know when to go on break in emergencies. We've absolutely had times where we've needed to have hard discussions about things that have been done or said during a game but its always done and we always come out better players and friends because of it. That being said, we're still going strong because we are aware that mistakes can be made and we are ready to fix them when and if they occur. Im glad that Orion is at a point in his life now where he can do that as well and I hope he is living well and leaving places better than he found them.
@darcybhaiwala7057 Күн бұрын
Having started CR with C3 and then speedrunning through C2, before touching VM I was astounded to learn that Marisha got so much flack early on. Misogyny, gatekeeping, condescension. Marisha solving the Molly plot as Beau and Laudna's great combat moments just show how much she's grown as a player. Just from watching C2 and 3, she's the player whose skills I admire the most
@ursacor Күн бұрын
I don't like other player to ask me what class, race or even alignment. Because I think it takes away role play elements. Every campaign don't have to have, fighter type, mage type, healer type or thieving type. Let it come out in game, make them role playing elements. Use the RPG in TTRPG. What a player knows, is always going to be different than what the character/ role the player is portraying.
@oicmorez4129 Күн бұрын
That's why I tend to use archetypes over classes. I'd call myself a "Spellcaster" when I play a Wizard, Sorcerer, and even Tome Pact Warlock. I'd call myself a "Skirmisher" when I play a melee rogue, a Monk, or a Bladesinger Wizard etc.
@nathanlamberth7631 Күн бұрын
I feel like a lot of campaigns would sus out what your class is pretty quickly. Most classes have something fairly unique.
@kaboose111 Күн бұрын
I think the best is a system you like with rules from other systems you liked crammed in there.
@hypershadw Күн бұрын
10:20 an example of marisha attempting to metagame would be in campaign 2 when she was rrying to stop the cupcake of deliciousness moment from happening. Sam reigal stopped her by saying she wasn't inside or would know anything was wrong.