How To Play an Apothecary in D&D 5e with

[@DungeonDudes]

The full rules for the Apothecary class are available in Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim. Purchase the PDF here: ghostfiregaming.com/product/sebastian-crowes-guide-to-drakkenheim-pdf/

[@Tayturs]

I would love to play this class, but I have to ask- is the art in the book human made, or using AI art?

[@DungeonDudes]

@@Tayturs Our books are all illustrated by humans.

[@ViruzFitia]

I didn't know you and Ghostfire Gaming were working together. I'm a big fan of both of you!

[@Tayturs]

@@DungeonDudes Thank you!!! I'll grab a copy after work 💃

[@zemorph42]

​@@DungeonDudes I can't afford it now, but I've saved a shortcut on my home screen for later. I'm definitely interested.

[@DnDDeepDive]

Thank you guys so much for bringing me out for this! So much fun. Love you both.

[@galipettepistache8239]

this collab is my marvel endgame

[@chrisg8989]

My 2 favorite content creators in the same video? Yes plz! 😊👍

[@sirarlandis5127]

Colby & Dungeon Dudes is like having Cookie Cheesecake, absolutely the best of the best !!! Thanks so much for the collab'

[@carsonlake3842]

I got so hyped when you showed up haha

[@WolfCry791]

I'd love to see some build videos from you using their content! I need optimization help with it!

[@KexderYT]

Seeing Colby finally sitting there, happily smiling next to the Dungeon Dudes, is the best thing that's happened to me this month.

[@rcschmidt668]

So great seeing Colby!!!! And now the adventuring party is complete! 😁

[@Disturbed1Smurf]

Colby is a fantastic combo with the dungeon dudes.

[@FreyaMaluk]

Right? Colby is fanboying so damn much lol. Too adorable 😊

[@rcschmidt668]

@@FreyaMaluk This just makes us impatient for the next one (or 2) shot session!

[@kingcobruh2062]

Heck yes! The Dudes are like, "We made new DND Class... Colby, break it." Love to see it.

[@pzalterias5154]

Colby smiling like a child happy to be here at the beginning of the video is everything 😭

[@DnDDeepDive]

You have no idea how hard it was for me to not just lose my sh!t when they went "and we are... the Dungeon Dudes" 🤣

[@NisansaDdS]

@@DnDDeepDive I actually thought you'd say the "There is lot to discuss today ..." bit. LoL

[@raulrivas7674]

Now Colby needs to do an Apothecary build on his channel!!!

[@darrenromanko2414]

When I saw Colby was on this episode it just blew my mind. So awesome. Great episode.

[@bobswag710]

Cant lie, I was hoping to see Colby sitting between the two dudes like some kind of child between two Santa Clauses

[@mattdodson1272]

YES!! I have been waiting for this collab! Can't wait to see what you guys can do with the Apothecary!!

[@deanbartel6343]

I can see this being paired really well with a simic hybrid. The Doctor that does weird experiments on itself to cause mutations. Love that idea. Really great job guys

[@jacobsigler7680]

Been playing dnd for a year now and your content has been the perfect thing for me to enjoy and learn about the new words I’ve loved exploring. I’m even backlogging the Dungeons of Drakkenheim! Keep up the great content. Separately, the thumbnail says “Apothercary.”

[@joshd8443]

You brought the mad scientist in to build a mad scientist! Love seeing Colby work his magic

[@irregularlyregularly]

Someone has probably asked for this, but I wish there was also an audio version of videos on this channel, like something dedicated to this type of content (something separate from live or actual play content). It's kind of hard to listen/watch on youtube when traveling or when working and using it as background noises (especially when having to do work on my phone), whereas audio (like on Spotify) can operate in the background while traveling and/or working. I also find it hard to return to the video when im forced constantly start and stop videos on yt, but i do still enjoy the content.

[@theonlymatthew.l]

This sounds like a really fun class. I was very happy to see this video as it literally features my 2 favorite D&D channels

[@lastdracon]

2/3 for me, just need to get Sage from D&D Daily to make it a challenge build with limitations or restrictions.

[@manasgarg2058]

LETS GO D4 COLLAB

[@grahamrambles1006]

Warlock is my favourite class, mostly due to the invocations and the variety they bring. So I really love the Apothecary! I wish other classes received similar features.

[@tiffanylamb1187]

You've got Colby visiting! I'm so excited. I sure love all three of you. Thank you for all the great knowledge you've given me over the last year that I discovered you. (Yeah, I've managed to crunch 3 yrs of Drakkenheim into 8 months of time. You guys ROCK!!!) Much love!

[@ikaemos]

This couldn't have come at a better time, I'm currently starting as a Pathogenist in our high-level campaign. There are so many interesting buildcraft options in the Apothecary, especially in area denial, which is not something that other casters excel at. I went with _biohazard_ (a concentration-free damaging area, chef's kiss), lingering damage from _infect_ or _pestilence,_ various "cloud" options _(stinking cloud, cloudkill,_ etc.), and for Theories I picked up Acquired Tolerance, Surgeon's Instinct and Extracurricular Research (to get _thorn whip)._ I plan on dropping harmful areas all over, hide in them (immune to my own spells due to Acquired Tolerance) and then pull enemies into them with _thorn whip_ and _grasping ghost_ - and because of my Blindsight from Surgeon's Instinct, I can do so at advantage from within clouds that provide heavy obscurement. A veritable mustard gas commando. EDIT: Oh, and one of our party members is a high-level monk. The synergy with her immunity to poison is going to be fantastic.

[@richardchisenhall387]

I just started watching d4, I love the apothecary idea, and I love some dungeon dudes. This episode is already incredible

[@Hamc2811]

Ritual caster + Short rest slots equal to prof makes me incredibly excited to try and play an apothecary, I've always adored the posibility of a non magic utility character and while not *quite* what I desired its so close that i would love to try it

[@lewisgale62]

I like the “no you” apothecary build where you take noxious blood, toxic shield with toxicology theory for +5 damage, take armour of agathys with a feat or warlock dip, stolen secrets fire shield, go with alienist for the damage reduction so armour of agathys lasts as long as possible. You can be dealing an average of 60+ damage every time you are hit

[@mac_sour]

this build might actually have a use for blade ward, or some other defensive abilities. just fully shell yourself from martials and otherwise. maybe some kind of way to entice or "aggro" enemies to hit you

[@mac_sour]

how does this effect enemies at range? might be the only true weakness here

[@lewisgale62]

@@mac_sour True. But you still have other spell options and theories that can help you. You are only investing 3 theories (4 if you want to eliminate poison immunity) so you still have a bit of wiggle room.

[@lewisgale62]

@@mac_sour I’ve just had an idea. This will take heavy investment but if you take the sentinel feat, you can teleport next to a target with your alienist feature, then they can’t leave your reach. You can take the theories that give you extra attack, attacks with intelligence and eventually added poison damage to attack roles. Maybe even take the crossbow expert feat for 3 attacks per turn dealing dice +10 damage

[@okayhellohihowyadoin]

Y’all need to do more 1 shots with Treantmonk and Colby! That was so fun to watch! Once the playtest is over for the classes/subclasses you should all play your favorite classes optimized in a tier 3 1-shot!

[@matthewalsante8949]

LOVE seeing you guys together! Time for another 1 shot!!!

[@spellmongerpettibone4324]

I am currently playing a Dhampir Bladesinger in a Drakkenheim campaign, and taking a 2 level dip into the Apothecary let's you continue your spell slot progression, on top of getting the Esoteric Theory that let's you use you INT score for attacks and damage rolls on a melee weapon. Great combo!

[@shmooters5599]

As someone who doesn’t even play DnD and only has experience with Bg3, the flavor of this class is amazing. It really evokes the idea of a scientific genius, “if I mix this and this together I should be able to-.” It makes me wish I could try it in bg3 myself

[@shixter]

My TWO FAVOURITE DnD Channels in one vid - AWESOME!!!

[@divi1139]

Awesome to see Colby in a video, love his vibe and analytical takes😄

[@BunnyWitchcraft]

Oh my god this would be bloody perfect for a witch. I really wanna make a poison/melee character to finally be the real assassin.

[@ninjakirby777]

“Doctor! Are you sure this will work?” “Ahahaah! I have no idea!”

[@mountelbert4214]

I AM BULLETPROOOOOOF!!!

[@WolfCry791]

More of y'all together!! I also need a multiclass video for the Apothecary. I'm looking to dip into it, and I'd love some advice

[@B.J.Camire]

Love it! Love all of it. Keep the collab videos coming ^_^ Definitely going to have to pick up Sebastian Crowe’s Guide to Drakkenheim before running my next game so we can have this as an option.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

This is so hard to watch, I only have 2 eyes and there's 3 of you I love to watch!

[@globalgamer119]

I really love the class and it's design, however I do feel like there is one thing missing, and that would be a "base" subclass. Ranger has Hunter, Rogue has Assassin and Fighter has Champion, these subclasses work on improving the base design of the class instead of adding an additional flavor to it, and as someone who wants to make a character themed as an herbalist using this class, it was rather difficult to find a sub class that doesn't drastically change the flavor that the base class itself provides, and I would love an "alchemist" or "doctor" subclass that leans into that more.

[@heqitao]

Great job guys. I love the thematic approach to this class. Knowledge is, in a way, the power of the Apothecary. Inventions, trinkets, herbalism, lore etc all rolled into one. Definitely see a lot of possibilities. Not sure about the multiclass penalty, but hey, you created it, not me! Fine work gentlemen.

[@mattdahm4289]

Thanks dudes- and Colbs! ❤

[@Ferretic]

20th+ level Drakkenheim campaign idea: the party repairs the clocktower ... And Drakkenheim finds itself adrift in the Astral Sea. So now the characters find themselves having to find a way back to the material plane and having adventures themed around that. Yes, I am proposing ... *Drakkenheim IN SPACE!!!* It's Drakkenheim meets Spelljammer, so obviously I must call this Drakkenjammer. Come on, you know this is a killer idea. Please do it.

[@cactoidjim1477]

You mentioned Herbert West!!! I was an "executive producer" (and big fan) for Heartland for quite a while.

[@Asaomar]

I am very excited to get my copy of the book and actually make a few characters from this class. I already have the PDF, but I am absolutely anticipating the physical copy. I work at a tabletop gaming distributor(tcgs, ttrpgs, etc) and I'm having it delivered to work so we can all look through it together!

[@Tusitala1967]

Fantastic to see Colby onboard for this one! If Chris and Will were there all my favorite DnD creators would be together. I would love to hear Colby's opinion of the other subclasses in SCGtD. For my money they are all winners; especially the Commander Fighter and Arcane Hand Monk. Would love even more to see some builds from him. Maybe do a Creator Content Build feature every once in a while?

[@darkestlight660]

Well you mustve been happy

[@tangenator]

I have been waiting for more detailed reviews and breakdowns on the Sebastian Crowe's Guide subclasses and Apothecary class! Happy to see this colab with Colby and I'm getting really excited for the start of our Drakkenheim campaign after we wrap up our CoS game!

[@Nickle_King]

There is a difference between science fiction and science fantasy. You guys have nailed that balance. I have two characters that this class would fit BEAUTIFULLY. Going to pick this up as soon as I can.

[@StinkerTheFirst]

I must say that cutting up the "melee combat oriented subclass" into feat-like options for all the other sub-classes was a great idea. It keeps the focus on the flavor of the class, and prevents lock-out like Warlock's hex-blade.

[@gentlemanjym]

Not going to lie, I teared up seeing Colby on this video. I’ve been following him and you guys since the beginning, and having those worlds collide and seeing the growth all of you have made is really inspiring and amazing. Keep it up!

[@christinalong2042]

I just finished rereading and old module "Lords of Darkness, it's a forgotten realms, from ADD 2nd ed. it has eight deferent undead creature groups that you confront ,Skeletons, Ghost to mummies and Liches, your Apothecary can work with grub rot. one to look at also is a Mortician, he was one job that the barbers profromed along with what medical practices they had. Played one in a home brew and did side jobs for Death when required

[@TheSeventhChild]

I'd been putting this one off for a bit but found some time to put it on before bed and wasn't looking at the screen, so introducing Colby was an unexpected surprise

[@HadiNuf]

Very nice to see you guys all together, and happy!

[@melparchment1851]

Straight-up convinced me to finally snag SC’s GtD-excellent video, guys!

[@thomasjdurfee]

When you mentioned multiclassing the Mutagenist with the Barbarian, I wondered about the opposite build. Your Int and Str swap, but you don't go high Int who swaps into Str, start high Str who swaps into Int. You can't cast spells, but you still become a barbarian with great arcana, investigation, and history checks. The Utility Skills-barian!

[@JugglingAddict]

Someone else suggested equiping a belt of giant strength. 😁

[@gregshimmin5334]

Yay, collaboration! ❤🎉

[@WTH13SERIOUSLY]

I'm freaking stoked! Colby on dungeon dudes. Dungeon Dudes and d4 that's like a d6

[@theonlymatthew.l]

D12, at least, these guys rock! 😁

[@DnDDeepDive]

Ha ha - Monty made that same joke for the vid that'll be up on my channel next week ;)

[@elementzero3379]

The Apothecary is so fun! I'm rarely impressed by 3PP classes. The gameplay mechanics often fail to measure up in myriad ways. This class was such an awesome surprise for me. The subclasses are all so good. I think the Alienist and Chemist are my favorites, but it's hard to say. I think which is my favorite will vary based upon my particular interests at the time. There's so much variety in this class.

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

Congrats on the surprise Colby

[@jackakimbo5718]

Whoa, not just is Colby doing the video but he's actually there at the table with you guys! Super cool to see

[@TheUglyGoblin]

Oh my god! I have been looking for a "non-magical" healer for so so long and this really fits the bill! Holy crap I love this :o 😱 ya'll are geniuses!!! Thank you for making this

[@mishiara5499]

Btw i would love more of the one-shot of this class that you made so if you could evolve it into a shorter campaign i would be all for it. The guests on that episode was great as well would love to see them back.

[@douglassesar4771]

I would love to see a new segment where you challenge Colby with a custom build and then invite him to a one shot to test it.

[@pheant9100]

Currently playing a Pathogenist in a Grimhollow campaign, and am absolutely loving the class!!! (just waiting for the Foundry Module release to make leveling and spells a bit easier :p)

[@jonnymazzola7124]

I was waiting for this video so much, and I loved it! And so much news! Seeing the Dungeon Dudes with Colby makes me so happy! Can't wait to watch the subclasses videos and Colby deep dive!

[@GoldfishEmpire]

With Stream of Consumption, I am worried about having multiple apothecaries in a party just spamming this spell to exhaust the boss monster to death. Sure, they have legendary resistances and usually good CON saves, but that can exhaust fast if this spell gets spammed at them.

[@zackcrow1776]

Yayyy two of my favorite dnd channels together. Can't wait for more SCGD builds

[@crane5842]

I have been trying to find a class/multiclass in 5e for a character I had in mind just like this and to see this being designed is fantastic. Curious if the ability to use this through dndbeyond would be possible down the line?

[@craigbolt1627]

The cross over episode weve all been waiting for!

[@deucebeast20]

The dudes brought in the mad scientist of power building to powerbuild their class? This is the best kind of insanity.

[@menarg1549]

now that's a collab video! great fun to see!

[@williamtew4601]

Hay Dungeon Dudes, I'm having so much fun playing as a Pathogenist, we just hit level 10 and its bloody fantastic ! The things you can inflict on enemies and the interesting ways to give exhaustion in combat are a new element! I was recently asked by the DM to explain my kill... I Did it instantaneously.. Rick Sanchez style! :) Thanks team !

[@gotnatas]

I love seeing how there channel has grown so big as I subscribed to them when they had like ten thousand subs. Proud of you guys🤘

[@danwebber9494]

Multiclass with psi warrior could be really effective in mele, and I believe everything is short rest based.

[@brandonhughes179]

Mix the Mutagenist with a Gunslinger and you have Vincent from Final Fantasy 7

[@TheOneAverageJoe]

cool to see you guys do a colab. not deep dives biggest fan but thats just cuz of the asmr way of talking he does in his videos (at least the ones ive seen) but his actual content aside from that is pretty good so glad to see it

[@fguati]

I absolutely LOVE the apothecary class you guys made and the class alone would already be enough for me to buy Sebastian Crowe's Guide to Drakkenheim. One of the most exciting pieces of third party content ever released for DnD

[@PhatBabyShane]

This is the greatest collaboration of 2023

[@Oknaw]

I didn’t read the full video title and thought I was hallucinating when I saw Colby. Great collaboration video!

[@knuckles9045]

Love the feel of this! Very similar in idea to the old PF1 alchemist (which was super fun)

[@MrMokrar]

I LOVE that y'all got together for a collaboration!!!!

[@alexinfinite7142]

I just got my copy of sebastian crowe's guide and now I'm here 😂

[@iskandarthegreat0487]

I am absolutely stoked for that video!!!

[@mikecarson7769]

loved this fun discussion and showcasing of your good work! . . . even better for those of us who can follow along with your Apothecary character content . . . even still even more amazing to compare with your live games featuring apothecaries

[@remiwelch6234]

If I had money, I would give it to you guys in a heartbeat for this kinda stuff!

[@valathor95]

Here’s the Collab I was hoping for when I saw you guys were hanging out the other day.

[@tralberti]

Would you please do a "How to play an Urban Ranger in D&D 5E?" In addition, could you please do your rendition of an "Assassin's Creed" style of 5E character?

[@elliotstott7204]

I bought the book after watching this video and it amazes me you guys managed to produce a product double the size of an official release and at half the price. Well done looking forward to playing the urban ranger.

[@maiacostea3624]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA !!! Thank you for this video, I can't wait to hear all of your ideas, I am starting an apothecary soon and can use all the help I can get!

[@jyabriel08]

Fingers crossed there’s a one shot with Colby and he gets to play an apothecary 🤞🏾

[@knightcaelum968]

Colby looking good, crazy seeing you all together. But damn, my guy is looking like A-grade Chad. I had a clue from your videos but seeing all three lines up, Colby is the vibe for arcane warriors. Charming, smart, and gains. Love the collab.

[@SaintBroken]

"At level 1... we're starting fighter!"

[@scottjones2926]

21:55- The Legend of Cornelius Mortimer Bigsby

[@matthewwade8849]

Would love to see an optimized party one shots with Colby and Chris again

[@bleysingram7789]

WOW, Has Colby picked up a STR ASI? Looking swoll! :)

[@lulzywizard7576]

Oh my goodness. Finally a direct collab.

[@parko246]

Be awesome to get Treantmonk and Colby together with the dudes to go through all your sub classes

[@williamoskerson1218]

What an awesome class! I love all you dudes! Great job

[@isaacgraff8288]

Is it weird that the Apothecary is closer to the Artificer I want to play, than Artificers?

[@marklucas5153]

This class just looks massively thought out and simply amazing to play. I can´t wait to get my hands on it. Will there also be more digital releases from the card decks or STL´s from the mini´s ?

[@mishiara5499]

Hahaha did you make colby wear the merch or did he buy and bring it himself? Btw brilliant to bring him in for this - and in person gives it sooo much more value for me as a viewer because of the real interaction between you guys.

[@DnDDeepDive]

Oh I've owned that shirt for awhile now ;)

[@mishiara5499]

You still did not answer the question hahahahaha ;)@@DnDDeepDive but i don't think they would tell you what to wear.

[@kajetanmazurkiewicz5459]

Seeing Colby was such a amazing surprise! ❤

[@98gmann]

34:51 aren’t undead normally healed by necrotic damage? Or is my brain stuck on pathfinder mode?

[@grimmbeorn]

love it! feels almost like it could be the dark alchemist we ever wanted :D

[@taliesinllanfair4338]

Wow! The Dungeon Dudes and Colby. They are both my home. Don't worry I won't sofa surf for too long. lols!

[@loganmcgee18]

I think it would be neat if, during an encounter, the Apothecary had the ability to use their reaction(maybe?) to *"concentrate on the effects of their most recent concoction."* This would entail that, following a creature's successful Constitution saving throw against one of your spells, the Apothecary could spend their reaction to lower the target's next Save(has to target the same ability: If they saved vs CON it's their next CON for example) against that specific spell (or possibly any spell from the same school) by rolling a 1d4. However, this capability would only be applicable if the Apothecary interacted with the creature as their initial action at the onset of their turn. Or something

[@kobeduhomie]

I LOVE ALL THREE OF YOU GUYS SO AMAZING. SCREW NEXT EPISODE ALL THREE OF YOU AND BRING IN JOE