The basics of each D&D class

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Arlentric is an Australian sketch comedy act dedicated to tabletop role-playing games, encompassing a range of titles such as Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition (DnD 5e), Pathfinder (PF 1, PF 2), City of Mist, and DC20.

[@DnDShorts]

this video is awesome. WE DEMAND MORE LONG FORM!!

[@TitaniumApollo]

Two of my favorite dnd KZbinrs at once🎉

[@Floofywabbit]

👀

[@JavierCoroas]

That's a bold comment coming from someone named "DnDShorts" 😂😂

[@Theloudestquietkid]

Now we just need zacspeaksgiant, and all the best dnd creators will be in one place.

[@Arlentric]

ONLY BECAUSE YOU ASKED ❤

[@cartermartin3710]

Hearing "What good is a baby if it can't throw a grenade?" cast Hideous Laughter on me

[@Arlentric]

This was my favourite part to edit because I completely forgot I even recorded this ahahaha

[@Mc_clorinde888.8]

I literally almost choked at that joke

[@Connyio]

I was sucking on a jolly rancher and almost threw up when I heard it.

[@davidrobinson4400]

Student: "Was that 'loot every body' or 'loot everybody'?" Rogue: "Yes."

[@dylanvickers7953]

As an artificer, I am offended because I am here for my small turret friend who shuffles along with me launching meter-length spears of arcane force at anything that moves. I’m level 4 with 21 AC and if you touch me my little friend will stick you. I am a spiky metal ball that shoots fire.

[@Halberds6]

I'm here for big boom (I love explosive characters)

[@Allantitan]

@@Halberds62 words… nutter fluffer

[@yournerdiness3135]

I'm here so my dad and I can nerd out together building little contraptions.

[@chicken_person]

I found this very entertaining, especially given that I'm currently playing a scholarly bard (who chants his spells in an ancient language and the rest of the PCs are half-convinced that he's just a wizard lying about his spellcasting), and my next planned character is a strength-based dwarf ranger. Sometimes, you avoid the stereotypes and just end up making a bit of an abomination... And it's wonderful.

[@Arlentric]

Absolutely adore the idea of a strength based ranger

[@morrigankasa570]

You are ignoring optional features of Ranger!!! Instead of Favored Terrain you can instead choose Deft Explorer. Additionally, not all Rangers have to be Archers and the best Sub-Class of Ranger... DRAKEWARDEN!!!!!! YOU LITERALLY GET A PET DRAGON ESSENTIALLY!!!

[@chicken_person]

@@morrigankasa570 I'm planning on taking both of the main optional features - Favored Foe and Deft Explorer. Then I'll be playing as a mountain dwarf, wearing medium armor and a shield, and (thematically) using a war pick as my main weapon. And with Favored Foe, I can be less dependent on Hunter's Mark for my Bonus Actions, and instead use my BA for the Horizon Walker feature that lets you deal extra damage and transfer the damage type to Force. Personally not a big fan of combat pets like in Beastmaster, Drakewarden, Creation Bard, Wildfire Druid, Battlesmith Artificer, etc. but that's just me.

[@trishapellis]

Man for my dwarf alchemist artificer I rolled two 15's, two 16's, an 11 and a 5. Girl was a fuckin' tank, the party's trap disabler because we had no rogue, the healer because no cleric, right there in the front lines with the tanks - and an extremely shy stutter. Good times. I was planning to give her Swarmkeeper but she died. So I replaced her with a tiefling life cleric with bard energy XD Helloo high charisma.

[@Allantitan]

I have a plan for a barbarian for if i ever join a game that actually role plays. A mammoth loxodon barbarian with at least average intelligence but low wisdom who isn’t just a big angry guy but is just done with everyone’s crap (kinda like most people who work customer facing jobs)

[@KrisC1234]

It's the oath of throwing it back, right? "Please get out" 😂😂😂 this had me crying

[@dmnemaine]

Somebody's seen One Shot Quester's videos.

[@Axquirix]

I've played an Abjuration Wizard before. Once you get the boosted Counterspell, it's basically telling the world "No, *I'm* the wizard, I'm the *only* wizard, and everyone else gets magic at *my discretion."*

[@aufishsd1445]

"You're either here because of guns or Iron Man." That one guy in the back: "Sentry goin' up!"

[@Connyio]

I know you’re a TF2 fan too.

[@patchwork5532]

I have exactly one Artificer and you bet your ass it's an Artillery Artificer named Connagher Have yet to be called out on it.

[@schwadevivre4158]

Or "Say hello to my lil' fren'" Steel Defender

[@SillySyrup]

Really gives "D&D Class" a whole new meaning

[@paulblake1563]

I mean I would love to take one of these classes

[@MemoristCed]

OATH OF THROWIN' IT BACK

[@elliotgandersen]

I understood that reference.

[@gunplay34]

Get out!

[@MemoristCed]

@user-te5pd5zs8g He's migrating them to One Short Questers, so they'll be back!

[@Anti-Smart]

​@@gunplay34No, no we won't.

[@annelyle5474]

So many good jokes, but my favourites were "Minthara as a patron" and "You're either here to get an animal companion or you're going to be multi-classing in two weeks" 😂 I got back into D&D via BG3, and these gags are hitting hard!

[@yusheitslv100]

1:08 THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE 😂😂

[@Lorekeeper_GGuy]

“Even though there’s a Paladin, Cleric, and Druid in the party, you’re the one who has to take cure wounds.” I felt this when I had to take Wither and Bloom as a AM Sorcerer in a party with those 3

[@nesgoof3412]

Bard being described as "comic relief" is spot-on. The biggest laughs in our current campaign has been because of our bard getting himself into awkward situations.

[@Blazieth]

"Elderly Scholar or Naive Schoolboy" What about middle-aged grouch who treats magic like a bludgeon?

[@zemethius]

How about the certified pyromaniacs?

[@Allantitan]

@@zemethiussome people just wanna watch the world burn

[@spaghettiagain1878]

The warlocks "Eldritch.... Blast" got me good. These need to be made into shorts for each class. Love the work mate

[@BluePrism04]

I would definitely watch this guy DM, and I do not watch DnD content, he’s just good

[@SZRLM]

Artificers: Reject guns. Embrace dual flamethrowers!

[@Hobbs783]

I’ll have you know, I, as a fighter main, have never played a human. 8:08 this is the most true statement I’ve ever heard.

[@LurninToGame]

10 minutes of back to back genius

[@Arlentric]

I'm very proud of this video

[@dmnemaine]

When I played a Battle Master Fighter my favorite combat superiority maneuver was Riposte. My catchphrase was, "It's not good to miss me.".

[@lucasbrelivet5238]

There was a ranger NPC in my party. He was pretty powerful. He just kept rolling well. There was also an artificer with one or two bard levels who fought by hitting her enemies with a magically reinforced lute.

[@schwadevivre4158]

This needs to be a version of Shillelagh

[@reaganmonkey8]

1:12 One of these is located in a castle in England that you have to get to by train.

[@celestialbeing2147]

"What good is a baby if it can't throw a grenade" "The more blueprints we draw of nuclear weapons. The more our DM will be scared of us" "Gun beats everything" Best artificers lines

[@pvp6077]

The last punchline was too real 🥲

[@genesisno1918]

I have surprisngly played monk four total times and never used abandoned at a monastary when young as backstory. One believed so hard in a pirate god and joined after party beat up the pirate monks he was apart of.

[@bobsmith7066]

If you are a monk and do not want to play a Tabaxi, DO NOT WORRY! You are also allowed to play Aaracokra! Those are the only two choices though.

[@月見かしゆき]

What Harengon are amazing they for monk you don't get additional movement speed but proficiency on initiative is well worth it

[@devontegrovesnor5676]

I'm currently running a half orc monk

[@schwadevivre4158]

Owlin FTW - because sneaky monks are great

[@luckyassassin1]

A note about artificer. My buddy is starting a curse of strahd campaign soon and he was considering working with me to let me do an artificer. He's a new dm (his first campaign) and I'm a dm in training and usually help my dm friends with their homebrew while i build my own. It would've been my first time playing artificer so we had no idea what to expect so we both looked into the class and decided that yeah we can't allow an artificer since you literally are able to just make magical weapons and it would make campaign so laughably easy that it's better not to. So I'm gonna build a busted cleric.

[@KarakTo]

Sorcerer "What kind of Tiefling are you going to be?" Me: Tabaxi! To the Barbarian: Half Orcs are not the only race I. D&D. There's also Goliaths. To the Ranger: You're only underpowered until you pick up the Gloomstalker or Swarmkeeper subclass at level 3. For the rogue: I didn't take a tragic backstory because I like breaking stereotypes. That's why I don't have an exceedingly happy backstory either. Artificer: "What good is a baby if it can't throw a grenade?" Me: Bait.

[@KefkeWren]

Elderly scholar or naive schoolboy? No no no no. Let me introduce you to Watcher Hawthorn, reformed burglar and journeyman wizard. A middle-aged Order of Scribes wizard with the Criminal background whose sister was a nun at an orphanage, and whose best friend was in the Thieves' Guild. He dressed in rugged, common clothes, knew how to use thieves' tools, and carried a brace of throwing knives because spells make noise. Gruff team dad whose pessimism and rough, chequered past led him to always make multiple backup plans.

[@scraprat8843]

Let me introduce you to Henry the mark of hospitality halfling who had galdor's tower and was basically a traveling tavern and inn for the party. DM got annoyed and just killed him for being able to trivialize travel dangers.

[@garyboyles5762]

Longform! Yes! I've never laughed harder at DND content than yours!

[@Arlentric]

You can expect much more of this!!

[@Pistonrager]

"YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONE!" Literally this is the way to play sorcerers, like an MC in an isekai anime. Pick your five spells and spam them until victory.

[@oceanallama]

I love artificer cus I get to create a loyalty 3 trident, copy a very-important-to-the-story magic object, and makes mystery flasks of cocaine liquids

[@RyanNerdyGamer]

2:32 The D&D equivalent of a Bidoof

[@GalaxyDWolf]

Ranger I feel like has so much potential as a class. Thank god for home brew otherwise Clint Birdton the arakokran ranger with like 100 different specialty arrows wouldn’t be as threatening or fun as I watch the DM question why he agreed to it 😏

[@ikoma3863]

Somehow, I just knew he was gonna shout out to The Oath of throwing it back... lol. Hilarious 😂

[@arcaneScribbler]

Our party's Abjuration Wizard is our tankiest person. She is also a terror. Mage Armor doesn't require Concentration. So Mage Armor + Polymorph is a really good combo.

[@coenisgreat]

"So what colour tiefling are you gonna be?" Yuan-Ti pureblood, please.

[@vladspellbinder]

9:35 ~Bard response~ "Not with that attitude you won't!"

[@tumanker]

the sweater you wear as artificer is dope ngl

[@Arlentric]

I love it so much!!

[@tumanker]

@@Arlentric Understandable

[@michaels.5147]

I don't even play D&D but tis is too good to miss. And for some parts does apply to Shadowrun, Black Eye etc. as well.

[@DrPluton]

My artificer is a relatively young rock gnome. He loves crafting things and creating explosions. Artillerist is pretty fun.

[@schwadevivre4158]

Fathomless Warlock/Eloquence Bard and you too can be the "Dream of the Fisherman's Wife"

[@FisherWilliams4]

I’m guilty of only playing halfling bards

[@stevenmielke1662]

Just built a fighter so those lines really spoke to me. And the final scene was perfect.

[@jimothyjimone]

2:06 Everytime I make another warlock, I am ACTUALLY surprised to relearn that I can choose to NOT learn eldritch blast.

[@acelibrarian]

Went one step further on the "druid with moss growing everywhere" and just made her a water genasi. :-)

[@Matthew_Calmert]

6:24 yeah my divine soul sorcerer was nuts

[@NecklineArmada]

The kenku monk/ranger had 20 AC "despite wearing nothing at all" in one campaign I was in.

[@GlassesGuyVT]

The end got me good lol

[@AnnaMno1]

I played cleric long before bg3, them and celestial warlocks tend to be my favs. I did however use bg3 to explore domain's I haven't had a chance to play yet

[@inklypse4248]

Okay, guilty of the monk backstory thing. I like to think I've made up for it by discovering the MOST BROKEN STEALTH BUILD EVER. Shadow monk × arcane trickster rogue. Two ki points to cast Pass Without Trace for a +10 Stealth bonus and my elderly 6'5" half-orc disappears. Then you factor in Shadow Step, and the ability to use Mage Hand to put an object in front of a light source to *make* shadows where you need them... Draak may not be able to hit worth a darn, but good luck finding him!

[@AL-Doody]

1:32, take a PUNCH in the dark, if you plan on using weapons, make it a polestaff or you can leave my classroom

[@SillySyrup]

The Fighter repeating the same action lol

[@AliceQuinnRose]

Sorcery points and have met a magic functions is actually quite creative and complicated. You do need to study quite a bit.

[@scraprat8843]

As someone who found this funny as hell, I have been reminded by my friends who I showed this to, that I only play basic human fighter with point buy because artificer is banned, and my ranger is always killed by session three.

[@MunchKING]

Naive Schoolboy?? ALRIGHT! Now I just have to get myself a red-headed best bud with a strong anti-magic zone power, a vampire mentor who can train me in how to punch people with magic, and maybe a few dozen girl hanger-ons, and I can be the most powerful wizard EVER!!

[@tornadotaylor8956]

What the fuck is this referencing. I can't think of anything remotely close to that description

[@MunchKING]

@@tornadotaylor8956 Negima! Magister Negi Magi the Naïve schoolboy wizard is Negi, the redhead with antimagic is Asuna, the Vampire mentor is Evangeline, the assorted girl hangers-on are everyone else important for like 95% of the story.

[@tornadotaylor8956]

@@MunchKING ok yea I've never heard of that series at all

[@MunchKING]

@@tornadotaylor8956 Yeah it was a manga that was popular like... *looks it up* 20 YEARS AGO?! Man I feel old. :(

[@SillySyrup]

1:05 HE KNOWS

[@SarmInTheHat7030]

Lmao this whole video is golden

[@Arlentric]

Thank you ❤

[@zaquepifer2376]

Sent to a group i haven't messaged in 3 years

[@afungi9885]

'what good is a baby if it can't throw a grenade?' audibly made me laugh 😂

[@memecat9830]

I’m surprised the warlocks aren’t asleep

[@leyrua]

Session 1 of my new campaign demonstrated that fighters have a LOT of options in combat. They ended a fight in one round by grappling their first enemy and dropping him off of a bridge.

[@scriptorpaulina]

It’s funny because I keep creating super overpowered abjuration wizards that DMs can’t hit with anything. Would 100% recommend

[@Michael-dy2lb]

Sounds like you need a better class of DM.

[@maddaloon]

WIZARDS MENTIONED!!! (every class was mentioned) (i love wizards)

[@Arlentric]

I HAD TO CUT SO MUCH WIZARD NONSENSE ahahahaha

[@F-Sine]

Hilarious. I loved it.

[@omikun17]

OMG the Oath of Throwing it Back. Love One Shot Questers

[@ryanhunter2042]

OSQ will be proud, haha

[@athanasiosp.]

Subtle skit about the pregnant druid...yeah we know now how to break the game!

[@Sonicsion]

As someone who made a shadow monk... Can confirm. I pissed off my DM. Either by stun locking shit (by luck or because the DM didn't give everything legendary resistance) while being practically untouchable because I stacked AC items or by just stealthing past everything because I grabbed skill expert.

[@Thomas-zt7dm]

This is unironically how some teachers teach though lol: “just do this” “but what if I don’t want to” “why wouldn’t you want to”

[@BreakerJackaltheChaosSource]

I feel the Dungeon Master most. I have never played DND and no one wanted to DM. So I'll have to DM my own first DND campaign if I want to get anywhere

[@SydneyPawYT]

I currently play a barbarian warlock tabaxi who was cursed trying to make a bargain with their patron and have been spending their life trying to access their magic

[@BillyTheDenton]

Bro that sorcerer fit looks incredible on you

[@RadRhino08]

As a ranger I say I play a underpowered class because if I chose anything else the dm would start to cry

[@Dr-Dusty]

Me after completely breaking these stereotypes by playing a Order Cleric Eloquence Bard multiclass with human race who's purpose is to buff and heal

[@nicholas_kattar]

I demand to know what else the Blood Hunter would teach us.

[@jasonryan5572]

Meanwhile the rouge barbarian: sneaky rage

[@skylerstevens8887]

I'm totally a Paladin Dad and if you won't stop being stupid I won't stop doing Dad Jokes.

[@sharalakid]

This was very funny, I am once again asking for your *long form* support

[@s3raph.]

Amazing!

[@WastelandChef]

Life domain? Nah bro Clerics want fireballs ☄️ 😎

[@MalloonTarka]

Now now, rangers are pretty good if you use the variant features from Tasha's. Original: _Favored Enemy._ Pretty shit. Very limited and situational exploration and interactions bonuses Alternative: _Favored Foe._ Diet Hunters Mark. Better, but not that great. An extra 1d4 damage once per turn. Later 1d6 and 1d8. Original: _Natural Explorer._ Pretty shit. A bunch of very situational exploration features to overcome difficulties most campaigns don't even include. Alternative: _Deft Explorer._ Pretty good. Expertise in one skill, two languages, later 5 foot speed increase, a swimming and climbing speed, 1d8+Wis healing pbtpd and easier recovery from exhaustion. Alternative: _Spellcasting Focus._ The ability to use a Druidic focus for spellcasting. Nice to have, but a component pouch worked too. Original: _Primeval Awareness._ Really shit. Spend a spell slot to detect a bunch of non-beast or humanoid creature types within 1 mile (or 6 miles in favored terrain). It doesn't reveal where they are or how many they are. Lasts for a number of minutes equal to the level of spell slot used. No reason to ever use a spell slot higher than 1, and the feature is arguably _worse_ in your favored terrain, since it make it even more difficult to use this to find enemies. Chances are you'll _never_ use this, since it's only worth it to spend those spell slots when you already have information to go on. Alternative: _Primal Awareness._ Pretty darn great. Gives you five "interact with nature to gain information" spells that are very flavourful for the ranger and very useful if you have them, but which are often not taken because they don't help in combat. Original: _Hide in Plain Sight._ Really shit. Lets you use a minute to camouflage yourself to give you a +10 bonus to stealth checks... until you do literally anything besides hiding, at which point you need to do it again. _So_ situational and with _so_ little benefit (what, advantage on *1* attack?) that it's unlikely to *ever* be used. Alternative: _Nature's Veil._ Pretty darn great. Use a bonus action to turn invisible until the start of your next turn pbtpd. Useful for either gaining advantage on all attacks your turn, OR hiding until the start of your next turn. Of course, some other shitty features weren't replaced: _Vanish,_ which lets you hide as a bonus action and prevents you (and only you, not your party) from being tracked by non-magical means, isn't bad, just a strictly worse version of the rogues _Cunning Action_ and has anti-synergy with _Nature's Veil._ And _Foe Slayer,_ your capstone, lets you add your wisdom modifier to *1* attack or damage roll against a favored enemy per turn. Great, really useful at *Level 20.* But most campaigns will never give you either of them, so they're much less relevant.

[@PJDAltamirus0425]

XD Well, I'm playing 2e, so my party's ranger will probably be usefull for alot longer cus duel weapons are just that good, my druid died in a tragic orc situation at level cus magic users take a long time to get good in 2e and my paladin knows healing, starting plate armor, sword and shield expertise, has a lesbian crush on her Saintess, Mayahiene and I'm playing her being a party buffer. If my teamates can't wear plate armor and do their job, I've flipping give team magic plate armor and nag to wash every day cus my character is a clean freak and thinks the common folk smell.

[@wolfcat1973]

As a tiefling ranger who wants to tame a pyrolisk, I take some offense.

[@Ihavenoclue-1]

0:26 I will forever die on the hill that Rangers are not bad

[@kittybeans8192]

1:25 and 4:42 Seems like Monks and Barbarians have a lot in common.

[@AndreAIXIDOR89]

I love all your hoodie and shirt!!

[@YusofAhmad-yu7qu]

i thought i was special when i made a serial killer warlock... then i watched this and realized we were made to be evil.

[@PupdudePwns]

"You want your Spiritual Weapon to just be the word FUCK"

[@benaziz5465]

@08:26 ouch... My first ever game a few months ago was a Bard and I thought I was being really clever choosing a Satyr 😢 Nice to see you in long-form though 😀

[@ZoroarkLover98]

Hey! Remember Half-elves are hot too!

[@Tsupek]

7:43 makes me wnt to make a paladin even more….even though ive never played and have no group

[@denverarnold6210]

6:08 there's a magic item for that.

[@JohnDangcilGeekWere]

Tank beats everything!

[@homebrewedthoughts2033]

If I'm a sorcerer I am for sure a dragonborn

[@Rhearyee]

8:41 - 8:44 My bbeg for my next campaign I'm dming (she's a former archdruid turned druid lich homebrew):

[@ShadowOfEntropy]

Soulknife Rogue: Wait you don't have you infinite daggers?

[@revtwilight9308]

Sir you forgot some artificers just want a robot puppy to charge into battle with

[@Cool8Stan]

Throwing it Back 😂

[@RyanNerdyGamer]

9:49 The global DM shortage is real! 😱