Intro to DnD (Crunch of the Dice)

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Kylee takes over and gives a DnD 101 class. Listeners who don’t have a ton of experience with the game, we hope this makes When Crit Happens more accessible to you!

And for more experienced players, there are some juicy stories and GM tips in here for you, too.

We go through the most common things that come up when we're playing, and some of the basic principles of the game--which we hope will make it easier for you to follow the story when you're listening to the Rokhatima Campaign!

In the process, Torsten and Kylee get drawn into a couple tangents, all in the service of demystifying gaming jargon.

Plus, we've got some questions from listeners about their most burning DnD questions!

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Time Stamps:

2:45 Intro to the Topic

3:45 Kylee's Journey with DnD

8:30 Difference Between DM and GM

12:15 Dungeons and Dragons 101

16:00 Choosing Your Character's "Race" (we'll problematize this later)

17:00 Choosing Your Character's "Class"

19:00 Choosing Your Character's "Ability Scores"

24:30 Skill Checks (Perception, etc)

28:00 Types of Dice

31:30 Questions from Listeners

43:15 Wrap Up (What is Crunch)

Content Warnings: swearing, threats to children, discussion of corpses, death of animals, gore, body horror, death, misgendering, alcohol.

Theme Music: Cullen Fitzpatrick

Original Musical Underscoring: Wormwood, Baylen Wagner and Benjamin Burgdorf

Logo Design: Casey Hoekstra

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