7 years later and I'm watching this as a 31 F going to my first dnd session in a week 😊, this has been the most helpful vid still out on KZfaq x
@marvingout6973Ай бұрын
Same here 32M, great learning videos!
@DeetTenebris13 күн бұрын
Me too, 30 M, after years of listening different tabletop RPG podcasts, I'm finally going to play myself
@UselessDuckCompany6 жыл бұрын
This is the best tutorial I have found, really well done!
@liampeterson82995 жыл бұрын
dude you play dnd?
@corvidus4 жыл бұрын
Epic
@CristianoMeiraMagalhaes3 жыл бұрын
Yes! The best one!
@cosminax27892 жыл бұрын
lol , you , d and d ??? make a robot d and d control whit phone . good idea
@thetranscendentalchef16732 жыл бұрын
every other tutorial ive watched explains stuff using words they haven't and wont explain, and also do it in one or two videos so its rushed and doesn't tell you everything. These tutorials are giving me proper insight into the game as it breaks down every game mechanic step by step and explains them thoroughly
@chihuahuazero7 жыл бұрын
The animation is top-notch, with understandable explanations to boot. I'll be watching this series.
@andrewmcnaught45237 жыл бұрын
I second that. Subbed.
@bluehyper26926 жыл бұрын
Same...
@jimmykit-kat34244 жыл бұрын
I don't know if the animation is, but the explanations certainly are.
@imbored37953 жыл бұрын
@@jimmykit-kat3424 I mean, it's simplistic and fun to look at. Idk what you were expecting.
@jimmykit-kat34243 жыл бұрын
@@imbored3795Well I have a different opinion on the animation than you, but I didn't mean any harm. The animation doesn't matter much anyways as it's the explanations (I complemented) that count. If I came off as rude before, I apologize.
@Briansgate7 жыл бұрын
Leraline, the perpetually sad wizard...What happened to you, leraline??
@theviy81836 жыл бұрын
Briansgate she is not sad she just doesn't care that much
@markus45956 жыл бұрын
Our quest is vain!
@elgatochurro6 жыл бұрын
everything in the story is just not her day
@ellen96646 жыл бұрын
*who hurt you*
@tjbarke60866 жыл бұрын
So she's being played by Daria?
@MichaelMckinney887 жыл бұрын
Going to my first D&D session ever tomorrow night. This series has been a lifesaver. Thanks!
@safir22415 жыл бұрын
How are you now?
@XIX_Koda4 жыл бұрын
That was what I was going to say!
@afishperson2 жыл бұрын
How about now after 4 years
@coltoncowan6822 жыл бұрын
We need answers!
@zooksteralfredius3232 жыл бұрын
he may or may not have survived his first session
@ashutoshmohapatra73205 жыл бұрын
This video is a life saver for a new DM like me. Literally played D and D for the very first time with my first timer friends a few hours ago and I was the DM. All of us were so incredibly overwhelmed during the combat phase because it was so difficult to keep track of all the rules. I wish I had seen this video before the session. The animation and your explanation helped memorize a lot of the things. I shared this video with my group because they are equally clueless.
@redrumssam58887 жыл бұрын
This is the most helpful series I have ever watched on youtube.
@IsAStormComing6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy I found you! I love your teaching style. I like how you add a menu system to help visually organize a player's possible actions. Very solid teaching tool. Thank you
@comblee99687 жыл бұрын
I love your animations. Easy to understand and I want to play D&D now!
@DontStopThinking7 жыл бұрын
You definitely should, Yanwy.
@jacobwiley98565 жыл бұрын
This man made my life as a dm so much easier and better. I was confused on a couple smaller aspects (even after reading the books) but this is an amazing series to teach people all they need to know. THANK YOU!!
@bounce94342 жыл бұрын
Always super handy to look at videos for a simpler explanation of stuff!
@glizzyfinesser69556 жыл бұрын
As a noob to D&D 5E, this was really helpful.
@gameboy61437 жыл бұрын
thx for making these amazing videos you are the only guy on youtube that makes good d and d explanations you really helped me learn
@Hissingace1106 жыл бұрын
This channel probably has the highest quality DnD related videos on all of KZfaq. It's extremely helpful. Thank you.
@danielayotte68565 жыл бұрын
I have been playing 5th edition for about a year and a half now. I just watched this video for like the 8th time just to brush up on the rules. Seriously, thank you for making this.
@Vokalplus6 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done, thank you!
@empirecrumbles6154 жыл бұрын
How tf does this million sub account have 2 likes on here?
@sebaseba67106 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you so.much for the explanation! clear as crystal!
@NatureBoyyy945 жыл бұрын
Going to host my first session ever on Friday. played once 6 years ago. I have read through the basic rule set, now watching these videos, togheter they are totally awesome and you get a good grip of the game. Your videos are pure gold for anyone want to learn, simple and contains good information!
@captain16975 жыл бұрын
Me: Alright everyone, we’re gonna practice an easy encounter. Other DM: (looks at my book) Wait.. that’s a Tarasque. Me: I know.
@sadisticsalmon22484 жыл бұрын
Captain Annetta its an easy encounter to run simple players die
@snakeorbreak62584 жыл бұрын
*reveals a party of ten level 20 wizards*
@plagueisthewise25804 жыл бұрын
You know, if you had enough wizards, the Tarrasque has a low enough intelligence that you could use awaken on it.
This video has cleared up a ton for me. Not only as a player, but as a budding DM. Thank you so much for all of your videos.
@hrh33565 жыл бұрын
THIS IS AMAZING!!!! My group and I are all newbs, and we've been having trouble figuring out exactly how certain things work... THANK YOU!!!!
@astropolski4 жыл бұрын
BEST MOST IN-DEPTH VIDEO I HAVE SEEN ON THIS YET, thank you. As someone making a DnD game i needed this... :)
@okashi104 жыл бұрын
I'm a first time DM (my first game is this Saturday!) and these videos have been incredibly helpful. Great animations and instructions for practical use. Thank you!
@thefungis81576 жыл бұрын
This helped me out so much. I got D and D for Christmas but it didn't have the players handbook so me and my brother were trying to figure out everything.
@simardevsandhu64153 жыл бұрын
wdym by you got D&D?
@johnmattingly7196 жыл бұрын
My family really appreciates the effort you put into your instructional D&D videos.
@normanlennox494911 ай бұрын
I can't tell you how helpful this entire series is even for the GM to keep referring to when fatigue or nervousness (I'm still new) makes us uncertain. I share this series with my players to help, because it's sooooooo clear. Great work!
@BarbarosaAlexander3 жыл бұрын
This series has been a blessing. I have just started playing DnD with my wife and daughter - all of us noobs. I don't think we would have started as easily if we hadn't found your videos. Brilliant work, sir!
@zackbanfill465 Жыл бұрын
I've been playing for 8 years now and I still come back to your videos. Great job
@sonyam3585 Жыл бұрын
I am loving these videos! I played a one shot and wish I had watched this first. We will be starting a full campaign soon; I feel so much better prepared now.
@thinkfighttalk24035 жыл бұрын
Leraline: I’m a fun person. If not then let me be struck by...a flying cart. AND LIVE!
@czakopeter55176 жыл бұрын
This is ultimately the best series for players. Clear, straightforward actual lessons, with professional, educating but simple animations, and what's best: No youtuber bullshit and stupid jokes.
@Bondanalloy7 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent explanation!
@chiarag33097 жыл бұрын
these are the best videos a newbie could watch. bless you
@lucassanchez145 жыл бұрын
Best D&D tutorial by far. It's simple and isn't to complicated. With just a few notes, I am ready to play some D&d. earned yourself a like, and a new subscriber!!
@likegaston7 жыл бұрын
Wizards of the Coast needs to hire you!!!
@DontStopThinking7 жыл бұрын
+Bucharest Boy Wouldn't that be a hoot?
@IsAStormComing6 жыл бұрын
Seconded. Chris Perkins, you reading this?
@dragnet535 жыл бұрын
@@DontStopThinking Hey at 5:09 you also forgot too mention that you need to know the language of the creature you are talking to. lol
@pploversuckerandhuffer5 жыл бұрын
@@dragnet53 isn't that obvious?
@doriansportsman70314 жыл бұрын
playing my first D&D game this weekend. Your videos have been a life saver!
@crazyhudson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you CJ, reading the rules can be a bit much, but seeing real examples helps understand those rules, now when I re read the book, I imagine your videos. And the animation quality is perfect for learning purposes.
@cesarpanda4 ай бұрын
The warrior stepping on the wizard to kill a monster is part of the tutorial 100%.
@johnnorris56757 жыл бұрын
My first character I want to make is a Dwarf Monk. I think my second person should be an amnesiac trying to remember himself.
@Goombalove30007 жыл бұрын
monks are awesome. make sure they are perpetually drunk.
@gracelowndes.official Жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining how combat works. I've tried a few different videos and I've been confused for a while. Glad this video exists.
@jessicab.81687 жыл бұрын
Do you have a transcript of this video to use as reference in game? The way you break it down is easier for me to understand than any other way I've seen. And thanks for the great videos - they are great quality and SUPER helpful!
@DontStopThinking7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jess. Unfortunately, I don't have any transcript. But if I have the time, I will make an infographics for it one day.
@darklightuk26 жыл бұрын
That would be amazingly helpful
@junie28165 жыл бұрын
The video has closed captiones, you can go to one of those websites that extract cc and use that
@LightYagami-vq7ov4 жыл бұрын
Hey I'm not sure if you can do this on the mobile app but on desk top you can open up a transcript menu for most vids on KZfaq. Underneath the video, right next to the "Save Playlist" button, click on the "More (three dots)" button and the Transcripts option should show up. Its got time stamps and everything.
@DE06111DAVID4 жыл бұрын
Don't Stop Thinking did u ever make a infographics for this? Your videos are very helpful
@Hiparu7 жыл бұрын
This series is super helpful! I'm going to be playing with my siblings in a while, and I'll be the one dming. Are you going to make instructional videos on dming? Like how to determine what monsters have what stats, what to do when somebody does something you didn't plan for, ect?
@DontStopThinking7 жыл бұрын
Eventually. I have things planned for the future.
@Hiparu7 жыл бұрын
awesome! thanks for making these videos btw, they're super helpful!
@aczanj6 жыл бұрын
you could also buy the dm guide book
@stickyrubb5 жыл бұрын
So how did the DMing go? :)
@novagazer67874 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention that the prone orcs would have had disadvantage on their saving throws against the spell attack.
@WulfieZi Жыл бұрын
Being prone doesn't affect your saving throws... it imposes disadvantage on your attack rolls. Attacks against you have advantage when the attacker is within 5 ft., but otherwise they have disadvantage. Burning Hands isn't an attack roll, so it's unaffected by the orcs being prone. It has no effect on your saving throws. You might be confusing it with the restrained condition, which negatively affects your Dexterity saving throws.
@MaxHimbigger6 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the best D&D guide out there.
@amrith57365 жыл бұрын
Amazing series. I usually watch one of these videos, read the relevant Player's Handbook section and then watch the video again. This process really helps me to understand the context well.
@MikeGrimsey6 жыл бұрын
I think you should do a series on beginner DMing as well. You do such a fantastic job of explaining things!
@jojabrock99978 ай бұрын
This has been so helpful. My friends are starting a dnd campaign soon and have been talking about it for a while, I was confused so I watched this and it explained so much. Thanks.
@BrandydocMeriabuck4 жыл бұрын
I’m playing for the first ever time soon with two other guys who’ve never played before. Since I’m the one who brought the whole thing up and got the starter set im gonna be the DM by default. This is so helpful
@carlhelberg34485 жыл бұрын
Tonight I'm Dming for the first time.. also happens to be my first time playing DnD, but after a binge on all your videos I'm hoping for the best. Great video series (plural)
@warmogs39555 жыл бұрын
Carl Helberg how did it go?
@carlhelberg34485 жыл бұрын
It went amazing! Thanks :) I DM’ed the short story in the DM guide series and it kept us busy the whole evening, it was tremendous fun!
@antaresyoung96145 жыл бұрын
Thank god. Trying to go from 2nd edition D&D to 5th edition has been a disaster, but this is helping immensely. Maybe I can actually DM and seem like I know what I'm doing now!
@rdmsh3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@themightydrakonis11393 жыл бұрын
It must’ve taken a lot of planning and work to make these videos, and it really paid off. I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m going to be DMing (and being involved in a D&D game in general) for the first time soon, and your videos have been extremely helpful. Thank you!
@USMC_brue3 жыл бұрын
This is the first video I watched before I went on my journey as a dungeon master
@spookstershouseofhorrors52544 жыл бұрын
Really wanted to get into D&D, so a friend of mine sent me the first video. Now I've got notes and a playlist so I can learn as much as I can
@natmongue17 жыл бұрын
I HAVE LIVED FOR TOO LONG WITHOUT THIS VIDEO!!! GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD!!!
@lpanebr5 жыл бұрын
Liked and subscribed. The episodes order and content are very well organized, scripted, narrated and animated. Thank you!
@brianwinings29974 жыл бұрын
Our group is switching from 3.5 to 5e, and this video was extremely helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!
@carriestockley18984 ай бұрын
Thank you for going through this in an easy to understand manner. I have some young players that reading the rule book is difficult. This video will really help them.
@lukaivankovic12417 жыл бұрын
Dude, this was so helpfull, deffinately best D&D tutorial ever. Keep up the good work!
@travisdonaldstanley64202 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. Thanks. Seemed like at the beginning of the second round the bad guys who didn't roll for initiative would be able to get up and attack. They are some heavy sleepers.
@WladcaPodziemia6 жыл бұрын
The best video series that I cna always link as example "why you don't need to buy books to start with DnD". All you need is here!
@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc96685 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to make a character(By myself for the first time) and I got confused as to what I should mark on the saving throws box. Thanks for the assist, bro.
@BleepingRelics5 жыл бұрын
Great video. It always baffles me that WoftC books never have step by step as clear as this.
@natwafakidna82349 күн бұрын
Man, all through this video I’m all like WHAT ARE YOU DOING WINNY?
@aliciabenbow16332 жыл бұрын
you make everything so much easier!I read the rule book and I had still had no idea how to play.this really helped.Im trying to get into d and d but most of my friends don't even know what it is so I will have to dm
@Opisek6 жыл бұрын
I wish I watched your videos earlier! I went through the whole player and dm guide, but the combat was still pretty complicated to me. You explain it all so great! Thanks.
@VisceralMonkey5045 жыл бұрын
Good lord. I don't remember d&d being this complicated :(
@therealteal6207 жыл бұрын
This must have taken forever to make. I'm super impressed. Subbed for that alone. I can see this channel going far.
@RyuSpike6 жыл бұрын
Combat seems to be the one thing that my fellow players have trouble grasping at times. This will help them understand it a lot better. I even gotten a better grasp at a few things that I don't take advantage of.
@AliceBaker5 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best video I have watched on this topic.
@brianclark79134 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these videos! I've read the starter set books, watched multiple videos etc and had no clue how to calculate damage with a weapon for an attack. It makes so much more sense now. Long way to go before being even proficient but at least we can start the starter set!
@Inkz0mbie723 жыл бұрын
Great Job! This makes all the worrying of my first DM go away! Thanks.
@estebban3457 жыл бұрын
Great videos !! The way you use animations is awesome. Finnaly I've understood the rules haha.. I was sooo wrong!! Thank you
@Shao5264 жыл бұрын
Love the Palpatine reference! Genius!
@Sithspartan6666 жыл бұрын
Great video! I really enjoy the creative aspect of DM'ing, but I have trouble remembering all the rules. This is a concise and clear presentation. Thank you so much!
@uluairi6 жыл бұрын
An amazing video, useful, straight and informative. I would only have a doubt about that hiding at 10:45. Unless there is a way out to another place from that spot she can move to, she may have rolled a successful stealth check, but the enemies KNOW she is there, and if they go there and look they will automatically find her, no need to roll dice.
@len10612 жыл бұрын
The best D&D tutorial out there! I am a complete beginner and this helped me a lot to understand the game. Thank you!
@autotechdjhelmut46863 жыл бұрын
Best Dnd tutorial i've ever seen.
@GreenLanternCorps28146 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel. Impressive production quality and great content.
@HLLTAF7 жыл бұрын
Great videos, I just got the starter set and I think your explanations are the b est on youtube
@booga20592 жыл бұрын
Finally an easy to understand explanation of saving throws. Thank you for these guides they are great.
@madhatter17673 жыл бұрын
this helped me out so much i needed a refresher and some new things have been since i played d m a long time ago thanks
@johkikanvt59195 жыл бұрын
Had a hard time trying to understand from the book but this made understanding it quite easy
@paytonclements50286 жыл бұрын
Best d&d combat video on KZfaq! Thank you
@datalysjr33394 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best tutorial I’ve ever seen!
@hammond19946 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. The only point I think you missed was relating combat rounds to real time. A combat round equals 6 seconds, and 10 combat rounds equals one turn, which also equals one minute. Understanding this will help when you deal with spells, or why your DM rules that you can not do somethings for your action as they simply take longer than 6 seconds.
@whistlerdan77187 жыл бұрын
You are a god-send to this community
@jrgoddess7 жыл бұрын
This has been the best video explaining combat. Thanks so much for your hard work!
@Hiroshidaisan5 жыл бұрын
I'm very excited to get back to DnD and teach it to my little brother and this videos will help a lot! Thanks for the good work!
@tonyas.16246 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos, this has been so helpful! Animation is beautifully done.
@BlazeLycan Жыл бұрын
14:55 Oh, so a party member can use a help action to do a medicine check to stabilize their knocked out friend. That's really good to know. And if they roll a single 10 or higher, that has basically the same effect as the unconscious member rolling 3 saves?
@The_weird_kid__3 жыл бұрын
This video helped a lot I’m new at dming so it is nice finally learning more thanks
@theprideling7 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for making these videos! They're clear and very easy to understand
@DontStopThinking7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, prideling.
@andrewstreets32323 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much been looking for a video like this for two days need help with examples
@CAPGOD15 жыл бұрын
The only issue I have with this is it makes it sound like opportunity attacks just happen. You don’t just roll damage you have to roll your attack. Even if it’s an opportunity attack. It is the only issue I have with this guide. Other then that top notch!
@shaunramkissoon26 жыл бұрын
The way you explain the game should be an app. As a new D&D player this would be super helpful and help to make the right decisions quicker. Anyone know if this already exists?
@Dalkyvin4 жыл бұрын
this is a amazing series for new players
@MatthewKnappp7 жыл бұрын
best videos I've ever seen explaining D&D
@ramgladore3 жыл бұрын
This is pretty useful. I just started DMing my first campaign but its the second time I've ever played D&D so I'm positive I butchered the rules quite a bit.
@xfoolsgoldx6 жыл бұрын
Best D&D tutorial I have ever seen, thanks.
@AdonanS5 жыл бұрын
1. I just bought my Player Handbook today (my school's bookstore was selling them for some reason), so thanks for the beginner's guide, mate. 2. Do it.