We found 10 episodes of Like Dragon Like Son with the tag “adding flavor”.
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The Raven Ranger: Building the Right Character for The Setting
Episode | May 7th, 2021 | 44 mins 17 secs
adding flavor, background occupation, ranger, steal this character, subverting tropes, swarm keeper, tips, weirdness
We all like to build cool, interesting characters. We like breaking tropes, and coming up with original concepts. But often that's not enough. This episode, we look at not just building a good character, we look at building "the right character".
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Turning a Old Subclass Into New Gold
Episode | April 23rd, 2021 | 55 mins 56 secs
adding flavor, cleric, forge domain, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness
This week we hope to inspire you to re-examine subclass features you may have overlooked. We take a second look at a the Forge Domain Cleric, and in particular their unique Channel Divinity. Join us as we discuss how our Kobold cleric build would potentially generate hundreds of gold coin per day, just through an act of devotion to their diety.
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Beyond Beast Mode: Getting the Most Out of Wild Shape
Episode | April 9th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
adding flavor, druid, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness, wild shape
Druids are well known for being able to take the form animals, but recent additions to the rules provide new uses for the Wild Shape feature. From magical bow and arrows to fiery elemental companions, join us as we look at how the new features are transforming the way we can play Druids.
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Part 2: The Great Outer Planes Travel Guide
Episode | April 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
adding flavor, exploration, outer planes, three pillars, tips, weirdness
Need some warmer weather? Maybe some extreme sports to satisfy your need for adrenaline? Why not head to the fabulous Outer Planes? Perhaps try you luck at some of the Lower Planes. Can't decide which? Don't worry, we've got you covered -- plus some great tips on how to use the Outlands to build you next character's back story.
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Part 1: The Great Outer Planes Travel Guide
Episode | April 2nd, 2021 | 52 mins 6 secs
adding flavor, exploration, outer planes, three pillars, tips, weirdness
Feeling cooped up? Feeling like your character just needs a little getaway? Why not send them to the fabulous Outer Planes? Can't decide which of the 16 planes to visit first? Don't worry, we've got you covered -- plus some great tips on how to use the Outlands to build you next character's back story.
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Big Shoes To Fill: Playing with Giants
Episode | March 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
adding flavor, background occupation, dm tips, steal this character, subverting tropes, weirdness
Jack and Jay go up the beanstalk this week to talk about all about something really big: giants! We work our way through the Ordning (social structure), from lowly playable giant-kin like Goliaths and Firbolgs, all the way to the top of the clouds and into the storms! We talk about their magic, their runes, their culture -- and even some fun ways to have a fog giant as your warlock's patron.
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Get Your Fur On: How To Play Animal Races
Episode | March 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
adding flavor, owlfolk, rabbitfolk, races, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, ua, weirdness
With some new fey animalfolk races coming out in Unearthed Arcana, we take a look at all the features that the various animal races provide in D&D 5e. From Lizardfolk to Luxadons, Owlfolk to Leonin, we've got all the fur, claws, fangs, trunks, scales and feathers covered.
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How To Prep A Horror Game
Episode | March 5th, 2021 | 45 mins 59 secs
adding flavor, dm tips, game prep, horror, session zero
We peer into the dark forbidden corners to reveal the elements that make horror jump out at your players in a way that regular campaign settings might not.
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Learning to Love Bloodhunters
Episode | February 26th, 2021 | 59 mins 50 secs
adding flavor, background occupation, bloodhunter, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness
Sometimes we can't get past the sight of blood...and because of that we don't make bloodhunters. We don't even taken the time to read the class features, or the sub-classes. Until someone comes along to take us by the hand, and show us some of the really cool things about this Critical Role class. Join us as Jack guides Jay on this learning journey.
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Tonight We Ride
Episode | January 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
adding flavor, mounted combat, one-shot, steal this character, steeds, tips, weirdness
We look at a few ways to have more fun with the whole party on steeds! And not just your average horses. Tune in for all the details on how to build cool characters that ride, and where to find the perfect one-shot to test them out in