Like Dragon Like Son - Episodes Tagged with “Races”

Weighing the Future of D&D

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0800

After the announcement of One D&D, a new Unearthed Arcana has been released, this time showcasing how 5E character building will evolve. We evaluate the races, backgrounds and feats that will be the core of D&D's future. Join us as we fill out the survey!

We encourage you to also fill out the survey, as this is the best way to help the game's designers decide what lives and what dies in the next evolution of the World's Greatest Role Playing Game. Find the UA and the survey here.

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To Infinity and Beyond: New Science Fantasy Races

Jay and Jack Oatway — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0800

This week we take a journey beyond our Crystal Sphere, out into the multiverse -- bolding exploring new races being playtest in the latest Unearthed Arcana release. Join us for Giff, Plazmoids, Autognomes and more!

We look at our favourites among the stars, and discuss what the realease of the Spelljamer setting would mean for 5e.

Fantasy Robot Wars: Warforged vs Reborn

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0800

This week father and son face off in a showdown to decide which is better: making a fantasy robot character using the Warforged race from Eberron, or building one using the Reborn race from Van Richten's Guide. Two robots enter, but only one can prevail!

We compare features and traits, overall role play potential and additional add-ons. It's a close fought battler. Tune in to find out which race will best serve your next fantasy robot PC build.

Once More Unto The Mists

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 21 May 2021 09:00:00 +0800

With the recent release of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, we don't just take you into what this official supplement has to offer, we go deeper...much, much deeper... into The Mists.

We offer you Dark Gifts, which come with even Darker Bargains: in exchange for the next hour of your life, we give you the forbidden knowledge that is the Like Dragon Like Son Guide to Ravenloft! Insights that have taken generations to discover, refine and make decent for human consumption.

Mmmm, yes -- human consumption!!! Nom, nom, nom!

Join us for the horror, the subclasses, and lineages, and learn about where it all began, long, long ago...

Get Your Fur On: How To Play Animal Races

Jay and Jack Oatway — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0800

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.

We talk about how the various races might work with different classes, and discuss ways to subvert the tropes, taking a fresh look at how to portray these races in a new light -- especially taking into consideration the changes to ability score modifiers made possible in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. From cute to fur-rocious, it's all here.