Displaying Episode 21 - 24 of 24 in total of Like Dragon Like Son with the tag “subverting tropes”.
-
Warping Our Minds: Building a Psionic Soul Sorcerer
Episode | June 5th, 2020 | 55 mins 54 secs
playtest, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, ua, weirdness
We dissect the new UA rules for psionic soul sorcerers, and discuss ways we could make it better. We compare a character built with the old version with the new version, and show how you can still build a fun, cool character, even if the new rules aren't ready for prime time.
-
Ready For Hell: The Heavy Metal Holy Ranger
Episode | May 8th, 2020 | 43 mins 12 secs
paladin, point buy, ranger, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips weirdness
For the love of all things holy, stop pretending to roll your stats: nobody gets three 18s at level 1. We talk about our process for building characters, about rolling hit points at the table, and we build a holier-than-thou ranger who gets suited up in full plate.
-
Firbolg Scout: The Stealthiest Giant
Episode | April 24th, 2020 | 41 mins 15 secs
adding flavor, background occupation, rogue, scout, skulker, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness
Why play a sneaky little rogue when you can play an 8' tall one who carries a heavy crossbow? Meet Captain Forrester, a firbolg scout, who can slip into the shadows at a moment's notice -- then drop huge sneak attack heavy bolts from cover. On top of that, we discuss the ranger class in 5e D&D, and what to consider when playing one -- or playing something even better.
-
Two Generations Talking D&D
Episode | April 10th, 2020 | 44 mins 44 secs
adding flavor, background occupation, fitnuts, point buy, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness
In this episode, we discuss getting started, give a walkthrough of a 'starlock' character build (a Strength Warlock with a therapy healing dog), and drop some hints and tricks on how to really stand out with your next character.