Straight from the mailbag comes a plea for help! He wants to learn D&D, but doesn’t know how. Have no fear! I’ll teach you the same way I learned how, by playing Dragon Strike!
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I was wondering if Spoony ever heard back from the the Last Templar if he/she got into D&D?
great.probably on of your best some of your lines had me in complete stitches.
I think the warrior realy was Malibu.
Oh sorry for the double post but I didn’t watch the video to the end before posting, sorry.
Brilliant MSTing, Spoony. Absolutely hilarious. Keep up the great work!
This was great! I loved the MST3K style riffs. You should really make an iRiff for Rifftrax.com
You ever play the Eragon PS2 game? Is it just me or was that the easiest game ever? It’s probably the only game I know where the last level is one of the easiest.
Woot, Malibu! And yes, it’s him.
haha cask of amontillado reference
It was fun, but a little annoying. I haven’t played D&D but I have played WoD and Exalted and other RPGs so when I saw this video I wanted to learn. What can I expect? How does the rules work? How does the narration work? What settings is it? Etc.
But with Spoony talking all the time, and I mean ALL THE TIME it was pretty hard to follow. Sure everything wasn’t important to the rest of you, but it were to me. I want to hear what they say and try and understand how the game works.
Of course the best way to find out is to play it, but I have no idea if the game is something for me to try since a lot of the video was lost in puns and commentaries. Its funny, but it isn’t helping. I think a lot of spoonys jokes could’ve been left out, not all of it thou. This is one, probably the first, video where I would say: less is more. I want to learn so that I can have fun with the game, not laugh at the game and learn nothing. I hope its clear enough.
I swear Malibu is the clone of the Ultimate Warrior and some tooth-whitener…
doesnt baldur’s gate work on a d&d engine?
the comments form Spoony are so great xDDDD
and he plays Hero Quest *_* the first Game before Warhammer hits the market.
Is that queen cosplaying Rita Repulsa in the cheapest set they could find?
Hadouken!
i LOVE it when u talk abt D&D
Oh wow, that was cheesier than the Dragonlance Animated Saturday Morning Cartoon Show Wannabe.
BumBo:
Don’t worry, you aren’t missing much :) They don’t give much info on how to play, though this…um…adventure is something of an example story line. Anyways, try looking it up on rapidshare or youtube if you want to hear it un-changed.
If you like RPGs of any sort, or novels and movies that fit your DM (dungeon master’s) campaign, and are willing to try and act out a character, you probably can get into D&D. Since as a beginner you prob’ly won’t be DM, the most important thing you have to do is design a character that you like and you can play as. You will be acting out this character vocally…maybe physically depending on your DM. I don’t recommend an accent though because it really tends to annoy other players. T_T
If you have no clue what to start out as, talk to your DM. Ask him or her what the setting will be, and maybe what classes are needed. For instance, we always needed a cleric in my group, so I would take that role. Once you have a basic setting, think of your favorite character archetypes that are relevant to that setting. Is it going to be a medieval town? What’s in a medieval town? Knights? Apothecaries? Maidens? Friars? Pick something out. Maybe you say “I like the idea of a Robinhood like thief” and that can be your base idea.
Next you consider a starting class. Keep in mind that with D&D you can multi-class if you want, meaning you can take on characteristics of different classes every time you level. If you like the robinhood idea, the best classes would be either thief or ranger to start as, but you would probably want to combine them later on.
You also need to pick a race. You might want to do this by looking at racial characteristics. Some like half-elves have high listening, movement, and other observation-skill points. This makes them a good choice for a thief or ranger, better than say a dwarf. Some DMs won’t limit you to the basic races. D&D has a lot of books after all, and most books have a new class or race in them. You also might get a DM who will work with you to develop a wholly new race, though that takes someone who is really good with the game and numbers.
Once you have the race and class, start fleshing out his or her backstory. The DM might help you with this, esp if he or she wants to tie the character more fully into the story. Consider your surroundings, class, and race.
Then, in sessions, just act how you think your character would. Just… a word of advice from my experience. Watch out if you are playing a snippy, sarcastic character. Sometimes your friends won’t be sure who’s talking…you or your character…and that can be bad….
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