Why You Should Play Dungeons and Dragons (AND HOW)

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  • čas přidán 19. 01. 2017
  • YES GUYS we forgot about the OFFICIAL rules that WotC has available online. Sorry about that! Here it is along with rules for any DMs: dnd.wizards.com/articles/featu...
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  • @davidjohnson6087
    @davidjohnson6087 Před 5 lety +2143

    "Only a game for nerds would have _charisma_ as a fantasy power."
    -Grunkle Stan, Gravity Falls

  • @anotherpersonintheinternet6531

    Starts a game
    DM: You're in a local tavern, located at....
    Player:Can I get laid?!
    Another player: I Burn the tavern

    • @jocosesonata
      @jocosesonata Před 5 lety +451

      Other player: I seduce the tavern.
      Other another player: I rap the entirety of Wild Wild West.

    • @Maehedrose
      @Maehedrose Před 5 lety +193

      Players can try to do anything they like, and might even manage it, but all actions should have consequences.

    • @hardcorewhoopass
      @hardcorewhoopass Před 5 lety +124

      Gonna be inconvenient when they fail their rolls so badly that they are having sex with and getting burned down by the tavern

    • @exponent2316
      @exponent2316 Před 5 lety +109

      For real tho. Im running a campaign with people who are barely even casual gamers and they fuck up all my dungeon plans but i kinda like it. Its kinda hilarious how everything just goes to shit.

    • @kalajel
      @kalajel Před 5 lety +76

      @@jocosesonata Yet another player: I pickpocket the tavern.

  • @godoffunny3068
    @godoffunny3068 Před 5 lety +2604

    Minecraft: Easy
    Requirements - Decent PC or Mobile Device
    Skyrim: Hard
    Requirement - 30+ dollars and Decent PC
    DND: Impossible
    Requirements - *Friends*

    • @enigmafiresup4658
      @enigmafiresup4658 Před 5 lety +125

      Honestly mate you could run Skyrim on a fucking potato

    • @5xg378
      @5xg378 Před 5 lety +44

      @@enigmafiresup4658 agree. Skyrim is not great on the stability departament but even a potato pc will run it

    • @james259
      @james259 Před 5 lety +25

      A switch can play skyrim so yeah.

    • @Max-dm2iw
      @Max-dm2iw Před 5 lety +15

      minecraft nowadays will still go at like 30fps on a 500 quid device shits stupidly unoptimised lmao

    • @rightfulfuture4
      @rightfulfuture4 Před 5 lety +6

      You only need like, 15 actual no shit potatoes to run skyrim on normal, 30 if you want skyui

  • @ryanmcewen393
    @ryanmcewen393 Před 5 lety +292

    Once you become a dungeon master you never get to be a player again.
    I've been a DM for 32 years.
    I have been a player in maybe 3 groups.
    Most of which didn't last 3 months because everyone wants me to be a DM

    • @ryanmcewen393
      @ryanmcewen393 Před 5 lety +30

      @Nic Edwards isn't it tho?
      Best time I ever had as a player was a summer 20 years ago.
      4 players total. All of us were DM's.
      We took turns running the game. First I'd run a dungeon. Then someone else would run a quest. Then the next guy.
      No more then 2 or 3 sessions each before handing off to the next DM.
      Same characters each time.
      It was amazing.
      Sadly I had to move across the country and couldn't continue.
      But that was a great sumer.

    • @MarquisLeary34
      @MarquisLeary34 Před 4 lety +1

      Sez you. Though I GM EVERY Call of Cthulhu and Paranoia game, I've otherwise been primarily a player.

    • @grimreefer9324
      @grimreefer9324 Před 3 lety +2

      I guess you’re just that good at DMing

    • @tyxorion3608
      @tyxorion3608 Před 3 lety +3

      As the oldest sibling, I have only ever been DM

    • @dr.boring7022
      @dr.boring7022 Před 3 lety +1

      I've tried escaping the forever DM trap, but like, its soo fun honestly lol

  • @Eshiay
    @Eshiay Před 6 lety +2188

    *Rolls D100*
    *Gets 6*
    nice

  • @aureliomanalo
    @aureliomanalo Před 5 lety +4739

    How does one, as an adult, acquire these "friends"?

    • @Floofv
      @Floofv Před 5 lety +605

      aureliomanalo i heard you need to go to this place called “outside” but I don’t know where that is

    • @david18cruz1989
      @david18cruz1989 Před 5 lety +329

      Buy them on ebay

    • @remixtheidiot5771
      @remixtheidiot5771 Před 5 lety +113

      I mean, you probably work on a job right?
      And jobs usually have other people on them.
      I am by no means an adult and am not speaking from experience.
      I heard getting close social relationships with other people is apparently hard, not a lot of opportunities unlike my spoiled teenage self. But determination can get you far. Use dungeons and dragons as a source of determination to gather up the courage to get some friends.
      With a good Charisma (persuasion) roll, you can have a working party of adventurers drinking ale, slaying dragons, and delving dungeons for days to come in no time.

    • @MrRourk
      @MrRourk Před 5 lety +19

      Ironsworn for Solo Play check out the Reddit

    • @DeanRendar
      @DeanRendar Před 5 lety +9

      the store's floor model demo units, same implementation system as learning institutions and corporations.

  • @hummingbirdcity
    @hummingbirdcity Před 4 lety +149

    "I attack them, using my...additional notes" will never not get a chuckle out of me.

  • @momulite
    @momulite Před 5 lety +1541

    "With ProJared, and Holly Conrad."
    O O F

  • @douglasmcneil8413
    @douglasmcneil8413 Před 5 lety +1056

    Been playing since 1979. Met my wife through DnD. I've gotten jobs through DnD. It kind of has it's own subculture.

    • @TudBoatTed
      @TudBoatTed Před 5 lety +27

      Are you like an adventure league DM?

    • @douglasmcneil8413
      @douglasmcneil8413 Před 5 lety +110

      @@TudBoatTed No. Ironically , my work has nothing to do with D&D. I've worked in hospitals for the last 35 years. But the people I played D&D with set my feet in this path, and I've never regretted it. There's a lot of good, hard working, creative people who play D&D. I know writers, teachers, engineers, computer techs, escrow agents, tax preparers, mechanics and one physicist all of whom are life long gamers. Most of us are grandparents now and it's cool to be teaching a third generation to enjoy gamming.

    • @TudBoatTed
      @TudBoatTed Před 5 lety +16

      @@douglasmcneil8413 sounds really interesting

    • @seanclark3559
      @seanclark3559 Před 5 lety +22

      So you've been playing for at least like 40 years now wow thats actually pretty cool

    • @Gamerking64210
      @Gamerking64210 Před 5 lety +10

      Douglas McNeil you’re The Real Hero

  • @quantumjoss
    @quantumjoss Před 6 lety +541

    I think my favorite moment of dnd is when I rolled a zero on stealth. The dm just made fun of me and said, “you yell so loud, everyone in the Kingdom can hear you, and the person you were trying to whisper to had their ears ringing for the next hour.”

    • @aiden-sy3ex
      @aiden-sy3ex Před 5 lety +47

      how does one roll a 0 on stealth? do you have -1 dexterity and then rolled a natural 1?

    • @sophiejones7727
      @sophiejones7727 Před 5 lety +24

      you can't roll a zero in DnD...

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 Před 5 lety +41

      @@sophiejones7727 it's called negative modifiers

    • @johnjustjohn5866
      @johnjustjohn5866 Před 5 lety +14

      @@magiv4205 but he said rolled, not got.

    • @kalajel
      @kalajel Před 5 lety +38

      @@johnjustjohn5866 Some people say "rolled" when meaning "got"...

  • @KrinhMcFluff
    @KrinhMcFluff Před 5 lety +2184

    *hearing the projared holly conrad bit* ... BIG OOF

  • @kalenplant2675
    @kalenplant2675 Před 3 lety +42

    This video is what inspired me to play D&D back in 2018. I've been playing ever since and it's become a huge part of my life, meeting friends, improving my confidence massively, and for a while one of the only things that got me through the week. Thanks to you and everyone in this wonderful community for introducing me to this amazing hobby.

  • @sapphic_spidy3207
    @sapphic_spidy3207 Před 5 lety +1096

    Dad: it’s really nerdy
    Me: My first combat EVER was against SENTIENT S H I R T S

  • @twinkiesmaster69
    @twinkiesmaster69 Před 6 lety +1974

    What's a "friend" ?

  • @paulohsa22
    @paulohsa22 Před 5 lety +177

    "I don't have 20 bucks to buy that starter pack"
    "Well, ask your iPhone to roll the dices for you"
    I lost it hahaha.

    • @MikaeruDaiTenshi
      @MikaeruDaiTenshi Před 4 lety +13

      Welcome to the first world, where ppl have enough money for their smartphone, but are not able to spend 20 bucks on something else, because they need it to survive.

    • @Gabdube
      @Gabdube Před 3 lety +7

      @@MikaeruDaiTenshi a wise woman once told me "all you really need in life is a good conputer". It is excellent advice.

    • @wadribrab751
      @wadribrab751 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Gabdube Mom?

    • @Gabdube
      @Gabdube Před 3 lety +6

      @@wadribrab751 best friend.

    • @wadribrab751
      @wadribrab751 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Gabdube awww cute

  • @syzygy02
    @syzygy02 Před 5 lety +32

    I'm pretty sure the game store in my town started DND sessions for people every Wednesday because they saw this and were like "Hey, that sounds like a good idea.". Me and my friends didn't start doing it until a few months ago. I'm really glad, it's the highlight of my week.

  • @Apexx27
    @Apexx27 Před 5 lety +342

    so funny story
    - i started watching Harmon Quest because of this video (before this video i never wouldve considered D&D)
    - a week later, some old friends decided they wanted something to do together and offered to play D&D with me (we found an experienced DM online)
    - i said yes because theres no way they could have known I was considering playing D&D already, so that shit for me was a SIGN
    - all 4 of us started a campaign together, pirate themed btw, and we all liked it enough to play for about 5 more sessions before one member decided she didnt like the combat phase
    - then another one dropped out cause he was only there for her tbh lol
    - the last member and myself decided it wasnt right to continue with just us 2 and we stopped
    - but i had been BITTEN by the D&D bug and i NEEDED to play
    - so i hit up my 3 cousins and they invited 3 other friends and now i have been a DM for a year for these 6 people and their one in game pet Gorilla and i am LOVING every second of it
    Thank you so much for making this video, it changed my life and i will be a Dungeon Master until i die

    • @danielkang1560
      @danielkang1560 Před 5 lety +1

      Apexx27 wait so if youve been a dm for a year and this vid got you into dnd, why was this made 4 months ago???????

    • @adamguillory2428
      @adamguillory2428 Před 5 lety +3

      @@danielkang1560 vid was made in 2017, 2 years ago, couldve watched the vid, done the stuff, saw it again 4 months ago and decided to comment.

    • @danielkang1560
      @danielkang1560 Před 5 lety

      @@adamguillory2428 makes sense, just didn't understand it, sorry for being stupid

    • @nelsontheodoreblack7573
      @nelsontheodoreblack7573 Před 5 lety

      Harmonquest's the shit :D

    • @Entropy67
      @Entropy67 Před 4 lety +1

      Another forever DM has been born >:D

  • @jordanhoke9025
    @jordanhoke9025 Před 7 lety +171

    B-b-b-b-b-b-but MARCUS!
    I already love d&d!!!!!!!!

  • @Enndorii
    @Enndorii Před 5 lety +893

    “You can watch Dice, Camera, Action! With ProJared and Holly Conrad”
    That comment doesn’t age well...

  • @han-yo2qz
    @han-yo2qz Před 5 lety +440

    asked my friend group if they played d&d or wanted to.
    “no im not gay”
    where can i get new friends?

    • @robenkhoury7079
      @robenkhoury7079 Před 4 lety +49

      I think you can get them from this place called "outside" but idk where that is

    • @baguettegott3409
      @baguettegott3409 Před 4 lety +43

      What, all of my friends are gay and none of them want to play...

    • @robenkhoury7079
      @robenkhoury7079 Před 4 lety +6

      @@baguettegott3409 I'm gay too

    • @Shelf0808
      @Shelf0808 Před 4 lety +5

      How does Dnd make you gay?

    • @tootiredforthis1
      @tootiredforthis1 Před 4 lety +6

      Ill play with you! My some of my group is gay so i hope thats ok lol

  • @thepinkrubberducky
    @thepinkrubberducky Před 7 lety +366

    It's like LotR sure, but he only if everytime Legolas fires his bow, there's a 1 in 20 chance to trip on his bow and look like a dumbass.

    • @Nerdarchy
      @Nerdarchy Před 7 lety +56

      Hah, well there's also that 1 time in 20 where he fires his bow into the eye socket of the orc and brain matter explodes out of the back of it's skull like an over-ripe melon.

    • @JMPro2610
      @JMPro2610 Před 7 lety +13

      ThePinkRubberDucky or just don't use crit fail rules if that's not your thing xD

    • @doc8125
      @doc8125 Před 7 lety +15

      JMPro2610 in my opinion, that takes away a lot of the fun, i played today, got three N1 in a row, and my character put himself to sleep, threw hinself out of a window, and almost killed everybody by screaming like a little girl and attracting 12 enemies that was a fuckton higher level than us. Then i saved us by putting them all to sleep and we killed them and the evil wizard that had made them

    • @doc8125
      @doc8125 Před 7 lety +7

      JMPro2610 but as you say, play like you want to, that is the beauty of D&D (or any other pen and paper RPG)

    • @JMPro2610
      @JMPro2610 Před 7 lety +6

      doc8125 I love crit fail and crit hit rules too, just pointing out that this guy doesn't need to use them since he seems to hate them

  • @batangbatugan
    @batangbatugan Před 7 lety +308

    Dude, you namedropped and showcased all my favorite D&D videos, including Community and Node. That is AWESOME.

    • @Nerdarchy
      @Nerdarchy Před 7 lety +6

      The Kanye the Giant video always kills me too!

    • @c13lack5
      @c13lack5 Před 6 lety

      Wilson Tortosa exactly what I was thinking

    • @kateapples1411
      @kateapples1411 Před 6 lety +2

      I was wondering what all the sources were. You said Community so that was an easy search and I just watched the episode (First time watching community in general). That was neat.

    • @carlyamann3332
      @carlyamann3332 Před 6 lety +2

      Kate Apples A couple I noticed were Heroes & Halfwits by Achievement Hunter and Twits & Crits by Funhaus. They’re on CZcams, so also easily searchable.

    • @SgtWiking
      @SgtWiking Před 6 lety

      I expected to see a clip from Dexter's Laboratory "D & DD" episode, heh.
      Shame, that was one of my favorite references as its the one that got me into D&D besides Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale cRPG series.

  • @bee8106
    @bee8106 Před 4 lety +20

    im honestly so glad that dnd is making a huge comeback wave and it's being more accepted among people you wouldn't ever expect to be the type to like dnd. it's so amazing to have more people in the community who show this common interest in such cool shit

  • @williamofdallas
    @williamofdallas Před 5 lety +322

    "you can watch dice camera action with like projared and holly conrad"
    oof

    • @connn8498
      @connn8498 Před 5 lety +3

      rip man i really liked dca but goddamn

    • @animeloverjohn8105
      @animeloverjohn8105 Před 5 lety

      F

    • @elgatochurro
      @elgatochurro Před 4 lety +7

      The most hilarious part of all that was Holly started the open marriage bullshit, but then got mad and tried crying about being cheated on and neglected by jet husband just cause he got laid more than her... she wanted to cheat during the marriage and he got the better end of it and she got jealous over it.

    • @nekrouni8497
      @nekrouni8497 Před 4 lety

      I read that *as* he said it

    • @EveryonesFavourite
      @EveryonesFavourite Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah but Jared was innocent

  • @dynamicpanda6464
    @dynamicpanda6464 Před 6 lety +76

    Once a guy I was playing with just said “hey guys, watch this!” and did a front flip. But he rolled a 1, and instantly jollies his pet bird on his shoulder.

  • @sloideh
    @sloideh Před 6 lety +411

    Oke so d&d is when friends ge- oh, friends ._. *quest failed*

    • @Maehedrose
      @Maehedrose Před 5 lety +13

      You can find other players online, through discord or Roll20, who don't have to be friends, just other people looking to game.

    • @TudBoatTed
      @TudBoatTed Před 5 lety +3

      4:54

    • @barbershopbible
      @barbershopbible Před 5 lety

      WASTED

    • @linkadoodle9568
      @linkadoodle9568 Před 5 lety +2

      i think you can also acquire the friend spell, by rolling a perception check at the graphic novel emporium

    • @Stafarns
      @Stafarns Před 5 lety

      "well get him next time"

  • @greebo_slimeman
    @greebo_slimeman Před 5 lety +68

    My friends started playing D&D together at lunch and it was really fun.
    I was a Dwarf who dresses like a leprechaun

    • @bebos3001
      @bebos3001 Před 5 lety +3

      I don't know anything about D & D but this made me laugh.

    • @eritheacorn
      @eritheacorn Před 5 lety +1

      I heard the word leprechaun...
      (I'm very Irish btw and I play with my American friends so I make everything I can excessively green with rainvows.)

  • @smokebomb8361
    @smokebomb8361 Před 5 lety +78

    It was a seven.
    - Huh? The roll, it was a seven.
    The Demogorgon, it got me.

    • @chrisj403
      @chrisj403 Před 5 lety +12

      Will, you fucking idiot. Should have cast protection

    • @smokebomb8361
      @smokebomb8361 Před 5 lety

      Chris J Ahhahaa

    • @smokebomb8361
      @smokebomb8361 Před 5 lety

      I only use this for CZcams premium actually will is the cleric :I

    • @KKAnims
      @KKAnims Před 5 lety

      _i love stranger things_

    • @sen7826
      @sen7826 Před 4 lety +2

      The first season of Stranger Things seriously was paying its respects to ET a lot. That DnD of the first episode was a part of it too.

  • @sylkaaegus3578
    @sylkaaegus3578 Před 5 lety +199

    I feel personally attacked by the " But Marcus I'm poor... I wanna try it for FREE!" lmao

  • @OceanHedgehog
    @OceanHedgehog Před 6 lety +600

    Oooo look at me, I'm Marcus, I'm super creative and imaginative. I have friends, and when they're not around, I can go outside and make them. Ooooo!!!

    • @Tamales21
      @Tamales21 Před 5 lety +38

      One year later your comment made me cough up soda

    • @Ubermensch9240
      @Ubermensch9240 Před 5 lety +4

      Game Grumps reference?

    • @tesujisoftware
      @tesujisoftware Před 5 lety

      PresidentWordSalad comes back inside with a smiley face on a pillow.

  • @agentwashington2821
    @agentwashington2821 Před 4 lety +36

    I’ve never heard a truer sentence since “DND players want to make more DND players” since my incessant bitching grew a group of 4 to 10 out of curiosity

  • @GetGermanized
    @GetGermanized Před 5 lety +61

    I really appreciate you telling people about DnD! You are correct my good Sir, DnD players just want to make more DnD players :D

  • @zacgalfinakis9195
    @zacgalfinakis9195 Před 6 lety +144

    If only I had friends who would want to play this

  • @qwertyb18
    @qwertyb18 Před 6 lety +1748

    "If you're too poor to afford dice just use your iphone"
    wut

    • @Beastinvader
      @Beastinvader Před 6 lety +189

      Querty Beighteen First world problems man

    • @DovahRS
      @DovahRS Před 6 lety +118

      People in our society prioritize cell phone before anything else.

    • @lightstudios1421
      @lightstudios1421 Před 6 lety +316

      If you are watching the video, it means you have at least one device and internet connectivity.

    • @TehComs
      @TehComs Před 6 lety +6

      ZIPLOC BAG AND CHITS OR GTFO

    • @mikef209
      @mikef209 Před 6 lety +31

      Even if you don't have an iPhone if your phone has Google on it you can Google 'spinner' and it will have a spinner with a customisable amount of results. If you don't have a phone it probably works on computer as well. If you don't have a computer you can just ask to borrow somebody else's dice.

  • @aguywithalotofopinions412
    @aguywithalotofopinions412 Před 4 lety +30

    Dm: 10 Goblins come at you from the left of the forest
    Me: I cast fireball
    Dm: But it’s a fores-
    Me: I. Cast. Fireball.

    • @fwootpie6230
      @fwootpie6230 Před 3 lety +2

      Hands down fireball is the best spell

    • @PoochieCollins
      @PoochieCollins Před 3 lety

      @@fwootpie6230 : especially when it's that adorable tiefling with the lisp. She's a snack.

    • @pmester228
      @pmester228 Před 2 lety

      I'm being honest, if it can't set its target ablaze, the foliage will be ruined but it won't be a forest fire.

  • @Rasul_583
    @Rasul_583 Před 5 lety +47

    Here are my current problems with playing dnd because i would love to play it but i really can’t.
    1. I can’t spend too much money rn. I know the you mentioned free alternatives but still.
    2. HUGE language barrier with my family. I would love to play this with my family but the really awkward situation is that we moved to Sweden when i was really young and therefore i can speak fluent and complex Swedish and English but have problems with my home language while my parents speak fluently in my home language but struggle with Swedish and English since they moved here when they were older. We can communicate but a lot of the magic of dnd is lost when you can’t use complex adjectives and such to make any sort of environment.
    2. I don’t have a lot of friends that have the patience to play or that aren’t into dnd. Pretty self explanatory but still i have difficulty with finding someone to play with.
    3. I live in a very small town rn and there isn’t really any tabletop place i can go to too play. Seriously the population of my city is like 60k. Not exactly new york city lol.
    (I’m moving in a month though to a way bigger city so maybe that could change. Also since I’m moving, i will be able to meet new people and maybe they will be more willing to play dnd)
    4. I find it really difficult to find any place to play dnd online. Often due to timezones, availability of games and annoying requirements like being a experienced player that can only play on Monday mornings have hindered me from finding any game online.
    Anyways rant over i guess it’s just kind of a shame that i can’t play dnd since i love it even if i have only played a single game before.

    • @Ghidorah96
      @Ghidorah96 Před 5 lety

      Rasul Abdullayev well inkwell why don't you just take a shower

    • @nzmanhdee6246
      @nzmanhdee6246 Před 5 lety +4

      You can play on discord

    • @sportyeight7769
      @sportyeight7769 Před 5 lety +2

      Or play a cheaper pen & paper game. A better one too

    • @enricocampbell643
      @enricocampbell643 Před 4 lety +1

      60k is a HUGE city for D&D. I had your same problems, but start pitching the idea of D&D with the premise of Stranger Thinga ("Yo I watched ST, how about we play the game in the show?").
      If you have Reddit, go to r/lfg, you can find groups online pretty easily. If anything fails, you can try with Telegram. I'm DMing 2 sessions, one on Telegram and one irl. Tell us if you succeded!

    • @rockin1014
      @rockin1014 Před 4 lety

      Rasul Abdullayev “very small town” - has more people than any city near me for hundreds of kilometres. I still be playing tho. (I have lots of friends tho)

  • @SadistSerpent
    @SadistSerpent Před 7 lety +72

    I actually agreed to join a D&D group with my friends today even though I never played the game. I was a bit nervous so this video coming up was really convenient. Thanks Marcus!

    • @duelverse8410
      @duelverse8410 Před 7 lety +5

      SadistSerpent how did it go?

    • @haicokingma7222
      @haicokingma7222 Před 7 lety +4

      SadistSerpent Wish I had friends who were into role playing. 😦

  • @AthenaAGT
    @AthenaAGT Před 7 lety +530

    I've wanted to play D&D for years, but I have NO FRIENDS. Like none. And the few people I do hang out with abhor the idea of playing. Like, I have a starter set. But there are no game stores and no people to play with 😭

    • @cosmonautvarietyhour
      @cosmonautvarietyhour  Před 7 lety +101

      Go on Roll20! There are groups of people looking to play all the time!

    • @tlou2sprettygood547
      @tlou2sprettygood547 Před 7 lety +79

      The Big Taco dude I'll fucking play dnd with you on roll20 if we can grab some other losers from somewhere

    • @SoraRoxas111
      @SoraRoxas111 Před 7 lety +39

      Same, the learning curve isn't the intimidating part, it's trying to find people who'll play and not get pissed cause you suck or are interested at all

    • @iainrichardson7282
      @iainrichardson7282 Před 7 lety +6

      I can be another loser

    • @axelcastilla8333
      @axelcastilla8333 Před 7 lety +2

      What about online platforms for role playing games, like Roll20, Fantasy Grounds . . . You can find interested people there.

  • @faroukkhan9882
    @faroukkhan9882 Před 5 lety +14

    I miss my college days with my dnd group. I've move so far away and my new friends arent that into dnd. I want the good old days back.

    • @pcu9284
      @pcu9284 Před 3 lety

      You can try to convince them

  • @AdaEditing
    @AdaEditing Před 5 lety +176

    ''Go watch the podcast with ProJared and Holly Conrad''
    OH GOD LMAO.

    • @caikelm5766
      @caikelm5766 Před 5 lety +2

      I'm new to this and have seen a lot of comments similar to yours.
      What happened?

    • @AdaEditing
      @AdaEditing Před 5 lety +16

      @@caikelm5766 ProJared cheated on his wife with Holly Conrad.

    • @augiz261
      @augiz261 Před 5 lety +3

      well, my first D&D session was when i joined my friends(was the 4th person), and created a lvl 9 Monk/pirate. With boons and shit...
      God that character survived for 5 MONTHS! with so many close deaths, that it's not even funny! + all of my fellow payers were new, except the DM, he's already a veteran with 5+ years of expiriance in the game, and has a lot of books for it ^_^ we do it on Roll20(since were internet buddys) and we make a session happen each week.
      Also, just to spite you pple, my character managed to survive, but i was pissed at how he was always treated in the party, so i just retired it, now a Kenku monk Pirate, with his soul taken by a wargod, makes storms in the oceans, and i prey our current party doesnt meet him, cause he was pumped up quite a bit.
      A.k.a. This is fucking awesome game to play w friends, even with strangers, it just works.

    • @Entropy67
      @Entropy67 Před 4 lety

      @@augiz261 Sad that monks are slightly underpowered tho...

    • @elgatochurro
      @elgatochurro Před 4 lety +7

      The most hilarious part of all that was Holly started the open marriage bullshit, but then got mad and tried crying about being cheated on and neglected by jet husband just cause he got laid more than her... she wanted to cheat during the marriage and he got the better end of it and she got jealous over it.

  • @TwoGoblinsInATrenchCoat
    @TwoGoblinsInATrenchCoat Před 5 lety +47

    "I attack them using my... additional notes."
    At that point, as a GM, I would say, sorry, you can't do that, but here's an Inspiration.

  • @Arceus1398
    @Arceus1398 Před 5 lety +29

    I started playing a one-shot dnd game with all of my 5 roommates in college, just 4 weeks ago. Now my other friend wanna be the DM and we're all making another character from scratch. Its very homebrew as we make our own world and universes and gods.
    So far I think it brings us closer as friends because we play every week now, and one game could last for hours on end.

  • @fennten8338
    @fennten8338 Před 4 lety +2

    I don't know when this happened but this is my favorite channel

  • @LucrassKelvac
    @LucrassKelvac Před 4 lety +7

    I am now really seeing the appeal of DnD when I found out I was already playing it in another way! I had played in various roleplaying sims on Second Life, that use DnD based hud's and meters, fully equipped with rules and complex weapons systems. One of the sims I played on was called Remnants of Earth, which is a cyberpunk world. They use a custom hud that is HEAVILY based on DnD's rules. It took more effort to learn, and I almost gave up on it, but I stuck it out, and in the end, I enjoyed my experience. Within the last couple of months, I had begun watching DnD videos and how DnD sessions go.
    After watching a few quick sessions, I think I can now see the immense appeal of it all. One of the primary reasons I preferred to play in these DnD style sims on SL was because of the freedom I had, I could do anything literally as you said and I am only limited by my imagination and the luck of the dice. I think a lot of people tend to be very unfair in their judgment of DnD players or even gamers in general and to be fair; I use to be one of those people. I am now two months from 30 years on this earth, and a lesson I have learned the hard way was to give everyone and everything a fair shake. When I was younger, I use to be very judgmental towards things I didn't immediately form an interest in. Because of my shortsighted views, I missed out on a lot of gratifying experiences in my life. I can't count how many times I decided to try something that I thought was stupid when I was younger and ended up LOVING it! Rap, R&B, Jazz, classical music, opera, roleplaying, sports videogames, basketball, medieval combat competitions, classical literature, poetry, and countless other things that I don't have the time to list. Things I have learned to enjoy merely by giving it a try and approaching it with an open mind. I may not like something the first time I experience it, but if I take the time to learn more about it, I will usually come to LOVE it! In terms of recreation, I highly recommend to everyone, try it and keep trying it, because you might end up realizing its not only something you thoroughly enjoy but something you are very good at.

  • @TheTrueChuster
    @TheTrueChuster Před 7 lety +627

    B-b-b-b-b-b-but MARCUS!
    ...
    I already started playing Pathfinder.

  • @Nerdarchy
    @Nerdarchy Před 7 lety +751

    Preach the good word Marcus- can I get a Gygax?! B-b-b-but Marcus, seriously good work on spreading the hobby! -Nerdarchist Ryan

  • @mikealgiers7852
    @mikealgiers7852 Před 5 lety +2

    I love the touch of the Hearthstone theme at the start of the video. The warm, welcoming tavern vibe is a 100% fit with the theme of DnD

  • @Kantenschiesser
    @Kantenschiesser Před 5 lety +39

    me: cant afford dice
    also me: "siri roll a D20"

  • @joshklein987
    @joshklein987 Před 7 lety +37

    I played dnd with a club for a month and then they said one of my friends hadn't paid for the club and his mom wouldn't let him so I'm just like "fuck this, were playing during lunch, im dm'ing" and then we just sort of have been playing for a few years now

  • @lil_halfrican_boi2124
    @lil_halfrican_boi2124 Před 7 lety +241

    That moment you roll a d20 and it lands on 1
    😀🔫

    • @thememekeep9906
      @thememekeep9906 Před 6 lety +2

      lol

    • @johnivanoplimo5172
      @johnivanoplimo5172 Před 6 lety +3

      You and Knighthawk Prime made me laugh good, man. Thanks.

    • @sandwichboy1268
      @sandwichboy1268 Před 6 lety +1

      Dylan Szalay you accidentally drop your sledgehammer on your own head, crushing your skull.

    • @eldadmaster
      @eldadmaster Před 6 lety +2

      Yeah, but what about the moment it drops on 20, and you decapitate a dragon?!?!?!

    • @trollstheking2636
      @trollstheking2636 Před 6 lety +1

      NEEEERD!!!!!

  • @leirawhitehart1236
    @leirawhitehart1236 Před 4 lety +11

    Actually, my last session was a one on one, and it really was kinda more intense than my usual group battles.
    It was actually really fun though!
    I got to fight a bearded demon and his two imps, and I nearly died, but being a paladin, I used Devine smite on him twice and he was dead.
    Very fun, would recommend.

  • @katiequinn5589
    @katiequinn5589 Před 3 lety +2

    Just wanted to say thank you for making this video, Marcus. You helped me get into this game and I’ve been having a blast.

  • @mikeb6572
    @mikeb6572 Před 6 lety +145

    I hate that someone out there wants to play but can't afford the books.

    • @pragon1173
      @pragon1173 Před 6 lety +27

      Mike B my group started with one laptop using the pirated 5e book, then as we got going and people saved up more and more players started getting the books

    • @TheSamgo
      @TheSamgo Před 6 lety +15

      I mean, it is 50 bucks

    • @eviloverlordgamingminion8793
      @eviloverlordgamingminion8793 Před 6 lety +3

      @@TheSamgo plus the expansions the dice the dungeon master screen the board if you didn't buy the starter pack for some strange reason I mean you don't need like half that stuff but when I was getting into DND a lot of people stress that this was better than this so I can see this being really taxing on anyone's wallet because they thought they needed this or that

    • @evelynsolo2640
      @evelynsolo2640 Před 5 lety +2

      You can find some of them on pdf

    • @tuptastic304
      @tuptastic304 Před 5 lety

      Me

  • @Blizzic
    @Blizzic Před 7 lety +38

    But Marcus!
    I really like this style of video and request more!

  • @conerd33
    @conerd33 Před 3 lety +2

    This video got me into dnd, and let me tell you, this man is not over exaggerating. Thank you Marcus!

  • @weichiang89
    @weichiang89 Před 3 lety +7

    I'm a very, VERY tired father who has to do everything at work and at home and this..THIS is the only thing holding my sanity.
    And by "this" I mean potentially playing DnD with my kids when they grow up.
    I've never touched this game but I know I'm gonna and it's going to be awesome.

  • @totallynuts7595
    @totallynuts7595 Před 7 lety +173

    Outside...? B-But it's dangerous... There are people outside... ;)))

    • @idkusername5789
      @idkusername5789 Před 6 lety +13

      Y-Yeah, I've heard th-they can talk to you and stuff. Really freaks me out, man.

    • @jocosesonata
      @jocosesonata Před 5 lety +2

      What the fuck is an, 'Outside'? Can you eat it?

    • @Jonathan-qs5kp
      @Jonathan-qs5kp Před 5 lety

      Jocose Sonata it’s a mystical land, that’s not your house

    • @frick_____you
      @frick_____you Před 5 lety +1

      Also, there's sunlight out there! My kind burst into flames when exposed to the rays of the Sun.
      I mean gingers, not vampires.

    • @pcu9284
      @pcu9284 Před 3 lety

      This aged weridly well

  • @kingjames3192
    @kingjames3192 Před 7 lety +9

    you know you have a sick life when you have watched all of the episodes of all of the different dnd shows he showed clips from.

  • @Gabriell1126
    @Gabriell1126 Před 5 lety +11

    I started watching this because I just started Dming and saw Pro Jared. How the times have changed. Good video as always though

  • @tacogarbage75
    @tacogarbage75 Před 4 lety +2

    I love coming back and watching this video and realized how much I’ve played d&d since

  • @ThePanthakitty
    @ThePanthakitty Před 7 lety +115

    there's a great youtuber by the name of matthew colville! he has 20+ 'running the game' videos with a whole bunch of new DM advice

    • @thoventhegamer1526
      @thoventhegamer1526 Před 6 lety +5

      Yeah! He's great. He is even close to 40+ videos right now!

  • @jefflunde2358
    @jefflunde2358 Před 7 lety +131

    How can you talk about great D&D shows and not talk about the power house that is CRITICAL ROLE

  • @saprogeist31
    @saprogeist31 Před rokem +3

    9:29 honestly, my main problem with the starter set is that it doesn't actually explain how to make a character
    but it's not as if that information is difficult to find online, just run something like "how to make a D&D character" through a search engine

  • @magic200100
    @magic200100 Před 5 lety

    This is actually the best introductory video on DnD I have ever seen. Good Job mate, good fucking job!

  • @viktorholfinger9052
    @viktorholfinger9052 Před 5 lety +18

    We had a moment where I (dm) laid out the situation where there was wolves guarding an entrance. If they fed the wolves it would be easier to tame them. So what they do is CUT OFF THE FOOT OF THERE DOWNED TEAMATE AND FED IT TOW THEM. Wow.

  • @Rocketman1882
    @Rocketman1882 Před 7 lety +26

    Instead of getting an illegal copy of the PHB, you could just point newcomers to the free rules on WoTC's website. I believe it has guides for fighter/wizard.

  • @aydenm8520
    @aydenm8520 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you for making this video, about 2 months ago I asked one of my friends who mentioned it if I could play and since then I've had so much fun playing the game.

  • @Josh-pc4sp
    @Josh-pc4sp Před 5 lety +6

    “You don’t have any other friends that you’re close to, and you just wanna do it, you and them.

  • @sentientshadows8589
    @sentientshadows8589 Před 5 lety +104

    Don't know if you know this already, but robots created by wizards now exist in dnd as official playable races. They're called the Warforged.
    Sorry if this seems kinda dickish to say, not trying to be, just wanted to point it out in case anyone was wondering or maybe wanted to play as a robot.

    • @gamingtoast5455
      @gamingtoast5455 Před 5 lety +7

      But aren't warforged more like golem'ish creatures ?

    • @peral9728
      @peral9728 Před 5 lety +11

      Thanks, this is the motivation I needed to want to play.

    • @sentientshadows8589
      @sentientshadows8589 Před 5 lety +8

      ​@@gamingtoast5455 yes, and while there's an official description for them, one of the beautiful things about dnd is that, IT'S WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE!!=). 2:38, he's completely right.

    • @jamesshepard3
      @jamesshepard3 Před 5 lety +3

      I once played a completely sci-fi campaign. We just adapted races and classes and weapons to fit a sci-fi universe. It was great.

    • @rivy-lurk-869
      @rivy-lurk-869 Před 5 lety +1

      SWEET! TIME TO MAKE A ROBOCLERIC

  • @DabIMON
    @DabIMON Před 7 lety +14

    You don't even need the Starter's Set, Wizards put out a free demo-book online.

  • @gilgabro420
    @gilgabro420 Před 5 lety +7

    5:24 "all D&D players want to create new D&D players." 😏

  • @dinandv1178
    @dinandv1178 Před 4 lety +5

    Coming back after a few moths, this defenitly got me into DnD

  • @frogulon8271
    @frogulon8271 Před 5 lety +174

    This one time a person in my party seduced a black dragon into go into human form (you can figure out why) and then our ranger ran in shot him with his blunderbuss got a NAT 20 and Insta gibbed him. We were level 3.

    • @Maehedrose
      @Maehedrose Před 5 lety +32

      That wouldn't happen, it'd still have the dragon's hit points, but if it was fun for everyone, then go with it.

    • @frogulon8271
      @frogulon8271 Před 5 lety +36

      I know but the Nat 20 was so good that the DM was like "yeah he dead"
      (It wasn't adventurers league so no one cared)

    • @gordonmcghie1985
      @gordonmcghie1985 Před 5 lety +3

      Did ye, aye?

    • @justjoking5252
      @justjoking5252 Před 5 lety +7

      I would normally question the players relationship with the dm if they were running into black dragons at level 3, but the fact you pulled it off works for me.

    • @Stafarns
      @Stafarns Před 5 lety +3

      @@justjoking5252 my guess was that they were meant to do something else to lvl up but went to bbeg straight away

  • @tanglycolt9242
    @tanglycolt9242 Před 5 lety +24

    Dude we have like 3 parties of 5-7 and we play after school and our teacher is the dm
    It was very interesting and at the end all the remaining party member from all the parties teamed up to kill a over powered demon boss

  • @katbiremanlive
    @katbiremanlive Před 5 lety +2

    You actually got me to finally get this game. And when I got it I played it with my school friends during lunch, and now they’re into it. You have spawned 4 new players with one video. You’re doing the lords work

  • @lmcdoug23
    @lmcdoug23 Před 3 lety +2

    me rewatching this video for advice as I embark on my first campaign as a dm is definitely a new experience

  • @FlorentiusIV
    @FlorentiusIV Před 7 lety +87

    I'm gonna give that online DnD thing a shot.

  • @gaminggarchomp3752
    @gaminggarchomp3752 Před 5 lety +213

    8:34 perfect time to watch this video I guess

    • @alizard7617
      @alizard7617 Před 5 lety +5

      Yea that’s aged well

    • @onethatobjects4960
      @onethatobjects4960 Před 5 lety +1

      Ba
      Bum
      Tiss

    • @elgatochurro
      @elgatochurro Před 4 lety +2

      The most hilarious part of all that was Holly started the open marriage bullshit, but then got mad and tried crying about being cheated on and neglected by jet husband just cause he got laid more than her... she wanted to cheat during the marriage and he got the better end of it and she got jealous over it.

  • @keanewong6793
    @keanewong6793 Před 5 lety +11

    This video inspired me to ask my friends if they wanna play, thanks

  • @nattojelly8349
    @nattojelly8349 Před 3 lety +2

    Looking into how to getting into the game at the moment. I am obsessed with the idea of being able to find others who I can go on adventures with. It seems like the best hobby I didn’t know about until some month ago

  • @jboylman2193
    @jboylman2193 Před 5 lety +31

    Call of Cthulhu is also fun. It’s basically DND in the 20s with Lovecraft stuff.

    • @kalajel
      @kalajel Před 5 lety +2

      ...and you're meant to run away from monsters, not fight them...

    • @Entropy67
      @Entropy67 Před 4 lety +1

      ​@@kalajel Hey, nothing is stopping you from fighting dimensional eldritch horrors that make you insane just by looking at them. You can completely definitely try to do something.

    • @MarquisLeary34
      @MarquisLeary34 Před 4 lety

      It's an RPG, but otherwise NOT like DnD. If you play CoC like a DnD party you'll die 100 ways in 100 minutes.

    • @MarquisLeary34
      @MarquisLeary34 Před 4 lety

      @@Entropy67 Not saying it'll do any good, but you can TRY.

  • @MCbeccy89
    @MCbeccy89 Před 7 lety +18

    Honestly, there's just about no excuses that people could give.
    I have no friends and I'm poor/too lazy to go buy crap, but I've still been able to find a game to join and play. You should also not feel intimidated by the book, and feel like you need to read it all [especially if you're like me who can get sidetracked real easy when it comes to reading]
    Literally, there's so many videos that can help introduce you into the game. And if anything just watch a few podcasts.
    Some great ones are
    SourceFed D&D - which is a very simplified version of the game, helps you just understand the simple concepts of it.
    Critical Role - Just a great podcast, and a really awesome dm.
    There's a bunch more podcast out there that probably fit to more of your taste. But you also need to at least put some effort into it to get yourself started off.

  • @paradoxinraindrops141
    @paradoxinraindrops141 Před 5 lety

    Used to play in my high school’s weekly TT RPG club & have been wanting to get back in so thank you for such an awesome video!

  • @thelosersclub7104
    @thelosersclub7104 Před 4 lety +2

    I need you to know... you singlehandedly got me and my friends into this AMAZING game!!!! Thank you Marcus.

  • @ezzrrrraaa
    @ezzrrrraaa Před 5 lety +12

    I play d&d with some friends every Sunday and I have had so much fun and love playing it so much

  • @crimsonhead100
    @crimsonhead100 Před 7 lety +129

    DnD is only fun as the group you're playing with. That being said my friends are awesome

    • @jackcooper7685
      @jackcooper7685 Před 6 lety +3

      moytank most of my friends fucking hate alot of the stuff I like including D&D so I have NEVER been able to properly play D&D

    • @Maehedrose
      @Maehedrose Před 5 lety

      You can always get a different group - the internet has made that easy.

    • @koolmckool7039
      @koolmckool7039 Před 5 lety

      @@jackcooper7685 Ouch.

  • @jurgenshantz4273
    @jurgenshantz4273 Před 5 lety

    Hey I just wanted to say thanks for making the video. I watched it a few months ago and I’m actually having a bunch of fun and I’ve found new friends to play it with! So yeah that wouldn’t have happened without this video and I’m thankful for that

  • @ellenwright5901
    @ellenwright5901 Před 4 lety

    I watched this video waayyy back and it officially convinced me to play, but I was still super shy about it. Then I went to secondary school, got a bunch of mental friends, and now we’re in the middle of our first campaign. It is AWESOME. Thanks so much :)

  • @stateofhibernation
    @stateofhibernation Před 6 lety +51

    "Bu.. bu... but marcus!" I have nothing to complain about, i just wanted to write "but marcus!"

  • @Robbie_Feebo
    @Robbie_Feebo Před 6 lety +26

    Ayye the assassins creed black flag theme at 5:30

  • @zmanrockz6358
    @zmanrockz6358 Před 2 lety

    I swear to god Marcus you always use the best background music. I have never met anyone else who realizes how fucking good the AC 4 soundtrack is.

  • @GavMiPie
    @GavMiPie Před 5 lety +2

    I’ve been playing 5e for 3 years and I still love watching this video.

  • @TDoSrules
    @TDoSrules Před 7 lety +6

    Fantastic video, broski. I wish this was made 10 years ago. Really fucking cool to see people talk about things they're passionate about.
    I'm an example of one of those long-distance Roll20 people, it's how our DM who lives half a state away can hang with us every Saturday.

  • @frankythefatboi1952
    @frankythefatboi1952 Před 7 lety +39

    "i slap that hobbits dick of YO" I cant stop laughing now thanks
    I need to know what that is xD

    • @SmokesKwazukii
      @SmokesKwazukii Před 6 lety +3

      The Fretzel120 its a bit by Key and Peele but I dont remember what its called

  • @oxiclean4972
    @oxiclean4972 Před 5 lety +8

    You still want me to watch the projared and holly Conrad podcast?

  • @Jezski19
    @Jezski19 Před 5 lety

    Thank you Marcus. Because of this vid, I got back into D&D and got my gf along with my closest friends to play with me. I have written 4 campaigns since then and played using mostly 5e rules, but I took your advice and just played to have fun. Now, I can't keep up with how much everyone else wants to play! Best game I have ever been a part of.

  • @Chaptor
    @Chaptor Před 7 lety +45

    Yup, D&D is the fucking shit.

  • @jamesbruce8364
    @jamesbruce8364 Před 7 lety +160

    Wait was that d and d video with the voice actor of mcCree.

    • @spatsula
      @spatsula Před 7 lety +62

      yes also he does a bunch of different dnd things and one of them is called critical role on geekandsundry's twitch channel thursday nights 7pm pst where he dm's for a bunch of other voice actors

    • @jamesbruce8364
      @jamesbruce8364 Před 7 lety +8

      spatsula that is awesome

    • @V3n9eanc3
      @V3n9eanc3 Před 7 lety +14

      yep. He's the DM for a d&d show called Critical Role. It's still running, and you can get started here on youtube quite easily. Some of the players are the voice actors of Ilidan, Jaina and Mograine from WoW

    • @jamesbruce8364
      @jamesbruce8364 Před 7 lety +11

      ***** yeah i started it i am like episode 5.

    • @uelideschwart4056
      @uelideschwart4056 Před 7 lety +18

      Critical Role is my favourite show of all time. I doubt there will ever be anything as epic.
      For all those who don't know it yet:
      /watch?v=i-p9lWIhcLQ&list=PLqTT_VuffgDP0I6accl0jP5p3kxBRPVPa
      A playlist with all episodes. Enjoy ^^

  • @jameshetherington1
    @jameshetherington1 Před 3 lety +3

    Played DND at a stag do and played for 18 hours. I thought as I was the only guy with zero playing experience I'd suck
    It was amazing and I got to kick some serious ass, never looked back

  • @tonystank3091
    @tonystank3091 Před 5 lety +6

    8:33 Well, *that* aged like unfiltered milk, didn't it?