Personally, I love watching D&D on youtube. Normally I watch animated stories from Puffin Forest,Dingo Doodles, and Zee Bashew (this is not an advertisement ;). They have the best stories as well as some decent animations. They did all did a collaboration one-shot, so... link is... Here. Anyone else have favorite youtubers? Favorite channels? Favorite videos? Feel free to post any of your thoughts or stuff. I'd be happy to look at them, and I bet a lot of other people would. Enjoy!
Critical Role is absolutely my favorite D&D source online.
But in terms of specifically YouTubers, I would like to give massive props to two others.
The first is Dael Kingsmill. ("Hello, humans!") She does great videos on narrative style, thematic ideas, homebrew optional rules, campaign organization, DM tips, and even discussions of real literary and mythological subjects.
The other is Ginni Di. Her cosplay of Laura Bailey's character, Jester, is just mindblowing. She also does videos on the business side and behind-the-scenes side of not just cosplaying, but of life as a professional creative person in general.
Tayn of Darkwood. Lvl 10 human Life Cleric of Lathander. Retired.
Ikram Sahir ibn Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad, Second Son of the House of Ra'ad, Defender of the Burning Sands. Lvl 9 Brass Dragonborn Sorcerer + Greater Fire Elemental Devil.
Viktor Gavriil. Lvl 20 White Dragonborn Grave Cleric, of Kurgan the God of Death.
Overall favourite has to be crit roll, however I love the stuff put out by Dungeon Dudes, Nerdarchy (even if they have an obvious bias against Warlocks lol), Zee Bashew, Dingo Doodles and Puffin Forest. I think the problem with finding it difficult to enjoy other streamers is that Crit Roll spoiled me for overall narative and play style. Dungeon Dudes and Nerdarchy are pure information and ideas, with the last 3 retelling entertaining stories from their games and info. I did enjoy Debra Ann Wohls one shot from the Stream of Many Eyes event though.
dingo puffin and zee for sure critical role is always a hit adventure is also very much acceptable however as few as he has and as infrequent as he posts projared has some fun stories and really was the catalyst for wanting me to get into dnd and then later on i watched harmon quest through less than legitimate means. kinda hard to watch anything else besides any of these guys if im being honest. also mother****in adventure zone
Can anyone recommend a good, serious run of Curse of Strahd? I'm watching Chris Perkins' run-through on Dice, Camera, Action. While he's an excellent DM (and the adventure's author!), his table is playing the campaign as a sort of black comedy. I'd love to find a spooky, sophisticated play-through of Barovia.
I recently got into Matt Colville's work. He is more of a DM tips channel with narrative used as a teaching tool, but I find it very effect. He's very cerebral, with works for me. Check out his narrative on open-ended vs railroading.
I really like and recommend Matt Colville, tons of DM tips, players tips, lore, history of TTRPG, and general life tips on being a good human being.
I've been also watching the Dice, Camera Action as I'm running Curse of Strahd for my group -- I'm not a big fan as the group is a little bit slow in some points (some episodes are quite boring), but having read the adventure, listening to the author elaborate more on some topics is really great.
I just can't seem to appreciate Critical Role but I love WebDM and Dungeon Dudes. Followed by The DMs Lair and Taking 20.
I find it fascinating to see younger folk sit and watch someone playing a video game or TTRPG. Something most of us older gamers would never even consider. I can't make myself sit through 30 minutes
I'm pushing 50 and I look forward to watching Critical Role each week just as much as I look forward to my own weekly D&D game.
Nerdy knows no age.
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Tayn of Darkwood. Lvl 10 human Life Cleric of Lathander. Retired.
Ikram Sahir ibn Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad, Second Son of the House of Ra'ad, Defender of the Burning Sands. Lvl 9 Brass Dragonborn Sorcerer + Greater Fire Elemental Devil.
Viktor Gavriil. Lvl 20 White Dragonborn Grave Cleric, of Kurgan the God of Death.
I know I'll eventually get around to watching it but I haven't been able to wade through any of the hundreds of Critical Roll episodes yet. I do watch clips of Matt Mercer for inspiration and it has helped me to improve the voices of my NPCs so far.
Favourite D&D youtuber for stories is Dingo Doodles, she just produces great content. I also like Oxventures, they're very light-hearted and watching their one shots feels like hanging out with friends.
Favourite D&D youtuber for tips and advice is HowToBeAGreatGM.
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Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1!
If you like Dingo, have a look at Puffin Forest too. If you are struggling getting into the Crit Role campaigns I would suggest having a look at their one shots that they have done. It's still a few hours watching, but you don't have to worry about watching over 3 billion hours of story to keep up lol
I recently started watching Relics & Rarities and I'm absolutely in love with it. Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page from Netflix's Daredevil) is an absolutely amazing GM. The use of props and puzzles is inspiring, and the set design is awesome. The players are entertaining too; even the ones who are less familiar with DnD are experienced enough at improvisational acting to do a really good job.
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"We're the perfect combination of expendable and unkillable!"
I recently started watching Relics & Rarities and I'm absolutely in love with it. Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page from Netflix's Daredevil) is an absolutely amazing GM. The use of props and puzzles is inspiring, and the set design is awesome. The players are entertaining too; even the ones who are less familiar with DnD are experienced enough at improvisational acting to do a really good job.
Relics and Rarities is great, Matthew Lillard and Kevin Smiths have to be my favourite episodes so far.
Also if you enjoy her DM style the one shot she did for the Stream of Many Eyes last year was good too, with Matt Mercer as a player.
It's a podcast rather than on youtube, but one of my favorite Actual Play show that isn't named here is Turncloak. It's a grim, very narrative driven psychological game set in a plague era world.
From there wanted to play.. could never find a group so I wrote up a story and now DM a small group in what's turning into a fairly long campaign for a first timer. Good times!
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Personally, I love watching D&D on youtube. Normally I watch animated stories from Puffin Forest, Dingo Doodles, and Zee Bashew (this is not an advertisement ;). They have the best stories as well as some decent animations. They did all did a collaboration one-shot, so... link is... Here. Anyone else have favorite youtubers? Favorite channels? Favorite videos? Feel free to post any of your thoughts or stuff. I'd be happy to look at them, and I bet a lot of other people would. Enjoy!
it's been a long time...
Critical Role is absolutely my favorite D&D source online.
But in terms of specifically YouTubers, I would like to give massive props to two others.
The first is Dael Kingsmill. ("Hello, humans!") She does great videos on narrative style, thematic ideas, homebrew optional rules, campaign organization, DM tips, and even discussions of real literary and mythological subjects.
The other is Ginni Di. Her cosplay of Laura Bailey's character, Jester, is just mindblowing. She also does videos on the business side and behind-the-scenes side of not just cosplaying, but of life as a professional creative person in general.
Tayn of Darkwood. Lvl 10 human Life Cleric of Lathander. Retired.
Ikram Sahir ibn Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad, Second Son of the House of Ra'ad, Defender of the Burning Sands. Lvl 9 Brass Dragonborn Sorcerer + Greater Fire Elemental Devil.
Viktor Gavriil. Lvl 20 White Dragonborn Grave Cleric, of Kurgan the God of Death.
Anzio Faro. Lvl 5 Prot. Aasimar Light Cleric.
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For actual D&D games, I only watch Critical Role. Just don't really have the time.
For D&D info and discussion I like WebDM's channel as well as Taking20.
The only game I watch is Critical Roll. I just don't know of any others.
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Overall favourite has to be crit roll, however I love the stuff put out by Dungeon Dudes, Nerdarchy (even if they have an obvious bias against Warlocks lol), Zee Bashew, Dingo Doodles and Puffin Forest. I think the problem with finding it difficult to enjoy other streamers is that Crit Roll spoiled me for overall narative and play style. Dungeon Dudes and Nerdarchy are pure information and ideas, with the last 3 retelling entertaining stories from their games and info.
I did enjoy Debra Ann Wohls one shot from the Stream of Many Eyes event though.
From Within Chaos Comes Order!
dingo puffin and zee for sure critical role is always a hit adventure is also very much acceptable however as few as he has and as infrequent as he posts projared has some fun stories and really was the catalyst for wanting me to get into dnd and then later on i watched harmon quest through less than legitimate means. kinda hard to watch anything else besides any of these guys if im being honest. also mother****in adventure zone
Can anyone recommend a good, serious run of Curse of Strahd? I'm watching Chris Perkins' run-through on Dice, Camera, Action. While he's an excellent DM (and the adventure's author!), his table is playing the campaign as a sort of black comedy. I'd love to find a spooky, sophisticated play-through of Barovia.
I recently got into Matt Colville's work. He is more of a DM tips channel with narrative used as a teaching tool, but I find it very effect. He's very cerebral, with works for me. Check out his narrative on open-ended vs railroading.
Critical Role is hors concours.
I really like and recommend Matt Colville, tons of DM tips, players tips, lore, history of TTRPG, and general life tips on being a good human being.
I've been also watching the Dice, Camera Action as I'm running Curse of Strahd for my group -- I'm not a big fan as the group is a little bit slow in some points (some episodes are quite boring), but having read the adventure, listening to the author elaborate more on some topics is really great.
I just can't seem to appreciate Critical Role but I love WebDM and Dungeon Dudes. Followed by The DMs Lair and Taking 20.
I find it fascinating to see younger folk sit and watch someone playing a video game or TTRPG. Something most of us older gamers would never even consider. I can't make myself sit through 30 minutes
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I'm pushing 50 and I look forward to watching Critical Role each week just as much as I look forward to my own weekly D&D game.
Nerdy knows no age.
Tayn of Darkwood. Lvl 10 human Life Cleric of Lathander. Retired.
Ikram Sahir ibn Malik al-Sayyid Ra'ad, Second Son of the House of Ra'ad, Defender of the Burning Sands. Lvl 9 Brass Dragonborn Sorcerer + Greater Fire Elemental Devil.
Viktor Gavriil. Lvl 20 White Dragonborn Grave Cleric, of Kurgan the God of Death.
Anzio Faro. Lvl 5 Prot. Aasimar Light Cleric.
I know I'll eventually get around to watching it but I haven't been able to wade through any of the hundreds of Critical Roll episodes yet. I do watch clips of Matt Mercer for inspiration and it has helped me to improve the voices of my NPCs so far.
Favourite D&D youtuber for stories is Dingo Doodles, she just produces great content. I also like Oxventures, they're very light-hearted and watching their one shots feels like hanging out with friends.
Favourite D&D youtuber for tips and advice is HowToBeAGreatGM.
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1!
Never tell me the DC.
If you like Dingo, have a look at Puffin Forest too. If you are struggling getting into the Crit Role campaigns I would suggest having a look at their one shots that they have done. It's still a few hours watching, but you don't have to worry about watching over 3 billion hours of story to keep up lol
From Within Chaos Comes Order!
I recently started watching Relics & Rarities and I'm absolutely in love with it. Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page from Netflix's Daredevil) is an absolutely amazing GM. The use of props and puzzles is inspiring, and the set design is awesome. The players are entertaining too; even the ones who are less familiar with DnD are experienced enough at improvisational acting to do a really good job.
"We're the perfect combination of expendable and unkillable!"
Relics and Rarities is great, Matthew Lillard and Kevin Smiths have to be my favourite episodes so far.
Also if you enjoy her DM style the one shot she did for the Stream of Many Eyes last year was good too, with Matt Mercer as a player.
From Within Chaos Comes Order!
Critical Role is, perhaps unsurprisingly, at the top of my list.
Zee Bradshaw has those delightful "Animated Spellbook" videos.
Davvy Chappy offers very illuminating and funny videos, as well.
However... XP to Level 3 occupies the biggest presence next to Critical Role.
Their D&D guides are so damn entertaining, and the other videos are similarly wonderful.
They do have a Let's Play of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, that is shown on the "Arcane Arcade" channel.
Tales from the Mists is excellent. Highly recommended.
It's a podcast rather than on youtube, but one of my favorite Actual Play show that isn't named here is Turncloak. It's a grim, very narrative driven psychological game set in a plague era world.
Drunks and dragons podcast got me into DND.
From there wanted to play.. could never find a group so I wrote up a story and now DM a small group in what's turning into a fairly long campaign for a first timer. Good times!