If you are rolling "Death Saving Throws" when you get 3 saves you are at 0 HP still you are just "Stabilized" and "Unconscious" meaning you don't have to keep rolling saving throws. Rolling a nat 20 will bring you back up at 1 HP but 3 death saves will not. EDIT: This is merely me being a big dork, its a small detail he put a lot into these videos so small hiccups are always going to be a thing. I did not expect this to blow up. JoCat please keep up the amazing work you have inspired me to take up art in the form of 3D animation I hope I can provide back some of the amazing content you have given this community one day!
Another correction: Mage Hand is a cantrip, so casting 5 per day as JoCat said isn't actually illegal and the DM isn't authorized to commit dice consume.
Not gonna lie, my brain jumped to the click-clack detonators used for plastic explosives. . .may be playing a bit too much shadowrun though. Our dwarf runs around with coffee mugs full of explosive foam and wood screws
The way that my DM described stats the first time was using only tomatoes allow me to elaborate Strength : how many tomatoes can you crush Dexterity: how many tomatoes can you dodge Constitution: how many rotten tomatoes can you eat before you get sick Intelligence: knowing that a tomato is a fruit wisdom: knowing that a tomato does not belong in a fruit salad Charisma: the ability to sell someone a fruit salad with tomatoes in it
I actually did this to my players as they were getting hyped for a climactic boss fight against a major enemy. They deflated so quickly that i could not help but laugh for a few minutes before we got back on track.
I am not even a DM and I am taking notes on the jokes he makes in his videos. Hell, I've never even played D&D (something I will hopefully change soon).
"The dm has full rights to eat your dice," Funny thing about that, one time I dropped a half sized d12 on a table while not paying attention because I was looking for a different die, and unbeknownst to me the d12 I dropped had landed in my drink, and let's just say I didn't know about it until I was spitting it out
Strength is how hard you can throw a tomato. Dexterity is how accurate you can throw a tomato. Constitution is how many tomatoes you can eat before getting sick. Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing a tomato doesn't belong in a fruit salad. Charisma is how well you can sell a tomato.
For those genuinely unsure about the flaws section, I have a quick and easy recommendation: A crippling fear, and a stress response. For your crippling fear you can use thing like fire, or the dark, or the ocean. Or you can try for more exotic and vague ones like your past, or blood, or alcohol, or magic. The magic fear has a slightly more difficult but interesting cousin in the form of casting characters who are specifically afraid of their OWN magic. This works best for sorcerers and warlocks, but you could probably squeeze it in to anyone who uses magic. For stress responses, the most common ones are just flat out running, some form of RP paralysis, a mental breakdown, passing out, a blind violent rage, or something of that nature. You can get more inspiration by checking out the various madness tables in the DMG.
Alternatively a situation that may get them to act against their best interests. "I am prone to jump headfirst into dangerous situations" as an example.
@@steeledminer616 An example that is a mix of that and a fear, from Critical Role: The Rogue that is so deeply afraid of losing anyone in the party that he is constantly throwing himself into very risky situations and frontline combat so as to meet potential threats and take them out before they could threaten the others. The fear is "losing someone" The stress response is "yeet myself at the threat blades first"
great framework. i had a character who was a hermit for a long time, and began talking to himself in mirrors. when he started adventuring, he was uncontrollably angry at his reflection and would scream and speak at it. made for some interesting situations in anything where i could see my reflection. water, a shiny shield, mirrors, etc all became a problem for me.
“Roll initiative is when your DM says “Clickety clackety you’re about to get attackety.” “Roll three failures and your character sheet becomes a DM’s ass wiping sheet.” “This is the sheet of all your accomplishments. Oh look at that it’s blank!”
Ok, I don’t think anyone has said this so I will: it’s super fuckin neat that he adds the thing he talked about in the previous video in the intro of future videos
If he keeps the series going for long enough you will start to wonder wether that sock on the wall was after the potted wiggler or before the Harry Potter books.
Hey, why did your character sheets look weird? They're all missing the part that says "daddy issues" in the flaws section. That's on everyone's sheet, right?
this is why 90% of the americans join the military, they could be cozy in some dungeon cellar playing DnD, but instead they are somwhere getting shot at, mowing some grass, or at a hoehouse.
I'm not an expert, but from what I could gather casters in 1.&2. edition had to had to prepare each spell by "filling" one of thier slots with the specific spell . You also could only prepare each spell only once. This is sometimes referred to as "Vancian casting", since it was based on the magic in the "Dying Earth" series by Jack Vance. Mages would forget the spell they cast and had to use a spellbook to recover them. I'm 17 tho and got this from D&D videos on youtube, so might not be 100% accurate.
@@War_Magus I feel like the concept is definitely not easy to understand if it has to be explained via metaphor and if every non-D&D player (or simply new player) is baffled by it. Meanwhile the concept of mana is extremely common.
@@War_Magus While the concept is easy, the vocabulary certainly isn't. (like how attack bonus should be accuracy bonus so players don't confuse it with a bonus to your damage, which was something needed to be clarified in the video). Calling it something like "stored mana" that you have to recharge each day, and then "attune" it to whatever spells you want to use, would be a lot easier for players to understand, and function the exact same way.
I know this video is 3 years old, but THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! My friends started a D&D club and I started watching videos to try to learn the game, but this one not only explained things the most effectively, but the most entertainingly. I swear I'm rewatching this just to hear a "proverbial pounding in p*rnographic proportions" and "let's put a PEEN in that" over and over. Now I've smoothly started playing the game thanks to you! This video quickly got me into the game and gave me a ton of laughs!!🤣❤
Yeah I started keeping minutes in combat encounters "18:01: DM says role innitiative 18:03: the wizard can't figure out whether to fireball 2 enemies and 3 allies or fire bolt the Boss on the other side of the room 18:07: The rogue is having issues remembering how many dice to role, so he and the DM are consulting the PHB and are looking up Mordenkainen's online because nobody brought a copy 18:13: Bad guys turn 18:15: Alright its my turn lay on hands on the fighter the wizard knocked out and healing word on the wizard because he's got a tunnel in his shoulder from a arrow 18:16: the fighter is still not back from the toilet 18:20: the fighter is back and is reading through his stuff 18:23: the fighter decided to use the attack action and end his turn 18:26: Sorc player arrives 50 minutes late to the game and asks if we managed to finish a turn yet 18:31: Sorc is seated and bard is taking a turn, casts vicious mockery. 18:32: Sorc casts fireball. 18:37 Sorc finally figured out what wild magic mishaps will kill us all Turn 1 over"
The people who don't, on the other hand, are the ones who are trying to get into DND but don't quite understand it yet. These guides have honestly been lifesavers, and I think this one is the most useful out of all of them. The disclaimer at the start seems least relevant to this video, since as far as I can tell it's all-encompassing and accurate except that one missing part about saving throws
Prediction: Jo will talk about how the Inspiration section is never used. EDIT: In my defense, the fact that he didn't bring it up only further supports my statement.
@@suprememario7957 yup. "d(X)" is the die type (like a d6/cube, or a d4/triangular pyramid), and the number in front is the number of dice. So, 8d6 is 8 of the six-sided dice rolled and added together.
This is the only video that has actually made me able to understand a character sheet. The lightning fast talking speed so that I don't even have to speed up the video, the animations that catch your eye and keep you engaged, the silly sounds and slight insults that allow me to feel like it's not a formal class...all of it was so perfect for my ADHD dumb ass to actually keep up and understand. Thank you thank you thank youuuuu for this.
Having played Dungeons and Dragons since second edition when I was 5 years old, I personally enjoy JoCat explaining the game to me like I'm a foolish mortal wombat. This isn't sarcasm, I love this series.
14:40 just to let you know, he’s the opener. he’s funny, but he’s not why we stay man, don’t let it get to you too much. Also it’s like the last 10th of a second in 14:40, it’s quick but if you manage to go frame by Fran you can see it
Crap Guides are fun and all, but we’re staying because of the person with the creative talent to make the Crap Guides and so much more. And don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Crap Guides. I just know that there’s so much more to be seen and a genuinely kind and talented person behind the Crap. We love you man, try not to beat yourself up.
@@deadersurvival4716 nah, shipping is just saying 2 ( or more) characters are in a relationship, when it's not explicity in cannon. There's a ton of shipping for Zuko and Katara for A:TLA and they've certainly met (and are a better fit than Aang and Katara, but what do I know)
My brother and I picked up D&D at a toy/board game shop for his birthday, and we’ve referred to these videos when we first made our characters. Safe to say I have the smoothest of smooth brains cause I instantly forgot about what the attack bonus was/did, so one game I threw it on to my damage roll and instantly gained +5 damage instead of +3 to my d20 roll. Safe to say I’ve fixed that for now. Oh shit, my attack bonus should be +6 due to my proficiency’s.
This is legitimately the most helpful video I came across when first learning to play D&D, and now over a year later I still come back and watch it just to enjoy the experience.
The frame of JoCat being overshadowed by JoCrap makes me sad. Jo, no matter what you upload, i love you, not the stinky wiggler man. Your talented and so lovely and i hope you have a good day.
Jo, if the long-head dude was your entire channel I wouldn’t have stayed, the wholesome and hardworking dude behind it is what makes this channel good 👌 14:40
Anytime I try to explain D&D to a new person, I link them to this video. Thank you so much for everything you did for us, JoCat. I hope you are happy and safe.
14:40 I can't speak for everyone, but even though the wiggler head is why I found the channel it's the creator behind it why I stayed. Planning on being around regardless of how this series or the rest of your content ends up changing.
you forgot the most important explanation for abilitiy scores: The tomato explanation How far can you throw a tomato - STR How accurate can you be with a thrown tomato - DEX How many tomatoes can you eat - CON Knowing a tomato is a fruit - INT Knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad - WIS Selling your fruit salad (even when there are tomatoes in it) - CHA Then again you were maybe right in skipping this cause I hate tomatoes
Unfortunately, that's exactly what it's portraying. Everyone is talking about and laughing at everything "JoCrap" and the Crap Guides do. Meanwhile, not much attention is paid to JoCat's other works and videos. He even points that out in one, or two of his older videos.
You dont know how much I appreciate this. I needed this so much because character stats have always scared me. I'm pretty new to DnD. I've only played twice and those two times the stats both confused and scared me. The DM basically held my hand on both occasions in terms of stats which was good because it helped me but bad because I still couldn't learn stats properly with the spoon feeding and hand holding. I've watched several videos on how to understand this but yours is my favorite one so far. Its waaay more entertaining to watch and very simplified to someone like me who only understands numbers in baby language. I understood it much easier watching you and had a good laugh while at it. This is titled as a crap guide but it's far from it and made me understand more than most of the serious videos I watched explaining this. I know you might not be able to read this but thank you so much for this.
I hope the fact I actually came to learn to do it properly because it was the first thing that popped up when I searched for a guide to character sheet (with the most views btw) makes you happy
"Hey you kinda forgot to write your backstory." "FUC" Hearty laugh at that Jo, thank you! This must have taken a very long time to put together, the effort is clear to see :)
Honestly, if you use an app like D&D beyond, it will walk you through all of what this video covers step by step. It’s super useful for creating a character and then using it to keep track of attacks and spells. There’s even spots in there for notes and backgrounds details!
Just do what my dad did, a few spells to pick from if you're a wizard, a basic attack if you're a martial class, armor class and health, no death saves, you are "dead" until someone heals you, and ask what kinda character they wanna be and make the sheet for them.
"Many are intimitated by this mighty thingy's magnificence, but mourn em we shall not, cuz they be weak ass bitches." MY BROTHER. What a perfect delivery and straight to the point speaking the brute and honest language of Truth and Facts. is like I listen to me explaining it. man I subbed to the channel and you got yourself a new friend. If you ever need me, let me know. Salute from Greece.
My party was dissing electrum and I had exactly 5 silver pieces on me, so I roleplayed going to the bank just to switch out five silver pieces for an electrum piece, and then gave it to the adopted waterdeep children (Jenks, Squiddly and Nat) of the party member who was talking about how redundant electrum was just to see his sheer look of disapproval.
All of my characters carry at least 1 electrum piece from chargen onward. I like to see if it ever comes up, and if it doesn't, it's my lucky gold/silver keepsake.
"Because if you don't and just so happen to cast FIVE mage hands per day..." Anyone with the mage hand cantrip can cast it five times per day. It's a cantrip.
I know this is meant to be satire but I genuinely send this to all my new (and new-ish) players because it explains like 90% of character creation really clearly and it’s way more engaging than just me talking. Thank you JoCat!
@Christopher Bronson yeah I normally watch everything on 1.5x, a minute in I realized I wasn’t processing any of it, too fast for me lol. Super funny though
@@Flash4ML like normally I formation videos people talk slow and take long pauses. (SCHOOL) So I always watch on 1.5x-2x but this... THE BASE IS ALREADY 1.5x!!!!!!!!!
It's fine for me to comprehend because I hate when people talk slow (some of my friends say I talk too quick) so his mile a minute speech is perfect for me
Of all the Crap Guides, this one feels the most like a condescending parent trying to teach their kid algebra. I'm not sure how to feel about it. Also, jokes aside, don't think I missed that frame at 14:40. We may like JoCrap, but he wouldn't exist without you. If you stopped making these, I may not speak for everyone, but just know at least I'd stick around, and I'm fairly certain there are others who are with me in that.
I think my favorite things JoCat has put out are his longer form video essays, like "So you wanna make a Pokemon," and then, of course, Drunk JoCat Plays Mario Party! Wholesome AF.
Regarding the first part of your comment... I feel it's pretty spot on. Seriously, DnD 5e has basics maths. The fact that people with over 5/6 sessions of game can't recall their Attack Bonus is beyond me. Sure, you can forget some modifiers here and there or don't know exactly all skills (to this, I keep forgetting about Deception. I am an oldschool Shadowrun guy and that's "Bluff" or "Con" for me) but don't tell me that you built an archer Figther and you still need me to tell you that you add your proficiency bonus to your dexterity, for crying out loud
We also overestimate crap guide popularity. They have millions of views but how many are repeat viewings? His new destiny video has 100k and that’s still pretty good.
Awww. That last frame is so sad. :( I've recently started going through all your videos from the very beginning and everything you've put out has been fantastic. Currently on overly edited hollow knight and I've absolutely been loving it. We seriously appreciate all the work you do and I hope you can see that. Much love.
Stealing this place here to agree with you Jack. Not sure how serious the picture is, but having it be in the very very last frame (It was super hard to see even with using period and comma on the keyboard) makes me think it's something that has been bothering JoCat. So instead of saying nothing I'd rather be better safe than sorry: JoCat, don't be afraid of thinking you'll have to act like a certain persona in order to feel accepted by your community. We love ya for what you do, but also for who you actually are. The character is fun, it's part of the style of video of course! But never think that you're stuck with it, do you want you want to do. We as your community got you fam.
Jocat is just as lovable as Jocrap. Jocat is funny and adorable when he does collabs with anyone and his actual self is really amazing. We love you Jocat
Okay, so this is how good you are at smashing, and this is how good you are at tanking other people's smashes like a boss. Here's your D12, just roll it whenever I tell you to, okay big guy?
Ehm...Barbarian still smart enough to solve Riddle of Steel, meanwhile not-smoothbrained Wizard....Warlock....BLACK SNAKE MASTER, huh, he failed. And then he died. Remember, fellow Barbarians and Barbarettes. Flesh grows weak, Steel becomes brittle, but the Will is indomitable. And if you don't believe me, THEN TO SIGIL WITH YOU.
You know, this video was my first real introduction to dnd, about 6 months later and I am 5 months through my first campaign and having a blast! Funniest thing is that if this video had been more “average” I probably wouldn’t have actually gotten into dnd because of how complicated it seems, but this video just made it seem so fun, and funny that I had to try it at least once.
I love these! They're like the "For Dummies" books had a child with asdf; they explain things well enough for "small smooth brains" (or people completely new to the game) to understand, but they say it in pop culture references and what I call "you're a horrible person" humor. Great job!
I know the pain, I'm running a Rogue/Bard/Warlock Tiefling with an Instrument of the Bard and a Rod of the Pact Keeper.... So that is Warlock Spell Slots, Bard Spell Slots, Bardic Inspiration, Racial once a day spells, Insturment of the Bard once a day spells. Different DC, disadvantages and Casting Attack Rolls depending which list spells come from and whether they are charms or not.... And that is only 3 classes... not all of them. As you may guess I have built a character sheet from scratch..
@@blackjack2526 I started with D&D 2.5. Go look up THACO and then we'll see who got off easy, lol. Pathfinder is, basically, 3.5. I just couldn't afford to switch to yet another system so I jumped ship when WoTC brought out 4E. I've been sailing the seas of high adventure with Paizo (pathfinder) ever since. I know tons of 5E players and have been one on occasion - but I DM and predominantly play, Pathfinder/3.5.
I have come back to this video so many time over the last few years. Every time I've had to make a new character sheet (or remake one lol) I inevitably forget something like how to calculate spell save DC and it is so much more fun to have an excuse to rewatch this video than to look it up in the Parking Himbo :)
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If you are rolling "Death Saving Throws" when you get 3 saves you are at 0 HP still you are just "Stabilized" and "Unconscious" meaning you don't have to keep rolling saving throws. Rolling a nat 20 will bring you back up at 1 HP but 3 death saves will not.
EDIT: This is merely me being a big dork, its a small detail he put a lot into these videos so small hiccups are always going to be a thing. I did not expect this to blow up. JoCat please keep up the amazing work you have inspired me to take up art in the form of 3D animation I hope I can provide back some of the amazing content you have given this community one day!
Came here to save this, save some poor newbie from having to say "But JoCat said-" and frustrating their DM.
Aside from that 10/10, great work JoCat!
Yeah, i'm here for the same reason.
And after 1d4 hours you 1HP
Another correction: Mage Hand is a cantrip, so casting 5 per day as JoCat said isn't actually illegal and the DM isn't authorized to commit dice consume.
Also, I might be remembering wrong, but a 10 on a death save is actually a fail. EDIT: Apparently I was remembering wrong! You may now ignore me.
I like when he said "Peepee, poopoo, watermelon" he cut as he began to break down laughing.
I thought everyone just skipped over it haha
Oh yeah no he definitely laughed, does that mean he likes to be spoon fed and used the app too tho?
Honestly that made the joke about 20x funnier than it would've otherwise been
Just a short inhale before the laugh and it cuts
Can you...repeat that?
The wheeze was so precious
"Clickity Clackity, you're about to get Attackity"
When the DM suddenly whips out an Agnaktor.
why is it so accurate?
The best clickity clackity boi in existence
Hope you wizard is packing the create water spell otherwise your about to be burned alive by a firey eldrich BLAST
Not gonna lie, my brain jumped to the click-clack detonators used for plastic explosives. . .may be playing a bit too much shadowrun though. Our dwarf runs around with coffee mugs full of explosive foam and wood screws
I have an Agnaktor random box mini. Thank you for reminding me XD
I love how jo laughs when saying "if you're a baby who laughs at the phrase 'peepee poopoo watermelon'" it was adorable ngl
Yeah
It funnier because he laughs before he finishes the sentence
@@ilovepokemonandanime Be honest, we all did.
I love how it's a universal human experience to laugh at the phrase "peepee poopoo watermelon". It brings us together as a species
It's also ironic because he's saying anyone who laughs at that is a baby, meaning he's a baby.
I love this one because it basically teaches you how to play DnD in as much time as the player handbook takes to tell you that Dwarves are short.
The smooth animation of “FUCK” at the end legitimately scared me.
It's so good! Isn't it!
It was smooth as fuck
thats where 90% of the budget went
How it is not a meme surprises me.
I was hoping someone was gonna say something
The way that my DM described stats the first time was using only tomatoes allow me to elaborate
Strength : how many tomatoes can you crush
Dexterity: how many tomatoes can you dodge
Constitution: how many rotten tomatoes can you eat before you get sick
Intelligence: knowing that a tomato is a fruit
wisdom: knowing that a tomato does not belong in a fruit salad
Charisma: the ability to sell someone a fruit salad with tomatoes in it
This is so genius 😂😂😂✨
Beautiful
this sounds like a michal reaves bit
same way i was taught how these stats work honestly
fruit salad with tomatoes?
*salsa*
This video unironically taught me more about DnD than an official guide. I guess big words scare me and i need to be insulted to learn.
I was thinking the exact same thing
that's somewhat kinky
Same lmao I think I finally got it
@@kernunnos "its only kinky if you say Mommy"
@@bluntlyhonest6803 sounds more like a daddy to me, maybe i'm just an idiot tho.
Maybe both.
Fans of the series noticed the bard/paladin side plot
True enjoyers noticed the rogue/barbarian side plot
Legends noticed the wizard/fighter side plot
WAIT THERE ARE MORE SUBPLOTS THAN BARD/PALADIN?
@@nrdkartoflen5836Well duh. Sounds like something he'd do to make me feel stupid for not noticing the wizard/ fighter plot,
I actually ended up noticing the latter 2 subplots while rewatching the series.
Rewatching this series, the Wizard and Fighter relationship is probably the cutest of the three.
*PANTRY INFILTRATION COMPLETE*
CRAB TAKEOVER INITIATED!!!!
The crab has infiltrated the wiggler base. Good God we're all doomed.
Is this the beginning of a COLLABORATION?! Please let it be Lord Crab!
@@deathtocheetos Please. Either a colab episode where you both read stories or Jo animates one of Crab's stories. I would love it
Lmao crit crab has joined forces with jocat
"Clickity Clackity you're about to get Attackity" Is the best version of 'Roll for Initiative' I've ever heard
Lol I'm totally going to use it in a future session
@Mary L220 *Sam e*
I actually did this to my players as they were getting hyped for a climactic boss fight against a major enemy. They deflated so quickly that i could not help but laugh for a few minutes before we got back on track.
I am not even a DM and I am taking notes on the jokes he makes in his videos. Hell, I've never even played D&D (something I will hopefully change soon).
@@nickkurzy2246 Did it change?
"The dm has full rights to eat your dice,"
Funny thing about that, one time I dropped a half sized d12 on a table while not paying attention because I was looking for a different die, and unbeknownst to me the d12 I dropped had landed in my drink,
and let's just say I didn't know about it until I was spitting it out
Sugar dice are great. Every nat 1 and I get a little fatter.
At least you didn't find out about it later, I can't imagine that would have been too enjoyable
As Jeremiah Webb says, you could have been replacing the 'p' with an 'h' in your last sentence...
3:55 “Hooo boy! Are you overwhelmed yet?”
My brother: YES!!!!
me with ADHD: NOPE, MWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-- /hj
Strength is how hard you can throw a tomato.
Dexterity is how accurate you can throw a tomato.
Constitution is how many tomatoes you can eat before getting sick.
Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is knowing a tomato doesn't belong in a fruit salad.
Charisma is how well you can sell a tomato.
Charisma is being able to sell someone a tomato-based fruit salad.
By the way, Salsa exists. :-)
Never in my life have I been so enlightened by a tomato.
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It’s from Arcadum lol
I heard that before, but Con was "How well you can survive eating a rotten/poisoned tomato."
“And dumb buzzfeed quizzes” I’m now calling alignment that and you can’t stop me
I'm not complaining. XD
@@christofferhougaard neither am I
You need to watch Jocat’s video on the alignment chart. It’s pure self-wish-fulfillment gold!
Rachel S I did and it was awesome
Ah, I see you fall on the Chaotic side of the quiz.
0:38 The fact that Jocat laughed at his own joke just makes this entire video perfect
id like to think that wasnt scripted either
@@silverthered811 The subtitles-when turned on- do say 'corpses' so it definately wasn't intentional.
I thought it was intentional since he insulted people who would laugh at it and then he laughed at it.
yes. just yes
@@silverthered811 If you've ever watched JoCat streaming you know he's physically uncapable of saying "peepee poopoo watermelon" without laughing.
"We're gonna take a little break from the main sh*t to take al look at THIS sh*t"
As a total beginner in DND, I really felt that.
and so there's only one guide left to do...
oh? oh...
how to beg someone to be DM?
crap guide to why you didnt add anything to the table after the crap guide to races video?
NOOO LET THERE BE MORE
My friend, we need everything explained because we are but mere pee pee poo poo dumb heads
"you kinda forgot to write your backstory" hits me on a spiritual level
yup.
An appropriate reaction too. "FUUCK!"
JoCat: "You wanna hear about sword and shield?"
Me: "Oh no thank you, im good"
JoCat: (Loading shotgun) "YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT SWORD AND SHIELD?"
the problem with "you wanna hear about sword and shield" is that it's not a question
@@impofan6915 My bad its a COMMAND
Methinks someone has partaken in heresy. Have you been eating your bread?
@@blackjacktrial Thy accuseth me of heresy? Seems like the words of a which sayeth I.
Groovy
For those genuinely unsure about the flaws section, I have a quick and easy recommendation:
A crippling fear,
and a stress response.
For your crippling fear you can use thing like fire, or the dark, or the ocean. Or you can try for more exotic and vague ones like your past, or blood, or alcohol, or magic. The magic fear has a slightly more difficult but interesting cousin in the form of casting characters who are specifically afraid of their OWN magic. This works best for sorcerers and warlocks, but you could probably squeeze it in to anyone who uses magic.
For stress responses, the most common ones are just flat out running, some form of RP paralysis, a mental breakdown, passing out, a blind violent rage, or something of that nature. You can get more inspiration by checking out the various madness tables in the DMG.
Alternatively a situation that may get them to act against their best interests.
"I am prone to jump headfirst into dangerous situations" as an example.
@@steeledminer616
An example that is a mix of that and a fear, from Critical Role:
The Rogue that is so deeply afraid of losing anyone in the party that he is constantly throwing himself into very risky situations and frontline combat so as to meet potential threats and take them out before they could threaten the others.
The fear is "losing someone"
The stress response is "yeet myself at the threat blades first"
@@kjj26kYup
And heck flaws can SOUND positive too; An official one is "I go where angels fear to tread"
great framework. i had a character who was a hermit for a long time, and began talking to himself in mirrors. when he started adventuring, he was uncontrollably angry at his reflection and would scream and speak at it. made for some interesting situations in anything where i could see my reflection. water, a shiny shield, mirrors, etc all became a problem for me.
“Roll initiative is when your DM says “Clickety clackety you’re about to get attackety.”
“Roll three failures and your character sheet becomes a DM’s ass wiping sheet.”
“This is the sheet of all your accomplishments. Oh look at that it’s blank!”
Greatest quotes from the video
Another thing you could say is “Roses are red, a type of Metal is brass, now y’all get ready to kick some ass!”
I Love It When The Notification Comes, "Someone Has Subscribed Your Channel" 😂 "Someone Has Liked Your Comment" It Always Makes My Day!..
I hate myself for laughing at “peepee poopoo watermelon”
If you listen closely he laughed at it too
We all do, yoshikage kira.
Same
Anything he says can be funny
Thats why I use the app
Ok, I don’t think anyone has said this so I will: it’s super fuckin neat that he adds the thing he talked about in the previous video in the intro of future videos
It’s a running theme and I love it
Agreed. For almost every video he's added I go back just to watch the table/back wall fill up with stuff XD
If he keeps the series going for long enough you will start to wonder wether that sock on the wall was after the potted wiggler or before the Harry Potter books.
Do you remember the vids where he moved the bard across the table then it was defeated by the paladin and sent back across the table
@@R4IVA "Defeated"
I've never felt more empowered and yet terrified in my entire life.
Hey, why did your character sheets look weird? They're all missing the part that says "daddy issues" in the flaws section. That's on everyone's sheet, right?
Tulok! Good to see you supporting the algorithms for other D&D content creators. :)
Bold of you to assume that my character doesn't have mommy issues (?)
Mine just says "BURNING HATRED FOR LITERALLY EVERYTHING EVER."
But my alignment's Chaotic Good, so it's fine.
this is why 90% of the americans join the military, they could be cozy in some dungeon cellar playing DnD, but instead they are somwhere getting shot at, mowing some grass, or at a hoehouse.
Mine always says "drinks mayo like water"
How do I use a character sheet?
Everyone: well, lemme explain... *30 minute explanation*
JoCat: *KONDENS*
"Mage bullets" make WAY MORE SENSE than a slot. Slot sounds like something to be filled.
I'm not an expert, but from what I could gather casters in 1.&2. edition had to had to prepare each spell by "filling" one of thier slots with the specific spell . You also could only prepare each spell only once.
This is sometimes referred to as "Vancian casting", since it was based on the magic in the "Dying Earth" series by Jack Vance.
Mages would forget the spell they cast and had to use a spellbook to recover them.
I'm 17 tho and got this from D&D videos on youtube, so might not be 100% accurate.
yes. filled. maybe with your SPELL?
... I vote for it to simply be retooled into "mana".
@@War_Magus I feel like the concept is definitely not easy to understand if it has to be explained via metaphor and if every non-D&D player (or simply new player) is baffled by it. Meanwhile the concept of mana is extremely common.
@@War_Magus While the concept is easy, the vocabulary certainly isn't. (like how attack bonus should be accuracy bonus so players don't confuse it with a bonus to your damage, which was something needed to be clarified in the video). Calling it something like "stored mana" that you have to recharge each day, and then "attune" it to whatever spells you want to use, would be a lot easier for players to understand, and function the exact same way.
I know this video is 3 years old, but THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!! My friends started a D&D club and I started watching videos to try to learn the game, but this one not only explained things the most effectively, but the most entertainingly. I swear I'm rewatching this just to hear a "proverbial pounding in p*rnographic proportions" and "let's put a PEEN in that" over and over. Now I've smoothly started playing the game thanks to you! This video quickly got me into the game and gave me a ton of laughs!!🤣❤
"why are Electrum pieces so stupid!?"
You know..i don't think i've ever been in a campaign that actually used Electrum now that i think about it
They don't get used much because they mess with the base 10 system that all the other currency operates on.
They’re half dollars. They’re stupid
Is like you have 1 cent, and that cent has a 0.5 cent xD is really dumb that currency xD
I used it my player said that's dumb and I told that's why I did it
@@argella1300 though you'd get a lot of them if you kill a tooth fairy
"who goes first and who stacks dice for the next half-hour" i felt that
Boy I a barbarian we all felt that
I felt that and I'm a bard. I have 2 sets of dice that I use: one for actually playing the game and one for stacking.
Yeah I started keeping minutes in combat encounters
"18:01: DM says role innitiative
18:03: the wizard can't figure out whether to fireball 2 enemies and 3 allies or fire bolt the Boss on the other side of the room
18:07: The rogue is having issues remembering how many dice to role, so he and the DM are consulting the PHB and are looking up Mordenkainen's online because nobody brought a copy
18:13: Bad guys turn
18:15: Alright its my turn lay on hands on the fighter the wizard knocked out and healing word on the wizard because he's got a tunnel in his shoulder from a arrow
18:16: the fighter is still not back from the toilet
18:20: the fighter is back and is reading through his stuff
18:23: the fighter decided to use the attack action and end his turn
18:26: Sorc player arrives 50 minutes late to the game and asks if we managed to finish a turn yet
18:31: Sorc is seated and bard is taking a turn, casts vicious mockery.
18:32: Sorc casts fireball.
18:37 Sorc finally figured out what wild magic mishaps will kill us all
Turn 1 over"
Yep had that happen. And im pretty sure i had a +5 to initiative too
14:40 It’s ok, Jocat, there are those that look past the jacked wiggler and recognize the goldmine of content you have.
The people who don't, on the other hand, are the ones who are trying to get into DND but don't quite understand it yet. These guides have honestly been lifesavers, and I think this one is the most useful out of all of them. The disclaimer at the start seems least relevant to this video, since as far as I can tell it's all-encompassing and accurate except that one missing part about saving throws
Aww poor JoCat.
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Jo: I'm willing to bet those are the kinds of people who think cheese and mayonnaise can co-exist on a sandwich
Me: And so I took that personally
I feel attacked
I legit just had a grilled mayo and cheese sandwich (I forgot to buy butter). I feel called out now 😂😂
Is mayo and cheese not standard on most sandwiches? I'm immensely confused.
and bananas? or just me?
Prediction: Jo will talk about how the Inspiration section is never used.
EDIT: In my defense, the fact that he didn't bring it up only further supports my statement.
Jo, in fact, did not even mention the inspiration section because it is never used
This section is so forgotten he didn't even use it
Wait there's an inspiration section?
The inspiration section, or, as my dm probably calls it in his head, the "they might not be completely stupid" section
Excuse me where is the bathroom?
Amazing. I have never seen the scary "am I doing my taxes right now?" character sheet explaned this well before.
And, for the record, I've adored Electrum pieces since first edition
Best description of this sheet I've ever seen 😆
1:00 Basics
1:14 Ability Scores
3:10 Calculating ability scores
4:05 Modifiers
5:10 Skills
5:44 Proficiency
6:48 Combat
9:15 Attacks
10:58 Spellcasting
12:40 Characteristics
13:45 Other shit
What of the back story?
My one complaint with character sheets is that they don't have enough space for me to write down the dozens of flaws my characters have.
I think I just wrote ADHD for one character. It perfectly explains why she can be such a pain in the ass.
saying it as it is.
Flaws: I have too many flaws for one character to have.
when your characters a bard
my characters flaw: hasnt been laid by a dragon
@@liquidatorlinov8835 My ranger hasn't pet all the dogs in the world yet. It's a serious issue, ok?
"or 8d6 fire damage inatwentyfootradiusJUSTFIREBALL! (explosion)"
... I love these videos.
AOE FIRE DAMAGE 🔥
FIREBALLLL
10:25
Question when it says 1d8 damage is the damage the number you roll
@@suprememario7957 yup. "d(X)" is the die type (like a d6/cube, or a d4/triangular pyramid), and the number in front is the number of dice. So, 8d6 is 8 of the six-sided dice rolled and added together.
I assume his starting equipment is a sword, shield, and assless chaps
And wiggler hat
And Necklace of Fireballs. Don't ask how it's there, it just is
He's actually just what happens when you give a wiggler a sword and shield.
Wiggler head isn't gear, he was born with that.
And a harp because... bards
No, his race is simic hybrid. Human+Wiggler
This is the only video that has actually made me able to understand a character sheet. The lightning fast talking speed so that I don't even have to speed up the video, the animations that catch your eye and keep you engaged, the silly sounds and slight insults that allow me to feel like it's not a formal class...all of it was so perfect for my ADHD dumb ass to actually keep up and understand. Thank you thank you thank youuuuu for this.
F in the chat for Jocat in that hidden frame at the end, feels bad man
big rip
F
All of us are forever in the shadow of Jocrap. ;~;
F
Big oof
"Alignment: Lesbian" good to know your Bard and Paladin still have their influence
Special effects Include when being insulted you will be defended you viciously and brutally on social media
Wait is the paladin a women? I can't tell with the armor 😅
Tom Franck don’t know
Beauregard and Yasha say "'sup?"
Also, Keg is aroused.
@@tomfranck8821 she was wearing a dress in the warlock one
Other people have said this, but I still LOVE how the room that he’s in is gradually filling up with mini, charts, and a shelf with a plushie on it. 😊
Me: "This was a really good video! I wasn't attacked at all thi--"
Video: "HEY! You forgot to write your character's backstory!"
JoCrap and me: "FU--"
I’m totally adding “Are You Smarter Than a Kobold” to my campaign
The twist is its a kobold wizard with the sage background.
Don't ever say that in front of Chris Zito. XD
*"ARE YOU SMARTER THAN 5 GAY KOBOLDS?"*
The anser to that kwestion is yes, i am smartr. I akchuly no how 2 spel gud
@@DHTheAlaskan i was totally thinking of doing that
This is now the definition of "A Crash Course into D&D".
Hi, I’m John Green and this is Crash Course D&D!
Having played Dungeons and Dragons since second edition when I was 5 years old, I personally enjoy JoCat explaining the game to me like I'm a foolish mortal wombat.
This isn't sarcasm, I love this series.
14:40 just to let you know, he’s the opener. he’s funny, but he’s not why we stay man, don’t let it get to you too much.
Also it’s like the last 10th of a second in 14:40, it’s quick but if you manage to go frame by Fran you can see it
come for the wiggle stay for the bard prince
Ghalleon Orez Amem to that. There’s some seriously good shit on this channel when you take the time to dig deeper after watching the Crap Guides.
I'm on mobile, what's the picture of?
@@locorocky1 It's Jocat sitting in front of his PC looking sad, while Jocrap has his back turned to him with a bunch of people cheering him on.
Crap Guides are fun and all, but we’re staying because of the person with the creative talent to make the Crap Guides and so much more. And don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Crap Guides. I just know that there’s so much more to be seen and a genuinely kind and talented person behind the Crap. We love you man, try not to beat yourself up.
Unironically, this is probably the single most useful D&D tutorial I have watched... And I have watched a looooootttttt of tutorial videos.
I just think it's really cute that the fighter and wizard actually got together, even with both of their crap charisma 8:35
Maybe both is as dense as heck and didn’t “officially” dating yet
It's that annoying "Everyone says they're dating and they basically are, but they're not"
@@danielcastillo591 Welcome to the shipping-train, destination: I have no idea who's gonna be ship next
@@wooden49 Nah, shipping is "everyone says they're dating, but they've never met, have no way of meeting, and would never get together if they had"
@@deadersurvival4716 nah, shipping is just saying 2 ( or more) characters are in a relationship, when it's not explicity in cannon. There's a ton of shipping for Zuko and Katara for A:TLA and they've certainly met (and are a better fit than Aang and Katara, but what do I know)
This is genuinely the best and most concise breakdown of a character sheet I've seen and I've been looking for so long
"peepee poopoo watermelon" *giggles*
Never change, JoCat.
wanna like, but youre at triple six.
@@dr.deadworth same
@@hibiscusishere someone spoiled our fun. 673 now
I like how the paladin during the charisma part is like “why are my wife and her friends doing silly poses”
I also got the feeling she’s just with the party to ensure her wife doesn’t get horribly mangled.
@@geistdraco8437 that too probably
Did anyone else notice that when he said "religion" the sword and shield appeared on screen?
2:12
Because S&S is the one true savior
Deus vult
Weapons are part of my religion, yes
My brother and I picked up D&D at a toy/board game shop for his birthday, and we’ve referred to these videos when we first made our characters.
Safe to say I have the smoothest of smooth brains cause I instantly forgot about what the attack bonus was/did, so one game I threw it on to my damage roll and instantly gained +5 damage instead of +3 to my d20 roll. Safe to say I’ve fixed that for now.
Oh shit, my attack bonus should be +6 due to my proficiency’s.
This is legitimately the most helpful video I came across when first learning to play D&D, and now over a year later I still come back and watch it just to enjoy the experience.
Just dropped it to a new player
Same, I genuinely used this to make characters. It’s oddly informative between all the jokes.
I send this to all my new friends learning the game 🤣
I DM new players all the time and send them this video and tell them to watch it at x0.75 speed lol
It’s seriously a fantastic breakdown of the game
The frame of JoCat being overshadowed by JoCrap makes me sad. Jo, no matter what you upload, i love you, not the stinky wiggler man. Your talented and so lovely and i hope you have a good day.
Well the other one is not really that interesting, I gave it a try but it didn't really interested me
Aww poor JoCat.
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frenchiveruti Thats your opinion, it’s still rude to go out of your way to say that instead of nothing.
Heresy!!!
@@mr2octavio BURN THE HERITIC!
Jo, if the long-head dude was your entire channel I wouldn’t have stayed, the wholesome and hardworking dude behind it is what makes this channel good 👌 14:40
Afreakinmen.
The "Long headed dude" is called JoCrap
@@GGolden2500 and it's a Wiggler head
(i would've stayed for the long-head dude tbh)
He's brought me here. The guy hides behind him make me stay!
Anytime I try to explain D&D to a new person, I link them to this video. Thank you so much for everything you did for us, JoCat. I hope you are happy and safe.
Jo: you probably are a baby that laughs at peepee poopoo watermelon
Also Jo: slight wheeze
Take #42
Glad somebody else noticed.
I love it
"If you want to be spoonfed like a baby who laughs at the phrase pee pee poo poo watermelon" jocat says as he proceeds to laugh while saying it.
Can we talk about that ending BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A MASK THAT'S JoCrap's HEAD!?
He's what happens when you raise a wiggler on swords and shields.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one caught off guard by that. It's so visceral and upsetting.
@@jasonkeith2832 Like just raw S'N'S being fed to a wiggler like shovelling it into an incredibly buff wiggler
And also, that Jocrap still has "wiggler head" on his equipment list. So if what we see isn't a mask... where *is* the wiggler head?
It's enchanted with a glamour so that it can open wide when he yells "FUCK".
"But mourn them ye shall not, for they be weak ass bitches!" My favorite line
5:35 can't believe I missed this OSP red and blue cameo for this long. The detail in this series is mind blowing
Holy shit, you're right!
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS
Oohhh. I didn't recognize Red because she's wearing sleeves.
@@rayanderson5797 TRUE. Sleeves would be the perfect disguise for her.
That little laugh at your own joke is great 0:35
I know
14:40 I can't speak for everyone, but even though the wiggler head is why I found the channel it's the creator behind it why I stayed. Planning on being around regardless of how this series or the rest of your content ends up changing.
Aww poor JoCat.
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Same.
Mentioning the grace rolls of rolling all 1's when doing 4d6, in my group if you roll four 1's, it counts as rolling four 6's.
That last frame is honestly kinda sad. Don’t be sad JoCat! He’s just the opener, you’re the REAL show.
Hear, hear!!
Hear, hear!!
Correct.
I skipped many events for *"Animal Planet's: The Most Xtreme"* ... And I regret nothing
That shit was the best show ever.
We all must make sacrifices for greater knowledge
I completely forgot about it today, I used to love the crap out of it, I gotta find somewhere to watch it again lol
That show single-handedly made me love Animal Planet. Now Animal Planet sucks.
That single sentence flung me back a decade and a half, that show kicked ass!
you forgot the most important explanation for abilitiy scores:
The tomato explanation
How far can you throw a tomato - STR
How accurate can you be with a thrown tomato - DEX
How many tomatoes can you eat - CON
Knowing a tomato is a fruit - INT
Knowing not to put a tomato in a fruit salad - WIS
Selling your fruit salad (even when there are tomatoes in it) - CHA
Then again you were maybe right in skipping this
cause I hate tomatoes
it's been so long since I've seen the tomato explanation. thanks for taking me back :')
Just played DnD for the first time last night. These videos helped me wrap my head around this huge game. Thanks 🙏🏻
I'm surprised no one is questioning the one-frame image of JoCat overshadowed by JoCrap found in the ending
Unfortunately, that's exactly what it's portraying. Everyone is talking about and laughing at everything "JoCrap" and the Crap Guides do. Meanwhile, not much attention is paid to JoCat's other works and videos. He even points that out in one, or two of his older videos.
@@hirruruikuni260 I look at them! I can't wait for more j-overly edited videos...
Feelsbadman
There's no shadow...
I was about to comment something just like this.
You dont know how much I appreciate this. I needed this so much because character stats have always scared me. I'm pretty new to DnD. I've only played twice and those two times the stats both confused and scared me. The DM basically held my hand on both occasions in terms of stats which was good because it helped me but bad because I still couldn't learn stats properly with the spoon feeding and hand holding.
I've watched several videos on how to understand this but yours is my favorite one so far. Its waaay more entertaining to watch and very simplified to someone like me who only understands numbers in baby language. I understood it much easier watching you and had a good laugh while at it.
This is titled as a crap guide but it's far from it and made me understand more than most of the serious videos I watched explaining this. I know you might not be able to read this but thank you so much for this.
Let's be honest, we all laughed at "peepee poopoo watermelon".
Yes I did. 😂😂
so did jocrap, he just cut it out.
I only laughed because he started laughing.
guilty
i didnt laugh at it when he said it in the video but for some reason when i read this comment i laughed
I hope the fact I actually came to learn to do it properly because it was the first thing that popped up when I searched for a guide to character sheet (with the most views btw) makes you happy
No need to worry about being "overshadowed" by Jocrap, JoCat. You are him and he is you, and we appreciate both at the same time.
So JoCrap is his Persona then?
@@js1031 Or a Stand
@@silverback5730 STANDO DA- "J O C R A P"
Alignment: Lesbian
Wait, I thought you were Amewican?
That's background, not alignment, duh.
Lesbia is a place in your heart.
Or maybe the real Lesbian were the friends we made along the way
I understood that reference :3
Well, they do come from the island of Lesbos
"Hey you kinda forgot to write your backstory."
"FUC"
Hearty laugh at that Jo, thank you! This must have taken a very long time to put together, the effort is clear to see :)
The detail on that Fuc!!! Was priceless🤣🤣🤣
Slow it down to .25 speed to appreciate the detail 😂😂
The animation of it was also great
too relatable. Making the best character and then realizing oh yeah I gotta make a story...
Was about to write how smooth it was
Honestly my hope for learning DnD for christmas and getting an 11 year old to learn it too is now crushed
Did you at least start?😊
Honestly, if you use an app like D&D beyond, it will walk you through all of what this video covers step by step. It’s super useful for creating a character and then using it to keep track of attacks and spells. There’s even spots in there for notes and backgrounds details!
Lmao same but im trying to do it by Halloween
Just do what my dad did, a few spells to pick from if you're a wizard, a basic attack if you're a martial class, armor class and health, no death saves, you are "dead" until someone heals you, and ask what kinda character they wanna be and make the sheet for them.
"Many are intimitated by this mighty thingy's magnificence, but mourn em we shall not, cuz they be weak ass bitches." MY BROTHER.
What a perfect delivery and straight to the point speaking the brute and honest language of Truth and Facts. is like I listen to me explaining it. man I subbed to the channel and you got yourself a new friend.
If you ever need me, let me know. Salute from Greece.
Pro tip for printed out character sheets. I used scotch tape on the areas of my sheet that I erase and rewrite a lot, like HP, spell slots, money, etc
Just remember kids, only fiends deal in electrum...
My party was dissing electrum and I had exactly 5 silver pieces on me, so I roleplayed going to the bank just to switch out five silver pieces for an electrum piece, and then gave it to the adopted waterdeep children (Jenks, Squiddly and Nat) of the party member who was talking about how redundant electrum was just to see his sheer look of disapproval.
Fiends, and Barovians.
Fiend breaks down door: "...AND Souls, don't forget about the souls!"
*furiously scribbling notes*
All of my characters carry at least 1 electrum piece from chargen onward. I like to see if it ever comes up, and if it doesn't, it's my lucky gold/silver keepsake.
"Because if you don't and just so happen to cast FIVE mage hands per day..."
Anyone with the mage hand cantrip can cast it five times per day. It's a cantrip.
The DM is still allowed to eat your dice, though
"I cast Mage Hand at 9th level." And then the Wizard proceeded to lift the entire castle 3 feet into the air.
Accept if you only get to cast it via feature, which is what he was talking about.
he meant mage *bullets*
I know this is meant to be satire but I genuinely send this to all my new (and new-ish) players because it explains like 90% of character creation really clearly and it’s way more engaging than just me talking. Thank you JoCat!
"now you have no excuse not to play"
Jokes on you, I don't have friends
this must e funny but it sounds bad for me xD
There are ways you can play on your own
@@brennenkowtko9809 he could also join a dnd group and go to a random campaign you get to know new people
I love how done Sasha is almost every time she appears.
Watching this at 0.75 speed actually made it really comprehensive and really fun. For someone who's trying to get into dnd this is pretty cool
Ah yes, but watched @ 1.5x it becomes MADNESS
@Christopher Bronson yeah I normally watch everything on 1.5x, a minute in I realized I wasn’t processing any of it, too fast for me lol. Super funny though
@@Flash4ML like normally I formation videos people talk slow and take long pauses. (SCHOOL) So I always watch on 1.5x-2x but this... THE BASE IS ALREADY 1.5x!!!!!!!!!
It's fine for me to comprehend because I hate when people talk slow (some of my friends say I talk too quick) so his mile a minute speech is perfect for me
@@DangerVA yo same!! I watch every school video on 2x speed because it takes them 5 minutes to say that water is in the ocean.
This is genuinely the guide I wanted. Nobody explains how to do this clearly and this is a godsend
Of all the Crap Guides, this one feels the most like a condescending parent trying to teach their kid algebra. I'm not sure how to feel about it.
Also, jokes aside, don't think I missed that frame at 14:40. We may like JoCrap, but he wouldn't exist without you. If you stopped making these, I may not speak for everyone, but just know at least I'd stick around, and I'm fairly certain there are others who are with me in that.
I think my favorite things JoCat has put out are his longer form video essays, like "So you wanna make a Pokemon," and then, of course, Drunk JoCat Plays Mario Party! Wholesome AF.
Regarding the first part of your comment... I feel it's pretty spot on.
Seriously, DnD 5e has basics maths. The fact that people with over 5/6 sessions of game can't recall their Attack Bonus is beyond me.
Sure, you can forget some modifiers here and there or don't know exactly all skills (to this, I keep forgetting about Deception. I am an oldschool Shadowrun guy and that's "Bluff" or "Con" for me) but don't tell me that you built an archer Figther and you still need me to tell you that you add your proficiency bonus to your dexterity, for crying out loud
I CAN'T for the life of me catch that frame even though i have playback speed down to 0.25
Edit: jk after 5 minutes of trying i got it
@@johnmorrisfabros7893 You can use the '.' or 'period key' to advance the video a single frame. It is useful for things like this.
We also overestimate crap guide popularity. They have millions of views but how many are repeat viewings? His new destiny video has 100k and that’s still pretty good.
Awww. That last frame is so sad. :(
I've recently started going through all your videos from the very beginning and everything you've put out has been fantastic. Currently on overly edited hollow knight and I've absolutely been loving it.
We seriously appreciate all the work you do and I hope you can see that. Much love.
What last frame? People have been talking about it, but I can’t seem to get it to slow down enough to see.
Jonathan Rich it’s literally in the last .560 seconds. It’s Jocat on the computer in Jocrap’s shadow, while getting cheered on by an audience
Stealing this place here to agree with you Jack. Not sure how serious the picture is, but having it be in the very very last frame (It was super hard to see even with using period and comma on the keyboard) makes me think it's something that has been bothering JoCat. So instead of saying nothing I'd rather be better safe than sorry: JoCat, don't be afraid of thinking you'll have to act like a certain persona in order to feel accepted by your community. We love ya for what you do, but also for who you actually are. The character is fun, it's part of the style of video of course! But never think that you're stuck with it, do you want you want to do. We as your community got you fam.
Jocat is just as lovable as Jocrap. Jocat is funny and adorable when he does collabs with anyone and his actual self is really amazing. We love you Jocat
For anyone wondering, use , and . to go frame by frame, it's in the last half-second of the vid
"Numbies to complex. brain hurtie."
-the barbarian
Okay, so this is how good you are at smashing, and this is how good you are at tanking other people's smashes like a boss. Here's your D12, just roll it whenever I tell you to, okay big guy?
Ehm...Barbarian still smart enough to solve Riddle of Steel, meanwhile not-smoothbrained Wizard....Warlock....BLACK SNAKE MASTER, huh, he failed. And then he died. Remember, fellow Barbarians and Barbarettes. Flesh grows weak, Steel becomes brittle, but the Will is indomitable. And if you don't believe me, THEN TO SIGIL WITH YOU.
Totally relatable. My brain is also smooth
@@ThePandoraGuy I don't get it
@@samuelevans738 Conan the Barbarian? The Riddle of Steel? The failure of the man who seeks wisdom by domination?
You know, this video was my first real introduction to dnd, about 6 months later and I am 5 months through my first campaign and having a blast! Funniest thing is that if this video had been more “average” I probably wouldn’t have actually gotten into dnd because of how complicated it seems, but this video just made it seem so fun, and funny that I had to try it at least once.
I love these! They're like the "For Dummies" books had a child with asdf; they explain things well enough for "small smooth brains" (or people completely new to the game) to understand, but they say it in pop culture references and what I call "you're a horrible person" humor. Great job!
“Here, you can add your spellcasting class in case you’re Abserd and forget which one it is.”
I can't believe that I completely forgot about Abserd until now.
I know the pain, I'm running a Rogue/Bard/Warlock Tiefling with an Instrument of the Bard and a Rod of the Pact Keeper.... So that is Warlock Spell Slots, Bard Spell Slots, Bardic Inspiration, Racial once a day spells, Insturment of the Bard once a day spells. Different DC, disadvantages and Casting Attack Rolls depending which list spells come from and whether they are charms or not.... And that is only 3 classes... not all of them.
As you may guess I have built a character sheet from scratch..
“My name is Abbbserrrdd”
“...kill me and release me from this torment”
JOCRAP: "It looks like a whole lot..."
ME: *looks at 5E character sheet*
*cackle-cries in pathfinder*
(Side note: 14:24!
nice
Old
Jk
At least you got off easy. I started with 3.5. FUCKIN' 3.5!!! There's so many mumbo-jumbos to make a grown man cry.
@@blackjack2526 I started with D&D 2.5. Go look up THACO and then we'll see who got off easy, lol. Pathfinder is, basically, 3.5. I just couldn't afford to switch to yet another system so I jumped ship when WoTC brought out 4E. I've been sailing the seas of high adventure with Paizo (pathfinder) ever since. I know tons of 5E players and have been one on occasion - but I DM and predominantly play, Pathfinder/3.5.
If D&D is Windows then Pathfinder is Linux: a whole lot harder to understand, but once you do you can do ANYTHING
I have come back to this video so many time over the last few years. Every time I've had to make a new character sheet (or remake one lol) I inevitably forget something like how to calculate spell save DC and it is so much more fun to have an excuse to rewatch this video than to look it up in the Parking Himbo :)
14:34 that extra effort animating "FUCK" really got me
I knew it, he actually has wiggler head under that mask
"I call this sexual position, the flop."
Everybody do the flop!
“Take 2d6 bludgeoning damage. Also, roll for performance.”
Reminder: Many thrown weapons, despite being used in a ranged way, still use strength when being thrown
It’s cause it’s not tryna throw it fancily you’re trying to throw it far instead of having go C’CHUNK on your pinky toe.
I mean, have you ever hefted a javelin? Shit's heavier than it looks.
Out of all the guide videos I’ve watched this is literally the only one I could follow n understand