Just a couple nerds who wanted to take their conversations about D&D 5e and post them online. Gabe and I (Orion) run a long format deep dive styled podcast, going into the nitty gritty of whatever this week's theme is. We talk about information for players and dungeon masters alike.
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A simple update episode from Orion about what we've done with the show so far, and what we look to do with the show next!
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Session 15: Wizards, the PHD Graduates
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1:26:16At least it has come, the finally to our class series. The Wizard has shown its face at last! Gabe and Orion talk about this final spell casting class, but certainly not the least. We have a chat about the few main class features, have a lengthy discussion about choosing your spells, and go into the various class archetypes. If you enjoy the episod…
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This week Gabe and Orion sit down to talk about everyone's favorite default character. The tall, grizzled, older variant human man who's on a revenge plot to kill the guy who killed both of his parents. Totally original idea by the way. They talk about the Fighter in general, then take some time to delve into the sub classes it has spanning the PHB…
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Welcome to this week's episode of Basements & Lizards, where Gabe and Orion talk about D&D. This time we take the time to talk about everyone's favorite punching lad, the monk. We discuss our thoughts on each of its class abilities, sub classes, and where a Dungeon Master might place monks in their world.…
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Session 12: 3 Bards Walk Into a Bar...
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1:33:32This week, Gabe and Orion are joined by their current DM Jon and have a little chat about the wonderful world of bard-dom. If you enjoy what you hear, then rate, review, and share us with your friends!
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In this episode, Gabe and Orion speak on the wondrous customization that is the Warlock class, talking about the strange casting system they use, the dark powers invoked via the Eldritch Invocations, and to top off the madness with the various patrons (magical sugar daddies) that your warlock can forge a pact, contract, oath, or life altering hands…
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Session 10: Artificer, The Arcane Engineer
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1:05:10This time, Gabe and Orion sit down and talk about the newest of the official D&D classes in 5th edition, that being the Artificer. Tune in to our discussion on the features this new class brings to the table, both as a support class, but also in style. We talk about all the main class features, and delve into the very fitting archetypes offered so …
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Session 9: Druids, The Flower Children
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1:20:33This week Gabe and Orion talk about the guardians of nature, the Druid. Tune in as we chat about the intricacies of Wild Shape and other main class features, as well as talking about the sub classes spanning the Player's Handbook and Xanathar's Guide, ending with a brief discussion on some role play potential for Druids as players or their roles in…
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This week Gabe and Orion take a step back from class analysis, and enter the new player seat to go through the process of creating a character. Listen as we go over some character races, choosing classes, generating ability scores, backgrounds and basic backstory, equipment, and some basic level up processes. We used D&D Beyond to organize our char…
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Session 7: Blood Hunters, Man or Monster?
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1:31:55This week, Gabe and Orion talk about an unofficial class *cue collective gasp*. That class being Mathew Mercer's Blood Hunter, quite possibly the only class that's more edge and goth than the rogue! Listen as we talk about the ancient somewhat forbidden magics and abilities featured in the main Blood Hunter class, delve into the esoteric powers of …
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Session 6: Clerics, Missionaries of Mass Destruction
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1:49:42This week, Gabe and I (Orion) talk about the infamous Cleric, the holy priest or priestess that's, in reality, a fantasy war machine sponsored by the Gods themselves. We do a deep dive into the subclasses spanning the PHB, DMG, and Xanathar's Guide, talking about some aspects of role playing, spell casting, and the main class features. If you like …
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Session 5: Sorcerers, the Genetic Jackpot
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2:03:08This week Gabe and I (Orion) talked about the snob, uptight rich kid who's dad is a lawyer. That's right, we're talking about the sorcerer! We go in depth into the how spell casting works, some of our recommended spells for your sorcerer, the very few class features, the archetypes from the PHB and Xanathar's Guide, and some role play aspects of th…
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Session 4: Rogues, the cutting edge
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1:42:07This week, Gabe and I (Orion) talk about the rogue, also known as the designated edge-lord, kleptomaniac, and goth of the party. Jokes aside, we go in depth as we talk about the rogue's main class features and diving into some of the specialties of the seven different archetypes. We talk a little about some role play potential of the rogue as well.…
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This week Gabe and I (Orion) go in depth in talking about everyone's favorite smasher and basher, the Barbarian. We go in depth about the main class features, a few different role play options you could do, some combat options, and of course the varying archetypes within the PHB and Xanathar's Guide. If you like what you hear, then share the podcas…
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This time Gabe and I (Orion) sit down and talk about the Ranger class. We talk about the main class features, the spell casting, the different archetypes, and dabble in the Revised Ranger as well. Listen as we give our thoughts on each of these and give our recommendations and suggestions to players and DMs interested in using this class.…
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In this episode Gabe and I (Orion) sit down and talk about the Paladin class, and we're talking about everything. Starting with the basic class features, some of the spells, archetypes, and some role and role play potential.
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This is just a first episode to share a bit about who we are, our D&D experience, and what we want to do with this podcast.
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