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The Barbarian has been a constant favorite of those that love to hit things really hard and be a terror on the battlefield, but with all the new content being released we can't help but notice how little is aimed at our beloved tanks. Is there anything truly left for the Barbarian class, or is it a one trick pony slowly being phased out into the has-beens?

WotC has come through with some new Unearthed Arcana this week giving our draconic characters some new toys to play with. We'll be going over the new content that contains dragonborn variants, a major facelift for the kobold, and some extra spells and feats with all the dragon flavoring.

The growth of a character's power through the levels is one of the best things to experience. Today we talk about the different methods of leveling throughout an adventure, and the benefits and pitfalls of either.

No big new content or tangents this week folks, just a very exciting announcement about a project we have been working on and will hopefully come to fruition soon. Thank you all so much for your continued support of the show!

Death comes for even the strongest characters and can send ripples through your campaign. Today we discuss some of our personal deaths that have been most impactful, and some tips on how to use death of a character to enrich or affect the direction of your games.

Some new Unearthed Arcana dropped this week containing four new races from the Feywild. We’re covering all their new features and backgrounds and talking about why rabbits are lame and Treents rule supreme. What are your thoughts?

Much like our Dragonslayer build, we set ourselves up with some loose parameters and set out to create characters we thought would thrive in the vast unknowns of the Underdark.How did we do? What would you do?

Fifth edition is going strong for now, but there's a lot of new content coming down the pipeline that could hint the silent transition into the next stages of the game. Today we sit down and give our thoughts on the future of the game, the new editions to come and some of our wants for when 5e gives way to the next edition of the game.

WotC has a new sourcebook coming out this May and it's covering the darkness that is Ravenloft and the Domains of Dread. Join in as we cover what we know and what we want to know and our thoughts on it all.

Every player at the table has more than a few moments where they let their real thoughts break through the wall of fantasy and affect the actions of the character. In this session we talk about the different ways to handle or avoid meta gaming at the table, and the techniques and benefits to embracing failure and missed opportunity.

Today we sit down and put our evil minds together to detail what we think makes a great villain for any adventure. We reference film and media of course, but also bounce around the traits and capabilities we like to see a villain possess to create the best end game possible.

Today we reel back and look at the backbone of any successful tabletop game: Communication. This begins with the session zero but has to carry throughout the campaign to avoid a number of issues and create the most streamlined and fun environment for GMs and Players alike.

In this continuation of our last talks on where we draw our creative inspirations, we talk characters. Pulling from acting experience, psychology and personal interest, we discuss where we look when building a character and how we think it best for them to develop.

We sit down and talk about our current campaigns and those of the past and break down where we draw our campaign inspirations from. We discuss media, preferred themes and a little philosophy as well.

Today we continue our conversation on our favorite monster and player races. Interesting stories come up of campaigns past and present and how we gain inspiration for using our favorites to enhance story.

In the spirit of our new direction for the show enjoy a laid back talk about our thought on Goblinkind and how we've seen them used versus the way we use them.

Today we give our thoughts on supposedly the most dangerous "campaign ending" creature to grace the realms. We'll compare the 5e Tarrasque to previous versions, as well as a slightly adjusted version and see which version we believe deserves the title of World Shattering Tyrant.

Unfortunately this episode is not about tinsel cannons and candy cane crossbows as the name may suggest. This is just a relaxed sit down around the holidays with our drink of choice, talking about firearms within the world of DnD. We go over history of usage across editions, general rules and some cool possibilities to augment and personalize your ranged weapon of choice.

This week we delve deep down into the caverns of the Underdark, where nothing is safe, not even your thoughts. We're talking Ilithids, commonly known as mind flayers. You'll get a brief history of their people and a breakdown of their various types, all leading up to a homebrew big bad, Morwenna; Queen of the Hive!Morwenna by u/LucianAstaroth https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDHomebrew/comments/baw80s/morwenna_a_cr22_mind_flayer_queen_hellbent_on/?utm_source=BD&utm_medium=Search&utm_name=Bing&utm_content=PSR1

We've had fun talking about interesting dragon variants, but with all these terrifying new draconic foes there must be some heroes strong enough to take them on. With that in mind we set out a list of parameters and created what we think are some strong dragon slaying contenders. What do you think of our choices? Can you do better? Send your dragon slayers to Talk5e2me@gmail.com so we can put them to the test!

A couple more dragon types leading up to an exciting build for next weeks episode. Check out these powerful dragon types and their range of abilities and hear our crazy late night theories on how they'd wreck any party's day.

This week we have a laid back discussion about the tyrannical namesakes of D&D, Dragons!! We discuss a few selection of homebrew dragon types with plenty of range in origin and abilities and give our thoughts on the monstrous powerhouses.

Today we switch things up and look at a fresh mechanic idea from Cubelith on the UA reddit. Temporary AC are meant to act similarly to temporary hit points but with satisfying defensive results. We talk opposing sides and ways we want to see this mechanic developed but agree on its exciting possibilities with further work and explorative DMs.What are your thoughts?Temp AC Points by Cubelith- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/jrmbp6/temporary_ac_points_a_counterpart_to_temp_hp/

This is a special episode where Will and I sit down with resident witch Carly Dwyer to start discussions of creating a homebrewed class for dungeons and dragons. This session is a very loose brainstorming session which will feature many crisscrossing discussions and ideas that will inevitably get tweaked or trashed entirely, but we wanted you all to be a part of this creative journey. Feel free to send us your thoughts and stay tuned for more discussions in the future.

Coming off of our spooky content for October, we return with the second part of our best received episode to date, back to the Elemental Benders by CaduKotaka. Today we cover Earthbending, my favorite bending style with amazing damage and utility capabilities. Flavored brilliantly to blend the Avatar world with Dungeons and Dragons, we'll discuss this masterwork subclass as well as some fun homebrew ideas to make your Earthbending possibilities endless.Elemental Bending by CaduKotaka-https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-M7mGAtCDceT9OcKa5o9

Today in spirit on our final week of spooky content and the weekend of Halloween, we take a look at some ghoulish playable races put together by Pucksrage on the Unearthed Arcana reddit. Inspired by monsters from various sources and some of your favorite monster types, these races are great for any spooky Hallow's Eve one shots or games of the like.Pucksrage's Halloween Races (Compendium in comments)- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/daj3pe/halloween_races_compendium_for_all_your_spooky/

This week we get up and running after an exciting new merger. On trend with the month of spooky content, who do you call when you need to put down the unholy denizens of the night of hallows? The Witch Hunter is a interesting Van Hellsing-esque themed crusader of the night, snuffing out the seeds of ungodliness with deadly power and precision. Check it out and send us your thoughts, comments or stories of your own unholy escapades.Witch Hunter by JollerMcAwesome- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/dvdj8u/ranger_archetype_witch_hunter_v10_seek_out/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

In week two of spooky content we have some big announcements and some creepy themed bad-assery that is the Ghost Knight. This subclasses focuses on rotting out and packing a punch against ghosts ghouls and other ethereal fools. Check it out,Ghost knight by reddit user u/Yorviinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/ewctui/martial_archetype_ghost_knight_a_new_subclass/

Welcome to our first week of spooky Halloween flavored content. In typical Talk5e fashion, we tackle this content with no level of seriousness or maturity. Join us in discussing the Oath of Bone, a Paladin subclass centered around wearing the bones of your enemies and heavy metal background tracks. Listen to know all the badass spooky details and how this path may have changed the lives of a small town farming family forever. Oath of Bone by reddit user- armytrix2324https://i.redd.it/mmat9el551m51.jpg

In this week we take a deep dive to discuss some colorful coral content from the Haven Abyss Discord Compendium. These subclasses have some great thematic defenses and are a must for any underwater campaign, with some interesting discussions of land usage.Check out the Haven Discord for more contentOriginal post by Reddit user Dingo_Chungis-https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/iyy2gu/circle_of_coral_and_barrier_two_aquaticthemed/?utm_source=BD&utm_medium=Search&utm_name=Bing&utm_content=PSR1

This weeks session was a little different and looser format than our typical content. Listen in as we discuss two monstrous bloodhunter subclasses and then fail miserably to stay on topic. A light, fun episode if you want to hear about some cool content and take things a little less seriously. Cloak and Medusa Bloodhunter subclasses by Cactuscrow on DnDBeyond-https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/374448-order-of-the-medusahttps://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/374177-order-of-the-cloaked

This episode we bring two rogue subclasses built around ninja warrior themes. The Kinslayer, inspired by the popular game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and the Shinobi subclass, built around the covert warriors of Chinese culture: These warriors were less commonly known as the term popularized in the western world "Ninja". Join us in breaking down the content within these two subclasses and be sure to reach out with you thoughts as well.Kinslayer Rogue by reddit user Pashikaro- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/bfud30/kinslayer_rogue_subclass_with_divine_affiliations/Shinobi Rogue by Mozziconi on GMBinder- https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-M9Qf_blb5PGeYXq8dVF

Have you ever wanted to launch a fireball point blank and action movie walk out of the explosion? Look no further than the Melee Magic arcane tradition. This beautiful subclass balances overwhelming power with tactical planning and enthralling risk/reward. Join us as we discuss and fawn over the Melee Magic Wizard.Melee Magic Arcane Tradition by r/u/madcanard5 on Reddit- https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/egx01r/melee_magic_a_wizard_subclass_v10_for_those_who/

This episode contains a unique experience of realizing and addressing bias within how we observe and judge classes and other Dungeons and Dragons material. Come along as we talk about a thematically brilliant subclass, and grow from our own judgments and class ignorance.Night Domain Cleric by r/Jonoman3000-https://dnd-5e-homebrew.tumblr.com/image/146673411447

The blood hunter has finally been given a run for its money! Join us tonight as we drain every sweet drop from the Sorcerous Origin of Hemomancy. Let the power flow through your veins for better protection, chilling spells and the thick crimson tide of a transformation we affectionately call the Blood Elemental. Check it out!Hemomancer by r/Kazaduim- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpPPTwDADTi6RScQOHNKhlx1YdaIsj2X/view

Today we look into the personal homebrew of our own Will Johnston. The half-giant race is a complicated and tragic occurrence, but rich with history both in the Dungeons and Dragons universe and our own. Listen in as we go over the variants, their abilities and the process of conceptualizing and creating them.

As if barbarians weren't terrifying and powerful enough, today we go over the Path of the Hun, a barbarian subclass that offers a new twist to how we play our favorite beefcake class. Ranged combat, bonded mounts and somehow even more ways to take less damage.Path of the Hun by r/u/Amendment50-https://i.redd.it/2tujwgzowse41.jpg

Today we discuss Asgard's famous female warriors. Ripe with mythology, flare and some crazy abilities. We will discuss both a version of Valkyrie presented as a subclass and a racial form as well, then we compare.*Excuse the couple slip ups in spell-casting knowledge*Valkyrie Subclass by Redditor /u/fungalbrews- https://i.imgur.com/8i2gfHq.pngValkyrie Race by Roguemages on GMBinder- https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-LpSjvoiBQvTYyaXb6PL

Welcome to our first official episode. Whether you love Dungeons and Dragons, an avid fan of Avatar or both, you'll love this subclass. Join us as we delve deep into the Way of Waterbending monk, and try to keep on track as we gush over its in depth creation and stunning artwork.For original source, please go check out CaduKotaka on GMBinderhttps://www.gmbinder.com/share/-M9ctWdTKU93tiUiE3ET

Welcome to our tech rehearsal for our new Dungeons and Dragons podcast. In this "getting to know you" episode we introduce ourselves and the show, talk goals and moving forward, and dive into that age old conversation on the Ranger class.