welcome to the Deft & Dorky Podcast.

We talk about Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Mechanics, character creation, storytelling, backstories, world building, and anything else that might come up when you think about TTRPGs. We’ll discuss it, why we like it, and what we do when we don’t like it. If there’s a topic you’d like us to discuss, leave a comment.

Izaak Sibley 9/11/24 Izaak Sibley 9/11/24

Making Your Own Campaign

What's your starting point for creating a campaign?

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Izaak Sibley 9/4/24 Izaak Sibley 9/4/24

Party Makeup and Alignments

Should party makeup be a strong consideration?

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Izaak Sibley 8/28/24 Izaak Sibley 8/28/24

Good DMs

What makes a good DM?

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Izaak Sibley 8/21/24 Izaak Sibley 8/21/24

Good Players

What makes a good player?

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Izaak Sibley 8/14/24 Izaak Sibley 8/14/24

Subclass Breakdown: Sorcerer (part II)

Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

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Izaak Sibley 8/7/24 Izaak Sibley 8/7/24

Subclass Breakdown: Sorcerer (part I)

Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

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Izaak Sibley 7/24/24 Izaak Sibley 7/24/24

Inspiration to Create

How do you integrate your inspirations?

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Izaak Sibley 7/17/24 Izaak Sibley 7/17/24

New Rules Discussion

How will you integrate the new rules, if at all?

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Izaak Sibley 7/10/24 Izaak Sibley 7/10/24

Fictional Characters as D&D Characters

How do you go about recreating a character?

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Izaak Sibley 7/3/24 Izaak Sibley 7/3/24

Meta Gaming / Leveling

In what circumstance is meta gaming ok? XP vs Milestone, which is better?

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Izaak Sibley 6/26/24 Izaak Sibley 6/26/24

Subclass Breakdown: Ranger (part II)

Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

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Izaak Sibley 6/19/24 Izaak Sibley 6/19/24

Subclass Breakdown: Ranger (PART I)

Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

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Izaak Sibley 6/12/24 Izaak Sibley 6/12/24

Why play D&D?

Why do people like D&D so much?

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Izaak Sibley 6/5/24 Izaak Sibley 6/5/24

World Building

How much of world building falls on the GM versus the players?

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Izaak Sibley 5/29/24 Izaak Sibley 5/29/24

RP Spells

Should you make it a point to choose at least one spell that isn’t useful in combat?

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Izaak Sibley 5/22/24 Izaak Sibley 5/22/24

Pacing

When is it ok for a GM to spur the players?

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Izaak Sibley 5/15/24 Izaak Sibley 5/15/24

Likes / Dislikes

Is anything bad enough to throw out entirely?

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Izaak Sibley 5/8/24 Izaak Sibley 5/8/24

Ability Checks

How much room do checks leave for interpretation?

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Izaak Sibley 5/1/24 Izaak Sibley 5/1/24

Character Development

Does planning a character arc improve role playing?

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Izaak Sibley 4/24/24 Izaak Sibley 4/24/24

Adventure Hooks

Where is the sweet spot for having different hooks tie together?

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