This time on Roll Factory, we’re starting our look at individual Saving Throws in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons, starting again at the top of the ability scores with the Strength Save. We're joined by Twitch streamer Nat, AKA MurderVeggie. A Strength Saving throw is something you’ll do when you’re using raw physical force to resist being moved o…

On this episode of Roll Factory, we’re switching from active to reactive, and learning the whys, whens, and hows of Saving Throws in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. We're joined by E.B. Updegraff, CEO and game designer at online video game company Hatchlings. Next time on Roll Factory, we’ll start our look at the individual Saving Throws, beginning…

This time on Roll Factory, we’re learning about the Proficiency Bonus. It’s the number that separates innate talent from trained skill. Proficiency Bonus is a mechanic that 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons uses to streamline the process of acquiring and using skills. Instead of assigning points to individual skills, your character has a single Prof…

In this episode, we conclude our look at the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ability Scores with Charisma. Charisma represents your character’s ability to successfully interact with and influence others. How your character achieves that influence is open to a lot of interpretation. Depending on how you and your DM envision the character, Charisma …

We’re continuing to examine the ability scores on the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition character sheet. This time, with Wisdom. Your Wisdom score represents your character’s intuition, experience, and how attuned they are to the world around them. It’s the Ability you rely on when you’re trying to understand your environment through your senses rathe…

Today, our series on Ability Scores shifts focus away from the physical and toward the mental, starting with Intelligence. When it comes to mental acumen, Dungeons & Dragons embraces a distinction between education and experience. Intelligence represents your character’s book learning, while Wisdom represents their street smarts. Just like in life,…

Our look at the ability scores continues with Constitution. Constitution represents your character's physical heartiness. Like Strength, it includes everything from innate endurance to fantasy CrossFit training, and magical enhancements. Constitution is unique among the 6 ability scores for being exclusively passive. Constitution doesn’t support an…

This time on Roll Factory, we're looking at Dexterity. It’s the ability you'll rely on for sick flips, sneaky stabs, and long-distance arrow delivery. Dexterity represents physical agility. It's the modifier for the skills Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, and Stealth. It encompasses overall nimbleness, hand-eye coordination, and how deft your character…

This time on Roll Factory, our look at the six ability scores begins with the beefy barbarian’s best friend, the Strength score. We're joined by freelance science writer and journalist Bethany Brookshire. She's on Twitter as @beebrookshire. Strength measures your ability to exert physical force, and is the basis for the Athletics skill. It encompas…

This time, we’re talking about Ability Scores: how they work, why they matter, and why you only need to think about them around every four levels. The 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons character sheet uses the same six abilities the game has used since the earliest editions: Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution represent your character’s physical c…

On this episode, we demonstrate the core mechanic of Dungeons & Dragons: the roll of the 20-sided dice. You and your DM will use it to determine the success or failure of practically every action your character takes. These rolls fall into three categories: Attacks, Checks, and Saving Throws. In each case, you roll a d20, then add or subtract the r…

The end? "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a quest to get every sentient c…

You only get one. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a quest to get every s…

Meet our Mid-Level Dungeon Manager, and learn about our plan to tour the D&D 5e character sheet, one number at a time. Roll Factory is a podcast for new and returning players. And if you’ve ever looked at a character sheet and thought “what the hell do all these numbers mean?” it might be for you, too. In each bite-sized episode, we’ll zoom in on a…

We get around to answering some more questions, and ask an important one of our audience. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play ser…

The time has come to answer the question. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window i…

Anyone can cook! "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a quest to get every se…

How much backstory is too much? "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a quest …

Can you make a warforged's body into a magical weapon? I mean, why wouldn't you be able to? "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play s…

What sort of other games can you bring into your tabletop sessions as mini games, or even the basis for a campaign? "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers …

In this one, we tell you the BEST subclass for each class. These are facts, not opinions. Rebuttals will be ignored. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers…

Romance at the gaming table is... um... complicated. So probably don't, but if you're gonna, here's some real advice for once. Get a TTRPG Lines and Veils safety tool: https://www.gehennagaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Gehenna-Gaming-Consent-Form.pdf Meet Stabby Abby: https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D20501421/ "Professional" tabletop p…

Special guest professional actor, cosplayer, and stuntman, LeRoyal Tutt (https://linktr.ee/royaltnoy), returns to offer professional advice on how to totally win at D&D. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight t…

Special guest professional actor, cosplayer, and stuntman, LeRoyal Tutt (https://linktr.ee/royaltnoy), joins us as we sort out the 100% canonical cuisine of each D&D race. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight…

The gauntlet has been thrown. Show us what you got. Math it up super hard, nerds. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously a…

Everybody poops, except mimics. They are the perfectly efficient organism. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and thro…

Seriously, where does the junk go? "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a que…

F*** it, we'll do it LIVE! "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in a quest to ge…

Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Faye found a treasure trove of stupid D&D questions. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play s…

No not like that! Why do you have to make everything gross? This episode is about dragon bones, and what they're made of. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://linktr.ee/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of g…

If you're gonna min/max, at least do it right. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the w…

Special guest ArkadyCosplay (https://linktr.ee/arkady) teaches you the endless "pawssibilities" of the home brewed magical catkid race. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We'…

We answer your questions from TikTok. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the window in …

Nothing can keep Jonathon out of your fair city. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule books out the…

In reality, every class sucks. Except for Druids. Druids are pretty cool. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and thr…

Tasha's Cauldron has some cool stuff in it, but no index. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule book…

An invitation to 1 v 1 a god, no items, final destination. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously and throw the rule boo…

We try to come up with an accent that sounds totally unique and we totally nail it. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (https://linktr.ee/themadmaker), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play serious…

We answer a listener's question and read an email. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role play seriously a…

We discuss world building, magic spiders, and accents from nowhere. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of gamers who take our role…

We finally get around to asking Dingo Doodles YOUR questions. Be sure to check out the saga of Fool's Gold at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFOaJWATTt_A7thZA9WFGEpZRC9CBjkWY "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stor…

We made Dingo Doodles play Faye's half-baked board game. You can totally skip this one if you want. Be sure to check out the saga of fool's gold at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFOaJWATTt_A7thZA9WFGEpZRC9CBjkWY "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofm…

In this Valentine's Day special, we talk with Dingo about romancing the many monsters of D&D. Be sure to check out the saga of fool's gold at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFOaJWATTt_A7thZA9WFGEpZRC9CBjkWY "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischie…

Don't know who Dingo Doodles is? That's okay, neither did Faye. Be sure to check out the saga of Fool's Gold at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFOaJWATTt_A7thZA9WFGEpZRC9CBjkWY "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild st…

It's Monty's last stand (for now) as a bold claim is made, and challenged. Find Monty at https://twitter.com/MontyGlu and check out past episodes of The Unexpectables at https://www.youtube.com/user/takahata101. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischi…

MontyGlu, DM of The Unexpectables, returns to play Toril's favorite game, Strange Brews! Find Monty at https://twitter.com/MontyGlu and check out past episodes of The Unexpectables at https://www.youtube.com/user/takahata101. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com…

In this Goliath-sized episode, we chat with MontyGlu, DM of The Unexpectables, about getting started in D&D, getting started in streaming, and how we're doing everything wrong. Find Monty at https://twitter.com/MontyGlu and check out past episodes of The Unexpectables at https://www.youtube.com/user/takahata101. "Professional" tabletop players Faye…

We talk fantasy genetics. We also accidentally give some actual advice (we'll try not to make a habit of it). "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. …

Tell us the color of tiefling blood, you cowards!!! Faye plays some more Strange Brews. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of game…

Faye explains Reddit culture to old man Jonathon. Then they exchange some animal stories. "Professional" tabletop players Faye (https://twitter.com/mendarii) and Jonathon (producer and player at https://twitter.com/mercsofmischief), offer sage wisdom, wild stories, and ridiculous home brew straight to your ear holes every week. We're the kind of ga…