Episode 1: Super-powered Fighters
When high-level archmages can alter the fabric of reality with a word, and priests of mighty gods can reincarnate the long deceased, warriors may find themselves overshadowed. The Critical Wits crew...
View ArticleEpisode 2: Re-using Characters
When it comes time to make characters for a new game, one’s eye often drifts to a character sheet from a different time. Whether the player’s gaze is drawn to past characters by fond memories of...
View ArticleEpisode 3: Critical Hits & Fumbles
Every D&D player loves rolling a natural 20, especially during a major combat encounter, but shows an equal amount of dread at seeing a natural 1. Succeeding fabulously or failing spectacularly can...
View ArticleMail Bag and Feedback Episode 1
The guys sit down this week in the first part of a Double Feature Weekend to read your comments, emails and forum posts on the air, as well as follow up on some content from previous episodes. Stay...
View ArticleEpisode 4: World Building
Many great worlds may come to mind when one thinks of Dungeons & Dragons and its various incarnations and offshoots; Faerun, Golarion, Eberron, the Known World, Aebrynis… the list goes on and on....
View ArticleEpisode 5: D&D Next
In this long overdue episode Tim and Chrispy sit down in person to chat about what they’re most excited about for D&D Next and what they like most about what’s been shown off so far! This Episode...
View ArticleEpisode 6: Tone of the Game
This Episode: Tone of the Game, Immersion, Neckbeard Grooming Tips. The Critical Wits Guys sit down to talk about setting the tone of the game and share some anecdotes about how they have successfully...
View ArticleEpisode 7:D&D Next Playtest #4
This Episode: D&D Next, Mechanical Short Comings, Etymology Lessons, Norman Rockwell Tim and Chrispy sit down to take a more critical look at the second to last D&D playtest pack from last...
View ArticleEpisode 8: Let’s Build a World
This Episode: World Building, CQC Instructions, Video Games, Classic Japanese Animation, The Essence of “Rad” This time around the guys sit down and expand on an idea they had mentioned in Episode 4 by...
View ArticleEpisode 9: Class, Career, Archetype
This Episode: Character Classes, Game Mechanics, History Lessons, Anti-Gnome Tirades, Government Watch Lists What is a class? Is it a description of your character’s occupation, or just a bundle of...
View ArticleEpisode 10: D&D Next Final Playtest
This Episode: D&D Next Playtest, Cease and Desist Orders, Off Topic Rambling The D&D Next Playtest has come to an end. Tim and Chrispy take a look at how the game has changed and what they can...
View ArticleEpisode 11: Why D&D?
This Episode: Roleplaying Games, Die Hard, Mega Man II, D&D as Therapy The tabletop RPG genre is a big marketplace full of many diverse games; each with a unique approach to what is ostensibly...
View ArticleMail Bag and Feedback Episode 2
This Episode: Feedback, D&D 5, Episode Suggestions, Sentimentality, Time Tunnels, Comments For and Against Our Potty Mouths Tim and Chrispy sit down and go through their backlog of bills and...
View ArticleEpisode 12: Plagiarism
This Episode: A Quick Guide to MLA Formatting and the Annotated Bibliography This episode Tim and Chrispy sit down and tell you how to steal stuff THE RIGHT WAY. Intellectual Property Rights Owners...
View ArticleOne Shot Episode 01: Being On Board
Critical Wits returns with the debut of a new show type: One Shots! Join Chrispy in a solo venture in which he talks about the importance of being on board, rants about problems he sees with the...
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