BY POPULAR BLACKMAIL!!!, Crap Guide to D&D: Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid:  

Didn't mean to ask, since I'm finishing up checking out all of DWK's series tomorrow, I was looking to replace it with something new. And he recommendations? I'm so far I was thinking of sailor Moon Abridged that was recommended to me a while ago.

"Anyone who played for more than three sessions has realised : One, you need a cleric. Two, the cleric doesn't need you." Now that's one hell of a quote, damn XD

Yeah, “Sticks to Snakes” was a real spell in older editions of dnd. Basically it’s meant to be that thing Moses did in the bible, which is why it’s a cleric spell

JoCat's character with the wobbly head is called "JoCrap". The character came from his series "A crap guide to Monster Hunter" where the JoCrap character went over the different weapon playstyles and dunked on them and largely used when he wants to aggressively tongue-in-cheek things. The wibbly wobbly head is an actual piece of equipment you can get in the MH game, a giant plushie headpiece based off of the in-game monster called a wiggler.

Little clarification, the creature narrating this is named JoCrap. JoCat is the human character who appears from time to time

If you like his ‘singing’ check out his “all the races” song, or the cover by cami-cat which is also great. Or both.

I'm pretty sure he misspelled 'Wrong' intentionally because it was the barbarian video and intelligence was the dump stat.

"Woud that make people who are artisticly good at muder bards?" Let me introduce the College of Whispers....

Only wizards get flamethrower squirrels. Find familiar and dragon's breath.

If you think he's flexing with singing, wait till you hear the races in D&D video

Critical Role is like One Piece. If you're gonna get into it, you better have a year or so of free time. A Barbarian multiclassing into Bard? Seriously, that way lies Abserd! remember the "Bardbarians?"

"he could drop a pretty sick beat there." You have NO idea. Watch wizard, fighter, and races.

Never seen someone struggle to pronounce "Spruce" before

JoCat also has a Crap Guide to Monster Hunter which is how I found him

"Is that Pink or Purple?" It is called Magenta

"Oh god, Jeffrey Dahmer was a Bard!" This is the content I come here for.

Sticks to Snakes was a real spell in the first two versions of D&D however has been removed from the more modern versions. Also the spell treats any single piece of non magical wood as a stick. Also I believe that all version of D&D that used the spell had it available to both clerics and druids, they just get it a different levels, so I don't know why there was a disclaimer about it not being available to druids.

I recommend, DON'T stab trees in a magical forest... I lost my magical sword that way. And angered the fairy queen.

Barb/Bard makes perfect sense. Go full viking and call it a skald, singing epic poems of glory and heroes in the middle of the fight.

Order of the *Stick:* Evil-Father: "Why are you a multiclass-Fighter-Mage-Rogue. You have exactly the same skills as your bard brother." Evil-Twin: "Well you always said bards were ridiculously underpowered." Evil-Father: "They are! Why, with their understanding of narrative structure and trope lore, they should be ruling the universe by now."

"Okay he can drop a pretty good rhyme." *laughs in cgtdnd: races*

Make a skald. They were warrior poet of the nordic culture during the time of the vikings. Perfect background for a bard/barbarian multiclass.

I didn't even need to read the title. I saw jocat and airer and was like "FINALLY!!!"

I love how, every time I watch this, and the subject of the "goose, breathing fire, with a mini-gun" comes up, I always say "It's a Gatling Gull", as if anyone is actually there to actually get the reference.

JoCat's Crap Guide is awesome XD But honestly I just loved watching you react to these XD Everyone went through the 'Dammit I need to make this class now' because of him. But most importantly, I loved see you clearly enjoying these XD

"Oh God, Jeffery Dahmer was a bard." Don't know why this killed me.

Two years before "The backstreet boys reunion tour" lol (though in all seriousness Covid 19 is no laughing matter, but at the same time we should all keep our senses of humor....and sanity)

"I've never actually watched Critical Role" SQUAD, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

The joke wasn't that they were The A-men as in Almighty, it's actually because ending a prayer saying Amen. Loving the reactions!!

"Repressing, repressing, repressingrepressingrepressing...aaannnd repressed." Mood and a half

My group are actually playing as the A-men, a group of five clerics who all follow the Norse gods It’s as dumb as you would expect, we have so much healing and we can bully almost anything We got stuck against a flesh golem but we just cornered it and cast inflict wounds on it over and over again

"Oh god, Jeffery Dahman was a bard!" caught me so heavily off guard

College of whispers in a nutshell Any artistically expressive murder hobo or serial killer Aka jack the ripper

College or Lore bards are my absolute favourite. You can talk your way out of anything and steal all the best spells from other classes.

Remember, these are older videos. Wild Magic Barbarian wasn't out yet.

Fun fact: Bards were historically a Type of Druid, they were the Oral Historians of various Celtic Peoples. There is a reason why the Bard in 1e AD&D required you to start as a Fighter, then Dual Class (Stop leveling one class to level another, only available to Humans and Half-Elves (Other Demi-humans could Multi-class)) into Thief (Rogue) between Levels 5 and 7, then Dual Class into Druid after 5-8 levels as a Thief, then you could be a bard.

If you go through the entire Crap Guide to DnD series, but some jokes you don't get, the likely reason would be that they originated from the first Crap Guides he made, Crap Guide to Monster Hunter (whi ch is where the wiggle worm helmet his character wears comes from). So, if you're looking for something way later to react to, you can check those out.

I haven’t got to play D&D myself, but I have put together some characters one of them is an Cleric named Susie Winerite She is a female Orc with a serious case of man face, Who wishes to travel the world and hone her craft in a new form of healing she invented chiropractic.

Zee Bashew also does some good dnd animation and spells.

"Because I like broken shit" Allow me to introduce the Bear totem Barbarian, Moon druid multiclass..... Welcome to every resistance in the game and Never dying again.

Yeah, Sticks to Snakes It's a Cleric spell based on how Moses turned his staff into a large Cobra

Cleric is just amazing. I developed a combo with my beads of force, I call it the meat grinder. Used spiritual weapon on an enemy, then throw a bead of force at the group of enemies. Boom, now they're trapped in a hamster ball with an unkillable floating weapon tearing into every round

Speaking from experience, inflict wounds is only OP if you actually manage to hit your target. Take a guess how often that happens.

JoCat’s crap guide is a good starting point with these classes so you have an idea of what their gimmick and what they’re about are before putting in the work, like a pitch

Just going to let you know right away, the character with the long neck and wiggly head is officially called JoCrap. Sword and Shield is also the best weapon in Monster Hunter, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong and should be -killed to cleanse the gene pool of their stupidity- I mean ignored because they have a right to their own opinion, even if it's wrong.

"I'm verrrry tempted to multi-class into Bard now." So....a Bard-barian, then?

As for banning the cleric I think it was either AD&D or AD&D 2ed where there was a disclamer that told the DMs that clerics are broken and it's fair to ban them at their table

Now do Jess Jackdaw, he shared an Air BnB with Jocat, Puffin, Dingo, and Dingo's fiancé last time they went to a con together

next one should be a 1 and a half hours long video binging the rest of the guides

"OH MY GOD, JEFFREY DAHMER WAS A BARD" was not a quote I was expecting to hear today.

It should be mentioned that the Wild Magic Barbarian in 5E is nothing like the Wild Magic Sorcerer. They don't have any spells. Instead, they always create a random magical effect when they enter a Rage and all the effects are beneficial in some way. So, there's no risk/reward interplay, just different flavors of rewards that may or may not fit the current situation, making their table of effects completely different from Sorcerer's, being manifestations of the Rage itself. Creating a larger table would have to be balanced differently, since it's rolled on near constantly, at least once per combat encounter in most cases. And the effect is usually ended whenever the Rage itself ends, so you can undo the effect if you don't like it for what you're currently doing, making any negative effects you might think of introducing nuisances instead of moment defining blunders, and as such likely not worth including on the table. ...Still a super neat subclass, though. Kinda like Barbarian that wanted to be a Bard but never decided what trades to be a jack of, randomly switching up their combat style all the time.

"The last video made me want to play a Barbarian, now I'm considering multi class into a Bard" Let's call this multi class Bardbarian

Recently finished an evil two shot in which I played a changeling College of Eloquence Bard, that was a VERY artistic serial killer.

A wild magic barbarian is probably like if a druid decided to get really jacked and does a lot of steroids

I love that these videos made him have a dnd version of a existential crisis 😂

Spruce is a type of tree. Particularly, for Christmas trees.

Not sure if I missed the chance with this or has been brought up yet, but there are two "forgotten" episodes of the series, basically the first versions of an episode, namely only the Cleric and Warlock episodes. He made them and then got info and remade the episodes. They are in the descriptions of those episodes to check out so yeah.

I found this channel today through this video and now I'm proceeding to watch some of your reaction video playlists; DBZA, SAOA, HUA... (a lot, I'm going to watch a lot of videos)

25:33 Animorphs! They're making a movie. But the authors jumped ship. _I really hope it doesn't suck like the show. The books need re-printing._

In DnD 1.1e, sticks to snakes was a level 4 cleric spell which turned 2d8 sticks (non-magic wooden items) into snakes for 6 turns or 16 minutes, with a 50% chance of them being poisonous. The size of the snake depending on the size of the 'stick'. A tree trunk or log could become a poisonous constrictor snake!!

Airier: *Mentions he is an english major* Also Airier: *Can't fathom the word spruce* This feels like such an X to doubt moment. 🤣

Sticks to Snakes takes inspiration from the Bible when the pharaoh's sorcerers threw their staves down to turn them into snakes and Moses did the same and his staff ate theirs. But, yeah, Sticks to Snakes is an old school D&D spell.

This series is going to be a blast

I just finished watching this series yesterday! What perfect timing!

If I had to be in a room filled with snakes, I'd want it to be a giant room.

“Supranuk-...Supra...Supranails?” You know about Spruce trees right? XD Love the vid

As someone who has caught up to Critical Role in the first campaign when they were at episode 97 ( I caught up and watched live on episode 98; I had a LOT of free time), I will say I wouldn't worry too much about being caught up if you decide to watch it; especially for anyone who works, there just isn't enough time in the day. That said I can recommend checking it out; as mentioned, I've been a fan since the first campaign and I love it, and the community (99% of the time anyway) is awesome. Cheers!

JoCat is awesome, I found him at complete random last year due to RU-vid recommendations. His D&D and Monster Hunter stuff was hilarious.

1:20 There is a "Not Interested" button, It's hiding behind the 3 dots that appear next to video when you hover your mouse over them.

Don't worry, no tree sized snakes being created. The spell says the longest a "stick" can be is the size of a staff. So.... a staff for giants could work.... OH NO.

Made a 5e version Sticks to Snakes 5e Level 4 Transmutation spell Available classes:Cleric and Druid Duration:6 turns Range:12 ft. Spell components:A bundle of sticks Effect:Summons 2d8 poisonous snakes. When cast as a higher level spell it summons 1d8 extra poisonous snakes per spell level above 4. Alternatively if faced with snakes you may use this spell to turn them into wood for the duration of this spell, rolling 2d8 to see how many you turn and with an identical upcast for later levels. No spell save.

You missed the text with Matt Mercer throwing pool noodles at you, too.

So i case no one told you ~ The wiggly dude is actually JoCrap, his persona for all his Crap Guides (he also made a series on the Monster Hunter weapon archetypes), and the human guy you see a few times is actually JoCat as a character in his videos.

My first bard was suposed to be a good guy but got cursed and some how became a mass murder serial killer and my group had no idea it was me

Not too long ago, I came up with a most interesting idea for a Bard character. Instead of the usual musical skill; MY Bard's abilities lie in other creative outlets like writing, acting/storytelling, painting/drawing and cooking. I asked if cooking could be a form of Bardic skill once and those who responded said yes, same with the drawing/painting and writing. To elaborate, my bard possesses a magical quill/pen and paintbrush; anything they paint comes to life and anything they write down actually happens IRL. For example, if my bard wrote down that their enemy can't kill them with their pen...they would be magically compelled to not pull the trigger of their crossbow or firearm. If my bard were to paint something like a dress, it would fall right off the easel and become the real thing. Lastly, as a cook; my bard would be able to craft confections and dishes so savory that they might be able to end thousand-year wars. Does this all make sense to you guys?

12:45 OH NO! You've become a DM's worst nightmare: the Bardbarian.

The name of the Dwarf Barbarian character is "Debbie Spruce-Nails." A spruce (rhymes with Bruce) is a type of tree.

When you see a video in your recommendations that keeps showing up, click three dots next to it and pick the "I'm not interested" option.

It has been quoted before so I will quote it again. "How does a player break a D&D game in three words? 'Play a Druid'" In vanilla D&D 5e, regardless of which circle they choose. A 3rd level druid can cast the 2nd level spell "Pass without Trace". (Which lasts 1 hour and does not use concentration) Then they can change into a spider with shapeshift. (any spider choice from the list will work). This gives them a +7 to stealth from the spider form and an additional +10 from the spell. They can literally have a +17 to stealth checks at level 3. In addition, the spider form will give them Darkvision, Blindsight and Spiderclimb (the ability to freely walk on walls and ceilings). This is just one of the many broken things a druid can do.

You: I've never watched Critical Role Me: Well you're in luck, they're about to start a new series. Get in there while the getting's good

This is now my favorite reaction to jocrap Ps: by the end, he goes to character sheet and alignment then ends on DM with a huge collab

Ah Cleric when your party needs a good harmacist

The best part of playing barbarian is that you can do stupid stuff and survive. ^_^

I had a wild magic Barbarian in one of my games that used the d10k table for their wild surge rages. First major encounter is against a wizard. Barbarian rages and does his roll. It makes it so that anyone that wields the wizard’s weapon is silenced. Most of the wizard’s spells had a verbal component. I love the d10k table.

"Need DPS? College of Swords!" - hey, look, someone never played as a College of Swords Bard!

One of the most ridiculously easy to achieve yet overpowered multiclass combos i've ever seen? Start with 2 levels in Paladin and then EVERYTHING ELSE in War Cleric.

I saw the thumbnail and came running!

The mask and the Wigglers, are from Monster Hunter. IIRC JoCrap, his character in this series of videos is from a Crap Guide to Monster Hunter he made before.

The more you watch him, the more you shall realize, Jocat is, in fact, a bard IRL.

In case you were wondering, his channel started with Monster Hunter with his head being the "wiggler helmet" from Monster Hunter World. He also mains the sword and shield which is one of the less popular weapons.

This is the best day every

I forget which of your JoCat reactions you asked about this but you asked if there are any videos where JoCat is barding it up. There’s a video called “That Time I Played Piano For My Entire High School” where JoCat shares a recording of a piano medley he created and played. It’s very good!

the minigun bird..... is sorta what has ended up happening in my Pathfinder camp..... my char is a druid/Mamoth Rider (with a dragon sized Chameleon) the gunslinger has sort of taken up residence on my pet's back and we are working on geting him a mounted Gatling Gun to turn me into a mobile tank with 2 guns (the druid being the forward mounted one lol) XD

Ok. I like your style of humor. Especially in the first 3 minutes.

You finally got to these. Thank god. Now sit back and enjoy

I just realized that you see the bard getting a crush on the paladin already in the bard video!

I will concede that "A-Men" is a masterpiece of comedy. You have the Letter "A" men that could mean the highest quality like A+ grades or Grade A meat. So A-tier men. You got the reference to the "A-Team". You got the reference to the "X-Men". You got a reasonable name for a team of "Anointed Men" or "Almighty Men". And, you have literally the word "Amen" in there... which is something you say after every prayer. Genius.

3:43 If it makes you feel better, there are a lot of D&D fans who’ve barely gotten into the first campaign with Vox Machina. I can’t begin to tell you how many hours worth of sessions were made

Sticks to snakes is indeed a real spell. In previous editions. And our DM allowed me to turn the ranger's multi shot arrows into snakes.

If you want high broken look up Order Domain Cleric. I originally picked it for letting my allies attack whenever I cast healing word on them, but this shit gives you command as a bonus action, slow (not a cleric spell usually), and heavy armor on top of the usual suspects of spiritual weapon, guardian of faith, and guiding bolt.