Handbooker Helper: Skills 

Barbarians can be good at stealth: nothing can notice you if there's nothing left *to* notice you.

Ah yes, Goth Dad. Thank you for this gift.

He has gathered this information with his 4000 years of knowledge

The Magic Carpet thing seems personal.

Fjord's next patron should be Taliesin. Not his character he plays, just him the player. The immortal latin speaking pyramid in the shape of a man who will probably drive Fjord insane and/or take over his wardrobe.

It was nice of Taliesin to translate this out of the original Sumerian.

Marisha had a thousand condition effects to go through the other week, now Tal is listing off a hundred skills. The dedication to the education of new players is strong here folks.

I'm a simple lass. I see the pyramid, I click

Petition to make Tal a Warlock Patron in the next 5e expansion?

Taliesin flexing his silky 7000 year old voice gives me so much joy. I love it!

The man with 1000 year's of knowledge, he shall educate us so we may serve the omnipotent master

Y’all are really missing out on calling Talesin the Gothfather

Matt's going to be throwing all kinds of curve balls at him now.

“Scary muscles” Yasha in 2 simple words.

"Perform a monologue from Tusk Love." They film these after last weeks game...right?

Me:Why does he dress so well in every video My mind:SHHHHHHH HE'S PERFECT

There is a hidden Con skill: holding your breath! 1 minute + Con modifier. No rolling involved but Con will let you swim underwater to access a city's sewer system. And you may even find an enslaved water elemental used to power the city there... Just say'n.

>see venomous snake >"*Heck*, you may even make it your friend..." did u just

I’m a simple person. I see our goth dad, I click.

1:14 STR - Athletics 1:37 DEX 1:42 Acrobatics 2:07 Sleight of Hand 2:25 Stealth 2:40 INT 2:44 Arcana 3:01 History 3:21 Religion 3:42 Nature 4:01 Investigation 4:28 WIS 4:30 Insight 4:44 Perception 4:56 Animal Handling 5:22 Medicine 5:37 Survival 5:57 CHA 6:00 Deception 6:17 Persuasion 6:41 Intimidation 7:14 Performance

Thanks Goth Uncle, as a DM this is good for me to remember on what skills to call for certain actions

A perfect opportunity missed to say “But that’s okay, because you have a particular set of skills”

"You need dextrous nimble fingers, if you want to pull off your klepto lifestyle" - Taliesin Jaffe

I knew all of this but I could honestly just listen to goth dad read me the handbook all day...

The intimidation as strenght variant rule can apply to other skills and ability scores, if your DM thinks it makes sense. It's not very common, but it could happen 🤔

What sort of weapon made that wound? Cause of death: Investigation check

Now i want to hear that monologue from Tusk Love! Great Episode!

Talliesin, Thanks for the quick guide on the skills. Very informative without being too verbose. Cheers!

After the door, all I can think of is, "Y'all motherf*ckers need Sarenrae." :)

“Y’all about Pelor Hear that guy?” Don’t Dead Open Inside Also, intimidation Tal is the greatest

I love the quiet "ding" at the end of the jingle! It never gets old.

his voice just gave me 10+ years, watered my crops, healed my soul, cleaned my skin

Don't forget the ettiquete of using skills at the table. Tell your DM what you want your character to do. The DM will tell you what skill to roll for. If two different skills could be used, your DM will ask which you prefer. Don't just say "I want to persuade this guy into telling me the secrets to the dungeon."

Man, the way Tal's voice changed during the intimidation part did... things to me that I didn't expect.

A brilliant way of explaining skills. You are looking incredibly sharp while doing it too, Mr. Jaffe!

that eyebrow appearing on the angry snake broke me lmao

Thank you for these! As a new DM these are helping me refresh my memory and keep my players from running too wild

That little chuckle that slipped in when he described Deception was so pure, it made my day.

I could just listen to Talisen for hours...

I can't be the only one who thinks that Taliesin would be an excellent teacher. He seriously got that calm voice and vibe that would be quiet suitable for a good teacher.

Bang on 5am Thursday morning (Australia) in typical fashion Crit Role blesses my morning with a video. Ty Crit Role

I gotta absolutely love the "ding" sound

The Tusk Love thing killed me

Thank you Taliesin! You know, I still feel I have things to learn playing this game, and you've definitely just taught me a few things. I love this Handbooker Helper series.

The variant rule can be applied to all skill checks; The intimidation (Str) is just the provided example. Another example can be when performing surgery, a medicine (Dex) check can be used because of the precision needed to perform the task. It's an optional thing, but it can cause some interesting interactions, since if the rule is applied in your game, the players can mix and match as long as the DM approves of the matches made.

I'm a simple teifling - I see taliesin, I click!

Now a tool proficiency episode XD

3:28 "Y'all hear about that Pelor guy?" or "Y'all about Pelor hear that guy?"

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Gorgeous Taliesan! God I bloody love you ❤️❤️❤️

One of the best episodes in this series. Well done and thank you!

NOT THE CARPET!!!

This was awesome, man I could listen to Taliesin talk about D&D any day :D

This is such a clear & concise explanation!!!

3:28 Y'all hear about that Pelor guy? *YALL ABOUT PELOR HEAR THAT GUY*

I do not know why I love his outfit so much, but I love his outfit SO MUCH!!!

I wonder if taliesin jaffe is a homebrew warlock patron...

A monologue from "Tusk Love", a nice little inside joke there. I like it.

Part of his power as an ancient God means that I automatically feel soothed and trusting whenever Tallisen does a video

Definitely my favorite of the group

Anything this guy does is my favorite! This is my Favorite Handbooker Helper!

4:00 is that Audrey II? "Feed me seymore!"

tal the colors, the patterns, the textures on this fit are FIRE

High Af watching this and all I can think of is how well Mister Jaffe does this. The Critical Role stars and staff are so flippin good man,

I love Taliesin and his stile so much

I need taliesin to do audiobooks

Initiative is a skill check too! Helpful for Bards using Jack of all Trades :)

I like how the 'avoiding hazzerd on the road' is represented by a TORNADO. The most common of roadside obsticalls XD

Your friend might be an evil warlock that serves Ukatoa and is hiding something from the party? INSIGHT CHECK!

Taliesin is looking MAGNIFICENT in this!

great info! will rewatch

He mentioned the variant ruling on using Strength in place of Charisma for an Intimidation check, but this variant application of Ability/Skill combinations can apply in other situations as well. From the PHB - Variant: Skills with Different Abilities Normally, your proficiency in a skill applies only to a specific kind of ability check. Proficiency in Athletics, for example, usually applies to Strength checks. In some situations, though, your proficiency might reasonably apply to a different kind of check. In such cases, the DM might ask for a check using an unusual combination of ability and skill, or you might ask your DM if you can apply a proficiency to a different check. For example, if you have to swim from an offshore island to the mainland, your DM might call for a Constitution check to see if you have the stamina to make it that far. In this case, your DM might allow you to apply your proficiency in Athletics and ask for a Constitution (Athletics) check. So if you're proficient in Athletics, you apply your proficiency bonus to the Constitution check just as you would normally do for a Strength (Athletics) check. Similarly, when your half-­‐‑orc barbarian uses a display of raw strength to intimidate an enemy, your DM might ask for a Strength (Intimidation) check, even though Intimidation is normally associated with Charisma.

I already know all this stuff but the production is so good I watch em anyway

the "Twitch subscription zone"...

Such a nice sense of style Taliesin has. I could never pull off that shirt and it goes so well with the jacket

For what it's worth, the Strength Intimidation is a solid example of something that could be applied to other skills as well... maybe not always, but in some situations. For example some performances are decidedly dexterous. Maybe they even involve pain and Constitution can FINALLY get in on a skill check!

2:24 Did Talesin mean... STEALTH explanatory?

You can see years later still angry about that carpet.

Can’t wait for them to cover magic items

This was, without doubt, the best one!

well made love your style Taliesin Jaffe

7:05 Some interesting examples for the variant I've come up with: - Trying to blend in with the crowd in a party? Charisma (Stealth) check - Performing a particularly physically demanding dance? Strength or Dexterity (Performance) check - Distracting someone enough to steal their coin purse? Charisma (Sleight of Hand) check Do you have any other good ones?

THANK YOU FOR SAYING VENOMOUS SNAKE!!!!!

10/10 performance check Talesin!

"Oh Oskar, leave me here by the side of this field. Go, save yourself. My legs won't carry me any further."

"Intimidation" You're inner Owlbear is showing Taliesin.

I already know all of this just came here to see talesin talk

Helpful as always; I like the story prompts used to illustrate. I had to chuckle at the halo; you cast Minor Illusion didn't you?

So about my nuclear power and aerospace merit badeges and my character's high survival score points.......

Oh Gods... I'm not normally one to judge fashion, but oh my dear heart. He just murdered it.

1:18 - Athletics 1:43 - Acrobatics 2:09 - Sleight of hand 2:27 - Stealth 2:45 - Arcana 3:03 - History 3:23 - Religion 3:43 - Nature 4:04 - Investigation 4:32 - Insight 4:45 - Perception 4:58 - Animal Handling 5:23 - Medicine 5:38 - Survival 6:02 - Deception 6:22 - Persuasion 6:42 - Intimidation 7:14 - Performance Thought this would be helpful :) i still forget what to think for when thinking about skills

I don't even have time to watch this right now, I just opened it to see his outfit

wish you guys included composite skill checks, you guys mentioned if briefly with the str (intimidation) variant but to go deeper, a DM could use almost any combination (within reason).

Why was his rendition of “Intimidation” giving me serious Cowardly Lion vibes?? “What makes a muskrat guard his musk? COURAGE.” 😂

Of course they mentioned an acid pit destroying their magic carpet

Klepto lifestyle. Sweet sweet loot. Sensing a common thread here.

Ah I love praying to that Peter guy

I was under the impression that Deception was for appearing as something else, and performance was for behaving as someone else.

I'm trying to make my first ever character by myself and this is a lot of information to take in, especially so quickly- Boy i hope being the "new player" at the table isnt annoying 😅

why do i feel like this was not only the end of a chapter but that there's gonna be a quiz about all the episodes after this one is finished. Damnit goth dad!

Driving a motorboat is a Survival check, according to Taliesin Jaffe.