Dan and Garin backpack off to The World of Farland this week with a player’s guide that has everything you need to build characters in a fully realized setting that’s been around for 17 years! Dan forces Garin to meet his Lab medical insurance deductible in the third week of 2019, but the prescription is delicious so Garin doesn’t care. Check the link below for more on this week’s content! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab World of Farland (https://bit.ly/2VXXKvq) Twitter: http://twitt...
Jan 30, 2019•37 min
Garin and Dan go full robo with giant mechs out of “The Greasemonkey’s Handbook” by Vall Syrene and Mogman Dubloon. This 116 page book contains new subclasses, feats, spells and rules for including Giant Robots in your 5e game. This episode goes off the rails as Garin gets manic with his declarations of supremacy and Dan tries to bring digital backup to support his stance. Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab The Greasemonkey’s Handbook: https://bit.ly/2McK9Mi Volo’s Complete Subrace Hand...
Jan 23, 2019•41 min
NEW AND IMPROVED! Garin and Dan are fully rested and back from their break! You may even be able to hear their rejuvenated spirits! Hey, speaking of rejuvenated spirits... this week, the Lab Boiz kick off the 2019 season with a supplement by Walrock Publishing, entitled "Awakened Undead" which has 5 playable undead races for your 5e game, including mummies, skeletons, ghosts... Sound cool?! Yeah, that's because it is. Garin rattles epitaphs, and Dan brings a guest into the lab to help argue on b...
Jan 16, 2019•38 min
This week, Garin and Dan open up the mailbag and answer listener questions. MORE IMPORTANTLY... THE LABBY AWARDS! Garin and Dan choose the best of the best supplements used in this year's episodes in the following categories: Best Race Supplement/ Race in a Supplement featured this year: Monstrous Races I - Tyler Kamstra (https://bit.ly/2EK1iLH) Monstrous Races II - Tyler Kamstra (https://bit.ly/2RjTKFY) Bear PC Sourcebook- Matthew Gravelyn (https://bit.ly/2CBMCNf) Constructs Compendium (Kemling...
Dec 26, 2018•30 min
This week, Garin and Dan create Christmas Pop-Culture Icons, and wrap them up in a little 5e wrapping paper. Give this episode a listen for some inspiration and Christmas Cheer. Patreon: patreon.com/dndcharacterlab DMsGuild Offerings: bit.ly/2MjFjQA Twitter: twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab
Dec 19, 2018•28 min
This week, Garin and Dan welcome Carlos and Surena from the mega-hit, 5e actual play podcast, "The Dungeon Rats". Their 3rd season has begun, and they have each brought in their character from the campaign to see how they fare against our own "rat", of sorts. Tons of fun to be had, give her a listen! Patreon: patreon.com/dndcharacterlab The Dungeon Rats: https://thedungeonrats.simplecast.fm/ DMsGuild Offerings: bit.ly/2MjFjQA Twitter: twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: facebook.com/dndcharact...
Dec 12, 2018•46 min
This week, Garin and Dan partner up with the good folks over at Habitica to create 5e versions of ourselves. Haven't checked out Habitica? Well, give this a listen, and them a download and gamify your life! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Habitica: http://habitica.com DMsGuild Offerings: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA Twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab
Dec 05, 2018•33 min
It's here! It's finally here! This week, Garin and Dan wrap up their themed month of November, and showcase the belle of the ball: Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica. With new playable races, as well as 2 new subclasses, this Magic the Gathering crossover book is chock full o' flavor and player options for even the casual enthusiast. Give it a listen, and see if you get some inspiration (the non-re-rolling kind) from their builds! Then be sure to pick up a copy for yourself! Patreon: http://patreon....
Nov 28, 2018•37 min
This week, Garin and Dan continue their themed month of November with original character creations from the plane of Kaladesh, from Magic the Gathering, to countdown the much anticipated release of "The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica" being released this month! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab DMsGuild Offerings: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA Plane Shift: Kaladesh: https://bit.ly/2OU8Tsl Twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merc...
Nov 21, 2018•36 min
This week, Garin and Dan continue their plane shifting travels in their Magic themed month of November with original character creations from the plane of Amonkhet, from Magic the Gathering, to countdown the much anticipated release of "The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica" being released this month! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab DMsGuild Offerings: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA Plane Shift: Amonkhet: https://bit.ly/2QICNlc Twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: http://facebo...
Nov 14, 2018•31 min
This week, Garin and Dan kick off a themed month of November with original character creations from the plane of Innistrad, from Magic the Gathering, to countdown the much anticipated release of "The Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica" being released this month! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab DMsGuild Offerings: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA Plane Shift: Innistrad: https://bit.ly/2zz4MMB Twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch:...
Nov 07, 2018•37 min
Happy Halloween!
Oct 31, 2018•52 min
This week, Garin and Dan do a bit of shameless self-promotion, and feature one of their own originally-authored supplements, Denizens of the Beastlands: Plains Tribes to create some truly WILD PCs! If you like what you hear, be sure to check the supplement out for yourself... It's only a buck! (https://bit.ly/2z22V2y) Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab DMsGuild Stuff: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA Twitter: http://Twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook: Http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts ...
Oct 24, 2018•32 min
This week, Garin and Dan build the ultimate mounted combatants at level 15! Saddle up, and head over to the lab! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab DMs Guild Content: https://bit.ly/2nNGA3M Mage Hand Press Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mfov
Oct 17, 2018•30 min
This week, Dan and Garin get their hands dirty in the newest supplement by Tyler Kamstra, "Monstrous Races 2"! In this newest addition to the Monstrous Races works, Tyler makes playable races out of all of the monsters featured in Volo's Guide to Monsters, fully equipped with flaws, as well as design notes to justify the builds. Garin also peppers in a special Barbarian subclass, that we are sure you'll love! You cannot miss out on this episode, or the supplements featured. Be sure to check it o...
Oct 10, 2018•35 min
This week, Garin and Dan create 5th edition characters of prominent figures in history. Dan gets a little help from a Patron in his build, and Garin time travels to end a world war. Crack open your history books and track along with the Lab Boiz. Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab DMs Guild Stuff: https://bit.ly/2nNGA3M Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab
Oct 03, 2018•29 min
This week Garin and Dan dive into the best part of the game this week: Dragons. With a little help from the supplement entitled, "The Book of Dragons for 5th Edition" by Connor McCall (https://bit.ly/2NEy6eu). This supplement features 3 Player Races: Dragonkin, Half-Dragon, and Platinum Dragonborn, as well as 11 Subclasses, a brand new class: The Dragonbound, new Dragon-based player feats, Rules for Dragon Barding New Dragon-based magical items and artifacts, 6 unique new dragon types: the Brown...
Sep 26, 2018•30 min
This week, Garin and Dan venture into the world of escaped fugitives and nomads. The supplement they use this week, entitled "Hedges and Highways" features: - 15 new subclasses such as the Travel Domain, the Hedge Knight Martial Archetype, or the School of Chiromancy Arcane Tradition. - 4 new backgrounds. - 12 new feats such as Knife Fighter and Saddleborn. - 22 new magic items such as ancient weapons and the locksmith's ring. - 31 new spells including Animate Rope, Browbeat, and Prayer of Shiel...
Sep 19, 2018•39 min
This week, Garin and Dan dive into two different supplements for their character builds. Both of these supplements are the type of supplements that users can implement into any and all of their character builds. The first, "Volo's Complete Subrace Handbook" (https://bit.ly/2MmyFnN) details 50 total subraces that all have unique characteristics and flavor. The Second "Character Options: Talents" (https://bit.ly/2Mp1GiZ) contains backgrounds and "diet feats" of sorts that player's can use every 3r...
Sep 12, 2018•35 min
That's right! This week in the lab, Garin and Dan are performing makeshift surgeries on our PCs in order to reskin them to their liking. While they may be a far cry from MDs, these mad scientists retheme the classes and races as they are written to encourage listeners to create PC builds that are outside of the confines of the text, and fully inside the confines of their imaginations. Get in here, and let's have some fun! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Unusual Oaths: https://bit.ly/...
Sep 05, 2018•35 min
This week, Garin and Dan were fortunate enough to go heads to head against James Introcaso, the host of tabletop babble (https://bit.ly/2NsYfZG), creator of the world builder blog(https://bit.ly/2N1HE2b)one of the authors of the upcoming adventure from Wizards of the Coast, "Waterdeep: Dragon Heist" (https://amzn.to/2LGZXFm) to create characters around the theme of "Urban Intrigue". The Lab Boiz character this week was created with some help from our friends over at Smash! Comics and Games in Sa...
Aug 29, 2018•55 min
This week, The D&D Character Lab celebrates its one year anniversary (Please, do not go back and listen to episode 1!) by building level 30 characters using the Epic Characters by Marching Modron Press (https://bit.ly/2PuvqgP). No scoring these babies. Just pure admiration and fun on full display this week! Come on in. You're invited! We're not even mad that you didn't buy us a gift! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab twi...
Aug 22, 2018•44 min
This week, Garin and Dan log onto www.whothefuckismydndcharacter.com to have a random race, class, and short prompt for a backstory assigned. Come join the fun and see what they do with the prompts! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab DMSGuild Stuff: https://bit.ly/2MjFjQA
Aug 15, 2018•32 min
This week, Garin and Dan welcome Mage Hand Press into the lab, where they pair up to make PCs using their "Dark Matter" supplement, currently on kickstarter (https://kck.st/2MkF6IS)! This highly versatile science fiction supplement perfectly accompanies any 5e fantasy setting, and is itching for a spot at your table. Be sure to head over to their kickstarter and download the free 30 page sampler book. Not to mention, the whole book is very much worth checking out. New races, items, skills, class...
Aug 08, 2018•42 min
Garin and I did a thing today. Enjoy "No Brainer" as sung by a Mind Flayer.
Aug 02, 2018•4 min
This week, Garin and Dan dive into the lore-rich supplement from Nord Games, the GameMaster's Toolbox: Ultimate Bestiary- Revenge of the Horde, to create monstrous race PCs. Garin casts magic mouth, and tries his hand at some impressions. Get in here and play with us! Just... don't piss off the Augury Bugbear... He eats heads like apples... Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Revenge of the Horde: https://bit.ly/2LEZsjC Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab twitte...
Aug 01, 2018•30 min
This week, Garin and Dan dive into the Faiths of the Forgotten Realms supplement by Alex Clippinger, Micah Watt, and Scott Bean. This supplement brings the deities of Faerun to life, with rich lore, and tangible extras for your devoted PC builds, including: • 50 cleric domains • 50 paladin oaths • 2 druid circles • 1 ranger archetype • 179 spells No worries Lab Rats, no need to pray for a good episode! This supplement has the Character Scientists well equipped. See what they come up with this we...
Jul 25, 2018•31 min
This week, Garin and Dan theme their builds around the idea of high wisdom characters, or, "Wise Guys". The two scientists use supplements from all over the plane known as "the internet" to assist in their builds... The results are two completely different characters that share one thing in common... capturing the heart of the other Character Scientist. Enjoy! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Xanathar's Lost Notes to Everything Else: https://bit.ly/2EpHkDR Foreign Infiltrator Backgrou...
Jul 18, 2018•36 min
This week, Garin and Dan use the supplement, "The Hag's Hexes" to design characters that incorporate hags and elements from this supplement into their character builds. Get in here and check it out! Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab The Hag's Hexes: http://www.dmsguild.com/product/242869/The-Hags-Hexes twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab facebook: http://facebook.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab
Jul 11, 2018•35 min
This week, Garin and Dan dive into the dusty depths of Unearthed Arcana content from Wizards of the Coast. For those not familiar, Unearthed Arcana is playtest content released by Wizards, but not always balanced. Use this content in your game with extreme caution. Unearthed Arcana: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles-tags/unearthed-arcana Patreon: http://patreon.com/dndcharacterlab Shirts and Merch: http://spreadshirt.com/dndcharacterlab Twitter: http://twitter.com/dndcharacterlab Facebook http://f...
Jul 04, 2018•30 min
