The Compendm's Podcast

The CompenDM: A Resource to Help You Spend Less Time Learning Dungeons & Dragons and More Time Actually Playing. Buy us a cup of coffee for recording days: www.patreon.com/TheCompendm

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Episodes

The Rogue Class: Introduction to Rogues

Rogues are incredibly fun and powerful to play. If you're curious about choosing one for your next character, here's an introduction to the class to get you started. This episode was brought to you by Quests for Authenticity. Are you just as confident in real life as your D&D character? Find out with a free quiz at www.questsforauthenticity.com

Aug 24, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 2

The Fighter Class: Full Episode

Thinking of playing a fighter for your next character? Or wondering what your options are once its time to level them up? This episode of The CompenDM will cover every aspect of choosing this class, spanning the players handbook and other source materials, to help you spend less time learning about them and more time playing them.

Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Martial Archetypes, part 3

Finishing off our list of martial archetypes, this episode will wrap up our deep-dive into the Fighter Class and what to expect by playing one.

Aug 17, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Martial Archetypes, part 2

Continuing on our exploration of the Fighter Class martial archetypes, this episode dives into more of the options available to choose from for your character.

Aug 13, 2021•12 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Martial Archetypes, part 1

As you level up, your fighter's path will become more diverse. You'll be able to shape and niche your character's destiny by choosing Martial Archetypes for them. This is part one of three talking about all the choices you'll have to pick from.

Aug 10, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Leveling Up

Let's dive into what's going to happen and be available to you once you start leveling up your Fighter from level 2 and beyond! Our discussion will include action surge, ability score increases, and an introduction to martial archetypes (your fighter sub-class).

Aug 06, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Fighting Styles

Starting at level one you get to choose a fighting style. This episode covers all eleven of them spanning across different source materials.

Aug 03, 2021•14 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: The Basics

This episode unpacks the basics of playing a fighter that you'll start with at level 1. We talk about your hit dice as a fighter, as well as the equipment options you can choose while building out your character.

Jul 30, 2021•11 min•Season 3Ep. 1

The Fighter Class: Introduction to Fighters

Fighters are one of the easiest races to play if you're new to D&D - but that does't make them the weakest. Listen in to our kickoff episode exploring the Fighter class from the Player's Handbook, and why you should play one.

Jul 27, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 1

Side Quest: Top Challenges of Playing D&D, Full Episode

If you play D&D you've experienced at least a few of struggles along the way. Listen in as Jason, myself, and special guest Cameron Ackerson from The D&D Coalition unpack strategies to tackle the top 9 challenges of playing D&D in this sidequest! Have a question that wasn't answered? Email it to thecompendm@gmail.com. This episode was sponsored by The Critical Dice and the Endless Bag of Dice, where you can get dice delivered to your door every month for as low as $6.99....

Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3

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