Treantmonkstemple

So you want to play a character with a Longsword?

A challenging weapon to make work on an optimized build. Let's research our options.

Gaining surprise through Pass Without Trace

Working through the maze of rules to answer if this works. 

A Story of a Failed build idea

Sometimes we see thumbnails like this one, but be skeptical folks.

Booming blade vs Extra Attack

So you have booming blade and extra attack, which should you use? I go over the math.

The Monk Fix from ThinkDM

I go over a very interesting Monk Fix from ThinkDM that provides some really out of the box thinking.

Defeating legendary resistance as a caster

This was a Wizard patron requested video. 

Talking about Spirit Guardians

Tactics, tips etc.

My final Monsters of the Multiverse video

We finish up with the most interesting racial features in the book.

Monsters of the Multiverse IV: Races that took a hit

I was going to list 5, but I could only find 4.

Most improved races in Monsters of the Multiverse

5 races that all got some nice power boosts.

Let's go through all the revised races

Whew, this one was some work, but here they are, all in one place.

Counterspell and Monsters of the Multiverse

Are monster spells being changed into spell-like actions that can't be counterspelled? I discuss whether it's even worth taking Counterspell in a post Monsters of the Multiverse D&D game.

Dead and Loving it! My Barbarian build guide

Zealot build, prepare for death! Your own.

Phantom Steed deep dive

With the comments on the Double Phantom video, I was inspired for a deep dive on this spell.

And the build...

My follow up to the Soradin Mastery video.

And on to the Soradin

Another type of character where I look at an old build and think "I would make that differently today". This video is not the build, but the factors I think we need to be aware of for this kind of character. I also discuss whether the hexblade dip is worth it.

The Double Phantom: Phantom Rogue Build

I posted this build earlier today, but there were some minor corrections required. This is the updated version.

Filling out the Feat survey

This video will be made public tomorrow.

Expansion rules gift set - my rant

Are you buying this gift set? I'm not, and I explain why in this video.

Mastering the Web Spell

I'm looking to do more videos on tactics in D&D. Starting with the Web spell.

Bladesinger Build

Here it is, straight bladesinger. I talk build, tactics and options.

Yes, here it is again

I fixed some stuff that was incorrect or missed in the first video, and I re-did some stuff where the editing was rough, but if you watched the first video, this isn't going to give you much new info, but this is the video that will be released to the public.

How to play a Bladesinger

This video will be monetized when released to the public.

Bad luck? Try this random ability score generation method.

I don't like rolling for ability scores, this random method though is actually pretty good IMO.

Patron early release: Melee or Ranged weapons?

Which are better? Well, it depends.

The Tear and Scare

A build that uses the attack action with extra attack and can make no weapon attacks.

Patreon update information.

Hi Patrons, I wanted to give you a heads-up about some changes that are coming to this Patreon.

Early released non-monetized videos: Currently I have been uploading 2 videos to YouTube, one unlisted and non monetized for patrons, another monetized for public release.

This will be changing to a single video uploaded to YouTube. Patrons will get early access to a non-monetized video as per usual, but once that video becomes public it will be monetized. Your comments and votes on that video will now be on the same video the public sees. This change will be occurring around the end of this month.

The other change is the Archmage tier is being unpublished for now as I have reached capacity for the number of one shots I can handle each month. Currently pledged archmages will continue to be subscribed at the current rate with the current level of support until the start of 2023, but if you cancel your archmage patronage, you will not be able to repledge at the same price later. A new tier will eventually be added to join in one shots once there is room, but the monthly price will be higher. 

I wanted to let you know about these changes before they occur to let you decide if you wish to continue your patronage of this channel before the changes occur.

Thanks everyone for the support you have given me!

Sincerely,

Chris (Treantmonk)

Part 2 of 2 of my live play collab

We finish up our one shot with the Dungeon Dudes and D4 Deep Dive. As with part 1 I include commentary through screen text.

Spells I like as a DM but not as a player

This is part 2 of a 2 part series

Spells I like as a player but not as a DM

This is the first part of a 2 part series.