Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Learn how to craft mundane items like equipment, armor, and weapons, as well as potions, scrolls, and all the varieties of magic items. I also provide tips on balancing crafting, encouraging the right kind of crafting with players, and how to build story through crafting.
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:32 Crafting Impacts the Game
02:40 5E 2014
03:08 Downtime as a System
05:54 Crafting Nonmagical Items in 2024
07:06 Tools and What to Craft
08:40 Calculating Nonmagical Time and Materials
10:54 Potions of Healing
12:08 Spell Scrolls
14:13 Crafting Magic items in the DMG
15:59 Time for Magic Crafting
17:54 Magic Crafting Materials and Costs
20:23 Advice for DMs - Tell Players to Be Cool
22:29 When to Encourage Crafting
23:59 Lean Into the Story of Crafting
26:08 Bring Back Rivals and Complications
28:36 Evolving Magic Items
30:25 Crafting vs Downtime
31:35 Support the Show
Support me and join our community to help shape this show (and get a copy of my Adventure, Encounter, and Monster Design Tools): alphastream.org/index.php/support
The Game Master's Guide to Evolving Magic Items and other ways to support me: alphastream.org/index.php/support
You can find more RPG and D&D insights on my blog, alphastream.org
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Learn how to craft mundane items like equipment, armor, and weapons, as well as potions, scrolls, and all the varieties of magic items. I also provide tips on balancing crafting, encouraging the right kind of crafting with players, and how to build story through crafting.
Contents
00:00 Intro
00:32 Crafting Impacts the Game
02:40 5E 2014
03:08 Downtime as a System
05:54 Crafting Nonmagical Items in 2024
07:06 Tools and What to Craft
08:40 Calculating Nonmagical Time and Materials
10:54 Potions of Healing
12:08 Spell Scrolls
14:13 Crafting Magic items in the DMG
15:59 Time for Magic Crafting
17:54 Magic Crafting Materials and Costs
20:23 Advice for DMs - Tell Players to Be Cool
22:29 When to Encourage Crafting
23:59 Lean Into the Story of Crafting
26:08 Bring Back Rivals and Complications
28:36 Evolving Magic Items
30:25 Crafting vs Downtime
31:35 Support the Show
Support me and join our community to help shape this show (and get a copy of my Adventure, Encounter, and Monster Design Tools): alphastream.org/index.php/support
The Game Master's Guide to Evolving Magic Items and other ways to support me: alphastream.org/index.php/support
You can find more RPG and D&D insights on my blog, alphastream.org
Subscribe to my newsletter to receive a FREE product and get updates on new RPG products and blog posts! alphastream.org/index.php/subscribe-to-alphastream-org
Follow me on Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@Alphastream
Follow me on Patreon: patreon.com/Alphastream
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/Alphastream
