Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
At best, NPC allies slow down combat in D&D. At worst, they steal the spotlight and become Dungeon Master Player Characters. Battle Companions are my solution.
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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
▼▼ Timestamps ▼▼
0:00 Why your Dungeon Master HATES your backstory
0:53 Four goals for your backstory
2:17 Brainstorm multiple ideas
4:01 Make the character sheet
4:54 Mine the character sheet
6:04 Scaffolding
9:21 Flesh it out
#dnd #5e #skt
At best, NPC allies slow down combat in D&D. At worst, they steal the spotlight and become Dungeon Master Player Characters. Battle Companions are my solution.
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📢📢 Links Mentioned 📢📢
▶ Written by Randall Right: twitter.com/RandallRight
▶ Full Battle Companions: patreon.com/posts/battle-core-50409192?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social
▶ Bare-bones Battle Companions: patreon.com/posts/mpdm-battle-free-50450179?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social
❤️❤️ Support the Channel ❤️❤️
💚 Patreon: matthewperkins.net/patreon
💚 Tips: matthewperkins.net/tips
💚 Store: matthewperkins.net/store
💚 DM Guild: matthewperkins.net/dmsguild
💜 Twitch: matthewperkins.net/twitch
💜 TikTok: matthewperkins.net/tiktok
💜 YouTube: matthewperkins.net/youtube
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🧡 Twitter: matthewperkins.net/twitter
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✏️ Blog: matthewperkins.net/blog
📧 For marketing/business/sponsorship inquiries, email: mperkins.dm@gmail.com
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This is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
▼▼ Timestamps ▼▼
0:00 Why your Dungeon Master HATES your backstory
0:53 Four goals for your backstory
2:17 Brainstorm multiple ideas
4:01 Make the character sheet
4:54 Mine the character sheet
6:04 Scaffolding
9:21 Flesh it out
#dnd #5e #skt
