Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Should we share our character classes with our fellow players? Probably. But also… what if we didn’t?
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CW: In the last few minutes, I talk about Trump and Hitler, and I say “fuck” a few times
Chapters:
00:00 - What If We Didn’t Tell Each Other Our Character Classes?
02:34 - What We Gain From Secret Character Classes
11:29 - A Word From Our Sponsor
12:41 - Why Secret Character Classes are Probably a Bad Idea
17:11 - Better for Actual Play?
18:56 - How Shadowdark Does It
22:47 - Outro
Submit questions to November’s Q&A: patreon.com/posts/november-q-115049776
Recommended Reading:
D&D Villains with Class Levels: youtube.com/watch?v=145QFhqDLtE
The Core Fantasy of Every D&D Class: youtube.com/watch?v=aChTZJfsd64
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting) youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
The Many Types of Metagaming: youtube.com/watch?v=drjCzU24gks
Matt Colville: The MERP Story: youtube.com/watch?v=4EVyhLP7NkY
The Implicit Worldbuilding of the Shadowdark Core Rulebook: youtube.com/watch?v=8HYgwW9VZeg
Music from Epidemic Sound
Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Should we share our character classes with our fellow players? Probably. But also… what if we didn’t?
Thanks so much to WorldAnvil for sponsoring this video! Visit worldanvil.com/supergeekmike and use the promo code SUPERGEEK to get 51% off any annual membership!
worldanvil.com/supergeekmike
CW: In the last few minutes, I talk about Trump and Hitler, and I say “fuck” a few times
Chapters:
00:00 - What If We Didn’t Tell Each Other Our Character Classes?
02:34 - What We Gain From Secret Character Classes
11:29 - A Word From Our Sponsor
12:41 - Why Secret Character Classes are Probably a Bad Idea
17:11 - Better for Actual Play?
18:56 - How Shadowdark Does It
22:47 - Outro
Submit questions to November’s Q&A: patreon.com/posts/november-q-115049776
Recommended Reading:
D&D Villains with Class Levels: youtube.com/watch?v=145QFhqDLtE
The Core Fantasy of Every D&D Class: youtube.com/watch?v=aChTZJfsd64
Why I Don't Like the Forgotten Realms (as the Default 5E Campaign Setting) youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0T6BFCWv8
The Many Types of Metagaming: youtube.com/watch?v=drjCzU24gks
Matt Colville: The MERP Story: youtube.com/watch?v=4EVyhLP7NkY
The Implicit Worldbuilding of the Shadowdark Core Rulebook: youtube.com/watch?v=8HYgwW9VZeg
Music from Epidemic Sound
Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #rpg #wizardsofthecoast
Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCMDXcgoyTb1EsvuymqDgRuQ/join
PATREON: patreon.com/supergeekmike
DISCORD: discord.gg/adJ3whS3NY
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NEWSLETTER: supergeekmike.com/newsletter
VIDEO ESSAYS: youtube.com/@TheSupergeekAcademy
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BABY WISHLIST: my.babylist.com/lcwishlist
WEBSITE/BLOG: supergeekmike.com
WISHLIST: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FH8UCEB06ZN9?ref_=wl_share
NON-AMAZON PRODUCTS WISHLIST: throne.me/supergeekmike/wishlist
KOFI: ko-fi.com/supergeekmike
Address for Packages:
Mike Christensen
100 W. High St., #1326
Moorpark, CA 93021
- PLEASE don't address things to "SupergeekMike"; I need to show I.D. when I pick up packages, and that isn't the name on my driver's license
Address for Letters:
Mike Christensen
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