The Compendm's Podcast

Sidequest: D&D, the Musical, Full Episode

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

Sidequest: D&D, the Musical, Part 5

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

 

Last but not least, information on sourcing music for your games, including music Weston himself has composed.

 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

Sidequest: D&D, the Musical, Part 4

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

 

Now that you know a little about how music can influence your games, this episode gives you some practical tips on how to plan out and implement music during your games.

 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

Sidequest: D&D, the Musical, Part 3

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

 

This episode breaks down the different types of sound you can use at your table, including music, ambiance, and sound effects, as well as tips on when to interject each of them into your campaign.

 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

Sidequest: D&D, the Musical, Part 2

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

This episode dives into what makes music so powerful, creating the foundation for why music can be an incredible tool to use during campaigns.

 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

Sidequest: D&D, The Musical, Part 1

This sidequest episode explores the role that music plays in creating an immersive gameplay experience. We talk with Weston from Arcane Anthems about his experience writing music for and using it in D&D campaigns.

This episode introduces Weston, and he shares a little bit about his history leading up to stepping into his full-time career as a TTRPG musician. 

Check out Arcane Anthems and help support them on Patreon. You can also click here to watch his newest series One-Shot 101 teaching people how to play D&D.

 

As always, The Compendm is currently supported 100% through listener support- check out our own Patreon to help support the podcast and ensure a long and informational future for the show!

The Monk Class: Full Episode

Monk's aren't one of the OG D&D classes, and when they were first introduced they didn't get a lot of love... but since then the Monk class has been refined into an incredibly unique class.

 

This episode covers the Monk class start to finish with everything you need to know about building and playing a Monk in your next campaign.

 

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The Monk Class: Stating and Multiclassing Suggestions

Curious to hear some tips on the best way to leverage your ability scores or character traits? This episode is a casual discussion about some options to consider depending on what type of character you're wanting to build.

 

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The Monk Class: Additional Monastic Traditions

As usual, additional source materials (cue Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide) contain some additional sub-class options for you to choose from. This episode gives you an overview of the remaining traditions and where to find them.

 

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The Monk Class: Monastic Traditions, Part2

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This episode finishes our deep-dive into the Player's Handbook monastic traditions, the Way of Shadow and Way of the Four Elements, and is sponsored by Quests for Authenticity- the first and only coaching program helping people become just as confident in real life as their characters are at the game table.