The Welsh DM

The Welsh DM

@thewelshdm.bsky.social

TTRPG Creator & Designer from South Wales https://youtube.com/@thewelshdm (Gethin Pearce)

2,219 Followers 629 Following 3,011 Posts Joined Jul 2023
1 hour ago

*Lorecast

(Although based on how news always gets announced just after episodes are recorded, maybe they should start forecasting)

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4 hours ago
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The Tarrasque at Tier 1 | Dungeon Jam 2025 | D&D YouTube video by The Welsh DM

The Eldritch Forecast question: "How do you fight a Tarrasque at level 3?"

Me: *ahem*

youtu.be/LRkPii8bMsw

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1 day ago
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Running Social Interaction - How to be an Okay GM | D&D DM Advice YouTube video by The Welsh DM

How do we easily and stress free run pretty decent Factions. The Okay GM series is back!
youtu.be/u33VkOJW9_s

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1 day ago

@thebeardedhalfling.bsky.social @pennyblake.bsky.social @creativemagpie.bsky.social

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Running Social Interaction - How to be an Okay GM | D&D DM Advice YouTube video by The Welsh DM

How do we easily and stress free run pretty decent Factions. The Okay GM series is back!
youtu.be/u33VkOJW9_s

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2 days ago
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New video coming this afternoon, a return to being an Okay GM. This time on Factions.

Subscribe so you don't miss it: www.youtube.com/@thewelshdm

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2 days ago
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Working on some friends for him today - Click to view on Ko-fi Follow JoyMakesMonsters on Ko-fi

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Some small details about the upcoming book - more coming when finalised!

#horror #ttrpg #daggerheart #daggerbrew #5e

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2 days ago
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Crystal Field Kai Elric Summon outcrops of crystaline shards to hinder foes, shelter allies, and cause havoc with powerful spells. Crystal FieldLevel 6 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Wizard)Casting Time: ActionRange: 90…

Conjuring walls of pure crystal to block and misdirect enemies. Check out Crystal Field for #dnd and #daggerheart

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2 days ago
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Create a maze of magical crystal this #magicmonday #dnd #daggerheart YouTube video by The Welsh DM

Magic Monday - Crystal Field
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2 days ago
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Crystal Field Kai Elric Summon outcrops of crystaline shards to hinder foes, shelter allies, and cause havoc with powerful spells. Crystal FieldLevel 6 Conjuration (Sorcerer, Wizard)Casting Time: ActionRange: 90…

Conjuring walls of pure crystal to block and misdirect enemies. Check out Crystal Field for #dnd and #daggerheart

thewelshdm.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/c...

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3 days ago
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Fantasy Worldbuilding: Were Adventuring Guilds a thing? And what we can learn from history? YouTube video by The Bearded Halfling

Todays video we're talking about the iconic adventuring guilds,

Did they exist?
And what can we learn from history to inspire our tables and worldbuilding?

#TTRPG #nerdling #history

youtu.be/wsCyxKXMkxs?...

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3 days ago

Been so long since I updated that, thanks for the kicker

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3 days ago

The next three videos (a whole month) on the channel are done and scheduled. Now I can relax through till my birthday.

Big fan of batch filming and editing

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6 days ago

I dunno, if you wanted to see a game of Candela Obscura that isn't heavily productionised, there's one right here:
youtu.be/cMIqqB5FI50?...

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1 week ago

To be clear, I'm not saying I think the APs were bad, I enjoyed watching them. But as ways to convince me to play the game they weren't great

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1 week ago

Yeh don't get me wrong I think CO had a lot of flaws in it's release. And my no means am I saying the AP series was the main cause.

But I do wonder whether it became "the game CR play" for a year and was never something that made people think they could play it

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1 week ago

I dunno, I could never quite see myself playing the system just round a table with my mates.

Compare to DH where we saw the Beta games from the main CR cast that showed a bit messier game with people Playing not Performing

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1 week ago

Open question. Is one of the reasons Candela Obscura didn't take off because the only way people were exposed to it was a heavily productionised series of APs?

And it fashioned a huge barrier to entry, and it became a "thing the pros play".

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1 week ago

Brain goes to a crystal ball with a swirl of chaos inside

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1 week ago

That's so weird. Hopefully we see some concrete news soon

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1 week ago

I'm exactly the same, all this big pre sale promo, but I don't yet know what I'm paying for beyond live shows (that I'm not particularly interested in seeing).

I want to hear about stalls, panels, and opportunities to play games.

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1 week ago

Maybe it's the grimdark in me, but the Astral Sea in D&D should be waaaay more terrifying than it's portrayed.

The concept of "the space between dimensions" in most stories is a void of nothing and emptiness. In D&D it's a whimsical place with entire cultures.

Seems odd to me in retrospect

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1 week ago

Previous campaign there was a legendary crowbar, cause all it did was open doors

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1 week ago

I am very open to alternative methods of solving puzzles. But when the solution is "yeet the paladin through a cursed illusion that invokes fear and nightmares". Sometimes you question yourself 🤣

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1 week ago

Last night I had the what can only be described as a classic D&D Party meets Door situation.

And.... Sometimes I question myself as a GM, when they take the most insane course of actions imaginable.

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1 week ago

The main thing in this - yes it's corpo speak - is the Seasons concept.

Hopefully it means a bit more focused marketing and community set up. So everyone is able to share in similar experiences.

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1 week ago
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Wizards of the Coast Restarts D&D Encounters Store Program Wizards of the Coast recently announced the return of the D&D Encounters program, which is designed to bring more players into friendly local game stores.

@dndbeyond.com has announced the return of the "D&D Encounters" program, which is designed to bring more players into friendly local game stores. dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/dnd-encounte... #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #wizardsofthecoast #wotc #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #rpg #dndencounters

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1 week ago

I mean they did cards for the Starter Set already. And have always done Spell Cards and the like in the past. So it's not like they haven't done it before.

Will wait to see just *what* these are before I pass comment on "copying"

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D&D 2026 Calendar Release Step into 2026 with new realms to explore and tools to discover for every adventurer—see what’s coming next for D&D and D&D Beyond.

So this looks fun
www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2136-d...

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1 week ago

Btw I don't want this to come off as "I hate what WotC did with the name".

Just I called it 5.5e on instinct from the start and this feels satisfying to me personally

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