All D&D dice and dice rolls explained | How to play D&D (D&D Dice 101)

Learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons? Learn all about dice and dice rolls in one video. Wish a single video explained everything you need to know about dice in D&D? Confused what D&D dice are and how to use them: D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, and D20? Want DnD dice explained simply? Looking for D&D 101 on dice and dice rolls? You're in the right place! -------------------------------- Make your D&D adventures EASY ► Subscribe to my newsletter for D&D resources and a chance to win FREE loot every month! https://www.dandmadeeasy.com/newsletter. ► Get 10% off everything in the DanDMadeEasy shop, including the custom Character Journal, with discount code YOUTUBE10: https://www.dandmadeeasy.com/shop Start your adventure today (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases): ► D&D Starter Set (basic rules, pregen characters, a short adventure and dice): https://amzn.to/44tT5VK (UK); https://amzn.to/4brPCJC (US) ► D&D Essentials Kit (everything in the starter set with a longer adventure and more): https://amzn.to/3y7voGF (UK); https://amzn.to/4bseyjY (US) ► D&D Player's Handbook (all the rules): https://amzn.to/3JNipfZ (UK); https://amzn.to/3JO7brh (US) Play D&D online with ► D&D Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/ ► Roll20: https://roll20.net/ ► Foundry: https://foundryvtt.com/ ► FREE resources including rules reference cards to streamline your games: https://www.dandmadeeasy.com/resources ► Want to make videos like this one? Here’s what I used : Video and sound recording: Samsung S23 Ultra – https://amzn.to/4a2JLcF (UK); https://amzn.to/3QwZt8U (US) Lighting and green screen: Raleno Photograph Kit – https://amzn.to/4aVv7VL (UK); https://amzn.to/3WsMybI (US) Music and SFX: Epidemic Sound – https://share.epidemicsound.com/9c77qi -------------------------------- Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:18 Why do we use dice? 00:36 Which dice do we use? 01:39 When do I roll? 02:18 D20 rolls, advantage and disadvantage 03:06 Skill checks 05:08 Ability checks 05:32 Initiative rolls 07:06 Attack rolls 09:26 Saving throws 10:59 Concentration checks 12:50 Death saving throws 14:32 Learn the lingo 15:30 Damage rolls 16:40 Healing rolls (spells and magic items) 17:36 Healing rolls (short rest) 18:45 Building your collection - dice and peripherals -------------------------------- Enhance your adventure with the Tabletop Creator Hub: https://www.tabletopcreatorhub.com/ Hub dice and dice peripherals: ► Green petri dice - RuneFable: https://www.runefable.com/ ► Hand-painted porcelain-style blue and white dice - Setdaffodilsonfire: https://ko-fi.com/s/87b27b67af ► Constellation Dice Bag, Dice Tower - Geeky Tendencies: https://geekytendencies.com/ ► Flower dice tray with purple frame, Forest vibes dice bag - Tofflie makes: https://tofflie.bigcartel.com/products ► Wolf dice tray, Wooden dice jail - Bindwood Gaming: https://www.bindwoodgaming.co.uk/ ► Chonk D20 - SailorZ Creations: https://sailorzcreations.bigcartel.com/ My dice (I need to grow my collection!): ► Purple set (I've had them since I started playing, I can't remember where I got them!) ► Pink set (Chessex, I bought them from a gaming store) ► Magpie set (black and blue), brown set - Birds of Paradice: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2200708180168414/ ► Black set with red ink - from D&D Adventurer magazine: https://danddadventurer.hachettepartworks.com/ ► Dice coins - FlipDie: https://yarrostudios.com/pages/flipdie-1 -------------------------------- ► Connect with me https://www.patreon.com/dandmadeeasy https://www.instagram.com/dandmadeeasy/ https://twitter.com/dandmadeeasy https://www.facebook.com/dandmadeeasy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@dandmadeeasy https://discord.gg/WgPXA93y7C -------------------------------- Brunhilde The Barbarian character art by @dalim.ink on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalim.ink/ This video includes text that is Copyright 2000 Wizards of the Coast, In ("Wizards"), and which is used under the Open Gaming License, V1.0a. Visual effects: The VFX Wizard https://www.youtube.com/@TheVFXWizard Game footage in this video is from Baldur's Gate 3, which is based on the fifth edition D&D ruleset. It's a great game, check it out at: https://baldursgate3.game/.