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[woven flint]

Indeed

[umbral girder]

Yeah if a character dies, just make a new one.

Like trying to melee a Lich at level 11

[woven flint]

That's literally what I did when Nealen killed my Genies Paladin
It was sad, but hey, new guy
And new guy is interesting because I took time to figure out how to make the character semi-relevant as a person

A Death can be an opportunity is just as true in a game as it is in nature 🧐

[scenic zinc]

I'm on character #3 in one of ti's games lol

[remote wadi]

I did make a conversation with them similar to that the other day. I was reaching out to both the DM and the party about what was done and why

It may be best to talk about this in dms

[woven flint]

Only three of my PCs have died.
One was revived
My Earth Gebasi Genies Paladin died "holding off a lich"
And my Aarokocra Divine Soul Sorc heckin' magic nuked a Liches entire castle, going down with it

[worldly cypress]

Hey guys

[woven flint]

Two of my characters have technically died to liches, though the first (Sorc) died of his own accord while fighting one

[knotty pasture]

Its kind of an unsolvable issue anyways, a Ranger can't reach full power without their team kind of playing along too

[fickle heart]

I'm about to go to sleep, but I just think you need to think about this as if it's not as big of a deal as it seems like it is. All in all, it's a game people play to enjoy their time, so if you approach D&D as a problem to solve (and you don't enjoy that), that behavior can be offputting if you think the importance of the circumstance is an 8 and someone else thinks it's a 3.

[knotty pasture]

So the whole thing is unsolvable from the start, there's no best Ranger build to hard carry a team without the team also playing along with it

[scenic zinc]

Replace ranger with character

It's a team game.

[knotty pasture]

Ranger especially I reckon, the best Ranger builds all rely on PWT

[remote wadi]

I'll try my best

[woven flint]

No character can reach their full power without a parties help

[knotty pasture]

But if PWT is practically banned there's no best Ranger build

In that case may as well just go with the flow

[woven flint]

You folks stealth?

[knotty pasture]

Stealthing is fun

[scenic zinc]

I dunno why a table would ban that spell honestly

[knotty pasture]

Oh uh I used it metaphorically

[woven flint]

I know the ranger I'd play (Leonin fellow) absolutely wouldn't stealth.. he's a STRanger!!! >:]

[fickle heart]

I don't mean for this to be rude or destructive criticism, but I legitimately wouldn't want to play with someone who was talking about the rest of the group like this in a Discord if I knew about it. Not only would it feel like a really one-sided representation of the situation, but if they kept bringing it up in said Discord instead of talking with the group, it would give the impression that the person isn't able to communicate those issues with the people who need to be communicated with.

[knotty pasture]

The idea is that Bloodline wants PWT, but hates the idea of buffing his own team cuz they'd be dependent on him

[hidden spindle]

STR-based Ranger + Tavern Brawler + Unarmed Fighting Style.

[knotty pasture]

And is actively convincing himself for the last hour that PWT actually ain't it

[woven flint]

That's kind of how a team game works, teammates are DEPENDANT on eachother

[knotty pasture]

So at that point it may as well be a (self imposed) ban

[woven flint]

It's almost like..
You're an adventuring PARTY :0 /teasing

[remote wadi]

I have talked with both DM and party about. Explaining the results is another can of worms

[scenic zinc]

This is why I continually tell people not to ask here about their table issues. They should talk to the people they are playing with.

[knotty pasture]

Trust me we wouldn't want to hear about it either

This convo has gone in circles for so long

[fickle heart]

If the results are a can of worms, I think it's honestly in your best interest to look for another group.

[hushed mason]

Over many days, it circles.

[empty thicket]

Still i recommend always being able to do the important stuff. Call it range attacks or nature/medicine checks

[woven flint]

Preach, our glorious Tamms

[remote wadi]

It isn't inherently bad. Just that some people here would not like it either

[knotty pasture]

Maybe Ranger discourse is secretly like the sun-moon cycle

[umbral girder]

The red flags keep rising

[remote wadi]

I can't word things that well sometimes, apologies

[empty thicket]

THE SPANISH ARE ATTACKING AGAIN?!

[woven flint]

You know what?
I'll solve the Ranger debacle by playing a ranger and giving my IMPORTANT opinion /joking

[empty thicket]

I played for one session, felt nice

[fickle heart]

There is truly a certain point where being unable to solve a problem and bashing your head against it in a fruitless effort to solve the unsolvable makes the person bashing their head the problem. This isn't just an ethos used for D&D, it's literally one of the "commandments" of my workplace to avoid stress about things that can't be controlled.

[woven flint]

I'm more of a Druid guy. Personally

[empty thicket]

Ranger hunter, dealing around 15 damage per round

[woven flint]

Cleric is probably my top 3 favorites

Hmmm
Monk, Artificer, Cleric 🧐

[hidden spindle]

Have you tried unorthodox Rangers?

[remote wadi]

Guess I'll work towards learning that better, then

[woven flint]

Me when I eat my teammates

[empty thicket]

For now im playing a fighter and Will play more ranger and a Wizard

[hidden spindle]

More of a more disjointed ability score distribution

[woven flint]

I'm playing
A Wizard, An Artificer, A Cleric, A Mechanic (Starfinder), A Fighter, A Warlock and A Barbarian (soon)
In my current games :>

[empty thicket]

My wizard was a slave

[woven flint]

I may have.. too many games.

[empty thicket]

Yep

[woven flint]

Yet not enough

I want a game for EVERY class!!

[empty thicket]

1 per day....

[fickle heart]

That's not to say you have to "enjoy" the situation, but you really are left with two possible solves.

1. Deal with it.
2. Leave the group.

Here's even a flowchart, if it links properly: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/751531495956676668/1452442627327787059/image0.jpg?ex=694f1a1b&is=694dc89b&hm=1163b04ba26201ba39da2c89e345c88c734e023461823dc575a6b017a69ec791&=&format=webp&width=1577&height=986

[woven flint]

I've had one against his will.
He was cursed
Vaskhir, my Dark Elf Wildfire Druid

[fickle heart]

The flowchart is basically the end-all-be-all of resolving problems. It's meme-y, but it's 100% truthful.

[hidden spindle]

It really depends. Since they're one of the expert classes, its easier to use disjointed ability scores. If dumping WIS, use Spells that don't use Spell Save DC, Longstrider for example.

Its unorthodox so I understand the sentiment

[woven flint]

I'm playing two Evil-ish characters finally

My Yuan-Ti Alchemist Artificer, Hilsuthiti Zhoska (exploitation for selfish gain, makes people beg for healing because he's a narcissist and plans to manipulate Elemental spirits to do as he pleases)

And
Jiddurn Moonschorched, My Centaur Barbarian (Zhentarim Psychopath)

Morder

There are two types of villains

"I have complex goals beyond your understanding!"

And

"I dunno, I just kinda hate everyone!"

[remote wadi]

I suppose i will wait and see what Saturday holds

[proven dragon]

Bwomp

[knotty pasture]

For the record you can have fun just fine with monoclassing Ranger too

[proven dragon]

I like running Circle of Stars Druid

[knotty pasture]

Ranger isn't so bad that everyone is outperforming you unless you multiclass

[tall locust]

Yup

[empty thicket]

For now im trying only one class per character, too understand how much is capable off

Laaaater i might try múlti or not, who knows

[tall locust]

That's a good approach

[proven dragon]

I need to figure out a way to play dnd again

[copper ivy]

Me to

Been trying to find a dm for 3 months now.

[glass granite]

Be the DM

[copper ivy]

I was actually thinking should I, but I have no experience and zero clue of what I would be doing.

Plus I had like 3 or 5 months of experience in like my high schools dnd club as a player in 2022/2023. So it been awhile sense I even played. At least I finally got my PHB in the mail yesterday.

It should help me catch up on the new rules and stuff.

[jovial badger]

we dont know how 😭

[glass granite]

Learn

[proven dragon]

I’ve done it and dont mind doing it i just need a table to dm for

[severe rampart]

you could post in looking-for-players

[jovial badger]

i feel like id be a bad dm tho

[severe rampart]

all it takes is good storytelling, imagination, and improv

[proven dragon]

That is a good idea i just need yo figure out if i want to even try dnd beyond or go analog

[cerulean monolith]

In order to be good at The Thing™ you have to do The Thing™

[jovial badger]

i have the perfect gif rn but im scared of the dragon 😭

[cerulean monolith]

Themberchaud ought not to be fed

[severe rampart]

Starve the dragon

[jovial badger]

I FED HIM MB

[glass granite]

YE FEED ma boi

[glass granite]

We all gotta start somewhere!

[severe rampart]

You fool, his gluttony shall consume us all

[glass granite]

His and mine!

[jovial badger]

mmm

[glass granite]

I started dnd as a DM, for sakes sake. I was terrified.

I believe in ya, you actually know the rules (even to a mild degree at minimum)

[jovial badger]

meh

[proven dragon]

Should i use dnd beyond or go analog?

[glass granite]

Analog?

[jovial badger]

paper*

[glass granite]

Ah
“Yes” or “both” are fitting answers

[proven dragon]

Fair nuff

[hidden spindle]

Today (technically yesterday) I learned one of my siblings play D&D.

I'm afraid to let them know how much I know.

[proven dragon]

Hehehehe. Show them the depths of your knowledge

[severe rampart]

Open the gates

[hidden spindle]

Release the Kraken!!

I was completely stunned, I forgot to ask'm more about it without geeking out

We ended up just playing Nintendo World and Wii Sports

[glass granite]

Make random but informed references throughout your day

“You seem…inspired today”
“Hah! Sneak attack!”

[hidden spindle]

I'm only visiting for the holidays. And my boy loves hanging out with his little uncle. It all started with conversations of Stranger Things.

[glass granite]

Hmm…
Then I’m with Echo, release the gates

[proven dragon]

Flood the city with quoteds

[feral finch]

Has anyone here beat a Tarrasque in a campaign

[olive wasp]

Naur

[gray garden]

why did dnd buff the ghost

[hot marlin]

Same reason the chicken crossed the road

[frail current]

Hello everyone

[gray garden]

why did the chicken cross the road

[earnest canyon]

Same reason D&D buffed the ghost.

[clever gorge]

Hewo :3

[gray garden]

im gonna destory you

[remote wadi]

ah gottem ggs

[severe rampart]

What are the things you guys do before a session in DnD?

[clever gorge]

Prep

[frail current]

I am kinda new to dnd, any tips on character creation? Possibly even walking me through stuff if that’s not difficult

[clever gorge]

I can help you if you want, do you have specific problems or just struggle overall with the process ?

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[frail current]

I just don’t know stuff in general

I know some races and classes, that’s it

[clever gorge]

I cant rly vc, do you mind proceeding by txt ?

[frail current]

Would love to, can’t vc either

Dms are open

[gray garden]

i have a question

[clever gorge]

Wassup

[gray garden]

if someone gets stunned what happens

if they are flying i mean

[clever gorge]

Fall to the ground prone

I think

Does anyone know a warlock subclasses that uses wis and a cleric that uses char

[glass granite]

They are stunned
In 2024 that doesn’t even make them fall I don’t think

[glass granite]

I don’t know of any, and it wouldn’t really make sense why they’d do that. Closest I can think of is celestial warlock being a “cleric” that uses charisma

[gray garden]

not possible in dnd 5e

unless you ask your dm for homebrew

[clever gorge]

Not like as their spellcasting ability, just they use the stat for an ability

[gray garden]

again not possible cause most class features you will get from said class will only use there preset spellcasting ability

[glass granite]

Well, swashbucklers use charisma

But lemme check

[gray garden]

thats not a spell caster

only thing where it kinda does and doesnt make sense is with a spell caster monk

[glass granite]

I don’t think there is, just to memory

[gray garden]

there is

[frail epoch]

Hello

[glass granite]

No, I mean for the clerics and warlocks thing

[valid hatch]

Hey

[gray garden]

oh yeah no thats just flat out not possbile

[glass granite]

Not RAW, no don’t think so

[glass granite]

Hallo!

[frail epoch]

How y'all doing ?

[clever gorge]

Pretty gud

[valid hatch]

Jolly

[glass granite]

Me alive

[gray garden]

making a new encounter to show the might of the dead 3

[severe rampart]

Waiting for session 1

[valid hatch]

My next session will sadly be next year

[glass granite]

Same for me

[severe rampart]

oh my god, 2026 is less than a week away 💔

hopefully session 1 will be this year but with scheduling conflicts it doesn't look good

[gray garden]

when the spell has the name of its caster you know its gonna be fun

[frail epoch]

Oh great, how your day going ?

[severe rampart]

that's treading into non-dnd-topics category but I'm doing well

[glass granite]

What would yall give your dnd character for Christmas

[severe rampart]

Nothing, they would throw whatever I gave them into the trash can

[gray garden]

a gold piece

[viscid chasm]

A scroll of True Resurrection.

[gray garden]

or a Mistletoe

[valid hatch]

Scheduling is the biggest challenge in all of DnD

[frail epoch]

Oh okay sorry, glad to heard it

[valid hatch]

Something to increase their AC

[gray garden]

im surpised that dnd doesnt talk about lord AO anymore

[severe rampart]

Right?

[glass granite]

I see Ao’s name being thrown around from time to time on this server

[gray garden]

he is like the overgod of dnd

[earnest canyon]

Who?

[gray garden]

person from 3e tho it feels like they dont talk about most godlike beings

[viscid chasm]

Ao is thr Overgod.

[burnt valley]

Ao the God of Leaving to Buy Milk?

[severe rampart]

is he like, "The One Above All" of DnD?

[burnt valley]

No thats the Luminous Being

[gray garden]

then theres IO

[valid hatch]

Eru iluvatar type

[burnt valley]

And Lady of Pain

[severe rampart]

how many omni gods does DnD have

[gray garden]

twoish

in lore AO created IO and IO created the forgotten realms and everything else

[remote wadi]

No idea what AO or IO is

[gray garden]

*established rules concerning the management of the divine.[25] For instance:

No two gods in the same pantheon could have identical portfolios.
When two gods clashed, one of three results occurred:
One god faded from the Realms.
Both gods merged.
One (or both) god(s) altered their portfolio(s) sufficiently that both could remain in or join the Faerûnian pantheon.*

[viscid chasm]

Kinda.

[gray garden]

hes the reason why there cannot be two gods of any given thing IE two gods of death

[viscid chasm]

Pretty sure Ao created Selune and Shar, not Io, but I could be mistaken

[gray garden]

hes powers are also just his own he doesnt need the help of mortals to be strong

[remote wadi]

So there can't be 2 gods of the same thing. But who are AO and IO?

[viscid chasm]

Ao is the Overgod, he's the first god to exist.

Io is, from all I could tell, an aspect of Ao.

[remote wadi]

The Overgod? Felt like a missed opportunity to call him OG

[keen snow]

Hi everyone

[viscid chasm]

He doesn't seem to have a wiki page and I could hardly find anything about hom.

[gray garden]

gods are based on tiers is why

[viscid chasm]

Shar and Selune were created by Ao, and iirc they breathed life into everything.

[gray garden]

herwise referred to as Asgorath, is the greater deity and primordial of all dragonkind as well balance and peace, creating all dragons in his image and is responsible for the destiny of each and every dragon in the multiverse.

[severe rampart]

Experienced DnD Players, is it true that the bard always finds some otherwordly creature that against all odds, they seduce?

[gray garden]

granted IO splits into his children Tiamat and bahumat later on

[gray garden]

is the creature immune to being charmed

[severe rampart]

let's say the DM let the bard roll for fun

[viscid chasm]

yeah but thats a little different than what you were saying before which is that Io created everything else

[gray garden]

"the creature may be immune to charm but the dm isnt" -one of my players

[remote wadi]

True tho

[severe rampart]

I'm willing to bet a bard, through roleplaying, has actually charmed their DM

[gray garden]

i love how theres Intermediate gods in dnd

like your not qutie weak but your not all that strong either

[viscid chasm]

the average god could eviscerate a country with very little effort

[gray garden]

well determining a god isnt just based of strength alone as well

its how many followers you have

[rotund shell]

you would know, wouldn't ya, Marika of the Golden Order 😛 (cackles at terrible joke)

[gray garden]

i will use the rune of death against you

[rotund shell]

x3

[glass granite]

-# eats popcorn 🍿

[gray garden]

i still wont forget when a dm used the crit Lingering Injury table against me and didnt even roll he said you lost an eye

[indigo cedar]

Was the attack described as hitting the head specifically before the crit as chosen?

[gray garden]

nope he just said oh the enemy crit

and suddenly my most* ranged cleric was at a huge disadvantage

[indigo cedar]

maybe he didn't like ranged clerics 😛

[gray garden]

maybe

[indigo cedar]

Crit tables in 5e has been one of the things that never really have felt at home

[gray garden]

still insane that i got nerfed instead of the guy who can do 8d6 in one turn cause of home brew

[glass granite]

I do give additional effects on crits sometimes, but only for PC crits

[glass granite]

If their crit description is rlly good

[indigo cedar]

the rule of cool can always apply

[indigo cedar]

did you ask the DM about an explanation of it?

[gray garden]

he just had an item that could double all of his damage dice thats all i got told

[indigo cedar]

I was thinking about why he chose the loosing an eye on you especially

[gray garden]

i did he legit just said i think you needed a nerf and then he was all of a sudden shocked when my char refused to go further in the dungeon

[coarse ravine]

My dm had crit cards for us. A legit deck of cards that had affects

[indigo cedar]

so he falls into the category of a bad DM then

[coarse ravine]

Is this online?

[indigo cedar]

the crit card decks do exsist as third party

[gray garden]

oh yeah that was at the start of the me entering the dungeon btw

also not to mention he put me in a one of those npc encounters where if i didnt agree to something my PC would just die off

[indigo cedar]

I assume you no longer are part of his game?

[gray garden]

haha no

[indigo cedar]

I never quite understand DM's who openly favor one player and punishes others, it just never makes sense

haven't really had any bad DM's myself, one had two campaigns fall apart due to his own fault, but also some real life stuff happening in the second campaign that made him burnt out as DM and leaving the hobby alltogether

[earnest canyon]

What was the nerf out of curiousity? he was okay with double damage, what of your features/abiliteis did they nerf?

[gray garden]

just disadvantage on all ranged attacks

[earnest canyon]

Any reason for that or just DIS if you ever wanted to use a ranged attack?

Was it only if you ranged, everyone one else was fine, so weird

[gray garden]

just dis

[earnest canyon]

Weird.

[nova trellis]

So he can basically do a fireball every single turn?

[gray garden]

bingo

[hot marlin]

People keep saying stuff like that but there's really nothing in the game that can support an affirmation like that

The statblocks of the gods in 3rd edition don't seem capable of "eviscerating countries"

[gray garden]

well if you compare a stat block like the aspect of bahamut and put them in a town village of country they would most likely destroy it

[hot marlin]

Unless that town village somehow got independance and became its own state, that's not destroying a country

[earnest canyon]

Eviscerating a small village doesnt have quite the same ring to it

[hollow lance]

Is there anything that can give you eldritch blast as a wizard spell?

I'm trying to make a build to squeeze the most possible damage out of eldritch blast and I'd realistically need to get it as a wizard spell for an extra +5

[nova trellis]

Is it actually fireball or hes able to do that much damage every turn? God, how long do bosses survive?!

[hollow lance]

Idk, tiamat's statblock could probably destroy a major city, immunity to most spells, massive AOE damage, flight, and most cities don't really have anyone who has magic weapons to get around resistances

[eager marsh]

most stat blocks were only really designed with consideration to fight players generally speaking.

[hollow lance]

Yeah and her statblock is designed for a party of level 20 players, who are designed to be legends at that point

[eager marsh]

Which is fine, I just more meant that 'the active capacity to destroy a city/nation was not intentionally built into the statblock'

Even the Terrasque, eater of all, isn't technically designed to easily destroy civilizations but thats exactly what their lore is

[hollow lance]

I mean yeah, but a lot of those statblocks do have that because of how powerful they are at the end of the day and how people can't do anything about it

[eager marsh]

The damn thing doesnt even count as a Seige Monster

[hollow lance]

We have those?

[eager marsh]

The only creature that comes to mind that has that feature (x2 damage to objects) is the Goristro demon

[gray garden]

pretty much we were at 5th level and what he could do is since he was the spell caster rogue subclass he could cast true strike (1d6 at 5th level) then sneak attack which is 3d6 and plus his rapier which is 1d8 and then he could somehow double all of his dice which did 8d6 + 2d8

this was an uncommon magic item btw

[eager marsh]

landing a critical hit is generally the only way to 'somehow double all his dice'

[gray garden]

it was some kinda stupid homebrew item

[eager marsh]

ah homebrew. that was the first mistake cuz all the rest of that was legal

[gray garden]

ah yeah but my 4d6 guiding bolt is too strong time to rip out my eye

[eager marsh]

i just got up so im missing context but yea im just hearing red flags

[gray garden]

i will show you the difference between fire resistant and fire immune

[eager marsh]

The people that complain one character is going too much is often the one actually doing too much

[nova trellis]

At least make the magical item like assainate DM! 😔

My guess, the magical item causes sneak attacks to become criticals.

[gray garden]

didnt sound that way

[eager marsh]

If it was 1/day double your dice I could almost understand it but I don’t mess with homebrew 99% of the time on principal alone

[gray garden]

how crazy would it be to reflavor a centaur a spider person instead

[severe rampart]

is that just not a drider?

[gray garden]

yeah but there not a playable race

[eager marsh]

Flavor is free and encouraged by the game itself though the racial traits of centaur very much clash with how a Drider should be

[gray garden]

i dont know any other rices that would make good "drider" except for like a dhampir but granted that can be almost any race with a climb speed

[eager marsh]

The game also heavily opposes the idea of ‘large’ size playable races which doesn’t really work well. Medium centaurs is already kinda goofy

[blissful ibex]

there's third party stat blocks for them as a playable species, https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/320538/more-ancestries-cultures might have them it looks like

as usual, Homebrew and third party content generally requires DM approval

[reef tundra]

But the Tarrasque is a siege monster

[pseudo hinge]

I FINALLY GOT THE PLAYERS HANDBOOK LET'S GOOOOO

[eager marsh]

Weird. I looked directly at that stat block twice before saying that

[robust mirage]

about how long would the lost mines of phandelver module take? someone said its a great module for starter dms

[hard jetty]

Can somehow explain to me the "Mercer effect" and how to avoid it? Ive heard horror stories about it, but I am also interested in watching Critical Role

[eager marsh]

Just don’t expect your games to play the way Critical Role plays and don’t try to DM exactly like Matt that’s it

[hybrid hatch]

Glad I haven't had it but everyone knows we're in discord so it won't be at a table and even then irl sure I might have a few min figs to place but it won't be full on sets and stuff

[eager marsh]

Online always plays differently than in person as well

[tame estuary]

going to run a game through tabletop simulator, very excited

[scarlet marsh]

Goomorng peeps

[reef tundra]

Morning

[crimson gulch]

Runaway expectations causing folks to have a bad time.

The flip side of the mercer effect tho is that I have a job doing this with how much the game has grown because of critical roll, so credit where credit is due

[hot marlin]

I've been considering something regarding the direction the lore took in 5e... Considering the lore established in Fizban's, Tiamat's desire to enter the material plane can be seen not as an invasion but as an attempt to return home.

It's the other gods that are from the outer planes, the dragon gods originate from the material. Or the material originates from them, same thing.

It kind of recontextualizes the conflict, giving it a tone not too dissimilar from some part of the lore of the Elder Scrolls series

[crimson gulch]

So your saying that the pantheon are squatters that pushed out the original owners?

[hot marlin]

Technically yes

[crimson gulch]

I love that, thats getting added to my tyrrany of Dragons game

[hot marlin]

Though I do have to say that squaters' rights are a thing that exists for a reason.

[crimson gulch]

A reason that the cult of the dragon does not recognize the authority within

[hot marlin]

Well yeah

If we take the lore of Fizban's as canon, Tiamat's ultimate aim is the same as Bahamut though their methods diverge. Restore the material plane to its original condition, unified into one world.

And other changes to the lore also showcase that the "outer" divinities, meaning gods from the outer planes, have harmed the inner planes. Maglubyiet, a god from Acheron, entered the feywilds, massacred the gods of the goblins, hobgoblins and bugbears and enslaved the people.

If you had a mystic character from the cult of the dragons, someone trained in occult lore, that character could argue that restoring the world to what it was would free the people of the inner planes from what the gods have inflicted, and would likely argue that all the great evils in history are the product of the invasion of the inner planes by the other gods.

[crimson gulch]

Cool, you just prepped my villan monologs

[uncut zenith]

I really like what Fizban’s First World myth does for making Tiamat more complex of a character than just “evil dragon goddess who wants to take over the world”

Cuz with the First World myth, you can see why someone would look at Bahamut and think he’s a “traitor to dragonkind” and would side with Tiamat instead. Especially after the death of Sardior.

[hushed mason]

Hello.

[hot marlin]

Here, let me give you a little more, to improvise something: "The worst thing that has ever happened to the Sword Coast was the fall of Myth Drannor. A bastion of tolerance, where magical studies were furthered more than ever before, fallen. And why? Because a group of Yugoloths were able to find orcs and goblins to serve as their armies. And why? Because orcs were able to exist in another world, far from ours, where their god taught their ancestors nothing but brutality and fanaticism and then some idiots pulled them into our world. Because goblins were turned into war machines by their god. All is connected, and it all stretches back to the original sin, the horror the gods have inflicted upon all mortals. The shattering of the first world. They divided us to better conquer us. She brings restoration, She brings unification, She brings freedom."

[languid ingot]

Gonna make a kenku eventually named Isolda because i think its funny thats she chose her name upon hearing someone say Is Older

[blissful dragon]

im guessing your a fan of legend of avantris?

[languid ingot]

I’m aware of it but unsure how its related

[upper lintel]

Is it just me or dose it seem thst every rpg is heavily influenced by dnd

[rough basalt]

rpg games can be traced back to the original tabletop rpgs

[vocal vale]

Does anyone have suggestions on how to find a dnd group in your rule town?

[rough basalt]

which those games were DnD or other long time ones

[vocal vale]

Especially if you’re in hs

[rough basalt]

Just look around

[minor cargo]

School clubs can be a great option!

[rough basalt]

maybe school has one, library

[blissful dragon]

one of the player did a joke like that once and it took another player a good minute to get the joke, look up D&D Animated: When You Don't Get the Joke it will explain it better than i can

[minor cargo]

One of the best parts is that if you’re an official club, you can apply for a budget. 💸

[vocal vale]

No, there’s no school dnd stuff

[rough basalt]

Keep in mind a lot of people who play dnd are adults who generally want only adults in their games so you might have to consider online games if you cant find one irl

[blissful dragon]

just to be clear thats the shorts title

[minor cargo]

Do you think a teacher might be interested in running it after school? I know a few friends who had a teacher who did this - and they loved it!

[vocal vale]

I’d have to ask around

[rough basalt]

Just remember if all else fails, online is always an option.

[vocal vale]

Thanks

[abstract trout]

herooo

I new here

How does one play D&D-

[vocal vale]

It’s role playing with someone to guide the adventure and math

[abstract trout]

Uhuh

And how do I do that-

[vocal vale]

The dm, dungeon master, leads your adventure and you play a character acting like they would

You role dice to see how successful you are

[rough basalt]

You read the basic rules on DnD beyond then find a beginner friendly group

[scarlet marsh]

Even better; make up your own rules and when the DM objects just go "nuh uh"

[rough basalt]

No, don't do that.

[scarlet marsh]

Nuh uh

[vocal vale]

The dm should control the game but a fun one will do new rules and try new stuff

[serene jolt]

#dnd-newcomers #learn-to-play Lots of resources here for you to look into how to play DnD.

[solar abyss]

@low ferry

Arbiter

[serene jolt]

It's fun though. It's like organized RP through a story your DM organizes with a system for combat.

[vocal vale]

Ok, is playing online with people hard?

[serene jolt]

I wish I started with DnD when I was playing Minecraft Roleplay and arguing about what is and isn't possible when Combat RP happened. 🤣

[stuck shuttle]

Any% table ban speedrun 🤣

[serene jolt]

Not really. Once you find the right group, you're set. You get more confident with time. It's going to be new and a bit overwhelming at first for some people, but as you learn, it's a LOT of fun.

And a good group will help you learn, as a new dnd player.

[vocal vale]

Is there any issues i should think about that come with playing online that I wouldn’t have to think about otherwise

[minor cargo]

General online safety stuff, id say.

[hushed mason]

It can be challenging to do on a mobile device... depending on the VTT used.

[serene jolt]

What Steve said. But also just keeping an eye out for red flags. If something feels wrong, it probably is. I personally would have preferred starting with a Westmarch when I was beginning DnD because that taught me a lot about the game itself and what to watch out for, with no real ties to anything (so I could play some days, not play others.)

That or a real life group is a great way to learn what DnD really is. What it feels like. You get to get some dice and a mini, and it's a lot of fun.

[scarlet marsh]

Maybe the real dragons and dungeons were the friends we made along the way

[tame estuary]

I mean in a way

[robust mirage]

check their profile creation date as well as the join date in the server, also take a bit of time to question the player a bit beforehand since you never know what kind of bullcrap they can make up

[vocal vale]

Last question I think any free apps orwebsites suggestions that I should use? Like map making stuff or something?

[serene jolt]

And always have a session 0. Feel the vibe of the group.

[tame estuary]

I like dungeonfog

[robust mirage]

maps arent a 100% necessity you can use theatre of the mind if needed(im also saying this becaues i dont know either)

[serene jolt]

There are lots!

For token making, I prefer heroictoken.

For platforms, I like roll20 (with DnDBeyond extension so I can roll from my sheet, or using a roll20 sheet), and Owlbear (for groups that use Avrae and stuff, Owlbear isn't bad).

Maps, I actually usually just yoink maps online. I'm too lazy to make my own and I like having battle maps for games.

[vocal vale]

I don’t have one sadly so i need it😢

[serene jolt]

Some DMs don't use maps at all (even for combat), and just use what they call ToTM or Theater of the Mind. Which generally means the DM will be narrating what's around you and all you're looking at is your character sheet.

I'm not a fan but I can see the appeal to some extent. I use ToTM when I'm narrating a scene outside of combat (and sometimes I use a picture for the players to look at).

And I use maps for combat because I know people like to strategize and get proper positioning and stuff.

[vocal vale]

I have minds eye blindness😭

[reef tundra]

I have not used a map in about a year

[reef tundra]

Oh I see

[hushed mason]

Combat without maps nerfs many features. How do you plan the optimal position for your spell if you cani't see exactly where all the opponents are? How do you set up flanking, avoid (or create) AOOs....

[reef tundra]

But it can also buff many features due to the DM often just picking enemies that are affected by it

[serene jolt]

That's what I prefer. I'm fine with TOTM when it comes to roleplay scenes but I feel so terrible with combat because I can't properly position myself or cast a good fireball or anything. Flanking is silly. Etc etc.

[reef tundra]

Although flanking will absolutely be neglected

[serene jolt]

Imo, it throws strategy out the window and feels bland.

[hushed mason]

Flanking leads to nerfing class abiliites like sneak attack.

Yes! Throws strategy out the window and makes all the features seem pointless.

[serene jolt]

And if there's a DM who doesn't use maps at all, ever, even throughout combat, I leave.

[reef tundra]

Actually you can still sneak attack enemies next to allies

[reef tundra]

Well that’s valid. We all have our preferences

[hushed mason]

I play 3.5. I'm not sure how the mechanic works in Fifth.

[reef tundra]

Ohhhh I see.

[robust mirage]

idk i feel like maps add to that adventurer feeling so its more fun to have a map to look at during the game

[vocal vale]

You seem like the type of person that infuriates a dm by using niche rules lol

[robust mirage]

saying this as a player and aspiring dm

[reef tundra]

I’m talking about 5e

[hushed mason]

I play 3.5 because I like the rules.

[serene jolt]

That too. Full TOTM is not immersive to me, even with the best narrator in the world.

[rough basalt]

Not necessarily

[hushed mason]

What are "niche rules"?

[reef tundra]

Hey that’s alright, there is no right answer here, it’s all up to preference

[robust mirage]

i read a lot so i dont get bothered by totm but its cooler to have a map before me either way

[serene jolt]

At the very least for combat.

[rough basalt]

Some dms can ruin their games by letting people do whatever they want

[serene jolt]

Again, if it's a roleplay session, I really don't mind TOTM.

[reef tundra]

I see pros and cons for both ways of playing

[robust mirage]

i like to strategize and use my surroundings so a map can mean a lot yeah

[vocal vale]

Rules that are there but not very many people pay attention to them or know about them, i think i used the right word

[robust mirage]

yes you have

[vocal vale]

Alright thanks

[serene jolt]

I had a hit and run monk and it was absolutely horrible trying to use it in TOTM.

"Uh I... Run in and hit an enemy. Probably the one closest to me, I guess? And then I run away. As far as I can. Away from any enemy."

🤣

[rough basalt]

I won't do TotM personally, for combat anyway

[tidal bough]

Totm is perfectly fine however I dont enjoy having to remember where I am, my party of 3+ others are, where the terrain is, where the multiple enemies which can be anywhere from 1-20 and then constantly update where they are in relation to me anytime anything takes a turn or god forbid they take flight and I have to remember where they are in a three dimensional plane

[reef tundra]

Hey, this isn’t a situation where someone is right or wrong, this is a preference thing

[hushed mason]

I guess it's a good thing I'm the DM. 🙂 I play 3.5 because I like the rules as they are.

[serene jolt]

I'm definitely not saying TOTM is wrong or bad. I just don't enjoy it in combat scenes.

[reef tundra]

And that’s a valid opinion

[tidal bough]

Totm is fine if its a 1v1

[vocal vale]

You’d definitely be the one that makes the dm do the sigh of defeat lol

[tidal bough]

But once the variables become too high its painful

[reef tundra]

We don’t need to throw stuff like that here

[hushed mason]

I'm not, usually. But I can see why you might think that.

[serene jolt]

Just like PBP. Do I like them? No. Are they a valid form of DND that some people prefer because they're shy or physically cannot do VC? Yes!

[reef tundra]

Exactly

[vocal vale]

There’s nothing wrong with an overpowered character

[reef tundra]

? I didn’t say anything related to that

[knotty basin]

I wonder why there’s no non-PBP text based games

[tidal bough]

Wha?

[reef tundra]

I’m involved in two

[vocal vale]

Then what did this mean?

[hushed mason]

That is how I learned to play. D&D on mIRC. We used ascii maps.

Text-based chat only.

[reef tundra]

You don’t need to throw insults at people such as “you’re the type of person to make the DM sigh” in this situation

[hushed mason]

I still play with some of the folks I met and played with on mIRC 25+ years ago.

We don't play on mIRC anymore, though.

[vocal vale]

It wasn’t an insult there’s nothing wrong with that

It means the players are creative

[reef tundra]

Alright then, problem solved

[hushed mason]

I usually make my DM sigh for making less-than-optimal character choices.

Like a rogue with no ranks in Open Lock or Disable Device.

[reef tundra]

When my players make me sigh it’s almost always not good

Thankfully I’ve only done it like, three times

[tame estuary]

what are those

[vocal vale]

What do they do?

[reef tundra]

3.5e thing (I’m assuming)

[tame estuary]

ranks?

[hushed mason]

Skills in 3.5 that allow you to... open locks and disable traps.

[reef tundra]

It’s a long story

[hushed mason]

I think it's like being proficient in them? Except, you can get to be very, very proficient in them.

I don't actually know how fifth edition works, so I'm not sure how to explain it to you in terms you'll understand.

[reef tundra]

Ah it’s alright, you explained it well

In fact I’m curious to try 3.5e one day

[hushed mason]

It's challenging to find openings. I had to start running a game in order to get to play.

[vocal vale]

My family invited some people over for Christmas because they were alone and it turned out that they like dnd and they had really old books like 1987 or something

[robust mirage]

ok i have a dumb question as someone who wants to dm: if a character has an ac of lets say 10 and i roll for the monster action and it rolls 9 or 8, does that mean it doesnt hit?

did i formulate that right

[hot gate]

Yep. Only hits that roll equal or higher than AC hit.

Don't forget to add the attack bonus to those rolls though!

The attack bonus is always written into the monster statblock as well, so simply add that.

[robust mirage]

i see

[robust mirage]

so for a wolf its +4 by the 2014 monster manual

[hot gate]

yep, you got it

[torpid ocean]

just watched honour among thieves and it was awful

[hot marlin]

Awful?

I mean, I found it... Average. Mediocre maybe, but not awful

[torpid ocean]

yeah I really didn't like it, it was such a weird hodgepodge of a movie that just annoyed me all the way through

also the villain really sucks

like genuinly I found the lord of neverwinter to be a more threatening villain than her because she has only like 2 scenes where she's cool

[fresh bloom]

Me and a DM who's a friend of mine are making our campaigns part of the same universe; he runs my campaigns and I run his. In the campaign I'm running, there's a secondary villain they captured, and they're using her to guide them to the main villain, Considering that this player's character, who is also a DM, is probably just going to hand her over to be imprisoned in some dungeon as soon as this is over, But now I'm really wanting to use this character as a player in some campaign, lol, how would you introduce them as a DM considering this shared universe context?

That's the Goblin Jester I drew and posted in the art chat the other day; I made her build as a bard.

[torpid ocean]

you should post questions like these in #dm-world-building

[fresh bloom]

Ok

Thanks

[stark arch]

when taking the blessed warrior with paladin are you allowed to change these cantrips or are they fixed for ever ??

[torpid ocean]

do all the gods live in the astral plane? or do only some of them live there

[lavish flame]

Only some

[chrome ledge]

Question: DM’ed my first one shot and loved it. Looking for a group in West Ashley, Charleston, SC to play in person on a semi regular basis. I don’t really like the in game store format and prefer a group where everyone gets to know each other. Not sure this is where I post but any help is appreciated. Looking as a player.

[hidden spindle]

You can change one when you gain a Paladin level

[torpid ocean]

where do they mainly live?

[lavish flame]

The Gods mostly live in the Outer Planes, like the Beastlands and Ysgard and The Nine Hells

[torpid ocean]

assuming vecna would still be around, where would he be?

[lavish flame]

depends on the gods' values and alignment. A Good god doesn't live in The Abyss, yknow

[lavish flame]

I'd honestly have him make his own demiplane to live in

[torpid ocean]

I see. I was going to have the veil of shadows be his demiplane but I reconsidered, maybe he has his rotted tower in some weird dimension only he can access?

[lavish flame]

I don't think Vecna is the type of person to want to leave tracks behind, and having a headquarters in one or more planes is certain to leave behind evidence.

[hot marlin]

There are gods in every plane

[torpid ocean]

oh right, I thought the material plane and so on were only for mortals

[lavish flame]

Nah, there's even Gods in the Material Plane in some settings

[torpid ocean]

oh I see. Do any gods live in Faerun?

[hot marlin]

In the Forgotten Realms, I can name a few gods who are known to live in specific places in Faerûn. Including one that you might actually casually meet on the road

[lavish flame]

Like Moander, God of Rot in the FR, is literally just sitting out in the wilderness after having been "killed"

[torpid ocean]

what's the difference between a lesser god and a greater god?

[hot marlin]

Depends on the edition

[torpid ocean]

what's the difference in 5.5?

[umbral girder]

That’s not an edition

[torpid ocean]

it could still be different

[lavish flame]

In 5e its related to Divine Rank. A God with higher Divine Rank is a Greater God, and a God with a lower Divine Rank is a Lesser God (or Demigod, if its low enough).

[umbral girder]

Lolth is the example given as a Lesser God

[hot marlin]

Now, thing is, that's not really meaningful information

In theory a greater god is one that rules over something "big" and who has considerably more influence, making them more powerful

[umbral girder]

It’s still 5e

[torpid ocean]

right, I only ask this because I have a campaign cooking that depends on what a lesser god can/can't do

[lavish flame]

Usually the Greater Gods are your Zeus-types, who have great dominion over many aspects of life. Amaunator is the God of the Sun in the Forgotten Realms, and he is a Greater God for that reason. Mystra is the God of Magic, so she's a Greater God. Azuth is the god of something smaller (Wizards), so he is a Lesser God.

[hot marlin]

The limit on the powers of the gods vary depending on the setting and the edition and the god.

[torpid ocean]

isn't lathander the god of the sun?

[lavish flame]

Lathander is God of the Dawn

[torpid ocean]

oh so the sun but not really

[hot marlin]

No, Lathander is a god of vitality, youth and spring. Not even of the dawn

[lavish flame]

Its the difference between Apollo and Helio

[hot marlin]

The dawn is just a symbol used by Lathander because it's the best way to represent what he is about

[torpid ocean]

oh I see, and spring's basically the dawn of life after winter

[hot marlin]

He is the god of the pulsion of life. The desire to renew, to grow, to do more.

[lavish flame]

"Lathander, God of Dawn and Renewal" is what the new FR books are saying

[torpid ocean]

speaking of gods, how come vecna became god of secrets?

[hot marlin]

Oh? Well, that's new. Back in the days it was explicit that he was not actually a god of the dawn

[hot marlin]

By amassing power, followers and magical rituals to ascend and be accepted by other gods.

[lavish flame]

When the folk of Faerûn gaze at the pastel hues of the morning sky, they thank Lathander. He is a god of dawn and the potential that comes with new beginnings. Spring, birth, youth, creativity, and renewal fall under his domain.
This is his paragraph opener as well

[torpid ocean]

yeah I know how you become a god, but why is he god of secrets in particular? why not the god of liches or god of evil magic?

[hot marlin]

Yeah, that's a change. Back in the older FR products, I remember some paragraphs explicitely saying that "morninglord" was a symbolic title, that he was the god of renewal and youth and all that, but had no actual power over the sun

[torpid ocean]

I don't think he does have power over the sun, he might just have power over the dawn specifically

[hot marlin]

Because his magic works on secrets. Not all his magic, of course, but his most broken stuff that breaks the normal rules of magic works by accumulating secrets and using them as fuel

[torpid ocean]

oh right, the book of vile darkness does have forbidden spells and stuff right?

[lavish flame]

Yeah, or its supposed to at least

[hot marlin]

Yes. Not exactly "forbidden", but very dark magic.

[torpid ocean]

my homebrew rules for the book of vile darkness is that anyone who is NOT undead, a lich or vecna himself will die upon seeing the magic in the BOVD

[hot marlin]

The actual real life book of vile darkness that was published for third edition contains quite a bit of evil stuff

[torpid ocean]

that or something like 4d10 necrotic damage

[hot marlin]

You know, that could just be "anyone not undead". Vecna is a lich and all liches are undead

[lavish flame]

Maybe thats what their Spooky UA is for. A 5e BoVD

[hot marlin]

Could be. Hopefully it lacks some of the... Less than well thought out passages of the original

[torpid ocean]

or maybe vecna placed a curse on the BOVD that anyone who views it will die upon seeing the words contained in the BOVD

[hot marlin]

What would be the point of such a rule narratively exactly?

It essentially prevents your players from being corrupted by interaction with that book and prevents your bad guys from using the power of that book to further their own ends

May as well not have the book

[torpid ocean]

maybe instead of dying it simply damages them to read the book? idk

[hot marlin]

Let the book fulfill its narrative purpose.

[lavish flame]

The book also already can hurt you

[hot marlin]

The book of vile darkness is here to serve as a McGuffin, the thing the bad guy seeks that contains what they need to do their plan. The thing that, once the PCs get their hands on, tries to corrupt them into taking the easy path.

[torpid ocean]

yeah I probably won't implement these rules into my games I'm just theorising what would happen should the players get their hands on the book

in actuality I'll probably make it vecna's spellbook that he used in his past life

if it isn't already, that is

[lavish flame]

2 Major Detrimental Properties can get you hurt upon attuning to it, and also if you aren't a Fiend or Undead creature type, you have to succeed a Charisma save or get turned into a Larva (this can only be undone by Wish).

[hot marlin]

It is indeed his spellbook. And it is a lot of other things

[lavish flame]

It already comes with some bad news, you don't need to add more

[torpid ocean]

you know how acererak was taught by vecna or something like that?

has he ever used the BOVD?

[hot marlin]

Yes Acererak was supposedly one of Vecna's apprentices, but he was instrumental in Vecna's defeat

This is unknown but it would not be surprising

[lavish flame]

In my personal headcanon, there are more than one copy of chunks of the book. Like I think Acererak had a copy of the "Bad Magic Rituals" section, but maybe not a copy of the "Crazy Horrible Monsters" section.

[hot marlin]

I'd think Acererak committed everything he learned from Vecna to memory

[torpid ocean]

have any other people trained under vecna?

[hot marlin]

A lot

[torpid ocean]

did vlakkith train under him or is she just a lich?

[umbral girder]

No

Tiamat is the one who helps Vlaakith keep her charades up

[torpid ocean]

speaking of, how powerful is vlakkith? is she stronger then a regular lich?

[hot marlin]

Yes, Vlaakith is supposed to be among the most powerful non-divine entities of the setting

[umbral girder]

She is a Lich that is also Psion and a Fighter pretty much

[lavish flame]

Kas is probably the most notable one, but I've always assumed Vecna had an entourage of Mummy Lords and Death Knights and Liches and Vampires

[umbral girder]

Around cr24 I think.

[hot marlin]

In lore, picture her as a level 20 fighter, level 20 wizard and level 20 psion

[woven flint]

Vlaakith? Ewww..

[torpid ocean]

kas being the paladin who cut out his hand and eye right?

[umbral girder]

Less trained Under Vecna and more trained With Vecna

Kas being the Champion fighter of the duo

[torpid ocean]

how powerful would vlakkith be compared to vecna?

[umbral girder]

A lot weaker

[hot marlin]

Less due to the fact that he is a god and a better wizard.

[umbral girder]

Dude who actually got god hood vs lady cosplaying as a god

[lavish flame]

Vlaakith is dope, but Vecna is Himothy

[hot marlin]

But she has more versatile tools in her belt. Remove godhood and Vlaakith has a good chance

[umbral girder]

Vlaakith is a very busy character

She has a lot of stuff on her

[torpid ocean]

vlakkith also has most githyanki under her control too so she has an entire army to throw at him

[umbral girder]

Considering before he became a God, Vecna has the same challenge rating as Orcus I’d give Vecna an edge.

[hot marlin]

Bear in mind: No individual githyanki is allowed to become powerful. She eats their souls and their skills as soon as they get anywhere near the high level range

[lavish flame]

Jeez thats a good way to put ut

[torpid ocean]

yeah but judging by baldur's gate 3 the average githyanki is at least level 5

[lavish flame]

Pre godhood, Vecna was on par with the Demon Lord of Undeath

[umbral girder]

Also Vecna’s lost a hand and eye before becoming a god. And those became Artifacts

[torpid ocean]

does him missing his eye and hand make him less powerful?

[hot marlin]

Lower ceiling, higher floor

[umbral girder]

Idk doesn’t seem to

[torpid ocean]

I see

[lavish flame]

Doesn't seem to affect him truth be told

He still sees just fine and he still hands just fine

[umbral girder]

Two limbs that have small pieces of his power can give people the power to cast Wish.

I think he is above Vlaakith

[hot marlin]

He had those replaced, but he might become slightly more powerful if he attunes back to them, due to the fact that they're, well, artefacts.

[umbral girder]

before he became a god

[hot marlin]

So yes he is weaker, in the sense that a character without the ring of winter is weaker than the same character with it

[torpid ocean]

yeah because in the campaign I'm making vecna has the villain archetype of 'big bad evil guy who is only kept away by these magical items and everyone would be doomed if he was bought back'

[woven flint]

Vecna also trained another very powerful Lich under his wing as well, IIRC

[umbral girder]

I got to use the new Vecna stat block in a level 20 one shot. Players decided to run

He killed half the party

[umbral girder]

Yeah Acererak. But that’s unfair

[woven flint]

I can't spell that liches name, Acererak?

[woven flint]

Ah, yes, thanks Nealen 🧐

[umbral girder]

Acererak is the “do you have any idea how much weaker I’d be if I became a god?”

[torpid ocean]

do we have an idea of how powerful the dark powers of ravenloft might be?

[umbral girder]

A lot. It’s basically a sentient multiverse

[torpid ocean]

yeah, his ideal is literally 'why be a god when I can be a creator of gods'

he shares a lot of his ambition with vecna now that I think abt it lol

[hot marlin]

Define "powerful". Clearly their abilities are more limited than many people. They have no bodies.

[woven flint]

Kas is also the most powerful domain of Dread lord IIRC???
he's the only one who can willingly leave

[umbral girder]

Vecna getting yoinked by an evil sentient multiverse to torture and kill people in a time loop happening twice is funny.

Bro has two nickels

[umbral girder]

Stat block wise yes and currently

[torpid ocean]

except with the second one he can leave and doesn't want to because it's funny

[umbral girder]

The Dark Powers is just Gaslighting Kas into thinking Vecna and his swords are still in the Domains of Dread

[lavish flame]

I've always imagined them to be basically as strong as like... fate is. Like to me, they are among the strongest things in the multiverse

[hot marlin]

Not "willingly".

[torpid ocean]

did any darklord willingly go to ravenloft?

[woven flint]

And the thing is, I feel like Vecna could just leave the Entities game whenever the hell he wanted, yeah? 💀

[umbral girder]

I’m sure if Kas wanted to he would force his way out like Lord Soth and Vecna did but he really is being gaslight

[storm magnet]

Have you guys ever done takebacks when you misspeak in a way that’s inappropriate for your character?

[umbral girder]

Yes that is part of the lore

[storm magnet]

Like if you accidentally say bar instead of tavern or if you say phone

[torpid ocean]

he can and he doesn't want to because he wants to study the realm to harness it's power

[umbral girder]

He is just hanging out in Dead by Daylight because he feels like it

[torpid ocean]

pretty sure bars are a thing in dnd, taverns serve food too and have rooms

[umbral girder]

That magic seal in DBD ain’t doing anything realistically to stop Vecna from dipping

[woven flint]

Yeah, a Tavern is literally just a Bar, but of course, Taverns often have places to stay

[torpid ocean]

tavern is the old word for inn, and inn is an old word for hotel

[storm magnet]

So bar is fine to say? If you’re looking for whisky

[woven flint]

I'm aware lol

[torpid ocean]

yeah if your character just wants to go drinking

[woven flint]

Yeah, DnD isn't necessarily "Medieval"

[storm magnet]

I thought it was. FR anyway

[torpid ocean]

medieval is the 12-1300s too, and iirc the forgotten realms is same technology as the 1500s

[woven flint]

The D&D-verse is pretty technologically advanced all things considered, whatnot with the Constructs that exist and other inventions

[torpid ocean]

D&D takes place in the year yes

[woven flint]

But, you as a player don't have to adhere to a specific type of lingo when talking in character unless you REALLY wanted to.
You don't have to speak like Ye Olden Gentleman

Also,A lot of "Modern" things have a somewhat magical equivalent in the realms one way or another

[umbral girder]

Considering forgotten realms has actual sentient robot securities in several cities and dragon lairs I think they are pretty advance

[torpid ocean]

oh yeah steel watch exists

[umbral girder]

Nah those guys are so much less compared to the rest of the world’s tech

No wonder they explode when they fall apart

[woven flint]

Yeah, not to even mention Gnomish, Elvish and Dwarvish societies all being pretty big innovators

[hot marlin]

Depends on the place and the culture of both the realm and the part of the real world you're talking about. Waterdeep is one thing, Menzoberranzan is another, the Many-Arrows keep is yet another

[umbral girder]

DnD has people in space

[hot marlin]

Like, who in the 1500s are we talking about? The Italian city-states, the northern end of Scotland or the Andes?

[umbral girder]

Calimshan’s Nimblewrights are neat

[livid citrus]

I think it just varies depending on where you are yeah
If you're in Lantan and you go most anywhere else you might be like 'wtf'

[umbral girder]

Then again there is also the plane that is all robots.

looks at Mechanus

[woven flint]

You know, I was just thinking about Gnomes even deeper just now, but, I find it how Garl Glittergold, the Gnome All-Father trapped the Kobold God in an infinite maze

[hot marlin]

He wasn't yet a god then

[woven flint]

He wasn't even a God?!

Oh, the Kob wasn't, I assume

[hot marlin]

If we're talking about the Forgotten Realms version of the story, Kurtulmak was just the king of the first kobolds

[livid citrus]

Garl is just so mean to little kobolds

[woven flint]

Kobolds and Gnomes hating eachother is honestly.. hilarious

[hot marlin]

And if we're still talking about the Forgotten Realms version of that story, Garl was not "mean". The kobolds were mining the souls of the first gnomes

[woven flint]

That's the smallest feud I've ever seen

[stoic obsidian]

Why do I dislike my dm allowing my wizard to learn any spell

[hot marlin]

Here, we had that conversation some time ago: #dnd-discussion message

[woven flint]

when Kurtulmak became a Deity, his "Holy Symbol" was literally a Gnome Skull and that had me cackling

I remember what you did, GARL!!!!

[scarlet marsh]

My very first DnD character was a dragonborn raised by kobolds to be their hero so he believed he was a kobold

[umbral girder]

Reminds me of Carrot from Discworld

Fun vibe to have.

[woven flint]

I have a Dragonborn, who's Boyfriend is a Kobold PC in the group, they're totally the swag gay men messiahs

[torpid ocean]

my first character was just some human sorcerer lmao

[umbral girder]

Most of my characters are Human + <Class>

[woven flint]

My first character was a Shifter Monk
He was a "Weredeer"

[torpid ocean]

my next character is gonna be a halfling fighter, or a race from MOTM, I wanna test it out

[scarlet marsh]

Sourcerer who before every kill goes "Erm, citation needed 😏"

[umbral girder]

Halfling pairs well with Fighter

[livid citrus]

I'll probably play a cleric next or something that's casting focused, I've played paladin and ranger so far which are kind of there but not entirely

[torpid ocean]

evil ass cleric who worships vecna would be a fun character

[livid citrus]

I love Vecna but I think I was leaning towards something weird like Ilsensine, the mindflayer god, I dunno yet though I just have the class idea for the most part in stone

[torpid ocean]

there's an illithid god?

[livid citrus]

Yea Ilsensine, idk how much they actually care for that god but its their creator deity

[torpid ocean]

considering a vast majority are controlled by elder brains then idk

[livid citrus]

Yeah I dunno how it works but I assume he just kind of worms into every mindflayer, he comes to you as more like a thought than a traditional deity's holy symbols or churches

[serene jolt]

Because it outshines those who are specialized in certain spells. Like just allowing a wizard to learn healing spells for free kinda just makes healers almost redundant. The wizard can do anything. It's also not RAW.

I think the only exception to this that I would accept is the Dragon Mark feats in the new 2024 Artificer book. That's fair to me.

[robust mirage]

i hate roll20 map setting with all my hate

[torpid ocean]

play games physically like a true sigma then

[hot marlin]

Bear in mind, Ilsensine is often called a "god-brain". It's a bit ambiguous if it created the illithids or if they created it, or if it's an elder brain who reached godhood

[robust mirage]

no dnd stuff in my country, no people to play with and also really expensive gear

[torpid ocean]

ah right

[stoic obsidian]

Yeah, and it feels overwhelming

[crimson gulch]

Wizards could have allways able to take Magic initiate cleric

[serene jolt]

Yeah and that gives them 1 spell from the list of first level spells (and two cantrips).

That doesn't allow them to take any cleric spell they want.

[crimson gulch]

Nope, but with healing Word they can go real far

[serene jolt]

Sure but the Cleric still has their spell list, especially the higher level spells that are super cool. It's not taking their whole vibe.

The Mark of Healing would honestly take them further than Magic Initiate.

[stoic obsidian]

Yet it cost a feat

I just dislike it giving me too many options

[stoic obsidian]

And making my character too strong

Like imagine getting greater steed, smites, conjure celestial, ectra

Oh yeah or the really exclusive spells of classes

[livid citrus]

Chances are that your DM will be able to cook something up to still provide a challenge if combat is a focus

[stoic obsidian]

Maybe not but gosh it feels wrong to me

And some many spells overlap each other

[trim nacelle]

Does anybody have any idea on why rules like 'Lingering Injuries' were removed from the 2024 DMG? i actually somewhat liked them, since I kinda more gritty/lethal combat. I sometimes play GURPS 4e, and in that system you can target individual limbs in order to cripple them... the most popular being the arm/hand that the opponent is holding their weapon on.

[unkempt roost]

Iirc they said if it isn't in the 2024 book you can grab it from 2014

[stoic obsidian]

Say that to a wizard

[tidal helm]

yo im new to dnd can anyone help me out

[stoic obsidian]

#channel-guide

Alright

Your right I’m wrong

[ivory cloud]

I know this is a pretty well debated question but what’s the easiest DnD class for a new player? I want to get my friend into DnD

[stoic obsidian]

Fighter

[ivory cloud]

What subclass

[turbid vessel]

Champion

[stoic obsidian]

Champion

Or barbarian berserker

[ivory cloud]

I’ve personally always felt sunsoul monk was the easiest

[reef tundra]

Simply being a Monk is more complicated than fighter

[ivory cloud]

It was my first class, but fair point

[reef tundra]

Monk has to worry about bonus actions, keeping track of focus points, positioning, etc

[ivory cloud]

Ok cool so champion fighter I can work with that

[hot marlin]

Barbarian

[uncut zenith]

Yeah champion is by design the easiest class/subclass in the game

[hot marlin]

OK yeah, champion fighter. Then barbarian

[naive cedar]

I’d agree champion is the easiest since it’s the most generic “just hit stuff really hard with your sword”

[uncut zenith]

I will say, the new barbarian is a little more involved than it used to be. Specifically in the areas of how to keep Rage active and the fact that you can use Rage for other ability checks. But still not as complex as a monk or a caster

[stoic obsidian]

Berserker barbarian

[reef tundra]

Berserker is definitely the simplest barbarian subclass. Extra damage when rage, extra bonuses when rage, done

[stoic obsidian]

My first two classes were monk and wizard

[reef tundra]

Damn, respect

[stoic obsidian]

And honestly really depends on how fast you can get game mechanics

[reef tundra]

My first was paladin, but I can’t recall my second

Oh yeah, it was rogue and bard

[stoic obsidian]

Still playing them, but man

[naive cedar]

I think my first was ranger

[stoic obsidian]

Can learn any spell thing introduced by dm for wizard is making my head spin

I playing bladesinger wizard and I already got so many options for combat that it not even funny

[keen kestrel]

You mean cast high level spell while having high ac?

[stoic obsidian]

And I can play up close or far away, because mirror images, misty step, and having hop as a harregon

[timid current]

hexblade warlock

[stoic obsidian]

Plus cme with contingency

[empty thicket]

With spells or without?

[stoic obsidian]

Yup, playing a former performing arts teacher and actor

[empty thicket]

With spells wizard (variety and can adapt)
Without Fighter (Easy to understand, variety of equipment and good survival)

[naive cedar]

Whats the hardest class + subclass

[stoic obsidian]

It like playing the improv game

[stoic obsidian]

Shadow Magic Sorcerer

[empty thicket]

Rogue Mastermind

[stoic obsidian]

I find rogue easy tbh

[reef tundra]

I think the answer may vary from person to person, this one

[reef tundra]

Same

[naive cedar]

same but I don’t find Wizard hard at all

[stoic obsidian]

Wizard isn’t mechanically, but it is hard spell list wise

[vivid marlin]

In D&D there's a lore... are there any iconic characters in the D&D lore that you consider your favorite?

[reef tundra]

I find it difficult to play well but that’s because I play tanks

[reef tundra]

I consider none essential

[stoic obsidian]

I recently played asimar wild heart barbarian it was fun

[vivid marlin]

But is there one that's a favorite?

[reef tundra]

Tasha

[vivid marlin]

good

[reef tundra]

I love her. She is such a queen

[naive cedar]

I’ll second tasha

[reef tundra]

Who else can live in hades for a time and then be married to the demon prince of lust?

[ivory cloud]

He’s not dumb, just I know dnd can be intimidating to learn

How about a cleric?

Because there may be multiple people who are new playing

[willow fossil]

There are no classes that are so complex that a beginner can’t learn them. But generally speaking the more magic a class has the more complex it is.

[vivid marlin]

okay I will draw her.

[stoic obsidian]

Usually, but that depends if you go spell variety

[empty thicket]

yep but at the same time, you can adapt with that big list of spells
Heals, support, offensive, etc. etc.
While in other casters you have more rules, like sorc and the meta magic or warlock and the whole patron//Invocations//pacts at first level

[keen kestrel]

I’d say it’s typically almost any sorcerer, you can’t swap spells every day, so you kind of have to plan your spell list out ahead of time and decide your role. Otherwise your pc might struggle

[empty thicket]

Wizard have his subclass at third like many others, meaning you can learn the class through those first levels

[serene jolt]

I found druid and cleric to be much easier than wizard myself.

[stoic obsidian]

Heals is more limited unless you took a Druid or Cleric magic inniate feat

[empty thicket]

and, honestly, Int >> Charisma in skills and other many stuff

[keen kestrel]

Cleric yes, some druids can be difficult to learn

[empty thicket]

yep, but at least you have some instead of none. Like a backup plan

or in other part, temporal health work in some battles

[keen kestrel]

Eh, int is only good for like puzzles

[stoic obsidian]

Their also wither and bloom

[stoic obsidian]

False Life

[keen kestrel]

Wis skills can do a lot of heavy lifting, and clerics can cover some of the int skills anyway

[empty thicket]

yep, umbral tendrils help like Damage and T.hp too

[stoic obsidian]

What?

[serene jolt]

Although I will admit Twilight Cleric was hard to learn. Life and War have been a cakewalk.

[stoic obsidian]

Is umbral tendril third party?

[wintry spindle]

In what regard

[stoic obsidian]

No class suits me

[empty thicket]

oh, idk, i used it in DND beyond so, i guessed its a normal spell

[keen kestrel]

I could assuredly never play a nature related character

[serene jolt]

I tried Wizard and I was absolute garbage.

[reef tundra]

Agreed. That’s where “this class is bad” comes from

[keen kestrel]

Like I don’t want to talk to animals or trees

[wintry spindle]

Well I feel it's fine playing PC's that are not likre you IRL it's roleplaying after all. And fantasy escapism sometimes

[stoic obsidian]

For I am too hungry for a bit of everything

[reef tundra]

Because people confuse subjective with objective

[empty thicket]

Yeah, playing such classes make you realize you must take covers, be positioned properly and other many stuff
Or in other stances, know where you can be protected by your allies and know where to land your spells more properly

[keen kestrel]

I’m not the most charismatic, but I do enjoy cha casters

But I do not want to play a nature based ranger

[reef tundra]

I’ve said this monologue before but when people say “this class is bad” they mean “this class does not allow me to do what I want” because no class is “bad”, people just want to do different things

[stoic obsidian]

And people say spellcasters aren’t squishy, and I say that ain’t true tbh

[keen kestrel]

I will forever love the new draconic sorcerer, it’s very easy to make them not squishy lol

[serene jolt]

Yeah I ran a sorcerer better than a wizard, as a newbie.

[reef tundra]

I would never say “wizard is a bad class” because I know that’s not true, I just prefer being a tank

[wintry spindle]

I think you might make it more dificult for yourself playing something that is a little more challenging for you to RP. But if people are comitted to try I say let them try

[empty thicket]

They are, sometimes. They have protective skills tho
The thing is, we are comparing a wizard with what? a paladin that can use heavy armor and have one of the highest hp pools?

[serene jolt]

It's very player-based.

[stoic obsidian]

Until they get blasted by spells, saves, ectra

[empty thicket]

yep, depend of the player. But in a general is that

[keen kestrel]

I mean, you likely have resistance to one type of damage, and you’re not exactly bad at saving throws

[stoic obsidian]

Fighter

[wintry spindle]

I do have the opinion you can make "wrong" choices with how you make your PC sometimes. Like when you activly make choices that like weirdly doesn't function with the mechanics of the game

[stoic obsidian]

And you think you are invincible?

[empty thicket]

same, martials in general have higher hp pools for a reason

[reef tundra]

No class is invincible, they all have strengths and weaknesses

[stoic obsidian]

Actually everyone is squishy

[keen kestrel]

I mean, the point is that you can mitigate being squishy lol, nobody is invincible

[empty thicket]

and some get higher AC naturally, for a reason. That being, frontlines, tanks, etc.

[stoic obsidian]

Mitigate not remove

[keen kestrel]

Yes? Again that’s the point

[wintry spindle]

True. Or dumpstating your main stat because "It's my charachter" but that just makes combat harder for everyone in the party

I do feel people forget DnD is a team game and you also have to make a PC that works with a team

[keen kestrel]

For spellcasters who generally have low ac and low health pools (specifically the cha and int casters) you can certainly work around their weakness

[stoic obsidian]

With your party

[empty thicket]

Obviously, you can change it in lot of ways, but you will always have to choose and cant have everything.
Deal more damage or tank a bit more?
Move better or being able to hold a concentration better?

[keen kestrel]

You can do it by yourself too, there’s tools to manage hp, ac and saving throws

[stoic obsidian]

Then you have bladesinger that get better movement, concentration, and ac

[stoic obsidian]

Like solo?

[wintry spindle]

When I make PC's I focus on what are they in a group than just them as an individual. Like if they were part of like fantastic 4, or other groups. Not the main character

[empty thicket]

but then you arent taking others options that upgrade your spells or give you other features

[stoic obsidian]

Team play > one character

[empty thicket]

Yep, but i wont deny that sometimes having a solo moment feel epic. Call it 1 vs 1 some strong creature

or 1 vs 50 (being a wizard casting without stopping)

[stoic obsidian]

True, tho you can play them like a regular wizard funnily enough

[wintry spindle]

I do have the opinion that some classes depending on lvls get more love than others. So it's ok to talk with your DM about like something you can get to mitigate that

I play a 2014 monk atm, So it was really awesome to get the dragonhide belt.

They have adressed that sorta with some of the options to classes and subclasses in 2024

But DnD is not like a "balanced" game

But I do sometimes get annoyed when what my PC is good at can never be used

Yeah we have a term for it. Called shoot the monk

[rough yoke]

Hello I’m new to dnd and nobody in my country generally plays the game

[wintry spindle]

playing a PC who get stuff back at short rests and we only long rest...

which country?

[stuck shuttle]

I once played an eloquence bard and once my DM at the time realized I had like a minimum 20 to my social skills they decided to increase all the social DCs 🫠

[wintry spindle]

We have a eloquence bard in our party ATM. It has made persuasions checks pointless haa

But also that also comes down to a problem where you don't need to roll for everything

You try to talk to a guard to do x? Then it's great. But when you are talking with the king about your quest don't roll for it

[stuck shuttle]

Yeah like I invested specifically to succeed at social encounters please don’t nullify my whole build 😭

Oh yeah for sure it which is why it was a surprise when it happened

[reef walrus]

Facts, this is the same as low INT PC rolling INT checks

[wintry spindle]

Also hard for a DM to know what an elqouence bard can do if they are not familiar

I play a dump stat int half orc. I talk all the time because it's funny

[stuck shuttle]

The wonders of boiling down the human and inhuman experience into 6 categorical statistics

[wintry spindle]

also you shouldn't metagame social interactions. If your group has a dynamic that is x person is the talker then ofc they can talk first. But a PC shouldn't go "oh sorry I have low charisma so i don't do conversations with npcs"

[reef walrus]

That’s why travis plays grog so well, he doesn’t play him as a idiot that’s why it works

[wintry spindle]

sometimes it's fine to split the party

fun way to make pcs do social interactions with low charisma

I mean they are trained for certain situations

[turbid vessel]

My philosophy is that splitting the party is something everyone should agree on, since by default it means there's some moments where you'll take a backseat

[wintry spindle]

My PCs misunderstood he was bribing the guards for entry and later told their leader he bribed the guards

[still plover]

Just try to avoid doing it when there's an hour-long combat on the horizon for one side and the others are head-down in another activity.

[turbid vessel]

I've always wondered about trying out a method of including backseat players more in those roleplay situations, especially if it's not a vital NPC
Give out a note card like "you're the shopkeep, here's your quick primer"

[wintry spindle]

I think it also depends on how big of a group you havve

[turbid vessel]

It was Travis's first time making a character and playing a tabletop game, so it makes sense he went for a broader archetype

[wintry spindle]

My PC is dumb but because he is based on paddington so he just trusts people and is good hearted

[turbid vessel]

A little hopeful naivety is a really fun trait to add to a character, especially depending the setting of the campaign

Can't let EVERYONE be doomers in Curse of Strahd

[wintry spindle]

He is just really good. He trusts everyone. Never kills he is a monk so he just knocks people out

[turbid vessel]

I recently made a Heart of Gold character for a new campaign after seeing the rest of my party members take a very morally dubious route with their characters

[wintry spindle]

Honestly it's really fun to play. Because all the others players have tragic backstories. My PCs has a loving family

[turbid vessel]

"I dunno. Family is tricky. Right guys?"
And only your character shakes their head no lol

[wintry spindle]

It's fun being like "superman" sometimes

Just be a good person, because it seems right thing to do

[edgy socket]

Hi

[wintry spindle]

Also staying good in oposition to tragedy is also fun

[keen kestrel]

Don’t mind my morally dubious character stealing from hags

[turbid vessel]

The worst is when the DM is an edgelord and specifically targets your heart of gold character to fulfill their edgy power fantasy

[edgy socket]

How ya doin?

How do I join a campaign?

[wintry spindle]

Honestly other thing happens at our party. Because by PC is so good, my DM never punishes him, because he doesn't feel it's fair

[turbid vessel]

More like I watched it happen to another player and I felt SO bad for them 😭

[wintry spindle]

"Why did you help me, I tried to kill you" "You asked"

[edgy socket]

Ooohhhh fancy

[turbid vessel]

It was a three session campaign with strangers so we all privately decided to bite our tongues till it was over

[keen kestrel]

This honestly, forgiveness can be a hard thing and rewarding in its own way

[willow fossil]

I had the opposite of this happen to me once. I made a morally gray character that remind my DM of someone they knew IRL, so they targeted me and tried to make my character suffer as much as possible

[wintry spindle]

I don't like bullies but I won't kill them

[turbid vessel]

Especially with random strangers lol

[wintry spindle]

The problem is though if you face like the obidmennt of evil. Then yeah it's ok to like kill it haha

I don't think I can convince asmoedus to stop being evil

talk no jutsu has it's limits

[turbid vessel]

Yet another thing I always bring up in session zeros. How far does the party want to go with interparty conflict?

Especially between characters with conflicting worldviews

[wintry spindle]

Honestly often the conquest paladin kills the people I knock out

[keen kestrel]

I would say you don’t have to forgive everyone, but like people gotta learn that not every criminal is a bad person lol

[wintry spindle]

But thats their journey

[edgy socket]

Dealing with players who are strangers and don't like each other irl is crazy to deal with

[turbid vessel]

That honestly sounds like a really fun dynamic to play with in a good group, 2 characters treading the line between trust and mistrust and seeing how they operate
Trust being rewarded, trust being punished, mistrust being misguided or justified

[keen kestrel]

Yeah, people tend to be weird about stuff like that, idk why

Currently playing a cleric, but he’s pretty honest and is ok with morally grey things so long as they’re not downright evil acts

[wicked garnet]

Random story: I was playing with a friend of mine and I asked the DM if I could spread a rumour cause there is a rumour spreading part in the DMG and it took 14 in game sessions to spread a rumour that hamsters were running the world and the government was a shadow government of robots powered by hamsters

[turbid vessel]

I love seeing an edgy character watch a heart of gold character get their trust broken, and then they're like "why don't I wanna rub it in their face? Why don't I wanna say I told you so? Why do I feel bad?"

[nova trellis]

Not having this understanding is what a lot of problem players miss. You're with the party thru common interest or goals.

[livid citrus]

Yeah I feel like that gets overlooked a lot in session 0, I personally think party conflict to a certain degree can be fun and interesting for showing a dichotomy between the characters and how each person would handle something. I don't really condone PVP but even that can be done fun for both sides, provided someone's not getting outright killed

[turbid vessel]

Uh ohhhh, edgy character accidently cares about the partyyyy, many such cases

[nova trellis]

Just because you're evil doesn't mean you screw over the party every minute or so.

[serene jolt]

PvP can be pretty messy if you don't do it right and if the pvpers don't have the right mindset for it.

Like I personally don't have the right mindset for PvP.

[turbid vessel]

My philosophy is that PvP is done best if you don't look at it from the perspective of trying to win. You gotta look at it like trying to tell a good story collectively

[livid citrus]

I don't mind PVP in the sense of like, small fights over important things or big deals, and it has to be done without a 'i want to win' mentality

[tight aspen]

anyone need an extra player or kkow where i can find a group to play with, new to the server but ive played d and d before

[serene jolt]

It's rare that I've seen a PvP situation go well for the players.

[livid citrus]

#looking-for-players is probably your best bet!

[livid citrus]

It is rare, it takes a lot of sportsmanship and both sides not playing to 'win' DND

[serene jolt]

And I don't think DnD as a platform is built for it

[nova trellis]

Two party party mates were fighting so I did a up casted banishment as timeout for both.

[turbid vessel]

Yeah, DND doesn't really have many support tools for PvP besides just lowering each other's HP. Any other methods the party has to bring in themselves

[rough yoke]

Pakistan

[turbid vessel]

Apocalypse World had a neat system where your interactions with each other affected certain rolls to aid each other, but could also lower your rolls if there's party discontent

[hot marlin]

So, let's not be hasty. Sometimes people fighting for stupid reasons is actually very good writing

What defines good and bad writing is not the events of the plot themselves but how they are presented

[nova trellis]

Don't worry about winning or losing in PVP. Spontaneous PVP happens because of story and if the other guy REALLY wants you dead without a good reason. PVP is the least of your worries.

[drowsy sedge]

Am I able to play DND under 18?

[opal maple]

There's what, 330 mil people in Pakistan, I promise you some of them play :p

[nova trellis]

Its just a game. The real question is that if you're comfortable with the company you're playing with.

[drowsy sedge]

Is there campaigns that are text

[turbid vessel]

There are, though they don't look like traditional DND. Look up Play by Post and/or Westmarches

[drowsy sedge]

Ok

[hot marlin]

I don't think they need to realize it's something stupid, because sometimes the story is better if there is no healing nor peace and with the harboring resentment

[turbid vessel]

It's easier than you might think to just ask a player "hey I think it'd be a great scene for my character to try to fight you over this, what do you think?"

[rough yoke]

Cant find any 😭😭😭

People here barely play uno

[tidal helm]

do people dont want minors in there party?

[hot marlin]

Well once PvP happens you are no longer a team.

[livid citrus]

I think it depends on what's bringing you together to begin with, you can have an infighting but still begrudgingly stick together if there is a world ending sort of threat or common goal

[turbid vessel]

I fail to see how asking ahead of time is an unfortunate thing

[opal maple]

Be the change you want to see. Convince people to play.

[tidal helm]

yeah but im looking for games and none are for my age

[turbid vessel]

Oh my bad I misunderstood, I thought you were implying that having to ask ahead of time isnt a good or healthy thing to do

[rough yoke]

Trying to, convinced my cousins but i barely know how can they😂🥹

[opal maple]

If you have something like a local university you could always put fliers up, but I'd wager if you're near a big city there will be SOMEWHERE that hosts games.

[nova trellis]

"This person I've been traveling with for months was part of a opposing army in the past?! Welp, better drop everything, including our friendship and the world ending event to murder this person!"

"You squeezed the hand of a PC I hyperfixate on a bit too much?! I better pull out my knife and threaten murder!"

[opal maple]

One time a party member tried to have me burned as a witch

[amber echo]

Guys one doubt from this feat Poisoner he says "Potent Poison. When you make a damage roll that deals Poison damage, it ignores Resistance to Poison damage." this ignore resistance can be used in magic too or only poison from melee attacks?

if i cast a spell or cantrip can ignore resistance too

thx

[nova trellis]

What did you do to them? Lol

[rugged hazel]

Is there any new podcasts out using the 2024 rules?

[nova trellis]

Good transition for a topic I wanted to talk about. I feel folks can kinda miss how multifaceted characters are and forget they can roleplay other emotions rather then the ones the backstory informs.

[errant bramble]

That sounds hilarious, lol. I wanna do that now, as a distraction.

[serene jolt]

Is there a feat that I can take that allows my abilities and spells alike to ignore fire resistance?

Trying to find something that works with the Artillarist flamethrower cannon if at all possible.

The Elemental Adept specifies only spells.

[errant bramble]

The cannon uses spell slots, would it count as a spell?

[serene jolt]

I was told it doesn't technically count by both players here and also my DM because "it" is not casting a spell by attacking.

So I'm trying to find any work around but I haven't been successful at it.

[errant bramble]

Right, but if you cast necrotic gaurdian spirits as a death cleric, when they do damage every turn it'll ignore necrotic resistance.

you're not casting it every time it does damage.

[woven flint]

That's specifically because it's a subclass feature, though

[serene jolt]

🤷 That's what they told me unfortunately.

[woven flint]

Elemental Adept specifically states when yoy CAST a spell.

[errant bramble]

dang

[woven flint]

It doesn't work with natural damages or elemental damage from anything else besides a spell.

[sturdy pine]

Hey, I’m looking for some Expert critique on a backstory

[woven flint]

Even if it's created by a spell slot

[pallid oracle]

hey is there a mod I can talk to in DMs? not sure how things work here.

[woven flint]

Your best bet is to use Force Balistas if something is resistant to fire damage tbh

It's one of those niche cases where you can't really overcome the resistance with any feats because it's not anything under a feat

Which is dumb!
They should fix that >:/

[serene jolt]

Dnd and it's amazing ability to word things properly.

It sucks because I like the force ballista and all but it's a character concept to use mainly fire. And fire, of course, is one of the most resisted elements in the game. If not the most.

[hollow estuary]

Beholders are really easy to kill unless the DM modifies them.

[woven flint]

Basing a character around an element type is fun, but so damn annoying when you don't really have any ways to overcome it

[serene jolt]

Luckily I do have at least the force ballista and backup spells but it does suck making the choice to not do your characters' whole deal.

[woven flint]

I'm, frankly, so glad our Draconic sorcerer isn't basing himself around fire because we're gonna play Descent Into Avernus soon, but he's a pretty seasoned player so, I'm sure he knew anyway lol

He's doing... Lightning Damage? I think?
I'm playing a Berserker Or Zealot Barbarian

[naive cedar]

what type of dragon ancestry is he doing

[serene jolt]

Oh nice. My artificer is a bit of a pyromaniac Tiefling and I thought it'd be entertaining.

[woven flint]

I forgot which he mentioned, but it's definitely one of the Lightning ones

[keen kestrel]

I mean, cold or lightning is the way to go if you’re playing into fiends

[serene jolt]

But again, I have backup spells, so it's not a biggie.

[keen kestrel]

I do have a fire draconic sorcerer basically ready to go though, but I def wouldn’t play it in a dragon or devil themed campaign lol

[pallid oracle]

hey there, I was hoping to get some confirmation. I wanna post my server in the looking for community tabs because I wanna discuss ttrpgs and dnd with people in my server but we arent exactly a full o. dedicated dmd server nor do I immediately plan to host games. is it still okay to make a post?

[woven flint]

I'm thinking a Zealot over a Berserker because my Barbarian is in the Zhentarim and I know that, currently, within the their ranks, there's a lot of Bane Worshippers

[keen kestrel]

Tbh, I’ve got a sorcerer for every subclass ready to go, it’s my favorite spell caster

[olive wasp]

Nah throw caution to the wind. Pure perseverance and ignorance

Fight fire with fire

[keen kestrel]

Zealot is always cool lmao

[woven flint]

My favorite Sorcerer Subclass is Aberrant lol

[woven flint]

2024 Zealot isn't that bad either and it offers decent support too, hmm

I just wish Zealot could use their healing pool to heal others cause that'd be sick