dnd-discussion

[keen kestrel]

I know it's not a serious healer, but it's kind of sad that they increased the healing of cure wounds and healing word but couldn't bother to bump the dice on this subclass by a little bit

[serene jolt]

Not in my opinion anyways. Even using it as a 'get up' ability felt like such a waste of my time. I now just grabbed the Mark of Healing and became a different subclass.

[keen kestrel]

honestly, the other class features kind of feel meh too. and you're kind of limited since you don't get access to a lot of cleric spells

[serene jolt]

I'll still have healing and such but my subclass won't be revolved around all that.

[keen kestrel]

divine soul sorcerer had a better time of healing and had real access to cleric spells

[rough basalt]

Sorcerers a fullcaster

[serene jolt]

^^^ That's a healer! And a pretty fun-looking one at that. My bf loves playing that subclass and it's fun to watch him.

[cloud bison]

Massive flavor fail on the mage of high sorcery trinkets table
5 A pouch or spellbook emblazoned with the triple moon symbol of the Mages of High Sorcery
Should be a component pouch

[serene jolt]

2014 twinned and distant casting of cure wounds is solid as heck.

[keen kestrel]

I played it as the primary healer in our party for a campaign, and it was pretty fun

[rough basalt]

Warlock just sits in its own lane

The natural upcasting with Guiding Bolt is pretty fun in itself

[blissful ibex]

speaking of, I'm highly considering swapping healer for skilled, I just am not getting much use out of it and the rerolls are negligable

[keen kestrel]

with limited spells, I'd say casting guiding bolt feels awful

[serene jolt]

I never used my valuable spell slots for guiding bolt

[rough basalt]

When I played Celestial I pretty much only used it on GB

[serene jolt]

I ignored most of the spells I was given by the celestial.

[knotty pasture]

Fireball continues to be art, and its not even a Celestial spell

[serene jolt]

I think I'll be more useful with my Mark of Healing feat, the Healer feat for out of combat (or in combat, out of spell slots/options), and Arch Fey subclass (2024).

[keen kestrel]

honestly, I'm just using the normal warlock spells currently

[rough basalt]

Fireball isn't on the Warlock list tho, it's a Fiend spell

[serene jolt]

Our cleric can fill in the rest

[keen kestrel]

hunger of hadar and hypnotic pattern are my go tos

oh, I do have a life cleric in my party too, so I'm just functioning as the party doctor and resident controller

[serene jolt]

We have a Twilight Cleric. I haven't seen anything particularly good from Twilight yet but the extra temps are handy.

[rough basalt]

My only issues with those two spells are
HoH can screw over other party members and Hypnotic Pattern is a charm which is the most common condition immunity.

I'd say it boils down to experience difference.

[keen kestrel]

I've also got really high spell save dc, since I got a wand of the war mage

[serene jolt]

I've been having a lot of fun with Tasha's Hideous Laughter because at my level, it upcasts to 3 creatures. But it'll get better as I get higher leveled. As long as they aren't immune to charms.

Also because I can say a terrible pun before using it and that's hilarious.

[rough basalt]

Which depending on the campaign might be a guaranteed

[keen kestrel]

my party knows I intend to play large aoe spells that dictate parts of the map, luckily 3 of my party members are very good at str checks, so they can keep pushing monsters into the scary spell

[blissful ibex]

looking forward to being able to do similar with Circle of Preservation

[haughty viper]

Still reading through the player's handbook and scared of find a group to play with, but it got me wanting to play a Paladin so bad I've spent all my day drawing concepts almost non stop

[rough basalt]

My Celestial lock was in a game where we were often shoulder to shoulder so GB was my go to

[keen kestrel]

I intend to take sickening radiance

[rough basalt]

Tho Cloud of Daggers sometimes had is place

[serene jolt]

No save damage is always nice.

[rough basalt]

I got terribly bored of them, but not due to the subclass

[serene jolt]

Even if it's not a lot, sometimes damage is damage.

[rough basalt]

But just my other character choices

Healer feat was useless, my profs were intentionally useless so I wouldn't step on another Cha players toes

[serene jolt]

I'm excited to teleport all over the place with Arch Fey Warlock rofl

[keen kestrel]

right?! it looks so fun

imagine doing a pact of the blade archfey with a rapier, just play them like a horizon walker

[serene jolt]

2024 Healer feat has been a godsend for me. Cleric has low spell slots and creatures are incoming 1 minute? I gotchu guys!

[rough basalt]

I feel bad for my Tuesday dm

[rough basalt]

Right. Correction. Useless for me in that game.

Cause the other cha caster was a bard and healed as well

[serene jolt]

That's valid. It's an invocation for me so I can switch out Healer later if I felt like it but it has been so insanely useful for me that I haven't bothered.

[stray atlas]

would this just fall under the dm's discretion?

[serene jolt]

And we have a bard and a cleric that both heal. It's still been really useful. Our DMs like going hardcore on us.

[hidden spindle]

Healer Feat is so good

Save them Spell Slots & Potions and just medic away

[serene jolt]

I have a pact of the blade archfey with a short bow. It's super fun and a little later on, I'll be able to attack 3 times. I'm so excited for that!

[rough basalt]

My rogue in my Tuesday game has just been putting in dumb work

[keen kestrel]

oh for sure, this sounds incredibly good

[serene jolt]

I have like 2 healing kits on standby just in case 🤣

[rough basalt]

Since I usually land both attacks so I'm doing
1d6 + 6 + 1d4 + 5 + 9d6 per turn usually.

[hidden spindle]

I love having the ability to Craft them

[serene jolt]

Magic healer? Yes. Mundane healer? Also yes.

[stray atlas]

er

[keen kestrel]

I want to do beyond the witchlight and make a pact of the tome archfey

[hidden spindle]

No more Hit Die? Long Rest!

[stray atlas]

come to think of it, that sounds like something only clerics of mystra could do

[serene jolt]

Oh I'm happy that they have a rep system where I can get a free healing kit from the temple every month since I have a good rep with the temple.

I also make sure that if we short rest, to tell people to save one hit die just in case I have to emergency get them up.

[stray atlas]

oh dear

[rough basalt]

We just hit level 14 in my Tuesday game. I'm only one more level away from busting the game in half

[stray atlas]

I just got dm'd a gif that is unironic gore by someone in this server, how do I report this?

[serene jolt]

#moderator-support I think

[stray atlas]

thanks

also real nice that I got sent that like an hour before I go to sleep, that totally ain't gonna mess with my head

that's the person

[naive cedar]

oh god

[stray atlas]

that is literally the person that dm'd me the gore

it seems the gif got nuked in my dms too

wonder if it's some type of way to prevent discord from nuking the account

[scenic zinc]

-# super grateful for my aphantasia in times like this

[blissful ibex]

See, I love the flavor of healer but mechanically it's kinda meh
I'm just not really rolling 1s

[stray atlas]

concerning thing is, both the username and the gif in question had a link

what type of crap are they tryna pull

oop they're still trying it looks like

[scenic zinc]

Just ignore them.

[stray atlas]

I feel like a mod should be pinged if there's a bot tryna spread literal gore through the server

[scenic zinc]

They've been made aware.

[glass granite]

Luckily our boi Themberchaud has an everlasting craving for GIF's

[scenic zinc]

So there's not really a point to discuss whatever is going on with luxe anymore

[stray atlas]

got it

[stark tree]

Heyy does anyone have long distance one shot ideas? Like if you use PowerPoint or something to do the play while on call?

[empty thicket]

You can do that
Use theater of the mind ( each one imagine everything in a call)
Use pages like DnD beyond//owlbear, roll 20, foundry, etc.
Use some platform that let you build up everything
You can even grab Source and model everything, add animations and let the players play with it

[stark tree]

Ooooo

Okay i was just curious about it and stuff

[hushed mason]

I play online only using Discord for voice and Roll20 as our virtual table top (VTT).

[stark tree]

Does it cost money to do?

[hushed mason]

No. I pay a bit extra to roll20 so that I can upload more images that usual.

But it's very playable without that. I just like to prep far in advance.

[stark tree]

Aye nice I appreciate that, that seems a lot easier to do

[hidden spindle]

I'm fond of Crafter. Discount everything possible

[hushed mason]

Roll20 has a voice application, but no one uses it. Apparently it's really bad.

[hidden spindle]

Bringing a Ladder everywhere

[blissful ibex]

Kinda like having more than 4 proficiencies though

[hidden spindle]

Which class are you that you feel the need for skills?

[umbral girder]

You carry a good deal yep.

[woven flint]

I'm surprised we haven't died with just the three of us, it'd be really nice to have a 4th 😭

If only our FIGHTER was ever present

[rough basalt]

Except he's in some make believe place

[woven flint]

Yeah, whatever a "London" is

[rough basalt]

I've heard it's a city in the Plane of Water

[woven flint]

Sensible

[umbral girder]

My players were talking to an Orc king about dragons they can slay

They offered one whose only crime is stealing historical artifacts for his hoard.

[rich laurel]

I played dnd for the first time today and I was a human bard

[umbral girder]

“His crime is being the British Museum”
“Ah yes we Orcs understand this issue.”

[severe rampart]

Oh god we got a natural

I know what you are

[rich laurel]

Me?

[rich laurel]

Yeah I'm a human bard

[alpine plume]

guys whats the best monstrosity for druid. I have a rare item that allows me to druid form for that, what should it be? its CR 6 max, pref 5-6

[umbral girder]

Druids can’t turn into monstrosities

Not without a 9th level spell.

[hidden spindle]

Mimic

[hushed mason]

Druids turn into animals. 🙂

[umbral girder]

Yeah they turn into what has the Beast creature type

[severe rampart]

I never understood Druid hype

just take Polymorph

[umbral girder]

Polymorph is concentration and you don’t keep your mental ability scores.

[woven flint]

Polymorph is also an expensive spellslot.

[umbral girder]

Plus Druid gets a lot more spells more thematic to Nature too

[severe rampart]

Really? last session I just turned my party member into a giant ape, no wonder it still took as a while for the encounter

[umbral girder]

Also with Wild Shape you keep your proficiencies too

[severe rampart]

Maybe in the later levels druid looks better, but for me I just looked at the first few

[umbral girder]

Skills, saving throws, etc.

[woven flint]

And ability to speak (in 2024)

[umbral girder]

If you are a Moon Druid you can cast spells while wild shaped too.

[severe rampart]

Physically speak or?

[woven flint]

... Yeah, how else? Lol

Druids aren't telepathic

[umbral girder]

Plus they don’t need to use a slot (unless they want to) to Wild shape

[vocal barn]

Hi!

[severe rampart]

Because they can turn into some insects, though I guess it is DnD and logic isn't really present

[woven flint]

Yes. Logic and D&D don't typically mix

[umbral girder]

It’s magic after all

[fringe veldt]

Hii

[empty thicket]

You can use some "There is water there so i can maybe make this electric attack spread" but always asking the DM, important to know the DM limits and open mind

[woven flint]

D&D, notably isn't a physics simulator

Magic, is also notably, not physics either

Gravity still sure exists though Lmaooo

[empty thicket]

yep, but still, letting your players "experiment" sometimes feel nice.
Give a "reward" to the creativity. But again, go from dm to dm

[empty thicket]

yep, i dont try to like, give an "explanation" to some stuff
But some basic things like "oh look, there is a lake and all enemies are in that lake, can i witch bolt it?" and turn into a non save attack but dealing half damage.
Oh look, someone threw a barrel of oil to an enemy, can i fire bolt it?
Etc. etc.

doesnt need to do a GIGA big extra effect, just something lil and its good enough

[sacred ivy]

i wanna start a group in the next few weeks, ill be dming. classic fantasy, please pm if interested

[delicate locust]

hey im interested! maybe ask on the #looking-for-players chat though

[sacred ivy]

ok thanks! new to this server lol

[delicate locust]

technically you shouldnt be asking here

[sacred ivy]

oopsie

[delicate locust]

no worries its all good, ive only been active like a week and have seen a couple people being told off about it

[sacred ivy]

thank you for the advance warning lol

[burnt valley]

fixed by nystul'ing a creature into a druid

[woven flint]

You mean nystuling the creature into a beast?
Also, that's not how wildshape functions.
Since the creature isn't a beast at base, a Druid can't become it anyway

It doesn't matter if you Nystul it into a beast regardless because wildshape doesn't target a beast you see, it's from a selection of beast you can become

[burnt valley]

damn druids have few selections

[tawdry thorn]

Hi! I’m brand new to D&D and I have a Level 1 Fighter on D&D Beyond.
I’m looking for a beginner-friendly game or one-shot.
I’m happy to learn and follow rules.

[fair summit]

Check out #find-a-game for instructions for finding a game on the server, and #learn-to-play has some useful resources for learning!

[tawdry thorn]

Thank You

[alpine plume]

Oh sorry for the late response, but yeah there's a rare item that allows it, for 2 uses of wild shape

It's called the mask of monstrous forms

[woven flint]

I assume it's homebrew?

[alpine plume]

Nope

[woven flint]

Are you certain?

[alpine plume]

From drak

Guaranteed, I see it's from drakkenheim

[woven flint]

That's Third Party

[alpine plume]

I can dm u a screen shot

It's a book

All I was proving is that it wasn't homebrew

[woven flint]

Yes, but it's not an official book published by WOTC, which, is fine, so long as your dm allows it

[alpine plume]

Lol yeah

I was just asking about monstrosities that would be cool

I'm level 18 rn, so I need a cr 6

[woven flint]

Hmmm..
CR 5-6 you asked?

[alpine plume]

Yeah, I already have chimera added, I think it'll be cool

[hot gate]

Just fyi, 3rd party is just a fancy version of homebrew. That being said, how about a drider?

[woven flint]

I'll see if I can find anything

[alpine plume]

That one's a possibility

[hot gate]

Medusa as well

[alpine plume]

Wait, 3rd party classifies as homebrew?

Is this certain?

[hot gate]

Anything that isn't official is essentially homebrew, yeah. 3rd party is just usually higher quality.

[woven flint]

Umberhulks are pretty fun

Bulettes and Ropers are also on the menu at CR 5

[hot gate]

Oh yeah bulettes would be super fun

[alpine plume]

I see

[woven flint]

Gloomstalkers are giant shadowy bat things that seem pretty cool

[alpine plume]

I seeee

[hot gate]

Fizban's Dragonflesh Abomination is the only CR 6 monstrosity that is huge in size, which might be interesting (apart from a named boar from an adventure)

[woven flint]

Aphemias and Banderhobs are also some CR 5 monstrosities and they seem pretty fun

[alpine plume]

What do y'all think about a chimera

[woven flint]

Aphemias have Necrotic resistance, can fly and are immune to charm and fear

[alpine plume]

I'll check aph

[hot gate]

Chimeras are dope. You're almost like a really strange dragon.

[glass granite]

I like your pfp Tokii

[woven flint]

They also have magic resistance!
(Advantage on spell saves)

[glass granite]

I do like Chimeras

[alpine plume]

Yea it's like a lion, goat and dragon

[woven flint]

Nugget, I've had this pfp for ages lmao

[alpine plume]

And aphemias look cool too

[glass granite]

Doesn’t stop me from liking it

Idk why I changed my nickname tbh. Maybe this can be my alter ego…

[alpine plume]

Ok thanks guys, I'll write em down. Good night

[hot gate]

I definitely didn't regnize our resident dadjoker without the name

[woven flint]

I did lmao

I can spot nugget from a mile away

[glass granite]

Is that a challenge

[woven flint]

Nah

I'm your Deity, I'm just goated like that.
I remember my followers

[glass granite]

Hi your diety, I’m Nugget

[woven flint]

Yeap...
Thats him

[faint condor]

Heya! I'm needing a little bit of advice regarding roleplay!

This Sunday, we have a session where we are doing a flashback to a celebratory party - the session it was supposed to be in was rushed, so we decided to do a flashback to help build interpersonal character relationships!

However, it's just dawned on me that I have absolutely no idea what do to... 😭 I'm really worried it's going to be awkward and not work out!

I'd love some roleplay ideas if possible! Things that can get two characters to interact! I've been brainstorming ideas but would love to see what other people have in mind!

[hot gate]

Famous last lines of supplicants when they finally meet their god.

[glass granite]

Then I will die doing what I love

[woven flint]

I don't kill my followers, it's not really whimsical

[woven flint]

Well, what's your character like?

[glass granite]

Ball session!

[hot gate]

Just so I can understand the situation a bit better. Are you the DM or one of the players here?

[faint condor]

I'm a player!

[glass granite]

Hi a player, I’m Hi, I’m Nugget.

[woven flint]

I punish you to dance for 24 hours straight.

[faint condor]

My character is a tabaxi rogue, she's a little standoffish but wants to be friends with the other party members! She currently has a negative opinion on one character due to a lore drop, and she's already close friends with one of the player characters (my irl partner)

She's cheeky, childish, and likes to play tricks on people!

[glass granite]

But yeah, ball sessions, beach episode, or maybe even a light goblin hunt works. Or a trek up a mountain to the sunlight.

Ope prank war!

[hot gate]

Well, some ideas:

• Say something in a (non-Common) language that your character speaks. If someone else also speaks that language, they'll certainly pick up on that!
• Many character abilities can be used to do party tricks, such as Prestidigitation, or a high acrobatics score. Performance would certainly also be useful.
• Since you're a rogue, you could start doing "got your nose" type stuff for people.-

[glass granite]

You could also steal someone’s heart
You may choose whether or not to interpret this literally

[woven flint]

Well.. as funny as it sounds, when playing her, really try to embody her!
Forget your fears and just have fun! That's what I do
I know it's not that easy for everyone, but try to envision yourself in the characters shoes!

[glass granite]

Oh wait you’re not a player…

[hot gate]

If you're unsure about roleplaying, I also encourage you to do descriptive roleplay instead of active roleplay. So "My character says:...." instead of "I say..."

[glass granite]

This still works!

[woven flint]

They are a player

[glass granite]

-# that’s what I meant to say…
I need to sleep more

Or maybe it’s too hot today

[woven flint]

Lmao

[faint condor]

Thank you!! These are awesome suggestions 🙏

[woven flint]

Regardless, Envy, friend! I wish you well in your endeavors, and I believe you'll do great!

[hot gate]

The DM will probably also come up with stuff that people can do together.

[woven flint]

If you're nervous, you could always try casual conversation and just play it in character

You don't have to go and over perform your heart out, either (unless you wanna)

[stark tundra]

Just always remember the number one rule of dnd have fun

[slow crescent]

Hello

[stoic compass]

Hey! 👋🏻 I have a human Warlock and I’m thinking of giving him a kind of German name, or at least something that sounds similar. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[stark tundra]

Well actually that's number 2 number one is never split the party

[stark tundra]

What era of Germany

[limpid plover]

How does one find people to play with

[hot gate]

Leopold

[stark tundra]

#find-a-game

[stoic compass]

Thx!

[hot gate]

If you need a surname, you could do something like "von Rabenland" which approximately means "from the land of the raven"

[tawdry sentinel]

My German teacher at school was Jotta Feuerstein which always sounded very dramatic

[stark tundra]

I mean you could always go with Heinz guderian

[woven flint]

Oh!
Speaking of warlocks, my Drow Warlock and his group fought an Evil Warforged known as "Glaive" we decided to handle her non-lethally and knock her out.
We took her Dossit out of her body and plan on returning her to her people for rehabilitation after we question her...
All because my Warlock believes anyone can be a good person as long as they actually try lmao

[stark tundra]

A fellow drow warlock hell yeah

Which pact and patron

[hot gate]

A warlock with a kind soul, a rarity from my experience, I approve

[woven flint]

He's a Celestial Warlock of Eilistraee

[stark tundra]

Ah they would not get along great old one warlock of thazdion

[woven flint]

He's compassionate because he views the Warforged in a similar light as his own people and understands their pain to a degree

[stark tundra]

tharizdun

That's his proper name my bad

[woven flint]

We also put some Wights to rest, they weren't hostile, but they were stuck in the mourning lands, so we took them out so they could finally pass on as well..
Also my Warlocks idea lmao

[stark tundra]

I mean if you have a bag of holding

[stoic compass]

I think I’ll go with that, thanks!

So… what do you all think about… trumpet sounds

Leopold von Rabenland VI ?

[woven flint]

The only creatures he won't sympathize with are Demons.

[stark tundra]

Warforged don't require air or food so like

[woven flint]

Not the warforged lol

Wights. Undead individuals

[stark tundra]

Oh ok yeah no they don't count

[hot gate]

Sounds fancy! Quite royal

If you want to write out "IV" just for the giggles, you could do the entire
Leopold von Rabenland der Vierte!

[stark tundra]

Just kinda returning them to the earth

[wispy wing]

I have a ranger that only deals piercing and force (huters mark) damage. How can I get some other damage going? Are there blunt and broadhead arrows for bludgeoning and slashing damage?

[woven flint]

They didn't attack us, we spoke to them and they were friendly, so I agreed to try and help them pass on non-violentky by taking them away from the place they were trapped

And they did pass, crumbled to dust.
In life, they were soldiers trying to do a job, but their airship crashed and they died, and so did their beautiful city :<

[hot gate]

There aren't unfortunately. You'd need to homebrew bludgeoning arrows.

[stark tundra]

Ah that's fair enough good on ya for trying to run peaceful as much as possible

[hot gate]

(though to be fair, b/p/s damage is equivalent in nearly all cases)

[tawdry sentinel]

Those pesky skeletons

[wispy wing]

How would that typically look? Like, I snap the arrowheads off and tadaaaaa: blunt arrows.

[hot gate]

Well, that'd be up to you and your DM, but I imagine you add some sort of blunt tip.

[glass granite]

Maybe fire arrows?

[stark tundra]

Uh they wouldn't fly properly because arrows are one of the few things that are designed to be well weighted that way

[woven flint]

He even spared a Lolthite Drow and gave him a chance to escape her tyranny by offering him a way and home in Sigil, and he accepted the deal

[wispy wing]

are fire arrows in the game or are those home brew too?

[stark tundra]

Ah and du'kurn was used to try and summon and elder god

[woven flint]

He doesn't want to kill fellow Drow, because he has nothing but love for his people, he specifically just really hates Lolth lmao

[stoic compass]

His family’s anything far from royalty or nobility. They just liked the name so much for it to continue 6 generations! 😂

[stark tundra]

So you can see why he wasn't so keen on keeping his fellow man alive

[glass granite]

Idk

[hot gate]

I'd handwave that
They can be common magic items if that's what it takes

[hot gate]

I see, very good 😌

[stark tundra]

Honesty yeah I'd say that but like irl arrows are made in such a specific way

Like one of my arrow heads was bent and well it caused my arrow to fly wrong

[wispy wing]

Ok so here's my idea then. I propose blunt arrows by snapping the tip off, letting them deal half damage but blunt and only fly half as far as normal arrows. I'll see if the DM buys that.

[hot gate]

I get you, but I will always point at the rules text in the DMG that says "D&D doesn't do physics"
So if a fantasy book could do it, so can D&D.

[woven flint]

Sovis' (my fellow) young sister was killed by a Balor in the streets of Menzoberrenzen, that's when he realized how uncaring Lolth was because if her demons weren't wandering the streets, his sibling would've still been alive, so he sought a shrine of Eilistraee for help

[stark tundra]

Honesty fair they went 2 paths for the same goal

[hot gate]

Yep, also homebrew. Grim Hollow added a bunch of that stuff.

[woven flint]

Sovis wants an end to Lolths tyranny, a goal that is way beyond him as a singular person, but he'll do anything to further that goal and that's kinda just.. why he's been showing compassion throughout the Multiverse in this campaign lol, trying to gather more allies to his cause so his people can live in peace and safety with other peoples

[stark tundra]

He used tharizdun the god they tried to summon to gain power in exchange for an eye and ofc his eternal soul

[tawdry sentinel]

Grim hollow also has bludgeoning arrows in. They have half range and make a load of noise.

[stark tundra]

How would your DM feel about a warlock who became God joining the fight against lolth lol

[stoic compass]

Hey, since my guy’s a warlock, and the wiki (5e, btw) says “Through pacts made with mysterious beings of supernatural power, warlocks unlock magical effects both subtle and spectacular.”

What being/entity do you guys think it could’ve been for him to gain his magic?

[hot gate]

That usually depends on the pact you made / plan to make at level 3.

Each pact gives some suggestions as to what the entity might be.

[stoic compass]

Crap…

I just made this guy! 😰 he’s lvl 1.

[woven flint]

I dunno, but Sovis definitely doesn't want Deityhood, as much as he wants to protect his people like Eilistraee does

[stark tundra]

Oh I meant du'kurn he kinda killed his lolth and took her power

[hot gate]

That's fine, so I'd look ahead to level 3 and see what options are available, then extrapolate from there.

(assuming you play with the 2024 rules).

[glass granite]

There are various patrons, just think of a concept and we can probably find one that could fit

[stoic compass]

I do.

[woven flint]

Alas, Sovis is far from killing gods

[stark tundra]

Fair enough

[woven flint]

He is level 14 though 🧐

[stark tundra]

God killing is messy

The ichor gets everywhere

[hot gate]

Based on the pact you plan to take, you could already think about how your character approaches their power. Have they found some hidden tomes of their future patron and gleaned their first spellcasting abilities from there? Or have they already met their patron and were promised future power?

[woven flint]

We're facing ||Strahds death house|| next week lmao (This is an Eve of Ruin Campaign, btw)

The dm has done so much to improve and make it actually challenging and a compelling story, so it's a little homebrewed lmao

[stark tundra]

If y'all are having fun that's what's important and unlike adventure league it won't be a different group every time or maybe not every but ya know the homebrew can at least be learned

[rotund sky]

How do u guys play dnd

[hot gate]

• Tell my friends that I will run a session
• Gather at session time
• Roll dice, have fun

[rotund sky]

Yuh so about that my friends don’t like dnd so uh

[hot gate]

Well, there are lots of online places where you could find likeminded people. You can start with #find-a-game

[glass granite]

Manipulate them into getting into it/j

[hot gate]

You can also look around if you have any local game shops, if you want to meet in person.

[stark tundra]

Tell them you wanna party and have fun but when they show up throw the PCs at them

[rotund sky]

Yuh I do need to go out more anyways

[hot gate]

They often host games, or know people that do.

[stark tundra]

If your wanting DND specific and you have Facebook you can look up DND shops and the ones near you should pop up first

[unborn lotus]

I'm looking for some players keen to get rolling dice right now! (For a one shot)
But I'm not allowed to post in looking for players for another week 😑
Any ideas on where to ask around to see if anybody's looking for a DM?

[stark tundra]

Hmm

[glass granite]

Look around in #looking-for-dm

[unborn lotus]

I have been haha the most recent 15ish posts are all 3am right now 🤣

[glass granite]

Oof

[stark tundra]

Ah my time zony

[fringe ledge]

what permission or role i need to get access to this looking-for channel?

[glass granite]

None

Just type /looking-for dm

[fringe ledge]

ouh

[glass granite]

It’s detailed in #find-a-game

[fringe ledge]

thank you, probably misunderstood or miss that part when reading it

[dim wasp]

uh this isnt 100% DnD but regarding frieren how similar does anyone think the anime is to DnD? (if u dont know feel free to ignore this)

[jovial badger]

can you use quickened spell more than once in a turn?

[hot gate]

You only have one bonus action, so effectively no

[heavy oxide]

nope

[dim wasp]

what does quickened spell even do ?

[heavy oxide]

unless you somehow get more bonus actions

[dim wasp]

does it act as a second attack?

[heavy oxide]

it lets you cast a spell as a bonus action

[dim wasp]

so it is a second attack (essentially)

[hot gate]

No

[heavy oxide]

it can be depends on what you cast

[dim wasp]

i said esssentially

or at least for generic purposes

[hot gate]

Still no, spells aren't all attacks

[unborn lotus]

I wish there was a general LFG chat lol having everything be post based only really works for players who want to play long term and only need to gather a group once

[dim wasp]

ok fair enough

[glass granite]

Feel free to suggest it to #server-feedback

[heavy oxide]

youre being too specific spell attacks are still a thing

[hot gate]

Which is why I said not all?

Some are, sure

[heavy oxide]

i think i might have read that wrong

[hot gate]

But even then, some spells have multiple attacks inside of them, so the comparison works even less.

[glass granite]

Fire bolt and power word heal-

[heavy oxide]

i read it wrong

[hot gate]

ah, no worries

[stark tundra]

Is it wrong that I had a ancient red dragon enchant every page of a book with the spell meteor swarm

[heavy oxide]

thats just funny

[dim wasp]

well though ideally its what you'd do

[hot gate]

Depends on the context really.

[dim wasp]

it does depend but

[hot gate]

If a player said this to me out of nowhere, I'd laugh and say "no".

[stark tundra]

The party just killed it and are asking about its hoard

[dim wasp]

in a regular scenario where you're fighting sirens or whatever

goblins/sirens/slime bois

[heavy oxide]

how many pages are in this book

[stark tundra]

100

[dim wasp]

out of curiosity u seem like the kind of person that watches anime

are u?

[glass granite]

Mildly random

[stark tundra]

[hot gate]

Not really (read manga though). Does this have to do with D&D?

[heavy oxide]

this sounds like youre a witch hunter asking if theyre a witch

[heavy oxide]

god everything in that 40 foot space is just gone now

[stark tundra]

Oh it's hoard contains other stuff just this was the dragons way of basically you may have killed me but you ain't gonna make it out alive it's trigger is if it gets taken off it's shelf

[dim wasp]

i was wondering what people think of frieren to dnd but it doesnt seem like anyones watched it

[stark tundra]

And the book will be the only one glowing to the artificer he has goggles that let him see magic powers think a scouter from dbz

[heavy oxide]

its only like what? 4000 d6?

[hot gate]

Frieren was clearly inspired by ttrpgs such as D&D

[dim wasp]

tru

[deft juniper]

Hey guys

[dim wasp]

2 mage 1 vanguard

[stark tundra]

2000

[deft juniper]

How are you all

[dim wasp]

@hot gate can i pingu? ( just checking)

[stark tundra]

But yeah only way to survive that is basically prayer

[heavy oxide]

more people who play dnd should watch it

[stark tundra]

I don't care for the art style

[hot gate]

I'd prefer if you not, unless I'm clearly not in the chat.

[heavy oxide]

20 d6 fire and 20 d6 bludgeoning am i wrong?

[hot gate]

Also you already ping on a reply if you don't turn off the ping, you don't also need to @

[dim wasp]

anyways on a side note im just going to confirm this outright a priest is the male counterpart to a cleric?

[stark tundra]

No bludgeoning just 20 d6

[unborn lotus]

You can ping me tho

[hot gate]

Clerics are certainly the closest D&D gets to your standard fantasy priest, I agree

[dim wasp]

@unborn lotus x20 /j

[stark tundra]

No it's not a cleric isn't gendered a cleric is more commonly spiritual than a priest

[unborn lotus]

Cleric is not a gendered word

[dim wasp]

faints

[unborn lotus]

So there's no male counterpart... Historically clerics could only be men in some religions

[stark tundra]

Ah they changed it my bad I was wrong so yes 40k

[heavy oxide]

never understood why wizard is a gendered word

[stark tundra]

Clerics aren't always men

[dim wasp]

defo not me thinking of the handmaids tale

anyways

[stark tundra]

Right so y'all are confusing witches and wizards not everything has that distinction

[dim wasp]

so priests are more phys and clerics are more spiritual

[stark tundra]

To a extent yeah

[dim wasp]

i know the difference between a wiz sorc and warlock owo

[stark tundra]

But when it comes down to it they both speak for God's

[unborn lotus]

Read my other message and what I'm replying to for context 🤣

[unborn lotus]

In D&D? They're different classes.

[dim wasp]

although im ngl the coolest imo is a sorc

[unborn lotus]

In what context? They're interchangeable words in history. Both English terms for religious leader used sometimes synonymously and sometimes by specific orders

[dim wasp]

altho druid is a fun second

[dim wasp]

yk @stark tundra a bit of help please?

🆘

according to kane not me

[unborn lotus]

Are you guys talking about a different game or something 🤣

[stark tundra]

Ok so if referring to IRL yes they can be used interchangeablely and clerics are commonly known as the ones who travel while priests have a flock

[unborn lotus]

Priests don't exist as a class in D&D, Clerics are a D&D class... Priest might be an NPC statblock? In that context it's just a statblock for a religious character. NPCs don't have classes

[stark tundra]

Think mormans

[dim wasp]

yk what surprises me most

priest isnt a subclass

[unborn lotus]

Not to my knowledge? Cleric is short for clergyman which generally means priest. Religious folk who travel would generally be called missionaries

[stark tundra]

Priests aren't a class in DND but if a cleric wants to retire and say they become one for a town dms allow it commonly as long the god they worship has a temple

[dim wasp]

uhm

[unborn lotus]

Morman clerics are called priests, and travelling Mormons are missionaries 😅
But I think this server doesn't allow discussion of specific religions 😬

I've been warned for it before for some reason lol

[dim wasp]

what happens if the temples are destroyed?

[stark tundra]

Commonly they rebuild and do that for the future

[unborn lotus]

Yeah absolutely, you can use the word priest to mean head of a church 👍
And it could for sure be the retirement plan of a cleric adventurer

[dim wasp]

and i thought that was the pope

[unborn lotus]

Haha yeah I guess head of the entire Catholic church

[stark tundra]

Right so y'all learned about the first half of my name now to learn the second Kane is a priest of Thor was at one point called the Taser of the grey dwarf

[unborn lotus]

I should have phrased it "local leader of a single church"

[dim wasp]

yk what surprises me most
sorcs and clerics arent grouped into the same

[unborn lotus]

Is it a Warhammer name?

[stark tundra]

Nope Kane as in cain and able

But spelt differently because mortal Kombat

[wanton wind]

Hey! Just joined the server. Hope you’re all doing well

[dim wasp]

kane is the name of an MC in a minecraft series im currently watching

[stark tundra]

Ah fun

[coarse ravine]

A level 20 character gets their wrath

[stark tundra]

Close Kane was level 8 when he retired

[unborn lotus]

Welcome! We're happy to have you

[dim wasp]

lmao ?
😕

[coarse ravine]

Level 8 you can still walk into a room a banish anyone who destroyed your temple.

[stark tundra]

He only retired because he reached 230

[unborn lotus]

Yeah you gotta watch out, we were just discussing some priests are retired adventurers 🤣

[dim wasp]

what is their wrath?

[stark tundra]

And I always head cannoned that those last 20 years is when a dwarf ages

[dim wasp]

or does that depend on the deity

[dim wasp]

apparently elves live for more than millenia

[stark tundra]

Like a Saiyan

[coarse ravine]

Well when you retire that pc is now dms to play npc. So if you wanta come along with new pcs and play ima destroy that temple. Best believe a wrath can come along with it.

[wanton wind]

Thanks!

[clever saddle]

Hi all! I just joined the server, I'm a bit experienced as a DM with the D&D 2014 system and sorry if my English isn't always good, I use a translator.

[stark tundra]

Elf's are effectively immortal

[unborn lotus]

Welcome!
If you want to play in your native language I'm pretty sure there's a lot of language specific D&D discords!

[dim wasp]

long living doesnt = immortal

yk whats always bugged me though

[unborn lotus]

What are you looking to get up to here? Community and rules questions? Or are you wanting to join games?

[stark tundra]

Yeah but when your race can reach 1000 with ease

[dim wasp]

y dont elves have the highest intellect stat

and are depicted as stealthy

[coarse ravine]

With level 18 druid that elf can live 10,000 prolly

[dim wasp]

their considered an endangered species and at risk of extinction

[stark tundra]

Yeah exactly

[clever saddle]

Thank you! I prefer to be sure to be on the official server even if it means working on my English.

[stark tundra]

Also think about it this way if you had 900+ years to learn stuff you'd learn to be sneaky

[dim wasp]

also its not exactly like elves are the most social thing

[unborn lotus]

What edition?

[stark tundra]

I'm guessing 5e

[dim wasp]

uh 2024?

[unborn lotus]

I thought elves did get an intelligence bonus in 2014 5e

[coarse ravine]

Wood elfs get pass without trace feat.

[unborn lotus]

And in 2024 there are no racial stat changes

[coarse ravine]

Exclusive to wood elfs

[dim wasp]

their highest stat still looks like dex on dndbeyond?

[unborn lotus]

Species doesn't affect your intelligence

[unborn lotus]

As in a statblock?

[coarse ravine]

After Tasha's no

[unborn lotus]

Yeah he specifically said 2024

[dim wasp]

oh so it isnt my dwarfs brutal nature that makes him charge headfirst into everything like an idiot

[dim wasp]

yippee (yes)

[unborn lotus]

It can be haha
But he could have a very gentle natured Dwarf father

The point is that your species doesn't determine how good you are at something or what your like

[dim wasp]

reflects on self jumping down into a 5v1 as an overconfident mage

[coarse ravine]

Sucker punches are sometimes the fight enders.... they are the worst ones. Thats why ya dont let no one in your bubble.

[dim wasp]

if by sucker punch u mean aoo then i can see this lmao

[unborn lotus]

I'm not sure where you found an elf statblock there isn't an official one 🤣

[clever saddle]

If someone proposes, why not do sessions. I'm not very familiar with the lore of the forgotten realms so why not and some DM tips or learn more about everyone's house rules to add them to my table. And maybe I could turn to a software to make the maps.

[coarse ravine]

So could be a intelligent way to charge in. Knowing to throw that first punch to a inevitable fight

[unborn lotus]

There's Drow warriors, or possibly an elf-something from an obscure book I'm not aware of
But there definitely shouldn't be a statblock for an elf in general

[dim wasp]

can u get aood for moving out of melee?

[unborn lotus]

You might be looking at fan stuff

[coarse ravine]

That was the first time I ever went down

[dim wasp]

LMAO

[coarse ravine]

True story

[dim wasp]

i feel like its common tho

its not exactly like you have many aoe options at level 1

glares at magic missile with 2d6+3

[coarse ravine]

I said legit in session as a beginner "hold on I have a idea. Dm can I move my ally back 5 feet?" Turn to the ally "you cool with that I dont want you in the way" he said sure. So I then proceed to move him 5 feet back and get downed for the first time by a clockwork rhino or something idk lol.

[dim wasp]

clockwork rhino?

i swear that thing is a minion of death

[coarse ravine]

Idk it was some sort of mechanical bull lookin thing

Clockwork rhino or metal beast

But we survived lol. Still learned my lesson

[dim wasp]

metal beasts at level 1 doesnt sound appealing

[tawdry sentinel]

Was it a Gorgon? That's a metal bull

[coarse ravine]

We weren't lebel 1

[steel sundial]

Whats the subclass for rouge that lets you cast spells called?

[coarse ravine]

It was something clockwork cant remember

[coarse ravine]

Arcane

[glass granite]

Arcane trickster

[dim wasp]

what label were u

[wispy wing]

Arcane trickster

[marble lion]

Im bad baby thats how my mommy made me

[dim wasp]

and i crave peace and quiet

also i want a big owl as a familiar

gazes off into the distance with mage thoughts

[coarse ravine]

Prolly 4 or 5

[dim wasp]

still relatively newb

[coarse ravine]

Yeah I mean we started level 4 but yeah was definitely a newbie lol.

Back in my tryna recruit wolves being a druid days lol

[dim wasp]

stares

lies down on back and gazes off into the night sky

why does it seem like a funny idea to me send off red fireworks in the middle of nowhere

even though i know that red flares are for sos

is it just me or does any other mage feel like their thoughts are a bubble of complication that no one else can understand except potentially another mage?

[olive wasp]

Is the mage you?

I can’t tell if this is a serious conversation or not lol

[unborn lotus]

Mages famously don't understand each others thoughts, it's what makes copying spells so difficult

[dim wasp]

yes

[dim wasp]

u remind of fern always arguing with frieren lmfao

[unborn lotus]

Anime.

[dim wasp]

dnd related

[olive wasp]

Oh I misread what this meant

[unborn lotus]

Is it?...

[dim wasp]

yes]

[unborn lotus]

If it uses the term mage it's either ancient or not D&D

[dim wasp]

although im curious what would have happened if they managed to tame the crystal turtle

even tho its a dungeon boss

would have been funny but it probably would have been my first thought

[marble lion]

Mage is a word that you can use in dnd too

[dim wasp]

mage is just more general no

[marble lion]

Yes

[dim wasp]

cant belive it took me that long to formulate a simple arguement

[glass granite]

I sometimes use mage instead of of caster when making dialogue, or just in conversation

[dim wasp]

mage sounds cooler im ngl

on a side note it feels like my head and my heart swapped places because my head feels like throbbing every 5 seconds

[unborn lotus]

It was a class up until third

[wanton wind]

yeah

Is anyone here?

[idle oar]

Yeah lots of people. But they may not all be ready to chat D&D with you right now.

[wanton wind]

ohhh

[idle oar]

But if you bring up a D&D topic, folks might join in and respond

[unborn lotus]

I'm happy to chat D&D 😅

[glass granite]

Hi, I’m Hi, I’m Nugget.

[unborn lotus]

You just need to actually ask something haha

[glass granite]

Or to propose a conversation dnd related

[wanton wind]

how you are

[wanton wind]

ok

[marble lion]

🤖 sus

[steel sundial]

Thats what i thought

[dim wasp]

do ya all run with or without illnesses that can affect characters

i.e food poisoning,headache,hypothermia,heat exhaustion?

[tawdry sentinel]

Sometimes. Trying to camp on top of a mountain the environment is a risk.

[still plover]

Mundane nuisances are an opportunity for whoever has Medicine proficiency to get a character moment with you.

[unborn lotus]

Why is your class better than the other classes?

[noble basin]

?

[glass granite]

Hm?

[idle oar]

Because it's classy /jk
I actually am not tagged by a class because moderator and I like all classes.

[dim wasp]

because i am the chosen one
my other 2 braincells : in ur dreams/j

Me:Because my class is underrated and doesnt try to do anything flashy but stands out anyways

[glass granite]

Monk, clearly!

Because, um, bonk. Except you don’t need any fancy schmancy spells or some weapons to do it

[unborn lotus]

But we know you have a secret bias (tell us!)

[unborn lotus]

I feel like monks just have spells with extra steps

[severe rampart]

Every party needs a bard

[dim wasp]

ignore the 10 tsunamis in the background

[idle oar]

I really don't but I do enjoy a good fighter build

[unborn lotus]

Oh it's Xi power? Getouttahere

[glass granite]

I wouldn’t call punching 5 times in one turn a spell

[dim wasp]

or the fireball above ur head

[unborn lotus]

Not, If they they a cleric ✨

[glass granite]

Nor extra steps

[severe rampart]

At the first session of my dnd game I got so annoyed by this kobold I was begging to be allowed to kill him

[glass granite]

Nah, I see both. Bards are more reminiscent of rogues in the sense they have focus on out of combat imo

[dim wasp]

the big owl here is for mental health purposes

it makes me feel cool and comfy

[severe rampart]

Magic Initiate

[wanton wind]

what kind of class did you like guys

[severe rampart]

the ones that dont give me a headache

[glass granite]

Monk!

[wanton wind]

which one

[severe rampart]

Bard

[dim wasp]

because i am the chosen one
my other 2 braincells : in ur dreams/j

Me:Because my class is underrated and doesnt try to do anything flashy but stands out anyways
ignore the 10 tsunamis in the background
or the fireball above ur head
the big owl here is for mental health purposes
it makes me feel cool and comfy

@unborn lotus

[wanton wind]

nice

[dim wasp]

the one that makes me have thoughts that even i dont understand but it seems cool

[severe rampart]

My bard is more built to be support until I can access some good damaging spells

[wanton wind]

class name

[dim wasp]

and the ones that fire off magic or make a scene without intending to

[glad arch]

So wizards

[dim wasp]

sorc/druid/ranger

[glad arch]

Wild magic sorcerer

[wanton wind]

what did you like in this class

[unborn lotus]

Wizards require an intelligenc build

[dim wasp]

natural talent

[wanton wind]

yeahhh

how many class wo actully like

one or twice

[glad arch]

Is ranger magic innate?

[dim wasp]

not necessarily but its cool

[glad arch]

Is it the same as druids, connection to nature

[dim wasp]

all of the above and fighter although fighter is still entering

big owl procceeds to grab me and take it to its nest

character: oi Valerie
oi where are u taking me

[wanton wind]

ohh yeahh

[dim wasp]

defo not me thinking of a name for a tawny owl

i wanna call it brownie but no

ok lets call it that

[wanton wind]

what

[dim wasp]

(its my familiar)

[wanton wind]

okie

[dim wasp]

(which i have some control over)

(excluding the random times when it decides to fly off with me to god knows where)

[wanton wind]

thats good

[dim wasp]

(at least the landings are gentle)

[wanton wind]

really

[unborn lotus]

What is D&D stage?

The server elevator?

[idle oar]

When we host special D&D events, we may use the stage. The community managers can share video and present to the community.

[dim wasp]

have ya all ever had scenarios where a familiar just kidnaps a party member randomly

like out of sight to god knows where

[unborn lotus]

One of the best things to come from 2024 is the new icons
Good gravy the 2014 class icons were so bad

These are gorgeous

[dim wasp]

no kidnapping familiars

oke

[severe rampart]

no, but this kobold party member of ours keeps sneaking to god knows where 😭

[stuck shuttle]

How the hell did a Familiar have the strength and movement speed to kidnap someone out of sight 😭

[severe rampart]

we have a leash for him

[unborn lotus]

That's bad news

You have a spy

[severe rampart]

split the party into 3(?) groups

[severe rampart]

Oh boy wait till you hear this

a decapitated wizard is living inside of his mind I think, talking to him sometimes

[dim wasp]

if i was in this situation my owl would come and peck the party within an inch of their life until they released the leash

not on my command tho

by instincts

[unborn lotus]

Is your owl a familiar? 🤣

[dim wasp]

yes

[unborn lotus]

You can control it

[severe rampart]

what's funny was when me and another guy tried to regroup with the others, we encountered a large bat that ended up taking an ~hour to defeat

[dim wasp]

it has a mind of its own

[unborn lotus]

Also minmaxer 😒

[dim wasp]

trust me i only daresay i have around 80% control

[stuck shuttle]

I’m surprised your DM doesn’t let you control it 100% of the time

[dim wasp]

never assume ur 100% in control of a situation

[unborn lotus]

I think the lack of control is a roleplay choice

[dim wasp]

the tides can always turn

[stuck shuttle]

I mean by rules as written, not necessarily by RP decisions

[dim wasp]

i think tbh

the first rule of any scenario

is never assume u have full control

[worn lagoon]

So I just discovered that if you look up exactly "meteor swarm" on google, google does a special effect on your screen with a few meteors falling across it

[dim wasp]

never

[worn lagoon]

I am very confused and surprised, but I like that

[unborn lotus]

I was so sure I was being trolled but went to check anyway

[dim wasp]

story choice

[stuck shuttle]

yeah that’s fair

[unborn lotus]

It worked 🌠

[worn lagoon]

I would never troll. I am the most trustworthy person alive.

[stuck shuttle]

Tbh there’s a bit of a difference between not having control due to DM variance and not having control due to homebrew haha

Unfortunately LFG posts go in #looking-for-players

[unborn lotus]

You can only post there every 7 days

It's not an appropriate forum for spontaneous games

[worn lagoon]

applying to dnd outside my friend groups feels like that gif of a jester dancing in front of an unimpressed princess so this lowkey more chill

[stuck shuttle]

Just warning before mods step in since they can be fairly strict on off-topic stuff, especially about lfg posts outside of the lfg channels

[unborn lotus]

I posted on Monday and found a group right away... But the monkeys paw curled, I cannot run spontaneous games until next Monday!!

[dim wasp]

hmm i like this one

[dim wasp]

rummages through ur backpack out of curiosity at what artifacts u have

im curious owo sorry i cant help myself

[wanton wind]

“Do you all prefer unpredictability coming from dice, or from RP choices the DM allows

[unborn lotus]

Wouldn't RP choices be predictable?

[timid anvil]

You can always add new times to the thread that gets created when you make a #looking-for-players post but please keep all game organizing to the appropriate channels.

[dim wasp]

can artificers imbue their souls

[unborn lotus]

Would this bump the post?

[dim wasp]

into artifacts?

[unborn lotus]

I used the thread but there isn't many folk in there

[stuck shuttle]

I did check and meteor shower does the same thing, so I assume it’s just a non-D&D easter egg

[timid anvil]

Discord doesn't do post bumping

[unborn lotus]

The only edit option I have is delete 😢

[wanton wind]

“Predictable in intent maybe—but not in consequences. Do you think RP unpredictability comes from player choices or DM interpretation?”

[dim wasp]

is minor rp not even allowed?

[unborn lotus]

Yeah lol it's not dnd related, I also just searched meteor shower to see it haha

[slow crescent]

Same

[dim wasp]

what is ur reaction to someone rumaging through ur things tho

as an artificer if u dont mind me asking

[timid anvil]

This is a discussion server not a RP server. If you are looking for a RP server check out #looking-for-community

[unborn lotus]

Bad

Look up the history of Kender in D&D

[dim wasp]

not u

kender?

[stuck shuttle]

Their higher level features are something like that. Soul of Artifice has the default flavor of an Artificer having an inherent connection to their magic items, but I wouldn’t go so far as saying it’s like imbuing directly like a Lich would with a phylactery

[unborn lotus]

Halfling's evil cousin

[dim wasp]

is dat a threat

[wanton wind]

On a rules level, is that something covered anywhere, or entirely table-dependent?”

Any of these show you’re listening, staying on-topic, and not pushing RP.

[dim wasp]

im not gonna take anything out of the artificers backpack without asking

they probably have 5 portable bombs,4 traps,3 things to enrage,2 things that can disrupt my mana,1 thing that will remove my soul

[stuck shuttle]

With my most recent Artificer? Not well, maybe with a little curiosity if they managed to get past the traps protecting it and also not die handling the materials contained within

[dim wasp]

what if it was a party member who didnt get detected due to configuration and not skills

[wanton wind]

“Mechanically speaking, are there actually any artificer features that justify trapped backpacks, or is that 100% table flavor?

[stuck shuttle]

Table flavor for the most part

[dim wasp]

and assume all the artifacts are safe

nvm

[dim wasp]

(trust issues and cautious members)

[stuck shuttle]

I don’t think my Artificer’s party has even 3 artifact-level items amongst themselves. They’re not that high level

[dim wasp]

well lets assume all the items in there are safe to the party members

[stuck shuttle]

Actually, I expect most would-be thieves to think the contents worthless since most of his travel items are raw materials that require a good deal of knowledge to even identify them

[wanton wind]

“Sounds like a Session Zero thing more than RAW—agree?

[dim wasp]

for the sake of friendly fire

[dim wasp]

what if it was me a curious mage

curious wild magic sorc

[unborn lotus]

You can certainly cast Glyph of Warding or Arcane Lock on a backpack

[stuck shuttle]

Depends. If this kind of behavior would have been discussed and consented to in Session 0 then I would RP it out as appropriate. My Artificer certainly wouldn’t like someone going out of their way to do who knows what with their stuff without asking. Even if it was to check it out, the fact that they spent resources to ensure he wouldn’t find out would seriously hamper their relationship

[unborn lotus]

And it could definitely have story relevance if a thief shows up or you have a sticky finger teammate (like somebody's kobold if you scroll up a bit)

[stuck shuttle]

If it was not consented to it would turn into a discussion above the table when appropriate, usually after the session.

[jovial badger]

dm, i have spent every hour of downtime since we hit level 3 filling a notebook with explosive glyphs. it has enough power to level a city.

AND YOU'RE TELLING ME A GOBLIN STOLE IT

[stiff rock]

elite zachthebold reference

[stuck shuttle]

Ah the old explosive glyph nuke, a tale as old as time and as feeble as moving it 10 ft

[dim wasp]

guys

i may or may not have a pet catto with me owo

[jovial badger]

love that guy

[dim wasp]

i picked it up from the last town

[wanton wind]

“Yeah, that tracks. Once it’s not consented to, it stops being a rules question and becomes a table conversation. Also… if a goblin can steal your city-leveling notebook, that’s less a balance issue and more a narrative consequence

[dim wasp]

LMFAO ive seen this

@jovial badger although i still think my tsunamis are superior

[jovial badger]

merp

which subclass you play for sorcerer?

[dim wasp]

now its time for the real qn

[dim wasp]

real qn:can it destroy one with arcane protections?
ans to sub: wild

[jovial badger]

gah

oh thats nice i play shadow

wild seems more fun but shadow is peak to rp

[unborn lotus]

As a DM I feel free to steal from my players whenever I like provided I beat their passive perceptions
I'd only do it if I had a decent story reason to do so

[dim wasp]

althought i am considering chronomancy druid or sorc

[unborn lotus]

I was trying to figure out a way to kidnap a familiar because I thought the 100ft rules applied to dismissal...
But turns out you can dismiss your familiar at any distance 😢

[stuck shuttle]

Honestly if you’ve spent thousands upon thousands of gold and hundreds of hours to cast glyph of warding on every page and somehow not spend 8 hours to cast Alarm or any other defensive spell almost impossible for a Goblin to work around… you deserve your DM ignoring RAW to smite you

[dusk hatch]

I have a very niche question 😭
In some custom character sheets there is 2 empty circles next to skills, what is the second one for?

[unborn lotus]

Chronomancy!!

[stuck shuttle]

Most likely expertise

[unborn lotus]

The most powerful magic of all

[dim wasp]

uhm so i may or may not have lost the tsunami spell

[jovial badger]

prof, expertise

[unborn lotus]

Second one is probably expertise

[dusk hatch]

THEY ARE DIFFERENT THINGS?!?

[jovial badger]

yes

[unborn lotus]

Alarm only lasts for 8 hours though

[wanton wind]

“That feels reasonable to me—using passive Perception keeps it grounded in mechanics, and limiting it to strong story reasons helps it not feel arbitrary. As long as it’s consistent and not punitive, it makes sense.”

[dim wasp]

i didnt get any reaction to me losing the tsunami spell

oh well at least im not getting scolded it for (yey)

[dusk hatch]

HAHA, L

[dim wasp]

hush child

[unborn lotus]

I hope this doesn't come off as rude... Is there a chance you're using chat GPT or generative AI?

[dusk hatch]

r u sad?

[jovial badger]

gah fighter

[dim wasp]

yes

[stuck shuttle]

RAW you can’t move the notebook more than 10 ft so presumably you’d have someone casting it every 8 hours, or just 8 hours while they sleep. There’s plenty of other defensive spells you could use. If a Goblin was able to steal it then presumably you did absolutely nothing to protect your massive time and gold investment 😭

[dusk hatch]

I mean ok but I started dnd like a week ago, so im trying my best Eldritch Knighr

[jovial badger]

its a zachthebold reference

[stuck shuttle]

Love EKs

[wanton wind]

Nah, no AI here. Just me overthinking my wording

[jovial badger]

no i love fighters, was thinking of eldritch knight but i think rune knight would be more fun to rp

[dim wasp]

falls asleep whilst the other party members chide the guy about explosive glyphs and protection
OR
*walks off by self/with close friend/party to yap/have deep conversation *

[dusk hatch]

Hell yeah

[jovial badger]

"oh what? my turn to protect the book? okay...?"

[wanton wind]

no worries

[dusk hatch]

Just have elves to guard whatevee idk

[stuck shuttle]

It’s basically the equivalent of building a bank, putting a million dollars in the deepest part of the vault, and then leaving all the doors open thinking its fine

[dim wasp]

im the kind of party member that would be like wtf and then walk off to do my own thing

lmao that would be my reaction to losing the explosive glyph grimoire

[dim wasp]

i would drag u away to have a convo or something lol bcuz idc abt the random shit cuz not my problem

im that one airhead in the party

[stuck shuttle]

Tbf assuming RAW I’d be more concerned about losing all that time and money. That’s 200 gp and 1 hour a glyph

[dim wasp]

lmao i expected as much from mods

[wanton wind]

Yeah, honestly the gold and downtime loss hurts way more than the explosion risk RAW.\

[loud tendon]

Please dont post links without context or off topic links

[dim wasp]

as long as its not the partys funding idgaf

[dim wasp]

ai ai captain

[jovial badger]

oops, sorry!

[stuck shuttle]

Could’ve bought so much more useful things. Hell a for the price of a full 100-page notebook all glyphed out you could buy 40k gp worth of items

[dim wasp]

anyways if anyones interested in the song ill post it in #non-dnd-topics

[worn lagoon]

kobold sorcerer
hell yeah

[dim wasp]

is

headaches a reprecussion of overspending mana?

do ya all ever have like mid fight level ups?

[wanton wind]

Rules-wise, no—headaches are flavor unless the DM adds a mechanic like exhaustion.

[dim wasp]

might be a fun mechanic

now that u mention it

[wanton wind]

Agreed—fun if it’s consistent and doesn’t just turn into punishment.

[dim wasp]

hi jayn

@loud tendon u can speak if u have something to add even if its repetition

wow

[loud tendon]

That would be DM fiat because I believe it takes a long rest to actually get to your next level. And stopping mid battle for 8 hrs seems unlikely.

[jovial badger]

squeak!

[dim wasp]

fiat?

[stuck shuttle]

Exhaustion is a difficult mechanic to fiddle with since it’s so punishing

[dim wasp]

?

[stuck shuttle]

Arbitrary, up to the individual DM

[dim wasp]

oh

[jovial badger]

i dislike exhaustion as a player and as a dm

[loud tendon]

Fiat means a decree or formal authorized proposition. As in, if the DM wants to rule it another way, they could. But raw, long rest

[dim wasp]

what does exhaustion do apart from render one party member basically useless

[plain crane]

Hiii

[loud tendon]

If you get too many levels its death

[jovial badger]

death

[dim wasp]

death to the enemy

ill just have to stall them out then...

[dim wasp]

uh what happens before death?

[worn lagoon]

I generally level up right after my players do something cool or defeat something big that warrants a level up. I find it a little more exciting in the celebratory moment to tell them they earned it.

[stuck shuttle]

Exhaustion’s speed reduction is only one downside, and the easiest to deal with punishment by far.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/rules-glossary#ExhaustionCondition

[dim wasp]

though?

[wanton wind]

That makes sense—tying level-ups to big moments feels way more rewarding than doing it later between sessions.

[worn lagoon]

my players just beat up a giant bat in someone's tardis-like basement. i told them they leveled up, they were really excited.

[dim wasp]

i understand the disadvantage for the first 2 levels

that feels appropriate ngl

im surprised it doesnt eat through spell slots though

[worn lagoon]

i am actually in the middle of homebrewing a SLA and trying to decide if it warrants 2 levels of exhaustion, or 4

[stuck shuttle]

You get your d20 Tests reduced which is fairly crippling to any character. 6 levels is instant death. And they only go down by 1 per long rest, so if you’re at Exhaustion Level 5 you need to take 5 days of rest.

[burnt echo]

hello ladies
973 💀 961 🐐 989 😍 953 😂

[wanton wind]

hii

[stuck shuttle]

Oh dear lord please do not do 4 levels

[dim wasp]

uhm maybe change 4 to be like half movement but loss of 2 spell slots temp?

[wanton wind]

Yeah, exhaustion stacks fast. Two levels already hurt a lot—four feels like it’d shut a character down completely unless it’s a once-per-campaign thing

[dim wasp]

i think 0 movement is unwarranted

[dim wasp]

but it does kinda make sense though if you've seen a sick person

they're barely able to even more or talk it takes alot of effort

[worn lagoon]

it's an 8-hour ritual to accelerate the coming of a massive meteor that wouldn't arrive for another millenia. very massive consequences, alerts pretty much any bbeg around halfway through it.

[stuck shuttle]

One of the only other ways to get rid of exhaustion levels is via high level spells like Greater Restoration so Exhaustion does indirectly eat spell slots if you want it cured faster.

[worn lagoon]

there's also the option of a wish spell or lv9 greater restoration

[dim wasp]

what if it ate SS naturally

[wanton wind]

Given that scale, yeah—serious exhaustion makes sense. Accelerating a world-ending meteor should wreck you.

[dim wasp]

theres also the option of picking up a herbalist tome

and making remedies

[worn lagoon]

i'm not sure if remedies can fix an entirely ruined/disoriented perception of time

[stuck shuttle]

As for this, good luck stalling an enemy for 24 hours per exhaustion level, 8 hours per level of which you need to be out of combat resting

[dim wasp]

what if i stall out their mana though

and then attack when i have the upper hand

i mean all i have to do is focus on defence a little while

cant be that hard right?

[stuck shuttle]

Does your game use the spell point system? Most monsters that have the spellcasting feature still have cantrips, and I don’t think you’d survive the repeated leveled spells

[worn lagoon]

thematically, it's pretty cool. around halfway through, all the wildlife in the target area start fleeing, and any spellcaster can tell something's wrong. a bbeg can erect magical defenses over their lair, evacuate, or send agents to locate and interrupt the caster.

for context, it's a lv18 sorc subclass ability

[dim wasp]

if u mean the slots

thingy then yes

[loud tendon]

The game uses spell slots not mana pools. But you could try to use spells like silence or anti magic field to prevent some (or in amf case, all) magic in that area

[stuck shuttle]

I’m only asking because “mana” isn’t really a thing in the game

[dim wasp]

can we get mana pools instead nya owo

[stuck shuttle]

Closest thing to a mana system is the spellpoint variant rule

[worn lagoon]

basically, "party protects/hides the sorcerer so he can do something awesome and then pass out immediately"

[stuck shuttle]

Upcasting Greater Restoration actually doesn’t cure more conditions, so you’d be eating 1 Greater Restoration per Exhaustion level removed.

[worn lagoon]

i think it does overcome the effects of a few existing spells already, no?

[tawdry sentinel]

I have recently seen a suggestion to level up right before the big moment. So they get to use their new toys on the boss immediately.

[stuck shuttle]

It’s contextual. It will only cure one exhaustion level per casting, regardless of the source.

If a creature is subject to multiple spells that reduce Maximum Hit Points or one of its Ability Scores then yeah a single casting would remove all of those effects, but you don’t need to upcast it to do so.

[wanton wind]

By the book, it’s still one exhaustion per cast—extra effects would be a DM call.

[stuck shuttle]

Or rather, it would reverse all of the max HP reduction or all of the Ability score reduction at a time, not both since those are 2 separate effects and you can only choose one

[worn lagoon]

oh, let me clarify: it inflicts a sla-specific condition, which includes 4 levels of exhaustion, a permanent slow effect, and a bunch of other stuff. it's meant to be cured by upcaster GR the same way a few spells encourage you to upcast it specifically in their own descriptions

[dim wasp]

hmm

[stuck shuttle]

Ah I see. I would make it 2 levels based on everything else, not 4. 4 levels effectively pauses the story so the PC can get rid of the Exhaustion levels.

[dim wasp]

i dont wanna pass out i wanna fight

this would actually be me to them

lmao

let me at em

rain of ice spears go

[glass granite]

4 levels of exhaustion is crippling

[worn lagoon]

makes sense, so slow + 2 exhaustion for 2d4 days, can be cured sooner by lv9 GR/wish good enough?

[wanton wind]

Mood—but yeah, RAW exhaustion doesn’t care about hype, it just shuts you down.

[glass granite]

Heck, even 2 is bad.
But 4 is rough

[dim wasp]

uh guys

[stuck shuttle]

Exhaustion for 2d4 days doesn’t make sense since 2 levels of exhaustion would already be removed by the 2nd day

[dim wasp]

so weird scenario but have ya all ever seen one of those near death anime scenarios?

is it possible the character suddenly has enough willpower to breakthrough the exhaustion for even a moment and let off a spell/attack

before going uncon

[worn lagoon]

it's basically "magical exhaustion" that stacks with regular exhaustion that can be cured by resting

[dim wasp]

idk like adrenaline rush to breakthrough of sorts

[glass granite]

That’s…
Similar to the endgame Samurai Feature

But else no that’s homebrew

[dim wasp]

ik this is DnD

[stuck shuttle]

The Magic Action doesn’t really interact with Exhaustion levels, and Exhaustion levels doesn’t make you pass out

[dim wasp]

wait ive seen this!!!

[teal cloud]

Is coating weapons with the poison from poison spray that good? I see its free poison but is it really gonna be allowed by the dm?

[dim wasp]

u gain some kind of resolve as u lose hp!!!!its related to samurais becoming stronger as they lose hp!!

[dim wasp]

well but lets assume they have enough to fire off one clean spell that negates

[worn lagoon]

you won't know if you don't ask the dm, but i would let ray of sickness be valid sources of poison coating on my table

[dim wasp]

and then they faint due to the casting of the spells effect on their body @stuck shuttle @stuck shuttle

[glass granite]

No, the feature just gives you another turn not more health.
You can heal on that turn tho

[stuck shuttle]

Ah I see. That should be fine then for a seriously debilitating effect. What level of play were you thinking of putting this effect against your players?

[glass granite]

There are some features where instead of going to 0, you go to 1

[dim wasp]

hm

[dim wasp]

seen this too

[stuck shuttle]

Do you have much experience playing spellcasters? There aren’t any spells nor features to my knowledge that allow a spellcaster to temporarily negate an exhaustion level in exchange for casting a spell and going unconscious afterwards

[dim wasp]

its flavour?owo willpower more than the actual spell

[worn lagoon]

this is a lv18 subclass trait for a time sorcerer, so it's basically meant to be something to put pressure on an almighty bbeg.

[stuck shuttle]

Exhaustion as the discussion has engaged with is the mechanical condition, not flavoring being exhausted

[dim wasp]

its the character taking the strain on themselves but knowing the action is gonna knock them unconscious or near death if they do this
@stuck shuttle

[stuck shuttle]

I’m not super sure if you’d also want to inflict unconsciousness on yourself right after casting a spell either tbf

[dim wasp]

it is more of a last resort im gonna be honest

[remote wadi]

Rough is an understatement
Disadvantage on all 3 roll types, half speed, AND half HP?

[worn lagoon]

in terms of rp flavor, the caster's perception of time is ruined, and they're too disoriented. the world around them is going faster than they can catch up, and their body becomes more susceptible to exhaustion during it (hence why they stack)

[dim wasp]

mental willpower breakthrough for split sec or moment?

[worn lagoon]

if rule of cool, sure

[stuck shuttle]

Ah I see. In that case that seems powerful, but I’d say it’s appropriate for level 18.

[tawdry sentinel]

Specifically with cantrips I tend to lean more on the "it does what it says on the tin and nothing else" side of things just because they're unlimited use.

[dim wasp]

its kind of like them getting a strong action on exhaustion but with recoil

[worn lagoon]

cataclysmic meteor with a 5-mile effective radius that you can aim directly at the bbeg's lair, except around hour 4 of the ritual everyone feels something wrong, and at hour 7 any spellcaster can pinpoint your location, likely forcing the party to protect you while concentrating

you need a clear view of the sky for it though

[dim wasp]

@worn lagoon 3d6 days?

or 2d4 +1/2 days

[wanton wind]

That sounds like a classic high-risk, high-reward capstone—strong, but with real counterplay built in.

[stuck shuttle]

This seems very thematic but campaign dependent

[worn lagoon]

a dm could easily shut this down, or play around it.

[stuck shuttle]

Like what if the BBEG has their base underground?

[dim wasp]

get out of my way dumb thing otherwise i cant cast the spell

thats gonna be me to the party members lol

[worn lagoon]

yeah, that shortcoming is intentional

but i think if the base is not too deep, it could cause tremors

[dim wasp]

wouldnt the bbeg have thought of it tho and have put arcane prots?

so its basically a waste?

[stuck shuttle]

What I might do is either make it more universal or split the feature into an “above ground” and “below ground” option

[dim wasp]

or is thiis gonna break through the protss

[worn lagoon]

they absolutely can, making your party sneak in and try to turn them off and leave before the impact. (you have 1d4 hours before the meteor falls if the ritual succeeds)

[dim wasp]

lmao 1 hour would be awful

[worn lagoon]

over ground, the meteor itself, underground, massive earthquakes?

[dim wasp]

1 hour is like damn we need to move NOW

[stuck shuttle]

Any of them

[dim wasp]

how big does the meteor have in terms of aoe impact?

[stuck shuttle]

Like just as an example the level 18 feature does effectively nothing if the campaign takes place in the Underdark

[dim wasp]

whats underdark

someone explain to mi

[worn lagoon]

creatures within 1 mile automatically fail the saving throw, within 5 miles you do a dex save to halve the effect

[dim wasp]

yk what would make for a cool scene

just some familiar caving in the roof to save its master on instinct

like it caves in the roof and fites

[stuck shuttle]

A massive underground network of caves and tunnels underneath the surface of Faerun in the Forgotten Realms setting, the most popular official setting of 5th Edition

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Underdark

[worn lagoon]

i could say underground beneath where the meteor fell, it causes earthquakes and rockfall with similarly destructive effects in cave systems

[dim wasp]

its too dark!

get me out of here!

my character would probably panic and spam spells at the roof to try and break free and get out

(instincts)

either that or a deadly aoe

[worn lagoon]

hmm, everyone in a much smaller, pinpointable impact area takes fire+bludgeoning damage, but anyone not directly hit by the meteor takes thunder damage in a large radius? does that make more sense?

[stuck shuttle]

How long is the mechanics list for the feature at the moment? I could see it being relatively too long if you’re including universal and separate conditions based on location

[worn lagoon]

it's getting sort of long

but i think i can reword it to shorten it a bit

[eager marsh]

mildly confused. is this a #homebrew discussion?

[dim wasp]

imagine getting stuck in a mimic in the underdark

[worn lagoon]

oh yeah, right, forgot to move there

[dim wasp]

(oof)

[stuck shuttle]

This makes sense, although it is starting to sound like Meteor Swarm with #homebrew damage types. I agree, we should move this discussion over there

[stuck shuttle]

That is a good way to:

• 1. Waste spell slots
• 2. Get a bunch of really really bad creatures alerted to your location

[jovial badger]

bag of holding ||your neck||

[jovial badger]

i got trapped in a pitfall trap once with a self closing lid. no one in my party saw me fall. had to use half my spell slots on thunderclaps to alert them to my location.

alot of other things also got alerted to my location

[dim wasp]

im casting tsunami

i want us out of here 🙁

either that or im clinging to a party member for the rest of this cave

[stuck shuttle]

Walking is faster than using Tsunami for travel

Actually, literally dropping prone and crawling is faster

[dim wasp]

im not travelling

im breaking us out of the cave

[stuck shuttle]

Tsunami can’t destroy objects/structures

[dim wasp]

why not

[stuck shuttle]

The spell description doesn’t say it can

[dim wasp]

rule 0 is a thing

[stuck shuttle]

Sure but RAW is the default assumption

[dim wasp]

no raw

raw is boring i wanna level cities/j

[stuck shuttle]

If rules aren’t being considered then the game is Calvinball and instead of D&D we’re playing freeform RP

[dim wasp]

freeform roleplay is fun

[stuck shuttle]

It certainly can be but this is the D&D server

And tbf, we are in #dnd-discussion

[blissful ibex]

then RAW, circle cast delayed blast fireball to extend the duration by one day and deal 14,422d6 fire damage c:

[dim wasp]

fire is too generic

for me anyways

[stuck shuttle]

It’s only a 20-ft sphere . A fairy village is about to have a very bad day

[blissful ibex]

then circle cast animal shapes and turn every willing creature within a mile and 30 ft of you into giant, rampaging dinosaurs

[dim wasp]

hoot hoot

thats destroying the ecosystem not the city

[blissful ibex]

It's destroying whatever you want for the next 24 hours