dnd-discussion

[rough basalt]

Nah sounds right

[dusk hatch]

expertise + +3

[woven flint]

Ah, Skills, I see

[rough ocean]

ah, on a skill, sure

[scenic zinc]

A +5 dex with proficiency

[rough basalt]

Dex is presumably 16 or 17, then prof + expertise

[worn lagoon]

i prefer this over predictability of point buy atp

[jovial shadow]

Min-maxing has been around in D&D since the 70's. If a player wants to have 8's in non-primary scores, that's on them. They will learn the hard way when those saves comes around

[woven flint]

They just said skills! >->

[rough basalt]

I like Point Buy

[jade garden]

I js asked a guy that plays in the same group so il hopefully know soon

[keen kestrel]

Tell that to my first set of rolls, I just don’t want to do that again.

[rough basalt]

But I usually have players who either make bad spreads or balanced ones.

[scenic zinc]

My assumption was they were referring to that in the first place by talking about rogue right after stealth was mentioned

[woven flint]

Ah, yes, like our dear Rogue and Cleric friends

[jade garden]

Omg why is everything so complicated in this game

[rough ocean]

The general discussion here has been over the main stat bonuses

[scenic zinc]

It's really not.

[keen kestrel]

Cleric? Balanced? I think not!

[jovial shadow]

Because it's is still Advanced D&D, when they should have chose

[keen kestrel]

Time to make some very strange stat spread for a cleric

[jade garden]

I think I might not be smart enough for dnd

[dusk hatch]

I might have bias because I just rolled once (all 6 stats) and they are like 13 in average so pretty good, and im happy.

[woven flint]

No, talking about our Cleric and Rogue doing horribly point buy-wise.
And our Cleric had done it on purpose

[scenic zinc]

It's written at a 6th grade reading level. You are.

[jade garden]

Same

[rough ocean]

It really isn't - just make a character in dndbeyond - know what kind of a stat arrangement system your group will be using - dont worry about min-maxing. And once session 1 comes up. Have fun. You can have a +5 in every stat and skill and still roll like crap. Enjoy the chaos

[keen kestrel]

Ohhhh, fair enough. Clerics are fairly easy to do point but for I suppose, as are rogues

[jade garden]

Thx lol

[woven flint]

The Rogue didn't do bad, but they didn't have a negative in any stat so their stats were spread thin.

[dusk hatch]

our dm allowed double magic initiate so um now I have both magic initiate druid and cleric atm at level 1 fighter, lol

[naive cedar]

clerics are super easy to assign points for imo

[woven flint]

My Fighter dumped Dexterity because I'm a Psychopath 🧐

[keen kestrel]

Time to make a str based war cleric

[woven flint]

The best way to make a War Cleric lmao

[dusk hatch]

what would it be?

[plain kelp]

yo im pretty new to dnd yall git gc i may join to play ?

[naive cedar]

high strength war clerics are fun imo

[keen kestrel]

Just set con to 14, max out wis and str and call it a day

[naive cedar]

depends on the domain

[dusk hatch]

not a war cleric tho we have 2 fighters in our party

[woven flint]

It's not hard to make a War Cleric Strength build
Just get heavy armor and don't worry about Dexterity, I know mine didn't

[rough ocean]

D&D is a game, where you think you are creating a character like James Bond. But when the game starts and you are rolling dice, it will become really clear really fast, that instead of Bond, your character is Johnny English.

[dusk hatch]

Is support enough of a description?

[naive cedar]

realising i could dump dex with a war cleric was weirdly liberating tbh

[keen kestrel]

The standard would be 17 wis/16 con/14 dex/10 cha/8 int/8 str

[naive cedar]

i mean all clerics are support. are you playing say, a life cleric? a war cleric?

[dusk hatch]

so WIS > CON > DEX > CHA > INT/STR thank youuuu

[woven flint]

I've talked about my War Cleric, Karkas, ad infinum at this point, but he was one of my favorite Cleric characters I've played and he was only for a high level 4 session oneshot lol

[keen kestrel]

Just take alert and you don’t even have to worry about going last

[rough ocean]

Find a group via your local game store, ask your friends, use Groupfinder, check discord servers. You'll find a group somehow. And bam, there you go

[keen kestrel]

With a little variation, this is how most clerics would operate yes

[dusk hatch]

I was gonna take alert then realized 2 people already have alert, sooo I just got the double magic initiate

[plain kelp]

i dont have a gamestore and i dont have nerdy friends 🥀💔

[naive cedar]

heavy armour using clerics can switch str and dex around but yeah

[worn lagoon]

int is pretty much only for very few ability checks for nonwizards, it's easy to dump

[keen kestrel]

Nah, you should always take alert if you’re dumping dex, it’s so good

[dusk hatch]

well I did not dump

its 13

[naive cedar]

int is also my go-too dump for any class that doesnt use int as their spell casting ability

[woven flint]

You know what I hate?
People assuming that an 8/ -1 in intelligence makes their character a complete idiot..
When it's in actuality, just below the average intelligence of commoners 😭

[rough ocean]

Then use any of the other resources I mentioned. The internet will connect you to other players looking for a group or to groups looking for players. Im pretty sure you could find a group within a few days. Use a LFG platform online

[jade garden]

I’m js gonna continue with making the character and if I was wrong on sum I’ll sort it out tmrw

[worn lagoon]

neverwinter nights makes you exactly that lol

[dusk hatch]

yes but we cant roleplay as ourselves sooo we just exaggerate

[naive cedar]

i agree with this but i like playing 8 int characters as being book dumb

[jovial shadow]

Very few?

[rough ocean]

Isn't the common commoner at a 10 stat all around?

[worn lagoon]

the 4 dedicated to it don't feel like they come up as often

[woven flint]

My Centaur Barbarian has a 9 in int, is he going to be a fool?
Nah, he probably just won't always think everything through

[naive cedar]

oh yeah i dont dump int for characters that use int skill checks

[jovial shadow]

I mean if it doesn't come up with your DM, that's fine

[worn lagoon]

you leave int as it is and the game makes you so stupid it makes every single dialogue in the game insufferable

[dusk hatch]

yep, 10 everything with 10 AC and 1d8 attack

[woven flint]

But, he also has a +1 or +2 in Wisdom, so I think that Balances out "Bad Int"

[scenic zinc]

Your ability scores do not need to be roleplayed at all.

An 8 cha wizard can be very suave. They're simply unlucky.

A 6 str rogue can be extremely buff. Perhaps their grip just often slips.

[naive cedar]

ive never dumped int in neverwinter nights. is it fallout 1/2 level?

[woven flint]

Yes :3

[worn lagoon]

you literally go googoo gaagaa

[naive cedar]

that also happens in fallout 1/2

[worn lagoon]

i feel like charisma or dex checks come up more often in most campaigns in general

[naive cedar]

its hilarious for like 5 minutes and then it gets tiresome but its a nice reminder to not just completely dump stats

[rough ocean]

Your DM will most likely check your char sheet before the game anyways. If something is wrong or off, they will tell you. Don't worry

[jovial shadow]

I'd be interested in where those campaigns are, because 8's in inteligence and Wisdom means you can be treated like a drone

[naive cedar]

i mean if you're in a reasonably balanced party one person having an 8 intelligence isnt a big deal

[rough ocean]

flying around, crashing into trees?

[crimson gulch]

the 6 int monk in my exandria game is having a good time

shes actualy nailed more religion skill checks than anyone else in the party

[naive cedar]

if you're in a party of 4 babarians it might be an issue

[worn lagoon]

eeeh, not really? you're barely a slower learner/worse observer

[dusk hatch]

I said to my friend make ur int lowest (he is a fighter), and he was gonna rp like that but his lowest roll is 13 😭

[jovial shadow]

If those saves never come up, I am sure it's no big deal. That's not a sign of a character who excels in saves.

[naive cedar]

🤣 i love rping my characeters lowest ability as a flaw tbh

[minor cargo]

If it helps to frame it, even with 8 strength, your maximum lift is still 240 lbs (8 * 30) if you're medium sized.

Edit: So for other stats, hopefully it helps illustrate the "average".

[worn lagoon]

yeah, an -1 modifier doesn't make you a buffoon or a wimp

[dusk hatch]

he is literally SMART with 13 tho 😭

[naive cedar]

i cant believe i have 4 strength

[dusk hatch]

what.
oh irl

[rough ocean]

think of it less as an issue - more of a - quirky game where you don't have an well rounded team. But even with 4 barbs, most situations can be managed. Not well, not successfully, but thats the charm. The game isnt just "No, you fail" - it is "No, but..."

[worn lagoon]

i am a 2 strength character irl

[naive cedar]

maybe he thinks hes dumber than he is? 😭

[dusk hatch]

naahh

[naive cedar]

well yeah i personally dont view flaws in characters as "issues" because it adds to the roleplaying

[rough ocean]

aye

[naive cedar]

real people arent superhumans

[woven flint]

I like to imagine an 8 Strength Adventurer losing an arm wrestling match to a 10 Strength commoner

Then the Barbarian steps in...

[dusk hatch]

I did not want to read the message that was sent to me out loud because the message literally called my "insolence" (well he is but i wouldnt call myself that), then our rogue persuaded me with 22 😭

[rough ocean]

And with a +5 to their strength, the player rolls a 4 and still loses

[hollow lotus]

Hi, I have a question as a DM, but it's more lore-related.

A Fire Genasi Monk (player) survived a shipwreck for unknown reasons, and I had the idea that she might have been secretly rescued by Umberlee and is her secret patron now.

However, I don't know what would motivate Umberlee to do something like this, other than mockery. What ambitions drive her to have a chosen one?

I also don't really know (besides water breathing) what minor abilities the Monk with real fire hair could gain.

I'm not getting much help from the wiki pages either, except that she wants offerings, but that doesn't seem like a motivation or goal to me, since any mortal can do that.

[woven flint]

Then they Rage, get a Nat 20 and now half the building is gone /joking

[dusk hatch]

funny

[keen kestrel]

That’s what my divine soul sorcerer had

[rough ocean]

This might seem like a cop-out answer - but have you discussed this with your DM?

[worn lagoon]

weak of body, strong of spirit

[hollow lotus]

I am the DM

[rough ocean]

Ah, gotcha

[keen kestrel]

He was so frail, a stiff breeze could knock him over

That’s why he sat way in the back and cast buff spells

[worn lagoon]

saint rain world

[jade garden]

Uh guys quick question (again sry) for the proficiencies I wud have to be in the minus’s for my stats to have a zero in them right

[woven flint]

I remember when one of my Minotaur Barbarians smashed through a solid stone wall because someone accidentally locked him out during dinner time

[worn lagoon]

"minotaur barbarians" (plural)

[buoyant oar]

Since the character is a fire Genasi and it is a water deity. Give them some Steam powers.

[woven flint]

One of them.

[severe rampart]

the minotaur that hired us went through the window instead of the door for god knows what reason

[dusk hatch]

one minotaue barbarians?

[jade garden]

As in if I have a plus zero for int it wud be a plus two for like history

[woven flint]

I've had 2! One was a Giant Barbarian and the Other was a Berserker, two different characters, I just wanted to flex I had two. /joking
Lmao

[dusk hatch]

If you have proficiency for History and your proficiecny bonus is +2, then yes

[jovial shadow]

in real life if you go to a gym and try to lift 240lbs you learn right way if that is accurate. lol

[woven flint]

Barbarian*

[rough ocean]

Mockery is a good motivation tho. To take someone who is of the opposite element and be the puppeteer for them. You can play with the idea that they want to snuff out the flame in them - to quelch the fire. Perhaps there is a problem (a rival of the Umberlee) that they want to take care of, but them being of water element, they don't have the upper hand. But with their new flaming pawn, they might be onto something. Or at least they think they might be.

And yeah, steam element stuff is potential - Give them Control Water, at times. And maybe some other water element spells to access at higher levels

[woven flint]

Dos, I was correcting myself 😭

[jade garden]

But if I don’t have a proficiency for history only a plus 0 for int then wud history be 0

Only the ones u have a proficiency in u wudnt have a zero in

So u wudnt have like a plus two in everything if u had no negatives

[woven flint]

Listen, if you're a Minotaur, smallfolk structures are nothing but a nuisance in your way

[dusk hatch]

wouoldnt window be SMALLER

[severe rampart]

sure let's say the in-lore reason is that the door was too small for him

[woven flint]

No, the point is, if it's made by a being smaller than a Minotaur, it's not worth their time to respect, typically

[unborn gyro]

The hair, if you wanted to put some kind of mechanical benefit to it, treat it as a candle or torch. That way it isn't to overbearing and while it has an upside it has a downside.

Is there a reason why Umberlee is important?
Evil dieties historically weren't worshiped to gain something, often they were worshiped to be spared their wrath.
This character could have offered something that caught Umberlee's attention and while the ship had to be sank, her offer was sufficient to be spared.
Umberlee may also understand something about the characters future, and how it will benefit herself.
Or you could always go with the tried and true, sometimes living is a fate worse than death.

[dusk hatch]

then I would suggest, The Wall.

[lavish flame]

we got Roger Waters over here

[woven flint]

Funnily enough, actual Minotaur lore here:
Male Minotaur apparently can't differentiate smaller races/species from one another

It specifically stated males there too, which is funny to me

"What? They tiny and you tiny!"

[crimson gulch]

And they called them Gaben

[keen kestrel]

Unrelated, but one of my pcs had only ever known shadar Kai, so he didn’t know how to differentiate genders of anything besides elves

[woven flint]

Which is weird because in Elvish society, Elves don't usually differentiate eachother with Gender

[minor cargo]

What do you mean? I mean, 240 lbs is a heavy deadlift for sure - but it's definitely possible.

[woven flint]

Gender truly doesn't matter to Elves 😎

[dusk hatch]

I have a stupid question, about Faerûn. A letter to me says "You need to gather men from North Region" would it be the North Faerûn or the North of the Neverwinter (Nw is where the letter came to).

[keen kestrel]

He also sort of stood out, so the shadar Kai took in his village it upon themselves to explain some concepts such as this

[jovial shadow]

Have you lifted a 240lb barbel?

[minor cargo]

Yes.

[buoyant oar]

The North generally refers to any region to the north of the Delimbyr River and to the West of the Anauroch.

[naive cedar]

most people cant deadlift 240 pounds lol

[jovial shadow]

Good. Some haven't and they will know it once they try (that was to Steve)

[woven flint]

The only Elves that actually care about Gender are Drow...
Because it's a Matriarchal society

[naive cedar]

hence why elves are the best

[woven flint]

It'd be the same if it was patriarchal to, probably, the reason I mentioned it is because Drow actually seem to 'care' about the gender of their leaders

[keen kestrel]

It was even funnier when he met a pair of Dragonborn, both of different species, and he assumed they just had fancy colors and were related

[minor cargo]

They'll know... that it's heavy? Sorry, I'm confused lol. Maybe I should just drop it.

[dark pewter]

It's good to keep in mind that while it's fun to compare D&D stats to real life, D&D does gamify stats and the like for the enjoyment of play, rather than for real-world accuracy

[naive cedar]

most people cannot deadlift 240 pounds especially without trianing

[dusk hatch]

yeah cuz its heavy (drop it loool)

[woven flint]

Elves in D&D are truly whimsical and chill beings

[naive cedar]

personally i like having canonically 4 strength

[dusk hatch]

nah im better

[minor cargo]

Sorry, just for context. This whole "8 strength can still lift >200 lbs" was just to help folks realize that 8 intelligence is not like... a huge difference from the "average".

[keen kestrel]

I did write it in, but I assumed the shadar Kai might’ve had a more matriarchal society due to the one they followed

[jovial shadow]

I wouldn't say all Drow are Matriarchs, just those within that certain clan. Like any creature, if they aren't born in that group, they can be anything else based on the environment and people around them

[naive cedar]

i wasnt trying to be rude lol sorry about that! im just clarifying what they were talking about

[rough ocean]

Except for halflings. No matter where they are born, they are chill dudes

[woven flint]

Shadar-Kai and Drow are both incredibly different Elvish beings,
Shadar-Kai are typically very apathetic beings due to the plane they're found in
Where Drow are sometimes very zealous in their worship

[naive cedar]

eilistraee my beloved

[woven flint]

Shadar-Kai in older editions also used to be Humans found within the Shadowfell but for some odd reason they changed them to elves

[long swift]

ello

[woven flint]

I think it would've been more interesting if they kept them as a human variant tbh

[long swift]

can a lvl 13 party of 7 beat a cr 16 boss?

[marble lion]

Last i checked most drow, not all, but most drow live in the groups that follow lolth and therefore follow their social system

[keen kestrel]

That’s fair, that’s where my hexblade aasimar grew up, and he very clearly stood out

[halcyon forum]

did you know that many halfings in Eberron are dinosaur riding barbarians and hunters, while many halfings in dark sun are cannibals.

[long swift]

(possibly a modified planetar)

[hollow lotus]

What would be a good rival? Sry I dont know much about the deitys, I am new into DnD.

[keen kestrel]

I’d say yes

[jovial shadow]

Possibly. It depends on what kind of classes they are and what magical items they have, and it depends on the Boss and their abilities

[vocal pecan]

Fr. I played a character before with a -1 CHA and my group reacted to it as if he socially stunted. Like he isn’t gonna get backstage without a pass but otherwise worst case a little awkward. Which (un)fortunately I can play well

[long swift]

danke

[rough basalt]

True, Elves never do anything messed up

[woven flint]

Well..
Majority of Elves are whimsical...!

[marble lion]

I prefer to focus on the somber journey to earning rebirth

[jovial shadow]

Lolth worshippers want to have a word with you

[marble lion]

Whimsical isnt my thing at all

[woven flint]

That time I got reincarnated into an Autognome

Good anime

[rough basalt]

Lolth worshippers lol

Imagine worshipping someone who can't get over her ex.

[woven flint]

There are a couple of bad Elvish groups, but you can't let them tarnish elves name in whole!!!

[hollow lotus]

Mhh only because the player got drowned and I thinked about BG3 Umberlee in Act3 and Mighty Nein Ford Patron.
Thinked about she died in the ozean (she has also fear of water) and Umberlee gived her life back, so her life depends on Umberlee alone.
Its not important, but well thinked of that in a way for some time.
Wouldnt be a good patron super boring? I mean giving her a secret plot about a evil dity is super spicy and keeps good stories.

[woven flint]

Drow are misguided anyway, I wouldn't say it's their fault

[woeful heart]

i have no one too play with so how do i be a dm for the first time without being embarrased

[rough basalt]

You just do it

[keen kestrel]

That’s why I love the seldarine

[jovial shadow]

Watch how other's DM on Youtube

Real ones, not the actors reading from scripts

[untold helm]

Out of curiosity

I have a question can you make a psi fighter with int as the highest stat

[keen kestrel]

You sure can

[untold helm]

I have been wanting to make a charcter that presented themselves a certain way yet acted another and I think a faking people out with a high strength high int fighter seems cool

Unopptimal probably but idk it seemed cool

[woven flint]

I mean, yeah, but it'd probably be better just to have a high physical stat with it

[rough basalt]

Keep in mind you'll have some trouble

[untold helm]

Yeah but that isn’t as cool I was just curious is there was any gameplay restrictions behind it

Ie a 18 int and 16 strength

[rough basalt]

As it's designed around you pumping your main stat to a max and int to 16

[woven flint]

Well, one is probably not being able to hit as often as you want at the given level

[timber crag]

👋

[rough basalt]

Maxing out int can end up being a waste of your feats too

[untold helm]

Ehh true but who cares when you have a awesome concept of a old man psi fighter

[rough basalt]

Well I've seen when concept means burden on the party so keep in mind a Fighter is meant to Fight

[woven flint]

Heck, I'd assume if hes an older warrior he'd probably be pretty good physically all things considered

Especially if he's kept in shape

[rough basalt]

And your combat abilities do rely on strength or dex to actually use them since you need to hit with the weapon.

[untold helm]

I mean I don’t plan on making him bad just think it would be cooler if his highest stat is int even if it makes him slightly worse plus Psi fighter scales off int

[dusk hatch]

guys what is hit dice spent and max I have no idea what is a hit dice help.

[rough basalt]

A couple extra damage in exchange for hitting decently less

[untold helm]

If I really wanted to be optimal I would do a 18 in dex instead of strength since dex is just better in every way and bump down int to 16 but that’s less cool imo

[woven flint]

Strength is still pretty viable too, you know lol

Strength builds get higher damaging weapons

[untold helm]

It can be but dex just gives you a ton of perks with a very slight damage reduction

[bronze wave]

Do it, the only reason that matters is you want to

[untold helm]

That can be negated by taking the dueling style

[woven flint]

Nah, Strength all the way

[rough basalt]

Long as you're not burdening your party

[bronze wave]

It’s a game, have fun with the game lol. You don’t need any other justification

[untold helm]

Ty paladin fan you get I was just curious if there was any gameplay restrictions

[bronze wave]

Just don’t play like an idiot

[woven flint]

My dual wielding Paladin was still a strength build smh...

[rough basalt]

Nah, you'll just have less chance of hitting enemies

[woven flint]

As a fighter you'll be able to get both Strength or Dexterity AND your intelligence as high as you want, eventually anyway

[noble basin]

i mean i guess but wouldnt you rather have some more feats

[rough basalt]

If they're pumping int there's not many int feats they could use

As int feats are geared for casters

It'd be best to just ASI int to 20

[noble basin]

what for

[fleet topaz]

hi

[woven flint]

They're a Psi-Warrior, Intelligence is their third stat anyway

[fleet topaz]

i found a pretty cool map maker on deviantart

[austere quail]

Oh?

[severe rampart]

Do tell

[austere quail]

Do tell

[fleet topaz]

im not sure i can post links here but their name is greaterhtrae

they've got game maps, exoplanet maps

like they got everything fr

[dusk hatch]

My spidey senses are tingling

[fleet topaz]

what did he mean by this

[dusk hatch]

idk, u sound like ADVERTISEMENT

[woven flint]

My senses hurt, agony! Arghh.

[dusk hatch]

but my insight is like +1 at max

[woven flint]

I don't think it's Lilly's intent to advertise lol

[fleet topaz]

i dont advertise i just thought it was neat

[woven flint]

They're just sharing a tool they found

[dusk hatch]

lilly did not feel genuine tho 😭

[fleet topaz]

was googling exoplanets and stumbled onto their profile

[austere quail]

For some people half the fun is the map

[glass granite]

-# I am not one of those people

[dusk hatch]

yeah you are Nugget

[severe rampart]

Hello not one of those people, I'm Echo

[minor cargo]

If we want to talk more about it, we can go to off-topic, but if you have a group that likes the map, using a map making TTRPG like The Quiet Year can be a great way to kick off a new D&D campaign. 👀

[dusk hatch]

Are you a people?

[inner silo]

Can a person become a warlock by having their patron be sealed inside them or fused with them, without making a deal?

[bronze wave]

Sure flavor is mostly free and that sounds close enough

[inner silo]

Alright thanks!

[bronze wave]

Always run it by your dm

[severe rampart]

would a stealthy ranger be good?

[worn lagoon]

yeah

[severe rampart]

I have a ranger with a longbow and a shortsword, focusing on stealth, but their spellcasting ability sucks

[worn lagoon]

...what stat did you even invest besides dex/con/wis?

[severe rampart]

Strength

[jade garden]

Gng do barbarians not have armour so no armour class

[severe rampart]

it has 7 intelligence and 8 wisdom give me a break

[austere quail]

Hey guys

[jade garden]

Hi

[worn lagoon]

lmao dang

[severe rampart]

it's for a different campaign where we start at level 3

[worn lagoon]

already found another campaign? your drought era's over

[austere quail]

Have any of you guys played in a setting where you travel by water with an engine?

[jade garden]

Bc in equipment they don’t have an armour

[severe rampart]

No this was the campaign I found before yours

[worn lagoon]

oh they finally got around to doing smth

[severe rampart]

We FINALLY settled on a date, it's starting in 30 minutes

[stiff rock]

Barbarians have a feature called unarmoured defence where their armour class is 10+dex+con if they are not wearing armour

[austere quail]

Like a raft with a motor engine or something

[worn lagoon]

oh heck, good luck, get guidance'd

[severe rampart]

my spell save DC is 9

[worn lagoon]

swap str and wis smh

[jade garden]

Omg tysm u saved me from so much confusion

[severe rampart]

yeah I think I'm gonna do that

[glass granite]

HEH. Where’d your wisdom go lol.

[worn lagoon]

most of us in that game are also in 2 campaigns, i run one, grudge runs his

[stiff rock]

Also they are proficient in light and medium armour if thats what you mean, they don't start with armour in their inventory however

[worn lagoon]

i think next session before we continue ours grudge will run his and i'm looking forward to being a player again

[severe rampart]

it's FINE I switched strength and wisdom... now I have 11 spell save dc

[worn lagoon]

bruh

[severe rampart]

I miss using Charisma for my spells 😢

[glass granite]

Ok that’s…
Still bad but it’s infinitely better

[stuck shuttle]

Also characters still have a default AC even if they aren’t wearing armor and have no other features that give a different calculations.

Your default AC is 10 + your Dex modifier. Other features and armor just provide different formulas that you get to choose between. Yes this means that if you wanted to use a lower calculation you could, but you never want to do that

[severe rampart]

My ranger is just gonna hide in trees and snipe people

[jade garden]

Yea that’s what I was confused with lol

[glass granite]

Gloomstalker?

[severe rampart]

Hunter

[glass granite]

Reasonable

[jade garden]

Ohhh

[severe rampart]

I'm poor and cant afford any digital books for DnD beyond right now

[glass granite]

Hi poor, I’m Hi, I’m Nugget

[severe rampart]

you forgot my middle names and last name

anyway believe it or not this is actually not my weakest level 3 character

[glass granite]

I believe it

[severe rampart]

I think I do the opposite of optimization

[glass granite]

You make a paladin monk?

[severe rampart]

I make a stupid ranger

no offense to anyone who likes rangers

[jade garden]

Finally finished my character

[glad arch]

Isnt lvl 1 dc like 13-14

[glass granite]

12-13

[still plover]

Ah, no worries there. You don't know the history of the kingdom, you prefer instincts to logic.

[glad arch]

8 + 2pb + 3/4 spell casting stat

[severe rampart]

oh my god 😭

[glad arch]

Did you share your character sheet anywhere? Curious what it looks like

[severe rampart]

sure I'll send it in #character-discussion

[inner silo]

Does the undead warlock do well as a necromancer?

[still plover]

DC 12 is enough for the early levels, just get that ASI at level 4.

[severe rampart]

I'm unfamiliar with the term

[glass granite]

Ability score improvement

[inner silo]

Asi is ability score improvement

[severe rampart]

ohh, yeah

[inner silo]

At level 4 you can either choose a feat or that

[severe rampart]

I usually choose the ability score first and then at level 8 take the feat

[bronze wave]

Just get a 20 with your 4d6drop roll ez

[keen kestrel]

Thankfully 2024 has all half feats now

[inner silo]

Isn't it 4d6 and drop the lowest?

[bronze wave]

Yes

[keen kestrel]

I genuinely think it’s one of the best changes they’ve made

[glass granite]

Yes
Max 18, +2 from background or species

[inner silo]

I'm playing bg3 rn and the feats not giving asi is really bugging me

[inner silo]

Ohh right

[keen kestrel]

Good thing you can cheese a bunch of stat bumps in that game anyway

[inner silo]

I think I've dodged every single one of them so far, but I'm only act1 so there probably haven't been that many a paladin could take

[keen kestrel]

Most of the cheese stats are in act 2 or 3

[inner silo]

Alrighty, I'll be on the lookout then

[keen kestrel]

Although, you can always get the club of hill giant str and dump str

[severe rampart]

is Absorb Elements good?

[keen kestrel]

Just gotta know where to find it in the Underdark

[keen kestrel]

Yes

[severe rampart]

thought so, it was the only level 1 spell from Ranger that really stuck out to me

that and Cure Wounds

[keen kestrel]

Zephyr strike isn’t bad

[inner silo]

I can't enter withers because of a little…accident so sadly can't respec anymore

[keen kestrel]

Uh, thats gonna be a problem

[inner silo]

Is oathbreaker that bad?

[keen kestrel]

No, it’s pretty solid

[inner silo]

Phew

[keen kestrel]

Withers should still deal with you even if you broke your oath

[severe rampart]

I dont have access to that as that is paid content

[inner silo]

He doesn't allow to respec

[keen kestrel]

Weird, you can always just pay to reinstate your oath

[keen kestrel]

Can always manually add it, if your dm lets you

[inner silo]

I'm not dishing out 1000 gold to get my oath back for a couple more days

[keen kestrel]

Tbf, gold is extremely easy to come by

[severe rampart]

Maybe...

[inner silo]

So far I've had a bunch of gold but there's more items i want to buy then the amount of gold i have. Might just be act 1 stuff though

[woven flint]

#baldurs-gate-3-spoilers

[keen kestrel]

Oh, you’ll have thousands of gold well before the end of act 2

[woven flint]

Might be the best place to discuss BG3 things

[inner silo]

Alrighty, thanks!

[severe rampart]

can you cast Hunter's Mark on someone, then hit them with an arrow, and then use ensnaring strike?

[woven flint]

No, because both are Bonus action

[severe rampart]

The session is about to start and 3 people are missing 😢

[near junco]

Dnd lowkey is the reason I met my gf so I gotta be thankful for this game always.

Even when I roll my 20th nat 1 of the day.

[severe rampart]

hell of a love story

[near junco]

She is my dm lol.

[severe rampart]

not only to someone you play DnD with but with your Dungeon Master? you must've rolled a nat 100

[stoic gale]

i havent played dnd ever and i only know becus stranger things it looks boring

[severe rampart]

it's a fun game when you get to play it

[near junco]

I GENUINELY used dnd rizz on her.

I ain't even lying 🥀

[severe rampart]

back then was she still your DM

[near junco]

She still is my dm.

[severe rampart]

she was your DM from the start? 😭

[stoic gale]

yeah but i feel like a learn how to play dnd is like 1 hour long

[near junco]

Campaign is still ongoing lol.

[severe rampart]

1 hour long vs years of games

[near junco]

Thats how we met.

[severe rampart]

"Can I roll to seduce the DM"

[stoic gale]

true how long do games usually last

[glass granite]

Months

[severe rampart]

Months if not years

[near junco]

I mean basically yeah, all the members are chill abt it.

[severe rampart]

also you can learn while you play

[glass granite]

Can be shorter tho

[severe rampart]

Oneshots yeah

[glass granite]

Or short campaigns.
Can last around a month depending on how many sessions you can do

[stoic gale]

i feel like it was fun in the 80s because they didnt have anything brtter to do now that we have actual games whats the point of playing it ykwim?

[glass granite]

Eh?

[severe rampart]

that is a very narrow view of it

[near junco]

We will be dating 2 months in abt 1hr 20 min.

[glass granite]

Congrats

[severe rampart]

They played it back then because it was enjoyable, and it still is enjoyable even with modern technology, hell Modern Technology made it even more fun

[near junco]

I mean soccer has been around for 100s of years still is a good sport.

[near junco]

I mean 5e is arguable better than 1e, bunch of new races and classes.

[stoic gale]

ill learn abt it just to educate myself on it and ill play it

[severe rampart]

I don't think anyone's arguing that 1e is better than 5e

[near junco]

Plus also new tech like owlbear, incarnate, hero forge etc makes it 100x better.

Also more accessible too.

[near junco]

Thanks dude.

[fiery kayak]

How good is a Halberd on a Fighter compared to other two handed weapons?

[grim tide]

Can someone tell me why our DM just left right before we were about to start our one shot and then made another post on this server saying if anyone else wanted to play the exact same adventure we were going to go on, btw don't go on "ghostings" or "nates" adventure as he's the one who ditched us

[glass granite]

Tis fine

[knotty forge]

Hi uhm

I don’t have access to looking for dm

[real patio]

The best part about being a composer and a DM is that you get OSTs for your campaigns.

[knotty forge]

How can I..

[grim tide]

You can search it up and then add it to your channels

There is a search bar just bellow the server name I think

[real patio]

Anyway, if you're interested... heh. I don't charge, it's fun being supportive.

[glass granite]

Type /looking-for dm

[near junco]

His name being ghosting is the cherry on top.

[knotty forge]

No I mean it literally says I don’t have access

[grim tide]

I know

[knotty forge]

I added all channels

[grim tide]

That's weird

[knotty forge]

Ye

[rare nest]

Did u check the channels and roles section?

[knotty forge]

Yep
Clicked add all too

[real patio]

My favorite part of D&D is that you can make a completely stupid character and have them have the best storyline ever.

[near junco]

Another dude said I could join his campaign with my gf, leveled up my character rolled stats and got added to his server, just to bloody ban me and my gf and block us without a word.

[glass granite]

Type /looking-for dm

No one can speak in those channels directly, only through bot posts

[rare nest]

damn-
its under the find a game category btw check that in the browser?

[real patio]

Can I make a furry character? And name him Tails the Fox

[near junco]

Its dnd make what u want.

[rare nest]

probably

[real patio]

Fact

[knotty forge]

Wait which one is for posting as a dm

[rare nest]

i had a friend who played a dino in a top hat-

[knotty forge]

Also thank you

[scenic zinc]

#looking-for-players

[near junco]

My fave character i play is a half robot half human alcoholic.

[rare nest]

how does that even work?

[real patio]

I was thinking of making a skeleton... that tap dances.

[scenic zinc]

But also this

[rare nest]

HAH hell yeah do it

[real patio]

DEFINITELY A BARD

[scenic zinc]

So, cyborg bender

[near junco]

Bit of homebrew he can mess with electricity and also has a keyboard on his back that allows a player who has a mute character to communicate.

[woven flint]

I think making a character should also have thoughtfulness for the world the dm is running and the tone of the story instead of always just what's silliest

Yes, even as the lord of goofy 😔

[near junco]

Whatever he types on the keyboard he projects from his eye.

[scenic zinc]

It should primarily be this.

[rare nest]

beat them with the tap of all dances

[rare nest]

oh thats actually so cool

[near junco]

Alcobot fits in all stories.

[scenic zinc]

Characters should make sense in the setting they're being played in.

[real patio]

He dances and makes the ground tremble, summoning an army of dancing skeletons and the dragon tap dances with them all

[woven flint]

That's not the point I'm making.

[rare nest]

thats why one should always consult the DM about "silly" stuff cause they really have all the right to say no

[scenic zinc]

I can't see them fitting into any of my campaign worlds.

[woven flint]

Oh, correction, I thought it said Alcohol

No, an Alcoholic Cyborg does indeed NOT belong in every story...

[near junco]

Yeah alcobot isn't really silly persay he js is an alcoholic as he lowkirkenuilly watched his parents get slimed out when he was 10.

[real patio]

Don't worry, silly characters fit into all stories if you like making them die in the most ridiculous ways.

[scenic zinc]

I have absolutely no idea what you said here.

[woven flint]

That's.. not true either?

[near junco]

Ion think he's considered a cyborg cuz he was born this way, mother was robot, dad was human.

[scenic zinc]

No. If the table agreed to a serious tone, your silly character doesn't belong.

[woven flint]

Not every story needs a comedic relief or a silly character

[real patio]

I'm just jkin dont take me seriously

I also have my own serious characters 🤨

[scenic zinc]

How in the world am I supposed to infer you weren't being serious?

[woven flint]

I personally think Comedic relief ruins a majority of stories, but that's just me lol

[near junco]

Sometimes it's fun to have a silly character that will js become incredibly serious when needs be.

[real patio]

Because the opinion in question was indefensible.

[keen kestrel]

The only time silly characters are fine is if everyone agrees to it, and it still would only be fine in a one shot

[crimson gulch]

We get that a lot here

[undone rain]

Like when a comedy actor plays a serious role lol

[near junco]

I personally love seeing the comic relief character snap.

[scenic zinc]

Comedy is fine. Comedic relief isn't even funny.

[rare nest]

then you know its about to go down too is the fun part

[fiery kayak]

Any fans of Wizardry 8?

[scenic zinc]

And... ? A lot of people say wrong things and believe those things.

[hearty notch]

woah comedy is subjective

[scenic zinc]

Please reread what I said.

[near junco]

EXACTLY... y'know it serious when the 2ft tall artificer all of sudden has a bomb in someone's face.

[undone rain]

Nah the fairy snaps lol

[woven flint]

Are you assuming smallfolk can't be serious? Smh.... for shame! /teasing

[near junco]

Im 5'5 irl lol.

[woven flint]

That's not smallfolk height

[undone rain]

Imagine how funny that would be tho. A fairy snapping and all you hear is small high pitched squeaks

[woven flint]

Smallfolk are beings under 4 feet of height, imho

[near junco]

How small is small folk height ?

[scenic zinc]

-# average height is 5'10" in the US for men

[woven flint]

Because you'd be considered a medium sized creature in D&D smh.

[real patio]

Personally, I have a character who is a paladin, a paladin on a path of redemption, since he has a dark past. It's fun.

[jovial shadow]

5'5" isn't small. 5'2" is about small medium

[near junco]

Im not in the us nor a a man.

[scenic zinc]

I didn't say you were.

[stoic gale]

can some dnd nerd larp with me

[near junco]

(Im a teen)

[real patio]

Cool

[near junco]

Wrong reply lol.

[woven flint]

Redemption Arc for being a teenager

[real patio]

Cool teen

[near junco]

I meant to say i have a friend who plays a paladin who's sole personality is based on knight books he read when he was young.

[woven flint]

🗿
Oh lord.

Sigh, time for culling

[real patio]

Whats a cull

[stoic gale]

we doing a cult

[real patio]

Dame?

[woven flint]

Don't worry about it

[undone rain]

Im gonna make a hobgoblin paladin, raised by paladins when he left his tribe as a 14 year old

[jovial shadow]

According to the US center for disease control the avergage heights for men is 5'9" rounded up and 5'4" for women rounded up

[real patio]

Anyway i worry so talk

[woven flint]

I owe no explanation to you!
I'm the GOOFY one.

[real patio]

Make him have an excessive weakness for pies in the face.

[real patio]

goofiest*

[scenic zinc]

Gorsh.

[woven flint]

No, I'm the embodiment of Goofy.
Not just the goofiest.

[undone rain]

One pie in the face is like kryptonite lol

[scenic zinc]

Tell your buddy donald to heal me please.

[woven flint]

A-hyuck! And I'll do it again!

[rare nest]

i can def imagine that LOL

[real patio]

Real

[woven flint]

I've never played a small species, my closest was Dwarf but they're not small

[scenic zinc]

Small dog energy.

Like a chihuahua.

[woven flint]

Wait, I've played a Kobold

One who was actually a deathly serious Barbarian.

[rare nest]

small serious energy?

[woven flint]

The party actively tried to joke around with him but he firmly ignored attempts at humor

[livid owl]

It's fun
The constant terrain hazards caused by 2ft of water is fun and I'm not even being sarcastic

[rare nest]

did they start a betting pool on who can make him break first?

[woven flint]

No, they couldn't, he was a lad raised by some mean damn giants
(His egg was offered as a tribute to them by his parents, but he hatched before they could eat him, so they kept him as a pseudo-son / pet)

[livid owl]

LOVE...

[woven flint]

He was even raised with hatred of dragons

[livid owl]

I play an endlessly patient autognome in my Sunday game he's only threatened to punch someone in the gut once!

[woven flint]

He was probably the meanest spirited Kobold I've ever seen as a character, he wasn't cruel, but he was a man on a mission to kill a Dragon so his "Father" would finally accept him as a "Giantkin"

[livid owl]

Was he a path of the giant barbarian..

[woven flint]

Indeed.

[livid owl]

Really good...

[woven flint]

He was only Path of the Giant because obviously, growing up, he was pretty well exposed to Giant magicks

[livid owl]

Yessss

[woven flint]

My Minotaur Giant Barbarian was a Giant Barb for a different reason, more so metaphorics as he viewed himself physically and mentally bigger than other people

[livid owl]

Oh that's really good

[woven flint]

He even learned to wield elements (Giant strikes subclass thing) out of spite towards spellcasters

[livid owl]

Amazing...

[woven flint]

His rage didn't manifest as Anger either.
Just Pride and Strength, a primal connection to sense of self

[livid owl]

My newest character is , on paper, a vampire werewolf
BUT!
But.
Not really.

He's Dhampir/Order of the Lycan Bloodhunter and he's reflavored to turn into a hideous bug monster every day that he can't dismiss for an hour

[icy fable]

I just created a new setting and would love to hear your thoughts on it.

[livid owl]

He was originally a sub-level 1 adventurer in a guild tasked to fell an evil presence threatening their settlement.

Unsurprisingly this was a higher challenge rating foe than they anticipated and most of them died. He sold out his remaining guild member for his life to be spared and then the Bad Guy turned him into a Dhampir bug monster

[livid owl]

Might fit well in #dm-world-building

[icy fable]

Done #dm-world-building message

[keen valve]

Love when rage isn't represented as anger. It's easy and the go-to, sure, but it's also a lot of fun to do other things like what you did.

[stark tundra]

Anyone here familiar with full metal alchemist

[pearl hamlet]

hi all, started playing ddo today and was wondering if it's possible to bind block to mouse right click?

[ebon dome]

Not my friend talking about how his spell save is dc 24 when I'm planning to throw a terasque at them

[glad arch]

Either he has some crazy stats and magic items or spmething is going wrong

[ebon dome]

He's a lvl 20 bard (lvl 20 1 shot) so it's definitely he just put an insane amount into cha

[stoic gale]

is anyone down to play dnd friday be the dm with ppl who have no experince at all

or did i finf someone one of a kind

[stuck shuttle]

If you'd like to use this server to find a group th instructions to do so are in #find-a-game !

[stuck shuttle]

A level 20, 20 Cha Bard will have a save DC of 19 so they're getting an extra 5 either by miscalculation or items

[glad arch]

Stats and levels only get you to 19, other then that its magic items

[near junco]

Plus NGL I didn't like most the other members.

[stoic gale]

U like me tho?

[near junco]

Barely.

[hoary totem]

My entire search history is crammed with various "La Llorona _____" because I had a warlock idea and wanted to know if anyone got to it first.

[glad arch]

Probably

[reef tundra]

La Llorona, that horror film, right?

[glad arch]

Hard to make a 100% original character

[real patio]

They are lowkey strange

[glad arch]

Im sure you could do it, but its probably gonna be a really random character without any real coherence

[lime yoke]

Hey, I'm a new DM making a homebrew campaign, any tips?

[glad arch]

Focus on the big picture for your preperation, let the small stuff come more naturally

[near junco]

Schizophrenia helps make memories.

[glad arch]

And if you ever wondering about specifics or idea crafting try #dm-discussion

[stuck shuttle]

Please make sure to use #find-a-game for soliciting games! Just warning before mods step in

[near junco]

And if one of your players says "I have dark vision" spikes are the answer.

[real patio]

"i have dark vision" yeah idk FLASHBANG

[stuck shuttle]

Most species have Darkvision, it's not super hard to deal with, if you need to at all

[near junco]

I ain't playing with u bro.

[real patio]

ok fine. But why...

[glad arch]

Introducing * magical darkness *

[near junco]

Ik but when u describe the room being dark and they interrupt with I have dark vision.

Then spikes are Ur friend.

[glad arch]

Also darkvision has its limits, both in range (unless twilight cleric) and color vision

[stuck shuttle]

No one is obligated to play with anyone else for any reason

[real patio]

A blinding light source serves the same function btw

[real patio]

Ngl was just curious.

[stuck shuttle]

That feels like a respect thing that should be discussed in Session 0. That's how I weed out most problem players trying to interrupt my BBEG monologues

[glad arch]

Yeh but thats not darkvision exclusive

If a light is blinding it blinds both people with and without it

[stuck shuttle]

Also works for players interrupting others in general, including me when I DM

[real patio]

Heheh Except for the blind.

[stuck shuttle]

Playing a blind character has its own issues

[glad arch]

Tremorsense or true sight but those usually have really small ranges

[real patio]

Ngl must be fun.

[glad arch]

Sorry, blindsight not true sight

[knotty pasture]

No, can you imagine having perma disadvantage on every attack

[stuck shuttle]

It can be fun but hard. And that assumes you're playing to RP someone with a disability not just for the aesthetic

[real patio]

Yeah, the fun part of roleplaying is getting into character who isn't u ig

[jovial shadow]

Was that already part of the room, or did you just throw that in there because you were irritated?

[real patio]

Thats a good question ngl

[glad arch]

When in doubt, falling rocks

[real patio]

how to play dnd hehe

Jk

[severe rampart]

#learn-to-play

[empty thicket]

Welp, if you dont have other ways to justify his "sight", like toph with vibrations, some sense of "magic" in creatures or whatever else. Yeah, you wont have a nice time

[real patio]

"Or you can make it have poisonous skin."

[empty thicket]

can make it like the serpents that use hte tongue for smell around them
Can make it like some bat using echolocation
There is lots of ways, just even heat is enough to use it like a sense of direction
Its just that i dont think that a whole black map would be so entertaining for a player
Theater of mind maybe, there is no problem

[stuck shuttle]

Yeah it sort of wraps around to using blindness as an aesthetic. Blind characters can be super fun to play but if you're immediately turning around to find mechanical ways to ignore the real downsides then there's not much of a point.

[glad arch]

The work around can has its uses. The example of toph with 'tremor sense' is a good one because her blindness isnt really invalidated

Its all about how you roleplay it imo

[real patio]

Or you can make it have its disadvantages, it would still be fun.

[stone agate]

I found a crazy exploit on a DnD version we are playing at my school in English class
If anyone wants to know

[glad arch]

Exploit how

[stuck shuttle]

Which D&D edition are you playing?

[stone agate]

It's a battle royale version, but not like regular DnD

[stuck shuttle]

I'm not sure I follow

[glad arch]

Sounds suspiciously non dnd

[stuck shuttle]

There is no official "battle royale" version of 5e. That seems more like a campaign style than an actual edition

[stone agate]

Well it kinda is, we got a whole powerpoint on it

[glad arch]

I can make a powerpoint saying donald duck invented dnd

[stone agate]

probably, but I found a exploit that makes me invincible

[stuck shuttle]

Are you sure it's D&D 5e? Or any D&D edition?

[glad arch]

Lets hear the exploit, we'll figure out if its from actual dnd soon enough

[stuck shuttle]

Feel free to post the exploit, it may be interesting to see what mechanics are interacting outside of literally just casting Invulnerability

[stone agate]

Unsure, I can send yall the info

[stuck shuttle]

You can post it here as long as it's not a huge wall of text.

[simple cradle]

hey guys im new here as my tag says

[stuck shuttle]

If it is you should either summarize or post it in a google doc and send the share link to it

[stone agate]

Yeah I can do that

[stuck shuttle]

Welcome! If you were looking for resources to learn D&D I suggest checking out #learn-to-play and #dnd-newcomers

[simple cradle]

ye i was thanks where do i find games after learning how to play

[stone agate]

I can just do it in dm's if you want? it will be easier

[stuck shuttle]

The instructions to use this server to find a group are in #find-a-game !

[stone agate]

alrighty

[simple cradle]

aight thx man

[real patio]

Ur so cool...

Serious question, what class would Mario from Mario Bros. be?

[stark tundra]

Probably a fighter

[real patio]

Monk

[stuck shuttle]

Honestly? Probably Eldritch Knight or Elements Monk

Leaning towards the latter

[real patio]

That's a good opinion tho

[stark tundra]

Honesty he is what ever the writers want to make him

[ebon dome]

Do undead creatures get any buffs or just weaknesses

[real patio]

Yeah and Luigi? Prob a mage

[stark tundra]

Because like the late great Stan Lee said who ever the writers want to win will win

[glad arch]

Any story with batman

[stark tundra]

I mean look at death battle the fight with Ben 10 and the green lantern

The green lantern wouldn't be able to touch Ben

[real patio]

Real

[stark tundra]

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson

Would defeat most of the league

Only really having a problem with Wally and wonder woman

[real patio]

I love how the concept of Ben 10 is respect for all living beings.

[empty thicket]

yep, something kinda related i saw one time is a player that wanted to play a kind that is in fact, a giant insect humanoid and it couldnt talk
It got like tons of features and then i told him," what is the downgrade to this? what is teh "bad" thing from taking this one?"

[real patio]

Grandpa Max It represents me.

[stark tundra]

Grandpa Max was putting belt to ass

[real patio]

He's THE MAN

[empty thicket]

Because, yeah, it couldnt talk. So i guess it should find ways to talk, like telepathically or smt.
Solved
I would add something like, "you are a completely monster, so people if see you directly will get scared" because it said "monstrosity" in a section of the description

[still plover]

Skeletons are immune to poison.

[real patio]

Skeletons should be experts at dancing

[stark tundra]

Especially tap dancing

[real patio]

Fact.

[empty thicket]

Any other undead creature you can play?

[scenic zinc]

You can't actually play as a skeleton unless your dm allows you to do that kind of homebrew.

[glossy abyss]

I played as a ball with arms and a sword soooooo that was fun 😂

[jovial shadow]

What do you consider a buff?

[ebon dome]

Anything that improves the enemy via extra dps, resistances, or immunities pretty much

I just said dps instead of damage

[empty thicket]

Features that give them extras like more damage to unarmed attacks or just free things like dragonborns having a fire breath
immunities like, again, dragonborns
Dark vision
Speed superior than 30 // 40, less problem climbing

[jovial shadow]

Ah

[unborn lotus]

I like Dungeons and Dragons

[jovial shadow]

When I think of buffs I think of something external giving you extra damage or something else.

Like Bless etc

[real patio]

Me too (never played)

[ebon dome]

Same (play not enough)

[stark tundra]

No one plays enough

Expect for Brenden Lee mulligan

[severe rampart]

oh my god what a session

[coarse ravine]

Guidance, bless, enlarge reduce, holy aura, paladin aura stuff like that

[stark tundra]

Have not watched it so pls shh

[severe rampart]

I meant my session 😭

[stark tundra]

Oh

[real patio]

Was it good

[stark tundra]

I thought you meant of critical role

But yeah was it good

[severe rampart]

... it was fun

[stark tundra]

Ah

[severe rampart]

I thought my character was weak but I ended up being the MVP

[real patio]

Will it be good?

[stark tundra]

Someone touched a cursed item

[severe rampart]

Maybe, I don't know 😭

[ebon dome]

How many terasques could a level 20 team of 3 beat

[severe rampart]

it wasn't professional but it was still fun

[jovial shadow]

It's good but there are other good ones out there too. Don't limit yourself. I remember TSR used to have superhero , Western, Post Apocalyptic and Futuristic RPG's

[stark tundra]

Depends are they power builds

Masks is also a fun one

[real patio]

It is good?

[severe rampart]

I think the highlights of the campaign were at the start, we had infinite freedom with no narrative, and I got eldritch blasted off the bat

[ebon dome]

Not really ik one is a creation bard

[coarse ravine]

Yeah I thought my barbarian ancestral gaurdian was weak. Until he reached level 14 and got that capstone. Then his damage output became incredible. I like playing support so wanted to play a support barbarian. He def lacked toughness like totem. Didnt have dps like the others. But after 14 he became a real dps support tank

[severe rampart]

My party skinned goblins and took their heads.

[stark tundra]

Then id say maybe 2

[jovial shadow]

Random stat PC's lose every time to a single Tar. You aren't beating one unless you knew ahead of time and built for it.

[coarse ravine]

What did he take for level 18?

Shapechange?

[stark tundra]

Ah typical behavior my machine just ate all the enemy swords and the rangers arrows

[empty thicket]

welp, yeah, it can be taken like that.
we use like base race the humans
no dark vision,
+2 to any stat
Free feat
In forward of that each race have like his "idea around"
Orcs tend to be martials//fighters
Elfs relate a bit with casters
ETc. etc. not meaning you cant make an Orc that is a caster or an elf that is a barbarian.

[severe rampart]

Ranger Hunter is SURPRISINGLY good

[real patio]

Fair

[severe rampart]

and the goblins were stupidly tanky.

[coarse ravine]

My first character was a Goliath druid

[severe rampart]

Also they just had to piss off the goblin queen and start an encounter that lasted 2 hours, where half of them died immediately

[ebon dome]

From magical secrets?

[coarse ravine]

Yes

[ebon dome]

Fireball and wish

[real patio]

LMAO

[severe rampart]

we didn't even defeat the goblin queen, let alone her henchman, but still we survived, barely

[coarse ravine]

What makes bard top 5 for me. If they dont choose amazing spells then it can go very much lower on that end.

[severe rampart]

My healer kit was used a lot

[jovial shadow]

Rangers are a good class. I don't understand why there is so much hate on them. They were good even in AD&D 1e. Albeit you didn't get spells until 9th level

[severe rampart]

Horde Breaker is so good

[coarse ravine]

I cant blame the wish spell... shapechange is hard to pass up along with true polymorph. But wish is wish

[severe rampart]

I can't wait until I have a gun

[empty thicket]

yep, it is.
Had played it one session and the extra 1d8 of damage feel really nice, later it get some features that turn you into a serial danger

[coarse ravine]

I mean I've never really played one. But the gloomstalker wisdom saving throw profficiency at level 7 enticed me

[severe rampart]

combined with Ensnaring Strike

[empty thicket]

i have one in the campaign im playing that ranger hunter, if i reach lvl 11 i can whipe out a whole group of enemies

[ebon dome]

He did make the mistake of telling me exactly what he's going to use it (he is going to make a button that whoever presses it gets a long rest and it has two uses) and I will be abusing how he worded it

[empty thicket]

didnt used any offensive spell, considerating taking zephyr strike for the always advantage on attacks

[boreal willow]

Helped one of my new friends with a speed based character, it was insane, he was running 10k mph

[coarse ravine]

So with that you can have up to 4 saving throw profficiency when you normally can only get 3. Unless you are monk, Trans wizard, gloomstalker

[glossy abyss]

Why do rangers get such a bad rep? I wanna try one but all I hear is they’re awful

[coarse ravine]

Gonna use wish for long rests?

[severe rampart]

I do not have access to Zephyr Strike unfortunately, since it's paid content

[boreal willow]

Rangers aren't bad if you know what you're doing

[sleek cedar]

are there any mods in chat currently

[coarse ravine]

Cause fighters are better archers
Druids are better at nature
Rogues are better at stealth....

[empty thicket]

weird, in any way, im thinking of using zephyr or hunters mark

[ebon dome]

So if he presses it he can use wish more

[severe rampart]

my fellow party members kept dying, especially the barbarian

[boreal willow]

Barbarian behavior

[severe rampart]

oh my god recounting from memory, the barbarian didn't kill ANYTHING

He was dead at the start of the encounter that lasted 2 hours

[coarse ravine]

Zealots dont die. Tell him to play zealot hahaha

[boreal willow]

Insane

[severe rampart]

or unconscious*

[glossy abyss]

So what are rangers good at?

[keen kestrel]

uh, being cool

[severe rampart]

He swung our unconscious party member to try and break the legs of an old lady, who turned out to be the goblin queen.

[coarse ravine]

Thematical rp..... which you can do with any other class.

They get some terrain advantages and specific foe advantages.

[boreal willow]

They are a mix of a few classes while being good at range, they have certain buffs depending on the situation

[severe rampart]

I think by far I did the most damage out of everyone in my party

[boreal willow]

Least it wasnt that bad, my barbarian punched someone only to get punched so fast he died on impact, it did a sonic boom lol

[severe rampart]

I rather that would've happened instead of him dying immediately 😭

[ebon dome]

Is 3 terasques plus a lich who's phyalactary is one of those terasques survivable

[keen kestrel]

honestly though, there's like one amazing ranger spell that only one other class gets

[boreal willow]

He had a mortal Kombat fatal blow screen happen to him😭

[boreal willow]

Fair point

[severe rampart]

every turn I had to maneuver myself so that I could heal my teammates while killing the enemies from afar

and you know, after all of that... we got 48 xp.

[stark tundra]

Oh yeah sounds like the dm didn't wanna do that

[coarse ravine]

Milestone>xp

[slate bridge]

Anyone have an anime themed campaign that has room for someone? Or looking to start something of the sort and needs people?

[boreal willow]

Is doing campaigns over discord good?

Never done it before

[coarse ravine]

Elite= in person
Great = FaceTime
Good = vc
Ok = pbp

[uncut zenith]

You never know until you try

[stark tundra]

Pbp is good for people who live in different time zones

[boreal willow]

Irl I get stuck with a bunch of plebs who screw around so we dont get anywhere

I need actual good dnd friends lol

[ebon dome]

I like it tbh especially if someone's taking notes and sharing screen then it's so good

[boreal willow]

Interesting

[uncut zenith]

Don’t let anybody tell you what is the best way to play. The best way to play is whatever works for you and your friends.

[coarse ravine]

Yeah cross table talk can linger in game.

[boreal willow]

Plus most of them are pretty new so half the time im doing stuff for them

[ebon dome]

It's also just easier for planning because I've had multiple times where we just were all on so we just played dnd randomly

[coarse ravine]

Like kristina... tell us about your dogs libido later....

[oak shoal]

Someone should make a character who had a hilariously high con score and the reason is they have an addiction to milk

[boreal willow]

Its more annoying then fun atp

[boreal willow]

Had a pretty experienced guy put everything into intimidation so he could intimidate anything into doing stuff, inanimate objects too

[coarse ravine]

Actually..... this is funny and I think ima spin that from milk to a herbal doctor

I play druid so I have herbalism kit. I can just act like my character is constantly eating ginger and turmeric and other forms of health nutrition lol

[ebon dome]

Paladins are fun

[empty thicket]

Yeah, they are good. High capacity of AC, spells, smite

The only thing i would think they lack is movement, but again, why you would care about movement when you can stand your ground

[severe rampart]

I'm sure he's joking about the xp

[stark tundra]

I'm making a soda bender

[pearl hedge]

facetime campaigns?? or you mean when there's a requirement for facecam

[somber sigil]

Hello. I am new here.

[pearl hedge]

new to D&D or the server

[somber sigil]

to this server.

[empty thicket]

hi there buddy, any favorite spell you would like to share?

[pearl hedge]

welcome

[somber sigil]

I don't have a favorite spell. I think so many of them are fun.

[empty thicket]

damn, mine is Ravenous void and dark star, both are so terrifying and epic.

[silent dawn]

Do you guys know how to make the “looking for players” thing?

[somber sigil]

I haven't been able to play regularly in month and months. Every time I get a game started it falls apart for one reason or another. I had a druid character, and I liked to use poison cloud. I would describe them as the "worst fart you ever smelled"

[old torrent]

Hi all, i just joined the server and have been thinking about trying out some dnd, but ive never played before and dont know where to start.

[snow zephyr]

#dnd-newcomers #learn-to-play are good places to start

[glossy abyss]

I’m a wizard…

The voices are telling me not to-

[simple cradle]

yall i am makin my first character and i need advice on the race

im basically makin a type of dark/unknown character that is tryin to get over hiis past while acting happy and social towards people

[glossy abyss]

But no if I had to pick a fav it’d be a ritual like identify or a fun attack like Gust Of Wind or Thunderwave (totally not biased of thunderwave getting me 20 kills in one action)

[undone rain]

Fireball

[naive cedar]

magic missile

[small heath]

Why not Sorcerous Burst?

[keen kestrel]

My absolute favorite spell will always be divine smite

[glossy abyss]

I enjoy ritual spells as a wizard as the ritual can be as little as hand gestures or as a grand as spelling out arcane letters with your staff and slamming them into words (similar appearance to Skyrim words of power)

[undone rain]

All you need is fireball

[keen kestrel]

all you need is smite

[undone rain]

Nothing more nothing less

[small heath]

As someone who plays a draconic sorcerer kobold, I approve of this message

[stark tundra]

My favorite spell is detect thoughts

[glossy abyss]

“I didn’t ask how big the room was, nor if it was wood, I’m casting fireball cuz I know it will work, FIREBALLLLL”

[glossy abyss]

Such a spell

[undone rain]

No thats only for paladins that dosent count. But wizard spells is fireball

[stark tundra]

Or the best cantrip in the game

Eldritch blast

[undone rain]

Only reason why i would play warlock

[stark tundra]

I mean

[simple cradle]

yo?

[stark tundra]

Warlocks are also fun for the fact that we get spells back on a Short rest

[keen kestrel]

that's not the only reason I do

[naive cedar]

All you need is Eldritch blast

[keen kestrel]

hunger of hadar is a heck of a spell, and I do thoroughly enjoy eldritch smite

[undone rain]

Dont need spells as a warlock i have eldritch blast

[naive cedar]

exactly

[undone rain]

Altough i can get fireball on warlock best of both worlds

Alr warlocks are good nevermind

[keen kestrel]

Warlocks have a better smite, it works on ranged weapons!

[stark tundra]

Exactly

[keen kestrel]

Jk, but it is really funny

[undone rain]

When do warlocks unlock fireball btw

[stark tundra]

And besides that you don't need to follow a code of being good

[keen kestrel]

you get it at level 5 if you're a fiend warlock

[stark tundra]

Most warlocks are little shits and they're gods love it

[oak shoal]

The fiend subclass at lvl 5 I think

[undone rain]

Alr

[stark tundra]

I want a warlock who multi classes into another warlock make him a human

If you catch my reference nice

[undone rain]

A warlocks concept is much more interesting then other spell casters if you ask me

[stark tundra]

Agreed cleric it makes sense how they get there power somewhat and sorcerers are just lucky

[undone rain]

Just sucks they dont have alot of spellslots

[undone rain]

And wizards, book

[keen kestrel]

In the late game, they functionally get a lot of spell slots

[stark tundra]

I mean true but again short rests regain everything

[undone rain]

True but still

[stark tundra]

Also warlocks aren't gonna be casting a lot of spells

[undone rain]

I dont see em as a bad class tho i find em cool

[stark tundra]

They abuse cantrips for a reason that way when they need to use spells they got em

[undone rain]

True makes sense

Bg3 has taught me that

[keen kestrel]

if you want a ton of spells, do pact of the tome and take the ritual invocation, whatever it's called

[undone rain]

Hm maybe, buuut also having limited spellslots does sound a bit more challenging

Hmm any good recommendations for patrons for a more good hearted warlock

[stark tundra]

Ah that would be celestial warlock

[boreal willow]

If only arc raiders wasnt 40 bucks

[stark tundra]

Fair just play dnd it's free

[boreal willow]

Except dice

[idle oar]

Digital dice rollers, which are more random then real dice, are often free

[boreal willow]

Yeah I know, less fun though

[undone rain]

Alright i might make a celestial warlock. The deal is as long as they use their power for good, never harm the innocent or side with the evil and always eradicate the evil they get to keep their power

I could make the patron be a devil but i dont wish to end up making wyll from bg3

[stark tundra]

Sounds about right id suggest making the patron an angel

[undone rain]

Sounds well good

I dont really like making evil characters. Feels like im ruining for the party and just edgy

[boreal willow]

I had a necromancer beast tamer build and we killed a bunch of aboleths and I tamed a good chunk of em and put them in my bag of holding, then using them as a minigun, one shotting the campaigns final boss

A little broken but

[undone rain]

Should i make the patron be a potential love interest

[keen kestrel]

nah

[undone rain]

Alr then

[keen kestrel]

make it a unicorn

[undone rain]

Lol

[keen kestrel]

I mean, it's a real celestial

[stark tundra]

Unicorns aren't nice

[keen kestrel]

sure they are

[stark tundra]

Tell that to Edward

[toxic echo]

Hey I'm new to d&d and I want to do a camping with my friends can you guys help me make one

[astral sphinx]

im looking for players how do i make an add on that channel

[glass granite]

Type /looking-for players

[toxic echo]

Hey guys I am new to d&d and I want to do a camping with my friends can you guys help me set it up

Or walk me through on how to make a camping

[stark tundra]

Sure go to #dm-world-building

[toxic echo]

Ok

[patent raven]

Not entirely accurate 😅

[stark tundra]

Or one of them I believe

[astral sphinx]

pick or make a verse and sandbox in that verse

[stark tundra]

I always go with forgotten realms near the sword coasts

[empty thicket]

yeah....i fear that if i play some wild magic one just show up and throw han....hooves at me....

Yeah, the wild magic can make one show up for 1 mintue

[patent raven]

I saw the immediate typing so I’ll get yuck level nerdy. The Rand function isn’t truly random at all but just the current time in microseconds run through a standard equation and truncated to within the boundaries of the 1-X of the dice emulated.

Sorry for going there

[idle oar]

It’s a prng but it also doesn’t have physical imperfections which is where physical dice typically have issues in their “randomness”

For most games it really doesn’t matter though what dice rolling tool you use

Physical or digital - it’s random enough

[patent raven]

Tru dat

[empty thicket]

And with that random you can get some funny moments
Like i got one time 15 times nat20, welp, not me, hte DM did it.
We were laughing a lot in that session

We survived for a few things because holly cannelloni we almost got obliterated

[west gulch]

Does anyone know if the starter sheets in lmop wld work in doip?

Starter character sheets*

[snow zephyr]

Using quantum superposition to randomize my dice like a pro

[empty thicket]

more than 2000 thousands of years of evolution, more than 500 of technology improvement
all that for making a digital dice totally random
Amazing

[fervent locust]

Absolutely! You can pull adventure elements from both box sets and run your players around Phandalin for months!

[static rune]

anyone wanna play some dnd

[elfin kernel]

i do

[woven flint]

Hello, friends

[static rune]

ok we need a dm and maybe some other playrers

[elfin kernel]

bet

[woven flint]

We're getting a Warforged War Cleric in our Vecna Eve of Ruin campaign!
Finally, my Celestial Warlock doesn't have to constantly carry with healing by himself

[elfin kernel]

i like turtles

[woven flint]

Play a Tortle

[static rune]

would you play with us

[umbral girder]

I’m sure the upcoming boss will totally not kill them.

[toxic echo]

Hey guys how do I play a paladin

[keen kestrel]

are you a defensive or offensive one

[umbral girder]

Get in the way of enemies, buff yourself/allies

[toxic echo]

I Wana be an offensive

[naive cedar]

Smite people

[keen kestrel]

then hit things, your allies will follow you

[umbral girder]

Yeah good luck with that with Paladin

[deft mesa]

is there really a flaw to paladin I can’t find anything

[keen kestrel]

they make great damage dealers

[toxic echo]

I'm new

[umbral girder]

You will thrive for 1-2 encounters. Then you are just a much worse Fighter

[static rune]

pllease will someone play dm with us

[umbral girder]

Slow movement and lack of AOE and half caster so they are lacking slots in long adventuring days.

[keen kestrel]

with the new rules, you certainly can extend that much further

[umbral girder]

Not the place to ask.

[toxic echo]

What spells can the paladin use

[static rune]

where

[umbral girder]

Their spell list.

[oak grotto]

Go to #find-a-game. Random people on a Discord chat won't DM for you.

[keen kestrel]

I love having find steed, it's great. Half casters are still better than not being casters at all, and you can get aoe with certain subclasses

[umbral girder]

#find-a-game has the information you need

[deft mesa]

What is the paladins main job?

[umbral girder]

Yeah but not that many and a couple that are close to good.

[woven flint]

Paladins are also only really good protectors at lower levels when their party is close to them
Which can be problematic

[toxic echo]

Ok

[umbral girder]

Party defense.

[deft mesa]

ohhhh sweet got it

[umbral girder]

They have AC and spells and features specifically at protecting their Allie’s

[oak grotto]

DMing takes quite a bit of effort. Don't expect most people to drop everything to make a game for you.

[deft mesa]

Oh so like a tank?

[keen kestrel]

Paladins will not do a metric ton of damage, but they are incredibly good for protecting their team (not quite like a tank, it's hard to explain)

[umbral girder]

Ideally if you want a very offensive martial Fighters, Barbarians, and Monks are the way mainly

Paladin is like Druid and Cleric with a more supportive and defensive role

[deft mesa]

Oh sweeetttt

[umbral girder]

Even their smites have ways to help your allies

[deft mesa]

sorry im new you guys are lowk helping me out so much

[keen kestrel]

gotta say, oath of the ancients goes pretty hard for protecting people

or oath of the noble genies

[woven flint]

Paladin? More like Palamid. /joking
I love paladins

[keen kestrel]

that's weird, so do I

[deft mesa]

Is there like a heirarchy of the characters (what are they called)

[woven flint]

It's not like, my top 5, but it's definitely top 8

[oak grotto]

Hierarchy of what?

[keen kestrel]

it's in my top 3 for sure

[deft mesa]

The uhm like whatever paladin is

[toxic echo]

What is smiting

[woven flint]

Hierarchy of Paladins?

[oak grotto]

Like a list of best to worst?

[umbral girder]

A spell you can cast to hit something a bit harder

[toxic echo]

Ok

[keen kestrel]

divine smite, it's pretty cool

[deft mesa]

no like the “characters” like paladin is

or classes I think

[oak grotto]

Classes.

[keen kestrel]

wizards are the best I'm pretty sure

[woven flint]

Yeah, there's a bunch of different classes

[oak grotto]

I still don't understand if you are asking which classes are the best.

[woven flint]

Well.. 13 (Soon to be 14, my beloved Psion)

[deft mesa]

Yeah which ones are like the best

[keen kestrel]

primary spellcasters

[naive cedar]

Wait psion? did I miss some news

[oak grotto]

They do different things. There are no best classes.

[deft mesa]

Ah okay

[woven flint]

Every class is just as viable as the other

So there's no real wrong choices to play

[deft mesa]

Is there like a team synergy thing?

[umbral girder]

Usually yes.

[woven flint]

Yeah! Any group can make it work though

[jovial shadow]

There is no best class. It's all subjective. Just like there is no best Species. Opinions differ

[umbral girder]

The classic is the Rogue, Fighter, Wizard, Cleric as they cover most things in the game you’d ever expect to face for example

[deft mesa]

Oh cool!

[rose wedge]

Druid with faerie fire fuels my rogue's sneak attacks >:)