dnd-discussion

[blissful ibex]

how does that ration bit even work
they have a homebrew feature for that or are they just making crap up

[vagrant quartz]

roach route?

[naive cedar]

Idk what that means 😭

[vagrant quartz]

then you didnt get the reference

[naive cedar]

I guess not

[severe rampart]

Y'all should I leave this campaign?

So last session, the DM, they admit, they didn't prepare anything, didn't make any map or VTT, didn't check the character sheets, and overall improvised every encounter and background of the campaign, and made it up as they went

And my party members are also prone to infighting

[muted slate]

the player is brand new and we has never played and was like well could I do this thing and I like when players go off the cusp so it was agreed he could roll a 1d4 an heal for it as a one off if he agreed to describe the scene to the group. it ended up described as taking a punch and a punch then hitting with his javelin then dramatically pulling out jerky to angrily chew in the direction of the enemy

[muted slate]

was any of it fun. does this seem like a pattern?

[severe rampart]

Angrily chew...

[chrome tinsel]

This isn't the fart sword game is it?

[severe rampart]

It was fun because it was ridiculous, but that's it

[severe rampart]

No, it isn't, Evren's campaign is good

[chrome tinsel]

Whew

[naive cedar]

Fart sword?

[muted slate]

Id personally give it one more go and if it the same. id dip.

[severe rampart]

Personally, the group dynamic is terrible, just borderline terrible

[muted slate]

oh that is a different story. ooof

[severe rampart]

There was supposed to be a session an hour ago but the DM cancelled... 3 minutes before it started

[muted slate]

3 MINUTES! damn that is rough

[glass granite]

Just from the no prep alone? No

[severe rampart]

The barbarian is pretty much a murder hobo that CAN'T KILL ANYTHING, the warlock... is pretty chill... and the druid is a coward

[blissful ibex]

I had a DM cancel this week and he at least gave us like 36+ hours notice

[severe rampart]

There was three areas, the backgrounds were a wooden plank, a road, and a basalt floor

I kid you not, I asked him what direction the campaign was going and he said "I don't know, do what you want"

[chrome tinsel]

Honestly I have immense respect for a dm willing to run game by the seat of their pants. Most of the best moments in the game aren't prepped

But

The last second cancelling combined with that makes me think the DM might not have enough mental energy to invest the time needed to run the game at the pace they are

[severe rampart]

The barbarian and warlock were dead/unconscious for half the encounters, the druid was a coward, and I had to kill mostly everything at level 3

[muted slate]

some sessions I wont plan just to see what the party decides to do

[vagrant quartz]

what class are ya

[severe rampart]

Yeah... but listen... there was 0 directions, he didn't describe the scenery at all

[glass granite]

I…also don’t completely fault him for that

[severe rampart]

Ranger Hunter

[muted slate]

THAT IS BLASPHEMY

[vagrant quartz]

lol

[severe rampart]

Every one of my turns was "I roll to hit, it hits, I use horde breaker to kill two goblins"

[vagrant quartz]

i can't wait for my next long rest

ill become the longbow wizard

[severe rampart]

Dawg... I dealt... I think 400(?) Damage in the session alone

[vagrant quartz]

dayum

[chrome tinsel]

If you're not having fun then that's that right?

[glass granite]

^this

[vagrant quartz]

that ^

[severe rampart]

Do you know what the others dealt?

The barbarian dealt around... 60(Mostly towards themselves)

The warlock, 80(half to themselves)

The druid? I'm not sure if he even attacked once in the campaign

They dealt damage to themselves because they willingly attacked a creature that deflected damage.

[vagrant quartz]

was there any way around that?

[severe rampart]

At the last encounter, the warlock and barbarian were unconscious... the druid was hiding in the bathroom... and I was the only one attacking

[vagrant quartz]

i'm guessing yes

[severe rampart]

It's okay if it was one time, BUT THEY TRIED THAT FOUR TIMES AND GOT TO 0 HP

[vagrant quartz]

....

[severe rampart]

Alright this is getting off topic, got it

[vagrant quartz]

i think its the caps

[idle oar]

Please watch the all-caps folks - it's an accessibility problem for some text to speech tools vision impaired folks use to participate in our community

[severe rampart]

oh was it? I didn't know

[chrome tinsel]

But yeah it sounds to me like you're not having a great time. I think even if one could look past some issues typical of a rookie DM, the group dynamic being off is kinda the biggest factor. Do you really wanna be committing to consistently make a game where the vibes just aren't on?

[muted slate]

my apologies

[severe rampart]

It was hilarious in a way that something is so absurd it's funny

There were supposed to be 7 people in the campaign too

[vagrant quartz]

lol

[muted slate]

that is a large party

[severe rampart]

3 left because they were late and got embarrassed (I think)

I'm considering leaving as well

[muted slate]

the reality is if it is not fun and you seem to dread it. then thats really it. Id leave the table for the lack of immersion

[blissful ibex]

dont' consider it
just do it
that's sounds like torture

[remote wadi]

Trying to relax after this nightmare of a session. Failing miserably

[chrome tinsel]

"Hey, I had a lot of fun last session but I'm kind of feeling like maybe this group isn't right for me."

Doesn't have to be much more than that.

[muted slate]

what are you attempting?

[remote wadi]

Read what I said slower

[muted slate]

I have the adhd...what is slower

oh i read it

[remote wadi]

I'm done

[severe rampart]

They had a horrible session just earlier

[remote wadi]

Gping somewbfe else now

[muted slate]

yea I was hoping to offer tips to cool down but i missed what they meant

sorry dude my bad

[fervent jasper]

This is purely hypothetical say a idk 16 year old was trying to play would u recommend they just play the non 18+ campaigns or not play at all

[severe rampart]

Depends on maturity really

[fervent jasper]

I’d say they are just looking for a calm way to let out there “nerdy” attributes and have fun playing a game with people

[severe rampart]

Then definitely, yeah

Or just a homebrewed campaign works too

[fervent jasper]

Okay cool thanks echo

[robust thicket]

how do i handle players just not showing up?

[still plover]

As agreed in Session Zero.

[muted slate]

I have a set rule that if 2 or more players don't show the session is cancelled. I have a rule that if a player doesn't show and doesn't message first reach out an check on them. if everything is ok ask in the future to be respectful of everyone's time and let at least me the DM know they wont be turning up. if they do this 4 times with no real reason I let them know that they are not welcome at the table. this is all established prior to session 1

[worn lagoon]

1-day blinding stew

[timid current]

Talk to the player, see if there is a timing issue or if they're not interested

[river frost]

All of the above for trying to move to online. Also, they aren't really relevant but it basically boils down to being targeted with insults over many sessions out of character so 🤷

[bronze wave]

Man I’m having such a tough time with a campaign I’m in

[north hawk]

Scanning the chat it looks like everyone is.

[bronze wave]

So it seems, my thing is more timing but it’s suc a cool campaign

[warm summit]

Playing or Running? playing Id try checking game stores, local colleges, libraries. Running I would put flyers in those places

[north hawk]

That's a bummer. Sorry to hear that

[limber trail]

Well I’m having a great time with my campaign

[bronze wave]

Well it’s not like over or anything we just keep delaying and changing times. And the DM has a lot of silence

We are only like 6 sessions in but the last 2-3 were rlly off? Idk feels like it’s a reoccurring issue

[warm summit]

Might be a good idea for the group to talk to them and see what's up, see if you can salvage the campaign and make sure your DM is okay

[north hawk]

Oh that sucks. Scheduling issues are the worst. I need a concrete reoccurring day and time myself. And if you feel like something is off, it probably is.

[river frost]

Definitely playing. Idk if I feel confident enough to run a campaign with strangers-

[remote wadi]

You could have it worse. Like me

[worn lagoon]

I'm so excited to be on the playing end for once

It's been a while, and I'll taste player experience with a mature Dm for obce

[north hawk]

If you're DMing for strangers, I recommend starting with one shots till you find enough people you enjoy playing with. It's hard to find good chemistry sometimes.

For playing do what Frolic recommended, and also search for dungeon and dragons facebook groups for your area-- that's where I've found most of my irl games.

[severe rampart]

Some of the stuff in looking for players sounds so good then I don't pass the age pre req for some of them, I saw one that was like 25+ only💔

[bronze wave]

I sent them a voice message to see what’s up

[north hawk]

Wow. 25+ is interesting. Maybe they're trying to weed out noncommittal people.

[severe rampart]

Nah, turned out the rest of the group were just 28-38, which I gotta admit is fair

[limber trail]

I’m gonna be honest as a player and as a DM I have no interest in playing with people significantly older or younger than me so yeah I completely get this

[north hawk]

That makes sense. I prefer to play with people around my age.

[blissful ibex]

eeh, I'm in a campaign with a dude who is like 19 and another in at least his 60s and it's fine

[limber trail]

It can be fine, it’s up to group preference

[north hawk]

True.

[limber trail]

There’s no one size that fits all

For me it was important to find a group of people who could conceivably enjoy spending time doing more than just playing DnD together and so I found people of similar denominations and it worked out pretty well

[steel flame]

How I can download this game

[north hawk]

You don't lol.

[glass granite]

You…don’t download a TTRPG

[steel flame]

?

[glass granite]

DnD isn’t a video game

[steel flame]

Then what it's

[glass granite]

A table top role playing game

[small heath]

Question: if I use moonbeam, and I redirect moonbeam on my next turn ontop of someone. Do they take initial damage the moment it touches them, or do they wait until it's their next turn to roll for damage?

I'd imagine it'll proc once right?

[north hawk]

It's a ttrpg.

"A tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) is a form of interactive, collaborative storytelling where participants describe their characters' actions through speech, with outcomes determined by a formal system of rules and randomization, usually involving dice. Unlike video games with fixed paths, TTRPGs offer limitless possibilities as player choices and improvisation shape the direction and outcome of the game, guided by a Game Master (GM)"

[steel flame]

Ok i chose to be the strongest hero in this universe

[glass granite]

Sure, the stronger villain kills you

[steel flame]

Yeah but I'm immortal

[fiery nimbus]

the dream happend, i crit with my Crusher Feat Eldrich Blast

[glass granite]

You can try, but you’re not the GM. You don’t call the shots.
Anyway this server ain’t for roleplaying

[glass granite]

You what

[fiery nimbus]

I crit with my Eldrich Blast and activated my Crusher Feat

[steel flame]

No role play , no video game , no card game
Like dude how do you play then

[proven mountain]

This server isn't for role playing but you can find a game. If you're new, check out #dnd-newcomers and read the free basic rules

[glass granite]

Read #learn-to-play
This server is for discussing dnd not playing it

[bronze wave]

Aku I hope you manage to download dnd

I believe in you king

[shy plover]

Just download Bg3 atp

[bronze wave]

Snooze

[tulip anchor]

A bit stupid question, but Aristocrat counts as background?

[glass thunder]

pretty sure yeah

[glad arch]

Aristocrat isnt a background by name but noble is

[glass thunder]

really?? ive used aristocrat as a bg a countless number of times

[tulip anchor]

ok, so Aristocrat is more of occupation, then?

[glad arch]

I might be wrong, but curious what book its from

[glad arch]

When i try googling aristocrat background all links go to noble

[glass thunder]

🫢 oh lmao

[glad arch]

Its basically the same thing though, both mean you come from some powerfull family

[worn lagoon]

There's also knight which is, noble

[glass thunder]

oh I see
for the most part when i create character I go with being a halfling and or any ordinary background or occupation..

[tulip anchor]

cause I've been trying to configure starting kit for Bard class and it says "based on background, you get these items" and it lists them depending on it

also - can I ask someone through DMs?

[glass thunder]

thats not on my part, not my thing usually. I bet there are some definite experts in here that can help though 🙂‍↕️

[tulip anchor]

ok. Like I said, tried to configure Starting kit for Bard with these specifics if it helps:

Bard (College of Whispers)
Faceless
Nar
Aristocrat

And from what I've read, Armor, Weapons and Tools are no problem. The problem is that it says this:

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

(a) a rapier, (b) a longsword, or (c) any simple weapon
(a) a diplomat's pack or (b) an entertainer's pack
(a) a lute or (b) any other musical instrument
Leather armor and a dagger

so what should I configure based on that info, then?

[eager marsh]

whatever you want. you get something from all 4 of those lines

[tulip anchor]

yeah, but from what I understood, in each of those 4 I should choose a, b or c

[eager marsh]

correct. so 'whatever you want'

[dusk hatch]

imo just get the money from all of them and buy what u want

[eager marsh]

instrument choice is flavor. the backpack you can look at what comes in each that you prefer. weapon is also just prefrence

[dusk hatch]

use cowbell as ur instrument, trust.

[wanton sorrel]

tough decision

[tulip anchor]

ok, will try like this: since he's aristocrat, he should go with:
a rapier
a diplomat's pack
any other musical instrument
Leather armor and a dagger

correct?

[eager marsh]

there is no 'should'. do whatever you feel is righht with your character

[wanton sorrel]

flip a coin!

[dusk hatch]

Get the warhammer

[tulip anchor]

yeah, that's what I meant: he's an aristocrat, that feels right imo

[wanton sorrel]

wow this feels like more like who wants to be a millionair... done done done.... my final answer.... A

[tulip anchor]

What do you mean?

[wanton sorrel]

the choices

[tulip anchor]

Oh, as in A in every category?

[wanton sorrel]

well... not in every catagory

[tulip anchor]

I trusted my gutsand they told "rapier is fancier weapon than a longsword for nobles" xd

[dusk hatch]

go warhammer

[wanton sorrel]

are you going to dual wield?

[tulip anchor]

Also, do Trinkets or any of these items do anything?

?

[wanton sorrel]

two weapons. one on each hand

[tulip anchor]

It only has rapier

[wanton sorrel]

yeah but you can always buy another sword at the shop

[tulip anchor]

Don't think so? It's a bard, after all

[empty thicket]

Rapier like principal weapon, you can use either a gun in the another, a flint pistol like the one used in duels or can use a dagger, both are good

[tulip anchor]

Oh, the dagger. I forgot.

[empty thicket]

The only issue i would see is later maintain it or how you would defend yourself

Like, defenses in general.

[tulip anchor]

Party is not usually in 1 adventurer, right?

[wanton sorrel]

there are solo adventering

[empty thicket]

yeah yeah, you can use that or a longsword and do a fighter//battle maneuvers like the ones used in the past by those aristocrats or their fighters

[tulip anchor]

But I digress.

[empty thicket]

there is, but i wont recommend them, its better going in a team

[tulip anchor]

Trinkets - do they do something or they're just for flair?

[empty thicket]

like the aristocrat kit? or what?

[wanton sorrel]

that's also true fracnco... going with a team

[tulip anchor]

So there's your answer for defense: a class with high defense or attack interception

[dark pewter]

Most trinkets don't have any explicit mechanical purpose, no

[tulip anchor]

In general, like glass eye, vial, etc.

Ink

That type of items

[dark pewter]

A good rule of thumb, especially for items, is that they only do way they say they do. Most trinkets don't even have a description, so they would have no mechanical use

But your DM can allow you to use your trinket(s) in ways you imagine/describe, within reason

[empty thicket]

Yes and no, they serve like justification for , write a letter, the vials can be used for take liquids, poisons, etc.
Papers for wrote a letter, give it to someone and make a scroll, etc. etc.
Unless you go a Wizard that is who would use it all the time for his stuff
But all depend of the DM way to go with the things, most wont like, mind about those lil details

[tulip anchor]

So they're just for flair, got it

[tulip anchor]

Oh, so depends on the adventure, then?

[empty thicket]

There are tools//kits that can be used for upgrade some stuff and give you some utility
Example:
Woodcraver tools:
Craft Arrows. As part of a short rest, you can craft up to five arrows. As part of a long rest, you can craft up to twenty. You must have enough wood on hand to produce them.

[empty thicket]

Yep, mostly the DM and what rules he have and what your character want to do

[tulip anchor]

Gotcha

[remote wadi]

You know what? Part of me even wonders why I play dnd anyways

[wanton sorrel]

to have fun

[empty thicket]

Fantasy, hobby, adventures in the mind and enjoying being part of fantasy adventure, fun

[tulip anchor]

Cause it's interesting and complex?

[remote wadi]

If i just get screwed over by luck at ang chance I get

[empty thicket]

my bard is in almost the same, he cant land a spell.
To the point that his character is now a forced pacifist. He wont kill, just harm

[remote wadi]

I don't think you saw today

You would understand

[empty thicket]

The killing is the work that me, the paladin, the other fighter and the artificer

[empty thicket]

yeah sorry, i was working. I just came in.

[jade oxide]

Anyone got any tips for a druid i will play my first druid next week (ive only played a barbarian) i am a human druid

[empty thicket]

Read all your features from teh character, your spells and understand what your character do

[fiery nimbus]

There is a small chance i will get to kill Githyanki next session though party does not agree as "they didn't do anything bad to us yet"

[empty thicket]

What is your role in that character and most importantly, what your team need you to do in some situations

[tulip anchor]

Also - quick question. Are there weapons that has the same qualifications, like several types of rapiers, 1handed crossbows, or it's just that - rapier, crossbow, dagger, etc?

[empty thicket]

Oh and tho, it is what it is, joke with it and cope, it happend so move forward and start using tools to re try stuff then, give you more chances

[remote wadi]

Discovered by guards after I knocked out their captain from self defense. No stealth roll, no nothing

Can't Athletics check my way over jumping/climbing a fense because it's 15 feet tall. Can't battering ram through the gate cause it's locked. Can't hide because there's 4 guards charging right after me

Can't rope trick to escape because they have pikes. Couldn't surrender, either. Dragged off unconscious by 7 guards, Wizard decides to use Fireball instead of upcasted sleep

[wanton sorrel]

the sleep spell.... when it was needed.

[remote wadi]

1 failed death save. Final guard decided screw running, imma just kill this guy. 18 to hit, 3 failed saves, nobody has gentle repose, nobody has revivify material components

And when I decide to roll up a new character hoping to get some good stats?

4d6k3, 75 minimum, one 16+

Just to get a 75, 77, 81

[fiery perch]

I rolled a 31 on a persuassion check and it still failed

[wanton sorrel]

what how????

[fiery perch]

nat 20 + sorcerer with 20 cha + prof + guidance 1d4(got 4)

[wanton sorrel]

how the heck did it fail... T_T

[dark pewter]

Those totals seem pretty good. I start my higher-power campaigns at a rolled stat total of 77, and my players tend to feel/play pretty strong

[fiery perch]

I mean I was trying to convince the BBEG to just surrender

[eager marsh]

the DM declaring the circumstance impossible (a roll shouldnt haver been made)

[fiery perch]

from pure talk - talk no jutsu

[eager marsh]

Thats called no result passes and a roll was the DM messing with you

[fiery perch]

The DM physically flinched at a 31

[wanton sorrel]

lol

[fiery perch]

I mean the DC was 35

[remote wadi]

You're missing the part where 75 was the minimum

[dark pewter]

I didn't miss that, no, I'm just not sure what the problem is exactly? An 81 total is considerably higher than standard array

[empty thicket]

those... ar really good numbers...

[remote wadi]

You do realize most of my team has 85+ at level 1?

[empty thicket]

bro i got literally like, 61 one time and was awfull

[remote wadi]

Again. 75. Mimimum

[dark pewter]

I don't, no. I'd have no way of knowing without that context

[remote wadi]

Those are not good numbers

[dark pewter]

But stat distribution like that is part of why I bound my players' stats to a total, rather than a minimum

[wanton sorrel]

wait 85+ at level one??? wait what???

[remote wadi]

Must I say it again...

[wanton sorrel]

yes

[empty thicket]

Bro, im used to having the literally worst situations possible, i came from darkest dungeon, F&H, etc. etc.
Being in the worse situation and then climbing up through the effort to get into a good spot is the sauce in this dish

[remote wadi]

sigh...

4d6k3. Uses a bot to roll 3 sets, each 75 minimum and one stat 16+

[dark pewter]

Not everyone is going to have the full context of your situation, unfortunately. I am sorry to hear your game isn't going how you'd like, though

[empty thicket]

Embrace the failure and Go forward. If you dont win for luck you will win for being stubborn in the good sense.

[woven flint]

Zeke, I love your banner lmao

[lean lark]

Just finished a session as a DM.

I rolled 5 nat 20s (someone save my party)

[loud tendon]

They are better than average they are just not as good as what your teammates manages to roll.

Maybe ask your DM for a buy and to essentially get the same rolls as one of your teammates that you can allocate to a new character.

Since you have lost a character and had less luck with the dice

[empty thicket]

At least you can have 75 min, so roll until getting a good 75 or +, it happen and that it is

[remote wadi]

And look where that got me. Dead as a doornail with all of the party members I gave my all for being who knows where or being the indirect cause if death

[dark pewter]

That was going to be my next suggestion; ask your DM about balancing players' stat totals a little closer together

[tall minnow]

Hey I’m new to the server- is there a channel I can look for a campaign to join?

[dark pewter]

My stat rolling method came from a LOT of player feedback, and your DM will never know you're frustrated if you don't tell them

[woven flint]

#find-a-game

[empty thicket]

Yeah, it happen, failure can happen. When it happen it is what it is. You breath, move forward and start again.

[crimson gulch]

He's been complaining about this campaign for months, there's no helping him there I feel

[dark pewter]

Check out #find-a-game! It's got instructions for our LFG channels

[loud tendon]

check out #looking-for-players - the channel #find-a-game has the instructions on how our looking for channels work

[remote wadi]

And just... reexperience all that frustration and bad luck all over again? How lovely

[idle oar]

Yes there has been D&D content released only on DnDBeyond (typically free to claim content)

[remote wadi]

Every single time, I either couldn't do something consistent or needing someone else to help

[crimson gulch]

Not you

[dark pewter]

It really seems like your only options are going to be heading back in to talk to the DM/play more, or leaving that table behind at this point

[remote wadi]

And it isn't someone else's fault. Just me constantly being a victim of circumstances. And I hate that

[idle oar]

No. D&DBeyond stopped trying to make UA materials since Strixhaven as it takes up too much dev time/resources for something that may never actually become official.

[remote wadi]

Doesn't or cant? Either way, you haven't met me

[woven flint]

Dice are a beautiful yet fickle creature, no? /silly

[wanton sorrel]

dice is good i do love some of the designs

was it the hellfire club?

[lean lark]

Failure is part of the game.

Even consistent failure can be funny if done in a comedic way.

In a session I ran tonight the party's druid ran into his own moonbeam without thinking while wildshaped

[empty thicket]

@tall minnow there, this message have everything you need to know

[cursive fox]

Cthulhu by Torchlight was the most recent stand alone DDB exclusive that I remember

[remote wadi]

I mean, it's a little funny. Thing is, your negative events are from an obvious mistake. Mine are from terrible luck or someone else's mistake

[cursive fox]

yes, all 2024 based and one for each class

[woven flint]

My Druid was a fella with a natural climbing speed, however, a tree he was climbing was slick, he failed a skill check, fell down, and our Goliath Barbarian called him "Treefell" for the rest of that campaign

[crimson gulch]

The 3 that bundled with the forgotten realms books are it actually

[fickle heart]

Respectfully, I wonder too. I think D&D is something that might bring you more misery than joy, based on the tone of your discussions here. It seems as if you bring up your qualms with situations and they seemingly just bring you frustration, so it's hard to determine if you want sympathy or solutions. Either way, it doesn't seem like you have a healthy connection with the game, which is generally when people should take a step back and reevaluate their desire to engage with something.

[woven flint]

Even when said Druid became a Deity!
But the two had always been close

[cursive fox]

I didn't consider them stand alone since they were introduced with the other books

[crimson gulch]

You can't buy physical copies of them, they are dnd beyond exclusive

The 3 that came out with the forgotten realms books, lorwyn, Asturian and netheril

[lean lark]

Sometimes it's not even a matter of dropping something entirely but just taking a break from the game.

There can be a lot of burnout

[cursive fox]

Astarian's Book of Hungers, Netheril's Fall, and Lorwyn: First Light

[fickle heart]

From the earlier context of you leaving the VC and VTT when your PC died, and the fact that you've brought the exact situation up twice today in less than 4 hours, I think you truly need to do some soul searching on whether D&D is the game for you, considering that what you described is entirely within the realm of possibility of the game. I think you hyperfixate on the negative situations such that you don't allow yourself to enjoy the positive situations of the game, which means that the game is now just a chore and you are seemingly only sticking with it because of sunk-cost fallacy.

[fringe trellis]

I just joined and people are dropping complete knowledge and wisdom bombs in the chat 😭😂

[woven flint]

A common occurrence with these lads and lasses and friends in-between, yes 🧐

I haven't Wisdom, only Whimsy!

My greatest wisdom to bestow would be
Take it on the chin, sorrows are only temporary

[valid geyser]

the first two are decent, third one most people werent a fan of

[cursive fox]

Astarion's is decent, has the Dampire species. Netheril's Fall is an adventure booklet and looks like it could be fun. Lorwyn is an MTG tie-in with a handful of species that could be fun

[fringe trellis]

I just giggle through my bad rolls because they usually end up building my characters plot later on for the DM to torture me with 😭😂

I feel like if D&D begins to actually anger you then I just take a snack break and move on later, usually im just hangry idk 😂

[cursive fox]

I've had so many failed Cha saves that I thought the DM was trying to kill my character

[woven flint]

Ah, my Drow Warlock fellows sisters was murdered by a Balor, last Session, Strahd used an auditory hallucination of her screams to try and throw him off, I rolled a secret wisdom check and deemed it high enough for him not to flip out on Strahd.. then they proceeded to play Chess.

[rough basalt]

Man was playing chess while we fought for out lives

[lean lark]

Good and bad rolls can cause some hilarious moments if done right by both the player and the DM

[fringe trellis]

That’s me with Str saves because my characters always have the social flair, but heaven forbid they try and climb a ladder, otherwise they’ll fall toward impending doom 😭

[woven flint]

My chess skills saved your lives! Be grateful smh.

[rough basalt]

True

[remote wadi]

I guess I'm just tired of everything I try to do or play either resulting in "lol youre poor, you can't play that" or "lol your luck is terrible, you'll never be able to enjoy this"

[cursive fox]

cheers to DM's that love making people do saving throws with their dump stats

[woven flint]

If Sovis had failed the secretive Wisdom save, he probably would've attacked Strahd.. and died lmao

[rough basalt]

Hell yeah, fireball that 8 dex paladin

He'll pass anyway cause of aura

[fickle heart]

I get why you're tired of it, yeah. What I'm getting at is that you are seemingly creating a self-fulfilling prophecy with no chance of escaping it by virtue of your thinking being negatively leaning. That mindset will potentially spiral if you don't nip it in the bud.

[rough basalt]

We'll no diff strahd and head onto the next world

[devout niche]

you are so well spoken wowowow

[fickle heart]

I get frequent practice sending a lot of professional emails

[woven flint]

Sovis and Daybreak both casting DayLight in Strahds face to flex

[fringe trellis]

We love a king eloquent with his words ✨💅

[devout niche]

haha i love that

[rough basalt]

Only thing that's sketchy is I don't have my mental prof upgrade yet

[cursive fox]

irl bard

[rough basalt]

So I have a -1 in Wis saves

It's just really bare

[naive cedar]

vampire light cleric who can’t cast daylight

[rough basalt]

Tbf so is Lorwyn I think

[cursive fox]

third one was a MTG tie-in that felt out of place and rushed

[woven flint]

You guys should see Tamms play Emios, I hate that Saytr so much

[rough basalt]

I wanna play my paladin

[woven flint]

If Artanza wasn't such a loving old man, I'd gut him!
@fickle heart

[devout niche]

im so sorry if this is the dumbest question ever but ive noticed "wis" being used quite a lot and i cant seem to determine what it means 💔

[rough basalt]

Wisdom

[fringe trellis]

I’ve been looking for a new home brew campaign to join, although most people I’ve found are mostly opposed to home brew 😅

[rough basalt]

It's the shortened version of it

[devout niche]

yep definitely dumbest question ever 😭😅

[naive cedar]

wizz instead of rizz

[remote wadi]

Much like my luck, I'm nit fulfilling it or "manifesting" it. I'm simply observing it and getting more and more depressed from every time being just terrible

Like whatever good options I could do are not possible and whatever bad options are only escapable by blind luck

[glass granite]

Strength is STR
Dexterity is Dex
Constitution is Con
Intelligence is Int
Wisdom is Wis
Charisma is Cha

[cursive fox]

still 2 weeks away from my next game since my group is lucky if we can meet once a month

[woven flint]

Con can also be Constipation sometimes 😔 /joking

[wanton sorrel]

i'm excited for my new D&D first editions hard prenium books to arrive at my house...

[naive cedar]

I just say str

[fickle heart]

I'm not saying you are manifesting it; I'm saying that I think you don't recognize that you aren't really leaving yourself much room to actually get out of your current mindset.

[fringe trellis]

Honestly I think maybe I’d just switch up either the campaign, the players, the DM, or potentially maybe just step back for awhile yourself (or a combination of a few). A good point of D&D IS to have fun and enjoy the experience regardless of hardships or difficulty, if it’s hard to do that currently then there’s definitely something wrong somewhere 🫶

[devout niche]

tysm for this, it felt like a whole nother language for a sec😅

[wise lintel]

on which one of the chats do I do an introduction(if you guys do that)?

[idle oar]

No intros needed

But welcome to the official D&D Discord server

[wise lintel]

ohh okay thank you

[glass granite]

We don’t really do intros, some of us just appear and exist all of the sudden
But hello!

[rough basalt]

Did you getem off DMsguild? Or findem on ebay?

[woven flint]

Existence is painful, can I sleep now? /silly

[wanton sorrel]

DMSguild

[rough basalt]

Nice.
DMsguild is a good site

[glass granite]

May thou pillows be perfectly cool

[wise lintel]

im really new to D&D (if you couldn’t tell by my tag )but Im making a big effort to learn how to play and everything (if that makes sense)

[wanton sorrel]

I like to thank you for the recommendation for find such a site.

[woven flint]

You're telling me I can buy Dungeon Masters on Ebay?
I'm gonna assemble an army

[devout niche]

eeek im on the same page, ive been eyeing up the dnd starter kit in my HMV and im so excited to get back to the UK and get it 😜

[glass granite]

If ya need any help #dnd-newcomers would be willing to answer any questions!

[cursive fox]

my closest friends on this server don't know my name, and sometimes I still don't call them

[idle oar]

Check out #learn-to-play and #dnd-newcomers

[wise lintel]

great! thank you

[rough basalt]

Yep, specifically guides that bring the DMs to the yard.

[wise lintel]

thanks a lot!

[idle oar]

Sorry - try all three of what?

[cursive fox]

yes, you'd have to buy them on DDB

[fringe trellis]

I used to have so many physical campaigns (Curse of Strahd, Players Handbook, Starter Set, DM Handbook, and The Astral Space set I forgot the particular name) and I lost them all during my move so I’m starting from ground zero on collecting 🫠💔

[wanton sorrel]

that collection T_T gone T_T nooooooooooo

[fringe trellis]

For now I’ve just been trying to find an online campaign to get into but it’s so hard to find a group that works nowadays 😭

[woven flint]

In my next Eve of Ruin session, we're going to feast on Strahd 🙏

[fringe trellis]

Yes!!! I loved being the Hadowzess or whatever they’re called

Astral Elves honorable mention too 🔥

[woven flint]

Thri-Kreen and Giff are just better.
They're my babies

[glass granite]

I like autognome

[rough basalt]

I wanna play other species I always end up playing the basic 4

[fringe trellis]

I have personal beef with Thri-Kreen but I do love them all 😂🙌

[remote wadi]

There is not much room to begin with. Out of campaign problems, only solution is have available is literally "just grin and bear it. Hold out for some unknown solution"

[wanton sorrel]

I always play either a half elf or a dwarf but i think when i get the multi universe book i might become a furry.

[woven flint]

I've never played, out of the basics
A Halfling, Gnome or Human and I'll die before I touch them!

[past latch]

I never play humanoids rip

[rough basalt]

I just like playing humans a lot idk why

[fringe trellis]

A couple years back during my first time playing the spelljammer campaign we had my friends character die from them and it was my characters brother 😭😅

[fickle heart]

If that's the case, then you've just perfectly justified that you should stop playing the game, no?

[rough basalt]

Ig it's often cause my characters are inspired by media I consume which is mostly humans

[fringe trellis]

I’m very much a home brew junkie, I’ve almost always had a home brew race and class if the DM allows 😂

[past latch]

same, but i try applying it on the wacko races instead of making them one to one

[glass granite]

Only homebrew I want in terms of classes is a melee sorcerer

[wanton sorrel]

the only thing I know is that homebrew has is over power items T_T

[woven flint]

The humanoids I've played most are Elves and Drow are my most played of Elves
Vaskhir, my Wildfire Druid
Navar, my Trickery Cleric (Of Vhaeraun 🔥)
And
Sovis, My Celestial Warlock

[keen kestrel]

@woven flint we may or may not have died today in one of my campaigns, so I'm rolling up a new pc

[glass granite]

Oof

[rough basalt]

If I play my paladin next she'll be a human, but I have two other PCs in my pocket. A tief and a dragonborn

[fringe trellis]

Last time I ever played I used a Siren Enchantress (mostly a RP campaign anyways) and it was definitely one of my favorite experiences I’ve had with Homebrew 🔥

[keen kestrel]

we had a string of extremely bad rolls ngl

[woven flint]

This brings me joy

[keen kestrel]

Honestly, I get to play a genie paladin now, so I'm not complaining

[glass granite]

Somehow I feel like i need more context

[fringe trellis]

Genie paladin goes crazy honestly I love that 😂🙌

[keen kestrel]

I don't want to do spoilers because it's CoS and we died at a specific spot

but uh... we might've fought a few too many scary nature fellas and died for it

[wanton sorrel]

rest in peace. T_T

[woven flint]

I've talked about him for a bit, although he only existed for two sessions

My Earth Genasi Noble Genies Pally, Jabal was my most recent Paladin and he died fending off a Lich for the party lol

May your Paladin die gloriously 🧐

[formal pier]

Hello

[cursive fox]

I would love to roll up a 2024 character

[north hawk]

So a Genie Paladin takes an oath to a genie?

[glass granite]

Gooood morning afternoon evening, Wahzzup!

[keen kestrel]

It's to the elemental plane technically

[north hawk]

Ok.

[formal pier]

It's so cool to be here

[wanton sorrel]

it is!

[woven flint]

It's so cool to have you here 😎

[fringe trellis]

Yall be doing epic quests fighting lichs to die and all my death stories are embarrassing like a giant rat biting my Fairy Fighters head off 😭💔

[formal pier]

Yeppie

[remote wadi]

I guess that makes both of us. How did you go out?

[gray oriole]

Hi new to DND to some degree have done some campaigns I'm here wondering if there any openings pirate based campaigns happening that I can join with a goblin fighter character

[vagrant quartz]

i thought dex stood for Dang, Epic Xylophone

[glass granite]

My autognome battle smith died from a holy hand grenade when fighting a killer rabbit.

[fringe trellis]

I’ve never had a “main character” type of cool death, it’s always something stupid that takes my character out 😭

[keen kestrel]

We uh... died to a lot of plant based creatures in CoS, but not without taking out almost all of them

the good news is, we got a level up to level 5, so that's what our new characters will be starting at when they join next week

[remote wadi]

CoS too. Died because guards took me captive and unconscious after knocking out a guard captain in self defense. Wizard chose fireball over sleep, survivor chose petty revenge over fleeing for his life

[lean lark]

#find-a-game

[woven flint]

My Aarakocra Warlock died fighting a Lich as well, lmao
He managed to figure out the Liches Phylactry was the castle we were fighting in and he used the ring of 3 Wishes he had to demolish it with an Explosion or a Black Hole (I can't remember which 😔)

[keen kestrel]

So far as I know, two of us are making paladins xD

[remote wadi]

Your death sounded pretty cool, though. Wish I went out in some sweet blaze of glory. But I'm either rolling out Monk or Barb. Ranger sucked terribly anyways

[empty thicket]

Conc is concetration(?)

[glass granite]

Monk! Go monk!

[glass granite]

I just say concentration

[keen kestrel]

The only way I like playing ranger is the gloomstalker or horizon walker, teleporting around and stabbing things is fun

[remote wadi]

Just a constitution saving throw. DC is 10 or damage taken, higher one

[keen kestrel]

Play a 2024 monk, it's so fun

[empty thicket]

okey okey

[woven flint]

Out of my three characters that have died... 2 have died Fighting Liches..
Is this my curse? To perish if I battle a Lich? 🤔

[keen kestrel]

The only thing I've actually died to in EVERY CAMPAIGN is some plant based monster

[empty thicket]

wasnt asking about what it is but still thanks, someone that didnt knew might use it

[dark pewter]

I'm currently running a campaign with a villain-cult of liches 👀 Your worst nightmare

[glass granite]

Helll yeahhhh

[remote wadi]

I tried to go Gloomstalker. But nothing could save me from bad luck and terrible decision. Thus my small hatred for the game

[keen kestrel]

so uh.... I guess I just gotta learn fireball on all my pc's now

[empty thicket]

Mage slayer monk will be funny there

[remote wadi]

This is a 2014 Campaign

[glass granite]

Monk is certainly weaker in 2014

[woven flint]

My War Cleric fought a Lich and didn't die, it can't be the case.. he ended up killing that Lich TWICE

[keen kestrel]

2014? don't play monk or barb, just play fighter and destroy everything

[dark pewter]

No monks in this party, but I've already got a player who wants to try that monk in the follow-up campaign

[keen kestrel]

Sword and board it up, time to run things down

[woven flint]

Wait until they meet my War Cleric, Karkas, they'll know true fear 🧐

[empty thicket]

ooooohhhh, still fighter with mage slayer, 2, 3 or 4 attacks breaking must break their conc yes or yes.

[remote wadi]

There already is a Fighter. Probably just going to go Barb. Won't stop the suffering, though. Not likely

[vagrant quartz]

guys how broken is true strike?

[keen kestrel]

do you have a cleric? if so, just play a paladin, problem solved

[vagrant quartz]

2024 edition)

[glass granite]

What subclass?

[keen kestrel]

if not, play a cleric, it's fantastic

[dark pewter]

Not quite as many attacks, but the barbarian deals around 25-30 damage average, so crits are almost insta-fails for concentration

[empty thicket]

its good, an option for close combat casters or just last resource

[remote wadi]

Cleric and Palaldin already exist here

[lean lark]

Maybe you could take a break from the game

[remote wadi]

And a Druid too

And none of them had gentle repose

[gray oriole]

Can't seem to be able to make any posts in that specific section and being that I am dyslexic to a degree tried reading it to the best as I could but a lot of it did not make sense to me personally... 😅😅😅😓

[remote wadi]

Then I just lose one of my only outlets in life. Lose lose

[vagrant quartz]

i just found a cool longbow and wated to use it

[red estuary]

Outta curiosity what class is the best for beginners? Or could I just play as any?

[keen kestrel]

that's kind of wild, but hear me out... play a sorcerer and cast fireball

[lean lark]

Ahh... #find-a-game is where the instructions are. You can then make a bot command that will post a message in #looking-for-dm with what youre looking for

[lean lark]

Probably barbarian

[keen kestrel]

fighter is one of the easier ones I think

[harsh hinge]

Step 1. Go to any channel where you can type.
Step 2. Type /looking.
Step 3. Highlight the channel you want to post in.
Step 4. Hit Enter.
Step 5. Fill out the form you're directed to.
Step 6. Hit Enter.

[red estuary]

Barbarian and/or fighter cool thanks!

[vagrant quartz]

depends on how obsessed you are, anything is good if you're obssesed enough, if you wanna take it slow probably a martial class

[red estuary]

Oh fair point

[remote wadi]

Sorcerer and definitely Warlock (and Definitely Definitely Ranger) got power crept hard in this campaign

[dense nymph]

this place is awesome I just posted into the looking for DM thing and I’m excited to hear a response from someone. I’ve always wanted to play dnd ^_^

[keen kestrel]

Like they're too strong? or not strong enough? I can think of a few ways to make sorcerers broken if ya like

[woven flint]

I dunno why, but Common Slime is such a funny name 😭

[red estuary]

Its supposed to be

[remote wadi]

Every other teammate has homebrew rules to make their already great classes much stronger

[keen kestrel]

ok, hear me out... divination wizard, lucky feat and silvery barbs, just don't let your dm have fun ya know?

[woven flint]

Enemy Common Slime!
beatboxing ensues

[red estuary]

A common slime emerges!
battle music

[gray oriole]

So if I'm looking for a group do I do the community one?

[vagrant quartz]

i cant wait to shoot enemies with my longbow as a wizard

[woven flint]

You're my friend now...
We shall rule that galaxy.

[remote wadi]

Yeah, no thank you. I'll never recover from the irl Vicious Mockery of the massive overcompensation

[red estuary]

Okay!

[vagrant quartz]

this is me but no lucky feat, i'm the glue holding our party toghter

[keen kestrel]

sounds like your dm hates you ngl

[north hawk]

Yeah.

[keen kestrel]

always take it, and play the dm as a pc

[woven flint]

Ah, man, makes me think of my plasmoid character concept I had.. but it's particularly disturbing so I don't wanna share in the server :3

[remote wadi]

Lady Luck hates me. I'm just left to watch my own train wreck

[vagrant quartz]

"so remember to tell me whenever an enemy rolls an atk"

[lean lark]

Make a halfling divination wizard with the lucky feat

[keen kestrel]

I totally forgot about being a halfling

[red estuary]

Is a plasmoid like a slime person?

[remote wadi]

There's nothing like making a comment about why you don't like something only for another person to come in and completely miss that

[river frost]

Yeah

[vagrant quartz]

oh and my dm gave me a scroll of fortune's favor.... just saying >->

[remote wadi]

Right there. Right there

[woven flint]

Indeedy!

[river frost]

They're actually really cool

[unborn lotus]

Human isn't bad either, if you're playing 2024 you get inspiration every long rest

[lean lark]

That seems like a group issue

[remote wadi]

No, that's just applied to myself. It's me. I do it

[harsh hinge]

The community one is for a server that has multiple games and DMs. If you're looking for a single group, you want to either post in #looking-for-dm or reply to the ads in #looking-for-players.

[keen kestrel]

I can't link it, but my genie paladin is mostly set up

though our dm will go over the new character sheets and get everything ready sometimes during the week

[vagrant quartz]

okey so, the halfling divination wizard with the lucky feat, it knows silvery barbs and fortune's favor (thanks to a scroll) + it has a bard with the musician feat as a teammate

[rough basalt]

Yeah the OG "make your dm mad" build

[keen kestrel]

"What's your pc built around" "Oh he's the dm"

[vagrant quartz]

nah he got hit by truck kun but has an op infinite sclaing ability to cheat life

[rough basalt]

Add another teammate as a cleric so you can Prayer of Healing for a 10min short rest for musician

[vagrant quartz]

you can also use catnap

[vagrant quartz]

with guidance ofc

[novel coyote]

Is color spray just pocket sand?

[vagrant quartz]

if by pocket sand you mean a flashbang then yes

[novel coyote]

Flashing aside; the component, the aoe, the condition are very akin to sand

Speaking of, how would one roll for actually throwing sand?

[glass granite]

Improvise action, probably. Up to the DM

[vagrant quartz]

can i use the improvise action to do a cartwheel

[hidden spindle]

You may not need to. Cartwheeling could simply be moving.

[dark pewter]

I would honestly take a player's passive acrobatics score to determine how well they cartwheel as a part of movement

[dense nacelle]

Does 2024 terrasque have any ranged attacks other than its 150ft cone?

[dark pewter]

I believe it has an emanation ability of some sort, but I don't remember the details

[dense nacelle]

There’s one that’s a 60ft emanation and one that’s a 150ft cone

But if there’s not any further than that then I just made a character who cannot get hurt by the terrasque

[sleek cloud]

Died in the all rogue campaign in the first session at level 1 because i didn’t back down from a fight with someone that bumped into my rogue and picked the fight, who then proceeded to 1 shot me with Blackrazor, which they apparently had

[marble lion]

Well that is a little weird

I feel like that sort of thing ideally gets signalled somehow

[remote wadi]

Dude, this is just one bad omen after another

[sleek cloud]

The signal was “a man with a glowing sword at his hip bumps into you while you’re on the way to your room, and tells you to watch where you’re going or else”

[woven flint]

Honestly? If I were your dm, I'd do the same thing lmao

[sleek cloud]

probably shouldn’t have been picking that fight at 1 anyways lol

[woven flint]

Especially as a Rogue lmaooo

[dense nacelle]

Level 1 rogue alone picking fights what did you expect to happen

[woven flint]

The man with the glowing sword should've been sus to start with

"Maybe I shouldn't mess with him.."

[remote wadi]

In addition to the meh stats I got on my soon to be barbarian, moving him up to level 5 to prepare, and Beyond just went "Yeah, you know those rolled hit dice from level ups? We decided to roll them for you and you got all ones. All 4 of them. Yeah."

Thank goodness I can choose to have a more consistent HP stat or my crash out would have been large and valid

[sleek cloud]

It was one of those cases where it’s unfortunately what my guy would’ve done and I didn’t think I’d have a guy that much above me in the first combat of the first session of a campaign, still on me regardless

Now I gotta make a backup rogue and learn no lessons

[woven flint]

Mess around and find out at it's truest

[remote wadi]

Seriously, I checked what would have been my HP as a level 5 Barb with 16 Con

My HP would have been 27

It literally could not have been lower

[dense nacelle]

I’m not a big fan of rolling for hp tbh, I have a house-rule where if you roll half or below you get half of the hit dice +1, so for a barbarian you can roll only as low as a 6 on the d12

[remote wadi]

They already have that as a choice you can make before the roll. You just take half your hit dice rounded up + con

But for Bloodline, it was just another Tuesday

[dense nacelle]

I guess that sends the message “people like this don’t live long”

[remote wadi]

But seriously, how? Literally how?

[dense nacelle]

That’s not impossible chance

Highly improbable, but 1/20k isn’t impossible

If it was like “I’m level 20 barbarian and every single hit point die I’ve rolled is a 1” then that would be impossible

But you also know how dnd beyond dice are, they absolutely suck

I hate dnd beyond dice specifically

I feel like they lie to me

[wanton sorrel]

?

[warm summit]

I've only played about 10 hours of poker in my life but I've gotten a royal flush and that's a 0.00323% chance in any given hand

1 in 30,940

[molten pumice]

Dang, apparently I hadn't been paying close enough attention to genie paladin. I assumed genie's splendor would add charisma to the AC like with dance bard, but I'm looking at a copy now and it says it adds constitution like a barbarian

[dense nacelle]

Oath of the noble genies?

Genies splendor does add charisma

[molten pumice]

If that's the case then there's some kind of misprint or old version in circulation, cause I've looked back at this page quite a few times, and it definitely says constitution in the book I'm holding

[dense nacelle]

“When you aren’t wearing any armor, your base Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity and Charisma modifiers. You can use a Shield and still gain this benefit.”

Straight from d&d beyond

[molten pumice]

Yeah, and what I'm looking at says almost the exact same thing, but with "Constitution" instead of "Charisma" so they must have updated it at some point and this copy must have missed the memo.

[dense nacelle]

That’s odd, do you have a physical book of it on you? If so could you send me a photo of the section?

[wanton sorrel]

hmmm i wonder what happens if i give the player a dungeon master item?

[dense nacelle]

What constitutes a “dungeon master item”?

[wanton sorrel]

Immunity of all attacks.

[karmic pendant]

don't do that

[dense nacelle]

The only attacks a dm is immune to is ones in game

[hoary pawn]

Hello gamers

no gif? 🙁

[wanton sorrel]

correct

[molten pumice]

No gifs 😔 no pics generally speaking. It's tough out here

[hoary pawn]

thats wak

[molten pumice]

The people couldn't be trusted

Same reason my glorious VC was nuked... boy do I miss the good old days...

[dense nacelle]

Since 2024 artificer can make any +1 weapon with replicate magic item at level 2 you can technically have a +1 antimatter rifle at level 2 which is objectively the best option for any character

[molten pumice]

No proficiency with it though, and the dm starts hitting you really hard with a chair whenever you say you have that as your replicated item.

[dense nacelle]

Simply multiclass fighter for proficiency and action surge

[molten pumice]

I personally think it's excessive, but whenever I speak up the dm launches me out of a real life cannon so... you're on your own

[lavish flame]

I kinda think every Artifact is a "DM item"

[dense nacelle]

Artifacts are designed to be given to players, all items are

[lavish flame]

I don't think this changes my statement

[hoary pawn]

it all depends on the nature of the campaign/power level

[dense nacelle]

I mean yeah but if you’re giving NPC’s artifacts and dangling them in front of your players you’re not playing DnD you’re playing a power fantasy

[hoary pawn]

in a low power low level campaign sure, but in a high power level 15+ campaign id consider artifacts fairly balanced

oh

[lavish flame]

what do you think is meant by "DM item"?

[dense nacelle]

I said that it’s a redundant term

[lavish flame]

But what are the people using it trying to mean, what do you think those people mean

[hoary pawn]

thats so subjective, i try not to interpret stuff like that, because of how broad a term like that could be

[dense nacelle]

I completely understand, I’m saying that that’s bad game design and makes players disinterested in the game

[remote wadi]

Okay, genuine question

[dense nacelle]

Who wants to play dnd where the player characters are just side characters to the dmpcs story

[glass granite]

I don’t think having an NPC exclusive item makes it automatically the DM’s story

[remote wadi]

Already making a Half Orc Barb with a Pike, GWM, and PM

Should I just go "screw it" and decide to work towards Sentinel as well?

[molten pumice]

Yes

[glass granite]

I agree

[dense nacelle]

I’m saying none of the items in the game were designed to only be given to NPC’s, they are made to be used by players. No item is a “dm item” because no item was made to be given to NPC’s without the purpose for it ending up in players hands

[glass granite]

I can agree with that

Actually, are there no weapons used by any powerful beings that don’t have an item form?

[dense nacelle]

If a boss has an artifact, it’s implied that that will go to the party once it is dead

[molten pumice]

Once you've taken polearm master the only reasons to not get Sentinel are either because you have the stats it boosts maxed out already, or because you're building someone whose fantasy needs you to prioritize other specific things instead. Like if you're mainly a caster you'd probably skip Sentinel, but if you don't have something else in mind, then Sentinel is definitely a good call

[umbral girder]

The Staff of Silverymoon I’d call a DM item

Or the dagger Afterthought. Only does something when the NPC uses

[glass granite]

I’m not familiar with nearly enough items to know what either of those do

[lavish flame]

Yeah idk. I am not interpreting "DM item" to mean "An item for strictly the DM's use." I'm thinking it means basically "A story-shaping item"

In most adventures, stumbling across Blackrazor will wildly alter the shape of your adventure

[hoary pawn]

oh thats not a dm item

[glass granite]

-# ok I don’t know nearly enough about this topic

[dense nacelle]

That would just be an artifact, every single item is an item for dms to use to further the story

[hoary pawn]

thats a mcguffin

or plot mcguffin

[dense nacelle]

Yeah

[lavish flame]

These are, to me, synonymous terms

[molten pumice]

What was technically described by the person who brought it up was an indestructible object, not even necessarily one that does anything special beyond being indestructible, just a table you can't break

[drowsy echo]

[hoary pawn]

i mean sure, but saying dm item and just expecting us to know what you mean is a bit unreasonable

im a dm and i didnt even know what you meant

[molten pumice]

What was most likely meant was some sort of mega nuke super Excalibur, but whst was asked about was an item with immunity to all damage

[drowsy echo]

im trying to understand too..

[umbral girder]

Literally just inventing their own terms and expects everyone to know

[molten pumice]

I didn't bring it up, but when the person who did was asked to clarify, they just said "immunity to everything"

[dense nacelle]

Yeah, the term “dm item” means absolutely nothing

And like I said, dms are only immune to damage from characters, not from players

[hoary pawn]

anyways yall wanna hear about my new campaign ima run?

[remote wadi]

Wow... talk about stomping out what little mercy I had left

[drowsy echo]

maybe a secret item? idk :')

[lavish flame]

Where was my expectation, calm down man

[dense nacelle]

I’m ngl if I was playing DnD at the table and the dm killed the entire party with an NPC with a super weapon that auto-crit and dealt like 3000 damage a hit id stand up and beat them with a rock

[hoary pawn]

ill just keep it to myself then dang

[dense nacelle]

That’s just a secret item

[hoary pawn]

yall still mad about dm item 😭

he meant plot mcguffin yall can let it go

[remote wadi]

So get a load of this, chat

Fighter who couldn't make it to today's session didn't know about my Ranger's death

I would normally leave Sentinel out for a bit of mercy, but his first comment about the situation was "What happened to _? Did he min/max himself to death or something?"

[glass granite]

I feel like that’s another problem separately from artifacts used by the DM

[umbral girder]

That’s why we use Super lasers on the Colossus stat block.

[drowsy echo]

hmmmm... so a DM cant use an artifact that players dont know about it? or am i being dumb?

[remote wadi]

And just like that, I am no longer thinking I should avoid Sentinel for the sake of mercy

Buddy is about to have some very stiff competition now

[hoary pawn]

if i use an artifact on my players

[umbral girder]

Just remember it’s only melee weapons and only within 5ft of you.

[hoary pawn]

its bc they deserved it first of all

[remote wadi]

I'm using a Half Orc Barb with a Pike and Polearm Master

[dense nacelle]

You know I’ve always wondered why some people get so upset when you build your character to be good in combat, like it’s happened to me non-stop. It’s not like I’m using obscure rules to make my character OP

[molten pumice]

I used power word kill and accidentally targeted my players instead of their characters, so now I can't play the game cause of the life sentences 🤷🏿‍♂️

[remote wadi]

And probably Great Weapon master. Or even worse, it + Piercer if I can

[drowsy echo]

oh-

[umbral girder]

Yep! So remember the 10ft reach does not work with Sentinel’s reaction attack to an ally being attack.

[keen kestrel]

Celestial realm forbid I take warcaster as a spellcaster

[glass granite]

I can’t speak for Dragonslayer’s point

[umbral girder]

Since that is only 5ft to do

[hoary pawn]

2nd of all i wouldnt use it on them if they didnt have a means to defend against it

most dms should design encounters that are winnable at least

[keen kestrel]

There's nothing wrong with making optimal choices for feats and such, unless you're in a very low power campaign for rp

[burnt valley]

Test their AC irl

[remote wadi]

If they're far enough away. And if they are that far away, good luck hitting me back. Even if you do, it won't be for much

[hoary pawn]

unless its specific to the plot ofc, ive had some scripted losses, but like im not gonna put all my players in a barrel and drop a grenade in for fun.

[glass granite]

I personally don’t like scripted losses

[dense nacelle]

That’s an entirely different thing than what I was saying, I’m saying if a dm consistently dangles artifacts or other great items in front of the players and yoinks them away because they don’t like the players to have fun then that’s the dm having a power fantasy and not actual DnD

[umbral girder]

Ah got a 22+ AC?

[hoary pawn]

I need them alive, id rather kill the NPCS they love, and make them feel grief for it 😈

[dense nacelle]

This guy gets it

[fair condor]

Does anyone have an opinion on wether i should buy bg3 on xbox when its discounted or wait for bg4? Im new to dnd and wanna play baldurs gate to get a better understanding of the game and honestly it just looks fun

[umbral girder]

Bg4 is not happening for a very, very long time

[glass granite]

Oh hi

[dense nacelle]

Bg3 isn’t dnd

[drowsy echo]

understood !

[fair condor]

So then bg3?

[umbral girder]

Also Baldur’s Gate is very different from D&D

[hoary pawn]

gave one of my players PTSD bc of how hard he got his ass beat in combat, the party compainion sacrificed himself to save him, and it made for one of the best story arcs of any game ive ran so far.

[naive cedar]

It’s different but it’s still in the dnd “universe”

[dense nacelle]

And instead of spending money on a video game you don’t know if you’ll like, play DnD

The startup cost for playing DnD is 0$

[drowsy echo]

i see that way too

[jaunty wyvern]

Yea the heroes of faerun and astarion’s book of hungers made bg3 canon

[fair condor]

But my only campaign is with 2 other friends one being the dm and the dm cancels every single time

[glass granite]

You could try DM’ing

[drowsy echo]

and i loved bg3 :(

[dense nacelle]

Then quit that campaign and look for another one

[naive cedar]

I’m pretty sure it was already canon lol

[fair condor]

Last time we had a session was on December 28

[molten pumice]

DnD is in some ways less accessible than BG3, on account of DnD requiring you to have friends

[jaunty wyvern]

It was debatable up until that point

[keen kestrel]

thankfully we started back up today, but it's been rough

[fair condor]

But don’t i need friends to play

[remote wadi]

Rage + DM letting everyone get max HP on hit Dice

And for a bit of context, have to make a new character from me getting unlucky and Wizard really not thinking through how he was going to save me. Fighter basically BM'd me losing my character, and now he will face the consequences of a very beefed up melee fighter to compete with. Think Dimitri from FE3H if he was a Half Orc, but still the unkillable mad man

[glass granite]

We have online games for that. Or you can make new friends

[dense nacelle]

Bg being canon to the forgotten realms and it being “dnd” are entirely different things, bg has entirely different rules for most things

[fair condor]

Making friends is too scary

[dense nacelle]

Alert is crazy in bg3 because initiative rolls are a d4 instead of a d20

[umbral girder]

Oh that’s it? I thought it would have been something tougher.

[glass granite]

Are you not friend?

[naive cedar]

Whats a game that is dnd then out of curiosity

[burnt valley]

Your Fighter in the party basically killed you?

[fair condor]

But should i still try it out? Ive watch some gameplay videos on it and it still looks fun

[glass granite]

Wizard

[dense nacelle]

Well there’s dungeons and dragons

[naive cedar]

I meant a video game lol

[burnt valley]

What was the encounter like

[jaunty wyvern]

Dwarf fortress could easily be dnd

[dense nacelle]

Who said there was a video game that is dungeons and dragons?

[elder tree]

just had a session where the barbarian got 2 back to back crits

[naive cedar]

Im asking if there’s a video game that’s closer to dnd than bg3 is

[elder tree]

sadly it was on something resistant to their damage

[fair condor]

Irl friends are too scary, the phone screen is like a barrier between extroverted and introverted

[dense nacelle]

Bg3 is probably the closest, but that doesn’t mean it is equal

[umbral girder]

Tbh I don’t think video games are ever gonna get close to anything like D&D.

[burnt valley]

Imagine a Baldur's Gate game with a max level of 20 and access to 9th level spells

[jaunty wyvern]

Just run dnd like bg3 easy

[dense nacelle]

• there’s a lot of experiences you can have in dnd that you can never have in a video game

[molten pumice]

If you're interested in BG3, get it. It's fun even for me, a person who wasn't particularly invested in any specific plot point. It's a different game and experience than table D&D, but it's fun and if you wanna get a general feel for the D&D vibe as someone who hasn't/can't play it much, it'll serve you well enough

[naive cedar]

You could in bg2

[fair condor]

Like terrorizing your dm

[naive cedar]

Is this a topic of discourse in the dnd community or something lol

[glass granite]

Yeah don’t do that plz

[fair condor]

I take it your a dm

[jaunty wyvern]

Yea my players unanimously sacrificed a puppy to distract a monster tonight

What fun!

[glass granite]

Indeed

[dense nacelle]

Baldurs gate 3 does do a lot of things right, but it doesn’t come close enough to dnd for me to call it dnd

[glass granite]

Tis dnd inspired

[naive cedar]

IDK in my opinion games based on the dnd system are “dnd” in the sense that they’re in that “universe”

[dense nacelle]

It’s 5e inspired

[naive cedar]

but obviously a video game isn’t the same experience as a tabletop game

[dense nacelle]

I’m more willing to call a 3e inspired homebrew TTRPG “DnD” than bg3

[humble cairn]

You died because a partymate included you in a Fireball while you were downed? That's a party foul.

[dense nacelle]

Which, isn’t really a fault of bg3, like I said it does a good job for a video-game to replicate a TTRPG, but it still doesn’t get close enough to the experience

[naive cedar]

Anyways bg3 is a good intro to the 5e system imo although keep in mind that there’s a lot of changes (oathbreakers not being evil lol)

[jaunty wyvern]

Just play 4e

[humble cairn]

Dungeons and Dragons is more than a TTRPG, and has been for a long time. The novels are not a TTRP and still D&D.

[remote wadi]

Well, no. But they might not last long either way. I'll just explain the damage here

A normal Pike hit from a level 5 barb with Great Weapon Master, Rage, and a homebrew rule or 2, he will be doing an average of 23 damage with the ability to reroll thanks to Piercer. Furthermore, if I manage to get a Critical hit when doing so, damage is 3d10+18

[naive cedar]

Exactly that’s why I find the insistence that it’s not DND weird

[umbral girder]

That it?

[remote wadi]

I was unconscious and surrounded by guards hauling me away

[burnt valley]

Ranged fighter*

[humble cairn]

Doesn't stop it from being a party foul.

[remote wadi]

It never occurred to him to instead cast sleep at the third level. No excuses for that one

[dense nacelle]

When I think of d&d I think of the TTRPG itself, the lore of the different settings and novels about it are d&d inspired stories made by the people who made DnD, but when you’re reading them are you playing dungeons and dragons or are you consuming dungeons and dragons content?

[naive cedar]

Idk this is like saying the Star Wars video games arent really Star Wars because it’s not a movie

[humble cairn]

Are you splitting a hair that we weren't trying to split in the first place? It's D&D, we weren't trying to differentiate between "playing" and "consuming."

[fair condor]

one of the main reasons im too scared to join any campaigns with ppl i don’t know or people i recently met is because i want to play with people who have similar humour and attitude as me, otherwise i feel like it would be too awkward especially because i have an unusual personality

[dense nacelle]

If I drink the dungeons and dragons energy drink “hero’s potion of power” am I experiencing DnD or am I consuming dungeons and dragons content

[remote wadi]

It's also 2 attacks a turn. Not to mention only being level 5

[umbral girder]

That’s it at level 5?

[naive cedar]

See my previous Star Wars comment

[remote wadi]

Is there something I'm missing?

[umbral girder]

I was expecting more.

[dense nacelle]

I dunno how well my point is getting across

[humble cairn]

Still a party foul, is the whole party so cavalier with their area effects?

[naive cedar]

I think we just have different definitions of what counts as dnd

[humble cairn]

"Consuming" D&D and "playing" D&D are still experienceing D&D, just in different ways. I agree that playing the video game isn't playing the TTRPG, but it is definitely still D&D.

[remote wadi]

It never occurred to him at the moment sleep was an option. Or, you know, breaking me out of wherever I was being taken to

Regardless, he at least made amends by giving me a proper burial

[dense nacelle]

Bg3 is a 5e simulator with a story attached is the literal best way I can describe the game.

[naive cedar]

Does it have beholders? Then it’s DND

[humble cairn]

This isn't changing my opinion that it was a party foul?

[humble cairn]

Still D&D, even if it's not the TTRPG.

[empty thicket]

heard its too homebrew BG3, but its a kinda way to introduce people to DnD concepts

[naive cedar]

Yeah they simplified it quite a bit

[woven flint]

Yeah, logistically people should think
"Maybe I shouldn't fireball my teammates?"

[remote wadi]

No, just explaining the case a little more. Only so much that could have been done, to be honest. Half of it was also me getting super unlucky and not wanting to surrender to guards

[jaunty wyvern]

More teammates fireballed = less healing words casted on you

Its just the intelligent decision

[dense nacelle]

It’s a good material to play, though I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone, for me personally it doesn’t scratch the itch that I would like it to.

7.50 a can is actually crazy what the

[fair condor]

I can try to end this argument. Baldurs gate games are kinda like a variant of dnd, same way how some games have expansion packs or different game modes. So think of DND being the default game mode and bg being another. Also kinda like how in magic the gathering universes beyond isn’t technically canon but it’s still mtg

[remote wadi]

Yeah, it sucks, and yeah it could have been a bit better

But hey, I'm doing my best to bounce back from a character loss

[naive cedar]

Yeah if you really want the social element of ttrpgs a video game will never replicate that

[empty thicket]

unless you are this subclass of wizard that can "protect" his allies from the AOE spells

[tired kayak]

Hey guys, are you all native english speakers? Cause I wanted to try playing DnD in english instead of my native language, and I'm nervous my skills are too underwhelming and it might not work out as good

[naive cedar]

Well an mmo could but that has its own issues

[knotty pasture]

And yea bg3 is too homebrewed but hey they're basically house rules

[stoic obsidian]

I wonder if using a magic item with no plus moodier to attack or hit just as good as a plus 3 weapon?

[dense nacelle]

The social element of dnd is what draws me to it, so it’s very hard to play bg3, especially alone. It can put you in situations that will help you when the time comes to play 5e, but with all of its uniquely changed rules it’s odd

[knotty pasture]

What is dnd if not house rules (bg3 just happens to have an extra dose to it)

[empty thicket]

or sorc that can in fact use Careful spell and dont harm allies again

[stoic obsidian]

I say yes

[eager marsh]

that depends on what magic

[empty thicket]

how so?

[dense nacelle]

I don’t know of anyone who will house rules initiative to be a d4 instead of a d20

[eager marsh]

it depends entirely on what the magic does or how it triggers

[naive cedar]

it’s just to make to easier in rhe video game format tbh

[umbral girder]

Shout out to the variant rule where you reroll initiative every round and get a modifier based on your weapon/spells

[fair condor]

Speaking of party fouls on my first ever dnd session my brother joined me and my friends and i decided to sneak into a store when it was closed to try and steal stuff but my brother decided to follow me in and try to stop me, and then the guards arrived and i did a persuasion check to convince the guards that my brother had forced me there and i rolled a nat twenty and my brother tried to do the same and rolled a nat one, then he ended up going to jail and i payed a fine. Is that a party foul or not? (Keep in mind he was too loud and the guards heard)

[umbral girder]

Like “you get a penalty equal to the level of spell you casted last turn”

[stoic obsidian]

What in the, why would anyone do that

[remote wadi]

It's a level 5 Berserker Barb with a Pike, Polearm Master, Sentinel, and Piercer. Maybe Great Weapon Master at level 6

It isn't just the damage. It's being able to attack when they get anywhere close to you, basically being locked into attacking only you, having the damage be consistent with attacks hit often, as well as having several options to keep hitting with bonus action melee attacks and the aforementioned reactions

[dense nacelle]

Or who will make random spells a lot more powerful, one of my friends learned the hard way that cloud of daggers is actually really bad

[umbral girder]

Ok?

[empty thicket]

oh true, "you choose to a creature success the saving throw", so you receive less damage or dont. Depend of hte allies too because some can receive no damage for features//skills

[umbral girder]

That all?

[naive cedar]

Or make sorcerer better than Wizard

[remote wadi]

So I'm saying if you expected higher damage output, either
A. I'm missing something important that I overlooked
B. That's more your problem for not seeing it

[stoic obsidian]

It not, it actually pretty decent actually

[remote wadi]

Either is very much possible, just don't know which yet

[fair condor]

Is sorcerer not better??

[umbral girder]

I just expected more out of the build.

[remote wadi]

What else is there, then?

[naive cedar]

I prefer Wizard

[dense nacelle]

Sorcerer and wizard do two different things

[empty thicket]

hard happening and each caster have his "style"
Sorc Adapt the spells to the situation
Wizard have variety of them
Warlock have a lot of firepower

[stoic obsidian]

Oh yeah Nealan flame tongue vs plus 3 weapon are they equal?

[eager marsh]

oh thats what you're comparing? No they arent equal. +3 weapon is both a higher rarity, and mathematically better

[empty thicket]

Arti is an engineer
Barb is utility in general
Druid is the weirdo of the caster group

[naive cedar]

Cleric is support

[dense nacelle]

Fighter is fighter

[empty thicket]

Figther is the jack of all trades of martials

[umbral girder]

All I see is “I can hit a lot of melee with ok damage” and thought there be more to it.

[naive cedar]

Paladin is smite smite smite smite smite smite

[empty thicket]

Range, close, defensive, offensive, he can do anything

[woven flint]

Monk is punch, kick, headbutt, roundhouse

[stoic obsidian]

Yet the flame tongue does 2d6 fire damage

[naive cedar]

Arcane archer is haha funny magic arrows go boom

[empty thicket]

the other side of the coin is Monk, while fighter can use anything. Monk dont need any weapon//armor

[empty thicket]

yeah, waiting to see how they buff it

[naive cedar]

I love arcane archer I can’t wait

[dense nacelle]

I want to see how they do a 2024 rune knight fighter

[eager marsh]

an average of 6.5 fire damage. The most resisted damge type in teh game while also being an attunement weapon. A +3 weapon also adds a bonus hot hit which means there are 3 additional results on a d20 that results in you actually landing the attack to do damage in teh first place

[empty thicket]

maybe Proficiency + 2 arrows to use per short rest

[dense nacelle]

I know Tasha’s still carries over

[empty thicket]

and idk, add some extra dice to some of the arrows.

[tired kayak]

I'd appreciate if someone would give me a hand here

[knotty pasture]

Lmao of all the things your poor Ranger actually died

And ngl as much of a mean sentiment that is I can't help but call that a good one

[stoic obsidian]

And isn’t attunement, actually bad comparison

[naive cedar]

Also: Ranger is like fighter but with a wolf buddy

[woven flint]

Not all the time

Ranger is more
Fighter with Druidic abilities/connection to nature

[empty thicket]

okey okey, you can check in #dnd-newcomers and there people will help you a lot more than here. Its a channel for help new players and find ways to improve

[stoic obsidian]

Tbh is it the affect that important or the plus?

[knotty pasture]

I don't think I ever summoned a pet as a Gloom Stalker lol

[tired kayak]

I see, I'm not really a newcomer to the system overall but I guess that makes sense

[knotty pasture]

Its always been PWT this PWT that

[spiral girder]

ranger but didn’t want to be a Druid and a fighter

[woven flint]

So... just a person? Lol

[humble cairn]

On my Beast Master I often felt like a Rogue/Druid because I kept using my Bonus Action to Disengage or such, using my Primal Companion as a Mount.

[empty thicket]

Na
There is
Martials = Fighter, monk, barbarian and rogue

Hybrids = Ranger and Paladin
Casters = Wizard, warlock, artificer, sorc, bard, druid and cleric

[stoic obsidian]

Or is it attunement, then why even get the flame tongue and not the plus 1 weapon

[knotty pasture]

Barbs are definitely not hybrids, its just Ranger and Paladin

[humble cairn]

I still like the Warrior, Expert, Mage, Priest classifications.

[eager marsh]

Correct. +3 weapons are just plain better. However at the same rarity as a +3 weapon, you have the very rare version of a dragonwrath weapon. Attunement, +2 hit/damage, +1d6 elemental damage, 5 flat bonus damage on crit, and a 1/day aoe cone blast

[naive cedar]

Are we calling bards barbs now

[umbral girder]

Yeah the class groups were great

Ranger, Rogue, and Bard do share some vibes.

[empty thicket]

Each one of the sections have at least one jack of all trades
Fighter
Ranger
Wizard

[humble cairn]

And Artificers!

[umbral girder]

Yep!

[stoic obsidian]

So doesn’t that mean all plus weapons are better than all magic weapons

[knotty pasture]

Don't forget Druid too

[empty thicket]

okey okey

[knotty pasture]

The jack of all trades bit

[eager marsh]

No. That’s a terrible generalization to make. Dragonwrath weapons are also attunement for example and hard to come by usually.

[remote wadi]

Yeah, it really sucked. But now you know why I was trying to plan out my character so much. Barovia was genuinely out to get that Ranger

And wdym a good one?

[stoic obsidian]

Then what is more important plus or effect?

[knotty pasture]

Being told you minmaxed yourself to death is funny

[empty thicket]

mmmm.....the thing i have its, druid was always more supportish or control area for me, but i lack of the whole experience//point of view of it

[naive cedar]

IMO it’s melee, utility, support, and magic damage

[remote wadi]

What else is there as a Barbarian?

[knotty pasture]

Druids can go melee by turning into a bear

[eager marsh]

You can’t generalize that at all. It depends on the effect vs the plus. Some weapons have both even

[empty thicket]

but cant use weapons at all, like wizard bladesinger, wizard have the biggest spell list making him able to adapt to a lot of situations.

[remote wadi]

It was from the Fighter who wasn't there in the session. And speak for yourself. I tried to make every good choice i could and still failed

[umbral girder]

High mobility and battlefield placement control.

[stoic obsidian]

Hmmmmm, then about weapons without attunement are they better than weapons with attunement?

[woven flint]

Not all Druids should use wikdshape for combat lol

[rough basalt]

Some Druids are better off using weapons

Like Spores

[eager marsh]

Same answer. You can’t generalize these things. It depends entirely on the specific items being compared and who is going to wield them

[naive cedar]

Druids have quarterstaves

[knotty pasture]

Oh no you shouldn't run Wild Shape to melee combat 24/7 but it fits the hybrid thing cuz Clerics don't have excellent melee and Paladins don't have excellent ranged options, Druid sits at the middle

[burnt valley]

Ranger is a nerfed Druid

[umbral girder]

And of course with Tasha’s the 2014 Barbarian has helpful skill versatility.

[knotty pasture]

Uhh what's the line, you can do everything right but still fail, that is not weakness that is life

[woven flint]

Not at all lol

[remote wadi]

That... obviously just comes with being a Barb. Movement at level 5 is 40 feet, and for battlefield placement, what do you think a reach weapon with Sentinel and PM does?

[empty thicket]

Again, druid is... weird

[umbral girder]

Not even close.

[eager marsh]

Captain Picard. You can commit no fault and still fail.

[stoic obsidian]

Okay, so it depends on the effect, plus, and weather it worth attunement or not

[humble cairn]

How was dying to a teammate's Fireball a failure on your part? Like .. at all?

[eager marsh]

Like all things you can choose in D&D

[umbral girder]

Yeah and that’s all you got? Only those two at level 5? Was expecting more.

[knotty pasture]

Bro the whole time I was lamenting about how Druids lack direct damaging options for spells, Ranger has decent single target output

[remote wadi]

Okay, but also imagine someone rubs that in your face like a twisted joke. With the rough time you have outside of life, you'd be upset too

[remote wadi]

Got any better suggestions, buddy?

[stoic obsidian]

So flame tongue is bad

[humble cairn]

Yeah I agree, it wasn't a nice thing to hear and suggestions that it was funny are mean spirited, imo.

[eager marsh]

You’re generalizing again. And poorly.

[humble cairn]

But also, taking this as a failure on your part is unnecessary, incorrect, and probably unhealthy. You should probably stop that.

[remote wadi]

Like, imagine you did the one thing you could whenever playing games or go through life: plan for any and all possibilities and do your best to make do with what little you have

Only to still fall short while others figuratively point and laugh

[stoic obsidian]

What it just 2d6 damage weapon with a flashlight effect isn’t as useful is resisted more often than not, and it a damage increase that is eh

[humble cairn]

Dying to a teammates fireball isn't falling short, but yes them laughing at you is not cool.

[knotty pasture]

Tbf half the time people were telling you to take it easy and chill with the minmaxing but you insisted anyways, minmaxing increases your chances of survival but they can't save you against things outside of your control

[remote wadi]

It isn't a failure on my part, but I still am the one who paid the price. I know why I'm upset: I didn't make a huge screw up, I just am once again a victim to circumstances

[eager marsh]

A flametongue is largely considered a better weapon than a +1 weapon however. Just because weapon A is weaker than weapon B doesn’t make weapon A garbage.

[remote wadi]

For clarity, the Wizard was the one who did the former. He apologized for it, didn't think things through, and gave my character a good send off

It was the fighter who did the latter

[humble cairn]

Accident or not, it was a party foul. And the nasty comment is just a foul in general.

[knotty pasture]

Would this finally be your cue to leave the table though

[empty thicket]

Man... i wish in Base DnD there was a whole thing with the weapons materials and more instead of just "Adamantine, mithril", like skyrim....

[humble cairn]

Try #homebrew

[empty thicket]

its what i will end up using, because im giga nerdy in that. Saw competences of forgers with my father a lot of times while we eat and loved them

[stoic obsidian]

Okay, tbh no weapon is bad, tho why hasn’t wotc allow magic weapon tbh upgraded with pluses

[humble cairn]

The third party book, Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting, has a lot of systems about making weapons from monsters.

[eager marsh]

Because that’s something 3.5 did with magic items and was generally a fairly complex system and 5e prides itself on not being too complex as a whole

[remote wadi]

Unfortunately so. But that's just me as a whole and why my luck was so j
ironic: I genuinely considered getting the Lucky feat just to have below average luck

And did I mention that while I'm trying to make my level 5 Barb, DnD Beyond tried to roll the hit dice for me. 16 Con, but max HP would have been 27

[humble cairn]

Are you talking about the Magic Weapon spell? Because that does upgrade with upcasting.

[knotty pasture]

Barbs are excellent, now you don't need to self debate yourself with spells

[eager marsh]

No they mean magic weapons in General

[knotty pasture]

Just ooga booga with Rage up

[empty thicket]

Barbarians are good, good frontline and can hold a line without worrying too much of the damages and lots of HP

[stoic obsidian]

Guess so, every magic gets replace over time for a weapon that is better, well at least in the way that fits your character

[remote wadi]

Mistakes were made for that first half. Sucks, but what can you do

That nasty comment, though? It made me drop any concerns for mercy in the form of just getting the usual pike PM Sentinel Piercer GWM combo for my soon to be Half Orc Barb

[humble cairn]

There are official weapons that increase in power, including +X to hit and dmg, in response to things like character level and achievment.s

[humble cairn]

Do not use IC solutions to OOC problems.

[stoic obsidian]

Or you can do simple homebrew of just putting a plus on it

Plus 3 flame tongue anyone

[remote wadi]

Well, yeah. But Beyond really tried to do me dirty with a 1/20736 odds of getting mega screwed over

And someone was telling me they "expected more from the build", but idk what's missing from it

[empty thicket]

Wild magic barb is funny, sad it fell off later

[remote wadi]

Not going to kill him. Just give Fighter some stiff competition

[humble cairn]

The point is that a real person said something nasty to you in real life and the healthy response is to take care of that in real life, not the game.

[remote wadi]

Best I could do was openly say in chat that it was harsh and uncalled for

[humble cairn]

So you did say something? Okay, good. Because if you find yourself doing things in game out of revenge for things said IRL, it's past time to leave that group.

[formal dove]

can a dragonborn draconic sorcerer have 2 immunities

[vagrant quartz]

multicolor dragon

[remote wadi]

Yeah, I'm not that petty for revenge. Something more akin to going from "Okay, I'll make a character with tried and true combat elements, but leave out a feat and other things because I still like roleplay"

Going to "Well, if that's the way you saw it, then I don't mind monkey pawing that min max to death comment'

[vagrant quartz]

i have a divination wizard with silvery barbs. i like playing the silly lil ghost bard a lot more

[humble cairn]

Ok you're quibbling about details when I'm talking about personal motivation.

[remote wadi]

I'll still have plenty of roleplay moments and have a deep and likeable character... just not skimming out on the gooooood combos

[humble cairn]

Effective characters and good roleplay are not mutually exclusive, in any way.

[remote wadi]

Miss what exactly?

At advantage?

[humble cairn]

It has certainly happened.

[remote wadi]

All 3 attacks?

[empty thicket]

i had last session a critic, rolled the lowest number fo damage possible. I wanted to toast me alive after that

[remote wadi]

And even if they do, I'm a Barb with well above average HP and resistance to non magical physical damage

[glass granite]

I missed all 7 of my players for an entire round straight, anything can happen

[empty thicket]

Someone else share my point of view of Humans between of all the races in DnD being the most warlike and dangerous in wars between almost all the races?

[remote wadi]

Okay, I suppose it is possible to do, but there are genuinely low odds for that

[vagrant quartz]

i guess the horde of bandits just ate communal dissentery stew and browned theyr pants at the same time

[glass granite]

Oh absolutely

[humble cairn]

Like ... the low odds for what you rolled on your HP?

Look .. if the dice truly hate you, you're going to have to be at peace with low rolls.

Meaning just expect it and don't be upset.

[remote wadi]

At an AC level of 15, that's... (7/20)⁶

[vagrant quartz]

when i'm in combat i roll pretty average

last rp exclusive session, i rolled like 5 nat 20

[remote wadi]

I will. Which is why I can rely on Paladin, Wizard, and Druid

Also, if he really decides to Fireball me again, intentionally or not, i can have advantage if I'm conscious

[humble cairn]

Not from Barbarian you can't.

Oh, you said conscious?

[remote wadi]

Misspoke, my bad

But yeah. Feral Senses

But like, I know I'm going to get some tough luck sometimes, but I'll just do what I always do: make do with what little I got

[knotty pasture]

Could you just go Druid and pick up Absorb Elements

Block your team's own fireballs

[remote wadi]

My bad, yeah

[remote wadi]

1. Ranger already had that
2. Druid is already on our team (not a fan of stacking classes)

But yeah. I'm just making do with what I got

By the way, did I miss a feat or something special? Idk if there was something I overlooked for the damage to be "mediocre"

[humble cairn]

#character-discussion or maybe #optimization for build advice?

[west sail]

How would a d&d campaign go if you only used 2 d20's??

[remote wadi]

Made the text there. Anyways, hope that explains where I am at now

Making a Barb class, picking some good feats, and being less mindful about holding back

[north falcon]

Hi

I havnt been in a community in a while, i would like to try DMing a oneshot but dont know where to look, if you have any other servers you recommend pls dm me 🙂

[limber trail]

You’d need to bend a lot of the rules to make it work. Damage would be majorly buffed.

[strong wave]

The gnome of knowledge, knome

I could create a knome enemy as homebrew

[knotty pasture]

@ knome

[empty thicket]

I already feel the awkward from having to hit something of 1/3 of your size, using a Maul and nailing them to the ground

[silk crest]

what do you mean dnd beyond tells me there was indeed at one point a minecraft dnd book

i went to some shopping sites to see whether anyone had it, naw this crap was SCRUBBED CLEAN i swear this is a psyop from Big Brother

[deep falcon]

Question, has anyone here played that Demeo x Dungeons and Dragons game on the Meta Quest 3?

[lavish flame]

wasn't a book, just a collectuon of minecraft monsters as 5e statblocks

[silk crest]

where does one acquire this

[lavish flame]

and like... one of them was Wolf of the Overworld, which was genuinely just Wolf

[jovial shadow]

Okay until you need to roll for things like damage

[lavish flame]

DndBeyond, no?

[silk crest]

its hitting me with a whopping “currently unavailable” and a greyed out purchase button

my soul hurts

[lavish flame]

i guess it was a limited time purchase

[empty thicket]

Peak

[glacial anchor]

what druid subclass should i pick for my current campaign

i’m torn between land, moon, and spores rn

[meager fractal]

Knowing nothing about the campaign it's hard to give advice.

Wildfire is a great one though

[glacial anchor]

tyranny of dragons so wildfire probably isn’t the best one for this lol

i was thinking about wildfire though, maybe for a future character

[meager fractal]

I'd say moon probably in that case. There are some early game fights in ToD that are quite brutal and the moon druid will really shine during those.

[burnt valley]

how many times fighters can use indomitable at Lvl 17?

[meager fractal]

3 per long rest I think

[knotty pasture]

I would say Spores personally but Moon is nice too

[tulip anchor]

quick question. Are there weapons that has the same qualifications, like several types of rapiers, 1handed crossbows, or it's just that - rapier, crossbow, dagger, etc?

[severe rampart]

Quick thing, please don't say your age on the internet

You can post a thing in #looking-for-players if you want to DM for them

you'll have to use the command in #find-a-game

[hot gate]

Assuming you count magic items, there are many items that can be applied to base items like templates. For example there can be a Greatsword of Wounding.

As far as mundane items go, there is nothing like that that I'm aware.

[tulip anchor]

do, something like runes, enchantments, etc. But as for items/weapons, there are none normally.

[hot gate]

I'm afraid I don't really understand what you mean.

[minor cargo]

I’m also a bit confused. Maybe you can start again? Sorry for the hassle. Just don’t want to give you bad info.

[tulip anchor]

lemme explain: is there any way to, say, transform normal weapon (Greatsword) to the one you said earlier?

[hot gate]

Not exactly. However, if the DM allows for magic item crafting, you do require the mundane item that you then want to turn into the magic item (or at least cover the cost for it).

So you do need to pay for the cost for a normal greatsword on top of the cost of the magic item rarity.

[minor cargo]

I don’t have easy access to my books, but do Artificer infusions ever apply to weapons? If so, that’s a temporary option too!

[hot gate]

If we're talking about the 2014 artificer, theoretically yes, although there aren't that many "fancy" weapon infusions on offer there. Best you can do is slap a +1 on it afaik.

For the 2024 artificer, they create their plans out of thin air, and also don't have that many weapon options.