dnd-discussion

[hot gate]

2024 Battle Smith does get crafting timed halved when creating magic weapons, so that's something.

[tulip anchor]

where they are usually obtainable?

[hot gate]

(to plug a little third party here, if you're into more complex crafting and upgrading, have a look at Kibbles Crafting) I didn't make it but I loved it.

[hot gate]

Mundane weapons? Any well stocked shop or smithy I imagine.

[tulip anchor]

magic items, I meant

[hot gate]

Oh, there I've seen many different approaches. Some DMs might have a very obvious magic item shop where many can be purchased. Others might place them as loot to be found. Others might be okay with crafting them. None of these three need necessarily be true at the same time, but can be.

Prewritten adventures often have magic items as loot, or wielded by the bad guys.

[tulip anchor]

where do I obtain rulebook, though? Maybe that'll help me

[hot gate]

A rulebook for what? Are you looking for a list of magic items and what they do?

[tulip anchor]

rulebook for basic stuff

[ivory jewel]

A player bought us pizza and bribed the dm to give us all inspiration 😆

[hot gate]

For the basic rules, they are here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024

[glass granite]

Free basic D&D rules: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules
damn bet me to it

[west sail]

Ok what are your all's thoughts on a one handed warhammer with a long chain on it

[glass granite]

Cool flavour

[humble cairn]

Warhammer is already one handed.

[minor cargo]

Definitely cool flavour.

There’s a Chinese martial arts weapon called a chain whip which can have a metal weight at the end or even dart.

Then of course there’s the chain sickle.

[tulip anchor]

last one for today question: what is attunement?

[humble cairn]

Handy glossary of rules: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/rules-glossary#Attunement

[hollow lance]

my dm lets all characters have an uncommon and rare magic item and honestly this makes character building so much fun, like I'm not gonna run the 22 AC flying turtle monk but holy hells is that cool

[severe rampart]

flying turtle monk?

[halcyon forum]

yes, you get +1, later +2 weapons. you get returning weapons, repeating weapons, weapons of warning and dazzling weapons.

also later on, dagger of venom and flame tongue

[river fulcrum]

I'm playing a lore of swords kobold bard

And his lore is that he murdered his brother then his mental health so when he killed others he thought it was gnomes so he has a hatred for gnomes for him killing his parents

And he is angy boi

Like if you talk to him wrong he's probably gonna use banishment

[hollow lance]

level 9 tortle monk, uncommon item is boots of speed, rare item is cloak of displacement, thats 17 base AC +5, with a flying speed of 45 feet every combat and all attacks made against me at disadvantage, the flying turtle monk wins always

[river fulcrum]

1 monk vs 20 terasques

1 small turtle vs 20 big turles

[hollow lance]

it'd be a stalemate, they cant hit me and I have no ranged options

[river fulcrum]

They have +19 to hit

So they need a 3 to hit

Wait you can fly

But they could use rocks as improvised weapon

[river fulcrum]

50 liches?

[next elk]

how do i play as a vampire in 5e?

[lean lark]

The closest official race to a vampire in 5th edition is the Dhampir

[next elk]

alright thanks!

[hollow lance]

if dhampir isn't good enough custom lineage exists

[stray sage]

question, which of these would you say is better to have?

Resistance to one damage type

or

+1 AC and the ability to knock people away as a reaction

[hollow lance]

whats the resistance

[burnt valley]

melee monk gets mogged

[stray sage]

resistant armor so it can be basically any elemental or energy resistance

[hollow lance]

armour

[next elk]

is that a race or what

[burnt valley]

Armour

[stray sage]

so its better to have higher AC?

[burnt valley]

no

[burnt valley]

this one i meant

[hollow lance]

custom lineage is a racial option you get in I think tasha's couldron, basically it's a race where you make the features yourself, you get a free feat and can choose between a proficiency or darkvision, I think there's other stuff but it's goated for making custom races, I personally used it for a character that literally is a shadow

[burnt valley]

Dhampir

[hollow lance]

but yeah dhampir is the best

[stray sage]

the character in question already has quite a few resistances.

[burnt valley]

what was their resistances?

[stray sage]

radiant, fire, lightning, thunder and poison

[hollow lance]

it seems like you've already decided which item you want and just want us to corroborate that but no resistance is way better overall especially if you can decide

[stray sage]

fair

[burnt valley]

whats the most frequently used damage type in your campaign?

[hot gate]

Probably bludgeoning and slashing

[stray sage]

its basically always BPS

[burnt valley]

bludgeoning then

[hollow lance]

weirdly for me it's force rn but thats because the enemies use eldritch blast a lot

[stray sage]

that is exceptionally rare im pretty sure

[hot gate]

Quite a lot of enemies also deal two damage types, which can be fun to deal with.

[stray sage]

how good of an AC would you say 19 is?

[burnt valley]

at what tier

[stray sage]

uh, around level 10

[hollow lance]

pretty good but not crazy

like someone going specifically for AC at that level could probably get theirs around that 22-25 range

like with an uncommon and a common magic item (using that because that seems around normal for that level) a fighter or paladin could have an AC of 25 by having +2 plate, a +1 shield, and defensive fighting style

like your ac will probably be a little better than the rogue's

[limber trail]

at level 10, it'll block a few hits but certainly not insane

[limber trail]

+2 plate would be a very rare magic item

[lean lark]

At level 10, AC19 varies depending on your class really how good it is

Like AC19 for a wizard is really good

More average for a paladin

[burnt valley]

ac19 should be the baseline for full casters

[limber trail]

AC 19 for a wizard is really good

there's a few magic items going into that most likely

[lean lark]

Yeah, especially since wizards cannot wear armor

[burnt valley]

armour dipping

1 level in art gives u medium armour and shield prof

[lean lark]

Yeah, but we're talking pure wizard

[limber trail]

multiclassing is also not to everyone's tastes

your spell progression is delayed by one level, that alone can be a daunting prospect

[hot gate]

It often also isn't about bumping the number at all costs. I often don't take the """optimal""" path because that's just not what that character would be like.

[limber trail]

yeah also fully true

[burnt valley]

aight fair

[lean lark]

Yeah, a lot of players will select options based around what makes sense for their character or what they find funny

Like I took inspiring leader as a feat for my wizard because I knew it would annoy someone else (in character) who finds them annoying

[burnt valley]

the trade-off will be worth it tbh since starting it as ur core class already gives u con prof which u really want for conc saves (i wouldnt do it for tier 1 though)

[hot gate]

From my experience, those players are the most fun to be around, I'm not biased at all.

[next elk]

okay what about dhamphir is that a race or

[lean lark]

Yeah, Dhampir is a race in
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft

[limber trail]

it's really up to the players what is or isnt worth it

[hot gate]

Mhm, I don't subscribe to that version of "worth"

[lean lark]

Different players have different expectations and wants from the game.

Some players will want to make a more optimized and tough character, while others just want to cast fireball

D&D works at large because people can make their characters however they want to

[hot gate]

And even characters that shouldn't work on paper can somehow make it work.

[limber trail]

It's all trade-offs, there's no such thing as getting something for nothing. So just play with honesty to the characters, cheating the system doesnt really work as well as players hope it will

[burnt valley]

I wouldn't count on DM intervention though

[stray sage]

in this case its a spellcasting focused artificer

[hot gate]

It isn't about DM intervention, since this goes both ways.

[limber trail]

19 is pretty good in that case. You could get it higher but 19 isn't too bad.

[lean lark]

A good DM collaborates with their players to help them run the character they want though

[burnt valley]

hol up what armour do u have atm

wait wrong eperson

[hot gate]

Me? I'm wearing a hoodie, so like 10.

[lean lark]

What subclass?

[stray sage]

homebrew one

[burnt valley]

what armour do u have atm

[lean lark]

Resistance to cold damage though

[hot gate]

I wouldn't count on that

[stray sage]

chain shirt, shield, enhanced defense

[limber trail]

yeah 100% I shape large parts of my magic items as well as just general story beats & rewards around helping players do what they want to do

[burnt valley]

How is it cheating the system?

[burnt valley]

You should start getting Half-Plate or scale mail if money is a problem

[limber trail]

Poorly worded metaaphor. You're not cheating by any regard, but that level in artificer means it's not a level in wizard. This doesn't apply for every group of course, but I've played with a lot of players who multiclassed early on and it locked them out of key class features later that they wanted to get.

You get a little boost now but sometimes that locks you out of the good stuff later, where you could just be a normal AC 15 wizard with shield and sometimes get hit a bit more.

[stray sage]

problem is then i would have disadvantage on stealth

[hot gate]

I think people also tend to underestimate how long leveling takes.
If your "build" only truly comes online at level 7, you may have been playing 30 sessions with something that doesn't yet work. An then the campaign might be over.

[limber trail]

I've had this conversation with one of my players who wanted to multiclass into sorcerer this week. Power to her, it's fully her choice, but it also means that that multiclass would lock her out of 9th level bard spells, because my campaign will probably end at level 17.

[burnt valley]

do u have a PWT user in the party? it should mitigate the downsides tremendously

[hot gate]

Having that conversation in the first place is a win in my book.

I remember trying really hard not to order my warlock player to not put his charisma at 9.

[burnt valley]

What

[hot gate]

Is anything unclear?

[limber trail]

Ooooof, 9 charisma warlock would be rough

[burnt valley]

That would be like letting them underperform a class just cuz they thought it would be funny, it WILL get old quick

[limber trail]

For my own curiosity, I remember someone who was complaining about their players who would make intentionally bad / disfunctional PCs - are these your players?

[hot gate]

Yep, but it could still work! Not all stuff relies on scaling.

[hot gate]

Nah, I'd never complain about that.

[glass granite]

Just…a lot do

[limber trail]

Someone else then, I heard someone a while back had a rough problem with it.

[limber trail]

I wonder how you could build something like this....

Pact of the Blade could be viable there

[hot gate]

Or support. Protection from evil and good, speak with animals, expeditious retreat

Once you look, there are quite a few spells that don't need a good spellcasting ability at all.

[limber trail]

oh there's tons of features you can use with a terrible ability

really all you want is to avoid spell attacks and spell saves

I mentioned pact of the blade because it's a good way to bypass your need for charisma while still giving a path forward for some more offence

[lean lark]

You could cast spells like bane, bless, etc.

[hot gate]

Ahh, assuming they are better in dexterity/strength, I assume?

[limber trail]

bane would be tough because your save dc would be bad

[limber trail]

I assumed as such, yeah, can't be as bad as a 9

[hot gate]

fair

[burnt valley]

-1 to attack rolls so not really as well

[limber trail]

Pact of the blade can, but crucially does not need to use your charisma modifier

[burnt valley]

They could just be a Bless bot yes

[limber trail]

you can have the blade use its normal ability score instead

[burnt valley]

aight fair

[hollow lance]

damn I thought armour rarity scaled the same as weapon rarity

[burnt valley]

thats for shields/spellcasting focuses/plus weapons i think

[limber trail]

Nah, armour rarity is one extra tier higher than the others

[hot gate]

Yeah it's a fun little detail.

[limber trail]

shields do follow weapon scaling

[hollow lance]

😔 still that'd only be a -1 so 24 ac when speccing into it is pretty good

[hollow lance]

arcane focuses definitely do I've got a +2 griomoire and it's just rare, which is arguably more disgusting than if +2 plate was just rare

[hot gate]

The fact that it also raises your DC is quite significant. If it was just +2 to spell attacks, that would be more appropriate and in line with other items.

[limber trail]

I do think ultimately enchanted armours are much less important than just a shield or a weapon anyhow

[burnt valley]

stack it with an amulet of devout, it'd be really funny

[lean lark]

Also they could use the shield spell, armor of agathys, etc.

[burnt valley]

I agree, i barely see any in AL

[limber trail]

They have no effect because one affects your wizard dc and one affects your cleric/paladin dc

[hot gate]

Also attunement prerequisites

Unless we're now also multiclassing for those

[hollow lance]

yeah the only way to get that to work would be using the late level artificer feature that lets you just ignore all of that stuff

[burnt valley]

Oh right they patched it lmao nvm

[hollow lance]

that actually isn't true! "while you wear the holy symbol you gain a bonus to spell attack rolls and the saving throw dcs of your spells"

I'd just have to multiclass which I'm not doing

[hot gate]

Amulet of the devout was never reprinted

[limber trail]

that is correct actually, I just checked and yeah that's a weird bug to leave in

[hollow lance]

it was probably patched in bg3 is what they mean

[worn lagoon]

The bg3 one is universal +2 dc, idk the tabletop one

[hot gate]

I hope that sort of assumption wasn't in any other statement because that would mean a lot of the discussion was sideways

[hollow lance]

it's like that for all of them, so like a level 20 artificer could have an unthinkable AC

[hot gate]

I have made the mistake of allowing magic item crafting in a campaign once. That's how I ended up with an artificer that was pushing past 30 AC

[hollow lance]

I think your artificer fudged some numbers that shouldn't be possible without multiclassing

[hot gate]

Nah, we had a full breakdown (of the bonuses, not emotionally)

[hollow lance]

personally I'm allowing magic item crafting but I'm gonna make it super expensive and difficult

like I'm talking you need potent rare materials that can only be found by doing quests, to make it feel like in skyrim when you do a dungeon for armour upgrades and stuff like that

[hot gate]

Oh yeah, I think that approach was even described in Xanathars.

[burnt valley]

what happened after

[hot gate]

I'd probably end up making a list of available crafting options. Otherwise you have weird edge cases.

[reef copper]

I also require that only casters can create magical items, at best non casters can do light modifications and some steps that dont require magic in the creation

[river fulcrum]

How should I fit a game in when I have a game going from 7-10pm est Friday when I wanna run another 1

[hot gate]

Well the artificer basically never got hit, but that's fine, they can still fail saves

We ended that campaign successfully.

[hollow lance]

I'm making a system and I'm gonna make it so that only a specific class can, and it'll be a crafting based class

[reef copper]

So not artificer?

[hot gate]

-# Sounds like Kibbles Crafting

[shell crown]

Are there any vtts that work on mobile?

[hot gate]

Owlbear Rodeo and DDBeyond Maps work fine on phones

[hollow lance]

nah they're gonna be a non-caster who makes up for that by having a massive table of gadgets that replace it

[reef copper]

I see, so batman class

:3

[hollow lance]

pretty much, I'm mostly basing them on alchemist from pf2e

[jovial badger]

DMs!
How do you price the different rarities of wondrous item?

[hot gate]

Most of the time I go by this, because it's fast and and easy:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/magic-items#MagicItemRaritiesandValues

[dim wasp]

(so do ya all's characters cling to one another when they scared)

[severe rampart]

Would never be caught doing that

[dim wasp]

Sus

[heavy oxide]

would rather die

[glass granite]

Some of my characters might

[heavy oxide]

my current character just met them the other day

[worn lagoon]

More likely to get further away from the party

[severe rampart]

Built my first Artificer, I dont know if it's even viable or not

Human Artificer with 17 Dex 18 Con and 19 Int

[halcyon forum]

its best to continue character advice in #character-discussion

[severe rampart]

race ya there

[crystal dagger]

Hello

[marble lion]

Technically thats exactly what artificer is

Just doesnt feel like that in gameplay

[knotty pasture]

Flavoring is free so this Artificer of yours can indeed be a non caster

Guidance and Sanctuaries are all "casted" from tools

[marble lion]

Which is why im saying artificer seem to not actually be casters

In lore they just have magic items that do the casting for them

So this homebrew class of theirs that makes magic items and replaces spells with gadgets is exactly what an artificer is

[proper forum]

I like your profile picture

[worn lagoon]

that's his changeling

[lime stream]

I am very new to the gamr how do i level up with my character

[worn lagoon]

you level up when your dm says u can

[karmic pendant]

Or when you get enough xp depends on the dm

[remote wadi]

Looking at it more, is it understandable to think Barbarians really aren't as strong for a class

I mean, they definitely got some good options, but I feel like most of their kit is inherently worse. Unarmored Defense being Dex and Con vs Monk being Dex and Wis

Rage being pretty good for Defense early on and has sone great damage output, but feels like they lack good late game content

[humble cairn]

Here is the section of the free rule book about leveling up: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/creating-a-character#LevelAdvancement

[humble cairn]

For more beginner help, check out #dnd-newcomers

[remote wadi]

Don't get me wrong, they are total fun to play, but like... maaaybe it wouldn't have killed them to add a bit more for them, you know?

[jaunty wyvern]

Petition to give barbs fighting styles

[remote wadi]

I feel like the main 2 bigger things are being tankier and actually doing great damage

[bronze quiver]

morning everyone

[remote wadi]

Because the Barb can already tank a ton of weapon attacks, but they start to fall behind the more magic is present

[severe rampart]

Thanks! I got it commisioned

[remote wadi]

And for the damage... rage damage being a +2 to start and only a +4 max very late into a character is pretty criminal

[severe rampart]

how's it going blood

[remote wadi]

I don't know if you saw yesterday

But let's just say there's a reason I'm talking about Barb now

[severe rampart]

Hah! yeah I saw

[small heath]

Hi chat

[severe rampart]

Evening

[small heath]

How are yall

[remote wadi]

Yeah... I'm mostly over it, but a part of me is still really bummed out about that situation because it was stupid

[severe rampart]

think about how funny the story will be in the future

[remote wadi]

It wasn't even that funny, though

[severe rampart]

it was stupid, yeah

[remote wadi]

Not like "accidentally rode a shifted druid into their own moonbeam" stupid

[humble cairn]

I still think you'd be better off looking for a better group. You do not have to stay with this group just because you think you won't get another.

[remote wadi]

Party is pretty chill. For the most part

This frustration is just me losing a character i was attached to for the first time

First time for everything, I suppose

[severe rampart]

First PC death, tough\

[empty thicket]

i think my session im right now will be canceled, we are 2 of 4 players and its like 30 minutes one of the players that said will come

[worn lagoon]

the next one's coming up for you

[humble cairn]

I think you are giving them too much credit and taking too much on yourself. The situation as you described doesn't sound fun. They may be intending to be chill but toxicity that's not on purpose is still toxic.

[severe rampart]

I know I said I'll be a sorcerer if I die... but come on

[empty thicket]

oh that, yeah, had it one time and the DM pulled out a "there is a magic token that each one of you all have only 1, a Cheat Death. You lost yours", he is nice but he did it too because it was some sort of betray from the team

[worn lagoon]

there are diamonds around, surely one responsible person in the party has prepared revivify?

[small heath]

Bro im going to be emo if my sorcerer dies in my main campaign im in. Our DM is going a mechanic in his story where everyone is from these "pods" and are being transported into different places in time and different planes of existence. If they die, they respawn at the pod but have limited lives. Yet my character, who was sent not from the pods to assist the group, is stuck here and can't die.

[remote wadi]

Of course the situation isn't fun. But that's just DnD a lot of the time for me: stuck in a bad situation and needing time find a way to slip and slide my way through problems, and often still failing due to luck

[empty thicket]

i thought my Pc died and i felt bad, didnt had that feeling in a long time

[severe rampart]

...our Cleric is Karagon

[humble cairn]

Again, you do not need to stay in this group, you can find another.

[small heath]

I've developed him so well with the party and hes been very clutch in the encounters lately.

[worn lagoon]

Oh no you guys are screwed. It's minecraft hardcore in this.

[severe rampart]

Also Gan hasn't been vaccinated

[small heath]

Bro 2 of my sessions this week had players arrive very late.

[humble cairn]

Also the whole point of D&D is to be fun. Playing in ways that's not fun for you is like .. the only wrong way to D&D.

[worn lagoon]

...Do bards not get revivify?

[remote wadi]

I have, but their campaign hasn't started yet. Hopefully when this current one is done, Paladin and I can just go to the new one and keep playing

[true plume]

@worn lagoon I've answered you on dnd-newcomers, don't know if you've noticed it.

[wanton sorrel]

?

[small heath]

Also Sorcerer is a fun class but definitely isnt beginner friendly.

[worn lagoon]

Just DM me the thing mate, no embed rights here

[severe rampart]

found another campaign, let's go, I'm a level 2 human artificer

[small heath]

Imo. Took me like 2 months to actually get good at using my sorcerer

[empty thicket]

might have to talk out about how late he is getting, welp, 30 minutes already and no signal.

[worn lagoon]

Can scrolls of revivify be used by bards? I forgot scroll rules

[small heath]

Bro I had someone 2 hours late who missed the entire main encounter 😭

[remote wadi]

There's a difference between playing a character or role that i don't enjoy and just having dice be a pain while I just work it out

[severe rampart]

What magic item plans should I get as an artificer, I have never played this before

[small heath]

Do you not like role-playing as a barbarian or combat as a barbarian?

Or am I misunderstanding something

[small heath]

Rip

[empty thicket]

yeah, will be other day

[humble cairn]

Scrolls: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/equipment#SpellScrollCantrip30GPLevel150GP
So, look and see if Revivify is in the Bard spell list. If not, they can take it after level 10 as a Magical Secret.

[severe rampart]

Alright so this campaigjn I'm in is Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, (no spoilers pls)

[empty thicket]

Bag of holding is good
Any upgrade in the armor//weapon to your allies too
Repeat shoot in a crossbow is giga good

[blissful lantern]

Is it smart that your players have to fight the tarasque and an army of zombies at the same time?

[remote wadi]

You're misunderstanding it. Someone is suggesting i search for a new campaign because the experiences were often unpleasant. And while it is true, they were often unrelated reasons for it: dice never giving me a break and out of campaign problems being the 2 main ones

[empty thicket]

Alchemy jugs are good items, good to have at least one for either safe food (mayo, honey, wine, beer) or utility (acid,poison, oil)

[humble cairn]

IRL issues with the players IS a campaign issue.

[spiral girder]

erm fighting the tarasque at all seems a bit radical

[worn lagoon]

...

@severe rampart , I'm borrowing bg3 rules. Any of you can read any scroll.

[small heath]

How are the dice never giving you a break? Just unlucky rolls?

[remote wadi]

Nigh impossible, purely ironic unlucky rolls

[small heath]

In this new campaign im the only person in our party who didnt use rolls for our ability scores when creating the characters

The DM never told us the "how" we get our ability scores

[remote wadi]

I was more referring to my irl life than the other players. Much larger, problematic, and significantly harder to deal with than players

[small heath]

I guarantee our barbarian player rolled multiple times just for damn near perfect stats

At lvl 4

[empty thicket]

No. But making the tarraske get a second undead phase with more HP but less AC is something i would enjoy to see

[severe rampart]

how do you get Repeat Shoot?

[empty thicket]

Infusions

[blissful lantern]

Okay

[empty thicket]

and less resistances too, so the idea of a rotting body its there and isnt too harsh with your players.

[blissful lantern]

Peak Idea ty

[empty thicket]

whenever you need, i have like other 2 tarrasque ideas in the bag
One wild magic and a mahoraga one

[blissful lantern]

Wild Magic sounds crazy

[worn lagoon]

wild magic funny as hell in theory

[small heath]

I want a full party of wild magic sorcerers

[remote wadi]

So for me, imagine that for your stats, 4d6k3, but using a bot to do the following:
Roll 3 different distributions
Make 75 the bare minimum and unlikely
One stat is a 16+

All that just so I my previous character would have to roll up 18 distributions just to get one above an 80
And my Barb had a 75, 79, and 81

[worn lagoon]

one of my players will almost definitely end up with a sickness that'll give him surges for 1d4 days soon

[remote wadi]

Oh, yeah. And did I mention that, when you level up your character on DnD Beyond, it instantly rolls the hit die for you?

You don't have to take that roll and you probably don't

But my 16 Con level 5 Barb would have had a max HP of 27

[worn lagoon]

echo, you are not warning him about that

[remote wadi]

Meaning that all 4 level ups would have been a 1 on a d12 for HP

[fiery spindle]

Guys anyone can help me remember this game I didn't play for a year I remember the basics but not everything

[small heath]

I only use dndbeyond. I like how easy it is.

[crimson gulch]

You can set your hp to fixed or manual. Fixed takes the average and If it's manual you have to do it your self and add the rolls to your rolled total

[small heath]

I can't stand roll20 or abovevtt

[fiery spindle]

I did use it but am a f2p

[remote wadi]

I know you can fix it yourself. Just saying this because Beyond gave me a 1 in 20k+ odds of being the worst possible rolls

[fiery spindle]

Does anyone here play solo campaign

[fossil plover]

Heiiiiiiiii

[crimson gulch]

There is no automatic hit die roll, if it's set to manual and you aren't adding to the total you are only getting your con bonus at level ups

[empty thicket]

Oh it is, the idea is a tarrasque that got access to magic in some way, call it experiments or eating a bunch of sorc//wizards and finally mutating into that.
Would absorb elements and do a explosion around him after absorbing X number of times and forcing a wild magic surge that would have his own table.
After the explosion and wild magic he would be giga vulnerable

[fiery spindle]

Hi

[fossil plover]

Is promotion allowed here : )?

[fossil plover]

How are you doing

[fiery spindle]

@fossil plover I think so

[severe rampart]

just in a different channel

[fossil plover]

I swe

[proper forum]

Hello

[fossil plover]

Where?

[fossil plover]

Heiiiiiiiii

[fiery spindle]

@fossil plover do u play solo campaigns

[fair summit]

#dnd-advertisements

[remote wadi]

It it took the average rounded up, my HP would have been 55

And if it was only the Con Bonus and nothing else, max HP would have been-

Ohhhh... I see. Gotcha

In my defense, I am far from a stranger for Murphy's Law. So this could have been legitimate

[fiery spindle]

Who have a campaign link guys I didn't play any real campaign in my life just solo one

[wanton sorrel]

solo ones... that's still an impressive feat

[fiery spindle]

@wanton sorrel do u know how to play one

[wanton sorrel]

only played in groups not solo yet.... but that was like 2015 so about ten years ago... trying to return to table top rpg

[fiery spindle]

@wanton sorrel I wished I can play one I abandoned this game for a year but I liked to return bc I was obsessed with it for 3 years

[wanton sorrel]

i played dugneons and dragons online the video game... and it wanted me to come back to D&D

[fiery spindle]

@wanton sorrel do you mean bg3

[worn lagoon]

no

[fiery spindle]

[wanton sorrel]

dungeons and dragosn online is a free to play MMO

[tired belfry]

Hey I first played D&D in 1981 I was wondering have any rules at all changed I joined this server to try figure out if there is still a community for D&D what’s changed and if there is much new

[crimson gulch]

A lot as changed in the rules but the game is still amazing

The community is larger than ever

[severe rampart]

guys this new campaign i'm in, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, has (at least) 3/6 of us as humans 😭

[jaunty wyvern]

Lore accurate

[crimson gulch]

So? Folks are aloud to choose what species they play

[severe rampart]

I'm not bashing them or anything, I'm also one of the humans

I'm just not used to so many humans in one campaign

[jaunty wyvern]

I think humans are now easily the most versatile race to play as both story and mechanic wise

Also lore accurate

[worn lagoon]

he's used to everyone except him being draconic

[jaunty wyvern]

FOR THE CLAN

[dark pewter]

Just started a CoS variant campaign, and unbeknownst to any of us before session 1, three of us are humans and the other used to be one

[worn lagoon]

also wait what the hell, you play races besides changeling?

[small heath]

I want to eventually play a variety of species as I get more experience. Right now im:

• a small lizard boi (kobold)
• a robot who likes to play dragon chess (Warforged)
• a PTSD-ridden entity of nightmares from the Underdark (Drow/Dark Elf)

[knotty pasture]

Did the other person abandon their humanity to become a vampire

[worn lagoon]

ECHO GOT REPLACED! who are you, impostor?!

[severe rampart]

Yeah

[dark pewter]

Nah, we just started last week, no one's vampiric (yet)

[small heath]

Astarion from BG3 be like:

[jaunty wyvern]

Book of Hungers and its vampire feats would be so fun to play as a dhampir with in CoS

Its a new year which means a new annual Frauhd thrashing

[severe rampart]

maybe I'll secretly DM the DM and tell him I'm secretly a changeling, you dont know

[worn lagoon]

i was just thinking about this

[dark pewter]

I feel like playing a vampiric-adjacent character undercuts some of the dread in CoS, unless it's something like a Strahd-hunting expedition

[blissful lantern]

peakkkk

[severe rampart]

Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, any good?

[jaunty wyvern]

Its peak

Good for all types of players and dms

[empty thicket]

I want to play a Warforged that is just a living armor and other thing i want to play is a Warlock that use pact of blade but with a gun that cast eldritch blasts like bullets

[jaunty wyvern]

I always wondered what it would be like to play as Strahds runaway spawn/thrall or something. But then again why the hell would you ever come back to barovia

[small heath]

Funny

[jaunty wyvern]

If you aren’t shooting your eldritch blasts out of your eyes what are you doing

[empty thicket]

Always, i might not be the most original but i want to have lots of fun

[small heath]

I have thought about playing as bugbear warlock

[wanton sorrel]

go for it!

[small heath]

I think that'll be funny

[jaunty wyvern]

Archfey bugbear would go so hard

[small heath]

A warforged Druid

[fossil hollow]

Epitome of the bigfoot

[small heath]

Thats basically transformers xD

[worn lagoon]

one of my favorite characters is a minotaur fiendlock

[fossil hollow]

made a Beast Wars warforged druid once

[jaunty wyvern]

They even wildshape into cars

[empty thicket]

race i dont give me too much head to it, i enjoy how humans have that extra feat and make me feel comfortable.
If not i will see other options, like Elf or smt like that

[fossil hollow]

a triceratops is a car if you try hard enough

comes with built in anti traffic gear

[small heath]

In my main campaign me, a draconic sorcerer kobold, is having a relationship battle with our Oath of Glory Paladin Minotaur about who's deity is better

Their friendship is falling apart

[jaunty wyvern]

Theres so many celebrities with so much plastic in them that I’d argue it makes them a motor vehicle so its not too far fetched

[severe rampart]

Warlock, Two Barbarians, an Artificer, and a Wizard, I think that's a pretty decent team composition

[fossil hollow]

pffft

[jaunty wyvern]

That party comp is very good

Healers are overrated

[small heath]

My party:
Sorcerer, artificer, bloodhunter, paladin, wizard, and monk

[severe rampart]

I'm the healer (Artificer)

[jaunty wyvern]

Oh yea they get healing spells i always forget that

[lean lark]

I have a current group I'm playing with of 4.

Party is: Wizard, Monk, Paladin, Druid

[fossil hollow]

what you need is:
dps (support)
dps (utility)
dps (dps)
dps (utility)

[small heath]

4 sorcerers. Easy.

[crimson gulch]

Ahh double game day today.

One shot at the shop this afternoon and tyrrany of Dragons online tonight

[empty thicket]

My party is 2 fighters, one champion and one psi, a paladin, an artificer and a bard

[rough basalt]

The ideal party is Abjurer Wizard, Diviner Wizard, Illusionist Wizard, and Evoker Wizard /j

[fossil hollow]

not enough in the utility departme- wait Clockwork, Abberant and Lunar exist

[jaunty wyvern]

Hows psion? I’ve been wanting to have a player play it

[fossil hollow]

ur so rite

[small heath]

Exactly

[empty thicket]

im the champion and for now, the psi fighter didnt did any damage like i did so i cant tell, it look more defensive but im being the literal DPS of the team for now

[small heath]

Hold Person spam with Constant spells to CC or give disadvantage 🙂

[lean lark]

The ideal party is just 4 Wayfarer halfling divination wizards

[fossil hollow]

i mean, they got better options too

[jaunty wyvern]

Is it a Psion or a Psi Fighter

[worn lagoon]

oh hell yeah
my minotaur fiendlock had fun moments with the pc kobold-lock

[jaunty wyvern]

Or like a multiclass

The Psi Psi Knight

[small heath]

They argue all the time. Its funny. Im the kobold sorcerer.

[empty thicket]

psi fighter

[jaunty wyvern]

God damn it now theres a new character ive gotta make

[small heath]

Actually recently my kobold was crashing out on the Paladin and almost burned him alive by baiting him into a trap, because he was so upset at him.

[fossil hollow]

Psion is the new(ish) playtest class

[small heath]

Luckily the paladin spoke reason into my kobold and he ended up crying out of guilt 😭

[jaunty wyvern]

I don’t think its possible for me to not make a multiclass character. Theres just so much identity and flavor you can add by doing so

[worn lagoon]

for us it was like
"hey mr. minotaur, did i ever get your name?"
"i don't know what your patron is, and i'm not giving a potential fey-servant my name. everyone else can call me Sakis though."

...
The barbarian holds the kobold down while we modify memory him (flavored to be like grabbing his face and flashbanging him)

[fossil hollow]

flavor has always been free for me

[rough basalt]

I don't like MCing personally

[jaunty wyvern]

True but the flavor you buy can be just as flavorful :P

[fossil hollow]

stupid colonizers trying to tax my spices

[rough basalt]

I add a flavor tax in my game

[jaunty wyvern]

Flavor thief

[rough basalt]

if i have to ask what you're doing, thats 5 gold /j

[jaunty wyvern]

Mercantile Bard Thief Rogue

[small heath]

Frankly I enjoy the recent RP moment they had because it shows that my kobold genuinely cares for the group and he doesn't know how to handle rejection.

[jaunty wyvern]

Mercantile Bard agenda pushed for the day i live another day

[worn lagoon]

oooo, tell us!

[fossil hollow]

-# #tales-from-the-table is a thing

[small heath]

^^

Basically my kobold follows a deity that the rest of the group, especially the Paladin, views as evil.

I can explain more in that channel :3

[olive scroll]

I wanna try out blood hunter but i have no idea what ability scores to use any recommendations?

[upper salmon]

looking for feedback: before posting anywhere, it's likely best to ask due to these parameters: Hosting in-person D&D games in Manhattan with several DMs included and looking for players of colour. Which channel is best to post this?

[small heath]

#looking-for-players

[upper salmon]

thank you

[jaunty wyvern]

Bloodhunter is so very customizable i would more so ask yourself what type of character you’d want to play

[olive scroll]

I am thinking dex over str for more AC but idk if i should go for wis or int

[jaunty wyvern]

Are you planning to multiclass or stay blood hunter

[olive scroll]

Stay blood hunter i am to unexperienced with multiclassing

[jaunty wyvern]

Then I would take whatever makes more sense for your character

If you’re wanting to optimize (completely unneeded) you can take wisdom for higher saves against nasty status effects like fright/charm

[olive scroll]

Alright

[lean lark]

I will say that in person games arent super common for this server, so you might have better luck with a Facebook group based around your area

[signal matrix]

hello guys can you help me and my friend get started on d&d? we are very lost and making a map right now, what should we draw on our map? it's a forest, thank you

[jaunty wyvern]

Id recommend looking up forest battlemaps online for references

[upper salmon]

Entirely valid and expected. You have a point, but veered away from using social media. People will find me

[fossil hollow]

#dnd-newcomers

[jaunty wyvern]

Ominous…

[signal matrix]

can only two people play? or do we need more?

[jaunty wyvern]

Yep

[lean lark]

A lot of facebook groups allow you to post anonymously, not sure if that would help prevent people from finding you

[jaunty wyvern]

Theres even solo dnd

[upper salmon]

Reading it back, your response makes sense. This meant to say, people who want to play in person will ultimately find me somehow

That was funny having to go "why is this ominous?"

[upper salmon]

should've phrased that differently on my end

[signal matrix]

how do you play with only two people? i mean one of them is storyteller, so how you play like that?

[wintry spindle]

one dm one player?

[jaunty wyvern]

Same way you play with 4-5 people. Dm describes the scene -> player chooses how to act

[fossil hollow]

Duet DnD is a thing, but requires some work. You can search up some resources online, just look for "Duet DnD"

[signal matrix]

thank youuu!

[fossil hollow]

Some of the Dragon Delves adventures also have tips on running them with one player

[empty thicket]

a duo story would be so peak

[lean lark]

Duo story could be fun but challenging

[empty thicket]

Like, with your best friend, both being knights and fighting against anything that come in your path, get more people (players) trough the adventures and time

[jaunty wyvern]

i’ve always thought about running a duet on some established mods but I almost exclusively play in groups and it would feel weird without everyone

Curse of strahd solo

[signal matrix]

can we start playing with only two people and in the middle of it someone joins?

[fossil hollow]

thats a horror campaign in the making

[jaunty wyvern]

Id encourage it even

[empty thicket]

yep, was thinking in something like this

[olive wasp]

I think one dm one player is really difficult to pull off. Admittedly it was my first time playing dnd ever and I didn’t fully know what I was doing

Solo sessions are fun however there is promise that you’ll have a group to bounce off of when you get back

[jaunty wyvern]

If you’re nervous about dming its a good low pressure intro to it with someone you trust

[olive wasp]

I was near threatened to lose my character to 4 rats

[serene jolt]

Fair enough honestly.

[empty thicket]

Yeah, only after some time one understand when somethign is a threat and when isnt

[jaunty wyvern]

Crunchy crits + goblins = tpk

You have been warned

[empty thicket]

I know that my fighter can handle lots of things without problem and with even some basic weapons

[serene jolt]

I feel like if I had a "solo" campaign, I'd give the player a companion much like the Palico from MH that just kind of does miniscule damage, support, and healing.

[fossil hollow]

rats of unusual size? I didnt know they existed

[empty thicket]

Its an Arrogance i won through effort

[serene jolt]

But that's just me. I've never done it before.

[fossil hollow]

Palico mentioned, must mention Palamutes

[olive wasp]

Well it was like the opening fight like character introduction time like. “Oh the streets are in peril with shuffles papers 4 rats”

[jaunty wyvern]

New york

[fossil hollow]

Sidekicks can be a thing. Thats what i would do for a palico. Use the scout statblock, make it Small, give it some Tabaxi features, then use the Expert sidekick class

[serene jolt]

Have you ever been jumped by 4 giant rats? You'd probably struggle too.

[fossil hollow]

yeap.

[olive wasp]

And then I found a talking rat and he threatened to kill me outright through connections and I was like dawg I’m on 2 health

[fossil hollow]

damn Ratatouille spent too much time in the streets

[serene jolt]

2 HP and a dream

[jaunty wyvern]

You could also give some of the adventure mod npcs some time to chip in

[olive wasp]

THATS WHAT I MEAN

He had a silly hat and he stole from me

[modest sinew]

Yo I just remembered something I loved

In a dnd campaign I was in years ago I played a warlock and eventually unlocked the ability to turn corpses into ghouls

And my favorite way to use them was to strap them with tnt and have them chuck molotovs at the enemy

Then jump into the fire lighting their tnt vests

Kamikaze ghouls

Good times

[olive wasp]

I wanted his silly hat and my stuff back

[serene jolt]

That's amazing

[severe rampart]

Just found out me and my DM are from the same country, for once in my life I dont have to pull an all nighter for a session

[serene jolt]

I have so many warlock and cleric concepts and builds I want to do.

[empty thicket]

had been jumped by 2 royal ghosts, a giant, an owlbear with 800hp and even then, i stood.
Was jumped by like 5 cultist and more stuff.
I trust myself and in that trust i have strength, no money and no fear

[olive wasp]

And instead I was met with the sewer rats coming out and snapping their fingers like I owed the mob money

[serene jolt]

I'd just flee atp.

[olive wasp]

I was a level 1 Druid

That session was so funny looking back at it

[empty thicket]

oh that change it, at lvl 1 everybody is literally bread with mold.

[empty thicket]

Yeah, i could, my teammates could too. But we stood our ground.
Its a concept i have in fighters, You MUST stood your ground

[swift lintel]

Any tips and tricks for ur first game as a DM?

[empty thicket]

You Must Dominate.

[wanton sorrel]

oh my

[empty thicket]

Be open to creativity but not soo much
Make your players read their stuff, you dont have to remind them everything.
Prepare the things based in their failure

[swift lintel]

Can't I also use chat to generate a story or smt?

Thay will make my job easier no?

[umbral girder]

Yikes

[modest sinew]

🚩

[empty thicket]

No.
Do the story by yourself please, you will feel better and a reminder, the story dont need to be giga complex.
You can literally grab some old story and adapt it to DnD

What matter is doing the thing right and well, make it feel good

[swift lintel]

Well have never tried playing it yet or being the DM

So I think its fine

[halcyon forum]

if you arent sure about making your own adventure, grab a prewritten one

dont use a Chatbot

[hot marlin]

Stories are the easiest part of DMing honestly.

[empty thicket]

Then would recommend doing oneshots at start so you start seeing how is the system, stories, etc.

[hot marlin]

It does not take much. Get a base, have the characters ready. Who wants what? What are they willing to do to get what they want?

That's it. That's all you need to get a story started

[scenic gyro]

It’s generally not recommended as those models have a short attention span and often forget what was leading up to what it was talking about a few sentences ago.

In addition it doesn’t actually know the rules, just whatever is easily searched and scraped. You’ll likely have to put more work in converting whatever slop it spits out than just making it yourself.

[severe rampart]

Quite frankly you can fart on a piece of paper and still get a better written story than what Chatgpt can generate

[empty thicket]

There is nothing wrong in doing some "there was a big evil bad guy that is a wizard necromancer that turned a whole kingdom in undeads and want to conquest the rest of kingdoms and you all must protect the world"

Sometimes basic is better, less is more

[swift lintel]

oke maybe I will try a prewritten one

[hot marlin]

If it's your first time DMing and you absolutely want to go for a prewritten one, go for Lost Mine of Phandelver or an even shorter one, like Sunless Citadel.

[swift lintel]

How long do they take?

[halcyon forum]

I think the new starter set would also be an excellent starting point. Heroes of the borderland

[halcyon forum]

depends a bit on your group but these adventures only tend to go level 1-5 or even shorter, around 5 or so sessions

[hot marlin]

Depends. I've seen one group be stuck on Sunless Citadel for a dozen sessions, I've seen another clear it in three.

[halcyon forum]

there is some variance, yeah

[swift lintel]

Is it possible to find online or do I have to get it in person or how does it work?

[severe rampart]

Depends if you're gonna play in person or online, but I think in person is better

[halcyon forum]

all these adventures can be bought in online versions. good choice if you also play online. If you play in person, the box sets might be worth it since they come with a lot of extra material. that can help newcomers

[severe rampart]

if I'm not wrong there are also free adventures in DnD Beyond right?

[halcyon forum]

yes, i think there is a command for it...

[swift lintel]

hmmmm

[halcyon forum]

?tag ddb claim

[cosmic roost]

The following items on D&D Beyond can be claimed at no cost.

• Baldur's Gate 3 Set
• Borderlands Quest: Goblin Trouble
• Honor Among Thieves Bundle
• Intro to Stormwreck Isle
• LEGO: Red Dragon's Tale
• Prisoner 13
• Scions of Elemental Evil
• Unearthed Arcana Playtesting
• Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
  -# = starter adventure; = digital dice

[halcyon forum]

there are also a couple of famous adventures out there for free from third parties

[swift lintel]

UUUUUU these looks good

[halcyon forum]

like wolves of weton?

[swift lintel]

Thank you guys ima study them a little

[halcyon forum]

delian tomb, wild sheep chase

[rough basalt]

A most potent brew is also a good free one shot for new dms/players

I ran it for some friends awhile back and even with them being brand new it was fun and concluded.

[undone rain]

Craaaap i overslept and missed the dnd session

[fossil hollow]

apologise to your group, why you posting here

[undone rain]

I already did that

[prime ledge]

Hi does someone have a complete guide to combat and the dice? I'm new to DMing and trying to setup a game for me and my friends.

[fossil hollow]

The Basic Rules are free to view

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024

[prime ledge]

I have the essentials kit

[fossil hollow]

it should also explain how it works

[minor cargo]

If you have questions, feel free to drop them! As you might imagine, there's a lot to potentially go over so going over everything with you would take a lot of time. It's probably better for you to ask questions as you think of them. :)

And of course, reading through the rules can help because that might answer your questions anyways without having to wait for someone to respond!

[undone rain]

So pissed that i overslept the dnd sesh

How could i be so dumb

[severe rampart]

Don't worry, I also did that the first time I had a session

[onyx cypress]

Im completely new to dnd besides BG3 thinking about making a homebrew one shot anything i should know?

[undone rain]

Yeah but i had an alarm and i somehow slept through it

[vale sage]

Anyway wazzup y'all hows the campaigns going 🔥 💯

[severe rampart]

Moving on... I'm in 4 campaigns now and I'm planning on leaving one of them (The one that skinned the goblins)

[lean lark]

Slowmode is on, if the timer doesnt hit 0 between messages it automatically deletes the message

[onyx cypress]

Skinning goblins is wild

[jaunty nest]

I can't find a game that is at a decent time for me

[fossil hollow]

gotta keep looking or make compromises

[crimson gulch]

i feel that, thats why i became a DM so i could run games on my time

[worn lagoon]

wowee

[lean lark]

I had that same issue.

It's how I became a DM...

I'd played 0 sessions of 5th edition before I started running curse of strahd 5 years ago

[worn lagoon]

i had a wizard character who collected limbs and other bits from prison guards he killed for animating later

lizardman bits, so they fit in his pack

[jaunty nest]

Very dark

[onyx cypress]

Gotta love necromancy

[lean lark]

Imagine running a necromancer who collects severed limbs and reanimates them.

Just an army of hands

[worn lagoon]

this is EXACTLY like that one fear and hunger spell, and I love it

[crimson gulch]

they called him red green the handy man

[severe rampart]

Alright baby gonna play a warlock in another campaign

[lean lark]

That's a show I've never heard anyone else mention before

[worn lagoon]

What was it called, flesh puppetry? Regardless I'm homebrewing it for my table now.

[woven flint]

Salutations, friends

[fossil hollow]

address me

[woven flint]

Nah

[lean lark]

I ran a paid session last night

Rolled 5 natural 20s. (Pray for my players)

[fossil hollow]

oh if i could use gifs. i would post Miguel O. Hara crashing out

[woven flint]

I'll have Sovis push Mana into an abyss

[worn lagoon]

i rolled 7 nat1's in a row in my first session dming

[severe rampart]

Could anyone with Warlock knowledge help me out in #character-discussion

[fossil hollow]

he wont, hes too much of a good boy >:)]

[woven flint]

You rang? 🧐

[severe rampart]

I think all of us rolled at least one nat 20

[worn lagoon]

dm me whenever mate

[severe rampart]

Yes Tokii I need you, this is exactly up your alley

[proper forum]

To any lore people in the chat: what are angels in D&D exactly? I've read the wiki but the lore section is from 4E and I don't know if it's still canon.

[woven flint]

Sovis is kind hearted, he's not the greatest person alive smh

[lean lark]

At most I've rolled 7 natural 20s in a single combat encounter as a DM

[fossil hollow]

Servants of the gods

[fossil hollow]

how is pushing me into the Abyss a kind act? Its not gonna even put Mana out of her misery

with her luck she'll land in Thanatos and be chased by more vampires and undead

[woven flint]

I think Sovis would hesitate on putting her out of her misery tbh lol

[fossil hollow]

Shes not against it

[proper forum]

Typically speaking, do they appear on the material plane, do what their God told them to do, then go back to their God?

[crimson gulch]

No one puts ti out of their misery but me

[fossil hollow]

yes. Theyre extensions of their god's will. Sometimes they act out, but those are exceedingly rare

theyre also not afraid of dying, outside of their home plane they get reborn in Celestia

[proper forum]

No what I'm asking is are angel's appearances rare?

[fossil hollow]

Oh. Yeah

theyre angels. A god can always send a vision.

if an angel pops up, something wrong happened

[lean lark]

Gods have visions and paladins as well. They'd likely send angels only in times of dire emergencies or when a physical presence is needed

[woven flint]

Is Mana aware that when we get to Menzo, Sovis doesn't want to kill fellow Drow?

[fossil hollow]

she wasnt until now, she will happily beat them to an inch of their lives

proficiency in insight should be enough. I take it Sovis wants to offer a new way out?

[woven flint]

Sovis just wants to deal with the Matron mothers

[fossil hollow]

gotchaa

[proper forum]

Say, if an angel appeared centuries ago ago and saved a city, would it make sense for the angel to be absent for centuries until the next time he appears?

[fossil hollow]

yeah

[woven flint]

They're the reason Menzo is so strictly Lolth lmao

[lean lark]

Yes

[fossil hollow]

thats the typical M.O. of angels. Its rare if they need to stick around somewhere

[woven flint]

I'm sure it'd take a Divine Being a lot of energy to appear in the material planes as well

[lean lark]

Another thing I would point out is, while D&D lore is written one way, you can technically write angels and beings however you want in your own world

[fossil hollow]

not every place is the Garden of Eden

but typically, ask yourself, is there a reason a god would want one of their servants there?

and does the angel think it did its job?

[undone rain]

So are Aasimar angels?

[fossil hollow]

no

Theyre the celestial equivalent of Tieflings and Genasi

[proper forum]

If you cut off an angel's wings do they lose their power?

[lean lark]

Aasimar have varying types of lore by edition, don't they?

[undone rain]

So kind of divine beings but not

[fossil hollow]

Genasi, Tieflings, and Aasimar, are just. People with a touch of otherworldly power

theyre still people with their own wills.

[undone rain]

Cool

Like a human but with wings

[fossil hollow]

Not always, ive played a Kirin aasimar

[lean lark]

Yeah, Aasimar are touched by a spark of divine power in some way. Maybe a child of a god, maybe blessed for some other reason, but still mortal

[proper forum]

They are descendants of angels. But the Aasimar gene is recessive and it usually becomes visible after many generations. Most people who carry angel genes are not aasimar themselves so they don't even know it.

[fossil hollow]

not all celestials are only angels.

[lean lark]

If anyone has ever seen Avatar the Last Airbender, you could consider Yue an Aasimar

[undone rain]

Jeez dnd lore is complicated

[fossil hollow]

we have 50 years of it

with multiple writers. its bound to be complicated.

[woven flint]

Do you think Sovis should've been a Redemption Paladin? 🤔

[empty thicket]

Yep, for a reason there is many editions, books, etc. etc.

[lean lark]

Honeslty at some point I gave up on reading D&D lore and just started making stuff up for my worlds

[fossil hollow]

honestly, yeah, if you didnt just play a genies paladin

[proper forum]

Speaking of angels looking like typical angels, the wiki describes them as "spirits made of light" that often don't have legs. So, are there any angels that look like conventional angels? You know, very attractive humanoids with wings and a halo? And legs?

[woven flint]

Ah, yes, Chadbal...

[fossil hollow]

the official art still depicts them as your stereotypical angels

but its not limited to that. I like my wheels of eyes

[lean lark]

Devas?

[jovial shadow]

Wiki is not a accurate source of information.

[proper forum]

Thank you, I won't be reading it again

[lean lark]

"Devas are emissaries of divine will. These immortal messengers adopt the shapes of mystical beasts or idealized, winged mortals. As with all angels, their true forms are known only to the gods they serve."

[proper forum]

Wait are angels called devas in D&D?

[woven flint]

I can imagine plenty of Angelic beings would take a humanoid form to not break the minds of mortals

[lean lark]

Angels aren't Devas but Devas are angels

From the 2014 Monster Manual: "Devas are Angels that act as divine messengers or agents to the Material Plane"

[proper forum]

How many types of angels are there

[woven flint]

Too damn many /Half-Joking

[lean lark]

I don't know the exact number, but the 2014 monster manual has 3. Devas, Planetars, and Solars

[proper forum]

Soooo is there anywhere I can read about it online orrrr... because again, the wiki is not up to date.

[lean lark]

Not really any way to find accurate information outside of reading the actual books

[proper forum]

OK thanks

Next question. Would it be possible to trap/imprison an angel?

[woven flint]

Most definitely

[lean lark]

You can always print the free D&D basic rules from WOTC, I know that they have some monsters listed, not sure if angels are included

[severe rampart]

what do we feel about Elf Warlocks

[woven flint]

It's possible to trap demons and Devils, you can bound a Celestial

[lean lark]

Pretty cool I guess

[woven flint]

They're okay

My current warlock, Sovis Cova, Is a Dark Elf
He's a Celestial Warlock

[lean lark]

I've never played a warlock before

[proper forum]

My current character is one

She's a drow hexblade

[severe rampart]

okay this campaign has 1 very difficult rule... only one roll for each stat

0 rerolls, so there's a chance I have a warlock with 3 in everything

[proper forum]

When you're making your character?

[woven flint]

Ah, yes, our two very different and one in the same Drowlocks 🧐

[severe rampart]

Yeah, for ability scores

[blissful dragon]

yeah the idea angel look like human with wings is a more recent era idea

[lean lark]

The only classes I've played for more than a single session have been:
Fighter
Wizard
Cleric

Classes I've played for a single session:
Monk
Ranger
Paladin

[lean lark]

So all your stats are the same number?

[severe rampart]

No, one roll per stat

[proper forum]

My brother in Lolth leave that campaign as fast as you can you're gonna SUFFER

[jaunty nest]

Is it good to start with ur first session as a roleplay or a heavy combat

[severe rampart]

What if I'm into that

[proper forum]

That sounds unreasonably strict

[woven flint]

Yeah, to be honest ... lol

[severe rampart]

I'm sure I'll get lucky

[proper forum]

Or if you're into that play in it ig I can't tell you what to do

[lean lark]

0 rerolls isn't super uncommon.

Though if you wind up with like 3 3s, the DM should override said rule

[severe rampart]

Oh my.

[meager fractal]

Depends on ur players but most players in my experience are going to want a combat to test out their cool builds/ abilities outta the gate.

[severe rampart]

this is bad. this is very bad.

I rolled a 9, a 9, a 10, a 10, an 11 and a 14...

[jaunty nest]

I'm a player, not dm

[proper forum]

You can say God dw I've said it like 5 times already when I was talking about D&D angels

[lean lark]

Also an early combat can help establish the party dynamics, how each character handles conflict, and how they work together

[severe rampart]

It was the caps lock that was the problem

[jaunty nest]

This would be my first session

[proper forum]

See bro I told you LEAVE

[lean lark]

As a DM?

[jaunty nest]

And it says heavy combat

[lean lark]

Ah, you're playing?

[jaunty nest]

Player

[woven flint]

You know...
I should be Cliche an do a Trickery Cleric of Mask one day, Mask is such a silly fellow 🧐

[proper forum]

A rule this strict right from the start is a huge red flag for a campaign

[woven flint]

He literally disguised himself as a Magic sword just to gaslight Cyric

[jaunty wyvern]

Consider my duplicity…invoked

[lean lark]

Apparently one of my players encountered a campaign where the first rule was that Aarakocras are banned

[meager fractal]

Fair. That race is busted.

[woven flint]

That's also pretty common with flying species

[lean lark]

I've never had any issues with it

[woven flint]

Fairies, Aarokocra, Owlin..
Anything that can fly naturally is typically considered pretty strong

[proper forum]

That's not unreasonably strict it's just 1 race. It's probably because they either don't fit into the worldbuilding or because the DM doesn't want new players to play a super difficult race. You know, for their sake.

[jaunty wyvern]

Aarakockra is only an issue if the player actually tries to optimize it

THEN it can be game disruptive

[lean lark]

I suppose it's also setting specific

[jaunty wyvern]

But most players do not

[lean lark]

with a campaign where most of combat takes place indoors, aarakocras become ineffective

[rough basalt]

I only bar certain species in my HB world, otherwise anything goes in other games

[lean lark]

If anything I'd debate that Yuan-TI are probably the most busted race

[severe rampart]

Okay, the DM gave mercy, I can add +2 to all of them

[jaunty wyvern]

Are you in a session right now?

[rough basalt]

Satyr imo

[worn lagoon]

Hell.

[rough basalt]

cause Satyr get magic resistance and they count as Fey so they are immune to humanoid spells

[severe rampart]

Do you see why it took me so long to get an okay roll in our campaign

[jaunty wyvern]

Planar binding

[lean lark]

So 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, and 16

[worn lagoon]

changeling are also fey anyway

[proper forum]

Still, that rule was a HUGE red flag. I think this is a sign of more unreasonable things to come.

[small heath]

Chat how can I out word play a fae

[severe rampart]

nahh... we can upgrade our ability scores with souls, so I guess it's pretty balanced (as long as I dont go murder hobo)

[worn lagoon]

what's this, fear and hunger campaign?

[jaunty wyvern]

Scatman rap

[worn lagoon]

do you use lesser souls too?

[jaunty wyvern]

You can always count on being able to out beatbox a fey

[small heath]

I want to use my English degree to my advantage and try to beat the DM in linguistic utilization.

[proper forum]

I was thinking Dark Souls campaign but holy horse you know peak

[worn lagoon]

i'm adding flesh puppetry to my table soon because of a conversation here in the last hour

[proper forum]

Rap the fast part of Rap God in double speed

[severe rampart]

it is dark souls

[small heath]

I can do rap god

Oh yes. Rap battle! I make a bard and challenge the fae to a rap battle.

Do some battle rapping infront of the local elf prince for entertainment.

[proper forum]

Hold on I just an idea for a rapping fay oh my Goddd I'm adding this to my campaign

[small heath]

Genius.

Dr. Zeus

[proper forum]

"She 6 on my 7 so I 8 her 9" 🗣🔥

[worn lagoon]

I hate you for this lmao

[proper forum]

Bars

[severe rampart]

Evren, how evil are you on a scale of 1-10

[worn lagoon]

10, why?

[proper forum]

Yeah I deserve to be arrested for this why did I write this

[worn lagoon]

we love self-aware queens

[severe rampart]

Do you want to help me craft a homebrew (rare) magic item that's themed around my snake patron

[worn lagoon]

No, I'm evil. Also I should go study. bye.

[severe rampart]

Full honesty, if you said yes I would've said "9/10, not evil"

[small heath]

"Your breathe stinks, the spawn of Shadowfell.

If I wanted to see fairy wings I wouldve called Tinker Bell!"

[proper forum]

I do

[severe rampart]

race ya to #homebrew

[lean lark]

I had Strahd call the party's cleric a "clerical error" once

[knotty pasture]

Strahd finally decided to be a Bard

[woven flint]

My Warlock and Strahd had a chess match while my party was fighting monsters once.. they got separated, I managed to beat him enough for the party to be able to not be so split up lmao (Strange shenanigans)

[fresh bloom]

I don't know about you, but I think Hobgoblins remind me quite a bit of some depictions of Tengus.

[naive cedar]

Iirc hobgoblins come from Germanic mythology and mythologies around the world have certain patterns (like similar creatures)

[crimson gulch]

Oni hits that a bit more for me

[sour sphinx]

Heyyy

Guys iam new Here

Why do U all Love exactly this Game ?

[empty thicket]

the freedom i have

[cedar pulsar]

And wonderful imagination

I'm new too

But i have a little experience of DnD

Mostly use DnD beyond

[hallow skiff]

yoo

[sour sphinx]

Sounds nice

[crimson gulch]

I love that it's a game that has been able to become my full time job, I feed my children by rolling dice and telling amazing stories

[cedar pulsar]

Awesome

[sour sphinx]

wow

[severe rampart]

I did not read the first part and was very confused

[jaunty wyvern]

You will eat ze dice

[cedar pulsar]

🤣 lol

[sour sphinx]

Would u consider this Game IS hard to understand or IS it pretty simple ?

[cedar pulsar]

It is simple when you understand how it's work. It might a bit hard at first, but it will become easy when adapt it

[crimson gulch]

It's hard to understand in isolation but easy to pick up if you find a group that welcomes newcomers

I got my first players handbook in 2001 but never actually played in till 2021 because no one I knew played it, but then I found a public game and it was like magic

[sour sphinx]

Are IRL Lobbys Happy to See new members ?
Like i have a bit social anxiety to Go to a Lobby and Just ASK to get integrated

[severe rampart]

and now you cook and serve dice for dinner

[severe rampart]

definitely

[crimson gulch]

It depends, the shop I run My games at in person I am allways happy to see newcomers.

There is a lot of tables where the gates are shut though so you gotta look around for a welcoming spot

[crimson gulch]

Yep, it's been wild

[tawdry sentinel]

I quite like playing with new people tbh but it's a bit of a strange one as table size is limited and there are always people I would rather play with given the choice.

[rough basalt]

I've been hit with the realization im trying to turn my 2 game a week to 5

[crimson gulch]

Nice!

[sour sphinx]

How to make the First step ?

[rough basalt]

3 separate systems will be an undertaking

tho not really, one it only took me 5 minutes to learn

[crimson gulch]

Gotta find a table that has open space for newcomers

[rough basalt]

Daggerheart will be the biggest undertaking

[severe rampart]

Experience usually, learn to play, find a group, fall in love with dnd, have your first character death, scheduling issues makes the campaign get cancelled, rinse and repeat

[crimson gulch]

Daggerheart was ok, made me just want to play more dnd though

[naive cedar]

ii like the dragons. dragons r pretty cool

[severe rampart]

for a game with "dungeons" and "dragons" in the name I haven't encountered either of those

[crimson gulch]

That's a darn shame, gotta have both or you are just playing &

[tawdry sentinel]

Everything is a dungeon, it just looks like a pirate ship, or an arcane library, or an airship, or a cutsey bakery with sinister gingerbread men

[severe rampart]

I like &, & has been nice to me

[rough basalt]

I've barely seen dragons too

only in one shots

[severe rampart]

might as well call the game Taverns and Terrasques

[crimson gulch]

i have ran 5 dragon battles this week alone, making up for all the lacks of them out there

[dark pewter]

The first dungeon I wrote for my big Spelljammer campaign was populated exclusively by dragons, both friendly and enemy

[crimson gulch]

young blue on sunday, ancient brass last night, Ancient red on friday. oh wait just 3 this week

[severe rampart]

well... time to get two more dragons into the next session

[dark pewter]

Final boss used the Ender Dragon statblock, and the big reward was a sword possessed by the psychic imprint of a dragon

[crimson gulch]

nice!

[rough basalt]

I hope i get to use a hostile dragon in my monday game soon

[dark pewter]

Figured after 6 years of GMing that I should have at least one dungeoned dragon, so why not several dozen?

[tawdry sentinel]

Faerie dragon in my game tomorrow, not sure if that counts. 😅

[crimson gulch]

Dragon delves was a step in the right direction for more easily accessable dungeons with dragons in them

and the Spirit dragon and deep dragons from the Forgoten realms books have been fantastic so far too

[severe rampart]

Dungeons with Dragons? I asked for dragons on the side! how am I supposed to play this now

[tawdry sentinel]

The new monster art in general is pretty great.

[halcyon forum]

What if the dungeon is a dragon that contains a dragon with another dungeon inside

[lean lark]

Dungeons in dragons in dungeons in dragons?

[crimson gulch]

Today I'm running dragon free one shot, and a session of tyrrany of Dragons tonight so there will be more tonight

[fair summit]

I ran a one shot once where the party helped an ancient dragon deal with some stomach ache by going inside it, finding a part of a castle (which was actually a mimic), and one of them drank a potion of dragon form (or whatever the name was) to become a dragon in a dungeon in a dragon 😏

[halcyon forum]

yes

its dragons and dungeons all the way down

jokes aside, I do appreciate that all the 5e starter sets feature both dragons and dungeons, even if the dragons are not always inside them

[lean lark]

Dungeons and dragons is an interesting name because many campaigns dont have either

[woven flint]

You know, I don't get people who only play one class
I understand it's something you really like, but the Whimsy of trying something new...

[lean lark]

They are designed for new players and DMs to help learn the game, but I think so

[tiny shore]

Hello everyone

[woven flint]

Salutations

[lean lark]

Hello Adventurer, what brings you here?

[tiny shore]

I'd like to get in to dnd, but I dont know how, soo I decided join discord :D

[wanton sorrel]

welcome new player!

OMG my green leaf went away 0_0

[severe rampart]

isn't it liberating

[silk current]

Hello chat o/

[dusky swift]

howdy

[naive cedar]

daily reminder that eldritch blast >>>>>>>>>>>>>

[pulsar temple]

is roll20 down?

[wanton sorrel]

what edition are you looking for? 0e, basic/expert, 1e, 2e, 3e, 3.5e, 4e, 5e 2014, 5e 2024

[pulsar temple]

i just got removed mid sesh

[wanton sorrel]

dang what happend?

[lean lark]

seems like it

[limpid gyro]

I finished my first ever irl dnd session as the DM today🥲🥲

This shit is peak, i made them fight an Otyhug and an Oni

[polar cedar]

I haven't played dnd in a few years but I want to get into it again so I joined the discord server

[tiny shore]

uhh
what's the difference?

[wanton sorrel]

the rules settings

[tiny shore]

I'd look for 5e 2024

[wanton sorrel]

ah cool the latest release

[green stream]

what's the biggest difference between previous 5e and 2024 edition?

[timid anvil]

Not much tbh and they are both still fifth edition

[worn lagoon]

a bunch of rule and class changes

[green stream]

I see I see. I haven't played in a hot minute so I wanted to knwo if there was anything massive mechanics wise

[lean lark]

Ability scores are increased by background, not species now

[timid anvil]

It's a lot of quality of life changes mostly and some adjustments as well as classes being overall stronger while monsters also got a boost

[green stream]

I see I see

[green stream]

That's good, I'll have to read up on them :)

[silk current]

Are there online alternatives to Roll20 that y'all like to use or is that the quintessential online platform for dnd

I have a campaign on roll20 and one in person that I switch between every sat

[severe rampart]

I've heard other people use owlbear and dndbeyond

[lean lark]

Also some use foundry

[silk current]

I want to get into DMing eventually so i’ll definitely look into these

I’d like to try DMing a oneshot or two after attending some local DM training

[lean lark]

There isn't really a singular best one to use, people prefer different ones for different reasons

[timid anvil]

I really like Maps on DDB even though I only play Play by Post XD

[silk current]

As a UI designer I think Roll20s interface could use some small improvements but it’s pretty intuitive

[hot gate]

I really wanted to enjoy Maps, but it's still missing some fairly obvious qol features like custom tokens.
I use foundry when I and my players want mechanical depth and Owlbear when it's a more off the cuff game.

[severe rampart]

my DM changed from Roll20 to DnD Beyond because of some technical difficulties at first

[lean lark]

I'm not a fan of DDB's UI honestly, both myself and multiple players I've had struggled with it, and I personally find Roll20 smoother

[hot gate]

What I will say in favor of DDB maps is that it and owlbear are the only vtts that are useable on mobile without hassle.

[silk current]

I'm remaking my ui design master’s thesis eventually when I have time and my focus is the creation of a dnd platform

[keen kestrel]

Roll20 has been adding nice QoL features that feel needed, and it’s much easier for folks to hop into

[lean wigeon]

Foundry

foundry imo is just the single best VTT for systems that use a grid

[keen kestrel]

One of my dms prefers foundry, and it’s very nice, but very complex

[lean wigeon]

in return it is very modular and has so much community support

it handles alot of systems too

[keen kestrel]

I would say it’s now my preference, but I’m not complaining if I get to play in other systems too

[lean lark]

The UI though is not very intuitive and it requires a lot of attachments to make it work

[keen kestrel]

More dnd will always be fun, no matter the vtt I use

[lean wigeon]

i just think there is no reason to use Roll20 when Foundry exists as the premium option, and if you don't need a powerful VTT then Owlbear exists

i just don't think Roll20 has much of a use case or has anything unique to offer when those two exist

[severe rampart]

Exactly, one campaign I was in, the map was just one wooden board...

[lean lark]

Roll20 is a lot more intuitive and easier to understand than Foundry

[torpid osprey]

i have a question, does anyone know where or how to find a 16+ friendly party? me and my bf are 16 n 17 and it's been hard to find a party that could have us as players since we are minors and its getting a bit frustrating

[lean wigeon]

the only redeeming quality for Roll20 imo is that it has better Fate sheets. that's kinda it

[silk current]

I’ve been invited to an ffxiv homebrew and a Pokemon homebrew that'll be on Roll20 that I have to consider, I'm sad both can't be in person even though both are local

[proper forum]

Dumb question but do dark elves in D&D have black scleras like in Skyrim?

[severe rampart]

there are a lot in #looking-for-players, most are 18+ but some of them give leeway

[lean lark]

The best place will always be #looking-for-players , aslternatively for in person you could see if your school runs a D&D group, or local game stores

[severe rampart]

Guess I just... Echoed your words

[keen kestrel]

I don’t think so? I’m not sure if drow do or not

I think they can range through a few colors

[lean wigeon]

i don't recall if they have black sclera like the dunmer

[severe rampart]

nope they do not

[lean lark]

Not really, no.

[proper forum]

Thanks guys

[lean lark]

They mostly have brighter eyes, red irises I think are common for them

[torpid osprey]

the problem is that in my country most game stores are filled with just 18+ tables and is not too usual at least in my country/school, i am having trouble finding 16+ games that are not filled in already TT

thanks for the advice tho

[proper forum]

Yes they are I checked

[lean lark]

One of you could possibly start your own group if either of you want to DM

[elder onyx]

I’m running a Castlevania inspired campaign, and for Session 0 I’m planning to introduce the players while they’re all at a festival. In the middle of it, Dracula sends his night creatures to massacre the world, starting with that city. Session 0 would end there, and Session 1 would pick up with a chase scene and the aftermath. Thoughts?

[severe rampart]

Pretty cool that the first real scene is them fleeing from monsters

could also make for some interesting combat

[elder onyx]

ya that would be in sesh 1

This is the second long- sh campaign ive runned . I just wanted to see if there’s anything I should do beforehand or maybe change up so it runs smoother and doesn’t fall apart halfway through.

[severe rampart]

definitely sounds engaging

[elder onyx]

thxx

[worn lagoon]

inspiring, i could do something like that

[severe rampart]

we discussed it during session 1, we would leave Karagon or Gan behind to get eaten

[worn lagoon]

your compassion for your teammates bring tears to my eyes

[severe rampart]

When I first met Gan he was straight out of the sewers

[fresh bloom]

Yes, but it's worth remembering that D&D took a lot of creative liberties with goblinoids, since they didn't have a fixed description before.

[severe rampart]

my one-on-one with Grudge was cool though... maybe I should go one-on-one with the others... 🤔

[naive cedar]

That’s true although I believe they took a lot from lotr as well

[worn lagoon]

desecrated crypts hell yeah

i am not looking forward to roleplaying the head though

fun character, but my attention is split between so many people

dming is hard

[fresh bloom]

But I'm mainly talking about appearance, since the Hobgoblins in D&D have red skin and wear those samurai-like outfits, with the characteristics that goblins generally use, like a long nose and ears

[severe rampart]

oh come on! we have such a diverse cast! we have... dragonborn dragonborn kobold... two humans... and me

[worn lagoon]

...we have humans?

[severe rampart]

Grudge is a human aint he

[worn lagoon]

that's one human, three dragonborn, one kobold

[severe rampart]

The diversity hire human

[naive cedar]

Huh they might’ve been based on tengu then

Also wait are Dragonborn’s really that popular?

[worn lagoon]

they're not popular, i just play with scalies

[naive cedar]

Ooooooh

[worn lagoon]

iirc among the less played races in bg3 too

[severe rampart]

I said to myself I'd play a dragonborn rogue next... I ended up making an Elf Warlock and a Human Artificer before it...

[keen kestrel]

I'm finally gonna get to play a genie paladin, and he will be a human (I considered genasi but I like human a little more for this)]

[severe rampart]

is there a term for the opposite of optimization? like making a character as weak as possible?

[halcyon forum]

bad idea?

[lean lark]

I've got a player who constantly plays animal creatures, mostly aarakocra

[lean lark]

minimization maybe?

[worn lagoon]

ah, one of my people

[keen kestrel]

I'm lazy and just like the humanoid races like elves, aasimar, humans and tieflings

[worn lagoon]

so far i have two dragonborn, one half-dragon(practically dragonborn with a tail), a minotaur

[keen kestrel]

I've played multiple aasimar, a couple humans and a half elf so far

[lean lark]

My current character is a changeling. The one before that was a Firbolg

[severe rampart]

I've found my people

[keen kestrel]

My favorite human I played was a completely armored knight who's face no one had seen since he was a kid, so they weren't even sure what race he was until he took off his armor

[severe rampart]

is this Grudge

[lean lark]

I'm playing a changeling divination wizard

[severe rampart]

Changeling Bard baby let's go

[keen kestrel]

uh, it was more meant to symbolize his obsession with giants, so he tried to mimic them by becoming a rune knight, well that and the fact that 90% of his body was covered in burn scars

so it was just easier to hide his appearance and look like a knight

[worn lagoon]

that msg was aimed at me, grudge is our human fighter, and yes, yes it's him

but that's a cool character

[severe rampart]

very interesting backstory

[keen kestrel]

I did enjoy it, he was a bit older and acted like the dad of the group, since he'd been raised by his village

Then he met a harengon and they became best friends

[arctic stone]

Hello

[severe rampart]

Hello

[arctic stone]

I'm kinda new to DND anything I need to know?

[lean lark]

#dnd-newcomers is a good place to start

[arctic stone]

Oh ok👍

I wanna join a DND group in my area but I'm kinda worried that it will be just people older then me

Any tips??

[jaunty wyvern]

Check the group before hand. Communicate with the hosters. If you’re uncomfortable then don’t do it

[minor cargo]

A lot of games will have a "Session Zero" these days (it's listed out in the DMG). It's kind of your pre-get-together to understand the game, what everyone is hoping to get out of it, and some other things (depending on the group). That's a good chance to see if there's a big age gap and if that'll end up being a problem. ✌️

[elder onyx]

if you in uni or highschool you can try joining their local clubs

[proper forum]

Guys I just really had a incredible idea

I'm making a campaign and uh

What if the language of the celestials... was Dutch. Like yeah it's supposed to be celestial but when they see like uhh a celestial and they're speaking celestial they hear Dutch

[arctic stone]

Uhh I don't know if it's 1 campaign uhh there is a word for that I swear
If it is 1 campaign what do I do

[jaunty wyvern]

Finnish angels

[severe rampart]

some people use their native language when talking in another language the rest of the party can't comprehend, so I think that'd work

[worn lagoon]

it's pretty common practice to use real languages in place of non-common ones

[jaunty wyvern]

Its referred to as a one shot

[proper forum]

No Dutch is funnier because it's very closely related to English and so it sounds like they're speaking English wrong and that makes it funny

[worn lagoon]

"wir hebben een serious problem"

[proper forum]

Yeah thing is I'm not Dutch