dnd-discussion

[jaunty wyvern]

oh and illrigger

[marble lion]

What?

[lean lark]

I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess

[severe rampart]

isn't Blood Hunter critical roll?

[jaunty wyvern]

I am too its just i used to play stupid in my early campaigns so i rerolled multiclassed characters often lmao

[marble lion]

You played 4 classes though

[empty thicket]

Bro... flex the muscles and do an intimidation so hard the guards dont try to rat you out

[woven flint]

I've played every official class 🧐

[marble lion]

Very cool

[severe rampart]

I'm planning to do that too, so far bard and ranger

[lean lark]

I'm debating playing a hobgoblin bard if I can get the chance

[woven flint]

Even played Psion although it's still in the testing phase lol

[restive blade]

"dm i use my intimidation to roll for stealth."

[worn lagoon]

Play my homebrew machinist next campaign

[jaunty wyvern]

yes but alot of the community accepts it as rangers emo cousin

[woven flint]

My current character line up is:
Rogue, Barbarian, Fighter, Wizard, Cleric and Warlock 🧐

[lean lark]

I have never heard of Blood Hunter before

[woven flint]

It was a class made by Critical Role

[restive blade]

its very edgy

[severe rampart]

Isn't that just an Artificer

[spring glen]

Hey everyone how's DnD been?

[worn lagoon]

Nah it's a noncaster, you'll see

[lean lark]

Ah, I don't watch them

[woven flint]

The only third party classes I'm interested in are Pugilist and Accursed lol

[severe rampart]

Alright looking forward to it

[spring glen]

Same

[rough basalt]

It was a class designed by Matt Mercer for a one shot for Vinn Diesel to promote his movie. Matt decided to flesh it out a tad more and gave it out for free

[lean lark]

I'm more interested in homebrew subclasses than classes tbh

[restive blade]

my dm canceled our session for over a month because 1 player had exams. we werent even done with session 1 and we were still in a combat scenario

[rough basalt]

It's fairly clunky in parts, which is Matt's MO

[viral verge]

I don’t watch CR campaigns. but the animated show they did is GREAT

[restive blade]

needless to say, it killed the entire campaign

[spring glen]

That sucks I just had some DND last night

[worn lagoon]

Damn, I mean my campaigns have long breaks due to my exams and they don't usually die from em

[rough basalt]

I have a session 0 sequel tonight

[lean lark]

Session 0.5?

[rough basalt]

To get the new PCs made and deliberate on how to introduce them.

[severe rampart]

my exams just lined up with yours

[marble lion]

If you took a break before finishing session 1, you can just start again though. Thats not a campaign to be killed yet

[empty thicket]

damn, the same list than me honestly

[restive blade]

yeah, we told the dm we can just go on without the player since it wasnt anything important, but he was insistent that we wait for him, but we've already been waiting for 2 weeks at that point, and we apparently had to wait 2 more weeks, so everyone quit

[viral verge]

I’m spinning up a new 5e campaign in a couple weeks my current group

[spring glen]

Hopefully session .75 is better

[empty thicket]

Had played a bit of ranger, wizard and a bit of cleric and lot of fighter.

[rough basalt]

After tonight I'm gonna start recruiting for my 3 other games I'm starting

[empty thicket]

i have in my list a paladin, a warlock and someday a wild magic sorc

[jaunty wyvern]

I just want to be a player for once in a campaign

[lean lark]

Honestly I want to try every class at least once.

Though I'm not looking forward too much to rogue

[jaunty wyvern]

thats why im here

[rough basalt]

I'm loving my rogue

[spring glen]

I've been working on my campaign got some maps done Now I just got to make them digitally but I won't be back to my PC till Feb 1st

[severe rampart]

alright in 2.5 hours I'll be a rogue in a session

[lean lark]

I'm debating if I want to try adding a 5th player for my next campaign, not too sure

[rough basalt]

Only 1 more level for my Rogue and then I become truly unstoppable.

[severe rampart]

I've never played a rogue before, what's it like?

[spring glen]

I've got 7 players in mine I'm a well fed DM

[rough basalt]

Move around, hit, roll funny numbers

[lean lark]

7 is too much

[blissful ibex]

You chase advantage and are really solid outside of combat c:

[severe rampart]

really? I have a hard time babysitting three of my idiot friends

[blissful ibex]

rogue has a solid mix of being good in all 3 pillars

[viral verge]

I had one player ask me for a 5e campaign. I told like two other people. And now I think I’m somehow at 5-6

[empty thicket]

same, rogue is something i would try but because i want to adapt a character from a game i love, Slay the spire
The silent

[rough basalt]

Next level my rogue gets prof in wisdom and Charisma saves so I'll have prof in all saving throws except strength ones.

[jaunty wyvern]

i think the largest ive been apart of was a AL campaign with 10 players and 1 dm

[worthy sigil]

Versatile! In combat I usually play it like how people play monks, except you don't go back for multiple strikes
Its one of those classes that gets a shoot ton of movement

[jaunty wyvern]

it was like being in school lol

[lean lark]

Rogue honestly just seems boring

[severe rampart]

Love playing a "human"

[empty thicket]

That in theory would be a Rogue arcane or an Assassin 2024

[tawdry sentinel]

I'm playing thief and it's nice to actually be able to use adventuring gear regularly in combat.

[jaunty wyvern]

2024 rogue has so much tech now i cant call it boring

[spring glen]

I've been working on a high difficulty campaign for them 7 is enough

[viral verge]

See that’s too big for me

[rough basalt]

It's gonna get much worse for the dm I play my rogue with

[lean lark]

Honestly that's part of what makes it boring for me.

It just does too much

[jaunty wyvern]

ooh my lobster too buttery

[rough basalt]

Cause once we hit level 17, my sneak attack dice can only roll a minimum of 3s

[blissful ibex]

tbf with AL it's more a rotating cast, so they likely only ever had 4~7 people playing at a time, but drawn from a pool of 10

[rough basalt]

Due to my subclass

[spring glen]

Add more lobster

[viral verge]

Ah. Ok. That makes sense

[rough basalt]

The bbeg when I crit him for 24d6 and 20 of those are a minimum of 3

[severe rampart]

as a non-rogue player... what

[spring glen]

I used fireball last night and killed like 8 plant monsters And might have started a forest fire it's okay it wasn't me it was the cultists

[rough basalt]

High level rogue is hilarious

[severe rampart]

Oh yeah I've watched this skit of someone running Level 20 combat and said "The Rogue did 500 damage and didn't roll a single die"

[rough basalt]

Also I have a vicious dagger which has an additional 2d6 attached. So when I crit with it, it's 2d4 + 5 + 18d6 currently

[undone rain]

"But your honor no one told me fireballs that effective its not MY fault"

[naive cedar]

wizard who gets in trouble with a city government for starting a forest fire (they cast fireball)

[blissful ibex]

rogue gets 10d6 sneak attack damage c:
assuming like a vicious weapon or something, which then all gets doubled

[spring glen]

When in doubt blame the people that died so they can't defend themselves

[lean lark]

The detective has speak with dead...

[blissful ibex]

so (base damage + 10d6 + 2d6)x2 + mod on a crit

[spring glen]

Drats

[rough basalt]

My rogue regularly puts out like 40 to 50 damage usually without crits its pretty fun.

[severe rampart]

darn so it can nearly kill my level 8 character in one move

[rough basalt]

And DM gave me a manual of quickness so I'll be getting an extra hit and extra damage mod point sometime soon

[worn lagoon]

I ran lv20 combat earlier. Echo, you remember me beating up that fighter for no reason?

[rough basalt]

Which will help as I had a couple 1 below AC misses

[worn lagoon]

It was fun, honestly. He put up a good fight.

[rough basalt]

The funniest part tho will be when we hit level 20

Cause once per rest Rogue can just choose to have a 20 on any d20 roll so I can just autocrit

[spring glen]

I've been playing wizard lately it's hard to DM when I don't have full PC access

[rough basalt]

And one thing I believe I've forgotten a few times is critting with the piercer feat adds another die of damage

[woven flint]

Gonna be fun just to instacrit Vecna offgate

[rough basalt]

Nealen when I say Vecna takes 134 damage to start the combat

[woven flint]

"You mortals can just do that?!"

[rough basalt]

Me when I won't reveal my secrets to the God of Secrets

[spring glen]

Vexna when he realizes he's not the main characters 😮 nuh uh that's not fair

[blissful ibex]

That's prety solid c:

[woven flint]

Vecna realizing it was his Eve of Ruin all along

[blissful ibex]

my silly druidlock averages ~42dmg per turn without use of her subclasses or spellslots in tier 4

[spring glen]

😄 poor litch man it's okay he comes back but after that he will realize that was a terrible mistake

[rough basalt]

What am I, on the Eve of Ruin? Credits cut to black with Linkin Park What I've Done playing

Looking forward to seeing what characters the new people make

[viral verge]

Is an attack a d20 test? I thought those were two separate mechanics, technically

Nevermind. Just read the part that explicitly states that it’s a test

[spring glen]

I'm running a NE wizard necromancer subclassed death claric warforged

[naive cedar]

Whats everyone’s favourite necromancy-involving subclass

[blissful ibex]

d20 tests are Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/playing-the-game#D20Tests

[viral verge]

Yeah. Thanks. I see that now

[spring glen]

I like death claric duel casting necromancy cantrips is great

[blissful ibex]

Spores druid maybe
desperately needs an update though

[jaunty wyvern]

Its still UA but its easily Reanimator Artificer

[spring glen]

Reanimator is crazy cool

[scenic zinc]

-# it's straight up just the Grimhollow artificer

[jaunty wyvern]

shhh

go my moist companion

[celest sail]

hey guys i’m gonna play dnd with my college’s club soon but i’m not very experienced, will i get blasted if i go monoclass bladelock?

[crimson gulch]

if they blast you for choosing normal options from the players handbook, that is not a great table to be at

[viral verge]

Mono class bladelock? What’s that?

[celest sail]

sorry i meant blasted by creatures xd

[fossil hollow]

just get moderately armored and you should typically be fine

[scenic zinc]

Single class characters are often stronger than their poorly built multiclass friends

[crimson gulch]

any one can get blasted down

[fossil hollow]

speaking of warlocks... time to make a level 10 GOOlock

[scenic zinc]

Multiclassing is a very easy way to make a character weaker

[celest sail]

sweet thanks friends

[jaunty wyvern]

multiclassing is a good way to make a character really funny

[scenic zinc]

You've reminded me I need to make my '24 MADness character, for @fossil hollow

[serene flume]

New to DnD and I’m wanting to learn more about DnD Beyond. If I subscribe, will I get access to all the character creation options? I just want to be able to have everything available to create whatever character I want, and not just what is in the players handbook.

[fossil hollow]

I hate you

[jaunty wyvern]

please do tell

[fossil hollow]

The subscription doesnt get you books or character content

[crimson gulch]

no, to get access you have to spend hundreds of dollers on all the books

[meager fractal]

no you'll have to buy the books still too

[worthy sigil]

To get access to more character creation options you need to buy the digital books
So if you buy the players handbook, you get content from the players handbook

[crimson gulch]

no subscrption is required

[scenic zinc]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/122279161

Here's the '14 version

[fossil hollow]

get that thing out of my sight

[jaunty wyvern]

omg is meta

i love meta

[lean lark]

In my opinion, DDB is not really the best option out there for what it is.

However, regardless of whatever VTT you do choose, you still have to buy the books separately.

[fossil hollow]

uuuuuuu struggling so hard on a cleric domain 😭

[jaunty wyvern]

its changeling too lmao

[lean lark]

tempest....

[scenic zinc]

You including 3rd party stuff or no?

[naive cedar]

Do you know what god you’ll be picking?

[scenic zinc]

That's how it all fits narratively lol

[fossil hollow]

nah, no third party.

Also, huh, im not seeing Tempest on my list...

... That would be piracy. And thats how DND has worked for the last 50 years

If you dont got the books, you dont got the content.

[jaunty wyvern]

my meta character was a warforged that was designed to be the perfect weapon and was discarded when they found out 1 level in each class kinda sucks

[naive cedar]

Also my personal favourite domain is probably life (I’m basic I know)

[meager fractal]

Same. Noodling on War or Life rn

[naive cedar]

War is also great

[lean lark]

Tempest is fun for bonking, life is fun for healing

[fossil hollow]

yeah, im not seeing tempest on my subclass lists for some reason..

[jaunty wyvern]

WAR FORVER RAAHHH

[lean lark]

War is fun for inflicting painnn

[scenic zinc]

Because it's a business that has employees who make a product that millions of people enjoy who deserve to be paid for their labor.

[naive cedar]

I like every cleric domain tho, they all have something to add depending on the god you’re choosing

[fossil hollow]

might go with trickery, screw it

[empty thicket]

heard not so good things from it, "too much damage" kind of thing

[scenic zinc]

There's no official wiki.

[naive cedar]

Tempest is amazing for certain gods

[fossil hollow]

again. sites like that is piracy. There is no official "wiki" that hands out the paid content for free

[lean lark]

Tempest isn't in the 2024 phb for some reason

[naive cedar]

Whacking people with the power of Zeus? Iconic

[fossil hollow]

Oh i have 2014 legacy stuff turned off lol

[jaunty wyvern]

Umberlee didnt want to renew their contract that bi-

[fossil hollow]

thats why i cant see Tempest or Nature

[scenic zinc]

Nature Cleric is awesome

[fossil hollow]

not my thing unfortunately

[lean lark]

All clerics are awesome honestly

[meager fractal]

spike growth everywhere like it's hot sauce

[lean lark]

The basic dnd rules and classes are free to download officially, just not the in depth material

[jovial shadow]

What is a monoclas Bladelock?

[naive cedar]

Me finding out that umberlee isnt a pickable god in bg3: 😕

[jaunty wyvern]

Life cleric Ancients Paladin is a crazy support

[naive cedar]

I love ancients Paladin

[fossil hollow]

Well... youre in the official dnd server, and piracy is against ToS and server rules...

[naive cedar]

Smiting enemies of nature

[proper forum]

Update: I still think it would be really funny of the entire celestial plane just spoke Dutch

[lean lark]

Pact of the blade warlock, but only warlock class

[scenic zinc]

A) they do care
B) you should care too. I refer back to my point earlier - real actual people make this content. Do you not think they deserve to be paid?

[jaunty wyvern]

i have a kuo toa character in my character doc that is a tempest cleric storm sorc

[naive cedar]

Also; I only multiclass if it makes sense for the character. I’m not into minmaxing

[proper forum]

"Wir hebben een serius probleem" -A God

Like... I think it would be really funny

[lean lark]

Learn Dutch

[proper forum]

Unironically not a bad idea. Learning another language is always a good idea.

[naive cedar]

Oh yeah I tried to learn French and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and I have a master’s degree

[lean lark]

I feel like a retired lich would be fun.

Just yelling at the players to get off his grass, waving a cane while reading the newspaper

[opal tendon]

hey besties

[jaunty wyvern]

vecna:

[opal tendon]

REAL

[lean lark]

The hand of vecna is just one of those grabber tools

[naive cedar]

I want to play a wizard who says thing like “all wizards born after the second sundering can’t cast spells. All they know is fireball, cantrip, copy they scroll, counterspell, get a netherese orb stuck in their chest, and die.”

[lean lark]

Add another artifact, the denture of vecna

[proper forum]

Here's what I'm thinking of implementing into my campaign: an angel who's been trapped for centuries and lost all his manners because he spent too long away from his God and couldn't stand it

[opal tendon]

good luck playing a wizard, theyre fun

[opal tendon]

AASIMARS FRRR

[lean lark]

What subclass?

[naive cedar]

I like playing wizards 😎

[worn lagoon]

I love oathbreakers

[crimson gulch]

War

[opal tendon]

i played one in a one-shot, and found it hard-

[lean lark]

Also, people act like divination wizards aren't kind of insane

[naive cedar]

Hmmm. What subclass fits the “grumpy old man” aesthetic the best

[proper forum]

Not an Aasimar, an actual 100% real genuine angel. He just developed anger issues.

[lean lark]

huh, yeah
What is it good for?

[jaunty wyvern]

if youre lucky theyre the best class in the game

[opal tendon]

blood domain is fun

[naive cedar]

An extra attack

[scenic zinc]

Oathbreaker is probably the least interesting paladin subclass to me.

Why do you love them?

[opal tendon]

ahhh okay

[fossil hollow]

uuuuu... im eying Trickery RN... but war is always so tempting for Steelwind...

[naive cedar]

The least interesting Paladin subclass imo is crown

[fossil hollow]

cant use Tal Dorei, and not a fan of Mercer's blood stuff

[opal tendon]

fair enough

[lean lark]

I want to play an oath of vengeance paladin who seeks righeous vengeance on all who pour milk before cereal

[opal tendon]

WHAT

[jaunty wyvern]

play twilight cleric

[worn lagoon]

I like the idea of going against your former oath for selfish reasons, cool shadowy powers

[opal tendon]

im playing one in a campaign, and ITS FUN

[slate snow]

just wanted to ask, becauseits hard for me to find anything abt it, when we look for games to join, do we just message them on the thread abt joining? oris there other stuff we need to do? because i saw a few saying we needed to send out chaacter sheets?

[fossil hollow]

#find-a-game

[empty thicket]

Do an oaht of vengeance against a 6 finger duelist that killed your father

[lean lark]

Some you message in the thread, others will ask you to message them directly with information they requesty

[scenic zinc]

Grave Domain?

[fossil hollow]

too slow

[lean lark]

Call yourself Indigo Montana

[slate snow]

ah ok

[slate snow]

thank u

[empty thicket]

yeah, something like that

[scenic zinc]

Forge?

[fossil hollow]

... not feeling the blacksmith vibe 😅

Might just go with trickery, i wanna do a charlattan again

[jaunty wyvern]

Festus Domain cleric from Griffons saddlebag is really cool you basically worship a deity who just likes eating lol

[proper forum]

I know I've already asked this before but... do you think it is possible to have a monotheistic universe in D&D?

[sharp light]

hi

[opal tendon]

hey

[scenic zinc]

Yeah why not

[lean lark]

All things are possible through the DM

[proper forum]

That's me in this case

[lean lark]

The DM can make a world with no gods if they so desire

[proper forum]

But then this begs the question: where do clerics get their powers from?

[woven flint]

Yeah, Ao could be the only Deity lol

He's such a chad!!!

[proper forum]

Or in this case, how can there be multiple domains without multiple Gods?

[silk hare]

reverence of a concept, repurposed sorc powers

[lean lark]

What if in your particular world they get it from the land, from nature?

Or just belief alone?

[proper forum]

Brother. I have already written the God of my universe. And his name is not Ao.

[woven flint]

Well, perhaps this Deity rules over all domains

But, Clerics can also get their power through Devotion to a concept

[scenic zinc]

The same god. Which they worship in different ways.

[silk hare]

their cleric abilities are a manifestation of their belief in a concept for which they subconciously suppressed their sorc nature

[proper forum]

Maybe this God represents all the domains

[opal tendon]

my godess of my world is just... yes

[scenic zinc]

Pretty easy question.

[lean lark]

A tempest domain cleric who gets their power through a devotion to lightning mcqueen

[woven flint]

Kachow!

[jaunty wyvern]

guys did you know that mercantile bard can duplicate a single gp when it rolls a 20 on a hit? (Mercantile Bard quota pushed for the day)

[opal tendon]

why is that so real

[woven flint]

Something Something
Hikari Domain Expansion

[lean lark]

Also, there could still be legends ofm powerful creatures that aren't technically gods that they could gain powers from

[silk hare]

sth sth 4m 11s

[fossil hollow]

Same place any cleric gets their powers; faith. In this case, they might just focus on one aspect of that god. iirc, Game of Throne's main religion had aspects of the same god for different things

[woven flint]

"He's immortal for 4 minutes and 11 seconds, if I can just get away, I'll survive... Ha! Is what a coward would say! This is gonna be FUN!"

[proper forum]

In this universe the doctrine of this god prevents the worship of any other god. Like the biggest monotheistic religions irl.

[scenic zinc]

The seven were seven different gods, I thought

[woven flint]

Ti, when are you gonna have a giant call Lockpick "Cat Food"?

[fossil hollow]

ive always heard it was different aspects of the same god

[silk hare]

tuca donka plays

[lean lark]

Though they could worship the god's holy warriors who have acted in service of said god before, or draw inspiration/faith from them

[scenic zinc]

Googled it - you're right

[fossil hollow]

yippie!

[proper forum]

I was thinking of those but maybe wasn't sure: there are other gods but they are very very weak because no one worships them anymore, since the main religion is so prevalent and the worship of other gods is banned

[scenic zinc]

But yeah - gods already span multiple domains in dnd

[fossil hollow]

giving them all to one god who represents everything is not out of the question

[lean lark]

Yeah, the god could simply span all domains as well

[scenic zinc]

There's no reason a monotheistic God wouldn't be able to fill all of them

[fossil hollow]

-# aforementioned IRL religions do that anyway, if you were to try and translate it

[proper forum]

Yeah that's what I was trying to replicate. I wanted to make it "realistic" (whatever that means).

[scenic zinc]

I did basically say this in my original response lol

[fossil hollow]

dont fous on realistic. Focus on grounded

consistency is much better than trying to be realistic in a fantasy game

[scenic zinc]

A story only needs to make sense narratively, not logically.

[lean lark]

Make a story that makes sense to you

[proper forum]

Yeah that's what I'm doing Zephyr

[fresh carbon]

Ello

[lean lark]

If you can make the single god exist in a way that covers all domains and you find to be reasonable, use it

[fossil hollow]

plus, youre making a god. Theyre the ones who decide what realistic looks like typically. Theyre the ones deciding the rules

[proper forum]

Thing is, he's a good God, so he can't cover evil domains

[fresh carbon]

I have a question. Where can I get more roles?

[fossil hollow]

theres not really any evil domains

Death is just a constant factor of life.

[scenic zinc]

No domain is inherently evil.

[golden marsh]

Interesting

[jaunty wyvern]

What if the god was just pure neutral as a unifying force rather than a personified being?

[proper forum]

Nice profile picture

[fresh carbon]

Thanks, it is Duke of Wellington.

[lean lark]

What cleric domains are evil?

[fresh carbon]

How can I get the role of a player or DM?

[lean lark]

Also, in order for good to exist, evil must also exist.

[jaunty wyvern]

id argue a few of the grim hollow domains are evil but thats par for the course in the setting

[jovial shadow]

I have never believed that.

[opal tendon]

death domain XD

[fossil hollow]

thats third party, assume only official

[proper forum]

Here's the thing: he is seen as good, but is he really. He never shows himself, never speaks to his followers. Maybe something 's happening here...

[fresh carbon]

Strange I don't have it

[lean lark]

It's not inherently evil though

[fossil hollow]

scroll up

[proper forum]

There is a second god, who is evil. But the goal of the campaign is to destroy the cult of this evil god.

[lean lark]

Yin and Yang exists for a reason. In darkness there is light, in light there is darnkess

[scenic zinc]

Oops, no more monotheism

[jovial shadow]

those are just metaphors

[fossil hollow]

yeah... thats no longer mono

[scenic zinc]

Definitionally, to know something is good you need a thing to compare it to.

Ergo, for good to exist so must evil.

[lean lark]

good and evil also isn't black and white. In some cases they are subjective

[fossil hollow]

oh boy

[scenic zinc]

Despite me disagreeing with the premise of your statement, what you said doesn't alter what I said.

[lean lark]

I never said it did

[proper forum]

She's like the devil of their religion, they are not allowed to be seen as a god.

[scenic zinc]

Sure. But you called them a god.

So... not monotheistic.

I can say my profile picture isn't that of an eye.

But it is.

[nova trellis]

The aftermath of a adventurer party that went a little too crazy.

[woven flint]

If something is Worshipped as if its a God, then its most likely considered a God, most Archdevils in D&D are Deity status too, so...

[fossil hollow]

a lot of them are cults though

[lean lark]

Though devils do exist in real life religions without being classified as gods. If homebrewing your own DND world you can make that distinction

[humble cairn]

Death Domain is from the 2014 DMG.

[woven flint]

You can have the distinction, of course....
Join the evil devils side /joking

[fossil hollow]

yee, i was referring to the mention of Grim Hollow domains

[nova trellis]

You say cult, I say tax write off for my magic item rugpull scheme.

[humble cairn]

Ahh

[scenic zinc]

Having a monotheistic religion in your setting is different than having a setting with a singular god.

Which is it you're going for?

[lyric viper]

Also another useful term for this- Henothiesm. Worship of one diety, while acknowledging the existance of others.

[nova trellis]

What are you trying to say about the culture in your story with the religion they well, practice. A pantheon, the ethos, all that is a reflection of the culture the religion was born out of.

[scenic zinc]

TIL

Thank you. Didn't know about that word.

[lyric viper]

(also another useful term for D&D is 'Alatrism' the acknowledgement of the existence of dieties, without the desire to worship any of them.)

[woven flint]

Hmmm, whose y'alls favorite Deity/Deities in D&D?

I've got a soft spot for Kelemvor and Ilmater

[scenic zinc]

Using only official stuff as reference... Helm. Strictly because he killed Mystra.

[worn lagoon]

Bahamut

[severe rampart]

is it because he's in Final Fantasy

[naive cedar]

Elistraae and Bahamut

[worn lagoon]

I am not answering this question at this time.

[naive cedar]

and Tiamat

Selune is also cool

[severe rampart]

I have not read enough DnD lore to like a deity

[fossil hollow]

Illmater and Red Knight

[woven flint]

Ah, yes, Helm and Cyric are awesome because they killed Mystra, I agree 🧐

[jaunty wyvern]

yea illmater is my favorite

[lean lark]

I make up my own lore too much to know what any deity has actually done

[naive cedar]

Mystra said let me speak to the manager. Helm said I am the manager

[celest sail]

i like shar

[naive cedar]

Mystra is also cool although she has all kinds of baggage

[woven flint]

I plan on making a Life Cleric of Ilmater soon and flavoring their healing as transferring the Wounds of others unto themselves

[lean lark]

What deity doesn't?

[naive cedar]

She was also mean to my favourite magic boot disposal wizard so

[woven flint]

Hmmm, maybe a Goliath or Orc Cleric of ilmater, I feel they as a species would be tough enough to take the pain of others 🧐

ENDURE!!! Insert Flexing Goliath here

[fossil hollow]

channeling the wrath of Illmater's hurt to take their own

[humble cairn]

Eilistraee

I just like Her style.

Song, Dance, Swords

Building coalition between people of all species who are good.

[fossil hollow]

ok, finished my Tengu Crown Paladin

[woven flint]

I also like Hoar, The Doombringer as well,
I like the idea of a Deity that embodies Vengeance in an "Eye for an Eye" fashion

[celest sail]

argg i’m so conflicted between bladelock or eldritch knight for a witcher inspired character (without using 3rd party >.>)

[humble cairn]

Have you considered Monster Slayer Ranger?

[woven flint]

Flip a coin!

[fossil hollow]

IMO, witchers are more EK

[humble cairn]

If you want a character who is an expert in monsters and know their weaknesses, Monster Slayer Ranger is pretty great. Rangers are also gishes as a default.

[fossil hollow]

Hunter has most of MSR's stuff now, no?

[humble cairn]

No, just one thing.

[scenic zinc]

Witchers don't meet the power level of dnd past level 10 in my opinion

[fossil hollow]

yeah, but vibe wise, theyre more like EKs

[scenic zinc]

Dependent on the school, sure

But also, there's a whole witcher ttrpg

[humble cairn]

Hunter has the learn their resistances and vulnerabilities thing, but Monster Slayer still has a lot of innate antimagic and other countering type abilities.

[fossil hollow]

ic ic... been a while since i looked at MS

[humble cairn]

And weirdly, it's anti-Grapple feature stays entirely relevant even with the Grapple changes.

[celest sail]

hmmm now i’m considering EK or ranger, although when I looked up monster slayer everyone was saying it sucked

[humble cairn]

It does not suck.

[fossil hollow]

it was just.... overshadowed

during those days... Gloomstalker, Fey Wanderer, Beast Master, Hunter, and Drakewarden stole the flair

[humble cairn]

Gloomstalker was legitimately overpowered, but also in a way that was catered to optimizers. Monster Slayer is balanced, between offense/defense and combat/non-combat.

[humble cairn]

Drakewarden isn't even that great, it's just people really like having dragon pets.

[fossil hollow]

yeah, they stole the flair

[humble cairn]

Slayer's Prey, the 3rd level Monster Slayer feature, is a resourceless version of Tasha's Favored Foe that takes no concentration and stacks with every other damage option.

I think Monster Slayer is really quite well designed.

Slayer's Prey also eventually gets some really neat defensive options as well.

[scenic zinc]

The people who say this are the ones who white room scenarios and don't treat the game as a group game.

[fossil hollow]

yeah. I saw two fighters (one of them was multiclassed to Warlock albeit) deal over 200 damage each to a beefed up Yeenoghu just yesterday

Bloodshed Blade should be legendary

[scenic zinc]

Fighters are good at fighting, yes

[fossil hollow]

Champion goes hard when you can pump 16 Hit Die into your crits

[scenic zinc]

I mean... when else are you gonna use them in a one shot

[tough edge]

I need to know what do u call what a rouge does

[scenic zinc]

Red.

[fossil hollow]

what

[humble cairn]

Rouge makes things red.

[scenic zinc]

In French? I think.

[fossil hollow]

Yeah, Red in French is Rouge

[humble cairn]

Rouge is also a pigment used to redden the skin.

[scenic zinc]

But pigs are pink not red

[tough edge]

Um wow I would’ve said rouging but that works

[lean lark]

Do you happen to mean rogue?

[scenic zinc]

They certainly did and I was mean.

[tough edge]

Half rouge half wizard

[fossil hollow]

the Rouge Rogue painted the town Rouge

[lean lark]

Rogue is the D&D class and another word for thief

Rouge is the french word for red

[timid current]

It's a pretty common spelling/lexigraphical confusion we don't need to mock it every time it comes up

[fossil hollow]

Wait, no.

The rogue Rouge Rogue painted the town Rouge

[celest sail]

rangers sound really exciting, could a ranger use a longsword and make it work? or are longswords locked to str?

[scenic zinc]

So... a Tiefling wizard?

[timid current]

Longswords use strength but, rangers can use strength just fine

[humble cairn]

Longswords are locked to Str, but Rangers can also be Str focused.

[lean lark]

I don't think it should be mocked but I do think it doesn't hurt to offer simple clarification

[scenic zinc]

Rangers aren't required to fight from a ranged distance.

They're perfectly fine at close distance combat

[fossil hollow]

Ranger similar to Park Ranger

[tough edge]

I meant I play rouge half the time and play wizard the other half I’ve only played a paladin in a one shot and a ranger That died in session one because he tried to use an arrow to melee and then I made a rouge for that campaign

[silk hare]

tbh its hard to "ruin" a ranger

[silk hare]

doesnt hurt, also not asked for and unprompted

[scenic zinc]

-# at this point it feels like they're doing it on purpose...

[woven flint]

Yeah, it already ruined itself! /joking

[silk hare]

you ruined my punchline

[woven flint]

Cope

[silk hare]

xD

[lean lark]

You could always use a rapier, which does 1d8 damage (like a longsword), but has finesse so you can use dex for it

[naive cedar]

smokes Wizard pipe thats a word confusion I haven’t seen in a long time

[scenic zinc]

So... not multiclassed?

[silk hare]

maybe more like 2 different chars? thats kinda what it sounds like to me

[humble cairn]

Just so you know, the D&D class is "Rogue" the G comes before the U.

[tough edge]

No but wait that would be cool

[fossil hollow]

just play arcane trickster for a rogue with wizard spells

[naive cedar]

I remember back in the day in the warrior cats fandom people would mix up rouge and rogue a lot

[severe rampart]

would a Rogue using two daggers be effective at combat?

[fossil hollow]

what

[tough edge]

I know I type so fast i spell wrong

[scenic zinc]

Playing two different characters in the same campaign is commonly frowned upon.

[severe rampart]

Sorry just read daggers one too many times

[fossil hollow]

i mean, why wouldnt they

[humble cairn]

That's .. very consistent misspelling there.

[lean lark]

Yeah, probably

[scenic zinc]

Because you killed him!

[naive cedar]

imo rogue/wizard and arcane trickster arent quite the same thing. arcane trickster primarily focuses on illusion type magic

[severe rampart]

I've never done two weapon fighting

[fossil hollow]

shush, you didnt use actual Daggers

[humble cairn]

Sure, your main source of damage would be your Sneak Attack rather than the weapon damage, anyway.

[scenic zinc]

I used emotional damage daggers

[fossil hollow]

yeah, not actual Dagger daggers

[scenic zinc]

-# soulknife, for those who don't know the background

[silk hare]

ah I see

[fossil hollow]

cant wait to see your mutated druid throw down in the ruins

[scenic zinc]

Same

Especially since they can wildshape into a cr2 beast soon

[celest sail]

i like rapiers a lot so that could work :D

[empty thicket]

i did, its good

its more damage sacrificing a shield, being a fighter let you do 2+1 or 3+1 attakcs and if you have good weapons that let you deal tons of damage
Sadly i was using a club and dagger in that moment and dealt....okeyish damage

but do it with a shortsword better, will help you more

[potent vector]

There's also the shillelagh cantrip, which lets you turn a Quarterstaff/Club into a bigger one that uses your Wisdom mod for attack and damage rolls and a d10 for damage. Very fun on a Ranger

(because it means you don't need to sack your casting stat to be good in melee)

[scenic valley]

I just had the dummies/funnyist character idea

[potent vector]

Hey, so asking here instead, anybody got tips for RPing a Deaf character?

[scenic valley]

Be rinhard from overwatch

[potent vector]

Oh, too loud? Did not actually clock that. Good idea.

[severe rampart]

if you have a familiar, you could flavor it in a way that it can act as your voice, a concept I got from ToH

[lavish flame]

Most of the Deaf people in my life have learned to read lips to gather meaning from spoken words.

[chilly narwhal]

Do you know sign language?

[lean lark]

Have you considered givign them telekinesis?

[modern mango]

ive got a question?

[potent vector]

Irl no. In game, one of the languages I chose

[fossil hollow]

better to ask than ask to ask

[potent vector]

(I can prob prepare a few just for this character tho)

[potent vector]

They're gonna be a Ranger (My homebrew one)

[lean lark]

What species?

[modern mango]

So when weve used up all our spell slots, whats stopping us from just taking a long rest right after to regain them

[lean lark]

Potentially being ambushed by enemies

[proven mountain]

If you're in a dungeon or travelling, long rests aren't often an option since there may be enemies nearby

[modern mango]

ahh that makes sense

[lean lark]

A long rest is 8 hours. If you stop in the middle of a dungeon to take a long rest, there's a chance a monster could stumble across you sleeping and you would be completely caught off guard

[fossil hollow]

Your DM and campaign pacing

[lean lark]

"you may not rest now, there are monsters nearby"

[potent vector]

Haven't decided yet. Not sure how to connect the reason I decided they're Deaf (we're one Ebberron and they can hear the departed, so when the land of mourning happened it blew out their eardrums and does so against anytime they try to get cured) to what race they are

Maybe Kalashtar?

[fossil hollow]

Mournland... mostly humans iirc, before the disaster

[lean lark]

If you want telekinesis to make things easier, there's always thri-kreen

[modern mango]

can you wake up from a long rest, and if you can, did your remaining hp progress or do you have to complete a whole long rest

[potent vector]

How would that make it easier? (I'm not drawing the connection lol)

[fossil hollow]

You have to complete the full Long Rest to get its benefits

[modern mango]

bruh

[lean lark]

telepathy, not kinesis

[fossil hollow]

reading again since it was confusing, why would you not be able to wake up from a long rest? Only 6 hours of the 8 needs to be unconscious

[modern mango]

also in my current campaign theres a lake that lets you gain 5 hp, how many times are we allowed to go back to that lake ? (it doesn state)

[potent vector]

Ah. Why I was thinking Kalashtar. Monstrous races my DM decides come from a certain country, so I would be connected that somehow if I chose Three-Kreen . . . Hm. I do love Thri-kreen though.

[lavish flame]

2 primary things: Random encounters interrupting your rest (and thereby extending or cancelling it) and that you can only LR 1 time per 24 hour span.

[fossil hollow]

Ask your DM

I dunno what this lake is

[lean lark]

That';s a campaign specific location and something only your dm would know

[lavish flame]

so like if you Long Rest in a dungeon, enemies might interrupt your rest. If you do 1 encounter, Long Rest, then do a 2nd encounter, you couldn't rest after that.

[modern mango]

its in the heroes of the borderlands set (im only level two ive started playing for 2 months) and weve been to the lake 50 -60 times already

level 3 sorry

[fossil hollow]

ok, ask your DM then

sounds a bit like i would be giving you guys metagaming information or spoilers

[modern mango]

ahh alright then

[lyric viper]

That might be adventure spoilers as well so not allowed outside of #1029833015423143957

[modern mango]

thanks for the help @fossil hollow

[lean lark]

I've never read heroes of the borderlands.

But now I'm thinking it would be fun to include a lake where the players can go to heal 5hp whenever they want, but all the HP they restore from said lake is then added to the BBEG's HP at the end

[timber turtle]

What wizard subclass do you take for a reptomancer?

[lean lark]

what is a reptomancer?

[fossil hollow]

... stealing

[timber turtle]

Talking with reptiles n shit

[lean lark]

Ahh, I don't believe there is a wizard subclass that allows talking with animals as it's main feature. You could play a wizard that's a Yuan-Ti though

[severe rampart]

Session 1, everyone is failing their insight check, I think we're missing out on a lot of lore

[serene jolt]

Druid or Warlock I think is your best bet for that

[lean lark]

Or ranger

[light cave]

What channel is for asking questions i have some small ones

[idle oar]

Look at #channel-guide to find the most appropriate channel for a topic

[potent vector]

Have you considered passive insight like how there's passive Perception. Just keeping them to the side.

It has saved me so much hassle

[fossil hollow]

If a DM wants to give out lore, they shouldnt lock it behind a check

[reef tundra]

It's a mistake a lot of new DMs make

[lean lark]

Plot important information being locked behind a check can derail entire stories

[reef tundra]

If you want something to happen, just make it happen and don't lock it behind a check

[severe rampart]

it's not important lore by any means don't worry, just... that captain is suspicious...

[empty thicket]

my dm will add a second phase to the boss we are going to fight next session

[fossil hollow]

sweet. but not seeing how thats related to what i said

[empty thicket]

in one side im scared, in another im excited and want to happen

[empty thicket]

the word DM triggered that memory

[empty thicket]

its a mimic, its always a mimic

[severe rampart]

Mind Flayer captain...

[lean lark]

Make him completely irrelevant to the rest of the story. He's just there, chilling

[nova trellis]

Honestly, any time the DM wants a certain outcome, don't bother doing a check.

[fossil hollow]

thats. thats what I said

[nova trellis]

Not just lore, any action.

Hence writing it as outcome.

[lean wigeon]

tying your shoelaces is a thievery check

[knotty harness]

DnD looks so fun and interesting how can I be apart of it?

[reef tundra]

I said that too

[severe rampart]

my first natural 20 was climbing a crow's nest

[reef tundra]

Good ol' #find-a-game

Read the free rules in #learn-to-play as well

[reef tundra]

Nat 20s always come at the strangest of moments

[fossil basalt]

Bro at this point I am desperate, I’ve been looking to join a campaign for so long and every single time I try find something it’s either at 1 3 or 5am for me or no one gets back please can someone tell me of a way to join a group

Coz the chats here just don’t work for finding people

I’m in the UK I just wanna have a group 😭😭

[nova trellis]

Doing a skill checks when mounting or dismounting a horse lol.

[lean lark]

Give in to the darkness...

Become a DM....

[empty thicket]

yeah, obviously a mimic
Or worse, 3 kobolds in a trenchcoat

[knotty harness]

I’m- there’s a game? What’s it like like?

[fossil basalt]

Not a chance I wanna play my character Boogie Wonderland 😭😭😭

[severe rampart]

the captain is still very suspicious...

[reef tundra]

Do you know anything about dnd?

[fossil hollow]

that section of the server is for looking for campaigns and games to join yes

[empty thicket]

Naaaa, nothing to woooorry, its just a captain, a worker.

[severe rampart]

the new player is casting a spell on the captain...

[lean lark]

Captain Obvious

[severe rampart]

dear god he's trying to charm the mind flayer

[knotty harness]

I know there is magic orcs and all that

So mostly no

[lean lark]

OH NO

[reef tundra]

Technically the orcs aren't even innately magical so not even that

[empty thicket]

WHAT?! HE LIKE THOSE SQUIDWARDS?!

[reef tundra]

Okay, I recommend #dnd-newcomers then, they are much better at handling this

[silk hare]

no but genuinely, why is that like the only option if you actually wanna play 😭

[lean lark]

Because, the greatest enemy in D&D is scheduling

[reef tundra]

Players outnumber dungeon masters 1000 to 1

No clue how accurate that is but I heard it somewhere

[silk hare]

like not even kidding, for the sess 0 of the campaign thats HOPEFULLY gonna start (and that Ive been trying to get other peopel to care about for like 3 months now) our dm didnt even show up

after its been scheduled for like 3 weeks

atp I should just dm or sth idk, I just wanna play

[empty thicket]

Source: I made it up

[lean lark]

Wanting to play but not being able to find a group that could match my schedule is why I became a DM

[empty thicket]

na, not for me, i was about to play at 5am the weekened in a session. Woke up and couldnt be because one of the key players in this arc cant be there

[knotty harness]

Thanks

[empty thicket]

but its always welcome a new DM in this world.
There is lots of wild players wanting a dm, to have adventures and more

[silk hare]

yeah, I mean I DO have some funny ideas I would like to offer to others in the form of a campaign, but first Id also like to experience a campaign thats taking place on the regular and with some commitment from everyone and also play a PC during that time 😭

and Im not opposed, Id just like to be a player for at least 1 proper campaign lmao

[thick anchor]

on d and d beyond theres no hex blade as subclass for warlock how do i get it does anyone know ?

[lean lark]

It's from Xanathar's guide to everything

Unless you own the book on dnd beyond there's not really a way to add it

[silk hare]

Xanathars

[thick anchor]

is there a way to unlock all of the character creation options or do i have to spend 100s of dollars on multiple books

[lavish flame]

You'd have to buy several hundred dollars of books

[lean lark]

You have to buy the books

[thick anchor]

well shoot

[fossil hollow]

Just how this hobby is

[lean lark]

Xanathar's is one of the best for character creation. Honestly so is Tasha's

[reef tundra]

Like DLC for a video game

[woven flint]

I'll make my own D&D...
With Blackjack and Incubi!

[lavish flame]

Majority of character creation options will be in

• Player's Handbook
• Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
• Xanathar's Guide to Everything
• Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

[fossil hollow]

... what

[woven flint]

I said what I said

[thick anchor]

what do physical books look like does anyone have a picture

[lean lark]

Alternatively, I think DMs can share their content with players in a campaign, so if you find a DM who owns Xanathar's you may be able to use the hexblade

[fossil hollow]

you can search them up. They dont all look the same

[reef tundra]

Sadly we can't post pictures here so search them up

[lavish flame]

They're very tall and wide, the cover is as large as a standard piece of paper. They all depict a different bit of artwork with a different title. You'll just have to look them up.

[halcyon forum]

what is the fantasy card game equivalent of blackjack in dnd anyway?

[woven flint]

Oh, btw, Ti, if you kill any of my characters, I'm making Reinhardt from Overwatch /Half-Joke

[lean lark]

Jack black

Wait, no

[lavish flame]

Baldur's Bones!

That may be a dice game tho, idk

[thick anchor]

i can tell that gwyn is a dm lol thanks i know what they look like

[remote wadi]

Actually, forget the D&D

[hushed mason]

Hi Bloodline!

[remote wadi]

Futurama reference

[halcyon forum]

maybe 3 dragon ante?

[lean lark]

That's an actual card game

[thick anchor]

i feel like its goofy to just buy the physical or just the physical cause they have a crazy discount for both

[halcyon forum]

that is also a canonical part of the FR lore

[reef tundra]

Elminster's love of Dr Pepper always makes me smile

[lean lark]

Yeah, im saying though with it having its own custom ruleset it's not equivalent to blackjack

[halcyon forum]

well obviously equivalent doesnt mean the same rules

just used in similar situations

[lean lark]

Well, you also should make sure that DND beyond is the VTT you want to use as well. The books dont transfer to other VTTs so if you decide to pick a different one like roll20 or foundry you wont have access to the options there

[thick anchor]

whats vtt ive been playing for a while with ole lady and friends but im starting to take it seriously

[lean lark]

Virtual TableTop.

If you play D&D online a lot of people use one for maps, rolls, etc.

[thick anchor]

whats the best vtt for players

[fossil hollow]

depends on what your needs are

I personally enjoy Owlbear for simplicity and DNDBEYOND Maps for convenience

[reef tundra]

I'm bad at computers :(

[lean lark]

The only issue i have is how poorly constructed D&Dbeyond's character sheet ui is

[reef tundra]

I like the dnd beyond UI

Although I prefer the regular 2024 character sheets on paper

[idle oar]

Feel free to give the team some constructive feedback: #ddb-feedback

[silk hare]

Same for most vtts tho

[idle oar]

Yeah there's pros and cons to any tool you use - best to test things out and find which things work best for you and your group and how you play.

[feral hill]

What’s the next book coming out that will have new player options?

[jaunty wyvern]

I dont think ones been announced atm

[jovial shadow]

I first learned to play using pencil and paper. D&D Beyond's character sheet is a blessing for me.

[jaunty wyvern]

I’m hoping venger gets their time to shine in a book soon with all the cartoon focus recently

[severe rampart]

Oh my lord the captain might be a mimic...

[viral verge]

I don't think there's any of these announced for 2026

The only confirmed products this year are:

Dragonlance Legends Collecter's Edition
D&D Crochet
Player's Workbook (which is literally just hand-holding character creation book)
DM's Workbook of Worldbuilding
And the romantic fantasy novel The Feywild Job

[rough basalt]

Yeah they haven't announced anything for the game game.

[viral verge]

which is great, because I got some books from last year that I still want to get

[rough basalt]

My theory is it's cause the new team is looking to do Dark Sun 5e

But that could be a PR nightmare so there's probably too much friction.

[viral verge]

yeah, I'm curious how they plan to approach it

[rough basalt]

They either do it faithfully in the right way which can be a PR nightmare, or they sanitize the hell out of it which will make none of the fans buy it.

[viral verge]

seems like a scenario where they can't really win

[lavish flame]

Nothing announced yet but we can make some assumptions about future products.
Arcane and Mystic Subclasses give off "Complete Arcane" vibes. Probably some expansion in the future surrounding magic.
Spooky Subclasses gives Ravenloft vibes. If not Ravenloft, then maybe an MTG setting like Innistrad.
Psion and Apocalypse Subclasses give clear Dark Sun allusions, even featuring a Warlock of the Sorcerer Kings.

[rough basalt]

Yeah Gladiator was a Dark Sun 2e class originally

Circle of Preservation is the Druid Circle that preserves the last green left on the planet

Defiled Sorcery = Defiler mages that destroyed the planet

[viral verge]

If we get ANOTHER ravenloft book, I'll crash out

[blissful ibex]

Also my favorite druid subclass by theming, mechanics, and added spells
the level 14 ability is kinda meh though

[viral verge]

It's like Spelljammer, they were teasing that for like a decade almost before they finally gave us the box set

[rough basalt]

Spelljammer needs an expansion book more than ravenloft imo

But Ravenloft was likely chose for popularity and ease

Since Undead Warlock and Spirits Bard are relatively new so they don't have glaring issues to fix.

[lavish flame]

I'd be super down for a Spelljammer 2 book

[rough basalt]

I could see them doing like a 2nd book for each setting

[vagrant quartz]

spirits bard my beloved

[rough basalt]

Spelljammer would definitely be last imo

[blissful ibex]

Spelljammer 2 without all the lore, ship to ship rules, and other stuff cut out of it

[rough basalt]

Since Spelljammer is niche, and only has character options attached that people notoriously don't take seriously

[blissful ibex]

story of my life maining plasmoid

sad though, because the SJ species are all really interesting

[lean lark]

Spelljammer has the best species

Thri-Kreen my beloved

[rough basalt]

Ye Astral Elves are easily forgotten then Plasmoids and Thri-kreen are either for jokes or misunderstood "optimization"

[fossil hollow]

what

i never see those two in optimization circles

[rough basalt]

The thri-kreen dual wielding with a Shield thing

[fossil hollow]

das it?

[rough basalt]

And plasmoids are often joke characters, least often enough

[blissful ibex]

Mine is serious
doesn't stop DMs just blanket banning the species though

[timid current]

Not every species works for every campaign

[rough basalt]

My point is that Spelljammer doesn't have much going in its favor to be prioritized for an expansion book by the company.

[lean lark]

Spelljammer is really underrated sadly

[blissful ibex]

I'm aware, but it feels like the spelljammer species specifically get voided far more than the species from any other official source

[cosmic roost]

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[blissful ibex]

oop, soz

usually remember to but got a call in the middle of writing that

[scenic valley]

Is any one here good with tec

[timid current]

I think that it only really matters if your DM voids it. It doesn't matter if you think other people disallow it

[rough basalt]

Now obviously the first book of '27 could be spelljammer expansion, but other stuff just gives more that people tend to use/allow more.

[blissful ibex]

That's the trouble though, because I go through LFG posts that mention they allow all official sources and when we get to character creation they nix plasmoid

it's to the point I ask about it up front just to save time

[timid current]

I suppose that's not really the game for you then yeah? I wouldn't want to play in a game that doesn't align with what I want to do

[blissful ibex]

though I've been playing a lot more AL recently and they allow AAG species for the Forgotten Realms campaign so I don't have to deal with it

[rough basalt]

I do think they'll do a spelljammer 2 tho

[timid current]

And it sounds like you're finding out even before session zero, which is cool

[viral verge]

Funnily enough, didn't Thri-Keen actually originate from Dark Sun? (at least as a playable race?)

[blissful ibex]

Yes, and then I contnue looking, but it's frustrating when you hit several games in a row where it's denied because 'the official art is too silly/cartoonish', 'they don't fit standard fantasy tropes', 'this isn't a spelljammer campaign', and other such reasons

[blissful ibex]

trying to at least

[rough basalt]

They are one of the few species left on Athas yeah

[blissful ibex]

Like, when does the official art matter for literally any species ever in regards to availability

[rough basalt]

Idk about the playable thing. Possibly

Yeah they became playable initially in Dark Sun 2e

[remote wadi]

Question

[blissful ibex]

Even if they don't carry the stat block through, you can always just use the AAG block

[rough basalt]

I do feel like plasmoids get a bad rap.

[remote wadi]

When you are unconscious, but also take a hit by something like a spell while you're unconscious, does that immediately count as a failed death save?

[blissful ibex]

won't stop DMs denying them for 'not being humanoid' or whatever innane reason they want to pull out of the hat that day though, despite them being a lore accurate species to the plane

[rough basalt]

If you're at 0hp yeah

If you're just asleep you wake up assuming you aren't downed by the hit.

[remote wadi]

Unfortunate

[rough basalt]

Getting hit while down is a scary affair

[lean lark]

It depends on the spell effect

[remote wadi]

Fire damage

[lean lark]

Then yes

But like, if someone casts hold person on you while youre at 0hp, it doesnt do anything

[remote wadi]

Yeah, that's unfortunately how my Ranger met his end. If only the person playing Wizard considered a 3rd level Sleep instead of that Fireball

Meant to say Wizard there. He did try to rescue me, but good intentions paved my road to the thereafter, it seems

[stiff rock]

what kind of equipment would a 15th-level druid have? i've never played one

[small plume]

Maybe an enchanted club/shillelagh, a talisman that allows for more transforming? Special woodland armor?

[glad sandal]

I am running a Stephen King’s IT Campaign and I just ran session 1 with my players.
My plan for ITS main goal is to bring ITS Home dimension: the Macro Verse to Earth and the players have to stop it or else earth is done for.
Do any of you guys have ideas for a different main goal of IT or is the story good?

[idle oar]

Sounds like a good topic for #dm-discussion

Or even #homebrew

Although homebrew is more for the mechanics

[glad sandal]

Already said it there but no one responded so I am here now 🙂

[river fulcrum]

Who wants to rate my knights??

[small plume]

Seems like a good goal :)

[woven flint]

Salutations, friends, anyone have any D&D Plans Tonight/Today? 🧐

[idle oar]

Folks in #character-discussion or #optimization might be interested in rating your knight

[river fulcrum]

Okie

[lean lark]

Not until Wednesday. Then will be either the last or 2nd to last session of a campaign

[woven flint]

Me, personally? playing my Dragonborn Fighter tonight 🧐

Lads going through a depression Arc because his Childhood horse was killed, gonna have that lad going through the stages of Grief, he's never had to deal with such a traumatic death in his life of something he loves and cares about, so lad might be going dark places.

[blissful ibex]

I have an AL game in like 90 minutes c:

[river fulcrum]

I made a kobold fighter and a kobold bard for 2 campaigns

[woven flint]

My Dragonborn fellow is a Cavalier :>

[river fulcrum]

Well my kobolds can beat your dragon born

[woven flint]

.. good luck :p

[worn lagoon]

had an extremely fun session that ended just now.

[woven flint]

He's got a Kobold boyfriend, so he has Kbold immunity >:p

[worn lagoon]

playing an annoying prince type was funny

i was trying to formulate a subtly offensive sentence and accidentally said "yeah poor people are evil"

[humble maple]

anyone here good at knows their way around brewing can you help a brother out 🙁 I'm having trouble in brewing

[small plume]

Homebrewing or actual brewing? One I can help with :)

[woven flint]

Actual brewing now >:p
Dw, I've got Proficiency

[loud tendon]

maybe ask over in #homebrew

[knotty harness]

I do have a question I found such a cool dnd server but they didn't allow me since I'm not 18 so l wanted to ask if I could see if you guys know a place similar to the The Dodum Planescape since I can't be there.

[olive sky]

Excuse me, I'm new here, but does anyone have any advice for a new dm? It's my first time running a campaign and second time ever playing d&d so any help is appreciated 👍

[knotty harness]

I’m honestly really sad about it since it’s the first time I’ve spoken to people online in a while

[glass granite]

Communicate with your players
Respect your players
Put passion into the game
Don’t overprep
Expand your vocabulary
Show, not tell (and use descriptive language that talks into all senses)
Have fun, no stress, and COMMUNICATE
Have a session zero
You don’t write a story, your party lives through one. Don’t prepare tales, prepare scenarios.
Try to know more than your players
COMMUNICATE

[loud tendon]

maybe more of a question for google or discord server search? Since folks may not know what that server is/does otherwise

[glass granite]

?dmtips

Oh Dyno sleepy

[olive sky]

@glass granite Thanks!

[glass granite]

It looks like that cuz I split every few words like a dot point

[quasi plover]

i have a quicker version

[olive sky]

My guy it's literally what I asked for

[quasi plover]

good for you my man

[loud tendon]

you can't say words that would be insulting/utilize curse words, no. Or post things that are off topic.
it's pretty much covered in #rules

[quasi plover]

to be fair a lot of people in here are just a human google for their interests

[knotty harness]

Thanks for the advice! I’m going to eat you now

[olive sky]

Based

[knotty harness]

Damn

[glass granite]

Well, you are what you eat. If you eat me, someone will eventually eat you too.

[knotty harness]

Say less I’m so tasty!

[glass granite]

And yeah Themberchaud gets hungry

[knotty harness]

What a fatty

[lean lark]

This is a pretty cool dnd server

[thick anchor]

whats a strong high damage build rn i need help lol

[olive sky]

Probably fiend warlock or evoker wizard

[glass granite]

Like, hyper optimised to the point that there’s a power imbalance and it’s difficult to your DM, or just good/great do most levels of play?

Also do you wanna be melee or ranged?

Martial or caster or both?

[thick anchor]

are hexblade sorlocks not good anymore ?

[glass granite]

Hexblade one level dips doesn’t exist anymore.

[olive sky]

I wouldn't know, I'm pretty new to dnd and have never thought of multiclassing

[glass granite]

Likely for the best. Multiclassing creates great builds. But also the worst ones

[olive sky]

Ah, I think I'd still stick to regular classes, and the fact that I'm probably going to be the forever dm in my friend group

[lean lark]

That's why this server exists, to find a group you can take a break from being a dm in

[olive sky]

It's half by choice, there's just so much more I can do as a DM than as a player.

[thick anchor]

does baulder gate 3 builds tie directly into dnd ?

[lean lark]

Tucker's Kobolds...

[olive sky]

?

[lean lark]

Baldur's gate 3 has various rules that differ from d&d in terms of class abilities and spells

[lean lark]

It's a story about a DM who turned normal kobolds into a nightmare encounter for a party ranging from level 6-12 in the 80s

[olive sky]

Ah, I see

[glad arch]

Its a story about how a good dm can turn even relativly bland and low cr creatures into a interesting and challanging encounter

[olive sky]

I already have a bunch of encounters planned in my head for my future players, but nothing THAT crazy

[glad arch]

Yeh dw about that

[lean lark]

Yeah, it's just a story about, as you said "so much more I can do as a DM than a player"

[olive sky]

Ah, I'll keep that in mind👍

[celest sail]

has anyone played an undead bladelock before? how was it?

[lean lark]

What species are you thinking specifically?

[olive sky]

Maybe the reborn species from a previous book that I forgot the name of?

But no, I haven't played one

[lean lark]

Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft

[olive sky]

That's the one!

[celest sail]

tiefling, my friend told me about the undead subclass and it sounded awesome

[olive sky]

The undead patron?

[lean lark]

Undead subclass?

Hexblade is the subclass, thats part of the blade-lock

[olive sky]

I think that's what you mean

Oh, then I have no idea

[celest sail]

oh yes undead patron sorry for the confusion

[lean lark]

Ahhh

[olive sky]

I was confused, because the Eldritch invocations in 2024 aren't from subclasses, and they have the hexblade stuff

[celest sail]

i was thinking of using 2024 and the UA update version of the undead patron, form of dread and frightening enemies sounds amazing and i can probably take moderately armored so i don’t die in melee

[pearl lava]

Guys my dad surprised me last Saturday and bought me 3 sets of dice and 2 DND books!

[wanton sorrel]

cool

[worldly flare]

Nice

[unborn lotus]

Who's your favourite "celebrity DM"? Basically anybody who runs an actual play with some viewers
I'm curious what people on the D&D discord like

[signal matrix]

hey guys, i wanted you guys' opinions on me and my friend's map, since we are pretty new. Instead of buying a map or looking at a template, we kinda just improved and glued together 6 sheets of photography paper cause it was thicker and started drawing. We made a forest scenery with a lot of rivers and a big lake surrounded by trees and I decided I wanted a house, I just don't know what to put in there. What do you guys think? Is it good for someone who knows only the absolute basics? thank you!

[fossil hollow]

Thats fine

I literally make maps out of books and random boxes if i need to

[proper crypt]

Quick question, if I use lucky to give disadvantage to the creature attacking me and then silvery barbs after (cuz it succeeded both checks), does the disadvantage from lucky also get added? also, if I have the dodge action instead of lucky and use silvery barbs, does that give the rerolled die disadvantage?

[fossil hollow]

You reroll which ever die it takes (the lower one)

[proper crypt]

for both senarios? so silvery barbs will always only reroll one time?

i heard that disadvantage dice is still considered a single roll

[fossil hollow]

yeah, you take which ever die is the result

so if you roll Disadvantage and get 2 and 4, you take the 2

[silver dock]

is silvery barbs considered disadvantage?

i thought it was just a reroll thing

[fossil hollow]

nope. Its a reroll

[proper crypt]

no im combining it with the dodge action for this senario

[glass mica]

Has ANYONE listened to Dungeons and Daddies?

[silver dock]

can't say i have

[glass mica]

Awe damn

[silver dock]

how gay is dnd

[glass mica]

Uhhh, probably like 50%?

[proper crypt]

gang i cant im a bit confused
"The triggering creature must reroll the d20 and use the lower roll."
but isnt disadvantage just 2 die that get treated as a single roll instance? thus getting disadvantage with silvery barbs again

[high vine]

What secondary effect do you guys think sounds good for a UC magic item that buffs unarmed strikes?

When you attack with an unarmed strike you can use your reaction to attempt to knock your target prone. The target must make a strength saving throw (or con?) DC (TBD) or be knocked prone.

Second option is the player still can choose to use their reaction to attempt to knock the target prone but instead of it requiring a save from that target it just works and they're knocked prone.

The last option is to forgot the knocked prone stuff and just give the attack an extra d4 (or d6?) force damage for 1 minute. This effect would have charges equal to proficiency bonus and recharges at dawn

I don't really wanna make another "this item gives you more math damage" magic item so I'm kinda leaning toward the knocked prone

[glass granite]

This seems like a topic for #homebrew , and while I do agree just adding more dice is a lil boring the people who can use unarmed strikes well (monks) don’t particularly need this

They can already knock enemies prone relatively easily, and their reaction is one of the more valuable ones

-# btw what’s UC?

[high vine]

Oh alright! I thought this might be ok to bring over to dnd general but I'll focus it back into homebrew

Oh UC means uncommon

[glass granite]

I see I see

[high vine]

Like an uncommon magic item

[thick anchor]

does dark ones own luck allow for more uses based on charisma modifier

so if my modifier is 5 i can use it 5 times per short rest ?

[glass granite]

Long rest

[dapper wigeon]

Should I buy the 2024 Player's Handbook or Xanathars or Tashas? I would rather just buy one and I want to kinda know what im going to be missing out on. I would also like if theres a way for me to check exactly what each one has if thats possible anywhere

[thick anchor]

so i can use it more then once

[unborn lotus]

2024 first. Tasha's and Xanathar are supplements, both great but PHB is a must have

If you open the books on D&D beyond you can see a list of player options and I believe the contents of each

[fossil hollow]

Oh, forgot that you can only use silvery barbs when the target succeeds a D20 Test. But to even get to success/failure you need to resolve the roll first. Meaning you need to have chosen one of the two die for the actual total

[dapper wigeon]

Got it thank you I figured the handbook was going to be the best out of it all but I wanted to confirm./

[vagrant quartz]

me when i woke up and decided that today i would summon some demons #cartomancerfeat

[thick anchor]

so should i keep level 6 warlock for that ability or take a level in fighter to add medium armor to my warlock

[severe rampart]

Just had an amazing 5 hour DnD session

[fossil hollow]

you can just grab Moderately Armored

[unborn lotus]

And honestly contentwise PHB is the best written, and nearly 2x the size of the other 2 mentioned books. The 2024 corebooks are to a really excellent standard.

[limber trail]

What's your dex score?

[unborn lotus]

But if you get them down the line Xanathars is probably a little more packed with useful stuff than Tashas... they're both chok full of great stuff though, only issue is they're designed for 2014 D&D. Xanathars is a little older and therefore more archaic than Tashas...

[thick anchor]

i tried grabbing moderatley armored on dnd beyond but its not there

[limber trail]

Remembering, you can take an invocation for armour of shadows which will give you 13+dex, maybe that'll be enough of an AC boost for you?

[thick anchor]

dex is 17

[fossil hollow]

do you have the 2024 PHB on DNDBEYOND?

[dapper wigeon]

Is there any specific dndbeyond promo code that I should be using orrr we js ballin

[fossil hollow]

promo for what

[thick anchor]

no and my dm plays with 2014 rules

[fossil hollow]

oh do you have the 2014 one then

[dapper wigeon]

trying to buy the 2024 phb

[fossil hollow]

just watch for sales really

[limber trail]

I would very much encourage you take armour of shadows, which will give you a comparable AC to what you'd have with medium armour.

[thick anchor]

or is the best thing gonna be just use hexblade ?

i will do that knome

[fossil hollow]

unless the ya got half plate

[dapper wigeon]

alright got it

[limber trail]

(You'd have a 16 AC with armour of shadows, at best you could get a 17 AC with medium armour which is better but is not worth a whole feat or delaying your level progression)

[fossil hollow]

neva know when you get handed magical armor tho

[limber trail]

true

but also cloaks and rings of protection exist too

[fossil hollow]

which could work with armor too, but yee

[limber trail]

I also definitely don't see a lot of magical armour compared to other items in the games I play

[fossil hollow]

-# youre a monk

[limber trail]

I've played other classes before

[severe rampart]

Played as a rogue for the first time, I don't get the hype

[fossil hollow]

the d6s

[severe rampart]

Then again, might be early game talking

[limber trail]

but also maybe I should use armour... for fun....

No I'll draw the line at gun

[fossil hollow]

lol

[severe rampart]

I rarely had advantage, maybe because I was level 2

[fossil hollow]

for his Neutral Special, co- Hokrun uses a GUN

[thick anchor]

is there even any gear worth it at level 6 ?

[fossil hollow]

Bonus Action Hide not working for ya?

[limber trail]

If you're attacking enemies who are within 5ft of other players, you also get sneak attack

[severe rampart]

Yeah

[limber trail]

Advantage is just one way to triggger it

[severe rampart]

I think it's the fact that I use a crossbow

[limber trail]

A crossbow would work fine

[fossil hollow]

Should still trigger

[severe rampart]

They're rarely near other players

[limber trail]

There's not a martial player in the party?

[fossil hollow]

^

[severe rampart]

Or I guess the combat encounters weren't really built for stealth

[fossil hollow]

You can hide in combat too

all you need is cover or obscurement

inb4 flat terrain

[limber trail]

Hiding in combat is possible & very common for rogues

There's a reason you get to do it as a bonus action

[severe rampart]

Hold on let me recall my memory...

Ranger, Wizard, Druid, Rogue, and... Someone else

[limber trail]

That can be a rough setup for a rogue

[severe rampart]

It's not my fault the fish had good eyesight

[fossil hollow]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[limber trail]

So when you bonus action hide on your turn, enemies don't make perception checks to find you

all you need to do to hide on your turn is make a DC 15 stealth check.

[severe rampart]

I could've killed those fish... so much quicker

[limber trail]

They can make checks on their turn mind you

[fossil hollow]

aha, DM misruling Stealth rules, i should add that to bingo

[limber trail]

We've all done it before

one of the most misruled actions in the game its gotta be lmao

[humble blaze]

Yo

[woven flint]

Sneak Attack is often the most misruled thing I know of lol

[severe rampart]

I'm not gonna be salty about it

[limber trail]

It happens, people get stuff wrong

[severe rampart]

Overall my Nat 1 to Nat 20 ratio is 5:2

[limber trail]

yeeeesh

[severe rampart]

No worries, the natural 1's weren't THAT important

[vagrant quartz]

i still dont get it

[severe rampart]

Then again... I rolled a Nat 20 on climbing a crow's nest...

[vagrant quartz]

i rolled a 1 to sit down and then a 20 to dechiper an arcane portal to hell in the span of 20 minutes

[vagrant quartz]

what was in it

[woven flint]

If your ally is conscious and within 5 feet of an enemy or you have advantage
You get sneak attack as a Rogue
Only once per turn though

[vagrant quartz]

okey only once, great thats the only part i was missing

[limber trail]

I’m still remembering when I played a game and rolled about 5 Nat 20s in a session, every single one of which was on some kind of knowledge roll

[grand onyx]

Hiiiiii

[thick anchor]

i cant find any armor spells my ac is 13 is that good ?

[formal dove]

can a level 20 wizard completely destroy the material plane?

[hushed mason]

I'm sure most wizards would like to think they can.

[severe rampart]

Nothing, I thought it'd be cool for my character to do

Half the session my party members were suspicious of me...

Which is a compliment if you're playing a rogue, maybe

[vagrant quartz]

I guess

[severe rampart]

Turns out the captain whom I'd known for a long time actually had a pact with a sea hag and stole the rune that gave prosperity to their town

[timid current]

not that much of a compliment tbh

sounds like you're looking to play a single player game and they're concerned you might ruin their group game

[severe rampart]

Well...

-# I am secretly something else

[cosmic roost]

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[severe rampart]

Ah sorry my bad

[timid current]

if the players don't trust you that's bad

[severe rampart]

I made it up to them in the second half

[timid current]

it's a social game.

[severe rampart]

Listen I thought the captain could be trusted, I was wrong

[stiff rock]

Mage armour? AC becomes 13+DEX. A flat 13 is quite low and you're likely to get hit a lot

[severe rampart]

The DM sent some of us additional messages for backstory stuff and the others thought I had one like "you will betray them/you're working with the captain"

[lavish flame]

Not bad if you don't wear armor. Your class should give you access to either Mage Armor or Barkskin if you cannot wear armor.

[tulip anchor]

Is there a limit to how many spells can 1 class have atm? and depending on spell lvl, can he have, for example, 5 LVL 9 spells?

[fossil hollow]

Your class should explain how their spellcasting works

limit on spells included

[tulip anchor]

Bard, for example

[fair summit]

Your class will limit your number of spells you can have prepared at a time
One exception is Wizard, technically, who could have literally all the spells form the wizard's spell list in their book, but even then could only cast the ones they prepare each day which is still limited to a specific number based on level, or ones they can ritual cast

[fossil hollow]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/character-classes#Level1BardSpellcasting

Under Prepared Spells of Level 1+.

[tulip anchor]

so, for example, if it says "1 LVL 9 spell can be learned" does this mean I can only have 1 of that type spell?

[fossil hollow]

where does it say that

[tulip anchor]

spell slots per spell level

[fair summit]

Nowhere on the Bard does it say that. For example at 17th level when you'd get your first 9th level spell as a Bard, it also says "Spells known: 20", meaning you know 20 spells, each of which can be from any level of your choice, though you'd also be limited by how you learn the spells as a bard.

When a bard levels up from level 16 to 17, their known spells increase by only 1, and when they level up they can swap one of their spells, so at 17th level you could have two 9th level spells

[fossil hollow]

thats what you use to cast your levelled spells

[lavish flame]

There is indeed a limit for every class but Wizard. The limit is different for each spellcasting class. On your Class Table, there shoupd be an extra column that reads like "Spells Known" or "Spells Prepared" or something

[fossil hollow]

Spell Slots are essentially different bullets you use to shoot spells with

[fair summit]

Yeah the slots are different to spells known. You could know a dozen 9th level spells, but having only one 9th level spell slot, you could only cast one of them with that slot

[small heath]

in dndbeyond, this is present when you hit the "manage spells" button on your character sheet

[fossil hollow]

yes?

[lavish flame]

Yeah, your Spell Slots are the magic ammo you need that fuels your spells. You use up a Spell Slot when you cast a spell. Your Spell Slots come in a variety of sizes (1st-9th), but they have little bearing on how many spells you can know.

[small heath]

Note that you are limited on your "ammo" and you should be mindset if it's worth the use, or if there's another alternative you can do. As a sorcerer player, I like to play a bit more safe with my spellslots, even though I have many ways I can always get more. But regardless, the majority of my spells are my cantrips.

I use cantrips like 5-7 times more often than actual spells since I like to find the "perfect" moments to use spell slots. However I know sorcerers who are familiar with their dm's pacing and will spend all of their spell slots rapidly knowing there's upcoming breaks in the story pacing the DM has.

Ultimately you decided how you want these "different bullets" to be used ❤️

[tulip anchor]

so basically, I can know hundreds of spells, but I can only use for example, 2 on LVL 6 spells?

[small heath]

Yes.

[fossil hollow]

if you only have 2 level 6+ spell slots

[slow ember]

Heyy! I've been wanting to play dnd for a long time. I tried it one in middle school but haven't played since. I really wanna get back into it but it's so expensive and I have no one to play with. I have my own dice and my character but that's it unfortunately 😭✌️

[fossil hollow]

Welcome (back) to the hobby

[grand onyx]

Unrelated but incredibly based pfp 🙏

[hard plover]

glad you have returned to the light

[slow ember]

Yesss

[slow ember]

I love Caleb Widogast 🙏 BTW the flags on him are mine not my head canon lol

[grand onyx]

Fair lol. His back story was so insane 😭

[slow ember]

I already knew it but seeing it animated was CRAZY

[grand onyx]

Genuinely never seen a show where it’s so difficult to pick a favorite character

[slow ember]

FR

[grand onyx]

I went in completely blind 😭😭😭
My sister introduced me to Vox Machina first and I was like “Just a silly dnd show” boy I was SO WRONG LMAO

[slow ember]

I was watching some of the campaign but also already finding out other ways.

[grand onyx]

Ohhh gotcha

[slow ember]

I really wanna. But no one to play with so...😭

Where do I go on here to find other people to play with??

[idle oar]

Read #find-a-game to learn how to use our Looking For Game channels

[cosmic roost]

Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

Visit #find-a-game for everything you need to start your search, including:

• Instructions for finding a game here on the server (including how to post in our #looking-for channels).
• Suggestions for finding a game outside of this server.
• Basic advice to help you in your hunt.

[slow ember]

Okay, thank you ✌️

[dapper wigeon]

For my fellows that bought a digital book about how long did it take for it to show up in dndbeyond for you? I bought one about 30 minutes ago and it still hasnt shown up. I am probably just being impatient but I am just confirming.

[idle oar]

Check your entitlements

?tag ddb entitlements

[cosmic roost]

Account Entitlements

Account entitlements are how D&D Beyond identifies which content you can access. These are synced automatically in time, but if you're not seeing content you should have access to, visit Account > Licenses.

The Account Entitlements section at the top should ideally say "Your entitlements data is in sync!" If not, it will show a button to manually trigger the sync, after which your content should be available.

[cerulean trellis]

What are some of the biggest challenges for a new DM?

[wanton sorrel]

finding the right players