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[marble lion]

Thats crazy

I dont think this was about realism

[unborn lotus]

It should be vice versa.
If it was a reality Sim I'd be like fine, poison is rare and expensive and not as powerful as legendary magic

[marble lion]

Its very much a gameplay complaint too

[stoic haven]

Just had a bar fight last night, was stupidly fun

[unborn lotus]

But it is a game that's why this is unforgivable.

[rough basalt]

Poisons one area of the game I'm hella open to homebrewing if a player asks

[remote wadi]

Yeah. This is more about how a very basic poison applies close to nothing. Not even a condition

[marble lion]

Visit a doctor to check for internal stuff

[humble cairn]

In game, right? right?

[stoic haven]

In game yes XD

Session 1 of a new Icewind Dale Campaign with supplements

[unborn lotus]

This actually should be erratad. They should make it the same price as alchemist fire and give the condition.
Then it's completely balanced with the other standard items for sure

[rough basalt]

i want another game as a player but i already got 3 games total

[marble lion]

I never had a barfight as a player

[proper forum]

Bruh I didn't know what to say. And yeah I'm already doing helf the work by putting on a bad Cajun accent. The rest is just flavor really.

[rough basalt]

I think I can hold off on running DH and DS to have one extra game as a player

[humble cairn]

Right, just saying that anyone from any species can have any personality, so trying to decide which species would be more likely to be gamblers doesn't make sense.

[rough basalt]

itd probably be best to not try learning 3 systems as a GM at the same time

[stoic haven]

I was playing a Gambling character and used ball bearings as roulette balls

[marble lion]

Tiefling is definitely my pick for a gambler trope

Because devils luck is a thing

[proper forum]

Remember guys, 99% of gamblers quit before they make it big! (For legal reasons that was a joke)

[proper forum]

Bruh how didn't I think of that

[stoic haven]

If halflings realized their stupid luck, they would be big on this

Dwarves kind of are

[marble lion]

And tieflings are loved for seedy underbelly stuff due to often facing at least a bit of prejudice in most settings

The charisma bonus also lends itself to pokerface and convincing people to wager etc

[remote wadi]

Honestly, I would just steer clear of a casino

The only way I would ever walk out with a small fortune is by bringing a large one

[proper forum]

Wait is there a species that could have red irises and black scleras?

[marble lion]

Halflings are definitely a good one too
Just dont make me think if gambit from marvel

[marble lion]

Tiefling for sure

[stoic haven]

You're also playing gambit!?

[marble lion]

Anyone could have those eyes tbh. Its just flavour

But it suits tieflings best

[proper forum]

Then it's decided. But I for the life of me can't imagine gambit with horns. Heh who cares.

[marble lion]

Sanguinia is

[marble lion]

Just get rid of them
Flavour it

[proper forum]

I'm making a character based on him

[marble lion]

Tiefling means human with infernal influence

Horns are usually there but you know flavour it away ask your dm

Cool avatar though

[proper forum]

Oh thanks

I was thinking of changing it for something with more aura

[normal junco]

you could honestly just be human with changed eyes. its fantasy. weird things and shenanigans just happen.

[marble lion]

Human with luck feat and dark eyes yeah would work

[rough basalt]

Reading comprehension fiend got me again

[marble lion]

Why a fiend

What if its a reading comprehension beast

[humble cairn]

2024 Tieflings are not all Asmodeus spawn anymore, you can use any sort of fiend (demon, devil, yugoloth) as inspiration.

[rough basalt]

Almost applied to a post till I realized I missed the webcam requirement. The Fiend is too powerful, but I managed to escape in time.

[humble cairn]

Gambit as an Incubus themed Tiefling makes sense.

[uncut zenith]

iirc they used to be all descended from Asmodeus specifically in the FR setting. Which is why the 2014 tieflings were all assumed to be Asmodeus descended. Now that 2024 is more setting agnostic at its base, tieflings were redesigned to be descended from any fiend.

[solemn blade]

Am I allowed to recruit here for games?

[marble lion]

#find-a-game

[idle oar]

Only in the Looking For Game channels and only for D&D games

[empty thicket]

It seems that our DM gave us a "Deck of Many Things" and let us draw the number of cards we wanted.
The artificer pulled 1 and i pulled 2 cards,
She got Moon
I got Stars and Sun.
I am reading them and i think i got the best possible cards.
IM NOT TAKING ANYMORE!! RAAHHH!!

[normal junco]

check instructions in #find-a-game

[empty thicket]

Oh and shared the XP from Sun to my artificer so we were both lvl 7 instead of me being level 9 and her lvl 3

[rough basalt]

Yeah yall got seriously lucky

[solemn blade]

How quickly do games typically fill up around here?

[rough basalt]

Instantly to moderately quick

[solemn blade]

Interesting

[normal junco]

the last few times i've done webcam game stuff i've used animaze. which kinda worked. though you need a webcam for that anyways.

[rough basalt]

Doesn't mean those games will happen or last longer than a few sessions tho

[solemn blade]

That's fair I'm just needing players is all

[rough basalt]

Yeah getting players isn't hard here

Getting the right players can be.

[normal junco]

the whole thing is like job applications, from the perspective of the GM and of the players. it is not a quick process.

[solemn blade]

Yeah I've just exhausted my usual means of finding players

[marble lion]

In my experience it takes about a week to start playing

[normal junco]

minimum

there's scheduling and vetting that needs to be done, and making sure characters jive with the game

[marble lion]

I always found games the day i was applying but then the session would happen at earliest end of that week, or next, due to scheduling

[solemn blade]

I just say what time works and if players can make it they can make it

[severe rampart]

Thoughts on Artificer wielding a screwdriver as if it were a wand for spellcasting?

[marble lion]

I only looked twice so im not very experienced

[rough basalt]

This approach sometimes works

[normal junco]

and what happens when they show up with some min-maxed sci-fi character for your gritty realistic medieval survival game in the snow?

[rough basalt]

That will happen btw

[marble lion]

Might want to coordinate their characters yeah

[rough basalt]

A not small number of people don't read posts here

[solemn blade]

I'm annoyed that I've got no one interested in my game yet but I'm also hella impatient

[humble cairn]

Completely RAW

[marble lion]

If not between players, then at least you should try to make them fit the campaihn

[severe rampart]

what does that mean?

[marble lion]

Also keep in mind this space has minors. If you do not want minors, or are a minor who wants no adults, you can specify that in the post

[humble cairn]

It works exactly Rules As Written, without having to change or alter the rules.

[severe rampart]

okay thankfully I didn't do anything wrong

[marble lion]

Its something that might not be apparent to you if youve only recruited from your social circles until now

[normal junco]

to be honest, a screwdriver is just a specifically shaped chisel with a comfy handle.

[humble cairn]

Artificer spellcasting all has the Material component added to them, but they can use any tools they are proficient in as spellcasting foci.

[normal junco]

exactly how long has it been since you posted?

[solemn blade]

Not even an hour lol

[normal junco]

wow. this isn't like some amongus lobby waiting for a game to start. you're looking at days or possibly weeks.

[solemn blade]

Again I'm just impatient

I'd like to do session zero next Saturday

[normal junco]

like, different people are on at different times. you might get someone in 7 or 8 hours that sees your post and it checks all the boxes and then contact you.

and that's great. like i have no doubt you'll get people in your game. but like i said, different people check at different times of day

and its good that you're excited

this does give you some time to do some prep, too.

[solemn blade]

All the prep is already done, I'm running three other variations of this game already

[normal junco]

nice. did you make sure as much info as possible was in the posting, like session schedule and date/time, time zone, platform requirements, expectations, etc?

[solemn blade]

Yep! I even included a synopsis

[normal junco]

so now its like fishing. except in fishing the fish interrupt the fishing

[solemn blade]

Check it out If you're interested #1464640771608154183 message

[normal junco]

it might be good to specify how you guys are meeting. discord? roll20? foundry? do they need a mic?

[earnest canyon]

I would put a bit more info in the advert, in the posting you linked, there isnt a ton of info but you should get a good take up, I posted a game last weekend and got like 40 applicants, had to close the advert in the end, got a bit overwhelming.

[solemn blade]

That's crazy

[empty thicket]

still the dm told us that if we level up like that enemies will be harder
I will take Warcaster for maintain better the conc because i am a ranger

[normal junco]

might be good to post how long the sessions will be, and how often. and the synopsis might be good to pop into the actual post instead of a google doc. people can use the discord search function to find things, but if its in a separate google doc the discord search cant actually see that.

[rough basalt]

Yeah I imagine a lot of people will ignore very vague posts

[normal junco]

like i said, its similar to a job application process. the more detailed you make the post, the more likely to get applicants that fit.

@solemn blade in the meantime you can browse some CritCrab on youtube and learn some red flags to look out for. the glory stories are also really awesome, not just the horror stories. keep in mind some stuff might be nsfw.

[idle oar]

You can use the thread attached to your post to provide clarification and updates

[round heath]

Hello

[hoary totem]

howdy

[round heath]

How your day been

[spring glen]

Still no word from my DM if we're running anything tomorrow 😭 sucks I can't run anything right now

[crimson gulch]

No game tonight for me as it turns out, we got a birthday party instead so thats nice

[hoary totem]

The best part of aberrant sorcerers is the existence of Tabaxis. You can play a Mewtwo.

[lean lark]

Unsure if I'll have a session tonight or no

[rough basalt]

I'm fighting the urge to run a short notice one shot cause I'm bored.

[languid moat]

Hi humans

[humble cairn]

Sphinx cat morph Tabaxi.

[hoary totem]

Revelation in Flesh effects:
Sight: The move Miracle Eye. Mega Evolve into Mewtwo Y.
Flight: Mewtwo's telekinesis on itself. Mega Evolve into Mewtwo Y.
Amorphous: Mega Evolve into Mewtwo X. (Fun fact: it has stretchy limbs!)
Aquatic: instead of the gills thing, create an air bubble around itself. Mega Evolve into Mewtwo Y

[humble cairn]

That's way more pokemon knowledge than I have.

[hoary totem]

I have like 20 Mewtwo figurines staring down at me as I type

[jaunty wyvern]

Heres your daily reminder to roll a 2024 Archfey Warlock

You won’t regret it

[blissful ibex]

I rolled a 2024 Druid/GOOlock instead

[hoary totem]

Add in a few elemental evocation spells and that's a mewtwo right there (Mewtwo has an amazing movepool. Just to name a few, Fire Blast and Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Aura Sphere and Focus Blast, Thunderbolt, and Shadow Ball)

[hoary totem]

I prefer undead warlocks myself

[lean lark]

One of my players is likely to wind up making one, since their patron is a Lich in the campaign

[severe rampart]

Campaign 1 session 1 finished, off to next session

Oh my lord I have never played two dnd sessions in a row, I need some water

[pastel wraith]

hi

[hoary totem]

howdy!

[pastel wraith]

im am new

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[valid geyser]

im gonna need to get a weapon warning
I've been caught off guard and ambushed too many times to count

[keen kestrel]

Here’s your daily reminder to stroll up with a sorcadin, so you can be an extra fun nepo baby

[hoary totem]

make them regret it : D (silvery barbs)

[blissful ibex]

MAD casters are more fun >;3

[keen kestrel]

My caster is pretty MAD too

[blissful ibex]

I have a Barlock for being SAD

[keen kestrel]

This is why I like clerics though, they have to be the most SAD class for spell casting

Of course rogues get to be even more SAD, but who cares about those

[blissful ibex]

no, see, half the subclasses need you to invest in int for no reason other than so there's an int character in the party that doesn't flub every history check

[valid geyser]

not a caster, but i do have a very literal boatload of money, and we've been made aware of mysterious enemies with some kind of personal vendetta with most of us. Seems like a reasonable time to liquidate that stuff and be prepared for anything

[hoary totem]

forgive me for being a noob but what is MAD

[keen kestrel]

Multi attribute dependent

It means you need more than three main stats to make a class or multiclass work well

[hoary totem]

half casters...

[solid fjord]

What is usually played here, 5E or modern rules?

[keen kestrel]

Nah see, most half casters don’t really invest in their spellcasting stat past say 14-16

[hoary totem]

Depends on the game. We discuss both

[blissful ibex]

Multiple Ability-score Dependant, where you have two classes each needing a different primary Ability score
Single Ability-score Dependand, where you have two classes that share an ability score

[solid fjord]

I see, thank you.

[keen kestrel]

Think like a paladin/ranger multiclass, it’s hard to stretch those stats

[blissful ibex]

anything past 3 stats and it starts really huring your totals on point buy / standard array

[keen kestrel]

Even if rogues need a little int, they still can just take skill prof in those skills and never fail anyway

[blissful ibex]

TBF she's not technically MAD because she just needs Wis and Cha with a bit of Con but it's a little more impactful for caster multiclasses

[hoary totem]

I don't really multiclass unless the lore/backstory specifically mentions it lol, having my character have a class that's just there for minmaxing and doesn't line up with who they are annoys me. I won't take a Hexblade dip for damage for example, but if I were to play post-movie Rumi from KPDH I would go valor bard/hexblade warlock because of the entire ||Jinu in the sword|| thing

[blissful ibex]

I multiclass for fun ; if I wanted to play optimally I'd play an asimar wild heart barbarian or a sorcadin or some crap

Druid/Warlock is an incredibly inoptimal pairing but I can do some neat stuff with it and I find it fun so why not

[hoary totem]

The thing is sorcerers are born that way and paladins choose their oaths, so you don't have to go through as much convoluted backstory gymnastics to make a character that makes sense

[blissful ibex]

also the druid having like a +3~4 CHA mod is kinda funny because normally druids have utterly garbage CHA scores

[hoary totem]

Seriously just realised when people put two classes in their usernames it means they multiclass... i thought it meant you just mained two different classes

[rough basalt]

Long as a PC isn't useless is enough for most tables tbh

[hoary totem]

Opinions on banneret/PDK fighter?

[valid geyser]

not great

[hoary totem]

Only problem i have with it is the lack of purple dragon

[blissful ibex]

sometimes it does, sometimes its the other part; But my primary character is that mix so I like the tag :3

[hoary totem]

If you're going to deny the existence of purple dragons, don't make a subclass called purple dragon knight

[blissful ibex]

anyway she generally runs the Circle of Preservation UA for the druid part and the warlock bit she runs GOOlock; her patron is like an eldritch aspect of overgrowth and adaptability that works to see the world suffused with magic and more monstrous life and it pairs rather nicely c:

was also considering archfey patron but GOOlock's utility features are just really, really nice to have and open a lot of fun avenues for narrative

[rough basalt]

It wasn't a purple dragon tho

[clear trellis]

am i able to use an item that casts a spell above level 1 if i'm level 1?

[rough basalt]

It was a black dragon that's scales turned purpleish

[clear trellis]

for example Brazier of Commanding Fire Elementals

[rough basalt]

And Purple Dragon Knights are what a country calls their heavy hitters.

[hoary totem]

... Exactly why I prefer to just call the subclass Banneret

[rough basalt]

I mean that's also its name, but it was originally made for an FR book so they originally named it after an FR thing.

[blissful ibex]

so long as it doesn't specify that you need to burn a spell slot of the appropriate level and you beet all the requirements if any to use the item, should be fine

[rough basalt]

Tho they did it right this time by making PDK a background and feats rather than a "class"

Since the Purple Dragon Knights aren't just Fighters.

[keen kestrel]

The first thing is weird, but while sorcadins are strong I don’t think they’re the most optimal thing

[blissful ibex]

mostly smite spam or something, dunno what it actualyl does because I'm not all that interested in either class q_q

thougl spellfire sorc is kind nice but their spell list just feels kinda meh vs druid or bard

[keen kestrel]

I dislike that they made this subclass rather than revamp divine soul tbh

[modest pebble]

something funny that happend to my friend during our campaign was that they got hit in the head with a glass at a tavern and my character was drinking across the tavern so i made a roll to throw my glass and hit my friend with it and i got a nat 20

[keen kestrel]

But yeah, I’d say in 2024 sorcadin isn’t as good tbh

[blissful ibex]

just funny seeing people complain about optimised MC and wanting to ban MC in general and I'm just sitting here with my silly druidlock
at least 2024 rules stopped listing it as an optional rule so it's less likely to be outright banned at more tables

[bronze wave]

What’s MC

[keen kestrel]

Multiclass

[bronze wave]

Multi class?

Nah multiclass is great it’s my go to

[keen kestrel]

Why would we ever multiclass OUT of paladin

[bronze wave]

Hexblade, sorc, maybe cleric? I can think of a few reasons

[keen kestrel]

I’m playing it all the way to level 20 as Richard Garfield intended

[bronze wave]

I plan to do a hexblade pally sorc build soon lol

[keen kestrel]

A true paladin fan would never want to multiclass for power reasons

[blissful ibex]

paladin is probably one of the classes I'm least interested in playing but am most intrested in having in the party

[glad arch]

Lot of reasons

[frosty cloud]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I need some silly “true names” for the sunsword in curse of strahd. The party needs to learn the true name of the sword to ignite it after retrieving all the shards to complete it.
So after this epic quest it’d be a fun thing to have this epic item’s name something not as epic.

[glad arch]

Optimisation wise paladins need like 6-7 levels for their most important features

[keen kestrel]

But then I have less levels in paladin

I know you functionally only need like 7 levels of paladin, but I just dislike mc’ing

[glad arch]

Paladin is very front heavy for the features

[blissful ibex]

auras do be nice

warlock really only needs like 2 depending

[keen kestrel]

At the end of the day, optimization is cool, but my favorite classes are cooler, and I like playing them as mono classes

[glad arch]

Love my 4 pal/1 warlock rn

(2014)

[bronze wave]

Ok #4

[keen kestrel]

Sounds like you’re #2 if you’re not playing a full paladin

[bronze wave]

Silence #4

[glad arch]

More spell slots = more divine smites

[blissful ibex]

2024 Druid 1 / GOOlock3 in AL, but I plan on finally getting her to level 5 tomorrow

[glad arch]

Taste the fury of god babyy

[blissful ibex]

tier 2 here we come XD

[hoary totem]

S M I T E !

[keen kestrel]

You get a free one in 2024, and divine favor is better for dual wielding anyway

[blissful ibex]

she'll have had 11 modules in tier 1 IIRC

[glad arch]

Rn at level 5 im a bit behind as im not lvl 5 in any class rn, should be rectified later though

[glad arch]

One divine smite, weak

[keen kestrel]

Besides, if you need that many smites when you can only cast them once per turn, then you’re not killing things quick enough anyway

[blissful ibex]

The nice thing with agonizing blast/eldritch blast is that is scales seperate from class level, so I can play around with getting the more fun bits of her kit and not suffer too badly combat wise, other than not having the good damage spells until late tier 2

[glad arch]

2014 paladin can smite more often

[woven flint]

So, my Average dm did an experimental thing
Everyone in the group rolled stats and we used whoevers Total was highest for our characters 🧐
The campaign is gonna be Descent into Avernus and I'm a TAD fearful because for the best stats I could manage for my character to work offensively (Bugbear Ranger) I had to give him 13 con 💀

[glad arch]

Can smite as often as you can hit

[keen kestrel]

I know, but I’m enjoying 2024 rules

And you can still turn 2-3 most bosses if you’re doing things right

[blissful ibex]

Ye, someone was saying a few weeks ago they have everyone do 4d6 drop the lowest and then have everyone do pointbuy equal to the higest total

gives way better stats presumably as standard point buy has you a bit below average

[woven flint]

On the plus side! At level 4, I can get my Wisdom and Dexterity both to 18

[glad arch]

Whats the stat spread?

I imagine highest of like 4 people would be solid stats

[woven flint]

10, 13, 15, 16, 9, 9
Not too shabby

[keen kestrel]

That feels like point buy with extra steps im ngl

[glad arch]

With multiple people thats hella unlucky, what did the rest roll 💀

[glad arch]

Higher points point buy (on average)

[woven flint]

My bugbear has
With stat increases:
10 Strength
13 Constitution
17 Dexterity
17 Wisdom
9 Charisma
And
9 Intelligence

[glad arch]

Fun of rolling stats without the downsides of 1 or more players standing out (high or low)

[woven flint]

That's... not at all bad, actually? Lmao

[blissful ibex]

dang. yall rolled low >.>
that's basically standard array except +1 to the 15, 14, and 8, and -2 to the 11

[keen kestrel]

It’s fine, seems like it’s just point buy but slightly better basically

[blissful ibex]

not bad though

[woven flint]

Yeah, but it was the Higest stat total rolled for certain

[glad arch]

Point buy is the same except that 16 is a 15 instead

[woven flint]

Yeah, so...
Literally better lmao

[glad arch]

Its not bad dont get me wrong, just would have expected higher with multiple people rollinf

[severe rampart]

rolling a natural 1 in initiative has to be the most painful thing in DnD

[blissful ibex]

Prefer standard array generally, usually makes for fairly well balalnced builds c:

[keen kestrel]

Point buy all the way, I like specialized builds

[woven flint]

We had 4 people.
I rolled bad, my friend rolled bad, one person rolled slightly better and our 4th saved our characters pretty much 💀

[blissful ibex]

extra funny because mine is literally on 8,10,12,13,14,15 for her spread, she's got them in order XD

[loud tendon]

it's not always the best.. but for a class with healing spells or control options, going later can be helpful. Assess where people are and what enemies can do

[severe rampart]

12 Con?

[blissful ibex]

ye, 12 is a bit low but not terrible

[severe rampart]

Unfortunately we are level 1 so... not many healing spells or control

[woven flint]

Rolling low in initiative definitely hurts more for Casters than it does for Martials

[severe rampart]

Me as a warlock 😔

[blissful ibex]

she tends to hang back and I make ample use of cover

• warcaster and the Fortify Protectors portion of Improved Preservation give her decentish concentration saves

[severe rampart]

I'm just chatting here while they're fighting the guy, and all of them have missed so far.

[woven flint]

My ranger is eventually gonna have a +6 to initiative when he becomes a Gloomstalker because they add wisdom to initiative

[lean lark]

Rolling low initiative is probably the least harmful for Paladins out of all classes

[woven flint]

Dm says we SHOULD survive at least until level 3 before the campaign ramps up

[hoary totem]

e------- b----

[glad arch]

Alert+watcher paladin aura. Even with +0 dex my initiative is lovely

[woven flint]

My Harengon Bladesinger has a +11

[worn lagoon]

i would never be called a true paladin fan, i only like oathbreaker sorcadins

[glad arch]

*eventually, not there yet

[lean lark]

Enchilada Blast?

[blissful ibex]

She's a caster but she doesn't mind poor initive too much, focuses more on AB/EB spam and maybe like conjure animals in combat

[worn lagoon]

or two level dip on a bladesinger so i can smite stuff

[severe rampart]

Hah yeah, but no, this guy has 18+ AC, so I'm using poison spray

[woven flint]

People should play more Harengon 😎

[blissful ibex]

she's built more for exploration and non combat shenanigans

[lean lark]

Hobgoblin gets overlooked a lot

[severe rampart]

IT WORKED

The DM must be evil. we're all level 1 and he pit us up against something that has 18+ AC, and only flinches from 10 hp of damage

[glad arch]

Are you on your phone during combat...

[hoary totem]

I mean anything with saving throws can just ignore AC

Mind Sliver my beloved

[glad arch]

Doesnt always mean it improves your odds

[woven flint]

Oh, I have a fun story from last night!
We were doing a oneshot where we tested out some new Subclasses at level 20
We were
Storm Herald Barbarian (Me)
Mystic Monk
Spellguard Paladin
And
Vestige Warlock
We shredded through absolutely everything including the final encounter
I had a ring of Amity and it allows me to turn my bonded persons attack into a Crit, and The Paladin with a Holy Avenger, Holy Weapon, Divine Smite and Improved smite..
Did over 140 damage to the Lich BBEG 💀

[severe rampart]

Guys what can a level 1 2014 Warlock do against this character with 18 AC

[blissful ibex]

need to find some silly high level oneshots

[blissful ibex]

cry, mostly

[woven flint]

The Paladin and I were both Dwarves
He was named Hammer and I, his Brother Anvil 🧐
They stayed within 5 feet of eachother throughout all of the combats and it was hilarious, He could boost my AC and I had a Paraiahs shield which allowed me to take damage for him if needed

[fossil hollow]

Those subclasses were very potent in this oneshot

[woven flint]

They were! Thanks for running as always, Ti!

[karmic pendant]

Hope you have a spell that triggers saves

[hoary totem]

Intimidation check on the DM

[loud tendon]

we don't know what spells you took.. so other than trying a cantrip like Eldritch Blast? 18 isn't impossible to hit,a level 1 character could have 18 AC with a shield for example

[severe rampart]

Command, Hex, Poison spray is my go to, it worked at my turn and I dealt the first good deal of damage to him

[fossil hollow]

Dwarven Revenue Services stands undefeated

[worn lagoon]

frostbite
you could witch bolt since subsequent casts don't need an attack roll iirc

[severe rampart]

unfortunately i am an idiot and chose snake-related spells...

[woven flint]

Hammer and Anvil slayed the day 🧐

[severe rampart]

Optimizing? never heard of it!

[proper forum]

As you can see, I still cannot decide on a profile picture

New frame who dis

[fossil hollow]

french name horse is peak

[worn lagoon]

poison spray is also a save so just spam that

[blissful ibex]

Optimize... for fun!
Fun optimization (that doesn't make your character totally useless in/out of combat) is the best way to go >:3

[worn lagoon]

if you die from forcing yourself to melee range, it's natural selection and make a new character

[proper forum]

Anyways Yuan Tis are mad underrated

[severe rampart]

I could try command...

[worn lagoon]

command: grovel then attack with advantage?

[severe rampart]

Command: Grovel or Command: Flee

[raw sonnet]

after the previous session my players said that it was "the least interesting session you have ever DMed"
Coincidentally, this was the only session where I have actually sat down and written down like 2 pages of session prep instead of coming up with a general plan 20 minutes before the begginning and just improvising during the session

I feel like I am doing something wrong

[proper forum]

Command can be any word command right?

[loud tendon]

Flee they only run for a turn.. grovel any other melee attackers in the party could get advantage to hit a prone target

[worn lagoon]

I like to flavor my grovel as kneel

[blissful ibex]

yep

[fossil hollow]

not in 2024

[severe rampart]

... okay I think the DM made the character to set the scene and we're supposed to "die" here (We have two revives if we die, since we're such a low level)

[worn lagoon]

it's a 14 warlock theyre cool

[loud tendon]

you could always disengage and retreat if it feels unwinnable.

Does this NPC has minions or something?

[severe rampart]

Good thing it's 2014

[hoary totem]

As a Wizard, Mind Sliver is my cantrip version of magic missile. Int saves on monsters are usually low. Plus -d4 from next saving throw can be great supporr

[woven flint]

You know, I'm glad Bugbears have an Extra 5 foot reach, gonna be less stressful if i have to go into melee with my 13 con ranger 💀

[proper forum]

So I can't just tell them to dance or something

[rough basalt]

Man I need another game as a player.

[fossil hollow]

not without reflavoring one of the other ones

[rough basalt]

Need an even amount of games 2 dm 2 player perfectly balanced.

[woven flint]

Am I the only one who thinks Goliaths should have extra reach?

[blissful ibex]

Tokii out here gunning for an Amulet of Health as soon as he hits mid tier 2

[severe rampart]

I could try to Misty Step and kite this thing

[proper forum]

Yes

[fossil hollow]

:)

[severe rampart]

We came from above, so we're underground right now and cannot escape

[woven flint]

Maybe, maybe not
He's a bounty hunter
He lives by game and dies by game

His wife is a literal Ogre btw lmao
They live in a ramshackle place, but he loves her

[blissful ibex]

tbf my 12con druidlock is perfectly happy hanging back and sniping with her base 120ft EB c:

espeically with misty step available, and later Wild Companion

[proper forum]

Here are some commands you could issue other than the usual ones that progressively get more unhinged:
Backflip
Dance
Spin
Crawl
Roll
Bark
Cry
...I'm not sure if I can say the last one

[woven flint]

That party is currently
Sorcerer, Wizard, Fighter, Artificer and Ranger (me, duh lol)
We ain't got no real defacto healer, but everyone does technically have ways to heal themselves

[halcyon bison]

Healers are important!

[fossil hollow]

Between the Artificer and Ranger, they got all the healing they need

[woven flint]

Sorcerers and Wizards get Arcane Vigor, The Artificer and I CAN have Cure Wounds, I took it, I dunno about him
And the Fighter has Second wind

[fossil hollow]

Fighter is also a bit self sufficient with Second Wind yeah

[woven flint]

We're fine lol

[severe rampart]

I know what it is.

[proper forum]

Yes but I'm tired of no one else picking healer and me having to do it

[woven flint]

I'm gonna beg our Sorcerer and Wizard to take Arcane Vigor as soon as they can though 💀

[fossil hollow]

You dont need a healer, technically speaking

[woven flint]

Everyone needs to be a LITTLE Self-sufficient

[fossil hollow]

You need people with, like, one or two healing spells, thats it

[woven flint]

You can do just fine without a Cleric, Paladin, Druid or Bard
Plenty of Subclasses that can heal themselves and others too!

[fossil hollow]

Damage now also means less damage later

[woven flint]

Hell, my Eve of Ruin group I'm in Survived off of my Celestial Warlocks healing for about 4 or 5 sessions before a Cleric joined our party just fine

[fossil hollow]

-# ive been surviving off Short Rests and Second WInds

[woven flint]

Celestial Warlock DOES have Cleric staple options though, so...

[woven flint]

You haven't been around the past few sessions >_>

[fossil hollow]

shhh

i was there 2 weeks ago

[woven flint]

It was The Rogue, Myself and the Accursesd
You bum!!!! /playful

[fossil hollow]

not my fault i was in shank town

[woven flint]

We got through combats just fine, honestly
I'm glad I went with a Bladelock build because I WAS originally gonna go pure Tome

[pastel wraith]

what?

[severe rampart]

I am the ONLY one hitting something against this overleveled enemy

[woven flint]

D&D shenanigans

[pastel wraith]

ok

[severe rampart]

they keep trying to hit "Hit/DC" spells

[halcyon bison]

D&D is like 70% shenanigans

[pastel wraith]

hehe

[worn lagoon]

I accidentally made my raven familiar fry the goblin we were hoping to capture and interrogate, due to a crit...

[woven flint]

Was it with Shocking Grasp?

[worn lagoon]

Yup.

[fossil hollow]

you could have nonlethal'd it

[woven flint]

If it's a Melee attack, regardless of Crit or not, you can choose nonlethal

[worn lagoon]

It's one of my favorite low-level things to do. Flying familiar, drone shock delivery service.

[fossil hollow]

yah, its still a melee attack tho

[worn lagoon]

I thought this didn't apply to spells or cantrips.

[woven flint]

It's Melee, so, it does :>

[fossil hollow]

Its any melee attack

[severe rampart]

would telling my other party member's mid-combat to use different spells in character be meta gaming? because this guy has insane AC

[fossil hollow]

You can suggest and collaborate

18 isnt also stupidly high

[woven flint]

Tis why my Tortle Cleric has Shocking Grasp with his Magic Initiate, just in case we don't want to kill something and he so happens to be next in initiative lol

[loud tendon]

you can always suggest.. but how do you know they don't also have some high ability scores to save with?

Unless you rappelled down into an enclosed room, running away should be an option.

18 also isn't crazy high

for instance, my level 1 paladin with his shield has an 18

[worn lagoon]

for lv1 it's on the troublesome end for an enemy

[severe rampart]

someone rolled a dirty 20 against them and didn't hit.

[fossil hollow]

Did they Parry it?

[woven flint]

18 AC is pretty average
Hell, Animated Armor, which is like.. CR 1 can have it as well

[severe rampart]

and my attacks have been the only one hitting, this thing

[woven flint]

Huh?

[fossil hollow]

some monsters have a reaction to add +Proficiency Bonus to one attack

[worn lagoon]

40% hit rate for a lv1 character attacking ac18, no?

[severe rampart]

it rolled a 10 and a 12 (with bonus) against my spell save DC which was 13 and I still got 22 damage against it

[loud tendon]

okay, well that is possibly different.. earlier you said 18 or 18+ implying that 18 hit.

[worn lagoon]

that's not that good, it'd definitely make you want to use saving throws

[woven flint]

It depends on a lot, generally speaking

[fossil hollow]

Although the only one that comes to mind with 18 AC and a Parry is the Knight

[woven flint]

Also a 40% chance to hit among 4 or so people isn't that bad of odds

Someone WILL hit

[worn lagoon]

it's on the lower end still

this dc13 mind sliver is 60% if no int modifier

[woven flint]

Also, just like.. always have Faerie Fire, honestly?

[misty mirage]

I’m really new to this and I don’t know how to start any tips will really help I kinda wanna just jump into a campaign and learn as I go but no one wants a newbie to play so I’m kinda lost

[severe rampart]

there's seven people and only me and another guy managed to hit him and now that guy is dead because he was a frontliner, also we're level 1

[blissful ibex]

faerie fire is rather good

[woven flint]

Faerie Fire is incredibly good against high AC enemies

[worn lagoon]

40% vs 60% is a huge gap

[fossil hollow]

check out #dnd-newcomers

[halcyon bison]

How nice of the faeries to let us use their spells :)

[woven flint]

Then there sounds like a problem there

[severe rampart]

but if we do beat him, we WILL level up...

[blissful ibex]

DND isn't really a learn as you go sort of game; you need to read at least some of the rules beforehand or you're going to end up completely lost.

Read the information in #learn-to-play and 'Playing the Game'; Then follow allong with 'Creating A Character' using either the dnd beyond character builder or roll20 to make a practice character before heading over to #character-discussion to have it looked over.

Feel free to ask any questions you still have in #dnd-newcomers; There's a short interactive module you can play to get a feel for the game, or you could seek out gameplay videos online. Once you're ready to play, head over to #find-a-game, one of the many LFG discord servers, r/lfg on reddit, or your friendly local game store. If you'd like a printable character sheet, those can be found here.

[woven flint]

Faerie Is apparently what Drow call other Elves (from my understanding)

[severe rampart]

I need to spam as much Poison Sprays against this thing

[worn lagoon]

"Darthiir"

[fossil hollow]

wrong setting

[halcyon bison]

Oh I always thought it was fey :(

[woven flint]

Faerie is more of a... derogatory term

[worn lagoon]

One of my favorite insults i've never gotten to use because I never played a drow

[woven flint]

Wrong setting lol

[severe rampart]

okay hold on, they're at half hp, I think we can actually kill this guy

[halcyon bison]

That's confusing cause fey are friends

[worn lagoon]

minthara said it

[fossil hollow]

Man, i got hit with dyslexia bad, i read Fiends from Friends

[woven flint]

Minthara is from Baulders Gate 3, no?

[naive cedar]

My elf getting called a faerie by minthara out of nowhere:

[blissful ibex]

bg3 =/= dnd

[naive cedar]

like we literally just met ma'am

[woven flint]

Yeah ^

[naive cedar]

bg3 is dnd its set in forgotten realms

[fossil hollow]

-# yeah, while BG3 follows most of FR's lore, the team made some changes to the lore of their own

[worn lagoon]

the forgotten realms wiki lists it in the drow dictionary

[blissful ibex]

bg3 is somewhat its own self contained thing to an extent

[woven flint]

Yeah, but you've got to consider BG3 does have some of its own lore

[worn lagoon]

In fact, it sources the word to "the drow of the underdark" book

[severe rampart]

someone took study action, revealed they have 126-150 hp, oh my god... against level 1 characters?

[naive cedar]

that is true but its still set in the forgotten realms and it still follows the lore for the most part

[woven flint]

Anyways, regardless, Faerie is still a derogatory term towards Elves from Drow

[fossil hollow]

oh wait, Faerie is the non-derogatory

[woven flint]

Eh?

[fossil hollow]

Faerie
translation of a term used to refer to a surface elf.

darthiir
'surface elves', 'traitors'.

[woven flint]

We've been bamboozled?!

[worn lagoon]

Yes, you were wrong from the beginning.

[fossil hollow]

ive seen faerie used in a not so great way in the Drizzt books, so i was assuming it was the derogatory one

[woven flint]

I mean, Faerie is still calling them SURFACE Elves.
Which I assume is still a Derogatory for them

[halcyon bison]

that makes more sense
Cause "faerie" sounds more like a compliment

[fossil hollow]

Not when you say it with as much malice as some drow might

[worn lagoon]

Darthiir possibly might mean faerie

Someone ask a drow speaker

[lavish flame]

Yeah, the new FR books are set years after BG3 but very little mention of the events of the game are in the book. We only see a handful of the BG3 companions (Shadowheart, Karlach, Minsc, and Astarion) in the book's art or text.

[woven flint]

Yeah, so, I'm not wrong :p

[naive cedar]

the way minthara says "faerie" is def derogatory

[worn lagoon]

Oh, I meant the part on correcting me.

[woven flint]

I demand a written apology for being told I'm wrong! /teasing

[fossil hollow]

i copy pasted that from the FR wiki

[halcyon bison]

I mean you can use most words in a derogatory way even if the word itself isn't inherently derogatory

[worn lagoon]

What comes to mind is some old idioms in european languages using nationalities to mean something

[woven flint]

You know, I wonder which setting has the most evil variant of Drow and which has the most kind variant of drow

[fossil hollow]

Now, we must end this qual'laelay before qu'lith is spilt

[naive cedar]

true she also says "wizard" like its a slur

[worn lagoon]

Sort of like that, faerie might be used in a derogatory or neutral manner

[worn lagoon]

It's Minthy. She can make anything sound offensive.

[halcyon bison]

If I was compared to a fairy I would be flattered
Because fairies are friends :)

[worn lagoon]

That's why we love her.

[fossil hollow]

⭐ and she was a faerie ⭐

[woven flint]

Minthara is a CHUMP

[severe rampart]

my other party members keep trying to use hit/dc weapons and spells... yeah we're gonna die

[worn lagoon]

She's the sort of energy I bring to the party

[empty thicket]

Im wanting to pull out another card from the Deck of many things.... my gambling want it!!
But if i do it i most likely will end up fighting in a ring against the Diablo or smt.

[worn lagoon]

Well, no, not as in "purposefully racist", just very harsh

[woven flint]

Drow PALADIN, Tch.
We all know the most respected Drow officials are CLERICS!

Matron Mothers are all Clerics

[worn lagoon]

I love it when she blurts out something that's totally normal to a drow and awful to anyone else.

[naive cedar]

i love minthara shes such a hater

[loud tendon]

do they not have things that make the boss make saves? Because sometimes Martials don't at level 1. So maybe take it easy on them.

Either this is scripted and unwinnable, the DM doesn't know how to balance combat, OR you are meant to flee. Down a hallway, literally anywhere else..

[naive cedar]

she and lae'zel have amazing banter

[severe rampart]

I crit on Hex + Poison Spray and his AC went down to 17, finally

[worn lagoon]

We love lawful evil baddies in this house

[severe rampart]

I've dealt more damage to this knight than 5 people in my party combined... 😔

[worn lagoon]

Now you know how I feel

[naive cedar]

the only thing i dont like about minthara is that shes mean to gale and astarion 😢

[fossil hollow]

... Knights only have a total burst AC of 20

[loud tendon]

sometimes the dice are not kind to players.. You really can't blame them for trying to do what they can

[woven flint]

I don't like any of the Baulders Gate 3 characters, so I find her behavior acceptable 🧐 /joking

[naive cedar]

no u /j

[severe rampart]

Yeah! I'm actually having fun now, Hex is actually insane early level against ONE person and a lot of martials

[livid sleet]

What up everyone i’m starting a new home roof as a first time DM was wondering if anybody had a fun and medium to easy difficulty storyline, I have a map I found online now I’m trying to put a story to it. Even a rough draft would be helpful.

[woven flint]

Doesn't Hex only do extra damage against someone YOU attack?

[severe rampart]

I meant we're jumping him

Poison Spray is high risk but medium reward because of its range

[fathom gate]

I cast eldritch blast

[woven flint]

Hex is just Hunters Mark for Warlocks >:p

[severe rampart]

Hunter's Mark + Hex combo incoming

[halcyon bison]

Hunter's mark is just hex for rangers >:p

[woven flint]

Both are concentration lol
You can only choose one to use

[severe rampart]

I cast Hex, the ranger casted Hunter's Mark

[woven flint]

Fair I guess

[halcyon bison]

Maybe Glyph of warding: Hunter's mark?

[fathom gate]

Or if you dont want a ranger a paladin gets hunters mark

[woven flint]

Hmmm, you can get Hunters Mark with Feytouched

I think?
Is it still considered one of those spell types

Yes! It's still a Divination

Get hunters mark for your Eldritch Knights 🧐

[naive cedar]

whats the best and worst wizard magic school

[severe rampart]

WE BLINDED THE KNIGHT

The knight is dead.

[woven flint]

Divination is arguably one of the best

I, although I love it, think that Transmutation is the worst

[halcyon bison]

Best is necromancy because you can make skellyfriends worst is evocation because it's boring

[naive cedar]

I actually like transmutation

[rough basalt]

Transmutation is an interesting one

[woven flint]

Transmutation has bangers and flops equally

[severe rampart]

Guys my teammates want his fingers as a trophy...

[naive cedar]

i think transmutation and evocation are the most versatile schools tbh

[rough basalt]

Reminds me for when ima make the Transmutation Lich statblock for my world

[woven flint]

Divination is just.. incredible for planning and has great damage options

[silk hare]

okay sure, remember to take the head also

[rough basalt]

Dudes just gonna be screwing with everything

[naive cedar]

i have a transmutation wizard character lol. she just likes brewing potions

i also like a lot of enchantment and divination spells

[rough basalt]

Illusion rewards high player ability imo

[worn lagoon]

evocation/necromancy

[silk hare]

tbh anytime you kill a big bad, remember to mutilate your body so your dm cant bring them back as easily

[woven flint]

If I had to choose one magic type to have in real life, I think it'd be Divination for practicality

[worn lagoon]

if you meant subclasses then that changes a lot

[rough basalt]

I'd go as far as to say it kinda requires at least moderate player ability

[halcyon bison]

We have the opposite opinion D:
Why do you like evocation

[worn lagoon]

I thought they meant the spell categories

[halcyon bison]

I'm pretty sure they do

[naive cedar]

id actually pick transmutation bc there so much you can do with it. need to jump on something? enhance leap. need to reach something on the top of the cupboard? enlarge

[severe rampart]

WE LEVELED UP, what Warlock Invocations should I get? (2014 Warlock)

[woven flint]

My top 3 magic types are
Divination
Illusion
And
Transmutation (Although I feel like it's not the best of options)

[halcyon bison]

And you can turn into a t rex!!!!!!!

[naive cedar]

Also I meant wizard schools although magic types are also relevent ovbs

[silk hare]

which ones do you have so far?

[glad arch]

Illusion magic irl could be fun

[worn lagoon]

then the answer is divination/conjuration

[woven flint]

Illusion is pretty up there as it's limited to ones imagination

[severe rampart]

Hex, Command, Poison Spray, Misty Step, and Eldritch Blast

[worn lagoon]

all the value of conj lv2 can be shot down by having a slightly too strict DM

[silk hare]

as in, what invocations do you have so far

[worn lagoon]

I also think lv6 conj teleport is one of the things of all time

[naive cedar]

transmutation is that stereotypical "wizard who uses magic to solve weird problems" school imo

[severe rampart]

LEvel 1 Warlocks don't get any

[silk hare]

if you just got your first 2, repelling blast and agonizing blast is a good combo

oh yeah those 2 then, didnt know what level your warlock was so

[hollow path]

hey

[silk hare]

more damage + keep them at bay, maybe hex them and use misty step if you need to get out to further repell them

[abstract jacinth]

I made one of my first real characters to play in a real game and I picked wizard, only to horrify myself as accidentally minmaxed for huge number of prepared spells and cantrips

[hollow path]

ehh slm can you send me dm pls?

[worn lagoon]

What the hell is this.

[silk hare]

?

thats kinda random ngl

[worn lagoon]

Tell me what you want to dm me for here briefly and i will.

[hollow path]

my engish isn't good;-;

[silk hare]

?????

[severe rampart]

After defeating an enemy with 100+ hp... we opened the door to the next room and see Bauldur Knights...

[worn lagoon]

They're a turkish person who noticed my turkish name. I've got this, the rest of you don't mind this.

[hollow path]

and im looking for a friend knows my language

[silk hare]

I see makes sense

[naive cedar]

ahh ok

also i forgot about abjuration, its not super fancy but its useful

[silk hare]

true, u get invulnverability e.g. haha

[naive cedar]

abjuration is also lowkey the best school in bg3

[worn lagoon]

i wish abjuration in dnd worked that way

[halcyon bison]

Healing spells should be necromancy imo

[worn lagoon]

it would literally be my favorite subclass after bladesinger

[naive cedar]

they used to be

[halcyon bison]

And they should be again!

[naive cedar]

dnd schools used to be a bit different. transmutation was called alteration and healing spells were usually abjuration or necromancy

and evocation was called INvocation

Also you used to be able to either play a general wizard who could learn all types of spells, or a specialist who would get bonuses in learning spells in one school at the cost of not being able to learn a different school (the school subdivisions were really arbitrary)

i think they got rid of that in 4e?

[minor cargo]

A friend of mine is a DM (and game designer) and moved to Minneapolis a few years back for work.

And today, all I can think about is how turbulent that city is. He could just be the victim of state sanctioned murder - especially as he continues to march and volunteer to help others.

And with that, all the adventures and supplements he’d write, panels he could attend, groups he could bring together - it would all disappear.

(This is mostly a vent. I know there’s nothing anyone here can do.)

[round heath]

Guys does anyone have any open spot

[fossil hollow]

#find-a-game

[rugged hawk]

Meh. The guy I've spent nearly twenty years playing D&D and videos games with online lives in Minneapolis. Refuses to leave, claims he likes it there. Told him Darwin's waiting with a medal for him.

[restive blade]

How does two scimitars with mastery work on a fighter?

[hidden spindle]

I came from the Twin Cities. It looks wild over there

[restive blade]

How many attacks could you do?

[rugged hawk]

Sir, Drizzt isn't a playstyle. /s

[restive blade]

I didn’t get the joke-

[proven mountain]

Drizzt is famous character from Forgotten Realms and dual wields weapons

[rough basalt]

You can only get the extra attack from the nick property once

[rough basalt]

Scimitars to be precise, and despite being seen as a Ranger he's actually more of a Fighter.

Due to his age in DnD history

[fossil hollow]

he has some levels in ranger, but hes mostly fighter yah

[proven mountain]

Yea, def Fighter

[fossil hollow]

went barb for a short stint in the underdark while he was going insane from loneliness

[rough basalt]

I gotta wonder what they were putting in Zaknafeins wheaties to make him so built different his son was built different too.

[fossil hollow]

Lolth propaganda (his body rejected it and made him stronger)

[naive cedar]

drizzzt is a ranger from the days when ranger meant something different

personally my fav is jarlaxle

[rough basalt]

Eh kinda. He gave into it unwillingly, rather than outright standing against it like Drizzt.
Maybe you could argue Drizzt got the strength he lacked to stand against their way of life

[fossil hollow]

Jarlaxle is peak

[naive cedar]

when is someone gonna make a dnd game with jarlaxle in it

[fossil hollow]

waterdeep

[naive cedar]

come on guys

[restive blade]

So how many attacks in one turn is that? Level one that is 3 attacks, with action surge its 5, and extra attack its…?

[naive cedar]

oh i meant a video game

[rough basalt]

You don't get another nick attack

[blissful ibex]

6 if you have dual Wielder to also do a bonus action acctack

[restive blade]

I mean you get another regular though yeah?

Yeah with dual wielder

[rough basalt]

Yeah so at level 1 you get 2, then at level 4 you get 3, then at level 5 you get 4

[blissful ibex]

then 5 attacks at 11 and 6 at 20

or you could play bladelock and it'd max out at 5 at level 12

get spellcasting and Eldritch Invocations in exchange though with is kinda nice

could also take 1 level of fighter to start with for heavy armor and proficiencies

[rough basalt]

You'd need weapon master feat to have the nick mastery

[fossil hollow]

then youd need level 13 to get the three attacks in the Attack action

2 levels slower than mono fighter

[blissful ibex]

in exchange for spellcasting, not a terrible tradeoff

[rough basalt]

Also your offhand would use your dex/str since can only Pact 1 weapon.

And you'd need war caster to cast with both hands used

[fossil hollow]

reccomending something else entirely also seems a bit irrelevant to the convo at hand

[tired summit]

Does anyone have an online form of dice? Me and my party play over vc due to distance and only two of us have dice out of 4 😭

[blissful ibex]

just saying it could be something fun to look into

[rough basalt]

So at that level wouldn't be an issue but gotta consider the leveling journey to that

[fossil hollow]

theres the google dice roller

Google Dice Roller

[blissful ibex]

there's also discord bots that can roll dice in chat

[tired summit]

Oh sick! This should work, thank you both 🙂‍↕️

[rough basalt]

Also Warlocks don't get a fighting style so your offhand will be purely based on the dice and any mod it possesses

[idle oar]

#ddb-avrae-help can help you with learning Avrae, a D&D Discord bot ran by D&DBeyond

[vocal vale]

Ok I’m wanting to be a dm and find a group to dm, which # do I use?

[idle oar]

Use the command to post in #looking-for-players

[vocal vale]

Thanks

[blissful ibex]

that's why you take first level fighter for fighting style, mastery, heavy armor, and CON save proficiency
second wind isn't a terrible pickup either, even with only the one level

delays you to char level 6 and 13 for the extra attack upgrades but is worth taking

[rough basalt]

True, just gotta wait till level 5 till you can dual wield and cast spells.

[blissful ibex]

ye, would probably go war-caster before dual wielder for the level 5 feat

[rough basalt]

Or dual wielder actually

Cause it let's you draw/stow both weapons as part of the free object action instead of one I think

[blissful ibex]

don't need to, you get to draw a weapon for each attack made as part of the attack action

[rough basalt]

Tho might only be attack action need to check

[blissful ibex]

regular attack you draw the main weapon (lets say short sword)
nick makes the light attack part of the attack action so you'd draw your second weapon (scimitar) in your off hand to make that

[elder holly]

Yeah, a 1-level Fighter dip honestly gives a ton of value. Fighting Style, Weapon Mastery, heavy armor, CON save proficiency all of it really helps early on. Second Wind is a nice little bonus too even with just one level. Sure, Extra Attack comes a bit later (at character levels 6 and 13) but the extra survivability and overall consistency make that delay feel totally worth it

[rough basalt]

People complained about weapon juggling, for they did not realize of an evil, darker form of juggling
Spellweapon juggling

[blissful ibex]

also lets you take improved pact weapon and bind a vicious weapon for your primary and still have it act as a +1 weapon on top of that c:

[blissful ibex]

also, you can still cast spells with both hands occupied even if the spell has a somatic component so long as there is a material componant as well; your pact weapon counts as a focus

[rough basalt]

Right I forgot about that

[timber holly]

Hi
Does an Eldritch blast have to go in a straight line?

[twilit pecan]

Hi! I'm trying to gauge interest for a hunger games style event, potentialy with a cash prize. Do you know if I would be able to post a link for an interest form here?

[karmic pendant]

That doesn't really sound related to dnd

[rugged hawk]

There's not a feat or something I can use to add a Wizard 3 spell to a warlock's spell list, is there?

[twilit pecan]

Its in dnd. Like dnd players fighting eachother, so its definently dnd related

[karmic pendant]

Probably magic initiate but you do get pact of the tomb earlier

[karmic pendant]

Oh then probably #dnd-advertisements

[rugged hawk]

No, those just give a 1st-level spell and cantrips, not a 3rd-level spell

[fossil hollow]

what do you mean by straight line

[timber holly]

I think there should be something like that
But I think that it's only relevant for spells on the first and second levels

[karmic pendant]

Oh maybe one of the dragon mark feats from eberron but you would need dm approval to use that

[rugged hawk]

Dammit. Why must Galder's Tower be limited to Wizard-only when the other Galder spells are all Wizard ~and~ Warlock?!

[timber holly]

Can it bend? Like if there's a wall and an enemy behind it can I shoot it so it bends and hits the enemy

[potent vector]

Mark feats are the only thing I can think of, which are busted and usually setting specific without DM approval

[fossil hollow]

No, they would have some form of cover. If they have Total Cover, theyre entirely untargetable

[karmic pendant]

As far as I know you can't

[timber holly]

@fossil hollow @karmic pendant so it's a straight line

[trail ore]

Hi

[potent vector]

No, because there needs to be LOS between casters and target areas/creatures

[fossil hollow]

less straight line, you just cant target them at all

because you cant see em

spells and attacks also dont "arc"

[rugged hawk]

Eh, Marks don't have the spell I wanted, anyway

[elder holly]

Hey

[potent vector]

Is it 5e or 2024e

[timber holly]

Will it work if I have a way to see like x-ray?

[rugged hawk]

Lost Laboratory of Kwalish (in Marketplace) . The Galder's Tower spell.

[grand onyx]

Hiiii

[rugged hawk]

I'd really like that spell for my warlock and sorc, but it's Wizard-exclusive.

[potent vector]

Physical LOS. Not actual. Meaning if there is full obstacles you automatically can't target. There is a Warlock Invocation that does let you cast spells from an allies' space, iirc.

[worn lagoon]

a lot of very cool spells are wizard-only

some very cool ones are wizard and warlock only,

[timber holly]

Ohh ok

[rugged hawk]

What's particularly stupid is that the other housing spells are available to most Arcane casters

[timber holly]

Thank you @potent vector

[rugged hawk]

It's just the Tower that's hyper limited

[worn lagoon]

they said nonwizards can't create wizard towers

if you're a genie warlock you should be able to create a tower using limited wish

[potent vector]

Damn, found a way to get sorcerer spells, but not Wizard

[rugged hawk]

Fine, I'll just go on a quest to find an item that can cast the spell daily

[worn lagoon]

oh, you want it permanently

[potent vector]

I assume they're not, or they would have already

[worn lagoon]

you'd need to succesfully win a 1/4 roll 365 times in a row with it

what are the chances?

[rugged hawk]

Depends on how loaded your dice are

[worn lagoon]

time to find a better patron

lmao, well, wasn't there an item that casts three wish spells?

you only need 122 of that!

[rugged hawk]

I'm already hard debating on making a patron that uses select elements from The Undead and The Undying.

Both have things I want, but also things I don't want.

[worn lagoon]

that includes lich patrons, right?

maybe you could ask your patron directly to make a tower like one they lived in as a wizard, assuming they lived in one

[timber holly]

How long does the spell enlarge/reduce last?

[rugged hawk]

Like for instance, if I could, I'd mix the mechanics of Undead and Undying.

Form of Dread from Undead instead of Among The Dead from Undying.
Grave Touched from Undead instead of Defy Death from Undying.
Instead of Necrotic Husk from Undead, I'd want Undying Nature from Undying.
And instead of Spirit Projection from Undead, I'd want Indestructible Life from Undying.

[potent vector]

Concentration , 1 minute

[worn lagoon]

if your dm is cool with it, sounds fine

[timber holly]

What's the limits on the size?

[fossil hollow]

one size larger than you currently are

[potent vector]

No size limit, just +1 size up to a max of Gargantuan. So you can go from medium to large, or even large to huge

Rune barbarians that gets Enlarged is a common trope

[timber holly]

So basically if I want one of my party members can throw a medium sized rock and I can enlarge it to do more damage?

[fossil hollow]

No

[worn lagoon]

your dm could allow it

[coarse ravine]

I mean certain builds can become huge like moon druids. Then you cast that and you can become gargantuan

[potent vector]

You'd need to hold your action, which means you'd be concentrating on Enlarge Reduce til it's cast

[timber holly]

I'm a level 3 wizard

[worn lagoon]

i would totally allow my wizard to cast enlarge on the rock my old barbarian lady's holding

then she could go crush some glass bridges

[fossil hollow]

enlarge reduce is pretty clear cut on what it does though

[worn lagoon]

raw it's quite a restricted spell yeah

[coarse ravine]

What would be really cool if said barbarian had tavern brawler also. Making that rock a real deal weapon lol

[worn lagoon]

we are literally doing this next session. we were, i kid you not, talking about this 20 minutes ago.

[timber holly]

I want to try pushing someone off a ledge and then casting magnify gravity for extra damage

[olive scroll]

How should i assign my ability scores for rogue in point buy? My current ones are:

• STR 8
• DEX 15
• CON 14
• INT 10
• WIS 13
• CHA 12

[coarse ravine]

I think actually opposite

You could hold them there for interrogation

Great idea actually

[timber holly]

How come?

[coarse ravine]

I meant like instead of just smashing them. Could be like a superhero affect

Where you stop them from falling. So you can question them

Interrogation

Using reverse gravity

Oh magnify gravity? Never heard of that

[timber holly]

But I want them to die

[remote wadi]

So

Session is going pretty good so far. Very smoothly, team is cooperative

[timber holly]

Great!

[olive scroll]

I just checked out the recommended standard array for Rogues but i dont quite understand the reason why STR should be 12 if they mainly use DEX for attacks

[remote wadi]

Because Strength is still important in some areas

[fossil hollow]

not for a rogue though

[worn lagoon]

I would rather have better mental stats than a little strength

[olive scroll]

What ability scores do you recommend for rogue on point buy?

[fossil hollow]

DEX > CON > INT/CHA/WIS, depending on subclass or focus, then STR dead last

[jovial shadow]

I would recommend the array

[fossil hollow]

14 CON is all you typically need though

[olive scroll]

Going for assassin subclass

[fossil hollow]

id say DEX > CON> WIS > CHA / INT > STR

[worn lagoon]

then you don't need a lot of int, i'd have some wis because it's a very good stat to dump excess points in

[halcyon forum]

yeah DEX > CON > whatever mental stat your subclass is using, if none, then WIS should be next highest > the rest > STR

[olive scroll]

Alright thanks

[halcyon forum]

you can make a rogue based on something else than DEX, but I wouldnt recommend it if you dont know exactly what you are doing and what the pitfalls are

[worn lagoon]

dex is a great stat even when it's not your main stat so

it's very hard to point you at a rogue that doesn't want as much dex as possible

[halcyon forum]

well there is a STRogue, often multiclassed with Barbarian, or if you combine with spellcasting, you might want to attack with your casting stat

like the hexbuckler, which was kinda popular in 2014 rules

[worn lagoon]

fascinating

[halcyon forum]

and in 2024 rules, you can do a lot with true strike

[primal plover]

For DND24e monster attacks like scimitar attack for a goblin or some other example: do I need to correlate a weapon type (scimitar for goblin) so that i add a modifier (+DEX or +STR using finesse) to the attack rolls, or do i just follow the (+# to hit) on the stat block

[fossil hollow]

the statblock already calculates the bonus you put on attack rolls

[primal plover]

sweet ty

[halcyon forum]

yeah its all already taken care of for the DM

[jovial shadow]

Monsters don't generally use the weapon properties (for example Light). Those are meant for PC's.

[hidden spindle]

Carry capacity is real

?tag new rogue

[cosmic roost]

Rogue

Launch deadly Sneak Attacks while avoiding harm through stealth
Rogues rely on cunning, stealth, and their foes’ vulnerabilities to get the upper hand in any situation. They have a knack for finding the solution to just about any problem. A few even learn magical tricks to supplement their other abilities. Many Rogues focus on stealth and deception, while others refine skills that help them in a dungeon environment, such as climbing, finding and disarming traps, and opening locks.

-# Suggested Standard Array assignment
Str. 12 Dex. 15 Con. 13 Int. 14 Wis. 10 Cha. 8

Likes: Stealth
Complexity: Low
Starting HP: 8 + Con. modifier

[remote wadi]

Managed to finally get a great first turn of combat with Gloomstalker

Shortsword, all 3 attacks landed, 29 piercing damage at level 5

[fiery nimbus]

god i love Imp familiars

Permanently invisible, Shapeshifting

[glass granite]

Shortsword gamingggg
Ah yeah another CBE benefit would be you being able to use your weapon in melee

[fiery nimbus]

Effective at all ranges for scouting

[worn lagoon]

I love familiars in general

Go my birb/snek/one time, a squid

[remote wadi]

Yep. Hit for pretty good damage, but no crits

[glass granite]

Can’t expect to crit

Just a bonus

[normal canyon]

Guys

How many of you have done homebrews

[fossil hollow]

a lot. Check out #homebrew

[glass granite]

I have, very light. If you want homebrew advice try #homebrew

[worn lagoon]

Is there any non-homebrew feature besides multiclassing that could allow a sorcerer to have a pseudodragon familiar?

[glass granite]

Drakewarden?

[idle oar]

Asking the DM nicely?

[normal canyon]

Yeah asking DM nicely

[glass granite]

I’m blind

[normal canyon]

And bribing him with $700

[worn lagoon]

Sticking to funny snake then

Snakes are cool, this is fine

[severe rampart]

I've dealt 135 damage as a warlock in 2014

[spring glen]

I support bribing DM for pay to win chaos

[glass granite]

I support bringing snacks

[spring glen]

I accept cookies and pizza as payment

[normal canyon]

How complicated of a homebrew is too much. Cause a lot of people think the homebrew I made is too complicated. It’s also a subsystem basically. More complicated than an entire class. It’s an item btw.

[idle oar]

I like to take existing things and modifiy them to suit my game kind of homebrew

It's easier to understand and use by players

And it tends to be decently balanced from the start

[normal canyon]

I make entire classes and entire subsystems basically. All my homebrews are 10+ pages long

[halcyon forum]

I like doing homebrew that could be made by the official designers.

[worn lagoon]

I've made a time sorcerer subclass and a rune knight (AS IN FINAL FANTASY) class so far. It is a lot of work.

[glass granite]

I like doing homebrew that’s tame, cuz I don’t trust my ability to balance.
Also homebrewing settings

[normal canyon]

Subclass homebrews take only an hour tho.

Entire subsystems take 1 month of balancing and editing

[idle oar]

Okay but you mentioned folks thought your homebrew is "too complicated"

So that's feedback

[prime basin]

well that can depend on how many features/abilities you give and how in depth they are and also reviewing it with others

[worn lagoon]

All the feedback and rethinking extends homebrewing time by a solid 200%

[normal canyon]

It has 4 abilities.

And the description for each is atleast 1000 words

3000 words actually

[fossil hollow]

... thats bloat if i ever saw it

[normal canyon]

Hey, I gotta keep it balanced tho

[fossil hollow]

you can also... keep it short and cut stuff

more than 100 words is already overkill

not even wish has that many words

[normal canyon]

Cutting makes the features I want to include either too strong or too weak

[worn lagoon]

Longest text I had to write for a subclass trait was for a massive meteor, I didn't want to cut anything but nobody plays lv18 dnd anyway so it's ok

[prime basin]

I don't even think my entire page worth of a subclass came to 3000 words combined

[halcyon forum]

who is actually playing a homebrew like that though?

[normal canyon]

Me

[worn lagoon]

Potentially, me soon

[fossil hollow]

that sounds like you need to reevaluate wether its worth keeping or not

im not reading a whole PDF to learn what my subclass does

[fickle heart]

Well, the fact that you describe it as a subsystem despite it being an item would largely constitute it as being too complicated by even heavy homebrew standards.

[fair summit]

The homebrew in question also felt very AI generated. Either that, or you are unaware of how D&D usually words itself, or how it uses its features. Your homebrew had so many instances of whole bunch of math to determine stuff, and it was difficult to try and parse any info out of it

[worn lagoon]

Long text: this affects people in a 2km area and takes four hours and...
short text: Big meteor cool 😃

[fickle heart]

There's an art to making something that's long but also intuitive, which does take a while to refine as a skill.

[halcyon forum]

there is also a lot of value in restraining yourself

[prime basin]

My biggest subclass with the most text that has 8 abilities (4 for rp and 4 for actual combat) has 3700 characters total

you're telling me a single feature has up to 3000 words?

[normal canyon]

Why do people keep saying that. I think bullet points make it look more readable.

[hidden spindle]

-# Reminds me of how small Yu-gi-oh text has gotten...

[normal canyon]

And I never read the dnd 5e books ever before

[fossil hollow]

cuz thats how GPT formats itself

[fair summit]

It wasn't the bullet points for me, it was the wording

[normal canyon]

Cause I only started playing like 1 month

[severe rampart]

-# i know, right?...

[fossil hollow]

... theres part of the problem then

[normal canyon]

But it’s balanced. I used a lot of information and feedback on it.

[fossil hollow]

homebrew is essentially modding a game.

[hidden spindle]

-# Pendulums get it pretty bad with two text boxes

[worn lagoon]

I frankenstein the hell out of rule book text style for my homebrew

[fossil hollow]

if you dont follow the "code" or "script" of how the game works, you end up with a lot of bloat or features that dont do anything

[fair summit]

What do you base it being balanced on, if you don't know the rules of 5e, and the feedback you got was that it's too much 😅

[severe rampart]

chat it feels like my DM is kind of... tilting the game in his favor...

[stuck shuttle]

Tbf the game is always in the DM’s favor

[normal canyon]

Tho I do know the rules of dnd. I did research. All I did was not look at word format and the books

[worn lagoon]

and it's not even me... I should've done that

[fossil hollow]

... thats the exact problem

[severe rampart]

he's a player character and the DM

[fossil hollow]

^

[worn lagoon]

That's also me, in a way, sort of.

[fair summit]

Yeah, you might wanna see how features are usually worded, and actually listen to feedback when you ask for feedback

[worn lagoon]

I swear I'll stop forgetting Athanasios' pin somewhere across the map(tm)

[fickle heart]

Balance is only part of the equation, though, as elegance is also a virtue.

For example: I have a fighting style rework of about 12,750 words that I plan on largely ripping up at some point, but the actual formatting and framing is in such a way that I'm quite sure even new players could pick it up and play with it easily.

[severe rampart]

no like, see, we were surrounded by these guys, 100 hp, can one shot us, and then he said he "casted a spell when he didn't have a spell slot and disintegrated every enemy" and when he was "supposed to die" he said he didn't because he rolled two nat 20s in a row

[worn lagoon]

Oh, this is the r/dndhorrorstories format of dmpc.

Appreciate me extra because I'm cooler than that fr fr.

[prime basin]

That is what we like to call "DMPC main character fantasy"

[glass granite]

That is what we call “hella red flag”

[prime basin]

it is the sadness of understanding your character will never be a main character in another dm's campaign so you make your own campaign and play the main character

[severe rampart]

he's also weirdly rolling a lot of nat 20s

[worn lagoon]

The good dmpc is just an interesting character that the party enjoys roleplaying with, not a power fantasy character.

[prime basin]

what if every side of the d20 was a 20?

[still rivet]

the only good dmpc is the one that fits a single role in the party and is just kind of there to fit that roll

[worn lagoon]

He also needs to be a reason to be a bit of an outsider to the party, rather than another player they can trust blindly.

[fiery nimbus]

So monk just jumped up to a bird 60ft in the air and stunning striked it out of the air
and I can't help but wonder... who the hell needs a bow

[severe rampart]

the magic weapon that we also got, the "maul" that he took was very effective against the next enemy...

[worn lagoon]

My favorite dmpc gameplay so far has been casting one with shadows in a corner and not contributing 👍

[prime basin]

Who needs a monk when i can use duckshot to stunning strike the duck without having to jump at the bird!

[prime basin]

WHAT!

who could've predicted it

[worn lagoon]

That's actually so sad.

[severe rampart]

we're fighting against the first boss of the campaign right now, he's standing next to this person and for some reason they "Dash and disengage" towards the farther player

[worn lagoon]

We'll have to start having weekly sessions so you don't have time to go to these tbh

[prime basin]

You should talk to all of the players in the party and form a plan on killing the dmpc in the night because he is getting too powerful

[normal canyon]

Or you can just kill it using the power of dm

[fossil hollow]

OOOOOR, YOU talk to the DM like a mature group

[fair summit]

In game solutions are not a solution to out of game problems (in this case, a terrible DM)

[prime basin]

I know I was joking

[fair summit]

It wasn't very clear

[fossil hollow]

tone does not translate well over text

[worn lagoon]

tbh i'd worsen the problem in this case. for fun.

[fair summit]

Which is a terrible idea to offer as an advice without making clear its a joke

[severe rampart]

then whenever he hits an enemy/boss he describes it with such passion (with us it's just, very bland)

[normal canyon]

Then maybe he should animate the fight in real time

[fossil hollow]

ok, that sounds like your DM is having a power fantasy. Leave that game

[severe rampart]

i.e "As he hits the boss their armor begins to crumble ..."

[fossil hollow]

yeah, just leave

[worn lagoon]

there are like thousands of these dms online and all of them star on bad dnd stories

[fossil hollow]

go write a book for gods sake

[worn lagoon]

i'd love to witness one of those up close though.

[remote wadi]

So

[worn lagoon]

this is why sakis never does anything, 80% i forget to move his pin and forget he exists, 20% because i know better

[severe rampart]

that was a strange session

[ornate hearth]

yo what do yall think is the best form of transport

[severe rampart]

two very strange sessions

[fair summit]

Teleport -spell 😎

[severe rampart]

Hah!

[worn lagoon]

feet

[ornate hearth]

nah bro what about horse or carriage

[severe rampart]

hopefully

[prime basin]

Nightmares...

[worn lagoon]

(and then i book the next session to 3w later)

[ornate hearth]

are you like a worlock?

[severe rampart]

so I dealt 153 points of damage as a level 1 and then level 2 warlock, and that was a strange session

[loud tendon]

Please dont spam the same question across multiple channels. It is bot-like behavior and well, comes across as spam.

[fiery nimbus]

Gate

[severe rampart]

Very strange DM, very strange game

[worn lagoon]

my lv3 wizard did 70 in one turn once

[severe rampart]

the hell did you do?

[worn lagoon]

upcasted witch bolt crit

with oddly high 10-12 rolls on each die

[prime basin]

Sometimes, when I open my eyes, i see a 7 mile high body of wrangling octopus tentacles on a creature with slimy plates and 3 massive eyes for a body with a crab like face with tentacles leaking out of its mouth sitting on a throne of decaying souls

[worn lagoon]

grudge was dming at the time and i think he had a mini mental breakdown and silently tripled the boss' hp then and there

[prime basin]

W

always crash out on the party if they start performing too well

[worn lagoon]

always hilarious to make your dm crave a cigarette break

[fiery nimbus]

ah the funny damage chain?

[ornate hearth]

Yo whats the craziest thing that happened when you rolled a nat 20?

[severe rampart]

Alright now I have to play an optimized child sorcerer for my next campaign

[worn lagoon]

it was the initial cast, the rest also continued to roll oddly high damage die, never below a 0 for two turns

[fiery nimbus]

how much bounces?

[severe rampart]

So what do you guys think? stop playing the DS Campaign?

[worn lagoon]

this was the DS campaign?

[fiery nimbus]

Dark Souls campaign?

[worn lagoon]

Mate, I'll homebrew you a better elden ring-themed one. after the ff6-themed one, of course...

[severe rampart]

Yeah, the DM was uhh a player character with a lot

[worn lagoon]

the dm's "player character" should not go beyond an npc traveling with the party

[severe rampart]

I've got to say, I've never heard of a level 2 player casting a spell without a spell slot and then disintegrating someone who had 150+ hp, two dude who had 21+ and a guy with 50+ all at once, without dying because they rolled two nat 20s

[prime basin]

Its this really cool ability his subclass gets

[worn lagoon]

all i can think of is scrollcasting a very high level spell with very good rolls on being able to read it at all

[severe rampart]

no scrolls were aforementioned

[worn lagoon]

nuh uh, he has 20 disintegrate scrolls on his backpocket now, he said so

[severe rampart]

when I asked him "What spell disintegrates someone like that?" and he said "It's a secret"

[worn lagoon]

disintegrate!

[prime basin]

He also has 20 actions to cast them all

[worn lagoon]

an avid reader, indeed!

[severe rampart]

feels like when your favorite kingdom is about to lose the war in worldbox and then you just give every disaster to the other kingdom

also weird that he never rolled a single die for him to get hit

[prime basin]

You mean plot armor?

[fossil hollow]

Disintegrate is not an attack roll

[severe rampart]

hey DM can I do that? can I cast a level 6 spell without a spell slot and then roll dice to see if I live as a level 2

[fossil hollow]

Thats how Disintegrate works yeha

[fiery nimbus]

Non of our party members are capable of fighting a flying enemy, its kind of funny and sad

[fossil hollow]

although the caster isnt the one saving against it

[prime basin]

Entangle them to the ground

[worn lagoon]

I hid so many disintegrate scrolls in that zone for fun and none of you took 1 look at the bookcases and I will now take this grief to my grave

[prime basin]

catch them with a lasso if you don't have magical means

[severe rampart]

On a failed save, the target takes 10d6+40 force damage. The dude had 150+

[worn lagoon]

50-100 with a force weakness

[severe rampart]

ah yeah, or maybe disintegrate is just very effective against this type of enemy

Evren can I do that? can I cast a level 9 spell without a spell slot, pleasee?

[prime basin]

He pulled out the infinity gauntlet and passed the save dc to live without any injuries

[worn lagoon]

yes, yes you can. if you look around and stop harassing my interns to search some bookcases. i'm not kidding.

[severe rampart]

That intern deserves to be viciously mocked

[fiery nimbus]

our Monk is currently 190 ft in the air sitting on an owl that desperately wants to shake him down

[worn lagoon]

i will eviscerate you, you spoony bard!

[prime basin]

Monks have slow fall no?

[severe rampart]

I don't wanna say goodbye to my Elf Warlock, I actually got to like Warlocks better 😔

[glass granite]

Best monk action I’ve seen in a while.

[severe rampart]

I might be a monk next

[glass granite]

Highly recommend

[severe rampart]

bad Echo, focus, your next character is a Child Sorcerer

[glass granite]

Nah, they a monk

[worn lagoon]

yesss, sorcererrrrr

[severe rampart]

let's see... my ranking of classes so far
Bard
Warlock
Rogue
Ranger
Artificer (Haven't gotten to do much, I'm sure it'll change)

[fiery nimbus]

my warlock is following behindThey do, they also still take fall damage

[prime basin]

in 2024?

[severe rampart]

I played 2014 Warlock, 2024 everything else

[worn lagoon]

see, i told you 14 warlock's goated

[severe rampart]

it was only good when I got the Invocations, give me a break

[worn lagoon]

warlock's always great so long as you don't look at your spell slots

"it was only good when i got half my class identity one level in"

[severe rampart]

I cast two spells and I'm already out, this is why you people spam Eldritch Blasts

[glass granite]

Blastin’

[prime basin]

Indeed, especially when i don't use eldritch blast in favor of slicing everything open with a great sword and causing a successful enemy attack to miss me half the time

[worn lagoon]

Oh yeah I hate pact magic. That's why I play bladelocks.

[desert rivet]

Is there any animation show that directly based of DnD?

[severe rampart]

bummer though, I really liked the maps that the DM created in the DS campaign

[severe rampart]

The Legend of Vox Machina, and The Mighty Nein

[worn lagoon]

Even Sakis is a bladelock, though I don't think he'll swing that greataxe even once that entire campaign

[desert rivet]

Thanks, I hope they ain’t isekai

[prime basin]

Yes but not the actual setting

[severe rampart]

they are not

[worn lagoon]

I don't want to manage another person in the initiative order, and he hired you guys for a reason, YOU do the fighting

[severe rampart]

fighting with what? one of my supportive spells?

[worn lagoon]

...right...

[severe rampart]

Evren, I have Unsettling Visage, Guidance, Minor Illusion, Protection from Evil and Good, Invisibility, Blindness/Deafness, Mirror Image, Silence, Counterspell, Dispel Magic, Mass Healing Word, Hypnotic Pattern, Spirit Guardians, and Polymorph.

[worn lagoon]

...You want a staff that adds fireball to your list when held?

[severe rampart]

I don't want an easy way out

[worn lagoon]

If I throw an appropriate CR enemy at you, this party will explode.

[cobalt owl]

Skadoosh

[severe rampart]

Sacred Flame, Vicious Mockery, Thunderwave and Spirit Guardians will save me

[fossil hollow]

oh you guys are in the same campaign

[severe rampart]

out of 16 spells I have 4 offensive ones...

[worn lagoon]

They drive me insane, but it's fun

[prime basin]

Best we can do is counterspell

[cobalt owl]

Dispel magic is the new counterspell

[prime basin]

oh wait you already have that...uh a +1 longsword

[severe rampart]

I am very lucky that Evren found me, like the runt of the litter

[fossil hollow]

dispel magic only works on ongoing spells

[severe rampart]

... the fart sword, yes.

[cobalt owl]

Yeah but with how new counterspell works, it remains the last effective option

[worn lagoon]

Here's a deal. Spend some time asking Grudge to teach you swordplay and I'll give you free extra attack. Forever.

[severe rampart]

Someone told me here to use Spirit Guardians and ram into the enemy

[cobalt owl]

Good option

[severe rampart]

...in game?

[prime basin]

Too op

[mild grail]

I think I need some clarification on the Light weapon property. The keywords for me are "later on the same turn," and "with a different Light weapon." Can a lvl 5 fighter that has 2 hand-crossbows attack with hcb#1, stow it, draw hcb#2 and attack (both attacks being the 2 attacks from taking the attack action), and then bonus action attack with hcb#2 again because it is different from hcb#1?