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Holy Dyno Batman.
I was in a similar situation in my first campaign. Amazing setting and worldbuilding, although brutally difficult. But the guy was racist.
Ughh. How disappointing.
he has to be the 2nd funniest thing ive ever read in dnd lore while its upper body is wiry and bears a hideous face more spider than drow, complete with fanged mandibles.
Yeah mine was exactly like that too. Except he was racist.
like in game or
Well not much in-game since the game tool place in hell and most of the NPC's were demons. But he did make racist jokes both in sessions and outside of them when we just hung out.
He also dislikes Christians. I'm Christian.
ouh
Not to mention all the times he was being just flat out racist. Just telling us that he doesn't like other races.
I was very anti religious in my twenties but I've found it better to be respectful of people's religious beliefs as it's just one aspect of them as a person; and it closes a lot of doors of people I could meet who are very interesting good people. They have plenty of other aspects I can relate to them on even if we have different views on religion.
Correction: I think he Dislikes most religions
Idk I haven't spoken to him in a long time (as I should)
That's fair.
Hello š
What would be a good subclass for an anarchist Paladin?
Oathbreaker would be the only good choice since all other subclasses have to swear loyalty to something
Vengeance could work (depending on the situation).
Oath of Vengeance wouldn't be bad.
Oath of the Ancients also came to mind, but again, context dependent.
Oath of the Open Sea fits, but is third party
Is there ways to design a encounter where a guy just hits and does damage without feeling boring? ;/
Terrain
no, that is in the preformance of the encounter, not the design
Hm?
Elaborate?
interesting terrain can make for interesting combat where you have to think carefully and strategically about what you'll do in your turn, instead of just "I poke him with my sword."
Like making a fighter feel interesting?
If the storytellingās strong it doesnāt matter how deep the statblock is
A boss that just is a guy who hits hard
.... Really?...
i ran an encounter with 3 hill giants the other day, they had names and personality and objectives and when my party realized they were up to stuff it became a battle. Banter in charicter Grappeling the druid and draging him through his own spike growth, Throwing fire beetles
Yeah, do you mean design an encounter where the enemy is a guy that just hits? Or do you mean that's what you're playing? Or...?
the preformance i put on carried it, it was a very simple fight mechanicaly
An enemy as a gm
Cause like just giving them hit (like a paladin or fighter as an enemy) feels boring but so many spellcasters as enemies is repetitive.
Dragging someone through their own spell is diabolical
Yeah I once thought complex statblocks were the way but its more about context and how you make the creature behave thatās most compelling to players
And I Mean like a boss
Interesting. Thank you that's very usefull to know.
Yes
am I allowed to ask roll20 mechanical related questions? I'm confused on how to do something
Gotcha, gotcha.
Yeah, to echo the above, terrain can really change it. The "flavour" of the combat can also go really far, like Urizt is saying.
Some other things that can help:
- Different and/or multiple objectives.
- Waves of additional enemies. You can also use enemies that change the tide of combat (e.g. some may heal, some may "explode" on death and could hurt the boss, etc.)
- Timers
- Weather
Also I thought of an idea but idk if it's bad, like make the boss do a bunch of damage at first to instill fear and fake the interesting concept?
to Echo the above, eh? 
boss fights should be able to do a lot of damage every turn
If you're worried about variety, you can definitely add a more mechanically complex fight later on with actual objectives beyond killing a guy but mechanically simple doesnāt mean boring
But close to one shot to one person so they get scared :3
Dragons breath, Fireballs, Circle of Death, other bespoke recharge abilites
Other objectives?
They should always do that. If they donāt they'll instantly die lmao
go harder, actually one shot a PC. lets roll some death saves!
Interesting.
i killed 9 player charicters this month.
WOW. Horrifying but sure. (Cleric will carry ;-;)
I think that's overkill bud ;-;
I run chase sequences, endless hordes on a turn timer, bosses that have to be weakened by destroying parts of the environment...
no, no, he's done like 27 games, just this month
my mimic crit the cleric last night and they were rolling death saves right off the hop, the wizard barbarian and rogue were like UH OH
Omg I got so scared
My group is taking a break from our main campaign for a three-shot starting tomorrow. They'll be level 16. If I can't kill one of them I'll be embarassed.
my 24th session of the month is tonight
Nice idea thank you
Would you say, in your campaign players need to have like a mid-strong degree of optimization?
no, players need situational awareness. and the ones that THINK they are optimizing hard on their sheets die the most frequently
You donāt have to do that by the way, it all depends on the party. If they have fun with fighting one dude that punches hard for 20 sessions inna row and you enjoy it too then do that. There's no wrong way to enjoy any game as long as everyone has fun
Also does anyone have a table of like average health for a boss at every level? I'm having hard times not making them nor oneshot or too tanky (it's horrifying how much damage some classes can do.)
Just for 1. It was gonna be the only guy that does that for lore reason.
I trust the CR when homebrewing but most of the time I'm eyeballing it. Itās acquired with time
I was just wondering if I scrap the idea or not
Dang. Well fair
Not for bosses specifically but there are tables out there which have the average HP, DPR, to hit bonuses, DCs etc for all the different CRs, but those are just guides.
There might be a table out there, but I definitely just eyeball it. After playing a bit, you kind of know what your players' damage output will be on average and then you can use that to extrapolate how much HP a boss needs to last N number of rounds.
Yeah you'll be fine
How many rounds should combat be?
and then they start rolling so low the Boss might actually TPK them
Depends on the group. Most of the time 3 rounds is enough
depends. It's fine for some combats to be 1-2 rounds for a quick skirmish, more involved combats might be more in the 5 round space.
I think it depends on a lot of things. 3 rounds might be perfect for one fight, but for others it might feel like a slog and might even feel too fast for other groups, too.
Only 3? That feels short. For a boss?
oh my god, yikes, I was not in the correct group
there was like 7 rounds
i do a lot of 3 round fights
(Ig as a player I never counted my rounds....)
Three rounds for a boss is just fine if you make them lethal enough
usualy 3 or 4 per session
But that's like only 3 attacks from the boss D:
FOR A BOSS?, no we spent 7 rounds on the first encounter
I understand 3 for a regular encounter but for a boss feels unfair.
looking for any games not the most serious player by that I mean I don't take the game super seriously so I won't nag at people I'm ok at roleplay I usually play barbarian
7 rouds is an epic boss fight for me for sure
Yeah most of my fights are three to four rounds, it becomes a slog after that. I tried making a endless horde attack on a 5 turn timer, and it was quite a bit longer than my usual encounter
7 rounds because the DMPC was on a power trip and made the guy too overpowered for the party, so he can swoop in at the final moment and kill it like some kind of hero
Oh-
As soon as I saw DMPC man
It wasn't a boss, it was the first encounter for level 1s
So its fine for the boss to attack only a few times?
Well they get to have legendary actions ;)
Look at it this way, a boss could take 7 rounds to kill you and you take 6 rounds to kill it. Alternatively, you could design that boss so it takes 3 rounds to kill them. What do you do then? You kick the damage up and it takes three and a half rounds to kill you, but now because it's much closer, the dice have a lot more impact.
Not at earlier level-
What do you mean
They can have it earlier level?
Making your monster legendary isn't level capped lmao
You can 100% give enemies legendary actions at lower levels
My issue with this is for some encounters I'm working on, it's single target so 3 rounds could only attack 50% of people
Rogue :3
my party first encountered (unknowingly) an enemy with legendary resistances and actions at level 3, and they first fought an enemy who used their legendary actions at level 5
LMAOO, get this, he just killed the boss' lover, he was standing right next to her, and for some reason, instead of killing him, she "dashed and disengaged" to kill someone farther away
Legendary actions, multiattacks, aoes, minions
i wish the dmg had like, extra legendary actions to put into the "creating a monster" section to quickly turn a regular enemy into a boss
Ooooh. Fair.
I'm cute now
cause toniiight will be the night that i will fall for youuuu
Always have been
only now?
What is a legendary action fully? No one has actually explained that to me they just said it's scary
I wonder how hard it'd be to make a fully homebrew jjk campaign
Legendary monsters get 3 legendary actions. They can use one at the end of a players turn
W h y. Y u j I h a s s u f f e r e d e n O u g h
It allows them to do all sorts of stuff outside of their turn like casting spells
Effectively, some legendary creatures get extra actions they can do. A certain number of times per round, when a different creature ends their turn, they get to do one of these actions.
But the culling games could be made easy.
level 2 players that hear that im taking a legendary action get shook
I was thinking session 1 be Shibuya.
Good gravy Urizt
Ooh.
Not the children
Typically stuff like making an enemy move half their movement and make an attack, or a small damage radius, or spellcasting, or a teleport or something
Bro do you hate your players....
Iād start with a different system if I wanted to emulate jjkās power system and its role in storytelling
Cursed Techniques are an awesome power system, and sounds like it'll be cool when adapted to DnD
Meow meow
People have definitely tried to adapt jjk to dnd. I don't know if I've heard it going well before.
seems hard to make work with d&d
Think of binding vows.
Haha... no... not implementing that
yeah id use OVA as a system to adapt jjk (as well as most anime)
Why not D: it's like the best power system
Most of the time it's just ridiculous, imo
I remember helping people try to adapt itadori, just suggested mercy monk
Anyways I need to brainstorm some more how a regiment system a la 3 houses would work in d&d, homebrewing doesn't come easy
But as a gm can't you decide what an equal trade is?
I made Yuji with open hand.
I guess I could, still
Personally I just played todo and had enlarge reduce and told my gm the multiple hits were just one and black flash :3
I always saw some smites as "Black Flash"
And hands of healing (on yourself) be reversed curse technique
Hi
What are we talking about?
Jjk
JJK in DnD
Anime flavoring in d&d
Jujutsu is a power system, kaisen is to change or smth
Martial Arts(?) I think, but in JJK it's a power system
We're getting off track, uhh
I never knew it was so difficult to make a VTT
I think its grappling irl , like Brazilian Jujutsu, etc.
Google be like
Ok so, gentle art
A martial art trained in resending an enemies energy to use
So grappling but with more details
Ok I'm praying I didn't f up
Is 2 d12 damage too high for level 3 players? (With multi attack?)
Is it too little?
jujutsu and jiu-jitsu are unrelated words
the kanji åŖ (pronounced "noroi" on its own) means curse
Oh mb! How dare I spread lies. I kinda forgot about the-, thank you.
I sentence you to walking on d4ās
nah, its fine. It's a pretty natural misunderstanding when converting from kanji to english
;-;
Ah.
Hello
Hi
How are you
What if you end up falling in love with an npc played by the DM? Is it ethical?
No
Thatās something you discuss with the table
Also you as the player or your character
Excuse me?
Thats a weird scenario.
Uh but ig not really bad.
Its adultery
Wouldnāt say that
I do
I think maybe speaking with a therapist or other support professional is your best bet
But the DM may not be comfortable roleplaying that. So run that by your DM.
Assuming this is the character and not the player. Elseā¦idk bud
romance is a topic to be settled in advance on its level of acceptance in a game i would say
DMs: have you ever lied to your players about a roll you've done in order to keep your campaign alive? (or, alternatively, have friends to play with next time).
i roll in the open
if they die they die, but killing a PC has never stopped a game for me, i have had 9 PC deaths this month
So do your players make a new character then whenever they die?
sometimes they are able to be ressurected
other times yes, they make a new charicter, or more likely grab a backup charicter they have allready prepared
I see
Are you talking something the Players have, or something for Monsters? Eitherway #dm-discussion is probably the place to ask
The folks there are the ones who know about DMing and what is, or isn't likely to murder the bell curve.
It's a lot less common in 5th edition than previous versions of the game.
Or so I get the impression...
Earlier editions revolved around "You WILL die, and you will like it, pack ten charsheets. Your 1d4 Wizard will die the second I sneeze in their direction."
I wouldn't say that 3.5 is like that.
A tad harsh, don't you think? I mean, it's obviously incorrect, but you have insulted without even correcting/answering their question.
it varies from table to table, you can still run 5e like that, and when you do so folks love it
I saw a reddit post recently from a DM that had received a request from a player for their character to "not die" during the next campaign. I was gobsmacked.
becase erasing the stakes and danger from a campaign is a choice you can make, but thats not the way i do things
break out the power word kills and smite your players
Stakes and danger don't have to be death. It certainly can be, and it is in a lot of games, but overall it's a conversation to have with the group.
cries in 2.0 player
i keep a mug handy with 20d6 for meteor swarm
(Which I know is kind of a cop-out rsponse. Of course you should talk it out with your group. But sometimes it's worth just saying it.)
I wanna play so bad but idk where to start
Irl, try friend groups, local games stores or libraries. you can check out #find-a-game for information on how to find a group online. To make a post, type the appropriate command in any chat channel. Thereās also DnD beyond forums, reddit or roll 20.
also keep in mind, not all good friends are good dnd friends^
I haven't rolled physical dice since there has been electronic dice on the web
Only one way to find out!
More for me to eat.
A small part of me wishes I had the strength to call it quits here and now with the campaign, but I will give them one last session to work this out
What happened
Long story. Read my past messages for context
is it the one where you're being powercrept, or the one where you suggested spells?
Yes. And now making the suggestion to do quests at night is "too troublesome"
Correct, some people just arenāt focused enough for this game
Maybe BBEG casted that one spell that makes you forget and told everyone that I wasn't a vampire spawn Gloomstalker and needs the night and darkness
you could go on a solo quest, though that might make them think you want a solo adventure
Go on hunting
Just play baldurās gate for solo quests
Do not go and do things on your own unless you want the DM to strangle you
Not rich enough to afford a good PC/console
DM's hate having to juggle multiple scenes at once because people split the party for poor reasons.
especially with the AI bubble overpricing the RAM
thats so real
it's night and the others aren't gonna be doing anything, it could be a good moment for the vampire spawn to finally get the spotlight
And to a small extent, he already is. Guy really doesn't understand that "focus on what makes your character good" is pretty crappy advice when it more or less requires the party to help with that
I wouldn't say universally all dms hate it, but it's a challenge. I personally don't mind it.
one of the oneshots I was in, the druid and wizard went on a stealth mission while I stayed with a bard getting who was getting drunk, the DM focused on the stealth mission because the bard and I aren't doing anything important
Personally I donāt mind it as long as it stays between two scenes. More I start to struggle.
bard getting bard, what is happening to me
oh in a one shot it's different
wizard getting wizard
Still, if the others are sleeping, why would you need to juggle the scenes
"okay bloodline, so you climb up on this tree, let's go back to the others for a moment, they're still sleeping"
Like, it's pretty clear that a Gloomstalker who became a vampire spawn needs the darkness in order to keep up with the party
But asking them to do this next quest at night is "too troublesome" and "only fun for you" (whole party has dark vision btw)
Doesn't matter if the whole party has Darkvision.
oh, your still going on about that? man you gotta get out of there
Agreed, if the first session is bad and it doesn't seem like anything's gonna change any time soon I leave the campaign
Against my better judgement, I am giving them one last chance. But if they don't care or bother, I will pack it uo
from everything ive heard this campaign sounds exhausting for you tbh
its been months of this, and you have been venting here A LOT
"Don't split up the party."
I've had to bury many characters because of campaigns that sucked Bloodline, you gotta stop wasting your time on these and find the right campaign
you can also remake a character you like in a different campaign
Gotta get ready for work
Giving them another chance. But if it falls apart, I'm accepting that it was my fault for doing that
Bye
You see this ends happening whether you like it or not. Like when my character simply states to keep the door the basement propped open cause I knew my DM was gonna be on bull and shut our way out like a horror movie. Jokes on me, rest of my party still got trapped in a seperate room that Bascially became a stomach with digestive acids
But I do want to ask before I do go
Should I ask them this following question?
"If you don't want to help with spells or continue at night because of how vital it is for me, what do you intend to do?"
Eh, I would just ask what their ideas are and ask if they can help empower yours as well
Being passive aggressive isn't going to fix anything
I agree. I think at this point you should lean towards being more direct.
Then how would I word it?
I have the right idea, wrong wording very frequently
Hey, it is frustrating me that we aren't taking my homebrew abilities into account when planning for this, I have significantly more power than most PCs when it's dark. Could we try this one at night?
I'm trying to say that didn't work
They are completely against doing this at night
I wanted to ask them what they intend to do because of this, as I likely will nit be able to fight safely
You could just... go with the flow
"How can our characters work together better so that our skills and abilities complement each other? Like my character can do some awesome things at night - how can we make use of that? And how can my character help yours better?"
After all it is a team game
Iād also try to find a way for you to be able to minimise weaknesses during the day
And if the majority thinks daytime is better this go around... then work with that
Easy for you to say when you're not the one reliant on the team to make decisions that wouldn't screw you over
It is easy for them to say. Because it's true.
Hi
Do bugs have souls?
ask your dm
Ask your DM
They think it's better all the time. Haven't fought at night once
Anyways, gotta go now
Alright. I hope you make good decisions
i mean tbh if they're completely disregarding you then there is a certain point where its no longer working as a team
I mean let's say that I'm playing a warlock
And my patron wants souls
What's really stopping me from just getting him some flies?
in a lot of mythologies, animals dont got souls
"i give you great power, and you repay me with [redacted] INSECTS?!"
Contract says souls. They never specified which kind
like i said, if you feel constantly ignored in your game, you might be better off just leaving tbh
Exactly!
i do hope your patron isnt petty
Seems a bit mean but ok
or sends over one of their stronger servants
Imma be honest, I donāt even think Bloodlineās game is all that bad. Just bad for him.
i cant really comment because im not there, but they're clearly frustrated and feel left out all the time
I'm pettier than they'll ever be
It's always hard to judge a game from just a single perspective. āļø
Indeed
recently had the raven queen send out a strong shadarkai armed with blackrazor to kill them. they lost against the players ofc, but raven queen has more shadarkai
and maybe a nightwalker
definitely one or two nightwalkers
Yes, yes you did š
oh god, the worst person to see this uncensored
šļø šļø
Uprising.
hmmm nightwalkers
Nightwalkers...
goddamit, why are all of my players here
...well now make them jaywalkers to surprise them.
oh wait
Why is it hard to not rules lawyer sometimes
heh... i can get the Toronto Bluejays after them maybe
Howdy, Undying š
Easy solo neg diff
Humans like to be right. Sometimes without thinking about the social cost that comes with trying to prove they are right.
im still surprised you appeared here while i was talking about the RQ of all things
Picks up Eldritch Invocation: Cloak of Flies
They said Jays, not Leafs
Sam is always here, watching, lurking..
I guess so, or maybe it trying to adhere to the rules I guess
i dont get it (i dont actually play baseball)
wait, i did turn off ping, right?
Nightwalker with Crocs
It like wanting to make sure the game is played properly
sports mode nightwalkers
Crocwalker.
(You can actually see in the message. Look for the @ sign. Like reply to this with ping and notice there's an @ and then check your last reply and it doesn't have it.)
yee, i just dont remember wether i clicked it
I challenge another player's UNO's Draw +4 & everyone looked at me puzzled.
"I read the rules!" š¤
And every game since they know, I read the rules.
Huh
Because sometimes someone really fricks up the rules and they need to be corrected?
Thatās another one
Happens more than you think
Reason why I reread spells, class features, ectra
Ta da!
Because you will have people think that charm person is concentration when it not
WHy would they think that? Is there something in the wording that makes it seem like it might be a concentration-duration spell?
not something in the wording, just how many damn conc spells there are
you have a 50/50 chance of something being conc or non conc
And people can forget, if they donāt reread stuff often often
What do y'all think of a boss encounter which instead of directly fighting the boss, you can
A) whenever he attacks you make an attack roll
You win it you get to damage him and he stays put
You lose it and he damages you and teleports away
B) you find where he is or find a way to track him (he can only teleport in a limited area)
seems like one hell of a skirmisher
That! Is a great idea
Skirmisher?
What level are the players?
3 but I might set the encounter to later...
Thank you : )
never sticking in one place, their thing is to attack, get in get out
Is that bad or good ;-;
Best be prepared for someone to use hold person or hold monster
depends on the circumstances
Thats exactly what I want.
skirmisher fights can take a while if the enemy is too successful with kiting
It was supposed to be a way to show my (new) players there's more then just violence to a fight
Yes indeed, knowing them irl they tend to....
Just attack
Rock go bonk bye bye problem ;-; well any tips on when I run the encounter?
Oh, right. A. A is good. B, good to learn how to use abilities
prepare the environment to have a lot of places to catch up and for the monstr to hide or delay the players
I was planning it to be in a foresty vibe at night, tho I don't know how to hide the character in a way where there's a neat trick to tracking it.
Any point tbh, but if it get too hectic change on the fly
just remove his token until he reappears
As in in combat, I want there to be a way to track him while he's not fighting, another way of defeating him
footprints. taking the search action. perception vs stealth
run it as a chase scene
Aight thanks
Hey I have to DM a new module for some friends but i'm thorn between Out of Abyss and Storm King's Thunder (I'm a new DM and some of the players already played Phandelver & Curse of Strahd so i'm avoiding DMing these adventures), any suggestion on what should I do?
how big is a manticore? just a regular lion?
a bit more, would say 10x10, so... can be hard to fight against
Chase sequence is good because you can use it as inspiration of "Complications" to add in combat
only cr 3 though
I think I wont cause too complicated for new dnd players ;-;
I'm still polishing out my oneshot but damn it's so hard to know if it's good without having anyone to "playtest" it
Nothing in D&D is too complicated for someone who can do basic math, don't worry
and they only way they get to learn is to do it
Playtesting is for publishing, not for just running games
Anyone managed to read about thr changes in the new Exploring Eberron book? Really itchy to see what's in there!
Most of my one shots are less than a page of written prep
Fair. I was thinking of generating the map as you go, since they would have to search for a hidden boss
Like a swarm of bugs are over there curious about a spot
It's a book that's been out for 6 years, it's just now on dnd beyond so just new options for ebberon
Oh my bad, thought that since it was partnered it would be separate
Yo, I am lowkey creating a Rogue high elf, what cantrips do yall recomend?
Or, obstacles make it Difficult Terrain or a Crowd of Animals are nearby running
Booming blade!
Generally, its True Strike. But any is fine
Thanks for the tips guys!
Really? what do you write in there?
Who what where and a custom stat block for an epic monster or two
its almost always a monster statblock
how will I stretch this out to 3 hours
Incite rp, improvise dialog, battles
I see
0_0
you dont need to run one fight for a oneshot
theres still the lead up to the conclusion
The rule of thumb I usually work to is a combat will last ten minutes for each level appropriate monster in it. It's not usually too far off.
Then it's maybe 20-30 minutes for each other scene.
planning to get them with low level one-tap reanimated skeletons, then face a manticore at the end
Intro, fight to outline the problem, meandering, actual resource eating fight, puzzle door, boss, home for dinner.
seems like a neat oneshot for level 1-3
originally I wanted the noble girl they were gonna rescue actually be an adult oblex, but there's actually a high chance they can TPK to it
Adult Oblexes are for level 5-6 characters
yes, unfortunate
I am also shamelessly gonna use the oneshot to test my homebrew item (Deck of Heroes)
If it fits the story just use a weaker oozes damage output and keep the cool thing with the angler fish illusions as some kind of legendary actions.
Idk if this is the right server to ask but I am baffled on character sheets and I was wondering how to create a lvl 3 Druid character sheet yt tutorials are too non-specific
Thx
I feel like rage is a pretty poor name for the barbarian skill. It's actually just a surge of adrenaline. Don't need to actually rage in anger as it can easily be thrill of battle too (which im gonna make an Amazon glaive using barbarian with) would have fit better if it was just called adrenaline surge
Is the new eberron book considered 3rd party? Because dndbeyond seems to list it as partnered content
Its third party yeah
although its official in the sense its made by Keith Baker as to wether its "canonical" eberron lore
Action Surge is just next door for the Fighter so
Is this the right channel to ask a kinda dumb question?
āI use my bonus action to get the big madā
What's the question?
Are there any other vaguely time themed subclasses besides the clockwork soul sorcerer?
Or like a subclass you could possibly interpret as time themed or is my best bet reflavouring?
Only one I can think of is chronurgy wizard but I've seen a genie warlock reflavored to be time themed
Can't believe I never heard of the chronurgy wizard... also how did they reflavour the genie warlock that sounds kinda cool?
I don't really know my best advice is look at the wiki page of the character kavir from stardust rhapsody
Cool thanks I'll look into it!
Valdas has a future you warlock patron subclass
Oh cool legends of avantris, they rock
Yeah
Oh? I think I've heard of that before is that homebrew?
3rd party if it's on dndbeyond
Note that partnered does not inherently mean first party
Oh I know partnered content means third party
Not inherently that either
It is on dnd beyond, valdas spire of secrets book
But yeah itās a third party book
There are really primarily 2 official first party partnered books - Explorers Guide to Wildemount and Call of the Netherdeep (technically some other minor things, like the strangers things stuff but still)
I found a DND DM but now we need player's.
That said I forgot the command for looking for it. What is the command for looking for DND players?
howdy doody I just joined here hows it goin
Banana pudding š«
I am trying to find...actually I don't know what im trying to find im trying to get into dnd with my partner but we don't have a dm and we don't even have characters
Pudding
pudding-
Pineapple bread
ā/looking-for playersā
It's in #find-a-game
Hey does anyone have the Corpus Draconis : Draconic Codex for 5E pdf?
does it involve corpse of dragons?
Corpus refers to a collection of texts
it is also the latin word for body, but I getya.
omg don't ask for pdfs in here. It's naughty.
don't forget that this is a server that is owned by the people who profit from consumers buying those,,
it's a totally different product
that is a interesting point. I have to ask, if someone got a patreon and ask for payment in exchange for their collection of D&Dbeyond suppments by adding them to their campaign.. isn't that also naughty?
Ty I didnāt know it was paid at least I know where to buy it when I get money
Pretty sure that's a violation of the Terms of Use of D&DBeyond...
Plenty of paid DMs share books on DDB
welp VTT is going to be a learning curve
If youre in their campaign. Soliciting purely to access content is against ToS and server rules
Which one are you going to learn?
D&Dbeyond VTT
its pretty simple
Oh. Okay. That would make sense since we're discussing it.
its more barebones than Owlbear is
Hello hope everyone is doing good today š
Is Owlbear 3.5e-friendly?
well the thing i'm trying to do is how do i roll for monsters?
Or is that a question for the other channel.
Yes
five dollars a month and you get their dndbeyond compendium, containing all player sourcebooks on their patreon subscription level.
its barebones enough to work with any system
Because owlbear is just tokens, a map, and maybe dice rolls that are edition-free
I just use it to show maps tbh
And you can install whatever add ons you want
That is against the terms to be sure
I wonder how they would fullfill their patreon commitments if they got caught.
if i was ever doing homebrew content I would use talespire and create the 3d maps from the D&D (wait can i really do that though?)
interesting thing to do in the official dnd server
Refund
Just like any duties not being met i guess
it is also pay to play if you want to cut the line of general sign ups for their games.. to be on another wait up sign up list.
"I was in a coma and couldnt draw this month" is the same thing isnt it
You couldnt deliver your part
Why is irrelevant to the buyer
I hope you're being sarcastic. "I couldn't do this because I got sick" is a lot different from "I couldnt' do this because I got caught."
although id def be more understanding as a customer if the artist got in a coma
Is it different to the patreon buyer?
I dont nean morally
and wasnt lying ofc
Absolutely
Its not at all the point i was trying to convey
Do you think someone that has set up a business like this on patreon is the kind of person that would offer refunds?
Idk does patreon not force refunds in a scenario like this?
Perhaps.
If not then you just answered your own question
They wouldnt
Theyd cash in the last month and everyone cancels
What's the topic?
Nothing too relevant. Suggest a new one!
tell your tales about your adventure through out D&D
Alternate names for spells, go!
why are you still saying it
hmm, interesting. We can't say the offending name of the patreon? Gotcha
no problemo
@misty vault if you want to report an account you suspect of abuse, you can reach out in #moderator-support and we can take the information to investigate. But we do not allow naming/shaming/flaming here.. so those posts are removed.
thank you
I like the idea of the blindness spell just being called pocket sand or something like that
Guano-Ball for fireball. š
Hey, so aside from "looking for players" channel, I figured I would actually ask is there anybody that is just beginning a game that is still looking for players?
that section is the only place where you can look for othe players
Ah, alright. I figured so. Just thought I'd try, lol. Thanks
Power word stun = Mage hand Fushigi.
Dark star = Eater void
Ravenous void = Universe hunger
Fire bolt, "Think fast chucklenuts"
firebolt doesnt blind though
I silvery barbed a wyvern's nat 20 dex save for a fireball and absolutely destroyed it out the air, like hunting birds bro
And I managed to get its poisonous tail
the MonHun experience. Average Rathalos hunt
I don't know what Silvery Barb is, but it didn't make it to the new PHB.
It's a spell from an MTG book
Rerolls a d20 test and gives advantage on you or an allies next one within range.
Whatās the most fun class to play as
Subjective.
Whatās yours?
Hello everyone
Hello š
any class is fun it's just a matter of getting use to the build you are trying to do
Not sure.
What is funny for you?
Anyone familiar with mistchartermaps? I see their tokens are free but wondering if its ai images or not
Back for a bit
i really like clerics and wizards
I wouldn't say I have a preference yet.
So far, Wizard and Paladin have not commented on the current situation
I haven't had a PC I didn't enjoy playing mechanically
but im also kinda new so
Depends: Monk. Rogue.
For what im trying for now, fighter feel nice because i have a monkey brain and i like big numbers.
But wont deny that Ranger is a class i would like to play more often and would like it to be a bit "better" that class
But I'm very tempted to just urge Paladin to follow through and leave the campaign because I would likely be right behind her
I prefer melee classes.... since you don't have to look at all the spells.... but every magic caster are pretty good for range attacks. The same goes for ranger.
Martials have been my go to since the '24 rules dropped
I like monks and bards
please lets not get too deep into this again. People have been very helpful and patient and we are here to be a supportive community. But we are not your personal venting space to the point it's almost shaming/flaming your table and consuming the chat.
If you'd like to sum things up for advice, we can help with that. But I'd love to try and make the conversation more productive.
dwelling in the negative usually only serves to compound it
Sounds like you enjoy being a mage?
I do wanna try a sorcerer
A mix of both equals Batman
It was designed for a specific campaign setting (Strixhaven) so thatās not surprising
all the nuggets!
It's a spell that was added to the academic fantasy setting in 5e. It's considered overpowered as it's a first-level spell that allows you to force enemies to reroll saving throws on higher level spells, meaning it punches way above it's weight.
Metanugget adept
yeah spellcaster is kinda easy for me even if its a lot of math sometimes
It was also specifically designed to be a little OP because the premise of the setting is that a lot of the character options and spells are made to make the characters stronger than they would be at that level in any other campaign setting
Also isn't the Silverquill college centered around being kind of a jerk so a jerk spell makes sense.
It was also intended for only that setting which is the crux of the issue in bringing it to other games.
Guys I am new to dnd
What setting is it written for?
Strixhaven
Yeah, theyāre the āSlytherinā adjacent college in Strixhaven
Stupid old Strixhaven
Welcome!
I played as a rogue and got one shot by a tree 30 minutes into my first campaign
Aka DnD/MTG Hogwarts
Saame
Harry Potter cashgrab
I learned my lesson, don't hit random trees that have magic around them
The ending of Stranger Things brought me to D&D
same... well technaclly it brought me to love TTRPG
Silvery Barbs. Shudders. I hate that spell lol.
Yup. Batman, Daredevil, Moonknight even Spiderman (since Monks can run across walls)
I hit the tree, the tree hit me for 12 out of 14, then I tried to run away and it hit an opportunity for 8, and then my body got thrown into a river and I permadied
I had near perfect con and perfect dex
I donāt mind Silvery Barbs. I also donāt allow it in my campaigns by sheer virtue of it being Strixhaven content.
I donāt allow any other Strixhaven content, so I donāt allow Silvery Barbs either
I understand. Then I guess I should ask
What comprises could be reached (that i haven't tried yet) that would be a benefit for both us and them? Tried to suggest doing this quest at night, but results are TBD
Lvl 1 with +10 stealth I think
Silvery Barbs has usually been the best spell slot drainer in the campaigns im in
I don't allow it because I hate it. But I don't mind campaigns that have it that I'm not running.
Guys I am a murder hobo
Thatās the other thing about it too. Itās a good way to burn out Lvl 1 spell slots
i even bought the hellsfire club digital and pysical as well digital on D&Dbeyond and i got the physical stuff on some other website.
I love Daredevil so much š
yeah, and often times, the bonuses are just so big that it just still hits or succeeds
Folks will disagree with me on this, but DD is my favorite paladin. š
Youāre so right
The monk class is more like Iron Fist if anything.
DD as a paladin makes sense
DD has divine smite?
They do have Unarmed Fighting style, and DD also uses batons (clubs)
Also aura of protection?
Daredevil as a Vengeance Paladin seems fitting, but I feel like thatād only be a few levels and not his full build
if you have ideas for strategy (but not micromanaging what the other characters will do or what spells they should prepare), suggest them as an option. Let the group give feedback and alternate suggestions. then maybe the group should vote on what to do. Rather than fruitless arguing.
Just because a strategy you envision benefits in a few ways, it may hinder others more. It's a team game. Play as a team.
I don't see it so much as a build as an archtype.
Hello, friends
the only real benefit of silvery barbs is negating a crit most of the time
Personally I don't think trying to equate superheroes to 5e classes really works unless it's super obvious like Doctor Strange being a wizard or Iron Fist being a monk.
I greet the Lord of Goofy!
Nah, Sorceror Supreme is definitely a Warlock
I greet thee as well, Disciple Nugget
Well whichever one it's more easily applicable.
doctor.... cleric.....
My Nugget disputes your claim to be the Nuggetest Nuggety Nugget....
I'm not a huge Marvel guy.
I am
You have a damn good point
So, would a strategy that would require us all to do something small be considered micromanaging? Asking because I am conflicted on if asking the party to wait until night is micromanaging
Dr. Strange is a...
Clersorizarlock
I mean, he at least, can claim to be a chicken.
I think heās more a wizard
Have you tried breaking out in song?
What makes Silvery Barbs so powerful imo is the fact that it doesn't fall off like most 1st level spells
Not all nuggets have to be chickens
I can't even be a little annoyed, that's pretty funny
Can always reroll a crit, and saving throws.
Turn this adventure into a musical!
Yeah like I said it punches way above its weight.
"I don't dance~" šµ
"Hello Darkness my old friend~" š·
I could narrate in recitative, if you'd like.
It rerolling saving throws on high level spells is the main thing that makes it broken I believe.
why do you want them to wait until night?
Just saying "I think it might go better if we move in at night because x,y,z " not really micromanaging.
but "lets go in at night, and you the sorcerer will cast silence, and the ranger will do pass without trace and etc etc" kinda telling people how to play their characters
Guys what class would silver surfer be? Warlock because he gets his power from galactus as his herald right?
Course before you realize it, you're out of reaction and now there's a Death Knight breathing in your face and you don't got a reaction for shield
But seriously. I wanted to ask about the micromanaging bit because it happening is so discombobulating that it makes me second guess if it's actually right or I'm being gaslit
I'm not sure if there's a class that would really emulate the whole power cosmic and flying around on a surfboard thing unfortunately.
At this point you might be better to leave that game
I'm doing reading into Megatron, Ramattra and a few other misguided robovillains for my Warforged Forge Druid I'm gonna be playing soon š§
oh god
- Half of the party gets benefits from darkness while the other half are relatively unaffected
- Being in daylight risks me perishing, as I was resurrected as a vampire spawn
Actually, paladin could work here, too, with the surfboard being the paladin's holy mount. š
To be fair, this is just as a whole. Happens to me a lot in life, this just being an example
I would recommend trying to research ways (in and partially out of character) that your character might be able to combat the sun
His oath being?
This has been suggested.
Cosmic Power is more deity level stuff.
so a cleric?
Many times. Over the course of months
I like to think my Astral Monk got cosmic power. 
Heck if I know. I'm more an X-Men/New Warriors/Excalibur fan.
No actual deity power levels
I need another PC
It could be possible. But I feel like it would be more beneficial to try to get more of the benefits Instead of try to remove the downsides
and im suggesting it again because it seems like the only possible solution to just. Fix the issues
centaur grows more centaur legs for the astral powah
To give me the strength I need to dm two games.
- relatively unaffected does not sound great.. it means they are kind of affected.
- if daylight is now an issue for you, how does the group manage travelling/every other encounter where you can't be inside? because daylight will always be an issue in those other instances...
- have you talked to your DM about all these issues?
I would say that instead of changing the plan for the entire party, trying to find ways to accommodate your character into the partyās style is going to be better received. Of course, you should do both.
Both asking for the party to help support you, and making adaptions to fit the party
there should be a give and take, for sure..
The specifics of the compromise will be up to the party
- I'm saying they have things like dark vision and fight in close quarters
- Mostly by not being in direct contact with the sun, like overcast and being in a carriage
- DM knows about this, for better or for worse
Find a bamboo mouth piece and be carried throughout the day in a wooden box. š
Where have I seen this before /j
Blood Demom Ar-
Loove demon slayer
Weird idea, a swashbuckler rogue with the charger feat... would that be viable?
I see no reason why not
Yes
yes, live you box boy dreams
Gotta head back to work now
While I'm away, perhaps you can help me with tbis next part
Following Nugget's advice about ideally trying to make both happen
How can I find a way to receive the benefits of darkness more often when it has been mostly daytime and/or outdoors so far?
@__@
Just like me fr
until you settle things with your party, I would not worry about this yet.
and the DM seeing their chat exploding with an arguement is not the same thing as you going to them with articulated concerns.. if you haven;t actually reached out to them, I would recommend that. ā¤ļø
For now I have to wait
Or brace myself for the huge crash that will be the sunken cost fallacy
also side note, which fae court would be most interested in finding out secrets?
both
Unseelie
I imagine the Seelie collect secrets as much as the Unseelie
A barrel
but how they react to such secrets is up to you
The reason I ask is cause I want my kenku character to be sent by a court in exchange for their freedom
Seelie is probably the better PC choice
Unseelie would dangle freedom like a carrot and never give it.
anyone specifically from the court?
i feel like we're getting into metagame territory here
The gm has said "I havent touched the fae wild with a 10ft pole, so can you be specific?"
I should just call one Greg and call it a day
my favorite would be the court of birds, since you're playing a kenku, and look up Dimension 20's A Court of Fey & Flowers.
Greggothy
Ok I like the bird idea
they are flighty and gossippy
you can also mess with your DM by quoting bird facts every game session
I will also say that if you've caused a rift in the party, the rest of the party is potentially even less likely to immediately listen to ideas, because they might now expect ulterior motives behind suggestions or assume that the perception of problems only goes one way. Probably the absolute first thing to do is lay all of your cards on the table, or at least the ones that are limited to you.
- "I am not having fun, and I want to work with the group to see how I can fix that" is something that goes a really long way.
- "I am not having fun, and I want the group to do [thing] so I can have fun" has its validity entirely based in what the actual thing being requested is.
- "I want the group to stop taking actions that are directly harmful to me" is totally valid.
- "I want the group to stop taking actions that are indirectly harmful to me, but reasonable for them to take, and causing game-state situations I don't like" is much more difficult to determine the validity of.
- "I want the group to take actions according to my plan, because my plan is the best" is almost inherently invalid as a concern, and that desire would be better served by a more solo game.
You're really good at this
-# Puts away musical idea
Question: are there any rare quality items that are very effective and capable of killing undead creatures?
Let's just say I've had to go through a lot of conflicts in various games, like the one being described.
Mace of Disruption
the iconic magic weapon to destroy undead
Mace of Terror
Mace of Smiting
They're not specialized in taking down Undead and Fiends like its sister: Mace of Disruption. But Mace it is
does that include wraiths too right?
our monster in question is a nightwalker
Fiend or Undead
a good cleric
You mean Paladin Divine Smiting with their body!
that too
Well, even in the way you break rules & ideas down concisely. That's a good skill. I admire it
It's definitely an acquired skill, for sure. A lot of the effectiveness comes from very neutral and impersonal phrasing, in my experience.
I wear my hearts on my sleeves, but when it comes to my approach to effective communications, it's precise & professionally brief.
Question is produce flame a cantrip
you can simply look the spell up and it will say what level spell it is
Thx
Yeah it's a cantrip
When a level 14 rogue cant kill an animated broom (roll 2 nat 1s in a row)
two nat 1s man
time to settle on the choice of Rogue vs Fighter for my dex build poison expert
prolly rogue ngl but its down to your favorite class and what you like to play
Rogue is the obvious pick I'm aware, but poisoner feat gets taken for either. and in the campaign setting harvesting wyvern poison for military use is very common and fighter training would also line up for it
How do I add a thread in #looking-for-dm
Wyvern poison? You could totally do ranger, for no reason in particular tho š
Read #find-a-game carefully - it explains the bot commands (all of the LFG commands start with /looking-for then select one of the options that pops up to post in the desired channel)
I mean...I prolly could but Ranger mechanically doesn't cooperate with a poison user build. Bonus action is needed for poison application regularly
Hmmm
Try being prepared ig, like if you're going into a situation where you think your weapon being poisoned benefits you like going into a forest or a cave for example
Nah Ranger isjust bomus action greedy so I wouldnt use ranger for a poisoner build is all
lol
As someone who loves his rangers I now might have to build a ranger as a poisoner š
it's possible. but the bonus action clutter would get annoying real fast
the poisoner feat nerfing ranged poison doesnt help
I usually play w people that are more "gifted" not in the good way so it'll be hard to annoy me
True
wait...unless this page was editted...all poisons were nerfed to only be 1 piece of ammunition instead of 3 in 2024....cringe
Oh nah
All of a sudden my mind has been changed but I have no idea what might have caused this š
in theory, to prevent ranged builds from outshining melee builds? But it wouldn't matter. poisoning the sword you never lose/waste the poison until you hit. missing with an arrow you lose it entirely which was why it was 3 pieces before
have now rolled 4 nat 1s in a row
1 in 160,000 chance. congrats
dang that's bad
DM shouldnt have done it
Cause now im gonna double crit the boss and instakill them
shouldnt have done what? rig your dice?
I've silvery barbs'd only for the DM to roll a nat 20 and the other dude to flumph his attack roll with advantage on his turn. That felt bad
same happen with +1 ammo tho
no. +1 ammo is a magic item and recoverable
and already talked about it, why a class like artificer cant make +1 arrows?
didnt like lose the +1 when used?
No they dont. and artificer making them is redundant. they just make the ranged weapon +1
but still could make both and then lots of upgrades to ranged attacks.
exactly why they cant
it would allow doubling up the bonus. also they'd need the plan to specifically allow at least x pieces of ammunition be made. then they're sharing with multiple people
Damn....so for people mixmaxing we cant have fun? damn...
Yep, he's rigging ddb to keep a man down /j
Artificers for sure could make +x ammo, using the normal item crafting rules but not instantly with their replicate magic item ability
yay!! my heavy crossbow or my ranger character would love this, but i doubt my dm let me
its okey, i will find a way to deal damages
i had 20 plus 3 arrows and a Visheous bow on a fighter for a one shot, that was deadly, with GWM and bracers of archery i had plus d8 plus 2d6 plus 15 damage on each longbow shot
My party had a session just for us to judge everything that had happened up to that point, lol.
i mean, i would like such things to be possible because honestly, for my ranger would be nice, knowing how.... "bad" its the class and how ranged attacks tend to be less "good"
ranged attacks are good and rangers are too
mmmmmmmm..... had the arguing before about the ranger thing.
In resume, could be better.
rangers carry all the time in my games its intense how good they are along a whole campaign from 1 to 20
i run a lot of games, all the classes in dnd are great to play
Wdym ranged attacks are less good
ranged attacks arent 'less good' who told you that
Yea if anything its always been CBE + Two Hand Crossbows > Any melee weapon even at point blank range
+hand crossbows not 2 handed. CBE got you an extra attack only with hand crossbow
Welp, consideration that such things like +1ammo is hard to get, poison arrows, explosive arrows ,etc. etc.
And what other "range" options are there? magic or sling.
Cantrips scale better than weapons
There, gave me another point. 
Also iirc its all assuming default arrows too
only if you only have 1 attack
nick plus dual weild, or Greatweapon master 2024 pulls ahead really far on that now
Didn't GWM get nerfed or something in 2024 or was that something else
GWM got a great buff
Epic
it adds your proficency bonus to damage now whenever you take the attack action, no plus to hit penalty
damage bonus wont apply for attacks using your bonus action or reaction however.
Normally +1 ammo is hard to get
some weapons like crossbows would need a feat or repeating shoot
Gunpowder guns share almost same problem
Some few subclasses add stuff to the range attacks
Adding poison to attacks is bad too but that is a thing to poison than the range attacks
Like, even the class that in theory should be the one in range attacks, have a identity crisis
what was dndbeyond cooking when they made og warforged
Heavy Plating (armored) Heavy armor proficiency AC = 16 + your proficiency bonus; disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
thick and heavy robot buddy, its nice
thats a player not a buddy
Oh for the original warforged? Theres a reason why that one didnt survive
yeah, a player that will be my buddy 
i do miss the Juggernaut subrace
too op?
or you get rusty and instantly die?
it was just overtuned
It's cool that it was kind of at least referenced with that warforged feat in the new eberron book
is the new book worth?
Yes
Yes
Two new artificers
Up to you I think some of the subclasses and feats are cool
Especially if youre a fan of Eberron and Keith Baker's work
You can throw a greatsword 30 feet
I really like the druid subclass
i wanna see the druid subclass
Iāve heard unfortunate things about the monk, unfortunately, but apparently the rest are good
it is made by him after all, just updated to 2024
Yeah the monk and bard are not very exciting but the rest are so cool
give me the new druid subclass and my life is yours
I like how the forge druid is effectively a transformer
I just reread the stuff and it does look better than when I only skimmed it
I WANNA SEE IT
I can send a campaign link with content share if yallād like
thats against ToS
I wanna play it at some point honestly
and server rules
Ok
its worth the 30 bucks, i swear to you
I did i think it's worth buying if you want the subclass
i want the subclass
Iām just happy because this likely means we will be getting more subclasses for 2024 artificer which was a big problem with the original
dnd is stealing all my money cause i also wanna buy grim hallow book
Good for you
Iād say the new grim hollow players guide is better than the dm one just because of how much content there is
Theres a campaign thats been going on FOR 40 YEARS?
I heard about that. Run by that one teacher guy.
its 45 by now, right?
yep, generations of parties or one guy going an elf being with every party
I'm surprised a campaign can last that long
not a perfect person!
circle of friends, students, and children and grandchildren
hmm,,?
They just hand their child a dice and a charater sheet when their born
Thats the dnd family right there i wouldnt be surprised if their from dnd
welp, its a big world in DnD so one never know. There can be some peace time and then an evil came back.
Share world with other parties, etc. etc.
They would reach a point that the lore is missing, or some past stories from the heroes would be legends
Wonder how many characters have died in that campaign
They must be on like the 23rd generation by now
characters probably got married and had children.. and children.. etc.
Here i thought legends of avantris had gone on for a while but nope
Helloo
i've been thinking of running an infinite style game like that , , , ,
well, if you die in that campaign, you cant play again
Yall know whats good for burn wounds? I donāt wanna go to the hospital, but I did just burn the shit out of my hand and itās starting to blister.
No offense but I donāt think this is the right place to search for medical advice
Aww man
yeah....better just go to the hospital, you dont want it to infect or worse.
But im bored
I don't want to derail the conversation thats going on here but there's no other channels that I can post this in so I'm posting it here I hope that's alright
I need battle music suggestions for my character. My dm has character-specific battle music cause he's cool like that, but I'm running out of ideas. Video game osts, rock music, ect that you think would fit my D&D character would be great. He is a human fighter who is cursed by an ancient paladin dragon deity within his sword that corrupts him to be vengful and hateful and fight anyone who hurts him till either he or his opponent dies (it is a modified Sword of Vengeance if you know what that is). Here are some songs that already fit him:
https://open.spotify.com/track/3DFO5cC4e0QMjkNrmGaZXg?si=8ae1e7a8b4044c91
https://open.spotify.com/track/3KkPHbFi3Rf7BRcRpjLskE?si=5797b6789dc34ddf
still not the place for it
I mean, what if my character got a burn?
Into the fire ultakill ost
yeah buddy, cast cure wounds.
Lets be so honest Naruto is mid
?
is seeking attention.
Doing ANYthing but going to the hospital
conversationing isn't seeking attention,, the only problem he's making is doing it here,,
-# in this economy?
They scare me
dropping a "naruto is mid" feel like attention seeking ngl.
Nah
Throwing a controversial point in a place that isnt about it.
Vicious mockery
hmm, i already posted in dm discussion, but like,, ,, i still need second opinions :restful:, , ,
it encompasses an assortment of dungeons, and a mercenary company, with which the players are aligned with,,
the mercenary company has a goal, the players don't need to know the specifics of that goal as long as they are the means to the end - within the dungeons,,
the players act through a variety of unlevelled commoners with rolled stats - serfs and peasants who have no reason to keep farming if their pastures keep getting burnt down, or conscripted prisoners trying to get their sentence cut down,,
I feel like peasants are the most overlooked characters in sessions
Good song, but the startup takes too long
Ultrakill ost is a good idea though
True but the payoff always had the vibe of someone reaching the brink of maddening wrath
Iād say either start it at fifty or find a cut version
they will die most likely,, the player can get another character easily, anyway,,
To play a warlock or not to
Lich or demon lord, which is a better final boss
but the lucky get levels, better equipment, , , and more personally, a cut of the loot, experience, and a personality the longer they stay alive,, attachment with the player to the character,,
fortunately there is other songs really good from that game
What are the other options?
this is a part that i very much enjoy,, it takes quite some time for one to transform their commoner into an adventurer, but it only takes getting unlucky once for that character, that * person * to be lost forever,,
Idk ive only played paladin and barbarian
okey, you are starting with a kinda hard class but very flexible.
Yeah limited spells
Only experience i have is in bg3 so
Few spells but strong and can either get a sword that use your charisma for scaling
Eldritch blasts being a way to deal DPS, mage armor, etc. etc. etc.
can go this subclass that give you some cleric spells for general utility or other many subclasses
You know its a good session when the Legend himself, Mr. Shamby shows up
Can confirm š
Mr Shamby is dying tonight
Donāt you dare lay a finger on his pretty little head
What is a goolock? I know it's some kind of warlock but not sure what makes it a goolock.
Great old one
oh...makes sense! lol
Ngl I literally just googled it when you asked
Breezing through Eve of Ruin /j
When I was making my warforged, I was very very close to doing this
But I ultimately settled on a fighter
wait til next session
Gonna be easy peasy
im running down that incel. Strahd dies tonight
For a place called ||Death House|| how come I've never seen a PC die there. Seems like false advertisement to me.
Welcome to Death House, what can I get you?
Having a lot of fun with my rogue
Be the change. Kill your other PCās.
Strahd attacked my Celestial Warlock smh.
They played Chess together last session, what a jerk!
I should run Strahd as a dm
That way I can see it happen
But I already got enough on my plate
I need another game as a player before I entertain the idea of dming a 3rd game.
It's honestly impressive how Urizt manages 9 games at once
Indeed
It's like he was made for it
Tbh I don't think I could dm a 3rd game anyhow
Unless it's bi-weekly, yeah, I don't see how, especially if your only free days are the weekends
Yeah and I wouldn't do bi-weekly tbh
Strange request, me and my friends want to find a dm for a jjk themed campagin, using jjk supplement. Ps we have lil to no experience.
#find-a-game for that but I sent you a DM
I'm wondering, is there such a thing where a more experienced DM will run a small-scale campaign with just one or two players, just to help you learn
I'm new to DND and feel like I just need someone to show me the ropes before I join like, a legitimate campaign
I mean, not really a joke, itās his income
He just needs to pick yall off one by one. : )
Anyone have any advice when building into a artificer cartographer
Ooo that's a cool idea for a character
Itās also a subclass
You are mainly built for utility and movement so remember that.
Strahd aint that bad of a guy... Its just a matter of perspective 
That being said, not a whole lot of bad guys in DnD where you can see it from their point of view, they're all cartoonishly evil.
He is a very, very bad guy
Do you have any recommendations
Or is it situational
Hey man, if you're looking to dip your toes into the game I'd highly recommend to keep an eye out for one shot games. They're small adventures that typically take between 2-4 hours to finish. Lots of guys out here are willing to teach you the ropes, but dont let yourself get into this idea where you arent "good enough" to join the campaign. You learn the rules as you play, the idea is to have fun, and if you're with the right group then it will be fun, no matter of how "good" mechanically of a player you are.
I'm sorry I know this isn't DND but I have to say I love your username
Depends on the characters and how how well a DM can play him.
Thanks
You'd never guess my actual name. 
Let me guess Rick?
Morty?
Jonathan!
A friend wants to run a campaign where players lose their character progress, with him as the DM, and only for this campaign, saying that they will regain memories and abilities upon completion.
Oh shoot wrong place sorry
Day 2 of saying giant cats should be a thing both irl and in dnd

Giant cats?
They are a thing in both irl and dnd
by giant I mean like house size
How did they know... 
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LoL š glad you figured it out
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how many people here own cats?
I don't own a cat but my sister does
I have a sudden urge to see cat pictures
I'll just go on pinterest and see some cat memes
From what I heard bro just wants to be loved :/
Feel kinda bad for the guy
|| Tell that to his Half-Sister ||
Ohā¦
Well Strahd needs better taste in women
There is a reason it is spoilered. LOL
Iāll charm him with my character and then convince him to be a good person
Iām sure thatāll work out great
The Sourcebook actually prevents that, unfortunately. || To do that you'd have to find a way to lift his curse. ||
Ah
But if you truly wanted to know more about her, here is a quote from the Wiki: || She cares little for other people outside her tribe of Vistani, except for Strahd, whom she wishes to be free of his curse. ||
So what was the latest dungeon or dragon that you've dealt with?
Yo, I am making a rogue, I have a 12 and an 11 left to use as ability scores for wisdom and constitution, which one should I do what with?
Whatever you want.
However if you're asking whether WIsdom or Con is more useful for rogues, the answer is Con.
I need help creating a new character. I'm barred from using what I wanna use and I'm so used to homebrewers and well.... Not pathfinder. My NF wants to include me in the next campaign he's DMing and the classes I prefer are already taken. I KNOW I wanna be a Kobold, but I just feel suddenly lack of confidence about what little I feel interest in.
can someone check to see if my character is legal that would be much appreciated
In my experience the only illegal characters you can make are characters that do crime. 
its my first time making a character
If you're looking for Inspiration, you can always take one of my character ideas:
Kobold, Cleric of Lathander, who swears he's just a miniature dragonborn.
also first time getting into dnd fully
You might be better off heading towards #dnd-elder-editions.
Yes, I was jesting.
I dmed you the character to make sure its legal
Yall think UA is bad to use
as much as I love trusting ai I'd like a human to tell me its legal
No, but it's DM Discretion. Until officially published, UA should be treated as Homebrew.
is 15 fly speed for fair a homebrew race?
your a dm yes?
Depends on its other features and on your DM. Some DMs don't like flying races at all.
fair
Not as crazy as other species that get a fly speed. But many DMs will still not like it
he seems lenient tho and i think its aight
(i'll keep it in mind
If thatās what you think, then go for it! Sometimes you gotta just indulge when making homebrew
Thank you!
its a bat race hehe
Iām homebrewed some stuff that I know the people of this server would be horrified of