dnd-discussion

[spring orchid]

Spoken like a true witch

[knotty vine]

Id rather use variant human

[fast venture]

Cause I usually have homebrewery races for characters but making a homebrew race isn't worth it when I can use custom lineage

It saves a lot of trouble

[knotty vine]

Prodigy is nice

[woven flint]

I like playing some lesser played species

I don't see many Minotaurs, Firbolgs, Tortles, etc

[knotty vine]

Honestly a lot of species are lesser played

[feral fulcrum]

I feel like MInotaurs are probably more common then you'd think

[severe rampart]

Much more diverse than mine...
Changeling Lore Bard, Eladrin Fiend Warlock, Drow Devotion Paladin, Human Sorlock, Aasimar War Cleric, Halfling Swashbuckler, Gnome Elements Monk, Human Gloomstalker Ranger, Aasimar Stars Druid, Aasimar Twilight Cleric, Aasimar Valor Bard, Human Fighter Valor Bard

[knotty vine]

Lots of people just play humans or PHB contect

[lyric viper]

You start with a elf, then learn it's a sun elf. Then you learn he was an urchin, and is now a warlock. You roll his age and get 22 and he's barely an adult. You start to try and figure out how that happened. You roll and get fey lock. Then you roll an empty scabbard for a trinket and put together a story of how his patron gave it to him as a sign of her desires. You put together ideas of peter pan type patron, the idea of narrative going from boy to knight.

[feral fulcrum]

Firbolgs however, definitely rare because...honestly they're a super forgettable species.

[spring orchid]

Anyway are all of you professionals DND players here?
i humbly ask for someone to guide me
because i am still confused even after reading all those in session zero

[glad arch]

I love my shadar kai rn

[woven flint]

Again, personal experience
I haven't seen a single Minotaur in any game I've been in besides the minotaurs I've played

[knotty vine]

I play goblins and kobolds and such

[lyric viper]

I don't think there's such thing as a professional player.

[severe rampart]

Watching and observing, maybe watch a session or two?

[feral fulcrum]

There's not reall any such thing as a "Proffesional" DND Player.

[woven flint]

I feel like that's disingenuous.
They get a lot of cool features and their lore is.. decent

[remote charm]

boblin

[lyric viper]

Professional DMs are DMs who are paid. But players don't get paid.

[feral fulcrum]

Experience, but like...you're not playing D&D as a job.

[remote charm]

ti played a goblin graviturgy wizard

[glad arch]

New business model /j

[lyric viper]

It's also not a competitive game.

[severe rampart]

Lmao "Player-For-Hire" "I will play in your DnD game"

[crimson gulch]

yeah, theres like the cast of critical role

[spring orchid]

i should add /j
i forgot

[jolly canyon]

Are the well know Actual Play player professionals since they get paid? 🤔

[lavish flame]

Holy crap this is awesome

[knotty vine]

I wish we had more monster races

[spring orchid]

my bad

[shy sparrow]

Sorry about being late replying but wendigos are kinda like manticores in this way they prefer humanoid meat but can eat any

[lyric viper]

However! You're looking for #learn-to-play and #dnd-newcomers !

Sorry for latching onto the first bit.

[feral fulcrum]

Yeah but that's more "Proffesional Actor" more then "Proffesional DND Player."

[knotty vine]

my main gripe about them is that they would either be very weak or very strong depending on where you threw them in

[glad arch]

I promise ill be on my best behaviour, max 2 peeks at my phone and ill listen to your endless monologues

[crimson gulch]

they built a media empire by being dnd players, it did more for them than their acting ever did

[woven flint]

I wish Thri-Kreen were avaliable in more campaigns that I've played in

I've got a few fun ideas for them

[knotty vine]

cause again your not dealing with your run of the mill people your dealing with adventuers!

[severe rampart]

Well I will not diverge from the plot clearly set for us!

[knotty vine]

I love thri kreens so so much

[feral fulcrum]

It is still, their acting skills, rather then their knoweldge of D&D, that draw in the crowds?

[remote charm]

he was fun

[glad arch]

I can not however promise i wont convince the goblin rogue to steal from the friendly king

[shy sparrow]

If you did a real wendigo it'd be strong either way seen as you have to burn it but a wendigo has extreme strength and speed

[lyric viper]

Thank you! Really glad with how he came out. First 5e character- I like random rolling for new systems to try and avoid that 'I have no idea where to even start and don't want to read every class'.

[crimson gulch]

its a combination of factors certianly, but none of their roles before the critical one hit it off

[knotty vine]

stares at the countless amount of spells that do fire damage

[feral fulcrum]

Nobody's watching for "Oh my god look at how Expertly that dice roll was! Oh wow his knowledge of dah rulez is so amazing!" They're coming for the People.

[woven flint]

I just realized
I've played two of the Four Genasi types so far 🤔

[glad arch]

Perfect flick of the wrist to always roll a 20

[ancient dew]

You're like the avatar fr

[jolly canyon]

Gotta do all of them now

[crimson gulch]

i watch it to see their well practiced facade break as they engage in combat personally

[proven mountain]

Wait so you mean when my husband said I was the best player of all time he might have been fibbing?

[woven flint]

I've got an Idea for a Water Genasi Glamor Bard (deep sea punk rocker) just as a cool idea

[knotty vine]

Wendigo's seem impressive yes but again against a dnd party its just a slightly stronger werewolf

[severe rampart]

Do I get/make a sixth DnD group...

[shy sparrow]

Did you not hear extreme speed. It can go to 100 miles per hour so even if you managed to burn it it could dash to water

[severe rampart]

I'm contemplating with myself

[knotty vine]

The humble wall of force:

[severe rampart]

Time for the Immovable Rod™

[fast venture]

Lock that thing in the thunderdome

[shy sparrow]

What

[knotty vine]

Doesnt matter how fast you are the wall is immune to all damage

[woven flint]

Aye

My first Genasi was an Earth Genasi Noble Genies Paladin named Jabal.
He died holding off a lich for the party to escape the Shadowfell
... on the second session of the campaign

And
I have an Air Genasi Artificer replacing my Harengon Bladesinger Wizard who retired to do fatherly buisness

[knotty vine]

so you can trap it inside and have your cleric cast cloudkill or something

[fast venture]

THE GAS CHAMBER STRAT

A old group I was in did that to kill a dragon

[knotty vine]

I doubt it would be immune to posion damage is why

[severe rampart]

Cloudkill... trapped room... huh... My DM was tryna gas us!

[ancient dew]

I've yet to play one, but i'm in a party rn with a very kewl earth genasi :>

[knotty vine]

Even if it is meta magic the cloud from posion to fire!

[shy sparrow]

Well that makes sense but that is if you find it before it kills you a wendigo is a shapeshifter and is silent will walking

[feral fulcrum]

That's why you upgrade to the classic Microwave

[fast venture]

I also threw cloud of daggers in it

[feral fulcrum]

Dragons are not Immune ot Exhaustion IIRC

[worn crow]

I'm playing my first ever genasi in one game, he's a fire genasi

[fast venture]

It didn't do that much more damage

[shy sparrow]

It's immune to all but fire

[fast venture]

But eh, why not

[shy sparrow]

Or a silver stake/bullet in the heart

[knotty vine]

that would be broken

[severe rampart]

Cast Bonfire in it, slowly watch it cook

[knotty vine]

its immune to pure magic?

[shy sparrow]

Correct

[knotty vine]

nothing besides the huge dragon

[woven flint]

My Earth Genasi died so valiantly that the party paid for a Gold Statue in his homeland in his likeness
And they only knew him for 2 sessions into the campaign lol

[knotty vine]

is in the 2024 rules

[shy sparrow]

It's immune to everything that doesn't involve fire

[feral fulcrum]

Sounds like poorly thought out homebrew nonsense.

[worn crow]

That sounds horrifically boring honestly

Yeaaah agreed

[knotty vine]

Meta magic cloud kill into fire damaeg

cook it alive

[woven flint]

He took like 5 whole attacks from the lich before succumbing to his injuries 😔

[knotty vine]

Also again if a wendigo was ported into dnd it would be like CR 3-5

Its not all that strong

[woven flint]

I love dying heroically 🔥
Too bad only two of my characters ever have died

[shy sparrow]

Actually it's extremely strong fast and it can shape shift and posses the mind oh also it can turn others into wendigos so it's pretty strong

[knotty vine]

Medium monstrosity, chaotic evil

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 52 (8d8 + 16)
Speed 40 ft.

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 18 (+4) 16 (+3)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Damage Vulnerabilities fire
Damage Resistances necrotic
Damage Immunities cold, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, poisoned
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 14
Languages any one language (usually Common)
Challenge 3 (700 XP)

[woven flint]

The question is
Is it Valiance or Martyrdom?
Who knows

[knotty vine]

Again thats in terms of a normal human/commoner

[remote charm]

true. although it would be fun if there was a Prime wendigo, the original evil spirit that possessed people into cannibals.

probably a cr 8-9 then

[knotty vine]

In dnd a monk or barbarian can run just as fast if not faster then a wendigo

[shy sparrow]

Hp would be higher immune to more also it doesn't speak any language it mimics people also did I mention it had a few hundred iq

[knotty vine]

and wendigo used to be normal people turned into that thing

[shy sparrow]

Yes then they became practically immortal

[knotty vine]

It doesnt say that in the lore

[shy sparrow]

What and in what lore

[knotty vine]

They can still be killed

[elfin imp]

Would someone be able to inform me of if an item exists that would give a player a better chance for persuasion? Even just like a potion

[worn crow]

And things need to be condensed and simplified in order to port things into DnD

[shy sparrow]

Barely

[knotty vine]

cast flesh to stone and lets see it come back from that 😭

[uncut zenith]

The “lore” behind wendigos is questionable because iirc the cultures they come from don’t typically talk about them much

[shy sparrow]

Also I said practically immortal not entirely immortal

[knotty vine]

Yeah in dnd parctically immortal doenst get you very far

[shy sparrow]

It shape shifts into a fly and finds a gap

[knotty vine]

It would still be turning into stone

[fast venture]

lfg channel lights up :)

It's a one shot :(

[knotty vine]

As per dnd rules

And again fireball is a 3rd level spell

[fast venture]

I don't know how people enjoy one shots, I can't bother to care about anything happening because it won't matter in a couple hours

[knotty vine]

Same with the flame tongued greatsword

[shy sparrow]

Yes but when it shifts it is only it's original form that's stone so it turns into a worm and dogs out through the ground

[minor cargo]

Sometimes it's nice to watch a short movie and not sit down for a long series. ✌️

[fast venture]

No

[knotty vine]

It will STILL be turning into stone

[fast venture]

What are you talking about bro

[hot gate]

that's pretty much precisely why. It's a self-contained story and you don't need to care further afterwards. It's great to experiment.

[knotty vine]

You can shapeshift all you like but flesh to stone will turn you into stone

[fast venture]

I want a grand sprawling tale and adventure, something bite sized only serves to frustrate me

[hot gate]

That's fine, but you asked why we enjoy it, so there

[lyric viper]

Oneshots are great for those little ideas you want to try out without risking full commitment to.
I get game time every sunday. I don't have time to run year long campaigns for every idea I have.

[shy sparrow]

I musta read a different spell then ok it turns to stone

[lyric viper]

But try out one shots for a new system, or an idea like 'All dragons', or a short story survival game where it's all chill if everyone dies.

[knotty vine]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2618905-flesh-to-stone?srsltid=AfmBOopUyq5xwFlVzW4WaQWnHwVOwuH3r3Ev4CGvBuPc8Qvuv19Emban

[lyric viper]

Can always leave it open ended if it turns out the group loves the idea and you want to commit.

[knotty vine]

If you maintain your Concentration on this spell for the entire possible duration, the target is Petrified until the condition is ended by Greater Restoration or similar magic.

[woven flint]

I was in a 4 session omeshot

I had a Tiefling War Cleric named Karkas

He went through so much character development in that short time

Went from Rejecting his Infernal heritage to accepting it after his own Deity came to fight by his side (divine intervention simulacrum that the dm flavored as my Deity fighting along side me)
He fancies himself as a Devil of Retribution now lol

[fast venture]

And so you have someone obliterate the statue before the spell ends

[woven flint]

He was also easily one of the strongest characters I've played too lol

[knotty vine]

Granted dispell magic might work but i doubt it

[hot gate]

Now I enjoy one shots as much as the next person, but I do get irked when people call adventures of more than 1 session oneshots.

[fast venture]

^

[knotty vine]

I still wonder can you target the armor on somene rather then the creature

[fast venture]

That's no longer a one shot lol

[fast venture]

Heat metal :3

[knotty vine]

I remember someone saying that and i was like no way

[lyric viper]

I mean, one shots for my group often become two shots.

[knotty vine]

Not that

[fast venture]

Awwww

[knotty vine]

I mean with like an attack roll to break it

[fast venture]

Oh, hmmm

[woven flint]

Oneshots can be more than one session? Lol

[knotty vine]

twoshots!

[hot gate]

Then it ceases to be a one shot

[knotty vine]

threeshots?

[glossy vine]

I mean its a single dungeon usually

[woven flint]

Not really

[glossy vine]

No matter how long it takes

[knotty vine]

Shots shots shots

[hot gate]

I guess then we disagree on the definition. Ah well

[uncut zenith]

In my mind, if it’s longer than a single session, it’s at least a “mini campaign”

[hot gate]

Or just a short adventure

[knotty vine]

yea

[woven flint]

A Oneshot isn't called a Oneshot specifically because it's ONE session.
It's called a Oneshot because it's a short story.

[glossy vine]

I can't stop my players from shopping for 4 hours

[lavish flame]

Real. Imo at some point it becomes a mini-campaign

Maybe just An Adventure

[lyric viper]

There's short campaigns, but oneshot to me is still anywhere between 1-3 sessions.

[glossy vine]

Isn't the Yawning Portal just a bunch of One-shots

[lyric viper]

3 sessions is not a campaign to me.

[hot gate]

One shots are called that exactly because they're intended to be played within one session. That's part of the definition.

[minor cargo]

This is why when I run campaigns, I specify how many sessions I plan on it being. So I don't even say one-shot anymore. I say "one session" or "one session game". It's clunky but at least it removes ambiguity. 😅

[knotty vine]

I need to shorten my one shots ngl

[woven flint]

I'm talking about Oneshots as an overall form of media.

[hot gate]

Then I don't know what you mean, sorry

I was using the general term

[lyric viper]

Sort of ish. The intention of the adventures in there is that they hypothetically could be completed in a 4-6 hour session, but only if you're running them strict tournament style, go, go, go.

[woven flint]

Oneshots, as I mentioned, are short stories.

[lyric viper]

Most take a few sessions if you're also RPing and exploring.

[lavish flame]

Its a collection of adventures from previous editions. In my experience, they will each last multiple sessions

[fast venture]

Anyone know other places for LFG

[knotty vine]

I need the title messnger of long forgotten gods

[fast venture]

I didn't see much on Reddit

[woven flint]

Hirohiko Araki, Mangaka of JJBA made certain oneshots for his characters sometimes, but they were usually novel sized and had nothing to do with the actual continuity of JJBA.

[uncut zenith]

In the context of D&D though, they’re an adventure that’s played in one session

[glossy vine]

It took 3 sessions for my players to get from the campaign hook in Daggerford, to Village of Barovia and now they are about to enter Vallaki with Ireena, chained up Doru and a Lucian Jarov.

[severe rampart]

I never expected to see a Jojo reference with my DnD today

[woven flint]

I don't really care lol
I still consider it a oneshot.

[fast venture]

Also I wish we had more simple adventure campaigns in general, I honestly love the simplicity of a group of people going on casual adventures and slowly as time goes on setting more stakes

But I feel like most campaigns drop you in the narrative deep end

[crimson gulch]

they happen a lot

[woven flint]

4 sessions can be a "Mini-Campaign" but what is a Mini-Campaign but not a oneshot?

[past edge]

What about 4

[severe rampart]

Short Adventures

[hot gate]

An adventure

[severe rampart]

I think that's what they're called

[crimson gulch]

less than 16 sessions is a mini campaign in my books

[fast venture]

What

[severe rampart]

"Short Adventures", simple, straightforward, multiple sessions, usually single digits

[lyric viper]

I mean personally that's when I start considering it just a short module

[fast venture]

What...did that have to do with my message? I'm so confused

[woven flint]

ANYWAY, the point was
You can still have Short stories, even as oneshots and still have developed characters.

[fast venture]

Nothic.....

[past edge]

I've always thought of modules as presets. What does "module" actually mean?

[fast venture]

i hate those things

[crimson gulch]

a module is a term used to refer to a published campaign book

[uncut zenith]

I think the new DMG actually refers to an adventure as a set of sessions that complete an arc, regardless of how many sessions they take

[glossy vine]

Whats an arc though

[hot gate]

Even the basic rules outline it:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/playing-the-game#AnOngoingGame

Sometimes a session of D&D is a complete game in itself (often called a “one-shot”), where you play a short adventure that lasts for just one session.

[fast venture]

A story arc

[lyric viper]

A module of a larger story. WotC uses adventure, TSR used module, but module stuck around in the community. I actually picked it up from Neverwinter Nights.

[glossy vine]

Yes, but how do you determine the start and the end of an arc

[fast venture]

By the main focus of it being completed???

[lyric viper]

So adventure/module is 'a story' short or long that can take part in a longer campaign.

[fast venture]

Ex: you need an artifact for some plot point, from the start of that task to when you retrieve it, is a arc

[severe rampart]

when the problem gets introduced and when it's solved/reached a conclusion

[past edge]

I know 4 seems like a specific number of sessions to ask about but one of my favorite pieces of dnd media was 4 sessions long so I just wanted to see what it'd be considered

[crimson gulch]

sometimes you dont know till after the fact

[glossy vine]

So, you're saying, you could be half way into your third one shot before you realize you completed an arc last session

[fast venture]

^

[woven flint]

I'd personally still consider it a Oneshot, but that's just me personally, some people are more "stickler" about the definition but, it's a short term story, so

[fast venture]

I generally think a campaign should consist of three major arcs, with smaller ones within

[glossy vine]

Rule of 3

[lyric viper]

Also note that 'one session' varies for groups. Is that 3 hours? 6? 8?

[glossy vine]

^4 for me, then 3 hours of spamming memes about what happened

[fast venture]

The starting arc/chapter is establishing and usually more light. You let the players get bonded to each other and let them understand the overall premise

[hot gate]

Yeah for sure. What I often notice with prewritten oneshots is that there is a lot of material that is intended to and that you can cut to fit it in the time available.

I tend to do pretty hefty trimming sometimes

[past edge]

We should come up with a brand new term for campaigns that consist of a very short number of sessions but can't be considered a one-shot because it's more than one session

[fast venture]

The middle arc is about upping the stakes and pushing more towards the narrative but still letting the players handle their own goals for their characters

[hot gate]

SHort adventure, as has been mentioned, seems perfectly serviceable!

[fast venture]

The third arc is the conclusion in which the main threat is dealt with and is pretty much all story and narrative with the party having done their development

[glossy vine]

You mean the setup, the crescendo and the finale 🤔

[past edge]

I want something cooler

[lyric viper]

So a oneshot is intended to be a short adventure designed to be a complete story and doable in a few sessions.

Some older ones also expected stricter rules and time management, especially the 'tournament' modules, but if your group wanted to explore, RP or be more cautious that was going to add time and probably sessions.

[fast venture]

Yeah it's basic story structure

[severe rampart]

again... Short Adventures 😭

[jolly canyon]

I like the 4 hour mark but sometimes it'll hit 5 cause stuff.

[glossy vine]

But what if the story structure is more freeform, like Curse of Strahd

[past edge]

Short adventures is not cooler than short adventures, it's the exact same

[uncut zenith]

One could always just call it a “quest” too

[fast venture]

I mean....premade is gonna be its own thing

I'm talking about when designing your own campaign

[glossy vine]

Ah, this is about, ye

I tried, too much work, not enough skill

[severe rampart]

What? I'm merely saying the term that was said earlier

[past edge]

What if they were called Chapters?

[fast venture]

3 major chapters with smaller arcs within is imo the best way to do it

[past edge]

Or Sagas?

[rugged hawk]

This exact line of thought is precisely why we have a thousand different electrical connection cables.

[glossy vine]

usbc is best

[severe rampart]

Short Adventures>Chapters>Sagas>Acts (Chapters are composed of short adventures, Sagas composed of Chapters) perhaps

[lyric viper]

I will often use chapter for describing parts of my own campaign, but for premade adventures the issue with 'chapter' is it implies it will be part of a series and there will be more adventures written to follow on from it.

[lavish flame]

I enjoy Draw Steel's "Quest/Adventure/Campaign" system for talking about the length of a game

[past edge]

Hdmi the goat tho

[rugged hawk]

"There's too many options, we need a standard!" Now we have even more than we had initially.

You are being the problem, stop. /s

[past edge]

Perhaps something that implies it's meant to stand on its own then, like maybe a novella? (Or something based on the term like Novelite)

[glossy vine]

Its also good to build your adventure in mind for player levels. 1-5 dealing with a local problem, 6-10 dealing with a regions problem, 11-15 dealing with a world problem, 15+ gods died, everyone died at least 10 times by now, everything is fine

[fast venture]

Yep yep

Though I don't do level 1 starts

[glossy vine]

I don't either

[lavish flame]

I just think this is a Quest if its especially short and an Adventure if its longer

[fast venture]

3 is my minimum as a player or dm

[past edge]

I love level 1 starts

[fast venture]

Not having any kind of build is annoying

[lavish flame]

same, I apmost exclusively do level 1 or 2 starts

[glossy vine]

Level 1 is wild, either everything misses you and you are a badass, or your Barbarian eats a spell crit and dies.

[uncut zenith]

I only do level 1 starts if I have new players at the table, otherwise I start at 3

[remote charm]

I dabble in level
5 starts, from time to time

[past edge]

Level 1 makes you the victim for a little bit but it's fun

At some point, you concern yourself less with peril and more with optimization

But at level 1, there is no optimization, just you, the guy with the sword, fighting 3 goblins. Can you do it?

[jolly canyon]

I quite like lvl 1. But if my table wants a lvl 3 start I'll do it.

[glossy vine]

I personally skipped death house

Started everyone at 3

[rugged hawk]

Obviously. Grab goblin, swing goblin into second goblin, kick third goblin aside, stab first goblin, stomp on second goblin's head, finally poke third goblin full of holes.

[glossy vine]

Thats a lotta actions for a level 1 joe-schmo

[glad ferry]

Lvl1 would be interesting enough

[past edge]

Well you can do one of those things, but then it's the goblins turn lol

[glad ferry]

Plus it helps with learning vlasses

[rugged hawk]

I mean, they're goblins. If you're dying to goblins, you were never gonna make it as an adventurer, anyway.

[glossy vine]

HEY goblins have tactics

[past edge]

Exactly! Level 1 is the make or break of "am I cut out for this?" That your party needs to FEEL like adventurers

[glossy vine]

How many dudes does it take to beat 1 goblin

[past edge]

Probably just 1, but goblins move in hordes

[rugged hawk]

Exactly! Now go follow my simple plan and learn whether you can do it.... or whether you're just a stepping stone for a new goblin hero

[glossy vine]

this is a trick question, it was all a setup to get everyone to play as a goblin horde

[rugged hawk]

Goblin horde only matters when no one has Fireball

[past edge]

Everyone's got a goblin npc that the players fall in love with called Boblin or Blip-Blap, they don't just fall out of the sky! The first goblin they encounter (usually the lone guard watching the entrance of the camp) is the one they'll try to convince to fight with them, and then when he agrees, it turns out he's a murder machine!

This is how the magic happens ✨️

[glad ferry]

Plus that 10 hp removes the feeling of surviving with more skills

[glossy vine]

I wanted to befriend Droop, but he was too scared

[rugged hawk]

Ackshually, the magic happens when you cast Magic Missile at the darkness.

[severe rampart]

They're dying

[past edge]

I one time had a cultist in a campaign that the party tried to befriend, but he was a willing ritual sacrifice and wanted to be sacrificed once he came of age and they couldn't convince him to not want to be sacrificed

[humble cairn]

Level 1 is a bit stressful, but you learn to work with what you have and be strategic.

[severe rampart]

One bad crit and it's game over

That's why it's so fun

My players did the Durst Manor Level 3,though I adjusted the encounters

[past edge]

I always have backup plans to make sure it doesn't go off the rails TOO hard

[severe rampart]

Made it especially harder

[glossy vine]

And if the lv1 adventurers battle anything that generally does enough damage to take a pc down, its just downhill from there

[rugged hawk]

Only sometimes. Besides, they're goblins. At best they've got rusty daggers -1 and a STR mod of -1 or -2

[past edge]

Like the person they're doing the quest for is a powerful caster with the ability to revivify

[severe rampart]

Actually, goblins now have Scimitars and Shortbows, definitely enough to down in one hit if you're unlucky

[rugged hawk]

Heresy

[severe rampart]

It's the truth, Echo!

[past edge]

Gone are the days of level one gobwin

[glossy vine]

They pile dung into a sling and try to blind the wizard

[rugged hawk]

Just because WotC says something doesn't mean it isn't HERESY

Burn the wizards

[glossy vine]

The goblin wizard casts shitstorm!

[severe rampart]

Unfortunately, a level 1 fighter loses against 3 goblins most of the time

Well, depends on the AC, but you know what I mean

[rugged hawk]

Depends on his armor....and their Str.... and his HP roll and Con mod

[glossy vine]

he is lv1, his hp is max

[severe rampart]

Let's say they have 19 AC

[dim wasp]

Gobbling*

[rugged hawk]

Ew, max HP at level 1? What happened to the good old days of 1 HP Wizards?

[glossy vine]

they all died to errant rocks

[flint ledge]

I don't think those were good days...

[glossy vine]

OR, they became liches

[storm magnet]

If your hands are tied together and you’re a Dragonborn, would you use your breath on your assailant? Or is that too risky

[glossy vine]

there is no in between with olden wizards

[rugged hawk]

Nonsense, what could go wrong with 1 HP / HD? 9 HP at level 9?

[fast pasture]

I have a question, I am new to GM in P&P
So I try to make a game for here next week, and want to make some bandits plus some bosses, what is the best way to do this, do I make a full charter shed like my players have or what is a good way to do it?

How is the best way to do this?

[dim wasp]

Damn ya all are mean

[severe rampart]

19 AC, goblins have uhh... +5 to hit, so 30% to hit, there's 3 goblins, so 30% for each to hit, that's if the goblins are not strategic and just going head to head against the fighter

Usually goblins ambush

[glossy vine]

They set up traps too

They just sometimes forget they did and set them off themselves

[severe rampart]

So, let's say one of them fights head on, the other two are hiding for advantage on shortbow attacks

[rugged hawk]

That's more kobold thinking than goblin

[dim wasp]

We already getting ambushed at level 1 damn

[severe rampart]

Goblins have 10 int now

[glossy vine]

kobolds are even more chaotic

[storm magnet]

How come people don’t like dming forgotten realms?

[severe rampart]

Goblins could 100% plan this out

[lyric viper]

I feel like it's one of the most popular settings. Might be some personal preferences though.

[glad arch]

Check out other monster stat blocks for reference, you can ask for feedback/advice in #homebrew

[severe rampart]

I mean... In a certain popular 5e module you do, no spoilers though

[storm magnet]

Most of the time it seems like homebrew is the preference

[dim wasp]

DM gets sued for bullying/domestic abuse end of campaign /j

[minor cargo]

I think it's biggest strength and weakness is that it's a "kitchen sink" setting. You want multiverse stuff with our actual Earth, real-life space? It's got that. You want a nuclear submarine? Got that, too.

[lyric viper]

Some folk prefer their own homebrew settings, other folk prefer the vibes and aesthetics of other settings.
Homebrew has the benefit of being only want you want and not bogged down too much in having to read up on existing lore and events.

TBH, I think even when running a pre-made setting, it's going to end up changed and personalised to the group.

[glossy vine]

If your new players need knowledge checks to play in your setting homebrew or existing modules, then its your fail as a dm.

[dim wasp]

How do court trials work in DnD

[severe rampart]

Anti-Magic Zone or Zone of Truth

[glossy vine]

You bribe the judge

[lyric viper]

From my experience- very poorly and best to abstract or just go inaccurate and fun.

[severe rampart]

Very rigged jury is fun

Especially when the prosecutor is corrupt

[dim wasp]

Zone of truth

?

[severe rampart]

It's a spell

[dim wasp]

Do ya all have gold

[glad arch]

Spell kinda does what it says it does

[severe rampart]

Tin on label

[glad arch]

Its a zone in which you must speak the truth

[dim wasp]

😮 it's a lilipup that went into the forest

[severe rampart]

You don't say 🥁

[glossy vine]

The judge needs dirt on another judge, and we got that, for sure, right guys, we got something on the other judge?

[glad arch]

Correct, i type

[dim wasp]

Baby leafeon

[glad arch]

2nd level spell, i know its on the paladin list idk where else

[severe rampart]

Bard

[hot marlin]

To be exact: It prevents you from telling lies. But it does not mean you have to tell the truth

I have a lot of little tricks to cheat this thing

[glossy vine]

You could go up to Geas and have the target take damage for lying

[jolly canyon]

Now I am NOT saying Actual Plays = Homegames. Just wanna say that first. But I watched a court session recently and it looks like fun! Not even disagreeing with you either. Just thought I'd mention it. Looked so fun.

[severe rampart]

Lmao, if they refuse to state it then obviously guilty

[glad arch]

I know but that doesnt sound as fun to say

[hot marlin]

Uh... First off, the right to stay silent is a thing in real life in just about every legal system.

[glad arch]

May i present to you, 'technically' the truth

[storm magnet]

You cannot be compelled to incriminate yourself

[hot marlin]

Moreover, you may be in a zone of truth not as a defendant but as a witness

[dim wasp]

Echo where do we get evidence from

[severe rampart]

Why would one choose to stay silent when a simple "No, I did not do it" Inside of the Zone of Truth would free them?

[severe rampart]

We plant it /j

[hot marlin]

Again: You might not be the accused, you might be the witness. And I was mostly refering to other ways to cheat the zone of truth.

[lyric viper]

My experience with this has been one or two people being able to RP, while everyone else at the table has to watch and wait. Witness can talk, the 'lawyer' people can talk.
You give evidence. A lot of talking for usually a preset decision, because not like the Jury isn't also the DM or players.

[glossy vine]

Now the real adventure behind a court trial is getting the evidence, the witnesses, forgery, bribery and intimidation.

[minor cargo]

I know we bring up JJK in general with kind of rolled eyes lol But there is a "courtroom domain expansion" that I think could work well in D&D.

Minor spoiler for season 3:
||In this "courtroom domain", the victim is put on trial. All they have to do is plead guilty or not guilty, and if they plead not guilty, one piece of evidence is shown. They then argue about the accusation and the "judge" declares who 'wins'. The loser gets a significant debuff for the fight that immediately starts after.||

[lyric viper]

One RPed court case I was in lasted a bout an hour as the defendent was accused of his list of crimes and ended with him syaing 'Ah, screw it, I'm going to eat the judge'.

[glad arch]

Only correct decision

[severe rampart]

I was just thinking of this, thanks Steve

[hot marlin]

Here's my favourite trick: Telepathy.
Courtroom asks you a question, you want to lie. Have an accomplice telepathically ask you another question. Answer that question, truthfully. Ignore the first one

[glad arch]

Imagine getting jailed and taking your punishment

[lyric viper]

The player getting bored and just being like 'welp. I'm bored.'

[severe rampart]

That's how you get the jury in pitchforks and torches

[hot marlin]

For example:
Judge: Did you or did you not kill the duke?
Telepathic accomplice: Did you eat the pudding I ate this morning?
Accused: Of course not.

[glad arch]

Now im curious if anyone has ever retired a character because they went to jail. Usually whenever players get send to jail the idea is theyll get out some way

"Well i got sentenced to 40 years, time to roll up a new character"

[severe rampart]

Maybe make them say the full "No, I did not kill the Duke"

[hot marlin]

Another trick, if you don't have an accomplice? Magic mouth. Put magic mouths on your clothes and possession with your own voice, with triggers like scratching your palm or tapping your toe. The pre-recorded phrases should be "No", "Yes", "I am absolutely innocent", "I do not know anything about that"

[hot marlin]

That wouldn't work. Buuut:
Judge: Did you kill the duke?
Telepathic accomplice: Did you kill my brother?
Accused: No, I did not kill him

[tough torrent]

I'm watching Pointy Hat talk about 5.5e and he's saying Barbarians get something like combat maneuvers, but I can't find anything else talking about this mechanic. Does anyone know what he's talking about or is my GOAT washed?

[severe rampart]

I dunno, I really feel like if they have them say the full sentence it'd be easier

[glossy vine]

Judge: Are you being affected by any spell other than Zone of Truth right now?

[hot marlin]

The answer is obviously no. The telepathic accomplice is the one affected by a telepathy spell

[lyric viper]

It would be interesting to think on how a world with magic has to account for it in law.

[dim wasp]

Imo Entertainment/Performing is one of the rarer skill proficiency choices to see what do u guys think

[severe rampart]

Scrying eyes... everywhere

[glossy vine]

Bards do a lot of that?

[severe rampart]

... I always choose performance...

[tough torrent]

bro in a world full of magics that can peer into your brain, make you tell the truth, and make you do things against your will, the legal system around magic must be CRAZY

[glossy vine]

I've yet to see a bard player not take expertise into performance

[severe rampart]

They hear "roll for performance" Once a blue moon

[hot marlin]

You can even pre-record your magic mouths before the trial. Like "I am stating, in the strongest terms possible, that I am innocent of all possible wrongdoings. I did not kill the duke, nor anyone."

[glad arch]

Wait now im wondering if you did kill the duke and the judge asks "repeat after me, I did not kill the duke" would you be able to say that

[humble loom]

#find-a-game

[glad arch]

Is repeating somehow different from saying

[hot marlin]

I'd argue this would not count as a "deliberate lie".

[glossy vine]

But when they do, they capture the hearts of a tavern, a stage, a city. Its a big check.

[severe rampart]

... Hey, that's weird, when you talk your mouth doesn't move (Saiki K??)

[dim wasp]

Well apart from bards tho

[hot marlin]

Of course your lips are moving. You can mouth the words.

[severe rampart]

Nat 1

[hot marlin]

As long as you're not speaking a deliberate lie.

[glossy vine]

Then they get booed and shunned and its sad

[glad arch]

Interesting, normally the words would be a deliberate lie but because its not an answer to a question its different?

[severe rampart]

Mouth it perfectly to the tone?

[glad arch]

Roll performance id say

[hot marlin]

You were ordered to repeat. This is not a deliberate lie

[hot marlin]

Get proficiency in performance and you'll be fine

[severe rampart]

I feel like that'll fall apart once we account the multiple numerous jury watching

[severe rampart]

You can still very well fail

[hot marlin]

Another trick: Sign language. If you're mute and use sign language, you are not speaking. So you can lie as much as you want

Or writing actually!

You can write all the lies in the world

[hot marlin]

True. No plan is foolproof

[storm magnet]

Does the zone of truth make you unable to lie in movements? Like if you were asked to demonstrate how a murder played out physically?

[glad arch]

"I know we just cast zone of truth but could you maybe write your response instead"

[glossy vine]

You can also homebrew in the moment of combat to roll for performance. The player is playing a theatrical/musical/carny bard. Its up to them to make charismatic moves.

[hot marlin]

Nope. You just can't speak deliberate lies.

[hot marlin]

I mean that you could be mute. Like... Honestly, worst comes to worst, you can have your tongue cut out

[woven flint]

Zone of Truth users when I'm just straight up honest anyway

[severe rampart]

Regeneration babyyy

[severe rampart]

"Yeah, I did that. I'm not lying or tryna deny it."

[hot marlin]

A seventh level spell

Zone of truth is a second level one.

[woven flint]

"Yeah, I'm guilty as * * * * judge. I did that shit for certain"

[severe rampart]

Darn, I don't think there are any prosthetic tongues

[storm magnet]

What if you’re telling the truth but you think it’s a lie?

Like a lack of self confidence

[woven flint]

It's still considered a truthful statement

[severe rampart]

Truthful

[glad arch]

Devotion paladins be like

[severe rampart]

It's like that pinoccio thing, "can't we just ask Pinoccio to state the secrets of the universe? And whether his nose grows it means true or false"

No, that is not how it works

[glad arch]

Yeh its truth relative to the person speaking

[woven flint]

My Minotaur Death Cleric:
"Yeah, I stomped his head instead of Healing him. Why? He called me a cow... so I turned his head into ground beef."

[severe rampart]

He doesn't explicitly know about the things he's saying, his nose wouldn't grow regardless

[glossy vine]

Its like that scene in Shrek, he was speaking the truth technically

[glad arch]

I didnt not not not lie

[severe rampart]

I can absolutely deny that I may or may not have been involved that may or may not have absolutely been never created or made by a certain creature or otherwise, deceased or alive, in the moment that we are all living it right now

[glad arch]

You could ask the evil henchman if his boss is evil and eventhough their boss might be vecna they still could say no if they believed it

[severe rampart]

They get free dental, free healthcare, a 401k, the boss isn't that evil

[rugged hawk]

Obviously. Minions only betray or quit bad management, not jobs

[glad arch]

A 2nd echo has joined the conversation

[rugged hawk]

Which is what makes my Walmart employment so much better than my last four jobs combined.

[glad arch]

Yeh vecna might be trying to [insert evil world domination plan] but the work is pretty chill

[rugged hawk]

Well yeah, Vecna's one of the cool kids who actually read the Evil Overlord List.

Speaking of which, Frieza directly violates the list.

Like that time he killed an innocent, nameless minion as an example to Zarbon.

[severe rampart]

What do you mean? There's only one Echo

[rugged hawk]

Yeah, obviously. I'm right here.

[severe rampart]

Ah, that, it's just Echoing in here

[humble cairn]

Brutal Strike and Improved Brutal Strike '24

[knotty vine]

I still think its very weird that dispell magic doesnt work on anything else besides spell unless it does

[rugged hawk]

Speaking of echoes, though, my four BBQ bacon cheeseburgers from last night decided they wanted revengeance on their way out.

[tough torrent]

Ah, I see
Thank you

[knotty vine]

Like it works on animated objects

[rugged hawk]

Depends on how the animation magic works, really.

Like, if it's an imbued magical enchantment, dispel won't always do jack. But if it's just a normal casting of Animate Object, wham, back to being a normal pair of boots.

[knotty vine]

usually on the stat block it says dispell magic will incap the animated object

Animate armor for example

If targeted by dispel magic, the armor must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster's spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

[rugged hawk]

I mean, a zombie is literally an animated object

[glossy vine]

Its not

[rugged hawk]

It really is. A lifeless body is just an organic object.

[glossy vine]

Its a creature

[rugged hawk]

It's a corpse

[knotty vine]

its an undead

[glossy vine]

Can you use Animate Objects on a Raise Dead target?

[rugged hawk]

Ackshually, it's a target. For animation magic.

[knotty vine]

yeah but the animated armor has this
Antimagic Susceptibility. The armor is incapacitated while in the area of an antimagic field. If targeted by dispel magic, the armor must succeed on a Constitution saving throw against the caster’s spell save DC or fall unconscious for 1 minute.

[rugged hawk]

You can attempt anything you can fast-talk the DM into allowing

[glossy vine]

Thats not untrue

[lavish flame]

a corpse is indeed an object and a creature at the same time

[glossy vine]

I am very fast-talkable

But if its already moving from Animate Dead, not Raise Dead, then?

[rugged hawk]

The primary difference between Animate Object and Animate Dead is the method. Animation of an object uses Transmutation magic, whereas Animation of a corpse involves the mostly-permanent connection of a corpse to the Negative Energy Plane, which causes the corpse to become a conduit under the control of whoever's in charge of the flow.

Also directly why undead are considered so dangerous, because they're literal holes in reality through which Neg Energy comes through and the Prime bleeds out.

[glossy vine]

But whatever was casted first animated it first, no?

[rugged hawk]

Also why they generate regions of cold.

[rugged hawk]

I assume so

[glossy vine]

So you wouldn't be able to hurl a bunch of undead away in a desperate attempt at survival?

Since they are no longer objects

I mean generally, I would use the rule of cool here and an epic moment

"Choose a number of nonmagical objects", since the undead were animated by a spell, then no.

[rugged hawk]

In that case, I'd consider the use of Turn Undead to throw them away being potentially valid

[glossy vine]

Yeah, both skeletons and zombies were made by spells, so they can't be affected by Animate Objects

[rugged hawk]

Actually, there's 'naturally-produced' undead, too. That's why graveyards and battlefields are often infested.

Anywhere there's enough Negative Energy buildup, corpses can begin moving and spirits can begin roaming.

Shadows are the only natural undead, though, far as I recall. Manifestations of the Negative Energy Plane itself.

[glossy vine]

As I am reading it from the Monster manual, both skeletons and zombies have to be Animated first.

[rugged hawk]

Well, it'd depend on your setting and needs, too

But under normal conditions, anywhere with sufficient Negative Energy can cause a natural production of various undead. Ghouls, wraiths, skeletons, zombies....

[glossy vine]

Ok? I guess if you wanna homebrew how your undead come to be, we are talking about core rules undead.

[rugged hawk]

Oh. OH, I see where you're coming from. Yes, they're technically animated.

[glossy vine]

Ghouls are demonic, though.

[rugged hawk]

It's not created skeles and zombies, they're just dead bodies lying around that got naturally animated by saturated Neg Energy

The whole 'Animate Dead' spell is just a directed, intentional recreation of that same natural process

Ultimately, yes, skeles and zombies are 'animated'. It's just a question of whether it was by a person or by a natural buildup.

[glossy vine]

Generally, I would rule Animate Objects to only affect actual objects and not creatures.

Since how would you like it if Strahd could just hurl 5 pcs off Ravenloft down 1000ft

[rugged hawk]

I mean, there's spells that specifically do that to living creatures.

[glossy vine]

Yeah, but Animate Objects just happens, now you control objects, there is no saves here.

I thought we were talking about Animate Objects specifically here.

[rugged hawk]

I was mostly trolling, honestly. Corpses aren't generally Objects.

[glossy vine]

I can see this being an actual in game interaction though xd

[rugged hawk]

Like I said, it potentially could be. Anything you can fast talk a DM into.

[glossy vine]

See, you got me thinking. So you succeded.

Here I am, looking at all undead in the Monster Manual and how they came to be

[rugged hawk]

Theoretically, you could animate object a non-undead skeleton

[glossy vine]

Yes, for sure.

[rugged hawk]

It's just a pile of bones at that point

Now, if it's a full corpse, that's more debatable

[glossy vine]

Now, would you need to pick specific bones?

[rugged hawk]

Probably? Unless you wanna animate the whole skeleton as a singular object?

[glossy vine]

Thats a lotta bones. Animate objects is limited to 5

[rugged hawk]

If you're treating the whole skeleton as a singular item, I imagine it'd just coalesce into a floating bundle of bones with no shape.

[glossy vine]

Thats kinda cool so yes

[rugged hawk]

If you wanted it to actually take its skeleton form, you'd probably need more than one casting. Maybe animate the legs as a set, the arms as a set, the ribs and skull as a set....

[humble cairn]

What if it's been wired together to keep it's shape and stil be articulated at the joints?

[rugged hawk]

Ultimately, you'd be better off just casting Animate Dead, but this way, the clerics couldn't complain.

[rugged hawk]

Now see, this would work.

I've seen actual examples of that, too

[humble cairn]

Taxidermy.

[rugged hawk]

No, in terms of creating undead via unusual means.

[humble cairn]

Like ... taxidermy?

[rugged hawk]

Like reinforcing what would otherwise be a zombie post-animation with various bits and bobbles.

No, that's the art of preserving an animal's skin and mounting it over a mannequin.

In this case, we're taking the entire corpse and adding bits to it.

[humble cairn]

I thought we were trying to use Animate Object.

[rugged hawk]

Like augmenting it with additional connective cords, or armor plates, or ....

We were discussing both.

[glossy vine]

Now, if you were to Animate Objects a skeleton separated, then order them to cover your body in a sort of skele-armor

🤔

[rugged hawk]

Okay, counterpoint, those bones obviously already failed to protect their previous meatbag.

[glossy vine]

BUT, with the Spell, they have ac and hp

[feral fulcrum]

Bones are terrible armor, unless they're magic monster bones.

[glossy vine]

and sort of provide cover/obscure yourself

Since they are medium objects at that point

[feral fulcrum]

Obligatory "A Wizard did it."

[rugged hawk]

Ackshually, Negative Energy did it.

[feral fulcrum]

But a Wizard directed the Negative Energy to do it, so Nya.

[rugged hawk]

Negative Energy can do it all on its own, no wizard needed. Nya.

[glossy vine]

I was merely thinking about how cool would a skeletal armor be using Animate Objects

[feral fulcrum]

Or are you going to argue in front of the Magister that you didn't commit that murder, your sword totally killed a guy all on it's own.

[rugged hawk]

Obviously it was a cursed sword of animating that leapt out of your hands to frame you.

Therefore, I can't be held responsible for its actions.

If they ask why I knew that and brought it into town, I was looking for a cleric to destroy it

[feral fulcrum]

Improper storage of cursed objects, Jail-time Clacks Gavel

[rugged hawk]

It wouldn't have been responsible to leave it lying around outside town where it might kill random passerby

and i couldn't get proper storage without coming into town

Checkmate, magister!

[fathom gate]

I cast power word plank

[humble cairn]

"Say that again." casts Zone of Truth

[glossy vine]

Not the problem of the law that you came unprepared to deal with such an object

[rugged hawk]

That only works if I don't believe my words are truth. The truth is that its cheaper to replace a sword than go to jail, so the reality is that I'm looking to destroy my sword. CHECKMATE

Not my problem the law wasn't prepared for storage of cursed objects at town entry point

And if they were prepared and didn't mention it as I entered town, that's still on them

[glossy vine]

You could've taken it further away from town.

Seal it in a tomb, make golems to protect it.

[rugged hawk]

That never, ever works.

You know it, I know it.

[glossy vine]

Again, not the problem of the law. You brought a dangerous weapon into town, not knowing how and if they can help you destroy it.

[rugged hawk]

It's the whole foundation of adventuring.

I couldn't know how and if it can be destroyed without entering town.

[glossy vine]

You could've left it outside of town while you learned this information.

[rugged hawk]

And being a cursed sword of animating, it might've floated off to slaughter a village or some travelers! Clearly that would be incredibly irresponsible of me.

At least on me, I can deal with it if it starts acting up

[glossy vine]

Yet, in that slaughtered village, you wouldn't be on the scene of the crime

Yet, we are here, and you weren't able to deal with it

[rugged hawk]

No, I'd just be the BBEG of the day who released a cursed weapon on the world

I clearly was, it only killed a single person before I subdued it rather than entire villages.

[glossy vine]

1 is still more than 0

[rugged hawk]

And now the sword will be dealt with by the law for breaking the law

And i shall go free as the hero who stopped its evil reign

[glossy vine]

It came under your possession, you are responsible for its actions

[rugged hawk]

The whole point of cursed possessions is that you are not, in fact, in control of their actions and therefore cannot be held responsible

Whoever cursed the sword is the true culprit and must be held accountable

[glossy vine]

Again, why even take it into any town, just run away with it, to the highest heights.

[hot reef]

Yes you can, the local noble said so

[rugged hawk]

That's a noble who's asking for a sword in the ribs

Oh no, its curse activated AGAIN!

[glossy vine]

thats probable cause, jail this man immediately

[hot reef]

Threatening a noble? Death penalty

[glossy vine]

GAVEL SMACK

[rugged hawk]

The cursed sword of stabbing anyone who suggests you're responsible for who it stabs

The only known way to break the curse is to free the wielder of any responsibility

And destroy the sword, of course

[glossy vine]

power word: kill, twinned spell

[rugged hawk]

That's murder, death penalty for you

[dusky kite]

"I think I just heard Power Word: Scrunch over there-" /ref

[glossy vine]

I was the magister judge once, dealing with a case of an insane man with an even more insane sword

Yet, for my hubris, I suffered excruciatingly

[rugged hawk]

Good.

[glossy vine]

The dead can't speak

Oh right, I was also executed

[rugged hawk]

Speak With Dead would like a word

[glossy vine]

The only thing the magister remembers is a sword breaking the sound barrier.

[vast saddle]

Guys, is being a jobber in the D&D campaign series bad?

[glossy vine]

Whats a jobber?

[vast saddle]

Being booked just to be the dummy for certain people

I guess you never watch pro wrestling

[glossy vine]

I don't

[vast saddle]

I need hours to find the word and I fumbled into someone who doesn't understand it

Those hours, I've been thinking that my character is just a jobber, not relevant to the main plot my DM has

[glossy vine]

Depends on the context I guess

You could use the term: my pc feels like an npc, in the future.

[vast saddle]

I've been thinking about joining the game here. Sleep is overrated

[glossy vine]

Sleep is pretty decent, I need 6-8 to function myself

[vast saddle]

I don't want to sleep, because I miss a lot of stuff when I do. I've been training to cut the need for 7-hour sleep.

Still have no idea on how to cut it from 4 to 1 hour a day

[glossy vine]

Also, really need context here. It could be that its another players arc currently?

[vast saddle]

We have these West Marches quests

Bunch of one-shots, but all of the one-shots have a connected storyline

[glossy vine]

Its the West Marches style though. You take jobs your character might find interesting.

[vast saddle]

Is the chance high if I just be an NPC?

[glossy vine]

Do you interact with the other PCs at all? Or the NPCs in the one-shot itself? Maybe you are also playing a less active character? Really need more context here on what actually happened.

[shell coyote]

Hello everyone. I am trying to create a warlock character. But I need to know what Hexblade Warlock works?

[vast saddle]

Not enough spotlight

Some players are really that....active

[glossy vine]

Consult the DM about this.

[vast saddle]

Too active if I have to say

[glossy vine]

And the players.

[vast saddle]

I have....they think they have shared the spotlight fairly

[glossy vine]

Nobody can help you if they don't know the context.

[lavish flame]

just ordered the '24 core rules in alt covers! woo!

[vast saddle]

But what I see is....they give too much spotlight to characters with high charisma and intelligence

All I have....is just brute

[vast saddle]

Because English is not my main language

Context is only explainable in Bahasa Indonesia

[glossy vine]

I mean, about what actually happened. We don't know how the session looked like.

[vast saddle]

Still

Only explainable in Bahasa Indonesia right now

[glossy vine]

🤷‍♂️

[vast saddle]

What context do you need?

I hope you don't mind Google Translate

[glossy vine]

I think you just need to discuss this more with the DM and the players and voice your concerns about not having enough spotlight.

[tribal night]

Dude why does this paladin have FOUR FREAKIN ATTACKS

IN ONE ACTION

Divine smite, DOWNED, divine smite, DEAD, divine smite DOWNED, divine smite, DEAD

Baldur's gate tactician mode is so evil

[vast saddle]

We have. I was also being open about my attention disorder and my sensitivity to loud noises

In the end, some DMs there say I may have less involvement in their campaigns

I think....it feels unfair

They also rarely have combat-heavy campaign

My character shines there

[tribal night]

Nah please don't tell me the githyanki has 6 attacks in one action or something 🥀

[vast saddle]

But they rarely have it

They say everyone has a chance....but in reality they act like....TKO toward WWE

[dim wasp]

stares

What's a celeron

[vast saddle]

Discontinued Intel's CPU. Infamously slow

[dim wasp]

Hi toothy

[dim wasp]

Hm how old?

Like 1980s old?

[glossy vine]

Celeron was around 2ks

[dim wasp]

Never heard of it can't lie

[glossy vine]

It was before Pentium.

[dim wasp]

2ks?

[glossy vine]

2000's

[vast saddle]

Discontinued in 2023

[dim wasp]

Oki

[dim wasp]

He's a time traveller

Exposed

Hi noob

[idle oar]

Let’s get things back on topic please!

[minor cargo]

Oh, haha I missed it but yesterday was asexual visibility day!

So I've asked similar questions in the past, but tell me about an NPC/PC in your game that is aro/ace (aromantic/asexual)!

[dim wasp]

Oke

Regarding party romance how does a group go about that?

I'm just wondering cuz it defo doesn't seem easy

[glossy vine]

I think you really need to know each other well to be able to act out a romance.

[idle oar]

Hmmm. My battle master fighter seems pretty aro. The rest of the party characters has gotten more into romantic/sexual relationships while my fighter just doesn’t appear interested at all.

[rough basalt]

Learning how to if they want

Which is the greatest hurdle for a lot of people

[idle oar]

Didn’t really explore that aspect of my character.

[rough basalt]

My first wizard may have been iirc

[woven flint]

They're more interested in fighting 🔥

[glossy vine]

Fight for each others hearts!

[dim wasp]

Oki

Btw can an eagle carry someone

[rough basalt]

He was adventuring part for power and moreso to get away from his father trying to set him up with a wife cause he found no appeal in romantic relations or anything with anyone

[dim wasp]

What does Kaelith change into that she can carry people

It looks like an eagle but I can't tell

[rough basalt]

Giant Eagle iirc

[dim wasp]

Birb

[rough basalt]

Depending on whether your 5 or 5.5 Giant versions of small animals are on or off the table

[idle oar]

There was a magical contract for the mercenary company the fighter originally worked for which may have had some impact on my characters ability/willingness to create such personal relationships. So yeah “doing my job” was the characters focus to the expense of other things.

[lavish flame]

Certainly, I've got a Wandslinger in the Eberron setting who is ace, her name is Hope. She's a rootin' tootin' wand shootin' cowgirl. Her whole vibe is from a handful of Westerns (Lone Ranger and Hateful 8 mostly)

[rough basalt]

At least some anyway

My brain aint there yet, been forced to read for the last 4 hours

[dim wasp]

Hai toot

[dim wasp]

5.5e

[fast latch]

Jerome Ra’saheroh

Sphinx Dungeon Master (He made a pact with Me) Warlock

[rough basalt]

Ah then Giant Eagles i think are Celestials now

[dim wasp]

Cool

[rough basalt]

Yeah theyre celestials now

so off the table

[fast latch]

Wait, really? Huh

[dim wasp]

Stares

[fast latch]

Weird

[lavish flame]

... did you just fart what is that

[fast latch]

It makes way more sense for them to be Beasts

[rough basalt]

Its cause they're beasts from a celestial realm

[dim wasp]

Shall I just refer to u as gwyn then

[rough basalt]

not actually originated in nature on the material plane

[lavish flame]

I was being called toot?

[woven flint]

Thats hilarious, I'm getting the overwhelming urge to call you "toot" as well

[lavish flame]

of the two, i deff prefer gwyn

[rough basalt]

Giant Eagles, Owls and Elks are all celestials now due to lore

[glossy vine]

wuuut

[dim wasp]

Soon we'll be calling her Groot /j

[dim wasp]

Oki

How's it going Gwyn?

[rough basalt]

cause ya know you dont find a 12ft tall Elk (on its four legs) in natural nature

[woven flint]

No, because I am Groot

[dim wasp]

Ya all have a Groot around here

Since when

[rough basalt]

the new MM moved towards having creatures have the types that fit their nature

[dim wasp]

Druid got nerfed oofies

[fast latch]

Oh that makes sense

[rough basalt]

Like Gnolls being Fiends

[lavish flame]

while I'm a lil sad they aren't Beasts for Polymorph/Wildshape reasons, these specific animals being Celestials makes sense to me. These are like... elegant revere-able animals to me

[woven flint]

Giant Vultures are fiends now

[dim wasp]

I'm assuming Kaelyth uses wild shape cuz it doesn't look like she uses polymorph

[dim wasp]

Lmfao

[rough basalt]

Ye well Vox Machina campaign was in pf1e then very early 2014

[woven flint]

CORRECTION...
Giant Vultures are monstrosities now

[rough basalt]

Which is why Trinket is always a background character

Since 2014 Beastmaster had to use a real animal and if it died they have to get a new one

[fast latch]

Yeah Moon Druids losing Giant Eagle sucks

[dim wasp]

Pecky Pecky

Shouldn't that go to the wood pecker @woven flint /j

(monstrosity)

[rough basalt]

New Moon Druid is a wrecking crew imo

the teleporting, the always prepared spells that work in WS

Fount of Moonlight which makes their attacks do base smite damage on top of the regular damage

Wouldnt wanna be an Undead leader with one of them around

[valid geyser]

the highest cr flying creature that moon druids have now is like, the CR 1/2 giant bee.

[rough basalt]

Cause the radiant may be just normally dangerous for me, it means my minion zombies are dying instantly

[valid geyser]

in the 2025 monster manual*

[dim wasp]

Is this with or without polymorph

Because I heard u can turn into a mammoth with it

[fast latch]

HAH

Well that stinks

[valid geyser]

note flying creature. i know mammoths are extinct and all but as far as i am aware of mammoths are not able to fly

[rough basalt]

ah wait im an idiot theyre 6

[daring stump]

Well hello folks!

[valid geyser]

yeah the flying creature thing is so bizarre. It feels like an intentional nerfto me

[rough basalt]

I think part of the celestial changes was also to avoid moon druids becoming airships for free

[stiff rock]

it is weird how many restrictions there are on flight for druids despite some races having innate flying speeds

[valid geyser]

i dont think that was a problem. by level 8 i see no reason not to be a medium or large flying creature in combat
this is also just a base druid thing too

[rough basalt]

well the innate flying races are something they more or less regret doing

Owlin are there cause they were in an MTG book as a flying so had to happen and Faeries cause they had it from older 5e

[lavish flame]

you've never seen dumbo? they could do that too

[stiff rock]

aarakocra are quite popular from 2014, and iirc aasimar in 2024 get a flight speed

[rough basalt]

Cause a Giant Eagle like seen in Vox can transport a normal sized party

[stiff rock]

or an ability that grants flight

[rough basalt]

new flying speed on species is limited to once per LR

[valid geyser]

also one thing i didnt notice until like, just the other day is that druids have a limited amount of forms they can actually take. like i get the 2014 "animal you have seen" criteria was rather vague, but only being able to have, 8 different animals max seems kinda weird

[storm magnet]

Is killing a pseudodragon murder, since they have human level intelligence?

[stiff rock]

ohh right

[rough basalt]

its cause they wanted to stop people looking through the whole beast dialogue for something and to just choose ones they can use

[lavish flame]

I played a 1-15 (Tyranny of Dragons) and unironically the amount of times our Druid just cast Polymorph on themself to get around their wack Wild Shape restrictions made me question the class feature

[valid geyser]

like yeah you can change one form during a long rest, but its still just a strange restriction to me

[rough basalt]

Druid had a lot of stuff that made people slow down games, like old WS, and old Conjure Animals

And its not like you really needed all those forms

[stiff rock]

tbh i think any class can slow down a game if the player isn't familiar with their abilities

2024's druid still suffers from that, especially for newer players

[rough basalt]

Naturally but there was enough complaints

"wotc my player whose been playiong for 6 years spent 54 minutes looking through the MM just to change into a brown bear for the 60th time"

[stiff rock]

lol yeah it's helpful now that there are some beast statblocks at the back of the phb for druids

[rough basalt]

And a big complaint was really how trivial druids could just remove the exploration part of dnd entirely

[stiff rock]

yeah that's fair

[fast latch]

Wait WHAT?!

That sucks so bad

It should be at least 15

[rough basalt]

You dont need that many tbh

[lavish flame]

a marriage of the two would be nice

[rough basalt]

Notably most druid players dont use more than 3 or 4 forms in majority based on my experiences

Its either bear, bird, or land creature that can scout like a cat or a rat

[stiff rock]

yeah both my druids very rarely used more than 1 or 2 animals

[rough basalt]

They wouldnt have actually put the limit on forms if people actually used that many, its mainly to avoid the whole case of decision paralysis i believe

[valid geyser]

i feel like yeah most animal blocks are relatively samey but id just think the only limit needs to be DM discression
like yeah i do get the time wasting thing but that just kind of reads as a skill issue to me. just start a turn timer or something '

[rotund agate]

Hear me out, a campaign set Post-BG3 where the party of that game are the BBEGs of the next

[lavish flame]

you get some hardass DMs who are like "well you haven't come across any Deer in this campaign, so you can't turn into one." having a guranteed number of forms helps this. I wish you could also just get more by seeing them

[rough basalt]

Well you can change one on LR

[dim wasp]

Oh

[lavish flame]

only so many ways to dress up "animals bite or scratch you"

[rough basalt]

can take that as learning a better animal so you toss aside the one you dont need anymore

[dim wasp]

What would you do if a teammate just transformed into an owl and stayed on top of u becoming part of ur outfit

[rough basalt]

Cause alter self does give you the general animal abilities

Animals really aren't that diverse in what they can do that matters within the context of a streamlined game

[valid geyser]

that is true, i just figure that is kinda the reason you shouldn't need to make a choice between scratchy animal #3 and scratchy animal #4 like youre preparing a spell

[rough basalt]

Like do you really need Alter Self: Bee to pollenate your garden during downtime? Sure it sounds cool but there'd likely be either too vague of rules or too many forms of alter self which would take up a lot of page room

[lavish flame]

prolly yelling in pain, owls have talons

[rough basalt]

well if you're a druid whose only ever been on land and needs to go underwater why wouldnt you pick scratchy animal 4 that has gills

[dim wasp]

Scenario qn:
What would you do if a teammate just transformed into an owl/bird and stayed on top of u becoming part of ur outfit

[dim wasp]

What if they do it gently

[rough basalt]

Its a 2nd level spell meant to handle niche challenges

[valid geyser]

well yeah, i think in the case where you need a specific speed i dont think decision paralysis will be an issue, you'd just turn into a fish

[lavish flame]

Yeah, I'm pretty generous with Wildshape forms. In 2014, Xanathars had a list of Beasts organized by Biome. I usually just let a Druid blanketly choose a biome or two to know every animal.

[halcyon forum]

just turn into a goldfish, works every time

[dim wasp]

Cat supremacy best supremacy

[lavish flame]

I'm not really in the business of nickel and diming my Druids about whether or not they've seen a rat or weasel or elk, I say give them the forms

[rough basalt]

I like the change primarily cause i dont trust players to be able to make a decision from the whole bestiary

[dim wasp]

What about baby creatures like baby dragons

[lavish flame]

thats a different story

[valid geyser]

yeah the "you have seen" limitation in 2014 kinda just existed in case a DM didn't want a druid to become a dinosaur for flavor or tone reasons

[stiff rock]

if i'm not mistaken, the 2024 monster manual also sorts creatures by biome. it doesn't give specifically beasts though

[rough basalt]

Theres a section for creature type

Theres a lot of beasts

[slender mason]

is it weird that I really like CR 0 Creatures that do literally 1 damage

like yes you go girl you whittle down that guy

[dim wasp]

No

[slender mason]

how many rats would it take to take down a Tarrasque

[stiff rock]

one REALLY lucky rat

[dim wasp]

Rat only does 1 damage

[rough basalt]

There's 92 Beasts in the '25 MM which is why I think the limited forms happened

[wicked mulch]

D&D Question of the Day (D&D Beyond: Playing the Game):

(Short Answer): A rogue wants to sprint, vault a table, and slide into cover. Which single ability is most central to the check, and why?

[dim wasp]

It's big AF.

[lavish flame]

I assume level 1 adventurers have not seen like... Dragons or Giants or most Monstrosities with some exceptions. Owlbears are common enough imo that an adventurer might have seen one before adventuring, maybe Displacer Beasts are common enough too idk. I think Dragons is pushing it.

[dim wasp]

Dex

[dim wasp]

Dex cuz acrobatics

Sliding and jumping

[lavish flame]

Their Speed stat, their Strength score, and... their Speed stat again

[rough basalt]

Sounds just like flavored movement to me but if the table is an actual obstacle then jump rules

[dim wasp]

I can't believe I need strength to jump

[rough basalt]

10ft long jump over table, then rest of movement into cover

[dim wasp]

Waa

[rough basalt]

Naturally

[lavish flame]

Thats what I'm thinking. This just seems like decribed movement. If the table is an obstacle, ur Strength Score should tell u if u can clear it

[rough basalt]

People with legs that cant handle their own weight cant jump over a large table

[dim wasp]

What if their mid level

[rough basalt]

Least not cleanly

[dim wasp]

The jump is 10 ft?

[lavish flame]

Chase Rules have stuff about how many times you can Dash in a row (I think its Con Mod times before making Saves against Exhaust)

[dim wasp]

Are we jumping 10 ft

[rough basalt]

the 10ft is for the Long Jump

[dim wasp]

Isn't that just combining sprint n jump

[rough basalt]

sprint isnt an action

regular movement of adventurers is basically a constant sprint

[dim wasp]

It said they wanna sprint

Sprint jump slide

[lavish flame]

Like 10? Sure, they've seen and fought Dragons and Devils and Demons and Giants and all that jazz. With some exceptions, they know about the wider world they live in.

[rough basalt]

Sprint and Slide are just flavors of movement speed

Jumping over an obstacle would be using movement speed with jump rules

[tribal night]

Omfg... the gith does in fact have 4 attacks, ACTION SURGE MAKES IT 8 Tactician mode is soooo brutal 😭

[rough basalt]

Unless this is a chase scene then itd be an acrobatics

[dim wasp]

Well can jumping not fall under acrobatics technically

[rough basalt]

if its needed

[lavish flame]

It can, usually thats for "I want to jump further than my stats will allow"

[rough basalt]

such as swinging from pole to pole like Lara Croft

[dim wasp]

Can you get aooed if u dash or not really

[rough basalt]

Ye

[lavish flame]

yup

you gotta Disengage to avoid AoOs

[rough basalt]

Unless you have the speedy/mobile feat then they have disadvantage

[dim wasp]

I thought I too fast/hj

Nyoom

[rough basalt]

Nah dashing just means your breaking into a full whole hog sprint away from them with your back turned which is when they hit you

Speedy/Mobile i assume means you're fast enough to make it harder

[dim wasp]

Disengage takes up ur movement right?

[rough basalt]

No, its an action

[dim wasp]

Oh

[rough basalt]

Unless you have an ability to do so as a Bonus Action

[dim wasp]

So it would take up ur attack

[rough basalt]

Like Rogues and Monks

[half igloo]

to avoid AoOs if youre dm is the type to allow you to buy magic items buy some kind of robe that has an ability to dash without provoking AoOs

[dim wasp]

Interesting

[rough basalt]

I dont think theres a magic item that negates AoO

Cloak of Displacement would indirectly hinder them

[dim wasp]

To avoid aoos just grab an ability with push and run for ur life*

[rough basalt]

thats another way

[half igloo]

even better is drunken monk +10 ft + 2 attacks + disengage or free dash

all with 1 Ki

[crimson gulch]

thats just movement and i would not require a roll for that

[rough basalt]

Forced movement is a helpful tool if you need to run or wanna reposition

[dim wasp]

If an enemy is rooted/ensnared would they be able to aoo u?

[half igloo]

you can take a push action anytime though

[dim wasp]

Logically Idts

[rough basalt]

at disadvantage

[crimson gulch]

yes, blindness prevents attacks of opprotunity though

[rough basalt]

Never said you cant shove as an action

[dim wasp]

Shove

[half igloo]

Why would we need an ability to do that though?

[rough basalt]

Because you cant just shove someone for free

[dim wasp]

Does DnD mess around with overpush and knock back damage or not really

[rough basalt]

Nah unless they fall off a high enough ledge

[dim wasp]

Why why

[rough basalt]

Because you're in a battle

[dim wasp]

So just fall damage

[rough basalt]

they're trying to kill you

[dim wasp]

So what would happen after the shove

[half igloo]

fair

[rough basalt]

theyre knocked prone

[dim wasp]

U or them

[rough basalt]

or knocked away 5ft

[half igloo]

may be able to use a grapple and athletics to push them into a rope trick lol

[dim wasp]

What basic melee actions do u have?

I forget

[rough basalt]

Attack, Shove, Grapple

[hot reef]

Only if the specific mechanic says so

[crimson gulch]

the attack action lets you strike with a weapon, or attack unarmed. and an unarmed strike can be a shove a grapple or a damaging attack

[rough basalt]

Theres also a disarm one but it was a 2014 variant rule

[dim wasp]

Knock away ur enemies weapon

OwO

[vast saddle]

Finally, I've reached 24 hours without sleeping and it feels great. Does it mean I'm ready to take any game from any time zone?

[dim wasp]

Definitely not

[hot reef]

^ otherwise it’s a battlemaster exclusive

[vast saddle]

If I need more experiences, I think sleep isn't necessary

[dim wasp]

I was thinking of something and I just forgot it

[lavish flame]

I'm highkey considering adapting it for '24

[vast saddle]

Most of your games are at 12:00 AM UTC +7

[dim wasp]

Is there anything that would take up both your action and your movement?

Like 2 in 1

[still plover]

Charger feat?

[rough basalt]

One thing technically in 2014

[half igloo]

perhaps use a different race like a minotaur

[dim wasp]

Oh ye I'm playing fantasy age and there's a charge action lmao kinda forgot about that

[river plank]

Doesn’t steady aim technically do that kinda?

[rough basalt]

In 2014 you could render yourself and another target useless by action grapple then action restrain both of you with the 2014 grappler feat

[wanton hamlet]

I’m looking for a dnd master for a jjk dnd server. We have a couple maps done, everyone in the server ( 9 players and 2 dnd mods/masters) has their cursed techniques set and have some tech outside of just the cursed techniques. We have the spreadsheets all set with its own math aspects and stats laid out for everyone. We need a dnd master to run the sessions , please reach out to my DMs (should be open). Master should know a lot abt jjk and should not be a no mic. We’re pretty cool ppl

[crimson gulch]

no, they are seperate, but you can break up your movement in your turn or break up your attacks if you have multiple

[rough basalt]

It's a bonus action

But yeah closest thing to it

[still plover]

Type /looking and select the option for #looking-for-dm to advertise yourself as a group in search of a DM. Be sure to include your regular availability!

Aside from here, you could also try LFG areas in sites like Reddit, Roll20 or the D&D Beyond forums to get started.

[rough basalt]

2024 charger my beloved

[wanton hamlet]

Ty

[half igloo]

im starting to realize using third party books is not entirely too common

[rough basalt]

Not really

Third party is usually more powerful than official tp broken in some way

[blissful owl]

Hello!! Which channel is for general advice? I'm a new DM and I'm making a boss so I have a question about it!!!

[harsh hinge]

#dm-discussion would be where to get advice for DMing specifically!

[blissful owl]

Thanks!!

[blissful dragon]

i have a silly thought for everyone if you where to cast a moon beam on optimus prime what you think would happen ?

[rugged hawk]

Personally, I consider anything being sold on the DNDB Marketplace to be fair game

[blissful dragon]

like would he transform from truck to robot since he is a shape changer?

[woven flint]

Since he's originally a Robot over a vehicle, he'd turn back into a robot and possibly to his form before he scanned an earth vehicle

[inner garnet]

So naked optimus prime ?

[woven flint]

I'm making it simple, I know Cybertronians aren't robots smh.

[woven flint]

No, it'd be likely that he'd just take on his look before he left his planet

Which... is fairly similar.. at least in G1

[errant crag]

2024 charger is so much nicer

[inner garnet]

Would he still retain the use of most of his body in the prime sense. Like he use to the way he was set up so would it hinder him at all going back to hhis original form ?

[woven flint]

.... Yeah?

[ripe nimbus]

no, Sage Advice Compendium is pretty explicit that disarming is not exclusive to battlemasters.

[woven flint]

Moonbeams effects are only temporary afterall, and, I assume, only while under moonbeam

[blissful dragon]

moon beam last a short while after but not long term

[ripe nimbus]

anyone can try to do anything a real person might be able to do.

[woven flint]

Yes, thats literally what I said

[ripe nimbus]

no matter if it’s explicitly described as its own action or not

[blissful dragon]

oh sorry i was meaning i thought it you where forced out of shapeshifter form for a bit after a failed savve

ah never mind 2014 moon beam is only while under beam weird i thought it was a 10 min deal

[half igloo]

ive been talking about magic items and all that but its just because my dm is a freak and has a bunch fo third party books lol

[rough basalt]

Anything on ddb is a dangerous game.
Cause you can lead to a party with a general of hell, aragorn, some random dude from Boston and a regular 5e pc

[rugged hawk]

That's just a normal bunch of folks in Sigil's taverns

[rough basalt]

Then two of them die in one hit from a goblin

[rugged hawk]

That's also completely in line with D&D lore

[rough basalt]

While the general of hell razes the whole Tribe in one action.

At level 1

[blissful dragon]

that make me remember the dougdoug dnd streams

[rugged hawk]

Also, I'm the DM and I play solo, soooo....

[rough basalt]

Ye if it's solo then nothing really matters balance wise.

[remote wadi]

Playing solo?

[rugged hawk]

D&D DM Yourselves
D&D The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox
D&D The Solo Adventurer's Toolbox Expanded

Among other things, I use those as tools and advice for solo DnD

Sometimes I use NWN as well and build battle maps, monsters, and my PC(s) in it

Aurora Toolset's very versatile

[wet oar]

I’ve been trying to get into dnd I’m listening to some podcast of the lore I bought two boardgames and books to read up I’m trying to understand like what the tokens are for and what I’m fighting against cuz I don’t rlly understand this

[remote wadi]

Is this different than a one on one session?

[rugged hawk]

Exactly. If WotC wants cash for content they're hosting and have integrated into DNDB, then I consider it open season to add to my campaigns if it seems interesting and can fit into what I'm doing.

[rough basalt]

Yeah for usual group tables it's a bad idea.

But when it comes to just solo play the only thing that matters is your own enjoyment.

[rugged hawk]

Like I've got some adventure books specifically for my water sorc, but they aren't a good fit for my swampy, draconic warlock, who has her own adventure and mechanics books

I've been loving DNDB so far, since it largely eliminated my biggest issue with tabletop / pnp: cross-referencing so many damn books

DNDB books by and large have links between them so I don't need twelve screens to track each damn book

[rough basalt]

Ye only major thing that sucks about ddb is you won't own it forever.

[tough torrent]

How often do people use Tabletop Simulator for D&D?

[rough basalt]

It's one of the ones people use.
Not the most popular but it's known.

[hollow stone]

i would estimate like ~60% of games that happen use a VTT