dnd-discussion

[fierce trellis]

I'm going to develop a campaign where the PC's are dumped into the Australian Outback and have to survive...

[crystal star]

fricken sick

I made a campaign which is literally just the premise of australia

[fierce trellis]

Armoured Emu's

[crystal star]

"You are accused of a crime, put on a ship and sent off to a new land to colonize it"

[fierce trellis]

Rogue Cassowary's

[crystal star]

the dreaded bunyip

[fierce trellis]

Drop bears.

[woven flint]

Uh.. everything upside-down

[fierce trellis]

Every night gravity reverses, so the characters have to tie themselves down

[umbral girder]

24 actually

WOTC had her stat block on their website

Same as Acererak I believe

[flint ledge]

In 5e?

[umbral girder]

Yes

They basically took the 2014 Lich stats, gave it Githyanki Psionics, a bonus action double Silver Greatsword attack, and Wish

Which is a nasty combo with her paralyzing touch

[umbral girder]

So the context is that Dragon Magazine made stat blocks for Vlaakith, Zaknefein Do’Urdon, Lae’rel Silverhand, and Jarlaxle.

They got put on the WOTC website as PDFs later on, and two of them got added to modules

Vlaakith and Zaknefein being just website PDFs back when Dungeons & Dragons . Com used to be a thing.

Before WOTC bought DnD beyond and replaced that site

Kinda like the Vecna stat block situation

[flint ledge]

Yeah I just found the PDF. Definitely due for an update and she's CR 23 after all

[umbral girder]

Yeah Cr23 is fitting for her

She isn’t Vecna level but definitely above a regular Lich

[flint ledge]

My first guess was CR 24

[umbral girder]

Eh she doesn’t have that much more

There are dudes with way lower CRs that have Wish after all

[flint ledge]

Although Vecna's statblock isn't all that great tbh...

[umbral girder]

And if she uses it then it’s a massive debuff

Nah Vecna’s stats is fine when run properly

I’ve killed 2 level 20 parties with it

[flint ledge]

Seriously? Looking at it seems incredibly underwhelming

[umbral girder]

He gots good spells. Especially animate dead as an action.

Basically let’s him farm his own zombies for health if it gets bad

Plus he has the reaction and bonus action teleport to get out quick.

The real cheese is Multiattack, cast fly, the teleport out and go up 90ft

Or if I’m feeling the extra need to get out replace fly with Dimension Door

Bro has a lot of “and then I leave” abilities

He kinda works like Strahd and Zariel where their biggest strength is their ability to fight like a Skirmisher

[flint ledge]

I mean Zariel isn't a caster and her stats are a lot more I beat you to death myself capable

[umbral girder]

Zariel is very much both a caster and bruiser

[flint ledge]

Woops didn't see the spellcasting on her statblock

[limpid wharf]

are there any adventures, about taking down xanathar

[flint ledge]

Not sure if you take him down but he is an antagonist within waterdeep dragon heist I believe

[limpid wharf]

nah that is not really about that

he is just in there really

[reef tundra]

I love how Zariel can just cause spontaneous human combustion

“Hey, go burn”
“Okay”

[flint ledge]

Well she's an archdevil so makes sense

[reef tundra]

Well it’s the fact that it’s a wisdom save and the flavour text only says “she commands you to burn” to me implies that creatures can already just set themselves on fire, but Zariel just forces them to do that

That’s what makes me love it

If it were a con save, I’d just pass it by, just “oh she’s setting you on fire”

[flint ledge]

Everyone has the ability within themselves to set themselves on fire

[reef tundra]

Sounds like it. And I love it

[paper portal]

Spontaneous combustion is a canonical ability of every PC

Thank you zariel very cool

[onyx haven]

I think, therefore, I am..... on fire

[dawn wharf]

Need opinions for something I’m thinking of doing! Item cards, they have stats of the gear/what it does and a lore snippet of info about the game world similar to dark souls item descriptions

[hot reef]

I did magic item cards, very fun for in person

The 2024 starter set also has cards

[dawn wharf]

It does???

That’s awesome, and glad to hear it’s something that has been done to some success, I love having hand outs and such like notes and stuff so this is something I’m really hyped to experiment with

[still plover]

A quick image search will get you plenty of ideas for layouts. I recommend considering readability as a priority. Art is fun, but we need to know what they do.

[hot gate]

For in-person games, physical handouts like that can be really cool. I think it would be especially rewarding for magic items.

[dawn wharf]

Layout wise I intended to lay them out like pokemon cards, but instead of a normal backing it has lore information, so the front has an image and what it actively does

[errant crag]

My players do indeed love the magic item cards

[dawn wharf]

Good to know it goes over well, I’m prepping a few other things like notes they can find around the game world and such too as handouts along with making potions into actual drinks

First time I’ve hosted in person so wanna make sure it goes well

I want to make a physical map with terrain and such but idk if I’ll have time to actually complete that

[vagrant notch]

Does anyone have ever print an item cards before? If yes do u make the digital illustration manually or using some kind of website generator

[hot reef]

I used google slides
It was a pain to align/size it all properly, but allowed for quite a bit of customization

[still plover]

Template - GIMP - item art from various sources.

[surreal badger]

greetings. how is everyone tonight?

[molten glade]

Thinking about how the hell I'm gonna get some kinda reference for my character without using ai or making it myself (I have little artistic ability)

[sly finch]

pinterest is a goldmine

[glad arch]

I love heroforge

Youre a bit limited in your options but its very beginners friendly in making fantasy characters

[sly finch]

You could just do character creation on baldur's gate and screenshot it?

[reef tundra]

Picrew is a life saver

[glad arch]

My favourite steam game, the 60 euro character creator

[hot gate]

Picrew is super cool, I love how unique some of the generators are

[reef tundra]

Like holy hell use picrew it’s amazing, sometimes the choices can be quite limited but there are hundreds of other character makers on there, all powered by real artists

[sly finch]

😄 it's dual purpose so it's kind of like recycling.

[surreal badger]

hero forge

[molten glade]

Well, the thing is
The character is a plasmoid flavored as an awakened gray ooze

[hot gate]

Alternatively, the Black Desert character creator

[surreal badger]

then put 3 angles of screen shots into chat gpt for a rendered picture of the character YOU designed

comes out very nice and that way its not AI generating a random image but the same thing you made in a better resolution with some great looking rendering

[glad arch]

Fair enough dont believe plasmoid is doable on heroforge. People suggested picrew though worth a shot

[sly finch]

I've literally just searched "plasmoid gray ooze" on pinterest and it's come up with some good stuff, a real range between formless and humanoid-ish

[molten glade]

Hm, might have a look on pintrest

[rough basalt]

Not a bad idea.

It's a pretty good character creator.

Would be funny in a token lineup as well

The anime token
The fantasy stock image token
The probably AI token
And the photorealistic looking korean woman with enough game filter that you know it's not a real one.

[heady monolith]

Hi

[mighty quartz]

Hello!

[somber rain]

Im sorry i fed the dragon

[molten glade]

So I look up dnd plasmoid wizard on pinterest and

I'm pretty sure half these pictures are ai

[flint ledge]

Don't feed the dragon or you can't get rid of him

[flint ledge]

I believe Pinterest might have a setting not to see AI generated content

[molten glade]

Where's that at

[reef tundra]

It does. It doesn’t catch all of them, but it filters out a majority

[still plover]

Or DuckDuckGo, or images before (say) 2017.

[reef tundra]

Go into settings and click on “refine recommendations”

Then find “genAI interest” and flick all of them off

[molten glade]

I don't have an account, and I don't know if I feel like making one just to get a good reference for a character

[still plover]

Or just search for goo girls, but at your own risk.

Get a face, make a mood board for the rest.

[molten glade]

I would if my goo was female
But they are nonbinary

[reef tundra]

What 👀

[still plover]

Oh no! How can you tell?

[molten glade]

What

[still plover]

How can an observer discern that they are nonbinary?

[flint ledge]

I'm not quite sure how one would tell a plasmoid's gender anyway

[molten glade]

Does it matter

[still plover]

Serious question, I'm unfamiliar with common gender signifiers of plasmoids.

[flint ledge]

Do plasmoids even have a gender?

[molten glade]

I guess it comes down to what they choose to present as

[still plover]

It mattered to you when you said a goo girl wouldn't work.

[molten glade]

So I simply have them present as nonbinary, they have no preference towards either male or female

They are neutral to the concept of gender

[still plover]

Anyway. Find a face, make a moodboard for their kit, that'll do you.

[severe rampart]

might I suggest taking inspiration from Changelings?

[steel bane]

What do you think about a shadar Kai warlock who was a loyal knight to the raven queen?
Should I make the raven queen their patron? Or should I pick the hex blade because of the knight thing?
Cuz I rlly like both of those options and I don’t wanna start flipping coins

[flint ledge]

So according to the official entry on plasmoids they do not have any organs, thereby I believe it's safe to assume they don't have a gender in the first place.

[severe rampart]

you know you can be a hexblade and still have the raven queen as your patron, right?

Flavor is Free

[steel bane]

OH

Yeah that sounds better

I was rolling all over the floor thinking it over

[severe rampart]

Yeah, just make it so like the raven queen gave them a blade or something when they knighted him

[steel bane]

Oh yeah I was gonna go with that but I was scared of the rules

Didn’t think about the knighting part tho

[severe rampart]

Yum Flavor

[steel bane]

I just thought they just signed up like a job application

I like soy sauce

[severe rampart]

gotta have a more active imagination

[steel bane]

Ok thx

[severe rampart]

But also yeah, consult your DM

[steel bane]

Good for u

Oh shoot forgot to turn off the ping

[flint ledge]

What a great conversation starter

[steel bane]

I just imagine the sword was a job benefit

[severe rampart]

You don't have to if someone doesn't explicitly put "Do not ping" in their name

[steel bane]

Oh that make sense thx a lot

[blazing swift]

okay themberchaud

[hot gate]

It's still good ping etiquette

[severe rampart]

My poor eyesight can't see when someone doesn't ping me

[hot gate]

ah

[steel bane]

Oh and they like ketchup

[severe rampart]

it blends in with the background

I can't exactly put on glasses while wearing headphones

[hot gate]

You can change discords appearance in the settings

[severe rampart]

I'm not changing to light mode

[flint ledge]

Tbh I prefer people ping me because else I completely forget about the conversation

[hot gate]

That's fair, but it could be nice to consider other people

[steel bane]

I just leave it on because no one talks to me and I get lonely

[severe rampart]

yup, it would be, and I turn it off if they explicitly have it in their name

[flint ledge]

Or if they tell me to

[severe rampart]

what somebody said

[rotund abyss]

Session 1 done ‼️‼️

[severe rampart]

how'd it go?

[rotund abyss]

My players made a deal with a devil to sell their kids to him

[severe rampart]

Ah, it's one of those

[flint ledge]

What an... Interesting choice

[severe rampart]

let me guess... all new players?

[rotund abyss]

Yeah they're monsters

[rotund abyss]

Relatively

[opaque jolt]

Heyy

[gusty charm]

Do they already have these kids, or is it like “your first born child” thing

[rotund abyss]

First born child thing

[flint ledge]

Was it like... Pressured, out of necessity or just they saw their first chance for power?

[fair goblet]

You may think you have little artistic ability, but try drawing your character anyway! I believe in you!

[oak grotto]

Maybe the character didn't plan to have kids.

[flint ledge]

I feel like you generally don't try and trick devils like that

[severe rampart]

My theory is that the players, being new, have watched many D&D shorts made up by content farms who have not played D&D before.

[still plover]

That could go bad places.

[oak grotto]

Sometimes stupid ideas don't stop DnD players.

[fair goblet]

“Sometimes”?

[gusty charm]

I mean it’s okay to let them be a lil stupid, as long as there are reasonable consequences

[severe rampart]

Indeed

[oak grotto]

Hey, not all of us act on nonsensical ideas. Even if it's hard to believe. XD

[severe rampart]

the problem is I don't think they're expecting consequences

[flint ledge]

It is hard to believe.

[gusty charm]

All you can do is explicitly warn them. If they persist either it’s a hard no or they’ll deal with it eventually ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[flint ledge]

Well they'll have to learn I suppose

[severe rampart]

the problem is, with these new players usually they're with new DMs, which, often, don't know how to say no

[gusty charm]

True true

And ofc you can have players complain you’re punishing them for instituting a reasonable effect to their action

[flint ledge]

The word no is a DM's greatest ally

[gusty charm]

At the end of the day a D&D player’s greatest is enemy is themself

[still plover]

Nah, it's a beholder.

[gusty charm]

Fair enough😂

[flint ledge]

A beholder of all things?

[hot gate]

I don't think I've ever managed to run a campaign without a beholder. Totally necessary monster

Without any beholderkin I should say

[flint ledge]

Here I thought a dragon would be the greatest enemy in the dragon game....

[still plover]

Common mistake.

[hot gate]

Oh, dragons as well, sure. Why not both?

There's a beholder dragon somewhere in Fizbans, get both for half the money!

[twilit ibex]

When you play Dungeons n' Dragons and never enter any dungeons or see any dragons: Taverns and Tarrasques. Markets and Manticores. Bookstores and Beholders.

[still plover]

Tunnels & Trolls?

[flint ledge]

A beholder dragon...

[severe rampart]

Olive Gardens and Owlbears

[hot gate]

It's called Eyedrake

[flint ledge]

Not quite sure what that design would be

[still plover]

Mazes and Monsters.

[severe rampart]

Gardens and Goblins

[twilit ibex]

Gazebos and Gremlins

Condos and Cambions

[flint ledge]

Calling that thing a beholder dragon is certainly a choice

[hot gate]

I mean, it's clearly what they thought they were making. Has rays and a breath weapon

[feral fulcrum]

Basilisks and Bungalos, if you would.

[twilit ibex]

Campfires and Cockatrices

Truly, "Place and Thing" is the best ttrpg

[outer peak]

so, what would you guys say is the opposite to psionics? full blown material might or something else,

[eager marsh]

Magic. literally

it's the only other supernatural power and it was famously used by the Gith to rebel and break out of Mind Flayer enslavement. Also mind flayers that dable in magic unintentionally interfere with the psionics of the Elder Brain keeping them under mind control

[outer peak]

hmmmm, i see

(not really the answer i was hoping for but still lol)

[eager marsh]

physical might isn't really a 'power' thats just...physical strength. it's often refered to as opposite magic for martial/magic arguments but as a power type goes, magic and psionics are opposite in the way they exist

[twilit ibex]

Psionic power is kinda' like a Monk's chi/ki. A power from within that affects reality. Magic is an external power accessed through the Weave.

[eager marsh]

Monk ki is actually just magic, both mechanically and narratively. it's just accessed differently

Sorcerer magic is also 'within' but its still magic

[outer peak]

Ki is a weird combo of alot of things lol

[twilit ibex]

I don't really see magic and psionics as "opposites" so much as "parallels that mess with one another"

Like 1 radio signal interfering with another

[feral fulcrum]

I was under the impression that Ki had nothing to do with the Weave, lore wise

[twilit ibex]

I thought so too

[eager marsh]

that depends on what you're meaning by 'opposites' here. you can call magic opposite itself when you refer to Arcane vs Divine for example

[atomic kayak]

Psionics (in the context of dnd) has been many things over the years

But majority wise it has been magic of some sort most often

[feral fulcrum]

And Psionics, at least in one setting, stemmed from Far Realm corruption nonsense leaking into reality, before a couple gods plugged that hole.

[reef tundra]

Same here. I just saw it as a poor mimicry of chi in a lot of eastern myth and movies. Or at least the how the west sees chi and has it in their films

[twilit ibex]

Obviously, if your DM is running a custom world for your campaign, then a lot goes out the window. The DM decides the magic system of the world and if magic had an "opposite."

[frosty fulcrum]

is it normal to turn down a campaign even if you were so looking forward to your first campaign as a new player?

[atomic kayak]

(It has also been:

• its own non magical thing
• a subcategory of magic
• fully just magic on par with all the rest)

[flint ledge]

Psionics is kinda complicated cause it's went through multiple editions and from what I know basically never stayed the same

[atomic kayak]

Correct it has changed many times

[minor cargo]

Of course, in these situations, it always depends on the group. It's all "Thermian" arguments in the end.

But what I can offer is that if you separate out magic (arcane and divine) from psionics as being a different source, you can set yourself for an interesting story: where arcane/divine magic are "old" and "traditional" and psionics are "new" and "alien". This is a perfect setup for a xianxia type of story, which carries a bunch of drama with it naturally. ✌️

[reef tundra]

Yes. If it’s not gonna be a good fit or has a lot of red flags, it’s fine to not join the first table you’re offered

[undone rain]

So divine magic isnt like involved with the weave

[reef tundra]

Think of finding a dnd game like dating. Don’t date the first person who shows interest in you

[outer peak]

so really Psionics has kinda been everything with magic, apart of it, beside it as its own thing, and then a different side of the coin

so no clear opposite, really lol

[atomic kayak]

(The real secret sauce is the main reason people think of psionics as separate from magic is because psionics was the term people used when they wanted magic to exist in sci fi without using the term magic)

[twilit ibex]

No DnD is better than DnD with that player.

[frosty fulcrum]

is not about red flags. Is more of a...financial reason

[reef tundra]

Was it a paid game?

[limber trail]

Don't bankrupt yourself for a game

[reef tundra]

Oh let me guess, they advertised it as free and when you joined they asked you to commission an artist?

[gusty charm]

Yeah, you can find free games online and likely in person

[limber trail]

If you can't afford a paid game there are plenty of amazing free games out there

[reef tundra]

Classic scam, don’t fall for it

[gusty charm]

I got that too :/

[severe rampart]

I've been listening to organ music for an upcoming boss fight in like 3 sessions, my ears have been blessed

[twilit ibex]

Wow. Scams? Crazy.

[frosty fulcrum]

character creation art commission

[reef tundra]

Knew it. Classic scam, big red flag

[limber trail]

oh yeah that's a scam

[reef tundra]

Good you turned it down

[gusty charm]

There is no reason for them to need to draw a picture of your character

[limber trail]

don't do it

[outer peak]

hmmmmm, i can work with the old/new thing on it, but since i asked for abit of reassurence if anything, i might weave it for my needs lol ( making BBEGs that mirror the players)

[limber trail]

I think commissioning campaign art is so awesome and you should only do it once you've played 10+ sessions with that group

my group only just started having the commissioning art conversation recently after 36 sessions together

[minor cargo]

If they are on this server, you can ask to start a thread in #moderator-support then you can report them privately. Mods can take a look at their history or keep an eye on them and if they violate server rules, they could get banned. ✌️

[twilit ibex]

I once commissioned art. Of my own free will. I even paid for art of other people's characters. If someone told me I had to do that to even join...no siiiiir.

[gusty charm]

Nice that you’ve been together so long

[reef tundra]

The artist at my table does campaign art for free and I keep begging her to stop and let me pay her

[outer peak]

when i beg for an artist to take my money and stop drawing for free

[minor cargo]

That's like my group. I keep drawing pictures of our characters and my group keeps begging me to stop - because they're awful.

[frosty fulcrum]

I still want to get into dnd. With or without art but is depending about timezones and seeing ppl can take my bs

[outer peak]

timezones, the true BBEG

[reef tundra]

I feel bad for letting them do such good art for free

[frosty fulcrum]

asia represent...wow

[reef tundra]

Remind me to interview you if I ever start a new online campaign

[twilit ibex]

I commissioned an artist and they only charged me 50 bucks. After they gave me the finished piece I tipped them another 50 and told them never to accept less than 3 digit payments again. They were seriously underselling themself

[limber trail]

Yeah as someone with a similar timezone... I feel the pain. It takes time, there's great games out there

[frosty fulcrum]

oh god interviews they're everywhere 😱

[frosty fulcrum]

hello from sg ;-;

[reef tundra]

If only i could post images I would have jumpscared ya with a job application

But yeah I interview potential players at my tables.

Gotta make sure an optimiser doesn’t slip in… /hj

[frosty fulcrum]

I need to get a job...money and experience

[frosty fulcrum]

that would be cool tho

[limber trail]

It's nothing that intense, but sometimes DMs get more applications than we have spots (my four-player campaign accumulated something like 50 applications), so I interview people to see who the best fit for the campaign would be.

Some people do voice interviews, some just chat in DMs for a bit, some give questionaires, stuff like that

[frosty fulcrum]

That's one reason why I wanted to try dnd but with a prob scuff mic it might end badly

[limber trail]

Hey I played for years with a scuffed mic

[wicked mulch]

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

A spell says, “Dex save for half.” Your party has resistance to that damage type. On a success, you take…
A) Full
B) Half
C) Quarter

[limber trail]

I've played with folks who have scuffed mics

[limber trail]

C!

(unless you have evasion in which case it's D: None)

[severe rampart]

C

[frosty fulcrum]

not sure what Dex save for half but it sounds like common sense

I were to assume is dexerity?

[severe rampart]

it's not meant to be hard

[lean wigeon]

damage

[limber trail]

Essentially it just means the creatures affected by the spell make a dexterity saving throw, and then on a success, they only take half the damage of the spell

[frosty fulcrum]

ohh I see now

[eager marsh]

None I have evasion

[normal junco]

None. I'm not there. I'm at the bar. Getting drunk. With my +9 Ogre slaying knife.

[frosty fulcrum]

alcohol funny. Drinking is never good

[wicked mulch]

Well played.

[normal junco]

I wonder if any of the new people even understand that reference.

[frosty fulcrum]

what is an Artificer and what do they even do? Are they any good?

[halcyon forum]

Artificers enchant items and contructs with magic.

you can make temporary weapons, armor, minions, spellcasting boosters, gadgets etc

[frosty fulcrum]

oh. they sound fun

[halcyon forum]

depending on your subclass, your gameplay changes a lot.

an Alchemist makes elixiers that boost yourself and your party, a battle smith plays bit like a mix between a beastmaster ranger and a paladin, an armor can sneak or tank

Artillerist makes magical firearms that are good at blasting enemies or buffing your allies

[frosty fulcrum]

so they can be an all-rounder?

[halcyon forum]

sort of, artificers are mainly support with a different secondary focus based on your specialisation

[frosty fulcrum]

ah I see

[still plover]

"Where's the Mountain Dew?"

[hot gate]

Mountain Dew sounds like some sort of elemental boss you encounter on the slopes of Kelvin's Cairn

[paper portal]

Yeah I'd say they're honestly the class with the least direction built in

Which makes some sense considering they keep getting released later

[halcyon forum]

artificer subclasses really decide the way a character plays

[rotund abyss]

I'm back home guys, what a game that was.
They made a pact with a DEVIL in exchange for help killing SNAILS

SNAILS

[halcyon forum]

flail snails?

[gusty charm]

Why would anyone want to kill snails🥺

[rotund abyss]

They're evil snails

[hot gate]

Is this the same pact you mentioned before or do they just keep making more pacts?

[rotund abyss]

But like they are NOT devil level

[rotund abyss]

Same one

Actually they did make two

But it merged into one

[gusty charm]

I think your players may be stupid

[rotund abyss]

Oh 100%

But it was funny af

[hot gate]

Sounds a bit chaotic, but if you're having fun that doesn't matter

[rotund abyss]

I don't think I'll ever have a serious epic game with them, but that's ok

A new lesson learned is that, D&D is not the go-to for a specific epic story

[gusty charm]

Read The Quest for “Blank Claveringi”

[rotund abyss]

So for this new campaign I just winged it

[hot gate]

Well, depends on the players.

[rotund abyss]

I'm learning

[rotund abyss]

I mean like if the story is designed to be an rpg then yeah

But if you have the full story in mind, I don't think so

[hot gate]

Oh, if you have a full plot without PC agency, that's a book rather than a collaborative game, sure.

But an epic story can definitely emerge through play if everyone is on board with that sort of theme.

[rotund abyss]

Yeah def

I rlly did plan out all of thr Phoebe Cinematic Universe at first

That was my first mistake

[hot gate]

Ah gotcha. A lot of new DMs fall into that trap. The Don't Prep Plots article from the Alexandrian is brought up a lot as a consequence.

[frosty fulcrum]

looking at character sheets feels like getting jumpscared by a job application

[still plover]

Other people's? Yeah, I get that.

[frosty fulcrum]

No. Just a general blank one. I've never seen others

[severe rampart]

It's really more simple than it looks

You filled one you filled a thousand

[gusty charm]

Yeah it can look like a lot, but it’s actually pretty easy

You can use DNDBeyond to walk you through it

[severe rampart]

Also for the ones who struggle with math, D&D beyond

[still plover]

Ah! It can look like a lot. Search up dnd character sheet explained, there are guides.

[frosty fulcrum]

if I could know what I'm doing or if my brain's factory can come up with one

[severe rampart]

You have an endless stream of information at the tips of your fingers

[normal junco]

If you need some direction, JoCat has a video about how to fill one out. Keep in mind, it's a little intense with NSFW language because he's using his over the top JoCrap persona. Funny, but actually useful.

[severe rampart]

Idk if NSFW is the right word, just, don't take his jokes personally is all

[still plover]

Forget the sheet, start with the bits you need. Class, species, background. Take it step by step. There are only so many choices to make.

[frosty fulcrum]

yup just clicked into a jocat vid and instantly getting pelted with words

[severe rampart]

make sure to rewind when you feel lost

[frosty fulcrum]

roger that 👍

[normal junco]

JoCat's much more friendly than his JoCrap persona.

Hmmm.... If I ever have aracokra NPCs I'm gonna have a running gag that they can't see windows like at all. Unless it's stained glass.

[knotty vine]

Yall what is the ring of 3 wishes spell save DC?

[hot gate]

Accoding to SAC, your usual spell save DC
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sae/sage-advice-compendium#SAC-MagicItems1

[knotty vine]

Im a monk

[hot gate]

If you don't have one, the modifier is +0

So effectively the DC would be 8 + proficiency bonus

[frosty fulcrum]

well just watched it and uh. Yeah his videos are..something.

[hot gate]

Please don't paste things into multiple channels. I see you found #dm-discussion though, which would be the correct place for this.

[reef tundra]

Also you can’t post AI-generated content here

[hot gate]

Yeah frankly, if you can't be bothered to write something yourself, I don't particularly feel why I should.

[south prawn]

Yeah I was done when I saw “didn’t feel like writing it myself”

[minor cargo]

I've asked similar questions in the past, but here's another go! Tell me about an NPC/PC in your game that is Black. 👀

[lavish shuttle]

womp womp

[severe rampart]

I'm not to that part of worldbuilding yet, unfortunately 😔

it would feel disingenious if I mention an NPC and they're just from Curse of Strahd

[somber rain]

I wish dnd beyond didnt have a thoudand paywalls i wanna make characters more easy but the only way is to spend a billion dollars

[umbral girder]

Ulder Ravenguard

[glass granite]

It’s not just beyond, it’s having to buy the books for it not to be privacy

[umbral girder]

And hopefully Wyll Ravenguard if I plan things right

[reef tundra]

Her name is scarlet, and she was a badass. Blood hunter on a flaming skeleton horse, longsword and twin hand crossbows

She also had -1 wis and was an idiot

[umbral girder]

You could also (try) and learn the Homebrew tools to build them.

[severe rampart]

Piracy, Nugget, people need their privacy 😭

[south prawn]

You mean D&D should just be free?

[glass granite]

Ope

[umbral girder]

Also yeah, ideally you pay the creators for making the game you are playing

[severe rampart]

Also there are free rules

[south prawn]

Exactly, they are pretty generous considering. Complaining that it’s not ALL free is mind boggling really

[hot gate]

In a Phandelver and Below campaign I introduced a self-styled "Future Dragon-Rider" called Gorlois, who met the pcs early on. He was initially meant to bring the party onto one of the plot threads in the module, a young dragon.

However, the party never picked up on this, so:
Gorlois went himself!

Unfortunately, that dragon was cursed with some eldritch magic and Gorlois fell in with the local cultists. In the end, he merged with the dragon to become a dragon himself, fulfilling his oath eventually, in a fashion.

The pcs ultimately faced the cult of the dragon, with Gorlois as the bossfight.

[glass granite]

Haven’t named them, but they’re the head of a religious Templar called the Chariots of Caelvaris, a wandering set of knights on an endless pilgrimage to explore the world that the skies look upon.

[severe rampart]

I've never paid for anything, besides the subscription in D&D Beyond, but I am considering buying the Forge of The Artificer book...

[glass granite]

Wait was it the knights of Caelvaris or the Skyward Templar I don’t remember. Actually I think it was the latter, as his group’s alias is “The Faces of Heaven”

[rotund abyss]

Real

[woven flint]

Salutations, Mortals 🧐

[glass granite]

I greet the soon to not be April Fool!

[severe rampart]

Not for the Artificer, for the Warforged and Changelings, of course :)

[woven flint]

👁 👁
April ends soon.

[paper portal]

My birthday is soon!

[severe rampart]

"Tokii, The One and Only"

[knotty vine]

do do do de da da da

[woven flint]

But my shenanigans never end.

[glass granite]

Ooo fun

[paper portal]

No I think he just becomes tokii the fool

[severe rampart]

You are not wings... but happy early birthday

[paper portal]

Not wings anymore! I'm testing out the name before I possibly change it irl

[glass granite]

Wait you’re wings?

[severe rampart]

Legally? 😭

[hot gate]

-# FOOL OF A TOOK i

[paper portal]

Yep :3

[glass granite]

Well damn did not know.
Hallo!

[severe rampart]

No, they're Jackalope.

[paper portal]

Well that's a way off but if it sticks

[paper portal]

Hiii :3

[woven flint]

I'm clearly everyone's beloved fool

[glass granite]

Eh, Fool with a capital F. But beloved nonetheless

[woven flint]

That might be my new name.
Tokii, The Beloved Fool 🤔

[paper portal]

I don't really use my real name so I figured I might as well change it to something I like

[woven flint]

Tokii, King of Shenanagins 🤔

[glass granite]

I don’t use my real name either, just my nickname

[severe rampart]

What? this is my legal name /j

[paper portal]

I get called all sorts of nicknames and none of them are at all related to my actual name

[hollow comet]

How do I play

[glass granite]

-# Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah river~

[woven flint]

#dnd-newcomers might help :]

[glass granite]

Read up on the first few chapters of the free basic rules on #learn-to-play , and feel free to ask any questions you might have. Then, make a practice character and get it reviewed in #character-discussion .
Once you’re ready and got the fundamentals down, 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. There’s also DnD beyond forums, reddit or roll 20.

[severe rampart]

"The only way to learn is by playing, the only way to win is by learning and the only way to begin is by beginning", so head over to #dnd-newcomers and read up on some of the rules of D&D

[woven flint]

So folks, not next week, but the week after.
My Warlock and his goup confronts Acererak for another Piece of the Rod of Seven Pieces

The Tax evader himself.

We also found

The Book of Vile Darkness in his lair

[severe rampart]

I've been watching a campaign with a lot of roleplay, I never knew how much in my life I needed two straight sessions of just pure motel roleplay

[woven flint]

Role-playing is fun

[knotty vine]

NOoooooo

I choose death

[glass granite]

Revivify

[woven flint]

I'm gonna have to roleplay one of my characters findings his entire party dead.

I was absent a session and they died to mindflayers.

[undone rain]

So what are yalls fav magic type, arcane, divine or primal

[south prawn]

One of my groups is very mechanical with very little roleplaying unfortunately

The other group is a newer one but I see a glimmer of hope they’ll get a little more into that side of it

[severe rampart]

there's an entire session dedicated to one of the players' backstories, with the other players as the parents and NPCS 🥹

[paper portal]

Imo a tpk should be a total party kill and they should offscreen him /silly

[severe rampart]

Fun.

Gotta show the despair

[empty thicket]

None, abysmal and psychological horror
*Laugh in incomprehensible ctulhu *

[severe rampart]

imagine the survivor's guilt

"What if I was there? then they could've lived"

[woven flint]

He would've absolutely died fighting with the party, but I was out not feeling well so the party decided my character was taking care of our polar bears while they discovered a place.

[undone rain]

Im just gonna keep my divine sword warm in this corner...just in case

[woven flint]

We have 4 Polar Bears :]

[empty thicket]

my principal character have some of it, from a oneshot i had and where i made him.
Some of that party got really beaten up, i got all my limbs attached on me.... just saying that i hope is enough to make understand what happened to the rest...

[empty thicket]

Dont worry, i dont even understand it

[woven flint]

Mine is named Lefko, I use him as a mount in combat and he's scale mailed out

[heavy oxide]

really depends on the mood rn primal and aberrant

[woven flint]

We've decided that it's gonna be a few in campaign months and he goes on a drunken bender.

The new party members meet him because they heard rumors of him killing an Adult White dragon completely by himself. Something that makes him lash out because without the friends/previous party he had, he would've died.

So, my sweet farmer boy wanting to become a knight fighter dragonborn fighter fellow..
Is gonna become grizzled and incredibly jaded/depressed

[frosty fulcrum]

using hero forge for fun feels like they don't have much variety or is just me

[crimson gulch]

There is so much variety and customization and with the kit bashing feature I see a lot of super creative things

[frosty fulcrum]

I guess is just me then

[knotty vine]

I love foresight

[crimson gulch]

One of the better 9th level spells for sure

[vestal drum]

I find it a little funny how with Cleric's new Trickery Domain feature "Blessing of the Trickster" can be permanent.

"As a Magic action, you can choose yourself or a willing creature within 30 feet of yourself to have Advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks. This blessing lasts until you finish a Long Rest or you use this feature again."

So, if you give it to someone and then die, that person will have the buff forever.

[knotty vine]

I have a question

If im a monk and have resistance to a bite do I do deflect attacks before or after its halfed

Ah never mind

[cosmic sedge]

sup

[frosty fulcrum]

Hopefully I can be invited to a campaign without a sudden need to pay money just for a character art commission omds

[cosmic sedge]

I could get on the dog and blow to my mate in Whitechapel

[cosmic sedge]

I spoke with their boss before I spoke with them thats the corniest part

[crimson gulch]

Yeah those are all scams. A paid campaign needs to be properly advertised with a price per session

[frosty fulcrum]

I got invited from a random person then they asked me to talk to the dm we talked a little told me about the campaign and creating a character then asked me to pay for the art commission

[somber rain]

I wasnt complaining its not all free i was just frustrated that i have to spend 9 hours hopping between a million websites

I wanna be able to play even tho im poor ;-;

Its fun

[crimson gulch]

the free rules are here https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024

thats more than enough to get started

[cosmic sedge]

sounds awesome. Why you make it sound like they tried to scam you?

[umbral girder]

Tokii’s party has access to a way to become a Lich

[crimson gulch]

no its a known scamm, there is no game its just a way to scam money from folks on the promise of a game

[undone bloom]

yea it sounds like a scam bc it is one

[frosty fulcrum]

Because it’s a first time for me? And usually I would advise myself to get parental advice since yes, I am not a adult yet

[severe rampart]

Yum

There's only one character I made that would accept being a lich out of 24

[cosmic sedge]

yeah I know that obviously but besides that it wouldnt be fun if GM had a trusted art person to take care of the campaign?
Matching character art is not something I would not be interested in

[undone bloom]

as an option, super cool. required? that's a scam

[crimson gulch]

yep, i make custom 3d printed miniatures for my players in my games, folks love it

springing suprise bills on people is no good though

[frosty fulcrum]

That’s the thing. I’m not sure either if this is optional as well. They’re mostly busy

[cosmic sedge]

lemme gues, heroforge?

[crimson gulch]

yep, i have been 3d printing custom things from there for years

[severe rampart]

Say "this is a scam"

[thorn wedge]

They’ll say it’s optional but keep bringing it up or ghost you. It’s a scam, 100%.

[severe rampart]

Most of the time they don't even play D&D, smh

[frosty fulcrum]

Sure they did show me proof of the artist’s social and they showed me one picture of their proofed payment but I wasn’t so sure either.

[cosmic sedge]

I remember when my phone was hacked by a particular chinese company and they made game character 100% the same as what I did in hero forge. Didnt even get to post it anywhere

[cosmic sedge]

payment proofs are fabricated 100% of the time

[undone bloom]

yeah, no matter what new angles they take nowadays, that's a scam. don't fall for it

if you aren't signing up to a paid campaign, and you're being asked for money so early, it's a scam

[woven flint]

Hello everyone..
Give me money /joking /silly

(Clearly I'm an entrepreneur)

[crimson gulch]

get that bread Tokii

[cosmic sedge]

technically, if you pay for anything that makes you a loser. Don't pay for anything that you absolutely don't have to.

[normal junco]

No. I already owe Moon Knight like $10.83. I got money problems, yo.

And Moon Knight problems.

[crimson gulch]

i mean, you can go live in the woods if you want, but in a society we work and buythings from each other

[undone bloom]

no, supporting independent artists is always based and awesome :3

[elder holly]

Yeah that makes a lot of sense honestly. Once the group has that much history, the characters feel way more earned, so the art hits different. If you guys do end up going for it, I actually know a few artists who are really good with campaign/group pieces.

[cosmic sedge]

if you put cat pfp on I may throw a coin

[woven flint]

My pfp is a tabaxi
I've already won in this situation

[cosmic sedge]

did you knew how they "independent" artists gain copyright agreements?

they think asking some alt in DM if they can make art for you is sufficient

then give you some ai gen slop

[plucky sentinel]

Anyone got alternative names for hamburgers as they where sold in hamburg, but in my fantasy setting they where sold in dragonburg

[woven flint]

Meat Patties.

[cosmic sedge]

tabaxi or cat pfp, who do I choose?

[undone bloom]

that's why you don't respond to people who cold-call you

[thorn wedge]

Sliced protein cylinders

[undone bloom]

you seek out reputable artists whose style you like, and then commission them

[thorn wedge]

Meaty flip flaps

[woven flint]

Also, damm, your pfp..
Dat bord got da drip

[severe rampart]

I thought it was a man with a very horizontal hairstyle

[cosmic sedge]

I'd rather comission myself

[thorn wedge]

Artist, commission thyself

[severe rampart]

is that a Dr. Who reference

[still plover]

Shakespeare, I thought.

[woven flint]

Artist.

Draw your character getting a degree and having a family, NOW!!!!

[glossy vigil]

Hi, I'm a pretty experienced player and I was wanting to run a game for some beginner friends, but I'm a bit unsure about how to handle it. I was thinking of using a pre-made campaign as a starting point. Any suggestions other than the Phandelver Mine?

[still plover]

"Physician, heal thyself."

[thorn wedge]

It’s been in a lot of things. If you’re going to the original I guess it’s a Bible reference but it’s just one of those things people say

[severe rampart]

Ah yeah, when the doctor was regenerating, he said that before he "died"

[umbral girder]

I can draw him raising a family

Don’t ask his class and subclass

[glossy vigil]

I'm also open to any advice, please. I really want to give them a good experience, but I'm afraid I won't meet their expectations.

[still plover]

Gonna throw a guess out there that it was after Bones did it in Star Trek 2.

[glossy vigil]

Sorry, i dont know those

[woven flint]

Only one of my characters is married

And it's my Bugbear Ranger

His wife is a Wood Elf
They don't have kids.. that he knows of.

[cosmic sedge]

go to maps and type in: Montagu

[thorn wedge]

Premade campaign is a good idea as it will save you a ton of work, and will give you a good idea of what works and doesn’t for your table. #dm-discussion is better place to discuss further.

[still plover]

Heroes of the Borderlands is the new hotness. Or there's always the DIY approach.

[glossy vigil]

Oh! Ok, Thanks!!!

[undone bloom]

ignore this guy, either a troll or a bot

[woven flint]

Whut

[glossy vigil]

I feel really stupid, what could that be?

[glossy vigil]

Oh, got it, thanks

[knotty vine]

Mind of phan is like one of the best mods ever made for 5e..

[cosmic sedge]

too little or too much? I can never tell

[glossy vigil]

I'll take a look, thank you very much for the suggestion.

[empty imp]

If i the paladin was choosing resilient con to keep bless up vs crusher to peel off attackers on you casters, which one would you prefer?

[pliant sapphire]

Resilient is better imo

CON saving throws are important

[reef tundra]

And once you hit level 6, nothing can break your concentration /hj

-# Aura of protection + likely high con mod + proficiency = concentration machine

[bronze wave]

whats your fav paladin subclass/es

[reef tundra]

Vengeance, conquest, devotion.
Yes, I like the edge

[bronze wave]

I got cut by this answer

I like veng & watchers

[reef tundra]

Watchers is pretty cool too

Tbh I think I love the new noble genies subclass, the channel divinity options are kinda cool

[bronze wave]

noble genies? Ill check it out havent seen it

[limber trail]

i sent that four hours ago why do i keep getting replies to it

[wise moth]

The artists are hungry and need feeding

[limber trail]

its not even the artists responding its people commenting on it hours later

[reef tundra]

Came in with Heroes of Faerun

The bots are hungry

[wise moth]

Huh, a lot of people are scrolling up today then

[limber trail]

im not bot food!

[bronze wave]

oh it looks like a fun Sorcadian build

[reef tundra]

Run, tin man, run! They’ll be after you

[bronze wave]

whats your fav paladin subclass/es

[bronze wave]

might run it soon hmm

[limber trail]

watchers, devotion, conquest

I've gotten to do some really cool things with all three of those in my campaign

[bronze wave]

nice

[limber trail]

Mechanically I really liked the UA spellguard from a while ago

[undone rain]

Are we talking paladin, did someone say paladin omg i love paladin

[flint ledge]

Nope! You mentioned art 4 hours ago thereby you're officially declared as bot food

[limber trail]

John Paladin, in the flesh

My God

[bronze wave]

whats your fav paladin subclass/es

[wise moth]

My god, it's the ultimate paladin

[bronze wave]

he's 2nd

[wise moth]

Now which one of you is number 1

[bronze wave]

Its me

[stiff jewel]

We are about to fight Asmodeus, our plan is to send down 5 tarrasques in the teleportation circle to fight him first... Wish us luck!

[bronze wave]

hes gonna mind control them and itsll be a 6v4, Im sure of it

[stiff jewel]

Tarrasques are immune to charm 😉

[undone rain]

The oath of glory

[wise moth]

How the hell did you get 5 tarrasques

[bronze wave]

DM's find a way 😼

[stiff jewel]

5 scrolls of Tarrasque summoning.

[undone rain]

That would be me

[bronze wave]

5 scrolls of WHAT

[wise moth]

You know what, that's fair. Then you would have to fight the tarrasques after they murder him

[reef tundra]

Three paladins all in one place

[stiff jewel]

Do we have to?

[undone rain]

Three musketeers? No three paladins

[wise moth]

I mean...if you don't I imagine they would devour the world or something

[stiff jewel]

This will be in the 9th circle of hell where the teleporter sends them.

[undone rain]

4 paladins in fact

[wise moth]

Or hear me out, 3 dex based paladins with rapiers as weapons

[wise moth]

Oh, then they destroy hell. Everyone wins yayyy

[limber trail]

By sheer quantity of paladins I have in my setting I think I have a solid claim to own paladins

[wise moth]

Just like the movie

[undone rain]

I cant say its smth i usually see but now that you say it

[wise moth]

I mean it's not the best, but its possible

[limber trail]

P(h)aladintastic 4

[bronze wave]

Soon my plans of only having paladins will come to life

[reef tundra]

I’m feeding you to the bots

[limber trail]

That's a quarter of my campaign setting

[bronze wave]

have mercy!

[wise moth]

I mean knowing the class, that's probably enough to offset any disadvantage they would have

[bronze wave]

it needs to be a whole

[limber trail]

there is an entire major nation that's just oops all paladins it's so dysfunctional i love it

[undone rain]

What of instead of dungeons and dragons it was called dungeons and paladins and you can only play divine classes

[bronze wave]

eh i dont need clerics

[undone rain]

Oh come on, their our siblings after all

[reef tundra]

Haha reflavour every other class to he holy

[limber trail]

well the leader of the orders of devotion and redemption were assassinated by the other nations so the other orders are very interested in that possibility rn

[wise moth]

Does monks count as divine if they are like monks in a monastery?

[undone rain]

Sure ill allow it

[bronze wave]

holy things are ass, gods lowkey? kinda suck

[wise moth]

Cause I got a player whose character is just a very religious monk

[reef tundra]

You and my setting’s villain The God Defier would get along

[wise moth]

Tbf paladins don't need God's. They just need to uphold their path right?

[reef tundra]

No god needed

[undone rain]

Not needed, just more for flavor

Like how i make paladins of selune

[bronze wave]

my current campaign is a god killer so (who is coming back to life from a diff campaign where you guessed it, also a god killer)

I hope the god defier wins

[lean wigeon]

your PC gets killed by a kobold

[bronze wave]

Nah

I'd win

[limber trail]

Oh hey you guys also have god killers?

[undone rain]

The paladins want you for the oath army

[bronze wave]

its like the plot premise of my universe ya

[limber trail]

You would love the entire nation of Taerspyre

[bronze wave]

the most famous guy in all 3 campaigns is called Karsus the Godslayer

[lean wigeon]

you did well
i won't forget you for as long as i live

[limber trail]

oh sick, does he have a crown?

[bronze wave]

He did, then the BBEG stole it like 1000 years later

[reef tundra]

Virialis (The God Defier) and Karsus would get along well I think

Or they’d destroy each other. No inbetween

[cedar bane]

Aw shucks

Ok what about you tell me it in a prophetic dream

[limber trail]

oh im deleting that im not even risking you getting the impulse to click that

[cedar bane]

I have restraint ok dw

I wouldn't click the thing that says the gods are actually all one guy who's called dave

[limber trail]

i know

[bronze wave]

On the contary Karsus serves a god now, theres a diff char called Machafuko who also has slayed a god and talks down on them, they might get along

[limber trail]

im not risking it

hey thank god i censored it last minute

[cedar bane]

Yeah I sent you a psychic link beforehand dw

[reef tundra]

Virialis go get that Karsus son of a b-

[bronze wave]

Karsus might wash him ngl to you

he be having good feats 🥸

[cedar bane]

Holy moly is that the regent from hit sequel slay the spire 2

[reef tundra]

Power scaling is impossible, since we both want our respective people to be on top

[bronze wave]

But my powerscaling has me behind it

[reef tundra]

And Virialis has me behind it.

[cedar bane]

Exactly, because we all know my secret third guy would win

[limber trail]

ok what are your characters respective feats

[reef tundra]

Virialis imprisoned the goddess of death and crippled the god of dragons at the age of 18.

[bronze wave]

Ill fight you while virialis fights karsus, itsll be a tag team

[limber trail]

now see here's the thing

the strongest feat in my setting is

i cant say that my player is here he doesnt know

[reef tundra]

I feel like you’d win

[cedar bane]

I won't look go play with your toys

[reef tundra]

I glaze Virialis because he is my baby boy but myself? I’m a scrawny trans girl in college who can’t do more than three pull ups

[cedar bane]

So did I but I dont get any powerscaling feats sigh

[bronze wave]

Became the 2nd strongest god for a bit, slayed Mystral or whatever she was, killed 2 of the dead 3, went evenish with someone who took down the 9 hells, etc etc

Hes been around for 3 campaigns so hes been stacking

[limber trail]

Syntho no peaking

||collectively mortals killed a god with no access to magic||

[bronze wave]

Alr what if you fight karsus and I fight your bbeg

[reef tundra]

We’ll both be dead

[bronze wave]

Ya its the 3rd playable character in the hit indie game thats after the first slay the spire two

[limber trail]

Use the star blocks against one another in a 1v1

[reef tundra]

Virialis is CR 30

[bronze wave]

idk Im kinda nice

[reef tundra]

Good point, Virialis might spare you

[bronze wave]

I meant in fighting

He might not be able to handle me

[limber trail]

Do I have any CR 30 characters

[reef tundra]

….. true

[limber trail]

I mean the cackling king is probably really high CR but he’s just chilling

[bronze wave]

plus Im a paladin, can he take 2d8 rad dmg?

[reef tundra]

Resistant and he has 720 HP :(

[undone rain]

So paladins, what do we think of divine favor

[bronze wave]

meh, its con and an extra 1d4?

I also feel pali has ALOT of bonus action stuff

[reef tundra]

Isn’t it not concentration in 5.5e?

[undone rain]

It could be better but ive seen worse spells

[reef tundra]

I swear it is, I remember seeing people hailing it because it’s just almost a free 1d4 bonus damage for 1 whole minute

[bronze wave]

I assume they meant 2014 but ya it doesnt in 2024

id say then its solid if its precast but even then I wouldnt take it, its a spell slot for 2.5 dmg? eh

and still bonus action cost

[undone rain]

Idk, i like to do as much damage as i can so i usually pick it up

[bronze wave]

is polearm master in 2024?

[undone rain]

An extra damage can make all the difference

[reef tundra]

But you see that’s 2.5 with every single attack for a minute, with no upkeep

Just pop it and it lasts the entire combat pretty much

[bronze wave]

^

[reef tundra]

Yes

[undone rain]

And it is a simple level 1 spell after all

[bronze wave]

Oh then ya you would def never take it unless its precast

1d4 rad or a whole other attack

precast I think its solid tho but I dont rlyl do that ngl loll

[severe rampart]

I use divine favor on my Paladin

[reef tundra]

But if you cast it, then next turn your BA attack will do 2d4, and the one after that, you’ve doubled the damage your BA attack does

[severe rampart]

Great Weapon Fighter with a Maul

[reef tundra]

And not every paladin uses a pole arm

[undone rain]

What do you think of it

[severe rampart]

I mean it's alright, Paladins don't get much spell slots so I wouldn't use it often

[bronze wave]

well you add your mod to the 1d4 so its 1d4 rad or 1d4+mod + effet you might inflict

[undone rain]

Do wish they had a tad few more

[reef tundra]

It’s just one BA and suddenly all of your BA attacks for the entire combat have their damage dice doubled

[bronze wave]

I could see it doing smth in a longer fight

[reef tundra]

Oh you were talking about shorter fights? Then Ofc you wouldn’t use it

[bronze wave]

well most of the dmg is prob mod dmg (im assuming avg +3)

[bronze wave]

most fights are like 2-4 rounds tbh

[reef tundra]

You see it doesn’t matter how much damage alternatives cost, since it stacks with everything

[undone rain]

If you would build a cleric/paladin multiclass. How would you do it

[bronze wave]

no what im saying is your lossing that first attack the 1d4 idk if it really weighs that much

[humble cairn]

It's generally not a great multiclass.

[bronze wave]

you have to make up 1d4+3 + effects

[undone rain]

Oh i know but i wish to hear anyway as im curious

But if you cant come up with any, how about paladin and warlock

Palock? Wardin?

[bronze wave]

warlock is decent, norm its just a lvl1 dip tho but ive seen up to 3

[reef tundra]

But it makes up for that almost immediately as the next one does 2d4+3, and the one after that, making 4d4+6, twice the amount of hit dice and an amount of damage you’d need to use the original BA attack 4 times to match

[bronze wave]

so around round 4 is when it starts to have an effect

which id say is a pretty long combat (boss encounter)

[reef tundra]

No, at 2 it has an effect

Literally two BAs with it, equal to the power of 4 without it

[bronze wave]

no ik but what im saying is 2 rounds +1 round of the nothing its 3

then in round4 it pulls ahead

Im at work so Im not looking at the math to hard so I might be wrong, I like mathing it out lol just cant do it rn

so I might be off

[reef tundra]

But during a long boss fight, it’ll more than make up for it

I’m not saying the spell is incredible, I’m literally just saying it isn’t bad due to it being a free 1d4 on top of every single attack for 1 whole minute with no upkeep

[bronze wave]

oh I dont think its bad its def usable and has its point for longer end fights

[woven flint]

Damage is Damage 🧐

[reef tundra]

Because also remember, your two attacks every turn have been doing an extra 1d4 as well

[bronze wave]

I use paladin spells for utility generally i dont take like any major offense spells

magic weapon is another one i dont take rlly

[woven flint]

It gets better with TWF and a Nick weapon

[reef tundra]

Sacrifice one 1d4 + 3 for 4d4 on top of regular weapon damage later

[bronze wave]

twf 😔

[severe rampart]

oo nice idea! TWF Dexadin!

[bronze wave]

just play a sword and board buddy

[severe rampart]

Dual Wielder, Shortsword Scimitar, Divine Favor Paladin!

[woven flint]

Me but I'm doing a TWF Stradin

[reef tundra]

Two weapon paladins rock in 2014, smiting three times a turn

[bronze wave]

stradin?

[severe rampart]

Shortsword Shortsword, Nick Attack, Dual Wielder attack, all of them having an additional d4 damage

[crimson gulch]

GWM and Polearm paladins in 2014 rock too with it

[reef tundra]

Wait I might something in the rules might stop that, I might have been bending the rules when I did it a few years ago

[woven flint]

Regular Strength paladin lol

[bronze wave]

oh

for twf?

[severe rampart]

Dexadins on top, but experimenting with Great Weapon Fighter Stradin

[bronze wave]

in 2014 I think you can?

[reef tundra]

Amen

[severe rampart]

All week I've been so excited for my next session I've been listening to the battle music I have planned

[woven flint]

Yeah

[livid brook]

"Gravity" damage would just be force yea?

[bronze wave]

bc smite is free besides spell sot, and its attack extra attack BA attack

[severe rampart]

Yeah, unless you mean fall damage which I think is bludgeoning

[livid brook]

Alr

[bronze wave]

bludge or force

[livid brook]

Trying to see if i could do smthn clever with Order of scribes

Guess not

[reef tundra]

I’d say bludgeoning, bc fall damage

[bronze wave]

if you can explain it somehow, it can work

even if its a bit odd

[severe rampart]

Classical music for a battle between battlemasters, amazing

[livid brook]

just didn't know if graviturgy wizard had its own dmg type

[bronze wave]

Ah no its moslty force and bludge but if you ask your dm maybe you can try smth

I have a gravity based sorc who can summon a magical meteor that does psychic dmg

[livid brook]

Ill just stick to order of scribes and transform fireball into force dmg

[sullen mantle]

So do yall play D&D online

[bronze wave]

nah

[sullen mantle]

Darnnnn

I do

[bronze wave]

I just be here ngl, I still havent figure out how to play the game

[sullen mantle]

I’ve played since I was 16

[warm tusk]

I do, mostly 'cause I've not had the money until recently to do real life stuff lol.

[rough basalt]

Yeah cause irl stuff ain't doable atm.

[sullen mantle]

You ever play D&D neverwinter?

[glossy otter]

For the most part ye, though hoping this fall to get something going with my college

[warm tusk]

Nope. Isn't that the MMO game?

[sullen mantle]

Yea

[warm tusk]

It was something that was always interesting to me, but I never played it.

[glossy otter]

it has been too long since I've heard the click clackety of dice

[sullen mantle]

I recently got back on after 5-6 years

[rough basalt]

I played it a little back in the dya

[sullen mantle]

Dude i literally joined here jus to find some people to play with 😂

[rough basalt]

I thought it was a fun game but too p2w at the time.

[sullen mantle]

I’m only there for the story

And missions

Now that I have money I might try PvP

[rough basalt]

Well there's some dedicated discords for that mmo you're likely to find people in easier

[marble hinge]

is there any channels here for looking for communities?

[rough basalt]

This servers mainly for the tabletop game.

[rough basalt]

#looking-for-community

[sullen mantle]

I play it too I just need to find my books

[glossy otter]

ngl when my returns come in, I might go on the hunt for some of those ravenloft dice

[glossy otter]

hmm?

I just like the colour schemes they've got going, its about time there were some official dnd evil looking dice lol

[obtuse aurora]

You are blessed then

[obtuse aurora]

Kinda cheap

[stray lantern]

Not here to dog on artists but some seriously overprice themselves for very okay art and then spend months in talks with the client only to give a commission that was not at all what was agreed upon.

Sidenote, careful around artists that are heavily into Arcanum

[twilit ibex]

Right? He was doing colored full-length portraits and asking for 50 bucks. I got him to accept 100 plus tip each for the next 2 pieces I commissioned.

[stray lantern]

What's the @ tho?

[glossy otter]

I mean it also depends on reputation and time that they've been in the business

[twilit ibex]

And he was very talented. Had never drawn a demon in his life, and he is the one who made my pfp

[glossy otter]

Though going off of that pfp, that is pretty sick

[obtuse aurora]

I get what you’re saying, and yeah, experiences can really vary. Pricing and communication can be tricky on both sides.

There are definitely artists who overcharge or miscommunicate, but there are also many who put a lot of time and effort into their work. It’s always a good idea to check portfolios and past client feedback before committing.

[stray lantern]

It's been 3 years and she still hasn't even finished the piece smh

[obtuse aurora]

Then that is wrong

[frail wasp]

3 years might be a scam

[obtuse aurora]

Yeah
100%

[twilit ibex]

"kiss_shot_acerola_orion" is his Discord user. I'll gladly throw people his way. He is very busy with university these days, though

[stray lantern]

Sadly she wasn't as known for her lack of morals 3 years ago

[obtuse aurora]

It shows unprofessionalism. Commitment is necessary in every task

[stray lantern]

Amen

[mystic crystal]

I hate when I have a perfectly fine character and then think of a better character and not be able to play them lol

[flint ledge]

Just don't think!

[twilit ibex]

Speaking of awesome characters, I finally found out who the sixth member of my upcoming campaign's party is. A kobold that looks like a tiny axolotl person, named Dave. He's a Circle of Wicker Druid.

I don't know why this kobold looks like an axolotl, or why his name is just "Dave," but he has voodoo dolls. I'm not questioning him.

[empty thicket]

i would like to someday do a kobold sorcerer draconic.
The lil boy want to be a big and mighty dragon

[plucky sentinel]

https://cdn.weasyl.com/static/media/96/dd/62/96dd622bf1aa5840a5eeba112f3432321ae918b529b9865cc00d2e7dccc0493f.png

[plucky sentinel]

i playd a true polymorphed dragon that was polymorphed into a kobold sorcerer, it was fun

[sullen mantle]

Can I make my wizard throw magic hotdogs at this

[frail wasp]

make an arcana check

at disadvantage

[somber rain]

Haiii peopleeee

[hallow jackal]

Bro needs to have a pot on his head

And really like plants

[karmic heath]

Hello darkness my old friend….

[somber rain]

How yall tdy?

[hallow jackal]

Prepping

Dm in 2 days

[hollow lynx]

Confused

[empty thicket]

The kitchen wizard
Magic hotdogs (magic missiles)
Fire bolt (used for turn on the stove)
Fireball of spices (fireball)

[hollow lynx]

I think a bot from here added me and told me about a dm and asked if I wanted to join a campaign and gave me the dms discord😭

[thorn wedge]

Spicy meatball (fireball)

[thorn wedge]

Scam, report it

[hollow lynx]

The dm just vouched for her not being a bot

[empty thicket]

so a warforged asked you that? damn...

Calling my next warforged Grok

[hollow lynx]

My warforged i made is called H4T spelt hat

[flint ledge]

"Grok, is this real?"

[glad arch]

My warforged named gemini who also coincidentally likes building stuff a lot

[dense nacelle]

I had a warforged artificer who had a magic item called grok that would potentially give him advantage or disadvantage on intelligence checks

[stray lantern]

Hey grok generate a picture of the elf cleric crying with me above them with gigachad face

[empty thicket]

Let me check one second
Throw a dark star to it
Yeah it is

[empty thicket]

oh yeah, i think one of the infussions of arti give that

[dense nacelle]

Aura of life or aura of purity

Honestly I’d love it if there were more epic boons directed at spell-casters

[crimson gulch]

i bet we are going to get some in Arcana unleashed

[remote wadi]

So some guy on YT decided to message me lately trying to continue this stupid Ranger argument again

[dense nacelle]

Would be really nice

Ranger argument?

[crimson gulch]

ettiquet for a youtube argument is to respond that your evidence at the following link and hit them with ||Rickroll||

[remote wadi]

Short summary: YT algorithm click bait video sometime back with the whole "Ranger sucks, Fighter and Druid do it better" thing

[crimson gulch]

the real answere is to stay away from youtube garbage

[remote wadi]

For the most part, I do. But it is usually fun to see someone else try to convince me again that I am wrong and fail miserably

[dense nacelle]

Ranger is fine, not my favorite class but they act as a good half caster

[remote wadi]

Anyways, guy tells me "why not just MC Druid and Fighter?"

I explain why (short answer, better saving throws, most of the same spellcasting, and better HP Averages/ability spread)

The funnier part is that near instantly, he backpedals and tries saying "Can you not take a joke? Just play whoever you like."

[crimson gulch]

by engaging with them they win

[dense nacelle]

Is it just me or is spell recall kinda pointless

[remote wadi]

I just finished it off (for now) saying the difference between saying you can play any class and trying to convince others a class should not be played because other classes can do everything it does better, which is not the case

And that I would tell him to play any class, but probably best to stay away from bard with that terrible Charisma

[ornate skiff]

Yeah, totally agree, waiting until the group really knows each other's characters makes the art so much more meaningful. 36 sessions is a solid commitment though, love that. What kind of campaign are you guys playing?

[ornate skiff]

Btw, I have a friend who's an artist, she was working on her own campaign art and just finished it. If you want group art, I could put you in touch with her.

[livid brook]

Whats the most hp i can have (outside wildshape) and still have access to it. I assume I'd need to main some form of barbarian

[rough basalt]

Barbarian yeah

[bronze wave]

Barb tough max con hill dwarf I assume

Oh with spells like aid and heroes feast

[strong wave]

Is there a good free DND character name generator

Does 5.5 have a goblin race

I guess races don't even matter anymore

No stat bonus

[flint ledge]

Fantasy name generator I suppose, though I would advise you to try making a name yourself

[rough basalt]

Goblin hasn't been reprinted yet

[strong wave]

Why's that

[fathom gate]

Guys. Imagine if there was a ttrpg where you could roll dice and roleplay as different characters and there’d be different classes and species

[crimson gulch]

the most recent printing of the goblin for players in in mordenakinesn monsters of the multiverse, still works great

[empty thicket]

you arent going to believe what im about to tell you.

[fathom gate]

Its genius isnt it? I might call it labyrinth and reptiles

[flint ledge]

It just generally gives you more character because typically generated names are noticeable in a meh way

[flint ledge]

"Introducing today's sponsor, Pathfinder 2nd edition"

[empty thicket]

no no

i think it was more like hotels and minotaurs

[fathom gate]

I feel like most adventures would start in a tavern tho

[uncut zenith]

They haven’t reprinted it because the one in MOTM is still viable and playable

[valid geyser]

i assume we will get new goblinoids eventually, because theyre fey typed and all

[empty thicket]

or some could start with all the characters trapped in some place

and about to be executed by some who knows crimes

[flint ledge]

Goes for a bunch of the more monstrous species

[uncut zenith]

Yeah but the creature type isn’t really enough for what would otherwise just be a reprint imo

[fathom gate]

Yoooo. We should totally make it and overprice the ever living flumph out of the merch

[flint ledge]

I do expect there to be some sort of updated MotM within the next few years

[rough basalt]

It's probably low priority

Cause they didn't go through with the 3 reaction design

[uncut zenith]

I’m sure it’ll eventually get an update, but as of right now, the species in MOTM still hold up. Unless there’s something they can come up with that makes 5.5 goblinoids drastically different from their MOTM counterparts, I don’t think it’s really a priority

[valid geyser]

also it probably would sell, if it wasnt just completely reprints of old stuff

[rough basalt]

MotM monsters aren't that much different from '25 anyways

[flint ledge]

Definitely won't come out at the current stage

[uncut zenith]

Case in point: a lot of the species in the Lorwyn book (which was released post-2024) just tell you to play species that are in MOTM

They still work well enough that they don’t need an update yet

[rough basalt]

To update the statblock all you have to do really is give them prof/expertise in initiative, max out their hp and remove silver/nonmagic bps resistance.

[empty thicket]

or we do a basic product that work for itself but we add the goated stuff in "dlcs"

[fathom gate]

Or, hear me out, we make these things called “editions” where we add new stuff each edition

[halcyon forum]

I think you only change HP on old monsters if they had resistances/immunities that are gone. Otherwise, values havent really changed all that much

[empty thicket]

yeah, some could be took like Dlcs ngl

[fathom gate]

Yea…lemme write that down…

Should we also put everything we have planned in 3.5 edition while the rest we make up on a fly?

[rough basalt]

I just max their hp anyway

[halcyon forum]

okay sure but thats more a personal DM decision and not how the statblocks were officially updated

[rough basalt]

With how hard 5.5e PCs hit the 30hp on a cr4 ain't enough.

[valid geyser]

also 5.5 damage is boosted for legendary creatures

[halcyon forum]

the average CR4 has like 70-90 HP?

dunno where 30 hp come from, thats CR 1 stuff

[empty thicket]

no no, we make a 4th edition that rocket up the numbers like some sort of Final fantasy game where the digits go to 10 easily

[fathom gate]

Yea yea thats good…we need to agree on a name…it has to be catchy

[strong wave]

How should I put my stats for fighter more strength or more dexterity

[valid geyser]

what weapon are you using

if you use dex, you probably dont need much strength, and vice versa if you got heavy armor

[halcyon forum]

depends on your favored weapons

ranged or finesse -> dex.
all other melee weapons -> str

[strong wave]

Sword and shield

[lavish flame]

If you want to use bows and crossbows and weapons that require finesse to use, then do Dex. If you want to use melee weapons of all kinds, do Strength.

[halcyon forum]

that can be a longsword or a rapier, which do you prefer?

[lavish flame]

As a note: Finesse Weapons can use your Strength still, so you can be a strong person wielding daggers and it'll be fine

[halcyon forum]

sure but dex is better for a lot of other things

[empty thicket]

Monsters and Mysteries? M&M?

no wait, there is a candy named like M&m

[rough basalt]

Deathlocks in MotM only have 36 hp at cr4

[lavish flame]

I think there's a certain chocolatier thatd knock on ur door

[fathom gate]

It could be something and dragons since dragons are cool

[rough basalt]

Caster enemies I guess are where I think they need the max out

[strong wave]

How much a hp would a level 6 fighter with a average HP have and a constitution of 15?

[rough basalt]

Cause before '25 caster enemies had like only enough hp to survive one attack

[halcyon forum]

because of all their resistances, remove those and update HP would be the typical move in 5.5

[rough basalt]

Ye true even with the resistances I think maxing out would still be a good idea if you were playing '14

[empty thicket]

yeah but they arent like hte principal enemy or thing of the whole book

[fathom gate]

Oh of course not. They’re gonna be quite strong

[rough basalt]

I think that was just a normal thing in '14

[halcyon forum]

the HP would be fine if all the players where affected by the resistances, but typically, non of them are. so yeah those HP numbers are build on flawed assumptions

[fathom gate]

I wonder…what begins with D that could go well with dragons

[rough basalt]

Caster bosses would need their hp buffed up

Like ||Final boss of LMoP being against level 4 or 5 PCs with only like 50hp||

[halcyon forum]

Diners and Dragons?

[fathom gate]

No no no…what if it was something players could go through for loot

[halcyon forum]

52 I think

[lavish flame]

average health would be 55 if my math is right

[severe rampart]

That's why I don't use average health, I use the maximum roll

[rough basalt]

Yep you had to do or else they'd get potentially 1 turned

[empty thicket]

DwarfS?

like lord of the rings

[lavish flame]

for bosses, I think im doing max roll, but for most enemies I just couldnt be bothered to roll their health nor figure out their max

[fathom gate]

I got it…DUNGEONS and dragons!

[rough basalt]

For motm statblocks I just have them at maxed out all the time.

[empty thicket]

you are a....

Genius!! Everyone will love it!!

[halcyon forum]

no wonder you kill your PCs lol

[empty thicket]

They will try to adapt anything to it, like futuristic stuff or just modern day stuff on it

[rough basalt]

Nah they tear apart the maxed out HP motm monsters

[fathom gate]

Lets work on it right now!

[rough basalt]

They're just poor innocent helpless 5e monsters

[fathom gate]

We could also give them the choice of 7 dice despite only 4 being used most of the time

[halcyon forum]

they are not that different from 5.5 monsters

well most of them

[severe rampart]

love reworking character backstories

[rough basalt]

On paper kinda, but in play, 5.5e monsters are out for blood. MotM monsters are kinda like "well ig ill kill."

[empty thicket]

We can make tons of classes

okey that was the last one, was funny enough

[flint ledge]

I mean with motm you can a majority of the time just increase their health remove the non magical/silvered stuff and if they have attacks that also give saves, remove the saves

[rough basalt]

Like me and the Warlock in my Tuesday game 2 turned a Drow Matron Mother.

[fathom gate]

Yea probably, thanks for joining the bit

[flint ledge]

And then you basically have a 5.5e monster

[rough basalt]

I got her to 2/3rds hp left with my turn then he got her below half hp and I scion sneak attacked again and killed her.

[empty thicket]

it was funny but got tired now of it

[rough basalt]

If only that matron mother was made 3 years later and could've survived our onslaught

Tho it would've been the expertise in initiative more than the probably 100 extra hp

I think I've only killed one 5.5e PC with 5e statblocks

It was a level 2 Warlock with like 3 or 4 Stirges stuck on him and the party didn't kill them so he got drained dry.

[north vine]

I am just mashing words together to create character names atp

[rough basalt]

I use fantasy name generator

[north vine]

Like, i've just made a monk named Typhoon Storm

[strong wave]

Is it bad etiquette to leave a game after you die

[rough basalt]

Can be.

If you're rage quitting cause you died yeah