dnd-discussion

[errant crag]

Surely the spell has specifications

[empty thicket]

New artificer spell
Summon vehicle

[fossil hollow]

Not an official spell

[errant crag]

I wonder what Greasy's vehicle would be

[empty thicket]

YET.

[errant crag]

I gotta play Greasy again some time

[barren badger]

Summon plant

[fossil hollow]

It was in the Modern UA

Almost a decade ago

[twilit shell]

Do you think that a barlgura would drive a cyber truck or what car

[errant crag]

The adventure ended with Greasy as the infernal ruler of a giant hell cube that was a weapon of mass destruction, which he used to pour grease into the water off of the sword coast

[empty thicket]

imagine upcasting it at lvl9 and summon one of the bosses from Metal Slug

The druid and the artificer mix and summon the giant crab with cannon from the metal slug 3

[errant crag]

He floated the giant hellish cube down the sword coast pouring millions of gallons of grease into the sea

He was corrupted by the cube's evil power

Making him more evil than he already was (he was just neutral evil but the cube made him actively evil)

[barren badger]

I really wonder what they were planning with that

[twilit shell]

Isn’t there a giant metal crab from one of the module books

Can’t remember which one has the crab mech

[fossil hollow]

THe magic item? Apparatus of Kwalish?

[errant crag]

Apparatus of Kwalish

[twilit shell]

Ah yep that’s it

[undone rain]

A light cleric implies the existence of a heavy atheist

[twilit shell]

That’s most atheists I’d think

[barren badger]

Being an atheist in the forgotten realms would be insane

[twilit shell]

Their souls will join the grey wall of nonbelievers

[undone rain]

I think they exist actually

[barren badger]

Yes and they’re probably insane

[undone rain]

Which is just hilarious. "I gain my power from my god"

"Nuh uh"

[barren badger]

Gods are made up by wizards to sell more diamonds

[twilit shell]

Yeah probably a lot more alatrists. Acknowledge there’s a god but not one worth worshipping. Then shar eats their souls

[barren badger]

I wonder what flavor my soul would have

[twilit shell]

Hmm. Blue raspberry cough syrup

[barren badger]

Wow

[harsh patrol]

but what effect would it have?

[barren badger]

I’m offended

[barren badger]

Cough syrup

[harsh patrol]

ah

i have been rolling too many D100

[junior jasper]

Would plant magic set off an earth, water, air, or fire sigil?

[barren badger]

If you all could have a class feature from any class irl (not spellcasting) which do you choose

[harsh patrol]

earth would be my guess

[junior jasper]

Ok thanks.

[barren badger]

Sigil?

[harsh patrol]

they need it to grow and thats where the roots would be, thats my logic at least

[barren badger]

What is that

[empty thicket]

Replicate magic item

[barren badger]

Good call

[empty thicket]

If not expertise from Rogue

[twilit shell]

I think my soul tastes like flat Mountain Dew that got left in a half empty bottle at the back of a closet for two months

[harsh patrol]

ah, but consider with the homonculous infusion you could have, just a little guy

[empty thicket]

Na, for that i get a son.

[limber trail]

pact magic

[harsh patrol]

thats incredibly drepressing... i would remedy that

[empty thicket]

NOT, spellcasting.

[barren badger]

No pact magic either

[harsh patrol]

ah but consider the flavor options, my aritificer did this and it was a Flamingo that was also a coffee maker

[empty thicket]

just with the plans of magic items from lvl 2 i can do a lot

[severe rampart]

Aura of Protection

Reliable Talent

[empty thicket]

and if i could upgrade it to lv6 or 10, im god.

[severe rampart]

What's your int mod, though?

[empty thicket]

If not heroic warrior from champion, its free inspirations all the turns

[harsh patrol]

wild magic surge! its going to be everyone elses problem as well

[empty thicket]

how one would be able to calculate such thing... lets say +2 lower

more like 1.75 but round up to 2

[barren badger]

I think wild shape would be cool

[severe rampart]

Do we round up damage in D&D?

[paper portal]

tongue of the sun and moon would be pretty good

[severe rampart]

What's that?

[harsh patrol]

NOPE, book says always round down with rolls

[paper portal]

"Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, any creature that can understand a language can understand what you say."

[empty thicket]

Depend, your games are like some final fantasy or Expedition 33 which the numbers just rocket after X point?

[severe rampart]

Understand, not speak?

[empty thicket]

from being happy of dealing 300 damage to getting used to dealing more digits than i ever knew

[paper portal]

yeah but they can all understand you anyways so it doesnt really matter

[barren badger]

Would divine intervention work in our universe?

[lavish flame]

nah it doesnt depend, u dont round up in D&D. something must tell you to round up or just default to rounding down

[severe rampart]

would that also include sign languages and written languages?

[paper portal]

huh i guess so yeah only the first part specifies it has to be spoken

[twilit shell]

There is no remedy for this malady ong

[empty thicket]

okey, let me try some pray to GOD or any GOD and tell me if i round up my int modifier or not

🙏 DO I ROUND UP OR DOWN GOD!?

He said me up

[barren badger]

Down

[empty thicket]

I accept one mistake, 2 no.

[barren badger]

What will you do about it

[severe rampart]

the case where you round up is hp iirc

D6 = 4, when it's really 3.5

[empty thicket]

Roll initiative.🥀

[barren badger]

Which dive do I use for that

[twilit shell]

Time to start using fractional damage and health

[severe rampart]

Weapon of Warning, Scorpion Armor, Alert, +5 Dexterity

[barren badger]

The big one?

[severe rampart]

Initiative + 13 + advantage

[barren badger]

I go first

[shy stirrup]

I take it you want to go first

[barren badger]

Wait who’s the DM

[empty thicket]

Source: I made it up.

[severe rampart]

I still manage to roll below a 10

[barren badger]

Maybe the real DM was the friends we made long the way

[shy stirrup]

For some reason, I'm always bad at initiative rolls, no matter the build or items

[severe rampart]

Indeed.

Probability, thou art a heartless monster.

[woven flint]

My Tortle Cleric is probably gonna die :]

R.I.P, my boy.. Artanza 🫡

[twilit shell]

Tortles never die, they become a part of you

[severe rampart]

everyone in the party got above a 20 in investigation check, except one who got a 4

21,22,24,26 and then a 4

[crimson scarab]

hello!

[severe rampart]

They'll live trust

[woven flint]

2 failed death saves, one from an attack the other from a fail

He feels the Hand of his deity on his shoulder as he's dying rn

[lavish flame]

there's a small handful of scenarios, the one I always think of is "how many spell slots a Wizard's Arcane Recovery recovers"

you divide ur level by 2, rounding up

[barren badger]

I feel like my tortle Druid ALWAYS gets hit

[broken imp]

welcome!

[severe rampart]

We need a clutch Mass Healing Word or a Cure Wounds, hell even a healing potion!

[woven flint]

I'm the parties only healer

But, I also just had a health potion poured down my throat lol

[severe rampart]

I might be a divination wizard /j

Level 6 Cure Wounds coming up

[broken imp]

lol i feel like in general u want to kill the enemy before it even attacks u

then no need to healers

[severe rampart]

Whaaaaaat?

Really????

[broken imp]

i can't tell but is it /sar

[barren badger]

Just be friends with enemy

Why fight?

[broken imp]

ah yes

very good idea..

[empty thicket]

They killed the horse from the wagon that was carrying all of us

I dont see them saying "sorry"

[broken imp]

lemme send a friend request to venca real quick

[severe rampart]

Get your barbarian to pull the wagon

[empty thicket]

I see them trying to slice my throat.

[lavish flame]

Usually cuz the enemy is doing some crazy shit that needs to be stopped

[empty thicket]

im going to help him but the point is

No more horsey

i might cut some of his meat

[ornate rapids]

The barbarian gets excited to pull the wagon, too excited, now the wagon is shattered from going too fast

[empty thicket]

cant leave such beautiful creature meat waste

[broken imp]

idea #1, get a new horsey w/ spell

[empty thicket]

no paladin

[barren badger]

What did your horse do to start the fight

[severe rampart]

get your monk to pull the wagon

[empty thicket]

Be alive

Enemies be hungry

[barren badger]

Is the lion evil for hunting prey?

[ornate rapids]

if the enemy let the horse live the enemy would have their bounty increased for causing violence

[severe rampart]

Get attacked? Deflect Attacks by Monk

[empty thicket]

werewolfs

[paper portal]

the deer is evil for being weak /ref

[barren badger]

Is the werewolf evil for eating the horse

[broken imp]

ummm idea #2, pray to god(dm)

[severe rampart]

I'm so hungry /ref

Or you know, cast Revivify on the horse

[empty thicket]

No, but he isnt saying "sorry" for killing it

[rough basalt]

How hungry

[barren badger]

Did you ask?

[empty thicket]

300gp for revive a horse 🥀

[severe rampart]

🐴 ...

[empty thicket]

THEY SHOULD SAYSORRY, THEY DID THE WRONG!!

And they are trying to slice all of us too

[barren badger]

He’s just a dog

[empty thicket]

half

[fossil hollow]

The Uma musume mafia will remember this

[barren badger]

They don’t know any better

[empty thicket]

i saw some deers in the way back, they could hunt them instead of hunt us

[severe rampart]

No please

[barren badger]

Omg they eat deer EVERY day. They wanted something new

[empty thicket]

they could open a trade for my horse instead of killing it instantly and try to kill me

[barren badger]

All dogs go to heaven Franco

[empty thicket]

These ones arent even seeing the light of the sunrise.
Pull out axe with war crime effect and apply a hell rune on the victims

(might be cursed, in any way im throwing it to the furnace and making something new. I killed my friends with it and i want to get rid of it)

[broken imp]

killed my friend with it
wow um ok

well i did stuff like that too so i guess it not too bad?

[empty thicket]

Its complicated.

[barren badger]

I’m starting to think you might not be the good guy here

[empty thicket]

i try to.

Im workingon being a good guy.

[barren badger]

You know who is a good boy

[empty thicket]

Was.

[little stream]

stahp this is public, have some decorum

[empty thicket]

i killed a lycan already, 2 or 3 more wont are going to be a problem.

[barren badger]

The Werewolf was a good boy :[

[empty thicket]

Good said, sorry bro but the medicine for them is... complicated

And i like my guts staying inside of me with my blood

[barren badger]

Yes you want your guts to stay where they are. I understand

[empty thicket]

dont worry, im going to make some jerky with the horse meat

[woven flint]

Artanza is deceased 😔

(I couldn't help but get tearful over it)

[shy stirrup]

F in chat

[woven flint]

My sweet old turtle man is relaxing in Oghma's library now

He was allowed by Oghma himself to send a final message:

"Sorry this old man gave out on ya... but I know you can be strong without me.. don't let him get away with this!"

[severe rampart]

Dang 😔

So you have any ideas of what your new character will be?

[woven flint]

I already have him made, but I'm not speaking about him rnn because my party members are in this server

[severe rampart]

Oooo

[rough basalt]

RIP Artanza

[woven flint]

He was Power Word Killed after surviving an onslaught of spells by Manshoon

[barren badger]

oh i was loking at manshoon's statblock last night

hes a rough guy

[woven flint]

But, his death gives the party valuable information now!!!

That's befitting of a Knowledge Cleric, huh?

[severe rampart]

Oh dang!

No counterspell?

[woven flint]

Manshoon has simulacrums with him that Counterspelled out Wizards counterspell

[fossil hollow]

i threw manshoon prime and 4 manshoon simulacrums

[woven flint]

He's up there in Oghmas Library now, as said
Probably writing down his life story and maybe seeing some of his former Students

[rough basalt]

I'm looking forward to seeing where Monday goes.

If Orizontas becomes one of the first long term campaign PCs that saw the completion.

[barren badger]

wait... you were the DM?

[fossil hollow]

yes

[humble cairn]

oooh, rough

[fossil hollow]

He had to sacrifice a staff of power :(

[rough heron]

Hiii everyonee

I joined the server because I wanted to offer my services creating character portraits. Which channel would be appropriate to advertise this on? I don't want to break any rules 😭

[fossil hollow]

#dnd-advertisements

[rough heron]

Thanks uuu 🩷🩷

[jolly canyon]

what dis

[woven flint]

He killed the Cleric at least!

They Avenged me!

My party...
MY GOATS!!!
They killed Manshoon!

[paper portal]

connections :3 its a game the nyt does where they give you 16 things and you have to guess the 4 categories of 4 things from them

[jolly canyon]

oh i play that lolol i thought you said you made connections, like networking for some reason. jackalope making money moves

[errant crag]

I just can't believe Goblin Mode was word of the year 2022

[humble cairn]

Language is an ever changing and fascinating thing.

[vernal owl]

Whos manshroom

[woven flint]

Evil Wizard fellow from Waterdeep who has a lot of simulacrums and clones

[fossil hollow]

A powerful wizard who is known for cloning himself. Hes dnd's doctor doom

[woven flint]

He's honestly pretty cool

[vernal owl]

Ohh 👀

Sounds cool fr

[errant crag]

I've wanted to run a villain like that

[woven flint]

His clones all had a war with eachother once lol

[barren badger]

so many counterspells too

[vale elk]

is dndbeyond warlocks ever going to be fixed for 2024? they are missing so many invocations

[woven flint]

:p

[fossil hollow]

theyre reworking the character builder and stuff

[errant crag]

They are? That's good

I found the old one unintuitive at times

[vernal owl]

WAIT YOUR CHARACTER DIED?

[vale elk]

look how long ago i complained about this

[woven flint]

Yeap.

Artanza, Old man Tortle Knowledge Cleric of Oghma

Got PWK'd

[vernal owl]

Nyooooo 💔💔💔

[lavish flame]

You're talking about the invocstions from Xanathar's and Tasha's?

[fossil hollow]

again. Theyre working on it

[errant crag]

I love when my characters die

Always hilarious

[vale elk]

a ton of em but yeah basically outside of the initial 2024 books release

[lavish flame]

2024 Warlocks aren't gonna have those

[vale elk]

it's been two years to get an html website working better that's insane

i work in IT it is not that hard

[fossil hollow]

beaucracy is a bi-

[sleek cloud]

Oh no they got ti mid sent-

[errant crag]

You should apply to work at WotC I hear they're struggling to fix some stuff on DDB in a timely manner

[rough basalt]

They aren't gonna get m-
Alright I got them, they won't hurt anyone ever again.

[olive storm]

Did you guys know that an intelligent moose is higher cr than an owlbear?

[errant crag]

Moose are scary animals

[olive storm]

Moosen.

[fossil hollow]

Arent they CR 3 also?

[sleek cloud]

Meese

[fossil hollow]

I distinctly remember the Awakened Moose being CR 3

[olive storm]

I believe that is correct, as well.

[fossil hollow]

So, its same CR as an owlbear

[lavish flame]

5.5 Warlocks won't have Tasha's and Xanathar's Invocations unless they were reprinted in a 5.5 book. Warlock Invocations are a slightly different feature now, so you'll probably need to wait a while. I figure this sort of update might be in Arcana Unleashed.

[olive storm]

Lemme check the lexicon!

[twilit shell]

pop quiz, besides bears, what is the largest known predator of a moose?

[fossil hollow]

Orcas

[errant crag]

Moose

[normal canyon]

Elephant

[twilit shell]

Damn you spoiled it

[ornate rapids]

Moose are the size of trucks so it makes sense they are dangerous

[twilit sail]

hippos have a cr of 4

[errant crag]

Hippos are scary too

[fossil hollow]

Orcas are the only aquatic preadot of moose

[lavish flame]

a really tall guy

[twilit sail]

oversized hummers

[barren badger]

human

[vernal owl]

An evil moose

[barren badger]

Oh the mooses big brother

[twilit shell]

size of trucks with a super high center of gravity, so when you hit them with your car they just roll unharmed into your cabin and crush you to death actually, then roll off angry and rip your hummer apart. I miss living in New England

[ornate rapids]

I've used the Moose statblock a few times with my druid
always a fun time

[errant crag]

Bigger moose

[twilit shell]

Always a bigger moose - Qui Gon Jin

[ornate rapids]

Dire Moose

[olive storm]

Dire Moose is a terrying creature.

It reminds you what the pinnacle looks like, the realm of gods.

Who would win in a fight: Thanos or ten moosen?

[twilit shell]

Depends, is Thanos driving a ford f150 20 miles over the speed limit on an unlit backroad?'

[fossil hollow]

Driving in my car, right after a beeer

[twilit shell]

Hey that bump is shaped like a deeeerr...oh god a 3000 pound deeeeer

[errant crag]

So irked that the wand sheathe is Warforged only

[barren badger]

i hate that I can hear this in my mind

[twilit shell]

Just carve a chunk of your flesh out to hold it, coward

[empty thicket]

How hard would be to make a "Bulldozer" character like those in Pay Day 2....mmmm.....

[odd valley]

dui? how about you d- (these are lyrics btw)

[fossil hollow]

D. U. I? How about you d-

[errant crag]

I want a shoulder mounted wand cannon

[lavish flame]

evenly matched, depends on terrain. next.

[empty thicket]

Something heavy that must make space

[lavish flame]

I kinda wish there were more magic items that keyed off of ur species

Like Eberron Dwarves have this whole "grafting Underdark monster parts onto themselves" it might be neat if those were magic items that required u to be a Dwarf

[twilit shell]

I lowkenuinely wish we had 40k orkz with custom magic items

[barren badger]

teto really doesnt like miku

[fossil hollow]

im not teto lol

[barren badger]

wasnt that song by teto?

[fossil hollow]

i have no idea. Im only familiar with some of teto's songs

[hot reef]

The dwarves fight against Eldritch forces beyond comprehension, and it turns out that forces beyond comprehension can be pretty powerful and worth using
It’s not a dwarf exclusive thing, though, it just happens that they’re closest to it

[serene wedge]

I thought I ran out of rocks to name my characters after but I’ve come up with the perfect one: Emmarald

[barren badger]

Thats a rock fact!

[empty thicket]

you didnt used ALL the rocks tho

[serene wedge]

Well Im not a rockologist

But I do like eating rocks

[barren badger]

hmmmm

[empty thicket]

geologist.

And its pretty interesting because you understand why some places are in the way they are or how some rocks work

in any way, use the gems names from Resident Evil games at first. Those will help you a lot

Topaz is one for example

[ornate rapids]

there's a wealth of gem & mineral names out there to use

[hollow estuary]

I was gonna say digging is a really good way to get rich really quick in dnd

[ornate rapids]

works well for dwarves!
just don't go mining into a nest of monsters

[empty thicket]

depend of your luck

Good luck : You found a good mineral and tons of it

[hollow estuary]

If you go digging in anauroch you better expect to hit it big

[empty thicket]

Bad luck: You woke up a lich.

[empty thicket]

Get enough money to buy a pickaxe made of adamantine

[hollow estuary]

yeah yeah,

in my opinion burrowing speed is better then flying

[ornate rapids]

Vorpal Pickaxe

[hollow estuary]

Digging and (optionally) Dragons

[ornate rapids]

i have definitely taken advantage of digging speed before, mostly with earth elementals

[hollow estuary]

Daod

[hollow estuary]

if you have a burrowing speed you can get total cover at will

[errant crag]

Rockological!

[oak geode]

What do yall think of the idea of partial success/failure? I don’t like it when it’s like, oh 13 dc to unlock door sleight of hand, oops 10 we failed well guess we gotta keep going through different checks, bust the door down with strength, waste a slot on knock etc… like come on, getting 10/13 and beating the lock with alerting guards to location seems way more exciting than just trying different things

[twilit shell]

Yeah degrees of success and failure are a huge thing to make the game a little more interesting than binary pass/fail

[turbid vessel]

Sometimes failure is "you get what you want but at a consequence you couldn't prepare for"

[errant crag]

I like degrees of failure and degrees of success

[river vector]

Just had a player give a fey his name

The fey was like "I don't do deals with people whose names I don't know."

[hollow estuary]

Right what fey

[river vector]

My homebrew Pied Piper (he's a Fey in this world)

I was nice, and made it so protection from good and evil protects from the effect

[hollow estuary]

Riiight. okay what kinda power does having his name grant the fey over him

[river vector]

The typical stuff. Y'know, complete control. Player should have known better, literally clocked the guy as a Fey.

[hollow estuary]

Wait hold on is your player a fiend?

[river vector]

No, player is playing as a elf. He guessed Fey because of the ears.

[ornate rapids]

sometimes giving a fey your name means you've lost your name until they give it back
light-hearted ones will give it back after a few moments as it was just a prank, but not always

[river vector]

Yeah he's nameless now

[hollow estuary]

what class is he?

[lavish flame]

How does this lead into losing ur name?

[hollow estuary]

" Can I have your name? "

[river vector]

And he was actively going against the Fey pied piper so he needs to keep protection from Evil and Good up now or he's under his control

[lavish flame]

Traditionally its "Could I have your name?" but this is just a fully different phrase with no implication about giving anything at all

[hollow estuary]

what class is he?

[river vector]

Druid

[river vector]

After that, I asked for the name

He gave it

[hollow estuary]

oh okay was going to say if this happends to a warlock, cleric, or illrigger they lose everything

like everything, they become none but a commoner

[river vector]

You don't tell a fey your name, that's the number one rule

[hollow estuary]

Because warlock pacts, spells granted by a diety, and EXPECIALLY DIABOLIC CONTRACTS, affect the person in possession of the true name that signed them

[river vector]

I literally had the fey refuse to give his name

And be like "They call me the Pied Piper"

[hollow estuary]

meaning a warlock would lose contact with his patron, a cleric would not be able to contact her diety, and a illrigger would be severed from the hells

[woven flint]

That's not true for Clerics or Warlocks

They wouldn't lose anything except their name

[river vector]

This should have been a hint

[hollow estuary]

right okay so a illrigger would lose everything though

[river vector]

Since if they get his real name they have power over the fey

[twilit shell]

"I go by/I answer to/people call me/you can call me" are the correct answers

[woven flint]

No?
I don't think so.
But thats generally not how classes work

You don't just..
Lose your class.

[hollow estuary]

if your patron abandons you you do.

[woven flint]

Nope, you're still a warlock lol

[hollow estuary]

what? shit back in the day like you could be stripped and drained of your sorcerous potential for example

[woven flint]

Your patron isn't specifically fueling your power.

Your knowledge they gave you is your power.

[paper portal]

yeah delevelling isnt a thing in 5e

[barren badger]

do you have to give a F[ae|ey|ay] ALL of your names? Could i give it just my middle name? They can have anne, thats fine

[river vector]

You definitely shouldn't be like "My name is blah blah" to a Fey

[barren badger]

what if you use the wish spell

[river vector]

Said the full name as well

[hollow estuary]

happened to me once, I lost 15 levels of sorcerer because a avatar of mystra stripped my innate magic away

[river vector]

Literally said his full name to a Fey

The Fey ain't giving it back

[dim flicker]

damn 15 entire levels

[river vector]

Should it be a thing where if the Fey dies he gets it back?

[hollow estuary]

Patrons grant power through spiritual gifts, sinister pacts, or shared arcane knowledge.

[river vector]

Or should he be stuck with no name?

[lavish flame]

No, an Illrigger is basically just a different take on Paladin with different mechanics. I don't think they'd be affected in this way

[river vector]

Damn indeed

[paper portal]

hi molly!!

[woven flint]

Yeah, but they can't just..
Easily revoke those powers like you think they can.

[dim flicker]

hiii have you been dungeoning your dragons?

[barren badger]

i mean people change their names all the time, thats no big deal

[paper portal]

indeed i have :3 im working on potentially writing guides to optimization and stuff

[river vector]

True enough

[hollow estuary]

yeah they cant, the patron wouldent be willingly revoking the powers.

its just the fact that your true name is in the possession of someone else, as a result you would no longer be able to obtain further advancement in the warlock class.

[river vector]

I guess "Agni Aurora" now belongs to the Pied Piper.

[hollow estuary]

and they would get your class features

[frail wasp]

dungeon optimization is peak

[dim flicker]

hell yeah i wanna read when it's finished

[paper portal]

trans character who hasn't decided what their new name is goes to the feywild

[dim flicker]

big brain move

[river vector]

Apparently my evil laugh when he gave his name actually scared the player

[hollow estuary]

also I got my sorcerer levels back because I did a scheme where essentially I killed myself and then our cleric used true ressurection ending all of the conditions on me which included the arcane suppression.

[river vector]

He thought it was my actual laugh 🤣

[woven flint]

Again, that's not how classes work.

[lavish flame]

There is only 1 thing in 5e/5.5 that even gets close to making u lose class levels, and its Becoming a Calciform Creature from the Lorwyn expansion, also thats only if the DM wishes for it. Also it only removes ur access to ur class features from highest to lowest level.

[hollow estuary]

okay did they remove most of the lose everything F### you features in 5e?

[woven flint]

Yes.

[barren badger]

If your wish would affect a god, the god’s divine servants might instantly intervene to prevent it or to encourage you to craft the wish in a particular way. If your wish would undo the multiverse itself, threaten the City of Sigil, or affect the Lady of Pain in any way, you see an image of her in your mind for a moment; she shakes her head, and your wish fails.

This is one of my favorite parts of any spell. They could have just made the spell fail, but no. They want you to know that the lady of pain is disappointed in you

[lavish flame]

yeah, Shadow Dragons no longer breathe Negative Levels, neither do Shadows

[woven flint]

Because that'd just make the game incredibly unfair and frankly not fun if someone lost their class entirely.

And the game designers realized that

Hence why it's NOT a thing in 5e

[hollow estuary]

gauntlets of ogre power or lycanthropy just make you immune to shadows in 5e now

[woven flint]

What?

[hollow estuary]

(or just gauntlets and belts) because while attuned your strength is 19 full stop

it cant go below 19

[paper portal]

took them enough editions tbh 😭

[river vector]

I think the Fey dying would not restore the name

[woven flint]

Indeed

[river vector]

Fey knows this, and can use it as leverage

[dim flicker]

yeah i'd be devastated

some campaigns don't even reach level 15

[ornate rapids]

I love the concept of her
She's such a mystery and so powerful that many gods even fear her

[lavish flame]

lycanthropy won't, it just sets ur stat to whatever number when you get the curse, but doesnt keep refreshing that number like the Gauntlets of Ogre Power

[outer pulsar]

whats your end goal now that the fey has ur player’s name

[hollow estuary]

right just gauntlets I said

[woven flint]

Me in 2 campaigns past level 13 and 2 more that are going to level 20

[frail wasp]

find a better more powerful name and trade it with the fey for the original name?

[barren badger]

honestly fae names are super cool

[lavish flame]

admittedly this is what I always think when I hear about the trope. "how does this moment become an adventure?"

[river vector]

Well the player characters are right outside the cave of the Fey. They obviously want to confront him because he's the Pied Piper who abducted kids. But him having the name gives him a lot of leverage now.

[ornate rapids]

my first campaign ever went from 1 to 15
the sequel to that one went from 3 to 19 and we have a level 20 postgame campaign set after
and I'm in two others that will likely span to 20 or near it, one I'm level 8 in right now and in the other we're 13

[river vector]

I was a bit too nice allowing protection from Evil and Good to protect against Fey having your name

[dim flicker]

i love the lady of pain one of my fav characters in dnd lore!!

[hollow estuary]

Hey don't feel bad for me! I got them all back by a suicide reincarnation scheme. I just lost my kit.

[river vector]

RAW that is not the case at all lol

[frail wasp]

a story about a poor peasant who loses their name to a fey and finds themselves at rock bottom sitting in mud ... and then out of nowhere a legendary name falls down from above on top of them and suddenly everything thinks they're The Legendary Hero ... hmm i'd read that

wait i thought prot from good and evil DID protect you from fey...?

[river vector]

They can still fight the Fey, but he can use the fact that he has the name as blackmail.

[outer pulsar]

so itll make the encounter with the fey harder roleplay/combat-wise, but beyond that how does it impact the larger campaign? seems like a pretty big thing to have happen

[river vector]

From being charmed, but is this really a charm?

It's more like ABSOLUTE control

[frail wasp]

its " possession" 😛

which prot from evil and good lists

[hollow estuary]

Essentially I used my magic to overpower and possess a family member of mine with my sorcerous bloodlines, turns out the only options were my mom and my cousin.

So I possessed my cousin, and spent the remainder of the campaign as a 11 year old god child.

[river vector]

No one remembers who the player character is

Without your name, memory of your existence is not really there

Or rather, they remember SOMEONE did it

[hollow estuary]

and my DM gave me 14 levels back as I reasoned with him saying " I mean this body has the sorcerous powers, and I know how to use them. "

[river vector]

Just not that its that guy

Fey might be recurring character

All I need to do is have him break the concentration on protection from good and evil

Then he has complete control and can blackmail

[outer pulsar]

do you plan to ever have this resolve in some way or just have the player essentially forgotten?

like can they get it back ever?

[river vector]

I wasn't expecting the name to actually be given, getting it back should be possible, of course

[frail wasp]

"pardon me, may I have your protection from good and evil?"

[river vector]

Maybe actually having the Fey die sends the name to some general storage in the Fey wild?

[vernal owl]

Ooo nice, ive never played high level dnd so im excited for my current campaigns to reach that point

[river vector]

Then they have to go negotiate with the other Fey

Boom quest right there

[frail wasp]

paid as a tax to the fey queen?

[vernal owl]

Not sure if any of them are gonna go above 15 tho

[hollow estuary]

Hell Nay! Im not going to waste mine spell slots on thou, its thy fault thou got swindled out of thy name by a fey, and thy build is unoptimized garbage too.

[river vector]

Something like that perhaps

[hollow estuary]

Which fey queen

[frail wasp]

if the players ask that i'd just say "how do you find out?"

[hollow estuary]

if im not wrong the fey have two queens

[frail wasp]

guess you could go ask each of them for the name back

but you'd have to be careful, the domain of a fey queen should not be underestimated

you could lose more than just your name if you dont have your wits about you

[river vector]

They're level four, Pied Piper was meant to be a weak intro Fey.

But nope, now he has a name

[ornate rapids]

you could just offer to trade a trinket for the name
fey love trinkets

especially shiny ones!

[hollow estuary]

or he could mind control you into giving it to him anyway

[ornate rapids]

well if it's an evil fey, I guess

[hollow estuary]

yes its a evil fey

[frail wasp]

thunder in the background suddenly

[river vector]

It's the Pied Piper

Child killer

[barren badger]

I think people don’t truly understand how dangerous the feywild is

[barren badger]

Only because he didn’t get paid!

[hollow estuary]

I mean it REALLY is dangerous

[frail wasp]

you could be executed for something as esoteric as walking an odd number of steps in the wrong area

[dim flicker]

wild beyond the witchlight is so perfect for showing that

[ornate rapids]

my Eladrin druid is from there and he sometimes amuses himself by telling his party stories of the many ways the Feywild can destroy your life if you wander in unprepared

[hollow estuary]

I mean I have the place memorized by heart so its fine for me but like ive seen a LOT of (formerly) new players die to a fey groundskeeper for not hovering above the sacred shrub.

[barren badger]

I still need to play that. I’m avoiding reading through the module because I want to experience it without spoilers

[hollow estuary]

its like squid game too, like just your friends blood splatters across your face and thats it their gone.

[dim flicker]

yes!! so worth playing through it blind! it's annoying & trippy in a good way. somewhere along witchlight, my ranger lost her ability to aim & somehow i had other more important things to worry about

[ornate rapids]

the witchlight campaign is what inspired me to make a character from there

[barren badger]

It’s low/no combat right?

[ornate rapids]

you can complete the campaign without combat i believe

[dim flicker]

yeah it's one of those where talk no jutsu has higher chances of working, but it better be good

[paper portal]

im playing it rn :3 introducing some new friends to the game

[dim flicker]

yippie!! is it their first campaign?

[river vector]

As soon as concentration from good and evil drops, The Fey has control.

The Fey isn't dumb. He'll show up while they are sleeping.

[paper portal]

a couple of them yeah, some others who've played a bit

[dim flicker]

banger setting for their first campaign

[hollow estuary]

thankfully the feywild is connected to the material plane, go to the southern part of the autumm side, and then reach the city of grimbarrow, then just walk northeast from grimbarrow to find a portal to the material plane.

(as far as I know this isent a spoiler for a 5e adventure, mods pls no nuke)

[river vector]

Elves don't require sleep though, guess he'll keep sacrificing spell slots to keep it up

[dim flicker]

my first was lost mines & while it's a classic newbie adventure, i wasn't particularly interested in mines & goblins & whatnot

[viral kraken]

just gotta make it to town hall to get a name change

[barren badger]

So i have a really dumb question, then. Does like... class even really matter?

[river vector]

Nah it's "True Name" or something like that

[hollow estuary]

though if you a DM and you dont want players escaping you can say that the portal has ben abandoned for some time and dosent seem to function anymore

[river vector]

It has special power

[dim flicker]

yes bc there still will be combat, your class features give you an edge in doing stuff outside of your ability check proficiencies

[paper portal]

yeah classes have plenty out out of combat abilities too (and chances are you'll do some fighting)

[viral kraken]

ah gotta go to "true town hall" then i guess, much longer journey as there is only one

[ornate rapids]

the Feywild also has ways of making you lost so it's not so shrimple to just walk in a direction and leave

[hollow estuary]

or move the portal ofc, but their is always atleast 1 active permanent portal to the material plane in the feywild

if Im not wrong they activate when their respective season rolls around

so like the spring one happends in spring

or they might be guarded, theirs a number of ways to prevent your players from just leaving

[ornate rapids]

for the feywild specifically I'd use the 'lost woods' mechanic

wander off too far?
now you're back where you started

complete with snickering laughs in the fog

[hollow estuary]

yeah the portal isent too far from the lake of dreams so its fine

and its a infinite plane, so too far dosent exist.

well technically it has boundaries, but those just connect to another infinite plane

[barren badger]

okay hypothetical question. You, yourself will be transported to another plane of existence from the forgotten realms of your choice. which do you choose?

[frail wasp]

thats not a question

[barren badger]

We'll also say you can return after six months

[hollow estuary]

does it HAVE to be a outer plane?

[barren badger]

It cannot be the prime material plane.

[frail wasp]

um, mount celestia then

[hollow estuary]

Right okay so Elysium

[ornate rapids]

Elysium

[hollow estuary]

and do NOT make me return

[barren badger]

i think Elysium is the correct answer

[frail wasp]

wait i'd like to change my vote to elysium

[hollow estuary]

I am STAYING in elysium

[barren badger]

Sorry acid....

[frail wasp]

ah well

[barren badger]

Which plane would be the most dangerous

[river vector]

I'm going to name the Fey the player characters name from now on.

[hollow estuary]

for a human? Like do we get a class level?

[barren badger]

Just for anyone

[ornate rapids]

Negative/Positive Energy Planes

[hollow estuary]

Agathys

[barren badger]

I think shadowfell is probably the most dangerous?

[hollow estuary]

Agathys is the most dangerous place to be forcefully sent too. Besides for the energy planes

[vernal owl]

Elysium.. disco elysium

[barren badger]

yeah, i don't know if you can really even count the energy planes. You just instantly die there

[hollow estuary]

Its 100% agathys and its not close.

[barren badger]

googles curiously

oh hey! this is where the armor comes from

[ornate rapids]

Agathys is specifically a domain of Carceri and Carceri itself is just awful

[hollow estuary]

Agathys (Carceri 6th and final Layer).

[barren badger]

agathys is just a subplane, right?

microplane?

[woven flint]

Carceri is nice this time a year

[hollow estuary]

like if you get imprisoned in agathys you have done something so horrific and horrible against the omnicosmic axiom of the multiverse that you need to be locked away in the deepest darkest place possibly imaginable.

[ornate rapids]

most of the 'evil' outer planes would kill you instantly or inflict you with a fate worse than death

[paper portal]

oh hey! this is where the chains come from

[ornate copper]

What art style do you like?

[river vector]

I'm going to tell the player to get rid of the name on the character sheet as well

[hollow estuary]

This does not make it any better

[severe rampart]

the art style of the artists I commission.

[hollow estuary]

just so you know a commoner (WILL) die in agathys in 12 seconds

from just being there

[paper portal]

speak for yourself personally i hate art /silly

[errant crag]

Guys what plane would result in my most immediate and painless possible death

[ornate rapids]

Wade Allen on youtube has long video essays on the outer planes and they're a good listen if you want to learn more about them

[errant crag]

Because I'm pretty sure all of them are bad

[hollow estuary]

Chronias

[barren badger]

A new one dropped recently :]

[ornate copper]

Could I see the art?
Because I'm the biggest art lover

[ornate rapids]

oh? great!

[errant crag]

I guess I go to the Upper Planes where the celestials are

Maybe one will have mercy on me

[barren badger]

hm

[errant crag]

But being sent to anywhere in the d&d universe is bad

[ornate rapids]

Elysium is just the best choice to go to because if you go elsewhere it can still be dangerous for you, even if you're not evil

[fossil hollow]

Olympia seems fine, unless youre evil

[barren badger]

Phandalin is the worst place. they're always getting attacked

[hollow estuary]

Go to Chronias, trust me its the best and most badass death you will ever have

[errant crag]

I guess they'll decide for me if I'm evil

[severe rampart]

they're just in dnd-arts-and-crafts. #dnd-arts-and-crafts message #dnd-arts-and-crafts message

[hollow estuary]

infact you might just become a solar if you go there

[errant crag]

Yeah I go to Olympia I trust TiMoth's opinion

[ornate copper]

Alright, I'll check it out.

[barren badger]

isnt there one with a lot of animals?

[severe rampart]

there's some art I haven't posted that I commissioned there, actually, I should do that.

[ornate rapids]

Arborea

[hollow estuary]

Oh wait I thought we were talking about the best place that would grant you the quickest most painless death possible

[barren badger]

the Beastlands!

[hollow estuary]

In that case it would be chronias

[ornate rapids]

Arborea is a good-aligned plane but dangerous because, well lots of powerful beasts

[hollow estuary]

You are immediantly purged and cleansed of all sin until you have the innocence and righteousness of a baby harp seal before your soul is assimilated into that of the holy plane

thats what happends if you go to chronias

[fossil hollow]

Beastlands slowly turns you into animals, and also, it goes by survival of the fittest

[barren badger]

Oh... Are you even yourself after that?

[hollow estuary]

No, your something better.

[ornate rapids]

besides Elysium, Bytopia would also be a fine choice

[barren badger]

Do gods live in the outerplanes?

[ornate rapids]

yes

the outer planes are specifically the realm of the gods, though not all of them

[barren badger]

Bi-topia. Finally some representation

[ornate rapids]

usually gods have domains within the outer planes, and those domains themselves can sometimes be infinite in size on their own

[hollow estuary]

You become something better

after thousands of people are purged in a similar fashion, the blinding light of their pure righteous souls congregate togeather until they form one single humanoid shining mass.

The radiance and brightness of this mass of souls is so intense its comparable to the sun.

and therefore, we call them "Solars"

[sinful crater]

Lowkey feels like dnd 2024 2025 is trying to make every subclass more cinematic and anime so which new subclass would you actually play?

[barren badger]

I'm enjoying circle of the land druid. Idk if its anime or cinematic though

[fossil hollow]

one of the 24 subs that i havent played but wanna play is fey wanderer

[ornate rapids]

one of the newest options? Venom Monk
I've never played Monk and was planning to do Shadow if I ever played one, but Venom feels really fun
it's in UA now and I hope they don't ruin it when it gets published

[sinful crater]

nice it feels good having extra spells ready for almost every situation instead of just turning into animals all the time uhm

[hollow estuary]

Also the thousands of harmonious souls that are concentrated into a solars will are the reason why it always knows if told a lie, because your getting fact checked by thousands of godlike conciousnesses at once.

[fossil hollow]

ranger, not druid

[humble cairn]

Summon Fey is pretty nice!

[errant crag]

I could turn into an animal

What animal do I get

[sinful crater]

cool combo and also the charisma stuff makes them feel way more social than most rangers than

[fossil hollow]

triceratops

[ornate rapids]

Giant Mantis

[fossil hollow]

thats intended. its also been the case since 2014

[vernal owl]

Blobfish

[sinful crater]

uhm so what kind of character would you make with it though liker more stealthy assassin type or chaotic poison brawler?

[errant crag]

Are unicorns fey or celestials

[fossil hollow]

celestial

[hollow estuary]

Celestials

[errant crag]

Based

[sinful crater]

ua drops something strong or flashy really everyone gets attached to it then release version comes out more balanced

[barren badger]

the giant eagle --> celestial was an interesting choice

[ornate rapids]

my concept character for it is a Hexblood, with the idea that their poisonous blood is part of the curse that made them a Hexblood
as for fighting styles, likely dual scimitars for rapid strikes, with one of those being the poison-laced one

[fossil hollow]

those giant beast chances were more for thematic changes

[barren badger]

poor moon druids

[humble cairn]

Yes, this is explicitly how they do it. The devs outright said that UA comes out over tuned on purpose because it's easier to get feedback and retune it down than to tune up something that's missing.

[hollow estuary]

the spider king from out of the abyss is a CR 1 monster druids can shift into and it has 44 HP and all its attacks apply conditions

[sinful crater]

aha yhe idea of the poison literally being part of their cursed blood fits Hexblood perfectly i think I can already imagine one blade looking darker or stained from the venom effect

[ornate rapids]

i just use giant eagle anyways because it just makes sense
i used one like two sessions ago actually

[fossil hollow]

its easie to nerf something than need to buff it to perfection

[sinful crater]

Have you turned this concept into an image?

[ornate rapids]

nah

[barren badger]

i dont know if i would use this tbh

[hollow estuary]

I would

[sinful crater]

You should have try turning this concept, people will really liked it i think

[barren badger]

let me rephrase, i dont know if i would allow this at my table

[hollow estuary]

You can just say you wouldent allow this at your table

[sinful crater]

People notice and talk way more about subclasses that feel strong or flashy so they probably get way better feedback that way

[ornate rapids]

im lucky in that i have access to a load of sources i can draw from for my druid's wild shapes
official, 2014, 2024, partnered, & homebrew sources, as long as they make sense
and i have an item that lets me wildshape into plant-type creatures too so i get some interesting choices

[hollow estuary]

Plant type creatures? God that should just be a thing land druids can do

[errant crag]

Early 2014 had some issues with very weak player options coming out after the PHB and such, like SCAG subclasses

[barren badger]

Very true!

[barren badger]

poor hunter ranger

[ornate rapids]

a couple of sessions ago I wildshaped into a Dancing Foliage during a fight with a vampire
not that he contributed too much to that fight but it was fun being a dancing flower creature

[errant crag]

I hope they changed Grave Cleric from the UA for the Ravenloft book release. I didn't like the new UA for it.

[fossil hollow]

hunter is actually decent, it was the old flagship before gloomstalker took its place

[sinful crater]

uhm great which sources

[hollow estuary]

Ranger druid multiclass is actually kinda op ngl

8 levels ranger 12 druid is insane

*CLERIC

[fossil hollow]

we really just throwing the term op around eh

[barren badger]

oh was it the beastmaster that was rough?

[hollow estuary]

*12 levels cleric

[sinful crater]

I get that some UA changes feel like they lose the original flavor and just become more generic support cleric instead of keeping that creepy Grave domain iidentity

[fossil hollow]

very

[hollow estuary]

gloomstalker twilight is OP i ment to say

[jolly canyon]

I hit lvl 7 yesterday. My new PB 😎

[fossil hollow]

ironically, youd probably be better solo classed in either

[barren badger]

wait. is this just the giant spider with the two heads ability tacked on? This is probably fine

[ornate rapids]

my only ranger ever was also my only multiclass ever
gloomstalker ranger 5 assassin rogue 3
built to be a ranged weapon master

[barren badger]

I'm sad about the shadow sorcerer changes :/

[jolly canyon]

My war cleric now gets a bonus 1d8 on melee attacks woo!

[sinful crater]

what is your main plan with it

[hollow estuary]

someone failed their perception check

[errant crag]

I yearn for another multiclass character
Somebody give me two classes

[fossil hollow]

paladin cleric

[barren badger]

if only i had two heads :[

[barren badger]

rogue wizard

[jolly canyon]

War Cleric and Fighter. That's my ultimate goal. I'm sure I made someone throw up with that lol

[errant crag]

Does my quantity of channel divinities stack?

[hollow estuary]

first level paladin, second level warlock (pact of blade), 18 levels valor bard.

[fossil hollow]

the number of uses, no

[errant crag]

As somebody that spent the last few weeks making a Barbarian multiclass with every other class, that's an extremely reasonable multiclass

[primal sorrel]

Anyone else fiend for a game to join when you have unexpected down time?

[errant crag]

Nice try

[hollow estuary]

wdym 😭

its a good build!

[sinful crater]

I am thinking of making an elf for me I have a concept idea

let me share with you guys

[fossil hollow]

not the intent with what pink is trying to do

[empty thicket]

be free to

[errant crag]

I don't make good builds

[hollow estuary]

Ohhhh okay she wants something funny.

[errant crag]

He, actually

[jolly canyon]

Yes. I got that itch bad but then I remember DMing is alot of work

[errant crag]

Thank you though

[barren badger]

what are some multiclass builds that just do not work together? Im assuming barbie + caster?

[sinful crater]

wel the ideas comes in my mind is a moonlit exile elf it is a high elf who has been banished from their kingdom and now wanders between forests and ancient ruins

[fossil hollow]

barb and any caster that isnt fiend warlock

[empty thicket]

yep, most casters dont work well with barbarian
The worse in fact is sorcerer

[ornate rapids]

bardbarian

[primal sorrel]

Sigh. But. But. But. Want to play.

[errant crag]

As a prolific multiclasser, my hours of research and deliberation have determined that Barbarian Sorcerer is objectively the worst multiclass.

[errant crag]

Bardbarian has some tricks up it's sleeves actually

[barren badger]

can you rage in wildshape?

[sinful crater]

and the design is elegant but mysterious like long silver-white hair, faint glowing rune marks that activate under moonlight, and a deep emerald cloak that helps them blend into shadows also their fighting style is precise and graceful using a bow for ranged combat and dual daggers for close encounters with subtle nature and illusion based magic supporting their movements so overall vibe is calm elancholic and quietly dangerous

[fossil hollow]

yes

[errant crag]

Yes

[hollow estuary]

Try a Celestial warlock eloquence bard.

essentially you perform for your patron for more spells by singing like celestial legends.

[sinful crater]

what you guys think about it

[ornate rapids]

you can rage in wildshape which is why we have BarBEARians

[barren badger]

bar bar bearians

[barren badger]

but no moonbeam :[

[fossil hollow]

whats with the red flags btw

[hollow estuary]

or you can be a lycanthrope to do this without multiclassing

[empty thicket]

You have a class that is full focus on Close combat (Barbarian with rage) and then the class that is full centered around manipulating spells (sorcerer metamagic) but there is a lil problem.
BARBARIAN CANT USE MAGIC WHILE RAGING!! RAAHH!!🔥

[barren badger]

thats just like, an ai image prompt right?

[fossil hollow]

ah yes, such a reliable thing to have access to

[fossil hollow]

... yeah, no i can see it

[errant crag]

I've spent the last few weeks pairing Barbarian with every other class and making a character for such

And honestly? Barbarian + casters can get away with a lot more than you'd think

ESPECIALLY now that we have Circle Casting

[barren badger]

maybe im thinking too much

[empty thicket]

Warlock was the best isnt it?

[errant crag]

But Barbarian Sorcerer is definitely the worst

[barren badger]

does anyone allow their players to use circle casting in combat?

[errant crag]

I'm pretty partial to Bard Barbarian and Cleric Barbarian but Warlock is mechanically the best of the Barbarian Caster mixes yes

[ornate rapids]

i dont think anyone in my friend group even knows what circle casting is
so i dont think we'll end up using it even if i go about explaining it lol

[fossil hollow]

yeah. i the dm tho am more likely to use it than the players tho

[hollow estuary]

Actually yeah! It is! In north Faerûn, werebears could be found in the forests of Mistledale, Shadowdale, and around the Pool of Yeven.

[empty thicket]

can give the bard inspiration while in rage?

[errant crag]

Yes

[fossil hollow]

ah yes, such a reliable thing to have access to

[ornate rapids]

any feature that isn't explicitly casting or concentrating on a spell, can be done in rage
as those are the things rage restricts

[empty thicket]

jejejeje
unintelligible and violent screams +1 bard inspiration

[errant crag]

And most importantly as a Whispers Bard you can use them to fuel your Psychic pseudo smites, and at 5th level Bard you can convert spell slots into Bardic Inspiration to further fuel your pseudo smites

[fossil hollow]

its not like werebears go out of their way not to spread lycanthropy, and also hide like hermits

[hollow estuary]

I apologize I assumed you could rely on your legs, so gimme a minute imma come up with a method to get werebear lycanthropy without walking.

[fossil hollow]

#dnd-discussion message

[errant crag]

Giving the Bardbarian some nice extra damage and great uses for their spell slots while raging

[hollow estuary]

Son 😭

[sinful crater]

tell me about my elf concept

[empty thicket]

a disabled lycan?

[barren badger]

can you even come a Lycanthrope RAW in 5.5e?

[fossil hollow]

i would much rather not you cal lme that

[fossil hollow]

yes, but its character death

[barren badger]

yeah. you become an NPC

[fossil hollow]

you become that type of lycanthrope, as in the statblock, with 10 hit points under the dm's control aye

[severe rampart]

Failing a con save from a bite

[hollow estuary]

No, because thats not you anymore

[severe rampart]

I mean, I let my players be lycanthropes if they want

[barren badger]

It seems very cool and very descriptive!! I hope you can find a table to play at

[hollow estuary]

badass dm. your players probably love you

[empty thicket]

In resume, yes you can but technically you would lose control of your character

[ornate rapids]

You could also just play as a Shifter and have pseudo-lycanthropy

[severe rampart]

I give them control of their character even under a full moon

[empty thicket]

or the so infamy Blood hunter lycan

[barren badger]

I kind of like the grim hollow transformations, but they seem a bit overtuned

[hollow estuary]

Right yeah I never take away my players character sheets, the most I will do is essentially communicate to them what their urges are telling them to do and they have to follow it to the best of their ability

[sinful crater]

hope so too soon I am going to play yet just thinking to bring this character to my life visually, so dm will understand the whole vibe

[barren badger]

that would be a smart idea! Are you an artist?

[severe rampart]

yup, my players are very good sports all the time

[barren badger]

I wish I could create art, I pretty much have to find art online and try to credit the artist -_-

[severe rampart]

I just commission artists 😋

[sinful crater]

Yeah sometimes I make art for my friends and for myself

[sinful crater]

great what you get?

[hollow estuary]

I mostly use heroforge! Im really good at it.

[severe rampart]

art for my characters, my players, etc.

[barren badger]

I don't know where to find them! I have a few friends that art artists, but they're in the anthro space

[hollow estuary]

I consider it a great alternitive to AI when I have the time

[ornate rapids]

i too use heroforge for visualizing characters

[severe rampart]

I usually find mine on social media

Also Picrew, Neko, etc.

[sinful crater]

whree you are from

[barren badger]

I appreciate heroforge, but it has a distinct style that I do not like

[empty thicket]

if i had a better source of money i would too

[barren badger]

The sword coast

[sinful crater]

oh nice dm you are so sweet

[hollow estuary]

Dang you got it easy over there! Im living in thay

[barren badger]

hey um, you a wizard?

[hollow estuary]

ye.

[severe rampart]

I don't have a good source of money lmao, the most expensive art I've ordered is 25 US dollars, but usually it's around 5-10 dollars.

[empty thicket]

its sweet until Echo say "dont tempt me to draw you pregnant" after he realize he have free will

[hollow estuary]

Its not easy to give it my all for our regent.

[severe rampart]

I don't do that, lmao

[empty thicket]

damn, send the link of that artist, tho i know that some friends can find me cheap//good quality artist

[barren badger]

you can just walk over here

[empty thicket]

Yet

[barren badger]

Maybe I'll comission some art. I'll just need to find an artist I like

[hollow estuary]

right except as stated in that earlier conversation with just 5.5e ti I cant rely on my legs.

😢

[barren badger]

Sorry! I missed that part of the conversation

[hollow estuary]

crippled lycanthrope red wizard 🤑

[sinful crater]

What do you want from, an artist any character?

[severe rampart]

I don't know if you have php as your currency, but I can send you an artist I really like in DMs. (That take USD)

[empty thicket]

yeah that can help, "Php"?

[barren badger]

oh i have a character I really enjoy, but I'll need to look at the artist's portfolio before deciding

[severe rampart]

PHP is philippine peso, aka my currency. But this artist takes USD

[empty thicket]

Problems hiring people?

oh, oeky okey

[sinful crater]

Can I show you my portfolio?

[empty thicket]

i can find ways around fortunately

[barren badger]

Sure, why not!

[sinful crater]

alruight I am sending you have a look and tell me about it how you like it

[hollow estuary]

If I dont use heroforge I just use blender to make my characters/players, because essentially my players token art never stays the same for more then 5 sessions because their characters often are permanently changed by the experienced they endure

its pretty easy to update blender models when you already got the base down

[sinful crater]

check dm

[obtuse aurora]

What kind of art you are looking for? May I ask?

[barren badger]

Do online platforms like, automatically convert? Like, if you are trying to pay someone via paypal, does it convert the currency automatically?

[severe rampart]

Some do, yes.

[hollow estuary]

likely not without a toll

[sinful crater]

yeah

whats your currency?

[fossil hollow]

yeah, conversions tend to charge more for the conversion

[twilit shell]

I think paypal charges like a flat rate of 3 or 3.5% to convert

[obtuse aurora]

I would love to see your character. Things like their personality, race/class, vibe, outfit ideas, references, or anything important to their story. That usually helps me understand what kind of artwork you'd be looking for.

[sinful crater]

Yeah its conversion rate

[twilit shell]

I found a GOAT artist but my commish is delayed because he got hired doing illustrations for books lmao

[hollow estuary]

if yall want I can post some of my heroforged characters.

I think the best ive made is thor.

[obtuse aurora]

Artist get busy sometimes due to work load

[twilit shell]

Oh yeah for sure. I mean he got hired for a publishing company a week after I paid and put the order in with him haha, unexpected but very happy for him. Not really worried about the timeline itll be quality work

[sinful crater]

its okey sometime I can feel this because sometimes I also get so busy when I get too much work

[obtuse aurora]

I am sure he will manage things professionally
Dont worry

[hollow estuary]

alright posted one in dnd arts and crafts

[fossil hollow]

theres also #dnd-heroforge-etc

[sinful crater]

hope so you will get your art soon

[twilit shell]

My heart contains no worry for such trifling matters, I fear only that I shall pass and leave behind a hollow legacy of regret and failure ong

[hollow estuary]

anyway was it good. idk.

[humble cairn]

Yes and it's also easier to nerf something that has a problem than to buff something into new territory that you didn't get feedback on.

[barren badger]

this feels very heavy

[twilit shell]

And thats why we invest in a good strength score

[spice crane]

Ohh that's nice! what type of character do art you want? Can you share some details with me?

[hot marlin]

What sort of magic item could be used for efficient communication across planar boundaries?

[severe rampart]

I would also like to know the answer to this

[fossil hollow]

sending stone

[severe rampart]

Isn't that once a day

[ornate rapids]

sending stones by default aren't efficient, but they do work

[barren badger]

it is

many sending stones

[fossil hollow]

oh hmmm

[barren badger]

they also have a small chance of failing across planes

[ornate rapids]

our friendgroup campaigns generally homebrew them to work multiple times

because the default item is just too limited

[twilit shell]

Could also be a special dreamcatcher pair like sending stones that allows the dream spell to cross planes (if you don't only want RAW items anyways)

[hot marlin]

Guess I'll have to homebrew something suitably horrible to allow a person to talk to an archdevil...

[fossil hollow]

im fairly sure archdevils can just do it

[hot marlin]

Oh, maybe the eyes of an Astral Dreadnought used as a material to make two mirrors, allowing both mirrors to communicate no matter the planar boundaries?...

[fossil hollow]

NPC magic and whatnot

[twilit shell]

A device with Contact Other Plane build into it, maybe some form of ritual candle

[hot marlin]

Wait no, astral dreadnoughts are one eyed

[fossil hollow]

since they can also listen in on telepathic utterances

[hot marlin]

Yeah, fair. I kinda wanted something a bit more... Cinematic

[fossil hollow]

wait, night hag magic

[twilit shell]

This one is great because if you fail your communication check you just go into a coma for a day

[fossil hollow]

do it in their dreams

[twilit shell]

Dreams can't cross planes by default but they SHOULD!

[fossil hollow]

tell that to the night hag, gods, and other extraplanar

[blissful zodiac]

Are dreams like an actual mechanic?

[hot marlin]

Actually dreams themselves can be argued to be a crossing of planes

[twilit shell]

Yes, 5th level spell dream. Cannot cross over planes unfortunately

[ornate rapids]

there's at least two spells that specifically utilize dreams

[hot marlin]

Night hags attack your dreams from the ethereal. There were some references to one or more plane of dreams.

Two spells?

[fossil hollow]

quori i know also strike from your dreams

[twilit shell]

I love Quori so much

[ornate rapids]

Tasha's has the spell Dream of the Blue Veil

[barren badger]

i really dislike 2024 night hags (wrong response, sorry)

[fossil hollow]

its essentially the same, except for coven magic

[twilit shell]

Oh yeah. I have never seen this one

[ornate rapids]

it's like plane shift but without the item requirement

[olive storm]

I mean if your GM says you dream of the feywild are you really gonna tell them no?

[sinful crater]

What kind of vibe are you going for

[twilit shell]

eh those are all on the same plane tho

[barren badger]

The haunting is very different

[woven flint]

Yeah, cause screw the fey

[sinful crater]

asking with @hot marlin

[olive storm]

But satyrs...

[woven flint]

I'm kidding lol

[blissful zodiac]

Do you guys have a favorite plane

[twilit shell]

I would highkenuinely go with a ritual item to utilize contact other plane if it was to be in touch with a devil, the coma consequence goes crazy

[woven flint]

Saytrs and Centaurs are homies

[olive storm]

[barren badger]

i like commercial airlines

[woven flint]

The Abyss and Gehenna are both pretty cool

[twilit shell]

A-10 thunderbolt Warthog

[fossil hollow]

Boejings

[twilit shell]

The first ever gun to have a plane built around it

[blissful zodiac]

I was talking about the vehicle with wings but thanks for the answer

[olive storm]

I prefer hydroplaning myself.

[barren badger]

Is the astral sea a plane? (a sea-plane)

[fossil hollow]

made by the same company as the washing machine company

[twilit shell]

No I think its an ocean it can't fly

[woven flint]

Explodes you with mind

[olive storm]

But in terms of 5E plans I have to say I am partial to the elemental plane of bears.

[fossil hollow]

ok, i know we did it as a bit, but non dnd topics go to #non-dnd-topics

[ornate rapids]

The Outlands, because it's the crossroads of the multiverse

[barren badger]

a sea is not an ocean

[twilit shell]

Damn Club Neon goes crazy these days huh

[ornate rapids]

besides that though I would say the Feywild

[barren badger]

You dont age in the astral sea, right?

[twilit shell]

Yeah seas are just beta oceans 😔

[ornate rapids]

time does not flow in the astral plane

[blissful zodiac]

Well whats your favorite plane of existence of the 12 that exist, referring to D&D lore?

[barren badger]

I think there are more than 12, right?

[ornate rapids]

there's far more than 12

[fossil hollow]

split between beastlands or carceri

[ornate rapids]

there's 17 outer planes alone

[barren badger]

theres like, at least 40

[olive storm]

I like whatever plane satyrs are found on.

[ornate rapids]

that would be the Feywild

[blissful zodiac]

16 my bad

[olive storm]

Yeah I figured.

[barren badger]

I think you mean outer planes maybe?

[fossil hollow]

feywild then, usually

[olive storm]

In Eberron everything is a baker's dozen.

[twilit shell]

Ravnica is my favorite plane ngl. Cityscape goes crazy

[ornate rapids]

then there's inner planes, and there's either 4 or 18 of those depending on which cosmology you ascribe to

[olive storm]

Because the author Keith Baker is obsessed with a baker's dozen.

[barren badger]

are magic tcg planes in the dnd multiverse?

[fossil hollow]

yes and no

[twilit shell]

I don't even like MTG I just like Ravnica lol

[ornate rapids]

older editions like 3.5e introduced a large number of the non-material planes

[blissful zodiac]

I remember seeing a graphic of it in one of the dnd handbooks where each one was themed around its relation on the order-chaos and good-evil axes

[olive storm]

There are:

• Twelve dragonmarks and a secret 13th.
• Twelve planes of existence and a 13th that was sealed away.
• 12 nations and a secret 13th that nobody knows about.

[barren badger]

yes, those are outerplanes

[fossil hollow]

oh, so great wheel cosmology

[spice crane]

Hey, how much charcters you want for your campaign?

[olive storm]

I prefer the aesthetic of resting atop a giant tortoise.

[barren badger]

honestly same, i dont play the game, but the world building is super cool!

[blissful zodiac]

Yea that's what im talking about, theyre really cool to me

[ornate rapids]

also if we count material planes, there's basically an infinite number of those

[barren badger]

what?

[olive storm]

Charcters

[sinful crater]

He is an artist

[twilit shell]

There is a material plane in which Rovagug and Ilharg are lovers devoted to destroying each other ( 😏 ) instead of their respective worlds

A man can dream

[spice crane]

I just saw your message now. Do you still want the character art?

[olive storm]

Stop artspamming. Nobody wants a commission.

[sinful crater]

yeah all the time, when someone is asking about character art he always does the same message

[fossil hollow]

#dnd-advertisements is probably the better place to see who wants commissions

[spice crane]

I am not spamming, I was just asking about her character, so please don’t misunderstand or doubt me for no reason.

[fossil hollow]

.

[empty thicket]

I already have enough problems with my own plane, i dont want to imagine others

[blissful zodiac]

I think pandemonium is a really cool concept and its the outer plane put on the evil-chaotic quadrant. The book does a really good job describing it

[mystic fable]

This isn't the place to solicit commissions

[empty thicket]

tho i visited one time hell...

[olive storm]

I make a comment that I am already getting a commission done and have already picked out an artist and some art spammer pings me four days later to ask me to look at their probably AI portfolio.

[sinful crater]

But you did same messages all the time I saw your messages

[twilit shell]

That reminds me, let me send you my totally not weirdly shiny and totally not lacking in any depth, shading, or shadows portfolio with backgrounds that radically differ from the forefront artstyle.

[jolly canyon]

Yeaaa... same vibes I was getting unfortunately

[hot marlin]

Actually that's just the name, it doesn't seem to do anything related to dreams

[spice crane]

Yeah, because I was only trying to ask about the character and didn’t know if you saw my previous messages. I wasn’t trying to spam or annoy you.

[olive storm]

"Guys my Discord account is two months old and I have no comments on this server but I thought I'd DM you to show you my portfolio."

[ornate rapids]

well, other than your characters falling into a dream, anyways

nothing beyond that though, no

[olive storm]

But I digress.

Dungons and draggons

[barren badger]

I wonder if anyone has done an inception style campaign in dnd

[sinful crater]

Yeah I understand I am also an artist too beside gamer but I don't do the same things all the time he sounds like he only here for artist purpose

[fossil hollow]

theres probably a lot, but theres only one christopher nolan

[mystic fable]

Yes, I do enjoy exploring dungeons and dragons are neat

[twilit shell]

Anyways I better get to sleep and hope Tasha casts dream to pay me a nice visit

[barren badger]

i am NOT looking forward to the Odysseus movie

[olive storm]

I get so frustrated because actual artists don't get any commissions because of all these ai bots.

I struggle so hard to find artists who are actually good.

[barren badger]

it is late in my time zone..

[ornate rapids]

Kalashtar also have the ability to be uneffected by the Dream spell, which is extremely circumstantial but is a thing

[twilit shell]

Yeah but they aren't resistant to a tungsten cube being dropped on their skull from 200ft so checkmate psychic resistance, try and stop THIS headache

[mystic fable]

I feel bad for my artist friends

[barren badger]

I would caution anyone against commissioning art via discord tbh. UNless you know them

[obtuse aurora]

Correct

[sinful crater]

Yeah I understand I also got some messages in my dm as well

[hot marlin]

That's just about 5d6 worth of damage though

[twilit shell]

😔 I hate 5e falling rules

[ornate rapids]

Creation bard who just materializes anvils in the sky to drop on enemies

[obtuse aurora]

This situation is getting worse day by day. Real artists are struggling a lot

[fossil hollow]

im fairly sure that falls under improvised damage rather than fall damage

[twilit shell]

Well it doesn't fall under improvised damage then

[jolly canyon]

My buddy is drawing my pc I can't wait I'm so excited. I'm paying them they are an artist. I told him no friends or family discount I'm paying full!

[barren badger]

A good friend

[twilit shell]

I need to be burnt alive by asmodeus for my pun sins. Goodnight comrades

[fossil hollow]

24d10, the moon falling on you

[twilit shell]

Ring of evasion ezW

[barren badger]

There's a dragon in the moon, you know?

[fossil hollow]

emrakul is on the moon

[lavish flame]

Itd be neat if falling damage dice scaled with ur size

[barren badger]

Shhh, shes sleeping

[fossil hollow]

shes waiting

[ornate rapids]

that's no moon that's Atropus

[barren badger]

Are there any dnd spells that could be used to destroy the moon?

Maybe wish?

[olive storm]

Can I post art of my halfling warlock?

[mystic fable]

IRL it's a mix of mass and aerodynamics for terminal velocity calculations, then E = mv^2

[fossil hollow]

theres a reason why faerun's moon has a trail of chunks of it floating after it

[stray sage]

Question, would you say that a monk “needs” a bow or other such ranged weapon or can they just use melee?

[ornate rapids]

Wish can do anything, DM willing
-# results may vary

[barren badger]

So wish cant hurt the lady of pain. Can it annoy her?

[ornate rapids]

the last thing you want to do is annoy the Lady of Pain

[barren badger]

flying

[mystic fable]

What about make her mildly uncomfortable?

[obtuse aurora]

Ofc I would love to see

[barren badger]

but you can throw things

[ornate rapids]

I mean, you can do it, but you might regret it

[olive storm]

I posted it in #dnd-arts-and-crafts

[mystic fable]

Like a stray hair on your elbow that you can't quite remove

[olive storm]

Thedevil?

[obtuse aurora]

I will check

[barren badger]

Because comissioning art on discord is risky, thats all. Regardless of who it is