dnd-discussion

[blissful ibex]

I do this with Barrier Tattoos c:

she uses a shield though

Easy enough to take off

[warm meadow]

Yeah lol, Spelljammer has fun stuff, but it's very table-by-table

[blissful ibex]

I just refuse to play at tables that don't allow offical first-party content

thus it's never an issue c:

[fathom gate]

rolls an ungodly amount of d6’s

[narrow moss]

"Don't be scared."

[hot reef]

Many settings they would be unique enough to raise attention. Whether they fit in the specific setting at all will depend on DM

[fathom gate]

Silas, does a 32 hit your armour class

[vast iris]

Astral elfs are goated

[narrow moss]

i think that hits every bone in my body

[vast iris]

And Giff? (hippo people)

[safe thistle]

trying to make goop from ben 10

[blissful ibex]

Oozes are ubiquitous though
sapient ones aren't even all that rare going by Jubilex's lore

[narrow moss]

kamcha pic being in a crater

[fathom gate]

You resist fire damage right?

[narrow moss]

lol

I'm in danger.

[fathom gate]

You take 72 fire damage

[vast iris]

That's survivable

[narrow moss]

ehhhhhhhhhhh

[blissful ibex]

Plasmoid Monk

[vast iris]

Pretty much lol XD

[junior jasper]

Is committing unconsensual brain surgery on fairy rogues a bad idea, or is the morally questionable wizard of our party correct?

[fathom gate]

It appears your wizard died of 1d4 breathing damage so i’ll skip his turn

[terse adder]

For plasmoids, is there a real limit to how you can form the pseudopod? Sometimes I make them thin to pick locks, and ive been considering forming one pseudopod after another to make a whip/rope

[fathom gate]

Aggelos, its your turn

[narrow moss]

...why would you ever want to anger the FAE.

[blissful ibex]

Just use those items and weapons and reflavor it to being pseudopods
as long as the mechanics are by the book; you can explain what it looks like however you want

[flint vortex]

would you still love me if i was a t rex?

[safe thistle]

yeah elemental monk?

[vast iris]

You need to clarify more what you mean brain surgery? That sounds pure evil

[fossil hollow]

so, youre lobotomizing someone

[vast iris]

Probably yea and focus on acid dmg if thats an option

[blissful ibex]

Open Palm
just grab an Eldritch Claw tattoo

[ornate rapids]

nonconsensual brain surgery in general is quite frowned upon methinks

[narrow moss]

nonconsensual at that

[junior jasper]

He was trying to implant a second brain into our fairy rogue.

[hot reef]

There’s given text on what you can do with a pseudopod, interpreting the precise limitations will vary by DM

[fossil hollow]

theres a reason why lobotomies arent a thing anymore

[vast iris]

Why.....

[ornate rapids]

maybe if it's an evil monster or something but not a fairy

[safe thistle]

huh?

[terse adder]

The 'rules' say 10 feet is the limit and I can make up to 5. I've been trying to make one thats 50 feet to be Nemesis from RE3

[narrow moss]

that would probs kill them both

[junior jasper]

I don’t know.

[narrow moss]

if it didn't, brain damage.

it is not a good idea

the wizard may be crazy.

[blissful ibex]

Just take the Telekinetic Feat and reflavor the special magehand it gets as being an invisible pseudopod

[vast iris]

Or super evil

[narrow moss]

both is good

[warm meadow]

True, that's one of those hard no procedures in any context

[blissful ibex]

Sory, open hand

[safe thistle]

with eldritch claws?

[terse adder]

OH IMMA HAVE FUN WITH PLASMOIDS >:3
my current character is a plasmoid disguised as a human, so imma scare some normal people with this :]

[narrow moss]

tbh brain surgery is one of those things where even if you make the incredibly high dc's and have a sterile room and tools

[terse adder]

Also I just wanted an excuse to talk here to say hi. Hi 👋

[narrow moss]

death may still be preferable.

[blissful ibex]

Eldritch Claw tattoo is an Uncommon Magic Item that gives +1 to unarmed attacks and dmage and gives you the ability to increase your reach to 15 feet for a minute as inky tendrils explode out of your skin to deliver the blows

Open Hand matches the abilities of the character you're mimicking better

[safe thistle]

ok

[warm meadow]

Haha, fair living, something is off about this guy's build

[narrow moss]

sounds lIke the bomb to me

[vast iris]

Hear me out. Astral self Monk but you reskin the astral self part as phudopods coming out of you

[blissful ibex]

Doesn't work unless you've got a Disguise Kit or Alter Self c:

[terse adder]

Jokes on u im an assassin rouge >:3

[blissful ibex]

Character they're trying to mimic is a giant single celled organism that can reshape at will, deflect attacks, and regenerate

[terse adder]

Only the best class for the best gumdrop

[narrow moss]

a red assassin you say

[quaint moon]

ello im new

[ornate rapids]

i like to think a plasmoid changing appearance to look like someone would just look like a gummy candy version of that person

[blissful ibex]

Mine is a Druidlock c:
Preservation Druid (UA) 15 / Fathomless Warlock 5
or Dreams if she can't swing Preservation

[quaint moon]

(backflips)

[terse adder]

I have no idea what any of that means but it sounds cool so I like it c:

[blazing ravine]

thoughts on the gem dragonborns?

[ornate rapids]

i like the gem dragonborn a lot

[blissful ibex]

She's okay at combat but utterly horrifying at the Exploration Pillar of play
and the stuff she does in combat constitutes warcrimes half the time
also good at Social pillar c:

[hot reef]

Disguise kit specifies a set of given tools, many of which aren’t helpful for appearing as another race, and it only allows you to make a check for disguising yourself

[quaint moon]

thoughts on what now?!?!?!

[ornate rapids]

not just because their abilities are cool but because gem dragons in general are very neat

[blissful ibex]

The disguise is used as part of the Deception skill
they split the info on it between like 5 different entries for some reason q_q

[quaint moon]

they sound cool

[vast iris]

Dragon borns are pretty cool im general

[hot reef]

Disguise Self works perfectly though

[ornate rapids]

before 5.5e, gem dragonborn were the only ones who could fly

[vast iris]

The others can now?

[blissful ibex]

Aarakocra?
Winged Tiefling?
Fairy?

Edit: Ooh, the only dragonborn that could fly

[ornate rapids]

they can, and for an hour
gem dragons' flight is only for a minute

[vast iris]

I think they mean only dragonborn

[blazing ravine]

i think my next character might be an emeral dragonborn who is like butterfly esque if that makes sense

[quaint moon]

ok how do i go about finding people to play with

[vast iris]

You go to #looking-for-players

[ornate rapids]

gem dragonborn also have that rare form of superior Telepathy that works even if the creature you're communicating with doesn't share a language (as long as it understands any language it works)

[quaint moon]

tysm!!

[terse adder]

It's a little dry rn I wanna find a campaign cause im not having fun in the one im in rn, but theres none that seem fun

[warm meadow]

Yeah, I can picture it, like draconic but way more graceful and floaty

[blissful ibex]

It's in the info I sent you in the newcommer channel c:

[terse adder]

Sounds shiny :]

[ornate rapids]

gem dragonborn only have 5 types listed in fizbans but there's like 9 types of gem dragons in lore
so realistically there should be a few extra ones, just rarer

the same kind of thing happens with normal dragonborn though, in that their types don't represent all colors/metals that dragons can be

[vast iris]

So like a dragonfly?

[terse adder]

Omg an anthro dragonfly character would be so cool

[vast iris]

I personally whould descibe it scary

[blazing ravine]

a butterfly version of a tabaxi kinda

[safe thistle]

feats?

[blissful ibex]

Grappler, Street Justice, and whatever they want beyond that c:
Speedy is nice too
Origin Feat should be either Taven Brawler, Alert, Skilled, or one of the Magic Initiates

[safe thistle]

th

thx

[nova trellis]

Old talking point but fun to bring up: have you guys ever been in a game where the DM introduced a Overwatch/Fighting Game style super move?

[blissful ibex]

no?

[odd valley]

yes

in fact i am the dm and the players asked for them

[nova trellis]

Personally can't stand the inclusion, I don't think 5e is built for it, expecially since the game has big attacks already.

But the mechanic keeps popping up in homebrew games at college.

Me action surging, blowing my maneuvers, or whatever class equivalent. Thats already a super move, I say.

[odd valley]

oh yeah no it’s a separate system i gm for that’s built with it in mind somewhat

[nova trellis]

Yeah, it probably works enough with good game design. First DM I met had a seperate resource. Players pick 2 of the seven deadly sins and get a sin point for doing said sin or succeful attacks.

[undone rain]

Do eldritch knights get hextra attack

[nova trellis]

Second DM is was honestly pretty garbo at game design and tied super attacks to inspiration points. 😔

[odd valley]

yeah no the system i run ties it to a resource called adrenaline points that you get over the course of a combat

[nova trellis]

In both versions, folks just kinda forgot the super attack system lol.

[warm meadow]

Yeah, true. Once people get comfy, they just ignore half the systems lol

[vast iris]

How that system worked? Sounds cool in name

[nova trellis]

Not exactly super moves but in my tweaked 5e, all martials have access to maneuvers and you can regain a superiority dice after two successful melee hits.

[vast iris]

So you make battle Master fighter useless?

[nova trellis]

And players can learn new maneuvers out in the world from NPCs or special equipment after atuning for x amount of time.

[nova trellis]

Knowledge of more maneuvers and more superiority dice.

You know how wizards have to learn spells while sorcerers don't? Like that but for martials.

[ornate rapids]

my druid kind of has an 'ultimate' technique but it's not based on any sort of mechanic like that

[warm meadow]

That's actually cool, like a personal signature move rather than something tied to rules

[nova trellis]

Is it a army of squirrels that can take down a Tarasque?

[fossil hollow]

Squirrel Po-

[ornate rapids]

basically, you know how level 10 moon druids can wildshape into an Elemental
this technique involves summoning an elemental via Conjure Elemental, then transforming into a different elemental
and they fuse, becoming a hybrid elemental (magma, ice, ash, smoke, lightning, etc)

takes an entire turn to do with no other actions or movement unless the elemental was already summoned

[sly crest]

Sorry dash, chores called

so, it looks like I'm seeing She Fights Monsters earlier than I anticipated

[warm meadow]

Yeah, that sounds strong, but also balanced by the setup cost, which makes it feel fair and tactical

[narrow moss]

immediately runs away

[ornate rapids]

and because my Eladrin pops out as the season representing that element when the transformation ends, I flip a d2 to determine his season when a hybrid transformation ends

[cursive fjord]

Question, what is the exact wording for Halfling Luck?

[sly crest]

just Lucky, I think

[ornate rapids]

recently he became a steam elemental and the coin flip determined he come out in Spring

whenever i get around to making my own campaign setting im making that feature the moon druid capstone instead of just 'you can cast Alter Self at will'

[sly crest]

took him long enough j/k

[ornate rapids]

the hybrid elemental forms I pulled from 'The Elements and Beyond' which has a lot of elemental stuff in it

[fresh laurel]

hello friends

and uncs

[narrow moss]

okay i have to ask what is an unc. I keep hearing it.

[barren badger]

unc is short for uncle. It is slang for old person

[warm meadow]

Yeah, that actually fits perfectly for what you’re doing, lots of options for crazy combinations

[narrow moss]

i figured it stood for uncle but "old person"? Guess I was old at 19.

anyway thanks

combo elementals sound interesting.

[fiery nimbus]

Would eyes of the runekeeper make someone literate or will it play audiobook inside of their head?

[ornate rapids]

it says you can 'read' all writing so i assume they mean it literally

it won't help you comprehend spoken language, only written form

technically this also means you don't know how to write in all languages either

[narrow moss]

reading helps at least

[cloud oasis]

Imagine it translates it and reads it aloud in your head with “audiojungle” playing intermittently

[fiery nimbus]

yes but if you are not literate

like would it just play the thought like how normal silent reading works?

[ornate rapids]

i've never had an illeterate character but i would assume if you had that invocation you'd read it and understand the literal meaning of it, even if you can't normally read

since the invocation is called 'eyes' of the runekeeper, i think it's magic in your eyes doing the reading

[cloud oasis]

Yeah maybe it’s like a sense, you just naturally understand what it’s trying to tell you

[ornate rapids]

this kind of thing isn't really covered anywhere in the rules and im basing this off of how comprehend languages works, which lets you understand the literal meaning of all languages

if your int is too low to understand any languages then it probably wouldn't work at all, actually

[atomic kayak]

Theres no such Int score

You can have 1 (or even 0 Int) and understand languages just fine

[ornate rapids]

i think there is a threshold and it's something like an int of 3

[atomic kayak]

There is not no

[fossil hollow]

there is no such rule

[narrow moss]

i'd probably have it translate the literal meaning

[lime plume]

So today was a bust. The guy that owns the store where we play got a migraine but never let anyone know. So we all stood around outside waiting for over an hour.

[ornate rapids]

ah well then this sort of interpretation is up to the DM then

[narrow moss]

context and cultural stuff is another beast

[uncut coyote]

What do you say to this scenario. i am a elemental monk and activate my elemental atunement and i get +10 reach on my unarmed strikes. Can i run , high jump 15 feet above my enemy grapple him, go on with the next 5 feet of jumping distance i have left which now cost 10 feet of movement, rotate the grappeled enemy around so he is 15 feet above me, and then do another attack to push them 10 more feet in the air and end the grappel so that they are at 45 feet total?

[fossil hollow]

#dnd-rules

[odd valley]

i thought there was something about death or incapacitation upon hitting an ability score of 0

[atomic kayak]

Nope

[odd valley]

then it’s only baldurs gate 3 that does that

[narrow moss]

in older rules

[atomic kayak]

There are some specific effects that say what they do if they reduce a stat to 0, but generically no rules exist

[narrow moss]

true

[ornate rapids]

i thought generally speaking if any of your scores hit 0 you died

but that's just how our group has been handling it
it hasn't really ever come up as a situation actually

[novel moth]

That sounds like a DM question because it’s really going to depend on your DM on if it’s allowed.

[narrow moss]

and that's fine

but yeah i guess it's not technically raw?

[novel moth]

I think that is generally the case.

[ornate rapids]

like if a physical score reaches 0, your body fails to continue functioning
if any of your mental scores reach 0, that's brain death

[narrow moss]

i feel like i did play a crpg where 0 Con or Int killed you

or maybe it was what Tandy said

it has been years.

[ornate rapids]

I think usually when an effect lowers your score it specifies the creature dies if it reaches 0

[warm meadow]

Fair point, clarity in wording usually avoids a lot of confusion mid-game

[narrow moss]

hmmm

true Lily

i remember it being a thing in Neverwinter but that was some version of 3e

[ornate rapids]

i think effects that lower scores aren't really common anymore and instead things like exhaustion or reducing max hp are used

[narrow moss]

Neverwinter Nights 2 i mean

[novel moth]

Yeah. I think there is less than a handful of ability lowering effects and I think it’s usually intelligence or con

And con you die int you just become stupid.

[fossil hollow]

I only remember Shadow's Strength Drain

and IG Feeblemind

[ornate rapids]

ah shadow that's what i was thinking of

[narrow moss]

well unless a mindflayer is eating your brain

but that's like, obviously a bad time.

[fossil hollow]

doesnt drain your INT tho

[novel moth]

Yeah but I don’t think that lowers your int. I think it just says you drop to 0 hp and are dead

[narrow moss]

lol

[frigid garden]

So the dnd party I’m running consists of a gnome artificer riding a white husky named Snowflake, a tabaxi (leaning more towards cat girl) monk, a fae pact warlock packed to a kitsune, and a kender bard (gods help them XD)

[glad ferry]

Hello crazies! What's the word on the street for who is doing anything dangerous and fun?

[warm meadow]

Honestly, that sounds super fun, half wholesome fantasy adventure, half impending disaster

[frigid garden]

It should be 🙂

[grizzled lance]

The only thing I’m aware of that drops a stat and kills you is a shadow

[glad ferry]

Intellect eaters

[frigid garden]

Don’t those also eat your brains and then are dead?

[grizzled lance]

Pretty sure that was changed in the updated rules

[warm meadow]

Yeah lol, feels like one of those things they quietly patched in newer editions

[grizzled lance]

There was quite a few “quiet patches” in 5.5e

[frigid garden]

Now I’m thinking of the stupid decision not to give bards rapiers

[grizzled lance]

Like the mind flayer’s mind blast not being magical anymore

Meaning it’s no longer a magical effect

[lavish flame]

Shadows and Intellect Devourers are the classic example

Shadows take ur Strength, Intellect Devourers take your Intelligence. Hitting 0 due to their drain effects kills you

[frigid garden]

Aren’t mindflayers more about psychic energy?

[lavish flame]

yeah they're super psychic

they also eat ur brain, they just usually kill you beforehand

[warm meadow]

Heyya ppl

[feral fulcrum]

Well, not really. Plenty of their victims are DEFINITELY alive before they get brain eaten.

[novel moth]

Yes until they eat your brains out

[novel moth]

Hello

[warm meadow]

Wassup?

[feral fulcrum]

Mindflayers are very fond of, well, flaying minds to make compliant meals/minions

[novel moth]

Not much. Just waiting for work ti be over

[feral fulcrum]

And that's not accounting for the occasional poor shmucks who end up disembodied, but still living heads.

There are few things worse to lose a fight to then Mindflayers.

Best case scenario, they kill you and you stay dead. Worst Case Scenario, congrats, you spend a couple lifetimes as a psychic battery and idle amusement device as a severed head that wishes it could die. Slightly less worse case scenario, you get tadpoled and end up a new Mindflayer.

[limpid nexus]

Hi

[fresh laurel]

holy moly

i searched it a little bit further

it is almost exactly the same with a homebrew race-subclass i made for another game

they just don't have tentacles

and work like a pyramid scheme

[timid ember]

guys which is the most damaging monk weapon?

[fossil hollow]

Your Fists

[fresh laurel]

gun

[twilit sail]

FIIIINALLLL FLAAAAASH

[fossil hollow]

if you have a pair of Gloves of Soul Catching

[warm meadow]

Yeah lol, Mindflayers are one of the few enemies where ‘instant death is somehow the better outcome

[timid ember]

a gun qualifies as a monk weapon?

[fresh laurel]

gun with a staff attached to it

[feral fulcrum]

None do, I'm afraid.

[fossil hollow]

unless youre a Kensei

[fresh laurel]

i want to make a toji fushiguro like character in DnD but im not sure which class to pick

it wouldn't be as op as him obviously
im not sure if i should pick monk or fighter

becuase of speed and strength balance

[twilit sail]

fighter duh

he uses weapons

thats his thing, preparing for fights with special weapons

to counteract his opponents, hes' an assassin

may i suggest dipping into rogue too

[fresh laurel]

thats a very good point but he is almost teleporting when he moves

[twilit sail]

take mobile feat

[frigid garden]

Because anime

[fresh laurel]

that makes so much sense actually

[stuck shuttle]

All monk weapons should do the same damage if you’re choosing to scale them off your martial arts die. In some cases, like the quarterstaff, it’ll deal more damage early levels until your martial arts die match or outscale

[fresh laurel]

lmao yeah but that adds so much to his aura

i don't want to lose his teleportation like speed

[twilit sail]

mobile feat

[stuck shuttle]

Monk or Rogue then

[fresh laurel]

i don't exactly know what is this

[stuck shuttle]

Monks can use weapons as well

[timid ember]

kk

[fresh laurel]

THX

[fossil hollow]

dont post the entire thing if its not in the Basic Rules

[feral fulcrum]

Might I suggest looking into Horizon Walker Ranger.

[fresh laurel]

thats very good info ill read it now

[twilit sail]

mb

[fresh laurel]

it got deleted

nooooo

[feral fulcrum]

They get whole whole "Teleport via attacking" thing.

[fresh laurel]

of course, im searching it right now

[idle oar]

Monks: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/character-classes#Monk

[warm meadow]

Frr quarterstaff seems stronger early on, but martial arts die eventually catches up xD

[feral fulcrum]

It's in Xanathar's guide as I recall

[fresh laurel]

is there a melee version of this characters ability?

[feral fulcrum]

Which is wild because it's so good. I'd have thought it would have been from a much later book.

[fresh laurel]

that doesn't really fit though

[stuck shuttle]

That’s the old one. The new one is Speedy iirc

[twilit sail]

toji cant really teleport he just hits ppl and runs out of their vision

like a rogue with the mobile feat

[fresh laurel]

toji is a melee focused character

[twilit sail]

he's a sneaky bastard

[stuck shuttle]

Rangers can be melee

[feral fulcrum]

Planar Warrior and Distant Strike work on attacks in general.

[fresh laurel]

he just has a bad houshold don't be mean to him :c

[feral fulcrum]

Ranger doesn't mean "Guy who uses only ranged weapons" It's "Guy who Ranges far and wide."

[fresh laurel]

oh okay! i just saw the character illustriations with bows so i tought they don't get to use melee weapons

[feral fulcrum]

There are no hard restrictions like that in 5E at all

[twilit sail]

you can use melee weapons

its just that everyone will ask you why you didnt pick fighter if you do

[fresh laurel]

but when i want to make a nuclear bomb.

[feral fulcrum]

As long as you're Profficient with a weapon, you can use it. Some features may or may not work with some forms of weapons, but for the most part you can use whatever the heck you want.

[stuck shuttle]

Yeah I would read the mechanics first to see if they’d fit your idea instead of relying on existing artwork

[fresh laurel]

the northern kingdom is 2 weeks away from making a nuclear bomb

[feral fulcrum]

"DM I want to make a starship in five seconds, despite being a litteral caveman, in a hole in the ground." Is usualy how that's taken.

[fresh laurel]

i was just joking dw

[feral fulcrum]

Yeah it's commonly Not a joke

[twilit sail]

DM I built drones for the US military that means my OC can too

[feral fulcrum]

It's a thing that's legimately, frequently asked by people that are completely new and clueless.

[fresh laurel]

im used to GURPS by now even tough i never played DnD yet so im pretty well aware of physical limitations

i suggest trying it out btw its really fun

will i get banned for ads or something im scared

[karmic heath]

Iron hero feat? Thoughts?

[stuck shuttle]

If it’s in the appropriate channel and follows server rules then you’re fine

[fossil hollow]

iirc, thats from Valda's so, #third-party

[karmic heath]

Ohhhhh dang nvm

[fiery nimbus]

I love summon greater demon

just spawned a Shadow Demon inside of a Dimly lit enemy ship

[barren badger]

ah The Last Voyage of the Demeter

[fiery nimbus]

To be honest, i could have summoned Tanarukk...

[empty thicket]

Bro...you used 27 missiles for a janitor?

[narrow moss]

Never underestimate a janitor.

[empty thicket]

in any way, whats up people and non people (possible another AI`s like me)

any session today? any funny thing to say?

[remote wadi]

So

Wizard was asking to 1v1 a crocodile that tried to bite him

Unfortunately for him, I got 30 on initiative and dealt 70 piercing damage at level 5

[last flume]

I'd like to know how?

[remote wadi]

Gloomstalker + SS

[twilit sail]

bro is attacking the other members of the party

[last flume]

2014?

[remote wadi]

Yeah

[last flume]

I literally never looked at Gloomstalker, even though I heard it's an anomaly for Ranger

Gonna read!

[remote wadi]

All 3 attacks hit, didn't roll below a 6 for damage

[empty thicket]

The croco got turned into a brochete and ate

[empty thicket]

from what i heard, 14 gloomstalker is giga op

[last flume]

Ah I see, 3 attacks with +10 damage from SS + 1d8 Dreadambusher+ Weapon damage

[remote wadi]

Not absurdly, but it is great at first turn damage

[empty thicket]

in comparisson with the other subclasses kinda yes

of ranger at least

[feral fulcrum]

Gloomstalker is great at opening a fight, it's less good at being good for the rest of the fight, compared to other subclasses

[narrow moss]

Is. Is he an Int dump wizard?

[craggy summit]

I mean the wizard has a chance if they can stay out the crocodiles range 😅

[narrow moss]

ah right i remember now. Wizards lack Wisdom.

[craggy summit]

They're too busy putting their nose in books to get street smarts

[narrow moss]

joking aside that just seems like a bad idea no matter what. But it's hilarious.

[feral fulcrum]

Skinny Nerd versus Crocodile in a Mud Wrestling Contest. Sounds like a free meal for the Croc

[narrow moss]

unless that wizard got an enchanted home gym and a standing desk i don't see him making those str or dex checks.

[gilded magnet]

Hi

[last flume]

Hallo

[narrow moss]

henlo

[fair plinth]

Hello

[vernal dune]

Hellooo
I've never played dnd before and this is literally my first ever time trying to get into it.

[empty thicket]

and after that you have the conc stuff for maintain yourself in the fight

a good opening taking down 1 to 2 enemies is a lot in some combats

[blazing holly]

Hello and welcome ! I believe https://discord.com/channels/516367331358801950/966723268675510372 is the channel you want, then

[vernal dune]

Yes it is, thank you. Could've sworn I'd sent that there, but clearly not lol

[cinder timber]

Does anybody get an itch to play dnd after reading?

[barren pagoda]

I hope this is the place but I’m guessing Warlocks rarely “sell their souls” and it’s mostly for Fiend warlocks (I expect other warlock can sell their souls too if desperate like Arch hag, or something but it’s rare)

But I’m curious, even for Fiend warlocks, how common is it that you straight up sell your soul? Cause it makes very little sense to sell your soul and then start a level 3 warlock at best

[fossil hollow]

yes

[blazing holly]

Never! Er, I mean, yes, all the time

[empty thicket]

A lot.
More after playing X games

[cinder timber]

Im reading this one book and now I want to DM again 😔

[undone rain]

You ever wonder, what would happen if a mindflayer got a tadpole. Would that just make it another tadpole or would it even work

[cinder timber]

Most single player games do it for me

[empty thicket]

it happen me after playing Slay the Spire and Darkest dungeon

[fresh laurel]

should i have a good pc to play D&D

[cinder timber]

Dead cells and talos principle have done it

[empty thicket]

not at all

at least some okey connection if you want to voice with your friends

[feral fulcrum]

It entirely depends on what virtual tabletop you use, if you use one at all. If you're just playing in person, then what kind of PC you have doesn't really matter at all.

[fresh laurel]

im playing table top version

[empty thicket]

oh and Warhammer vermintide 2

[fresh laurel]

i was just joking around but this actually made me mad

my government is evil and banned discord so i can't voice call my old friends from discord anymore

without VPN

[lavish flame]

for the first 40 years of its history, D&D was played entirely without a computer, you'l be fine with anything

[fair plinth]

For a second i thougjt you mean a good player character lol

[fresh laurel]

lmao hahah no all my characters are lawful evil

[empty thicket]

wont try to guess but bad stuff ngl

[fresh laurel]

thanks for toughtfullness about personal information ^^
internet freedom got so bad in the last year it doesn't really matter where do you live anymore

i hope we get to see a free future

[empty thicket]

Na, latin america still okey about it
Mostly europe and Asia is something we all know

and i will just try to say continents, let it open about such subject.

[empty thicket]

always.

[fresh laurel]

i liked your bio btw
nice preferences
pfp and flag too

[narrow moss]

eh it's the zucc's fault.

[fresh laurel]

mark give me the zuck

[empty thicket]

Mexican what?

Zuck give me Mark.

[fresh laurel]

Cecil!

[empty thicket]

FYC and FYN

Thinking thinking, Sniper Warlock

[brave spruce]

hello

[barren badger]

hi garlic

[brave spruce]

is this 18+

?

[feral fulcrum]

This is an all ages server

As it's the Official D&D Discord.

[brave spruce]

okey

[feral fulcrum]

TFW when the enemy Monk complete dodges 3 consecutive fireballs.

[blazing holly]

think you want https://discord.com/channels/516367331358801950/1132102050788941944 mate

[median oriole]

Ah

[fast venture]

I would like some insight from others on a subject

I'm in sort of a argument with my partners on the matter of a series or campaigns I wanna make

My plan is to make a whole world that exists on its own outside of the story of the campaign to use for these campaigns and other works as the spine of all my creative endeavors however obviously that's going to be a considerable time investment in my life and they are unhappy with the idea of playing in a campaign inside such a massive labor of love and say to make a simplified version of the world for the campaigns so they don't feel pressured

I....just.... genuinely don't and can't understand this mindset

Me personally I would feel honored to play in someone's custom made setting that they poured their heart and soul into

But I also wouldn't feel pressured because like, it's a ttrpg silly stuff is expected to happen

So I would expect that the person accounts for such things

[rough basalt]

Idk I feel like if you wanna do something that's a labor of love nobody should tell you otherwise.

[feral fulcrum]

Oh my god the squirrel has a gun.

[fast venture]

I mean that's what I told them, is that I'm gonna make the world and they can be part of the campaigns I'll make after or not, that I won't force them but would like them to have an open mind

[rough basalt]

Telling someone "nah you shouldn't do what you would love to do because I wouldn't like it" seems a bit selfish putting it lightly

[blazing holly]

Wait....Im trying to understand.....this thing you're making is a thing of the mind, how is it possibly being threatened by playing in it ?

If something happens that you don't like, just retcon it out...

[fast venture]

Exactly

[rough basalt]

My guess is they think "trying too hard" is a bad thing maybe.

[coarse carbon]

Maybe what they're trying to express is "I am excited to play this story and completing it sounds fun, hearing that the story won't end with the campaign makes me less excited to play the campaign since there won't be a sense of finality"

[blazing holly]

Sorry, not groking

[fast venture]

"you should never spend more than 6 months making a campaign"

[narrow moss]

why is a living world a bad thing

[fast venture]

Even though I've told them a rough idea for the 5 campaign series I plan to do in the world and it has a very definite end point

[fair plinth]

Sounds like a great campaign, but everyone has different tastes and preferences
Maybe they feel pressured to put just as much time into their characters as you do in your setting, and they dont think they should need to
In any case, you should do what you want, youll find an audience for anything you make

[rough basalt]

Yeah like I got a 60 page setting guide for my setting atm and until I finish it, adventures in my setting will help write it.

[proven mountain]

Our DM wrote a 120 page setting guide for his homebrew world

[rough basalt]

My plans to run a successful campaign in all four major countries then what remains when its done will be solidified for it.

[fast venture]

I think part of the pressure for them

Is that I expressed that I wanted this world to be my magnum opus

My creation that can live past me, a legacy

But the campaign is its own thing

[twilit sail]

what are the four major countries? like the ones on the un security council?

[peak pecan]

That could definitely be a part of it on their part

[twilit sail]

oh the ones in your world

[rough basalt]

Draconia, Arcanum, Avennia, and Uldrobrad. Rn I'm 7 levels into my Draconia game and it's the most filled out section.

[north hill]

I think players (especially creative ones) might think that their choices are limited to things and only things that fit into your vision of the world. If they want to play an artificer like Kaylee from Firefly (self taught prodigy farmgirl), can they? Or are all the constructs made from the Grand Academy of Artificery, and they have to be more learned and urbane? If they want to play a high elf but not European: a Yoruba Princess Elf. Can that fit in?

[rough basalt]

With one of the POIs being changed to now being a wizard tower that belongs to one of the sole survivors of its conquerors

[peak pecan]

I think this is easily solved by communicating with your partners and asking what specifically they feel pressured about

[fast venture]

They feel pressured that they aren't going to make the story what I want it to be or mess something up or etc etc

Things I've told them I don't care about

Ttrpgs are for fun, the story's can exist on their own

[twilit sail]

tell your partner that for writers 95% of the time is spent worldbuilding and 5% is done making the actual story

[fast venture]

They can't mess up my world because I control it, it's not like them screwing up the world means in all future things I do with the setting their actions effect me

[twilit sail]

i dont know you but that's how it has been for every writer ive ever met

[fast venture]

Yeah pretty much

[twilit sail]

you just want them to enjoy the setting
the story itself is not nearly as important

i myself am not much of a worldbuilder (this is because i dont write at all because im super apathetic)

[peak pecan]

Let them know it’s absolutely no pressure; that you want to share this world you’ve been working on with them and for you all to have fun together

[coarse carbon]

Yeah, not saying it's right or wrong, and you can obviously do whatever you want, but sometimes knowing you will finish a story is part of the joy of starting it, and it's harder to get pumped signing onto a 5-campaign series instead of just one campaign

[twilit sail]

but i mean, the worldbuilding is just fun

[fast venture]

I have said all of that to them and they just don't.... listen I guess

[coarse carbon]

But I get what you're saying that you don't expect them or need them to play in all 5

[fair plinth]

If u feel like it, i would ask your party what they want from a campaign and why they are confused by yours

[lavish flame]

Truth be told, if I were in your scenario I'd be sending a "well, hope the next campaign's pitch suits you!" and moving on

[peak pecan]

Maybe they’re overthinking it? I really don’t know them, so your guess is as good as mine

[fast venture]

It's a bit different when it's my girlfriends, the two I want to grow old and die with

[stoic haven]

Helloooo everyone

[fast venture]

They definitely are, maybe they will come around on it. I mostly wanted to make sure I wasn't the weird one in this situation for wanting to make something so grand

[narrow moss]

maybe they think it'll be a massive world-spanning campaign? idk

[coarse carbon]

I don't think making something grand is a problem! But it's also good to listen when someone says no, my wife's not into every campaign/oneshot I run, and she generally knows what she's gonna enjoy or not! It might not be a matter of convincing them as much as just accepting the outcome

[fast venture]

I mean it will over the course of 5 campaigns

[fast venture]

I'm fine with them not wanting to play in it, I'm not fine with them telling me to water what I want to make down

[sinful dust]

hey guys, asking as someone who'll play sorcerer for the first time in a month or so, how is it to handle games with such low hp? do you get over stuff fine with stuff like shield and absorb elements + mage armor or is it still harsh?

i have usually played mostly barbarians so im used to HP loss not being a big deal during combat

[peak pecan]

So long as there’s a healer; it’s not too much of a problem

[sinful dust]

spent a long time building sorcerers and sorlocks but this will be my first time playing one fr

[fast venture]

Just don't get hit

[peak pecan]

Why’s that?

[fair plinth]

Imo this campaign might not be for these players, but it is still a work of art that you care about, and a different group of players migjt enjoy it as much as you do
Thats just my two cents tho

[fast venture]

My intelligence is truly staggering

[fossil hollow]

play em like a typical blaster

[woven flint]

My Pugilists dog died 😔

It's okay, I can revive him
If I don't die

[fast venture]

Because I shouldn't have to sacrifice my creative vision to make something lesser to make people happy, that's unfair to me

[fast venture]

John wick time

Give em hell

[sinful dust]

this reminds me of a very recent thing that happened in our campaign thats almost over (playing a barbarian):
DM: the door is magical and therefore unbreakable by force
me: is the wall around the door also magical?
DM: looks like normal wall
me: alright, im breaking the wall

We did in fact get around that door by using the hole in the wall

[fast venture]

insert unfunny Kool aid man joke here

[sinful dust]

who needs dispel magic when you have 20 strenght

[woven flint]

He's hopefully gonna rip out the Dullahans undead heart

[peak pecan]

All art is reliant on compromise. If you really want to play with your girlfriends, and they’re not too interested in the scale of the campaign as it is currently, you’re going to have to compromise to make sure they’re having fun and don’t feel obligated to play your campaign. If you don’t want to change your planned campaign, you might have to compromise on who’s at your table: you might have to find other folks to play with

[woven flint]

You don't mess with a Warforges dog

[fast venture]

And I said before I'm okay with them not wanting to play I just don't really understand it

[peak pecan]

Sometimes, you’re not going to understand why things are, you just have to respect that they are, and pivot your plans. Does that make sense?

[high raft]

hey you guys know that D&D campaign case they sold awhile back? The one with all of the plastic tokens with the re-usable stickers on them. I need to know where I can buy a few more of those token pucks that came in different sizes

[olive storm]

My GM has signed an infernal pact to not kill my wizard's cat.

[junior jasper]

Update: our wizard who tried to perform morally questionable brain surgery without permission on the fairy rogue has now been cursed multiple times.

Is this fair? I think it is…

[errant crag]

Is your goal to have a successful D&D game or to fulfill your creative vision?
If all you care about is your creative vision and you don't care about the enjoyment of your players, just write a book.

[wet basalt]

kinda sad

[olive storm]

My brother forgot the code to our front door today

[wet basalt]

kinda sad

[idle oar]

So to bring this back to D&D... did they succeed their D20 intelligence save eventually?

[wet basalt]

how do you guys get the little tags next to ur names that say what class u r???

[olive storm]

I cast guidance and helped them out.

[keen kestrel]

uh

I think it lets you pick somewhere

[errant crag]

Channel and Roles at the top of the channel list

[idle oar]

Go to id:customize and pick your choice

[wet basalt]

k thx

[idle oar]

But just not Revel's End - that would be a very bad choice and prevent you from participating on the server.

[narrow moss]

I said not to anger the fae/fey

[wet basalt]

got it

[narrow moss]

a curse or two is getting off light imho

[olive storm]

What are the best snacks for a D&D game?

[fossil hollow]

lumpia

[narrow moss]

what snacks do you like?

[junior jasper]

Jello. Self explanatory.

[narrow moss]

maybe not very loud snacks tho. or anything sticky for dice.

[olive storm]

I personally like chips and a smidgeon of alcohol.

[wet basalt]

depends are you guys in person or online

[fair plinth]

Stuff that doesnt leave fingerprints on character sheets imo

[olive storm]

Online atm but I enjoy in-person more.

[wet basalt]

online I would say any kind of chip and a drink

[errant crag]

No alcohol at my tables

[wet basalt]

lol

[olive storm]

Leave my fried chicken out of this.

[wet basalt]

haha

[narrow moss]

that is a meal.

[wet basalt]

im very very new to D&D and i want to be a DM but i don't know how... at all

[olive storm]

If a satyr eats a lamb gyro, is it technically cannibalism?

[errant crag]

I recommend starting with modules or premade adventures

[narrow moss]

no

[errant crag]

Satyrs aren't sheep

[fair plinth]

I thought satyrs were half goat not half lamb

[olive storm]

I forgor what a lamb was

[narrow moss]

even if it were goat, still not cannibalism

[wet basalt]

no for to reasons one a satyr is half goat not half sheep and 2 they aren't full sheep

[narrow moss]

lamb is baby sheep. kids are goats.

[shy stirrup]

Curious to hear why you want to be a DM
Otherwise, you may wish to consider getting you feet wet as a player first

[narrow moss]

read dm rules, start with modules. run one shots at first. other than that, idk

[olive storm]

Is BG3 a good intro to D&D 5E?

[wet basalt]

I would like to be DM because then I have complete freedom and if my players start getting ridiculously annoying and can give them annoying quest and I would get my feet wet as player but i can't find any tables I play online btw

[errant crag]

It's good for getting to know the rules but certainly isn't required, though knowing how things are from the player side of things can help a lot especially with knowing how things feel as a player

[narrow moss]

idk but it fun.

sigh

[olive storm]

Despite all my rage I am still just a in a cage.

[fair plinth]

It doesnt translate 1:1 to dnd 5e but its generally a good intro to the ttrpg vibe

[narrow moss]

keep in mind bg3 is not 2024 5e unless you get the mods for it lol

[errant crag]

Depends on the vibe you're going for

BG3 is very high fantasy

[olive storm]

I know. I don't really like 5.5E.

[errant crag]

But FR games are usually fairly high fantasy too

But BG3 has the dramatization of being a big bombastic fantasy RPG video game

[wet basalt]

im so confused

[narrow moss]

i like bg3 until the last part.

[wet basalt]

my head is spinning because of this conversation

[errant crag]

It throws you into a lot of stuff that a typical D&D experience is not likely to throw you into until much later

[olive storm]

I need to beat it again.

[narrow moss]

i'm used to chat chaos. the trick is to not try and grasp all of it.

[olive storm]

It does give you way more options tho like reading enemy statistics.

[errant crag]

Like if you're a level 1 PC dealing with fiends and mindflayers and stuff like that you'd be in so much trouble in D&D but less so in BG3

[olive storm]

Tbf that first mind flayer is super weak.

[narrow moss]

well that intro you aren't really supposed to fight the fiends and mindflayer.

[blazing holly]

That's all snacks !

[narrow moss]

and the dying mindflayer after crash is killed in dialogue unless you roll bad.

or you eldritch blast it from a distance.

[wet basalt]

can someone explain what this conversation is about to me because i'm too new to D&D and I know close to nothing

[errant crag]

People are talking about the video game Baldurs Gate 3 which is based heavily around D&D 5e mechanics

[wet basalt]

ohhhhh

[errant crag]

Though not a 1 to 1 of the rules

[shy stirrup]

You're not supposed to, but you certainly can (or you can try)
And *that * is why BG3 is a good simulator of tabletop

[narrow moss]

2014 5e too

i have tried but then more come in if you take long enough

[wet basalt]

@shy stirrup did u read my response

[fair plinth]

Are there any low level enemies that are associsted with midn flayers? Besides int developers

[errant crag]

It's an alright simulator of what D&D is like but it's inherently very different in a lot of ways

[narrow moss]

after that i was like "yeah time to go"

[olive storm]

@wet basalt Permission to DM? I has a gift for yous.

[errant crag]

It's very video gamified, being a video game obviously

[narrow moss]

just a little xp for the road.

[wet basalt]

sure😇

[paper cedar]

Is a brain with four legs enough for you?

[narrow moss]

intellect devourers are actually very dangerous tbh

[paper cedar]

Not as much as the mind flayers

[errant crag]

They're not very tough but have devastating effects if things go poorly

[fair plinth]

Thats cr 2, i mean like what you would throw at level 1 party

[narrow moss]

i do not trust my dice at level 1.

[paper cedar]

hmmmmm

[errant crag]

Cr2 is fine for a level 1 party if it's like a big encounter

[narrow moss]

not for brain dogs that eat and replace brains.

[errant crag]

The Demogorgon Spawn in the Hellfire Club starter set is a CR2 boss of the level 1 dungeon

[fair plinth]

Technically i could have like any enemy be a mind flayers thrall right?

[errant crag]

It also throws giant spiders at them

[fair plinth]

Idk how thralls work

[errant crag]

Yeah you could have humanoids being controlled by a mindflayer I'd think

[narrow moss]

thralls are slaves. You do meet one in bg3 and he wants to die.

basically lobotomized tho

[fair plinth]

I might do that then, maybe not revealing mind flayer relations until later investigation

[peak pecan]

Grimlocks or Quaggoths

[errant crag]

Brainworms moment

[fair plinth]

Oh yeahh those too

[olive storm]

Alright, it's been fun chatting but I gotta get ready for another shift at work again. Goodbye y'all.

[paper cedar]

What's the name of those giant worms that form from the larvae of mind flayers?

[peak pecan]

Neothelids

[errant crag]

I wanna run Tomb of Annihilation but it seems like a bit of an undertaking

Especially to run in person

[empty thicket]

the name is exaggerated or it is so... dark and edgy?

[peak pecan]

It’s a pretty serious module, all things considered

[empty thicket]

Fear & Hunger level of serious?

[errant crag]

It's a very dangerous dungeon

I hate using F&H as a comparison point because it goes out of its way to be gratuitous and edgy with all of its SA and stuff that happens

ToA isn't that needlessly gross

But it's very dangerous

[peak pecan]

Don’t know what that is; it’s “a curse is going to kill a great number of people across the Realms unless you can find a hidden tomb within the most dangerous jungles of the continent” serious

[olive storm]

"Thanks Fear and Hunger."

"Fear and hunger?!?!"

"Y-Yeah... Because you're hungry and afraid."

"Oh."

[last flume]

Yeah but ToH has the ||"Boulder that just kills you"|| 👻

[errant crag]

I don't know if that's in ToA but it's in ToH

[olive storm]

Yo I just barely caught the train. I must have the lucky feat.

[empty thicket]

oh, good, Fear & Hunger is literally a game where YOU LIKE PLAYER get experience, like "I cant fight this, its going to kill me!!". And many more, the game is unfair.

you can literally die in a 50/50

[olive storm]

It's a good game.

[empty thicket]

Yep.

[olive storm]

Olivia my beloved.

[high delta]

Hello 👋

[empty thicket]

the S endings are peak, The God of ultraviolence and Enlightenment are the best endings ever.

In any way, that, so isnt That bad ToA

[olive storm]

I like the ending where Olivia becomes a demigod.

How would you guys play a character in a wheelchair in D&D?

[errant crag]

I wouldn't because I myself am not in a wheelchair and don't feel I'd be able to do justice to the types of things that wheelchair bound people need to deal with

[empty thicket]

Either going for Artificer and get a magic armor that let me walk, downside, anti magic areas or just getting rid of them would make me be prone all the time and cost me an attunment. But would be Challenging for myself too

[olive storm]

I could see that.

[peak pecan]

Combat Wheelchair; nuff said

[olive storm]

Negotiate with your GM for an extra infusion for a prosthetic brace.

[empty thicket]

Would ask the DM to compensate such thing with maybe extra points for stats like int, cha or wisd

[olive storm]

I'm just picturing Viktor from Arcane.

[olive storm]

If we're using Point Buy I could haggle to take 6 in Dexterity.

[empty thicket]

he dont use wheelchair if im not wrong, mostly a cane until he gain the walk

[empty thicket]

and make the armor upgrade the dext maybe.
In any way would be challenging

[olive storm]

I was more referring to the scene in the first season where he ditches the cane and runs across the bridge, just with prosthetic legs.

[empty thicket]

and at the first i get a chance of healing such thing i would

[empty thicket]

yeah, remember that scenes, Arcane is such goated show and is art in many senses.

[olive storm]

Healing can restore sword wounds but cannot regrow fingers until higher level.

Strange.

[empty thicket]

Yep, true poly or some stuff like that

[remote wadi]

No. But he did have like... 22 AC for some reason. Probably has something to do with a turtle and having one of those pets

[last flume]

Don't think about it, you can fall 1000 ft. and sleep it off no problem

[olive storm]

Idk I feel like I'd need a good 8 after falling off a cliff.

[peak pecan]

Regenerate, specifically

[empty thicket]

yep, or other many. Tehre is options

A regeneration Ring would be peak for the character. A character development lets say

[olive storm]

Super cool vibes.

[wild idol]

I am still here, waiting, lurking, still waiting

[twilit sail]

Your dm asked you to roll stats in order

You got a 6 in dex

[cloud oasis]

I’d personally make the wheelchair really cool, like magical or enhanced

[olive storm]

Like that kid in Avatar with the flying wheelchair.

[cloud oasis]

That works yea

[twilit sail]

If i had like a 5 in con id give my pc stage 4 cancer

Or maybe an autoimmune disorder?

[limber trail]

I mean you can but.... don't make your con a 5. Just don't

[twilit sail]

My class is a make a wish kid

[grizzled lance]

I hate myself and Im gonna make a horrible healing rule

[twilit sail]

What does that mean

[olive storm]

You will pay for my goat Radahn.

[cloud oasis]

I think it’d be a fun idea actually to give your character the lowest constitution that isn’t annoying to have and then max out on AC

[grizzled lance]

Every healing spell/ability now just does max

[cloud oasis]

Like a Sans scenario

[twilit sail]

Abjuration wizard?

[cloud oasis]

Oh I don’t know much about that lol

[pseudo prairie]

I feel that I don’t see enough characters with low AC

[grizzled lance]

so instead of healing word doing 1d4+mod it would just do a flat 4+mod

[cloud oasis]

AC seems pretty valuable. But I can imagine someone who focuses more on resistances and just mitigating the damage has lower AC

Like a barbarian, yeah?

[errant crag]

In 5.5e it does 2d4+mod

And is a huge boon to have because of that

[twilit sail]

I cast hide behind my bigger teammates

[grizzled lance]

Ah right

[errant crag]

Healing Word is a good spell regardless it's a bonus action heal with 60ft range and only V components

[empty thicket]

Good, now every enemy who is be able to do a Mass Healing word is going to literally pick up EVERY enemy up.

[cloud oasis]

I played with someone who was a barbarian. She was really strong, she didn’t really have any AC but ate damage like it was nothing

[grizzled lance]

I dont think theres a lot of enemies who just has mass healing word

[empty thicket]

Then give them that

[grizzled lance]

unless I PICKED out an enemy that had that

[errant crag]

A lot of priest type enemies tend to

[grizzled lance]

Not even

Not even the arch priest has it

[empty thicket]

I picked up MHW but any other AOE heal work

or just passive healings from some creatures

[pseudo prairie]

Nah with most barbarians you have a decent AC with unarmored defense

[twilit sail]

Did she wear armor lol

[cloud oasis]

No

[pseudo prairie]

Currently playing a cleric lawyer/judge who has a 9 ac

[cloud oasis]

Well maybe she did? But not really much if anything

[hollow harness]

Why was i mentioned here

[cloud oasis]

I just remember nearly every attack hitting her but she had resistance to like everything because of her barbarian subclass.

[empty thicket]

i like two sided rules

[olive storm]

My lord will have his vengeance.

My lord Mohg.

[grizzled lance]

Wait so is my stupid idea not as stupid as I thought

[empty thicket]

Depend how you make it work

[olive storm]

Okay don't respond to the bit fine.

[grizzled lance]

instead of rolling you just max out the dice

Shrimple as that

[empty thicket]

yeah but i mean in gameplay wise
Yeah, your players are going to heal max
But remember some enemies//bosses//creatures can have such thing too

[grizzled lance]

so instead of rolling 2d4 you just add 8+mod

[pseudo prairie]

Smth about Reddit I think

[olive storm]

Someone chased you here from a r/lfg post.

[grizzled lance]

I doubt it would heal to max unless they are upcasting healing word that often

[empty thicket]

i would like to add a complement to the recipe
Poison status make heals 50% less effective.

And that it is.

[grizzled lance]

That could make poison a little more usful for both sides

but I changed poisoned

[empty thicket]

in which way? dont making their Dc so low and be so expensive?

[grizzled lance]

instead of poisoned its "weakened"

stole it from someone else

The reason why is cause were doing a BG:DiA game and someones whole thing is posion

[olive storm]

That, with all due respect, sounds like a horrible idea.

Devils are like universally immune to poison.

[twilit sail]

Isnt poison the most resisted damage

[grizzled lance]

Yeah but there using the monk from the villians thing

[olive storm]

No. It's rarely resisted but it is the most immune damage.

[fossil hollow]

that one at least still can use Acid

[grizzled lance]

so they can change there damage type to acid

[empty thicket]

yep

[olive storm]

More creatures are immune to poison than there are that are resistant to it.

[pseudo prairie]

Funny idea, plane of existence where everything is maximum instead of the modron place where everything is average

[empty thicket]

i mean, some way to either reduce heals or other stuff

[pseudo prairie]

Gn y’all

[grizzled lance]

But I still wanted there poison fist to have a use so I changed "poisoned" to "weaked"

The level 6 feature I mean

[blazing holly]

Binary plane ? Everything is either 1 or 0, MAX or MIN, on or off

[grizzled lance]

Still gotta work out which monsters will be immune to it through...

[pseudo prairie]

Maybe

Either way no one ping me please, going to bed

[narrow moss]

a good poisoner always has a backup plan.

[grizzled lance]

True

But I didnt want there level 6 feature to left out so I just gave it a diffrent status and called it a day

[narrow moss]

i'd drop hints early about enemies immune to their gimmick if possible.

and i see

[empty thicket]

poisoner is... weird...

[grizzled lance]

Also still not sure if I wanna run the sleep one rules as written or rules as Intended

[empty thicket]

poison in general is weird to use

[woven flint]

The being that killed my dog is dead and my dog is also now back

[fossil hollow]

A-gain!

[shy stirrup]

Success

[narrow moss]

Balanced, as all things should be.

[lime plume]

So our DM has found us a new place to play since the current place is unreliable. In a church. I may burst into flames. 🙂

[empty thicket]

Abandoned?

[lime plume]

LMAO no.

[empty thicket]

if not, you are doing something holy, killing demons and all that

[little stream]

Anything we do to demon in the name of holy is a pass right

[lean wigeon]

i fix martial caster disparity by casting summon martial

[twilit sail]

replace martial casters with marital casters

[jolly canyon]

Martial/Caster divide when Martial/Caster multiply walks in

[humble cairn]

Yes, species makes a very small impact compared to class.

[rough basalt]

Some classes can benefit from certain species but it's only for min/maxy purposes generally. (Trying to be as powerful as possible)

[strong wave]

I played my first irl DND game in many months and had a good time

[rough basalt]

Last irl session I played was a decade ago.

[strong wave]

Wow

[placid sand]

I play every Sunday with a group of 5... I am the newest member but been playing with them for a year now

I feel like I suck haha but at least I make them laugh and have a good time 😂

[empty thicket]

Yep, nothing stop you to making a Minotaur sorcerer.

But sometimes for comfort some races fith with some classes

using the minotaur again, he fit good for martials for his features

[humble cairn]

Then you don't suck. The point is to have fun and help each other have fun. That is more important than skill at the rules. Just keep at it, like any other skill it improves with practice.

[harsh patrol]

how long have you had a game contonue after you introduced a Deck of Many Things?

mine is going on its 3rd year

[empty thicket]

1 session, mostly because the DM burned out and one of the players decided to go rogue and be allied with the bad guys

[arctic bobcat]

Quick question:
much damage would stepping into a campfire do?

[harsh patrol]

4d6 fire damage for starting their turn in a blazing fire

[harsh patrol]

was it the card that changes alignment?

[empty thicket]

nope, was already like that

[glass granite]

I’d say 2d10 under the improvised damage “stumbling into a fire pit”

[arctic bobcat]

Oh right duh thx

[empty thicket]

Even was give a chance of turning into the good guys

[harsh patrol]

the deck giveth and what not

[empty thicket]

and stick with the group, he didnt took it and it was one of the bricks that fell on the dm

[harsh patrol]

i have a play who it has only done good things to without interferance from the DM

it is wild

[olive storm]

If my character is an elf who weighs 99 pounds and eats 1 pound of goodberries... Am I one percent goodberries?

[harsh patrol]

what percentage of the good berry is magic?

[olive storm]

Unclear.

[empty thicket]

I want to add one into the campaign i want to make in a future.
But more around a NPC that is involved with magic items mostly. (will give quests and sell//buy magic items for the players)
The idea i have is, at first is going to give 1 free card, no charge. If the card is BAD, im pulling a "This time im saving you the troubles but you own me a favor"
If they pull a good card im vibing with it

[harsh patrol]

then WE MAY NEVER KNOW

[olive storm]

[empty thicket]

The thing is, she is going to give prices to pulling cards,
Normal pull of cards 500gp
GOOD pull of card 2500gp
Insurance against a bad effect of cards 250gp

[harsh patrol]

oh i did this, i made a serial killer enemy character that uses a deck of many things to get his victims, he turns them into little gold trinkets

[lean wigeon]

i'd just count it as difficult terrain because i feel like people aren't dumb enough to get burned on a campfire just moving through it

[harsh patrol]

that is why i specified starting your turn in it

[narrow moss]

...plot twist the first card is fixed to be bad. The NPC is a fey you now owe a favor to.

[empty thicket]

and the idea is, they can chose to either save money and get GOOD cards, but being giga expensive.
Or risk with a 500gp BUT i dont want them to break the whole campaign for some void or smt like that so teh insurance, protection is 250 more

Being 750gp in total for a safe card pull

[harsh patrol]

I would recomend using the Deck of Many MORE things, it has cards that are way more specific in what they do

[empty thicket]

(Yes.)

[narrow moss]

lol

[empty thicket]

yeah, the one with more options im going to use

[lean wigeon]

i would say 1d10 fire damage but also that seems dumb considering how much HP low level PCs and low CR monsters have
i'd prob lower it to maybe 1d4 or 1d6, just because "taken out by campfire" is a dumb way to be taken out of a fight

if i need proper environmental hazards i probably wouldn't use a campfire though

[narrow moss]

could always do a fate roll to see if they have minor burns

[jolly canyon]

Yee I said 1d4 unless it's like a massive fire

[narrow moss]

10 or higher being favorable on a d20.

[empty thicket]

I would say, a normal campfire be 2d4
A big fire 3d6

[sturdy tusk]

I just witnessed the Funniest Thing in our Session 3

Our Artillerist Artificier Got Tired of Our Goblin Wizard, and Tried to Slap them[Unarmed Strike] and rolled 16 against 12 AC, but I used Silvery Barbs and he rolled a Nat 1, Slapping himself instead.

[narrow moss]

classic prank

[sturdy tusk]

The Same guy tried to sneak into the House without our knowledge after that

[narrow moss]

so he had it coming

[sturdy tusk]

We were trying to talk to this Goliath to ask for something, while Artillerist rolled Performance to Use Tasha's Caustic Brew to Corrode Locked Doors and Windows

He rolled 17
Then a Natural 2, making a Hole in the Floor

[narrow moss]

hm

[sturdy tusk]

The Goliath was just Dissapointed

[narrow moss]

Giant Dad

[sturdy tusk]

But he agreed to Give us the Shard

If we killed a Bunch of Skeletons and their Leader, a Knight

[narrow moss]

a Shard huh

[sturdy tusk]

Its a Magic Item

We need it to Level up to Fourth Level

So We made a Plan, that weirdly might work

The Plan, we all made for Session 4 was this
Plan: I Disguise Self into a Fellow Skeleton and Deceive them that there is something that they need their attention for. When I bring them to the Farmer's Market where OuR two Artificiers and Wizard all will be hiding, We'll surprise them. Surprise meaning attack. Specta the Fairy Bard will fly nearby me and the Skeles to warn our Friends to come running if they see through my Disguise, and I fail my Rolls. Since pretty Much, we all are really offensive, we have a Good Chance
Genuinely a Goated Session

[harsh patrol]

was the knight dead?

[sturdy tusk]

Skeleton Knight*

[harsh patrol]

a death knight if you will

[narrow moss]

i figured from the context

[sturdy tusk]

At level 3?

[narrow moss]

though a paladin-like necro would be neat.

[sturdy tusk]

Our whole Team is Artillerist, Alchemist, Glarmour Bard, Shadow Sorcerer[Me] and Conjuring Wizard

[harsh patrol]

4 level 3 players is a CR of 12, ive seen it done

[sturdy tusk]

Our Artillerist was just Shocked that the Fighter Bailed and Left the Campaign

[sturdy tusk]

Damn
Honestly, we Might just win

[peak pecan]

The Deathless Rider from the Eldraine Creatures pack is a good alternative/option for minions

[sturdy tusk]

They are Minions

[fossil hollow]

not how it works

[sturdy tusk]

9 Skeletons and their Leader, who works for the Main Villain

[narrow moss]

don't minions have like 1 hp

[sturdy tusk]

Uhh

[narrow moss]

idk

[fossil hollow]

Minions in the 4e/MCDM sense are one hit monsters

[peak pecan]

I was using it more colloquially

[narrow moss]

oh okay

[sturdy tusk]

Its less

Like 10 HP, I believe
A normal Skeleton cuz we fought A group of 8 Before

9 of those guys and a Skeleton Knight, who I have No Clue

[narrow moss]

that's probably fine.

-# maybe

[sturdy tusk]

We handled 8 Pretty Well

That was Without Artillerist and Bard

[narrow moss]

it's the knight i'd be worried about but good to know.

[fossil hollow]

this might be a better convo for #tales-from-the-table

[sturdy tusk]

I alr Sent it there^^

Btw, Have any of you tried an Echo Knight Fighter?

[narrow moss]

never even heard of it.

[hardy solstice]

I dont play fighters

[sturdy tusk]

2014 It is

I have Rlly good Ideas for it I wont lie

[fossil hollow]

ive played it twice

[jolly canyon]

It's CRs fighter sub I think. Very popular among tables who allow 3rd party I think??? I've heard the name get tossed around alot

[hardy solstice]

But I play 2014

[sturdy tusk]

Oh Nice

[fossil hollow]

Its in Explorer's Guide to Wildemount

[hardy solstice]

I know

I know what it is

[narrow moss]

as good as fighters can be i don't really wanna play one

[hardy solstice]

I am anti-optimization

[sturdy tusk]

Its a 2014 Subclass
Its basically a Fighter that can form Echoes

[narrow moss]

maybe i have head of it then but it been years.

[fossil hollow]

... ok, but choosing a popular subclass isnt automatically optimizing

[narrow moss]

...okay?

[hardy solstice]

I get pretty empty if the whole game just revolves around mechanics and no roleplay or story

[barren badger]

echo knight technically isnt 3rd party (i think)

[sturdy tusk]

Basically they use Dunamis to Make Shadowy Echoes or Guards of Something, Like themselves in other Timelines or Even Their Friends

[fossil hollow]

The two times ive played an Echo Knight, it was so I can cosplay as a Manangangal from Filipino folklore

[hardy solstice]

I never said that?

Echo knight is actually one of the better subclasses.

[jolly canyon]

Oh??? Is it 5e expanded?

[sturdy tusk]

Its one of my Favourites

[fossil hollow]

.

[narrow moss]

and?

[barren badger]

I think wildmount was an official setting book, like ravnica or theros

[hardy solstice]

That had nothing to do with echo knight

[narrow moss]

i didn't read it that way either

[fossil hollow]

I couldnt tell. Hard to read tone and see where convos end and start for me

[narrow moss]

but text is difficult to convey tone with

[fossil hollow]

Im already shit at reading people irl

[narrow moss]

i'm mind blind

autism go brrr.

[sturdy tusk]

Your Echo has 1 HP, 14+ your Proficiency Bonus AC, and immune to every Condition
You can swap places with your Echo Knight, It can go to a Max of 1000 Feet[Level 7], and You can use it as a Sacrificial Shield that gives you Temp Hit points
The Capstone allows you to have Two

[barren badger]

you can alwatys use tone indicators if you want to be extra careful. like /s is sarcastic or /hj is half joking

[sturdy tusk]

You can also Attack from it

[narrow moss]

anyway i might have to dig out my 2014 book for a read later. It kinda sounds familiar now

[twilit sail]

me when i make my highest stat my spellcasting stat, this has inflicted curse on me that is going to cause me to not roleplay and mess around during the whole session

[hardy solstice]

Speaking of anti-optimization

[sturdy tusk]

A Level 20 Fighter in Two Turns can make Sixteen Attacks with Two Action Surges
With Echo Knight its 18

[hardy solstice]

You will be surprised by the stats I rolled.

[narrow moss]

rags or riches?

[fossil hollow]

we talking mutants or experiments

[hardy solstice]

Riches

[narrow moss]

noice

[sturdy tusk]

So thats a Lot of Damage if you land all of them, Assuming they even Survive it

[empty thicket]

Yep and if we considerate all happen in 6 seconds... its a lot.

[twilit sail]

mutants or masterminds

[fossil hollow]

no

[sturdy tusk]

12, Cuz its Two Turns

[empty thicket]

in 24 if oyu fail one attack the next can be made adding your level

[sturdy tusk]

Still a LOT

[hardy solstice]

My GOOlock

9 STR
17 DEX
15 CON
14 INT
18 WIS
20 CHR

[narrow moss]

glorious

[twilit sail]

you rolled d20s for stats?

[glass granite]

Wowzers
How gimme that luck

[fossil hollow]

made at adv

[hardy solstice]

3d6

[sturdy tusk]

Glorious Purpose

[narrow moss]

lol

[glass granite]

I assume that’s after stat mods and maybe feats

[twilit sail]

ah ok

[fossil hollow]

it doesnt give you a new attack, it gives you advantage on the next attack

[hardy solstice]

Level 1

[narrow moss]

Continue the onslaught. Destroy. Them. All.

[twilit sail]

im guessing she probably took changeling or smthn

[sturdy tusk]

Send your Opponents Straight to the Pits of Hel-Wait no thats Fiends
Show your Opponents your Master's True Form and watch them Go Insane

[hardy solstice]

Dhampir so I can choose the bonuses

[narrow moss]

neato

[hardy solstice]

And more greater reasons

[narrow moss]

are you gonna walk on the ceiling?

[sturdy tusk]

Dhampir and Reborn are Both Cool

[sturdy tusk]

Spiderman-

But Carnivorous

[empty thicket]

Indomitable lvl9

[hardy solstice]

No I play the dhampir that has 35 ft of speed

[hardy solstice]

What's reborn?

[sturdy tusk]

Wait they can eat Dreams
Dreamivourous or Smthng

[fossil hollow]

doesnt give you a new attack

[narrow moss]

ah fast boi

[sturdy tusk]

Basically
A Zombie

[empty thicket]

no but next will land

[hardy solstice]

K let me go see bonuses, this might line up more with lore

[sturdy tusk]

You Play as a Zombie
That dosen't have to eat, drink nor Breathe

[fossil hollow]

indomitable is also notably for saves

[sturdy tusk]

You also Forget your Memories, so while you Lay down for Rest or Smthng else Happens you regain a Part of it

[empty thicket]

We are talking about attacks now

[sturdy tusk]

Its like Dhampir

[fossil hollow]

you replied to someone talking about echo knight making multiple attacks

[hardy solstice]

K I might need to rethink this...

[sturdy tusk]

You add 2 to One Stat and 1 To another, or 1 to Three Stats

[hardy solstice]

I still want the 35 of speed

[sturdy tusk]

Dhampir in Proficiencies, Ancestral Legacy

[hardy solstice]

But the lore lines up more with this

[sturdy tusk]

Monk
40 Ft

[hardy solstice]

Hell no

[sturdy tusk]

Which Class Btw?

[hardy solstice]

GOOlock

[sturdy tusk]

Ah which Pacts?

[fading robin]

From Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft:
-# Reborn might originate from circumstances similar to those of various undead or constructs. The Reborn Origins table provides suggestions for how your character became reborn.
-# 1 You were magically resurrected, but something went wrong.
-# 2 Stitches bind your body's mismatched pieces, and your memories come from multiple different lives.
-# 3 After clawing free from your grave, you realized you have no memories except for a single name.
-# 4 You were a necromancer's undead servant for years. One day, your consciousness returned.
-# 5 You awoke in an abandoned laboratory alongside complex designs for clockwork organs.
-# 6 You were released after being petrified for generations. Your memories have faded, though, and your body isn't what it once was.
-# 7 Your body hosts a possessing spirit that shares its memories and replaces your missing appendages with phantasmal limbs.
-# 8 In public, you pass as an unremarkable individual, but you can feel the itchy straw stuffing inside you.

[hardy solstice]

Level 1 but I will go with pact of the blade

[hardy solstice]

K why the hell does this lineup so well with the lore?

[empty thicket]

speedy might be something you would like to take later, 10 extra feet and other stuff

[hardy solstice]

It was number 3 but I slow burn.

Didn't even know about this.

[fossil hollow]

its in the same book as dhamphir

speaking of which, theyre getting their 24 vers pretty soon

[fading robin]

Dhampir actually got updated in Astarion's Book of Hungers lol

[fossil hollow]

right, but its og was in ravenloft

[sturdy tusk]

Hmm

[fossil hollow]

lilith said they were using 2014

but dhamp is getting reprinted (again) in the new ravenloft

[sturdy tusk]

Reborn or Dhampir, Both are good Ideas

If you're going more Melee, Dhampir
You'll benefit from the Speed, the Bite and Climbing

Reborns are Good, but compared to Dhampir, they're not the Best for Melee

[sturdy tusk]

Bite is Free Healing, and Since you'll take Damage due to Melee, I would suggest Dhampir

Its Optimization btw

You are Free to Take Either for your Character

[sturdy tusk]

Well

It loses NEcrotic Dmg Resistance in that book I believe

Does it?

[empty thicket]

If im not wrong, the bite is unarmed attack so, monk using it would scale with it

[fading robin]

i don't think so, though _watashiwadare said its 2014 rules anyways

[hardy solstice]

Mhm

[sturdy tusk]

It is, so tahats Something

[sturdy tusk]

Lillith

[hardy solstice]

No I want a mix of ranged and melee

[sturdy tusk]

One thing I was planning on doing
I made a Cleric Dhampir that was a Echo Knight Fighter Multiclass

[sturdy tusk]

Dhampir

In Melee, you get the Free Healing and Speed, Speed is Also Good for Ranged

[hardy solstice]

Right, but I also want the advantage on death saves

[sturdy tusk]

Though its just Optimization

-# Question, whats the Prior Race?

-# Are you taking it as a Lineage?

[hardy solstice]

Which is the good kind

[hardy solstice]

Human

[hardy solstice]

Hell no

[sturdy tusk]

Ah

[hardy solstice]

Or I kind of like the idea of being a descendant of a vampire family

[sturdy tusk]

Melee Wise, Dhampir has Good Free Healing + Dmg, 35 Speed and the Spider Climb

[fading robin]

-# man i wish you were allowed to "replace a race with this lineage" "at character creation", RAW it doesn't seem to be allowed

[sturdy tusk]

They're not Vampires

[sturdy tusk]

You can I believe?

[hardy solstice]

What are they?

[sturdy tusk]

Well
You know Blade?

The Marvel guy

[hardy solstice]

Who?

[sturdy tusk]

Bad Example

[hardy solstice]

I'm not into superheroes

[sturdy tusk]

To Tell what dhampirs are

[fading robin]

-# "If you replace a race with this lineage, you can keep the following elements of that race: any skill proficiencies you gained from it and any climbing, flying, or swimming speed you gained from it ... If you don't keep any of those elements or you choose this lineage at character creation, you gain proficiency in two skills of your choice."

[sturdy tusk]

They're not true Vampires

[hardy solstice]

Serana from skyrim?

[sturdy tusk]

They're Half Vampires

[stuck shuttle]

Being the child of a vampire is one of the possible Dhampir origins, but it's not the only one

[sturdy tusk]

They dont have the Weaknesses except the Hunger

[sturdy tusk]

Wouldn't the Child of Two Vamps be a Vamp?
A Vamp and another Race Makes sense I wont lie

[hardy solstice]

Meh and I like the idea of once being a blank slate

[brave spruce]

does creating a character depend on the campaign you do?

[hardy solstice]

Personally I think so