dnd-newcomers

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[steel sigil]

thank you

[compact sigil]

Question for the Avrae bot-
If you accidentally import the wrong D&D beyond sheet, can you remove it? I know you can import a different one, but is it removable? If so.. how?

[cobalt frigate]

#ddb-avrae-help

[compact sigil]

Ahh ty

[vital turtle]

when can i get in the vc

[magic mantle]

Where can I join a campaign

[echo kelp]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[echo kelp]

These are the channels here to find a group to play with.

[magic mantle]

Okay thank you

[echo kelp]

If you have any questions about those channels check out #find-a-game which explains the channels

[velvet mist]

Hello

[lyric fjord]

Hi

[desert locust]

Hello

[undone sable]

helo

[lyric fjord]

Hello

[sinful urchin]

Hi

[lyric fjord]

So uh were do you even start with this hobby?

[echo kelp]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[echo kelp]

^ Good stuff to get you started

[lyric fjord]

I started working on my characters but I wanted someone to help me with the lore and stat stuff

And equipment

[echo kelp]

We have #1045166392174972938 if you'd like to share your character ideas/stats and get feedback.

[velvet mist]

Ong i need that

[lyric fjord]

Hmm that's cool

[echo kelp]

We also have #1045166845688287292 if you're all about numbers and white room theorizing.

[velvet mist]

Thank you because I’ve never played although I want to and I wanna fix my characters since I’ve made two but according to those I’ve shown the stats to they’re very cursed

[lyric fjord]

Do you know anyone who could introduce me to this stuff?

Or someone who could answer questions?

[glass summit]

The best way to learn is by playing, the hardest part is to find others to play with but once you do I'm sure your fellow players/DM will be happy to show you the rope so long as you are open to learn (which it sounds like you are 🙂 )

[echo kelp]

Well I recommend spending some time getting familiar with the rules (see https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules), then maybe watching a few games (see YouTube or Twitch for liveplay games), then try your hand at building a character (to see how the game rules work as far as characters go).
Then find a group to play with.

[lyric fjord]

Yeah I had a feeling it would end up like that thanks

[undone sable]

helo i am newcomer i need to make character and play campaign

[lyric fjord]

I have a lot of cool badass ideas for characters I'm real excited to put in reality

[stark saddle]

New to the server but not to dnd, does anyone know how to get access to post on looking for players? I keep on getting a pop up that redirects me to other channels

[echo kelp]

Check out #find-a-game for instructions on how to make posts in those channels.
You may need to ensure Discord embeds are enabled and that you are running a fairly recent build of Discord.

[stark saddle]

Thank you! Will try

[hasty nexus]

Adventurers league or getting a starter box would be good

[lyric fjord]

What are those?

[hasty nexus]

I’m assuming your talking about the starter boxes?

[plain magnet]

Adventurers League is an organized D&D program that lets people drop in and drop out of games at different venues with the same character.

As for starter boxes, D&D has a couple of box sets with everything you need to play D&D in person with your friends, including a prewritten adventure

[echo grotto]

Hi everyone

I'm just looking for someone to help me get into the hobby I've been trying for years and I want to get into it before wizards of the coast kill it

[cobalt frigate]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[echo grotto]

So assume I know nothing all tips are helpful

[cobalt frigate]

Read the free Basic Rules (at least the first four chapters on character creation).

I highly recommend you check out Critical Role's "Handbook Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

[brave dust]

I have a question for my first time dming would it be better to run a campaign that I made or one of the books campaigns?

Thanks

[west dune]

Is there somewhere I can go to look at items and what they do?

[burnt sandal]

Heya! Is there any groups that are just open for new players? I’m honestly pretty green- but want to start somewhere! (Plus love fully getting into character, voice and all, I’ve even got some ideas of younger adventurers characters (20+) who just started their career (to reflect my green status as a player- so it fits in character)

Any recommendations on finding a place that’ll except newish players?

[crude musk]

We have dedicated game finding channels

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[dull osprey]

I am learning the rules with the help of the free basic rules book on the DnD beyond website, and it bothers me so much that dice is written multiple times as die in there

[crude musk]

die is the correct singular

you can have one die or one dice

but singular die is more common

[echo kelp]

language is fun

[dull osprey]

Wow I'm learning new things about English every day

[fluid marlin]

hello I'm new to dnd and I'm looking for a campaign that operates on Saturdays

[cobalt frigate]

Check out #looking-for-players and #looking-for-community channels.

[lyric fjord]

hello

how do i play my first game?

[dapper gulch]

You find a group of people who also want to play, have someone be the dungeon master, make your character’s, and play!

[lyric fjord]

who wants to play?

[spice marsh]

There are plenty of websites online to find games: reddit r/lfg, roll20 lfg search has a checkbox "games that welcome new players", fantasygrounds forums has an LFG section, dbdbeyond forums, crawlr, tabletopwizard, etc. There are many other discord servers to find games in too: r/lfg discord, dbdbeyond discord (you are here), altrole, critical role, the tavern, adventurers league hub, etc. ALSO consider a paid game (eg: on [startplaying dot games] site search for "beginners welcome"), the quality of paid games is usually worth it.

Finding a local game is sometimes the surest way to get into a game. Check libraries, colleges, and game stores, also try searching facebook and other online spaces for local groups (eg: "Chicago D&D").

Or, considering there are FAR more players than DMs (Dungeon Masters) out there, you might try gathering some players looking to play and try your hand at DM-ing, there are a lot of DMs here willing to help/advise/tutor new DMs. And the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure is easy to run and free online

[potent torrent]

great advice and this " ALSO consider a paid game " is awesome, never knew about it.

[limpid trout]

I'm a DM, and I've not exactly got a group to join, but I've kinda been slowly looking for new players, not for creating a group, but more like teaching them the ropes. That being the whole reason im not posting in looking for players really. now if i were to get a few new players set up I might actually consider DMing for them. If you wanna learn to create a character and get a better grip on game mechanics you're free to message me.
Reason for me doing this because I absolutely lucked out getting into D&D with finding a group and I'd like to pay that luck forward.

this goes for anyone reading this message

[burnt sandal]

That sounds really cool! I’ll definitely be up for it if a few more new players are!

Wanna learn how to be a grade A player and make it as fun for everyone!

[novel coyote]

Looking for first D&D group. Adult humor preferred. Thanks lads.

[crude musk]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[oak berry]

hello, im new to dungeons and dragons, had my first session and enjoyed it but so far schedules don't line up for us to play very stably. still plan on playing with them. but would like to go ahead and get a bit more experience

[plain magnet]

welcome to the game! check out the message right above yours for info on getting into another game here

[limpid trout]

If I can help you understand some of the mechanics a little better, I'm willing to explain what you're having trouble with. I've got a good bit of experience with the game as a player as well as a DM.

[stable burrow]

Hi! Every one ! I’m Oakley! It’s a pleasure!

[vapid bridge]

What does VTT stand for when you are in the "#looking-for-players" Channel

[glass summit]

Virtual Table Top

like roll20, foundry, etc.

[vapid bridge]

Got you! Thank you!

[zinc hatch]

I am a new player can I join a group or something so I can start playing, I am a really creative person

[zealous anvil]

roll 20.net

[harsh fjord]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[lyric fjord]

definitely hard to find anyone to actually play d&d as a first timer

[harsh fjord]

There are so many folks trying to play for the first time, so it's a matter of luck as much as anything to find a group you gel with and who's willing to take on newbies. They are out there, though; you'll have better odds if you cast a wide net and exercise patience.

[gloomy maple]

I would love to. I've been trying to find friends to play this for ages. I've been bought the Essentials Kit and the Official Rulebook!

[lyric fjord]

yeah that's understandable

[lyric fjord]

idk much about it as a whole, but it does look really fun

[gloomy maple]

It is! I'd play some videogames related to the world like Neverwinter and Baldur's Gate/Forgotten Realms, watched the old movies, etc.

And there's a new one on Game Pass called Dark Alliance

[echo kelp]

do note that computer/video games have a totally different play style than an actual D&D TTRP game

[lyric fjord]

Ooh nice, that sounds amazing

[slow jasper]

D&D Online still exists

https://www.ddo.com/home

[burnt delta]

solasta is fire, great game

[halcyon steppe]

is the staff that an outlander starts with magic or just like a walking stick

[burnt delta]

more of the latter, it would say if it were a magic staff

[halcyon steppe]

thanks mate

[charred nacelle]

Quick question, Essentials Kit good for beginner DMs and Players correct?

[simple goblet]

Yup

[steel sage]

Umm anyone got a campian that nees an extra player?

[crude musk]

Check out this post: #dnd-newcomers message

[steel sage]

Oh thank you

[mighty sparrow]

Can somebody explain how HP is calculated? I used the charactermancer on roll20, but I feel like it somehow miscalculated something

[charred nacelle]

How do I know what die monsters will use once they hit a character?

[simple goblet]

So Goblin statblock for reference
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/16907-goblin

See where it says in the Scimitar attack "Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) slashing damage."
The number after hit is the average damage and the bit in brackets is what needs to be rolled and added for damage

[charred nacelle]

ohhh so if it says (1d6 + 2) then I need to roll a d6 and add two?

[simple goblet]

Yup

[charred nacelle]

gotcha, thanks so much!

[high glacier]

So we can use spells only a few times before long rest and cantrips are unlimited, right?

[harsh fjord]

Correct.

[high glacier]

Got it thanks

[quick ermine]

so i’m new and i don’t exactly know what to do like when can i enter the game and start playing. i’m still learning what everything is can anyone give me any advice

[cobalt frigate]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[cobalt frigate]

Read the free Basic Rules (at least the first four chapters on character creation).

I highly recommend you check out Critical Role's "Handbook Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

[quick ermine]

yeah i am new i’m trying to get into playing the game and learning everything

[slow jasper]

Basic rules, totally free: https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf

[cobalt frigate]

If you do have questions, this is the channel to ask. People are more than willing to help.

[ancient wyvern]

If you are new and find a group, explain that to the DM and group, they should be willing to help. Sometimes, there's groups for people learning the system together. Ask questions, because DM's don't have all the rules memorized either and could use a refresh every now and then :D.

[final lion]

so uh i have never played DnD before but i keep hearing about it and it sounds pretty epic but idk where to go to even play it

[cobalt frigate]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[wide lance]

Any d&d dungeon master guide? (Im new in this i have done one party but other dm helped me and i want to create my own)

[dark zodiac]

What does hover speed mean

[tight yacht]

Hovering doesn't have a speed, it means a creature/object that can fly can stay suspended in mid-air instead of needing to land

[smoky adder]

?dmg 👇🏻

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Dungeon Master's Guide

The Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG) is an official sourcebook containing guidance, special rules, and options for DMs. Learn more: https://dndbeyond.link/discordDMG

[smoky adder]

If a flying creature is knocked prone, has its speed reduced to 0, or is otherwise deprived of the ability to move, the creature falls, unless it has the ability to hover or it is being held aloft by magic, such as by the fly spell.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#FlyingMovement

[dark zodiac]

I see

[harsh fjord]

There’s the actual Dungeon Master’s Guide, as linked above. We also have #dm-discussion. Are you after specific sorts of information?

[wide lance]

Any basic guide actually, i mean how combat works? What to do in x or y situation? rules?

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[harsh fjord]

The DMG has some of the info you want, and the Basic Rules contains some info for how to actually run the game. There are plenty of guides online as well: Google “Running the Game” by Matt Colville (YouTube), Sly Flourish’s Lazy DM site/book, the Angry GM, and the Alexandrian’s Gamemastery 101. That’s more than enough to get the ball rolling.

[cobalt frigate]

And of course, head on over to the #dm-discussion for questions / advice on DMing.

[lyric fjord]

Hey were do we find games at again?

[plain magnet]

they're in the D&D Games section, channels like #looking-for-players

[smoky adder]

Check #find-a-game for instructions.

[elder atlas]

Hi, I'm new to the server (and the game) and I have a question but I'm not really sure if there's a place for it. Im looking for a place to discuss how a fae might be best able to escape 3 centaurs and avoid fighting as much as possible... where would that go?

[cobalt frigate]

Run and/or hide (Stealth)?

[harsh fjord]

In what context? Are you looking for advice for running a scenario? That'd be #dm-discussion. Are you talking about generally? #dnd-discussion. If you're interested in lore-specific answers, depending on the setting you're in, there's #dnd-lore.

[foggy peak]

Hey guys, i am new to D&D and i am interested in playing a Druid. Do you guys think the Circle of Stars or the Circle of the Shepherd is better?

[harsh fjord]

That's more of a #1045165827068002374 question, and really, the answer comes down to "Better for what?".

[foggy peak]

Oh uhh, as a new player i guess or the one where you can make more mistakes.

Oh yeah i can't open a thread for some reason

in #1045165827068002374

[harsh fjord]

You don't have to create a thread. Click the channel name then click the "Character Discussion" option.

[echo kelp]

Just post in #1045166392174972938 - if you can't see that, make sure your Discord is up to date.

[harsh fjord]

Druids are one of the more complex classes to play and not necessarily great for a new player. That said, you can learn any class if you have someone willing to show you the ropes. You may be better off with Shepherd, as it's a PHB class and so one you'd likely have access to in a given game.

[slow compass]

Need a party

[harsh fjord]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[harsh fjord]

Those are the channels to look for others.

[lyric fjord]

where can i go for questions about character building

[harsh fjord]

#1045165827068002374 is the likeliest place, but they may send you back here depending on the nature of the question.

[vague salmon]

Does my maximum amount of hit die increases as I level up?

[rocky bay]

Yes

[worn turret]

I am an old school OG & AD&D player from the 80's looking to get back IG. Of course the question I have is the old norm of in-person games pretty much replaced with DNDBeyond and DDO and if so, which is better? I am sure opinions both ways and probably suggestions I do not even know of yet.

[spice marsh]

Old school pen and paper and minis is still totally a thing and still big. Online enables people to play more often and overcome logistics obstacles better (though scheduling is still the enemy). I've found sometimes the absolute best is in-person and also using digital tools, best of both worlds.

I see the spectrum like so: In-person pen and paper, In-Person with digital tools (sometimes physical or digital dice, sometimes player choice), Online with video cameras, Online voip only, play by post.

All modes of play can be a great time and you'll find each has unique advantages and both enhance, and detract from the game in unique ways. I don't think any of them is superior to any other, and I recommend players try each at least once. 🙂

[worn turret]

Thanks Zen, was thinking a balanced approach would be there. I ordered my physical core books for 5e and will start tearing into them. Of course I ran across the D&DBeyond and wish the physical's came with code for the digital too.

[lyric fjord]

does anyone know how to work the interface of the dndbeyond website

or what i should know for making a character

[spice marsh]

They do sell bundles of physical + digital, but they are only available through wizards site afaik

[cursive dragon]

Hello, my name is Jay and I'm new to D&D. If you could teach me something about it please message me.

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[smoky adder]

Each time you gain a level, you gain 1 additional Hit Die.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#ClassFeaturesandHitDice

Essentially, your level equals your max number of hit dice.

[normal thicket]

Hi all

[vague salmon]

ah i forgot about that

[normal thicket]

Ok so I might be dumb, I can't figure out to post in lfg

Will do thanks

[lyric fjord]

im new and need a group to play with

[cobalt frigate]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[wooden plover]

Get the Looking for Players role in the Channels & Roles section to see the #looking-for-players section

[cursive dock]

My go to method of finding a party is, oddly enough, chatting with people at church

Apparently nerds do congregate in pews too

[late storm]

Oh church that’s nice!

[blissful cove]

yo that's a chill vibe right there

hell yeah

[late storm]

Church is such a great place to get friends for life

[soft ore]

Good morning everyone. I am fairly new to dnd and look forward to joining you guys on adventures

[tranquil plume]

hi so im fairly new to dnd i watched critical roles vox machina and was wondering how i can get to creating a gunslinger on dnd beyond

[crude musk]

In the character builder, enable Critical Role content
Select Fighter as your class
Set your level to 3 and select Gunslinger

[tranquil plume]

thank you

[ornate kiln]

note that the gunslinger from critical role is not official content and not every DM might allow guns in their game, or this specific subclass

but if its allowed, then its the same thing that Percy has

[tranquil plume]

thats fair. my wifes a dm but she hasnt used dnd beyond so we didnt know how i could go about doing it i was gonna use it for her one shot

[ornate kiln]

Davyd even made an article on the subclass https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1174-fighter-101-make-your-own-percival-de-rolo-with

[fair wave]

i dont own any dnd stuff but im interested in playing online dnd. how should i get started?

[upbeat horizon]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[inner thistle]

We got a ton of usefull links in our pinned messages including one that helps out with getting started with online play

[upbeat horizon]

be sure to check out the basic rules for free online on the official wizardsdnd site or the basic rules on D&Dbeyond, and def check out the pins

[fair wave]

ok ill check those things out. thanks for the quick help guys:)

[keen mica]

Is DnD Beyond worth the subscription? I already own some of the books in hard copy and am not liking the idea of having to buy the digital version to use them.

[frigid helm]

IMO not really

[crude musk]

It depends on which subscription you're looking at and what you plan on using D&D Beyond for

[strange acorn]

you should be fine

[crude musk]

Neither subscription grants you direct access to content

[frigid helm]

If you already own the books, buying them again can get expensive quickly, and then you have to pay monthly to share them with other people.

[keen mica]

Was looking at the master level so I can share stuff for our campaign (wife and kids basically).

[keen mica]

You'll have to unpack that a bit.

[strange acorn]

what?

[crude musk]

The content sharing option won't grant you access to content, it will just let you share what you and your players own within a campaign

[simple goblet]

You can homebrew the stuff in your books into DDB's systems so you can use them in the character builder

[keen mica]

"You should be fine" doesn't really tell me anything.

[keen mica]

That's helpful, ok.

[crude musk]

I think they meant "you should be fine without a subscription if you only own the books physically"

[keen mica]

Ahh makes sense.

[strange acorn]

yeah

[keen mica]

Currently using MPMB(?) character sheets but that gets tedious

[mortal garden]

D&D Beyond's subscription is worth it for me and my groups - because we use content sharing a ton.

[strange acorn]

fair enough

[simple goblet]

My players are quite spread out so I can't just share a physical book with them

[keen mica]

$50ish a year isn't bad, but buying all the content again is pushing $1k. And this is just for our little family campaign.

[mortal garden]

Agreed. The "double buying" is pretty painful (buying a physical for myself and a digital copy to share). 😩

[strange acorn]

tbh I wouldn’t bother

[keen mica]

So I could recreate certain things beyond the SRD as homebrew?

[simple goblet]

Yes, as long as you don't publish it to the public homebrew system, that is perfectly fine

[keen mica]

Would I have to call it "the hand of Becna" or something?

[keen mica]

Rad, ok.

[simple goblet]

I don't believe so for personal/private homebrew

You can also buy individual options piecemeal for $2 on the marketplace if there is a single thing you want instead of buying the whole book

[strange acorn]

yeah they aren’t going to dispatch a Swat team

[keen mica]

We have our own entire campaign setting so I guess that saves money too.

[mortal garden]

For what it's worth, I got lucky because I won a Legendary Bundle in a contest - and that might be the main reason why I'm able to upkeep my D&DB library (i.e. I didn't have to drop $1000 in one go).

[keen mica]

I want to see what that'd look like though.

[dapper gulch]

I am jelly.

[strange acorn]

Wizards of the Coast sends Marines to your location

[keen mica]

Oh, so nothing to worry about then 😆 (Army 11B here).

[strange acorn]

you recon you could take them

[reef frost]

idk, they might figure out how the doorknob works

[keen mica]

Yeah, as long as they're hungry you just just scatter crayons on the front lawn.

[reef frost]

make sure they don't see that you have them

[strange acorn]

😂

[keen mica]

Thanks though, this has been helpful. I've spent $50 on way dumber things, and now that the whole OGL thing is cleared up I don't feel bad about it.

Plus, if they pull that nonsense again then I can join in in canceling my account too.

[high vine]

Okay okay okay

Currently I'm just pondering to myself this

But, if i roll 6 nat 20 in a row....

Will i die? Like IRL not in game

[smoky adder]

Before rolling that many 20s in a row, please consult a physician.

[high vine]

Cause i just rolled 6 nat20 in a row

In an website

[smoky adder]

You don't seem dead to me.

[high vine]

A dice rolling website

[high vine]

I know how to roll a dice to rig the game so that i can get nat20 every single time, I did train my wrist for playing snakes and ladders so that i get 12 every single time so i know the force and angle needed for the nat20

Hence why i use a website

Don't wanna cheat that's all

[valid glade]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[pallid cargo]

Hello. I was trying to use the find a DM chat but it wasn't working so I'm wondering if there's a way I can find a group

[crude musk]

If you want to use our game finding channels, head to #find-a-game and follow the instructions there

[real kite]

how do i post in

the lfgs i cant figure it out

gonna host a playtest and need 3 more

[crude musk]

Look at the post above your question

[random jacinth]

Guys

I need help to start a dnd

[echo kelp]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[random jacinth]

I have a massive headache

Thanks

[winged vector]

just get a few friends that know how to play and make a caracter sheet and you will learn a you play

[random jacinth]

I did made my character

Im just wondering how to make my own campaign/start my own adventure

[winged vector]

gather up a few friends or go on roll20 or something

[random jacinth]

Wait you new too

[winged vector]

nah

[undone mantle]

Hi

[winged vector]

hi

[lyric fjord]

Go to looking for players

[echo kelp]

Or create your own Discord server and have your friends join it. There are many ways to play D&D in person and online

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[lyric fjord]

And you can A post or B join a campaign

[random jacinth]

Im having trouble trying to make my own campaign for myself

Because im new and i feel like ima screw up

Ig ima join campaign

[lyric fjord]

What do you mean new campaign for yourself?

[winged vector]

go on chat gpt for some ideas

[random jacinth]

My headache just grew more painful

[lyric fjord]

@random jacinth nice

[winged vector]

right now im running a 100% improve campaign

[echo kelp]

I suggest using a prewritten adventure when first starting out. Lost mines of Phandelver is free on DnDBeyond.

[lyric fjord]

@winged vector homebrew my guy

[random jacinth]

Ok

[winged vector]

i love homebrew

[echo kelp]

Or run a couple of one shots- a simple quest or puzzle kind of mission

[lyric fjord]

@random jacinth important thing though if you do start doing hb do it with passion not to play dnd

[undone mantle]

I’m new to dnd

[lyric fjord]

@undone mantle ok

[winged vector]

the campaighn has no plan at all

[lyric fjord]

@undone mantle whatcha wanna know

[random jacinth]

Bro i just wanna play

[lyric fjord]

@winged vector is it good?

[random jacinth]

Ima just start a pre written story

[winged vector]

i dont even have a map or world designed

[lyric fjord]

@random jacinth I've got an extra spot with my campaign

[winged vector]

ya the players love it so far

[lyric fjord]

@winged vector yeah but lore

[random jacinth]

Sure im in

[undone mantle]

Anything and everything I kinda know how to make a character though

[lyric fjord]

@random jacinth k

[winged vector]

and i also have chat gpt to help me just in case

[lyric fjord]

@undone mantle ok

[random jacinth]

K how do i join

[lyric fjord]

Hmm @undone mantle I'm starting a campaign soon I just need to finish the Lore but if you want experience I'm down

@random jacinth imma send server invite

[random jacinth]

Wicked

[lyric fjord]

I did

[undone mantle]

Ok thank you:)

[gaunt roost]

this might be silly, but is there a service to play d&d online with people?

[undone mantle]

I think so

[smoky adder]

There's lots of ways to play online.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/750-new-players-guide-how-to-play-d-d-online

And different services do different things.

What exactly are you looking for?

[gaunt roost]

Just some way to play dnd that doesnt require me to go somewhere to play

[smoky adder]

The only thing you need online is a way to communicate with the rest of your group.

[fiery cobalt]

Zoom.

[smoky adder]

You could do that here on Discord or Zoom or whatever.

Then there's tons of ways to customize the experience. What you should use ultimately depends on what works for you and your group.

Digital character sheets, digital dice, digital maps.

Plenty of options for all of those and more.

[gaunt roost]

yeah ig i never thought pf it like that

[smoky adder]

My online groups are all text-based here on Discord, using D&D Beyond and Avrae.

Occasionally we'll use Roll20 or Owlbear Rodeo for maps, depending on the group. (I definitely prefer Owlbear.)

[torn sigil]

I just got my handbook today so excited.

[smoky adder]

Nice!

[torn sigil]

I have learned so much already.

[gaunt roost]

With that being said i still need a group to play with 😅

[smoky adder]

#find-a-game can get you started with that.

[golden mango]

Hello everyone I was wondering for CoS what would be a good map resource i was looking at Roll 20 and wondering if anyone has any tips or other resources that may be better?

[cobalt frigate]

You want to create new maps? Why not use the ones that are provided? I'm assuming you bought the adventure from either Roll20 or D&D Beyond...

[golden mango]

I have the D&D beyond book I am more so trying to see what would be the best map guide we are sorta a newer party forming and trying to figure out the best approach

[cobalt frigate]

What do you mean by "map guide"?

You're the DM?

Sorry I'm trying understand the issue you're having.

[golden mango]

Yeah, one of my friends said map management for DMing this campaign can be difficult in particular during the castle sequence. I was curious if Roll 20 as a map resource with the original maps would help keep things organized while helping my players not see spoilers

[cobalt frigate]

So if you own CoS on D&D Beyond you can save the players' maps and then upload it to Roll20 (or whatever your VTT you're using).

[sudden otter]

Roll20s maps are pretty darn solid from what I'd seen.

[sudden otter]

Oh nice. Can this be done with any shared content as well?

[cobalt frigate]

VTTs have fog of war so the PCs can only see as far as they can see and not the entire map.

[golden mango]

OK awesome are they user friendly?

[cobalt frigate]

owlbear.rodeo is suppose to be more user friendly than Roll20.

[cobalt frigate]

What do you mean?

[sudden otter]

If I don't own it but a friend owns it and it's shared with me

Would I still be able to download the maps

[cobalt frigate]

If they have the Master Tier subscription they can share whatever digital books they have (and anyone else in the campaign). They may exclude adventure books as an option.

I share my digital source books with my players but not the adventures.

[sudden otter]

Yeah again that's a given in my scenario, just asking if all the shared stuff can be downloaded too

On mobile now or I'd hop on and give it a try

[crude musk]

The person with the content, the person who enables content sharing, and the DM who controls what compendium content is shared don't need to be the same person

[cobalt frigate]

You have to read the D&D Beyond ToS in regards to downloading.

[crude musk]

Downloading maps for personal use is within the terms of service. You just cannot distribute them

[sudden otter]

But content sharing with friends is not considered distribution, right?

[crude musk]

It's authorised distribution

[sudden otter]

Ok, good

[cobalt frigate]

It's like lending out your physical books.

[sudden otter]

Not intending to go spreading it further but wanted to know where the line was

[cobalt frigate]

However, it's only with people in that campaign. You can't use the "borrowed" digital source books to create a new character in a different campaign with a different DM.

[crude musk]

It'd be very odd for the official means of sharing content on the official digital platform for D&D was against that platforms own terms of service

[sudden otter]

Yeah!

[golden mango]

So I guess my main question is is it better to use roll 20 and digital maps for it all, with creatures and its features for players or to use physical maps when I do not have any tokens or anything in particular like that besides the printable maps?

[sudden otter]

Ok so let's say my buddy owns CoS, he shares it, I take the maps, put em on Owlbear, then run a separate CoS campaign - that crosses the line I figure?

[cobalt frigate]

Perhaps ask in #ddb-support ?

[sudden otter]

Your call really, different strokes for different folks

[cobalt frigate]

Are you playing in person or online?

[golden mango]

ok thx

[sudden otter]

I find digital maps easier to manage but Id prefer to play in person on a map

[golden mango]

I am playing in person at a game store

[cobalt frigate]

Okay, why not use graph paper or a white board to draw the maps out there? Using Roll20 means you'll need a monitor or a projector.

[golden mango]

The store uses a tv in the dnd room for ambience and its my first time in a while dming so I wasnt sure of what may make it easier

[cobalt frigate]

Well, if you never used Roll20 before it'll be more of a learning curve

(I'm not a fan of Roll20 myself)

The one advantage of VTTs over in person maps is the line of sight / fog of war

[golden mango]

Yeah it was one of the reasons I was thinking it was for the "unexpected" feeling but also because with printed maps I was curious if it gives too much away

[cobalt frigate]

Um, don't show the printed maps. Hand draw what parts of the PCs will see.

Use graph paper or a white board.

That's the old school way.

[golden mango]

Fair I was thinking that too just bouncing between the two

[cobalt frigate]

That's up to you. But IMO that seems a lot more work than necessary to be hybrid.

[golden mango]

yeah I am trying to make it a reasonable but fun game and just dont want to disappoint my players

[austere juniper]

I am late to the discussion, but have you DMed before, and what Module do you want to run?

AH i see curse of strahd

[cobalt frigate]

It's less about the module and more about the presentation.

[austere juniper]

Yeah i understand, still I think with its more complexe structure it is not an easy one to run

For new DMs i would recommend running through Lost Mine of Phandelver first tbh

[cobalt frigate]

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend CoS as the first published adventure for a new DM to run...

[solar sapphire]

Hello

[cobalt frigate]

Greetings.

[austere juniper]

Especially as new DMs first need to find thier style. So a adventure that goes up to 10 also is too long imo

[austere juniper]

Btw, are you set on running curse of Strahd? You are a new DM right? Could you see yourself running Lost Mine of Phandelver first?

[solar sapphire]

Tbh this the first time i playing dnd, and im really don't know what i should do. Also I'm not good at english so if there is a mistake im sorry

[cobalt frigate]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[austere juniper]

No need to be sorry. What is your first language. Maybe after understanding teh basics you could actually try to find a group in your language

[cobalt frigate]

Read the (free) Basic Rules first. I highly recommend you check out Critical Role's "Handbooker Helper" tutorial videos. Both are linked above.

[solar sapphire]

Thank you, and my first language is Indonesia

[solar sapphire]

Okay thank you

[austere juniper]

I have no idea how active teh community is there. But if you have a half decent mic and are actually trying your best, then even low average english should be enough.

[solar sapphire]

Thank you

Ahhh, my head is hurt after read a lots of information in basic rules

[cobalt frigate]

Read at your own pace. The tutorial videos are easier to digest than walls of text.

[bitter merlin]

Hello, i am a new player and playing a Monk thats level 6.
I picked Cobalt Soul monk from recommendation but i am 50-50 on it.
If I wanted a purely damage dealing monk is there another variant thats better?

[sweet arch]

also a new player, nice to meet everyone! :]

[wheat pivot]

Hello

[grave grail]

I posted an ad here before how I do I do that again?

[wheat pivot]

Somewhat of a new player. Doing my first campaign now.

[grave grail]

And how come I'm a newcomer?

[sweet arch]

I have only played one match so far haha! It's all very exciting

[fiery cobalt]

How long is a campaign normally?

[cobalt frigate]

One session to decades.

[echo kelp]

Really depends on the group and the story of the campaign

[fiery cobalt]

Ok,

[echo kelp]

my campaign is going on it's 3rd year now and we finished the original adventure we started on and they wanted to keep going to level 20 so now we're exploring Drakkenheim

[sweet arch]

idk if this is a like easy question to answer or anything but I've used DndBeyond to make a few characters and why is there like a 13 HP difference when they're both level 2? /genq

[fiery cobalt]

Awesome, I wish I had a group.

[echo kelp]

So HP will vary based on class and constitution (and any feats). So yes, different characters will have different HP.

[sweet arch]

Ohh okay. Thank you I thought maybe I had done something wrong because my level 2 bard back-up had 13 less HP than my level 2 fighter

[echo kelp]

I hope you find a great group and have tons of fun! passes over a potion of awesome group finding

[fiery cobalt]

Appreciated.

[low ember]

i keep seeing tiktoks about dnd, is this game as fun as they say?

[sweet arch]

I think that it seems super fun, personally!! I've only played one match so far, but it was very fun.

[low ember]

thats all i need

im reading the rules rn

tho i have a question

how do i play

both i guess

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[low ember]

oh thank you

wow all the classes are so cool

[sweet arch]

Yeah! I really like the sound of some as well!! But I ended up going fighter because that seemed easy to use to get used to combat haha

Yeah I heard that they can hit tons of times (idk how to do that, though). My favorite part so far has to be making the characters, since I haven't been able to play very much yet

[paper skiff]

Would you dms think it would be to op to start with a baby owl bear at the beginning of a campaign if a story goes with it?

Mainly a pet but possibly combat

My old dm just up and disappeared and was trying to see if we could bring our characters backstory’s over and possibly a baby owlbear if we joined a new session

[echo kelp]

Not likely unless the group is made up of much of the same folks and the DM is good with allowing that.

[low ember]

uh help

im making a character and this shows up

[sweet arch]

oh, so it's generally accepted to make new characters for all campaigns, not just reset old characters to whatever level the campaign is set at? /genq

[paper skiff]

I see i see thank you guys

[low ember]

im making a character and its talking about hp

[paper skiff]

Me and my girl been wanting to do dnd again but are trying to get our friends to tag along

[low ember]

what do i do

[sweet arch]

oh I see okay cheers

[paper skiff]

I only said bring em over cause we didn’t get very far @sweet arch if you were talking to me

Like obviously reset gear and levels just same back story

[sweet arch]

oh no I was also curious because I thought that you could just reset old characters then play as them again

[paper skiff]

Yea I’m bad with coming up with back story’s lol and we started at level 3 i believe and got to level 5 then it ended

[echo kelp]

Each class has a hit die (1d6, 1d8, 1d10, or 1d12). Figure out your class's hit die. At level one you take the max of that die (so if using a 1d10, you'd have a 10) and add your constitution modifier to it. So if your constitution attribute was a 12, you'd have a constitution modifier of +1. So then you'd take 10 and the +1 to it, and have a starting hitpoint pool total of 11.

[paper skiff]

It was my first and only campaign and I thought dnd was quite fun which is why I’ve thought about joining a new one

[sweet arch]

Haha. I just like to build upon characters over and over so that, when I eventually do stop using them, it feels like they had a full story, even if they've been reset a few times if that makes sense

[echo kelp]

For more info on hit dice and hit points see https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#HitPointsandHitDice

[sweet arch]

I've only done one match of DND so far, but I am also excited to find a group of people!

[paper skiff]

Me and friends love it and honestly hope our dm comes back cause it was extremely fun for even out first campaign

[sweet arch]

Only thing is that the campaign thing I'm in isn't very roleplay-oriented, so it just kind of feels like a combat simulator right now, but that might change in time.

[echo kelp]

yeah some groups and campaigns kind of orient that way because the historic background of D&D being inspired from miniature wargames

And some folks do like the combat

[smoky mortar]

Fairly new to DnD my brother has a lot of books and I don't understand any of it. I played a game once and we were attacking this monster for 6hrs. Haven't played since, been about, 5+ years but looking to try it out because finding a role-playing board game to solo is such a challenge. Q's: Should I read up on the books, for example, the Starter Guide? or just jump in?

[echo kelp]

?new - Start here

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[sweet arch]

Like it was entertaining, and I don't dislike combat at all. But it makes it harder to take things as my character would when there's no inrp dialogue or anything, aside from stuff that the DM says

[sudden otter]

Even one-shot type adventures don't give you much time to flesh out a character's personality

A balanced campaign will have elements of exploration, social, and combat scenarios

Packing all three in a single session or two can sometimes be hard

[sweet arch]

Yeah, I guess I'd prefer long-term then haha

the one I'm in currently I think is long-ish term but not sure, as I have only just joined

[sudden otter]

Fair game to ask the DM what the scope of the campaign is or if there's a level target for finishing it

[sweet arch]

Good idea, actually haha. Cheers!!

[low ember]

when i write a back story for my character do i write it from my pov or theirs?

[sudden otter]

Either

[low ember]

awesome

[sweet arch]

I wrote mine in third person, but it's personal preference. Maybe you could use first person to try and put yourself in that position, if you wanted. But I don't think it's too big of an issue any way!!

[weak yew]

Need a DM who can help me with learning Dnd and a side project relating to the matter?
or anyone for that matter?

[cobalt frigate]

I would recommend not to write a novel because 1) DMs' eyes may glaze over (they do have other PCs' backgrounds to read) and 2) assuming you're level 1, you're just staring your adventuring career.

[cobalt frigate]

Check out Critical Role's "Handbooker Helper" tutorial video series on Youtube.

[low ember]

makes sense

[viscid frost]

If I have 19 natural strength and I role a 20 how much dmg do I do

Great sword

[cobalt frigate]

Double your damage dice on a Nat 20 then add your Str modifier.

[viscid frost]

Woah

Great sword prof I do have

[cobalt frigate]

no PB for damage.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#CriticalHits

When you score a critical hit, you get to roll extra dice for the attack's damage against the target. Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together. Then add any relevant modifiers as normal. To speed up play, you can roll all the damage dice at once.

For example, if you score a critical hit with a dagger, roll 2d4 for the damage, rather than 1d4, and then add your relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other damage dice, such as from the rogue's Sneak Attack feature, you roll those dice twice as well.

[viscid frost]

Stronk boy

[low ember]

i finished my character

👍

now what

[harsh fjord]

Find a group!

[low ember]

lmao its 4 am

[harsh fjord]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[low ember]

a group

[solar sapphire]

Damn, here is 9.30 am

[sweet arch]

1:30 AM for me lol

[solar sapphire]

Okay im just watch the handbooker helper, because i don't have a basic. Now i have to try in game to more understand it

[solar sapphire]

Lol

[low ember]

i deny my brain its sleep

[worldly shale]

Is DND possible to be played for free?

[solar sapphire]

Isn't it actually free?

[cobalt frigate]

The Basic Rules are free, however, if you want more playable races/classes beyond what's in the Basic Rules then you have to buy books like the Player's Handbook (or find a DM who has those books).

I'm a forever DM so I share my (digital) books with the players in my campaign.

[cobalt frigate]

Free Basic Rules
pdf:
https://dnd.wizards.com/what-is-dnd/basic-rules

D&D Beyond
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

[solar sapphire]

I mean like this is my first time play dnd so I don't know what it's gonna like in gameplay, and something other

[solar sapphire]

Thank you

[cobalt frigate]

Have you watched any D&D actual play on Youtube or Twitch yet?

[solar sapphire]

Nope

I just see a short content about dnd meme

[cobalt frigate]

There are many D&D shows (and I emphasize the word "shows") that have people playing D&D. The more popular ones are Critical Role and Dimension 20 — the DM and cast are mostly professional actors and the shows have high production value so they do not represent the typical D&D game session.

[low ember]

The world of dnd is bigger than I thought

I deny my brain its sleep and it denies me my ability to write

[solar sapphire]

Okayy, then i have to see the gameplay first

[cobalt frigate]

There are plenty of "amateur" actual play streams/shows that probably are a better represent what real sessions are like — unpolished. 😉

[solar sapphire]

Okayyy thank you

Btw why people write "send dm" when interested to join?

Is that to confirm that we are join the session?

[harsh fjord]

You reach out to the individual, and they may have you go through an interview process or basically get some info about you and your style of play/knowledge about the game before admitting you to their sessions.

[ivory dew]

can i please join a group

[low ember]

I bought a PC so I can play dnd on discord 🗿

[harsh fjord]

?looking The channels for finding a group are below. ⬇️

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[cobalt frigate]

@little schooner ?new

[ivory dew]

/looking-for dm can i please join a one shot group

[echo kelp]

You'll need to run that command in #1075498333705089084 channel

[smoky adder]

Nah, you can run it in any channel.

[echo kelp]

Really? TIL!

[alpine magnet]

Question.

Can a spellcaster cast more then 1 spell on his turn?
For Example: Using a Bonus Action to cast Hex and the action to cast Eldritch Blast?

[solar sapphire]

One more question, who's gonna dm first? Player or dm or either? I'm sorry for lots of questions

[crisp musk]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/spellcasting#BonusAction
You can't cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action.
Yes you can hex and EB in the same round

[harsh fjord]

Are you a player looking for a Dungeon Master? Then you'd be searching #looking-for-players and contact any DMs that interest you. If you're a DM, you'd skim #750812887697588356 and contact any players you might want to invite to your game.

[slow jasper]

There are a couple ways to cast more than one spell/turn. If you cast a spell that's a bonus action, you can then cast a cantrip as an action.
-Or- if you have the capacity to have more than one action (such as if you are multicalssed with fighter and have access to the Action Surge ability, which gives you a second Action, then you could cast two levelled spells as an Action each.

But yes, you can totally cast Hex and Eldritch Blast in the same turn because Hex is a BA spell and EB is a cantrip.

[solar sapphire]

Okayy thank you

[rigid pewter]

hello iam new to this whole DnD thing and i wanted to know how i would get started or how to play since i dont know anything about this

[echo kelp]

?new - Start here

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[low ember]

brroo i played dnd for and hour and that was mega fun

i love it

[undone zodiac]

Hi people!

[low ember]

hey

[molten crow]

hello o/

[vague salmon]

Can i secretly cast spells without telling the dm nor other players?

fair enough

[lyric fjord]

Hey, just came from a session where my party spent an entire session just... Picking a horse to buy. 4 hours. Of indecisive horse purchasing. It was extremely boring. We used up the whole session just trying to buy a horse.

As a player,
Any advice on how to avoid similar situations in the future, or is this normal?

[olive shell]

My own party can get this way and our dm will usually go the route of introducing an impatient NPC or establishing a scenario that makes it so the party has to start moving quickly

[lyric fjord]

I've had none of that so far. Should I ask my dm to introduce such a thing?

[olive shell]

Definitely, communication with the group is essential for everyone to have a good time

[lyric fjord]

Right. I'm looking to never go through something similar to that again. Shall I say exactly that?

[fresh fable]

How do you spend 4 hours buying a horse unless the seller sent you on a quest to find his lost horses or something

[azure oracle]

Hello im new. Me and my friends(also new) want to try to play dnd and are wondering how to start playing it online and how to find dms, groups and such

[fresh fable]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[fresh fable]

Get the free rules in the links ☝️

[azure oracle]

Ty!

[spring summit]

Hi

Anyone wanna play, im fairly new

[uneven tusk]

I am new too

Would love to play

[crude musk]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[crude musk]

#find-a-game has additional information

[woeful plover]

Hi all! New to DnD but I just finished creating my first character.

[dusky helm]

hey uhh

what does hit/dc do

[mortal garden]

I think I need a bit of context/an example to answer confidently but my knee jerk answer is:

Hit is the bonus you add to the d20 when making an attack. Sometimes people refer to this as the “to hit” roll. You compare it to the target’s AC; if you meet or beat that number, it’s a successful hit!

DC is the “difficulty class” of a check. It’s the number you need to meet or beat in order to succeed on some kind of challenge. This DC number is decided by the DM.

[hushed frigate]

I’m so confused

[harsh fjord]

If you give us specific info as to what you're confused about, hopefully we can clarify things.

[hushed frigate]

What are you guys using to make a character?

[harsh fjord]

A lot of folks use D&D Beyond, though you'll need to either purchase content or have someone share theirs with you to have the full range of options.

[hushed frigate]

Oh I have that

Thank you 😊

[cobalt frigate]

You can find fillable pdf character sheets here:
https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/character-sheets

[woeful plover]

I just found one other person to play with and a DM to lead the two of us in a couple of one shots so I can get the feel of how tabletop works!

[fleet sierra]

I'm kind of new I started this year

[echo kelp]

Welcome! The pinned message on the channel has lots of useful resources to help folks get started.

[fleet sierra]

Ok thanks

[stuck kettle]

I just made a character in dnd beyond what now

[harsh fjord]

?looking Try to find a group. ⬇️

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[spring venture]

hey im searching up a fey wilds pre written campaign and the official wizards book isnt what im searching for i want more politics and a bit darker theme anyone got something made by the fans or something that was kickstarted ?

[slate pollen]

So I just turned lvl 1 as a druid and have chosen my lvl 0 cantrips and now I have to choose some spells I think?

[echo kelp]

Cool thing about druids is they know all their spells so everyday you get to chose which ones you have prepared.

Use this instead: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/spells#DruidSpells

[slate pollen]

Amazing, thank you!

ohh now it makes sense

so I choose my cantrips according to how many I can pick with my current level, and then pick 2 level 1 spells if im level 1

[echo kelp]

Yep - per the table listed below the Quick Build section here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/classes#QuickBuild4

[slate pollen]

yessir, last question if you dont mind: can you recommend 2 level 1 spells? My current cantrips are: shape water (from my water genassi race), produce flame and Control flames 🙂

We just started waterdeep: dragon heist campaign

[echo kelp]

Fog cloud is great if you need to escape, thunderwave can also be good at causing damage and pushing enemies away from you (although it will absolutely ruin any stealth missions)

[slate pollen]

Gotcha, I think ill pick fog cloud to start, we have some stealth guys on our team so thunderclap is a nogo haha, but thank you! Also noted that I can change them every day after a long rest so ill probably try a few ones out

[echo kelp]

Faerie Fire can also be a good team buff but you have to hope enemies fail their saves.

[slate pollen]

We have a cleric on our team so I am not sure if I should pick a healing spell lvl 1

[echo kelp]

But as always any spell is good in the right context (minus a small few that just don't serve any good purpose, like True Strike)

Yeah don't worry too much about healing if you got someone else on your team to do that.

Anyway for further character discussion, check out #1045166392174972938

[slate pollen]

Will do, thanks for the help! 🙂

[ivory kindle]

new here looking for a group to game with

[echo kelp]

?looking - Use these channels to find a group/game. See #find-a-game for more information about how to use those channels.

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[hybrid shale]

How do I calculate spell hit ac?

[mortal garden]

If you check under the spellcasting section of your class, it should show you. For example, if you look under Sorcerer it says:

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier

It'll be slightly different for different casters.

[harsh fjord]

Virtually all the Feywild material I know of is setting info or short adventures rather than a full-on campaign. If you'd be interested in those titles anyway, let me know.

[lyric fjord]

hey heard about DND for years always looked interesting what should i expect from it?

[smoky adder]

At its simplest, D&D is just you and your friends telling a story together.

One person acts as the Dungeon Master, or DM. They control the world, adjudicate the rules, and presents challenges for the others to face.

The others, the Players, each take the role of a single character in that world, each with their own unique story and abilities.

When the players want to try to accomplish a task, they’ll typically roll dice to see whether they succeed. Pass or fail, it then shapes the next part of the story.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/begin/en

[lyric fjord]

nice sounds fun, story changes on bad decsions? sounds exciting

[old sable]

How do I get into the "Looking for Dm" thread?

[smoky adder]

Check out #find-a-game for instructions.

Sometime within the last week. I don’t think it’s been officially announced, but people have already seen it, sooooo… 🤪

[lyric fjord]

hellooo, anybody have any good sources for getting started with the game??

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[lyric fjord]

that works too ig!!

ty bot lmao

[cerulean ledge]

Hey

I’m a little new to this

[spark moat]

!new

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[spark moat]

It looks like a lot but this should help you get started!

[lyric fjord]

Does anyone know how many dice I should have?

[spark moat]

1 set is good for beginners!

d100 if you're feeling fun

[cobalt frigate]

Usually there are 2d10

[cerulean ledge]

So is it like a online dnd campaign on here?

[cobalt frigate]

There are no games played here but you can find games via #looking-for-players

[cerulean ledge]

Hm ok thank you

[spark moat]

Different kinds, most people have a d10 that just counts in 10s instead of 1s but there are d100s

[lyric fjord]

And d100 is a bunch of d10s put together?

[smoky adder]

If by a bunch you mean two, then yes.

You roll one for the tens spot, and one for the ones spot.

So if you roll a 7 and a 1, you’d have 71.

[lyric fjord]

do i need to buy dice or is there a site i can use for simulating rolling?

[frigid sinew]

Hello

[spark moat]

You can just use an online dice roller but usually people like having shiny little math rocks

[lyric fjord]

Ok thx! I’m very new to dnd and really want to play it as it seems amazing!

[lyric fjord]

just have a percentile die alongside the d10, boom

[terse ledge]

Can someone help me learn how to play dnd?

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[cobalt frigate]

Read the free Basic Rules (at least the first four chapters on character creation).

I highly recommend you check out Critical Role's "Handbook Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

Both are linked above.

[smoky adder]

Followed that down and found a page here with some good stuff, too.
https://dnd.wizards.com/further-resources

[lyric fjord]

Where do i get mein roles cuz i don't see a role channel

[smoky adder]

There’s a Channel & Roles option at the very top of the channel list.

(The roles don’t really do anything except change the color of your name.)

[lyric fjord]

Ah i see

I thought you needed them to make a campaign ad

Cuz the command isnt working for me

[verbal oxide]

Hello everyone. Relatively new to DnD and none of my friends or family like it lol so I need a group that I can play with!

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[verbal oxide]

Thank you!

[pearl yarrow]

All these long sessions are so intimidating

Like years going

Like I figured but still, it’s wild

[zealous osprey]

does anyone have an overpowered character that i can borrow for a one off

thx

[quartz crane]

Ik that when you level up as wizard you get 2 spells but if you gain a level in a multi class do you still get the 2 wizard spells?

I'm so sorry if that was a confusing question

[glacial ruin]

No, you only get spells from a specific class when you also gain the levels for that class

[quartz crane]

Ok thank

[glacial ruin]

👍

[tranquil plume]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[royal girder]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[bold stratus]

Is there anyway I can find a group that doesn't need voice chat, I'm tired of scrolling endlessly until eventually there are only old probably full groups

[long umbra]

I have one

[harsh fjord]

If you’re interested in play by post (asynchronous text-based play), check out Role Gate, RPGCrossing, Gamers Plane, the forums on D&D Beyond or Roll20, and Reddit’s r/pbp.

[bold stratus]

am I able to join the group?

[long umbra]

Sure

[crude musk]

@long umbra@bold stratus Please take this to private messages

[bold stratus]

Alright, thanks for the advice

[bold stratus]

Okay

[brittle breach]

I have no idea what's going on.

uh... help?

[harsh fjord]

This is a Discord server to talk about the tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons. Do you have more specific questions?

[brittle breach]

yeah yeah. I uh. sorta watch, and got hooked by the channel D20 dimension. So. I'm kinda uh into it? So. How can I get started with all these stuff?

[harsh fjord]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[harsh fjord]

The above links should give you more info.

[brittle breach]

oh wow. that's a lots of information to take

[slow jasper]

Yeah, D&D has a literal textbook of rules

But good thing is, you don't hardly need to know any of them to start playing

[brittle breach]

I am seriously... Do not know what's going on. Were there anything else like? instruction about the how trait, and stuff work? like all these constitution and stuff work.

[crude musk]

It's all in the basic rules

The chapters run through things in a logical order

[brittle breach]

O

there they are!

[urban shoal]

hello i am a new DM with a group of new Players. i dont have any questions about rules and stuff i have a copy of the main books. my question is what is a good pre written campaign to start, curse of strahd, the essentials kit or Waterdeep Dragon heist. i heard that every one of them is good but i cant decide.

[crude musk]

Part 1 (Creating a Character) and Part 2 (Playing the Game) of the Basic Rules cover the basics and you don't need to read all of those sections even

[crude musk]

I would recommend any of the introductory adventures:
Lost Mine of Phandelver (free on D&D Beyond)
Dragons of Icespire Peak (essential kit)
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (starter kit)

[urban shoal]

okeoke thanks a lot

any other tips for a new DM?

also, im guessing yes, but is it posible to take the story further then the pre-written campaign, you know go from pre written to my own adventures and Quests

[harsh fjord]

It is definitely possible; it just takes a bit of finesse.

As for tips:

• Try to engage all the players, even if it's a just "What is your character up to?" Be wary, however. Some are perfectly happy being audience members.
• Don't solve problem players with in-game solutions.
• Don't try to avoid failure. That's impossible. Instead learn from it.
• Plan something but not everything. You'll figure out your own sense of doing enough/too much over time.
• Realize you'll get curveballs all the time so be ready to improv.
• Don't see the game as a DM-versus-players scenario. Be a fan of the players. Try to present them with settings that let them be heroic/cool/whatever they're hoping to be in-game.
• Communicate. The game relies on it, and that goes for out-of-game stuff as well as in-game. In particular, communicate about everyone's expectations so that all have a good time.
• Don’t try to absorb all the info at once so you’re ready. That’s like trying to learn all the baseball rules before ever picking up a bat. Know the basics, start playing, and the rest will come with time and practice.

[urban shoal]

thank you so much :)) im very exited to start playing and come here with a lot more questions 😉

[potent cobalt]

When creating a character, do I roll for my stats?

Or do I just create my own (in a reasonable amount)

[cobalt frigate]

You either roll, use Standard Array, or Point Buy methods.

Most DMs want to witness rolling because it's very easy to cheat. "Yeah, I rolled six 18s!"

[harsh fjord]

The process is described in the Basic Rules: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#3DetermineAbilityScores

[spiral holly]

What does it mean when something says "+3 to hit....."

[cobalt frigate]

That's the modifier added to the d20 attack roll.

[spiral holly]

Oh ok thanks

I thought it was a modifier to the damage roll

[inner thistle]

damage rolls with modifiers will look something like this 1d4+3

[spiral holly]

Also, talking about the strength modifier, does it only adds to the attack roll? Or also the damage one?

[cobalt frigate]

Both.

[fiery cobalt]

Are there dexterity weapons?

[foggy saffron]

there are! ranged weapons by default use dexterity as their modifier. Melee weapons with the finesse property can use strength or dex, whichever is higher for you.

[fiery cobalt]

Awesome.

[foggy saffron]

off the top of my head, melee weapons with the finesse property are daggers, shortswords, scimitars, and rapiers

[fiery cobalt]

I’m looking for the list in the phb.

[foggy saffron]

IIRC, it's in chapter 5 under the weapons tab

[cobalt frigate]

Weapons with the Ranged and Finesse properties.

[fiery cobalt]

Yep, it seems like there’s only 5, though.

[foggy saffron]

melee weapons with the finesse property? yeah, they're a little far and few between

[fiery cobalt]

Yeah, also how are there no katana?
Lemme check the dmg really quickly.

[foggy saffron]

most often i see people reflavor longswords to make a katana

[fiery cobalt]

Although that’s what it says in the dmg,I think a katana would be a finesse weapon as they are rather smalller than a longsword.

[foggy saffron]

realistically that's a valid point, but from a game design standpoint, giving too many high-damage weapons the finesse property might weaken the role of strength in weapons

[fiery cobalt]

I’d probably use katana as reskined scimitar or rapiers.

[foggy saffron]

i DMed a character that dual wielded shortswords and skinned them to be wakizashi

flavor is the way lol

[fiery cobalt]

Tis.

[grizzled lily]

hello!

[fiery cobalt]

Hello.

[lyric fjord]

Hello

[misty bane]

Hello

[lean mountain]

Hello

[lucid orbit]

Hello

[lavish wasp]

Hello everyone new here and new to D&D have a group of guys that are wanting to start a session on Saturdays and we are looking for a DM.

[cobalt frigate]

Check out the #750812887697588356 channel

[violet pawn]

Good evening everyone, new player seeking for a group to join for a D&D adventure

[echo kelp]

Adding to that - check out #find-a-game

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[lyric fjord]

How many known spells can you have?

[smoky adder]

That depends on quite a few things.

Are you asking about a specific class?

[lyric fjord]

hello

[lyric fjord]

Yes cleric

are anybody looking for a player

[smoky adder]

So pedantically, clerics don’t have “known” spells. They prepare a number of spells from the Cleric spell list and can change them every time they take a long rest.

When you do so, choose a number of cleric spells equal to your Wisdom modifier + your cleric level (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/cleric#Spellcasting-108

[cobalt frigate]

Check out the #looking-for-players channel

[smoky adder]

The actual number of spells they can prepare depends on the cleric, as shown above.

[lyric fjord]

i have but doesnt make sense

[cobalt frigate]

Did you read the pinned message?

[smoky adder]

For context, a class with known spells (like sorcerer) can’t change those spells after a long rest.

[lyric fjord]

Ok thank you so much I was confused

[smoky adder]

Try starting in #find-a-game instead.

[lyric fjord]

just looked it up and still doesnt make sense for my little brain

[smoky adder]

You’re looking to join as a player, correct?

You can check out the posts in #looking-for-players to see what games are already available. If you find one you like, there’s a thread attached to each post that you can use to inquire further.

[lyric fjord]

yes but i also want to join a group to help like some new friends

i need to go bye

[amber raft]

Hello everyone

[smoky adder]

Alternatively, you can type /looking-for dm here. That will give you a form to fill out which will then post to #750812887697588356, and someone might contact you instead.

[lyric fjord]

Ok ty you have helped me a lot ty and good night

[amber raft]

making my character now

[smoky adder]

Whatcha got so far?

[amber raft]

i wanna make a battlmage like pathfinder not seeing it inn d&d beyond

thats were we make it at right

[fresh fable]

Eldritch knight is what you want maybe

[smoky adder]

Yeah, there’s not a Battlemage class in D&D.

But Eldritch Knight is a Fighter subclass that adds some spellcasting abilities to it.

There’s a few other options like that, but I’m not familiar enough with Pathfinder to gauge how closely any of them fit.

[amber raft]

BattleMage was in 3.5 Complete Magic Book

[lyric fjord]

Should I get dungeon tiles?

I’m DM

And player but in this case I’m DM

[smoky adder]

In fifth edition, anyway.

(Which is the only edition D&D Beyond supports.)

[amber raft]

Made Eladrin Fighter

[shell solar]

Hello!

Could somebody assist me with figuring out dnd? talk to me like a toddler, as i have no experience, no dice, no braincells, but i do want to play a game and make a character

[echo kelp]

Well with any game I'd suggest taking a look at the rules. See the pinned message here for links to some great resources to help get you started.
The free basic rules can be viewed here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

Most of us though can't afford the time and energy to train every body on how to play the game one on one - so do please make the effort to read the rules and ask any specific questions you have here or in an appropriate channel.

[shell solar]

okay, thank you

[unique axle]

Hello all. Very noob question (probably)
How does unearthed arcana work?
Working on my monk, would like to make him a 17/3 ranger (primeval guardian to turn into a tree), but am not sure how UA works.

[pseudo frost]

UA is just playtest content

So you would need your dms permission to use playtest vs official content

[unique axle]

So up to the DM?

Yup. Cool. Ill plan a 11/9ndruid as well in case DM says no.

[pseudo frost]

My question, why are you planning a level 20 character?

[unique axle]

I have 8 characters i've built as go to-s. I'm looking at them at level 20 to figure out how they'll level up to max.

I know I'll rarely play them at 20 but knowing when they pick up those 3 levels in ranger is helpful.

They also feature as optional companions in my west march ... Which will hopefully get to level 20 someday. Only took 5 sessions to level 2.

[late sable]

yo hi im new to dnd and wanted to know the best way to get into it

any newcomer friendly campaigns ppl know of

[cobalt frigate]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[unique axle]

Get dice. 100% first step.
Then find a game. 😉
Seeing a DM run a game is important.
Then you decide, do you want to play or DM.

[pseudo frost]

Dice arent even needed!

[unique axle]

@late sable
If your playing online there are free dice. 🙂

[pseudo frost]

D&D beyond has a physics simulated die roller! In the browser and on the app!

[unique axle]

Lol. I thought you meant NO dice. I was thinking. Poor DM. Lol

[cobalt frigate]

Even Google has a dice roller.

[pseudo frost]

I know many people that play in person that lend out dice

Try to make the barrier of entry as easy as possible

[unique axle]

True. I have 5 different colors for players.
But being the only one without first session is awkward.

[sharp magnet]

My core group likes to give new players a set of dice as a welcome gift

[pseudo frost]

Not really, but you do you

[unique axle]

Actually on that note.
Really first priority, @late sable ; character sheet. Just pick race, class, and background.

That helps your DM out alot. They can help you with the rest but picking those before hand is helpful.

[lime socket]

Would anyone by chance mind helping me create a character for dnd? I understand that doing the basic stuff works but even with that it's telling me to enable or disable certain things and idk what is considered normal for dnd stuffs.

[cobalt frigate]

What's telling you?

[pseudo frost]

Have you read chapter 1 of the rules?

[lime socket]

The character preferences page.

I have not.

[pseudo frost]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[lime socket]

I didn't think that that part would be in there

[pseudo frost]

Chapter 1 of the free basic rules is a step by step for character creation

[lime socket]

that isn't in that.

great I can't put screenshots here either...

[pseudo frost]

Well, have you purchased anything on d&d beyond?

[lime socket]

i have not

[pseudo frost]

Then if they were checked or not wouldn't really matter

As that adds restrictions based on content you own

[lime socket]

im at the page where it asks if homebrew, critical role, noncore, etc. content is enabled or not

that stuff I don't believe is necessarily purchased stuff(More so homebrew) so that's why I was looking for help

[cobalt frigate]

#ddb-support is also a place to ask about using D&D Beyond

[lime socket]

I appreciate it. Just trying to find the norm for the basic character building template thing

[cobalt frigate]

Just use the default settings then.

[pseudo frost]

The "norm" is gonna be your base content

[lime socket]

okie

[late wagon]

Does anyone know how the soulknife rogue archetype works. I just find the description a little confusing.

[fresh fable]

Youre that edgy even your thoughts can cut people

[echo gorge]

whats the best class for a first timer?

nvrmind, I chose warlock

[quartz crane]

This might be a stupid question but is a natural 20 more powerful than a 21+ acheived with modifiers?

[sharp magnet]

Depends on DM ruling. Most DM's that I know say that a Nat 20 is an automatic success, unless the check is over a dc 25. Remember a nat 20 is modified by your modifiers.

[echo kelp]

So.. let's clarify that. A natural 20 on an attack roll is an automatic hit regardless of anything else (unless some special feature nullifies it).
A natural 1 on an attack roll is an automatic miss regardless of anything else (unless some special feature nullifies this).
Nat 20s and nat 1s on skill and ability checks mean nothing other than that's what you rolled, add your modifiers and bonuses and that's it. There is no auto success/auto fail with skill and ability checks.

[dapper gulch]

On attacks, yes. Those are referred to as “critical hits,” and double the number of dice you would normally roll for your attack.

[sharp magnet]

Better stated than me.

[dapper gulch]

If your roll + modifier puts you at twenty it is commonly referred to as a “dirty twenty,” and does not count as a crit.

[echo kelp]

It's all good - I just want to make sure new players understand the technicalities of it so it doesn't come as a surprise when the DM tells them their attempt to deceive the hag failed even after rolling a nat 20.

[sharp magnet]

At lvl on baring any negative modifiers and no positive modifiers wouldn't a nat 20 roll still be a 22? Never mind. Thats only if you are prof in the skill/check

[delicate moat]

Hello My son and I are brand new to DnD and would love to learn to play and do adventures and was hoping this is where we come to learn and play

[quartz crane]

Wait DOUBLE

[north sphinx]

Okay so how does prone work? Do you just say you put an enemy in prone while attacking or is it based of rolling high? Do you only put someone in prone if your ability/attack says you get to. Prone during combat is confusing.

[ripe chasm]

an enemy falls prone when you use an ability that specifies that it knocks them prone

for example, the Shield Master feat allows for a shove attack which can knock a target prone

[karmic yarrow]

or if u get knocked out/downed

[echo kelp]

?new - Check these resources out and if you have a particular question, feel free to ask here or in an appropriate channel.

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[carmine jolt]

Hey, I was wondering how to get players for this campaign me and my friends are doing

[ripe chasm]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[carmine jolt]

Yeah, we’re looking for players because one of my friend said he couldn’t do it. We need at least two more people or three would be ideal.

[echo kelp]

And definitely check out #find-a-game as it has important info on how to use those looking-for channels.

[carmine jolt]

Ok thank you

Also, if anyone is interested in joining one of my campaigns, me and my friends are working on DM me or message me please

[north sphinx]

So the only way to become prone or to prone someone in combat without willingly dropping to the floor is if the ability/attack specifically states that it prones the target.

[echo kelp]

Please use the appropriate channels before I have to do official moderating 😉

[cobalt frigate]

Check out #looking-for-players

[carmine jolt]

I looked, but I don’t really know how to navigate that

[ripe chasm]

theoretically you could use your action to try and knock someone prone, using a strength (athletics) contest

but that's be up to DM Discretion, tmk

[echo kelp]

So you're looking for players for your game? Use the #750812887697588356 and use the threads attached to the posting to ask a user if they would be interested in joining your game.

Again please read #find-a-game for more information on how to use those #looking-for channels.

[north sphinx]

Thank you. Very helpful!

[south garden]

who here can think they can run and dm a one piece dnd game?
send me a msg if so

[cobalt frigate]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[echo kelp]

Use the #looking-for channels.
See #find-a-game for info on how to use them.
And stop spamming multiple channels before I have to do official moderation stuff.

[south garden]

I did

[fiery cobalt]

@polar agate

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[lyric fjord]

How can I join a game I wanna play dnd so bad

I am new here

[crude musk]

?looking

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[lyric fjord]

Yeah

I am looking for players and dm

[crude musk]

@lyric fjord can you see this message I'm replying to?

[lyric fjord]

Yes I can see it Davyd

[crude musk]

There you go, those are the places to start finding a game

[lyric fjord]

Ok @crude musk

[fierce wharf]

?new

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[arctic hornet]

Hello everyone, pretty new to DnD and the discord, I'll get familiar with the game rules before joining, but as I do so I was wondering if there is any way to seek a DM as being a small group of players (we are two so far). I wouldnt want we apply individually and find different DMs. Thanks a lot for insight

[modest galleon]

How do I join someone's campaign?

[mortal garden]

As a general rule, you'd reach out to the DM as they're typically the primary person doing the scheduling etc. Exceptions exist but that's probably the best way to start.

If you're applying to a LFG post or something, there might be more instructions on how to apply/contact the group - so just keep an eye on that.

[harsh fjord]

Basically you could post an ad in #750812887697588356 mentioning that there’s several of you who want to be part of a game. Alternatively, you could skim #looking-for-players and reach out to any poster saying you’re a set of folks looking to play. That kind of transparency would apply no matter how you look for games.

I like Ginny Di’s overview for other methods you can try for finding a group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXb7KB69w78

[fluid magnet]

Greetings peoples. I am a lone Crow lurking on internet looking to participate into rpg's. I've always wanted to play with peoples. I've tried one time IRL and i loved it, the DM created is own World and rules and we had a lot of fun... Unfortunaly it was my only experience. After that i've not being able to play again. I have made multiples little univers but never used it. I've "created" some mechanics that i've never used.

That's pretty much it, i would love to play Rpg's/DnD's but i don't realy have any knowleg.

[crude musk]

Well something to be aware of is that this server is dedicated to D&D, and as such, so are our game finding channels. You won't find anything outside of D&D so if you're looking to explore TTRPGs in general, this probably isn't going to be your best shot

[fluid magnet]

Well anything would do the trick, i guess. But kinda lost actualy... Can't find my way into this giant mase that is internet

[harsh fjord]

?new Here are some links to get you started.

[exotic remnant]

New to D&D?

Here's a few excellent resources to get you started!

About the Game

• The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
• For a quick overview, check out How to Play D&D or this Todd Talks video.
• For more info on specific topics, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series on YouTube.

For Players

• You can create a character digitally on D&D Beyond or print a character sheet to fill out by hand.
• Get advice on making your first character, then check out the rest of the New Player's Guide articles.

For DMs

• Start with these great adventures for beginners.
• Get advice on starting strong for your first game, then browse the rest of the Dungeon Master Tips series for more.

Finding a Game

• Check out #find-a-game or this article for instructions on finding a group.
• Get advice for playing online with this article or video.

[fluid magnet]

That's... Big. Do i need to know everything in this ?

[harsh fjord]

No. Players need to know less than DMs, generally, but they should know how the game plays, meaning the Basic Rules (linked above).

[fluid magnet]

Ok. Thank you ! And where do i go for the more general TTRPG's ?

[crude musk]

Another server I'm afraid

There are lots of great general TTRPG servers out there

[harsh fjord]

I would check out Reddit’s r/rpg. They have a beginner’s wiki that’ll get you on the road.

[fluid magnet]

What servers ? Where do i find it ? It's looking like the struggle never end.

[crude musk]

This is a discord server, where you are now
There are many discord servers, for many different topics

This server is the official D&D discord server and as such, is focused on D&D pretty exclusively

However, you can find other discord servers that cover TTRPGs in a more general sense

[fluid magnet]

Oh, hum i know what a Discord server is...(but thank you) It's names i'm looking for, links or other ways to join.

[harsh fjord]

You can run searches for keywords and such.

[crude musk]

Yep, recommending or linking to non-D&D discord servers is beyond the scope of what we do here

As razorwing pointed out, there are places such as r/rpg which have links to various communities

[mortal garden]

Ahh, lol. Other Discord links aren't allowed here (iirc). That said, Discord allows tags so you can actually filter public servers like this! https://disboard.org/servers/tag/ttrpg

[crude musk]

This channel is however focused on helping people get started with the basics of D&D specifically

[harsh fjord]

TTRPG, tabletop, and the names of specific games are all good places to start searching as well.

[crude musk]

Correct, outside of #looking-for-community and they must be D&D servers

[fluid magnet]

Well thank you everybody. You helped me alot... Actualy, wish you luck and maybe we'll meet again soon !

[wide lance]

Is there any playable race that is like a humanoid mushroom?

[lyric fjord]

I think so but not so sure

[mortal garden]

Mmm, not really.
There are Earth Genasi, but their vibe is more about rocks and gems.
There are Firbolgs who are deeply connected to forests.
There are also Plasmoids, who are slime people without a real shape.

None of these really fit what I think you're going for, but they might be good places to start having a conversation with your DM?

[pseudo frost]

Unfortunately d&d doesn't have any plant/fauna races. However there is a druid subclass (circle of the spores) that is very fungal in its abilities

[peak stone]

Here me out, Combine Reborn Ancestry and Wood Elf. Reflavor everything to be a Myconid. Seems like it would be fitting :3

[crude musk]

Probably a discussion that should be moved over to #1045165827068002374

[wide lance]

I am the dm xd

[fluid marlin]

Hay I’m a newcomer to dnd and I’m looking to play some ether a one shot or campaign preferably a one shot just so I can get a handle on the game and get some more experience and become more independent

[dapper gulch]

?looking here are the channels for finding games!

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels and four commands to help you find your next game. You can click a command below or type it into the #1075498333705089084 channel. We have additional information on how to use this channels in #find-a-game.

• Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
To post in #looking-for-players, use the </looking-for players:1074431147045568613> command.
• Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
To post in #750812887697588356, use the </looking-for dm:1074431147045568613> command.
• Communities looking for members.
To post in #looking-for-community, use the </looking-for community:1074431147045568613> command.
• Professional DMs advertising services.
To post in #paid-looking-for-game, use the </looking-for paid:1074431147045568613> command.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[cold walrus]

Hi! New to all of this. Hopefully going to try and play online with some of y'all. :) Got any suggestions on what to play as a newbie?

[olive fog]

I have the same question

[lyric fjord]

me 3. i don’t even have a character

[smoky adder]

Honestly? Whatever you think sounds interesting!

Different people enjoy different things. Just make a character you care about, and the rest will be fine.

There's a good article here with advice on making your first character:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/724-new-players-guide-making-your-first-character

[cold walrus]

Thank you! I've tried making characters but... Let's just say they're either too crazy or too bland. 😅

[lyric fjord]

same

[cold walrus]

Seems like we got the same problem starting out, eh?

[lyric fjord]

Yah but hopefully this server helps so that we can get to be good someday

[cold walrus]

Hopefully!

[smoky adder]

If you want to discuss specific character ideas, or want someone to look over your character sheet, the folks in #1045165827068002374 can help.

[subtle whale]

Can anyone explain the looking for dm thing and how I submit?

I've been looking at the rules and frequently ask questions but I honestly don't know where I go to do that?

[smoky adder]

Check out #find-a-game for instructions.

(Just type /looking-for dm and hit enter. You'll get a private form to fill out which will post to that channel when you're done.)

[subtle whale]

Thank you so much

[fiery cobalt]

No, my biggest problem with 5e,
We do have a shroom subclass though.
It’s for Druid.

[wide lance]

I think im going to make a homebrew race 💀 is for a player for my dnd (she doesn't have experience in character sheet)

[smoky adder]

Yuan-Ti could make another good stand-in.

If you’re looking for more of a poisonous mushroom.

[fiery cobalt]

I like working from Monster stat blocks that are similar.

[fiery cobalt]

Poisonous is only if you eat it.

[smoky adder]

Yeah, but there’s no “toxic” damage type. 😛

[fiery cobalt]

Weird.

[smoky adder]

Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas of an adult green dragon's breath deal poison damage.

Seems the most appropriate here.

[fiery cobalt]

Yeah.

[potent cobalt]

is there a class for specifically summoning things, and also what are the dnd dice called?

also, what numbers are normal for armor class initiative, and speed?

[simple goblet]

There isn't a specific class. Maybe classes have access to summoning spells. The dice are just called dice

[potent cobalt]

ok

i wanna use an online dice so do i just google ''dnd dice or smth?''

[lyric fjord]

hi can u be gnome in dnd

[simple goblet]

Speed is normally about 30ft for PCs. Armour class and initiative are dependent on equipment and ability scores

[potent cobalt]

yes

[lyric fjord]

🥹

[simple goblet]

"Roll 1d20" should take you to Google's dice roller and you can select dice from that

[potent cobalt]

ok thanks

do you know any specific roles that has a lot of summoning spells?

[simple goblet]

Link to the Gnome race in the Basic Rules
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/races#Gnome

[potent cobalt]

i googled to find out but what i saw was too scattered

[lyric fjord]

guys there is no way ... i can literally be a gnome!

gnomes are positive mystical creatures!

[potent cobalt]

nice, whats ur favorite thing about gnomes?

[pseudo frost]

D&d beyond also has a physics simulated dice roller built into it

[potent cobalt]

how do you roll stats i forgor

[simple goblet]

I think everything caster class has access to at least one summoning spell. I suspect Wizard has access to the most because their spell list is huge

[lyric fjord]

i cant name one thing! but the best thing about gnomes is that they are the symbol of nature,and I love nature!

[potent cobalt]

thats sweet 😄

[potent cobalt]

ok

[simple goblet]

Safer to ask your DM, but the standard method is Roll 4d6 and drop the lowest for each stat

[lyric fjord]

they are real ofc so thats another cool thing

[smoky adder]

If you don’t have a DM yet, I’d suggest sticking with standard array or point buy for now.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#3DetermineAbilityScores

[potent cobalt]

whats the amount of points for point buy?

im lvl 5 for example

[smoky adder]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#VariantCustomizingAbilityScores

[simple goblet]

I believe it is 27 by default, but the link above should say

[potent cobalt]

ok

thanks

[smoky adder]

Yeah, 27, but there’s varying costs as shown in that link.

Your character level won’t make a difference, though.

[potent cobalt]

kk

[smoky adder]

If you took an Ability Score Improvement at level 4, that’s counted separately.

[simple goblet]

I'm just happy I remembered something correctly