#dnd-newcomers

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spare vine
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any spells recommendations for arc trickster

vale shell
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Oh im still new. Only game i played was a one shot that cut short. Just curious about the setting @cobalt frigate

spare vine
vale shell
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Oh i tagged the wrong person

spare vine
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what to do if:
idk anyone who plays dnd
want to play irl
live in a small town
no nerd shop nearby
and doesn't have much experience

silk skiff
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Same man, so many questions

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What happens after creating a looking-for-dm-message?

viral pelican
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I guess the best approach would be to encourage the people who don't want to.

Try starting a bit of a regular board game night amongst your friends. Then once you have found who is into it and regularly availble, sound out if they want to try d&d

spare vine
dapper gulch
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Always good to remember: every DM started having never DM’d before.

viral pelican
spare vine
dapper gulch
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Phandelver is both great and free.

viral pelican
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I never played DnD before DMing.

spare vine
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alr, I guess I'll use my family

dapper gulch
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But yeah, the fastest way to get a group together is offer to put in the work to get started, then rotate DMs as players get comfy and y’all find a routine.

spare vine
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most of my friends are kind of zoomers

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they only play games

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making characters is too "slow" and "boring"

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same for the game as for them

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and I very much believe that we would waste half of time explaining why that one guy "can't bang a sexy devil"

dapper gulch
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Haha none of those are exclusive to that generation.

lyric fjord
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hello

spare vine
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umm

dapper gulch
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If you keep talking about the thing getting deleted then it’s going to get deleted 😅

spare vine
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getting back to subject

lyric fjord
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so how do you even play DnD cuz IDK how to start D:

spare vine
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making MY friends play is kind of impossible

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or buy it I guess

dapper gulch
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But the game takes a lot of time. It can be difficult to schedule for, and if you have to rely on your guardians for transportation it gets even harder. Take your time, offer to run the game, and you’ll build a group.

If you’re still in school there is a chance there’s a related club, and I can guarantee you that there is a teacher willing to sponsor one if you’re willing to start one.

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Where do I start?
spare vine
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clubs in my school doesn't exist

dapper gulch
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Valei here’s some links to get you started!

dapper gulch
lyric fjord
spare vine
lyric fjord
spare vine
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in Poland schools are insanely bad ya'know

dapper gulch
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Alright. Do you have the ability to talk to others in your school? Message board? Bulletin board? Talking to each other?

spare vine
crude musk
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So you literally cannot approach anyone else in your school who might be interested in playing D&D?

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You can always join a group that's advertised in our game finding channels such as #looking-for-players

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You can play D&D online and make new friends that way

spare vine
crude musk
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That may be the case, but if finding people to play with IRL isn't possible, that preference is moot

dapper gulch
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Yeah you’ve kind of illustrated that it’s impossible for you to communicate with others IRL.

crude musk
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Gotta make do with what you got, which in this case might be online play

spare vine
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after that I'll try to make them to be the dm

spare vine
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I already asked

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of course, there's option for dnd events in poland

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that sometimes happen

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it's usually like a "RPG game event"

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but they are totally random so I can't play usually

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aslo they are 1 shots or 2 shots

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I sometimes go on camps

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where I play like 2 weeks stright

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that's my plan for next year

indigo quail
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I have a question what i put on the voice FAITH of my paladin?

crude musk
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?new @lyric fjord

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smoky adder
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Typically it would be whatever god(s) they worship, but which gods even exist depends on the setting of your campaign.

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Those personality and description sections are mostly for your own benefit, though. You can add as much or as little as you like there.

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Background is the only one you really need.

indigo quail
hazy girder
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Does money weigh? or is there a cap of how much money you can hold?

dapper gulch
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Coins have weight, which would be capped by your carrying capacity and other equipment.

Many DMs handwave that tho.

hazy girder
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what weigh

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and what does handwave mean

smoky adder
hazy girder
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ic

dapper gulch
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Handwave means “not bother with.”

hazy girder
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why does dnd beyond not add that to your carried weigh

smoky adder
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There’s an option in your character settings to include or ignore coin weight.

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You should ask your DM which settings to use.

hazy girder
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I'm the DM 💀

ornate kiln
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yeah by default DDB sheets count coin weight

dapper gulch
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Then you get to choose!

smoky adder
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Then it’s up to you. Just make sure your players have it set consistently.

hazy girder
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where is that optioin btw?

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and where is the encumbrance rule smth

smoky adder
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Click “Manage” next to the character name, then select “Character Settings” in the sidebar.

smoky adder
warped pike
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I have zero ideas on dnd

smoky adder
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Welcome! There’s some handy links here to get you started:

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smoky adder
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But if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask!

warped pike
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Sure sure, man I hate reading.

dapper gulch
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There’s a YouTube playlist in there that breaks the rules down nicely and gives you direction.

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But you’ll have to read eventually. The rules are published in books 😅

warped pike
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Oo character character creation. Time to make an abomination

hazy girder
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what if you get a negative total on an ability check

smoky adder
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Then you likely failed the check.

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You need a total equal to or greater than the DC to succeed.

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(I would not expect there to be a negative DC; at that point, the DM shouldn’t even be asking for a roll.)

hazy girder
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"Divide 100 XP equally among the characters if the party avoids or survives the pit trap."

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How would i tell what the xp is for if they didnt trigger it

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also

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do I reward xp mid fight or after the fight?

smoky adder
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If by “didn’t trigger” you mean “didn’t discover”, then I would not award anything.

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If they did discovered it and turned away, I would not award anything either.

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If they discovered it and got past it without triggering it, then they avoided it, and you divide 100xp among them.

stuck rivet
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Hello everyone. I'm curious about spellcasting focus, does a holy symbol work for all spells? Im a Cleric but want to branch off to bard, so I don't know if the Holy Symbol will work for bardic spells.

smoky adder
smoky adder
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If you’re multiclassing, you’d either need an item that can serve as a spellcasting focus for both classes, or switch to a component pouch instead.

stuck rivet
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But would a component pouch work for cleric spells

smoky adder
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If a player served a god of music, for example, and gave me a reasonable argument that their musical instrument constituted a holy symbol, I’d probably allow it.

smoky adder
stuck rivet
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ohhhhh

smoky adder
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Any spell can be cast by providing the material components for a spell. A component pouch holds those components.

stuck rivet
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Thank you @smoky adder

smoky adder
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A spellcasting focus replaces the need for those specific components (unless the component has a gold cost or is consumed).

ruby terrace
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Is there a tool for converting local time?

viral pelican
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E.g. right now it is <t:1688915340:R> and that will be accurately displayed based on local settings.

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Which can also be said as <t:1688915340:F>

ruby terrace
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Oh discord

viral pelican
ruby terrace
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Cool, thanks!

lofty rock
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When do i learn and how do i learn my first spell as a druid?

viral pelican
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Every time you take a long rest, you can change what spells you have prepared.

lofty rock
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So is there any spell for lvl 1?

viral pelican
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Something to be aware of is that Spell Levels and Character levels don't match up. Spells are levelled 1-9. If you look at the table on this page, you can see when you get 2nd level, 3rd level and so on spells. E.g. you get Level 2 spells at Druid level 3, and 3rd level spells at druid level 5: https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/druid

lofty rock
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Okay thanks man

viral pelican
lofty rock
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Thanks means alot

viral pelican
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You'll also get a small number of Cantrips. These ones you do just learn a set number: 2 at Level 1.

lofty rock
smoky adder
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Worth noting that unlike your prepared spells of 1st-level and higher, you’re unable to change your cantrips after a long rest.

turbid ridge
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@lofty rock remember have fun

lofty rock
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Thanks

turbid ridge
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Of course

lofty rock
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This community is the best one i have ever seen

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You cannot compare any community to this one

soft relic
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Hello

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Im New with DM, there was any trick? (I have buyed the starter pack with the Tempest Dragon Island)

viral pelican
dawn sluice
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how do i start playing here in the server

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do i have to own the dices w

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?

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or some other material , like i know i gotta create a character and all that

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but some help would be very needed

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i really wanna get into this but i dont know how

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any volunters ?

warm parrot
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First you need to find a group that is willing to take you in

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There is a pinned post instructing how to look for groups here

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If you’d like I could help understand the character creation process

soft relic
leaden rover
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@soft relic I made my own discord channel for my group and put in the rules for them as far as how to make an attack. I made my own campaign and put each section in the discord channel for me to privately see the maps, creatures, traps etc ..just a thought

shut wave
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i was wondering how to play d&d online i heard it is possible to do that

warm parrot
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There are websites that are platforms for playing online

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They handle everything, character sheets, maps, dice rolling, music

echo kelp
harsh fjord
smoky gazelle
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If I wanted to create a draconic character would they have to be Evil/serve an evil deity? I really want there breath attack but I want a lawful good nature. (First character btw)

supple quiver
cobalt frigate
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Dragonborn's alignment isn't affected by their draconic ancestry. You decide how they act with their Bonds, Flaws, Ideals, and personality.

slow hawk
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Not all dragons are bad

harsh fjord
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And the trend at many tables seems to veer away from using alignment at all.

cobalt frigate
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Remember that alignment doesn't define your character but the other way around.

sweet dagger
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Hello !!

wooden plank
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Hello

sweet dagger
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I'm really sorry I'm gonna bother you lot with loads of questions, What's the best thing to work on first when you're starting DND?

lyric fjord
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this is gonna sound really stupid

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but what does it mean by system

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i’ve seen people but like “e5” or something

echo kelp
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So there have been many editions of D&D over the years - so "5e" refers to the current 5th edition of D&D.

lyric fjord
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OOOOOOH

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ok so what’s the difference?

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ornate kiln
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there are massive differences between editions, its easier to list the things that are the same

cobalt frigate
sweet dagger
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THANK YOU!!

lyric fjord
echo kelp
cobalt frigate
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I would recommend you do because 5E is the current edition and the most played.

echo kelp
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I agree with OldManYellingAtClouds

cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
cobalt frigate
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(I've played all of the editions except of OD&D)

jagged rivet
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im completely new to d&d, and need help ;/

cobalt frigate
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Have you read the free Basic Rules yet?

jagged rivet
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i should do that shouldnt i.

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god theres so many rules

cobalt frigate
echo kelp
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Good ways to learn a game like D&D:

  1. Read the rules of the game
  2. Watch some folks play the game (livestream and video on demand of D&D games)
  3. Find some folks and try playing the game with the knowledge learned in step 1 and step 2.
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Where do I start?
cobalt frigate
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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.

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You don't need to memorize all of the rules but the fundamental ones. The Basic Rules (and source books) are there to be referenced.

low jasper
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I have a question about the online D&D, Do i just make a character in Dnd beyond and can enter any campaign?

smoky adder
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So D&D Beyond is basically the official digital toolset for D&D.

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But which tools any particular group uses is up to that group to decide for themselves.

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I use it in all of my games; some people prefer other tools or good ol’ pen and paper.

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Since it’s the official toolset, I’d wager most groups allow characters on D&D Beyond, but again, that’s all up to the group itself.

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If you don’t have a group yet, I’d recommend coming up with a few loose ideas for characters. You can do that on D&D Beyond if you want a helping hand through the process.

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Then when you find a group, you can work with the DM to pick whichever character fits best for that campaign and then add any finishing touches.

low jasper
smoky adder
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It lets you create up to six characters for free. Just play around with it and build a few different ones you’d be interested in.

low jasper
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ooh alright

gleaming bear
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so when and where can i start my first session?

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@low jasper dope class choice bro

low jasper
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You too bro

cobalt frigate
gleaming bear
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respects old man

spring raft
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I dont know how to play. I want to get into DnD though

cobalt frigate
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soft orchid
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Not sure if this is a good place to ask, but thought I’d give it a shot. Currently a player in one campaign and a DM in another with some friends. Both are moving pretty slow due to busy schedules so I was hoping to start playing in a West Marches style campaign to fill the gaps between these campaigns. I’ve never played with strangers before so I was hoping to play in a pretty vanilla group open to relative newbies. I looked through the find a game posts but I really didn’t know where to start. Anyone got any specific recommendations?

winged pumice
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I’m probably some heathen or something for it

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lyric fjord
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Hey everyone, i really want to create my own campaign, but I don't know where to start. This is my first time doing anything D&D related. Any help?

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lyric fjord
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Thanks bro.

echo kelp
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I will say if it's your first time DM'ing I'd recommend running a prewritten adventure - lost mines of Phandelvar is built for first time DMs and players anc can be found for free on DnDBeyond.

lyric fjord
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Alright.

echo kelp
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That way you can focus on learning the rules/managing the game without all the overhead of "how to create an adventure for your group".
But don't be afraid of tweaking things to best suit your group.

lyric fjord
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I have the motivation and ability to create my own campaigns. It's just I never managed to work it out because this is my first time doing D&D. I already have a few stories but I'll try the premade one first. Thanks.

soft shard
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can i as a rogue learn spells?

fresh current
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If you take the arcane trickster subclass

soft shard
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alright ty

echo kelp
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I’d actually suggest folks post their specific questions here and then we can respond/answer here so more folks can learn from what’s posted.

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Yeah no worries!

smoky gazelle
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Does anyone know a good dice set for d&d? like 2 of every dice required or something

echo kelp
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I just use digital dice most of the time

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so I'm probably not the best person to ask

supple trellis
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Hello

slow hawk
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I use a website called Dice Emporium bc its one of the few places that lets you buy individually

soft orchid
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There’s a set of like 5+ full sets on Amazon for cheap

supple trellis
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I’m kinda shy rn. I haven’t played since 2005 the yr b4 my eldest brother who introduced me to the game passed away so…. This is the first time since then that I’ve attempted to play

echo kelp
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Welcome - sorry to hear about your brother's passing. We actually don't play D&D games on this server but we have a #find-a-game channel which describes various ways to find a game and group to play D&D.

dusty wasp
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So I just bought the starter set & dragons of icespire peak for me and my daughter to learn to play the game as it seems really fun with lots of freedom. I still haven't fully gasped all the rules, etc. Trying to find an online group to play with to learn the ropes. I work swing shift so I'm never off the same day each week so it may need to be a one-shot. Let me know thanks! If there is any more swing shifters we could possibly do a campaign.

slow hawk
runic wagon
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I've never played DND before

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Is someone willing to teach me?

supple quiver
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i can answer some questions but i'd advise going through these resources

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runic wagon
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Thx!

runic wagon
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Does anybody have a game I could join that's friendly towards new players? I might need help sometimes so patience might be needed sometime

glass summit
runic wagon
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Okie ty

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I don't have a community and I wanna join a game with a already-made group of like four people but I don't know if that's allowed

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All good but thanks for offering

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Maybe later

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Oh

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Yeah sure

slow hawk
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The channels exist so newcomers can access the collective wisdom of the community

runic wagon
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Ok

steady girder
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waves new to the online d&d so i may have questions from time to time

echo kelp
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Welcome - feel free to ask questions. The more specific the better.
E.g. "Can someone teach me to play?" is less likely to get a positive response (that's a big ask) then "How many spells does my wizard know at level 1?"

steady girder
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well at my age i played 1st edition back in the day but i saw this and thought id look into it see if i could get in with a group from time to time so the new D&D i know little about to be honest

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echo kelp
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^ Here's some useful resources to help get you up to speed with D&D 5th Edition. I recommend giving the free basic rules a read-over. Don't have to memorize it, but it will give you the game rules and mechanics (and terminology).

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Sorry but we're not allowed to share personal information like exact ages.

steady girder
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ah sorry im just old lol

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ill check out the links im sure its changed alot over the years

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No worries! Glad to have you here and I hope you find D&D fun!

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It has changed a bit.

mild fractal
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Hey, I just joined^^

steady girder
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i use to enjoy it last i played was the ravenlodt series

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ravenloft

echo kelp
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Technically the Curse of Strahd adventure still take place in that setting.

echo kelp
steady girder
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thats good to know

mild fractal
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Thanks^^ I know the basics of dnd and always wanted to play (listened to podcasts and such) but I haven’t actually ever played before

steady girder
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question can people with a free account play as well or do they have to have a subcription ?

echo kelp
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Some online groups and games may require it, but again, overall it's not required to play D&D.

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The DnDBeyond subscriptions also only unlock perks like unlimited character slots, ability to add other's homebrew to your collection, and the Master Tier subscription unlocks the ability to enable content sharing.

steady girder
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cool thank you good info

echo kelp
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The subscriptions do not provide access to the books though - those are seperate purchases.

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Also DnDbeyond allows you to purchase items a la carte. So you can buy just one race or one class or what not and not have to buy the full book.

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And speaking from experience, you buy a book here and there on DnDBeyond and before you know it it's only a small cost to buy the whole Legendary Bundle (that's all the books) - which comes with an ongoing 15% off all future books.

steady girder
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good to know thank you

vale shell
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What does it mean in lfg when they say the campaign ia combat heavy or rp heavy?

visual crown
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Hello?

fathom dew
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hello

turbid ridge
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Hi

turbid ridge
visual crown
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I just want to ask about a character idea and how to start and what to make her and where to go. I'll try my best not to be a problem.

fleet field
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Have you read the basic rules on character creation?

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That’s the best place to start

turbid ridge
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visual crown
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I would hate to bother anyone. I'm just not sure I'll understand, so I thought I'd ask first.

turbid ridge
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@visual crown no bother

fleet field
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What’s the idea?

turbid ridge
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@visual crown yea tell us

visual crown
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May I message both of you with it?

fleet field
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You can put it here

visual crown
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Just a big Orc lady. With Tyrande's hair. I'd love her to have lightning and shadow teleporting like she moves with the wind. She's a cook, hates to fight and likes purple.

smoky adder
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There are a few mildly different versions of orc you could use. You can get proficiency with cook’s utensils as part of your background.

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And there’s a number of class options that could get you magical abilities like that.

visual crown
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May I message you, Spam?

runic wagon
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Alright

smoky adder
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I’m gonna be dropping in and out, but it’s fine to discuss it here. This channel literally exists to help people.

runic wagon
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I made myself a character

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But I cant log in on the website so I can copy and print

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Cause Google lol

visual crown
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I just don't know where to go and I'm not trying to be annoying.

vale shell
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So when people say role playing heavy campaign, does that mean role playing/banter with your party or interacting with the npcs? I was under the impression that even combat would be considered role playing.

runic wagon
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Does anyone here have a game I can join? I don't wanna make my own cause I don't know how to make a link

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echo kelp
smoky adder
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☝️ You’re already in the right place.

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dense wave
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Random q, my partner is very interested in DnD we purchased the "handbook" but i wondered what else i could get her to help her learn, slowly get into dnd??

fresh fable
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As a player or DM? Handbook is fine for starting out

timid locust
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Also, it's certainly nice to have a set of dice to play with! There's free online dice rollers of course, but nothing beats the feeling of rolling the little math rocks

fresh fable
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Watch loads of YouTube videos I recommend dungeon dudes

fair sage
fair sage
smoky gazelle
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This is a nice dice set

open beacon
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guys, my friends are running a 3 man party Tier 3 oneshot on Saturday. We're going to be slaying a dragon. The build allows us a couple things:

  1. Free Starting Feat
  2. Three Magic Items
    -. two uncommon
    -. one rare
  3. Ignoring Material Cost for spells

Can someone look over this build and help me optimize it a bit further? My main concerns are that I'm going to have choice paralysis because I've rarely done high tier games, that doing damage calcs are going to take an ice age and a half, and that because I'm the main caster of my party (we have a fighter and a Hex/Sorc/Adin as the other two) I won't be helping with the DPR that much.

fresh fable
open beacon
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thank you

spring temple
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Hello, hello! A mostly new player of DND here! Was wondering if anyone needs a player that they won't mind learning stuff along the way for a game! :3

smoky adder
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Welcome! If you're looking for a game to join, you can get started here. 👇

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What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
spring temple
vagrant ravine
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Im new to the game what races would you guys reccomend for a druid?

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wood elf and genasi sparked my intrest but Im curious what you guys have to say

solemn light
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You can make any race work, but do you wanna go for vibes or for mechanical synergy?

vagrant ravine
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a bit of both

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cant we discuss it in this channel? or is it not meant for that?

solemn light
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Wood Elf is good- got that vibes, and if using the old rules the +2 dex and +1 wisdom isn't bad at all. The other features might be helpful, but also depends how much you want to stay in wildshape or not. Really up to you.

random wren
vagrant ravine
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what kind of equipment would fit a druid

solemn light
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For Genasi, again, by old rules Water Genasi probably synergises best with +1 wis aaaand if you can convince your DM, your aquatic nature and swim speed can work in any wildshape too. >.>

vagrant ravine
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oeoe I do like that

random wren
vagrant ravine
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I read up on the genasi and was kinda dissapointed that the water powers dont do damage

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was hoping I could go full percy jackson xd

solemn light
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You do have to discuss with your DM though. Different DMs rule differently on what race and class features carry across into wildshape. RAI and RAW, many abilities should, but then vibes the DM can be like 'But shouldn't that be based on your races anatomy, so if you're not that race, you shouldn't get that?' so chat it out, see how it goes.

random wren
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Sling and quarterstaff are typically good for starting out, as you can have the shilellagh and magic stone cantrips.

vagrant ravine
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alright btw one question what is a one shot campaign?

viral pelican
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Whoops didn't realise this was the newcomers channel so I was giving an "advanced" answer 😄

stoic ridge
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Where do I find people who want to play DND and beyond campaign

vagrant ravine
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I have never played dnd and according to the dm its a oneshot but idk what that means

simple goblet
random wren
stoic ridge
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@simple goblet thank you

vagrant ravine
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ahh

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okay thx

viral pelican
# vagrant ravine alright btw one question what is a one shot campaign?

A one shot ideally will be completed in one session, though often will spill into two or more...but the key feature is that the characters are just for that particular story, and probably won't level up. The story starts and ends within that narrative, without progressing to another story. Think of it like a self-contained movie, where a campaign would be an episodic tv series perhaps with multiple seasons.

junior zodiac
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Just started getting into dnd, any pointers or tips?

harsh fjord
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  • You don't need to have the rules memorized, but you should try to learn them. If you don't want to read, there are videos.
  • Communicate. Be honest with yourself and your group about your wants from the game, your preferences, your discomforts, your dissatisfactions. Work together to find a solution; sometimes, it's to walk away from a table and find others to play with.
  • Collaborate. It's a social game. Don't privilege your fun above anyone else's.
hot sedge
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What class would you guys suggest is the best for o newbie

slow hawk
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Are you trying to have people not use the channels that are here to help them?

cobalt frigate
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Kind of defeating the purpose of using this server.

slow hawk
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Yeah, the point of the channel for everyone to pitch in

And no offense, but nobodys perfect, who knows if you’re giving sound, safe, appropriate responses in DM

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This also seems like the wrong place to be advertising your live stream

fallen surge
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Its still a little weird and inappropriate. This channel is a place where they can access the collective wisdom of the community when they have questions, but its also a safe space that's watched by moderators. Specifically requesting private conversations with anyone who is new to the hobby/community gives you a position of power over them that no one else can watch over. Even if your intentions are 100% pure, that just seems a little weird to an outside observer

undone swallow
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Hiya, Im a (kinda) new D&D player looking for stuff to learn bout the game! Looking forward to meeting some of ya!

neon flame
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whats the best way to learn how to play on your own?

undone swallow
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watching some podcasts is a simple way to learn and pass time

harsh fjord
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Are you talking about solo play, or just learning on your own how to play?

neon flame
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i didn't know there was a way to do solo. i guess both

fallen surge
fallen surge
harsh fjord
slow hawk
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There are tools for solo play but really, D&D is about collaborative storytelling with a table of people, whether your longtime friends or new acquaintances met for the purpose of play

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winning, losing, or just fooling around together is the point

copper shadow
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Wildermyth is solo dnd

slow hawk
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As i said, there is stuff to play solo. But the full experience is at a table

undone swallow
smoky adder
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If you have a question, you’re welcome to ask it. Whoever’s around will help.

formal helm
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Where would you look to find groups looking for players, especially ones that are good to newcomers?

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oh, that in retrospect seems a little obvious. Sorry I am stupid lol

cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
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Hello, I’m new to DND and I don’t know how to start

cobalt frigate
exotic remnantBOT
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What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
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Player

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Im not good in lead of anything, it stresses me out

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Thx

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I like yours too

cobalt frigate
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No, ask here. There are plenty of people who are knowledgeable who can help you here.

lyric fjord
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Im actually thinking about making an Obito Uchiha themed character since he’s my favorite and I’ve seen many people on the internet make characters based on their favourite characters

timid locust
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I understand where you're coming from, Dillz, but it's inappropriate for this server.

earnest cairn
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Sup peeps

oak marsh
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I think they should have a choice on which they want to do and jjst have to talk in here because if I was new I’d rather talk to people 1 on 1 as well

cobalt frigate
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Dude...

oak marsh
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What?

cobalt frigate
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Your messages were deleted for a reason.

viral pelican
lyric fjord
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Huh

supple quiver
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Then they can reach out of their own volition, it’s odd to say the least that you’re requesting people to DM you, especially as their new to the hobby which creates a power imbalance. Also no one knows if you’re even giving good advice or are being safe within DMs as opposed to here where everyone can see.

oak marsh
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My messages were deleted because you don’t like that you don’t get to have an input on your opinion on what others have to say

cobalt frigate
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I'm not a mod.

lyric fjord
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Can everyone just stop arguing please?

smoky adder
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Alright folks. Cool it.

oak marsh
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I’ve helped plenty of people already

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And they have said there characters I helped them make are good

halcyon forge
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A moderator has said to stop. Don't cross the line.

exotic remnantBOT
earnest cairn
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So I've played as a DM a handful of times but starting to go to a card shop on Mondays to find more ppl to play w regularly.

I'm planning to use the cragmaw hideout and the cragmaw castle maps from the list mines of phandelver essentials kit to run a short 1 shot tonight as dm.

I'd like to set the run for lvl 5 chars so I'd like some help on what type and how many enemies would be appropriate estimate and idea to work from. I know I'll have to change it on the fly but just a source to work off fromthan

lyric fjord
smoky adder
cobalt frigate
timid locust
slow hawk
# lyric fjord Im actually thinking about making an Obito Uchiha themed character since he’s my...

Many people make characters inspired by their favs from other mediums, but just keep in mind a couple things:

  • flavor is free! How a character or item looks or sounds is pretty much up to you, even if it strays from convention. As long as you’re not changing the mechanics of how something works, you are encouraged to flavor spells, characters, items to fit your vision
  • OTOH, D&D is a collaborative game, with rules. Your fav anime hero might be a super powerful ninja who is super fast and strong and wields the mighiest weapon, but …you usually start at lv1, with limited abilities. The fun is the journey of growth and adventure; dnd characters usually start weaker and grow stronger
  • as a group game, you’ll have other party members playing with you. Be respectful of your tablemates
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Lastly, think about what it is about your inspiration that you actually want take for your character

Just saying “i wanna be X character” isnt as helpful as: i want to have these characteristics and style from X

Explain what yu’re looking for, not everyone shares your interests. The more you explain the better help you get

fallen surge
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this is fantastic advice

lyric fjord
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hello i am new to dnd

viral pelican
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Hey! Welcome.

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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I'd like to join a game but it's hard to find one :/

viral pelican
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You aren't wrong. Finding a good group is the entry boss of D&D - Scheduling is the Final Boss.

elder pewter
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I'm running a game also lol

lyric fjord
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i would like some advise on how to get started, i know how to create character but i would like to know if i could create my own charater from imagination

elder pewter
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But I want to join one just to kinda have a break and Bea ble to sit back and enjoy someone else's world lol

viral pelican
elder pewter
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@lyric fjord you should use the race/class options

viral pelican
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DM's may bend rules to fit an interesting character, but it's best not to start out with that.

elder pewter
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Not many dms are going to be ok with a player having a 100% homebrew character

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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@lyric fjord so your talking about a race

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A nice dm might be willing to homebrew that with you

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But what class would you play@lyric fjord

viral pelican
elder pewter
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Just be aware you may have a hard time joining any game lots of dms don't like homebrew stuff

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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@lyric fjord yea... dude your talking about creating an entire class around your character I'm sorry to say I don't think your gonna be able to do that

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Because homebrew race Is one thing

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But having a dm help you homebrew an entire class....

viral pelican
elder pewter
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@viral pelican true ^^

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But they should still choose a specific class that's actually From dnd

viral pelican
elder pewter
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I would reccomend attificer

lyric fjord
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and it desolves instenly in bodys of water and slowly takes damage in rain

elder pewter
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Well artifice would work for the type of weapon play your wanting

Druid would work for the "become a squid" thing

viral pelican
lyric fjord
elder pewter
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I'm just being honest it's up to your dm

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And your not gonna find many that would even entertain these ideas

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@lyric fjord is this your first time playing?

near tartan
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anyone tryna run a game bro

viral pelican
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Not everything is going to map directly. You can have an Inkling-themed D&D Character, but you can't have an Inkling in D&D without some serious concessions that most DM's wouldn't agree to. Just like you can't bring Link into Splatoon and let him throw bombs at the other players.

lyric fjord
viral pelican
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In other words: build a good, functional druid, and then go through it and ask "how can I theme all of these abilities to be close to ink".

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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@lyric fjord ok here my advice, you should pick a regular class and race and run a campaign first and actually learn how to play, and the nuances /features ect THEN you can have a better understanding of what your doing when designing a character and try to make your inkling for the next campaign

viral pelican
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Can't think of any feature that would fit dissolving instantly in water, no.

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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Not trying to.be a jerk, but if you haven't played before you should learn the game first before doing any homebrew

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@lyric fjord I will say thats a cool idea tho ^^

lyric fjord
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no i understand you just trying to help i dont see you as a jerk

elder pewter
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Dnd has a LOT of rules and such

lyric fjord
viral pelican
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Read about the classes, see which sounds fun to you.

elder pewter
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I have a character I can't wait to play

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I made a tabaxi rogue Swashbuckler

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Puss in boots 😈

lyric fjord
elder pewter
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@lyric fjord want some assistance with your character creation?

solemn light
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I actually really enjoyed my first randomized character, but by randomise I mean i step by step randomised things instead of picking things out, and building the character up.
If you make a random character fully in one click, it can take the fun out of discovering them and putting them together.
It also helps if you're stuck and don't know what to play.
But remember even if you do go that route, you can always ignore a random roll and go with what ever cool idea was sparked for you instead.

copper shadow
lyric fjord
viral pelican
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Or if you haven't decided yet, what do you imagine your character doing in a fight?

lyric fjord
viral pelican
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So that's race sorted, have you decided on your class

lyric fjord
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how do i become a artifiver becasue its on poping up in dnd beyond

viral pelican
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Therefore you kinda have to "buy" it to see it on DnD beyond

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I'd recommend ignoring it for now. It's actually a relatively weak class, and usually doesn't get much attention.

lyric fjord
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ok

viral pelican
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So, in a battle, do you image your dwarf swinging an axe, jumping around stabbing, throwing spells, or doing some combination of them?

lyric fjord
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i was thinking fighter

slow hawk
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A wise choice to start with

lyric fjord
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now should i go with fixed or mannual hit point

viral pelican
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Fighter is an excellent choice

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Do you mean Ability Scores? I would recommend using Standard Array for your first character. Point buy is also an option if you feel more confident. I wouldn't recommend rolling for them.

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This will also determine your starting Hit Points

lyric fjord
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so fixed

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also is encumbarnce just weight

mellow monolith
strange glade
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whats the difference between a sorcerer, warlock and a wizard?

lyric fjord
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I once heard a story where an artificer made a nuke out of a stone

cobalt frigate
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Okay...

cobalt frigate
echo kelp
viral pelican
# strange glade whats the difference between a sorcerer, warlock and a wizard?

All three are spellcasters.
A wizard learns spells from a book. They get a lot of spells to choose from, and have to pick a list to have ready each day.
A Sorcerer is innately magical. They learn a smaller number of spells, but have all of them ready all of the time. They get some extra abilities to tweak those spells, such as making them hit harder, fly further, or hit more targets.
Warlocks get spells from a pact with a higher power. They only can cast a few powerful spells between each rest, but also get a lot more punch out of their Cantrips (spells that cost nothign to cast)

tiny mist
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Oh.
Huh
Never knew

shy rune
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is there any specific place for new players to find games or do i just go to find-a-game

viral pelican
lyric fjord
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so encumbrance is just weight

viral pelican
lyric fjord
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ok

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should i add a first and last name to my character or just the first name

cobalt frigate
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That's up to you.

lyric fjord
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I only have a first name on my first character

viral pelican
lyric fjord
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hold up your telling my someone has 13 middle name

tiny mist
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I love naming all my characters Yu for the funny

cobalt frigate
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You can have as many names to your character as you see fit.

copper shadow
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Hey Yu
All simultaneously Yes?

oak marsh
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You can do whatever with your name it can literally be as many as you’d like

tiny mist
viral pelican
oak marsh
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😂😂

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I absolutely love dwarves it’s a great race ngl

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I’m starting to lean more towards half orc for that plus 2 in strength and 1 in con and the resistance to cold

tiny mist
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Dwarves are cool I think I see so many people use dwarves abd all of them are so angy

lyric fjord
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They are just smol but deadly

oak marsh
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Agree the con is so helpful with dwarves

tiny mist
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I once had someone play a dwarf cleric better than the barbarian and I feared dwarves ever since

oak marsh
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I used to play a Paladin dwarf he was so busted

copper shadow
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Dwarves, just like people in marching band who are under 5'4'', are always ready to throw down, no exceptions.

tiny mist
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It doesn't help that the dwarf could come up with names and descriptions of multiple made up but highly convincing gods on the fly to make herself scarier.

The DM... had her roll advantage every time just to add to the nightmare fuel

oak marsh
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😭😭😭

tiny mist
copper shadow
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Its a good time

oak marsh
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What’s everyone’s favorite d&d class overall?

lyric fjord
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i may need help witht eh fighting style i dont know what to choose

viral pelican
copper shadow
copper shadow
slow hawk
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This is the newcomer channel

lyric fjord
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either a big hammer or a big two sided axe

copper shadow
copper shadow
slow hawk
lyric fjord
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so i can roll again if i roll a 1 or 2 cool

copper shadow
oak marsh
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My bad @slow hawk

viral pelican
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And by going for a big weapon, you are giving up the AC of a shield

lyric fjord
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AC?

copper shadow
viral pelican
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Armour Class, how hard you are to hurt

lyric fjord
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so is ther an inbetween

copper shadow
viral pelican
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The fighting styles sort of provide you those in-between options. A sword+shield fighter is more defensive and less damaging, while a two hander is more damage, less defense. Through fighting styles, both have the option to move closer to the middle.

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Like smooth is saying

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The opposite is to take sword and shield, but the dueling fighting style, which gives the more defensive build more.damage.

oak marsh
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Option are you an admin?

copper shadow
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They are not

ornate idol
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does an expertise in perception affect passive perception ?

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or does it count as a simple prof ?

copper shadow
lyric fjord
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so do iget a my weapon in game ot do i chose it

ornate idol
main hollow
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Hi

copper shadow
ornate idol
copper shadow
silver siren
# ornate idol so at level 1, it would be 2 +2 +10 ?

It'd be 10 + Perception modifier + proficiency (if applicable) + proficiency again (due to Expertise) + any other modifiers, for calculation purposes. Add or subtract 5 from your Passive Perception if you have advantage or disadvantage, respectively.

lyric fjord
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so if a pick defencive style how do i get two handed weapon

ornate idol
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defensive style ?

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as in like Paladin class ?

copper shadow
main hollow
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I am new today in the dnd what should I do I've seen people playing it looks really cool

lyric fjord
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ok

ornate idol
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?new

exotic remnantBOT
#
What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
copper shadow
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Picking fighter will give you your choice of weapons

cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
cobalt frigate
main hollow
main hollow
lyric fjord
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now how does abilitys work

main hollow
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No

copper shadow
cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
copper shadow
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But for heavy weapon fighters you want big strength and constitution, and everything else is up to you.

lyric fjord
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but it says to pick a generation method

copper shadow
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You can just use standard array for now and change it to what the DM of that game wants later

cobalt frigate
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Rolling, Standard Array, and Point Buy are the most common. Your DM will tell you which method to use.

lyric fjord
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ok

copper shadow
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In all likelyhood they will be higher when you actually get a game

viral pelican
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Best to start with Standard Array if you are just trying out the character creation, and then you might redo it later.

cobalt frigate
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Create a character using Standard Array or Point Buy for now so you get to practice how to create one when your DM (assuming you find one) tells you to create a new character.

solid crest
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So at random point I asked my sister to ask her friends If she wants to try dnd

Usually when I ask these questions she would dismiss or something like that but today she actually went ahead and texted her friends to see what's their response

Now I have played only one session from many months ago and I do have one shot that's low level and easy already in my computer/printed out but I still haven't learned much of rules or the basics of how to read sheet and dices

I also have the starter kit with both player and DM book (player rulebook)

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Will I be okay? 👀 (I would assume her and her friends like me are new to DnD or don't know much about it) and also assuming I will be the one DMing the one shot

oak marsh
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I would assume you’re the one dming as well I’m also assuming it is in person

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So make sure each person has dice to play

solid crest
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So I will have to go and buy dices yeah?

oak marsh
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Also I would make sure since you know the most but not the most info about I would read more of the rules and learn more to help them building there characters and make sure they all are built correctly and help them all

elder pewter
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@solid crest not necessarily

solid crest
elder pewter
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@solid crest can you message me

cobalt frigate
oak marsh
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^

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Dice roller apps are good

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But if you would rather do dice that’s fine as well

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I could help you build a campaign if you needed it

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Or something on those lines if you’d like

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If you jjst want to make one

solid crest
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I have one shot I found online that's really cute and sound fun

"A wild sheep chase" and the story is easy where not too many monsters and such

cobalt frigate
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Yes, that's a good one.

solid crest
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The only thing I'm trying to comprehend is character sheet, i need like a complete breakdown on what they mean and how they work

oak marsh
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Agreed that is good

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Do you all have iPhones sly?

solid crest
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Android

elder pewter
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You can find many character sheet apps

oak marsh
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If so there’s a basic d&d character building app on apple it’s not the best but it doesn’t the job it’s called prizm

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If not there are multiple character sheet apps like nightmare said

solid crest
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Is it okay not to use official character sheet and just use DnD app instead?

cobalt frigate
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That's up to you

solid crest
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Gotcha

cobalt frigate
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D&D Beyond is more convenient if you're playing online. As DM you can see your players' sheets (and edit them if need be).

oak marsh
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Ur the dm you can do what you want fr

solid crest
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Yeah, my only hope is I am able to read and understand the rules of the game

At very least the basic since even the instructions says I can do whatever I want

cobalt frigate
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Did you read the Basic Rules yet?

solid crest
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Not yet, but I have seen dimension 20 enough to understand if that makes sense

cobalt frigate
exotic remnantBOT
#
What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
cobalt frigate
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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.

solid crest
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Yeah I believe they also have like playlist videos on specific questions and teaching so I will do that as well

oak marsh
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Yes they do

oblique pulsar
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Can someone explain DnD to me I really wanna get into it but no one will take the time to teach mr

echo kelp
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Teaching someone one on one doesn't scale well so we ask you to at least spend some time reading through the resources linked here - check the pinned messages on this channel.

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If you have any specific questions, we can answer them here. But "teach me D&D" just won't work as we don't have time/energy to teach everyone one on one.

slow hawk
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There isnt a replacement for putting in some time/energy into reading the stuff

The game itself kind of requires buy-in and commitment

lyric fjord
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Where can I find a game for a first timer? I don’t think I can learn much more without playing.

echo kelp
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?looking

exotic remnantBOT
#
Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

Visit #find-a-game for everything you need to start your search, including:

  • Instructions for finding a game here on the server (including how to post in our #looking-for channels).
  • Suggestions for finding a game outside of this server.
  • Basic advice to help you in your hunt.
echo kelp
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^ The #find-a-game channel has useful information on how to find a group or D&D game to join.

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Most folks are fine running games with new to D&D players as long as those folks show they are learning and willing to learn the game rules and if they fit in with the group playing.

quartz stag
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I am a late comer to the game and luckily have a mixed group I play with so they all help me figure out what I need to role because honeslty I get overwhelmed. We just started a new campaign in 5e that we are all working to retrofit back to pathfinder and then to 3 - but I decided to be a Goliath Barbarian/Sorcerer. The fighting I think I have in hand but i never know how the spells and cantrips work. Someone please explain how I find out what the heck it all means. dndApprove

smoky adder
fleet field
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If it’s for how they work in 5e you can ask here

slow hawk
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Yeah, please clarify which system you are asking about

fleet field
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Also if it’s for pathfinder this is the completely wrong server

quartz stag
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I am just trying to learn 5e for now. never been a magic user before.

plucky ridge
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Sorcerer right?

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They're innate casters which means their spells come from inside. They don't prepare spells like a Wizard or Cleric but instead know certain spells and can use them as many times as they have that level of spellslots

uncut copper
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Hey

plucky ridge
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Rules as written though, you cannot cast spells while Raging as a Barbarian

oak marsh
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If anyone needs help making a character you can dm me and I’m down to help

plucky ridge
quartz stag
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Yeah I got the fact you can not rage and cast. No worries there...first time being a barbarian too.... previoulsy been Dwarve Rogue only so no magic. So I would just chose to use a spell rather than a weapon or unarmed attack.

plucky ridge
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That sounds awesome!

quartz stag
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Is there a limit as a sorcerer as to how many spells I can use during combat?

plucky ridge
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Leveled spells yes, cantrips no

true shard
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By the action economy and spell slots

main fox
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During and entire combat? No, Rules as written states on your turn you can cast one leveled spell and one cantrip if you can.

But ultimately its up to how many spell slots you have though thats what cantrips are for you never run out 🙂

echo kelp
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Usually you may only cast 1 spell per action.

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Sorcerers have a metamagic feature that could allow them to cast a level 1 spell or cantrip as a bonus action, followed by a level 1 spell cast as an action.

smoky adder
quartz stag
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But could I during the course of a battle use each of my spells & cantrips at least once? Not sure how that would work before exhausting the character.

smoky adder
slow hawk
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I think we need to step back from explaining sorcerer spellcasting and explain spellcasting in general

echo kelp
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Cantrips never exhaust, leveled spells you can only cast as long as you have an appropriate spell slot available.

slow hawk
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If this person has never been a caster before getting into sorcer specific features is counterproductive

slow hawk
quartz stag
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Thanks I have but it is still a bit confusing as to spell slots. I am a level 1 (new campaign)..so I have 4 levels of cantrips and 2 level 1 spells.

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All of the cantrips are level Zero

true shard
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Correct since they do not count as a leveled spell

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Important distinction

slow hawk
# quartz stag All of the cantrips are level Zero

In effect, yes.

Spell slots are your spell casting resource. Leveled spellss require a spell slot of equal level or higher. Some spells can be “upcast” at a higher level for a benefit.

Cantrips do not require spell slots

steady girder
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evening everyone

quartz stag
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Thank you. I have read all the material I can but this is still new to me and I want to have a general idea what to do when the battle is raging...sicne currently my character is the only magic user so far in our party..2 more members could not be there for the first round. But thank you all for the help.

plucky ridge
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Hope you have an awesome time!

slow hawk
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magic users can do a wide variety of things, which is the appeal

true shard
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Yeah casting spells is really fun though there's a lot of rules

quartz stag
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Yeah I always try to keep my characters versatile sicne I never knew who i am playing with or where we will end up on our journeys.

steady girder
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thanks all for the links and help last night i posted in looking for a game so ill sit back and see if anyone need a player and read up more on things

exotic remnantBOT
shy rune
fringe zodiac
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I am very new to the community, is there a difference between DnD and DnD Beyond?

turbid ridge
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@quartz stag remember to have fun

turbid ridge
turbid ridge
turbid ridge
exotic remnantBOT
#
What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
slow hawk
fringe zodiac
echo kelp
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Well DnDBeyond is a digital toolset to help with playing D&D - D&D is the actual game.

shy rune
fringe zodiac
slow hawk
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The limiting rule is that if u cast a leveled spell with ur bonus action, you cannot cast another leveled spell

shy rune
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ok thank you

slow hawk
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Therefore you cam cast two cantrips IF one of them has a bonus action casting time

shy rune
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action surge 2 eldritch blasts is legal right

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i did that and my dm said ok

slow hawk
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The examples off the top of my head is Shillelagh - bonus action cantrip, then something like produce flame, action

slow hawk
shy rune
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thanks

slow hawk
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Always think in terms of action economy

shy rune
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my dm thinks having 2 bonus actions is cooler, so he can do harder encounters and more stupid stuff happens

echo kelp
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The moment hombrew like that enters the scene, it throws the normal D&D expectations out the window

shy rune
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true

steel pier
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Hallo dnd community

echo kelp
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Welcome

cedar flax
smoky adder
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Not quite

cedar flax
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wait really

smoky adder
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If you cast a spell as a bonus action, the only other spell you can cast on that turn is a cantrip with a casting time of one action.

cedar flax
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I’ve played D&D for four years and haven’t known this

smoky adder
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If you’re not casting a spell as a bonus action, there’s no restriction.

cedar flax
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mind blown 🤯

slow hawk
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yeah…

smoky adder
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It’s a rule that’s frequently misunderstood. 😅

slow hawk
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The rule is frequently misstate due as one spell per turn, which is wrong

All you need to ask:
Did you cast a leveled spel with your bonus action? Then you can only cast a cantrip

No rules against cantrip + BA cantrip

smoky adder
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Even that’s not entirely accurate.

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It’s any spell as a bonus action, not just a leveled spell.

slow hawk
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sure

smoky adder
slow hawk
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Thats the one

smoky adder
wild bough
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i learn best from doing things rather than reading, however, i cant seem to find any groups that welcome beginners, any advice? im kinda scared of ruining a campaign due to being new and having to ask questions.

smoky adder
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Honestly, most games are welcoming to newcomers even if they’re not explicitly advertised as such.

plucky ridge
smoky adder
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So if you see one you’re otherwise interested in, it can’t hurt to ask.

wild bough
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i appreciate it, thanks, ill check it out

lyric fjord
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I am newcomer

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I’ve been playing for two months-ish

plucky ridge
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Welcome!

lyric fjord
sacred mural
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Hey so someone told me to look into "westmarches" and that was incredibly vague. Im looking into it and Isnt that the same thing as the opt-in "community" tag people can put in the looking for dm thing?

Or is it different getting confused by terminology

plucky ridge
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Online West Marches are a community server where DMs and players all play in the same shared world

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So you would go on an adventure while other people go on a different one and then have the chance to interact later

sacred mural
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Yeah i get that but is that the same as the community thing this server has in the #750812887697588356 opt in tags

plucky ridge
sacred mural
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oh thats the place i was looking for thank you thats helpful

plucky ridge
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Happy to help!

smoky adder
old willow
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Hello, i am new to all of this and it is overwhelming. I downloaded the app DnD Beyond to create a character and checked out Roll20. Ive also watched videos on YT about just starting out but its confusing. Is Roll20 the best/only way to play this game online? I am looking to join a campaign to learn how to play

glass summit
# old willow Hello, i am new to all of this and it is overwhelming. I downloaded the app DnD ...

There are certainly other ways to play online. Since you're just starting out, I'd adapt to whatever virtual-tabletop the DM of the game you aim to join is using, rather than just searching for Roll20 games.

#find-a-game can be a good place to start looking, but there are other places across the internet that people post openings in online campaigns. Since finding a game can take a bit, it is often worthwhile to look in multiple places at once. So long as you're transparent about being new to the game, and have the patience to learn, you'll do great

fossil cloak
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There are a lot of options out there for playing online, I use foundry vtt, for someone just starting out though, it can all be very overwhelming for many people. I started off, teaching my players, the bear basics by playing simple adventures without using maps and stuff just to get them into role-play in the game itself

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Honestly, though, if you wanna jump right into the virtual table top right off the bat, I said, go for it

thorn briar
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hey guys ive just made a character and was wondering if people could see if its any good? from an rp/backstory standpoint as its my first proper character and want to make sure its good
thank you for your help

carmine spruce
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What is the best book to buy first for content unlock?

cobalt frigate
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Player's Handbook

fleet field
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Then I’d go with TCoE if you’re just a player or DMG and then MM if you’re a dm

fleet field
thorn briar
supple quiver
fleet field
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TCoE has more new classes and subclasses

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i think at least

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also the buffs for ranger

supple quiver
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xanathar's has more subclasses if i'm remembering correctly

fleet field
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youre right actually, it has 2 more

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ig im just a bit biased bc artificer

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i would just look at which subclasses they add and choose based on that

supple quiver
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hexblade...

fleet field
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fair

supple quiver
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vs twilight

old willow
fleet field
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but clockwork soul sorc

old willow
supple quiver
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zealot, shepard, samurai, gloomstalker, swashbuckler, and hexblade
vs
eloquence, twilight, clockwork soul, watchers, and soulknife

fleet field
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id go tcoe bc clockwork soul, soulknife, and artificer

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but its rlly up to personal opinion

pseudo musk
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Are there any way to get rid of legendary resistance?

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as a wizard

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I was really curious of how 3 enemies who have legendary resistance to auto success saving throw against my spell

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Not only that

I feel like my DM immediately told me that these enemies have legendary resistance to my spell even I don't know at the first time right after I cast a spell on them
I think this is not fair

cobalt frigate
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No.

vale glacier
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Legendary Resistances can feel unfair but remember its a team effort. So maybe your fighter can grapple them and they feel threatnend enough to burn one

pseudo musk
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So the only way to deal with them is Wall of Force then..

cobalt frigate
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Why are you fighting against three legendary creatures? Legendary creatures are meatn to be "solo bosses."

pseudo musk
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Wall of Force

just lock them up, yall get no turns lol

simple goblet
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I don't believe there is any way to get rid of legendary resistances, except by forcing the enemy to use them up

pseudo musk
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Everything in here is sooooo confusing

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3 bosses in last counter

cobalt frigate
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What level are you?

pseudo musk
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10th level, wizard, mirror mage

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My DM is still a newbie too

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It's not like 3 bosses but 4 bosses

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well... I casted Wall of Force to lock one big boss

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otherwise this fight will go on VERY long and it will drain my irl sleep time

austere juniper
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legendary resistances exist to prevent bosses from being basically shut down from one failed saving throw.
they should not be on every enemy.
usually 3 on a main boss, 1 can appear on sub bosses, minions (even strong ones that hit hard) should not have any

fleet field
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That’s not a wizard subclass afaik

pseudo musk
fleet field
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Okay nice

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Where from? It sounds cool

warm dew
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Greetings people

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I played my first game of dnd yesterday

echo kelp
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Congrats! Hope you had fun!

warm dew
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Yes it was extremely good

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I just wanted to ask if u guys had any tips for me

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Anything that will help me in my future games

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I chose to be a dragon born paladin lol

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Didn’t really know much abt it

echo kelp
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Keep learning how your character works, and make sure everyone at the table (including the DM) are having fun.

warm dew
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Just cuz it sounded cool 😂

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Okay will remember that

#

Also do we need to buy a board or smth to play on?

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Cuz my friend just drew a map on his own and we were playing

solemn light
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Nope! You can play D&D in a few ways, and that is a classic way

warm dew
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Oh okay

solemn light
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You can play with no props at all, called 'theatre of the mind' where you just imagine the scenario in your head. Distances and exact locations tend to be abstracted.

Or you can play with minimal props, like putting some dice or caps or anything you have around to represent creatures and where they are, and use pencils to mark walls so on.

Or you can quickly scetch out basic maps- a clear wipe board is a great buy for this style.

Or you can go full out- buy tile sets, make dioramas, paint minis, so on.

Online games tend to have the benefit of being able to share digital maps, or even have a virtual map on something like roll20 where you can move tokens around the board.

warm dew
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Ooh

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I see

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Yeah we used minimal props and he drew the map on an A4 paper

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How do I play this online?

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Is there like a website?

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Also appreciate u taking time and typing such a long message, thanks

gritty raptor
#

Hellu :3 I got a question, so me and my friend know dnd now for quite a while but never reall played longer than some months, because the hype was gone :/. And we just played with our friends until now but i also wanna see how other people play ^^ so I wanted to ask how do we get to a short campain, maybe for 3/4 months ^^'? Bc most dms have dnd session who last years

solemn light
#

Roll20 is a VTT (Virtual Table Top) but there are other platforms as well- Owlbear Rodeo is pretty minimal, Foundry is high tech, but does require someone to subscribe. Tabletop Simulator can even be used, but I found it a bit clunky and can overheat laptops >.>

warm dew
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Ooooh okay

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Roll20 is free?

solemn light
# gritty raptor Hellu :3 I got a question, so me and my friend know dnd now for quite a while bu...

If you want short games you can look out for games marked 'oneshots' (Which are meant to be contained to a single session, but it's pretty common for them to accidently spill over into 2 or 3).
You can also look into Adventure League games, which are official organsied play games. You make a character following AL rules (so pretty RAW and by the books), and you can join pretty much any AL game that has space and is the correct level. You can hop in and out with not too much commitment.
Westmarches can also be a good way to play short games when ever without commiting to long game. Westmarches are often servers with multiple DMs and players, and when ever a DM can run a game, players who are available can jump in.

solemn light
# warm dew Roll20 is free?

Roll20 basic is free yep. Which gives you sheets, map and very basic fog of war (to hide areas). Paying lets you have more storage space for images (like maps and tokens), and gives 'Dynamic Lighting' which you can add to walls so that players can't see through them as they move around the map.

#

Again, one person could also pay for a subscription, make the game, then hand it over to someone else to DM. That DM then gets access to dynamic lighting, and the 'compendium' for that game (you can also buy books and content on roll20, which makes it a lot easier to drag and click things into your game, without having to manually fill in a sheet each time)

warm dew
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I see

solemn light
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Roll20 is bad for mobile though, as a warning. You can use a phone to play on roll20 but it's... not good.

warm dew
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So this will basically be like a map and game on a laptop without having to draw a map manually

warm dew
solemn light
# warm dew So this will basically be like a map and game on a laptop without having to draw...

Pretty much yep. Like for my game I can either make my own digital map, or download one someone else has made (from other sites), and drop that in, add dynamic lighting, then add tokens. Players can move their own tokens around the map to look around.
Roll20 also has digital sheets, so you can just click things to roll checks/attacks so on.
It is worth looking around different VTTs to see what you actually want and also what people can use. Owlbear Rodeo is simpler (I haven't actually used it though). Foundry is a lot more high tech that roll20 and has a lot more things it can do, but does require pay in (Long term, foundry is cheaper than roll20 for more content, I believe so keep in mind)

hidden mantle
#

Random question were do I find printable Character sheets

echo kelp
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DnDBeyond also exports out PDF/printable character sheets.

warm dew
hidden mantle
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Thank you @echo kelp

warm dew
#

I appreciate it 🤍

serene wasp
#

Why do I need to buy expansions to make making a character easier?

dapper gulch
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What do you mean?

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The other books only increase the amount of options you have, but they don’t make character creation any easier.

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TBH I’d say the extra options make character creation harder because now there’s more rules.

serene wasp
#

I guess discussing my question is prohibited so I think its better to move on.

viral pelican
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you don't need to buy anything to make it easier, and the basic rules keep it simpler by limiting your options.

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It's generally advisable not to spend any money until you have a grasp of the game, and know it's a wise investment for you.

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(that's when they have you hooked 😉 )

serene wasp
#

Yeah I'll definitely buy dice and spell cards ect

viral pelican
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Dice are a worthwhile investment

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Spell Cards...eh well if you are committing to a class, they can be neat.

smoky adder
#

D&D Beyond also lets you buy just character options individually, too, like a single subclass.

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Whatever you spend gets credited toward the cost of the book itself, too.

serene wasp
smoky adder
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So it’s pretty easy to just get what you need when you need it.

serene wasp
#

I made a character with a friend, and if i were to make it in dnd beyond i would need to buy multiple expansions so i was discouraged from using it

mortal garden
#

Yeah, that's unfortunately how it is.

That said, if you find yourself in a campaign with someone who has content sharing enabled and they have the content, you can build your character using that!

viral pelican
#

@serene wasp Please don't send me unsolicited DMs, anything you have to say to me, you can say here.

simple goblet
#

Exactly, but you are going to run into the problem that any other online character builder is going to limit you to the SRD options without purchases wherever you go

vagrant ravine
#

Im a Woodelf Ranger with Archery as skill should I choose absorb elements or cure wound as my spell?

timid venture
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Cure Wound

vagrant ravine
#

yeah I was going towards that too

#

but both sound good

timid venture
#

Also you're running archery, half the benefits of absorb elements are lost on you unfortunately

#

the d6 extra damage only triggers on melee, not ranged

silver siren
#

TBF, I never see people use Absorb Elements for the extra damage. Only the damage resistance.

upbeat sapphire
#

I am a swift halfling (forgot the sub race for it) should I focus athletic and acrobatics

smoky adder
#

There's no right or wrong choice for skill proficiencies.

harsh fjord
#

Depends on your ability scores and what you want your character to be better at.

smoky adder
#

Pick whatever helps tell the story you want to tell.

upbeat sapphire
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My story is I'm one of the best guards from my campaign who has a turn of heart and joins the party fleeing from these other guards. I am also a pawn of the devious god togath

vagrant ravine
viral pelican
upbeat sapphire
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Cause I'm only 3'2

viral pelican
#

Well then, maybe Acrobatics suits the character more.

silver siren
viral pelican
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Strictly speaking, Jumping is more of a Strength-based activity, but I'm more asking this as a concept question to see how you are thiking about your character.

vagrant ravine
upbeat sapphire
#

Thanks jale

harsh fjord
vagrant ravine
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yeah Ill do that

upbeat sapphire
#

I'm trying to stay away from playing monk cause I love playing different monks. Though my last one was cool cause he became a god. Had a town named after him (tubington). I also created beatboxing (which I called tubing)

hollow acorn
#

Anyone now what I should play for my first game?

viral pelican
hollow acorn
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A soldier

viral pelican
#

Nice, strong start! You probably want to play a Fighter, which is also a great class for new players

#

At level 3 you can also pick a subclass, but it would be worth finding a DM and a game to join before thinking too deeply about that

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You'll also have to pick a race/species. Really, any can fit.

hollow acorn
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My cousin invited me to a game it’s already started

viral pelican
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That's cool. Ask them what level they are playing at currently.

hollow acorn
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3

viral pelican
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Great, not too hard then. So, at level 3 you'll have a subclass too, which defines what kind of fighter you are.

hollow acorn
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He also offered me a role of an npc

smoky adder
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What kind of abilities do you image your soldier would have? How do they fight?

hollow acorn
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Sword and shield

viral pelican
#

The basic rules describe the Champion, which is focussed on Critical Hits, and then the Player Handbook, which your DM also probably has, will have more like Battlemaster, who has special combat moves.

smoky adder
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There's also ones with more magical abilities, if that's what you're looking for.

viral pelican
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There's a total of 10 across all the books, so best to talk to your DM about which ones they have available.

You'll also need to pick a fighting style: with Sword and Shield, the Dueling style is probably the best for you. Gives you more damage when using a one handed weapon like that.

hollow acorn
viral pelican
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So sort of a character who prevents others from moving past them?

hollow acorn
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Yea

smoky adder
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The Interception fighting style might be a good choice, then.

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And there's a few defensive maneuvers you could choose as a Battle Master.

viral pelican
#

The supplement book Xanathars Guide to Everything features a fighter subclass called Cavalier. While it's themed around horseback, actually most of its abilities are about preventing movement past you. At level 3, this means the enemies you hit will be at a disadvantage if they try to attack others, and you can hit them back if they try it.

hollow acorn
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I asked him he said we’re playing by the hand book

smoky adder
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I'd go with Battle Master and the Defense fighting style, then.

viral pelican
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Same, solid choice

hollow acorn
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Ok

viral pelican
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And probably the Soldier background

hollow acorn
#

Where can I send a picture

smoky adder
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Of?

viral pelican
#

You can only upload pictures and share a link here. Try imgur

hollow acorn
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He offered me the role of an npc that is with the party

viral pelican
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Does the NPC already exist? That can still be fun.

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Especially as a sort of "try the game out"

hollow acorn
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Yes

viral pelican
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If that's the case they probably already have a character sheet, but if not, a fighter battlemaster will be the best bet

hollow acorn
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He gave me the npc sheet and an empty one

viral pelican
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I've gotta go play some DND now, so sorry I can't help further, but if nobody is replying here, you might want to try #character-discussion . Best of luck!

hollow acorn
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Ok thanks

vagrant ravine
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do you guys have any tips for a new player whos gonna be a woodelf ranger?

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or just general dnd tips

harsh fjord
#

My list of general player tips: #dnd-newcomers message

To those I'd add, "Don't make your fun interfere with anyone else’s.”

vagrant ravine
#

alrighty

fresh fable
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First have fun, second learn you characters skills and traits

timid locust
#

Tips for rangers:
-You may not be a wizard, but your spells do matter! Keep an eye out for how best to use them!
-Your Bonus Action is a vital part of your turn, don't forget it
-You may not be a rogue, but you've got plenty of skills to use out of combat. Always keep an eye out for how your class features can help

lament nest
#

I'm not technically a beginner because I've played quite a bit by now, but I still choose to play beginner campaigns because it takes me a while to understand everything, plus there's more patience/forgiveness in beginner games. Not as intense there.

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I'm not ready for experienced dnd lol

gritty raptor
lyric fjord
#

Hello, I am a completely new beginner and have decided join this server to learn and hopefully become a respectable DnD player

harsh fjord
#

Welcome. There are useful resources in the pinned messages of most channels, this one especially. Otherwise, ask questions and get involved in the discussions as they happen!

slender folio
#

Umm hi I'm new here and also new to d and d beyond, can i play with you guys?

harsh fjord
#

#find-a-game gives you instructions for using the server's channels to find other players.

steady girder
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Just put a post in find a game I did still waiting to see if anyone wants new players but it may take some time to find someone

crystal ravine
#

Hi everyone I’m new here and too dnd my daughter wanted to start dnd and idk how to play so trying to get as much info as I can. I’ll be there dm starting and eventually i wanna be a player also. Tia

harsh fjord
#

Take a look at the pinned messages in this channel for some handy starter resources!

crystal ravine
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Thanks I’ll look into it i bought the essentials starter kit hopefully that will help to

harsh fjord
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The Essentials Kit is pretty good, though it's open-ended, which I would have found a challenge to DM when starting out.

fair sage
crystal ravine
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I gotcha Hopefully it helps me get started, I’ve been doing some cramming trying to understand it is a lot of info I’ve been watching YT and reading online lol

harsh fjord
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Don't feel like you need to be fully prepared to get started. Do what you can, dive in, and have fun. That last bit is the most important. No one is tracking how many rules you get right or wrong.

crystal ravine
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Ok sounds like a plan just wanted to understand a bit i think I’ll figure it out

#

One more question how does playing online work

harsh fjord
crystal ravine
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Ok thanks all y’all are so helpful I appreciate it Hopefully she ends up liking it that way we can play more if not I’ll just start in my own lol 😂

harsh fjord
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Good luck!

crystal ravine
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Thank you

steady girder
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Yea may take time I just started and I've not found a group yet but may take time

crystal ravine
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Yea will see where it goes it’s gonna be me my daughter and wife for now

lyric fjord
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hi im looking for a dnd group im new so it would be nice if u could teach me along the way

cobalt frigate
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Have you read the free Basic Rules yet?

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It would help your future DM if you have a general understanding of the game first.

steady girder
#

I'm still reading up played fist edition was back but a lot has changed

dense wave
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So ive been reading this book (the players handbook) if i pick that Tiefling and then ranger do i always start wirh 2 swords and a bow with 20 arrows???

steady girder
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From what I read I believe so but someone more up on current edition can probably clarify better

formal snow
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Good evening all

dense wave
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Thank you, i was trying to work it all out as simple weapons are listed so i wondered if i can have crossbows n daggers

harsh fjord
dense wave
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Ah i see, so silly questions again could i have 2 staffs, spears then?

harsh fjord
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Quarterstaffs and spears are simple melee weapons, so you could have two of one, not one of each (my read). Whether your DM lets you do otherwise is another story.

dense wave
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Oki doki. So i might stick with 2 swords or 2 daggers then,

harsh fjord
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Swords are not simple weapons if you mean longswords. Daggers are.

elder pewter
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Just a little tip for new players , if you find a dm who can't answer your questions, doesent have an idea for a story, and is just "playing the game to play it" this is not how dms are supposed to be..find a better dm

solemn light
elder pewter
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Although you don't have to have a 500 page document detailing the world, you should have SOME idea of the world your players are joining and as a dm it is your responsibility to help players with any questions they have...

solemn light
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But that's more a debate for #dnd-rules but I have never seen that reading of it

harsh fjord
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Fair. I think I see it being "two shortswords" means that, if you choose another weapon, it's another pair, but it doesn't have to be.

dense wave
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Thats ok ill pick 2 daggers and a bow, id love to go handbows and a soear

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Is that to me???

cobalt frigate
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No

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Someone after you who apparently deleted their post.

still halo
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Hi friends, completely new to D&D, haven't even made a character yet, but just diving in and wanted to say hello 👋

frank forge
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Hey

plucky ridge
turbid ridge
exotic remnantBOT
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What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
wide pendant
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does magic damage ignore resistance?

frank creek
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Kinda a weird way of me putting it, sorry

main fox
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For Certian Monsters they may have resistances to Weapon Damage (Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing) however if you have a magical weapon (Which will say in the description) It usually can over come the resistances. (Usually)

fleet field
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itll say "resistance to bludgeoning, piercing and slashhing damage to nonmagical weapons" if magical weapons ignore that resistance

fleet field
exotic remnantBOT
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What is D&D?
How does it work?
  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
fleet field
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The basic rules are linked here ^

frank creek
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Snazzy

torpid wraith
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Hello everybody am new to dnd have read some of the rules

smoky adder
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Welcome!

worldly temple
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Hi

echo kelp
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Welcome!

worldly temple
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How long on average does it take would you say to find a dm and party to play with?

dapper gulch
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Took me a couple years to find my “forever” group, but I played a lot of games along the way.

echo kelp
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If you have a group of friends wanting to play it could be literally seconds (but one of you will need to be the DM)
Otherwise it can take a while to find the right game and group.

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But check out #find-a-game to learn about our various "find a game" channels and how to use them.

worldly temple
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yeah I looked through it and I put in a request for looking for DM, only thing is I don't have anyone to play with at all, in that case would it be smarter for me to go to #looking-for-players ?