#dnd-newcomers

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slate stirrup
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I think the closest is 30 minutes away

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and if I look up game store it gives me gamestop (cringe)

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closest I can find is 21 min

slow hawk
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There may not be a solution for your specific situation. We can only suggestion the options that exist

slate stirrup
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thats ok, tysm

harsh fjord
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Libraries or school clubs would be other possibilities.

mild burrow
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hi hi! i have more questions!
is there a summarized list of combat rules (for dms who need it on the fly) about specific/easy to forget rules? liiiiike

  • partial cover and 3quarters cover giving +2 and +5 to both AC and dex saves respectively
  • if you cast a bonus action spell you can only cantrip or melee attack
  • the massive damage rules
  • the death save rules about the double fail and double success etc
  • grappling rules
  • opportunity attack rules
  • difficult terrain rules

etc etc, other small, easy to miss rules that would be handy to have nearby!
i've tried googling and searching reddit but, i've come up empty
i figured i'd ask here before making my own sheet!

slow hawk
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DMsGuild has printable stuff

harsh fjord
mild burrow
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tysm both of you! :D

topaz garnet
hallow bramble
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Hello everyone, it is a pleasure to join this community... and that's all, I don't know what else to add to the presentation xd

fresh fable
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Welcome

hallow bramble
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It's a pleasure, I had joined another dungeons and dragons community a long time ago but it seems they archived it, anyway I never did anything there so it doesn't matter much xd

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So, due to my lack of experience... I don't know almost anything about the game apart from the basics, I've never played it in my life but I do feel like playing it, I just... well, I never had anyone to play it with 😥👍

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Well, that's where my super uncomfortable presentation ends... it's 4 AM, let's see if I fall asleep or do something else.

hybrid holly
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Hi, I'm new to DnD, I've never played a game yet, but wants to learn and is interested. I usually draw and write stories and wants to explore this side of creating/gaming.

hallow bramble
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You also just joined today and had a better presentation than mine xd

hybrid holly
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Oh naw, everyone's presentation tells a little about themselves! There's no good or bad, just personality

hallow bramble
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And you are also more philosophical than me

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Jokes aside, it's a pleasure

hybrid holly
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(Shower u with hearts) same here

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Wait isn't it 4am for you? Go sleep (shoo)

hallow bramble
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Now it's 5 AM, South American time, specifically Argentina but it doesn't matter much now... and this is my bedtime for some reason xd

hybrid holly
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sleeeeeeep (attempts hypnosis) itssss goood for your heeeealth

hallow bramble
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For your good luck, I was already falling asleeeeeeepp... He falls half asleep half dead on the floor

buoyant valve
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Hello everyone. For a few years I was interested in dnd and today got a starter set and joined this discord

hallow bramble
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Welcome, it's a pleasure to have you, now if you'll excuse me, I'm sleepy and I can fall asleep at any second 💀👍

buoyant valve
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Bruh💀

gilded wharf
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Hi, all. I

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Hi, all. I've played before in person twice. Looking for a group to play some more! I'm in UTC +7

simple goblet
runic stirrup
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can cleric with heavy armor jump over the pits while having heav armor?

fleet field
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No reason why not

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It never says you can’t

runic stirrup
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somehow my teamplayer is refusing to jump over it, stating... i have heavy armor, i can not jump over the pits or obstacles... thats why i ask is there any additional disadvantage while wearing heavy armor besides not having +AC on dex modifier

topaz garnet
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unless you're under a STR requirement, no, you could jump as far in heavy armor as you could in leather armor or even your skivvies

fleet field
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Even if you are under the strength requirement it doesn’t directly effect jumping, just indirectly reduces the distance you can jump by reducing your move speed

dark frigate
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Hello, I’m kinda new to all this and need help on how I should start / create a character maybe just for fun atm?

fleet field
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Have a read of the basic rules linked in the pinned messages

viral pelican
# runic stirrup somehow my teamplayer is refusing to jump over it, stating... i have heavy armor...

The other mobility penalty is if the character doesn't reach the minimum strength requirement for that armour (13 for Chain, 15 for Splint and Plate), then their speed would be reduced by 10ft. This can have an impact on your jump distance if you are doing a running jump.

A 15 STR character in Splint, with a base movement speed of 30 ft would move 10 feet for their run-up and then be able to jump 15 ft, and carry on running for a further 5 at the other side.
A 14 STR character in Splint, with a base movement speed of 30 ft would move 10 feet for their run-up, but only be able to jump 10 ft, with no additional movement afterwards.

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In other words: you can tell your friend that there already jumping penalties in the rules for if you are too weak, but if they are not reaching those criteria (or in those scenarios) then they are making up harder rules for themselves.

runic stirrup
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gracie mile, you are really helpfull.. looks like i encounter high home rulling dnd group as my first timer 😄

viral pelican
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It's the same with high jump - 3+STR if you take a 10 foot runup. So if you have that base 30 foot movement, and have a 10ft penalty from not meeting your armour's STR requirement, then your jump height would be diminished.

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Hah well everyone house rules. Don't worry about it.

fading oar
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Hello

upbeat nest
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Hello guys! I am a Barbarian that just got lvl 5 and i see that when i get lvl 5 i get +1 proficiency bonus,now i totally have +3 proficiency bonus. Now,i add that +1 on the skills and saving throws i have marked as proficient ? For example Strength & Constitution on Saving Throws

solemn light
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Yep!

upbeat nest
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Thank you 😄

solemn light
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So now you get to add +3 instead of +2 to attacks, saves and checks you are proficient in.

upbeat nest
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Awesome

white raven
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Anyone think the new dnd book shattered obelisks is worth a go since first few levels is supposedly just LMOP to someone relatively new or os it just too heavy for now?

remote marsh
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Hey, im new to DND, played one oneshot session with some friends 🙂

If i wanted to play online, what program do people use? i was thinking Tabletop simulator would be a good place to set up a session, im curious what you guys think about tabletop

smoky adder
viral python
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so in D&D rule, u can only attune to 3 magic items at a time. in most D&D rpg video-games u have boots, gloves, armor, cape, necklace two rings and helmet in most games. so in tabletop u can only have say, armor, gloves and boots?

timid locust
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Not every magical item requires attunement, usually just the stronger ones.

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So you can equip a ton of stuff, just pay attention to what requires attunement and make sure you don't go over your limit

crude musk
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Also D&D fifth edition doesn't use 'slots' like what you're describing

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Instead it takes a 'common sense' approach; you can't wear two hats at once properly, but you can wear reasonably ten (or more) rings

smoky adder
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Use common sense to determine whether more than one of a given kind of magic item can be worn. A character can't normally wear more than one pair of footwear, one pair of gloves or gauntlets, one pair of bracers, one suit of armor, one item of headwear, and one cloak. You can make exceptions; a character might be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for example, or to layer two cloaks.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/magic-items#WearingandWieldingItems

viral python
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ooooh, ok I understand. thank u!

viral python
smoky adder
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No

viral python
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there a database where one can find them all?

smoky adder
viral python
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thank u!

smoky adder
cyan iris
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Is the wizard the only class that can permanently learn a spell by copying into their spellbook from a scroll?

nova cloak
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What would be a good level to have players during a oneshot where they'll fight a lvl 9 necromancer? Will be 5 players.

timid locust
timid locust
nova cloak
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got it ❤️

smoky adder
timid locust
topaz garnet
white scaffold
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Hey I’m pretty new to DND, I just made a few characters. What should my next step be?

harsh fjord
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You know the rules, at least generally?

white scaffold
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Hardly, tried going into the rules channel but didn’t get much

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I’m brand spanking new so 💀

harsh fjord
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The Basic Rules are linked in this channel’s pins. I’d recommend giving those a read. Then try to find a group. See #find-a-game.

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?
viral python
smoky adder
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It's plate armor.

viral python
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so unless specified, the AC is the standard of the armor type, ie plate armor 18 AC?

fallen surge
viral python
true vector
hallow wraith
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hi, im new to the server, i've been doing a bit of research about dnd here and there, and im planning on being a dm. any tips on how i can uhh i guess start or like learn about the few steps on creating a campaign and such?

fallen surge
# hallow wraith hi, im new to the server, i've been doing a bit of research about dnd here and t...

Welcome! I'm not sure how far you got with your own research, but if you need any resources for getting started, such as the free basic rules, you can find links to that in the bot post below this ⬇️

As for becoming a DM, while that certainly is a lot more work than being a player, its very possible to do so as a newcomer, if the work load doesn't bother you. If you want some tips and guides, I would highly recommend the Youtube series "Running the Game" by Matt Colville

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?
hallow wraith
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ah thx, ill check it out

karmic widget
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Anyone got anything on monster hunter class

timid locust
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What do you mean?

echo kelp
fallen surge
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Monster Slayer is the name of a Ranger subclass, if that's what you meant

harsh fjord
frail swallow
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how does combat work ive read the rules but im not quite understanding i need like a step by step example ive never been a dungeon master before first time player

fallen surge
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Can you be a little more specific about which part confuses you?

frail swallow
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sure like understanding armor class in the midst of battle like how do i know if the opponent like a goblin hits a 22 armor class

hallow wraith
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from what i understand, start of combat is rolling for initiative so that you know who can go first, every player and creature in the current encounter has an action, you can do 2 things in action phase; cast spells, ability or action and bonus action (im still not so sure about that)

hallow wraith
fallen surge
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If you are attacking the goblin, you tell the DM what you rolled, and they will tell you if it hits, based on the goblin’s armor class. If the goblin is attacking you, the DM will tell you what the goblin rolled, and you will tell the DM if it hit or not based on your armor class

frail swallow
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so you dont implement DC difficulty?

timid locust
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Armor class is usually pretty static in 5e: it doesn't usually change over the course of combat. All you need to pay attention to is your own, and your DM will pay attention to all the enemies' AC.

cobalt frigate
frail swallow
cobalt frigate
calm blaze
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how to dnd

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
# calm blaze how to dnd

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.

calm blaze
regal bane
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Can i make a party open for all / can i see where other people made a party?

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And join it?

calm blaze
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wtf 44 episodes

hollow turret
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so I haven't played yet but I do know how to, and i have a bit of a stupid question lol
im planning on playing with some more experienced friends soon and i was wondering about roleplay, like. how into it can i get so it's like not bland but socially acceptable??? im pretty comfortable with it but idk if and what would be too much lolololol

timid locust
regal bane
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?
crisp birch
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me and my freinds just played our first ever session of dnd and i killed a shopkeeper by crushing her with mage hand out of panic and got us arrested already :L

timid locust
calm blaze
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oh

harsh fjord
timid locust
calm blaze
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im tryna be a 4ft tall dwarf with a 8ft long sword, watching dnd figther guide

hollow turret
cobalt frigate
# calm blaze wtf 44 episodes

Each one is a short video explaining the various parts of D&D rules.

D&D is a game of rules. You can't avoid reading the rules.

calm blaze
hollow turret
deft sigil
timid locust
calm blaze
crisp birch
harsh fjord
deft sigil
crisp birch
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but our first session was still hilarious and really fun

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really excited to play again

timid locust
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Awesome! dndCheers

deft sigil
hollow turret
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also, continuing on the how much is too much thing, is it acceptable to go a little wild with the characters? i have a chaotic character i wanna play that's really fun but wild and im scared that someone's gonna mind

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idk im just scared to try things generally

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but i feel like playing a more unhinged character would make it more fun and easier for me

harsh fjord
hollow turret
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alright, thanks so much! :))

cobalt frigate
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Be careful of being disruptive that it ruins the fun of others (including the DM).

fickle rapids
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Hey guys I'm somewhat a new player to dnd but I know a good amount of basics. I'm having a hard time picking a character to build. I want one that has pretty strong and consistent damage each round (not one that blows a bunch of CDs in one or 2 attacks) and also versatile having some cool in combat and out of combat features. I don't mind multiclassing but preferably only 2 classes cuz in still kinda new and we are level 4 and leveling progression is pretty slow

tame cave
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Ranger, Rogue, Bard, Paladin come to mind, but more importantly, I wouldn't focus so much on versatility; adventurers don't go alone, after all.

timid locust
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For new players, the general suggestion is not to multiclass at all. It's a bit complicated for someone just starting out, and can inadvertantly end up making your character pretty subpar.

Based on what you're looking for, check out Rogue, Artificer, Ranger, or Bard! Sometimes referred to as 'expertise classes', they can excel both in and out of combat

fickle rapids
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Which would you guys say has some of the strongest like consistent damage per round? Cuz it seems like a lot of classes rely a lot of spell slots for their big damage and once ur out of them you kinda do pretty doo doo damage

timid locust
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Depending on the subclass, I'd say Rogue, Ranger, or Artificer. That being said, I wouldn't worry too much about spells running out. If you're out of spells, it's likely your team is as well! Probably time to rest and get those slots back

tame cave
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Nothing is consistent like the big guy that stands in front. Paladin can hit especially heavy with some spells and smites, but should still hit decent if no spells. Fighters are just consistent DPS, all day, every day. Barbarians hit hard as well, and are big meaty sponges. Nothing's gonna compare to magic for hitting hard, though.

fickle rapids
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What kind of damage can rangers do?

true shard
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They can do lots of different stuff like there's multiple ways to build a ranger

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Most people go for an archery build though

timid locust
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Like Paladins, they can use spells to empower their weapon attacks. I'd suggest looking into the options some of the newer books add for rangers. There's plenty of cool stuff

tame cave
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You can vary from sniper to front liner, though I played Ranger once and poorly

true shard
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Ranger is quite fun and can be strong especially if you're in your favored terrain often or fighting your favored enemy often

fickle rapids
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What kind of spells do they get to empower their attacks?

smoky adder
fickle rapids
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Also rangers don't get magic damage do they, so later in the campaign won't they be pretty useless against monsters with resistance to non magical damage?

tame cave
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I don't remember the name of the spell but turning the floor into thorns is pretty useful for, like, forever.

smoky adder
smoky adder
slow hawk
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But getting into the weeds of Ranger seems beyond the scope of the channel

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This is not entirely accurate

If you want to learn about optimizing damage, you’ll want to go to #optimization

dire fossil
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played my first oneshot today it was so cool

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dnd is so cool

sweet verge
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Whats the best place to get metal dice for not 50 bucks? I want something kinda cool

cobalt frigate
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Amazon?

sweet verge
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Anywhere else you think?

cobalt frigate
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I've bought metal dice for under Cdn$50 from Amazon.ca

calm blaze
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does dexterity add to my base speed

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🫠

sudden otter
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No sir

calm blaze
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im too stupid to figure out dnd, ive watched hundreds of guides over the past few years and i still dont know anything

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do i just stop trying?

slow hawk
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Have you read the materials linked in the pinned posts?

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?
calm blaze
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yes

slow hawk
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If you have questions you can ask them

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Or just go to your local game store and find a game

calm blaze
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huh

cobalt frigate
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You don't need to memorize all the rules. Just understand the fundamentals, like your class and combat.

jolly relic
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Hello!

copper shadow
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Hello!

serene patio
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Hello

modest basin
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Hi

calm halo
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yo is there anyway to do dnd online for new players

cobalt frigate
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We don't talk about the MMO here. This server is for the D&D tabletop game.

calm halo
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i mean is there a way to play the tabletop but like online

cobalt frigate
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Virtual tabletops (VTTs)? Yes.

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It's the DM who decides which VTT to use.

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They'll tell the player which VTT, such as Roll20, owlbear.rodeo, or Foundry (those are web-based clients).

calm halo
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thanks

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is there anything i have to buy to start playing vtt's

cobalt frigate
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Depends on the VTT.

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Roll20, owlbear.rodeo, and Foundry all have free clients.

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Talespire, a 3D VTT, requires everyone to buy a copy (this is why I didn't go with it).

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I believe FantasyGrounds requires everyone to own a copy as well.

viral pelican
viral pelican
cobalt frigate
topaz garnet
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Owlbear 2 is free too, and actually usable at that. I've got a boatload of maps, assets, and custom tokens, and it's only around a quarter of the free storage. I've not felt any push for a subscription on it

cobalt frigate
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I use Foundry and it's worth the one-time $50 license fee (although you have to host it yourself).

topaz garnet
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Owlbear 2 also works even on potato toaster laptops, that's a potentially important thing about VTTs. I've got a couple of players who basically run on toasters, so the low intensity works nice. Roll20 has some jank due to being made for everything and another, and the others are far more intense or require money

cobalt frigate
calm halo
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is there a way to find groups to help people learn the game

cobalt frigate
calm halo
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appreciate all the help

serene patio
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I was reading the post and notice online rules focus on class and combat rules. My question is are there other rules I should have knowledge of?

echo kelp
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Skill checks and saving throws are also good to have some familiarity with

topaz garnet
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Ability checks*

serene patio
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Thanks for the knowledge in advanced

fading sierra
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is there any functional difference between an attack roll, ability check and saving throw, besides what the dc is determined by, the context and what modifiers (ex. guidance, resistance, bless, bardic inspo) apply to the roll?

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like are they all just on a baseline level, 'roll a d20, add ability bonuses, meets it beats it, profit'

echo kelp
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Pretty much - but just to recap:
Skill check: player rolls a d20 and adds their modifiers and proficiency (if applicable) and any bonuses. The DM takes the result and if it beats the Difficulty Challenge (DC) they the DM has set, the character succeeds. Nat 20s or Nat 1s do not have any "auto succeed/lose" function.

Saving Throws: Player rolls a D20 and adds any saving throw bonuses/modifiers (and any additional magical bonuses in effect). If it meets or beats the DC or spell save DC, then usually damage is reduce and magical effects don't take effect. Death saving throws - nat 20s and nat 1s have additional impact.

Attack Rolls: Player rolls a d20 and adds modifiers and bonuses - if the result beats the enemy target's Armor Class (AC), it hits. Natural 20's are automatic hits regardless of AC. Natural 1s are automatic misses regardless of bonuses and modifiers.

smoky adder
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Mechanically, they work pretty much the same. However, they do fulfill different narrative roles, and other rules may apply to some of them but not others.

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An ability check is an attempt to perform a task, an attack roll is an attempt to hit another creature, and a saving throw is an attempt to avoid some ill fate.

cyan iris
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I assume it would be stupid to carry around 2 backpacks, but what about having 2-3 pouches strapped to your sides and front?

Items strapped to a backpack, do they count towards the backpack max carry limit, or your main inventory?

Just looking for some opinions.

echo kelp
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Some games are big into tracking equipment and weight so adding more pouches to what you carry would very much be a discussion to have with your DM and group you're playing with.

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Other groups just handwave it away as they'd rather focus on other aspects of the game then tracking all the things.

tacit acorn
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I seccond that. It's really up to your DM, and how realistically you guys are playing the carry system

cyan iris
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Sounds good. I'll bring it up when we play

topaz garnet
echo kelp
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Thanks!

topaz garnet
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the format is a little less colloquial yeah

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It's not exactly skill check, it's Ability check, or Ability (Skill) check, depending on if a skill proficiency matters or is allowed or whatever

vague raven
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Does anyone have premade character sheets for each class with varying levels if so DM me it.

tacit acorn
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You should be able to find some on DND Beyond, if I remember correctly

fleet field
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Yep

vague raven
fleet field
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You can level them up yourself

fleet field
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You can’t expect someone to make one for every race/class combo

tacit acorn
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Idk, the page I'm on has plenty

fleet field
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There’s one for every class plus one for each bg3 character

tacit acorn
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including character sheets for characters from BG3, which is super neat

vague raven
fleet field
patent vigil
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Hey. I am new here and struggling I don't usually use discord and never played dnd is someone here able to help me?

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
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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.

smoky adder
smoky adder
harsh fjord
fleet field
smoky adder
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And sorcerer

fleet field
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Oh rlly? Didn’t notice that

smoky adder
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And… probably others.

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I didn’t make an exhaustive list. 😛

elder pewter
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Do dms just hate New players or something?

smoky adder
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Broadly speaking? No.

elder pewter
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I'm trying to find a group and some dms are rude af

slow hawk
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…

fickle rapids
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i know this is kind of a dumb question but can someone explain how warlock spell slots work? i dont understand the table

smoky adder
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The Warlock table shows how many spell slots you have and what level those spell slots are.

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All your spell slots are for a single level that increases over time.

slow hawk
fickle rapids
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so you only get 2 spells to cast per day at level 4? that seems pretty bad no?

slow hawk
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Thus, when your Warlock pact slots reach level 5, when you cast a spell with them, it will be at lv 5

slow hawk
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They recharge every SHORT REST

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This is distinct from most casters who recharge on a long rest

fickle rapids
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so youd have to convince your group to short rest after each battle essentially then correct?

slow hawk
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That is sonething for your table to discuss

But a short rest is approximately 1 hour; a long rest 8 hours

Every DM paces their day differently but generally it will be much easier to short rest than long

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This is the distinct advantage a warlock has when your DM runs more frequent encounters per “day” (between long rests)

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If you read further you will see Warlocks get “invocations” which provide for benefits that compensate for fewer pact slots

strange agate
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Good night

stiff junco
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Hi I’m brand new and kinda confused on some stuff

strange agate
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Same

cobalt frigate
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What are you confused about?

strange agate
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I have a perfect campaign

stiff junco
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One thing I’m confused on is do you just hop on a call and play or do you have to do some kinda set up thing

fleet field
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You need to find a group to play with

cobalt frigate
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It depends on the DM on how they set things up.

strange agate
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Join this group:

fleet field
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Don’t advertise here the mods don’t like it

strange agate
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Breads Haunted Manor

stiff junco
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Any whey my friend made I character that seems cool but I’m not sure if it’s allowed or something’s

strange agate
stiff junco
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No

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Sorry

cobalt frigate
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How is it not allowed?

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The DM has final say on the characters allowed at their table.

stiff junco
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Like if it’s story and stuff makes senuwith rules

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Sense

strange agate
cobalt frigate
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This is something your friend should work with the DM on.

stiff junco
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We haven’t iven hade a game

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That’s why I’m asking

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His character was a child who was thrown off a cliff do to bring a child of a affair and was raised by a dragon

cobalt frigate
stiff junco
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Not right now but maybe later

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And no

fleet field
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Please stop advertising here

strange agate
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It’s the one I’m in

stiff junco
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Aye everyone calm down

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He stopped advertising

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And he was just showing me a group

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In case I couldn’t find a group

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Sorry bro I’m a dude

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It’s fine

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Anyway is the idea of a child being raised by a dragon allowed

fleet field
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Entirely dm dependent

stiff junco
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But what do y’all think about it

strange agate
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My carecter name is Frey

stiff junco
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Nice mine is

strange agate
cobalt frigate
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As long as the character doesn't get anything extra out of it then it should be fine.

stiff junco
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Okashii ryu

neat elbow
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Ah yes the chaos is brewing now the adventures won’t fully pay attention to the workings in the shadows

strange agate
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I’m got to go to bed. Gn

stiff junco
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Yeah he really just got like a weird rock thing that protects him and can speak dragon

neat elbow
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Good night to Frey

stiff junco
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Ion stone of protection is what it’s called

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Is that thing to string

cobalt frigate
stiff junco
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Sorry

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I just thought it made sense because my characters intire thing is he has no understanding of society

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So I thought sense his “mother” would give him something to protect him

slow hawk
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The availability of magic items is dependent on the DM, and you certainly should not make a backstory that hinges on having a specific one bc that is not in your control

wicked glen
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This is a thing that is up to DMs but it is unlikely to find a dm that would allow it

stiff junco
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It’s not hinged on it

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Okay so I’m gonna remove that

slow hawk
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U also maybe be over-writing your backstory too specifically when the DM hasnt worked with you yet

cobalt frigate
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DMs usually start new players to D&D at level 1 -- those characters are "fresh out of the academy" so to speak. They won't have any experience adventuring and shouldn't have any magic items. Part of adventuring is getting loot.

stiff junco
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Okay what about just the basic leather armor two schumatrs he can dual wield and basic supplies

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Is that too much

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Or should I turn the schimatrs to like basic swords

slow hawk
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Your class and background will dictate what your character comes with

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You dont arbitrarily give yourself stuff

stiff junco
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Well you would think a dragon would have stuff

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Like two swords

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No magic just two scimitars

cobalt frigate
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Again, your class and background will give you the starting equipment.

slow hawk
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Again, there are specific rules about this - your class and background will determine what you come with unless the dm has specific rules

stiff junco
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Class fighter

cobalt frigate
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Otherwise, everyone will write in their backgrounds that they were raised by dragons so they can give themselves anything and everything.

stiff junco
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Bro it’s two swords

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Just two basic swords

cobalt frigate
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Don't bro me.

slow hawk
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Again

wicked glen
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I know DMs that let things like that go and DMs that dont, it is a heavy dm dependent thing. My suggestion would be to make a sort of skeleton of a backstory, then find a DM you like. After finding a DM you like then I would flesh out the backstory and talk with them to see if they would allow things like this.

slow hawk
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One more time- read your class and your background

cobalt frigate
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We're telling you the standard rules so it's safe with all DMs.

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We're trying to teach you so don't "bro" us.

stiff junco
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Backstory thrown off cliff as child abandoned found by dragon cared for and sent out to leave

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That’s it

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And learned dragon

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Language

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Dragon if

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Dragonic

slow hawk
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The BACKSTORY isnt the issue- thats something up to the player

The BACKGROUND is a mechanical part of your character creation

As is your CLASS

stiff junco
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Fighter is my class

slow hawk
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So the look at the fighter class

cobalt frigate
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Now pick your Background.

stiff junco
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And one of his skills was dual wield

slow hawk
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Read what it says about starting equipment

slow hawk
stiff junco
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Okay fighting style sorry

slow hawk
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Also not a fighting style

stiff junco
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And it’s says basic weapons

slow hawk
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And also does not mechanicaly affect your starting equipment

stiff junco
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It says that on my thing

slow hawk
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The fighting style does not dictate what you can have, although you may choose from what the fighter class gives you

stiff junco
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It just says basic weopons

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And fighting styles

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I’m using

slow hawk
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We keep telling you:

  • your CLASS
  • your BACKGROUND

These dictate your starting equiebt

stiff junco
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Dnd beyond

slow hawk
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There is no such term as “basic weapons”

wicked glen
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Simple weapons I believe is the term used

slow hawk
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in dnd language is important so you need to use specific terminology- another lesson for you

stiff junco
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Okay it says to martial weopans

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And I put scimitars

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For both

slow hawk
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look at the table with all the weapons

Or the dropdown menu

And select the appropriate options

fleet field
stiff junco
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It says in starting equipment

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Open two martial weopans

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In the list it has scimitars

slow hawk
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This is why we tell you to look at the text instead of randomly giving your character stuff

wicked glen
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Scimitars are martial weapons

stiff junco
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I do look at the text

slow hawk
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that was not apparent

stiff junco
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But was I right tho schimatrs are martial weopans

wicked glen
slow hawk
stiff junco
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Thanks for at least backing me up super speedy

wicked glen
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no problem

stiff junco
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Should I just start a new character super speedy

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Or continue

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Because my real story is the dragon has no flight was robbed for all her gold and is pretty much a poor dragon

fleet field
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Continuing would be fine

stiff junco
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But has weopans from all the adventures attacking her

wicked glen
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I dont know what your character sheet looks like exactly but continuing should be good

stiff junco
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Uhh want me to say stats

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Strength 18

cobalt frigate
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How did you generate the ability scores?

wicked glen
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Sure

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Oh yeah were they point buy or rolled?

stiff junco
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It had a least for each one and I just to fit my characters lore

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List

wicked glen
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Oh so you have both then?

stiff junco
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It was weird it didn’t let me roll

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I had to put them in my self

wicked glen
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Oh so you did point buy then I believe

stiff junco
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I think

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Is there like a screen share thing I could do

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So I can show all of it at once

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Dexterity 16

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Charisma -3

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Don’t ask

wicked glen
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?

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That shouldnt be possible

stiff junco
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Wisdom 11

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It put it for some reason

fleet field
stiff junco
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Should I just reset it

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From a drop-down

fleet field
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Okay

stiff junco
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Maybe some multiplier was negative

fleet field
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What’s the actual score?

stiff junco
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No it is the scor

fleet field
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Well that’s not possible

stiff junco
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Can I post a photo

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Is it possible in this section

wicked glen
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go for it cuz I have no idea how that happened

stiff junco
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It says charisma -3

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It’s a negative 3 over 5

fleet field
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That means the score is 5

stiff junco
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Oh

fleet field
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-3 is the modifier

stiff junco
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My mistake guys

fleet field
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Still no idea how you got that

stiff junco
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Me neither

fleet field
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I think you did use rolled stats, it must just roll for you

wicked glen
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Ok so the mod is -3 and the score is 5

stiff junco
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Without me seeing it I guess

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Yes

fleet field
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Yeah the dropdown options would have been what it rolled

stiff junco
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Wait I should try to refresh it

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Let me try real quick

fleet field
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No it make sense now

stiff junco
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Okay turns out I accidentally override the modifier

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And put -3

fleet field
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A 5 would be a -3 anyway

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8 or 9 is -1

stiff junco
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Yeah now it’s 11

fleet field
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Makes more sense, a 5 is very unlucky

stiff junco
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Yeah but still my lowest stat

wicked glen
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Yeah its much better now though lol

stiff junco
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But his goal is kinda weird but is it still good

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His goal grind heaps of gold to his mom

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The dragon

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Is 30 ft speed good

wicked glen
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30 is default speed

stiff junco
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Okay

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Good then

wicked glen
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Yeah

stiff junco
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Cause my guys intire thing is strong good battle sense but no common sense

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Cause he lived with a dragon his entire live

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Oh yeah his mom gold was stolen by pixiu

wicked glen
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Pixiu?

stiff junco
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Yeah

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It says they like stealing

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Oops another mistake that’s a mythilogicla creature

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Not a dnd creature

wicked glen
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I dont think I've ever heard of that

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OH ok that makes a lot more sense

stiff junco
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Stupid google

wicked glen
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All good lol

stiff junco
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It labeled what dnd race likes stealing

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And that was the answer

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But uhh how long do most dnd session last

wicked glen
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Sure it wasnt Pixie?

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Oh that is entirely dependent on the DM

stiff junco
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No it said pixiu

fleet field
stiff junco
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Can session be split up

fleet field
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A session is one instance of play

wicked glen
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Oh do you mean campaign?

stiff junco
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Cause I do not have a straight 4 hours of free time

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Oh yes

fleet field
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If you split up a session more it would be multiple sessions

stiff junco
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I’m still new to all the grammar

fleet field
stiff junco
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Okay I could probably due to hours

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Two

wicked glen
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Yeah there are plenty of those out there

stiff junco
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Oh did y’all know I own a crocodile

fleet field
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Using an analogy of tv shows, a session is like one episode, an adventure is one story arc, which could take place across multiple sessions or fully in one session, and the campaign is the whole show

stiff junco
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Oh okay

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But I own a crocodile and to me that is a flex

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Now it tells me

crude musk
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Let's stay on topic folks

stiff junco
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Sorry I just started

crude musk
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then maybe take a moment to review the server #rules

stiff junco
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Ye sir

proud lily
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hey huys i just joined for dnd beyond any tips?

cobalt frigate
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Have you read the free Basic Rules yet?

mild burrow
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hi hi! can someone clarify the "threatened" status for me?
is it just when a character has an enemy within 5ft and tries to make any ranged attack it's disadvantage?
so even a normal melee character like a fighter using a dagger(as an example) or some such, if they have an enemy right next to them and try to throw the weapon, it's disadvantage?

fleet field
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Yep

tacit acorn
frigid helm
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Thats a baldurs gate thing right?

solemn light
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As an actual 'status' yes.
5e has it where ranged attacks are at disadvantage if an enemy is adjacent to you and not incapacitated. In BG3 this shows as having a 'Threatened' status. While no such condition/status actually exists in 5e, it is essentially the same concept.

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But note that if you're playing with someone who doesn't play BG3 and you say 'you're at disadvantage because you're threatened' they may not know what you mean whereas 'you're at disadvanatge because an enemy is within 5ft' they would.

frigid helm
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Thats what I thought, I was just curious if I had missed a entire status effect, it would not be the first time someone has added something to the PHB or DMg behind my back.

wicked stump
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Hi guys, quick question about channel divinity: preserve life. Does "This feature can restore a creature to no more than half of its hit point maximum." mean I can heal them up to half of their HP? or mean that the amount of healing I can do is equal to half of their hp, if that makes sense 😛 the wording makes me think that if someone has 80hp I can't heal them past 40 health with the use of preserve life (probably a silly question but wanting it clarified)

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maybe this should have gone in dnd-rules

solemn light
wicked stump
sudden elbow
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Hi I'm new ro dnd and wanted to find a campaign with like 2 other people cos I don't rly like calls with more than like 4 ppl lol

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To*

tacit acorn
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the #find-a-game channel is the place to look. I hope you find a group to your liking!

sudden elbow
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Thx

coral mango
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Hiya! Soooo.... I've never actually played dnd before but my friends and I wanna play. But the issue is we're not really sure how to play or what to do. I've looked it up but it doesn't really make too much sense to me. Can someone like REALLY dumb it down for me?

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

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coral mango
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Ok, thanks!

plucky quartz
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Greetings. The name's Lucorias, I'm a fairly new player that has never actually played before that has also started to build a concept of sorts for a homebrew class that I just came up with one day at the beginning of this year.

smoky adder
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Welcome!

round kindle
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Is assassin rogue one of the strongest rogue subclass up to 5th level?

plucky quartz
true shard
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i dont think theres a hard a fast rule for that due to the variability in games and dm rulings

smoky adder
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Out of curiosity, have you run this class by your DM yet?

true shard
plucky quartz
smoky adder
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Yeah

plucky quartz
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I don't currently have a DM

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and also because I am inexperienced, I plan on playing the Wizard, Sorcerer, and Warlock Classes before I start to test the Homebrew class.

smoky adder
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Oh good 😅

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Didn’t want to rain on your parade there, but DMs are usually pretty choosy about which homebrew they allow.

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And a class is no easy feat.

plucky quartz
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Yes

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I can only imagine

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and incase you have wondered why I have chosen to play those 3 classes it is because my homebrew has something like a subclass called a "Class Path" and those 3 are planned to be a part of it. Because it is a Magic base class.

smoky adder
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If you did want to work on the idea, #homebrew can help.

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But my general advice to newcomers is to focus on learning how the game works as-is before trying to modify it.

strange agate
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Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

plucky quartz
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Yeah, Duely Noted.

plucky quartz
random inlet
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hi im new, i enjoy playing magic users usually.. I'm planning on DM'ing friends IRL.. but i've never gotten the chance to play before dndLol

slow hawk
plucky quartz
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Yep..

slow hawk
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I would strongly suggest tabling the homebrew idea and actually playing before committing to it

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There may very well be existing classes that can already do what you want to do

smoky adder
smoky adder
wary basalt
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can anyone give me a run down of what adventurers league games actually look like? is it small seperate groups all playing in the same overarching plot or do all the characters interact with eachother somehow

fresh fable
south plume
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Hello I’m new and hope I’m welcomed just trying to have fun and enjoy this new experience

plucky quartz
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Woops, forgot to turn off the ping, sorry.

random inlet
karmic yarrow
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they are both amazing

slow hawk
plucky quartz
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Yep

karmic yarrow
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lost mines has a better plot but icespire peak felt more sandboxy when i played it

south plume
wary basalt
honest kestrel
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any general tips regarding adventuring for new players?

wary basalt
south plume
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Oh and how does one get into a game

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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.

wary basalt
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To join a game either check out your local game store or look in find a game channel

south plume
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Thank u

wispy whale
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Hiya, y'all. Not exactly a newcomer but new to being a DM

cobalt frigate
civic obsidian
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hey im new to this server and im interested in some dnd

echo kelp
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Welcome! Check out the pinned messages here in this channel (or type ?new and the bot will give you a message with useful links and resources to help get you started).

slow hawk
runic stirrup
onyx pine
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alr then i am here..

fallen surge
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Welcome

onyx pine
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thanks

fallen surge
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Have you played D&D before?

onyx pine
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nope never.

fading sierra
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so maybe a weird question, but are bards required to have their hands available for instruments, or can they use their class actions without instruments by like, singing or whistling or something along those lines?

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guess a better question would be, are instruments a requirement for parts of the class thonk

fallen surge
fading sierra
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alright, thank you sunglasso

echo kelp
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fallen surge
# onyx pine nope never.

Check out the bot post above for some great resources for getting started, including the free basic rules this

onyx pine
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alr thanks.

hardy pendant
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Hey guys. Does everyone start out as a player or can you try it out as a DM? Does it matter?

cobalt frigate
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You can try to jump into DMing without playing but DMing takes a lot of work, effort, and time.

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Players just have to know how their characters work while the DM has to know a bit of everything.

hardy pendant
vast sundial
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Heyyy, so, question about bonus actions in combat
I have a Level 3 Rogue and 2 daggers, one of my abilities as Rogue is to have a bonus action (limited, but still bonus), and reading through the dual wielding thing it says I can "Use a bonus action to attack with the other dagger"

Can I use both bonus actions at the same time? Like let's say I used the Rogue bonus action to double my movement and then the other to attack with both daggers

fallen surge
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You only get 1 bonus action per turn. Your rogue abilities are just different options on what to spend it on

vast sundial
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Ahh okay, cool thanks!

knotty crystal
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Hi guys I’m new

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I’ve created a new character and all but I’m just confused about how the game properly works

icy umbra
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I’m just trying to find a game

knotty crystal
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I’ve been told it’s hard to find games tbf

icy umbra
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To understand this

knotty crystal
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Yh same

icy umbra
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It really is

knotty crystal
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I’ve watched a couple of YouTube videos

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Of people playing it’s cool just don’t understand like when to Role and all that

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Roll**

echo kelp
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?looking

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icy umbra
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I mean

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I went into dnd beyond

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Did some things but

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All game are the next week-end

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So it’s hard to stay into it

fringe vapor
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Hey guys if I roll an athletics check to push someone over and they fail their saving throw are they just knocked back or do they get knocked prone?

cobalt frigate
cobalt frigate
# fringe vapor Hey guys if I roll an athletics check to push someone over and they fail their s...

Shoving another creature:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#ShovingaCreature

The target must be no more than one size larger than you and must be within your reach. Instead of making an attack roll, you make a Strength (Athletics) check contested by the target's Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (the target chooses the ability to use). You succeed automatically if the target is incapacitated. If you succeed, you either knock the target prone or push it 5 feet away from you.

fringe vapor
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Or should I say they rolled way under my roll

earnest rover
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Hello! I'm a new player attempting to create my first character for dnd and i'm having trouble trying to figure out their backstory and motivations
does everything have to be based off of an already existing lore bit in universe? should i create my own things? its alot to remember and read and im not really fully understanding it

carmine nymph
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It would depend on the world the dm is setting the adventure in

fleet field
normal cosmos
# icy umbra So it’s hard to stay into it

Patience can be a big part of DnD, most groups play 1 day a week, and some campaigns can go a long while. I played in a campaign for 2 years, some weeks drag by slower than others.

wise finch
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hello, ive never played before but it sounds really interesting and im looking for someone to teach me and or play with me <3

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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.

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wise finch
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thank you, that is helpful

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After you read the rules and/or watch the tutorial videos, feel free to ask questions here.

regal falcon
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Hey there I'm Emmy and I'm not what I wouldn't call myself new to DnD but i've only played a couple campaigns with some friends and but I haven't played in awhile and so I'm looking to join some games. Hopefully something 5e 😄

smoky adder
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Welcome! #find-a-game can point you toward the available groups if you’re ready to jump in.

icy umbra
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i finally found a server

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im so lucky

smoky adder
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Welcome!

karmic storm
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If i am starting a game at level five what equipment should i have. Im an autognome artificer specialising in melee combat

tawny belfry
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can someone help me I don't know how to play this game

karmic storm
smoky adder
karmic storm
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Ok. Thanks!

smoky adder
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karmic storm
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Thankyou

tawny belfry
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thx

tepid cove
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Do I need to build my character before starting a campaign or is that a process that happens during the start?

smoky adder
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I like building my characters to fit with the theme of the campaign… which is hard to do before knowing what the campaign is about.

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What I’d suggest is coming up with a few loose ideas for characters. Then you can work with the DM to pick the best fit and add any final details.

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slow hawk
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And keep your backstory looser, which is better practice anyways

tepid cove
# smoky adder I like building my characters to fit with the theme of the campaign… which is ha...

I hear a lot of stories of campaigns and characters taking weeks or a month to set up and no one ends up attending the session. I don't want to creat a whole new character building his backstory to specifically fit the world of the campaign only for it to be canceled at the last minute. So can I just make a character with just their name and stats set up and make a backstory with some vague parts that I can ad lib later

tepid cove
slow hawk
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The way you keep your backstory adaptable is to focus on general points and not something specific

For example this is limiting:
Mom came from the South river village
Dad came from the willow spire mountains
I was born in year 293748
Parents died in the third war of blah blah
I found a Fairy Sword of Black magic

All that is pretty pointless

Something more like:
Orphaned
Grew up on a temple of monks who found me in the forest
Looking for parents killers
Likes swords

Fits anywhere

tepid cove
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Ty chad

tiny blade
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Hey I’m new and wanna learn how to play

oblique ferry
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Hi I'm also new and also wanna learn how to play

twin path
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Hello, I am interested in the game and I want to learn more about it as well as how to play

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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.

silver anvil
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Hi everyone! I played my first session today! My very first roll in dnd ever was a natural 1! It was hilarious and I had a blast! 🤣 sorry just had to tell someone!

viral pelican
silver anvil
honest kestrel
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what are saving throws

fleet field
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They’re a roll you make to see if you can avoid/resist some effects, often magic or traps

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An example is a Dex save to see if you can get out of the way of a dragon’s breath weapon

topaz garnet
# honest kestrel what are saving throws

Sometimes things are attacks - an archer shoots a single arrow at a target, attack roll versus target AC.
Sometimes things are stranger effects - an aura of deathly energy, a spell causing fear, a ghost trying to possess you, the roaring wave of fire from a red dragon, a banishment spell returning something to its native plane (or temporarily banishing it from its native plane), these are saving throw effects, made with one of the six abilities, against the DC of whoever or whatever caused the effect. These things aren't always suitable to be attack rolls, and thus saves exist.

ornate kiln
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basically. saving throws are made to avoid something bad happing to a creature.

Attack rolls are made to hit things, and ability checks are made when attempting a non trivial task

topaz garnet
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Figuring out it's poison is an ability check.
Enduring poison is a saving throw.
Throwing the poison bottle at someone is an attack.

primal adder
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hi 👋

hot axle
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Hey just started looking into D&D and is wondering if there is a beginner game i can join (will be my 1st ever D&D game) and would really appreciate the help

echo kelp
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You can look through the various posts in #looking-for-players and #looking-for-community . Most folks are fine taking on new-to-D&D players as long as that player shows they are putting in effort to learn the game (e.g. read the rules) and generally vibe well with the rest of the group playing.

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Just message the poster or use the attached thread to the post to let folks know you're interested.

hot axle
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Yea I’ve downloaded D&D beyond on my phone and players handbook been watching alot of youtube and feel as ready as i can to finally meet others hopefully know enough not to embarrass myself thanks mate

echo kelp
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Hello! I'm Vi and I would also like how to learn how to play DnD. I come from Baldur's Gate 3, so I know a little bit, but not that much when it comes to DnD itself. I hope I can find some friends to play with. Thanks! ☺️

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^ useful resources to help get you started

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Feel free to ask any specific questions you have here or in an appropriate channel here (see id:browse to view all the many channels we have)

lyric fjord
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Thank you! 🙏🏻

lyric fjord
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There are probably lots of questions coming in from me, but which character sheet do I normally use? Is it the 5th edition?

frigid helm
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If you are playing 5e, Yes.

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5e is the current edition of D&D.

lyric fjord
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Are the sheets listed in the links above for other "sub-versions" or "campaigns" (sorry I don't know the terms yet)?

frigid helm
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They are all good, the top ones the 5e character sheets are blank, for you to make your own characters.

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The others are pre generated characters from different box sets or just created so that if you didnt want to make a character and wanted to play, you can use those and pick one you like.

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Its much easier IMO to make a character once you have played a little bit, it can be a little harder to make a character without a grasp of the rules and playing is the best teacher.

lyric fjord
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I appreciate the patience and explaination! The only experience I have with DnD is via Baldur's Gate and watching a stream where they play it as DnD, but that's as far as it goes. I would like to join a campaign and play but I feel like it's still too early. I don't want to slow down the game by asking too much lol What do you think? I assume reading the rules is now the top priority, correct?

frigid helm
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Yes definitely, pick a class and race you like and learn about that, you dont need to know every class or race, just learn the one you want to play and the basic rules to begin with. Getting into a game especially online with strangers can be difficult, so I would start applying and throwing a wide net now. Be open about being new, we were all new once and it can be a complicated game at first.

lyric fjord
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Excellent. Thank you so much for the help ☺️

dusk kayak
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Can the books you buy be sold to other players? I bought it but didn't understand how to play. I regret it

topaz garnet
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No, there's no transferral

dusk kayak
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This game has no visible characters, it's all pictures. I think it's a card type game

topaz garnet
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And it's more math and rules than just pictures

ornate kiln
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D&D is not a card game, no.

you play together in a group and tell a story together, based on the actions of the players, the rules of the game and the roll of the dice

dusk kayak
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What's the point of buying a book?

ornate kiln
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D&D books? you get rules, character options, monsters, adventures or adventure ideas, lore, etc. depending on the book

sacred oracle
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note that you don't need to get every book if you just want to be player

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so really you get those based on what is your need or what you want

smoky adder
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What book did you buy, specifically? From where?

idle cradle
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Maybe I'm dumb, but how do I buy JUST all the races and classes on DnDbeyond?

dapper gulch
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You can buy them individually if you go to the book in the marketplace, scroll to the bottom, and purchase them one by one. Tho at some point it will be less expensive to buy them in the book as opposed to all of the options that come out of just one.

smoky adder
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Inside every book that has races, there should be an option to buy those races in bulk.

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You can get each race for $1.99, or all 33 for $9.99.

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The only class that isn’t available by default is the Artificer, which can be unlocked by purchasing any Artificer subclass from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything: Alchemist, Armorer, Artillerist, or Battle Smith.

dapper gulch
smoky adder
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Yeah, all the book have that for every group of options.

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And whatever you spend on these individual purchases gets credited toward the cost of the book itself, too.

novel jetty
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e.g. if you buy one race from that pack, it will cost $8.00 afterwards

smoky adder
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Yep! Everything you buy counts for everything else that contains that purchase.

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So buying an individual race gets credited toward:

  • The race bundle from that book
  • The book itself
  • Any book bundles that contain that book
novel jetty
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oh, i didnt know it also extended to bundles too

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thats nice

cosmic shoal
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so im homebrewing a campaign based on ancient greek, any advice?

smoky adder
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You could take a look at Mythic Odysseys of Theros for inspiration.

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Or a third-party option like Odyssey of the Dragonlords.

cosmic shoal
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ok ill look at those now

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thanks

novel jetty
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Yeah, Theros is a good one

uneven nacelle
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I’m new to dnd wanna learn more what do you guys recommend watching?

smoky adder
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If you’re looking specifically for a video option, the Handbooker Helper link here is a popular choice:

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primal adder
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i'm kind of facing a problem here

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i'm assuming that d&d playthroughs are played for a few hours long sessions over multiple days

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but i'm a highschooler

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i can't possibly fathom making this much time out of weekends

harsh fjord
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You could search for groups that play shorter sessions. Not that I’m looking for players, but my group plays for two hours every two weeks because everyone has busy lives. It’s a commitment, but not a major one.

You could also do play-by-post, which is text-based and not typically in real-time so folks participate when they can. Sometimes the expectation is once per day or something similar, just to keep the game going.

primal adder
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damn

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the last one must be pretty boring

harsh fjord
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I’ve been in some awesome PBP games, but it is much slower and misses out on the cross-talk and detours that happen during traditional play.

smoky adder
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I enjoy a good PBP.

radiant perch
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Alrighty, I'm in a bit of a pickle, my friends introduced me to dnd which I now enjoy, our Dm had 4 players and a companion, we finished our campaign and they elected me to be the next Dm, the issue is that I need to figure out how to balance game play for 8 people

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He invited some friends, are there any sites that could teach me the basics of the Dm so its not too easy or boring?

frigid helm
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Explain that your new and dont want to DM for 8 people for a start TBH.

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Balancing gameplay for 8 people is hard for experienced DM's. Its an unwieldy number of players.

radiant perch
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Alrighty, that'd definitely lessen the load

frigid helm
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This DM that invited 4 extra people? just say to them I am happy to DM for the original 4, but 4 extra people is too much and give them the option to DM again, I doubt they will want to juggle 8 people.

radiant perch
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😂

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That honestly should work

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thanks mate

viral pelican
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Yes, don't DM for 8. Two groups of 4. If each group loses one person due to attrition so you are down to 6, merge them. Maybe run the same campaign so it's easy enough to merge the .

lime bridge
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hi

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where should a complete beginner start with dnd, just reading some starter books?

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nvm ill just look up chat history to find the answer lol

lyric fjord
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@lime bridge we can learn together lol. Im new too

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🥹 we can be friends since childhood

lime bridge
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what did you mean by that

lyric fjord
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Yh like since this is a RPG and if we learning together technically if we learn this together we can become long childhood friends

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🥹🫴

lime bridge
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yeah but

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whats with the bear smilling

lyric fjord
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Thats what I think your character would look like

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😂

lime bridge
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well ok

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harsh fjord
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Scroll down the page. You should see a listing for the whole book, for individual pieces of content (races, monsters, etc.), and also bundles for items with the same heading.

idle cradle
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So I have went to the book (mordenkainen) and it shows all the stuff it gives in the book. But it doesn't give individual options. Do I have to use the actual website or the app?

harsh fjord
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For troubleshooting the D&D Beyond website, you should head to #ddb-support.

smoky adder
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(Though they’re usable in the app once purchased.)

idle cradle
obtuse wave
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hii, new here!

smoky adder
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Welcome!

hoary pendant
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Hey, what up? New here myself

tribal crown
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Hello, new here and new to DnD

elfin moon
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Hello there

dim glen
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can somebody help me make a character?

hallow bramble
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Hello everyone, I, someone who also joined a few days ago, welcomes you xd

smoky adder
dim glen
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i wanna join dnd but i need a character to join

smoky adder
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Does that mean you don’t have anything so far? You’re stuck at the beginning?

dim glen
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yes

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dim glen
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sorry i didn't even specify

smoky adder
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There’s links there you can use to create a character sheet.

dim glen
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o ok

smoky adder
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The Basic Rules are also linked there. The first few chapters cover character creation.

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But you’ll want to start by picking a race and class.

dim glen
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wait chapters?

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that makes sense

smoky adder
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Chapter one is an overview of the steps for creating a character.

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Chapter two describes races.

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Chapter three describes classes.

regal falcon
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So I don’t know if did the looking for game thing right

harsh fjord
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What do you mean?

tardy plume
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hi

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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.

vivid axle
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Is there a point to pact of the blade when u already have a weapon?

trim blade
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I cannot fathom a DM that's like "no you cannot get weapons as Hexblade Warlock until you take pact of the Blade"

ornate kiln
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pact of the blade allows you to use every (magic) weapon in the game with proficiency. furthermore, its required for certain invocations, like improved pact weapon, thirsting blade, lifedrinker etc

vivid axle
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Ohhhhn okay thank you!

ornate kiln
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and without thirsting blade at least, you wont be doing a lot with your weapons as you level

trim blade
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wait I forgot that Warlocks other than Hexblade can also take that pact

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most people I've played with that takes pact of the blade are Hexblades though

smoky adder
tardy plume
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So what do i do after i read the 100000 word thing

ornate kiln
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after reading through the basic rules, you would try to find a group to play with. Friends, family, your local gaming store, or online

cobalt frigate
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You learn to create a character and find a table to play at (in person or online).

tardy plume
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is there somewhere here that i can join?

cobalt frigate
slow hawk
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Or melee at all

trim blade
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yeah exactly

ornate kiln
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some subclasses are even quite good at it

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and since this channel is for newcomers, I dont think its great to hit them with hardcore optimizer advice

regal falcon
# harsh fjord What do you mean?

Sorry I was at work I just meant I don’t think I fully answer everything how it was supposed to be answer when putting a looking for game thing

boreal umbra
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Hello

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Anyone here

strong aurora
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hii

boreal umbra
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Hello could you help me iam new to dnd i want some people who could tolerate me

strong aurora
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im also new haha

boreal umbra
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Oh well we in the same boat ig

strong aurora
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i know a tiny bit cause of friends and family that are into it + baldurs gate

boreal umbra
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I also know a tiny bit cause of gumball 💀

strong aurora
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pffft fairs

boreal umbra
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Also we both sorcerers

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Which is nice 👍

boreal umbra
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Like do we wait for other people or go to a specific channel

strong aurora
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sorry i got timed out for swearing oops

strong aurora
boreal umbra
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So you know how we could get in a group or something

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So we could do something

strong aurora
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i looked through find a game

boreal umbra
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You find anything helpful

strong aurora
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i found one server that was pretty cool

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small which is nice for newcomers

boreal umbra
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Cause lowkey you seem nice so iam gonna go with you

strong aurora
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aww haha thank you

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lemme dm you the link

echo kelp
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I have absolutely no idea how to play, but I'm interested

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^ Useful links to help get you started with D&D

lyric fjord
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Thanks

strong aurora
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:D thanki

latent bay
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hi so im new to DND, kinda looks really fun so if people can help me out that would be awesomePeepoPoggers

bleak dome
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Hello, I am new to DnD and plan to join in my first session at the beginning of november. I am still learning everything I can while enjoying the community!

arctic acorn
slow hawk
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Yes, scroll up slightly and see the botpost

true turtle
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im new to

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Hello, I am new to DnD and plan to join in my first session at the beginning of november. I am still learning everything I can while taking insparation to make stories and for my stories.

harsh fjord
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If you're new, you should look over those resources linked above. If you still have specific questions afterward, this is a good channel for them.

outer depot
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Can I make a Rogue Paladin character?

harsh fjord
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You can multiclass, but it's not recommended for new players.

true turtle
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ive played before and finshed a starter campaign but still relatively new

outer depot
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knight it is then, thx for clearing this up.

harsh fjord
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There's no official knight class, unless you mean paladin or fighter as a single-class character.

cobalt frigate
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Cavalier fighter?

outer depot
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yes I look on the fighter knight class

cobalt frigate
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There's no knight class.

harsh fjord
outer depot
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I mean knight are like a sub class for paladin or fighter right?

cobalt frigate
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Again, there is no knight sub-class.

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There's the fighter cavalier sub-class and the paladin class, who fit the archetype of European knights.

outer depot
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maybe not as class but a playing style, like a fighter with heavy armor, and using one handed swords?

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is that a knight?

cobalt frigate
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That's narrative flavour.

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Flavour is free.

outer depot
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that clear things up, thank you.

fickle rapids
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With multispeccing into paladin do you get the spell slots based on your paladin level or based on your level in general?

harsh fjord
outer depot
harsh fjord
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?tag new online

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harsh fjord
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The article above covers the basics of playing online. Did you have more particular questions?

spare thicket
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Nope, thanks.

outer depot
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Btw, do we need to share the character for the DM first? or everyone in the campaign just share it all?

harsh fjord
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That's up to the table, but odds are good the DM will want to see your sheet first to check that everything's on the up and up.

outer depot
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that sounds nice, Thank You.

cobalt frigate
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Most DMs want to witness rolling ability scores if they allow that.

outer depot
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so basically the character stats as a whole?

cobalt frigate
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Yes.

lyric fjord
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Sup fellow... dnd'ers

hexed swan
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Hello again

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I'm pretty new to this as well

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I did get my handbook last week and there is so much to learn and to know

sonic badge
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Hi guys, I had a quick question. I'm going out to buy some dice tomorrow, I was told to at least get a set but might want more depending on the class I was playing, How many would I need for a Warlock?

lyric fjord
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I never played a dnd game in my life

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But I watched a lot of them

hexed swan
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I'm looking at creating a character...can I create a character that is half elf and half halfling?

fallen surge
hexed swan
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I've seen a few played and I'm eager to join a game, but I have a ways to go before I understand all that is involved

fallen surge
sonic badge
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Ah ok that actually makes it easier, the store near me have a lot of cool sets that would fit with the kinds of characters I like to play so having an excuse to buy 2 sets is great

lyric fjord
sonic badge
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Unfortunately Norway (Where I am rn) doesnt have easy access to amazon

radiant perch
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any sites that can explain how a dm should set up encounters? or anyone that wants to explain the basics?

lyric fjord
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ouch

radiant perch
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im currently going through the player rule book and havent seen anything helpful to new dms yet

fallen surge
hexed swan
radiant perch
hexed swan
woven galleon
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Hallow I'm new ;-;

lyric fjord
woven galleon
lyric fjord
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i domnt know anyfing

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🧠 = enmpty

woven galleon
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Same :< I'm playing with friends currently

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Only water deep campaign

lyric fjord
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nice

lyric fjord
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🥲

woven galleon
hasty aspen
smoky adder
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There’s some handy links here to get you started:

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But if you have any specific questions, ask away!

desert sierra
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I found some things that really inspire me as a new player

  1. dnd beyond (the link someone posted above me)
  2. on steam (you don't have to buy it but just look) check out Talespire
  3. look up Dimension 20 on YouTube (I watched Fantasy High) and I was very impressed by the impromptu and bravery demonstrated...
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“New

lyric fjord
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Sup

full cipher
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What’s good

lyric fjord
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“?new”

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lyric fjord
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Ya

strange agate
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Gn

proven raft
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Hi guys! not very new to D&D but very new to this server!

livid merlin
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Is there anybody here willingto teach newcomers in any dnd I recommend the official or something

fleet field
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Have a read of the basic rules linked in the pinned messages

livid merlin
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i mean i had read it, but i'll reread it

smoky adder
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Was there a specific question you had, then?

compact dune
livid merlin
lyric fjord
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:p

fleet field
compact dune
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Yes. You talk about helpful. The best way to learn is to do. And many groups are very kind and patient in helping a newcomer thru. So no need to worry. Join and game, let them know you're new and have fun.

full cipher
lyric fjord
livid merlin
fleet field
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All those issues are going to be issues with the group, so you should just keep looking

livid merlin
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anyways I just wonder that some people may be rude enough that i might struggle a bit, and some stories may not make sense

livid merlin
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also it's hard everyday since different topic keep appear like one day was only 18+ for some reason

rustic bone
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Is my profile picture allowed?

fleet field
formal patio
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im so confused how do i post my game and find players for it?

molten knot
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I'm not really new to dnd but I'm new to this server how are yall today/tonight

fleet field
slow hawk
gray willow
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Hey I’m new anyone wanna play dnd beyond?

slow hawk
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Dnd beyond is…not the game

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It’s an app for helping players play Dungeons and Dragons

cerulean nymph
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Any tipps how i as a newbie can find a group to play dnd?
I tried i think once or twice times to find a group but other people get chosen over me.
Thanks in Advance

fleet field
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It’s gonna take a lot of patience, have a look at the channels we have here for finding a game

alpine crystal
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Heya all

fleet field
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hi

lyric fjord
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Heyy

alpine crystal
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How's everyone?

lyric fjord
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Pretty good, got home from work and can finally relax for a bit. Hbu?

alpine crystal
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Noice I'm alright about to sleep tho lol

karmic pecan
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I’m going to my first campaign today, anything I should keep in mind?

fresh fable
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Have fun, don’t worry about making mistakes, know your abilities and skills

molten knot
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Ye also try to be respectful of the dm, don't talk over them.
If you had a good time, say it! Dms love hearing that

dire fossil
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What monk class is the easiest to understand

crude musk
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Probably fighter

dire fossil
crude musk
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Oh, sorry, misread

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I didn't read 'monk'

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Probably way of the open hand

ancient lagoon
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I think they're all quite simple

gritty valve
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Way of the open hand allows you to just be focusing on the punchy aspect of monks, and doesn't need you to also learn spellcasting stuff.

open badger
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Hallo

ancient lagoon
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Well that's the same for Drunken Master and Astral Self as well

open badger
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How do I start?

crude musk
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Start what, specifically?

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?
open badger
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Idk

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I'm new to this kind of stuff

crude musk
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Try those resources above

open badger
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Ok

sudden cape
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hello, i just started looking into this today

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i have one other friend that might be interested, but we're quite overwhelmed tbh