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frigid bison
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Than just having 1?

fallen surge
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No, there is not

random wren
# frigid bison Than just having 1?

Well... i mean if you only qualify for the two-weappn fighting bonus action... different class abilities or spells might let you chose to use a different bonus action on your turn.

But you'll still only have the one item interaction with action, and one bonus action per turn.

Certain abilities can grant you extra attacks, more actions, more ways to have a reaction mid-round... but there's technically only room for one bonus action per turn.

fallen surge
spare flare
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is it possible at any point in a campaign to respec one subclass to another?

vestal crest
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Probably depends on the DM

oak steeple
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I am a level 1 rogue light foot dwarf, how is best to kill a bugbear?

fresh fable
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With a bow

spare flare
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but yeah i'll end up asking that to my DM

vestal crest
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Sounds like a good side quest

dapper flume
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I'm now i'm only have played one dnd game

oak steeple
fresh fable
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Then I’m not gonna answer cause that meta gaming and spoilers for that adventure

oak steeple
fresh fable
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Don’t forget it’s a group game so your not on your own

oak steeple
fresh fable
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Try not to cheese it may upset your DM

trim blade
random wren
oak steeple
oak steeple
simple goblet
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Well that's gruesome...

fallen surge
# spare flare is it possible at any point in a campaign to respec one subclass to another?

In Tasha's Cauldron of everything, they added optional rules for this, actually:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/tcoe/character-options#ChangingYourSubclass

The TL; DR is, if your DM is ok with it, you can change it whenever it fits in the story. You might have to train to learn something new, or have a big story beat that suddenly changes your magic or your outlook on life, or whatever. The written advice is that this change should occur at a level where you would normally gain a subclass feature, but that its more important to make it fit in the story, and to make sure the player is having fun, than it is to stick to that rule too closely

lyric fjord
spare flare
oak steeple
spare flare
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so to let go of his weapons and become a wizard in some sense

oak steeple
lyric fjord
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Good Luck.

fallen surge
spare flare
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yeah i'm awaiting his response

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i'm working on reworking psi wizard into a playable/balanced state thanks to people here and chatgpt to spec into that later, i want it to be as canon to the story as possible

lyric fjord
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There's no psionic wizard but there is a sorcerer and bard with those powers.

spare flare
lyric fjord
spare flare
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i'm not publishing it elsewhere, im just consulting ideas from it

fallen surge
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using chatGPT to make homebrew content is a very, very, very bad idea, but thats a discussion for a different channel

topaz garnet
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it is indeed very bad at it

spare flare
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there's pretty bad takes from my gpt chat but there's some novel ideas i can incorporate

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though the highest authority in the end is my DM to allow that

simple goblet
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It was trained on homebrew scraped from public places on the internet, which generally is pretty dire. Garbage in, Garbage Out

lyric fjord
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Aberrant Mind (Psionic) Sorcerer is a great option.

topaz garnet
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yeah AI isn't good at DND

spare flare
spare flare
lyric fjord
spare flare
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just to put this into context

lyric fjord
spare flare
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we can talk in that thread too

inland drum
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<--- newComer

scarlet scroll
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Is con for HP supposed to increase as you level up? Because with every level the con on my spread sheet goes up for calculating hp but it doesn’t affect the con modifier.

I thought HP is just hit die +con modifier. Is there supposed to be like an HP con modifier?

smoky adder
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Your CON modifier gets added to your maximum HP each time you gain a level.

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But the modifier itself can only increase if your CON score does.

queen venture
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How do I join a campaign?

cobalt frigate
scarlet scroll
smoky adder
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Can you share a link to it?

fleet field
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Each level you gain 1 hit die + con mod hp

bitter whale
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Hello I am new here with no knowledge of dnd I need help on how to play it

vestal crest
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The rulebook is free

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Where do I start?
lyric fjord
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just joined and been playing since ad&d advanced Dm'n past 2 years 5e

cobalt frigate
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Otherwise we teach new players about 5E in this channel.

sacred vapor
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It's one thing figuring out the rules + lore, but finding a group to play with feels daunting lol

fleet field
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Yeah it can be hard

coral trout
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I have a basic understanding of the game I bought the 5e starter pack and decided to play a one shot first before playing the first campaign. While playing the one shot I came across lots of errors and just had to make stuff up as I went. I’m gonna play another one shot soon and want to know the rules better. If you can help me pls dm me and I’ll further explain what I don’t understand I love mtg and love the concept of dnd and want to learn to play well.

fleet field
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You can ask abt what you don’t understand here

ivory goblet
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I want to get into dnd but I have no clue where to start

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

ivory goblet
coral trout
# fleet field You can ask abt what you don’t understand here

So I kind of get the concept but in the one shot I played u had to cross a moat and u were supposed to go across and roll to see if u fall through or not but instead the player tried to use rope and an arrow which they had to shoot through the wall and walk across. So one question I have is can the player do anything in dnd as long as they have the stuff to do it? (The player had enough rope and arrows)

fleet field
ivory goblet
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Uh I tried

fleet field
fleet field
coral trout
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Ok thank you

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I’ll figure it out as I play more

fleet field
coral trout
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Ok

fleet field
ivory goblet
fleet field
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a pdf character sheet can work fine

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Which part did you struggle with?

cobalt frigate
hoary sand
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Can Weapons be destroyed or degrade ? Or can I type these in on my character sheet

fleet field
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There are no rules for weapon destruction/durability

hoary sand
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Same for armor ?

fleet field
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Yep

hoary sand
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Sweet ty so much

fallen surge
hoary sand
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nice follow up thanks

turbid ridge
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@hoary sand good luck and have fun

hoary sand
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@turbid ridge thanks, im preety new to dnd learning the ropes right now i have a character sheet and such prepared and bought a whole bunch of stuff haha, im guna be dming, but i have around 2 maybe 3 months to prepare 😄

turbid ridge
warped palm
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Hello

smoky adder
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Welcome!

fading kernel
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hello!

coral trout
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During the game does the whole player group make decisions as one as the game goes and the only time turns get implemented are attacking right in which u role for iniciatitive to see who goes when correct?

harsh fjord
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Generally, yes.

radiant perch
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who would a pirate be allied too?

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A human revenant pirate at that

proud dirge
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Maybe some sort of sea creature that follows the ship around, scavenging bodies thrown overboard

cobalt frigate
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This channel is to help new players learn the game.

lyric fjord
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yaho wavehands am new to dnd, had my very first one shot a couple weeks ago but always lookin to learn more if possible

round beacon
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If you got any questions or want any opinions feel free to ask away

lyric fjord
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i like learning on the spot with others teaching me, hopefully looking for a game to try out and learn nodnod i see there's a channel to find players so ill keep my eye on it

calm shore
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Excuse me
How do stats work? Like athletics, animal handling, insight etc

What do I put for those? : ))
Ty ty

fallow mango
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Can I use the javelin of lightning if my dwarf barbarian is not proficient with it? My dm told me to get one uncommon magic item.

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My main weapon is great axe

glass summit
fallow mango
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@glass summit Thanks my character sheet must be wrong.

glass summit
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As a barbarian you are generally safe in assuming that if you see a weapon, you know how to use it since martial/simple weapons covers every weapon

fallow mango
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It does indeed

round beacon
fleet field
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Stats are your strength, wisdom, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, and charisma

calm shore
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Oop mb mbb

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I ment skills : ))

fleet field
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For skills, you fill in the box on the right of a skill with the modifier, and the dot on the left you tick if you’re proficient in that skill

fleet field
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Each skill is associated with a specific stat

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Hang on let me see if I can find the part of the basic rules that talks abt skills

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Your modifier for a skill is based on the relevant stat for that skill. If you’re proficient in a skill, you also add your proficiency bonus to the modifier for that skill

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Your proficiency bonus is based on your characters level

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For example, if you had a +3 dexterity, were level 1, and had proficiency in stealth, you would have a +5 to stealth

round beacon
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get that expertise for a fat +7 at level 1.

fleet field
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Yeah, some things let you get expertise in skills, which means you add twice your proficiency bonus to it

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@calm shore just making sure you don’t miss this

calm shore
fleet field
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All g

calm shore
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I took a ss ty again : ))

cobalt bison
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Heyyy so im trying to fill out my character sheet for a new campaing i'm gonna start with some friends, usually i do it with them but they're unavailable for now and im in dire need of help :/

round beacon
cobalt bison
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So all i remembered was the dices roll to fill out like Strenght dex inteliggence etc, but im not sure what comes next

cobalt frigate
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Follow the Basic Rules.

round beacon
cobalt bison
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well hahaha

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thanks anyways

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 bison
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oooh

round beacon
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If you’re rolling for stats though, make sure your dm is fine with it. Usually they like to watch you roll to make sure you aren’t sneaking a couple extra numbers in

cobalt bison
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Yes thats how we usually do it

cobalt frigate
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Use the Point Buy or Standard Array system

cobalt bison
cobalt bison
round beacon
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I usually give my players a little bonus for being bold enough to roll for stats.

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Having imperfect characters is where the funs at

cobalt bison
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i cam out with

16 Strenght
12 Dext
15 Constitution
10 Intelligence
10 Wisdom
15 Charisma

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Im playing as a barbarian

cobalt bison
fleet field
fleet field
cobalt bison
round beacon
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Not unless you wanna be good at intimidation checks lol

cobalt bison
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yeah well... my friends will deal with that haha

worldly zealot
cobalt frigate
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16 Str 15 Dex 15 Con 10 Int 12 Wis 10 Cha is my suggestion

cobalt bison
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why did you up wisdom

worldly zealot
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im guessing perception

fleet field
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Wisdom saves can be very bad

cobalt frigate
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Wisdom is useful for many things. Perception and saving throws.

cobalt bison
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okok

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fair enough, ill keep those numbers and talk with them once i know all the characters

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thanks all of you

round beacon
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No problem. Come back when you wanna do something silly with multi classing and I’ll give you forbidden knowledge for a top tier high charisma sorcerian

cobalt bison
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hahaha for sure!

agile walrus
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Is there some sort of prejudice in the dnd universe about tieflings?! I keep seeing things about ‘everyone hating tieflings’ or smt

crude musk
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It's being actively toned down in the lore, but due to their fiendish heritage, in some settings tieflings are treated with distrust and suspicion

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But the key points are

  1. This is being reigned back in the games design
  2. This doesn't apply to all settings
agile walrus
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Mokay!!

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Thank yew ^&

civic dune
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I’ve never been able to like light armor, despite liking magic casting. Light armor tends to be some sort of loose drape or leather that doesn’t flatter as much. I associate them with vagabonds or bandits actually. Plate is always my favorite. Is there no good looking light armor? Why?

round beacon
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Depends on what you mean by armor. Is a fancy shirt and cool leather belts light armor, swashbuckler style?

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What about a hauberk jazerant? That’s the kind of shirt that link would wear but is definitely still armor

civic dune
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Maybe? It’s not often I get those as rewards, certainly not traditional caster gear I believe or whatever

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I googled that and I’d prefer the full plate

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I think I’m just proud and think of light as peasant armor. And then except things like vampire lord aristocratic garb or nicely tailored wizard robes

round beacon
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Oh im sorry did you mean official armor from the handbook? Because if you did you could always multickass to gain access to medium or heavy armor. Or use mage armor

civic dune
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But like level 1 plate armor to me is already scratching the itch way more than some brown hood sack

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I guess just in general how fantasy RPGs handle the categories, but in the context of DnD also is not inaccurate

fresh fable
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The armour can look how ever you want it to look

civic dune
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I certainly feel the level 1 plate is way more expensive

fresh fable
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Plate armour is meant to be expensive as it’s a big job to fit it to a person

round beacon
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Mechanically and logically it is. But nothings stopping you from getting a shirt made out of fine elven silk that costs 5000 gold or something

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If you’re really interested in plate, there’s a few ways to get it on a caster for very little investment. Like a 1 level dip into fighter

civic dune
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Mm maybe that’s why. My brain really gravitates to higher social status displaying things. I feel I’m decreased in my world presence otherwise

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I’m thinking of people like Gwyn from Dark Souls for example. Though he’s a god so it’s not comparable to a level 1 character

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Hey

round beacon
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On the other hand you could say his gear sucked even for a level 1 character if you got it lol

crude lark
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Sup

round beacon
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Been a while but I feel that armor was much more important in dark souls 1.

civic dune
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Cheap in the sense that I don’t want to look cheap in a rp way. Though irl too actually

round beacon
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There’s also magical light armor that costs more

full fog
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hi there, im new here and i'd like to get help thinking up of a new character to play.
I'm currently playing in a campaign: icewind dale rime of the frostmaiden, as a (lvl 8) goblin barbarian with ancestral guardian and echo knight.
Long story short is that my character is on the edge of death, and i need to prepare another character in case i do die.
My experience of d&d is rather limited which is why im wondering if anyone could give me any fun ideas of what to play.
for context, my party has a kobold artificer, goblin wizard, human pally, tiefling warlock.

in terms of what i want to play: im quite flexible. i like the concept of fun, unusual or unorthodox characters that can value add to the experience of everyone.
preferably one that can handle their own weight in battle (but isnt too hard to play mechanically)

i did think that playing a changeling could be fun but havent really thought of what else to do other than make a bard.
so any suggestions would be very welcome!

(And thanks for taking the time to read this!)

fleet field
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A bard would work well in your current party

thorn parrot
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Changeling bard honestly has some potential if you have a mainly martial party, especially since they can get proficiency in bard skills, leaving room for even different skill proficiencies.

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And roleplay wise, that could be a potent combo, take the form of an npc, persuasion expertise, boom, you are now them, lmao.

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Unless you roll badly that is.

chrome phoenix
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Hi I'm new to DND, I've played before but with made up rules (for example I was a rogue with electric power that I could direct to the eyes to get inhuman reactions). Anyways I've been trying to learn to play but the rules seem to vast and hard and I don't wanna join a campaign in #looking-for-players cause I'm scared I ruin everyones experience by not knowing the rules.

round beacon
# chrome phoenix Hi I'm new to DND, I've played before but with made up rules (for example I was ...

So what would you like advice on exactly?

You might have to just jump into a game and learn from experience. I’d recommend playing a fighter or barbarians. 2 of the arguably simplest classes in the game by design. That way there’s as few things you can potentially get wrong and you can instead focus on learning the other rules without making too many mistakes. Let your dm know you’re new and it won’t be an issue at all

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I’ve come across people who have been playing for years and don’t know any rules

chrome phoenix
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Tyy

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The tips I wanted was mainly how to start playing without ruining everyone's game

round beacon
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The trick is to narrow your scope as much as possible(let’s say, just try to remember what your character specifically can do at level 1, disregarding everything else) so that you don’t get overwhelmed

chrome phoenix
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Okok tysm!

thorn parrot
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Barb main, can say they are pretty straight forward for new players. Bear Totem is iconic because it can tank pretty much anything. Unless it's a high level encounter or a really insane DM, you can shrug off a lot and just continue smacking things.

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Don't let that scare you from playing a subclass you like more though, just figured I'd suggest the simplest barbarian class, lol.

round beacon
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Most games don’t mind you switching your character for something else if you don’t like it either. At least for the first few sessions

thorn parrot
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Also true, fighters are also pretty simple. Casters are more intimidating they are but I'd say that's lower mid to mid level of experience. Mostly because a lot of groups will be annoyed waiting for a caster to take 5 minutes deciding what spell to use, lmao.

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Generally as a spellcaster, it's good etiquette to know your sheet, spells, and be ready to cast without too long when your turn comes up.

vestal crest
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I am new to dnd and so far I found one offs. Single visit campaigns to be fun and I can change characters easily

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Most seem to be willing to help me play

mighty vector
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hi im new

smoky adder
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Welcome!

mighty vector
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thanks

crude musk
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@mighty vector You get one bonus action per turn that can only be taken when a game feature says you can take it

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So for rogues Cunning Action, you can indeed use that once per turn

mighty vector
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ok thanks

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now i understand

smoky adder
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More accurate to say you can use your bonus action each turn for Cunning Action.

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You only get one bonus action per turn, so if you use it for something else that turn, you wouldn’t be able to also use Cunning Action.

last lotus
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Hey I’m brand new, in D&D beyond I’m noticing legacy content in character creation screen, And the option to opt out of using it. Should I avoid using legacy content?

fallen surge
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That's up to you and your DM

lyric fjord
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what's legacy content

smoky adder
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If you don’t have a DM yet, I’d recommend leaving all those setting at their defaults.

last lotus
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I don’t have a DM yet, I’m just dabling in creation screen until I find one. Is it common for DMs to allow it?

fallen surge
smoky adder
lyric fjord
fallen surge
last lotus
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Okay thank you 🙂

lyric fjord
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is it important to premake characters on dndbeyond for a game before you even get into one or does it not really matter (or a case by case basis)

smoky adder
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I’d generally recommend coming up with a few loose ideas for characters to start.

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Then when you find a DM, you can work together to pick the best fit for that campaign and add any final details.

lyric fjord
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gotcha
im mainly only interested in doing cleric stuff but ill try one out

gritty valve
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In general, pre making characters is fine as long as you are aware they might have to change a lot in order to fit into a particular campaign. It's usually better to have general ideas instead of a fully made sheet though, so you can adjust easier to things like "there are no clerics in my world" or "I don't like using feats" if you had a human cleric for instance

smoky adder
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If you come up with just one character — say, a dragon fighter — a DM might have a hard time fitting that character in if the campaign isn’t really about fighting dragons.

lyric fjord
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but yeah totally understandable

fallen surge
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With clerics in particular, its important to work with your DM, because its very common for DMs to create their own gods or pantheons instead of, or on top of the existing 5e lore

lyric fjord
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noted, ill be sure to keep it in mind then
im pretty happy to adjust as needed with character concepts, so hopefully its not too bad nodnod

sharp pasture
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Is there any angel like races in DnD to play as? I found something but idk if it’s true or not

fresh fable
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Aasimar

pulsar river
granite wedge
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hi, new to dnd online, trying to get started by finding a game, any tips on how or where to find one?

timid locust
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?looking

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timid locust
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?tag new online

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timid locust
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These two links should help you out!

harsh fjord
mortal elbow
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Hey all ^^

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I'm new to dnd but I've been meaning to get into it for a while

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Could anyone show me the ropes? xP

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

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What is D&D?
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  • The Basic Rules are available at no cost and cover everything you need to know to play.
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smoky adder
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But if you’ve got any specific questions, fire away!

mortal elbow
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I uh- I learn better being able to talk to someone rather than reading a wiki page ^^;;

fresh fable
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That’s not a wiki page that’s the offical dnd website

mortal elbow
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Is there a lot of reading involved?

fresh fable
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Some yes, lots of videos on YouTube to help explain them

mortal elbow
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It's a wiki page

harsh fjord
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You can find video explainers on YouTube. Some are linked above. But the odds aren't great of someone taking the time to explain the game to you one-on-one.

civic dune
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Would the Cleric thing apply to Warlocks as well?

harsh fjord
mortal elbow
civic dune
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Collaborating with DM for the lore around extraplanar entities

fallen surge
# mortal elbow What a helpful and inclusive community

Everyone in this channel is eager to help newcomers, but this server has thousands of members, so we can't offer 1-on-1 tutoring to everyone. You'll get a lot better results if you can ask specific questions like "how does an attack roll work?" or "What is dexterity used for?" instead of general questions like "how do I play D&D?" So, some base line investment is expected from the newcomer as well

timid locust
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Unfortunately, DnD requires a decent amount of reading. There's hundreds of new people hopping into the discord every day, so it's simply unrealistic to expect folks to take time to explain the rules directly to each person who needs help

worldly zealot
mortal elbow
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All I want is to make some friends to rp with and be able to learn how in a way that doesn't make me want to cast a self destruct spell

harsh fjord
timid locust
civic dune
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Watching Crit Role, some DM videos and playing BG3 I feel like I understand the gist of how to play it

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Maybe except for proficiencies

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They seem to mean different things depending on what it is one is proficient in

smoky adder
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Proficiencies basically just make you more likely to succeed at the things you’re good at.

harsh fjord
smoky adder
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The odd one out is armor proficiency.

civic dune
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Well it seems like for armor you need to be proficient to use it

simple goblet
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And the higher level your character is, the more likely you are to succeed at those things

civic dune
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Ah yeah

smoky adder
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(FWIW, they’re probably renaming that next year to Armor Training instead.)

mortal elbow
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Hell you wanna talk about how I learn best let's get a practice game going, I'll pick some stuff up quick with hands on

fresh fable
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Do you have a local game store near you?

mortal elbow
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I do not

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Why do you think I'm on discord for this

simple goblet
civic dune
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I should try a game online after being done with bg3

slow hawk
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You have to bring something to the table as much as your fellow players and any DM

mortal elbow
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But I literally don't even know where to start

slow hawk
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I would find it extremely offputting if someone showed up to my table having declined to read any materials and simply demanded that a table cater to them

mortal elbow
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I was told to ask more specific questions

worldly zealot
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best way to learn prolly find a short game, like a one shot, thats newbie friendly and ask the DM to help you out

mortal elbow
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But I don't even know what to ask

worldly zealot
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thats how i learned as well

slow hawk
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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.
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Where do I start?
mortal elbow
slow hawk
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You spend some time reading
Afterwards, others may spend some time clarifying tjem

slow hawk
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Which are free and provided here to you

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Many people here are happy to answer questions but no one is expected to cater just to one person , everyone here is basically a volunteer

simple goblet
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There are videos linked if you struggle with text

fallen surge
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both of which are linked in the bot post above

mortal elbow
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Im telling you I've been through this with comp pokemon as well

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Ive tried watching videos and reading forums but it all goes for naught

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Ive done best having conversations with experienced people and battling firsthand

lyric fjord
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Idk if i should try signing up for three four campaigns and then after talking things setting it, cancel others... It should be simple and really helps on my end, in one go im def netting one campaign to chill in, but it feels weird to cancel after troubling a dm and almost confirming...

undone crypt
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Hi all, i am new to this server!

fallen surge
slow hawk
lyric fjord
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Fair enough, ill talk one by one

wild onyx
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Some people do run introductory one-shots, keep an eye out for them.

fallen surge
# mortal elbow Ive done best having conversations with experienced people and battling firsthan...

The big difference between D&D and pokemon is that a single game of D&D takes about 4 hours, give or take, so its very hard for someone to just casually jump into one to help you practice. And even if you do go into a game, the player does have a least some responsibility to know the basics. At the very least, you should know the character creation rules, since that is something you need to do before the game even starts. If you want a good place to start, that would be it.

cobalt frigate
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Think of finding a good table as dating. Don't sign up for multiple tables only to cancel — it's rude to set up several dates at once and cancel on them. As a DM it really is upsetting that you spend work helping the players get ready only for them to ghost you.

mortal elbow
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Okay then is there like a character sheet?

worldly zealot
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yep

cobalt frigate
worldly zealot
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on dnd beyond theres a character builder tool

mortal elbow
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Do I have to print it off

worldly zealot
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if youre playing online no need

mortal elbow
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Oh based

wild onyx
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Maybe give D&D Beyond a try. It has a character builder to help you through the steps.

mortal elbow
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Link?

echo kelp
wild onyx
mortal elbow
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Thanks

worldly zealot
mortal elbow
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Whats encumberance

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Bag size lol?

cobalt frigate
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How much you can carry.

mortal elbow
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Thought so

cobalt frigate
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Don't worry about that.

mortal elbow
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"You cannot fast travel while overencumbered." beholder

wild onyx
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Use "standard array" for ability scores, leave HP on average, and select "starting equipment" when it comes to it.

worldly tangle
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Hello everyone. Just arrived

cobalt frigate
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When you're making a new character worry more about the rest of the stuff. You're not going to be overloaded with just your starting gear.

worldly tangle
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Can in play online in d&d beyond?

cobalt frigate
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D&D Beyond is just used for character sheets and digital books. Many DMs who are online use D&D Beyond. Ask the DM if they use it though.

mortal elbow
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So does race matter

cobalt frigate
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tl;dr Yes but ask the DM.

wild onyx
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There's a Chrome extension called Beyond20 that will share your dice rolls to a virtual tabletop like Roll20. It's the only way I play.

mortal elbow
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Is it like skyrim where certain ones get certain buffs

worldly zealot
cobalt frigate
fallen surge
mortal elbow
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Hmmm

cobalt frigate
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Read the Basic Rules.

mortal elbow
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Is there a furry

cobalt frigate
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Read the Basic Rules.

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timid locust
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They being said, most race choices won't matter mechanically too much in the long run, so pick what's fun!

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.

mortal elbow
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Does that mean no furry

cobalt frigate
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Read the Basic Rules.

mortal elbow
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Not to be offensive to the Read the Basic Rules. people but I don't think that's a furry

fallen surge
mortal elbow
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DND HAS DLC 😭

timid locust
# mortal elbow Does that mean no furry

There's some classically furry-adjacent races, such as Tabaxi or Harengon. Many of them are relegated to supplemental books, however, which cost additional money

wild onyx
mortal elbow
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Dragonborn?

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FUS RO DAH!?

fallen surge
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half-dragon people

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not like skyrim

cobalt frigate
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I'm trying to be polite to get you to read the Basic Rules because it's quite apparent you haven't and are just asking questions without knowing anything about the game.

wild onyx
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Like lizard people, but not lizard folk. They're a different thing.

cobalt frigate
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Skyrim is not D&D. It may have influences from D&D though.

mortal elbow
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Idk about the lore of any of this lizard people stuff but at face value you literally just said the same thing

wild onyx
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It do be like that sometimes.

mortal elbow
cobalt frigate
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I don't make assumptions.

mortal elbow
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Forgive me for having a sense of humor

mortal elbow
wild onyx
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Have a look at the Handbooker Helper videos linked above, that'll give you a starting point.

cobalt frigate
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There have been many people before you who have only played RPGs via video games so their view of D&D is limited through other media.

cobalt frigate
mortal elbow
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So what would you say if a blind person wanted to play?

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Tell them to read?

cobalt frigate
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Braille and text-to-speech exists.

mortal elbow
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Ah yes braile

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My favorite smartphone feature

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I love the lengths that these people are willing to go to avoid helping someone with a literal learning disability

deft sigil
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Let's keep this to topic and stay civil, shall we?

People are usually happy to help but it often involves the other person having specific questions they need help with.

mortal elbow
deft sigil
mortal elbow
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Yes

jade nova
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There are

fallen surge
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Tabaxi are probably the closest to what you are looking for

mortal elbow
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That arent paid*

worldly zealot
timid locust
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Then no, unfortunately.

deft sigil
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Great. Tabaxi, Leonin and I'd say bugbears count as furred.

They can be purchased a la Carte but are not in the basic rules.

mortal elbow
worldly zealot
mortal elbow
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Oh feathers forgot about those

fallen surge
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Dragonborn have scales, if that counts for you

jade nova
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There’s an official rabbit race

fallen surge
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and dragonborn are part of the free basic rules

mortal elbow
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My mind may be tainted from skyrim but arent dragonborn important?

deft sigil
mortal elbow
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That could work

worldly zealot
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nah not really, all race equally important

mortal elbow
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Are haregons paid orr?

worldly zealot
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maybe in some campaign certain race is rarer than other but thats about it

timid locust
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Yes, unfortunately.

mortal elbow
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Damn

deft sigil
mortal elbow
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Tbh if dragonborn isn't some "main character" level race that could work

wild onyx
jade nova
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Different races have different importances on different planes too

mortal elbow
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Im just saying overall

wild onyx
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Yeah, broadly your choice of race makes no difference to anyone but you.

mortal elbow
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Dragonborn sounds cool then

fallen surge
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Dragonborn are not overly special in the game world. They are just dragon-like people

mortal elbow
worldly zealot
mortal elbow
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ALRIGHT WHO DECIDED THE LIZARD PEOPLE DON'T GET TAILS 😭

worldly zealot
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like on one game im applying rn specifically said shapeshifter (reflavored changeling) is a rare race

slow hawk
mortal elbow
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I mean the dndbeyond thing said dragonborn dont have tails

worldly zealot
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but if your DM allow it you can have a tail, its not gamebreaking anyway

mortal elbow
jade nova
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Usually they don’t but yeah, have a tail

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Teifling have tails though

mortal elbow
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Hohhhh boy that's more than I thought

worldly zealot
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my chicken aarakocra can fly cos screw logic

mortal elbow
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12 classes dude 😭

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Okay um

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What are all the magic ones

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Cuz i see sorcerer which seems obvious

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And wizard

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Is that it?

wild onyx
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What kind of things do you want to do? Most of them can cast spells, or learn to.

jade nova
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Full Magic:
Sorcerer
Wizard
Druid
Cleric
Artificer
Warlock
Bard

Half:
Ranger
Paladin

fallen surge
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Bards, Sorcerer, Wizard, Warlock, Cleric, and Druid are "full casters"
Paladin and Ranger are "half casters"
Fighters and Rogues have a subclass that can allow them to cast spells too

timid locust
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The 'Primary Casters' are Sorcerer, Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Druid, and Wizard (in order of least to most compact)

mortal elbow
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I want ice magic >:3

jade nova
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Most of them can

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The differences are how they get their magic

mortal elbow
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How do i get ice magic

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Okay okay hear me out

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Ice weapons

fallen surge
jade nova
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Again, most magic classes can cast ice spells, so it’s more of “how do I get magic”

wild onyx
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I vote dragonborn sorcerer.

jade nova
timid locust
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Each of the individual spellcasters have their own rules about how they get new spells, but all of them start off with a small handful of options that you choose at character creation

mortal elbow
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So

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Ice weapons :>?

fallen surge
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When you say Ice Weapons, what specifically are you asking for? Magic weapons that deal ice damage?

mortal elbow
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Pretty much yeah

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Using ice magic to summon a sword or something

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Yet hopeless with physical weapons 😔

jade nova
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I mean, there is a spell called ice knife

mortal elbow
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"WHY IS IT SO HEAVY--"

timid locust
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It's up to your DM's discretion to reward the players with whatever magical items they deem appropriate. That being said, there are a few spells which allow you to temporarily boost your weapon with ice damage later along the way

mortal elbow
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No no, not a magical item

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Item implies its physical

wild onyx
jade nova
fallen surge
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Magic Items exist in the game, but they are only given out at the DM's digression. You don't get them when making your character. There are some spells that can create weapons, like Shadow Blade. You could reflavor that as Icy, instead of shadowy, if you wanted. But you can't change the damage type into cold damage. When you reflavor something, you can only change the appearance, not the mechanics. The shadowblade spell deals psychic damage

jade nova
wild onyx
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What's that one that makes a sword? Warlock spell- ah, shadow blade.

mortal elbow
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Im more about the lore than the mechanics tbh

jade nova
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if you want a ice blade that you can weild without too much convincing of dm artificer who made one migght work

timid locust
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There are few weapon-summoning spells unfortunately

devout lynx
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Hi Everyone

jade nova
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but also, some dms will let you have a "ice blade" that just has regular stats of swords as long as it fits in their world

mortal elbow
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Like I said

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I don't care about the technicality of it

fallen surge
mortal elbow
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As long as I have my magic ice sword

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I likely never will

jade nova
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Then when you ffind a campaign take it up with the dm, bc all dms are different

jade nova
fallen surge
jade nova
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truly

mortal elbow
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FORRR SHAMMEEEE

timid locust
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I think the easiest way to create your character is to read through the spells available, then decide which ones of them to be around your character's main schtick. It's definitely simpler than deciding "ice sword" and then trying to find something that fits that description

mortal elbow
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Bros a silver dragon

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He needs ice magic for the theme

timid locust
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There's plenty of ice magic available. As mentioned before, I think Sorcerer might be your best pick if you like elemental magic!

mortal elbow
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Though

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I do have to ask

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I'm probably wrong

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But I would assume most classes could at least learn some basic spells from most categories right?

jade nova
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any of the classes I listed above

wild onyx
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One way or another.

jade nova
fallen surge
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Not every class gets magic. But I do think its over half

worldly zealot
mortal elbow
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What im saying is I want at least a few basic healing spells

jade nova
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but you can get spells through race/feats/some subclasses

mortal elbow
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Nothing insane

worldly zealot
fallen surge
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Healing spells are a little more class specific. Wizards and Sorcerers don't get any

mortal elbow
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Damn

timid locust
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Very few classes that have access to ice themed magic also have access to healing

jade nova
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but fighters get second wind!

mortal elbow
jade nova
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(almost a heal spell)

mortal elbow
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Wait

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Very few

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But not none?

jade nova
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druid def can

mortal elbow
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WAIT WAIT DOESNT A DRUID GET A PET

timid locust
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Not by default, no

mortal elbow
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Aw

fallen surge
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You're thinking of the Beast Master Ranger

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I would assume

mortal elbow
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Do

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Do they get elemental magic and basic healing?

fallen surge
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Rangers?

mortal elbow
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Idk lol

strange bridge
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Ee

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Hello

timid locust
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Not quite. If you're looking for a caster like that, druid is your best pick.

mortal elbow
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Wait wait

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@fallen surge You mentioned a shadow blade

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Who all gets that

fallen surge
mortal elbow
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Ah

fallen surge
timid locust
fallen surge
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Ah, forgot about that

mortal elbow
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DnD really got the EA business tactic

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Got the mr krabs bill

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Breathing
Existing
Standing
Lollygagging

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Oh I'm sorry you wanna walk? That'll be 14.99 please

fallen surge
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Its really not as bad as you make it sound. You have to remember, 5e is almost 10 years old. Of course there have been expansions since the initial release

mortal elbow
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Expansions yes of course

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But locking away fundamental parts of the game is just

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Weird

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Do like the mmos and lock special items and gear behind paywalls not my freakin body type lmao

timid locust
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All the fundamental parts are free! You can play the game with the Basic Rules no problem for years

mortal elbow
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That'd be like if elves and beast races in skyrim were a dlc exclusive

wild onyx
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Other RPGs do exist.

fallen surge
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You have to remember, D&D is written as books. If they want to publish something new, they have to write a whole book, and sell it. There's no such thing as a "free update" or whatever

mortal elbow
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Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait

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Don't tell me I'm gonna have to buy a freaking book to do discord roleplay

timid locust
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Nope, as stated before: the basic rules are free and all online

mortal elbow
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So why cant the new rules

fallen surge
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Because game design is a job, and the designers need to eat and pay rent

wild onyx
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Basically, capitalism, Dude. Anyway. There's plenty to get started with available free. See what you can do.

mortal elbow
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I wonder though

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Are they gonna send the feds to my door

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If I just say my character is a Haregon?

timid locust
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You'll have to take up reflavoring with your DM.

fallen surge
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"Flavor is free" is probably the most common catchphrase in all of D&D

mortal elbow
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Nono

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You misunderstand

cobalt frigate
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"Ask your DM" is probably more common.

mortal elbow
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I dont want chocolate syrup on my ice cream

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i want chocolate ice cream

strange bridge
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I want a campaign

timid locust
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Then here, on the official Wizards of the Coast Dungeons and Dragons discord, our suggestion would be to purchase the Harengon supplements (chocolate ice cream) if you want to play it.

lyric fjord
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The SRD content is really good.

timid locust
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mortal elbow
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I'm genuinely curious whats stopping me from just

mortal elbow
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What's the dm gonna do

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Check?

strange bridge
lyric fjord
jade nova
mortal elbow
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You don't understand

fallen surge
# mortal elbow *i want chocolate ice cream*

You don't technically need to own a book in order to use content from it. If you were playing in person, you can write whatever you want on your character sheet. If one of your friends has the book with the Haregon in it, you can borrow their book to use its mechanics. If you are playing online, sites like D&D Beyond allow content sharing, if someone in your campaign has a premium subscription. Or, you can use that site's homebrew tools to recreate the content, so long as you don't publish it for other people to use. The rule isn't "You must personally own this book in order to use content from it." But moreso "you don't get to know what's in this book for free, but if you know what's in the book, you can use it"

strange bridge
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Ooh shizzle, big words

worldly tangle
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how do i use beyond20 in Roll20, i want to join a party for the first time but i dont know how to load the caracter i created in D&D Beyond to Roll20...

cobalt frigate
mortal elbow
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Anyway um

worldly zealot
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oh wait nvm you already have beyond20

mortal elbow
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Elemental main, basic healing
Whats my best bet?

timid locust
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Druid

mortal elbow
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Oke

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ADOPTING ANIMAL FORMS THATS IT

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Not a pet 😭

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I got a bamboozled

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Mannn I don't wanna be a wise priest

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I wanna be stupid

fallen surge
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Intelligence and wisdom are 2 different things

mortal elbow
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Give me an example

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Please

timid locust
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You don't have to be. I played a druid in a game who was a guy who wrestled with bears all his life. That's just flavor text, and you're welcome to work with your DM to design a druid with a different vibe

mortal elbow
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Ohhh oke

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These descriptions are misleading

fallen surge
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Intelligence is knowing tomato is a fruit
Wisdom is knowing you shouldn't put tomatoes in a fruit salad

mortal elbow
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Pff

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That doesn't tell me much

fallen surge
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sorry, its a common joke

worldly zealot
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intelligence: book smart, wisdom: street smart

mortal elbow
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I mean

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To be fair he's probably more booksmart than streetsmart

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Studies magic and all

fallen surge
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Intelligence is your ability to know and recall lore, history, magical knowledge, etc.
Wisdom is your ability to understand people, observe your surroundings, and make intuitions

mortal elbow
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Oh so wisdom means you have a good gut

fallen surge
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exactly

mortal elbow
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Sounds about right

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Stupid but surprisingly good intuition

crude musk
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But so does constitution dndLol

mortal elbow
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I love it

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Wait

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Why is there an option to add another class

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I can be multiple with one character??

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Seems kinda busted

fallen surge
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Yes, multiclassing exists

lyric fjord
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An Optional Rule

timid locust
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The short answer to that is: Yes, but don't.

mortal elbow
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Wait so then

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Wait does multiclassing mean multitasking or is it like switching back and forth?

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Can you change mid battle?

timid locust
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Multiclassing is an optional rule that is extremely complex, and often very difficult to optimize, especially concerning spellcasting characters

mortal elbow
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Ah

timid locust
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It's best to pretend it's not even there while you're getting started

mortal elbow
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Nvm then ill stick to druid

fallen surge
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You just get all of the features of both classes. There is no "switching"

jade nova
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Summary is you get features from multiple classes but yeah

mortal elbow
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GOD DAMNIT WHY THE SCYTHE HATE

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Sickles are there

fallen surge
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

lyric fjord
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hey

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does anyone know how i can get into dnd as a brand new person? looking for an extra hobby away from academia as an outlet

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ty xoxo

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any guide welcome

slow hawk
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strange bridge
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Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

mortal elbow
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We have handheld scythes but not the real ones 😭

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Arcana, Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Nature, Perception, Religion, Survival

topaz garnet
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A glaive is very good to reflavor as a scythe, however

mortal elbow
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What are these???

fallen surge
topaz garnet
# mortal elbow What are these???

Skills.
Ability checks can have up to two "parts" - what kind of ability check it is (out of the 6 abilities, strength, dex, etc)
And an ability check might use a skill.

So for example, if you made an Intelligence (Nature) check, you would make an Intelligence check (rolling a d20 and adding your Intelligence modifier), and if you are proficient in the Nature skill, you also add your proficiency bonus to the check's total.

timid locust
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For example, if you're walking through a dungeon and you ask your DM if it looks like there's any monsters around, the DM might ask you to roll a Perception or Survival check to see if you can spot anything. The better you are at those skills, the more likely you are to succeed at the check.

topaz garnet
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More specifically, a Wisdom (Perception) check.

calm shore
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Excuse me
I started my character sheet and I'd like to know if it looks good for a lvl 1 or if I did smtn wonky (wip btw)

If I'm able to can I send the sheet to someone who would like to help me? : ))

fallen surge
calm shore
swift kindle
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Hey! Im new to DnD and want to try and learn a bit. If anyone has a campaign for me to join on DND beyond. That would be great!

mortal elbow
topaz garnet
# mortal elbow Okay but what do the ones I listed do

Recall info about the planes of existence and their inhabitants, magic items, spells, eldritch lore
Show body language to animals such as calming down a horse or not angering something big and scary
Reading somethings intent or emotions, figuring out if they're speaking lies
Your ability to accurately assess medical states, and stabilize a dying creature
Recall info about plants and animals
Your ability to notice details and spot hidden things
Your knowledge of religious lore such as gods, fiends, celestials
Your ability to track creatures and otherwise wilderness survival
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/using-ability-scores

echo kelp
slow hawk
warped palm
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I find dnd beyond a great tool to use

dire fossil
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if im persuading someone, what am i rolling for

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lioke im rolling persuasin against theyre what?

fresh fable
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Against a DC the DM will set, persuasion isn’t mind control though

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It may make some like you a bit more to deal with you

dire fossil
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yeah ik

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i just plan on persuading because i have +10

fresh fable
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Doesn’t mean you can always persuade someone

dire fossil
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means if anyone can, i will

warped palm
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In most cases the dm will have you do a persuasion check but 5/10 it’s a fail anyways if the dm sees it fit

dire fossil
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im not gonna 'give me your kingdom', im gonna be like 'weve been walking for so long, can you lodge us for the night'

warped palm
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Again that part relies on the dm of the campaign

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Cause the dm has to be willing for it but more importantly if it’s ok with him

deft latch
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hello

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cobalt frigate
#

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

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

Both are linked above.

mortal elbow
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So those are just modifiers right? I can still calm animals and detect lies just more reliant on a dice roll?

mortal elbow
fleet field
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If your dm calls for an animal handling check for example, you can still make the check even if you aren’t proficient in animal handling

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However if you are proficient in it, you get to add your proficiency bonus to the roll, as well as the relevant ability modifier

small merlin
fleet field
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You need to use the bot command

small merlin
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Ah ok

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Thanks

topaz garnet
# mortal elbow So those are just modifiers right? I can still calm animals and detect lies just...

When you have to make an Ability (Skill) check, you roll a d20 and add your relevant Ability modifier (such as Wisdom, whether it's -1, 0, +1 or higher, whatever). If you are proficient in a skill this ability check allows, you also add your proficiency bonus to the roll.

You can make checks, just that in some contexts and for some intents, being proficient in a certain/relevant Skill makes you a little more likely to succeed.

hushed apex
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If you take the sharpshooter feat as an Assasin Rogue, and surprise someone with a crossbow, is it still a crit?

fleet field
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Is there any reason it wouldn’t be

hushed apex
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Sharpshooter takes away 5 from your attack roll to hit, but adds 10 to your damage

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Assasin says that if you surprise someone with a weapon attack, it crits

fleet field
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Also it wouldn’t change whether you crit

hushed apex
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Nice

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So I can crit with a crossbow, using sharpshooter feat, guarranteed if they can't see me?

fleet field
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Surprise is not directly related to whether they can see you

hushed apex
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My DM says surprise means they don't know I'm there, so I'm going to take that over something else.

fleet field
fleet field
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But that’s not how it works mechanically

fleet field
hushed apex
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That's (D20 +10) x 2 if you surprise them

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And that's without dex modifer

mint citrus
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I think you're getting attack rolls and damage rolls mixed up

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And critical hits don't double modifier,s only dice

winged bramble
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Hi! Im new to all this but love dnd. Is there a one shot or anything i can join as a newcomer?

fleet field
hushed apex
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@mint citrus Thanks, you're right, I researched it, and now I am better Oogweducated

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It's (2D20 + 10) + Dex modifier

topaz garnet
hushed apex
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You're right

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If I crit with sharpshooter feat with light crossbow it's 2D8 + 20 + Dex modifier + Proficieny Bonus (if proficient)

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Thank you for properly Oogwayducating me

topaz garnet
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the attack roll would just be
advantage, +dexmod, +profbonus

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two very different and absolutely not interchangeable, steps of attacking and damaging creatures

hushed apex
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@topaz garnet Sneak attack is doubled too, right?

mortal elbow
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How do i calc my ability scores or whatever

hushed apex
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@mortal elbow What level are you starting at?

topaz garnet
fleet field
topaz garnet
fleet field
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I would use standard array

onyx bobcat
topaz garnet
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SA and PB explain themselves, as does rolled, but rolled can be a bit wordy for someone making their first character

Perform the following process six times in total.
roll 4d6 (four six-sided dice). Let's say you get 6, 5, 3, 1. Remove the lowest roll. For that roll, we remove the 1. Combine the three remaining rolls, and that's a score. For that roll, it's 6, 5, and 3, so 14.

After getting your six scores, allocate each score to an ability of your choice. For example, we could put that 14 we got in any of the abilities, it's your choice as you make your character.

mortal elbow
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What do each stat do?

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Strength, dexterity and such

fleet field
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Strength is the ability to crush a tomato.

Dexterity is the ability to dodge a tomato being thrown at you.

Constitution is the ability to eat a rotten tomato and not get sick.

Intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is knowing NOT to put a tomato in a fruit salad.

Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad.

mortal elbow
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I

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Laymans terms?

fleet field
fleet field
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Strength, measuring physical power
Dexterity, measuring agility
Constitution, measuring endurance
Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory
Wisdom, measuring perception and insight
Charisma, measuring force of personality

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There’s also this

mortal elbow
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So if I have 27 points

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Hmm

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I'll probably max out dexterity and charisma

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The rest idk

fleet field
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The points aren’t linear btw

mortal elbow
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Huh

fleet field
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What class are you planning on being? That affects what stats are important

mortal elbow
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Druid

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Thunderclap, Frostbite and Icy Knife to start

fleet field
fleet field
mortal elbow
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Ill probably just max out those three then

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And be stupid, weak and have a horrible immune system XD

fleet field
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Wisdom, constitution, and Dex are your three most important as a Druid

fleet field
mortal elbow
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O

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Damn but I wanna be charming and agile 😔

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Oh well I've made ev spreads more complicated than this I'm sure I can figure it out

fleet field
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I would max Wis, and have moderate Cha, con and dex

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Hang on let me get a good spread for it

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Good news is you can very safely dump int and Str

topaz garnet
# mortal elbow Laymans terms?

They each do things.
STR primarily affects your carrying capacity and your melee weapon attacks with most weapons.
DEX primarily affects your Armor Class when unarmored or wearing light armor, and to some degree when wearing medium armor, and it affects your ranged weapon attacks.
CON primarily affects your maximum hit points, giving you some bonus HP per level you have.
INT primarily affects your knowledge - many checks to see if your character knows something will revolve around Intelligence.
WIS primarily affects your senses and intuition - your Perception checks for example.
CHA primarily affects your force of personality - your 'social checks' will benefit from higher Charisma.

That said, there's also saving throws. Strength is mostly used for resisting effects that would move you or grab at your feet. Dexterity is extremely common, used for dodging flames and shocks. Constitution is also common, used for 'how tough are ya' moments such as against poison and cold, or concentrating on a spell when you're taking damage. Intelligence is rare, but usually is involved with weird mental effects, such as inserting an illusion or devouring your intellect. Wisdom is common, usually to resist 'charms and fears' and other more usual mental effects. Charisma, as a saving throw, is mostly reserved for the super weird stuff - possession, banishment, and the like.

mortal elbow
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I SEE CARRYING CAPACITY SIGN ME THE F#%K UP

topaz garnet
mortal elbow
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Wait dexterity doesnt affect my ability to sans fights?

topaz garnet
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what?

mortal elbow
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Sans

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Sans undertale

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Do a heckin sandpaper

topaz garnet
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It can affect your armor class, making it a little harder to hit you?

mortal elbow
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Ohh

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I thought you meant like

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Armor effectiveness

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I'm slightly confused about charisma but I assume it's geared more towards persuasion checks than wether people actually like me or not

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Like having 8 charisma won't mean I'm just automatically socially awkward does it

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Just less likely to pass checks and such

topaz garnet
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it'd just be a -1 to charisma checks and saves

fleet field
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I’ve figured out a good setup for your stats, not including racial bonuses

mortal elbow
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Dragonborn

mortal elbow
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No -1

fleet field
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8str, 14dex, 12 con, 8 int, 15 Wis, 14 cha

fleet field
mortal elbow
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Dragonborn

fleet field
topaz garnet
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Also, the 'mental' abilities - INT, WIS, CHA - are used by the spellcaster classes. Also, occasionally, some 'martial' classes.
Intelligence is used for Wizards
Wisdom is used for Clerics and Druids, as well as Rangers. It's also important for Monks, with their Ki abilities.
Charisma is used for Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Bards, as well as Paladins.

fleet field
mortal elbow
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8str, 13dex, 15 con, 8 int, 15 Wis, 10 cha

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How about that?

topaz garnet
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That looks like a setup for a Cleric if I've ever seen one

fleet field
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You generally want even stats, as that’s when the modifier changes

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As a Dragonborn, you’ll have 10 Str if you don’t change it from base, and +1 cha, so you could go 11 cha and have 12 total

mortal elbow
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8str, 12dex, 15 con, 8 int, 15 Wis, 11 cha

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8 8 12 12 15 15

fleet field
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Sounds good

mortal elbow
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Bet thanks

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Do strength checks affect anything else like say

hazy jetty
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Hello everyone!! I'm Noel I'm a very new DND player here to make friends and learn 🙂

mortal elbow
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Pulling myself up from a cliff lol

fleet field
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Yes, but chances are pretty low that will happen

topaz garnet
fleet field
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Also bc of the +2 Str from Dragonborn you’ll have 10 in total, so a 0 modifier

mortal elbow
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Works for me

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Until I get frigged by a nat 2 anyway

hazy jetty
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Anybody willing to be friends?

mortal elbow
hazy jetty
mortal elbow
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Okay apparently ive got 2 points unaccounted for

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Should I bump my int to 10

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Or judt make dex and cha 13

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Nah ill do 13

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The principle of having an idiot that can dodge and wit you to death is hilarious

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Equipment OR gold???

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Why must i choose 😔

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Um

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So

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Can anyone tell me what a 15 yo dragonborn would weigh

foggy saffron
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Prolly depends heavily on that specific dragonborn

mortal elbow
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Also are dragonborn any larger than other races

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Like male humans and most elves i imagine would be ~6'

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Like irl

foggy saffron
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Dragonborn mature to adulthood around age 15 and weigh on average 250 pounds, usually well over 6 feet tall

mortal elbow
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⁰h

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Um

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Is 15 to dragonborn is 18 to human then like

fleet field
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Yep

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Child characters aren’t recommended tho

mortal elbow
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I mean not really a child

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Was thinking mid/late teens

fleet field
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Late teens maybe

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The issue is that children in dangerous situations can be a bit concerning

foggy saffron
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Just think about the variability that an 18 year old human can have with height and weight, and dragonborn probably have that much variability

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But yeah, in general, dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans

mortal elbow
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So if a 15 yo db is a 18 yo human what would a 15 yo human be in db years

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Math tells me 12

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But more complicated math tells me that's not quite how that would work

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Hold on wait

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Lemme google

fleet field
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What percent of 15 is 18

wary basalt
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I mean it doesn’t necessarily translate like that if they mature at different stages to humans

fleet field
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It’s about 83%

mortal elbow
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So dragonborn age 17% faster than humans or did I math wrong

foggy saffron
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The maturity rate is different for dragonborn

fleet field
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So it would be about 12.5 by my maths

fleet field
foggy saffron
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Young dragonborn grow quickly. They walk hours after hatching, attain the size and development of a 10-year-old human child by the age of 3, and reach adulthood by 15. They live to be around 80.

fleet field
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Ah

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That makes it much more complex

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You’d need to plot it as a curve

wary basalt
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That’s kinda what I was thinking

mortal elbow
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That implies adulthood for dragonborn is 50 💀

wary basalt
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The curve might look completely different

mortal elbow
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Wait it says young dragonborn go quickly

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Maybe after the first couple years the curve slows?

fleet field
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Yeah

mortal elbow
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Hence why they have a more human life expectancy

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Irl human anyway idk how long dnd humans live

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Id assume close to 80 though

wary basalt
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Sounds right

mortal elbow
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But ho boy

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Ive never been good at figuring out curves

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Or much math other than the fundamentals

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Hold up maybe theres a website

wary basalt
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Just make it 14

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Close enough

mortal elbow
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I feel like 14 would be closer to 16/17 than 15

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But then again its hard to say

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14 may be 13 14 15 16 and 17 all in one for db 💀

wary basalt
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You can probably just tell everyone in ur group that it’s the equivalent of a 15 yo human

mortal elbow
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Fair

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14 it is

white thorn
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Hey I’m new and I’m not quite sure what to do. I’ve been wanting to do DnD for a bit but never really had the chance. Can some help?

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.

white thorn
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Thank you

acoustic niche
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Hi I really wanna get into DND and I was wondering if there are tips anyone would like to say? I have also read the DND beginners handbook and have been listening to a podcast in hopes it would help me learn so far not.

fleet field
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Have you made a practice character?

acoustic niche
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Yes

fleet field
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K

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Maybe have a look for a group in the #find-a-game channels then

round beacon
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That’s my suggestion at least

acoustic niche
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OK thank you both

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Where would I look to hopefully find a group in the #find-a-game

fleet field
acoustic niche
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Ok

fleet field
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Reply to posts in there

acoustic niche
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Thanks

fleet field
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Use the thread under the message you want to reply to

acoustic niche
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OK I'll try that lol

acoustic niche
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would I be able to create a group to play and get a dm other than myself? i have doubt just because of my timeline thingy. and if noone joins can i just stop asking?

fleet field
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You could try

acoustic niche
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ok ill think abought it

lyric fjord
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Is it embarrassing to be new and not understand anything at all? I feel embarrassed to say that asking questions and being new is a nuisance to experienced folks🥲

crude musk
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Everyone is new at some point, it's not a unique or special experience so there's no reason to be embarrased by it

lyric fjord
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Thank you. There are just so many details and it makes me feel lost…

mint citrus
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There's loads of us here who would love to help with your questions

lyric fjord
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What’s a good class to start with? I played BG3 and absolutely loved Warlock

mint citrus
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If you've played a caster BG3, you've probably got a fairly solid grasp of the game mechanics - I would say all the full spellcasters are the most fun, since they have the most options in and out of combat

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Sorcerer is an exception, it's a new player trap

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Druid and cleric, being prepared casters, are my usual recommendations to new players

lyric fjord
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Gale was so good once he reached high level wizard. I tried Sorcerer but I did not seem to grasp it as well as fighter, warlock and wizard classes

lyric fjord
mint citrus
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and all the rogue subclasses are kinda boring/lackluster both roleplay-wise and mechanically, esp compared to other classes

weak lava
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hello i am looking to get into dnd and have a freind who has played before, ive played once and yea looking to get into it, its all a bit overwhelming regarding character creation just to start with, if someone could have a chat with me and share a bit of insight and guidance i would really appreciate it

lyric fjord
mint citrus
round beacon
# weak lava hello i am looking to get into dnd and have a freind who has played before, ive...

I’ve helped a ton of people get into dnd over the years. I always tell them to narrow down the scope as much as possible. I’d suggest picking either fighter or barbarian as your class(the two simplest ones) and only focusing on what YOUR character can do and nothing else. Let the dm know you’re new and no one will mind whatsoever if you ask questions. The goal is to keep yourself from getting overwhelmed and to keep your character as simple as can be. At least for the first session or two. Then you can ask your dm about switching to a new character if you want

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Once you’ve got your character down tight then you can start digesting the rest of the rule set

weak lava
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ive got a baseline sort of character that i want to be my starting character, i am on dnd beyond at the moment creating him, i just am not sure if the race sort of gells with the character i want to play

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i am very interested in a sword mage cross class, i chose an water genasi fighter/ warlock

vale sigil
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Ooooo

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Interesting combo, what's their story?

round beacon
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Dnd is casual enough so that you’d really have to TRY to make a character that doesn’t work. If you’ve got a good and fun idea I suggest you follow it

vale sigil
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If you've gotten that far, where did you start with making them? What's your style?

weak lava
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i have barely begun to work on the backstory

vale sigil
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Keiaga has an excellent point, worst comes to worst your group ends up being a monty python or Rick and Morty cast rather than The Hobbit, but either way it's a blast so long as everyone is being kind and inclusive,

weak lava
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i have to put alot of thought into my backstory ive got a rough idea but i dont want it to be stupid

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ill have a chat to my mate tomorrow and we will spitball a few idead

vale sigil
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Nice,

weak lava
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ideas

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ill get him to join this discords

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thanks everyone

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ill be back on tomorrow after work

vale sigil
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Don't worry about your ideas being stupid, you don't even have to have a full back story when you start, as a forever DM I've never gotten to play much, but when I do I usually find it easier to start with
A goal, something my character is striving for,
A drive, something that sets apart the goal from any other tasks, a sense of urgency,
And a reason, this is usually a good flaw in my character that I like to let the others inquired about and exploit for rp moments,

fading sierra
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when the character creator mentions a 'variant' race, does this mean that there's some difference between the two (like, physically i mean), or is it strictly a difference in your racial passives?

crude musk
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No, it just mean variant rules

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ie "the rules for this version of the human race option replaces the default rules"

fading sierra
crude musk
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100% dependant on the DM

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As are optional rules

fading sierra
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by the way, as a new player, how forgiving do people tend to be about shoddy acting when it comes to playing your character? i know there's probably no straight answer there, but it's honestly been one of the main reasons i've had cold feet about actually seeking out a campaign x_x

round beacon
fresh fable
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No one cares about acting, if you want to talk in your own voice and do minimal roleplay that is a fair and valid play style

lyric fjord
fading sierra
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i'd like to get better at it, but my voice is naturally very flat/not very emotive, so i was kind of worried i'd end up embarrassing myself off the bat skull

round beacon
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You also don’t have to act to play well. Narrating your character as a third person voice works just fine. “Johnny Jims will ask about the goblin and also call you dumb”

fading sierra
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that's reassuring to hear, at least

round beacon
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Just find what you prefer and as long as you’re having fun, others will feel that energy and enjoy it

lyric fjord
split holly
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I'm new to dnd but I've played before my friends have me hooked

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I'm looking for another friend group to play more he's always going afk we play in xbox party chat

crude musk
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?looking

exotic remnantBOT
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Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

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

  • Instructions for finding a game here on the server (including how to post in our #looking-for channels).
  • Suggestions for finding a game outside of this server.
  • Basic advice to help you in your hunt.
molten mist
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Ability Modifier. The ability modifier used for a melee weapon attack is Strength, and the ability modifier used for a ranged weapon attack is Dexterity. Weapons that have the finesse or thrown property break this rule.

Does a bow use STR or Dex?

fresh fable
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Dex

molten mist
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Atack rolls would be 1D20+Proficiency bonus+Str or Dex modifier?

molten mist
delicate girder
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So my friend gave me a bit of her nee goblin artificer artillerist and she’s not very good at making backstory (same as myself) possible is there anyone that specializes in backstory around here?

wary basalt
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You could ask chatgpt to make a backstory for you

delicate girder
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Whats that?

crude musk
wary basalt
lyric fjord
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cant create games when you dont play them and all

delicate girder
wary basalt
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Yes

solemn light
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It is, but I still actually would advise against using it.
It's not a replacement for speaking with your group or DM and making sure your character fits the lore of the game you're making it for.

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Last time I had a player try to use chatgpt to make a backstory, it came up with details that didn't match any established settings and we ended up spending nearly as much time figuring out how to rework it as we would have done just making our own.

delicate girder
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Yeah I normally avoid ai

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But she has like 4 hours to make this character

wary basalt
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Tbf you can try expanding your prompts to fit the world if you can be bothered

delicate girder
crude musk
solemn light
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Sometimes you can also go in with no backstory and make it as you go

delicate girder
crude musk
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Your friend can just develop it as they go in response to the DM describing the world

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You can honestly start with nothing more than "goblin artificer"

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PC or NPC asks a question you don't have an answer to? "I'd rather not talk about it, it's personal"

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Ideally though every time the question of some part of your backstory comes up, you make something up on the fly

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And remember, if you don't like a detail, well your character was lying for some reason

solemn light
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Or your backstory could be as simple as 'a goblin who found an interesting device, decided they wanted to learn more, and have been adventuring to visit different places to learn more about artificing'

crude musk
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"Oh, you know how I said I'm on assignment from my artificers guild? That wasn't true, I got expelled and I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing with my life"

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In-character statements of your backstory are not objective facts

delicate girder
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Her goblin is very fond with tools that make things go boom as she said

crude musk
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That's a backstory

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"I just like it when things go boom, and it turns out I'm good at making things go boom"

delicate girder
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Her first idea was she was given the magic by a grand wizard that came through her area when she was young to help defend her people against some raiders and in that fight she also loss her voice

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But she doesn’t really know if thats good or what goes from there

crude musk
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#character-discussion is a good place to look for feedback, but I will say it's a little awkward you trying to get feedback for someone elses character

delicate girder
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Yeah i know shes asleep trying to get rest before the campaign

crude musk
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I think maybe just leave it to her? She'll figure something out

delicate girder
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Shes asleep and I said I’d help her and I’ll feel bad if I said yeah got nothing but they also didn’t give her any information it seems

fading sierra
# delicate girder So my friend gave me a bit of her nee goblin artificer artillerist and she’s not...

my general writing advice™️, not necessarily where dnd is concerned, is that any fleshed out character backstory should at base answer the question of, 'what made this character the person that they turned out to be?' there are all sorts of interesting ideas you could use to give more dimension and depth to a given character thru their background. that kind of stuff in normal writing is 98% brainstorming until you come across an idea that really resonates with you, not really something with a neat and tidy set of steps to it

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i dont know if its any different for dnd though

delicate girder
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Guess thats true

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I was thinking of making them from a wasteland but unsure what names in dnd lore talk about wastlands

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Or even if there are any

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Alright thanks I’ll go write something as it comes to my head I guess

fading sierra
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the thing is, for any given character archetype, personality, or trope that exists, there are a thousand different backgrounds that could shape them into that kind of character. so it's really hard to construct one that you're personally satisfied with on the first try

delicate girder
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Im sure shes down to go with something simple

fresh fable
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What lvl

delicate girder
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Dm messed up information on time zones and she can’t make the campaign now anyways so she will have time to make the character for a different one

dire fossil
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Any advice for RP when joining an ongoing campaign

fresh fable
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Has the DM told you how your going to meet the party?

vestal crest
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I am doing that tonight actually. The dm is keeping it simple using you're going to meet them in a tavern.

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For RP that probably depends on your characters personality

weak comet
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iam hosting a new homebrew if any new players want to join

velvet shard
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what is that?