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smoky adder
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Strength would be important if you're going to be swinging weapons a lot.

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Constitution, on the other hand, would help your maximum HP.

harsh fjord
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I tend to have Con as my second- or third-highest stat. I'm very cautious.

smoky adder
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Yeah, I always have CON in my top three.

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Regardless of the class.

harsh fjord
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Same.

smoky adder
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So I'd do here WIS > CON > STR, or WIS > STR > CON.

lyric fjord
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what do I do about all this?

smoky adder
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If you keep DEX lowest, you'll probably want to use heavy armor.

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?tag new skills

exotic remnantBOT
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Skills

A skill represents a specific aspect of an ability score. Proficiency in a skill lets you add your proficiency bonus to ability checks that involve that skill, making you more likely to succeed.

Write your ability modifier next to each skill for that ability. If you’re proficient with that skill, add your proficiency bonus as well.

smoky adder
harsh fjord
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That also applies to the Saving Throws box.

smoky adder
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So if you're sticking with that +0 STR, you'd write that +0 next to Athletics.

lyric fjord
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um im kinda confused

smoky adder
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Where are you stuck?

lyric fjord
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on what to put in the boxesss

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idk what an ability modifer is

smoky adder
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The numbers you just wrote in the big boxes.

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So +0 STR, -1 DEX, +4 WIS, etc.

lyric fjord
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so I put +0 in the strength boxes?

smoky adder
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Yep!

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So for STR saving throws and Athletics.

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On the lines where you've filled in the little circle on the left, you get another +2 from your proficiency bonus.

lyric fjord
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only for the ones I selected?

smoky adder
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The proficiency bonus applies only to the ones you selected.

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For the ones you didn't select, it will equal your ability modifier.

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So STR saves are a +0, since you're not proficient.

lyric fjord
smoky adder
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WIS saves would get your +4 WIS and another +2 prof, so +6 total.

lyric fjord
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ohhh

harsh fjord
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Proficiency is a way to represent you're better at a skill or saving throw by having a higher number. So someone with a +0 STR score would have a +0 in Athletics, whereas someone with that same STR score but proficiency in Athletics would have a +2.

smoky adder
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In short, it makes you more likely to succeed at those things.

lyric fjord
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did I?

smoky adder
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Looks right for the ones you're proficient in, yeah.

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You'll still want to fill in the ones without proficiency as well.

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(So don't add that +2 to those.)

lyric fjord
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Ok!

smoky adder
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Looks good!

supple wolf
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I’m new

lime jasper
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Who on the world has 9 dex?

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8/9?

cobalt frigate
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My paladin has a 6 Dex

exotic remnantBOT
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What is D&D?
How does it work?
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  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
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harsh fjord
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@supple wolf The links above should get you started.

lime jasper
smoky adder
lime jasper
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You just hope no one ever shoots an arrow at you?

smoky adder
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That’s what heavy armor is for.

fallen surge
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Your dex has nothing to do with that if you are wearing heavy armor

cobalt frigate
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I think the low Dex is great for RP purposes. I play her as a klutz.

lime jasper
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But still

smoky adder
cobalt frigate
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That's why I prefer Point Buy but when I was playing the DM had us roll.

lime jasper
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A decent dex roll doesn't hinder your focus

fresh fable
cobalt frigate
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Dex is a dump state for a front line heavy armour wearing paladin.

lime jasper
smoky adder
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I think we're drifting away from the topic here.

lime jasper
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Not main, actually, but one you care about, toward the top

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I'm just failing whenever I try, do your thing, lol

minor kernel
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hola

smoky adder
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Hey there

minor kernel
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im new here

smoky adder
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Welcome!

desert echo
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I need some help with a bloodhunter character if someone has played them before miwacry

smoky adder
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What kind of help?

minor kernel
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nice to meet u all

desert echo
smoky adder
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By what specifically?

desert echo
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making it ig? I'm doing it on the blank sheet paper cuz I don't want to spend money on d&d beyond

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So I'm kind of confused....

smoky adder
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What do you have so far? Where are you stuck?

desert echo
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Mmmm hold up

smoky adder
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The more specific your questions, the better we can give you specific answers.

desert echo
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Can files be sent in here?

smoky adder
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You can send a link to one.

desert echo
smoky adder
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Pretty far along, then!

desert echo
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Yup!

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I'm confused about the last page tbh

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The spellcasting modifiers and the likes

smoky adder
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Blood Hunters don't generally cast spells.

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Except for... one of them. I forget which. dndLol

desert echo
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They have blood curses

smoky adder
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Order of the Profane Soul

desert echo
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And that

smoky adder
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But even they don't get spells til level 3.

desert echo
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But when I did a character with my previous dm it's filled in

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That's why I'm confused

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Was it from the race?

smoky adder
smoky adder
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Changelings do not.

desert echo
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Tiefling to be specific

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Was it from that?

smoky adder
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Most tieflings have spells, yeah.

desert echo
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Ah, alright

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So do I just leave all those 3 spaces blank?

smoky adder
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Just leave that whole page blank, yeah.

desert echo
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Alright aqua_salute

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Ty yayyy

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Also sorry, but what about the hit points?

jade nova
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It’s your classes hit dice + con modifier

desert echo
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So 12?

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In the case of a blood hunter, I think it's 1d10

flat sun
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Why do people hate on homebrew is it bad?

harsh fjord
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There's lots of really unbalanced homebrew, so some DMs don't allow it because it's work to review it.

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But homebrew isn't inherently bad.

cobalt frigate
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As DM I homebrew but I don't let my players homebrew for reasons ianrazorwing mentioned above.

fallen surge
# flat sun Why do people hate on homebrew is it bad?

It’s like a mod for a video game. It’s fan made content. Whether or not it’s good or bad is entirely dependent on how good of a game designer that fan who made it is, and there is no process for vetting or filtering the high quality stuff from the low quality stuff. The DM has to manually review any and all homebrew their players use, to determine if it’s acceptable

split rampart
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hi im very stupid can someone please explain how dnd works?

fallen surge
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That's a big question. We can point you in the direction of the basic rules and some explainer Youtube videos and such. After you've given the rules at least a quick glance, then we can answer any specific questions you might have. Its a lot easier for us to answer specific questions like "How does an attack roll work?" or "What is Wisdom used for?" than the big general ones like "how does D&D work?"

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?
split rampart
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how does ability scores work?

timid locust
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Are you asking what each of your ability scores does? Or are you asking how to assign ability scores on your character sheet?

split rampart
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...

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both?

split rampart
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i just joined the dc server hoping to learn DnD lol

timid locust
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Well, to start off you've got your:

  • Strength (how strong you are)
  • Dexterity (how nimble you are)
  • Constitution (how tough you are)
  • Intelligence (how smart you are)
  • Wisdom (how perceptive you are)
  • Charisma (how cool you are)
fallen surge
timid locust
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Different characters benefit from each of these abilities in different ways. What kind of character were you hoping to make?

split rampart
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is a archer an option?

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i forgor where to read what i can use as characters

timid locust
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Sure! Classic Archer class options are Fighter, Rogue, and Ranger

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You can look into more character building options in the links above

split rampart
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it says ranger weilds two daggers correct or something like that?

timid locust
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Any character can wield two daggers if they want. Some classes do it better than others, though!

split rampart
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thank you so much for this information and i will try my best to be slightly ok at this!

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?
timid locust
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Take another look through the Basic Rules linked above. It's a step by step guide to character creation

split rampart
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since i am horrible at everything i try

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oh ok

sudden wraith
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is it a stupid question to ask for someone to teach someone from my group how to be a dm or just teach us the basics?

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some of us already have our character sheets and we had a dm but they left and now we don't know what to do

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i also understand some of the basics but im not fit to be a dm, im lost lmao

cobalt frigate
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First read the free Basic Rules and/or watch Critical Role's "Handbook Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

Both are linked above.

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

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All experienced DMs were inexerienced at one point. You shouldn't let that stop you from trying to dM.

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The only way you get become an experienced (and hopefully good) DM is to become a DM and gain experience (much like PCs gain experience!)

viral pelican
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Yeah, DMing isn't something one is "taught" like learning to drive. It's more something where the resources will get yout part of the way there, and then you need to learn by doing...and that's like learning to ride a bike. Nobody can do the pedalling for you, or make it easier to balance!

The best way to practice is by playing one of the intro adventures that provide a lot of support to DMs: Dragon of Stormwreck Isle or Lost Mine of Phandelver (now the first few chapters of Phandelver & Below).

jade nova
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I also find that listening/watching other campaigns helps, if you can’t play then on your own. You can pick up on a lot, like the flow of the game and combat from watching things like critical role, or D20, or anything else, as over the top and as perfect as they try to be

sudden wraith
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thanks so much for the advice!! :D

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also i don't know if i wanna be a dm cause i already have a character and i think i would wanna play as a character more than a dm

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but i'll definitely bring those resources to my group to help all of us out

timid locust
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That's also fair. You can head to one of our search channels below and see if any DMs might be interested in joining, too!

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?looking

exotic remnantBOT
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Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

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sudden wraith
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oh you're right, i didn't see the channel for dms asking for players

spiral egret
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Does anyone know what the best/easiest class to play is for beginners?

harsh fjord
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Are you learning on your own, or do you have someone to help you?

spiral egret
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I’m in a club but we only meet once a week and I’m trying to create a character now…

harsh fjord
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If you’re not good about reading through rules, then a martial class (rogue, fighter, barbarian) would be easiest as they have the fewest mechanics to deal with.

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But any class is doable with patience and, for lack of a better word, work.

spiral egret
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Thank you!

harsh fjord
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Spellcasting definitely adds a lot of complexity. The rules devote a whole chapter to just that, and then there's all the spells on top of it.

spiral egret
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Okay, thank you!

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I will keep that in mind!

ancient pulsar
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Hi maybe not the right channel; I am trying to understand crit. So when you roll a 20 (with the d20, so without modifiers) you get critical succes. In combat that means a crit right? Crit is 2x damage right?

And how does resistence/weakness work?

If a mob is resistent to pierce. How much less will it do? And weakness?

If I do a sneak attack psionic dagger for 1d6 + 3 (dex modifier dagger) + 2d6 (sneak) attack. And the targer is weak to psychic damage how much will it do, or is this DM discretion? What if I had combined damage types (fire + psychic) will that modifier only apply to the super effective one? Thanks

timid locust
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To answer your first question, yes! A 20 on the die when making an attack roll is a critical hit. It automatically succeeds, and doubles all the damage dice. Which means, if your attack was going to deal 3d6+3 damage, it instead deals 6d6+3 damage! Very nice! Crits also matter when making Death Saving Throws, as they automatically stabilize you and heal you 1 HP. Getting a 20 anywhere else is usually pretty nice... but isn't considered an automatic success.

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If a creature is resistant to a damage type like fire, it'll take half damage! If it's vulnerable to fire, it'll take double!

ancient pulsar
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Ahh so a crit is just rolling MORE dice? So technically it can vary from slightly more damage to a lot more. I like that element a lot

timid locust
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In your example, if you roll 3d6+3 psychic damage and hit something weak to psychic, you'll still roll the same dice, but just double the total afterwards. Let's say your dice ended up being a nice, average 11+3 psychic. It'll deal a total of 28!

If you also rolled an extra 1d4 fire damage for whatever reason, you'd roll that on the side and add it without doubling it.

ancient pulsar
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Ah thanks. And if I attack on rogue and I get advantage I can add my sneak attack die. I dont need to roll a d20 again to see if my sneak attack hits if my normal attack d20 already hit?

I know these are basic rules but the wording is confusing to me

slow hawk
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Sneak attack damage is part of the underlying attack. It is not a separate attack for which a new “to hit” roll is needed

topaz garnet
# ancient pulsar Ah thanks. And if I attack on rogue and I get advantage I can add my sneak attac...

sneak attack is a feature that adds extra damage to an attack that qualifies;
to qualify, it has to 1: Hit, 2: Be with a Ranged or Finesse weapon, and 3: You either have Advantage, or, there's an enemy of your target within 5 feet of the target (and that enemy of the target isn't currently incapacitated).
And 4: You definitely didn't roll with disadvantage, actually rolling 2d20 and taking the lower one, since that means you don't get to sneak attack regardless and overwritingly so.

ancient pulsar
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Right, since adv + disadv = nothing ergo no sneak

topaz garnet
# ancient pulsar Hi maybe not the right channel; I am trying to understand crit. So when you roll...

A 20 on the d20 only does something explicitly extra when it is with an Attack roll, or a Death Saving Throw (not a regular saving throw like against spells and dragon breath-weapons)
On an attack, it's as described, automatically hits regardless of modifiers or AC, and you roll the damage dice twice and add them together, then add modifiers.
On a death saving throw you regain 1 hit point, and since it's the start of your turn, you wake up and can stand up and do stuff - keeping in mind even a crab could pinch you back to passing out.

topaz garnet
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so if you have disadv, but then adv for some other reason, and hit someone who is in 5ft of an enemy of theirs, you can sneak attack since
"If circumstances cause a roll to have both Advantage and Disadvantage, you are considered to have neither of them, and you roll one d20. This is true even if multiple circumstances impose disadvantage and only one grants advantage or vice versa. In such a situation, you have neither advantage nor disadvantage."

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So if you're considered to have neither:
You don't automatically qualify for having advantage (which you aren't considered to have)
You don't automatically disqualify for having disadvantage (which you aren't considered to have)

ancient pulsar
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So if I get a crit 3d6 +3 (all have the +3 dex bonus) I roll additional 3d6 (but they get no +3?)

topaz garnet
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if there's an attack that does 3d6 + 3 damage, and it critically hits, it does 6d6 + 3 damage. Yep

ancient pulsar
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The +3 is dex modifier. That wont double right?

topaz garnet
hallow edge
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Can anyone teach me?

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

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.

hallow edge
topaz garnet
hallow edge
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But do I have to?

cobalt frigate
topaz garnet
hallow edge
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Okay I'll read it

full current
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Hi im new

echo kelp
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Welcome to the server!

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And to D&D?

full current
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Yup thankss

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I only know the very basic so far and never experienced playing it

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Well atleast not with people

echo kelp
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Okay - so are you looking for a group to join? You can read #find-a-game to learn more about how to find a group to play with (and how to use our LFG channels).

meager wraith
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So thx I think

echo kelp
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You're welcome!

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And if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask here or in an appropriate channel . See id:browse to see all the many channels we have for various D&D topics.

hearty panther
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Are we allowed to join any or we have to wait our turn to be tagged ?

alpine geode
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Hi guys 🙂 Im new to d&d and looking forward to my first game.

harsh fjord
sinful patio
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Can someone help me get started

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?
hearty panther
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Is it bad that I got lost by reading the game descriptions

sinful patio
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Who wants to play I’m brand new

harsh fjord
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You should head to #find-a-game to start your search for other players.

eternal harbor
eternal harbor
eager shore
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Does anyone have any tips on how to start a campaign? This is my groups first time playing and my first time as DM.

harsh fjord
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Are you set on running your own rather than using a pre-written one?

eager shore
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Yep!

harsh fjord
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I'd recommend looking at some published adventures (official would be best) to see how they're put together. There are tons of good videos on YouTube; I'd start with Matt Colville's "Running the Game" series, but you can find others for campaign planning more specifically. Kobold Press's Guide to Plots and Campaigns book may be useful.

Post your question in #dm-discussion as well. Lots of folks there will provide insights.

eager shore
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Sweet! Thanks!

harsh fjord
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Good luck! I think writing a campaign for your first time is a mighty big swing, but I hope it goes well.

vagrant dew
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Hey I’m trying to learn this game

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

dark mural
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So I'm looking for a game so I went to look for a DM. But they all use roll20 and stuff like that. Would I need all that too in order to participate?

fleet field
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Probably

echo kelp
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Roll20 is an online Virtual Tabletop - you only need a browser and a Roll20 account to be able to use it.

dark mural
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Does that stuff cost money?

mortal garden
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Nope. Roll20 offers a free account version. ✌️

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The paid account version is really more for running games. It gives you more storage space for images, etc.

glossy comet
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I recently watched the Jaiden Animations D&D video and Slimecicle’s reaction vod. At the end of the vod, Slimecicle pulls up a plan of the adventure on what looks like a website. Does anybody know what website this is? I just think it looks cool.

fleet field
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can you link the video here?

glossy comet
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Just go to the 3rd quarter. He has it pulled up and explains the lore.

hot lintel
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I am new to d&d

fleet field
glossy comet
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I don’t know. Better question, which would you suggest?

harsh fjord
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Suggest for what specifically?

hot lintel
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I am looking for a party

harsh fjord
hot lintel
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No one is there

harsh fjord
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Read the directions.

hot lintel
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Ok

glossy comet
harsh fjord
glossy comet
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Makes sense. Thanks.

low rapids
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Can someone help explain how custom lineage works regarding your base race in character creation? x.x

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.5-+

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sorry dog

harsh fjord
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Custom lineage is just the game's way of giving you an option if a particular race doesn't exist among the official races. You wanna play a giraffe person (or whatever)? Custom lineage. It might not have the right mechanical abilities to fit your mental image, but you can usually describe it however you want, provided your DM allows the use of the race in the first place.

low rapids
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are DMs usually open to that kinda thing?

harsh fjord
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It varies too widely to say with any certainty.

low rapids
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ok

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thank you

blissful depot
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howdy all! super noob to d&d here. played dragonlance computer game back in day but never played with multiple people before

calm sonnet
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Welcome

bleak solar
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Hi

echo kelp
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If you're new to D&D (or at least new to this edition), check out the pinned message for useful reosurces to help get you started.

dim radish
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How does animate dead work? If I cast it on a dead enemy, does it reanimate the dead enemy and I use their stat block or does it reanimate it as a regular zombie and use the zombie stat block

low rapids
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Oh right. What does SAD mean?><

fallen surge
low rapids
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oh gotcha.

fallen surge
dim radish
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Okay, thanks

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Would its form be retained or would it just look humanoid

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like if I cast animate dead on a pile of wolf bones, would it animate as a humanoid skeleton or a wolf skeleton

fallen surge
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That’s up to you and the DM. So long as you use the normal skeleton stat block (including it’s size category) than you can flavor it however you want

dim radish
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Okay, thank you

peak lodge
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Can some one please teach me how to play dungeons and dragons

vestal crest
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Please Read the free rulebook and come back with questions.

turbid ember
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where do i send a digi copy of my character sheet????

edgy onyx
turbid ember
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thank you

lyric fjord
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Hey I'm new and making a high elf character, it says I can choose a spell to start off with but i don't know which one would be the most useful.

edgy onyx
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Which class?

lyric fjord
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Sorcerer

arctic acorn
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Just choose what sounds fun for you. Just don't choose the true strike spell. That's the only spell in DnD that is unfun.

lyric fjord
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Ok thanks

arctic acorn
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All high elves get a bonus spell from the wizard class. So even though you are not a wizard you can choose a wizard spell.

turbid ember
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and im making a half elf monk....

arctic acorn
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Interesting pfp.

topaz garnet
# lyric fjord Sorcerer

As a Sorcerer, you'll want to pick your High Elf cantrip as some non-statistical one, as it's not going to correspond to your good spellcasting ability. Something like Prestidigitation or Message.

lyric fjord
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I see

arctic acorn
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Unless you have a decent Intelligence score. Or plan on investing in Intelligence.

lyric fjord
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Do I choose a first level spell now?

arctic acorn
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What do you mean?

lyric fjord
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Do I have to wait to join a game to choose a spell

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Sorry of that's a dumb question

pure portal
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might be a bit of a dumb question but what would be a good first dnd build? should i go for something silly and dumb or something actually good

arctic acorn
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No, but personally I recommend joining a game before working on a character sheet.

arctic acorn
lyric fjord
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Do you know any beginner campaigns that are open

arctic acorn
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I've never played fighter before but I've heard that is a great class for beginners.

arctic acorn
jovial yoke
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hi i'm new and i'm trying to make a sheet for my necromancer priest character

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i've read the basic rules and handbooker helper

arctic acorn
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Did you find a DM yet? I recommend finding a game to play in before jumping into character creation.

slow hawk
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Other options are Rogue or Barbarian

fleet field
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You could also do grave cleric

arctic acorn
arctic acorn
fleet field
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Fair

arctic acorn
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But yeah, I'd pick a deity that has the Death Domain and work from there. Alternatively you could always make a necromancy wizard. For a more academically smart priest.

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Or an undead warlock if your priest has made a magical pact with powerful creature such as a lich or a vampire. That actually sounds quite interesting.

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I kinda like the idea of a deceitful priest who claims to serve a good deity.

lyric fjord
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My greetings.
This site is for new players, if i understand correctly. I hope that i can ask questions here.
Question: is cleric is good start for first dnd play? Does anyone here have advice for playing cleric?
This class is very interesting to me but i also interested in knowing which classes also could be good for start.

fleet field
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Cleric is pretty complicated for a newcomer

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Any spellcaster is going to be a lot more complicated

lyric fjord
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So for the first play i should choose someone who aren't Spellcaster. Alright.
Do you have any advise? Maybe fighter is good enough?

fleet field
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Fighter is the simplest class for a new player

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If you want divine, cleric-like flavour, you could consider Paladin

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It’s not quite as simple as fighter though

lyric fjord
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Thanks for your advises. Can you tell me more about paladin class in that case? I read about them but i didn't understand enough. I thought this class in the same level as fighter.

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In difficulty, i mean.

fleet field
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It gets spells at 2nd level, and has a few more active features like divine smite, making them more complicated to play than fighter

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They don’t have as many spells as cleric tho

arctic acorn
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Paladins need to follow an oath and have a more limited selection of spells. Paladins and clerics can both be useful in melee however clerics have long ranged spells which is something paladins don't really have.

lyric fjord
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I'm grateful for explanation from both of you. I guess that I'll try to make a paladin then. It sounds interesting to play.
I'm really happy that this place exist. It really helpful.

near pendant
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I had a question on some advice for wizards being good for a first character? or some general advice when it comes to wizards

fleet field
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Wizards are the opposite of good for a first character

topaz garnet
fleet field
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They’re the second hardest class for a new player imo, only just behind Druids

topaz garnet
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They have the most complex and spaghetti explanation Spellcasting trait of them all

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Cleric: Each long rest you pick an amount of spells from the Cleric list, those are your spells for that day.
Sorcerer: You know your spell list, never changing it by the day, only slightly editing it by one spell each level-up.

Wizard: You have a book, and some spells in that book, and prepare an amount of spells picked from that book, and you get some free spells put into the book per level but can also pay to add a spell you found into the book.

arctic acorn
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My first character was a wizard. But I had an idea and I really wanted to go with it. I confess that I had a bit of a hard time understanding how the class worked but I don't regret it. Having a good teacher is always helpful for a new player.

near pendant
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yeah my friend who has been playing dnd for a while has been teaching me about the class pretty well

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I somewhat understand it but I just wanted a 2nd opinion if it was a good class choice for my first character

arctic acorn
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It's not the best class for beginners however if you really want to try this class first go for it. I've had people try to sway me from not playing a certain class and it's never fun.

near pendant
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yeah I love the concept of wizards of any game that has them or magic spells so I wanted to try it for dnd even if it's not beginner friendly learning it sounds fun

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thanks for the advice 👍🏼

arctic acorn
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Love me a smart magic person who can annihilate everything.

flat sun
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Where can I see list of weapons with their dice and ability for Example Light crossbow 1d8 and dex

inner thistle
flat sun
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When I’m in dnd beyond I can’t find a page called basic rules

inner thistle
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I posted a link to it just above

flat sun
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Yes but when I dm I want to find it myself not go to discord and try to find the link😭

fleet field
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You could bookmark it

crude musk
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It's the fourth option in the Sources menu

flat sun
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Ok I’ll try

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I foudn it

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But there’s no like chart of the weapons

crude musk
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There is

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Go to Chapter 5: Equipment

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Scroll down to Weapons

flat sun
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I scrolled down

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And there’s no weapons

crude musk
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There is

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flat sun
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Ok I see it

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I’m on phone so it’s different

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But it doesn’t say what ability they use

crude musk
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The rules do

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Read the rules on making an attack

fleet field
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They use Str by default for melee weapons, and Dex for ranged

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If they have the finesse property you can choose Str or Dex

crude musk
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This is covered in the Making an attack section

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.

flat sun
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So it’s always dex or strength

crude musk
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no, there are exceptions

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The default is dexterity or strength

fleet field
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By default. Some class features and spells let you use other stats

flat sun
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Like cursed weapons

crude musk
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No, not like cursed weapons

fleet field
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Off the top of my head, shillelagh lets you use Wis, and hexblade lets you use Cha

crude musk
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Like spell and class features that let you use Wisdome or Charisma instead

fleet field
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Battlesmith let’s you use int

crude musk
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But if you're still getting to grips with how the game works, don't worry about that

fleet field
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Dhampir lets you make unarmed strikes with con

flat sun
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I mean I know how to fill a whole character sheet

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So that’s a beginning …

crude musk
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I think understanding how the game works is equally important

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No point having a character sheet if you don't know how to use it

flat sun
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I know

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If you attack with weapon you roll d20 and damage if you succeed

fresh fable
fleet field
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It’s not a flat d20 roll

fresh fable
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This may help your players

fleet field
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But yeah that’s the basics

flat sun
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With modifier

fleet field
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And proficiency bonus

crude musk
flat sun
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Yeah I knoww

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I just don’t understand reactions interactions

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It’s confusing

fleet field
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Reactions are a type of action you take in response to someone else doing something

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You don’t have to take a reaction on your turn, you can take it whenever the trigger happens

flat sun
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But how many times can you use it?

crude musk
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That's covered in Chapter 9 linked above

fleet field
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Once between each of your turns

crude musk
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You have 1 reaction, once you've used it, you get it back at the start of your turn

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You can only use a reaction when a game ability says

tranquil jasper
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could i request aid in building a character if anyones interested?

crude musk
tranquil jasper
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thanks!

jovial yoke
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maybe some levels in cleric or paladin...?

crude musk
viral pelican
# jovial yoke i was thinking a necromancy wizard, i wanted to multiclass because it fits my ch...

It's generally inadvisable to multiclass for your first character, as it introduces a huge amount of complexity to the rules. Try looking for a class or subclass that covers everything with your character. You want to do necromancy while also being religious and bashing skulls? Death Domain Cleric or Oathbreaker Paladin already accomplish that. As Davyd says, for further discussion #character-discussion is the place to go, but I think it's always good to point out the problems of multiclassing when its mentioned in the newcomers channel, lest someone else read it and get ideas that will lead them to an unfun first experience.

flat sun
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I have a question what if in a combat 2 players have a plan together but because of turns they can’t do it together what can they do then?

crude musk
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They can't do it

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They will have to change their plan

viral pelican
# flat sun I have a question what if in a combat 2 players have a plan together but because...

Well, because any combat will involve the initiative order which is rolled at the start, it's best to plan around what its going to permit, rather than plan before its rolled.

Players can use Ready Actions to defer their action until an event triggers it. This can allow for better coordination. Also the Help Action confers advantage to a player, as long as they use it before the next turn.

ebon lagoon
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True, Ready action would be perfect

edgy onyx
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The could try setting things up with the ready -action, depending on what the wish to do

flat sun
viral pelican
fresh fable
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Oh that’s a nice colourful cheat sheet

jovial yoke
warm dome
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Do you need to pay for stuff to play the game?

ebon lagoon
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The DnD Beyond website has the basics for the game

crude musk
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No, you can play the game for free using the Basic Rules

warm dome
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Okay!

wide patio
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Hello, I'm new with DND but this seems to be a fun place

smoky adder
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Welcome!

lyric fjord
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Ahoy! I'm new here as well. I can't wait to share my ideas and art with the community!

wide patio
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I literally entered here because of Jaiden animations experience in DND and I think it's fun

inner thistle
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That video was amazing

lyric fjord
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How can i send images? Im unable to on any channel and i need to show my ability scores :(

crude musk
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You don't need to to show your ability scores, you can just post them as text

lyric fjord
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Im on my phone tho

crude musk
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I'm sure your phone can type numbers

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Str 15
Dex 16
Con 13
etc

lyric fjord
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Oh you mean tjat

honest kestrel
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regarding the pact of the blade, does it only include swords or do bows count too? i think i saw somewhere taking about an invocation about it but im not sure

smoky adder
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Yeah, you need the Improved Pact Weapon invocation to use bows.

timid locust
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You can choose the form that this melee weapon takes each time you create it

smoky adder
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dndThis Emphasis on "melee".

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Whereas Improved Pact Weapon adds this:

Finally, the weapon you conjure can be a shortbow, longbow, light crossbow, or heavy crossbow.

timid locust
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Still no dart 😔

smoky adder
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No hand crossbow either.

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Or sling.

quiet flume
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Hi, I'm a huge fan of dnd and have always been fascinated by the concept and recently decided to prep my first ever campaing for my friends but i have some trouble with this phase. If any of u seasoned dm would like to give me a few tips on note taking, how much prep is actually needed and this kind of fundamental stuff i would really appreciate it!

smoky adder
quiet flume
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ok i'll do that thank u !

flat sun
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I remember when I was dming a one shot once one of the players rerolled the dice once in a combat because she got a low number and I didn't let her so I'm thinking if they do it again I'll skip their turn entirely because it's very annoying when they do that

crude musk
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What?

flat sun
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She got a low number and just rolled the dice again thinking I wouldnt notice

crude musk
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As in they just decided "I'm going to re-roll this dice because I don't like the result"?

flat sun
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Yeahhh

crude musk
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Okay, well that's cheating and not something you fix in game by punishing a player with a skipped turn

flat sun
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Yeah that's what I was thinking of doing

crude musk
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You instead should talk to them and explain that goes against the spirit of the game and devalaues everyones time

smoky adder
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I'd start by having a discussion with the table about how failure shapes the story as much as success. It's all part of the same game.

flat sun
smoky adder
flat sun
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she Was new to dnd and thought it was fun like very new newer than me

smoky adder
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All the more reason to start with the carrot instead of the stick.

normal chasm
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What’s the best way to learn what kind of character I want to create? Any good videos that explain my options and what all the different traits and abilities available to each class/subclass in a video anyone can recommend. D&D beyond is good, just looking for more detailed explanation.

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I really want to jump into a campaign and learn, just wish I had someone to help and explain instead of reading a ton of shit without being able to ask questions lol. Wish I had some people to play with in person to help out.

harsh fjord
normal chasm
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Thank you I’ll check it out. To preface I feel like I understand the rules and roles well enough, just creating a character seems daunting as I don’t know what I should (what I want) to make. I’ve been watching a podcast that is 3 hours long each episode so I’ve seen how the game is played and understand how it’s played between player and dm. And I played probably 10 years ago but only a couple times.

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The main thing that was confusing to me is picking what items are on your character. Like should I look at looking for players to see what I’m aloud to take? And what custom items I can take that aren’t in D&D beyond?

harsh fjord
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You can head to #character-discussion and engage in a conversation there. Folks will probably ask good clarifying questions about ideas you might have, or a fantasy you might want to fulfill.

Lots of DMs will probably obey the standard equipment rules, but it can vary, so it's really difficult to generalize.

normal chasm
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Where can I find standard equip rules?

harsh fjord
smoky adder
honest kestrel
smoky adder
honest kestrel
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ty

vagrant dew
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Ok I understand most rules I’ll learn better if I play

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How hard it it to find a game

smoky adder
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It can vary. It all depends on what you’re looking for and what’s available.

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The more specific your needs, the longer it might take.

autumn trellis
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Hello can anyone give me like some tips for being a dm?

dense rune
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this is what a really experienced dm friend told me ''Most important thing is that everyone has fun, as a gm u are the one ruling how stuff happens, so u can fumble npc attacks and allow something players want''

smoky adder
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?dmtips

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D&D Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Dungeon Master Tips

The most important part of being a good DM is facilitating the fun of everyone at the table. Keep these tips in mind to help things go smoothly:

Embrace the shared story.

D&D is about telling a story as a group, so let the players contribute to the outcome through the words and deeds of their characters. If some players are reluctant to speak up, ask them what their characters are doing.

It’s not a competition.

The DM isn’t competing against the player characters. Your job is to referee the rules, run monsters, and keep the story moving.

Be fair and flexible.

Treat your players in a fair, impartial manner. The rules help you do this, but you can make your own rulings to ensure everyone is having fun.

Modify the adventure to suit your tastes.

Adventures have no prescribed outcome. You can alter any encounter to make it more interesting and fun for your players.

Don’t worry about mistakes.

Dungeon Masters are fallible, just like everyone else, and even experienced DMs make mistakes. If you overlook, forget, or misrepresent something, correct yourself and move on. No one expects you to memorize every part of this adventure and all the rules in the Basic Rules. As long as your players are having fun, everything will be just fine.

lost bramble
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Since my character is a rogue barbarian multiclass, do I take both a rogue subclass and a barbarian subclass when I get each of them to level 3

fallen surge
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Yep!

lost bramble
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Okay

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I'm going Scout Rogue and Elk Totem Barbarian because this campaign isn't too serious and I'm already kinda strong and don't wanna power game the stuff the DM has planned

harsh fjord
autumn trellis
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Thanks

empty steppe
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Hey ! I'm pretty new at dnd, and am confused by how spells work for multiclasses

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I was originally an artificer, when for the plot, i was given warlock

novel jetty
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you track the artificer spells and warlock spells seperately, using the class's usual spellcasting ability (INT for Arti, CHA for warlock

empty steppe
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so i need to have two different spell lists?

novel jetty
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yes

empty steppe
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do each of them have different spell slots or do they share them?

novel jetty
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and since its warlock, yo just get the warlock spell slots and the arti spellslots seperately

empty steppe
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ah k

novel jetty
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you can cast a spell with either slot, no matter what class its from

empty steppe
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so the spell slots are combined?

novel jetty
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(This is why paladins usual multiclass into hexblade)

fallen surge
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If it was any class other than warlock, the spell slots would combine

empty steppe
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damn so that just makes my life difficult then huh

novel jetty
timid locust
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Might honestly be worth moving this discussion to #dnd-rules , as multiclassing isn't exactly newcomer friendly

empty steppe
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i blame my dm for that lmao

viral pelican
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Yeah the only thing worth saying about multiclassing in #dnd-newcomers is...don't try it as a newcomer! There's a lot of subclasses that bring in features from different classes, and there's probably one that will fit your character concept without needing to subject yourself to the pain and risks of multiclassing.

empty steppe
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I DIDNT CHOOSE TO AAAAAA

viral pelican
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Haha yeah I feel your pain.

fresh fable
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DM shouldn’t force a multiclass on you, I’d have a talk with them

viral pelican
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I'd honestly have a conversation with your DM about that, because forcing a level of multiclass on you without your consent is not really recommended.

timid locust
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It might be worth bringing it up with your DM. Taking a multiclass level isn't something to force upon a player lightly, especially a newer one

fresh fable
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Lol

timid locust
vestal warren
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Hello, I'm new to dnd, how to play?

arctic acorn
novel jetty
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they were made a artificer and warlock combo thou

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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?
timid locust
arctic acorn
oak raven
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hello kings!

fallen surge
neat rivet
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Okay So I have been playing D&D for years but only in person. I have never tried it with an online community any suggestions

harsh fjord
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What sort of suggestions are you looking for?

cobalt frigate
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Are you asking as a player or as a DM?

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online

Use ?tag [category] [name] to show a tag
timid locust
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?tag new online

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junior obsidian
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Hi guys, sorry for bothering you but i need your help

I've recently become interested in dnd and started doing some research to understand the "game mode"

I can't quite understand the dice system and how we choose the numbers in the numbers for the character powers.. (I don't know if i'm clear..)

Do you have any good ytb channel's suggestions that can explain it?

(Btw i got a a stupid question does txt party's exist? Like writing not talking ^^)

Sorry for bothering you 🙏🏻

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

It's linked above.

junior obsidian
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Thnks youu 💖

harsh fjord
junior obsidian
harsh fjord
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You can use the Explore Discoverable Servers to find them. As for sites, places that specialize in PBP that I'm aware of are Role Gate, Gamers Plane, RPG Crossing, Reddit's r/PBP, and D&D Beyond's forums.

smoky adder
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?tag new abilities

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Abilities

Six abilities provide a quick description of every creature's physical and mental characteristics: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.

For each ability, your character has an ability score, a number from 1 to 20. There are three ways to determine ability scores, and your DM will let you know which to use. (If you don’t have a DM yet, choose Standard Array or Point Buy.)

  • Roll the Dice. Roll 4d6 and record the total of the highest three. Do this six times, and then assign each total to a different ability.
  • Standard Array. Assign each of the following numbers to a different ability: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8.
  • Point Buy. Choose your own ability scores by spending points.

After assigning your ability scores, determine your ability modifiers, a number from -5 to +5, using the Ability Scores and Modifiers table.

smoky adder
junior obsidian
junior obsidian
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I have a final question, do we need to be spontaneous or do we have a little time before answering? ^^

harsh fjord
junior obsidian
fallen surge
harsh fjord
fallen surge
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In combat, you have a lot more time to think, in between turns and such

brazen silo
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Hello ^^

junior obsidian
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Oh okay thanks you for your help guys
I'm not good with English that's why, when it's in text i have a little time to think for the suitable words but in normal session it would be more difficult x)

junior obsidian
fallen surge
brazen silo
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I'm just curious, is there a specific channel with help in making my own D&D game? Would that be the D&D bot help stuff?

I'm working on a simple version of like a D&D styled game and I'm tryna look for some assistance I guess with like ideas on how to do some things

harsh fjord
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You'll probably want to find a more general game/TTRPG design Discord.

junior obsidian
fallen surge
fallen surge
junior obsidian
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Thnks youu 💖💐 Hoping to find one ^^

brazen silo
brazen silo
fresh fable
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Look for the tavern

harsh fjord
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MCDM also has a game design channel.

fallen surge
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The Discord of Many Things could be a good place to try as well? That's also a D&D 5e server, but its specifically focused on homebrew and content creation

cobalt panther
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Nice

brazen silo
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ahh ok

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thank you all for the help lol Idrk what I'm doing when it comes to D&D type games but I'll keep looking for stuff

fallen surge
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Btw, to help you on your journey, you should use the term “TTRPG” instead of “D&D Game.” D&D is a specific brand. A specific type of TTRPG. Its like saying “Toyota” when you mean “car”

brazen silo
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oh lol

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Yeah I wasn’t sure what the proper term for it is lol

harsh fjord
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Tabletop, tabletop game, tabletop role-playing game, and TTRPG should net you some results.

strong fossil
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Hello! I need some help with making my first campaign

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I'm not sure exactly how I'm supposed to go about making this

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And need some help

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I have a very undetailed map of the world and some lore but not really anything to get the campaign started

fallen surge
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This would be a better question to ask in #dm-discussion so you can get advice from fellow DMs

strong fossil
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Ok 👍

smoky adder
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https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/950-build-your-first-homebrew-adventure-in-10-easy
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/772-new-players-guide-building-your-own-campaign

Build Your First Homebrew Adventure in 10 Easy Steps
Build Your First Homebrew Adventure in 10 Easy Steps

Once you’ve decided to build an adventure, you’ll discover your needs are basic. For some folks, constructing elaborate scenarios seems to c...

New Player’s Guide: Building Your Own Campaign Setting
New Player’s Guide: Building Your Own Campaign Setting

When making a world for your D&D campaign, you should start small and then build bigger and bigger. Here are some tools to help. The D&D Beyond ...

harsh fjord
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I was trying to pull those up, but Googling just got me the content-sharing campaign info!

smoky adder
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I haven't had a chance to tackle those tag requests yet. 😅

harsh fjord
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So you are planning to follow those suggestions? Delightful!

formal ferry
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Hello! I always wanted to play dnd but I never found a group that would play. I'm brand new to this even tho I created a lot of dnd characters for fun. How can I join a campaign? (Someone that mite be willing to teach me how it works maybe?) (English is not my first language so I'm sorry if this sounds weird lmao)

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strong fossil
slow hawk
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Ok, the link above should help

viral pelican
# strong fossil I have a very undetailed map of the world and *some* lore but not really anythin...

I personally think that for a new DM, the best introduction is to work the Dragon of Stormwreck Isle adventure into your world. It's basically just a little bottle-adventure and the island can fit into any fantasy world. Just scribble out any geographical identifiers and replace them with your own. This will give you a bit of momentum before you have to take the reins fully, and get your players up to level 3 and a good understanding of fundamentals.

rich pivot
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Does « common language » count as a language if I’m a Dwarven Warrior Guild Artisan ?
And do I need to choose another language on top of Common and Dwarf ?

cobalt frigate
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Almost every PC race starts with Common (I think the only exception to this is the Grung).

rich pivot
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+1 language from your race and +1 from your background

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That means common + 2 others languages ?

undone ocean
fleet field
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If you mean hadozee, it’s a paid race, so you’ll need to buy it

vestal crest
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If you want to use dnd beyond to make your character you need to buy the contents related to it. I spent 2 dollars to be a minotaur

simple goblet
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Any individual purchases will be removed from the total required to buy the book later, down to $2 which is the minimum transaction value

still wolf
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your DM if they have D&D beyond can share something with you and it'll give you all the books. I really dont suggest buying anything from D&D beyond especially because of the controversy they were a part of.

vestal crest
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That's presuming the dm has access to that monkey player type

bright hornet
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hello hello

hot lintel
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Hi

fleet field
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Hi

junior obsidian
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Hi guys it's me again 😅 i wanted to make my caractère sheet but didn't find a writing version, they all in pdf

fleet field
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You can print out the pdfs

unborn meteor
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I'm having trouble choosing a background for an aberrant mind plasmoid. Any suggestions?

junior obsidian
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It's more to send it later (more suitable for online sessions)
But if I don't find will do it thanks ^^

jovial ridge
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Hi guys

bright hornet
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hey

lone swan
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Im not a D&D newcomer but I am however new to dnd on platforms like these and others

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But hello

stuck cairn
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Hi everyone

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I’m new here!

glass summit
lone swan
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I havva Druid lvl 4 rn

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Circle of land (swamp)

jovial ridge
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I never played d&d and have nothing for the game or know anything except it is fun. anything I should know abt?

lone swan
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If you have an imagination and can see in your own way whts being described to you and can improv onna whim your golden ponyboy

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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?
stuck cairn
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I kinda wanna make a character that dreams of having magic

glass summit
stuck cairn
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But he serves a powerful being and gains Magic powers

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Probably something akin to a fairy

glass summit
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Warlocks get their magic from a powerful extraplanar entity

lyric fjord
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Warlock, The Archfey

lone swan
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There is fae classes in dnd beyond

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And its really simple to use

jovial ridge
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I forgot how many rules there was

lyric fjord
stuck cairn
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Maybe my character starts human, but befriends an entity that give him powers

lone swan
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In wich u can also describe them as you want

sharp halo
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Just to clarify a level 5 barb let’s say has like plus 4 strength and two attack actions I roll my great sword let’s say like d10 so I roll that twice and then add my plus 4?

sharp halo
glass summit
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rustic ether
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Hi ! I'm new here
I've never played DnD but I'm realy interested and hoping to get some help and find a group that would take a newbie like me in maybe

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glass summit
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Just be upfront about it, and people will be happy to help

stuck cairn
rustic ether
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I'd need to find a group that plays online. Couldn't find any groups to join in in my hometown

lyric fjord
stuck cairn
lone swan
lyric fjord
# stuck cairn Is that good?

Brief Description:

A fey mystique surrounds you, thanks to an auspicious event. You are a Fey Wanderer, a ranger who represents both the mortal and the fey realms.

lone swan
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Nice imma tiefling

rustic ether
# lone swan Im game

Nice!
I have kind of a concept on how DnD works....
and I DID play pen and paper online for like.... close to twenty years now - but until now only with two people and not dice or something so similar but also completly different

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so I have a few blank spots still - and am a little confused with these character sheets...

smoky adder
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Where are you stuck?

rustic ether
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well.... Kinda for a few classes I'm not entirely sure what their supposed purpose is....
Ranger is like physical attacks with bows from distance and daggers close up and more like medium armor? do they have any spells at all or are they 'normal' aside from the fact that they can talk to animals?
and what stats are important for which player?
I mean I get that strengh is important for direct attacks and deception when you wanna fool people

stuck cairn
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I know next to nothing on DND

smoky adder
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Rangers do have a few nature-themed spells, but not to the extent a druid does.

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They often patrol the edges of civilization to keep it safe.

true shard
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rangers are still solid spellcasters in their own right but its mostly supplemerntary instead of the main focus like a druid

lone swan
lone swan
stuck cairn
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Could someone Educate me

smoky adder
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Each class has a Quick Start guide that gives suggestions for your top picks.

lone swan
smoky adder
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yeah.... I wanna make this character thats super friendly and helpful but a little naive maybe and has a wonderful family so shes kinda under the wing of the others in the group but at the same time the one who feeds everyone. so I need someone that can identify plants that can be eaten and can hunt

stuck cairn
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I want to make a character that gains power when a being gives him power and trains him to become stronger

lone swan
stuck cairn
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Hes either a complete sweetie or absolutely insane and power crazy

lone swan
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Chaotic neutral

stuck cairn
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He’s probably a mythos buff so he seeks out those mythical creatures with magical powers in hopes to gain power

wild onyx
stuck cairn
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What are classes?

wild onyx
stuck cairn
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I’m thinking of changing his character to one that doesn’t actively seek power, maybe on a mission they get a magical object and he receives it as a token of how good he did

lone swan
stuck cairn
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I do want his appearance to alter once he gets this power

wild onyx
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Best to think about the start of your character's journey. Assume you're starting out, at level 1.

stuck cairn
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I’m thinking maybe he gets power from a dragon

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And gains horns and such

fleet field
lone swan
fleet field
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There’s no such thing as a “psychic type build”

rustic ether
stuck cairn
fleet field
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You can just flavour it as him changing in appearance

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For class, archfey warlock fits best

wild onyx
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Which is all good to think about- but entirely dependent on the DM you get and the game you actually get to play. Focus on the start, to start.

stuck cairn
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Ok

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Wait…what’s a Dragonborn….

fleet field
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Draconic humanoid

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Not half dragon/half human

stuck cairn
rustic ether
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they are pretty similar in appearance to the argonians in the elder scrolls series - if that helps
no wings
but scales and a tail and such

fleet field
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Actually by default they don’t have a tail

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A lot of people flavour them as having tails tho

rustic ether
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oh, sorry, my bad!
Most I know about DnD I learned from You Tube!

lone swan
# fleet field There’s no such thing as a “psychic type build”

As far as how psionic powers/characters are represented in 5E, there are 3 Subclasses in Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything. The Psi Warrior Fighter and the Soul Knife Rogue work essentially the same way as Battle Master Fighters. They gain a Subclass-specific resource call Psionic Energy Dice.

fleet field
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They are subclasses with psychic powers, however they are not a “psychic type build”

lone swan
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There is

fleet field
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Also they don’t even have the illusion spells you were talking abt

lone swan
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The build is how the player does it you get what im tryna say lol

lone swan
fleet field
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thats major image

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which those psionic sublasses dont get

lone swan
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Psycic image aswell

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I look everything up

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Im not tryna argue w anyone. I wouldn't say it if I cant back it

topaz garnet
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There's nothing called "psychic image" in 5e
Are you looking at an unearthed arcana document?

fleet field
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there is no spell called psychic image

lone swan
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The psychic image can cast only psychic illusion spells on itself. The spells affect other targets normally, despite originating from the psychic image. Objects are affected by the psychic image as if they had succeeded at their Will saves.

fleet field
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thats not 5e

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theres no such thing as will saves in 5e

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please link where you are seeing this

lone swan
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Mam or sir as I said I look up everything

fleet field
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i am neither mam or sir

lone swan
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Google

fleet field
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also you may be looking that up, but the place that you are finding it is not accurate

fleet field
lone swan
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I didnt mean t I clip that lol

fleet field
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please link the site you are seeing that information on

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ah i think ive found it. thats from pf1e, a completely different system

stuck cairn
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I’ll probably need to think over what I want my character to be

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I had an idea for a bastard prince

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He’s the prince of a kingdom of butterflies

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His mother was the princess who snuck off to see her monster boyfriend

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And they had a child

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Who the royal council denied him as an heir because he was not pure

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What do you think so far

rustic ether
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soe he's like half human half dragonborn or something?
not sure what you mean with 'monster boyfriend'

lone swan
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Phantasmal force im srry i believe it is

stuck cairn
fleet field
rustic ether
# stuck cairn Like I said, very very rudimentary idea

It HAS potential I'd say
lots of ways you can go fron there - he can be bitter about all that and be evil or still kinda good but like a rogue or something
or he trie getting power and is now a wizard or something

Or he is aboslutly pure in teh hart and can be a paladin because he wants to defend the kingdom or something...

stuck cairn
arctic acorn
# stuck cairn What do you think so far

Make sure your DM is ok with you picking a homebrew race because a lot of DMs don't allow that. And make sure you think of a monster so that you know if you're half-manticore or something else.

stuck cairn
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And maybe doesn’t come to the realization that his right to the throne was stolen

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And then snaps

arctic acorn
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Furthermore being a prince implies that you have a lot of power which might be problematic for certain DMs.

lone swan
fleet field
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i believe you were looking at another system or another edition of dnd

lone swan
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Idc for reddit Thts as accurate as an onion changing an iphone

scarlet crag
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If you're ever in doubt as to whether something is official content or not, you should look to official sources. You can find said official sources on DNDBeyond, for example.

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Google, is unfortunately very inconsistent whether it pulls up an official source or some crazy homebrew, so you can't rely on it if you aren't intimately familiar with the game.

lone swan
slow hawk
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“Will save” is definitely not DnD 5e

lyric fjord
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hello

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i am new to D&D

slow hawk
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Hi

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Here are materials to get started

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lone swan
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Willpower saves?

fleet field
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That’s not a thing in 5e

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The equivalent is wisdom saves

lone swan
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See im deff calling noob on myself for this type of platform

lyric fjord
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Can someone explain a ranged spell attack, I’m assuming it’s the exact same as a normal attack but I’m just making sure

lone swan
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But all games and DMs have diff things all called diff things

fleet field
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d20 + proficiency bonus + spellcasting ability modifier

visual hull
fleet field
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If result >= target ac, you hit

fiery heath
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Hello, I am completely new to DnD and all I have done is make a character. I was hoping to ask how do I get started?

fleet field
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fleet field
cobalt frigate
fiery heath
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Thank you so much

lone swan
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Yea im seeing tht too its all scattered about and diff styles of shit im srry yall for the other info as it told me 5e

slow hawk
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That is why it is best to stick to official sources and materials

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Especially when new

dark yacht
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Hey, I'm new to the world of dnd and I was interested in joining a campaign but I'm not sure where to start. I need to make a character and character sheet so idk if I try to find a campaign first or come up with a character with a backstory/ sheet

slow hawk
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Start here:

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

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

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

dark yacht
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Okay, thank you for the info 😃

lyric fjord
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ok

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i made a character sheet online but now what?

fallen surge
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now, you find 4-5 other people to play with you, and a DM, and then try to find a time where all of your schedules line up. This is the hard part

lyric fjord
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oh ok thanks

inner locust
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ey everybody

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i'm recently getting into d&d

smoky adder
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Welcome!

inner locust
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thanks

elfin crest
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i have never played DnD, i know very little but enough to become interested, i have a passion for writing stories and my coworker told me i need to get into this

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how do you learn more about dnd,
how do i meet people to play dnd,
what can i expect?

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lol i just scrolled up for two seconds and that answered two of my questions

fleet field
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Have a look at the basic rules linked in the pinned messages

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Or yeah in that bot message above

full current
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I don't know what im expecting for chatgpt but im sure not this, literally create a whole battle without even me letting control my self as player

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Well i did learn some things after all im new bie and don't really know much

harsh fjord
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Do be aware that AI content is against server rules, and this channel is for helping folks learn the basics of D&D.

full current
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Sorry, I don't know

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Well that is kinda like a lesson tho atleast i became aware about the use of savingthrow was actually literally for saving one self

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And wisdom can go against illusion

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I don't even know that you can role dice for that

harsh fjord
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It depends on the spell being used; some specify that they can be seen through with a successful check save. And the DM can call for a roll for whatever.

arctic acorn
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Illusion spells usually involve Intelligence saving throws actually.

harsh fjord
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Appreciate the correction!

arctic acorn
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AI can be useful but it's flawed. I suggest opening the Player's Handbook instead.

harsh fjord
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But it does depend on the spell, i.e., Minor Illusion is an Investigation check.

full current
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I have a book but its confusing me more

arctic acorn
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It's a lot of information so that's fair.

worldly zealot
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once you have a DM theyll help you get through it, especially how it relates to their campaign

smoky adder
full current
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Okayy thanks

smoky adder
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It’s a little more “Choose Your Own Adventure”, but it’s specifically written to teach the basics of D&D.

arctic acorn
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This is cute.

proven steeple
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Meowdy

eternal orchid
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How to post a "look for dm"? I haven't seen one that suits my time

fleet field
formal rampart
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my first session (which actually was earlier today) was chaotic. I ended up late because I messed some time things up, but at least my introduction was nice... by crashing through a window on the second floor.

lyric fjord
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That sounds fun

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Can't wait until I can join a game

formal rampart
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yup. I didn't know much context yet but it was fun

flat sun
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Waitwait what does expertise do?

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Ive read it in dnd beyond and I didn’t understand it sounds too powerful

true shard
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it is proficiency but doubled basically

crude musk
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Expertise let's you take a skill you are already proficient in and double your proficiency bonus in that skill

flat sun
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So if I have +3 dex and +2 proficiency that makes it 5 so now with expertise I’ll have +7??for stealth

crude musk
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yep

flat sun
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That’s very strong what

crude musk
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It's good, sure

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It's not really "very strong"

flat sun
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Howww

true shard
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it is nice yes but i wouldnt call it too powerful or anything

flat sun
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You have a bonus of +7 to any ability check with stealth

true shard
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but you are correct that expertise is far stronger than normal proficiency

flat sun
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And for example Acrobatics

crude musk
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Because you need to remember that D&D is a team game and just because you have +7 to stealth, that's not going to make your team mates any stealthier

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Expertise in acrobatics isn't going to make your teammates anymore acrobatics

fleet field
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Also it’s not like the entire game is stealth checks

crude musk
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Yep

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Exactly

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It's 1 or 2 skills and it's just you

flat sun
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So not stealth but for example acrobatics is strong

crude musk
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No stronger than stealth

true shard
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in a game with literal magic this is pretty tame really

fleet field
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Stealth is probably actually stronger and more useful

crude musk
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Take what Pixelated said and swap in acrobatics

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Skills are situational, that's literally their definition

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They're situational categories to help the DM decide if proficiency should be applied

flat sun
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Mmmm ok youre right

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Then it’s not that strong

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I forgot what other skills are there with dex

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Do other classes other than rogues get this?

true shard
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bards notedly

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at level 3

ornate kiln
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Rangers can get one expertise at level 1 with some optional rules.

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Otherwise there are two Feats that can give expertise and some subclasses grant it as well (though the double proficiency bonus is not always called expertise every time)

crude musk
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That's because it's technically different

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Expertise can only be applied to an existing proficiency
Double proficiency can only be applied to a skill you're not proficient in

fleet field
flat sun
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What about if I have expertise as in level 3 I think and I have like +8 on persuation

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Persuation is important

crude musk
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Persuasion isn't mind control

flat sun
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No?

crude musk
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No, very much no

flat sun
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Then what does it do

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I can convince people with it

crude musk
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You use it to persuade people

fleet field
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Doesn’t mean they’ll necessarily agree

crude musk
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If someone would, in some capacity or circumstance, be willing to do something, it increases your chances of convincing them to do it

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It won't make someone do something they'd never do

flat sun
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But if I dm and they roll a 20 on Persuation I still want to make them feel like they did something

crude musk
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Using the social interaction rules as an example, a friendly creature at most would "accept a significant risk or sacrifice to do as asked"

fresh fable
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Can you persuade a king to just hand over their kingdom to you? No because it’s unreasonable, can you persuade a king that they need to aid you in your quest to find a magic McMuffin to save his kingdom? You can certainly try

crude musk
lost jungle
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If someone for all their life knew their name to be their name, you'd never be able to convince them...

Buuut, like if someone was experiencing some semblence of memory loss, or similar reason you can reason into persuading this person otherwise, maybe perhaps you'd be able to convince someone their name wasn't actually their name.

crude musk
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Secondly, sometimes it's not possible to succeed on something

tacit acorn
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unless it's completely impossible

flat sun
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But if he just says no then it didn’t work

crude musk
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Yes, and that's how it goes sometimes

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D&D is a game of successes and failures

topaz garnet
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if you are a DM and call for a player to make an ability check, there has to be at least a failure and success - whatever that means.
A success might be... persuading the spymaster to only throw you in jail rather than send you to the mines. It's still bad, just that succeeding can make it not the worst thing possible.

lost jungle
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Always highly hingent on the situation, Ok

tacit acorn
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It's how those successes and failures play out that make the game fun

lost jungle
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some things are always just immediate failures, no need to even try to roll, not every action calls for a roll; the DM will call for a roll when needed.

viral pelican
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While a nat 20 should always be the best possible outcome, that outcome might be "the king doesn't take it as an insult, thinks it's a joke, and warms to you".

topaz garnet
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Similarly, a 20 doesn't just mean the king gives you the kingdom, or that a 1 instantly makes everyone in earshot want to kill you. It just means the best (or worst) outcome possible. Possible.

flat sun
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Ok I get it

limpid moth
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Hello everyone
I am new to dnd and have only played ftd before

Where should I get started ? Or should I just join a game ?

viral pelican
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lost umbra
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Hii im like completely new to D&D and know next to nothing lol

viral pelican
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Unfortunately, one of the hardest parts of getting started in DND is finding a game. It's quite challenging, particularly if you are just looking for strangers online. The best way to start the journey is with a group of pre-existing likeminded friends.

viral pelican
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lost umbra
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i dont really have any likeminded friends unfortunately lol

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ive been watching a few D&D story time type of videos (ie reddit stories) and have started getting interested in actually playing

viral pelican
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Yeah it's a lot of fun!

lost umbra
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i really want to learn about the rules as well as trying to find a game of some type

viral pelican
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Well, the bot post I put above has the basic rules, and ends with how to find a group via this server

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It's just worth bearing in mind that finding the group is the hardest part. It's a little like dating.

lost umbra
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D&D speed dating lol

viral pelican
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I doubt the word "speed" applies 😄

lost umbra
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dnd slow dating

echo kelp
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D&D patient dating

viral pelican
lyric fjord
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Hey can someone help me in private messages to fill in my character sheet? Id apreciatw it

flat sun
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Where does a dnd party usually meet? like I mean in game

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Like how do they meet each other

crude musk
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However the DM decides

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Or even however the party decides

hard iris
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depends on the DM. some give a small backstory (usually a couple days/weeks) and start with the party together. some build the first session around the players meeting, and others just let it happenm as it happens

crude musk
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The group can meet in a tavern having all answered the same advertisment looking for adventurers
They could already know each other and the adventure begins with them as an established group
They could all be members of a ships crew, an adventuring guild, or a military unit and are put together by circumstance

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It's whatever fits the campaign

flat sun
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I am going to dm a campaign first time even tho I'm new and I thought of them starting in like a place where they have to take a test to go on an adventure

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Kind of like the HxH exam

formal rampart
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idk how mine started bc i was late but i was introduced by crashing through a window, so if you get any late joiners that's an idea

hard iris
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the rule of cool always applies

surreal mirage
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How do play this game

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Me and @jaunty shore wanna start playing

echo kelp
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I recommend taking a look at the pinned message here in the channel - it has a link to the free basic rules (all you need to start) and other useful resources to help out.

hard iris
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how new are you top rpgs in general

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if you need help finding resources, shoot me a message. also can help you build a barbarian @surreal mirage if youd like

jaunty shore
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thanks

ionic mica
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Hello evryone im Jaydan and im curious to this,i have seen someone else on youtube play d&d with some other people and it looked fun,my qeustion is what would you suggest to do first as a newcomer and can you play online without irl equipement?

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can play online w/o real equipment, there are a bunch of resources, roll20 is a great one. pinned message has the basic rules, enough to build a character and follow along in any campaign mechanics wise

ionic mica
echo kelp
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The rules to refer to, dice (real or digital/online), character sheet (real or digital) and a way to communicate with everyone is pretty much all you need.

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And the rules are more for reference.

faint gyro
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Hey guys do y'all know a good youtube guide to DM-ing or a series that explains different parts of DM-ing?

hard iris
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not really, most websites/apps have dice rollers, and all the source books can be found if youre crafty/ on dndbeyond

echo kelp
ionic mica
cyan karma
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i'm 100% new to dnd. heard and read stuff about it online and decided i want to try to at least make a character sheet to start but i have no idea how to fill in some of the things there. could i maybe get a lil' bit of help...?

echo kelp
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DnDBeyond is a digital toolset for helping folks play D&D and it has a digital charactersheet creator and dice roller (and you can buy the digital versions of the books or even individual parts of the books).

echo kelp
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Have you read the first chapter of the free basic rules?

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It goes through character creation step by step.

cyan karma
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i did. have it open right now on a tab as i'm staring at my character sheet, but i'm still a bit stuck on a few things. like the saving throws. how do i fill that part?

echo kelp
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Saving throws are based on your core attributes. Then your character class specifies two saving throws that you are proficient in - which allows you to add your proficiency bonus to them.

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So if your strength is 14, your strength saving throw would be +2 (strength modifier). Then if your class indicates you are proficient in strength saving throws, add your proficiency bonus to that.

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That would be how you calculate saving throws.

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I need to step away but feel free to post questions here and I'm sure folks will help answer them.

cyan karma
hard iris
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do you need any help finding other resources @cyan karma ?

cyan karma
hard iris
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of course! what's troubling you?

cyan karma
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uh how do i determine and/or fill the attack bonus for the weapons i have?

hard iris
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its kind of the same process as saving throws, if you're proficient in a weapon, you add proficiency bonus to the roll, and then the ability you use depends on the weapon. weapons that have the finesse property use dex, while most others use strength

gusty sparrow
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How do you make a character sheet?

naive sedge
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i'd suggest going to dnd beyond

hard iris
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yup, or finding the basic rules and folowing that.

cyan karma
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hmm so example, rapier is one of the weapons my character is proficient with. so for attack bonuses, i'll add +2 from my proficiency bonus and +3 dexterity modifier, which makes it a +5 attack bonus?

naive sedge
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yes

hard iris
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you also add dex mod to damage

naive sedge
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he did

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to get a +5

cyan karma
naive sedge
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sorry

cyan karma
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but oh my god i can finally fill that in lol

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thank you for the help!

cyan karma
hard iris
cyan karma
hard iris
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out of curiosity, what are you building @cyan karma

cyan karma
hard iris
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yup!

cyan karma
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nothing too wild lol. i just went with a half-elf bard

formal rampart
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...

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I DID THE SAME THING WHAT

hard iris
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hey, doesnt have to be wild to be fun! what colleges are you thinking about?

bold umbra
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I'd recommend Eloquence because high rolls are great

cyan karma
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oooh right colleges. i'll be honest, i'm so new to dnd i haven't even thought that far ahead yet lol

naive sedge
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do you have the phb and such?

cyan karma
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i unfortunately don't. it's hard finding dnd stuff here where i live. i don't even have anyone to talk to about dnd because no one from my hometown knows about it lol

topaz garnet
# cyan karma uh how do i determine and/or fill the attack bonus for the weapons i have?

In total:
Melee weapons use your Strength modifier to hit and damage.
Ranged weapons use your Dexterity modifier to hit and damage.
Exceptions exist: The Finesse property lets a weapon use either your Strength or Dexterity (for both to hit and damage) - your choice!
If you are proficient with the weapon, you add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll (but not the damage roll).
More exceptions exist - some subclasses allow a character to replace which ability they can use to attack with certain weapons, such as a Hexblade Warlock's Hex Warrior feature letting them use Charisma for one specific weapon, or Battle Smith Artificer using Intelligence when attacking with magic weapons.

cyan karma
topaz garnet
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As always, the game is structured around assuming the general rules apply, unless you have something more specific that says you do something else, or can do something special.

cyan karma
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will keep that in mind!

topaz garnet
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Got any more things needing clarification?

cyan karma
topaz garnet
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The weapon you're using details its damage die, and you add the modifier you also added to the attack roll.
For example, a 1st level character with a Strength of 16 and proficiency with Maces makes a melee weapon attack with a Mace.
They add their Strength modifier (a score of 16 is a modifier of +3) and their proficiency bonus (a 1st level character has a +2 proficiency bonus) to the attack roll (1d20 + 5 to hit - meet or beat the AC of the target, it hits)
On a hit, they deal damage. The Mace does 1d6 damage on a hit. Since we used Strength, it'd do 1d6 + 3 bludgeoning damage.

cyan karma
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thank you again for the explanation!

charred bridge
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Hello

topaz garnet
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Yep. Sometimes, an attack roll can be made with something not dealing damage, such as the Giant Spider's Web attack that doesn't damage but instead restrains the target on a hit. There's also a particular use of the Plane Shift spell involving a melee spell attack, but there's no damage, it's to determine whether the spell can connect in that particular usage.

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But 99.999999% of the time you're just rolling to hit and then rolling the damage of the hit, as a player

stone fiber
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hiii

cyan karma
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lol glad the complicated stuff is only 0.000001% of the time

topaz garnet
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rules are heirarchies - there's always a bigger fish, until you do get to the biggest fish

cyan karma
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lol nice rule

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i gotta go now. make dinner and shower. thank you thank you very much for the help

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i really appreciate it

hasty glen
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Hi guys im new, I am confused on how to play this game online

gusty sparrow
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Same

exotic remnantBOT
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naive sedge
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you get some guys together join a vc and play how you play irl

hasty glen
viral pelican
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Check the links in the bot post above

hasty glen
naive sedge
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you can use discord for the vc and dnd beyond for the character shee

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ts

viral pelican
hasty glen
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kk

gusty sparrow
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I’m a bard with -2 charisma sad times

formal rampart
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Damn

viral pelican
hard iris
gusty sparrow
viral pelican
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You can only get -2 if you roll for stats, and while that is provided for in the rules, it's generally not recommended for new players, and especially not if you don't alreayd have a DM who is telling you to do it. And like DatBoi says, you don't need to go through your stats sequentially. You get 6 numbers and then assign them to abilities, rather than going "and here's my Charisma roll <rolls dice>"

gusty sparrow
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Ok I’ll reroll

viral pelican
# gusty sparrow Ok I’ll reroll

If you turn up to a lot of games saying you rolled stats, they will likely ask you to take standard array, point buy, or roll again. It's odd, because it is presented as the first option in the rules, but people don't tend to use it because characters are either too weak (and so will be unsatisfying to play), too strong (so will be unsatisfying to play alongside) or at best, they are as good as if you did standard array or point buy...so why not just go with those in the first place.

dapper gulch
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Ask your DM if you're even allowed to roll first.

viral pelican
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A character that is too high in Ability Scores can be as boring to play as one that is too low.

gusty sparrow
ornate kiln
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Stats are very much something that is usually handled at the table with your DM. You can of course get a set of stats on your own but once that character joins an actual game, be prepared to redo them according to the rules the DM wants to use

gusty sparrow
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Ok

harsh fjord
dusk heron
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Um how do i play dnd beyond?

sinful hazel
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Hey I’m looking to for a party with an open spot for a new member?

dusk heron
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Im new here

faint gyro
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Aight that seems nice, I mainly just have problems with the numbers, I can't decide what the HP and difficulty rating of stuff should be