#dnd-newcomers

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dry stratus
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It will prob go for a few hours we will stop at a good point basically

austere arch
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Oh I got plans tonight

dry stratus
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You can maybe join later on if you want

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Idk how many we are running with this session

shut schooner
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surely i can get in on this/

digital knoll
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you want to join

shut schooner
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thatd be great

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im wanting to try a one shot

dry stratus
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come my son

floral crypt
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Hello, just wondering if you need to do voicecalls and stuff for dnd sessions here? Since I'm not really comfortable will calls and stuff, and where can I find the cool roles you guys have? Sorry, checked channel navi and can't find where you can get the roles, if you can get it, or there needs to be a requirement or something, I'm really new to this stuff.

main fulcrum
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Do you see something at the top called Channels & Roles?

floral crypt
true musk
main fulcrum
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Also, you don't have to use voice to play but that is the most common method. As Zero said, Play By Post games are the text only ones

floral crypt
floral crypt
true musk
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They are games in which a session is played on a forum or discord thread. In which the GM posts an enviroment and players make a post of what their characters do.

floral crypt
dry stratus
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Most sessions are voice but you can find text

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Looking for players channel

main fulcrum
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There's not really a specific place to find those types of games as far as I know. You just have to check for that in the details when looking through all listed games

dry stratus
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dms will post ads basically looking for people to join a campaign

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Yeah its all random

floral crypt
dry stratus
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Be ready tho text based ones are semi rare from what I have seen

true musk
floral crypt
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I've always wanted to try DnD for a while now, but my friends aren't really into it nor do I know anybody that was willing to let me in sessions

dry stratus
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I am starting a one off rn if you want to join

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We are all new lol

floral crypt
dry stratus
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dnd beyond

floral crypt
cobalt frigate
dry stratus
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What do you mean research?

main fulcrum
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Free basic rules are a good place to start

true musk
floral crypt
floral crypt
merry rock
dry stratus
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If you want you can sit in on our one off

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Learn a bit

floral crypt
true musk
floral crypt
dry stratus
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We are doing theater of mind

floral crypt
dry stratus
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So we are just doing voice

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so if thats ok yeah

true musk
floral crypt
merry rock
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I learned alot of DnD passively by watching different DnD series on YouTube

dry stratus
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yea all good

floral crypt
true musk
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Still you should read the first few chapters of the free basic rules.

floral crypt
worldly elbow
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Are the following statistics typical or below average?

Warlock level 3: AC 12 | HP 29

Barbarian Level 3: AC 13 | HP 57

Ranger Level 3: AC 13 (light- armored) | HP: 37

fleet field
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All of those are drastically low AC

worldly elbow
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Thought so…

fleet field
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What are the ability scores?

worldly elbow
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Give me a second to check

fleet field
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As for the hp they seem abnormally high

slow hawk
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Absurdly low
Ranger has medium armor prof

worldly elbow
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AC is calculated with Dex right?

fleet field
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Unarmoured = 10+Dex mod

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Light armour = armour + Dex mod

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Medium armour = armour + Dex mod (max +2)

slow hawk
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The barbarian specifically had a feature called unarmored defense

fleet field
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Heavy armour = armour

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Barbarian when not wearing armour is 10+Dex mod+con mod

slow hawk
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It is AC = dex + con

fleet field
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A shield is +2 to any of those

worldly elbow
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Warlock:
Dex 13
Con 15

Ranger:
Dex 14
Con 14

Barbarian
Dex 12
Con 14

fleet field
worldly elbow
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Extra info:
Warlock (fiend pact of the blade)

Ranger (Monster slayer)

Barbarian (berserker)

fleet field
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For the warlock I would recommend using light armour, and also making it 14 con/14 Dex

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For the barbarian and rangers I would recommend medium armour

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Also did you roll that hp?

worldly elbow
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My Ranger player put

Str 12
Dex 14
Con 14
In 12
Wis 14
Char 12

fleet field
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Way too balanced stat spread

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You should always have at least one dump stat, and your primary stat (either Dex or Str on a ranger, typically Dex) should be at least 16 to start with

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Stat priority for Dex rangers should be Dex > Wis > con, then whatever

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For Str, it should be str > Wis > con > Dex, then whatever

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A good stat spread on a ranger will be pretty evenly spread between 8 and 16-17

worldly elbow
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I was working with them on doing a point buy stat system, guess somewhere around there something got mixed 😅

slow hawk
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Doesnt a ranger start with scale mail, which would be 14+DEX = 16Ac

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Why are they wearing light armor

merry rock
worldly elbow
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They read “offers some protection without sacrificing mobility” 😶

slow hawk
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Dont just read the description, read the stats

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Ranger is giving away AC for no reason, it gets better AC for free with its starting equipment

fleet field
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Light armour and medium armour have no difference in mobility

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Heavy armour normally won’t as well

fleet field
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Everyone has to learn somewhere, and it’s not like the game tells you what a good stat allocation looks like, beyond “make these two high”

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And it doesn’t even say what high is

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Sorry if I came off a bit harshly btw

worldly elbow
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Imma send the other two stats:

Warlock:
Str 8 | Dex 13 | Con 15 | Int 13 | Wis 12 | Char 17

Barbarian:
Str 16 | Dex 12 | Con 14 | int 14 | Wis 11 | Char 10

Ranger:
Str 12 | Dex 14 | Con 14 | Int 12 | Wis 14 | Char 12

fleet field
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Warlock seems pretty good, I would personally swap con and Dex, but it doesn’t make a massive difference either way

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Barbarian isn’t too bad either, 14 Dex and 16 con would be preferable, but it’s okay as is

worldly elbow
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We’re all new, I’m a new DM and their new players. Trying make sure the math I was helping them with was right.

I read somewhere the armor was 11 + Dex, and they said they wanted light armor-

fleet field
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2/3 light armour is 11+Dex

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The third is 12+Dex

fleet field
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The math all seems right

worldly elbow
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Would this be rightly calculated?

Warlock AC: 13
Ranger AC: 16
Barbarian AC: 15

fleet field
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With what armour?

worldly elbow
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Warlock: Leather
Ranger: Scale
Barbarian: Scale

fleet field
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Ranger and barbarian sound right, is the warlock ac after switching the con and Dex around?

worldly elbow
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No

fleet field
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I believe it should be 12 then? 11+ a Dex mod of 1

worldly elbow
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Right right 😂

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One more question, and idk whether to find it in the PHB or the DMG, how can you tell if a weapon you use would be a proficient weapon or a weapon without proficiency?

fresh fable
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In the class descriptions

worldly elbow
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So if it says martial, any martial weapon is automatically proficient?

fresh fable
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Yes

worldly elbow
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I did that right! Thank you!

slow hawk
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There is a chart with all the armors and their stats

worldly elbow
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I was focusing on standard starting armor, since the list of armors and their stats was a tad bit confusing on what to give them 😅

mighty canopy
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I wouldn't say I'm new but I just never played a game and if some one is looking for a member for there group then im open to that

lyric fjord
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Hii I'm new, of course. But I won't mind trying new things. 😊

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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 "Handbooker Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

Both are linked above.

mighty canopy
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r u wanting to be a dm cause ur name is blue

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i did it didnt really help

cobalt frigate
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There are no games hosted on this server.

mighty canopy
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it gave me one server and one only this is the new comer server so i thought i would try that out but thx

fresh fable
mighty canopy
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i saw i looked didnt help just saying i thought i could try here but i guess not its fine

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but thank you

merry rock
slow hawk
mighty canopy
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find a group/campain

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im not new to dnd but ive never played it

slow hawk
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Wait what

cobalt frigate
mighty canopy
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yes

cobalt frigate
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Keep looking.

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Check other D&D-related Discord servers' LFG channels.

slow hawk
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dnd isnt a video game where you just drop in random games on a moments notice…

cobalt frigate
fresh fable
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Don’t forget it’s Xmas soon people will be taking a break over the holiday period

mighty canopy
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i know that im just wondering ok

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thats all

cobalt frigate
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Yup, my campaign paused for the Christmas break until the new year.

mighty canopy
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and we cant chat in the chanel you recommended so we dont know who needs a group and not all of us have servers

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of our own

solemn light
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The Looking-For-X channels can be confusing, but you need to read the #find-a-game instructions carefully on how to use them, because there should be multiple threads in each channel that you can reply to, but you can only post once in looking for dm/player so on, to make your own thread, and you have to follow the instructions to be able to.

mighty canopy
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just tried it its showing me the same exact guy

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neveermunud figured it out finally

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never mind😆

worthy hemlock
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Hello.

mighty canopy
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yea

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ight c ya

exotic igloo
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howdy!

turbid ridge
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Hi

modest crown
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I'm tempted to say screw it and join a party on my own since my group flaked on me

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Yeah I'm saying screw it

exotic igloo
eager cobalt
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I really wanna play forgotten realms campaign but i have only ever played once lol

muted trench
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Hey there, I've heard and just watched dnd streams but when I got to play my first game with like a pro-DM I just got that hit of euphoria that got me hooked onto it lol

foggy sedge
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hello there i'm new i watched some dnd videos and shorts on youtube i'd like to play dnd if anyone is down to take me in their party

echo kelp
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If you're ready to find a group to play with, please read carefully #find-a-game as it has useful info on finding a game and it has important instructions on how to use our Looking For Game channels.

foggy sedge
worthy hemlock
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Tempted to play rather than watch but very afraid to do so

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Also merry Christmas

wild onyx
worthy hemlock
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-not being able to commit
-being a bad player/person
-no character but does have an idea
-no experience in terms of actual dnd but do know the premise

crude musk
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  1. If you can't commit, look for one-shots
  2. Not sure what being a "bad person" means, but as long as you're trying to make the game fun for everyone, you'll be a good player
  3. It's often best to not make a character until after you've joined a game
  4. A lot of games are newcomer friendly
wild onyx
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  • do one-shot adventures
  • don't actively try to be a jerk, take it slow and learn
  • #character-discussion
  • everyone starts somewhere
  • come play!
wild onyx
worthy hemlock
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Interesting

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So join a game first before making a character in case the DM has specifications and homebrew and stuff?

wild onyx
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Yes, but building a sample character first is good practice to learn about the system. Come over to the character channel, we'll kick the tyres on this idea and see what can be done.

worthy hemlock
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Understood

worthy sandal
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I'm just doing a character on DnDBeyond, a wood elf fighter, can they have spells? Elves are inherently magical, right? Does being a fighter mean I don't have spells? I can't find anywhere to add or view them.

fresh fable
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No wood elves don’t get spells

worthy sandal
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Ah ok

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Thank you. So any other type of elf would?

fresh fable
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Have you read through the elf options

topaz garnet
wild onyx
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Some races have an inherent spell feature. Mostly you get it from class, or feats.

worthy sandal
fresh fable
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Nope all the info is on dndbeyond

wild onyx
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(Is high elf in basic rules?)

worthy sandal
topaz garnet
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When making a character:
Wood Elf Magic would be a Feat, from XGtE, so you need to own Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and reach 4th level to get the Ability Score Improvement feature, and be allowed to take a feat instead of that feature.
Eldritch Knight is a subclass from the Player's Handbook, chosen at 3rd level

fresh fable
wild onyx
topaz garnet
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for High Elf

wild onyx
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Yes.

merry nova
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Hey everyone! I'm new here and planning on playing D&D with friends, but none of us have played it before so was wondering if anyone would help teach me how to play. Been trying to research but just kinda get lost lol. Thanks! Feel free to DM me

next cosmos
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hey not really new just havent played in a long long time and just got a sudden urch to make a D&D character for fun and had 2 questions 1 can anyone tell me more about yuan-ti and 2 is there a webside out there where we can design what our D&D character would look like or will i have to find stuff to make them in the sims?

fresh fable
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Heroforge

next cosmos
fresh fable
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You can make little minis of your character on there

next cosmos
fresh fable
remote cave
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Hi; im new here, i barely knew things about dnd and i wanted to try, but i don't really get or understand how it works exaclty, if somebody could explain it to me i would be grateful, thx 😅

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Where do I start?
unique lake
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Hello, i'm new to D&D i have some knowledge but its very basic, just looking to play to learn about the game more and gain experience when it come to D&D

next cosmos
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does heroforge have every race or only a few?

topaz garnet
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it has so many

next cosmos
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cause i searched one up and it didint show up when i searched it

fresh fable
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What race

topaz garnet
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it's also probably by a different name if it's one of the shmorgasbord of them

next cosmos
crude musk
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This would be more suitable to #third-party rather than this channel

next cosmos
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oh sorry

crude musk
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s'all good

wraith owl
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im trying to run the wild sheep chase as my first dnd oneshot/session for friends who are also new players, what are the biggest things i should be working on?

next cosmos
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anyone have any tips on naming D&D characters

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wild onyx
next cosmos
wild onyx
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When you're picking a name for your character, think about what it means.

Anyway, there are plenty of random generators out there. Just Google elf name generator or whichever, and you're away.

crude musk
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They're asking for relevant context for how your character might be named

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If you are the child of Dorax and Mesotan, and your siblings are Thoris, Porquen, and Sareen, calling your character Geoff wouldn't really work dndLol

next cosmos
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oh so sorry that makes more sense

crude musk
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For me, I either use Fantasy Name Generator or just pick a 'sound' (Like with those names above)

wild onyx
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Mani, the half orc gladiator, is a simple guy. Simple name.

next cosmos
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so would it be easier to come up with a backstory before coming up with the name?

fresh fable
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Could be maybe something in your backstory give you inspiration for a name

next cosmos
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i see

wild onyx
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Lady Reylana Ilphelkiir nee De Vor is a much more complicated person, with a noble heritage. Her family traditions are matriarchal but she honours her grandfather De Vor also.

remote cave
next cosmos
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Thanks for the help guys

remote cave
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ur welcome

next cosmos
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do people ever make spotify playlist for their D&D characters?

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and could the backstory just be the reason they are in the campaign?

fresh fable
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People do all sorts of things to help with creating a PC anything to give you inspiration

next cosmos
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Thanks

next cosmos
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hey im using D&D beyond and it doesnt show the race ive chosen what should i do

crude musk
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Do you mean the race you want to use isn't available for you to select?

next cosmos
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right yes sorry that makes more sense

crude musk
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Do you own the race on D&D Beyond?

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Only the options in the Basic Rules are free

next cosmos
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no i dont

crude musk
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What race is it that you want to use?

next cosmos
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yuan-ti

crude musk
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Yeah, that's not a free race, you need to buy it from Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

next cosmos
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i see and if i couldnt buy it could i just use a different race for now or?

solemn light
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If you can't buy it, and your DM doesn't own it (DMs can share content if you're part of their game on some platforms, including Beyond I believe), then it's best to pick from one of the free options.

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For first time characters made before joining a game, the free ones are the best options honestly. Yuan-ti might not be allowed in all games, where as the Basic rules options are allowed in most games.

next cosmos
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i see thanks

fresh fable
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Individual races and classes are 1.99 if you go to the webpage marketplace

next cosmos
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i see thanks

tropic forge
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ok so my brother's sub-class is warlock-hexblade I wanna see if it is a good sub-class

next cosmos
final goblet
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How do I play DnD?

fresh fable
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Click on the book with the race you want and scroll down you should see other options

next cosmos
tropic forge
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Where do I start?
fallen surge
next cosmos
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can i ask what the difference between each yuan-ti is?

fallen surge
next cosmos
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theres a few different ones theres like 5

solemn light
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not sure where you're seeing that. You might be looking at a homebrew page.

next cosmos
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should i send a screenshot?

fresh fable
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There are 2 official the Volos legacy and the new version

next cosmos
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i see

fallen surge
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I don’t think you’ll be able to send a screenshot here. Perhaps you’re looking at the monster stat blocks?

next cosmos
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im looking at this book Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

solemn light
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There is only one playable Yuan-ti as a race in there. the rest are stat blocks for NPCs.

next cosmos
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that makes sense

slow hawk
# tropic forge hey

Play what you think is fun, there’s no need to to worry about how “good” something is when you’re just starting

solemn light
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The one on page 36 is the playable yuan-ti. The ones on page 272+ are the 'monster stat blocks'

tropic forge
next cosmos
solemn light
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Nope, that'd be a statblock

slow hawk
solemn light
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The playable one is just Yuan-ti

tropic forge
wraith owl
next cosmos
slow hawk
solemn light
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You might be looking under the wrong category. It's in MpMM

next cosmos
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im just looking at the ones that cost $1.99

tropic forge
solemn light
fallen surge
next cosmos
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my bad i didint scroll down far enoough

solemn light
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Go to the bottom of this and search 'races' (not 'monsters') under 'Additional purchase options'

upbeat folio
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Me and 2 other friends are looking to get into dnd, what would be the best way to start?

next cosmos
fresh fable
slow hawk
next cosmos
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something was said before and now im curious is there nay particular reason dm's wont let you play as a yuan-ti

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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?
slow hawk
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If you’re asking whats easier for a new player thats a different question

slow hawk
next cosmos
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oky so would you say a yuan-ti is good for someone who used to play a one shot once a year and hasnt played in a while or?

tropic forge
solemn light
# upbeat folio Me and 2 other friends are looking to get into dnd, what would be the best way t...

The basic rules are free and can help get you started (the above also has video guides). If you've got three people together, you could try to have someone DM, and have two players + some sidekicks (The game is balanced around 4 players). You could get the starter kit, but to try it out you could also run Peril in Pinebrook which is a very easy, tutorial 'one shot' (should only last one session) that helps teach both the DM and the players the rules as they play.

slow hawk
tropic forge
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no like i heard a ton of stuff

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about he having everything at level 1

solemn light
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If you have made a character by the rules, you're fine.

slow hawk
tropic forge
slow hawk
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ok then this all seems moot

next cosmos
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would you say a yuan-ti is good for someone who used to play a one shot once a year and hasnt played in a while or?

solemn light
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More a question for your DM, I'm afraid.

main fulcrum
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From what I remember, warlocks do get their pact at level 1. But you could always just ask to read the subclass?

next cosmos
solemn light
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I'd avoid getting too 'married' to a race/ character concept before talking to the DM of the game you want to join, as they might not allow Yuan-ti or perhaps there might be better options that fit the setting and campaign idea.

fresh fable
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You don’t get good weapons or armour for warlock at lvl 1

upbeat folio
harsh fjord
deft crown
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what do yall rec for someone whos never play dnd before? :)

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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?
harsh fjord
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You can read the Basic Rules. You can play the demo linked above. You can watch some games played on YouTube or Twitch. There are multiple entry points into the hobby!

next cosmos
deft crown
harsh fjord
wanton trench
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Question how much does animal handling help in taming wild animals

main fulcrum
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That's going to be very Ask_DM . But presumably easier with it than without it

wanton trench
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Would it help in taming a wild bear

true musk
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What is the end goal with taming animals?

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Is for roleplay, combat, or something else entirely?

wanton trench
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To ride the bear into battle

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And to have a pet bear

main fulcrum
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That's going to be up to your DM

true musk
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So a mount?

wanton trench
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Yeah

slow hawk
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There is no “taming an animal” mechanic

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“animal handling” is askill in the game your character can be proficient in; the context for it is used is entirely DM dependent

true musk
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As others have mentioned, this will be up for the DM.
Though there are some rules as written options you can pursue. You can become a Beast Master Ranger (The Tashas version), Battlesmith Artificer, or you can buy a riding horse and flavor it as such.

Typically when it comes to taming animals to be pets, companions, or mounts. The intent and endgoal behind taming animals will affect what decisions I make as a DM because it can affect the action economy, difficulty, and balance of the game.

slow hawk
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There are subclasses that have various pets

cobalt frigate
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Remember a wild animal (Beast) is still a wild animal regardless of how high you roll for your Animal Handling check. It's like thinking rolling a Nat20 Persuasion check is mind control and you can talk a merchant to give away their stuff for free.

true musk
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If you're simply looking for a mount, you can potentially buy a riding horse and flavor it as a bear. Like I said, the intent behind having pets can affect how I would rule it.

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Though if you want animal companions, the easiest approach without having to worry about class choice is to get the Magic Item called the Bag of Tricks which can be quite fun.

grand bough
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so i have a question whats going on with wizards of the coast i9s that going to effect the game any

slow hawk
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“Animal handling” doesnt mean you miraculously control animals

cobalt frigate
fresh fable
grand bough
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ok my bad i am new lol

true musk
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no worries, we were all new when we started.

deft sigil
main fulcrum
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A book came out today? I clearly haven't been paying attention TashaLOL

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But regardless, I wouldn't worry either. If you've got the books, you can always just keep playing with them regardless. Who's going to stop you? 😁

fresh fable
zealous gulch
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Anyone have a group that’s open right now?

deft sigil
pallid sigil
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is there anyone who is experienced and is wiling to get in a call whit me and explain how caracter creation work send me a friend reqest and we can talk later in a apoited time i am curently busy

fresh fable
true musk
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For finding a group you have a few options.

  • In this server you have #find-a-game , which list instructions on how to find a game.
  • You can also look for groups in dndbeyond's forum looking for group.
  • Visit your local game shop.
  • Look into dnd adventurers league, which you can ask about in #adventurers-league
pallid sigil
slow lantern
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im wondering if anyone has an open slot for a non 18+ player trying to learn the game. I've looked at the #looking-for-players channel but haven't seen anyone looking for a person that matches that too well.

fallen surge
deft sigil
echo kelp
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but read carefully the information in #find-a-game because it explains how to use the bot commands to make a post in those channels

lyric fjord
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How are these dnd games played? Do I need an app or a game board? Or is everything done virtually through text?

cobalt frigate
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It depends on the DM if they're playing in person or online.

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?
lyric fjord
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I see. I think. Lol.

cobalt frigate
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Playing online is quite common these days, especially during/after the pandemic.

exotic remnantBOT
slow hawk
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Dnd is fundamentaly a group if of people talking to each other. It can be in person, video, or text

pastel badger
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hey everyone, I need some help with a character sheet, because I never made one involving multiclassing, the couple of times I played

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and I want to make the sheet from scratch instead of using dnd beyond like usual

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would anyone be willing to help me?

cobalt frigate
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What are the classes and level?

pastel badger
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It's a level 3 bard level 3 rogue, college of eloquence and arcane trickster

cobalt frigate
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Which class was the first one taken?

pastel badger
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the bard !

cobalt frigate
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So your ability scores minimum are: 13 Dex and 13 Cha
and your rogue class gives you proficiency in Light armor, one skill from the class's skill list, thieves' tools.

pastel badger
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but how do I work out the spells, I assume the spell slots don't stack since I'm not using the warlock class

cobalt frigate
pastel badger
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oh yeah, makes sense

cobalt frigate
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Arcane trickster would be considered a "third caster" (ranger and paladins are "half casters").

pastel badger
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oh yeah that was my next question

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thank you !

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oh just to check, my skills stay the same proficiency wise but I add my proficiency bonus to a skill of my choice from the rogue skillset right?

smoky adder
cobalt frigate
smoky adder
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This line from the PHB is missing from the Basic Rules quote above.

and a third of your fighter or rogue levels (rounded down) if you have the Eldritch Knight or the Arcane Trickster feature.

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Probably because those subclasses don’t appear in the Basic Rules.

pastel badger
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thank you !

fair zinc
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Hi, I'm new to discord but not dnd I've actually been playing (mostly dming) roughly 5 or 6 years

smoky adder
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Welcome!

fair zinc
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Thank you! How are you?

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Oh wait sorry just realized I was in the wrong server my bad

fleet field
cobalt frigate
crude hawk
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Howdy y’all! I’m not completely new, I participated in a campaign my freshman year of college (6 years ago) and haven’t played since. I recently started watching the Witcher series on Netflix and it sparked something in me to give D&D another go. I’m looking for a light hearted group that doesn’t mind taking the odd side quest and fooling around— I want to drink lots of mead and I want a pet wolf. I’m currently visiting family but I’ll be back home on January 6th so I can start anytime after that. Thanks and happy holidays!

smoky adder
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Welcome! If you’re looking for a game to join, #find-a-game can point you in the right direction.

lyric fjord
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hey, im new, to the server, and dnd in general, me and my group are finishing a campaign tomorrow, and we have a couple planned campaigns to do after. But i wanted to share what i wanted to do for my own possible campaign, to make sure its not defying any rules

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is anyone available to help me out on this?

slow hawk
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Not sure what you’re asking…?

lyric fjord
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i want to write my own campaign, and as i am new, idk if what i want to do for my campaign won't work.

slow hawk
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So you’re the Dm?

lyric fjord
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no, but in different campaigns in our group we want to switch, so we all got to experience being a dm

slow hawk
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Alright now im confused

You want to design a campaign, but you’re not the DM?

mint jolt
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Think he means when its his turn to dm he wants a campaign that he made ready

lyric fjord
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that sounds right

mint jolt
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Got any ideas?

slow hawk
acoustic reef
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hello

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I'm new here

mint jolt
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Hi

acoustic reef
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I would like to get started into DND, but well, I've never played it and there are a lot of things I dont know yet

mint jolt
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The pinned messages should help with that

rain mural
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I've played DND before. I'm just looking for the new d. M.

lyric fjord
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ill move to dm then

acoustic reef
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as a non-native english speaker, I think a DND campaign would be a nice way of practicing my listening and pronunciation

mint jolt
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Also max what exactly do you mean by find a new dm?

lyric fjord
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Yoooo Wus up y’all

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@acoustic reef thats probably the coolest reason for starting to play dnd

mint jolt
acoustic reef
rain mural
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My dm deleted his Discord.

acoustic reef
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I'm pretty advanced in my english already but I have some pronunciation issues

mint jolt
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Oh.

acoustic reef
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btw, I have some questions about the game

lyric fjord
# mint jolt Sup

How in the world do I find people to play dnd with (I’ve never actually played before)

acoustic reef
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there's no need to purchase anything to play right? If I want to play thru a voice-call or smth I mean

mint jolt
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you too @lyric fjord

lyric fjord
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@acoustic reef yea that's awesome, I'm trying to learn Spanish, but the class is really difficult.

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I didn’t know that was there mb lol

acoustic reef
mint jolt
lyric fjord
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@mint jolt fair enough lol

acoustic reef
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I'll go to read the rules and information I need

mint jolt
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Cool

acoustic reef
# mint jolt Cool

learning all the rules and things needed to properly play will take me around a week right?

mint jolt
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I don't really know, I learned through playing

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Oh yeah

acoustic reef
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so I can start playing right ahead and learn along the way?

nova comet
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If someone’s new to dnd, what’s y’all’s first suggestion on what to do? I just picked my class of being a rouge now what should be the next step?

harsh fjord
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Welcome! So the only thing you've done so far is decided you want to play a rogue?

nova comet
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Yea sadly

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And a bud of mine chose wizard

harsh fjord
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The first few chapters of the Basic Rules walk you through the process of creating a character, so that'd be my recommendation. They're linked in the pinned messages of the channel, as well as some handy videos. Reading through those as well as the chapters on ability scores (7) and combat (9) should be helpful.

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

nova comet
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Thank ya thank ya

fleet field
cedar burrow
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i am a newcomer i finally caved

true musk
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Welcome 👋😀

left juniper
# nova comet Yea sadly

Rogue is so useful and so fun. You can scout, recon, talk your way in/out, haggle, steal, plant items on people, stab, shoot, even cast a spell or two.

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What do you want to do with you character?

cedar burrow
left juniper
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Assassin and thief are fun traditional rogues. Soulknife and Arcane Trickster are odd and magical and different.

green berry
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Hi I’m looking for a dnd beyond campaign to play

left juniper
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Rogues can be snipers, run'n'gun archers, trap setters, or melee fighters, even grapplers!

true musk
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Since yours is dnd beyond focused the website does have a forum to help you find a game as well.

true musk
cedar burrow
true musk
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Yes 👍

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

green berry
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Ok I put up a thing looking for A dm

true musk
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I also recommend checking out postings by DMs looking for players.

green berry
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Ok

cedar burrow
true musk
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Start with that and ask any questions that come up.

cedar burrow
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ok sounds good ha

true musk
# exotic remnant

If you prefer a visual medium the handbooker helper series is a good start as well.

nova comet
forest torrent
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Good day everyone. Is there a link to generate random characters?

true musk
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Npcs or PCs?

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If you mean npcs you can just use a name generator and the commoner stat block

forest torrent
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NPCs as you said, are more just a name and maybe a class.

edgy onyx
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Pretty sure you can randomize a character on Beyond's character creator

forest torrent
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Thank you !

delicate vortex
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@lyric fjord Basic rules can be found on DND beyond.
As a player, all you need to know is YOUR section of the rules; your class details. Thankfully, the character sheet heavily summarizes these rules.

violet tapir
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I have no clue how DnD works but i am very intrigued and want to learn. Where does one even begin

cedar burrow
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this server should have vcs for people to play

fleet field
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Check the basic rules, they’re linked in the pinned messages of this channel

delicate vortex
fleet field
violet tapir
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Ill check that out now thanks.

delicate vortex
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Basic rules are FREE on DND Beyond, and they contain base class info as well as a single subclass to get started.

cedar burrow
cobalt frigate
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Look at the number of people on this server...

violet tapir
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Where do i create my character. Or is that something i just write on paper for example. Sorry if these are stupid questions i seriously have no clue how this works😂

mint jolt
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or any other one

violet tapir
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dnd beyond?

lyric fjord
cobalt frigate
violet tapir
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Got it

lyric fjord
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How come Artificer doesn't show up on DND Beyond?

delicate vortex
delicate vortex
cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
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Oh-

violet tapir
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I understand (maybe not every) but moves are rolled on a dice that decides how effective they are. 20 being complete success, 1 being astounding failure

cobalt frigate
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No, that's incorrect.
Natural 20s are only automatic success for attack rolls.
Natural 1s are only automatic failures for attack rolls.
Saving throws and ability skill checks are based on the d20 plus Proficiency Bonus plus appropriate modifier. There's no automatic success or failure with them.

lyric fjord
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I'm just going to switch to Paladin because my brother says they are one of the classes with rizz.

spice horizon
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Bard mains in shambles

delicate vortex
# lyric fjord I'm just going to switch to Paladin because my brother says they are one of the ...

Paladins are half-casters! Melee fighters with divine powers.
They are divine warriors upholding virtuous oaths.

They don't have very complex spells. They primarily focused improving your choice of bonking with bonk stick, protecting allies or improving social encounters.

All those spells gets pushed to the wayside with Paladin's main ability, Divine Smite. Spend a spell slot to do extra damage. EZ. :3

pulsar skiff
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What’s the largest character you can make?

cobalt frigate
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Medium

cedar burrow
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i feel like dnd is so complex, how do people remember everything that going on?

cobalt frigate
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You reference the rules

lyric fjord
pulsar skiff
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The OG people have every DnD book sitting next to them

cobalt frigate
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Not all but a lot

lyric fjord
cedar burrow
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no but like imagine having like 4 items in your bag or something (idk how this stuff works) and having a special type of armor, and having this and that and thats just for ONE character, how is everything all remembered

pulsar skiff
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I’m honestly trying to find as many online as I can before I buy one. Being broke and all that lol

lyric fjord
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I'm poor so I got my brother artist clay for Christmas so he can make his own DnD figurines. :D

pulsar skiff
delicate vortex
cobalt frigate
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Player characters (PCs) can be either Small or Medium size. Their racial descriptions often describe how tall they are. Their height and weight doesn't have any real effects on gameplay mechanics.

cedar burrow
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are there servers where you can play in vcs, is that even possible

cobalt frigate
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Yes, just not here.
DMs would have their own private Discord servers for their own games.

pulsar skiff
cobalt frigate
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Read the playable race descriptions.

delicate vortex
pulsar skiff
delicate vortex
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Everything varies, just think average human height for medium-sized humanoids.

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Half that size for small humanoids.

cobalt frigate
prime cloud
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Hello

main fulcrum
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Or if you're me, write it down on your sheet and then forget about it half the time anyway TashaLOL

delicate vortex
delicate vortex
cobalt frigate
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You're not going to have an 8' tall halfling, gnome, or dwarf though.

prime cloud
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So I just picked up the essentials kit to get started I’m very new to the game. I think I’ve only played an adventure once at my local game store but I really wanted to play with my kids and wife I guess I was just kind of wondering is it best just to run through both the rules and the entire DM book just seems overwhelming

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Where is there anyway to start off small as far as maybe just building characters and making a small campaign for me and my kids to play to kind of ease them into it or is the essentials kit about as easy as it gets

slow hawk
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The players do not need to run through the DM guide

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they do need to run thru the basic rules in some form

main fulcrum
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The essentials kit is fairly small. If you want something even shorter, you could look for a free oneshot adventure on DMsGuild

prime cloud
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Oh yeah that is DMs eyes only

main fulcrum
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And honestly, I don't think you need to read the entire DMG to DM. I've only done it once, way after I started
The Running the Game chapter has some useful stuff, but otherwise you can kinda read it as you need it

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And your players really only need to learn the class they're actually playing to start, not all of them

prime cloud
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Ok cool also this may be a stupid question, but how does movement work in this game? I saw that a lot of characters have their foot speed, but how does that relate to the map?

main fulcrum
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If you use a map with a grid, it's usually assumed 5 feet per square

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Unless it says otherwise

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I think they talk about grids more in either the PHB or DMG, but that's the core of it

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Feel free to assume diagonals are also 5 ft unless you really care about Euclidean geometry

prime cloud
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Ok awesome thank you

delicate vortex
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Here's the neat part about TTRPGs, theatre of the mind actually works.

devout fractal
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Hi

fickle warren
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helloo

marsh sun
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Hallooo!

wild onyx
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Howdy all. Welcome to the server. Take a look at the #channel-guide to see the various spaces here, and don't be afraid to ask questions.

cedar burrow
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?
topaz garnet
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@torn pumice here's some helpful links

torn pumice
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thank you

modest crown
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I wish there was a way to check if a looking-for post has had its slots filled

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Actually what am I saying

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I can literally just ask 💀

high wing
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how to i ask to play with somone

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?

radiant trail
high wing
radiant trail
edgy onyx
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#find-a-game hs instructions on how to go about looking for a group

fresh fable
vague topaz
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hiii i was kinda wondering how to actually make a D&D character cause i really want to get into playing but i'm not sure where to start...!

topaz garnet
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?new

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Huh, dyno seems to be down.

void kestrel
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Hi, from what I read a wizard's spells know is determined by their level + their intelligence modifier, so from what I understand a level 3 wizard with an intelligence of 18 knows 7 spells?

echo kelp
void kestrel
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ok thankyou

topaz garnet
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they can prepare 7 spells*

fresh fable
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A wizard starts with 6 spells in their book at lvl 1 and learns 2 every lvl

topaz garnet
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spells "known" is kinda... odd when it comes to wizard

void kestrel
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ooohh

echo kelp
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Yeah - wizards can write down all sorts of spells in their book but can only have so many prepared and have so many spell slots to use them.

void kestrel
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so they know a certain amount but evey long rest prepare the ones they select

topaz garnet
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since there is

The Wizard Spell List (that you add into your Book)
Your Wizard's Spellbook (or suitable cosmetic reflavoring, which contains spells you can Prepare from, and you can ritual cast from as a Wizard)
Your Prepared Spells (that you can cast with your slots)

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For example, with a book full of killy spells and general housekeeping spells, they would prepare the killing ones for going to a fight or venture the wilds, or the housekeeping for days off in the city and cleaning a residence

void kestrel
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So a level 3 wizard with an intelligence of 18 can prepare 7 spells from the known 14 spells?

topaz garnet
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14?

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6 + 2 + 2 is 10, for your free wizard-level-sourced spells

void kestrel
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Oh wait ye thankyou!

topaz garnet
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but yes, you add 2 new spells to your book each level, of a level for which you've reached the slot level of in the wizard table (so for example, when you reach level 3, the 2 spells you add to the book can be 1st or 2nd level, since you've just unlocked 2nd level spell slots)

vague topaz
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is it just me or are there so many large terms when making a character
i think it's just me 😭

crude musk
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What do you mean by large terms?

vague topaz
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i'm not quite sure of what some of the things the website is asking me are-! the lore must be quite vast too;;;

topaz garnet
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what things though

crude musk
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Lore is largely irrelevant to learning the game

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You can disregard that for now

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As for terms, generally they're explained either where you're asked to reference them or you can find them in the content page

vague topaz
vague topaz
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how do i know what languages to choose when it asks under background? ( •︠ˍ•︡ )

crude musk
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Okay, so when it comes to making a character, there's a lot of stuff that will depend on your setting

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And your setting will depend on your DM

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These things include language, faith, details of your background etc

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You can generally ignore those things if you're just making a character to figure out how things work

vague topaz
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ahh thank you!

worthy hemlock
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Itching to play

topaz garnet
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aren't we all

worthy hemlock
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I need a sensei dm

echo kelp
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Please use the appropriate channels to find a group/game - otherwise it becomes off-topic and then you make us poor mods work and have to clean things up 😉

twin elbow
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Hey folks, want to try to get into DnD proper and wanted to ask which one of the rule/general books are considered "core"/"must have" beyond 3 from the starter set (PH, MM and DG).

fallen surge
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If you are a player, the best books to pick up are Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and Monsters of the Multiverse

twin elbow
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Are those recommended for DMs as well or are they mostly relevant for players only?

echo kelp
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That's for players

timid locust
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The first two books on that list are amazing for DMs as well, if only to provide more options for your players

smoky adder
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And the third has a bunch of monsters for DMs to use, too.

twin elbow
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Which ones are more focused for DMs?

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I am guessing all 3 are useful for anyone to some degree but which ones are DMs specific?

echo kelp
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They are not DM specific is what many of us are saying

twin elbow
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Ah alright

echo kelp
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They are useful to players

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They are also useful to DMs

fallen surge
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Honestly, those 3 are still the best generic pick ups for DMs as well. There are other books that might be better for specific settings, like if you want to run an adventure in Ravneca or Eberron, then you'll need the book for those. Glory of the Giants and Treasury of Dragons are also good books for DMs and Players, but they are very specific in what topics they cover. If you want to run an adventure themed around giants or dragons, they'd be great to have. Otherwise, they are still fun, but not necessary at all

twin elbow
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Anything you would recommend above the rest for a newcomer who wants to get a foot in the door?

fallen surge
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Player's Handbook

twin elbow
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this is my roundabout way of saying I cannot afford all 3 at once

echo kelp
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If you have the Players Handbook already then I'd maybe lean Tasha's

fallen surge
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I'd say Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, personally

twin elbow
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I have DMs Guide, Monster Manual and Player's Handbook so far.

fallen surge
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Tasha's and Xanathar's are pretty even in the amount and quality of subclasses options they provide, but Tasha's also includes a large amount of optional rules to increase your customization options. Most of the community has adopted those optional rules, so having your own access to them will be good

twin elbow
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Understood, I have seen it mentioned the least out of those 3 options but would Volo's Guide to Monsters also be a solid choice?

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I am very much into the creatures/monster side of DnD

smoky adder
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Volo's is out of print, and all the player races from there were revised and reprinted in Monsters of the Multiverse.

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In fact, Monsters of the Multiverse is the single largest collection of player races in any book.

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(Though it doesn't offer any player options outside of races.)

fallen surge
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Volo's Guide to Monsters is considered to be "legacy" material. Pretty much everything in it was reprinted and updated

twin elbow
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So beyond for collection purposes there is little reason to get it by this point then

fallen surge
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Well, the one thing Volo's has that the new material doesn't is lore. Monsters of the Multiverse is written to be generic, so that everything in it can apply to any setting or game. Volo's Guide was written specifically for the Forgotten Realms setting, so they went very in depth about the lore of the different monsters in it. That lore was lost in the reprint

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So some DMs still like to pick it up for inspiration about how to use the monsters, even if the actual stat blocks inside are out of date

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Whether or not its worth the full price tag of a book just to get the lore snippets is up to you

twin elbow
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Thank you very much for the in-depth answers!
Based on what I heard I think getting Tasha's Cauldron of Everything would make the most sense for me

fallen surge
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Sounds great. Best of luck to you. Let us know if you have any more questions

twin elbow
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Since I am here I might as well ask something that will become relevant in the future: Which one of the adventure books would be best suited for newer people?

fallen surge
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Intro to Stormwreck Ilse is a free adventure that's meant to be a great jumping on point for people

full spoke
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Hello I love DND and I would love to play but I don't know how because in my place there isn't any that played it I'm confused on where to start

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?
echo kelp
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^ Start with skimming through the free basic rules linked above

full spoke
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Okay thank you

true musk
crude musk
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you pinged the wrong person

true musk
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Apologies 😅

fallen surge
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no worries. @twin elbow See Zero's message above for more recommendations

twin elbow
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Much appreciated!

true musk
bold sand
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Hi, I’m trying to look into becoming a dnd player however I’m a bit lost on what to look into/research. I know some odds and sods about some races but not sure what is needed in a campaign if I am ever able to find/join one. Any tips or ideas?

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?
fallen surge
nova comet
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Is it better to multi class or main one class?

timid locust
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For a new player it's highly advised to stick with just one class

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Multiclassing can be fun, but it's also considerably more complicated, and it's very easy to accidentally make a wonky build that feels sub-par

nova comet
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Also my rouge says ability score improvement 6 times each showing different levels, for example it says 12th level in 4 of those does that mean when I get to the 12 level I get 4 ability points? Or 8 because it says I could increase an ability by 2

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Or do i only get the choice of plus 2 ability points on those’s specific levels? So would if I was level 12 would i instead get 3 pts instead of 2?

fresh fable
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You get 6 lvls where you can take an ASI of 2 point

nova comet
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Ah ok thats interesting

fresh fable
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Sorry it was 6 so at lvl 4, 8 10, 12, 16, and 19

nova comet
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As a rouge I chose to increase my stealth but as a half elf I chose to increase my stealth too, would that give me a bonus? Or do they just only count once

nova comet
fresh fable
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No you increase either str dex con int Wis or cha

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Stealth is based n your dex score

glass robin
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New here where do I go to try and find a game

nova comet
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Do persuasión and deception compliment each other? Or are they the same thing

fallen surge
glass robin
nova comet
glass robin
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Rouge and bard would do well with both

glass robin
nova comet
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Home brew?

fresh fable
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This is newcomers let’s stick to the basics and ignore homebrew

nova comet
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For my extra language what’s a good recommendation?

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I was thinking celestial because it be cool but I read it wouldn’t be a high possibility of every being used

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But at the moment I know elvish and common

fresh fable
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Depends on the game your playing in

nova comet
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Am I able to change it on the fly? Or do I have to go to the editor each game?

fresh fable
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You make a character for every game you play in

nova comet
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That’s cool

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For my ability score should I go with standard array, point buy or manual?

fresh fable
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Standard or point

glass robin
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I’m new to trying to play online how do I find a group to play with…. It feels impossible lol

worthy hemlock
worthy hemlock
glass robin
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I didn’t see any comments or posts on the find game link

fallen surge
glass robin
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I have an old homebrew campaign where my players are all dragon riders by birth and roll to see what kind of dragon they get based on their alignment and the dragons will magically age and scale as you lvl up. I have no clue if anyone would be interested in it or how to do anything online 🤦🏽‍♂️

fallen surge
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If you'd like to advertise your game and find players, use the bot to make a post in #looking-for-players

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then people will reach out to you if they are interested

glass robin
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I had a bunch of people that kept trying to get dragon eggs so I just made a game where they start out with it to get the experience

fickle warren
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that sounds super cool

glass robin
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Lol it was fun but trying to find new people to play with is hard

fickle warren
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well there’s a bunch here that would

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i would at least. unless your looking for experienced people

fresh fable
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And that’s why we have the looking for channels

wild onyx
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So if you're looking for a group...

Do some one-shots. Experience play. Take notes of names.

Try to get those people you like playing with in another game. Send them a DM, nothing fancy, just "I had fun with you in the Welcome to Woodvale adventure, I've seen another one you might be interested in, here's the link."

You may strike out. That's okay! But you may find after a few of these, building your experience, you end up with a whole group.

Maybe even take a turn at running your own game? It's not that hard and there are plenty of very helpful people around here to lend you their advice.

obtuse hare
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What would you recommend for a total newcomer to d&d never played before and just looking to get started really 🤗 as in best things to buy/online games or would in person games be better.

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Also howdy 🤗

main fulcrum
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You can start with the basic rules, which are free and linked here #dnd-newcomers message
That also has a Demo and some video links as well

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As for in person/online, that tends to come down to preference and availabilty. I prefer in person games and would generally choose them first if given the choice, but you may not have people or a place to play locally

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Other people prefer playing online regardless

wild onyx
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Check out the Handbooker Helper videos:

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I know it's probably in the handbook, but I really don't feel like reading it rn, but I need to ask. Can I pick whichever spells I want as a wizard, or do I have to keep it in a certain school of magic? Evocation, conjuration, etc. ?

smoky adder
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You can choose any spells from the wizard spell list.

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They don't have to be from any specific school, though certain wizard subclasses do give you benefits for using spells from a given school.

lyric fjord
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Honestly a relief. I didn't want to have to skim trough the handbook and figure out which spells belong to which school. My dnd knowledge is limited basically to Jocat, president ai videos, and a whole lot of memes. But I'm slowly working my way up. My roll for stats gave me wizard stats so that's what I'm doing

smoky adder
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FWIW, stats aren't typically assigned in the order you roll.

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Unless your DM has instructed you otherwise, you can assign those numbers in whichever order you like.

lyric fjord
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I know. I'm not looking for a game rn, just more or less practicing on how to actually fill out a character sheet properly. But if it works well, I'll probably save it

plucky oyster
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Hi

mint jolt
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Hi

plucky oyster
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I really like dragon and dragons

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That’s why I joined the server

mint jolt
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So what are you looking to do?

lyric fjord
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hi

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im new

mint jolt
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Hi

plucky oyster
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Idk I just wanted to say about the campaign I’m doing

lyric fjord
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can i join a campaign

cobalt frigate
lyric fjord
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ok

cobalt frigate
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Be warned that it may take you days to months to find a good table to join because there are waaaaaaaay more players than DMs.

mint jolt
plucky oyster
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I could tell you how I got to be general

mint jolt
plucky oyster
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Ok

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Sorry

mint jolt
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All good

plucky oyster
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Ok

mint jolt
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Ye

plucky oyster
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Ok

signal scroll
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I just bought my own set of dice, is this all I need to play dnd besides friends and a notebook, plus a PC?

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Player Character

cobalt frigate
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Pretty much.

signal scroll
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Cool

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I'm just having trouble since there is just one dnd group I found in Prague, where I am most of the time

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my schedule just doesn't work out

cobalt frigate
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Scheduling is the biggest obstacle to D&D games.

signal scroll
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I can try doing solo first

cobalt frigate
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D&D is a group collaborative game and not made for solo play.

Perhaps take a look for online groups?

signal scroll
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Any suggestions for where to look?

echo kelp
hollow crater
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Hi guys, new to D&D but curious to find out more. been an Xbox gamer for years. Recently got introduced to Balders Gate 3 on friends ps5 (who is an avid D&Der) She said I should actually give real D&D a go. So here I am dipping the proverbial toe into the pond. Have already created a couple characters on D&D Beyond. My friend also said to look for some free games to try to ensure I like it before going nto the serious stuff.

cobalt frigate
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Have you read the free Basic Rules yet? BG3 isn't D&D but just a licensed game based on D&D.

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languid thicket
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Hey guys I have a question does the characters in dnd have a specific look or it is in our imaginantions

cobalt frigate
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It's up to you how you think your character should look like.

median fulcrum
languid thicket
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Great Thank you so much

tranquil holly
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Hi could I have some help?

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My friends have told me about how fun dungeons and dragons is but I don’t fully understand the concept of the game

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I thought I’d join to see what all the hype was about XD

cobalt frigate
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Have you watched people playing D&D on Youtube or Twitch?

tranquil holly
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Not really I’m not allowed access to YouTube

cobalt frigate
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Okay...

tranquil holly
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Parents are incredibly strict

cobalt frigate
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So will they let you play D&D then?

tranquil holly
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They dunno what it is

echo kelp
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Yeah this might unfortunately be something you need to have a discussion with your family then.
But at it's core, D&D is a collaborative storytelling role playing game.
One person takes the role of Dungeon Master and helps direct the story, decides what dice rolls are needed, and helps decide what rules are in effect and the impact of player choices and dice rolls.
The rest of the players play a character (Player Character or PC). They are like the main actors in the world.

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The DM sets the scene, asks the players what their characters do, decides what dice rolls are needed, and then decides the impact of that.

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Together, DM and players tell a story together.

tranquil holly
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Oh that’s really cool!

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I’m assuming they’re long term?

echo kelp
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There is one D&D campaign that's been running for close to 50 years.
But some games are only one game session of 1-4 hours or so.

cobalt frigate
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That said D&D is a game of rules. If you do decide to play, you should familarize yourself with the rules on how to create the characters, combat, and magic.

echo kelp
cobalt frigate
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My current campaign has been going on for almost two years and will probably be another two or three years until it's finished.

echo kelp
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Also check the pinned messages here in the channel for other useful resources for new-to-D&D folks to help them get started.

tranquil holly
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Ok read the rules

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So how would I get into a game of it?

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And would it just take place over a discord group chat?

echo kelp
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Find a group of other folks that want to play - this can be in-person or online

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tranquil holly
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Thanks

median fulcrum
tranquil holly
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So is it less imagination and more online game then?

echo kelp
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No - some games are completely theater of the mind

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No visuals

median fulcrum
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Eh depends on the dm. I do mostly theater of the mind with sim mechanics in world

cobalt frigate
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Read the rules. The more you are prepared the more like you will be accepted by a DM to their table.

echo kelp
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Other games can go into full-on miniatures and 3d-terrain.

tranquil holly
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I read the rules

median fulcrum
cobalt frigate
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Also, I'm going to assume you're a minor but some tables may not want minors at their table for various reasons. I only play with fellow adults and it would be awkward to have someone underaged at our table considering the subjects we talk about in and out of the game.

tranquil holly
cobalt frigate
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My bad then.

tranquil holly
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Dw about it

median fulcrum
tranquil holly
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Don’t worry I won’t

cobalt frigate
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Well, your parents may have issues with you playing D&D considering that during the mid 1980s there was the "Satanic Panic" where some parents accused D&D and its players of "devil worship"...

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(I lived through that personally...)

median fulcrum
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Bro you've been playing dnd for like 40 years?

tranquil holly
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Honestly im an adult they don’t control my life

cobalt frigate
median fulcrum
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That's cool.

echo kelp
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Let's avoid any real-world religious chatter as per server rules

tranquil holly
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Sorry

echo kelp
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No worries

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Just reminding folks so I don't have to start deleting messages and actually working as a mod

cobalt frigate
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D&D is a fun game. I've played all editions except OD&D. Each edition has its quirks...

tranquil holly
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So either way anyone up for a game? 😅

median fulcrum
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south I msg you

echo kelp
cobalt frigate
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Nope, D&D isn't something you play at a drop of a hat.

remote flax
median fulcrum
echo kelp
median fulcrum
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gaurd stat block then lol (just joking)

tranquil holly
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I can’t tell if you guys are arguing or bonding XD

echo kelp
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more like an lower deity statblock

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Just chatting - no argument here.

tranquil holly
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Kk

echo kelp
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But I think we should end that topic now and get back to D&D

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But feel free to ask any specific D&D question you have here or in an appropriate chanel (see id:browse to see all the many channels for specific D&D topics we have)

lyric fjord
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So, during a campaign, does your character gain experience and items that will carry over to future campaigns?

main fulcrum
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It depends. If it's a new campaign with the same DM, it might carry over. That's going to depend on the DM and what they're planning. But it's not common if you're going to a brand new table

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The exception is games played under Adventurer's League rules since carrying your character across tables is one of the points of organized play

hollow comet
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How does someone find a group to play with I'm a first time player I made a character on DnD beyond an I'm wanting to get into my first campaign but can't find anyone to play with?

weak robin
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Do know that some games might not take off and it could take some tries before you find a group that plays consistantly.

hollow comet
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I'm just struggling to find a group that is open to completely new players that isint instantly filled

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Is there a discord good for newbs?

true musk
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There are a couple of avenues:

  • You can follow the instruction in #find-a-game . This can point you to people that are looking for GMs and players.
  • You can visit your local game shop as those often host games for people.
  • If you are looking to ease your way into D&D, I also recommend trying out D&D Adventurers League as that allows you to commit to a single game session at a time, each being roughly 4 hours long.
hollow comet
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Interesting this is just all kinda confusing I was hoping there would be like a completely online version of DND like settlers of Catan

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Thank you!!!

true musk
# hollow comet Is there a discord good for newbs?

Well D&D is more like cooperative storytelling with game mechanics. There are many games like Baldurs Gate 3 but it won't be a one to on experience as part of the fun of D&D is coming up with unique solutions to obstacles the DM presents the players.

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In general discord is used for during session to hop on a group call. As it will either be played through theater of the mind, where players use their imagination, or a virtual table you have something to look at and interact with.

cobalt frigate
mighty nebula
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I’m sorry but I’m very much new to dnd, me and my friend are long distance and want to play together. Is this a place I can find people to play dnd with online? If so how do I even start with looking for a group to play with

cobalt frigate
unborn lake
unborn lake
hollow comet
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Yes please

unborn lake
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Say less, I don’t think we can chat about it here sorry so if you wanna go to DMs or something (not sure if there’s a channel here for that)

unborn lake
frigid helm
cobalt frigate
unborn lake
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Yea Ngl I should, forgot that new players are actually new😭

unborn lake
unborn lake
frigid helm
mighty nebula
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When I look at find a game it only shows the rules and not anything from people ;-;

main fulcrum
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You have to read that channel for the instructions on using the looking channels

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The looking channels are where the actual posts are, iirc

wild prawn
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Hello, I'm very new to TTRPGs, in fact, only played one once, I want to get into D&D and DMing so I can play with my friends but I have no idea where to start, my only experience with the setting is Baldur's Gate III and the D&D movie with Chris Pine, I'd appreciate any help anyone can offer.

last quest
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Hello I'm also new

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true musk
true musk
last quest
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@true musk heyo

true musk
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If you have any questions feel free to ask.

last quest
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Okay

true musk
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Do you need help with the basics?

last quest
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I've have the character sheet and I've been looking at it for a while now help?

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Yeah

true musk
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Did you make the character on dnd beyond? If so you can make it public and share a link to the character for other to view.

last quest
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Yes

true musk
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Feel free to post the link and I can take a look at it.

wild prawn
true musk
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If you prefer voice, I have some free time at the moment to jump on a call for bit.

wild prawn
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Oh cool, thank you!

last quest
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Thx

wild prawn
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I'm mute sadly, but I don't mind listening!

true musk
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No worries.

true musk
wild prawn
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Ooooh sweet, thank you!

slow hawk
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At some point you need to look at the basic rules

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Which is why the botpost exists

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true musk
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How do have the bot post come up?

topaz garnet
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Using commands, like ?new

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jovial yacht
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cool

vagrant olive
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Making a tiefling for the first time and just wanted to ask exactly at what age a tiefling would be considered an adult (like a young adult age)! I was checking through a couple resources online and some of them say different things ;;

fleet field
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pretty much same as human, from my knowledge

vagrant olive
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Okay! So around 18-early 20s?

fleet field
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yeah

vagrant olive
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Awesome, thank you sm!

alpine pivot
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Can you use any race for a session or are some locked to a specific campaign?

cobalt frigate
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Whatever the DM says is allowed.

alpine pivot
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Thank you, still trying to figure out the character development process thats helpful

true musk
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If you're looking for practice creating characters, I would recommend making a character that is Adventurers League compatible.
Otherwise it's recommended to create a character based on the information the DM provides about the campaign.
Setting, Theme, Tone, Allowable sources, etc.

alpine pivot
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I haven't found a group yet, I'm using dnd beyond. Its been helpful but still have a lot to figure out. I started making an aasimar cleric and trying to determine starting equipment

true musk
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Oh nice, starting equipment options should pop up after selecting it. Though don’t forget to pick a background first as those come with other starting equipment and starting gold.

alpine pivot
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Could I message you, showing you what I have and ask a few questions?

true musk
west moon
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I'm looking for a group to join

cobalt frigate
fleet field
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Server rules 3.4.3

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Context needed for all links

simple goblet
ionic lagoon
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hello

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dusk ore
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Hi, me and my friend are very new to dnd how does one play a game here

fresh fable
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We don’t play here, this in more a community space for discussion, there are game finding channels see #find-a-game

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 "Handbooker Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

Both are linked above.

dusk ore
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ah I see

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much appreciated

fresh fable
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Any questions about rules and stuff feel free to ask and the nerd collective will descend to help

simple goblet
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Eagers awaits the summons to descend and be helpful

serene grotto
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Hello , I am actually new to whole DnD game play and i wanted to know how to play it and if i can join any games for beginners/newbies/noobs? Thank you 🙂

topaz garnet
serene grotto
safe iron
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Potentially an odd set of questions…

Is there an etiquette to rolling characters? Should I wait until our session zero, or can I roll it now while I build the character?

echo kelp
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It's fine to build practice characters but be prepared to modify them to work in your group's game.

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Just don't expect to take any rolled stats done in private into a game.

safe iron
fresh fable
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Making character concepts is great fun if you stick to point buy or standard array for the stats and keep the backstory vague and simple you’ll find most DMs will be happy

wild plover
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Start small and the more you play the more you will understand and develop the character

safe iron
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I’m going to wait before I work on the backstory because I’m not even sure if this specific campaign takes place in the main setting of DnD. The DM said their last campaign was a D&D/Bloodborne setting.

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Which I’m not against at all, I just don’t know what to expect!

fresh fable
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Backstories just need 3 things were did you come from, how you got your skills/powers, why are you out adventuring if you dont give names to places then they are easy to fit into most settings

safe iron
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That was pretty succinct, thank you!

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That’ll make creating a backstory much less daunting.

topaz garnet
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Yeah, "served under Barick Ulfrik in the Karad Civil War" is much less palatable than "served under a noble in a war"

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as far as a DM reading a first draft off the bat

fresh fable
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Oh and never let your backstory be more powerful than a lvl one character cause if you have high king grand admiral targus the 3rd, leader of the 7 armies of tegus and heir to the 8 orbs of power and they die to a goblin in session 1

safe iron
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That makes sense. Unless that was simply a really op goblin. dndLol

flint storm
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Hello all, I’m very new to the community. Hope you’re all having a good day. I’ve got the sort of concept down for things and dnd has always fascinated me but I’ve never played a table top game. What are some things a fellow newcomer should know? Thank you in advance

safe crystal
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Hi I want to start playing dnd

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lyric fjord
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Hello

void kestrel
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hello, my warlock wants to cast hex, does he have to roll to hit or is it automatic?

fresh fable
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It’s auto apply to target

unreal basin
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Hello I want to start playing D&D. How do I start?

smoky adder
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Welcome! There’s some helpful links above to get you going.

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But if you’ve got any specific questions, feel free to ask.

unreal basin
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noble kiln
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What links do I need to get started on dnd? (I have the handbook as well I just don't know which to start and where in the book I should start)

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slow hawk
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The above links have free materials to get started learning to play

slow hawk
noble kiln
raven bobcat
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Does anyone have a campaign running for curse of strahd I can join on?

echo kelp
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Take a look in our Looking For Game channels - see #find-a-game

tulip shuttle
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Hey I'm new to dnd but the concept sounds fun and I want to get in to it but the dm I tried getting to play backed out an I was wondering if there is anyone able to help me get started

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 "Handbooker Helper" video tutorial series on Youtube.

Both are linked above.

vivid wing
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+1 to every ability hot diggity dang

smoky adder
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Yep!

fleet field
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Keep in mind tho that due to odd scores not being very useful, and due to not every ability being equally useful, that it isn’t as broken as it sounds

solid needle
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My group of friends and I are all new to the DND world. Since it’s hard to find irl games where we live, I have decided to get the “Planescape: Adventures in the multiverse” set. None of us have ever ran/played a game before. I plan on being the DM for the Planescape adventure. How exactly does this set work? Are 2 of the books in the set just informative and the other one is the adventure?

fleet field
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“Sigil and the outlands” Is player character options and worldbuilding information. “Turn of fortune’s wheel” is the adventure itself. “Morte’s planar parade” has the statblocks for a bunch of creatures for the setting, including some used in turn of fortune’s wheel.

solid needle
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Ok that’s what I thought. When I bought it, I was under the impression that it was a premade campaign that ran the course of 3 books…….but lo and behold….i was fooled lol

smoky adder
vivid wing
gilded mortar
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Hello im new to D&D and looking for help in geting into playing.

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gilded mortar
smoky adder
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If you’re looking to join as a player, the simplest start is to just browse through the available games in #looking-for-players and reply to any that interest you.

slow hawk
little walrus
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Bit random but for a newer player whose looking to understand the game.. is there somewhere like a go to website that shows the sort of “latest” campaigns and books and manuals etc? Hope that makes sense because even as I wrote it I confused myself 😅

fresh fable
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The dndbeyond website

echo kelp
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Not everything is free and available - anything outside of the free basic rules (see pinned message in the channel here) or items currently available for free through DnDBeyond or licensed reseller require payment to access.

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But the free basic rules are all you actually need to start playing

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Everything else is “extra” if you will.

little walrus
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Thanks!! I’m trying to learn as much as I can prior to playing. Me and about 6/7 of my mates at work are looking to try it out but they’re kind of leaving me to figure out the majority of it which doesn’t leave me with much confidence 😅

echo kelp
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Oh so future Dungeon Master… lol

little walrus
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That word scares me but it’s looking likely haha

echo kelp
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Take your time, feel free to ask specific questions you have here (or in an appropriate channel - see #channel-guide), and don’t forget it’s a game and the point of a game is to have fun.

spring lynx
# little walrus That word scares me but it’s looking likely haha

I’m still only a couple years into playing but what I found made learning how to dm/play less scary is to maybe pick an adventure to run first and then read up rules for specific situations and make your own notes about it. Also making character sheets eith your players can help you focus learning on what you’d need for possible options for the players. Then build from there. You don’t have to know everything at the beginning to get going. 👍

little walrus
spring lynx
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Good luck! 👍 😊

lyric fjord
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hi im totally new just getting into it. i had a random character created and im joining a group locally. ordered stuff online (dice, rules etc). any advice?

smoky adder
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Talk with your group up front about what everyone does and doesn’t want from the game.

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The better everyone can communicate their expectations ahead of time, the easier it is to avoid possible unpleasantness down the road.

lyric fjord
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thats good idea

slow hawk
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Is your group purposely using random characters?

lyric fjord
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im just new so im just figuring things out so i figure its best just to use a random character before i figure out what to do myself

paper tinsel
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Just learning how to playyyyyyyyyyyuuyyyyyyyy

lyric fjord
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yeah! i want to learn. i'm excited

turbid ridge
slow hawk
vivid wing
slow hawk
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Monk problems

lyric fjord
frigid helm
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Solid move TBF, its much easier to make a character once you have a better understanding of what everything does and thats best acheived through actual play.

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So a premade is a solid move for your first game.

lyric fjord
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yeah i ordered some stuff online about rules and dice and character sheets but im going to research more online before i get started in person

rose mantle
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hey im brand new to Dnd idk jack but i learn fast if theres any new sessions willing to let me join it would be greatly appreciated

lyric fjord
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hey im new and was suggested on getting a rule book, dice, character sheets (premade character online is easiest) and just joining a local group

slow hawk
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?
true musk
lyric fjord
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i found on the DNDbeyond website can give you a premade character,